After reaching an agreement with his family, Xiang Nan discussed the publishing details with the People's Literature Publishing House.

Then the first two parts of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", "Jingjue Ancient City" and "Longling Labyrinth", were handed over to them for distribution.

For the first printing of 500,000 copies, the royalties are 7%. Based on the price of 25 yuan per copy, Xiang Nan can earn nearly 2 million in royalties.

However, the two million royalties were not given at once, but half a million were given first, and the remaining royalties were paid every three months.

This is also the rule in publishing now. Unlike in the 1970s and 1980s, payment was always paid in full within two to three months.

After all, there are many people writing books now, but few books are selling well, and publishers don’t want to take risks and squeeze out funds, so they are all people who don’t let the hawk see the rabbit before they see it.

Xiang Nan doesn't mind this. To be honest, he wishes he could give less money at the beginning, so that the impact on his family can be controlled. After all, the old Chu family has been poor for decades, and suddenly the poor suddenly become rich. For them,

Not a good thing.

Moreover, he believed that the People's Literature Publishing House, as a state-owned unit, would not give money to a young author like him. In that case, he would give it slowly, he was not in a hurry.

…

Later, under the witness of Chu Guoqiang, Xiang Nan signed a contract with People's Literature Publishing House and received the first royalty of 500,000 yuan.

After receiving so much money, Chu Guoqiang and his wife went crazy with joy.

After so many years of hard work, it was the first time I saw so much money. It was a pile full of money. How many fish products would I have to sell to make a profit?

"Dad, Mom, let's go look at the apartment tomorrow." Xiang Nan looked at the two of them and said, "Buy a better elevator room so that you can go upstairs more conveniently without having to climb up."

"Tiantian, I have discussed it with your dad, and we both feel that buying a house is not urgent. Although our house is dilapidated, it can still be lived in." He Yufen waved her hands and said, "Why don't we deposit this money in the bank, and when the time comes

, you can earn a lot of interest in a year.”

When Xiang Nan heard this, he shook his head.

"Mom, depositing money in the bank is the most uneconomical option. Let me do some math for you. Suppose you deposit this money in the bank. The maximum annual interest rate is 3%. If you deposit it for five years, it will only be 75,000.

yuan interest.

But look again, what was the average house price in Shanhai City five years ago and what is the house price in Shanhai City now? It has increased by more than 40%.

If you want to use 500,000 yuan to buy a house, in five years, it will be at least 700,000 yuan, so you will make 200,000 yuan. Not to mention that you will live in a good house for free for five years." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

.

In terms of financial management, he was a teacher to Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen, both of whom were wealthy.

However, he could understand their thoughts. They finally found some money, but they didn't want to spend it all and wanted to save it in the bank for emergencies. This idea was understandable, but it didn't deserve support.

"Well, that makes sense." He Yufen nodded.

"Son, do you think housing prices can continue to rise? I read the news, and why do they keep saying housing prices are going to fall?" Chu Guoqiang said worriedly.

"Dad, don't worry, the housing prices in Shanhai City will continue to rise for at least ten years." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Let me talk to you about the future situation..."

He then explained in detail the future development of China's economy, urbanization construction, monetary easing policy, etc.

He had Xu Wenchang's real estate sales knowledge and the memory support of more than ten years ahead of him, so his words were naturally meaningful, which confused both Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen.

The two of them looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, both of them were a little confused.

"Son, how can you understand so much?" Chu Guoqiang asked in surprise.

"I can also read newspapers at school. All this information is public. As long as you use your brain to think about it, you can easily get the answer." Xiang Nan explained.

Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen were confused again. How could they not figure it out?

But they know that their son is smarter than them.

If that's the case, then it's better to listen to him.

…

Suddenly, Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen were wandering around the city buying houses.

In 2005, the average house price in Shanhai City was only RMB 2,800, and the houses in top residential areas were only RMB 5,000, so RMB 500,000 is still very affordable.

Finally, under Xiang Nan's suggestion, they bought a 100-square-meter elevator room with two bedrooms and two living rooms in Jinhua Community. In addition, they bought a 60-square-meter store on Jiefang Road to sell fish.

goods.

As a result, they had a new house and a store. Chu Guoqiang and his wife were very happy, and they had fewer quarrels than usual.

Seeing the two of them like this, Xiang Nan also breathed a sigh of relief. What he was most afraid of was that the couple could share hardships but not wealth. After getting rich, he would try to find ways to share more money, so that he would get more and the other would get less.

In this case, let alone half a million, five million, or fifty million are not enough for the two of them.

After Macaulay Culkin, a well-known Hollywood child star, became an instant hit after starring in "Home Alone", his parents began a divorce lawsuit and fought for Culkin's custody, intending to keep this money-spinner in their hands.

As a result, not only the entire family was destroyed, but his son was also destroyed.

As for Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen, their current situation is quite good. Although they received a windfall from the sky, it has not gone bad and they are still willing to live a steady life.

This made Xiang Nan very satisfied.

…

After the incident was exposed, when Xiang Nan returned to school, no one mentioned his family background.

After all, Xiang Nan is really awesome. He has already made so much money even though he is still a high school student.

It's several million, which is scary to say the least. They can't even reach one-tenth of his, so why do they have the face to laugh at him?

On the contrary, there are more and more fans of Xiang Nan. When walking on the road, eating in the cafeteria, and studying in the library, people come up to ask for autographs. He has become a celebrity on campus.

"That one is Chu Tiankuo. He wrote "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". It's really amazing~"

"You look about the same age as us, how can you be so awesome! It's really hard to figure out."

"I heard that one of his books sold a million dollars! Oh my God, I'm afraid I will never make so much in my life."

After seeing him, many people started talking about it.

Even Ling Xiangqian was a little surprised that Xiang Nan made millions in one go.

"Tiankuo, will you be like J.K. Rowling in the future and become a millionaire by writing books?" she asked curiously.

"You can't do it by writing books alone." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Now the book market is shrinking, even the once popular books like Wang Xie, Yu Qiaoyu, and Annie Baby are not selling well now.

.However, my books are quite suitable for adaptation into film and television dramas. By then, I should be able to make some money from this aspect."

"That's amazing." Ling Xiangqian heard this and said happily for him.

As a fan of "Harry Potter", she knew that it was Warner Pictures' adaptation of "Harry Potter" into a movie that made its popularity soar, thus stimulating sales of the original novel.

Every time a sequel to "Harry Potter" is released, readers around the world queue up overnight to buy it, and tens of millions of copies are sold in one sale.
Chapter completed!