What Zhuo Ziyuan didn't expect was that there were 3 replies in the next half month, which were the 10 replies in the second wave, all of which were women, Zhuo Ziyuan was a little strange, could it be that girls like to write letters, so is it a bit of a mother to write letters by yourself, or do you like to follow the different ** stream?

However, there are already 3 pen pals, Zhuo Ziyuan feels that there is no need to come 3 more, and they are all girls, so he can't bear it, so he replied to 3 people, saying that because he didn't reply to his previous letters, he wrote too much at one time, and he has made three pen pals, and officially established contact, and his personal time and energy are limited, so he can only say sorry to her.

In this way, Zhuo Ziyuan has three more pen pals in his life, although he doesn't really know each other, but he can be regarded as a divine friend, Hangcheng girl, autumn, almost every 1 month, a letter, and Dongdu girl, Maple Leaf, is almost half a month, or because it is relatively close, the postal delivery is faster. Dongdu male, dashing brother, but expressed dissatisfaction with Zhuo Ziyuan's quick reply, and asked him to delay the reply time, and his side is not good to delay, because there is a sister staring, asking him to reply within three days, so he can only hope that Zhuo Ziyuan is here, Zhuo Ziyuan of course has no problem, but emphasized that he must write some interesting things about his own school or life, otherwise it will stop.

This year's high school entrance examination time is set for June 15~17 for three days, and the blackboard newspaper behind the classroom is no longer there, and a few big words are written, "15 days countdown to the high school entrance examination". The atmosphere in the classroom is already very depressing, but Zhuo Ziyuan still goes his own way, for him, the tension of the college entrance examination has been over, the high school entrance examination is trivial, and he himself is sure of the high school entrance examination. In the last 20 days of the exam, the junior high school teacher announced that he did not need to go to school for evening self-study, and he could review at home, which also allowed the students to adjust their mentality, not to be in school all day and night, resulting in too depressed mood, and even on Saturday, they did not have to go to class to review, and directly let the students rest at home for two days and review freely.

At dinner time that day, Lu Tao from the law firm came to the door and had dinner at Zhuo Ziyuan's house by the way, although it was simple, but it was enough to eat. After eating, the two went to Zhuo Ziyuan's study to talk about things.

Zhuo Ziyuan's second book, the Three Lives and Three Worlds Pillow Book, was actually completed very early, but it was necessary to give Shili Peach Blossom a certain amount of fermentation time, so he gave the second book manuscript to Lu Tao more than half a month ago, and asked him to communicate with the publishing house about the royalty, and finally Lu Tao negotiated 10% royalty with the other party, and the first batch of 100,000 copies will be released, and 50,000 copies of Shili Peach Blossom will be added. Today, Lu Tao brought the contract negotiated with the publishing house and asked Zhuo Ziyuan to sign it.

"Mr. Zhuo, I think you can buy a mobile phone, it's really inconvenient for us to connect like this, why don't I give you a mobile phone in the law firm?" This is a topic that Lu Tao has to talk about every time he sees Zhuo Ziyuan, although Zhuo Ziyuan says that he is not in a hurry every time, but if he urges him a few more times, maybe he will let Zhuo Ziyuan buy a mobile phone in advance, so it is much more convenient for himself, isn't it.

Zhuo Ziyuan thought that he was still in junior high school, and it was always inconvenient to get a mobile phone, so that his classmates could see it, which also violated Zhuo Ziyuan's low-key intention. And now the mobile phone can't even send a text message, because it does not support Chinese input, everything is a direct call, it is better to call directly with a landline. Moreover, the style of the mobile phone now is really not flattering, it is the same as the big brother, and there is something similar to an antenna, Zhuo Ziyuan feels that he can't stand it. In addition, except for Lu Tao, he has no one else who needs to be contacted with his mobile phone, so no matter what Lu Tao says, he decided not to buy a mobile phone for the time being.

"The mobile phone is too ugly, when I have a good-looking mobile phone, I will buy it again, by the way, there is something I want to ask, my income, should be taxed, right?"

"Theoretically, yes, the tax on manuscript fees is basically about 14%, but there are still many ways to avoid taxes. Lu Tao whispered, in fact, he had thought about this problem a long time ago, but as an employer, he didn't want to take the initiative to mention this kind of thing.

"No, just pay the tax in accordance with the national regulations, you can help me deal with it, and make up for what I haven't paid before, of course, it means that there is a formal contract to check. "Zhuo Ziyuan doesn't want to leave a handle for people, taxes are this thing, saying small is small, saying big can be big, and besides, his income should be higher in the future, and the tax will not be small.

"Okay, I'll deal with it before, and in the future, we can actually go directly to the contract, and after the other party helps pay the taxes, we will transfer the rest of the money to your account. Zhuo Ziyuan heard it, this is not more convenient, you don't need to check yourself if you want to check in the future, there is a clear provision in the contract, you just go to check the other party. "Okay, that's it. ”

"I actually have some things to do today, one is Polykin's side, I want to know if you have any new music works, and they want to continue to work with you. The second is that there is a local music group, which should be played by the rich second generation, and the works are being purchased at a high price, so let me ask you if you are interested. ”

"The second thing, no interest, who knows what their level is, don't spoil good songs. Polykin, you reply to them, my studies are more important now, and my creation will be suspended, but as long as there are works to be sold, I will definitely notify them. After all, there is such a good foundation for cooperation, but the conditions have to be renegotiated. ”

"Of course, this time they have tasted the sweetness, and next time we will have a reason to put forward conditions. That's okay, then I'll go first, you are going to prepare for the high school entrance examination now, and have a good rest at night. ”

"Wait a minute, there's one more thing. Zhuo Ziyuan thought of the American publishing of Twilight that he had prepared, and Jue Ji was almost finished. At the beginning of the summer vacation, he could write about Twilight, and Zhuo Ziyuan felt that it was time to talk to Lu Tao about overseas publishing, so that he could prepare in advance, at least some connections needed to be communicated in advance.

"I plan to spend a year writing a novel in English, of course, in Chinese, but I want to publish it directly overseas, just the United States, and when the response is good, I will return to China to publish, which can also be regarded as export to domestic sales." I still want to leave this business to your law firm, so I would like to ask you if you have any access to this area, if there is no way, I can contact other law firms in advance. The book should be completed by this time next year, only earlier, not later. ”

Lu Tao was already very optimistic about Zhuo Ziyuan, but he didn't expect to underestimate him, and he actually wanted to publish an English version of the novel, and it was directly published overseas, and he was so confident, this heart is really big. But after more than half a year of contact, Lu Tao also knew that Zhuo Zi was far from being a big talker, and for the customers who made them nearly 100,000 yuan in half a year and could cooperate for a long time, Lu Tao still felt that he should work harder, otherwise he would not personally deliver the contract.

"Okay, I haven't been exposed to this piece at the moment, I will consult with our lawyer in charge of overseas this area, and I will definitely give Mr. Zhuo a satisfactory answer. Zhuo Ziyuan mentioned to Lu Tao once not to call him Mr. Zhuo, just call him by his name or Xiaoyuan, but Lu Tao insisted, Zhuo Ziyuan's 35-year-old soul was no longer entangled, in fact, he heard others call Mr. Zhuo, which is quite pleasant.