On Wednesday, October 28, Zhuo Ziyuan waited for the long-awaited call.

In the morning, Li Guoqing went to the classroom and told him that a phone call came, and the other party said that it was from the publishing house, called Liang Tianming, and left a contact number. At noon, Zhuo Ziyuan ate at Li Xinyuan's house, and called the publishing house back at her house.

"Hello, I am Zhuo Ziyuan, pen name Wutong, are you Mr. Liang Tianming Liang. ”

"Hello, Wutong, I am Liang Tianming, we are Changsha XX Publishing House, we received the novel you sent us, and decided to publish your novel, so I need to talk to you about publishing. ”

Next, Liang Tianming talked about a lot of details of the publication, Zhuo Ziyuan only cared about the manuscript fee and other copyright issues, and the other party was only willing to give Zhuo Ziyuan 6% as the manuscript fee, which was basically the lowest percentage, and other copyright issues were not mentioned at all.

"Mr. Liang, I understand what you said, but the remuneration you give is too low, I believe that my novel will sell well, and I don't like to beat around the bush, I will tell you my bottom line directly, you think about it, first of all, if you are not willing to give a high proportion of the manuscript fee directly, we can list a gambling clause, if only 50,000 copies are published, 6%, if 100,000 copies are published, it will be calculated according to 8%, and the first 50,000 copies will be compensated to me 2% If it exceeds 100,000 copies, then it will be 10% of the manuscript fee, and the same previous 10% will be made up. This is the bottom line of the manuscript fee. In addition, on the issue of copyright, your publishing house only has the right to compile and publish, and does not have the right to disseminate online, animation, film and television adaptation, electronic and audio and video products, etc., and you can only publish in China and not overseas, which must be specified in the contract. If your publisher has no comments, I won't wait for feedback from other publishers, and we can sign the contract directly. Zhuo Ziyuan was too lazy to talk to the other party about the conditions a little bit, and directly told the other party his requirements, if it didn't work, then he wouldn't cooperate.

"Okay, we'll discuss your conditions and get back to you in two days. ”

"Okay, let's do it first, I'll hang up. After hanging up the phone, Zhuo Ziyuan decided to go to a law firm this weekend, to find a lawyer in copyright, and let professional personnel dock.

The publishing house quickly made a decision, and on Saturday it still called Li Xinyuan's house, and then Li Xinyuan called Zhuo Ziyuan to inform Zhuo Ziyuan, Zhuo Ziyuan called back, although it was a little troublesome, but Zhuo Ziyuan did not ask the other party to change the phone number, because if nothing else, in a few months, Zhuo Ziyuan and their family will not live in the village, and when the time comes, they will re-install the phone, or move this number directly, it has not been decided, and it will be decided later.

"Hello, Mr. Liang, I'm Wutong, I don't know what your company's decision is. ”

"Hello, Wutong, the editor-in-chief of our publishing house has approved your proposal, we will print 50,000 copies at one time, the price of a single copy is 16.8 yuan, and we will give you 6% of the manuscript fee at that time. We will courier you later with two contracts, please sign and seal and send them back to us, and when we receive the contract, we will send you the first publication fee, so you will also need your bank card account. ”

"XXXXX" Zhuo Ziyuan reported the card number to the other party.

"Okay, I made a note, please wait for our good news, by the way, you published in the magazine Tongfu Inn, I don't know if you are willing to publish, we are willing to do it for you, the conditions can be the same as this time. ”

"I'm sorry, I promised the magazine that they wouldn't publish it within two years after it was published, and I have to be trustworthy. When the time comes, we are talking about cooperation with Fu Inn. Zhuo Ziyuan immediately refused, Tongfu Inn himself hadn't finished writing it, how could it be published.

Coconut silk, finally finalized the publication of the first book, according to the other party's pricing, the manuscript fee will be 50,000 yuan at that time, and it is enough to cope with the decoration, but the money to buy shelves and stock up has not yet been settled, and I have to continue to write songs.

Zhuo Ziyuan can complete 5 songs this week, then finish writing the remaining two songs next week, and take them to find a lawyer, and then the contract of the publishing house should also arrive, and you can show them to each other together, so as not to be underestimated.

In the afternoon, Zhong Liang came over and brought the drawings and renderings, Zhuo Ziyuan was very satisfied, and he made a decision on the spot, and he also appreciated the owner of this decoration team, and if he opened a convenience store in the future, he could also find him. Housing is just a simple decoration, because it is a commercial and residential dual-use, the ceiling is not a big deal, the floor tiles are paved, the walls are whitewashed, each room is a row of wardrobes, the living room is a middle hall, plus the basic water and electricity, even if it is over. Zhuo Ziyuan specially put forward the requirements, the wood used in the wardrobe requires solid wood, there can be no odor residue, and the wall paint is also required to be formaldehyde-free.

Zhong Liang took out the quotation and explained to Zhuo Ziyuan's family one item after another, except for the changes in the wood and paint used in the house, the others were calculated according to the list he listed, and in the end, it cost more than 57,000, and finally bargained to 55,000, after the decoration, household appliances, bathroom supplies, and kitchen utensils were all bought by Zhuo Ziyuan's family.

Zhong Liang's preparation was very sufficient, and he brought the contract, Zhuo Ziyuan saw that there was no problem, so he asked Zhuo's father to sign the contract, the decoration cost was given in stages, and they arranged for people to enter the venue within three days, and they would give a deposit of 3,000 yuan at that time, and after the first stage completed the acceptance, the money for the first stage would be settled.

The renovation time will take one and a half months, and the housing and supermarket will be carried out simultaneously. Coupled with the vacant time, it will take a total of 3 and a half months, and it will be just until the Spring Festival, that is, it will open after the Spring Festival. However, Zhuo Ziyuan estimated that it was difficult, whether it was the problem of loose taste, that is, after the loose taste, it would take a long time to sort out the goods after stocking.

The next day, on Sunday, Zhuo Ziyuan received a call from another publishing house, saying that it could be published, but Zhuo Ziyuan refused, indicating that he had signed a contract with another publishing house and would have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.

In addition, there was no news from a publishing house, and Zhuo Ziyuan estimated that the manuscript would be rejected, and sure enough, the manuscript that was pushed three days later arrived at home.

On November 3rd, the decoration construction team entered the site, and also made a simple ceremony, simply knocked down the wall, knocked out a few pits on the wall, and the ground was broken, Zhuo's father gave 3,000 yuan to Zhong Liang, and gave a pack of cigarettes to each of the decoration workers, and the big guy worked happily.

This week, a midterm exam was arranged for the third grade, Zhuo Ziyuan still maintained the first place, the Zhuo family and the Li family were very happy, and the head teacher was also very pleased, don't worry about his early love, otherwise it will be a real headache.

On Friday, November 6th, Zhuo Ziyuan received a contract from Changsha XX Publishing House, in duplicate, the other party's signature and seal have been stamped, as long as Zhuo Ziyuan signs and presses his handprint, it will take effect.

At the same time, Zhuo Ziyuan's 10 songs have also been completed.