Heavy rain is coming, the weather in Xiangjiang has reached the time when the typhoon is raging, every year from May to September, there is often a sun in the morning, and it rains heavily in the afternoon.

Fortunately, this is the era of technology, and a little preview is still no problem. Xu Zhi has nothing to do these days, the novel has been written, just waiting for the information from Jiahe, although he has negotiated with Zou Wenhuai orally, but the contract has not been signed, and the money has not arrived, he is still a little uneasy.

The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, thunder gusts, on the roof, on the road, on the canopy, the raindrops hit the top to form a piece of mist, a gust of wind blows, the rain line in the air is like a dance, the naked eye can see the gusts of water on the opposite wall. The drainage system of the road is obviously not as good as that of the Central area, and after a while, a small stream is formed.

Xu Zhi sat on a small chair on the balcony, looking at the various umbrellas densely packed downstairs, even with such a heavy rain, some people who should work are still working, because life has to go on, and they will not be suspended because of a rain. When his parents wanted to go out in the morning, Xu Zhi persuaded him for a long time to no avail, he still had to go out when he should go out, and Xu Yaxin also had to go to school. Xu Zhi was left alone at home.

"Knock knock...," there was a knock at the door.

Xu Zhi opened the door and saw that it was a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, and he was a little curious, who would knock on his door on this day.

"Are you?" asked Xu Zhi.

"You're Xu Sheng, right? I'm He Guanchang from Golden Harvest, and Zou Sheng asked me to deliver the contract. He Guanchang explained with a smile.

Of course Xu Zhi knew this person, he was Zou Wenhuai's right-hand man, so he smiled and said, "He Sheng, please come in!"

After closing the door, Xu Zhi took He Guanchang into the room and took out a bottle of iced mineral water from the refrigerator---- this thing was bought by Xu Zhi recently, and it was counted by his parents several times to waste money, they didn't understand why they had to spend money to buy water.

"On such a hot day, I won't invite He Sheng to tea!" Xu Zhi said with a smile

He Guanchang said: "Okay, I really can't drink the tea, your floor is so high, you almost lost half your life when you climbed up." As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned on the ice water and drank it.

The two also sat down on the sofa, He Guanchang looked at the surroundings after drinking, took out a document from the folder, and handed it to Xu Zhidao: "Xu Sheng, this is a contract made by our Jiahe Legal Department according to the requirements of the chairman, take a look, if there are any questions, just ask?"

Xu Zhi took it and looked at it for a while, basically the same as what he and Zou Wenhuai talked about that day, but now a lot of details have been formed, which have great constraints on both sides, of course, since it is the legal department of Golden Harvest, it will definitely be beneficial to Golden Harvest in some aspects.

Regardless of whether He Guanchang is in a hurry or not, now is the time to study the contract, Xu Zhi didn't care about the other party, picked up the pen and looked at the contract one by one, and marked it if there was a problem, this is just an agreement, not to be signed now.

He Guanchang did not show impatience, sitting on the sofa and looking at the weather outside, in half an hour, the rain had stopped, and it came and went quickly.

Finally, after reading it, Xu Zhidao said: "He Sheng, I want to change some of the terms here, first: with equity as collateral, can it be changed to dividends as collateral; Second: I will give the first half of the novel at most, and the latter will be given later." ”

At the beginning of the negotiation, Xu Zhi did not understand very well, so he orally reached an equity mortgage with Zou Wenhuai, and then on the second day of the negotiation, Xu Zhi found a law firm to consult, and the lawyer on the other side was still ignoring, but after knowing Xu Zhi's identity as a writer and Zou Wenhuai's cooperation plan, he immediately changed his service attitude.

Although there were no formal terms at that time, according to Xu Zhi's dictation, the lawyer suggested that the equity mortgage be changed to a red mortgage after careful analysis, because according to the normal newspaper income, this kind of mortgage is sufficient, although Xu Zhi is confident in his film, but he should not stupidly increase his risk.

And the lawyer's biggest help to Xu Zhi is to persuade Xu Zhi not to hand over the novel at one time, because Xu Zhi himself has no funds, if Zou Wenhuai really wants to dilute the shares, there are many methods, many of these methods are extremely out-of-the-way, and they cannot be fully described in a contract, so it is not important whether there are restrictions in the contract, the important thing is to have chips in hand, otherwise it is very easy to be kicked out.

He Guanchang frowned after hearing this: "This is not the agreement that Xu Sheng made with us at that time?"

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, but at that time, it was only a verbal agreement, and the specific details did not come out at that time, I am not a professional lawyer, nor is Zou Sheng, the contract has to be determined by a lawyer, you Jiahe has a professional lawyer, of course I have to find one."

After all, this is business, negotiations are changing, I am very sincere about the cooperation with Golden Harvest, but everyone's responsibilities, obligations and returns are better calculated now, otherwise it will not be good if there are problems in the future. ”

He Guanchang looked at Xu Zhigai's several terms, some details are irrelevant, just pull it off, it doesn't matter if you mortgage shares or dividends, as long as you have control of the newspaper, diluting the other party's shares is actually very simple.

The most troublesome thing is the novel, the core of all cooperation is this novel, although Zou Wenhuai takes a fancy to Xu Zhi, but the initial development of the newspaper must rely on this novel in order to quickly open the market, with the market there will be returns, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to take the general route to slowly develop the newspaper. If the other party doesn't give the back half of the novel, then this cooperative relationship can't be destroyed for at least a year, otherwise the fish will die and everyone will have no good results.

He Guanchang thought for a while and said, "If Xu Sheng only gives half of the novel, how can we know whether the content behind it is good or bad?"

Xu Zhi smiled: "Kim Yong Gulong writes novels, when will he finish writing a book and then publish it, he will send it while writing, right?"

He Guanchang said: "But they are Kim Yong Yong, they are ancient dragons!"

Xu Zhidao: "Yes, I'm not, so I gave half first, which is probably the first case in the literary world." If you just want to see the quality, usually more than 500,000 words, can't you see it?"

He Guanchang sighed secretly and troubled, Zou Wenhuai does intend to cooperate, if there is no major conflict, it will not be good, but since it is cooperation, there is the existence of the initiative, if the novel can be obtained in its entirety, then it depends on his own thoughts, but if the second half is missing, it is equivalent to being trapped by an invisible hand, and it will not be so comfortable.

He Guanchang decided to press the other party and said: "If this is the case, then our contract will also be changed, and the loan will become half, 250,000." ”

Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "The amount will not change, there is nothing to talk about, He Sheng can say that I am the heart of a villain, but no matter what, I have to have some back-up to ensure my own interests, although this kind of cooperation Golden Harvest has a lot of investment, but the benefits are also the most, as long as the newspaper is really operational, I will naturally hand over the back half after a year." ”

He Guanchang thought for a while and said, "I have to go back and discuss this matter again, I don't know if I can bring the novel back?"

Xu Zhi shook his head and said, "No, before the contract is signed, it is impossible for the novel to be given to you!"

He Guanchang frowned and said: "Xu Sheng, the premise of our cooperation is the quality of the novel, if we don't give us a review, we can't sign this contract so hastily, after all, we have to invest millions of Hong Kong dollars, which is not a small amount." ”

Xu Zhi thought for a while and said, "Then let's do it, when we have discussed all the details, I will give you some novels before signing the contract, if you think the quality is okay, I will give you this half of the novel after signing the contract." ”

He Guanchang paused and said: "Okay, I'll go back and discuss it first, Xu Sheng will stay this contract, and when we are confirmed, we will make an appointment to discuss." ”

Xu Zhi nodded, He Guanchang brought two contracts, the one that was changed by Xu Zhi was to be taken away, and the other one could be left for Xu Zhi to take to his lawyer.

Out of politeness, Xu Zhi sent He Guanchang downstairs, downstairs, a Mercedes-Benz was waiting downstairs, the boss of Xiangjiang is particularly fond of luxury cars, Rolls-Royce Bentley is the first in the world in terms of density, Mercedes-Benz is not the highest level, but it is also the favorite of high-income people.

Before getting into the car, He Guanchang asked with a smile: "Xu Sheng really only plans to make movies?" The 500,000 yuan we gave is enough for Xu Sheng to exchange for two sets of high-quality real estate, whether it is investment or self-occupation, it is a stable choice, and now the house price in Xiangjiang is one price a day!"

Xu Zhi asked rhetorically: "Then since the real estate income is so good, why does Golden Harvest only make movies?"

He Guanchang said with a smile: "In our life, we can do a good job in the movie, this is the company's choice, but for individuals, it is also a good choice to have a few properties, and I have also invested in a few sets, but I am just an investment, Xu Sheng needs to live with his family, and the first money is invested in the film industry with great risk, which is not a safe choice!"

Xu Zhidao: "If the movie is successful, the income will far exceed the real estate!"

He Guanchang shook his head and said: "In any industry, the successful people, their income far exceeds that of real estate, but this is only a small number of people, the flash is always aimed at them, but I don't know how many corpses are everywhere outside the aperture, and I don't know how many losers are bankrupt."

And the film industry is even more cruel than these, many people only see Li Xiaolong's movies make a lot of money, but think about it carefully, since the invention of movies, even in Hollywood, how many movies have been big hits, and how many lucky people can get this kind of opportunity?

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Real estate is not a stable income, and life is not easy when the economy is in crisis." ”

He Guanchang nodded and said: "Yes, but if you look at it overall, housing prices have been rising, Xu Sheng's future is good, I just don't want Xu Sheng to do something too risky, if it really fails, it would be a pity to put yourself in." ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "Okay, I'll think about it, thank you He Sheng." ”

"Well, Xu Sheng think about it, if we can, we can still invest in this movie. He Guanchang nodded and got into the car. The driver immediately started and the car slowly left.

PS: This book is not for people in HK, so all the cars in the book will be called in mainland terms.