Chapter 7: Dreams Set Sail 2
And John told David Press that the contact was finished, and the royalties were incremental, 8% for 400,000 copies, 10% for 800,000 copies, and 15% for 2 million copies. When David heard this, he was a little surprised, and asked John, "What's going on?" Why is there such a good treatment? I'm just a rookie writer, and I shouldn't be treated so well. When John heard David's words, he laughed and said, This publishing house is my good brother George is the CEO of my university, and George is also very optimistic about this book, he persuaded the company's shareholders, and guaranteed that the book will sell at least 1 million copies, if it does not reach 1 million copies, George is willing to give up two years' salary. David was very moved when he heard this, he had always heard that the interests of the United States came first, and now it seems that human relations are also very necessary. Thinking of this, David said, I have time here at any time, you can make an appointment with George, I want to invite the two of you to dinner. After making a reservation for a three-Michelin-starred hotel, we went there to eat. John swallowed his saliva when he heard David's reply, don't look at the American economy is very good, but the number of unemployed people is gradually increasing, and it is difficult to find a job. Prices have skyrocketed, and he hasn't been to eat at three Michelin stars since he resigned from Lionsgate, and John still misses the food there. After controlling his mood for a while, John quickly replied, Okay, Boss, I'll go and make an appointment for a seat, and I'll communicate with George. Boss, when do you have time? I'll talk to George, hello to sign the contract. David replied casually, I can have any time, you have made an appointment with George, just tell me. Hearing David's answer, John thought to himself that it was good to be a boss, and that all the work was done by his subordinates, so that he could free up time to do something he was willing to do.
Hung up John's phone, looked at it, half of it was written, Twilight, David decided to rewrite a novel, Twilight, just occupy this IP, half of the word count is enough. David searched in his mind, the European and American bestsellers in his memory, and suddenly remembered a movie he watched in his previous life, it was an R-rated movie, or David went over the wall to watch it on a foreign website, called Fifty Shades of Grey, which was adapted from Gray's 50 shades, the author was an Englishman, and the name was not remembered. David decided to write the novel, and when he thought of it, he did it, and David began to write.
While David was writing, he also received a call from John, who said that the boss had made an appointment with George, and that he would have lunch at noon tomorrow, and that the restaurant had been booked, and that you would need to go to George's place to sign the contract before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
After signing the contract, the company will promote your novel, and it will take a month, and your novel will be released the following month. Hearing this, David nodded in his heart, he was still very satisfied with John's performance, this is a capable person, meticulous in everything he does, and extremely efficient, so that people will be worthy of any investment from the boss. David was thinking about these things, but he said into the phone, "Okay, John, I'll go with Lawyer Will tomorrow, and I'll be at George's publishing house at eight o'clock, and you can wait for me and Will there." Speaking of which, David remembered the contact with the British Independent Television Station, and asked, how did you contact the British Independent Television Station? Do they have any interest in the copyright of this variety show? John replied, Boss, have been in contact with independent British TV stations, and they are considering it, because this TV station also has the same idea as our variety show, but not as perfect as we did in terms of details, and their TV station seems to be already preparing this show, when I learned that we have registered the copyright, the tone of voice is a little unfriendly, I will continue to follow up. Hearing this, David smiled slightly, disappreciating in his heart, in this era, who has the right to speak in whose hands the copyright is, so David doesn't care about the other party's reaction, as long as the copyright is in his own hands, he can do whatever he wants?
Thinking of this, David replied, you continue to talk to them, don't care about their attitude, because they need our variety show. John said, okay, boss, if it's nothing, I'll hang up first, I'm still registering the copyright, and there are still many things to deal with, so don't bother the boss, you write. David replied, okay, you continue to be busy, as long as you do a good job, I will not be stingy with my bonus, and there will definitely be a big red envelope for you at the end of the year. Hearing this, John was a little excited, but also a little suspicious, because he didn't know what kind of person David was, and could only see if David could fulfill his promise at the end of the year, if David couldn't fulfill his promise, John would consider whether to continue to work in this company. He hung up John's phone, picked up his phone and dialed Will, informing Will's lawyer to gather at the door of the publishing house where George worked at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, and telling him the address of George's company and that he needed to sign a contract with the publishing house. Will replied, "Okay, boss, is there anything else?" I still have some urgent matters on my side, and I need to deal with them, David thought about it, I don't have anything to do here, can you deal with your business? David hung up
After hanging up, David resumed writing. The next day David came to the publishing house where George worked as promised, after seeing Dowell and John, they each stepped forward to give a hug, and the three of them came to George's office while walking and chatting, John introduced George to David, John said, George, this is my boss David, the novel you want to publish is written by him, George is wearing a neat suit, deep eyes, a warm smile on his face, and the age of more than 30 years makes it more mature and stable, George stood up, walked in front of everyone, and punched John in the chest, of course, just the kind of greeting, not the kind of fighting。 After a few words of greeting, he came to David, looked David up and down, and said while looking, I have been hearing John say that his boss is very young, and when I see the real person, I feel that you are younger than John said, Mr. Wang, you are really young and promising. Hearing George's words, Dawei complained in his heart, who said that crooked people don't know how to pat on the back, and crooked people are no worse than people who come from China. Although David complained in his heart, he said, where is it, my career has just started, you people are the winners of life and the pillars of society. George, when he heard David's words, laughed, and invited the three of them to sit down and talk, and before signing the contract, John and George communicated, and the lawyers of both sides negotiated the contract together, and negotiated the terms of the contract, each clause and each paragraph. George, David, and John sat on the sofa next to them, sipping the coffee brought by the secretary, and farting and chatting with each other. Soon, the two lawyers drew up the contract, and it had been checked, and there were no problems, George and David picked up the contract again, and signed it with their own names.
After the contract was signed, David, John, and Will, the three of them, left George's office because they had made an appointment to have lunch together. After the three of them went to the underground garage and hugged Lawyer Will goodbye, John took David to hang out near the publishing house where George worked, and the time passed quickly, and when it was time to eat with George, the three of them drove and followed John to the restaurant they had booked. Both sides were interested in making friends, so the atmosphere at lunch was pleasant. After lunch, David drove home to pack his gym gear and drive his sports car to the fitness club.
When he came to the fitness club, he was still the David received by the hot girl before, and seeing that David had recently rejected her very politely, his eyes were a little resentful, and his resentment was also very heavy, like the resentment of being abandoned by her husband and her little daughter-in-law. David, very embarrassed, David hurriedly changed his clothes, then came to the fitness room, and found that the atmosphere in today's fitness room is different from the past, in the past, they were all practicing their own, but today these men, but around a fitness woman, eyes wandering, intentionally or unintentionally to the woman. Seeing this situation, David also wanted to see where the woman was sacred, thinking of this, David walked towards a gym equipment near the woman, and when he came to the woman's neighborhood, he found that the woman was followed by two bodyguards and several assistants. Seeing this situation, David was also stunned, it seems that this woman's background is very big, either she is a rich man, or she is a big star, and it is impossible for political officials to come here to exercise.
Although David in his previous life was a dick, he was still relatively bold, no one was exercising near the woman, and he was far away, but David was opposite the woman, and found a treadmill, when David was walking towards the treadmill, the woman turned around, and when she saw the woman's face, she was shocked, this is a famous one, South African diamond, Charlize, Theron.
Past and present lives combined, David is the first time to have such close contact with a star, and suddenly feels that his mind is blank, his limbs do not obey the call, standing there and smirking, the emperor of the competition, when he saw David, he was stunned and frowned, and thought in his heart, how can a very handsome person be a psychopath? Otherwise, he must have developed in Hollywood with his appearance, at least it is okay to be a vase, although the vase usually refers to a beautiful girl with no acting skills, but the emperor feels that he must be competent.
It wasn't until the Emperor walked past him that David came to his senses, and hurriedly wanted to catch up and ask for an autograph, but David thought about it again, isn't this a little too rude? Thinking of this, David didn't catch up, but went straight to the treadmill he just saw and began to exercise, when he was sweating like rain, the eyes of the fans looked at him unscrupulously, after this period of exercise, David has been able to adapt to this kind of gaze a little, but it is still a little embarrassing. Seeing the situation here, the Great Saihuang became curious, is this kid so popular here?
Look at David's handsome face again, and know it in my heart. He withdrew his gaze and continued his exercise, not paying attention to David. Today, Dasaihuang's mood is not too good, and he originally wanted to exercise at home, but because of a quarrel with his boyfriend, he had to come to this fitness club.