After a while, a sturdy middle-aged uncle in a suit and leather shoes walked in with Durant, only to see him with a delicate mustache and an undisguised strong aura in his eyes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info made Sid immediately feel the coercion of the other party.

"I'm the director of Random House's Los Angeles chapter, Montgomery. As soon as the editor-in-chief Montgomery sat down, the aura in the conference room immediately lowered several air pressures, "You are the author of "The Da Vinci Code"?"

"Not bad. Sid was unmoved by the pressure of the other party, and looked directly at the other party with a hearty smile.

"Do you want to increase your royalty share after you've reprinted enough?" Montgomery was an old man, and he saw through Sid's intentions at a glance.

"Not bad. Sid nodded.

"You're so confident? You know, a lot of people don't get their novels printed so many times in their lifetime. Montgomery said with a smirk.

"If you don't have confidence in your work, then you can still be called a qualified writer?" Sid said with a confident smile.

No one dared to mention this kind of request, even Stephen King's famous novel "Carrie the Witch" only received a royalty of $400,000, and half of it was given to the publisher according to the contract. Montgomery's editor-in-chief pressed his eyes towards Sid.

"But it's not the '70s anymore, and great novels are the only thing readers care about, and it's a buyer's market. And I don't think there has been a novel in the history of the Crescent Awards that has received more than 5,000 votes. Sid replied without flinching.

"Hehe, funny boy. The Montgomery editor-in-chief touched the mustache on his chin and smiled, "Twenty reprints." ”

"No, too many, six times!" Sid replied quickly.

"Don't be too greedy, boy, you're doing something megalomaniac, fifteen times!" Montgomery said sternly.

"Before Steve Jobs created the personal computer, didn't the Wall Street idiots also call him arrogant? Seven times. Sid replied without hesitation.

"Look at what happened to Jobs, he was fired from his own company, you have to be careful with your feet, don't end up like him. Thirteen times!" Montgomery warned.

"Are you saying that he bought Pixar at a low price, and his worth soared to $1 billion, and the Apple bunch of junk begged to bring him back? Eight times!" Sid retorted without hesitation.

Durant just watched in amazement as Sid and Montgomery watched the editors-in-chief, one old and one young, two extremely hot negotiators, going back and forth, quickly changing their offers.

Durant never thought that anyone could negotiate like this, and it was the first time he saw such a sharp and sharp Sid, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

In the end, under the unyielding negotiations between Sid and Montgomery, it was finally decided that after eleven reprints, the royalty share would be negotiated.

The two finally reached a compromise and signed the document without delay.

Holding the brand-new paperwork, Sid felt as if the thin contract in his hand was weighing as much as a thousand pounds.

Sid took a deep breath, his hands trembled slightly under a confident smile, even if he was a human being in two lives, the first pot of gold that changed his fate always made people's hearts surge.

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"So you're not going back to the crew?" On the phone, Old Man Charles's voice was calm.

"Yes. Sid asked curiously, "You don't object, old man?"

"Hehe, I said I could see that you weren't a thing in the pool, would you believe it?" said Old Man Charles with a joking laugh.

"Go, you just say that I have light behind my back and wind when I walk. Sid laughed teasingly.

"Haha, our filming is almost over, and we will fly to the UK next month for the next shoot. Old man Charles said suddenly.

"Can I talk to Lindsay, then?" said Sid, with some eagerness.

"Because Lindsay's scene has been filmed, Lindsay's father asked for a holiday, Nancy (the director) agreed, and they were no longer on the set. Old man Charles said in a low tone.

"Whew~~, okay then, I see. Sid was silent for a moment, then replied.

"Don't worry, I'll go back and send you the address of Lindsay's house. After hesitating for a moment, Old Man Charles still said.

"Thank you, old man. Sid knew that Mr. Charles's move was revealing the actor's private information, but he took a big risk.

"And what are you going to do now?" asked Old Man Charles.

"Well, now that you have at least the first manuscript fee, let's find a place to live first, and then plan the next thing. Sid smiled slightly.

"Alright, stay in touch and be careful, I'll take a good look at you, Sid. Old man Charles said.

"Don't worry, old man, maybe the next time we meet, you'll be surprised. Sid laughed.

"Haha, I'm looking forward to it. Old man Charles also laughed heartily.

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When Sid walked into the rental company, a fat man was bored flipping through the magazine, and when he saw Sid entering, he hurriedly wanted to close the magazine, but he fell directly from the chair in a hurry, and the magazine fell to the ground.

Sid glanced at the cover - it turned out to be Playboy!

"Huh. The fat man saw Sid's contemptuous eyes, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Is the little brother going to rent a house?"

"Yes. Sid replied.

"How many people rent?"

"I'm alone. ”

"Do you want to share a room, or do you want to rent it alone?"

"It's good to rent it alone. Sid really wasn't interested in wasting time with his so-called roommate.

"And when would you like to see the property?"

"Right now. ”

"Alright then, I'll see which agent is there. The fat man turned on the phone and dialed them one by one, the first few were either taking people to see the house, or they were on vacation, "Sorry, many people have not been there during the recent summer vacation." The fat man said apologetically.

"It doesn't matter. Sid shrugged.

By the time we got to the twelfth and thirteenth man, there was finally someone free, "Oh, thank goodness, Jeremy, it's good you're free." ”

"What's the matter, fatty. It's finally time for you to beg me. A hearty man's voice came from the other side of the phone, "Don't you always say that I am the best third-rate actor among real estate agents? ”

The fat man glanced at Sid weakly, lowered his voice and said to the phone: "I have a guest here who wants to rent a room, yes, a single apartment, okay, okay, I owe you a personal favor." ”

Not long after hanging up the phone, a man in his twenties with a capable figure and ordinary appearance walked into the rental company, and the fat man jumped up, "Jeremy, you're finally here." ”

After the man shook hands with the fat man, the fat man introduced Sid to him, and he also extended his hand to Sid: "Hello, I'm your real estate agent, Jeremy." ”

Sid felt that this man was a little familiar, but he didn't have time to think about it, and shook hands with the other party: "Hello, I'm Sid." ”

Jeremy said, "Let's go now, then." ”

On the way to see the house, Jeremy's cheerful personality quickly chatted with Sid, especially when he learned that Sid was only 16 years old and set up his own door and came out to break through. Jeremy expressed his heartfelt admiration: "Seriously, I wasn't as self-reliant as you were when I was 16 years old. ”

"If you say it well, it's called self-reliance, and if you say it's ugly, it's crazy. Sid laughed and laughed at himself.

"No, no, no. Jeremy shook his finger and said with a look of nostalgia: "People are not crazy about teenagers, they are not frivolous when they are young, you don't wait until I am old to regret it." ”

"Haha, you seem to be trying to persuade me to drink and smoke too much. Sid laughed and quipped.

"Oh, I didn't say that. Jeremy hurriedly waved his hand and laughed.

"Have you found a job? If not, I know a few friends who can offer you a few part-time jobs first. Then Jeremy said enthusiastically.

"This is Los Angeles, and there's only one thing that's world-famous. Sid laughed.

"Of course, the most famous thing in Los Angeles is Hollywood, oh! are you going to be an actor?" Jeremy looked back at Sid carefully, only to realize that he was originally of multinational descent, and his appearance was downright handsome.

But more importantly, his precocious temperament in two lives, combined with his youthful and immature appearance, made him involuntarily exude a unique aura that people can't ignore.

With neat short black hair, a delicate and bewitching mixed-race appearance, blue and black demon pupils, and blue eyes as blue as the sea, you can catch anyone's attention from afar, and the black eyes are calm with a strong suction, like a black hole with infinite depth!

Jeremy felt himself being sucked in.

It was a powerful aura that could only be possessed after training, as long as he wanted to show it, no matter where he was, from the moment he appeared, no one could ignore him.

Although Jeremy was teased by his colleagues in the rental company as the most proficient third-rate actor, his experience in frequent appearances on the set made him see many handsome guys and beautiful women.

Ordinary celebrities are handsome, but most of them lack that unique temperament from the inside out, let alone a strong aura.

That's when Jeremy remembered a quote from a certain gold producer on the set, "Some people are born with light." ”

"Wow, maybe you're unexpectedly fit to be an actor. Jeremy nodded and said heartily.

Then he remembered that he came to Hollywood with a dream, but in order to make a living, he could only work part-time as a real estate agent, and only occasionally could he play a few inconspicuous supporting roles or even tricks in TV series. Now it's not so much an actor as a real estate agent who occasionally acts for fun, right, "It's definitely much more suitable than me." ”