Chapter 41: Boys and Girls, Unexpected Helpers
After returning home, Lin Yi took the father-daughter battle on the street as an interesting story and told it to the left-behind personnel.
Uncle Guan nodded in response: "This is the generation gap!"
Lin Yi was a little excited: "Yo, the word generation gap, I didn't expect you to know it?"
The old man's face was gloomy: "Other people's families are afraid of the generation gap." It's a pity that I wish I had, but I didn't have it!"
Lin Yi immediately woke up to the fact that all the family members of this old man of the Anti-Japanese War had died. Other people's interesting stories are a kind of pain for him.
If you do it yourself, of course, you have to solve it yourself. However, Lin Yi still told Dafang to let the children persuade the elderly. Sure enough, as he expected, the atmosphere quickly improved.
watched a youth film at night, the actor was very rebellious, and was finally killed by the director. Lin Yi brought in the role, so he rolled his eyes when he saw such a preaching.
The next day, he went to the publishing house to see what was going on. The father-daughter war, the death of the protagonist, and the environmental protection dispute of the Ferran family were all talked about during the chat.
On the contrary to Uncle Guan, Lao Qiao was triumphant: "My baby girl, always so well-behaved, where can I worry about it?
Lin Yi admired: "Yonglan's mother was sick, and she went to work to make money. When I understood the situation, I treated her as a friend. ”
Old Qiao raised his hand and pointed to the big office outside: "Half of our publishing house has children at home. I heard a lot of their complaints and help each other to think of countermeasures. I wanted to start this magazine, but it was interrupted. ”
"It's a good idea, I always talk about adolescence and the generation gap in the news. This is the market demand, and we will rise up in response, and there will be no problem. ”
"That's not necessarily, whether it's a newspaper or magazine, it's usually a loss of money on its own. If it doesn't sell well, or if it's not marketed enough, and the advertising revenue is too small, it's not enough to make up for the expenses. ”
Lin Yi turned his mind and patted his chest confidently: "I have a way to make this magazine definitely not lose money." Our comics can be serialized on it. At the last book fair, there was a long queue, but I was very impressed. ”
Qiao Anbang nodded immediately: "Magazines and comics, the two industries are linked, and the effect should be good." However, the attraction of our works to girls is probably much weaker than that of boys. ”
Lin Yi's smile looked a little ill-intentioned: "Over there in Taiwan, there is a Ms. Qiong Yao." Inviting her to write a novel will definitely solve the problem. I read our magazine, it's called "Boys and Girls". Positive boys, negative girls. ”
The boss finished his idea and walked out of the office leisurely. If there is something to do with subordinates, this is the benefit of the company! As long as you move your mouth, you will immediately have more industry, what could be more pleasant than this?
A few days later, Qiao Anbang called: "In order to expand the market, I have adopted a cooperative journal. Taiwan's partner is also the Commercial Press. On the Singapore side, it's Sing Tao Pictorial. ”
Lin Yi interrupted the report and let the other party watch it. The reason for such a hurry is because a guest came to the house.
"Philadelphia scholars, welcome! Usually you, you are so busy that you hit the back of your head. What kind of wind is blowing today, and how can you have time to sit at my house?"
Before Phelan could sit down, he handed over a piece of paper.
Lin Yi took it and saw that it was actually a cheque with a face value of 200,000 Hong Kong dollars! The issuer was Fei's Printing Bureau.
Without waiting for him to ask, Phelan preemptively said, "Why don't you take the licensing fee for the patent?"
The patent rights in Southeast Asia, Lin Yi originally wanted to repay Fei Lan. So when I signed the contract, I didn't care at all. However, since they gave it, it was better to keep it.
Lin Yi took this opportunity to take out the outline of "Wasteland" and asked the other party: "I heard that you used to study in the United States. Is there a suitable candidate to recommend to me?"
Seeing that Phelan was browsing, he added: "I'll just try it, it's okay if I don't have it!"
The other party suddenly replied: "I'll write it, it seems to be interesting!"
Lin Yi's jaw almost fell to the ground! The person opposite is a workaholic!
"You~~, how can you have time?"
Phelan shrugged his shoulders and said that he was also helpless: "Over in the laboratory, all the tasks assigned to me were completed ahead of schedule. Although others are slow, they can't grab business. So before the Chinese New Year, I'm going to be bored!"
Lin Yi was really speechless, it turned out that he helped him write a novel to kill his boredom! But he heard that the other party had been studying in the United States for ten years. So, he nodded anyway.
Fei Lan didn't go home, but went out to pick up someone, and then returned to Lin Yi.
The visitor was an English girl with curly chestnut hair and emerald green eyes. The person is very beautiful, but a few freckles on the tip of the nose spoil this beauty. It's a pity that the white bi is slightly flawed!
Phelan coughed, interrupting Lin Yi's observation, and then introduced the girl: "My girlfriend Jenny, when she was studying in the United States, she was my alumnus. ”
Lin Yi was pleasantly surprised, this is buy one get two free! Compared with Ferran, this British girl is of course more suitable!
Although she is a Westerner, Jenny has an unenthusiastic personality. With a bit of British reserve, he said hello lightly.
With the help of her boyfriend, Jenny read the outline. The two discussed for a while, and the girl put forward two suggestions: "If you focus on the American market, you should add a gang to it, and readers will have a more sense of substitution." ”
Lin Yi immediately agreed: "I have watched "The Godfather", and I heard that after the mafia was defeated, the gang became more active!"
The People's Temple, the leader of the religion, Jones, claimed to be Shakyamuni, Jesus Christ, and Lenin. The current identity, the savior of the end of the world.
Jenny is a double major in art and religion, and this is her second suggestion. After Lin Yi read the description, the tea squirted out directly: "He can really blow!" ”
Jenny shook her head: "It's not funny at all, he steals the property of the congregation, pretends to be a miracle to heal, abuses and beats the believers. ”
In Western culture, religion has a large proportion, so Lin Yi nodded again: "The world of "Wasteland", let's take him as the prototype and have a doomsday cult!"
Since taking over the 'business', Phelan and Jenny have come to write during the day.
The other party has a home and does not return, although Lin Yi is puzzled, he will not inquire into privacy. When people come to help, of course, you have to give some respect. Moreover, this transnational couple has never mentioned compensation!
Writing in English, Lin Yi has not yet practiced. Therefore, apart from discussing the plot, he can't do much.
However, Jenny's vernacular is very bad. And Lin Yi's English is not authentic enough. Phelan can translate, but this lacks efficiency.
In Lin Yi's hands, there are already a lot of resources. As long as you dig well, you can make a big difference. He went to the comic studio, and the shelter, weapons and armor, all kinds of mutated monsters, these beautiful drawings quickly appeared.
When she took over the album, Jenny, the artist, was very reserved. But it didn't take long for surprise to shoot out of her eyes and praise in her mouth!
Seeing the other party like this, Lin Yi laughed in his heart. It seems that the British reserve can also be broken!