The editors present were stunned.

yes, what kind of price should be offered to him to keep this novel?

Zhu Ziqing submitted the manuscript to them, which does not mean that it must be published with them. If the price is not negotiable, people can change it at any time.

Of course, submitting a manuscript to them is equivalent to publishing it with them by default, and they can give a random price code. Even if he gave a newcomer a price, Zhu Ziqing couldn't say anything. But can they really do that? Anyone with a little bit of normal thinking knows that it can't be.

When facing Zhu Ziqing, most people will put themselves in a relatively weak position and will be cautious. That's what status comes in -- or more bluntly, the allure of money.

These people think more, can they establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Zhu Ziqing? This will be a huge opportunity for "Jianghu Night Talk".

Just think about "Children's Literature", which in the magazine circle is not envious and jealous of it now. If a long-term cooperative relationship is established with Zhu Ziqing, "Jianghu Night Talk" may not be the next "Children's Literature".

On the other hand, if other martial arts magazines established a cooperative relationship with Zhu Ziqing, the consequences would be simply devastating. Just think about the "Children's Literature" that was the first in the industry that year.

As for whether Zhu Ziqing has the ability to reproduce the kind of dominance in the fairy tale world in the martial arts world, no one who has read this book has the slightest doubt that this is a completely new genre that will surely set off a revolution in the martial arts world.

If the other person is a newcomer, they are also worried that it will be short-lived. But the other party is Zhu Ziqing, the first talent, and the probability of making such a mistake is so low that it is negligible.

If you directly offer him a sky-high price, what will other authors think? After all, although Zhu Ziqing has stated that he has been broadcasting far away, he has never contributed to "Jianghu Night Talk".

Just give him a sky-high price, even if other authors won't say anything, they won't be happy. If you are separated from everyone because of this, the gains outweigh the losses.

The more I thought about it, the more difficult it was to make this decision, and everyone was silent for a while.

"What? Aren't you usually very able to speak, but you're dumb now. Tang Lin said with some annoyance.

This matter is very difficult to handle, and he can't make up his mind after thinking about it for a long time, so this meeting is held.

"This ...... I don't know what kind of conditions "Children's Literature" gave him. We can refer to it. "Finally, one of the editors spoke, and the other editors were all amazed when they heard it, and this is a good solution.

However, the words of the editor-in-chief Tang Lin were like a basin of cold water: "Five yuan per word, 20% of the dividends." "There is no impermeable wall in the world, and Zhu Ziqing's contract with "Children's Literature" was still heard by someone with a heart.

Everyone was shocked by this contract. An author, enjoying a 20% dividend, is really beyond their understanding. At the same time, I admired the courage of Zhao Mingyuan and Wei Zhixing, the two editors-in-chief, and I would never be able to change people.

Everyone was silent again. They understand that they are willing to pay this price for five yuan in the night talk of the rivers and lakes. But 20 percent of the dividends ...... It's really the only one in the industry, and "Jianghu Night Talk" can't do this - it has little to do with everyone here.

"Jianghu Night Talk" is not an independent magazine, it belongs to the Jianghu newspaper group. Some major decisions can only be implemented through resolutions of headquarters. So even if all of them agree on this matter, it is useless, and they will definitely be beaten back when they get to the headquarters.

"I think we're thinking too much." Xu Guangrong spoke out to break this depressing quiet:

"Zhu Ziqing is very powerful, and it is also worthy of our cautious treatment. But our ability is limited, and it is impossible to give him dividend treatment, so what we have to do is to give him the best treatment within our ability, and then make good friends with him. As for the future, I'll leave it to a later date. ”

Editor-in-chief Tang Lin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, this was also his idea, but he did not take the initiative to put it forward. What if Zhu Ziqing was poached by other magazines on better terms in the future?

At that time, the head office will not stop the responsibility on itself, and will definitely take a black pot, and how does he look like that unlucky guy.

At a meeting, others put it forward, voted by a show of hands, and in the end, when something went wrong, they had an excuse to maneuver.

"I think what Editor-in-Chief Xu said makes sense."

"Yes, Editor-in-Chief Xu really deserves to be a senior, this is really an old saying."

“……”

Everyone else also spoke out in support, and there was surprisingly only one voice in the conference room.

"Hmph." Xu Guangrong snorted coldly, but he didn't look happy at all.

None of you are stupid, and it is impossible for them to think of what others can think of. It is estimated that more than half of the people thought of this solution, but in the end they said it themselves. Why? I don't want to take on this responsibility.

It's not that he doesn't understand the truth of self-preservation, but as a martial arts fan, there is still a chivalrous spirit in his heart. I couldn't get used to this kind of behavior, and finally took the initiative to jump out and say this method.

"Ahem......" The editor-in-chief Tang Lin saw that the heat was about the same, so he was ready to come out to preside over the overall situation: "It seems that everyone agrees with the ...... of Editor-in-Chief Xu"

As soon as he was halfway through the conversation, he heard the sound of "ding dong" dripping water. It was all too familiar to him—the ringtone of his cell phone text messages.

So he paused his speech, gave everyone an apologetic look, and took out his phone under the table. When I opened it, my face changed suddenly.

It took a long time to come back to his senses, and he said with a strange expression: "Let's put this matter aside for a while, and then talk about it." Without waiting for the others to react, he got up and left the office, leaving a group of people staring at each other with wide eyes.

What's going on? Why do you want to say that later? Or is something wrong with the editor-in-chief himself?

Their question was quickly answered, and the answer left them all dumbfounded, and then hesitated.

"Silian Publishing House acquired Jianghu Newspaper Group with a lot of money."

"Silian Publishing House, a large book publishing company, offered 300 million yuan to acquire Jianghu Newspaper Group."

This news appeared very suddenly, and there was no news about it one moment ago, and the next moment it appeared in the media and spread all over the world.

But before everyone had time to digest the news, a new piece of news came out again.

"Silian Publishing House and Jianghu Newspaper Group have reached an acquisition agreement, and the former will spend 330 million yuan to acquire the latter."

"Silian Publishing House successfully merged Jianghu Newspaper Group for 330 million."

Everyone was caught off guard by the news. So fast!

The interval between the two messages was less than two days. In other words, it only took three or four days for Silian Publishing House to complete the acquisition of Jianghu Newspaper Group.

Shouldn't all acquisitions involving hundreds of millions of dollars be cautious? Shouldn't the two sides go back and forth, point by percentage point negotiation? Why are the results coming out so quickly? What the hell happened in between?

In short, the news of Silian Press's acquisition of Jianghu Newspaper Group has caused a stir in the media circles. Not to mention the various doubts left by this rapid acquisition, the matter itself alone is enough to pay attention to in the industry.

Silian Publishing House, an emerging book publishing company. No one knew its name before Zhu Ziqing joined, and Zhu Ziqing became an upstart in the industry in a very short period of time after joining. After two years of development, it is already the first in the industry in terms of book publishing alone.

Jianghu Newspaper Group, one of the oldest literary media in China, has been published for more than 40 years and has created countless glories. Although it is not as good as it used to be, it has a special place in the minds of the older generation.

Now that the upstart has merged with the old king, how can it not let the industry look sideways.

What makes everyone even more concerned is that the development speed of Silian Publishing House is already very scary. What kind of changes will the successful merger of Jianghu Newspaper Group bring to the literary media industry? How can we respond to this change? This is something to consider in the industry, and it is also the impact that they are about to face.

At the same time, another problem has always lingered in everyone's minds, why did Silian Publishing House acquire Jianghu Newspaper Group? And do it so eagerly.

Yes, there are so many newspapers and periodicals that are not acquired, why do you take a fancy to the Jianghu Newspaper Group? What is there for a newspaper company that has sunset? It will cost a huge sum of 330 million to acquire.

The most puzzling thing is why there is such a hurry. Jianghu Newspaper Group is definitely not worth 330 million, and it can be won by slowly talking about supporting 300 million. What made them willing to spend the extra 30 million and take it immediately?

Zhu Ziqing also asked the same question.

"You're embarrassed to say that it's not all because of you." Tao Ying is on fire.

"Don't slander people, I didn't know that you were going to buy Jianghu Newspaper Group, why did it have anything to do with me? Besides, I've been at home for a while now, and I haven't been out of the house. Zhu Ziqing said inexplicably.

"You still say it has nothing to do with you." Tao Yingshuang stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhu Ziqing, and his angry hands trembled: "Did you write a martial arts novel?" ”

"yes, you don't mean it has anything to do with my book, do you?"

"It's your book."

"What are you talking about?" Zhu Ziqing laughed angrily.

"Did you submit the manuscript to "Jianghu Night Talk"?" Tao Yingshuang asked.

"Yes, it's ......" Zhu Ziqing wanted to explain his motivation for contributing, but Tao Yingshuang didn't give him this opportunity at all.

"Then do you know that "Jianghu Night Talk" is a magazine under Jianghu Newspaper Group."

"No......" Zhu Ziqing finally knew what he was going to say, but ......

"What does my submission have to do with your acquisition?"

"Why doesn't it matter? Who are you? Zhu Ziqing, the first talent. In the literary world, your three words Zhu Ziqing are golden signboards, and whoever gets involved with you will immediately double his value. If your novel appears in "Jianghu Night Talk", that group of people will dare to shout a sky-high price of 500 million. ”

"Uh...... You're exaggerating, aren't you? Although Zhu Ziqing knew that he was very powerful, he didn't believe that he could be so good.

"It's not an exaggeration at all, look at the magazines and newspapers you have worked with, which one is not developing rapidly. I said that they dare to shout 500 million is still conservative. Fortunately, when I was chatting with Bao'er the day before yesterday, she mentioned it to me, and I only found out about it. ”

"Uh......" Zhu Ziqing continued to be speechless.

"Not to mention the official serialization, even if they know the news of your submission, I don't want to buy it easily. Fortunately, they didn't know, and I hit them with a time difference. But it still cost me an extra 30 million...... Thirty million. Speaking of this, Tao Yingshuang's emotions that had just calmed down became excited again:

"Just because of your contribution, I spent an extra 30 million. Are you saying it's your fault? Shouldn't you compensate me? (To be continued.) )