Chapter 20 The Favor of Pushing the Boat with the Current
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The newspaper office of Qianjiang Evening News is in the north of the city, while the newspaper office of Jiangnan Daily is in the south of the city.
It's just that these days, the Qianjiang Evening News is in the spring breeze, while the Jiangnan Daily is sad.
After Qin Shi left Qianjiang Evening News, he took a taxi to Jiangnan Daily.
Although he ran into a wall in the Qianjiang Evening News, Qin Shi did not feel sorry, but he felt that it would probably be the Qianjiang Evening News that he would regret at that time.
He knew what Xu Bowen was worried about, for him, "Breaking the Sky" was indeed a novel that was incompatible with the current popular literature, and this kind of book was likely to be unacceptable, and even damaged the reputation of the Qianjiang Evening News because of some of the plots.
But Qin Shi absolutely believed that as long as his novels were published in newspapers, they would inevitably set off a reading frenzy.
So when he got out of the car and was about to walk into the Jiangnan Daily newspaper office, he was full of confidence.
But what he didn't expect was that just downstairs in the office building, he met an acquaintance.
"Zhang Le, why are you here?"
Qin Shi didn't rejoice when he saw any acquaintance, for example, when he saw Liu Yuan, he wanted to beat him up, but when he saw the person in front of him, he was happy from the bottom of his heart.
Friends walk together for life
Those days are no more
In a word, for a lifetime
A glass of wine for a lifetime
Friends are never alone
A friend, you'll understand
There are also injuries and pains
I still have to go, and I have to go
Qin Shi heard the song "Friend" when he was on Earth, this is a song that can move hot-blooded men to tears, and when he saw Zhang Le, he couldn't help but think of this song in his mind.
"Qin Shi!"
Zhang Le was holding a cardboard box in his hand, and he originally looked a little depressed with his head down, but after seeing Qin Shi, the expression on his face instantly became excited, and he didn't even know that the cardboard box in his hand had fallen to the ground.
After a long absence, good friends should have a good time catching up, but obviously this is not a good place to catch up.
Fortunately, there is a café on the second floor of the office building where Jiangnan Daily is located, and Qin Shi and Zhang Le each ordered a latte.
The two are college roommates and haven't seen each other for six years, so naturally they have a lot to say at this time.
No, when Qin Shi was in a coma, Zhang Le would still go to see him occasionally, but later because of life, he went there very few times.
The two chatted for half an hour, and Zhang Le told Qin Shi a lot of what happened to everyone in their bedroom during the time he was in a coma.
And the most surprising thing for Qin Shi is undoubtedly that Zhang Le is married and the father of two children.
Qin Shi didn't expect that Zhang Le, who was the most honest in the dormitory, was the first of the six to get married.
From school to love, from love to career, Qin Shi also knew Zhang Le's current situation.
After graduating, Zhang Letuo used his father's friends to work in Jiangnan Daily and engaged in text editing.
But because of some conflicts with the director of the editorial department, Zhang Le was also excluded in the editorial department, and finally because of the dignity of a man, he slapped the director's table, then hugged the cardboard box, and finally met Qin Shi.
Knowing what happened to Zhang Le, Qin Shi was also indignant in his heart, he stood up and said to Zhang Le: "Come with me, man, where you fall, you have to get up from there!" ”
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In the editor-in-chief office of Jiangnan Daily, editor-in-chief Wang Lining is reading Qin Shi's novel, and he is fascinated by it.
There are four people in the editor-in-chief's office, Wang Lining, Qin Shi, Zhang Le, and Cui Chengjian, director of the editorial department.
When he saw Zhang Le walking into the newspaper office with a cardboard box again, Cui Chengjian greeted him and sneered, which made Zhang Le's face look very ugly.
However, he didn't pay attention to Cui Chengjian, but took Qin Shi straight to the editor-in-chief's office.
But Cui Chengjian didn't give up and wanted to stop them, but when he was gently pushed by Qin Shi, a martial arts master, he fell to the side like a leaf.
"You're kidney-deficient."
After Qin Shi turned his head and said such a sentence to Cui Chengjian, he walked into the editor-in-chief's office......
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"I can make Jiangnan Daily's sales surpass that of Qianjiang Evening News." The first thing Qin Shi said when he walked into the editor-in-chief's office was this.
"Are you Su Youxia's boyfriend Qin Shi?"
Wang Lining, the editor-in-chief of Jiangnan Daily, is much younger than the editor-in-chief of Qianjiang Evening News, and he looks less than forty years old, so he also recognizes Qin Shi at a sight.
Just when he thought that Qin Shi was going to use Su Youxia's relationship to help Jiangnan Daily increase sales, Qin Shi took out the manuscript of "Breaking the Sky" from his bag and put it on his desk.
Wang Lining watched "Breaking the Sky" and was fascinated and didn't say a word.
Cui Chengjian was surprised, he blamed himself for being clumsy, and he didn't recognize that the young man who was following Zhang Le at first was Qin Shi, the boyfriend of the now popular big star Su Youxia.
Cui Chengjian is not a fool, he naturally saw that Zhang Le and Qin Shi had an unusual relationship, and now he was a little panicked, so he turned his eyes to Wang Lining.
Wang Lining is only 38 years old, and he sat in the position of editor-in-chief of Jiangnan Daily at a young age.
"God's pen, this book will be on fire!"
This is Wang Lining's comment after reading this book, and his eyes are full of brilliance when he speaks, obviously this book has brought him a lot of surprises.
"Editor-in-Chief Wang praised it falsely."
Looking at Wang Lining's performance, Qin Shi felt that there seemed to be a play, but he still said very modestly.
"I don't know if Mr. Qin is willing to put this book in our Jiangnan Daily for serialization."
Wang Lining has temporarily forgotten the identity of Su Youxia's boyfriend in Qin Shi at this time, and he is only thinking about this book now, maybe he can lead Jiangnan Daily to counterattack Qianjiang Evening News, and he will be ashamed!
"Very happily." Qin Shi asked, "I just don't know how to calculate this manuscript fee?" ”
Wang Lining said: "How about five hundred words in a thousand words? ”
Hearing this, Zhang Le and Cui Chengjian, who were standing on the side, gasped, you must know that a thousand words and a hundred words are already the manuscript fees of top domestic writers.
Zhang Le's eyes were full of surprise and joy when he looked at Qin Shi, after Qin Shi suffered a car accident, he still felt sorry for Qin Shi, feeling that his life was ruined by such a car accident.
What people didn't expect was that after Qin Shi woke up, he became the boyfriend of the big star Su Youxia, and at this time, he turned into a big writer with 500 yuan of 1,000 words.
As for Wang Lining's quotation of this price, it is actually deliberate, in his opinion, the novel "Breaking the Firmament" is indeed very wonderful and has high commercial value, and his rating of this novel is no less than the story that is being serialized in the Qianjiang Evening News, because this novel has a wider audience.
But even so, he thinks that this novel should only be worth 300 yuan for 1,000 words, you know, the manuscript fee of those first-line authors is only that, and Qin Shi is just a newcomer, the reason why he gave a sky-high price of 500 yuan for 1,000 words is actually based on Qin Shi's identity.
Novels are actually a commodity, and commodities need to be marketed, Qin Shi's identity is the best marketing method, the boyfriend of the big star Su Youxia, this gimmick is enough to make the sales of Jiangnan Daily skyrocket.
"I am not satisfied with the editor-in-chief Wang, 500 yuan per thousand words, which is still some distance from my target price."
Qin Shi said very euphemistically that he needed five million funds to make a movie, and five hundred yuan per thousand words was far from enough.
Wang Lining's face also turned a little cold, and said: "I gave a sky-high price of 500 yuan for 1,000 words, which is already very sincere, and I hope Mr. Qin will think about it." ”
"That's it, you are a rookie author, and Editor-in-Chief Wang gives you a price of 500 yuan for 1,000 words, and you still think about it, do you really think that it is great if you are Su Youxia's boyfriend?"
Cui Chengjian jumped out at this time and shouted.
Qin Shi didn't even look at Cui Chengjian, and directly ignored him, only to see him say to Wang Lining: "Editor-in-chief Wang, if we don't do this, we will calculate the manuscript fee for "Breaking the Sky" for the first week at 500 yuan per thousand words. How much the manuscript fee should be in a week, we will talk about it at that time, and we will adjust it according to the market reaction. ”
Qin Shi knew that it was indeed unrealistic to want Wang Lining to give him a psychological price all of a sudden, so he said so.
Wang Lining fell silent, he needed to think about it for a while.
"I wonder if Mr. Qin can ask Miss Su Youxia to promote this novel for us at that time?"
Wang Lining's eyes fell on Qin Shi's body and said.
"That's fine."
Qin Shi only thought for a second before agreeing, which was not difficult for him.
"Then it's decided, the first week's remuneration is 500 yuan per thousand words, and the second week will be adjusted according to the reader's reaction."
Hearing Qin Shi say this, Wang Lining also had a resolute look on his face, and then clapped his hand.
"But I have two conditions."
Qin Shi said suddenly.
"Mr. Qin, please speak, if I can do it, I will never shirk it."
Wang Lining is also a cheerful person, which can be seen from the fact that he was able to agree to Qin Shi's request.
"First, I want my friends to continue to work in the newsroom."
Qin Shi's eyes looked at Zhang Le when he spoke.
"That's fine."
Wang Lining glanced at Zhang Le and agreed without hesitation.
"Second, I don't want to see this person next time I come to your newspaper."
After Qin Shi finished speaking, his eyes fell on Cui Chengjian, who was standing aside, and his tone was cold.