At ten o'clock in the morning, the Blue Bird Coffee Shop did not open as usual, but hung a sign on the door that said it was closed.

Li Bing was talking to a young woman, "Thank you so much, Sister Mei." ”

"What's not thankful for? You're all regular visitors here. The fact that such an important thing as signing a contract can be chosen here is also a kind of publicity for our coffee shop. I'm afraid that my store is too small to entertain too many customers. Sister Mei, the owner of this coffee shop, replied with a smile.

Chen Yuan interjected: "The signing of the novel is not so grand, and it will entertain a few newspaper reporters. There's plenty of space here! ”

Sister Mei looked at Chen Yuan, with surprise and admiration in her eyes, she couldn't imagine that such an ordinary teenager could create a novel as novel and wonderful as "The Sealed Demon"!

Li Bing brought her "The Black Flame Tribe of the Sealed Demon", she read it more than once, and she has become a fan of Chen Yuan's books.

"Chen Yuan, tell me quickly, when will Su Shaoqing meet Ye Feng again? What kind of big man is her master Taixuan? Why do you want to cultivate in such a small place as Burial Python Mountain? Sister Mei asked.

Chen Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "Sister Mei, "The Sealed Demon" has been released to the second volume, I will give you a copy next time I have the opportunity, spoilers are not a good thing, your puzzles are still hidden in your heart, and they will be slowly revealed with the development of the novel!" ”

Sister Mei nodded and said, "Also, if the answer is known, there will be a lot less sense of expectation." I know you're busy today, so I won't bother. Call me if you have anything! ”

Sister Mei explained a few more words to the waiter in the store, and then left the coffee shop in a hurry.

Li Bing was in charge of the layout of the store, and Zong Shaojie was on the side to help. Chen Yuan sat by the window, silently pondering.

It didn't take long for the door of the coffee shop to be pushed open. Ye Yun and Huang Bo walked in.

Ye Yun took off his coat and said to Chen Yuan: "I have hired security personnel for you, all of whom are experienced veterans. We also informed the nearest police station. If something really goes wrong, they can get there in time. ”

"You don't need to be so troublesome, right?" Li Bing was a little speechless.

Ye Yun glanced at Li Bing and said calmly: "That contract is worth more than 100 million, which is not trivial. Who is responsible if something goes wrong? We're planning ahead. ”

Li Bing was very unhappy with Ye Yun's tone and attitude towards her speech. She is Chen Yuan's secretary, and she is mainly responsible for the signing ceremony. What's going on with this woman who popped up out of nowhere?

Huang Bo saw that Li Bing's mood was wrong, and hurriedly said, "We have seen the six security guards. Strong and strong, all of them are practitioners. I have done a lot of similar work and am very experienced in dealing with emergencies. ”

Chen Yuan nodded, looking for security, Ye Yun took the initiative to bring it up this morning. Although the signing ceremony is small, it does require manpower in this area. If there were a riot, maybe the major newspapers would have reported it as a joke.

Ye Yun asked Li Bing again: "Tomorrow's signing ceremony has been notified to the major newspapers, right?" ”

Li Bing turned his head and said unhappily: "You still have to ask Chen Yuan!" ”

The performances of Ye Yun and Li Bing all fell into Chen Yuan's eyes, which gave him a big headache. Originally, Li Bing was mainly responsible for this matter, but after Ye Yun came, he was very worried about tomorrow's signing ceremony, so he intervened. Two women in one play, this tomorrow's highlight has not yet started, and the two women have made a fuss.

Chen Yuan's gaze fell on Li Bing and Ye Yun's faces successively, and he was silent for a long time before he said: "A total of eight newspapers and magazines, including Xinhua Daily, Guangming Daily, Kyoto Evening News, Entertainment Weekly, Story Forest, and Reader, have all received our notices and have also given us a clear reply. ”

"That's fine," Ye Yun nodded, but a trace of worry flashed in her eyes, "It's all arranged, the only question left is who will sign this contract with those publishers from Taiwan......

Seeing Chen Yuan's calm face, Li Bing asked curiously, "Have you already received any reply?" ”

"How so? I spend most of my time with you. If I receive a reply, can you not know? Chen Yuan said calmly, "Actually, you don't have to worry. I've already told you all about the doorways of the publishing industry. The 25% royalty rate is not cheap, but those publishers are not unprofitable. You can put yourself in their shoes and think about it, would you refuse such a best-selling novel? ”

Fuchunjiang Hotel. He Qiuyang, Li Junru, Gu Shunfeng and others were all waiting, waiting for Chen Yuan to take the initiative to contact them.

But it was disappointing to see that from morning to noon, from noon to afternoon, it was getting dark. But Chen Yuan still didn't call.

Suddenly, a dripping phone rang!

The ringing of the bell shook everyone's spirits. Everyone looked in the direction the phone was ringing. But it's Li Junru's phone!

Li Junru smiled faintly and connected the phone. However, it was not Chen Yuan's voice that came from the phone, but the president's slow voice, "How are things going on over there?" Has the follow-up copyright been taken down? ”

The smile on Li Junru's face disappeared, and he said expressionlessly: "We are talking, don't be too anxious about the president, I believe that the result will come soon." Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow. I'll let you know as soon as there's news! ”

Li Junru hung up the phone. The content of his conversation had already made everyone understand that the call was not from Chen Yuan, so they were all a little disappointed.

"I don't understand, how can he be so calm as a hairy boy?!" Some publishers couldn't help but say.

At this point, some people speculated, "You say, will other publishers be the first to get ahead?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was a little shaken.

It was finally getting dark.

In the Blue Bird Cafe, everyone gathers here. Chen Yuan, Chen Qingjiang, Chen Qingshui, Ye Yun, Li Bing, Huang Bo, and Zong Shaojie, an intern reporter at the Yangcheng Evening News. In addition, there is also Cheng Xiaodie, who speaks sweetly and softly, and at the same time has a Hokkien accent.

Fluttershy Cheng is here for two main reasons. One is to tell Chen Yuan that all publishers from Taiwan have secretly united, and all of them have gathered at the Fuchunjiang Hotel; The second is to convey the goodwill from Lin Bai Publishing House.

"President Gu is also forced to understand," Cheng Xiaodie said with a smile, "If Mr. Chen can reduce the royalty rate from 25% to 20%, we at Lin Bai Publishing House are willing to continue to cooperate with Mr. Chen." ”

When everyone heard this, their faces were full of joy. In the past two days, everyone also knows that in the publishing industry, the 15% royalty rate has skyrocketed. The famous Kim Yong Kim, Gu Yan and others are nothing more than that. Now Lin Bai Publishing House is willing to pay a 20% royalty rate, which is enough to make everyone overjoyed!

Unlike everyone else, Chen Yuan's face was still calm. He asked faintly, "What if I insist on 25% royalties?" ”

Cheng Xiaodie sighed silently in her heart, but her smile did not diminish in the slightest. She said in her sweet voice: "Everyone wants to gain fame and fortune, and our President Gu is naturally no exception. ”

Cheng Xiaodie is gone. The joy on everyone's faces disappeared, but only Ye Yun's joy did not decrease.

"Chen Yuan, why don't you agree to her?" Chen Qingjiang couldn't help but say, "20% is already a lot, can't others only get 15% at most?" ”

"Yes, yes," Huang Bo couldn't help but say, "Chen Yuan, we should accept it when we see it." Why don't I chase her back? ”

Li Bing also wanted to persuade her, but she inadvertently glanced at Ye Yun, and after seeing the joy flashing on the other party's face, she quickly came back to her senses. "Everyone wants fame and fortune, and our President Gu is naturally no exception", Cheng Xiaodie seems to have something to say! After thinking about it, Li Bing suddenly smiled, and she said, "Now it's time for dinner, isn't it time for dinner?" ”

"It's been hard work for the past two days, I'll treat you to a good meal!" Chen Qingshui stepped forward and said.

"Okay, okay," Huang Bo said with a smile, "Second uncle, why don't we go eat shabu mutton?" ”

Huang Bo said the second uncle, and suddenly bitter Chen Qingshui's face. He touched his face and said helplessly: "Actually, I'm not that old......"

The meal was not completed, or it was not eaten for the time being. Because Li Wenxiang of Jiuhuang Publishing House came at this point in time.

He read this morning's "Yangcheng Evening News", the fire of "Sealing the Demon" is a foregone conclusion, whether he wants to admit it or not, that unique contract will bring huge losses to Jiuhuang Publishing House.

The purpose of his coming here is to hope that Chen Yuan can change the contract!

After hearing this, Chen Yuan said calmly: "Article 15 of the Provisions on the Remuneration of Published Literary Works: If the publisher has signed a publishing contract with the copyright owner, and the work cannot be published due to reasons not attributable to the copyright owner, unless otherwise agreed in the contract, the publisher shall pay liquidated damages to the copyright owner according to 60% of the remuneration standard for the use of the work as agreed in the contract!" Editor-in-Chief Li, although your publisher has not stopped publishing, the change of the contract has constituted a breach of contract......"

"We know this kind of thing, but we really have to do it." Li Wenxiang said with a sad face, "The fire of "Sealing Demon" has become inevitable. The market in Taiwan speaks for itself. The mainland market is larger than the Taiwan market, and its sales volume will surely surpass that of Taiwan. It's just a matter of time. We at Jiuhuang Publishing House can't afford 30% of the royalty remuneration! ”

Li Bing, the secretary, played a role at this time, she said: "The contract signed at the beginning was provided by your company, and we did not do any coercive behavior. Now that your company has proposed to unilaterally terminate the contract, isn't your company afraid that we will resort to the court? ”

Li Wenxiang pleaded: "It's only because we didn't think it through at the time, and we really didn't expect Mr. Chen's masterpiece to sell so well." In order to make up for Mr. Chen's loss, our company is willing to pay 200,000 yuan in liquidated damages. I only hope that Mr. Chen will reduce the upper limit of remuneration to 25%......"