Time is self-conscious, and its passage is never communicated to anyone, nor is it affected by any abnormal intervention. It consistently flows in an unknown direction, unhurriedly. You can't run away at any time. It's like people in the world, and no one can fly away from the net of human affection.

Quietly, four o'clock was approaching.

Crackling, crackling, crackling.

After tapping on the keyboard a few times, Lin Feng's palm touched the mouse, and another piece of content was completed in front of him, and the time was almost up, and it was time to go.

After a few crisp and faint sounds, the text that Lin Feng had just finished carrying had been saved by the document.

Stretching, Lin Feng stood up from the chair and didn't turn off the computer, just closed it. Sign the contract, and soon come back, and use it at night, just standby.

Pulling open the door, Lin Feng walked into the hall, and the hall was empty at the moment. It's sad and sad, and it's time to study and study in your own room. If you spend your so-called free time playing cards and entertainment at the university, it is better to discuss with the school and ask the school to work hard to develop and merge KTV, bars, and even casinos. Learn, play one-stop service. Very satisfying and humanized creativity.

Squeak, gently closing the door, Lin Feng helped his eyes, straightened his clothes in front of the mirror in the hall, and left the apartment, the target in front of him, left the school, and arrived at a certain restaurant in Kyoto.

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Although the time agreed with Lin Feng was at four o'clock in the afternoon, but when he had just gone to work in the afternoon, Song Ye went upstairs to report to the supervisor that the afternoon was not within the ordinary plan. Originally, his subordinates had to take leave to go out to sign a contract, and their supervisors must have repeatedly emphasized some discipline, a preventive shot, and all aspects should pay attention to such things. But Song Ye's female supervisor did not do so, of course, it is not that Song Ye's salary has increased because of Lin Feng's cooperation, when the contract has not arrived, no matter how loud the momentum in front is, it will only be momentum after all. Why is the female supervisor so amiable? Quite simply, this is on the way to getting the contract. The editors under his own command have won such an achievement, and their leadership credit is naturally not inescapable. The matter has come to this point, who is in the way and who really can't get along with money. The reply to the post behind last night's matter with that person as the core is several times that of ordinary stars. This fame, if not fully converted into money, is definitely a considerable amount.

The time to report to his superiors was advanced, and the time to go to the restaurant, Song Ye naturally wouldn't really step on the time of four o'clock. When it comes to cooperation and sincerity, time is a very important prop.

The restaurant that Song Ye told Lin Feng was called Tianhua Restaurant. Although this Tianhua restaurant is not one of the best in Kyoto, if it really ranks up in the restaurant industry, it is definitely not low. Moreover, compared with other restaurants that are not among the best, Tianhua Restaurant also has an advantage, whether it is from the overall point of view, or from a local point of view, Tianhua Restaurant gives people the impression that it is one, the clothes of the service staff are changed, some electrical appliances are gone, and people go in, that is, they are crossed. Antique, it is not too much to describe Tianhua Restaurant. This is not the boss's money to play retro, in fact, he does not spend money, this is originally a modification of an ancient mansion. Antique, in other words, literati atmosphere, although it is a bit far-fetched to say this, but in fact it is exactly what it means. Song Ye invited Lin Feng to be here, and he also thought about it quickly in his heart.

Tianhua Restaurant, in a private room called Wenxuan Pavilion, although the table is empty, there are people in the room. On the chair against the wall, Song Ye was looking carefully at the contract in his hand. Looking at the stance, he has been looking at it for a long time.

It was indeed a long time, just after noon, when he went to work, after he reported to his superiors, he continued to follow up some of the work at hand in the editing hall, and at two o'clock and nearly three o'clock, he took a taxi to this private room and began to wait quietly. On this trip, his purpose was naturally not only to sign this contract with Lin Feng, but he also shouldered the heavy responsibility of negotiating.

What to negotiate? Regarding some conditions for a bowl of soup-style short stories, can Lin Feng make some concessions, and if not, can he make some compensation from other aspects, such as having a new book, cooperation on a new book, etc. In addition to this, there are also specific matters about the publication of these stories, the size of the paper, the size of the font, the material of the paper, the specific naming of the book, etc. The signing of the contract is only a key, and Jinghua has even set a private room in Tianhua Restaurant, so naturally it will not be used to sign only one contract. No matter how big the profit after the contract is, no matter how long the perpetual publishing right exists, it seems a little thin and single. The money and meals in the private room, as well as the cost of cutting the queue and changing hands, are all paid by the Jinghua Publishing House, and they don't want to get only one core without the same value of peripherals.

It can be said that Song Ye, who is burdened with heavy responsibilities, naturally has to think about such a situation in his heart, some words are easy to say, but it is not so simple to say with skills. So you have to think hard. This is also the reason why he came too early, surveying the favorable terrain, integrating with the environment as soon as possible, occupying the geographical advantage, when there is no time, the role is generally quite obvious.

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In shopping malls, restaurants and other consumer places, there are many things that are not so obvious. It's the store that doesn't want to be seen by customers. For example, clocks.

The function of the clock is to record the traces left by the walk of time, and to tell people the route of this trace. Remind people of the place where they belong during the day. And the mall hotel can let you know, of course, you have to figure it out yourself, they will never remind you. Because, the longer you stay in the mall, the more things you may buy, and the longer you stay in the restaurant, the more you are likely to eat and drink.

The private room belongs to the ** space, and it is normal to have several times better treatment than outside. And things are usually two-sided, after all, there is still a place in the private room that is not as good as the dining hall outside, for example, there is no ** clock in the private room.

Although he was worried in his heart, because he was too involved in reading the documents and thinking too seriously, Song Ye, who was going to the door of the hall of the restaurant to greet Lin Feng, still did not put on such a posture after all. When he reacted and just walked out of the door, he saw Lin Feng walking unhurriedly. Although Lin Feng, who had eyes and makeup, was still a little unsure, but at this time, who else could come in this direction and come here except Lin Feng, who received the address information he sent over.

Song Ye, who had come to a conclusion through quick reasoning in his mind, although he regretted that he did not show sincerity by not greeting him at the door, he still hurriedly greeted him and stretched out his hand.

"You are Mr. Lin, I am Song Ye from Jinghua Publishing House."

"Hello, I'm Lin Feng."

Lin Feng reached out to hold Song Ye's hand and smiled softly.

The two sides have already spoken on the phone, and naturally have a little understanding of each other's voices. So as soon as the two sides spoke, the only doubts left in their hearts disappeared.

"Mr. Lin, please come in, let's talk inside." Song Ye led the way in front.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded.

"Mr. Lin, are we going to talk while eating, or are we ......" Guiding Lin Feng into the private room, Song Ye asked politely.

"Let's look at the contract first, I'm not used to having an evening meal in the afternoon." Thinking slightly, Lin Feng said.

"Eating and sleeping, Mr. Lin's requirements for himself are really strict. This side please. ”

Song Ye and Lin Feng did the seat against the wall where Song Ye had just read the contract.

"Mr. Lin, please be seated." Song Ye said diagonally.

"Thank you." Lin Feng smiled.

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The two sides sat down, Song Ye picked up the teapot on the square wood coffee table on the side and poured a cup of tea for Lin Feng and himself, the tea was very clear, there was no tea root floating, but the fragrance was very strong, and the smell had a meaning that made people wake up for three or four hours. Presumably, the meaning of this tea is that those who are drunk, drink tea, and then drink. Until the drunk tea is useless, and the pocket card is almost useless, there is almost no need to drink it.

Song Ye pondered the words for a moment, and said like Lin Feng as he had just thought.

"Mr. Lin, I don't think you should have any opinion on the contract proposed by you under the conditions you proposed, right? After all, exactly what you wanted. ”

"Your publishing house is very sincere, and I am very satisfied with those articles." Lin Feng nodded and said. Can you not be satisfied, it is exactly according to his intentions. Showing the contract, no matter from which angle it is interpreted or which method is used to interpret it, it will be a meaning, Lin Feng's meaning.

"That's good, in order to achieve your intention, my publishing house has mobilized a lot of professionals, and it is drafted one by one. You see, this is a printed contract that has been notarized by a lawyer, and there is a problem after you look at it. Song Ye took out a stack of papers from the paper he had just looked at and handed it to Lin Feng with both hands.

"Thank you." Lin Feng took it with both hands, thanked him, and looked at it seriously.

looked at Lin Feng, who was reading the contract carefully, although he knew that he should carefully observe Lin Feng's expressions and movements, and observe his psychological situation so that he could carry out the next activity. But Song Ye still couldn't help but sigh in his heart, although he was a school older than the university, he was still in the ivory tower, and he had entered the big dye vat, but he was not as good as a person in terms of achievements or temperament. What is this, success in hand, full of confidence, and natural domineering side leakage. With such domineering exposure, negotiation must be very easy, but it has reached the realm of domineering leakage, who will come out to be a negotiator.

Alas......

With a long sigh in his heart, Song Ye put away the thoughts in his heart and looked at Lin Feng seriously, the posture seemed to be scrutinizing.

Wow, whoa......

Lin Feng gently flipped through the contract paper, and the speed of browsing the contract was very fast. In his previous life, as the editor-in-chief, he had experienced a lot of similar contract documents, so he naturally knew where the real focus of these contract documents was. Contracts, most of the contents, but are corresponding to the provisions of the law of the nonsense, do not look for it, waste not only time, but also a period of clarity of the brain.

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"Mr. Song, there is no problem with the contract, your publishing house is very attentive. The requests I have made have been implemented perfectly on paper. After reading it, closing the contract and putting it on the table, Lin Feng said to Song Ye.

"As long as Mr. Lin is satisfied, the staff of our company hopes that you can be satisfied, Mr. Lin." Song Ye smiled, and there was just the right amount of surprise in his smile, representing a sigh of relief. It was not obvious, but it allowed Lin Feng to see it. This is an attitude, customer satisfaction, is our best reward. Let people be recognized, not only let people see the hard work, but also let people see the dedication and dedication.

Lin Feng didn't speak, just smiled and nodded. As a senior in the industry, he naturally understands this meaning. In this regard, he naturally knows the right way to deal with it. A satisfied smile full of kindness is enough.

Lin Feng did not urge Song Ye to sign the contract immediately, from the information he had searched for in the Tianhua Restaurant at night, plus he had come all the way to the door, so he naturally understood the weight of this place. He didn't think that the Jinghua Publishing House in Kyoto would be willing to put on such a scene when he signed a contract that was almost 100 percent certain. The contract is signed, but it only takes a few seconds, and even if you don't talk about it, it will take half an hour. What are the remaining twenty-nine minutes and tens of seconds left for? Naturally, there is something else.

"Well, Mr. Lin, that's right. On behalf of our publisher, I would like to talk to you about this contract at a deeper level. After waiting for a few seconds, seeing that Lin Feng did not play cards according to the routine, Song Yeqiang, who had the intention to consume it but found that he couldn't afford it, smiled bitterly in his heart. There is nothing more painful in life than this, how to want to, but to find out how you have to, you will never be yourself.

"Please?" Lin Feng nodded, smiling and politely. If the contract signed immediately is this, then everything you have proposed has been promised, and now people want to put forward other people's conditions, so you must seriously welcome them. It's like, no matter how unfair people are, there will be a trace of equality that allows for opinions. Even if it may be useless, it can be mentioned and cannot be mentioned, to a certain extent, it is completely two aspects. The conditions are always two-sided.

"Mr. Lin Feng, the sales of a book or a product, in addition to its own quality, depends to a greater extent on its publicity. Only when people know about it, it is possible to consume. Therefore, we hope that Mr. Lin can make a large-scale event advertisement before the book goes on sale. Of course, it will definitely not let you run around, Mr. Lin. A few of them in Kyoto are enough. Plus, add in some of your pictures, or autographs or the like, and the sales can be significant. Although these methods belong to the old bottle, the quality of the wine in the bottle is the decisive factor, and after the estimation of our specialists, if you go out, there will be no problem. Song Ye smiled and talked eloquently, letting explain some attempts that seemed to them to be a win-win situation. Whether it is a musician or a top student in the college entrance examination, it goes without saying that well-known authors can be used to advertise books. Nowadays, how normal it is for several halos to come together on one thing. Several layers of brilliance are sandwiched together, and there are a lot of things that come out. Besides, it doesn't cost money to use it, who doesn't want to use it. For publishing houses, all musicians or filmmakers are good at writing books, and two or more halos are good for their own talents.

"Nope." Although he immediately had an answer in his heart, Lin Feng still took some time to be silent before he said, "Say something that might make people feel uncomfortable." These works of mine are not for sale, but for sale, whether it is music or stories, although so far, I can't count in the ranking of rich people, but for me personally, it is about the same. So I don't want to be too deliberate about my own advertising. Just go with the flow. ”

"Mr. Lin, what you said is very reasonable. However, Mr. Lin, we need to consider the cost, and these conditions of yours will have a certain profit in the long run. However, in the short term, if there is no thrust, the income of our company will not be good, and it will not even be enough to cover the cost. I hope you can think twice, Mr. Lin. Song Ye said very sincerely.

After a pause, he added, "Mr. Lin, from another point of view, if you are willing to come forward to publicize, it will be a good publicity for our company and you." It's actually a mutually beneficial thing. ”

After speaking, Song Ye couldn't help but pick up the cup on the table to moisten his throat, so he looked at Lin Feng directly, waiting, hoping that Lin Feng would let go.

"Mr. Song, I appreciate the kindness of you and your society. It's just that I still have to continue my studies, and it doesn't seem like exposing myself too much to the public, I hope you can understand. Lin Feng smiled, "As for the thrust, I think the words Lin Feng or a bowl of soup are enough." Although I can't guarantee how much you will sell, I believe that your company already knew these stories when they chose them. ”

Lin Feng's voice was still very calm and light, without much resolute tone and content, but it showed the meaning of rejecting people thousands of miles away, so that Song Ye, who opened his mouth to say something, finally closed his mouth. Lin Feng's attitude made him a little unaware.

"Mr. Lin, let's sign the contract first, and then let's talk while eating." Song Ye proposed. Since it doesn't make sense, let's use the means, eat and drink a little first, and wait for the brain to be a little confused, and then it will be easy to do. Anyway, the contract was originally finalized, and it must be signed, and it is the same if you sign it early or late.

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