Chapter 23: Big News (1)

Yunomatsu glanced at Su Hanzhi, who nodded, then lowered his head again and did not speak. Most of the women in this era are like this, and Yuno Matsu is not surprised, the only thing that is a little puzzled is why a woman who is proficient in Western studies is so introverted, and why does she walk with such a gangster-like man?

As a newspaper man, he has seen a lot of ugliness in the world, and he has already imagined many unbearable plots in his mind. I'm afraid this woman was forcibly occupied by this man, but this kind of thing happens a lot, he is just a newspaper man, and between him and this woman, there is more of a cooperative relationship, if the other party doesn't speak, he can't solve any problems for him.

Seeing that Su Hanzhi agreed, Yuno Matsu didn't say much, first asked Su Hanzhi's name, and then asked about her study experience. Before Zhao Guanhou published the article, he had already thought that there would be this kind of inquiry, and said that the matter of Kapeiwen was given to Su Hanzhi by an old nun professor a few years ago, and this person has now left, his whereabouts are unknown, and he has nowhere to visit.

As for this story, it is just a story conceived in Su Hanzhi's mind based on the nun's description of Paris. Influenced by the Chinese people's own culture, there is inevitably a shadow of chivalrous crime novels in her story, Mr. Luo Ping is strong in martial arts, and he is also half of the green forest. It does not exactly coincide with the traditional image of a European detective.

A few years ago, there was a teaching case in Jinmen, the church was burned, the missionaries were killed, and the nuns were left in exile. If Yunomatsu wants to investigate, with his connections, he can find out whether this nun exists, but the question is, whether this is necessary. All he cared about was how much was left of this story and whether Su Hanzhi had the ability to fulfill his commission.

After listening to Zhao Guanhou's brief description, Yuno Song concluded that the story of Luo Ping, the thief, was a long work, and the author should already have a relatively systematic idea and outline in his mind, and as long as he was willing to pay, she would continue to provide follow-up manuscripts. In fact, the story of the thief Luo Ping has just been published, and the effect is not yet visible, but Yuno Song was able to run the first Chinese-language newspaper in the Capet Concession, so he is naturally not a fool.

Since Consul General Capet was all interested in this story, how could the newspaper sell poorly? In Jinmen now, the newspaper industry is still an emerging industry, the circle is pitiful, and no one can hide any news, and if he doesn't take the lead, this author may be poached by some of his peers.

He took out an envelope from his arms and put it on the table, "Ms. Su, here is twenty yuan Yingyang, of which fifteen yuan is your remuneration." Your work has a total of 25,000 words, and we pay Yingyang 6 yuan for every 10,000 words. The other five yuan is the fee I paid for your manuscript appointment, and the follow-up chapters of your Rogue Luo Ping will be published exclusively by my Axiomatic Newspaper. If you want to print and publish it in the future, you will pay a separate fee. ”

Yingyang is a silver coin that flows into Taixi, and its value is higher than that of Jinyang, and the common people give it the nickname of Fanfo. Twenty yuan of Yingyang, which can be exchanged for about twelve taels of Kuping silver. Su Hanzhi couldn't believe it, just wrote so many words by himself, it can be worth twenty Buddhas? couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zhao Guanhou, but saw that Zhao Guanhou looked like he took it for granted, and he didn't collect the money.

"Oh, that's not something to be hasty. We will accept the manuscript fee, as for taking the five yuan deposit, I think Mr. Xiong should take it back, the sales of Luo Ping's story may not be very good, if no one reads it, doesn't it make you lose the deposit in vain? We have to be conscientious in doing things, and Mr. Xiong is so loving, we can't be perfunctory at will. The story conceived by Han Zhi is far more than Luo Ping, if this story is not good, other stories may be more in line with the needs of readers. At that time, it is not too late to make a reservation, if this Luo Ping rushes the deposit, I am afraid that it will be too early, and you will regret it in the future. ”

Yunomatsu naturally understands that the young gangsters on the other side keep saying that they want to talk about their conscience, but in fact, they don't think the price is enough, and they don't want to sell Luo Ping's follow-up story to him, and they are ready to sell it at a price. If it were someone else, Yuno Matsu at this time could have walked away, close to three taels of silver, and exchanged for a newcomer's manuscript, which was already a sky-high price.

No matter how well the novel is written, a newcomer can't expect too high a price, and besides, her book is still in her own hands. As long as she takes down Luo Ping's novel and doesn't publish it, no matter how good her story is, no one knows, and she can't get a penny back. Looking at the simplicity of this house, this family is afraid that they don't even have food for the night, and they will fight a war of attrition with themselves, and in the end, they can only hold it first.

But the problem is that time is not on his side right now. The consul general's request cannot be taken lightly, and if he does not do this for a long time, FranΓ§ois will not always wait for him.

There were many people in the concession who were willing to work for the consul general, and they were not the only choice. Besides, since the consul general has become a lover of this book, he can't do it if he wants to ban her, and if he can't take this story, he will eventually be robbed by other newspapers, and the Congregational newspaper will become a big joke in the industry.

He smiled and took out two more eagles, "Sir is polite, from the perspective of a newspaperman, the quality of this novel is impeccable, and I am confident that it will become an influential and excellent work." Not only will it be serialized in a newspaper, but I will also publish it overseas when I have the opportunity in the future. In recent years, the novels of the Taisi people have been sold to my Dajin, but my Dajin's works are rarely sold to Taixi, and this time, we are going to set a precedent. Please believe that Congregational Newspaper is a powerful newspaper, and Xiong and Consul General Cape are also very good friends, as long as Miss Su cooperates with us, it is not a dream for her works to be sold to Caet or even the whole of Europa. ”

On the side, Jiang Fengzhi had already listened to the intention and kept signaling to Su Hanzhi, but Su Hanzhi's eyes only fell on Zhao Guanhou. Zhao Guanhou was not in a hurry, took the prepared contract from Xiong Yesong, and after reading it a few times, he said to Su Hanzhi: "Sister, since the editor-in-chief Xiong has this good intention, we will not be able to save people's face, let's sign it." ”

Su Hanzhi nodded, picked up the quill, wrote his name on the contract, and pressed the bright red handprint. In this era, the contracts are relatively rough in terms of content and terms, and there is no fairness at all, strictly speaking, there is no guarantee for Su Hanzhi's power.

However, objectively, the current newspaper industry is developing slowly, and there are not many people to choose from. I didn't sign up with him, and I didn't have a better newspaper to choose from.

Zhao Guanhou only saw Yuno Song come to the door in person, and realized that this manuscript may have triggered some repercussions that he didn't know, and it should be a big person, or some powerful person, who became interested in this book. His mentality is very good, and how much profit Yunomatsu gets from it is not the point, but it is okay if he doesn't suffer a loss. As for future cooperation, there are resources from the Congregational Newspaper, and if the other party is really willing to push Su Hanzhi's works, it will also be a good thing to build Su Hanzhi's fame.

Seeing that this contract was finally finalized, Yuno Matsu's heart was slightly relaxed, and then he said: "Since the contract has been signed, we will be partners in the future, and we must have more contacts in the future and communicate with each other." In addition, there is a little thing here, I hope Miss Su can help. I have a good friend and a lover of detective novels, and he has an idea......"

After listening to his proposal, Su Hanzhi's mouth opened slightly, and the expression on her face was a little confused, she didn't know who Sherlock Holmes was, how could she put this character in the story. She didn't think that Guanhou would know about this person, nor did she think that he would do anything.

But Zhao Guanhou looked calm, and only nodded, "Oh, I don't know about writing books, but I've heard books and plays." After all, it is not difficult to add someone in, since it is a friend of Xiongye, it is also our friend, and it is also appropriate to do a little favor. It's just that this story, after all, has to be redone, you have to give us some time, you can't ask for it right away. ”

"That's nature, we know that. Just give Miss Su a little advice, in terms of time, don't rush, we can take our time. ”

Even if Su Hanzhi really wrote Luo Ping vs. Sherlock Holmes now, Yuno Song would not use it now, compared to the name of Sherlock Holmes, Luo Ping is too far behind. It is always necessary to beat the popularity of this character out, let the reader know that there is such a person, and then add Sherlock Holmes to it to have an effect. In short, His Excellency the Consul General would like to see that as long as the time can be guaranteed and the manuscript can be submitted on time, other problems are not a problem.

He saw that the negotiation was going very smoothly and he was in a very good mood, as for the two extra pieces of Yingyang, for him, it was actually nothing. He asked with a smile, "Is Ms. Su free to sit at the Roman Restaurant in the concession?" I have a seat there, and not long ago there was a very good Capet chef who had just been hired as their head chef, and he made oyster soups that were not inferior to those in Parisian restaurants. To celebrate our collaboration, I would like to invite us to have a drink, and I don't know what Ms. Su thinks. ”

Su Hanzhi shook his head, "I...... I'm going to take care of the crown...... His legs. ”

Hearing Su Hanzhi say this, Yuno Matsu hurriedly smiled: "This blames me, it's because I didn't pay attention to this." This gentleman's leg seems to be a little inconvenient, in Jinmen, if you want to treat bone injuries, you still have to go to Jinjiajiao to visit Su Langzhong. I know him first-hand, you can get my business card to him......"

Zhao Guanhou shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, but it's too late for you to say this, my leg was seen by Dr. Su." After reading it, it became what it is now. I'm not afraid of your jokes and become a tiptoe. As he spoke, he stood up and took a few steps, not ashamed of his inconvenience.

Yuno Matsu was stunned at first, but after a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted outside, "Xiao Liu, you report back to the club and call two more people to take the camera." Xiao Zhang, you go outside and call a rickshaw to send this gentleman to Jinjiajiao, I think we can do an interview, show some skills, and give me the news a little better. ”