Chapter 53: Million Deals
"Are you the one who rescued us?"
Li Wen asked, and in front of Li Wen sat a young man smoking a cigar, this man ******, crossed Erlang's legs, and sat on the foot of the sofa.
The man set the cigar aside, "No thanks. ”
"What do you mean?" Li Wen was a little puzzled, as the saying goes, no profit is too early. In this era where lawyers' fees are billed by the minute, it is absolutely impossible for the man in front of him to help Li Wen and Chen Guo without reciprocal returns.
"Sit casually. ”
Li Wen and Chen Guo sat opposite the man, because in the unfamiliar environment, Li Wen and Chen Guo seemed a little restrained.
"Let me introduce myself first, I am the person in charge of Boundary Media, you can call me Mr. Wang. ”
"Mr. Wang, we are very grateful for what you have done, I don't know if there is anything we can do?" In the face of this kind of business person, Chen Guo's response was much more natural.
"It's simple, win-win. ”
"What kind of win-win method?" Li Wen asked warily.
"It's actually very simple, I make money, you become famous, and work together. Mr. Wang looked at Li Wen, and before Li Wen could react, Mr. Wang picked up the tablet on the coffee table and pushed it in front of Li Wen and Chen Guo.
The tablet shows the news that Levine had been named "City Lights" twice before.
Mr. Wang stretched out his hand and motioned, "Turn back." ”
Flip to the next page, and there is an edited press release on the page, but it has not yet been published.
"What do you mean?" asked Chen Guo.
"It's very simple, how many people have won the title of City Light in this city? How many people have won the title of City Light twice in a row? Moreover, it is very likely that he will receive the title of City Light for the third time. Mr. Wang picked up the wine glass on the table, poured half a glass into the glass, and pushed it in front of Li Wen, "However, these are all foreshadowing, the most important thing is your identity as a writer, which is the part we want to work with." ”
Li Wen glanced back at Chen Guo, wanting to seek Chen Guo's opinion, Chen Guo understood, "You mean, you want to take the opportunity to hype, right?"
"It's all right. Mr. Wang smiled, "I like to work with smart people, and it saves a lot of trouble." ”
"But I'm writing web novels. Levine said.
"It doesn't matter what novel you write, the important thing is that you are a writer, and an online writer is also a writer, am I not wrong?" Mr. Wang opened the drawer of the coffee table, and in the drawer was a stack of contracts, and Mr. Wang put the contracts on the table, "I have a few novels that have been written here, if your name is hung up, plus a certain degree of promotion, it will definitely sell well." ”
"This ...... This doesn't seem to be very legal, right?" Li Wen raised his head and took a sip of the foreign wine in the cup, a very "top" feeling made Li Wen's face distort, but he could only swallow the wine in one gulp with nausea, "If someone finds out, isn't it good?"
"God knows, you know and I know, who will find out?" Mr. Wang spread his hands, full of confidence.
"But any reader or peer with a little eyesight will see the change in style at a glance, what if something goes wrong at that time?" Chen Guo said in a worried tone, "Moreover, this is indeed illegal and non-compliant." ”
"Wrong, ghostwriting has always been a dark area in the industry, let's not talk about physical books, let's talk about online novels, a considerable part of which were written by gunmen. Mr. Wang took a puff on his cigar and exhaled a cloud of smoke, "Since everyone is doing this, what do you have to worry about?"
"How much money can I get?" If Wen Li wants to become a platinum writer, it will definitely cost a lot of money to promote it in the later stage, and if I can get money now, it is indeed a good choice," this is the question I am concerned about. ”
"Okay, straight to the point, I like it. Mr. Wang pushed the contract in front of Li Wen, "As long as you sign the contract for these four books, you can get 1 million yuan in the upfront payment and 50% of the later royalties." ”
Li Wen crossed his hands in front of him, his face tangled, "Will there be any risk then?"
"No risk to you. Mr. Wang replied.
"If there's no risk, wouldn't it be the same if you asked anyone to do it?
"Do you think which one is more selling, an outdated writer or a popular city hero?" Mr. Wang took out his mobile phone and opened the transfer interface, "I don't believe I need to say more about the rest, right? ”
"But ......" If it were the real world, Ke Bo who was attached to Li Wen's body would definitely not hesitate to sign these contracts that were just bad money, but now that Ke Bo was attached to Li Wen's body to carry out the task, it was natural to consider whether the task could be completed, and whether what he did was legitimate.
Mr. Wang got up and walked to the window, the huge floor-to-ceiling window gave you an unobstructed view of the scenery outside the window, "In our lifetime, there may be only one chance for you to turn over, depending on whether you can catch it." If you catch it, you will achieve yourself, and if you can't catch it, you can only become an ordinary person. ”
"Well, I'll think about it, okay?"
Li Wen's answer made Mr. Wang laugh and cry, and the word "think about it" is indeed applicable to most rejection scenarios:
"Can you be my girlfriend?"
"Think about it. ”
"What's the cooperation?"
"Think about it. ”
"Do you want to vote for the author's demarcation?"
"Think about it. ”
"Would you like to collect this book?"
"Think about it. ”
Such a statement, although euphemistic, is often misleading.
"The money is here, it's your problem whether you take it or not. Mr. Wang made the final effort this time.
Mr. Wang came to Li Wen, took out a business card with exquisite workmanship from his coat pocket and handed it to Li Wen, and returned to his place and sat down.
"Just give me a reply after you've thought about it. Mr. Wang added, then picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip.
Li Wen and Chen Guo got up and nodded in greeting and left, and the two returned to the rental house in the urban village, and the two came to Chen Guo's room together. Until now, Li Wen's room is still in a state where he can make the charter wife fine his deposit.
Li Wen spoke, "Do you think I should sign a contract with him?"
"I don't know, after all, one million is not a small number, and many people don't earn one million in their lifetime. ”
"However, I don't think it's right. Levine said.
Li Wen lowered his head slightly, turned his head to look at Chen Guo, and wanted to seek Chen Guo's constructive advice, "What do you think?"
"Whatever choice you make, I'm with you. ”
Chen Guo stretched out his hand and held Li Wen's hand, Li Wen wanted to withdraw his hand back, but Chen Guo exerted his hand and held Li Wen's hand tightly.
Unexpectedly, this time there was no situation when the "Achievement Xiang Yu Hegemony" occurred, before Ke Bo wanted to misbehave against Yu Ji, but the result was that Yu Ji left inexplicably, and in the end he could only "play" with his good brothers every day.
It is precisely Chen Guo's attitude that has given Li Wen a certain "hint", according to Li Wen's memory documents, Li Wen has always been a jealous and hateful person.
For this kind of ghostwriting behavior, Li Wen sneered even more, and wanted to kill him quickly.
Coupled with what the system often said before, "follow your own heart", Li Wen finally came up with the answer.
Li Wen gently withdrew his hand from Chen Guo's palm, and his palm was already soaked with sweat.
"Hey, is that Mr. Wang?" Li Wen dialed Mr. Wang's phone number on his business card.
"It seems that you are a smart person, you have finally figured it out, right?" On the other end of the phone, Mr. Wang's tone could not hide his excitement.
"You're misunderstood, I mean to say, thank you for your kindness. ”
Hearing Li Wen's words, Mr. Wang realized that he had been rejected, "You have to think about it carefully, the remuneration brought to you by these contracts is enough for you to become a master." ”
"I know, it's just that it's not the way I want it to. ”
"Heh, Li Wen, do you know how stupid your words sound?" Mr. Wang was very displeased, "This kind of opportunity is not available to everyone, do you have to cherish it?"
"It's not my style of doing things, and it's against my heart, so ......," Li Wen stressed again.
"Damn, you writers are really ...... Besides, most of the people who do this have made a fortune, and in modern society, money is king, understand?"
"Mr. Wang, thank you again for your kindness. Li Wen took a deep breath, looking at the dilapidated rooms around him and Chen Guo sitting on the side, Li Wen did not hesitate, "In addition, I will give you a word for free, it has always been like this, right?"
Li Wen hung up.
Chen Guo looked at Li Wen with a look of schadenfreude, "You know what you gave up just now, right?"
"Isn't it just money?" Li Wen actually pretended, "Although I really want to be a platinum writer, I must achieve my goals through my own efforts, not engage in these crooked ways." ”
"Yes, ambitious, I'm optimistic about you. ”
Chen Guo laughed heartily, lying flat on the bed, his lower abdomen exposed, and Li Wen hurriedly twisted his head to the side.
"Isn't it you?" Chen Guo sat up from the bed and looked at Li Wen with a wicked smile on his face, "Are you the rhythm of being single for more than twenty years?"
"Don't make a fuss. Li Wen snickered at the corner of his mouth and twisted his head to the side shyly.
"Congratulations, you have completed the [Haoran Righteousness] achievement, which increases the mission progress by 10%, and the total progress is 33%. ”
It seems that Levine's choice was the right one.
In a small, dimly lit room, a man sits on a chair, and behind him, a middle-aged man with glasses stands.
"What are you going to do?" the middle-aged man asked.
"Since he doesn't listen to me, then I naturally want him to come to me on his knees when the time comes. ”
"What do you mean?
"Hmm. ”。
The man with glasses left, and the man sitting on the chair turned the chair around, and under the light outside the window, the man's face was finally "exposed": it was Mr. Wang, who had cooperated with Li Wentan before.
"Li Wen, Li Wen, it's time for you to enjoy the beating of society. ”