Chapter 26 Fee Increase
The Dongying cuisine of this era is no worse than Wang Defu's world, perhaps because the ingredients are more pure and natural, or it may be because the chef of this restaurant does have two brushes.
Wang Defu, who was focused on food, naturally ignored Ding Mei, who always wanted to talk to him more, his response seemed very formulaic, but he inadvertently flattered Ling Jingsu and soothed the irritability in her heart.
In Ling Jingsu's opinion, a talented writer like Wang Defu is really not as superficial as ordinary men, as long as women take the initiative, they will be poured ecstasy soup, thinking that they are amazingly attractive, but they don't know that women are just teasing them at will.
Interestingly, if a man does not express his initiative to a woman, the man will be complained of as a "straight man of steel" and "a lonely man", in fact, there are so many straight men of steel in this world, but some men know everything well and easily get hints from women, but they deliberately ignore it, because the woman cannot arouse his interest.
Of course, Ding Mei didn't know Wang Defu's true identity, she only thought that Wang Defu, like Du Shuhuan, was a person in Ling Jingsu's circle of friends, and she might also have participated in the investment in "Red Rose".
And Wang Defu is obviously younger than Du Shuhuan, his appearance is several levels higher, and his bookish atmosphere is also very pleasing, which undoubtedly stimulates Ding Mei's enthusiasm, and she can't wait to learn more about Wang Defu, which shows that no matter what era the handsome guy is, she can make a woman let go of her reserve.
It's ridiculous that Ling Jingsu guessed all kinds of reasons for Ding Mei's abnormal behavior in her heart, but she didn't expect that the other party was just because Wang Defu was only handsome......
If Ling Jingsu knew that this was the reason, she would definitely think that Ding Mei was too superficial, how could a woman be so face-controlled? But deep down, she will definitely understand each other, is it only allowed for men to be passionate about beautiful women, and not for women to be passionate about handsome guys?
Ding Mei is a woman with a lot of eyesight, otherwise she would not be able to dance so long-sleeved and maintain excellent popularity, after perceiving that Wang Defu did not react much to her enthusiasm, she finally corrected her mistake and began to be enthusiastic not only for him alone, but also to try to mobilize the atmosphere of the entire private room.
Wang Defu and Du Shuhuan both ordered plum wine to drink, the plum wine is not high, the taste is sweet and sour, not bitter at all, and the taste is good, it can be seen that this Dongying restaurant has indeed done it in terms of details, if it is an inferior plum wine with a bad taste, it is a very bad mood.
Under the influence of Ding Mei's enthusiasm, everyone also toasted each other, and it was like eating Dongying cuisine into a traditional meal, but everyone's mood was very happy, even Ling Jingsu, who was a little irritable at the beginning, later eliminated the mustard in his heart and integrated into a good atmosphere.
For acquaintances, even if Ling Jingsu has a cold personality, she will definitely not put on any show, if this is the case, then she is afraid that she will never be able to make friends.
A meal can be said to be a happy meal, Wang Defu also felt a long-lost relaxation, only felt that he had been shrouded in the shadow of the old-style big family since he came over, but now he has stubbornly relied on his memory and talent to break out a path of his own.
At the dinner table, Ling Jingsu also made it clear that she would increase the remuneration of "Ms. Yiren" from the original 1 silver dollar per thousand words to 3 silver dollars per 1,000 words, which clearly regarded "Ms. Yiren" as a powerful writer, and only by offering such a remuneration would be in line with the value of "her".
Ling Jingsu's proposal, Wang Defu naturally would not refuse, and what satisfied him was that Ling Jingsu did not directly point out that he was "Ms. Yiren", but really thought that he was the brother of "Ms. Yiren".
In Ling Jingsu's mind, since Wang Defu was unwilling to admit this identity, of course, the fewer people who knew about it, the better, and always felt that there was a common secret between her and Wang Defu, which was already better than Ding Mei.
And whether it is Wang Defu or Ling Jingsu, they all saluted Du Shuhuan well, because if it were not for his matchmaking, there would not be a win-win situation now - Wang Defu got the remuneration he wanted, and Ling Jingsu's "Red Rose" was a big seller, and we can look forward to the future of this magazine.
Du Shuhuan was also very happy, he was already slightly drunk, his cheeks were red, and he said: "Actually, I really regret letting "Love and Sex" be published in "Red Rose", or because I am not sure that it is excellent, if I really think that it will be a big hit, I will definitely leave it in "Gusu Evening News", what a great achievement!" ”
Although Du Shuhuan has no ambitions in his career, if he makes the sales of "Gusu Evening News" go to a higher level because of him, then he will definitely impress his father, instead of thinking that he is "more than successful and not enterprising".
After Ling Jingsu heard this, she smiled lightly, but said: "I think you might as well come to "Red Rose" as the editor-in-chief, be in charge of the novel section, discover super newcomer writers like 'Ms. Yiren', and let more best-selling novels appear in our magazine, won't you feel more fulfilled?" Rather than a serious news report, you're better suited to find a good miscellaneous book. ”
After Du Shuhuan heard this, he just shook his head and said: "I don't want to disobey my old man, like now, it's good to have time to help you discover new people and new works, I really want to do it with you, I'm afraid that I will be killed by my family, sometimes I really admire you and envy you, you are so against the family, your father still hasn't cut off your money." ”
Ling Jingsu was silent when she heard Du Shuhuan say this, she knew that she could be so indulged by her father, after all, it was because of her father's love for his deceased wife, but this kind of love couldn't stop her father from continuing the strings, how could she do it if she had only a daughter and no son?
And Du Shuhuan's answer was also expected by Ling Jingsu, this guy lives so big, he doesn't have the courage to rebel once, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't even make his own decisions about marriage, maybe in his opinion, any woman can be his wife, he doesn't need to like it himself, as long as the family is satisfied.
Wang Defu didn't interject rashly, but he also heard from the conversation between the two that Ling Jingsu and Du Shuhuan had different choices, and of course he recognized Ling Jingsu more in his heart, if everything was constrained by the family and nothing could be decided by himself, what was the meaning of that person living for a lifetime.
Now that Wang Defu has temporarily solved his financial worries through the manuscript fee for "Love and Sex", he can begin to pursue the literary path that he could not approach in his previous life with peace of mind.