Chapter 23: Attitude
Muttering secretly in his heart, Zhang Ning said calmly. "Oh, maybe it's because I'm precocious. In addition, I like to read some stories on weekdays, so I wrote this novel on a whim. ”
After speaking, without waiting for Lin Ru to speak, Zhang Ning continued. "I am very confident in this novel, so I hope that Aunt Lin will give me 800,000 yuan directly, and the copyright of my book will be sold to you, what do you think?"
"This ...... Classmate He, you're not joking with me, are you?" As a senior publisher, Lin Ru knows the prospects of the Phantom City book very well, although he also thought about lowering the price more during negotiations, but Zhang Ning is still a child after all, Lin Ru does not plan to take advantage of Zhang Ning, and originally planned to have an open and good talk with Zhang Ning, but Zhang Ning did not expect to make such a request.
"Of course not, I rarely joke about it. Zhang Ningtian said shamelessly.
"Liar!" Hearing Zhang Ning's words, Yan Yayun couldn't help but whisper.
As if he hadn't heard his daughter's words, Lin Ru asked Zhang Ning. "Mr. He, do you know your own book? With my professional vision, I believe that your book will definitely sell ......."
"Sell for millions, right?" Zhang Ning interjected. "If you add gimmicks such as 'elementary school writers', it is not surprising that it will sell for two million. ”
"Now that you know, why do you want to sell the royalties?" Lin Ru puzzled.
"It's nothing, since I can write the first book, I can naturally write the second book, and I don't care about the money at all. And I need a huge sum of money right now, so I want to sell the rights to Phantom City soon...... Well, let me say this, Aunt Lin, do you understand?"
"Since you have said so, Mr. He, what else can I say. After all, she is a strong woman in the business world, and after a little silence, Lin Ru stood up and stretched out her hand towards Zhang Ning. "Then I wish us a happy cooperation. ”
"It was a pleasure to work with. ”
Now that the most critical issues have been discussed, the rest is no longer a problem. Zhang Ning unceremoniously asked for cash first, and Lin Ru agreed without a word.
As for Zhang Ning's request to let Phantom City publish it sooner, Lin Ru would not postpone it. In fact, even if Zhang Ning didn't ask for it, Lin Ru also had this consideration. Recently, Lin Ru's publishing house has not been doing well and needs to make a lot of money by publishing bestsellers. As long as it is packaged properly, Zhang Ning's Phantom City will definitely make a lot of money.
After talking in the hotel for almost an hour, after signing the contract, Zhang Ning said goodbye to Yan Yayun and Lin Ru.
"Good daughter. Standing quietly in place, until Zhang Ning's figure completely disappeared, Lin Ru turned to Yan Yayun and said. "This classmate of yours is very good, you should get closer to him more in the future, so that you should have some benefits. ”
"Mom, what are you talking nonsense!" Yan Yayun's face burned suddenly, like a sunset on the horizon. "I don't want to be close to that kind of guy. ”
"Really?" deliberately prolonged his voice, and seeing his daughter's increasingly red face, Lin Rucai smiled and said his opinion. "This classmate of yours is not simple. Originally, I thought I had mastered the negotiation, but only now, I realized that from the very beginning, I was being dragged by him, and everything was going according to his vision. ”
In fact, the main reason for this is that Zhang Ning lowered his requirements, which is why the negotiation is so easy. The so-called desirelessness is rigid, which is probably the truth. However, it is also true that Zhang Ning has always taken the initiative in negotiations, and as a primary school student, Zhang Ning is much better than other peers.
Before seeing Zhang Ning, Lin Ru thought that Zhang Ning was just a primary school student with a slightly better writing handwriting. But after some conversation just now, Zhang Ning's image in Lin Ru's heart was completely different. Although he is still a primary school student, in the process of negotiation, Zhang Ning behaves no different from adults.
This Zhang Ning is not simple!
It was precisely because of this that Lin Ru said those words to Yan Yayun.
"Hmph, that big bad guy is not as good as you think, Mom. Yan Yayun's face was red, and she seemed to think of something shy. "Well, but since you said so, Mom, I'll be reluctant to be friends with him. ”
I didn't expect to be on the list so soon, it seems that I still have to watch two shifts a day this week.
Now that it's on the list, please collect it and recommend it......
Oh, by the way, I'm not very good at depicting battles, so if you have any good comments, please let them be.
"Have you read Phantom City? This book is very beautiful, I recommend you read it. ”
"Look, I bought it when Phantom City first came out, and I recommend it to many students. ”
"Me too!" said a bespectacled junior high school girl, who nodded heavily when she heard her partner's words, and a hint of blush rose on her face. "I already recommended it to my classmates halfway through it, and now a lot of people in our class are reading it. ”
"In my class, too, most of the girls bought the book, except for the boys. ”
As if thinking of something, the girl with glasses suddenly asked. "By the way, I heard that the author of this book is a schoolboy, is it true?"
"It should be true. Another girl said. "A few days ago, the third edition of Phantom City came out, and on the title page of the third edition of Phantom City, it was written that the author was a primary school student. ”
"Wow, he can write such a good article at such a young age, I guess he must be a cute little boy. Well, I wonder if the author is as cute as Sakura. ”
"yes, yes, that's what I thought. The bespectacled girl nodded vigorously.
The same is happening everywhere in the country.
Lin Ru deserves to be a strong woman. After getting a contract with Zhang Ning, in just five weeks, Phantom City, which premiered 10,000 copies, has appeared on the market. And the results of Phantom City are as Zhang Ning expected, they are on fire, completely on fire.
Because of the creation of a gorgeous world, Phantom City was favored by readers at the beginning of the listing, and under the praise of everyone, the sales of Phantom City are rising, in just over a month, Phantom City has been published in three editions with a total of 50,000 copies.
In order to prevent himself from becoming a "monster" watched by everyone, Zhang Ning specially told Lin Ru not to write his name on the Phantom City, and only used a pen name of He Xiaosi. didn't think about it, because of the author's mystery, Phantom City sold better.
Well, that's an unexpected bonus.
What Zhang Ning didn't expect was that He Xin and Tan Feiyan also bought a copy of Phantom City, and after reading it, they said with tears in their eyes that they wanted to settle accounts with the author He Xiaosi, blaming him for making the ending too miserable and earning them a lot of tears.
This made Zhang Ning, who had the intention of showmanship, give up the idea of revealing his authorship.
Although he couldn't tell his sister about his authorship, Zhang Ning still told the truth honestly to He Feng and his wife, and handed over half of the 800,000 to them.
Although 400,000 yuan is too little compared to the funds needed for Zhang Ning's later money-making plan, it doesn't matter, as long as there is start-up capital, everything else is not a problem.
Although there are very few people who know that they are the author of Phantom City, there are still people after all. AT LEAST, THE LITTLE LOLI BEHIND ZHANG NING IS VERY CLEAR.
I don't know what Yan Yayun figured out, from school to school, she has been pestering Zhang Ning. is not to ask why Zhang Ning suddenly became so smart, or to ask Zhang Ning when he will open a new book.
All in all, at the end of one morning, Zhang Ning's head was big.
"Zhang Ning, I'll go first. Bye. ”
"Bye-bye. Holding back the joy in his heart, Zhang Ning pretended to be reluctant on his face. "We'll see you in the afternoon. ”
"Yes. Seemingly satisfied with Zhang Ning's attitude, Yan Yayun happily left the classroom with her partners.
"Whew...... Finally sent this aunt away. As soon as Yan Yayun's figure left the classroom, Zhang Ning immediately sat down with a sigh of relief.
Lin Kai on the side saw Zhang Ning's attitude and hurriedly said dissatisfied. "Damn, don't be too arrogant. Now it's the lover of your dreams who is pestering you, do you know how many people in our class envy you. ”
"That's the old dream girl, okay? I don't like little girls anymore. Zhang Ning glanced at Lin Kai.
Pulling Zhang Ning up from the chair, Lin Kai said. "I'm too lazy to care about you, didn't you say today that you were going to take He Xin to buy something, don't you hurry up. ”
"That's right. Hearing Lin Kai's words, Zhang Ning hurriedly jumped up from the chair.
He Xin's schoolbag has long been broken, but she has always refused to buy a new one, saying that she can save it. In the past, the family conditions were difficult, and since He Xin said so, naturally she didn't let her buy a new one. But now that Zhang Ning has made so much money, how can he still let He Xin use a bad schoolbag. Yesterday, Zhang Ning chatted with He Xin for a whole night, and finally got her to agree to buy a new schoolbag.
"Ah Kai, look over there!" When he was about to walk to He Xin's classroom, Zhang Ning suddenly looked into the distance with a surprised expression.
From a distance, I saw that the grove to the right of the school was shrouded in a red light, which looked quite spectacular.
"What are you talking about?" Glancing at the direction Zhang Ning was pointing, Lin Kai asked puzzled. "Isn't it just a grove, there's something to see? ”
"What, can't you see it?" Hearing Lin Kai's words, Zhang Ning realized that the students on the road seemed to not be able to see the red light, as usual, chatting and walking. Even if someone occasionally looked over there, they quickly turned their heads, as if they didn't see the red light.
What's going on?
Pointing to the grove on the mountain in the distance, Zhang Ning asked Lin Kai. "Lin Kai, can't you really see the red light over there?"
Lin Kai looked at the grove and looked at it for a long time before slowly turning his head. "Ziyou, what are you talking about, there is no red light over there at all, there can't be a problem with your eyes, right?" Speaking of this, Lin Kai looked at Zhang Ning with concern.
"It's okay, I'm okay. Squeezing out a smile on his face, Zhang Ning threw the schoolbag into Lin Kai's hand. "Akai, I remember, the head teacher has something to do with me, you accompany my sister to buy a schoolbag first, I'll go over later." ”