The two sat quietly in the small restaurant, the atmosphere was a little weird, one big and one small, forming a strange combination.

It's strange, not because of age, but because of the atmosphere, which makes people feel very interesting.

The aura of a young man is far greater than that of a middle-aged person, and it seems that the identity is normal in reverse, but visually it is not like this, anyway, it is very strange.

"Just say anything about it! I have classes in the afternoon. ”

Xiang Yang looked at the person in front of him, probably about the same age as his father, dressed in a Mao suit, looking meticulous, but he was very restrained.

Xiang Yang is not very good at reading people, but he is sure that he is an honest person.

Li Jianguo was a little nervous, he didn't know what was going on, when he saw this young man, there was always a nervous emotion in his heart, and he couldn't control it.

This is a completely irrational phenomenon, but it is happening so wonderfully.

Li Jianguo silently sorted out his emotions, took a sip of soup with a spoon, looked at the gradually thinning crowd outside, and then spoke.

"Then I'll say it." He smiled a little shyly.

"Actually, this time I came mainly because of Xiang Yang's work, the ghost blowing lamp you wrote is too popular, and the magazine is ready to take advantage of this opportunity to change the story club magazine from the original monthly to semi-monthly, but Xiang Yang has not replied for a long time, so he sent me to ask."

Li Jianguo said it very tactfully, but it was also very clear.

Xiang Yang nodded and said, "There is no problem with this, I will prepare the following two issues of manuscripts at the end of the week and send them to your society when the time comes." ”

This result was expected by Xiang Yang, but it was unexpected.

Because the ghost blows the lamp is too popular, and he has not replied for a long time, the story will come, which is expected. But I didn't expect it to be because of the semi-monthly magazine.

When did the story change to a semi-monthly magazine?

Xiang Yang didn't know this, but he was sure that it would definitely not be now.

Now because of the relationship between a work, it directly determines the future direction of a magazine, is this too child's play?

Is it the will of the people?

Or is it ambition?

This is not something that Xiang Yang needs to think about.

Originally, this conversation was supposed to end like this, but I didn't expect this to be the beginning, no wonder the other party was so nervous.

Li Jianguo rubbed his hands and continued: "Then thank you Xiang Yang for your cooperation, we have discussed the manuscript fee, and we will increase it to 120,000 words for you, which is already beyond the standard in the industry." ”

Xiang Yang nodded and said thank you.

After all, the per capita income is generally low, and the salary of employees of state-owned enterprises is only more than 100 points, and those who receive teacher subsidies are even less.

As long as Xiang Yang uses his pen, he can earn nearly 1,000 income in one day, which can be regarded as a high-income group in later generations.

It's just that Xiangyang cares about the money?

Of course not.

Seeing that Xiang Yang was very bland, Li Jianguo couldn't help but be a little nervous, and when he just came to his mouth, he was swallowed back again.

This is indeed an extraordinary teenager.

But in the end, he still said it, and he had no confidence at all.

"Actually, I have other things to do."

From his black leather bag, he took out a piece of paper with dense terms on it.

"This is the authorization letter of the ghost blowing out the lamp, our magazine wants to buy the copyright of the ghost blowing the lamp, if you agree, you can sign it, of course, we still pay the manuscript fee."

After speaking, he looked at Xiang Yang and waited for his reply.

Xiang Yang was stunned, and then the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, he just glanced at the authorization letter, and the buyout price on it was very dazzling.

Xiang Yang was not angry, and said in a very calm tone: "Uncle Li, you are an elder, you should know more than me, do you think I will sign this?" ”

"Let's not talk about my age, even if I sign it, there is no legal benefit, and then the price of this buyout ......"

Li Jianguo was stunned for a moment, and his old face was very red.

He once again ignored Xiang Yang's age, and he felt a little incredible.

"Uh...... That's true, we can consider the signing in the long run, as for the price, is Xiang Yang not satisfied? ”

Li Jianguo paused for a moment and continued: "Actually, this price is already very high, according to the calculation of 100,000 words of the novella, the price of 20,000 yuan is already very high, and this side does not count the income from the manuscript fee, in fact, if you calculate it, it is already more than 30,000 yuan......"

"Who told you that my novel is only 100,000 words?" Xiang Yang asked.

"This ......" Li Jianguo was speechless for a while, he really didn't think about this problem, in fact, he was just a messenger and errand, and the rest of the things were the result of discussion by the editorial department, he didn't know the situation in advance, so naturally he didn't think about it so much.

"And what is the estimated word count of your novel? This aspect is negotiable. ”

Xiang Yang shook his head, resolutely refused, and said: "I won't sell the copyright of the ghost blowing lamp, and I still ask your society to die for this heart!" I will continue to send the story...... So be it! Thank you for the meal. ”

Xiang Yang stood up, said thank you, and was about to walk out.

"Wait......" Li Jianguo also stood up, slapped a fifty note on the table, and hurriedly followed.

"Don't you think about it anymore? What an opportunity! ”

Xiang Yang sneered and said, "You don't need to think about it anymore, the copyright will definitely not be sold." ”

"Can you tell me how many words there are in this novel?" Li Jianguo was unrelenting, but then emphatically said: "This is not the meaning of the magazine, it is my personal request." ”

"About two million words!"

Li Jianguo was stunned there, feeling that the world was spinning, what is the concept of two million words?

The eagle shooting written by Master Jin is only 1.2 million words, which is already a large novel, and they think that the ghost blowing the lamp is only a 100,000-word novella, which is a bit big.

Of course, Xiang Yang will not say that two million online articles in later generations are just the beginning, and some gods have no problem writing tens of millions.

And the ghost blowing the lamp is, in a sense, also belongs to the category of online articles, so it is reasonable to have so many words.

But in this era, there is no online text, not even the Internet.

Li Jianguo didn't follow, maybe he was shocked, or maybe he didn't have hope in the first place, after all, no one is stupid, and stupid people can't write such good works.

The value of the ghost blowing out the lamp is immeasurable, and if you want to buy out the copyright for 20,000 yuan, this is no different from grabbing, Xiang Yang naturally will not agree.

His original plan was to prepare to run it himself, after all, this was the few chips he could hold in his hand, and once he handed it over, it would undoubtedly be a chicken and an egg.

After that, Xiang Yang didn't see Li Jianguo again, thinking that he should go back.

Of course, Xiang Yang is also an honest child, and he will naturally do what he promised others, and he sacrificed a good weekend to write a manuscript of more than 10,000 words in the dark, and sent it to the editorial department of the story club while it was hot.

I don't know what kind of mood they will feel after receiving this manuscript......