After arriving in Hong Kong City, Tian Shao stayed in an apartment, while Ling Xiumei stayed in a high-end hotel arranged by Xing Shaohui. This time, in addition to Yuan Jin, Tian Shao was accompanied by an ordinary-looking female bodyguard named Ling Su. Tian Shao's apartment
There are three rooms, which is just enough.
Knowing that Tian Shao would stay for a while, the apartment was also equipped with a telephone. The first thing Tian Shao did when he moved in was to call Zhao Xiaorou, but he didn't want to make several calls from noon to four o'clock in the afternoon without getting through.
Tian Shao couldn't help but worry about Zhao Xiaorou. She didn't know Bao Huamao's phone number, so she called Xing Shaohui. As a result, there was no one at Xing Shaohui's phone number. She patted her head. At this time, Uncle Xing should be with Xiumei.
After thinking about it, Tian Shao asked Yuan Jin to go to Zhao Xiaorou's apartment. The two places were not far apart, and it only took Yuan Jin an hour to take a taxi there and back.
Yuan Jin said: "The security guard at the apartment said that Ms. Zhao went to the Maldives for vacation half a month ago."
Tian Shao felt relieved when he heard that Zhao Xiaorou was going on vacation.
Xing Shaohui came over in the evening. This time he mainly talked about cooperation with Wandao. Tian Shao repeated what he had said to Ling Xiumei, and then said: "My bottom line is 37 points. If we can talk about 28 points
That couldn't be better."
Xing Shaohui feels that at most we can only talk about 46 points, 37 points is difficult, and 28 points is even more impossible.
Tian Shao said: "Thirty-seven points is the bottom line. If you don't want to, forget it."
Seeing that Xing Shaohui was still talking, Tian Shao waved his hand and said: "Uncle Xing, you have to know that Wandao is not his comic newspaper. If they don't agree, find another one. Anyway, if the share ratio is lower than this, there is no way I can agree.
"
Xing Shaohui knew that she would not change her mind, so he nodded and said: "Xiao Shao, Xiumei doesn't understand comics. I'm worried that she will be suspected by the other party when she comes forward to negotiate a meeting."
Although Ling Xiumei has been with Tian Shao for such a long time, she doesn't like comics and is a typical layman. K has a reputation as a talented cartoonist, and the secret will be exposed as soon as the other person tries her.
Tian Shao thought for a moment and said: "Then don't show up. When the negotiation comes, just say that K doesn't like being in crowded places. If you have anything to do, you can convey it then. Uncle Xing, if there is nothing important during this time, we will
Call us!”
Xing Shaohui nodded in agreement, and then gave him some manuscripts he brought: "Xiao Shao, these are the manuscripts selected by Editor Gong. He thinks they are very good. I can't tell whether they are good or bad."
Tian Shao took it and looked at it. There were more than ten articles in a variety of categories, including criminal investigation, suspense and supernatural, and upgrades to fight monsters. It is not difficult to find that these are all imitating the types of their comic newspapers.
After reading it, she selected six manuscripts and said: "The plots of these more than ten manuscripts are all good, especially the one about solving the case. However, the character portraits are still a bit lacking."
She said it more euphemistically. According to her aesthetics, these comic characters are not good-looking.
Xing Shaohui smiled and said: "The characters can be revised at that time, but the story is really good. Editor-in-chief Gong said that you will definitely like this manuscript. Xiao Shao, how much do you think the royalties should be for this manuscript?"
The price for newcomers is usually twenty to thirty, which is not very high. Tian Shao really thought this manuscript was good. She thought about it and said: "Fifty-one issues, if the sales are good, we will raise the price. As for how much to raise,
Let Chief Editor Gong decide."
She originally had 300 issues per issue, but once the sales were booming, she raised the price to 3,000, so the price increase will be determined by sales volume.
"good."
Later, Xing Shaohui reported to Tian Shao on the company's recent operating conditions. It was as big as signing a publisher to specialize in single comics; as small as recruiting three front desks. In addition to being responsible for visits and submissions, these three front desks
The person is also responsible for opening letters.
Nowadays, there is no need for communication to be developed in later generations. Today's readers write letters to express their love. Of course, those who don't like it will also write letters to scold them, and even send bloody blades. This is thanks to the fact that everyone in Hong Kong knows that K is in Maple Leaf
The country is not in a port city, otherwise we would definitely have to recruit a few more people to handle these letters.
The two of them talked until about ten o'clock in the evening.
When Xing Shaohui left, he said to Tian Shao: "Xiao Shao, Miss Zhao went to the casino half a month ago. She even left her phone number when she got there, saying that you would call her when you came."
Tian Shao knew there was a problem as soon as he heard this: "I asked Yuan Jin to go to her apartment in the afternoon, and the security guard there said that he went to the Maldives. Uncle Xing, did Xiaorou encounter any trouble?"
Xing Shaohui felt that Tian Shao was really too sharp. He nodded and said, "We encountered some trouble. Her mother gambled more and more and started to borrow loan sharks. Last year, Miss Zhao helped him pay back 20,000 yuan, but she didn't expect that this year it would be even more
Cruel, I have to pay back 50,000 yuan with interest. Miss Zhao probably figured it out and said she would not pay back the money, and avoided the casino because she was afraid of being harassed by her mother."
Tian Shao understood and deliberately said that she was going to the Maldives because she was afraid that her mother would come to the casino to find her: "How could you bet so big?"
She didn't know what the average salary in Hong Kong City was now, but the basic salary of clothing salespersons in shopping malls was one to two thousand. The lower-level workers were even lower. It was too exaggerated to lose fifty thousand in one breath.
Xing Shaohui checked Zhao's mother and said: "She used to win and lose thousands in poker every month, but at that time she relied on luck and card skills. Since Ms. Zhao dated Mr. Bao, her gambling has become bigger and bigger, and she has changed casinos.
Winning or losing is not decided by the banker."
"I hope Xiaorou can hold on and not pay off her debt this time."
Xing Shaohui shook his head and said, "Don't worry about this. The gambling debt has been paid off. Qin Fang asked her youngest daughter to go to a nightclub to be a princess. It will take less than three months to pay off the gambling debt."
This nightclub is like a gold-selling den. Zhao Xiaorou's sister is pretty and has a sweet mouth, so she should be able to get away with it.
Tian Shao is confused. The last time I came here, Zhao Xiaorou said that her mother's neighbor took her daughter to pay off a debt. It was her turn so soon. It would be better not to encounter such a mother and daughter. I hope this incident can make Zhao Xiaorou stay away from that.
Women, otherwise they will be implicated sooner or later.
It was already very late at this time, so Tian Shao didn't call. No one answered the call the next morning, so Tian Shao called the front desk and left a message. Zhao Xiaorou would call her back when he got the news.
Tian Shao had breakfast and was about to go out for a walk when someone knocked on the door. Yuan Jin opened the door and saw the unfamiliar Zhang Jianhe, and asked warily: "Who are you?"
Zhang Jianhe said in Cantonese: "I am Zhong Gao, a friend of Miss Zhao. She recommended me to find Miss Xing."
Yuan Jin has also mastered Cantonese since returning, and simple communication is not a problem: "You have to pass it."
Tian Shao didn't know what Zhang Jianhe's name was, but when he heard that Zhao Xiaorou recommended him, he guessed that it was him. When they invited people in, he was secretly relieved when he saw Zhang Jianhe. Although Pei Yue said that he had found someone reliable.
Zhang Jianhe would definitely be able to reach the port city safely. But there was no guarantee of smuggling. Now that the person was standing in front of her intact, she was truly relieved.