1114: You deserve it, you're being taken advantage of! (Return 4)
"me……"
Everyone was looking at her, and the female author whose pen name was Liang He felt unprecedented psychological pressure.
Her eyes were evasive, her ears were red, and she was completely at a loss.
On the one hand, there is the condemnation of conscience, and on the other hand, there is the pressure of life.
Han Qin's words washed through Liang He's heart repeatedly like brainwashing.
"Your writing is no worse than others, but you haven't become popular after writing for so many years. Do you know why?"
"What you lack is not writing talent, you lack an opportunity!"
"In the final analysis, the writing profession is no different from other professions. If someone praises you, you can do it even if you are not good at it. If no one praises you, you will never see your talent in your life!"
"Do you know how many times Ni Sisi has fought for royalties for 'Fish Against the Current'? If she is willing to treat you like this, are you much worse than 'Fish Against the Current'?"
"You treat her as a friend, but she may not necessarily treat you as a friend. She will lick her face to please anyone who can bring her results!"
"You are married now, your writing is tepid, and your status in the family should not be high. Look at those people who have gained fame and fortune through writing, don't you envy them at all?"
Every word made Lianghe's heart tighten.
Han Qin really knows how to "persuad" a person, analyze the interests, coerce and induce, first break down Liang He's psychological defense with words, and then put his naked interests in front of Liang He.
Although Han Qin was demoted from editor-in-chief to proofreading editor, some of her promises can still be counted. She told Lianghe that it was very embarrassing for the magazine to lose the lawsuit in Chengdu. If Lianghe was willing to testify, he could help the magazine win the Shandong Province.
In this lawsuit, the magazine casually allocated some resources to Liang He, which was enough for Liang He to break away from the status quo of tepid writing for many years.
Whether there is a platform to support it or not, the difference is really big!
Better layout, better manuscript approval rate, higher manuscript fees, and even magazine editors hand-in-hand with outlines and popular articles analyzing the market... This kind of strong praise is not only popular all over the country, but also the leader of this platform.
The author must be fine.
This is the temptation of a future and a dream. Now that youth literature is so popular in China, Liang He, who has persisted for many years, also wants to gain both fame and fortune.
If short-term promises are easy to bounce, Han Qin also gave other benefits.
The benefits that are more tangible than being the head author can immediately relieve Liang He's life pressure - why did she stay up late to finish the manuscript? Because she got married, gave birth to a baby, became a mother, and all her time during the day was occupied by the baby.
I can only finish writing in the dead of night.
Tired during the day and not getting enough sleep at night, Liang He was haggard and embarrassed from the torment of life.
By accepting the benefits from Han Qin, her financial pressure was relieved, she could hire a nanny to help take care of her children, she could have her own time again, and she could go all out to pursue her writing career!
She is not a noble person, but an ordinary person who has been crushed by real life.
Liang He lowered his head and his shoulders trembled.
——But she was not this kind of person before.
He is not a perfect good person, but he has never subjectively done any bad things... It is natural that he has lied before. Everyone will lie as they grow up, but perjury is much worse than lying.
Liang He's inner torment was more or less reflected on his face. Zheng Zhihe saw through this torment and decided in his heart: Han Qin is really incapable of doing anything. She even lacks the foresight to be a bad person.
It’s not a good choice to choose, but to choose such a female author who can’t stand the pressure to commit perjury.
"Perjury is a crime."
Zheng Zhihe's voice was gentle and authoritative: "If you take the wrong path in a single thought, you can turn back, but you are stupid if you don't turn back even if you know you are wrong. I have read your novels and you have a solid writing skills.
Sincere emotions, if they are not popular at first, they will be popular at a later time.”
In order to gain Lianghe's trust, Zheng Zhihe mentioned the names and plots of several of Lianghe's novels. He had not read them personally and had not analyzed them carefully, so he could not give such practical comments.
If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Zheng Zhihe seemed to want to discuss writing techniques with Liang He in detail.
Lianghe didn't dare to look at the little salamander, but couldn't help but listen to Zheng Zhihe's words.
Lawyer Zheng's gentleness brought a little comfort to Liang He who was suffering from guilt, but at the same time it made her even more painful: a person like her only deserves to be questioned sternly by Lawyer Xiaoyu!
Lawyer Bai protested, believing that Zheng Zhihe was interfering with the witness. The judge asked Zheng Zhihe to end his speech. Zheng Zhihe raised his hand:
"Your Majesty, I just want to say the last words to the witness."
Zheng Zhihe turned around and said, "Actually, I lied to you. I have never read your novel at all!"
Lianghe's body was shaken.
If you haven’t seen it, how can you tell?
Liang He was not an idiot after all, he figured it out instantly.
Zheng Zhihe has never read her novels, but he can speak so clearly about her writing techniques... It was Xiao Sala, and it was Xiao Sala who told the lawyer!
For the first time today, Liang He raised his head and looked at Little Salamander, who didn't say a single word of accusation.
Then Lianghe's mood collapsed.
She is just an ordinary author.
If Han Qin and the magazine hadn't needed her to testify, she would have been unable to speak to the editor-in-chief.
How many times did she get stuck, didn't want to write anymore, couldn't balance her dreams and life, and those who encouraged her and supported her were all Xiaolu.
Donkey hide gelatin cake sent by Little Salamander.
Little Salamander cares about her so much.
——If she commits perjury, will Little Salamander still care about and trust the author?
Editors like Xiaolu are hard to come across. One less editor will be a loss for many authors!
Lianghe covered his face and cried bitterly:
"...I'm sorry, I told lies!"
"Little Salamander did not ask for a bribe from me. The ginseng tea was not a bribe, but a gift in return from me. I did receive the donkey-hide gelatin cake from Xiao Salamander."
The emotional collapse was like a domino being touched, and Liang He told everything.
How Han Qin intimidated her and promised to favor her. Even before the trial, Han Qin found her and paid her 50,000 yuan.
"The total is 100,000, 50,000 will be given before the trial, and another 50,000 will be given after the trial."
Liang He said all these things, and most of the suffocating pressure disappeared instantly. She may not be a good person, but she really doesn't want to be a bad person. It will take a long time for her to save 100,000 yuan on her own, which can solve her current problems.
The price of the dilemma in life is that she loses her conscience and falsely accuses a friend who has helped her a lot - she can't do it, her conscience will hurt, and she can't face her ugly self!
Lawyer Bai's face darkened.
Is this the witness who Han Qin repeatedly assured that there is absolutely no problem?
Life is not as dramatic as a TVB legal drama. The witness admitted in court that he had been bribed to give false testimony. This was the first time in Lawyer Bai’s career that he had encountered this!
Han Qin was both angry and shocked.
Forget those empty promises, the entire 100,000 yuan in hush money was exchanged for Liang He being stabbed in court. Han Qin couldn't figure it out.
Did Little Salamander give higher conditions?
More than 100,000 yuan?
Han Qin is now a trapped beast that wants to breathe fire.
She remembered that it took a lot of time to give Liang He the favor, and she got it in cash, and she chose the place herself. Once she was bitten by a snake, she was afraid of well ropes for ten years, and she personally searched Liang He for no recording equipment, so Liang He's accusation
, she can firmly refuse to admit it, it can be said that Liang He was bribed by Xiao Salamander!
Han Qin and Lawyer Bai whispered a few words, and Lawyer Bai applied for an adjournment.
Zheng Zhihe said that he had a third piece of evidence to submit.
"I said that my client is used to keeping receipts, invoices for purchases, and receipts for mailing things."
Now Lawyer Bai wants to beat someone up.
It is difficult to check the current package documents. The post office keeps them on file, but they will be cleared after a while.
If he had not personally gone to the post office to confirm that the mailing record of the donkey-hide gelatin cake could not be found, how could Attorney Bai be so confident!
The post office couldn't find it, so the little salamander kept it for himself.
Just keep it, if you don’t take it out earlier, are you acting like a monkey?!
