1396: Mother-in-law’s open-mindedness is a common problem for father-in-law!
Before Wen Ying and Yuan Fenghui came to the publishing house, Bao Lixin had just talked with Xiao Sala about the second printing of "Galaxy and You".
Xiao Sala was very angry and accused Bao Lixin of violating industry rules. Bao Lixin took his time and allowed Xiao Sala to vent his emotions.
After the little salamander finished cursing, Bao Lixin threw out his bait, intending to win over the little salamander with benefits.
At first, Chief Editor Bao wanted to suppress Zou Weijun’s remaining confidants by force, but now he found that this method did not work, so he had to change his approach. After the first rich list of Chinese writers was announced, Wen Ying received too much attention, you know
Wen Ying's first novel was published in August 2005. By December 2006, she had earned tens of millions in royalties. This money-making speed was comparable to that of a money printing machine. If there is an opportunity, other publishers will definitely want to come.
Poach Wen Ying!
Bao Lixin was anxious.
After he figured out the "origin" between Xiao Sala and Wen Ying, he finally came up with the idea of emotional binding.
The friendship between Xiao Sala and Wen Ying can be traced back to "Eige". The new editor brought out new authors, fought lawsuits together, and supported the new magazine together. Along the way, the two formed a profound revolutionary friendship.
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Xiao Salamander's opinion is crucial to Wen Ying's choice.
So Bao Lixin promised Xiao Sala that he would become the editor-in-chief of "Spark" as soon as possible.
Xiao Sala has always been in charge of the magazine "Spark", but her qualifications are too low. The editor-in-chief of the magazine is concurrently served by the editor-in-chief of the Literary and Art Publishing House. Xiao Sala is only the editor-in-chief. He can make the final decisions on small things in daily life, but the publisher has to deal with big things.
Nod here.
Bao Lixin wants to recommend Xiao Sala to be the editor-in-chief. From now on, Xiao Sala will have the final say on "Spark". She became the editor-in-chief of the magazine when she was only in her twenties. She is the only one in the Chengdu Publishing Group and the industry.
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With this promotion, Xiaoyu is regarded as a middle-level leader in the Chengdu Publishing Group. He has changed from a monthly salary to an annual salary. To achieve such career achievements in his twenties is definitely a winner in life... Sure enough, when Wen Ying and Yuan Fenghui arrived,
After that, the little salamander said nothing, and Bao Lixin knew that the little salamander would be moved.
It's okay if your heart is moved. According to Bao Lixin's plan, the next step is for Little Salamander to help say good things. Bao Lixin lowers his attitude to give face to Zu Wenying and Yuan Fenghui. The previous unhappiness is over.
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Unexpectedly, Xiao Sala remained silent for a long time, and when he opened his mouth, he actually wanted to report Bao Lixin's illegal operation.
"Editor Ni?"
Isn't being the editor-in-chief of "Spark" attractive enough?
We can’t let him give up the editor-in-chief position of the literary publishing house to Ni Sisi!
Bao Lixin secretly scolded Xiao Sala for being greedy, ignorant of promotion, and a fool who couldn't see the situation clearly.
Xiao Sala didn't say anything to Bao Lixin, turned around and left the office.
"Ni Sisi, come back here!"
Bao Lixin was furious, and the little salamander left quickly without looking back. Bao Lixin didn't care about showing off to the editor-in-chief and hurriedly chased him out. Song Foxiang's strange voice came from the corridor: "Editor-in-chief Bao, why are you in such a hurry to go?
Where are you, are you going on a business trip again?"
"Song Foxiang, get out of my way -"
"This is a public area. You can leave and so can I. Why should you ask me to get out of the way? Oh, I get it. The editor-in-chief wants to bully the editor!"
When it comes to being messy and arrogant, Editor-in-Chief Bao is not as good as Song Foxiang.
Disrupted by Song Foxiang, Bao Lixin could no longer catch up with the little salamander.
Gritting his teeth, Bao Lixin returned to the office. He was afraid that Song Foxiang would come in and cause trouble, so he carefully locked the door before sitting down again:
"Director Yuan, we will continue to cooperate in the future, so there is no need to make it too ugly. I have read Xiaoyu's manuscript several times these days. This kind of subject matter is also a new attempt for our publishing house. Xiaoyu feels that there is no need to change it.
Then don’t change it. I have great faith in Xiaoyu’s talent and look forward to her new book achieving great results again.”
No need to change the article, Bao Lixin finally compromised!
However, Yuan Fenghui and Wen Ying were indifferent.
When Bao Lixin saw that Yuan Fenghui was not touched, he threw another bait at Wen Ying, "The first printing of 300,000 copies is too little. How about we just increase the first printing to 500,000 copies and price it at 35 yuan?"
For best-selling authors like you, Xiaoyu, we can pay royalties in advance."
The first printing is 500,000 copies, the price is 35 yuan, the royalties are 15%, and royalties can be paid in advance.
As long as Wen Ying nods her head now, Wen Ying can immediately get 2.4 million in advance royalties from the literary publishing house without waiting for "Xun Yong" to be officially published.
Including the royalties from the two books "Youth Idol" and "Galaxy and You", we can get a total of more than 5 million... Even though Wen Ying was jokingly called a "millionaire woman" by Li Mengjiao, this is equivalent to half of Wen Ying's
Net worth.
Bao Lixin was very confident, but Wen Ying wanted to laugh.
Editor Bao is so funny!
At one moment, she was really a villain and refused to pay her royalties, and at other times, she was a hypocrite who used the publisher's money to show off her generosity.
Is it an extraordinary condition to pay royalties in advance for the first printing of 500,000 copies?
Under Bao Lixin's confident and calm eyes, Wen Ying shook her head gently: "It's useless for you to tell me this. The publishing rights of my novel have been given to Teacher Yuan as my sole agent. It is up to Teacher Yuan to decide whether we will continue to cooperate with you.
Forget it. If Teacher Yuan feels that we can still cooperate, then there is no need to increase the number of first printings or pay royalties in advance; if Teacher Yuan feels that we can no longer cooperate, then I can only say sorry to you!"
Yuan Fenghui was Wen Ying's agent. She met Bao Lixin several times, but Bao Lixin used the excuse of a business trip to fool her.
Before, Bao Lixin thought he could handle Wen Ying, and he didn't take Yuan Fenghui seriously.
Wen Ying now not only wants Bao Lixin to understand the importance of Yuan Fenghui, but also uses this to send a signal to the outside world: Yuan Fenghui, her agent, can make the decision for her!
Sure enough, Bao Lixin's face turned ugly, but Yuan Fenghui's eyebrows relaxed, secretly feeling that she had seen the right person.
"We will cooperate again if we have the opportunity in the future. I have decided to hand over the publication of "Xunyong" to other publishing houses."
"……What?"
Bao Lixin was anxious and stood up, "Director Yuan, there was a misunderstanding and poor communication between us before, but now I am very sincere -"
"Have you sincerely concealed the printing of "Galaxy and You"? Editor-in-chief Bao, let's open the sky and speak out. Not only will Editor-in-Chief Ni report this matter to the superiors, but I, as Wen Ying's agent, will also not remain silent."
With the publication of "Xun Yong", I think Editor-in-Chief Bao has lost enough energy."
You haven't even picked out the lice on your head, but you still want to plan the publication of "Xun Yong"?
Bao Lixin is willing to plan, but Yuan Fenghui is not confident about his ability.
Yuan Fenghui opened the briefcase in her hand with sarcasm in her eyes and took out the termination document that she had prepared.
The document was drafted by Zheng Zhihe, and Wen Ying had already signed her name on the document before coming to the Literature and Art Publishing House today.
No matter whether Bao Lixin gives out the royalties data for the two books "Young Idol" and "Galaxy and You" today, Yuan Fenghui and Wen Ying have decided to terminate the contract. If Bao Lixin still delays and refuses to give an accurate statement today
In addition to the contract termination document, Yuan Fenghui will also give Bao Lixin an additional lawyer's letter. She will not waste time arguing with Bao Lixin anymore. Arrears of royalties are also against the rules. In the worst case, she will file a lawsuit with the literary publishing house~
The new editor-in-chief, who had just taken office, had driven away the publishing house's most profitable authors. Yuan Fenghui and Wen Ying both believed that Bao Lixin would be outcast.
If the little salamander is added to the fire, the Bao Lixin will cool down faster.
Apparently Bao Lixin also realized this. Holding the termination document, his hands trembled and he raised his hand and pointed at Wen Ying:
"It was "Spark" and Literary Publishing House that made you famous!"
Wen Ying looked calm and said, "Yes, but at that time, there was no editor-in-chief Bao in "Xinghuo" and Literary Publishing House. You have no right to accuse me of being ungrateful."
"Ni Sisi is always qualified to say this to you, right? Ah, I understand, you are going to copy 'job hopping' again! Like the previous "Eige", we are used as a springboard."
Wen Ying had a falling out with Egger before, so she took editor Ni Sisi away with her.
Now that the contract with the literary publishing house has been terminated, I will take Ni Sisi to the new owner as well.
No wonder Ni Sisi is unmoved by the temptation of promotion!
When Bao Lixin thought of this, he seemed to have grasped Wen Ying's moral shortcomings. The termination of the contract cannot be entirely blamed on Bao Lixin.
Bao Lixin's analysis was so convincing that Wen Ying almost believed it.
——Did Teacher Yuan have privately discussed with Xiao Sala about changing jobs?
Yuan Fenghui just laughed: "Why did Editor Ni leave? It's not the time yet. Forget it, why am I telling you this? You can't understand Editor Ni's ideological realm!"