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"With your guarantee, Brother Meihe, we can rest assured."
Liu Mingda breathed a sigh of relief and said.
He still trusts Bai Gui, and as long as the marriage is not too bad, he can accept it. Before coming, he was still worried about whether Bai Gui would agree, because Bai Gui's current status is completely different from before he stayed in Japan.
Don't……
I never thought that Bai Gui would agree so readily.
Sure enough, he was right!
Brother Meihe is still the same brother Meihe as before.
Paired with sake, the sukiyaki bottomed out quickly.
"Before Brother Meihe leaves, there must be a lot of family matters, so it will be inconvenient for the two of us to disturb him..."
After almost eating, the two said goodbye.
Walk out the door.
The cool evening breeze blew against my face, and the barking of dogs became lower and lower.
Bai Gui had sobered up a bit after drinking. He looked at the backs of Liu Mingda and Wu Huaixian walking away. Mixed with the darkness of the night, he could not see clearly. They fell into the corner of the alley and could no longer be seen.
The next day, early in the morning.
Another person came to visit, President Jiang Cao of Youfei Pavilion.
"Youfei Pavilion took advantage of Mr. Bai's departure and rashly disturbed him. Please don't blame Mr. Bai..."
"The masterpiece "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" written by Mr. Bai has been widely spread among the liberal arts professors at Tokyo University, so I came here specially to sign a contract with Mr. Bai and finalize the copyright of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"...
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After President Jiang Cao politely apologized, he got straight to the point.
Although Asahisha is better than Yuhikaku in terms of scale and ability to attract money, Yuhikaku is an academic publishing house and has extensive connections with prestigious universities such as Tokyo University, so Yuhikaku can often grasp the latest news.
, rushed to Bai's private residence first and requested to sign the copyright issue of Chrysanthemum and Sword...
Otherwise, if Asahisha knew that Hakui had written the book The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, they would definitely not let Hakui resign easily.
"This is the graduation thesis that Mitsuko Yamada and I wrote together..."
"President Jiangcao only came to see me, it would be inappropriate."
Bai Gui took a sip of tea and smiled.
"Mr. Bai is joking, Miss Guangzi's strength... I still know something about it. This work must be written by you, Mr. Bai, and Miss Guangzi and you have a close relationship. If you agree, Mr. Bai, Miss Guangzi
There will definitely agree..."
President Jiang Cao replied.
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is a masterpiece that mixes history and anthropology. It is basically the same as the book Guns and Guns, except that it focuses more on the study of Japanese culture. In his eyes, or in the eyes of most people, he wrote the book Guns and Guns.
It is reasonable that Bai Gui went on to write the masterpiece The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.
Although Mitsuko Yamada also graduated from a prestigious school, he is just a newcomer in the industry and has not had any major works before. It is obvious that this time he became the second editor-in-chief thanks to Bai Gui's favor.
"President Jiang Cao was joking..."
"This is the graduation thesis of Mitsuko Yamada and I. I only mentioned a few things about Mitsuko, but most of it was done by Mitsuko himself."
Bai Gui replied calmly.
He could also guess why President Egusa came to him in the first place instead of Mitsuko Yamada. The reason was simple. He had dealt with Yuhikaku, and he was an old man in the industry and easy to talk to.
Even though Mitsuko Yamada is a newcomer, his background is there. President Egusa will inevitably throw a tantrum, and whether he can keep the price down is secondary. The main reason is that businessmen are naturally a little lower when facing officials...
Negotiate a contract with Bai Gui and decide on whatever price you should pay.
However, it is more difficult to deal with Mitsuko Yamada, a newcomer and powerful person who is new to the publishing industry.
"Yes, yes! Bai Jun is right, look at my memory..."
"Talk nonsense."
President Jiang Cao quickly denied it.
This is a graduation thesis!
If he says that Yamada Mitsuko's graduation thesis was written by Hakui, it will involve falsification of the paper, and the consequences will be unimaginable. So even if he knows that it is most likely written by Hakui himself, he still has to understand the rules.
, some of the chapters were written by Mitsuko Yamada himself, and at most he received some guidance from Hakui.
Although everyone knows what is going on, if you tell them, it will have an impact on the name of the Yamada family...
And this is exactly Bai Gui's purpose.
There are dangers in writing about chrysanthemums and swords, but if some space is entrusted to the name of Mitsuko Yamada, everything will be easily solved.
Sometimes, whether a work is dangerous or not depends on who wrote it!
"I am about to leave Japan. I will temporarily entrust the copyright of Chrysanthemum and Sword to Miss Mitsuko. If President Jiangcao wants to sign a contract, he can ask Miss Mitsuko..."
"Well, President Jiangcao, don't worry. I will finalize some contract issues with you first. After finalizing, I will write to Miss Mitsuko..."
Bai Gui said.
When acting, you have to do a complete set.
Now that he has signed a contract to write down his name, even though Mitsuko Yamada will not object, if someone uses this book to make trouble in the future, he will inevitably get into some trouble.
If you want to avoid trouble, it's very simple, wear a vest!
For example, if you change your pen name, there are 156 known pen names for Brother Xun alone. According to statistics, there are 106 pen names of Master Hongyi Li Shutong. This kind of is just limited to changing pen names. Some
Writers are more playful, and their pen names are directly "An Neng can tell whether I am male or female". For example, Mr. Mao Dun once used the pen names of "Four Treasures" and "Dong Fen", and Mr. Liu Bannong used the pen name of "Ms. Fan Nudong"...
However, compared to changing his pen name, Bai Gui played a more advanced role. He directly played the trick of swindling the company...
"Since Mr. Bai said so, I'm going to visit Miss Guangzi."
President Jiang Cao nodded.
If it were an ordinary writer, he would have given enough face by coming to negotiate the contract in person. With such prevarication, he would have lost face a long time ago. But famous writers will always make people more patient, and Bai Gui's next step
I will write to Mitsuko Yamada, and I will only make one more trip, so I won’t be so angry...
The two began to finalize an agreement.
"Well... Youfei Pavilion is very sincere. I have seen it too. I will write to Miss Guangzi later."
"Hope for a happy co-operation……"
Bai Gui took a few glances at the contract drawn up by Youfei Ge. He was given a 20% royalty for the initial publication, and the print run was not small, with a total of 3,000 copies, which was the same as the last publication of Guns and Guns. In addition, in
Some publishing houses have also made maximum concessions in terms of resources.
At this point, he probably increased the stakes because Yufei was worried about Yamada Mitsuko.
Generally, when a powerful person publishes a book, regardless of the quality, the corresponding publishing house will hold it up. But Chrysanthemum and Sword has been praised by the Ministry of Education of Tokyo University. It is a favor without any expense, and it is mutually beneficial. You Fei Ge still knows how to do it.
"It's time for you, Mr. Bai."
President Jiangcao smiled.
The book "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" will not only make Yufikaku a lot of money and increase his reputation, but it can also serve as an opportunity for him to make friends with the Yamada family. This is a good thing that is not too troublesome.
