Chapter 288 This cafe is actually hers! Four thousand words!)
In the bathroom, Yang Susu washed her face, then she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror and returned to normal slightly.
She is actually a grateful person, and she is also a literary girl with a delicate mind when she is studying.
Of course, after joining the workforce, she understood that many things should not just follow her temper.
For example, when you are a publishing editor-in-chief, you need to behave like an editor-in-chief.
She is always very calm on weekdays. No matter how exciting the book is, she will keep calm and read it, and then calmly discuss the publishing buyout with the author.
This is her duty.
However, today she found that after reading the book "The Legend of Wukong" and listening to this poem, she found that she could not control her emotions.
This is a good book and a good poem.
This good poem outlines an extremely beautiful and extremely romantic picture in just a few hundred words.
She admitted that she was somewhat immersed in this image.
This situation is very bad.
After all, she came here to talk about work, not poetry or novels.
So, she chose to go to the bathroom to calm down.
She can't talk about novels in this state.
After she felt that she had completely calmed down and her thoughts had returned to normal, she returned to the box and prepared to talk to Lu Yuan about the novel.
"Sorry, Mr. Lu, can we start talking about the novel?"
"Well, that's ok."
"Okay, Mr. Lu, I appreciate your novel very much, and I also appreciate your poem very much. Before I came here, I had prepared a buyout price. I hope..."
"Editor Yang, I'm sorry, can I interrupt? I want to tell you what I think."
"Please tell me." Yang Susu nodded.
"My novel does not accept buyouts... I have drawn up a cooperation contract..."
"You want us to sign your contract?" When Yang Susu saw Lu Yuan take out the contract, she was stunned.
She had never encountered anything like this.
How come this initiative came to him in an instant?
"Yes, including the songs we signed and other contracts, I basically use my own, so I mean this book also needs to be signed with our own contract." Lu Yuan nodded seriously, and then handed over the contract.
Give it to Yang Susu.
Yang Susu silently accepted the contract, and then frowned when she saw the share ratio on the contract.
Although this contract is not considered a domination contract, the terms in the contract, including the share ratio, are all shared by first-line writers. At the same time, only the publishing copyright is authorized, and other copyrights remain in their hands.
"Mr. Lu..."
"Um?"
"Your contract requirements are too high." Yang Susu handed the contract to Lu Yuan. "We can accept your wish to transfer the royalties, but 35% of the royalties is a bit excessive. We usually give the author 10%.
Between 20 and 25 percent, unless they are guest authors specially invited by the publishing house..." Yang Susu looked at Lu Yuan and shook her head.
"Oh, Editor-in-Chief Yang, how much do you think the book "The Legend of Wukong" will be divided into?"
"Since Mr. Lu asked so straightforwardly, I also answered seriously. A-list celebrities have fan bonuses for publishing books, and publishers usually give 23% of the share. Mr. Lu, you are naturally more popular in the entertainment industry than ordinary people.
If the first-line popularity is strong, it can be 25%. This is my bottom line." Yang Susu stared into Lu Yuan's eyes.
The eyes are the windows to the soul, and most people's thoughts can be revealed more or less through their eyes.
"Oh, then 35% is impossible?" Lu Yuan didn't say anything else, but looked at Yang Susu.
"Well, it's impossible. It's impossible for our Huaxia Publishing House, and it's impossible for other publishing houses..." Yang Susu shook her head and showed a faint smile after seeing the questioning look in Lu Yuan's eyes.
She felt she was in control.
"Oh... okay, I understand." Lu Yuan nodded seriously, then looked at the time on the wall, "Well... Chief Editor Yang, can you give me the contract?"
"Huh?" Although Yang Susu was a little surprised why Lu Yuan suddenly wanted to withdraw the contract, she still gave it to Lu Yuan.
"Oh, Editor-in-Chief Yang, I'm glad to chat with you. It's a pleasure chatting with you. I hope we can be friends in the future. Sorry, there are some things on my crew. You know, after all, I am also in a hurry for "Woodchuck"
..." Lu Yuan stretched out his hand, with a bright smile on his face.
"What?" Yang Susu subconsciously stood up.
She was stunned by Lu Yuan's sudden expression.
What does Lu Yuan want to do?
Why does this sound a bit overwhelming?
Wu Tingting was also shocked.
What does Mr. Lu do?
Didn't you say that the contract should be settled as soon as possible? Is this what you mean by "settling it?"
"Um... Editor-in-chief Yang, um, I am a straightforward person. Sometimes I don't understand how to adapt. Please forgive me for being straightforward. Yesterday I heard from Jinxue that you are quite busy. There is no time in your busy schedule on weekdays.
I was very touched that you took the time to see me, so I thought about it carefully just now. Since you are busy and I happen to be busy, we might as well save the time and get busy early.
Do you think this is the truth of your own life? Well, sorry, I do have a straight temper and low emotional intelligence. If you feel uncomfortable with what I said, please don’t take it to heart. I actually don’t mean any harm.
...I am actually a real person..." Lu Yuan looked at Yang Susu's blank expression and immediately showed his signature silly smile, trying to make his voice sound harmless.
"..." After Yang Susu saw Lu Yuan's appearance, she suddenly didn't know what to say.
She had already thought about how to deal with Lu Yuan's price negotiation. Even if Lu Yuan discussed the price with her, she would talk to Lu Yuan about the current situation of the publishing industry and the critical situation inside...
But……
This person...
This person has no intention of discussing the price with me?
This person...
"Waiter, pay the bill...please charge these two cups of coffee to my account..." Lu Yuan didn't seem to care about Yang Susu's surprise and called the waiter.
"Okay, Mr. Lu." The girl from before came over and nodded with a look of understanding.
"Then, Chief Editor Yang... we'll stop here for the time being?"
"Mr. Lu, don't you plan to publish this book?" Yang Susu took a deep breath.
What does this person mean?
Why can't you understand him at all?
"Come out."
"Then you..." Yang Susu
"Editor-in-chief Yang, we feel that there is no need for us to talk at all. You cannot accept our 35% share, and we cannot lower the conditions of the share. If this continues, we will only talk about other things here.
The final outcome can only be a stalemate, or even a stalemate for an entire afternoon, so I think there is no need for us to waste this time. After all, we are all very busy, right? By the way, Wu Tingting, wasn't it that the Hunan Children's Publishing House was preparing to talk to us before?
Want to talk?"
"Yes, Mr. Lu."
"Oh, okay, let's tell them our conditions when we make an appointment tomorrow."
"Yes." Wu Tingting stood aside and didn't know how to describe her mood.
Lu Yuan's reaction was beyond her expectation.
Wu Tingting originally thought that Lu Yuan would lose control of his bottom line when meeting such a beautiful woman, but she didn't expect...
He looks like a straight man who has been single for 10,000 years!
this……
What else is Mr. Wang worried about?
Our Mr. Lu...
Who can surrender to this?
"Mr. Lu, I think it's necessary for us to continue sitting down and chatting." Yang Susu finally sighed inwardly after seeing Lu Yuan looking like he was about to leave, showing no signs of dragging his feet.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Lu Yuan had indeed grasped their lifeline.
Xiangnan Children's Publishing House is their mortal enemy of Huaxia Publishing House.
The two publishing houses have been competing for several years, and recently Huaxia Publishing House has been suppressed by Shonan Children's Publishing House.
From her point of view, if "The Legend of Wukong" is really sold to Shonan Publishing House, she will definitely continue to be suppressed.
After all, "The Legend of Wukong" is indeed a rare and good book.
"Huh?" Lu Yuan looked at Yang Susu.
"We can consider the split, but there are still some clauses in the contract that I think need to be modified. For example, I hope to be able to buy out some copyrights..."
"Sorry, Chief Editor Yang, I won't change a word of this contract..." Lu Yuan shook his head.
"this……"
"Chief Editor Yang, we have our advantages, and of course, you also have yours. In terms of cooperation, I think we are relatively compatible, and I am really cheerful. We have met for fifty-three minutes... Actually, I am really happy
I sincerely want to cooperate with your publishing house, oh, I saw it wrong, it was fifty-four minutes..." Lu Yuan still had no intention of sitting down, and instead stared at the clock on the wall from time to time.
"Mr. Lu, don't be so hasty. This is not the way to talk about publishing. You have to take your time..." Yang Susu was completely helpless when facing Lu Yuan.
If she hadn't watched "The Legend of Wukong", she would have left immediately.
However, she read "The Legend of Wukong" and she liked the novel very much, and she even had a plan to publish it in her mind.
"Director Yang, as you know, my crew will continue filming around two o'clock. The director and I asked for half an hour more leave, and now it's already exceeded twenty-four minutes... Oh, twenty-five minutes.
If it's delayed any longer, the director will have to curse, and I can't break my promise..."
"Mr. Lu... are you free tonight?" Yang Susu was completely speechless.
Lu Yuan's despicable lies really made her unable to describe her feelings.
The director cursed?
Didn’t the director listen to you?
This entire crew is under your company, do you think anyone would dare to say a word if you are late?
The director probably has to be careful with you, lest you scold him!
"In the evening, I was free at night, but I made an appointment with Liu, the boss of the "Remote" game company, to talk about games. Well, didn't Jinxue say you were not free at night?" As Lu Yuan said this, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
"I'm free tonight, why don't we talk again tonight?" After seeing Lu Yuan's stunned expression, Yang Susu suddenly felt enlightened.
Then she looked at the decoration style of the cafe...
Then……
She suddenly understood!
turn out to be……
"Editor Yang, let's stop talking. I said that the contract will not change a word. Everyone has their own bottom line. I also have my own bottom line. I can't give up my bottom line just because I want to publish, right? I can't do that.
..." Lu Yuan kept shaking his head: "Ah, it's been an hour. Sorry, Wu Tingting, let's go..."
"Mr. Lu... don't leave yet, I'll sign the contract!" Yang Susu was completely helpless when meeting such a person, and she finally shook her head.
This guy doesn't act according to common sense. He is a very tough and straight man.
What does it mean for me, a beautiful woman, to look disgusted in front of you?
Why did Wang Jinxue find such a person...
Iron Man!
"Oh, Wu Tingting, give the contract to Editor Yang. Waiter, hello, is your boss here? I strongly urge you to change the decoration of this room. You have posted so many photos of me. It doesn't look comfortable, and I don't feel comfortable either.
I don’t want an exclusive room..." Lu Yuan didn’t dislike Yang Susu, he disliked his own room.
Damn, there are photos of myself everywhere in the room...
This really feels like a ghost.
"Brother Lu, our boss is not here. Brother Lu, you...don't you have our boss's phone number?" The girl felt strange when she saw Lu Yuan's expression when he said this.
Not only did the girl feel strange, but Yang Susu's expression also became strange.
Originally, Lu Yuan had no choice but to do anything about it, and he was helpless.
But now...
She felt a little bit suffocated.
"I don't know your boss, where did I get the phone number?"
"You actually know..." The girl looked at Lu Yuan timidly.
"I know him?" Lu Yuan wondered, "Why don't I know..."
"Yes, we know each other, and we are very familiar with him."
"Who is your boss?"
"Our boss is..."
"Their boss is Wang Jinxue..." Yang Susu finally couldn't help it anymore: "Mr. Lu, you don't know this by now, right?"
"What! Wang Jinxue?" Lu Yuan suddenly stood on the spot after hearing the news.
At this moment, it was like being struck by lightning.
"Yes, didn't Sister Jinxue tell you?" The girl lowered her head slightly, seeming a little embarrassed.
"This... Then when she came here before, why didn't you call her boss or boss's wife?"
"Well, she never likes us calling her that..."
"..."
"Wu Tingting, Chief Editor Yang, please excuse me while I make a phone call. You sign the contract first..."
Lu Yuan closed his eyes, then took his cell phone to the corner and dialed Wang Jinxue's number under everyone's gaze.
He felt cheated.
This person!
It was so hidden from me!
…………………………
Hangzhou.
Wang Jinxue was looking at houses in the science and technology park. When she saw the phone, her heart suddenly rippled slightly.
It was Lu Yuan calling.
Lu Yuan rarely took the initiative to call her.
Especially during the day...
She should be talking about novels with Yang Susu now, right?
What are you doing calling me at this time?
Wang Jinxue is very strange.
"Hello?"
"Wang Jinxue..."
"You opened the "Meet You" cafe?"
"Huh? Yeah what's wrong?"
"Then why didn't you say anything before?"
"You didn't ask..."
"Okay...you can't use my photos to randomly decorate the box, right?"
"This...I have asked you this before. You said you can use it as you like...as long as I pay you for the portrait, and the box I decorated is also your exclusive box..." After Wang Jinxue heard Lu Yuan's excited voice,
Suddenly I became a little nervous.
She heard the dissatisfaction in Lu Yuan's voice.
She explained subconsciously.
"It's not important. By the way, you... I spent 3,000 yuan to get a VIP card. Can I get a refund? If not, why don't you upgrade to a platinum card? The coffee in this cafe is so expensive...
...I also invited others to drink so much coffee in the cafe, you can't kill someone you know..."
"..." Wang Jinxue suddenly felt thousands of grass and mud horses crushing past her.