When he heard the first half of Zhang Zhong's words, Lin Lin was still a little disappointed. After all, it was nothing to watch, but after hearing the second half, he suddenly became energetic.
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "They are all scattered manuscripts. What I am talking about with you is not what I am talking about. Why are you so anxious?"
Lin Lin put his hand on the coffee table and said, "What's the point of talking about this? I'm sure I'm 100 percent willing. Don't worry, my newspaper office has been doing nothing but working on your new book. As for the royalties, I'll give you 16 points.
, the first printing of one million copies will be settled for you in one month."
Several of the conditions he mentioned were ridiculously good, but Zhang Zhong shook his head, "You don't act like you are doing business. Don't worry, I won't ask you for royalties, but I will never take advantage of you.
It’s cheap. I’ll ask Chen Qing to discuss the specific terms with you in detail after you calm down. I don’t want your newspaper to go bankrupt after you publish my book.”
"You're looking down on people again, aren't you? My brother has a lot of money."
"Come on, I can't afford to offend the wealthy. You can do whatever you want. There are publishing houses everywhere anyway. If your place is really bankrupt, I will find another one in the future."
Lin Lin's eyes lit up and he leaned forward, "You mean, we can collaborate on more than just this book in the future?"
"Otherwise, why would I be in a hurry when I came to find you?"
"If that's the case, then I really have to do a good job of summarizing, please wait for me." Lin Lin stood up and walked to his desk, picked up the phone and dialed, "Xiao Yang, let Manager Zhu come in."
After making the call, Lin Lin came back and sat down. "I called the manager in charge of the editorial department. He knows a little more about this. Oh, by the way, he will come in later. It's not convenient for us to tell him your identity."
?”
Zhang Zhong said nonchalantly, "It's up to you. If you don't tell them, they will know it in the next two days."
"Huh? Are you ready to show your face?"
"That's what it means."
…
After a while, a young man in a neat suit walked in.
Although he is said to be a young man, he actually looks to be in his early thirties.
"Mr. Lin, please call me."
Lin Lin looked at him funny and said, "Hong Wei, look who this is."
Zhu Hongwei glanced at Zhang Zhong and the others, a little confused. He didn't know any of these two people.
"Mr. Lin, please forgive me for my blindness..."
"Hey, let me just say you are stupid. You read other people's books every day, and even recommend them to others in the club if you have nothing to do. Now when you see me in person, you say you don't recognize me?"
"Lin Lin, stop teasing others." Zhang Zhong stood up and extended his right hand to Zhu Hongwei, saying, "Hello, I am Zhang Zhong."
"Mr. Zhang, my name is Zhu Hongwei." Zhu Hongwei quickly held Zhang Zhong's hand and said.
Zhang Chong said with a smile, "I'm not old. I heard from Lin Lin that you are the manager in charge of the editorial department and his best assistant. I will have some cooperation with the newspaper in the future, so I will trouble you more."
"No trouble, no trouble. It is our honor for our newspaper to cooperate with Mr. Zhang. I will try my best to cooperate."
Lin Lin rolled his eyes at the side and said, "What do you mean, our newspaper's quality is still low? Let me tell you, this guy took the initiative to cooperate with us."
"Yes, let's see what you can do." Zhang Zhong teased and then said, "The way I see it, let Chen Qing and Zhu Hongwei talk about work matters, and the two of us will not get involved.
"
Lin Lin nodded and said, "That's okay. I'll take you to the lounge to sit. Let me tell you, despite the small space here, our lounge is at the top level in Asia..."
Zhang Zhong originally thought that Lin Lin was bragging, but after arriving in the lounge, he discovered that Lin Lin's words were not exaggerated.
This guy actually used an entire floor as a lounge, which included reading, drinking tea, fitness, and video games.
Except that the space is a little smaller, there is really no difference between the design and those of top companies.
Zhang Zhong couldn't help feeling that after so many years, Lin Lin was still the trend-chasing boy who believed in "extreme hedonism" of instant gratification.
But my father is rich. As long as he doesn't do anything bad or engage in any bad habits, just for this kind of enjoyment, the money his father earns will probably not be spent all in his lifetime.
"Don't think that I am just playing for myself. This is called ambitious goals. Although we can't compare with those top companies in other aspects, we at least have a lounge that is comparable to them, right? Let's have a top-notch rest room first.
room, then a top-notch office, and finally the overall upgrade. To start a business, you have to do it step by step."
Zhang Zhong ignored his nonsense and found a place to sit down by himself, "I will leave when Chen Qing and Manager Zhu are almost done talking."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Stay and have dinner together tonight."
Zhang Zhong shook his head and said, "There are still people at home waiting for me to cook for them."
"Hey, haven't you just been out of the hospital a few months ago, and now you have a new love?"
"What's your new love? She's my daughter."
Lin Lin was startled, "Your daughter? What's going on?"
After Zhang Zhong told Lin Lin about Pengpeng and her mother, Lin Lin sighed, "Why are you so lucky that you still have a woman to give you a child? That girlfriend of yours must have come down from the sky.
Then you haven't thought about looking for her?"
"I searched, but couldn't find her." Zhang Zhong sighed, "I had not been in love with her for a long time at that time. Our social circle was in the company. I also contacted my previous colleagues, but no one knew where she had gone."
"That's strange. Did it disappear out of thin air?"
"Who knows, I can only keep looking."
Lin Lin looked at Zhang Zhong and raised his eyebrows, "What if you can't find one? Will you keep doing this? Although you have a daughter, you are not married yet, so why don't you look for another one?"
"I don't have this thought. I'm not like you. I go in and out of flowers every day and can't breathe smoothly without a woman."
Lin Lin immediately became furious, "I said you, how can you blame others for their innocence? Look at my face, it's clearly written with the words 'Bing Qing Yu Jie'!"
"Oh, I did see four words, but they were 'watery populace'."
…
Chen Qing and Zhu Hongwei talked for a long time, but in the end the contract was not finalized. However, neither party was in a hurry. After all, the so-called collection was just a sentence from Zhang Zhong, and they had not seen the final draft.
Because of the delay here, when Zhang Zhong went to the kindergarten to pick up Pengpeng, he was a little late. Pengpeng's class teacher, Teacher Qin, was waiting at the door with Pengpeng.
"Mr. Zhang, you don't have to be in such a hurry. I have to wait for a while before leaving anyway."
Zhang Dian nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you, Teacher Qin, for causing you trouble."
"No trouble, no trouble. Peng Peng is a good child and I am willing to stay with her for a while."
"No matter what, thank you, Pengpeng, and see you again, Teacher Qin."
"Goodbye, Teacher Qin."
"Well, goodbye Pengpeng."
Zhang Zhong led Pengpeng to the parking place, and he could still feel Teacher Qin's eyes following him behind him.
Teacher Qin's attitude has changed a lot in the past few days. Needless to say, Zhang Zhong also knew that she must have known his identity.
Now more and more people know his identity, so during this period he has been thinking that it is time to come forward. He has also made plans to ask Agitated Literature to organize a meeting or book signing in a few days.
, which can be regarded as a formal meeting with readers.
When he was thinking about these things, Pengpeng pulled his arm, raised his head and said, "Dad, you are late today, so I have to eat one more candy today."