It's just that the sunny boy was just his first impression. When he saw Zhang Zhong's deep and clear eyes, the impression at that moment was suddenly shattered and reorganized, and another somewhat detached image was re-established.
It's hard to see such a look in the eyes of a young man in his twenties.
"Hello, is this Mr. Zhang Zhong?" Fang Xingkai asked as he walked up to him to confirm his identity.
Zhang Zhong nodded, stretched out his right hand, "Hello, this is Bian Fang, I am Zhang Zhong."
Fang Xingkai shook Zhang Zhong's hand and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so young."
"She's not too young anymore. This is my daughter Pengpeng. Pengpeng, please call me Uncle Fang."
"Hello Uncle Fang."
"Hello, hello."
The information about Zhang Zhong on the website was very simple, so when he learned that Zhang Zhong had such an old daughter, Fang Xingkai was also very surprised. Do young people nowadays get married so early?
"Editor Fang, would you like to find a private place?"
Fang Xingkai looked at the coffee shop. Although they were in the lobby, there were not many customers, so he waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, let's talk here. In fact, the general terms have been discussed. The main reason for coming here this time is to talk about film and television adaptations."
Let’s discuss the profit distribution later. If you agree to the conditions, you can sign the contract now.”
He took out a stack of documents from his handbag, a contract in duplicate.
Zhang Zhong took it and glanced at the conditions in front of them, which were the same as those discussed before, and then looked directly at the film and television adaptation.
"Forty percent of the profits from film and television adaptations will be paid to the author."
Zhang Zhong pushed the contract back, "This condition is somewhat different from what I expected."
Fang Xingkai was not surprised, it seemed that Zhang Zhong's reaction was what he expected.
"Mr. Zhang, in fact, 40% is already a very generous condition. After all, we have to bear all the publicity expenses and are also responsible for finding a suitable sales target. We have to consider this part of the cost."
"Of course I know this, but isn't it a bit extravagant to use 60% of the profits for publicity? My requirements are not high. If you change this condition, I will sign immediately."
Originally it was 40%, but it was converted to 60%, which is a direct increase of 20%.
Fang Xingkai was a little embarrassed, "Mr. Zhang, you are making it difficult for me to do this."
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "There's nothing difficult to do. I don't think you can just bring this contract. You just need to take out the 60% contract and replace it with it?"
"Mr. Zhang, you—" Fang Xingkai became a little anxious, and then he sighed, "I really can't hide anything from you."
He took out two more pieces of paper from his handbag, which were exactly 60% of the contract pages. He replaced the original pages in the contract, and handed the contract to Zhang Zhong, "You can read it again."
In fact, Zhang Zhong felt that there was a higher percentage of contracts in Fang Xingkai's handbag, but he didn't care anymore. Sixty percent met his psychological expectations, so this business was considered a profit.
The most taboo thing in business is greed.
It is difficult for ordinary people to escape this psychological cycle.
Just like buying something in a shopping mall, if the same thing is discounted for half a sky-high price, it will be more valuable to get it for 100 yuan with the boss looking pained, than to get it for 80 yuan with the boss looking happy.
Make people feel comfortable.
The former makes people feel that they are taking advantage.
But since Zhang Zhong has been in business for so many years, he will naturally not fall into this kind of psychological cycle. He will not let the possible and nihilistic profits affect his mood.
Sixty percent is his goal. If he reaches it, he will be successful.
After carefully reading the contract and confirming that there were no loopholes, Zhang Zhong signed his name on the contract.
Fang Xingkai did not need to sign, because the editor had already signed the contract before it was brought to him. As an online editor, he naturally did not have the right to re-sign the contract with Zhang.
From the moment Zhang Zhong signs the signature, the cooperation between the two parties is concluded.
After the contract was signed, Fang Xingkai felt much more relaxed. He asked the waiter for a cup of coffee and chatted comfortably with Zhang Zhong.
It took four hours to get there by car from Shanghai. He got off the car and rushed here non-stop. He was indeed a little tired, but he had been tense before and now he relaxed.
Pengpeng didn't know what her father had just done with this strange uncle. She was immersed in the dessert that Zhang Zhong had just ordered for her.
"Is Mr. Zhang writing full-time at home now, or does he have a part-time job?" Fang Xingkai took a sip of coffee and asked with a smile.
Zhang Chong said with a smile, "I am now a full-time nanny, taking care of my children at home every day."
"There are not many gay men like you nowadays. My son has been taken care of by his mother since he was a child. Now that he is in elementary school, I only occasionally teach him how to do homework." Speaking of children, Fang Xingkai's eyes softened a lot.
In fact, the editor's work is very busy, and he has less time to take care of the children. Sometimes I work in the study until midnight at night, and my wife and children have already fallen asleep.
Zhang Chong smiled and said nothing. He and Fang Xingkai were not familiar yet, so there was no need to talk too much about family matters.
Fang Xingkai also noticed that Zhang Zhong did not want to talk about children, so he changed the topic, "I read your "Jieyou Grocery Store" twice more, and I gained something new every time. Apart from the warmth expressed in the book, this book
The concept is also eye-catching, and sometimes it feels like a mystery novel while reading it.”
Zhang Zhong nodded secretly, and Fang Xingkai's feeling was certainly correct. Although "Jieyou Grocery Store" is an atypical Higashino Keigo novel, the reasoning element in the book is still inevitable.
"In fact, multi-line narratives also have disadvantages. Today's readers are impatient in their reading habits. I was worried from the beginning that this book would not be very marketable."
"I think you are overly worried and have too little confidence in today's readers. Although we are in the fast food era, the pursuit of spiritual civilization exists in everyone's heart. A good work is just like "Jieyou Grocery Store"
Likewise, it is worthy of readers to calm down and explore carefully.”
"Well, it turns out that my considerations were wrong, and readers' acceptance of this book exceeded my imagination."
"It's more than your imagination. Even I haven't seen such a popular new book for a long time. It's precisely because I like this book that I am here today."
…
The two chatted about the new book for a while, then changed places to have lunch.
When lunch was over, Fang Xingkai hurriedly left. The signing of the contract was just the beginning. He now had to return to publishing social tasks with the contract, and then the publication of this book would be put on the agenda.