After the two of them had eaten, they hurried out.
Xue Ling had made an appointment with Xiao Jiaxue to meet at a foreign cafe.
There was a lot of snow on the road, so the bus arrived at the stop more than ten minutes late. When they entered the coffee shop, Xiao Jiaxue had already drank a cup of coffee and was reading a book while waiting.
Xue Ling looked at his college roommate, and his intuition felt a little unreal.
Xiao Jiaxue was so happy that she ran up to her and hugged her.
"You guy, you got married without saying a word! And you married so far away! If you hadn't called me and we finally got in touch, we might have lost contact from now on! I have to make good use of your great talent in foreign languages.
Okay! There is no way I can let you be buried in a small place like Rongcheng!"
Xiao Jiaxue is slightly fat, has delicate features, is of medium build, and is well-dressed. At first glance, she looks like a dignified and virtuous people's teacher.
Xue Ling smiled with tears in her eyes and hugged her back hard.
"Now that communications are developed, we can contact each other with a phone number. I will still rely on you to protect me from now on. Get me more translators so that I can support my family!"
Xiao Jiaxue chuckled and scolded: "I'll give you three points of color, and you even opened a dyeing shop! I'm just a small employee of a publishing house. If I don't do well, I might get fired. I'm waiting for you, the future boss lady, to support me.
ah!"
She is also from the Imperial Capital and has been classmates with Xue Ling for many years. She knows that she is a descendant of the Xue family and that her family is very wealthy.
Xue Ling laughed and scolded: "I asked you to help me a lot, but you immediately refused! What kind of friend are you?!"
They both laughed.
Xue Ling pulled Cheng Tianyuan from behind and introduced him carefully.
Xiao Jiaxue saw that Cheng Tianyuan was a tall man, with handsome and hard-looking features, and was polite and decent. Although his clothes were a bit rustic, his demeanor was neither humble nor arrogant.
She is engaged in literature and is good at observing people's expressions and eyes. When she saw Cheng Tianyuan looking at his good friend, his eyes were soft and affectionate, and when he saw his good friend's face full of spring breeze and the happy look of a pampered little woman, she soon became
Come to understand.
"When you called me at first, I was shocked. I thought you were lying to me! I thought of you, Xue Ling, when you graduated, you were full of ambitions, and you looked like a man who would conquer the world. But when you turned around,
I heard that you got married, can you not be shocked?!"
Xiao Jiaxue looked at Cheng Tianyuan with a smile in her eyes and said, "Now I understand. It turns out that Xue Ling was misled by a male luster!"
Cheng Tianyuan was not good at joking, and his ears turned slightly red.
Xue Ling laughed loudly and raised his chin provocatively.
"Yes! Don't be too envious, and quickly find a handsome guy to fall in love with and get married!"
The two chatted happily back and forth, and Xiao Jiaxue told her the whereabouts of several close friends.
Xue Ling couldn't remember most of them, and she could barely remember some of them after she mentioned them one by one.
"...I'm a little far away, so I'm afraid I can't contact you. Hello, classmates and good friends. If you have their contact number, please tell me. When I install a phone over there, I will call them when I have time.
"
Xiao Jiaxue responded quickly.
Xue Ling asked about the situation of the publishing house again and couldn't help but ask: "Foreign Language Publishing House is a big unit, right? Are your benefits there good?"
"It's not bad." Xiao Jiaxue blinked secretly and whispered: "Commissions are starting to come from now. I have done pretty well in the past six months or so. The president asked me to help with the publishing and sales business, and there may be some commissions then.
The bonus will be larger and the benefits should be better."
Xue Ling smiled and said: "Congratulations! I'm waiting for you to cover me!"
"That's right!" Xiao Jiaxue took out a stack of papers from her leather backpack and quickly opened it: "You called me half a month ago, and I didn't know how to contact you afterwards. I can only wait for you to come over to meet me, and then take it.
show you."
Xue Ling took it and asked: "What is it? The book I... translated?"
"Yes." Xiao Jiaxue explained: "Nowadays, translation books in China are basically sold under the sales model of creative books, just like writing a book. The translation copyright of your book has been obtained, and we can print it and sell it any way we want.
.You have already paid the translation fee. There are two sales models in the future, one is the buyout model, and the other is a share-based model."
"Oh..." Xue Ling asked with a smile: "Is there such an income? An unexpected surprise - no, an extra surprise!"
Xiao Jiaxue raised her eyebrows and said: "Didn't I tell you from the beginning? The cost of translation is one, and publishing and sales are another. Think more clearly, which model you want, tick the box, and wait a few days
I'll do it for you when I get to work tomorrow."
Xue Ling blinked at her and asked in a low voice: "Which one do you think is more profitable? I'll listen to you."
She is very unfamiliar with this area, so I'd better listen to her expert advice.
Xiao Jiaxue thought for a while and replied: "Your book has a lot of words. Generally, two thousand copies of a book like this are printed at a time, which is enough to sell for a long time. The market for learning foreign languages is still quite big at present. If you want a long-term
If it's profitable and you're not in a hurry to use the money, then choose share-sharing. A buyout is a one-time payment. If the amount is considerable and you're in a hurry to use the money, then just buy it out."
Xue Ling nodded and said with a smile: "I understand! Then I'll choose to buy it out!"
Xiao Jiaxue took a sip of coffee to moisten her throat and asked, "What? Are you in a hurry for money?" The Xue family is very wealthy, and it is impossible for her, the only daughter, to be short of money.
Xue Ling explained with a wry smile: "Short of money! Who is not short of money? Isn't the world's richest man busy working to make money every day?"
"Go!" Xiao Jiaxuejiao glared at her and scolded with a smile: "Who believes it?"
Xue Ling coughed twice and explained seriously: "It's my first time to translate, and the first hundred thousand words I didn't translate very well. Practice makes perfect, and it will gradually become smoother and easier later on, and I can be considered handy in the later stages. But generally speaking, I
Not very satisfied with this book.”
Xiao Jiaxue understood and nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's buy out this book first. No matter whether it sells well or not, it's best to keep the money in your hands first."
"I will translate this book carefully and try to make it as perfect as possible." Xue Ling said with a low smile: "I also like the theme of this book, and the translation at the beginning is also very pleasing. So, when this book is finished, I will divide it into different parts.
Late."
Xiao Jiaxue looked at her and said with a smile: "Okay, okay! Who doesn't know that you, Miss Xue, are the best at calculating calculations!"
She pointed to the middle of the last piece of paper and explained: "Tick here, then sign, and also sign your name on the last page of the contract. By the way, are you going to use your real name? Or do you need a pen name?"
"No, just my real name will do." Xue Ling shrugged and said jokingly: "Maybe one day I won't be able to survive, and I can continue to work on translation. Let's make a name for myself first, and there will be another way out in the future."
"Pull you down!" Xiao Jiaxue scolded with a smile.
After signing quickly, Xue Ling handed the contract back to her.
After Xiao Jiaxue checked it, stacked it properly, and took back the backpack again.
"Translation is a casual labor model, so there is no need to deduct taxes or anything. When publishing books, you will definitely have to deduct taxes. When the time comes, calculate it and deduct the tax, and the rest is yours."