After lunch, Cheng Tianyuan returned home exhausted, changed his clothes and fell asleep.
Xue Ling had enough sleep last night and just took a short nap before going to the study to read.
Unexpectedly, halfway through, there was a knock on the door! Xue Ling raised his eyes and found that it was his youngest son who looked unhappy.
"The third child?
When did you come back?"
Cheng Huanchong pursed his lips and replied: "Just now."
After saying this, he walked in angrily and sat down in front of Xue Ling.
"Mom! I was severely threatened earlier! I'm angry!"
Xue Ling asked funnyly: "How to threaten?
What are you threatening?"
Cheng Huanchong said solemnly: "They threatened to block my works, and they also wanted to expose to fans the scandals about me acting like a big name and refusing to participate in fan meetings! Not only that, they also blocked my future royalties, leaving me completely penniless in this industry. In the end
Nothing can be caught."
"oh?"
Xue Ling raised her eyebrows calmly and asked, "Are you afraid?"
Cheng Huanchong pouted: "I'm not afraid, I'm angry! Why doesn't the author even have any right to make his own choices?
Why?
The platform provides us with a platform, but the relationship between us is a mutually beneficial relationship. We are not selling ourselves to them as slaves.
You know what the editor said?
This is a capital market, and it is not my turn as a young writer to cause trouble.
The so-called arrogance of scholars is not worth three meals.
She told me to recognize the facts clearly and not to do wrong things impulsively, otherwise even if I kneel down and beg the editor-in-chief, I may not be able to recover."
"Wow!"
Xue Ling asked in surprise: "Is that too much?"
Cheng Huanchong snorted softly on the tip of his nose: "Otherwise I wouldn't have been so angry that I almost couldn't help but pounce on him and beat him up!"
Xue Ling held her chin and asked slowly, "What did Lawyer He say?
How was your chat with her last night?
Did you show her your contract?"
"Looked at it."
Cheng Huanchong said: "She asked me to attend the book signing today and not attend any other fan interaction meetings.
She also asked me to take screenshots of all the conversations in which the editor threatened me.
She said, leave the rest to her.
I didn’t stop doing anything, and I heard the editor speak too much earlier, so I directly recorded her threats to me one by one and sent them to Lawyer He.”
Xue Ling gave a thumbs up: "Very good, knowing how to protect your own rights and interests is the most important thing.
Since Lawyer He has already assured you, there is no need to worry, just leave it to her to resolve the issue.
Lawyer He is a very professional legal professional. If she can give such a guarantee, you should rest in peace of mind."
"I feel very relieved."
Cheng Huanchong rolled his eyes slightly, "However, I came here to discuss something with you."
Xue Ling nodded and said, "Say."
Cheng Huanchong lowered his voice and asked: "Mom, tell me - can I take over that publishing house?"
"Put it down?"
Xue Linghu asked: "What do you mean?
Buy it?
Or acquisition?”
Cheng Huanchong shook his head: "Buy it directly and find someone to run it yourself. Don't allow evil capital to corrode this industry, so that this industry can be better and more completely protected."
Xue Ling raised his eyebrows in surprise and put down the book in his hand.
"Buy it?
Buy the entire publishing house?
Including staff?”
Cheng Huanchong answered yes and explained: "There won't be any big changes, other than changing me to be the boss.
Of course, the boss's business philosophy and ideas are completely different from before.
I will allow the authors’ talents to be better displayed, and all talented authors will be cherished and given the opportunity to display their talents on my platform.”
Xue Ling felt a little worried when he heard that, and advised: "Son, please calm down and don't be impulsive yet."
"Mom, I'm not impulsive."
Cheng Huanchong defended: "I have had this idea for many years! I used to have no money, and I only wanted to work part-time in the industry I like, and didn't care about anything else.
But it’s different now. I have applied for the art major that I like, and I may stay with this industry for the rest of my life! I can use the assets in my hands to buy this company and transform it into the cultural company in my mind.
Colleagues in this industry seek benefits so that this industry can remain a pure land."
"Don't worry."
Xue Ling said warmly: "If you have anything to say, please talk to us. Let's not be impulsive.
Laosan, the cultural industry is a market with great potential, but Mom is not a professional, so I can’t tell you what’s good and what’s bad about it.
It's good that you have such an idea, but I hope you will push this plan back."
"push?"
Cheng Huanchong asked anxiously: "When will it be pushed?
I'm already in college and I have money."
Xue Ling shook his head: "First of all, you have just entered university and have changed to a new learning environment, so you need time to adapt to the environment and you will not be able to spare time to do other things for the time being.
Secondly, you don’t have any business experience yet, so you shouldn’t do anything impulsive to achieve success in one go.
It is not difficult to buy a small entertainment company or publishing house; what is difficult is running it day by day.
Your dream is great, but it is a pity that it is very difficult to realize your dream, especially in the current situation where the cultural industry is mixed with good and bad, and full of chaos.
You need time to observe, adapt and prepare."
Cheng Huanchong swallowed his saliva, unable to react.
"Mom, I...I thought you would agree quickly."
Xue Ling pursed her lips and smiled: "Why do you think so?
Didn’t I analyze it with you before?
The purpose of a cultural company is very simple, that is to make money.
There is actually no big contradiction between art and making money, they can promote each other.
The high artistic value drives investors’ profit and revenue.
But if investors take the wrong direction, or even make decisions that go against the market, art will be dragged down and even become a victim of the capital market, which is a very, very pity.
Your ideal is indeed very good, but it is not easy to realize.
First of all, your company needs to rent space, hire people, water and electricity, etc. This means that your company must make a profit, otherwise sooner or later everyone will not be able to continue working.
If dreams and reality conflict, which side should you stand on?
If you don't face reality, your company will not survive.
If the company cannot survive, how can we talk about dreams and how can we protect them?"
Cheng Huanchong rolled his eyes and whispered: "If you don't have much money... you can still try.
Besides, mom, you gave me so much money, there’s no need to worry at all.”
"After hearing what you said, I have started to worry."
Xue Ling asked funnyly: "Even if what mom gives you is a mountain of gold and silver, you should find a way to guard it instead of thinking that it doesn't matter if you dig out a piece of it.
A piece here, a piece there, and soon the whole mountain will be gone.
Son, it's easy to start a business but hard to keep it.
When you experience it in the future, you will understand what mom means."
"Mom..." "Don't be anxious."
Xue Ling said softly: "Let mom investigate the specific situation of this cultural company and publishing house, and I will talk to you in detail later.
As for your suggestion, I will not adopt it for now.
If after investigation you find that it is really worth investing in, then reconsider it.