Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

After Xiao Yunhai finished sending the message, he discussed with Su Yingxue, told her his limit, and then handed over all matters related to the publication of "Swordsman" to Su Yingxue.

Therefore, on the phone, Xiao Yunhai told these publishers that if they want the publishing rights of this novel, they should go to Su Yingxue.

The only thing that surprised Xiao Yunhai was that Minsheng Publishing House did not call, which made him very puzzled: "Could it be that something happened to Zhang Liye."

Xiao Yunhai's guess was not wrong, there was indeed a problem within Minsheng Publishing House.

After Xiao Yunhai posted "Swordsman" on the homepage, Zhang Liye soon found out about it, and went to the president without saying a word.

The previous president, Yan Qingfeng, was old and not in good health, so he reported his illness to his superiors and retired, and his replacement was the original vice president, Ma Wenfa.

Originally, Zhang Liye thought that with the huge sales volume of Xiao Yunhai's two martial arts novels, Ma Wenfa must be in favor, but unexpectedly, he did not reply on the spot, but called some high-level officials to come over for a meeting to discuss.

At the meeting, Zhang Liye stood up first and said: "Leaders and colleagues, Xiao Yunhai, also known as Tianwaike, posted a message on his personal homepage today, saying that his new work "Swordsman" has been completed. Everyone I also know that his first two novels brought great benefits to our publishing house, which made other publishing houses very jealous. I heard that many of them have already contacted Xiao Yunhai. Because we have two The cooperation and the relationship between each other is also very good, so as long as we are sincere, the hope of getting the publishing rights of "Swordsman" is the greatest."

The newly appointed vice president Li Wenjun asked: "Mr. Zhang, what kind of conditions are there to be sincere?"

Li Wenjun is a middle-aged man in his forties, with a round face and bald head. When he smiles, his eyes are narrowed into slits, giving people a feminine feeling.

He and Ma Wenfa have always been very good friends, so the first thing Ma Wenfa did when he took office was to promote Li Wenjun.

Zhang Liye frowned, and replied: "I estimate that the profit ratio is at least 6:4, with Xiao Yunhai taking the majority, so we can possibly get the publishing rights."

Zhang Liye has always been displeased with Li Wenjun's virtue of having a sword in his belly and hiding a sword in his smile, so his relationship with Li Wenjun is usually not good.

Li Wenjun laughed and said, "Mr. Zhang, isn't it a little too big a joke you made? I have worked in the publishing house for almost 20 years, and I can be regarded as an old man here. I have never heard of any author who can win a prize. To 60.00% is simply a fantasy."

"What if his "Swordsman" can sell more than 2000 million copies? Does Vice President Li think he's not worth the price?" Zhang Liye argued.

"I have also carefully read Xiao Yunhai's novels. I have to say that he creatively combined martial arts and detectives to create a strange and unpredictable world, which is very whimsical. If he still writes this Naturally, I have no objection to such novels. But this time I heard that he changed his style and even claimed that he could open up a new form. Hehe, Mr. Hu, to be honest, I don’t believe it.”

Sun Qingxing, head of the Propaganda Department, nodded and said, "I also agree with Vice President Li's opinion. However, Xiao Yunhai has tens of millions of die-hard book fans. Even if he encounters Waterloo this time, it is still possible to sell several million copies. So I think Teacher Zhang should still talk about it, but the bottom line needs to be studied by everyone.”

Fan Xiaoyu, head of the finance department, said: "Starting from our finance department, I absolutely disagree with Mr. Zhang's opinion. Everyone should know that even if Xiao Yunhai succeeds again this time, the profit of 60.00% is really too high. What do other outstanding writers think? You must know that among the writers we have signed, the highest teacher, Wang Ping, only gets 30.00% [-]. Once Xiao Yunhai gets [-]% of the profit, I am afraid that other writers will ask for a price increase. This is Shake the foundation of our publishing house."

The heads of various departments expressed their opinions one by one, and they all agreed with Li Wenjun's statement. Some radical colleagues even attacked Zhang Liye, thinking that he paid too much attention to Xiao Yunhai and ignored other outstanding writers.

This made Zhang Liye suddenly feel an unprecedented loneliness, as if overnight, the publishing house he was familiar with had completely changed and become so strange.

Just when he was about to stand up and debate with everyone, his old friend Wang Wenxuan pulled his clothes and said softly: "Old Hu, don't fight anymore. It's useless, the atmosphere of the publishing house has changed. "

Looking at Zhang Liye, whose face was a little pale, Li Wenjun was very proud: "Let you, an old fellow, pretend to be aloof and dare to ignore me, and see how I deal with you."

Seeing that everyone had finished speaking, Ma Wenfa, who had been silent all this time, took a sip of tea leisurely and said calmly: "Old Zhang, I'm afraid we can't agree to your suggestion. It was said to be 60.00%, which means 40.00% profit It is impossible for us to give, otherwise, other writers will rebel."

"I just received a call from Mr. Zhang Ping Zhang. His "The Prosperous Qing Dynasty" has been finished and is ready to be handed over to us for publication. Given Mr. Zhang's influence in the field of literature, I think we should focus on this Above. As for Mr. Xiao Yunhai's "Swordsman", Mr. Zhang can continue to follow up, but at most 30.00%, this is our bottom line, otherwise we can't explain to Mr. Zhang."

Hearing Ma Wenfa's final decision, Zhang Liye knew that he would not be able to win it. He suddenly felt tired all over his body, and said with some disinterest, "President Ma, forget it, Mr. Xiao Yunhai will never agree to a 30.00% profit." Yes. Alas, age is not forgiving, I am old and my health is not good, so I want to apply for retirement, and I ask President Ma to agree."

Ma Wenfa's eyes lit up, but he said in his mouth, "Mr. Zhang, why is he in a hurry to retire? Our publishing house still needs veterans like you to guide us."

How Zhang Liye couldn't hear the hypocrisy in Ma Wenfa's words, he felt even more discouraged, waved his hands, and said, "President Ma doesn't need to persuade you anymore, let's make it so. I will entrust someone to hand over the retirement application to you tomorrow morning." Yes, after working for a lifetime, it’s time to enjoy life. Colleagues, I hope you can make Minsheng Publishing House better and better. Goodbye.”

When Zhang Liye returned to his office, seeing the place where he had worked for so many years, he felt a bit of reluctance and sadness in his heart.

But there is no way, although he has a straightforward temper, he is not blind. Today's Minsheng Publishing House can no longer tolerate him.

While he was packing his things, his old friend Wang Wenxuan came to his office suddenly with a cardboard box in his arms, and said with a smile, "Old Zhang, wait for me, let's go together."

Zhang Liye asked in surprise: "Old Wang, why do you want to leave?"

Wang Wenxuan said with a smile: "Why can't you see it. The so-called emperor and courtier, we two have become thorns in their eyes, thorns in their flesh, and it is better to leave directly than to be upset by them in the future."

Zhang Liye nodded, and said, "Yes, we blocked their way. It's a pity that Minsheng Publishing House, I don't know what they have been made into by these people?"

Wang Wenxuan said: "Don't worry about it. I already have a new place, do you want to follow me there?"

"New place? Where?"

"It is Sunshine Publishing House, which was newly established this summer. The president is Hua Mingquan. He is a very courageous person with strong assets. After half a year of hard work, his business has spread all over the country, but he lacks rich experience. Zhang, I just mentioned you to Mr. Hua, and he very much hopes that you can come over, and your position is still the director of the martial arts editorial room, how about it?"

Zhang Liye chuckled, pointed at Wang Wenxuan and said, "I didn't expect you to be a pimp. However, I'm not a fool. I'm afraid that Mr. Hua's real fancy is not me, but the work of Tianwaike. He saw I have a friendship with Mr. Xiao, so I want to get the publishing rights of "Swordsman" through me, right?"

Wang Wenxuan shook his head when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "The person who said you were stupid before is really stupid. That's right, Mr. Hua really wants the publishing rights of "Swordsman" and he can pay any price for it, even if it is It doesn’t matter if you lose money. His purpose is very simple, which is to make the Sunshine Publishing House famous.”

"Hehe, I know that's the case. Old Wang, you are eight years younger than me, and you can fight there for at least ten years, and I'm almost 60 years old, so I really don't want to do it anymore. How about it, anyway, Minsheng Publishing House It's impossible to get the publishing rights, so I'll help you call Mr. Xiao and ask him out. It's just that he's not what he used to be, he's already a big star, can you give me some face and talk about it?"

Wang Wenxuan said happily: "As expected, I am an old brother. I knew you would help me. Regardless of whether he will come out or not, I will accept your favor this time."

Chapter 159 Sunshine Publishing House

Zhang Liye closed the door and called Xiao Yunhai.

"Hi, Teacher Zhang, hello." Xiao Yunhai's voice came from the other end of the phone soon.

"Mr. Xiao, hello." Hearing Xiao Yunhai's tone was still the same as before, Zhang Liye relaxed a little.

"Mr. Zhang, your efficiency is a little low. I answered a total of twelve calls this afternoon, all of which were from the publishing house, and you were the last one."

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Xiao, I am no longer Minsheng Publishing House..."

Zhang Liye told Xiao Yunhai everything about himself and Sunshine Publishing House, and finally asked: "Mr. Xiao, I wonder if you are free, my old man wants to talk to you?"

"Well, it's four o'clock in the afternoon. If you and Mr. Wang are free, you can go to a place called Linglong Tea House next to the Diecui community. I will take my agent and wait there for the two of you. You can also Call the people from Sunshine Publishing House, so we can have a good talk."

"Great, let's go now."

After Zhang Liye made the phone call, he said to Wang Wenxuan who was full of joy: "The matter is settled, you can call the people from Sunshine Publishing House to negotiate. If it is done, you will be able to stand there."

Wang Wenxuan said gratefully: "Old Zhang, don't say anything, thank you."

Linglong Tea House is a place with a very elegant environment. When you step inside, you can smell a strong tea fragrance.

There are literati calligraphy and paintings everywhere on the walls. Whether it is the stairs or the tables, chairs and benches inside, they are all antique and have the style of literati.

After Xiao Yunhai came here occasionally, he immediately fell in love with it.When I have nothing to do, I will come here for a drink. Once I come and go, I become friends with the boss here.

"Lao Li, there are several guests coming today, find me a slightly larger private room, and make a pot of high-quality Longjing. Don't fool me with those inferior products."

The owner, Li Yunfei, is a fat man in his thirties. He is 1.7 meters tall and weighs two hundred catties. He is very shrewd in business and has his own way of dealing with people.

Hearing Xiao Yunhai's words, Li Yunfei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I just brought in a batch of top-notch tea leaves today, which I guarantee will satisfy you. Let me tell you, is there any big star coming? I have to prepare Get them to sign it."

"Unfortunately, I've let you down. The people who came here this time are people from the publishing house. Besides, I'm a big star, and I haven't seen you give me a cheaper price."

"Every time you come here, I'll give you a [-]% discount. What else do you want? You guys can earn tens of millions from an advertisement. How can you know the difficulties of ordinary people like us?"

"Okay, stop talking to me. They are coming soon, find me a place quickly."