Low Key Star

  Chapter 30 [030] Lin Yiran's mother

   "Xiao Shi, you go up with Zhang Yang first."

  Wang Qiyuan said something to the young man who accompanied him to the old man's place last time. Zhang Yang also noticed that there was an acquaintance in his sight because of this sentence.

  After giving the order, Wang Qiyuan turned to the beautiful woman who also stopped and said, "President Su, this is Zhang Yang."

  The beautiful woman surnamed Su glanced at Zhang Yang, nodded with a smile, her eyes were gentle and implicitly scrutinized, Zhang Yang also smiled back, and at the same time bowed slightly, which was regarded as respect for the elder.

  Wang Qiyuan introduced to Zhang Yang: "This is Mr. Su, my boss."

  President Su looked at Zhang Yang, his eyes seemed to stay on the plaster of his feet for a while, then looked into his eyes, and smiled gently: "Study in No. 2 Middle School?"

   Zhang Yang felt a little unhappy, because although the woman's questioning tone was not contemptuous and arrogant, it was like an elder asking a younger generation.

  He came to Hanchuang because of his identity as the author of "Shooting the Condors". Although he is somewhat disadvantaged when facing the company, it is an equal relationship after all. This woman seems to care more about his age and student status.

   Zhang Yang's mind and city government are far superior to those of his peers after all, he hides the slight fluctuations in his heart well, and responds with a natural and polite smile: "Yes."

  "Young and promising, the future is promising."

  President Su did not praise a few words in a polite manner. He pointed to the two cars parked at the entrance of the building with the limited edition Phoenix logo with his white jade palm, and said with a smile: "I still have something to do, see you next time."

   "Goodbye, President Su."

   Zhang Yang responded, seeing the young man called Xiaoshi looking at him with a very surprised expression, he wondered, "What's wrong?"

  The young man surnamed Shi shook his head, then clicked his tongue again: "Are you too calm? You are indeed the person who can write "Shooting the Condors". Wow, I can't imagine that you are only eighteen years old."

  Zhang Yang smiled and didn't speak. Following Xiaoshi, he took the elevator to the headquarters of Hanchuang on the 23rd floor, and sat down in a separate living room. Xiaoshi poured tea and first brought the contract for Zhang Yang to review.

  Because it’s just serialization and doesn’t involve copyright, so there aren’t too many clauses. Zhang Yang mainly focuses on the manuscript fee, but he didn’t expect that this point is actually different from what was agreed at the beginning.

On the 11th, when Wang Qiyuan was reading the manuscript, the quotation he gave was two hundred thousand characters. For a newcomer, this price was definitely top-notch, but compared to the quality of "Shooting the Condors", this price was low— Nowadays, the remuneration for the serialization of the four masters of martial arts is more than five hundred for a thousand words.

  Wang Qiyuan said on the day that he would make adjustments based on readers’ word-of-mouth.

Zhang Yang will agree, first because the old man is in the middle, and second because he believes that Wang Qiyuan and Han Chuang's vision is not short-sighted, and they will not be confused between the remuneration of a novel and a novel like "Shooting the Condor" written at the age of eighteen. What is more important than the young genius.

  However, the remuneration in the contract was five hundred thousand characters, more than twice the two hundred thousand characters that Wang Qiyuan said at the time!

Zhang Yang was a little strange, so he asked Xiao Shi, and he replied with a smile: "Actually, with the quality of "Shooting the Condors", five hundred words for a thousand words is not too much, but you are a newcomer after all, and the Condor Shooting is a new one, readers will you?" Accepting that there is still a certain degree of uncertainty, everyone may not be able to accept this kind of setting in the Jianghu worrying about the world, rashly charging high prices is a very risky thing... and although the editor-in-chief Wang is very prestigious in Hanchuang, after all, he is not Boss, and Han Chuang has just been acquired by "Red Makeup", so it's hard to say whether there will be any changes in personnel - simply speaking, the editor-in-chief Wang has done his best to give a guarantee of two hundred thousand words at that time. "

   Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I know this, my grandfather told me the same way later."

  Xiaoshi invited him to drink tea, and then said: "Actually, this morning, the original guaranteed price was still two hundred thousand words..."

  Zhang Yang immediately thought of that President Su just now.

   "However, at noon, Mr. Su came over. After reading the opening article, Editor-in-Chief Wang strongly recommended it, so he made a copy immediately, and the guarantee was directly priced at 500 words per thousand... This contract has just been printed out and there is no big meeting."

  Wang Qiyuan pushed the door and came in, just in time to hear the last few words, and laughed and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? President Su is so bold, it has nothing to do with me, that's all, you can go to work first."

  Xiaoshi didn't care, smiled and talked to Zhang Yang, left the living room, and closed the door from the outside.

  Wang Qiyuan sat down opposite Zhang Yang, turned on the induction cooker to boil water, and seemed ready to make tea, and smiled at Zhang Yang: "Have you read the contract?"

   Zhang Yang nodded, "I still have to thank Uncle Xiang, but for such a high price... what if I lose money?"

Wang Qiyuan let out a "hey" and said repeatedly: "No, no, your grandfather and I rely on this for a living. I dare not say anything else, I can't write it, but in terms of reading, dare to compare it with me. Not many, your "Shooting the Condors" is guaranteed to be popular."

He paused, then smiled wryly: "But no matter how you say it, you are still a newcomer. I didn't have the courage to give you a price of 500 for a thousand words, so I'm not afraid to tell you. , Mr. Su wants to give you five hundred for a thousand characters, and I persuaded you to add it to four hundred, and it won’t be too late to add it depending on the market reaction."

   Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I know Uncle Wang has good intentions."

Wang Qiyuan waved his hand and said: "I really don't think it's necessary. Four hundred for a thousand characters is not too low. Besides, it's not too late to increase the price, depending on the reaction. Anyway, the published content will also be charged at the highest price, and you won't have any." Loss, there is no need to take risks..."

  The water in the pot boiled, and Wang Qiyuan continued to wash the tea set while warming it: "But Mr. Su insisted, so I naturally have no objections."

  He raised his head and looked at Zhang Yang, "Tell me honestly, do you and Su always know each other?"

   Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment, "I saw her for the first time, and I didn't even know who she was."

  Wang Qiyuan said: "You always know about red makeup, right?"

Zhang Yang nodded, and I have a bit of impression. It is a high-end fashion brand for women. There are two school uniforms for girls in the school that are customized in cooperation with it. They are very popular, and because they are much cheaper than other Hongzhuang clothes, many girls from other schools trust them Students from the No. 2 Middle School helped to buy it, and then removed the No. 2 Middle School logo and put it on again—Zhang Yang even did a reselling operation. Later, the school thoroughly investigated and was almost caught.

"This President Su is one of the founders of "Red Makeup". She co-founded the Red Makeup magazine in high school. Now the Red Makeup Group ranks among the top 500 brands in the world, and she is the second largest shareholder of Red Makeup and the highest decision-maker. one of the people."

  Wang Qiyuan gave a brief introduction, then sighed, "You can search the Internet for information about her. The point is, Han Chuang was just acquired by Hongzhuang earlier this year."

   Zhang Yang nodded, expressing his understanding, and asked, "Why does Uncle Wang think I know her?"

  Wang Qiyuan smiled and said: "The additional remuneration may be worth a thousand dollars, but she just met you, and it doesn't look like she doesn't know you, especially... how does she know that you are studying in No. 2 Middle School?"

   Zhang Yang wondered: "Didn't you say that?"

  Wang Qiyuan shook his head and said, "I didn't have time to say much about you, she was busy leaving."

   "According to this, she really seems to know me..."

  Tang Yanqi's painful lesson is still in front of him, Zhang Yang really has no idea, and when he saw Mr. Su downstairs just now, he did feel familiar.

   But he tried hard to think back for a long time, but he couldn't remember any impression about this person.

Moreover, although Tang Yanqi is young, he is of the same generation. He used to think about Lin Yiran with all his heart, and it is understandable to forget about other girls. Influenced by Lin Yiran...

  Thinking of this, Zhang Yang's heart suddenly moved, and he finally understood why when he saw that President Su downstairs, he felt familiar.

  He secretly asked Luoshen: "Luoshen, do you think this President Su looks familiar?"

   "Lin Yiran's mother."

  Luo Shen sneered, "Mother and daughter look so alike, you have to think about it for a long time, so you have the nerve to confess your love to others."

   Zhang Yang ignored her sarcasm, remembering what Lin Yiran's mother said just now, and asked again: "Then what do you mean by her? Young and promising, with a promising future—is this encouraging me to chase after her daughter?"

   Luoshen sighed quietly after a long while, "Didn't you think of anything else?"

   "Yes, her family seems to be richer than I thought."

   "No wonder you've been single."

  Luo Shen sighed again, "Haven't you ever thought about why her mother recognizes you?"

   Zhang Yang: As the protagonist, in terms of character comparison, he can't compare to Lin Yiran, Tang Yanqi, or even Zhang Wei... Forget it, even the character who will appear in the next chapter can't compare to what the hell? Is this unrecognizable?

  (end of this chapter)