I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 57
"Young man, you work here."

"...You remind the authors of your website, the update is too slow."

The next day, Ji Zhuo got up early and coded out the chapters to be updated that day before the afternoon.

I went out and hailed a taxi and went straight to Shiyue's novel headquarters.

Ji Zhuo didn't get enough sleep all the way because he got up too early, now he started to feel sleepy again, yawning non-stop,

But the taxi driver was really good at talking, Ji Zhuo agreed from time to time, and talked all the way.
All the way from the Bund to the Pearl of Shanghai, and then to the economic development and social changes of Shanghai, there is a lot to point out and criticize.

Fortunately, here we are,
Otherwise Ji Zhuo would really fall asleep.

The taxi driver stopped the car, turned his head and glanced at the Headquarters Building of Startyue.com by the side of the road, and said the same thing aloud.

"Master, have you ever seen someone who came to work at three o'clock in the afternoon?"

Ji Zhuo answered casually while opening the car door.

"Oh, you're not working here, so why are you here?"

"I am the authors you want to urge to update, master."

"... That's fine too, what kind of author group are you urging. Also, some authors don't know what to do, and when I look at the first half of the chapter and the second half, it suddenly doesn't match up."

"Okay, I'll remind you... By the way, master, where did you read it?"

"On the Internet, in the browser."

"Young man, what kind of book do you write? I'll read the name too."

"..."

"Boy?"

……

Give the taxi driver Amway the genuine reading,

Ji Zhuo got out of the car and stood outside the gate of Shiyue Novel Headquarters.

He raised his head and glanced at the building.

didn't go up directly,
Ji Zhuo took out his phone, and first sent a message to the editor that he had arrived,
The editor lets go in first, and then waits for the second, and the people follow and come down.

Ji Zhuo put down his phone, looked into the building,

saw the front desk,
With some curiosity, Ji Zhuo walked in.

The young lady standing at the front desk also looked at him.

"... Excuse me, is Qian Dalong here?"

Ji Zhuo asked the front desk aloud.

The front desk looked at Ji Zhuo, obviously stunned for a moment, then looked at Ji Zhuo,

"A courier? Just leave it here. New here?"

"No, I'm looking for someone."

Ji Zhuo shook his head and said,

Then I saw the stunned look on the face of the front desk,

"Is the author?"

"Without Qian Dalong, it's just a fixed recipient name."

Or is everyone Qian Dalong?
Ji Zhuo couldn't help answering in his heart, but he didn't say it.

The reason why he asked

This is because when the contract was signed by mail,
The addressee of the headquarters of Shiyue Novel has always been the name of 'Qian Dalong',
The editor and author of the running water, Qian Dalong, who is hardworking.

Of course, now there is no need to send the contract normally, and the contract can be signed directly.

Hey, the tears of the times.

"Are you here to visit? Sit down first, and I'll pour you a glass of water."

"No, come here and sign a contract."

"Boss, sit down."

Hearing what Ji Zhuo said, the receptionist changed his name again.

"Thank you."

Holding a water glass, Ji Zhuo sat at the front desk where visitors could rest.

At the same time, there is a response to what the front desk said, waiting for editing.

"...Boss, what kind of novel are you writing? Let me read it too."

"Seven Days of Hell"

"Ah? Dog... Boss!"

The front desk almost changed his address again, and then changed his tone.

But Ji Zhuo was really sleepy, so he yawned again.

At this time, someone upstairs finally came down.

Ji Zhuo turned his head to look, how to say, it was expected.

After all, he knew before that that he was in charge of editing the pen and ink was a man in his early thirties,
Looking at it now, the person who came down was about the same age, wearing black trousers and a casual top,
It's just that the dark circles under the eyes are a bit heavy, and the hairline is slightly higher.

"...Clumsy and uncommon? A coincidence in the era?"

When he got down, he turned around and saw that there was Ji Zhuo sitting at the front desk, so he naturally rushed towards Ji Zhuo.
When he got to him, he called Ji Zhuo two pseudonyms in succession.

"Bill master, I'm Ji Zhuo."

Ji Zhuo stood up and greeted the editor.

"... Well, you are welcome to come over, thank you for your hard work."

The pen and ink said politely, and the two shook hands with each other.

"At this moment, the person who signed the contract with Pioneer Film and Television Media has not come yet, so I will show you around first."

The agreed signing time was 03:30 in the afternoon, and Ji Zhuo arrived ahead of schedule.

"Row."

The guests do as they please, Ji Zhuo naturally had no objection, and nodded in response.

"Okay then, I'll take you to the editorial department first."

Ji Zhuo followed the editor, got on the elevator and went upstairs.

out of the elevator,

Then I entered the room with the sign of the editorial department.

The entire editorial department, behind each desk at the moment, every editor is still busy,

The whole room was a little quiet, except for the sound of keyboard tapping and low-pitched conversations from time to time.

"This is our editorial department."

"From here to there are the editors of the first group to the third group, and the editors of our second group are there."

Ji Zhuo followed the pen and ink into the editorial office,

The first feeling is that the atmosphere of Two-dimensional is very heavy,

The surroundings of some characters in some famous online novels can be seen everywhere, such as stickers, hand-made pillows,
Ji Zhuo glanced, and even saw some familiar characters.

The entire editorial department seemed to have noticed that someone came in, and someone cast some eyes on Ji Zhuo,
But after taking a look, he lowered his head again and went about his own business.

"This is the area where our second group edits."

Follow the pen and ink all the way to the editorial group where the pen and ink is located,
Several other editors in the editing team are still busy with some things in front of the computer,
Ji Zhuo glanced, either some manuscripts were displayed on the computer screen, or he was still communicating with a certain author.

At this time, a middle-aged man who looked older than pen and ink was touching the water glass next to him, as if he was about to get up to fetch water.
Seeing Ji Zhuo coming with Pen Mo, he paused, then greeted Ji Zhuo with a smile.

"Era coincidence? Hello."

"This is the editor-in-chief of our editorial team."

"Hello, editor-in-chief."

"...Well, well, I came here so early, I thought it would be a while."

Say good to visit the headquarters of Shiyue.com,

But apart from the editorial department, there is really no place to visit,

Finally stopped at the editorial department,

Had an awkward chat with the editor in charge and the editor in chief.

Finally, the person who signed the contract with Pioneer Film and Television has come.

……

"...Hey, Mr. Yu, why did you come here in person?"

In the meeting room of the legal affairs department of the novel,
Ji Zhuo followed the editor-in-chief of the editorial department and the person in charge of the legal department, and met the person from Pioneer Film and Television who came to sign the contract.

The leader was a middle-aged man, probably in his early forties, followed by two probably lawyers.

The person in charge of the legal department obviously knew the leading middle-aged man of Pioneer Film and Television, so he was a little surprised.

"I was planning to let them come here. But I heard that the author who signed the contract is also there this time. It just so happens that I have nothing else to do, so I came to see the author who wrote such an excellent work."

The middle-aged man who came responded with a smile, and said,

Then he turned his head to look at the editor-in-chief and Ji Zhuo, and finally his eyes stopped on Ji Zhuo.

"You are the author of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals", 'Jiyuan Coincidence', right? You are really young and promising. I am also reading your novels, and the writing is really good."

"This is Mr. Yu, the person in charge of Pioneer Film and Television."

The person in charge of the legal department next to him introduced the sentence,

Ji Zhuo nodded and shook hands with this Yu.

"Thank you."

Mr. Yu also nodded with a smile.

"Boss Yu, sit down first."

"This is the tripartite contract we drew up. Mr. Yu, do you see if there are any problems?"

A group of people sit down,

The person in charge of Shiyue Xiaofa's legal affairs department handed over the contracts in triplicate to the people from Pioneer Film and Television, and Ji Zhuo,
Ji Zhuo took a glance at it, then put it down. He had already seen the contract before the Pioneer film and television people came.

Mr. Yu from Pioneer Film and Television just glanced at it, and then handed it to the lawyer who came with him,

Instead, he turned his head and chatted with Ji Zhuo.

"...For the past two days, I have been reading Mr. Ji's works. It is really fascinating to read, and the writing is really fascinating."

"...That's why I want to trouble you, Mr. Ji, to be the screenwriter of our animation adaptation project this time. I still believe that Mr. Ji, as the original author, can restore the original style of the work and perfectly present him in another form of expression. .”

This Mr. Yu is very polite, shows great respect to Ji Zhuo, and keeps his attitude very low.

"Mr. Yu is polite."

Ji Zhuo responded.

"I'm not being polite. I read Mr. Ji's works whenever I have free time these two days. I have already watched half of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals". All right."

President Yu Yu Mingzhi said with a smile.

Ji Zhuo and the editor-in-chief of Shiyue.com smiled in cooperation,
"Mr. Ji, I have also read your new book. It is very well written, with excellent writing style and storytelling. It's just that the update is a little slow."

what is this?
Remind me face to face.

You came here specially today, isn't it just for this matter?

Hearing this, Ji Zhuo was a little ashamed,
Looking at Yu Mingzhi's words again, he looked a little regretful and suspicious.

"The style of the new book is not easy to write. Try to be faster."

Ji Zhuo smiled awkwardly and said haha.

"Yes, quality is the most important thing."

Let's chat a few more words.

The two lawyers put the contract back and nodded at Yu Mingzhi.

"Then we sign the contract?"

"Row."

Pioneer Film and Television, Beginning to Read Novels, Ji Zhuo,

The three parties exchanged contracts one after another, signed and stamped the three contracts one after another.

"Row."

"Mr. Ji will have to work hard on the script in the future."

The three parties put away their contracts one after another.

Yu Mingzhi from Pioneer Film and Television said to Ji Zhuo politely,
"...This animation project is the first shot of Pioneer Film and Television to enter animation. We will definitely polish this work carefully, strive for a good start, and present Mr. Ji's work in the form of animation."

The first work to enter the anime?
Have little experience?
Maybe I can really get [-]% of the total investment in the system as an incentive?

Ji Zhuo couldn't help thinking for a while, then shook his head again.

Who cares, anyway, if the animation is popular, I will get a share, if it catches me, I will get a share of the investment,

Earn left and right.

"Thank you."

So Ji Zhuo just nodded, and shook hands with Yu Mingzhi again.

At last,
Rejecting Yu Mingzhi's invitation to have another meal together,
Ji Zhuo took the contract and slipped away.

……

On the road outside the headquarters of the first reading novel,
Ji Zhuo screamed while waiting,

While picking up the contract in his hand, he glanced at it casually.

This tripartite copyright contract,

Strictly speaking, it is not that the film and animation sound copyright of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" has been completely sold.

It is an exclusive license for 25 years.

During this period, only Pioneer Film and Television can have the copyright to adapt the film and animation of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals", or Pioneer Film and Television can transfer the authorization to others.

But the total number of years is only 25 years.

Ji Zhuo also doesn't know how the people from Shiyue.com's legal department negotiated with Pioneer Film and Television.

If it were him, he would definitely buy it completely if he could, otherwise he would lose money no matter what he thought.

Perhaps Pioneer Film and Television also felt that this book is good, but it is not good enough to be remade repeatedly?

Just sell it for a good deal?
Also.

Ji Zhuo didn't think that after another 25 years, this book might be remade.

To put it bluntly, counting forward, 25 years ago, the online novel was not even born, and counting backwards, in the past 25 years, he himself can almost forget the content of this book.

Unless he was really too powerful at that time.It is so powerful that it has reached the pinnacle, unique in the history of literature, and it is possible to be remade again.

Shaking his head, Ji Zhuo put the contract in one volume, stuffed it in his pocket, and raised his head again.

Well, Didi is here too.

……

"...Dad. I inquired about the copyright of the "Seven Days of Hell" again, and raised the price of Shiyue Novel, but the other party was still not very interested."

"It can be seen that they are very optimistic about the results of the "Seven Days of Hell", and they may not be willing to discuss the issue of copyright transactions at least until the novel is finished."

In the office of Pioneer Film and Television Media Headquarters,

Yu Mingzhi was complaining to his father on the phone.

over the phone,

The old man held the mobile phone to his ear and listened to what his son said.

Pausing for a moment, he just replied aloud,

"This is the company's business. Now you are responsible for the company's affairs. You can make your own decisions. You don't need to call me to ask me."

The old man said something and hung up the phone.

"Hello, Daddy?"

On the other end of the phone, Yu Mingzhi heard that the phone was hung up,
put down the phone, shook his head,
"Isn't it just that I like this novel and want to see this novel adapted into a movie and TV series, and I'm afraid that other companies will not make it well, so I want my company to buy it and shoot it myself?"

"...Why do you let me decide for myself...it's pretty good...well, Tsundere."

After making complaints about his father, Yu Mingzhi continued to work hard.

And on the other side,
The old man put down his phone,

He paused for a moment, then turned his head a little bit, probably facing the direction of the nurse.

"Help me see if that novel has been updated."

"...Probably not. The author only updates in the evening..."

The nurse standing aside responded while picking up the old man's mobile phone to help watch.

"...Hey, it's really updated, it's so early today?"

The nurse was a little surprised. The old man chased after this novel every day, and he was familiar with it.

"earphone."

"Headphones for you, right?"

When the nurse heard what the old man said, he handed the Bluetooth headset to the old man.

The old man put it on, it sounds like Ji Zhuo updated something today.

"……Eh."

After a long time,
After listening to today's update, the old man paused,

Another sigh.

"Uncle Yu, what's the matter?"

"It's okay. It's just that the author's plot today is a little uncomfortable."

The old man was silent, then paused again,
While taking off the earphones, he replied.

"What plot?"

"This author, how many people died in writing."

……

"Grass in the canyon: Has everyone watched today's update?
Takeoff Wuhu: Updated so early today?I gonna go see! "

In the book friend group, some readers are talking.

After a while,
"Take Off Wuhu: Well written. Makes sense...but it's hard to watch suddenly.

Grass in the canyon: the same is slightly uncomfortable.How do you say the next plot will develop? "

……

"Hic."

The book friends are chatting hotly,

Ji Zhuo was eating in a restaurant,
I found a local dish that was said to taste good on the Internet, and I was eating it.

You can't treat your stomach badly if you treat anything badly.

I have no idea that some readers are feeling uncomfortable watching his update today,

As a dog author, he has no reader's discomfort at all.

It's just a little bit full.

　Ask for favorites, recommended tickets, monthly tickets, investment and so on.

　　Readers.

　　Stand up, go!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)