my sister is not a helper

Chapter 10 Money Tree

Controlling the structure of the population pyramid is a big science. If the control is not good, there will be a situation where one person works but has to support four, five or even more retirees.

The Wei Dynasty has been fine-tuning the family planning policy, and there is no such thing as a flower planter in the 70s with five, six, seven or eight children in a family, and there are very few only children.

The legal age of marriage for men and women is the same, and there is no concept of late marriage and late childbearing. Therefore, the marriage age in the Wei Dynasty is generally much earlier than that of flower growers. Boys and girls get married after graduating from high school.

This leads to those who are not married at the age of 26 or seven, even if they are older youths, and those who are not married at the age of 30, it is equivalent to a 35-year-old flower grower.

So it was normal to start blind dates in the early twenties of the Great Wei Dynasty, and it was even more normal for Pu Ruosong to start blind dates in his early twenties.

"My family Ruosong has been busy with school and work these years, and has no love experience, so I just want to find a gentle and considerate girl."

"My family Xiaoyun is the same. After finishing her master's degree, she joined the management of XX company. She is 28 in the blink of an eye. Not many girls are a year or two older. She knows the hot and the cold."

After Pu Ruosong sat down, he listened to the lively conversation between his relatives and the other girl's mother, but he was bored and had no thought of interjecting.

There's no way, the girl across the street only has six or seven points of good looks, but her aura is faintly lurking, she's obviously not a good girl to get along with, and she doesn't call at all.

"Xiao Song, remember to send the girl home after we finish talking later!"

"Ok."

The parents of both parties left, leaving private space for Pu Ruosong and the blind date girl.

The girl took the initiative to talk to Pu Ruosong, but Pu Ruosong had an affair, and was about to delay for 10 minutes and leave.

This made Pu Ruosong very cold, but the blind date girl on the opposite side became more and more satisfied.

The blind date girl was not discouraged. Judging from her experience of many blind dates, this time she really found a treasure. After passing this village, there is no such shop.

"No matter what you do, you can't escape my palm."

But just when the girl was about to show her original shape and take down the opponent, she found that Pu Ruosong's eyes had changed, and she became a little dazed.

The girl turned her head and followed Pu Ruosong's line of sight to see the Lin siblings.

"What's the matter? Do you know each other?"

"Oh, that boy in the wheelchair is one of my patients."

"Patient? Why do I feel like an enemy?"

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Pu Ruosong said: "It is indeed my patient, I want to go over and talk to him about his condition, why don't you go first!"

The blind date girl said weakly: "It's raining so hard outside, won't you see me off? Didn't you just promise Auntie?"

Pu Ruosong frowned: "Then you may have to wait for me, in my eyes, patients are the most important."

"It doesn't matter, I haven't seen you work yet!"

Pu Ruosong walked towards the Lin family siblings, and the blind date girl Xiaoyun also followed.

But when I came to the front, I heard Lin Zhe muttering to his sister: "I have stayed in this coffee shop for so long, and the biggest insight I have gained is that there are many scumbags. I see two or three girls a day, eating from a bowl and looking at them. pot"

Then Lin Zhe turned his head to look at Pu Ruosong, and greeted him as if he just saw him: "Hi, scumbag. Oh no, Dr. Pu, what a coincidence, a blind date!"

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Lin Xi hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, Doctor Pu, my brother is not very good at talking, so don't worry about it!"

Pu Ruosong was a little embarrassed, and said awkwardly: "It's okay, I just saw you here, so I came over to see, how are you recovering now? Can you walk on the ground?"

"Very good, now I can eat normally, my legs can move, and I can go to some places not far away by myself with the help of a wheelchair. Thank you very much, Dr. Pu"

"Sister, it's time for you to go to work. Besides, Dr. Pu is here for a blind date. We can't delay her."

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"I'm sorry, Doctor Pu, I've wasted your time, I'm sorry!"

Lin Xi apologized to Pu Ruosong, and pushed Lin Zhe out of the coffee shop. She was smart enough to feel the scrutiny of the blind date girl Xiaoyun, and she didn't want to cause trouble for others.

But when Pu Ruosong looked at the backs of the siblings, he felt a sense of loss.

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

In the afternoon, Lin Zhe received a long-awaited call.

"Hello, I'm Hu Rui, editor-in-chief of the martial arts department of Duanjiang Publishing House. Is this Mr. Gu Long?"

"Yes, I am Gu Long."

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Hu Rui on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment, he had already heard that the person who called himself "Gu Long" was a young man, which was a bit different from what he expected.

Hu Rui asked solemnly: "Excuse me, are you sure you are the author of "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword"? Do you have the complete intellectual property rights of this book?"

Lin Zhe understood the other party's tone as soon as he heard it. He smiled and said, "Editor Hu, do you think that books like "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" will allow others to impersonate? Will others plagiarize?"

"Hehehe, yes, I was preconceived. To be honest, the book "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" doesn't look like it was written by a teenager, but there are exceptions to everything. Our publishing house only reads books, not people."

"Well, I only look at the money, not the publishing house, tell me your quotation! If it's suitable, send someone over to sign the contract."

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Is it so direct?

Hu Rui has been an editor for a long time. It's not that he has never encountered a bullish author, but this is the first time he has encountered such a direct one.

Hu Rui said: "Our publishing house has two ways to treat newcomers: buyout and royalties. If you buy out, ten thousand words to two hundred."

Lin Zhe interrupted Hu Rui's narration, and said bluntly: "I don't want to buy out, I want royalties, and the royalty rate should not be lower than 15.00%."

"15.00%? That's impossible. Even top-notch authors in the industry don't have such a high rate. Your maximum is [-]%."

"Editor Hu, Qinghe Publishing House has already paid me 13.00%, but they are in the capital, I am in the magic city, and your publishing house is also in the magic city."

"What? You submit more than one manuscript? You have no professional ethics."

"Hey Hey hey?"

The phone hangs up.

Hu Rui was depressed for a while, as if he had made a beautiful shot, but was as uncomfortable as being covered in a big hot pot.

He dialed the internal line of the publisher's president: "President, I have contacted Gu Long. Yes, he is the author of "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword", but he wants 15.00% of the royalties."

"The other party's attitude is very firm and very sophisticated. He has already contacted Qinghe."

Hu Rui didn't tell the president that Gu Long was a young man, because then maybe something bad happened to the president.

The president thought for a while and said: "The book is a good book, but we can't take too much risk. You can talk to him about the gambling agreement."

"Okay, so what about the upper limit?"

"It's up to you!"

It is the most difficult thing to do as you see it. There is no standard for whether it is good or bad. It all depends on the leadership. There is no bonus, and the blame is all yours.

Hu Rui helplessly called Lin Zhe again, but the line was busy.

He suddenly became anxious, for fear that Lin Zhe would sell the copyright to other publishers.

The Great Wei Dynasty only publishes a few blockbuster novels every year, and "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" is so different, he is very afraid of being snatched away by others.

"bell bell"

Hu Rui's phone rang, and it was Lin Zhe who called back.

"Hello, Mr. Gu Long. Do you accept the VAM agreement? The starting point is [-]%, the higher the sales, the higher the royalty rate."

"I accept, 50 volumes per file, plus 20.00% for each file, and the upper limit is [-]%." ​​Lin Zhe said an industry-standard gambling example.

Hu Rui didn't dare to underestimate Lin Zhe, and quickly calculated in his heart.

Dawei's highest-selling novel in the past ten years is only 500 million copies, which is only 17.00% after calculation. Can a young man's novel sell 500 million copies?
Damn, if it really wants to reach 500 million copies, then this ancient dragon will not only be a cash cow, but also a great help to himself, and it will be worth any money.

Hu Rui was cruel: "Okay then! When Mr. Gu Long is free, come to our publishing house to sign the contract. Do you know our address?"

But Lin Zhe on the other end of the phone said: "I'm sorry! It's not convenient for me to go there. I need you to come to me to sign the contract."

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Hu Rui smiled shyly, feeling as if he had become a snake caught seven inches.

"Yes, I will send someone to sign the contract with you. I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Okay, I'm happy!"

Lin Zhe smiled, what he was waiting for was the VAM agreement.

"Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" has more than 70 words, and the price is around [-] yuan, [-]% of which is more than two yuan. That is to say, as long as one copy is sold, Lin Zhe will get more than two yuan in royalties.

But if 650 million copies are sold, the royalties will be 20.00%, and the royalties for a book will be as high as more than seven yuan, and Lin Zhe's income will reach an astonishing four to fifty million yuan.

"How many thousands of copies did this book sell in the last lifetime? More than 2000 million? Or more than 3000 million?"

Hu Rui missed one point. "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" has been sold overseas. When it swept the entire surrounding area of ​​Wei, it was really a cash cow.

A cash cow planted in Lin Zhe's yard.

(End of this chapter)