I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 407, Big Trouble

The total investment is 200 million, but it can’t be spent all?
Many Years smiled, and before they could finish speaking, he interrupted:

"If you can't do this position well, then step aside and make way for someone more talented. I can recruit you again."

As soon as these words came out, Andy, Shu Ming and Huang Sicheng immediately expressed their opinions, saying that they could do it.

After expressing his position, Andy licked his face and said:

"BOSS, you gave me so much money all at once. I have never fought such a rich battle, so I couldn't believe it for a while."

"Don't worry, Boss. I will work hard till my death to run our publishing house well."

He glared at Andy, a foreign devil, and said:

"I don't need you to die, I need you to help me run the publishing house well, do you understand?"

After a pause, he went on to say:
"Here are a few books. Please arrange them quickly and get them published as soon as possible."

He pointed to several books on the table. There were five books in total, two of which were by Xiaomei, one was by Xu Xiaoqian, and the remaining two were written by himself.

In Hong Kong’s literary world today, the most popular novel is definitely martial arts.

There are currently many martial arts novels that have not yet been released on the market in Hong Kong. I have copied two of them over the years.

One is The Swordsman and the other is The Deer and the Cauldron.

These two novels are both written by Jin Dada. The other party is currently writing two books, Tian Long Ba Bu and Xia Ke Xing, and has no time or energy to think about anything else.

According to the path of the original time and space, Jin Dada will only start creating Swordsman next year.

It's only March [-], so Jin Dada must not have conceived the book Swordsman.

If you copy it, just copy it. Anyway, Jin Dada's status in the world at this time is very high, and he has no shortage of these two books.

Andy and Shu Ming quickly picked up the novel and started reading it.

They are all people who know what is good. The three books written by Xiaomei and Xu Xiaoqian are relatively average, but the two books Swordsman and The Deer and the Cauldron are definitely masterpieces.

"Boss, which master wrote this? It's so awesome, it's like the second Jin Dada. It's completely imitated by Jin Dada's writing style."

Huang Sicheng looked at the Swordsman in his hand and was filled with excitement:
"Boss, why don't we arrange this novel to be serialized in our Zhongyong Daily? Anyway, Andy and his publishing house will definitely not be able to publish it that quickly."

The novel is very readable, the writing is excellent, and the novel is very exciting.

Especially the book "The Deer and the Cauldron" is simply awesome.

As long as you start serializing it, it will definitely become an instant hit.

"Haha, don't ask who specifically wrote the novel."

Many Years Smiled, but did not directly say that it was a novel he wrote himself.

"These five novels will be paid according to the market price. When the time comes, just send the royalty check directly to this address."

"Seize the time to type and print, and roll it out as soon as possible according to the plan I made before, do you hear me?"

Huang Sicheng and the other three responded quickly, then got up and left the office.

The plan has been decided, now it’s just waiting for market verification.

I have been an expert in starting a business like publishing newspapers and periodicals for many years.

However, he did not completely follow the model of the Daily Express and Mail. After all, this is Hong Kong Island. Once it falls into the spotlight, it will probably become a newspaper like Dragon, Tiger and Leopard.

Even so, the distribution of newspapers and periodicals definitely requires marketing gimmicks.

Three-day free distribution strategy, exquisite card or poster strategy, novel serialization, etc. These are all methods used to attract citizens, and they are also the only way to quickly open up the situation.

Just when the two newspapers Zhongyong Daily and New Economic Daily were busy, many years ago had already arrived at the tenement building on Queen's Road West, preparing to report.

"Leader, I'm back."

Sun Guohua and Yu Guangyuan were so enthusiastic after seeing him for many years that they quickly invited the latter to sit down in the office and paid close attention to the latter's affairs.

The two leaders gave them nearly half a month to deal with their family affairs. After all, moving from Beijing to Hong Kong Island requires settling in and getting familiar with the surrounding environment, which is not easy.

If he hadn't told him many years in advance that he didn't need China Resources' help, Sun Guohua would have made arrangements long ago.

After all, I have been familiar with Hong Kong Island for many years, so I can definitely handle these things well.

After briefly chatting about his family affairs for many years, Yu Guangyuan spoke directly.

On the European side, it is very necessary for many years to take over.

"Boss, we have agreed that I will stay there for about four months at most every year."

After hearing this for many years, he immediately said dissatisfiedly:

"It's already March, and our family has just moved to Hong Kong Island. Isn't it appropriate for you to ask me to go to Europe immediately for a mission?"

Is there anything suitable or inappropriate?

The mission must be important.

"Half a month, how about we give you another half month?"

Hearing this, Many Years rolled his eyes and said:
"It's not that good. I was originally retired, but now it's better. It's even harder than before in the capital, so I won't work anymore!"

Paused, and then said:
"Two leaders, I wonder if you have read Cheng Bao?"

"what happened?"

Sun Guohua and Yu Guangyuan were puzzled. Why did it get involved in the newspaper?

"More than half a month ago, I submitted a novel I had previously published in Beijing to the newspaper Cheng Pao."

"The book Calabash Brothers was serialized half a month ago. Do you know how much royalties I received?"

The two leaders immediately asked curiously, and they raised three fingers without giving up for many years.

"It costs more than 3 yuan, and it won't take long to publish it as a book. Then I will get even more royalties."

"In addition, I also have two books, one is called Swordsman, which will appear in the New Economic Daily newspaper tomorrow."

"Another book called The Deer and the Cauldron will also be serialized in Zhongyong Daily."

"By the way, I forgot to tell the two leaders that one of the shareholders behind these two newspapers is me!"

hiss!
The information that has been revealed over the years is so shocking.

Although Sun Guohua and Yu Guangyuan often take on tasks in units of one hundred thousand, one million, or even tens of millions.

But those are China Resources' money and have nothing to do with them personally.

Although they are leaders here on Hong Kong Island, their wages are not high, just a little higher than ordinary white-collar workers, and the salary will not exceed 400 Hong Kong dollars.

So, how can you not be shocked when you hear that you have received 3 yuan in royalties for a novel that you wrote many years ago?

What's more, it has been said many years ago that he has two more novels that will soon be serialized.

And he is also one of the shareholders of two newspapers. Why?
Even if you are a small shareholder, even if it is just a small newspaper, it is not something that ordinary people can play around with.

No matter how Sun Guohe and Yu Guangyuan felt, they only said for many years that he could work properly on Hong Kong Island for a month and then go to Europe after a month.

He had just returned from Europe not long ago. There were more things going on on Hong Kong Island, so naturally he was not happy to return to Europe so soon.

Besides, what can happen to Europe?
Currently, he can contact London and Somalia through telegraph.

As long as nothing happens in these two places, there won't be any big problem.

China Resources' business is nothing more than the procurement of food and raw materials.

After all, the main task of China Resources is to make money, and then use the money earned to buy grain, copper and iron ore, machinery and other materials, and transport them back to Hong Kong Island.

Of course, not all supplies need to be paid for by China Resources, just some of them.

Because the amount of materials that China Resources needs to purchase is extremely huge, China Resources alone will definitely not be able to support it.

Looking at the figure who had been away for many years, Sun Guohua quickly found someone to buy a copy of the newspaper and brought it back. He needed to confirm it.

Sun Guohua and Yu Guangyuan both know and have read the novel and comic "Calabash Brothers".

It is indeed a very interesting novel. Although the writing style is not very strong, the text is very smooth and smooth to read.

It is extremely popular in the capital, and many primary school students, middle school students, and even college students like to buy it and watch it.

Not long after, Ye Qifang finally bought Chengbao back.

Sun Guohua couldn't wait to open it and check it out, and they actually saw the novel that was being serialized by Calabash Brothers.

"Leader, do you also like to watch Calabash Brothers?"

Ye Qifang, who was next to him, saw that the two leaders also liked watching the Calabash Brothers and couldn't help but ask with a smile. "you saw it?"

Yu Guangyuan frowned and Ye Qifang shook his head and said:
"Leader, I like reading comic books, not to mention the comic book of the same name by the Calabash Brothers. It has beautiful pictures and text, which makes it more enjoyable to read."

Looking at Ye Qifang's lively expression, Yu Guangyuan and Sun Guohua quickly asked a lot of questions.

After asking, I found out that the comic version of the book Calabash Brothers has been published in its first single volume, which is faster than the newspaper serialization.

After all, the plot of the stand-alone book is updated every half month, which is of course faster than that of the newspaper.

"Then do you know how many people read this comic?"

"There are a lot of them. The second single book was released the day before yesterday. When I went to buy it, it was out of stock. I planned to buy it after get off work today."

After hearing Ye Qifang's words, Sun Guohua and Yu Guangyuan looked at each other and suddenly felt that they were in big trouble.

Because Calabash Brothers, written many years ago, is so popular.

This means that the royalties for many years to come will be even higher.

Not to mention that he is still a small shareholder of the newspaper and will have two serialized novels coming out tomorrow. God knows how much his monthly royalties are now.

What if he returns and is not willing to continue working at China Resources for another two years?
The monthly manuscript fee is tens of thousands, or even 300. Who cares about the monthly salary of [-] Hong Kong dollars from China Resources?

It stands to reason that my salary when I was in the capital for many years was only 110 three yuan. After arriving in Hong Kong Island, my salary became 300 Hong Kong dollars per month. This is a high salary.

However, for many years, people have received 3 yuan in royalties for a novel. How can this be done?
Many years after leaving China Resources, Sun Guohua and Yu Guangyuan were in a difficult situation.

He went directly back to St. Paul's Primary School not far from No. 72, Deep Water Bay, because Xiaodoubao and the others went to school here.

There are many schools near Deep Water Bay. After many years of choosing, I finally chose this primary school.

Without him, the teaching staff of this primary school are strong, and the students studying there are all the children of rich people and high-ranking and powerful people in Hong Kong.

In addition, there are many talented students in this school.

At first, the school did not allow Xiaodoubao and her four children to be transfer students, because St. Paul Elementary School did not have such a tradition.

Then I spent 50 Hong Kong dollars many years ago to buy a place to take the exam.

In fact, it is okay not to spend the money for many years, but forget about other methods, and be harmonious and make money.

There are better schools in Central and other places, but they are a bit far from No. 72 Deep Water Bay, so it is best to go directly to St. Paul's Primary School.

Xiaodoubao and her four children took the exam and basically passed it in one go.

There are three parts: English test, Chinese test and interview. Among them, the English test is a little difficult for Xiaodoubao and the others.

Mainly because they haven't been taught much at all for many years.

The four children are taught English occasionally by Xu Xiaoqian and Xiaomei. They just like to learn.

For many years, I was pestered by children and corrected their pronunciation, that's all.

After all, they are still too young, so there is no need to learn directly.

Now, they became transfer students and entered the second grade directly. Bai Doufu and Xiao Doan became first grade students.

Because their four children’s intelligence and knowledge levels are all very high.

Not to mention other things, the examiner was stunned by his beautiful calligraphy.

Not to mention that the interviewer later gave third-grade questions, and the little guys answered them smoothly, with a high accuracy rate.

If it hadn't been for many years of repeated requests, it is estimated that the two sisters Xiaodoubao and Xiaotuanzi would have entered the fourth grade directly.

With the height of two children, it wouldn't feel out of place if they were in fourth grade.

They can skip a grade, but there is no need to rush to skip a grade.

Today is the third day of school for Xiaodoubao and the others. So far, they are not very used to it, but they are okay.

Today in Hong Kong Island, there are no Cantonese courses in schools, only Mandarin and English.

After the incident next year, the private movement to promote "Mandarin" has cooled down. On the one hand, it has abolished the Mandarin language subject in secondary schools, and on the other hand, it has promoted the identity of Hong Kong Island centered on Cantonese.

Coupled with the government building reservoirs and encouraging urban residents to move to the New Territories, not only Mandarin was slowly forgotten, but other dialects were also sacrificed.

Therefore, in the 90s and [-]s, Cantonese was very popular, but Mandarin had no way to survive in Hong Kong Island.

Therefore, language diversity is very normal in Hong Kong Island today.

In the 50s and [-]s, many people from Shanghai, Fuqing, Chaoshan and other areas came to Hong Kong Island, so when everyone got together, most of them spoke Mandarin.

Only those who talk to people from their own hometown can speak their hometown dialect.

Therefore, the current course is nothing more than an additional English course for Xiaodoubao and the others.

They have enough brains and are smart enough, so it is a little difficult now, but that's all.

"father!"

After school ended at noon, Xiaodoubao and the others walked out of the school gate and saw the car parked on the roadside, as well as their father.

The four children rushed over and asked them to get in the car with a smile.

"How did you learn today? Can you still adapt?"

As soon as he asked, the four children rushed to answer each other, one by one and one by one. After listening to it for many years, their brains were about to explode.

But he has gotten used to it. When he gets home, he has two children, and it will be even more noisy.

The straight-line distance from St. Paul's Primary School to No. 72 Deep Water Bay is a little more than one kilometer. It is a little further by car and takes two and a half kilometers.

There is no way, because the road is not straight and needs to go around and around.

But it’s okay, it’s only two and a half kilometers, which is just a step on the accelerator.

After arriving home, Qin Huairu and the others were weeding in the yard and preparing to plant a vegetable patch.

She couldn't sit still, the implantation gene in her bones was awakened.

So the good grass will be lost to her.

If there wasn't any good land nearby, I would have planned to acquire another piece of land many years ago and let her do as she pleased.

The roof on the third floor is also quite big, but it is not suitable for growing vegetables, otherwise, she will really be in trouble.

"I'm back, wash my hands and eat."

Qin Huairu smiled and put down the tools in her hands, and followed her into the house to eat.

Li Jinlian and the other three have already prepared the food, while Xiaomei and Xu Xiaoqian are serving the dishes.

The three of them, Zhou Chunyan, did not have meals with Duan Nian's family. They would cook and eat by themselves in the hut next to the villa.

While eating, Qin Huairu mentioned that the villa next door was for sale.

"Fifth sister-in-law, my brother doesn't have that much money, right? The house next door is certainly not cheap."

Xiaomei suddenly persuaded in amazement.

Qin Huairu likes to find something to do. She wants to grow vegetables. She has complained about it for many years. When he has money, he will buy the villa next door.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, the villa next door was actually for sale.

The houses in Deep Water Bay are good, but they are also really expensive.

"Didn't Uncle Wu already write two novels? There should be royalties, right?"

Xu Xiaoqian also interjected, Xiaodoubao and the others quickly asked, how much is the royalties?
"The serialization will start tomorrow. The current manuscript fee is [-] yuan per thousand words."

He gave the little guy a piece of meat and said with a smile.

This is his own newspaper and he pays a lot of royalties, which is normal.

And for so much royalties, the main thing is to tell people around him that he has a strong ability to make money.

"Wow, so much?"

Xiaomei and Xu Xiaoqian immediately exclaimed, and then began to calculate how much money they had.

The book Swordsman has written 50 words, and The Deer and the Cauldron has written more than 70 words.

Calculated based on the royalties of 30 yuan for [-] words, the book "Swordsman" alone could have received [-] yuan in royalties.

Coupled with the more than 40 royalties for The Deer and the Cauldron, doesn't it mean that you can get 70 royalties now?
"Brother, how many words are you going to write for these two novels?"

At this time, Xiaomei asked with bright eyes.

(End of this chapter)