Era: 1979 From mountain man to richest man

Chapter 176 It’s not my fault, I can only blame him for not being a senior official
Seeing Song Li and Zuo Qiang holding wine glasses, everyone else looked at the two in confusion.

When Song Li saw that everyone here ignored her, she coughed twice in embarrassment, and then drank all the wine in the glass.

All in all, the only person here who had conflicts with Song Chaoyang was.

He had to bring everyone with him when he picked up the wine glass. Of course, everyone was confused.

But it was really hard for her to talk to Song Chaoyang alone.

In fact, the main thing she wanted to express was that she was going to marry in the city, and she wanted to wipe out her grudges later, but she just said it casually.

This kind of thing is just said as a finishing touch to make it less embarrassing for oneself to act cool.

Unexpectedly, no one took the call, which made it even more embarrassing.

She originally wanted to announce the news and make everyone jealous, but it didn't achieve the effect she wanted, which was embarrassing.

Song Chaoyang looked at Song Li's confusing operation and felt that something was wrong with this woman's mind.

The relationship is much closer than before.

Mrs. Jia was very upset when she saw the Song Chaoyang family's new house, but with Song Chaoyang's grandmother around, she was afraid of being beaten.

The men from the Song family were invited to play cards by the Xu family.

Every dish carefully prepared is full of aroma.

This Zuo Qiang is just a worker in a winery. Even if she goes to the city, her life will not be much better.

Li Shuhui brought Song Lan and Song Zhu back from the fields and immediately came to help in the Song family's kitchen.

But their luck didn't seem to be very good today, and they lost money most of the time.

Uncle San and Zuo Qiang are slightly better, but they are also losing money.

There were very drunk people early in the morning.

The smaller state-owned enterprises will be the first to be affected.

There are also farm holidays in schools in Hongqi Commune, which means five or seven days of holiday during these days, allowing students to go home and help collect food.

We won't stop contact because of this matter.

In addition, he had no appetite in the morning, so he just took a few bites and then got off the table.

Although the third uncle has remarried now, their friendship with the second wife of the Song family is still there.

He said he would come back after lunch.

You must know that she is living in a rural home and basically doesn't have to do any work. When she gets married in the city, people can't pamper her like her parents do now.

At this time in some people’s homes, food is almost at the bottom.

At the same time, the second room of the Song family, who lives only a short distance away, wants to send some good things to them.

Maybe it will be even more tiring than what I have been through now.

After working all afternoon, the three of us were so hot that we were covered in sweat.

Song Chaoyang didn't care about them. The main meal was at noon. The second brother's wedding was the most important meal, and he also carefully prepared every dish.

Song Li's hard days are still to come.

Even Zuo Qiang was dragged to the card table by him, making it difficult for Song Li to leave.

Just when Song Chaoyang got the last few stews into the pot, most people had finished work in the fields, and the Song family yard outside became lively again.

Before it was time to eat, the uncle and grandpa had already thrown in all the money they had with them.

Of course, such people are in the minority. Many people go to work in the fields immediately after having breakfast here.

We can only stay together.

After breakfast, I immediately called my eldest daughter-in-law and left together.

On the other hand, people at other tables were very lively as they exchanged glasses.

Small wineries in the county are not competitive at all, and it is unknown whether they will still be there in a few years.

Even if you win one game, you will lose several games in a row.

Of course, Song Chaoyang would not say it out loud. He was not even in the mood to say a word to these two people. In addition, today was the second brother's happy day, so he did not want to make the scene too ugly.

But most people were like this. After dinner, they had to go to the fields to work and didn't go back to change clothes.

After breakfast, most people left, and only a few people stayed at the Song family.

It was mainly his third uncle Song Shoubao who encouraged him. He won money last time and was looking forward to making another fortune from playing cards this time.

Especially in this stage of reform and opening up.

Not only do you earn work points, but if you finish harvesting one day earlier, you will receive grain distribution one day earlier.

This Zuo Qiang doesn't seem to be the kind of person who can mess around, otherwise he wouldn't honestly ask Song Li to take over.

Fortunately, the two of them had relatively more money in their pockets, so they were still fighting with red eyes.

These days are the time when we are busy harvesting millet.

The county is not a paradise, and the lives of ordinary people are still not very good.

Came right here.

They went to the kitchen to help. It was just the time when the food was being served, and the helpers were serving food from the kitchen to the outside one after another.

Seeing that they were very tired, Song Chaoyang just asked them to rest outside.

Anyway, there are enough people to serve and help at the moment.

But they still insisted on helping.

Xu Cuiping couldn't persuade her, so she simply asked them to help watch the fire in the stove.

It’s not tiring just sitting there anyway.

After sitting down, Song Lan discovered that she had actually sucked several leeches on her feet.

Frightened, she quickly picked off the leeches and threw them all into the fire to be burned to death.

These days, there is not much use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. There are not only eels, loaches, and frogs in the fields, but also leeches and snakes. Basically, anyone who goes to the fields will be exposed to a few leeches.

This is not bad. Sometimes you are unlucky and you are unlucky when you encounter a snake.

There is no detoxifying serum now, so we have to rely on the village's barefoot doctor's native methods to detoxify. If it doesn't work well, it can take several days, and if it's serious, the whole village will be starved of it.

However, people in the mountains naturally have many ways to prevent snakes.

In the past few years, I haven't heard much about people being bitten by snakes.

At this moment, Song Chaoyang heard the sound of a car engine coming from outside the house, which was the unique sound of a jeep.

Song Chaoyang remembered Dong Qiushi, the editor of Shanghai Children's Literature Magazine, and immediately guessed whether he was here.

I was woken up at three o'clock yesterday, and I only had three prophetic dreams, but I didn't have any more after I went to sleep.

So he just guessed that Dong Qiushi was here.

After all, he had said he would come back before, so it was about this time.

It happened that the food he had cooked was almost finished at this moment, and someone was watching the fire in the kitchen, so he took off his sleeves and apron and walked out.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a familiar figure walking in with my father.

"Lao Jin?!" Song Chaoyang was a little surprised, but he didn't expect it to be Lao Jin from Oriental Publishing House.

Also coming with him were his wife and daughter.

"My girl heard your sister say before that your second brother is getting married, so I came here uninvited."

"What's going on? The banquet hasn't started yet?" Lao Jin asked Song Chaoyang cheerfully.

"It's not open, it's not open, please come in." Song Chaoyang didn't need to answer, and his father Song Shouyi took them home.

When I heard that Lao Jin was from Oriental Publishing House, my father was very enthusiastic.

In Dad's eyes, Lao Jin, the editor-in-chief, was Song Chaoyang's immediate boss.

Moreover, Lao Jin also brought a big gift when he came, so he had to show a warm attitude no matter what.

Song Chaoyang originally thought it was Dong Qiushi who came to give him money, but it was okay if Lao Jin came. At least the little girl and the elder sister could use their car when they got back.

Lao Jin and his wife and daughter took them to the yard to sit down, and then planned to help set off firecrackers outside.

However, Lao Jin followed along and enthusiastically helped Song Chaoyang and the others hang up firecrackers. I don't consider myself an outsider at all.

Although Lao Jin is usually quite enthusiastic, he was extremely enthusiastic today.

There is a saying that goes well, showing courtesy for nothing is a traitor or a thief. Song Chaoyang asked Lao Jin:

"Is something wrong?"

After hearing this, Lao Jin didn't hide it and just laughed:
"Hehe, I still can't hide it from you."

"You can even see this."

Song Chaoyang rolled his eyes. The ceremony was about to begin now. He pulled Lao Jin aside and did not let him block the way.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"I want you to come over and make a trip in person." Song Chaoyang said to him.

Lao Jin glanced around, then asked in a low voice:
"Shanghai Publishing House, that man named Dong, has he come to see you?"

"You know all this?" Song Chaoyang was a little surprised.

Lao Jin smacked his lips and revealed:
"When he was looking for you before, he found our publishing house and gave money to several people. He wanted your detailed address. We didn't have anyone to give it to you at the time, but we knew who he was."

"Later, I heard about this guy and asked for your detailed address through other channels."

"I thought that nine times out of ten, he would find it."

Song Chaoyang didn't hide anything, he nodded directly and admitted:

"Well, he did come to see me two days ago."

After finishing speaking, he also emphasized:
"It was brought here by a reporter named Qiao Yan from the province."

Lao Jin nodded thoughtfully. This was actually not beyond his expectation.

Then he asked again:

"Did you show him the new novel?"

Song Chaoyang nodded:
"Yeah, I saw it."

"..." Lao Jin was speechless. He was just afraid that this would happen, but it was very normal to think about it.

The most valuable thing here in Song Chaoyang is not the sequel to Calabash Brothers.

He asked cautiously and tentatively:
"Then you...didn't sign a contract to sell it to him?"

"Not yet." Song Chaoyang responded.

Hearing this, Lao Jin let out a long breath:

"I can rest assured that."

Song Chaoyang looked at Lao Jin's reaction, smiled at him and asked:

"What, you came here to tell me not to sell it?"

Lao Jin nodded with lingering fear and said:
"Of course it is. If you sell it, I will be miserable."

"Editor-in-Chief Fang has given you the task. He asked me to guard your manuscript carefully and make sure it is not intercepted by other publishing houses."

"If I am really cut off, I don't even dare to think about how Editor-in-Chief Fang will deal with me."

"Thank God." He clasped his hands and prayed everywhere.

It seems that Song Chaoyang hasn't finished writing it yet, and the other publisher doesn't dare to sign it.

At this time, he was already thanking Song Chaoyang in his heart for writing slowly.

"But it should be soon, that is, he will be here with the money today and tomorrow."

"Then I will sign everything I haven't finished writing here." Song Chaoyang revealed the news to Lao Jin very calmly.

Lao Jin suddenly opened his mouth in surprise:

"what?"

"You haven't finished writing yet, and he wants to sign it?"

Song Chaoyang said to Lao Jin:

"To cut off the Hu, you have to pay a price that others dare not pay and show sincerity that others cannot show."

"This is how you can get what you want."

"The contract was signed at that time, and Oriental Publishing House had the priority to sign the contract. And you also read my manuscript, but in the end it was nothing."

"I know there are people in Oriental Publishing House who are unwilling to pay more, so of course I have no reason to hang myself on your tree."

"dont you agree?"

Lao Jin was numb now.

The last thing I wanted to see happened still happened, but there seemed to be no good way to solve the current problem.

After all, Fang Yan doesn't have the final say alone in the current Oriental Publishing House.

He is willing to sign it, but no one else will approve the money.

I was worried that someone would cut off my beard before, but now it really happened.

Song Chaoyang patted Lao Jin on the shoulder and said:

"Okay, this book "Calabash Brothers" will be enough for you to eat for a long time."

"If I operate according to your process, I can help your publishing house make money for at least a year."

Lao Jin had no choice but to sigh:
"Hey, what happened..."

Song Chaoyang shrugged his shoulders and showed a helpless expression:

"I would like to sell it to you, but you won't sign it."

In business, Song Chaoyang would not insist on lowering the price of something he wrote as a favor.

Compassion does not control soldiers, and righteousness does not control wealth. If you want to make money, you must figure it out.

Otherwise, you deserve to be poor for the rest of your life.

Lao Jin didn't blame Song Chaoyang. After all, as the saying goes, when people go to higher places, water flows to lower places.

But he was still a little unconvinced and wanted to offer Song Chaoyang a high price to keep the sequel.

So he asked Song Chaoyang:
"By the way, what signing criteria did they give you?"

Song Chaoyang hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"There is no royalties. All subsequent copyright development profits will be split 50-50, and the first printing will be no less than 300,000 copies."

After hearing this condition, Lao Jin took a breath.

He looked at Song Chaoyang's eyes seriously, trying to tell whether Song Chaoyang was lying.

However, Song Chaoyang's eyes were calm and he didn't dodge at all.

Lao Jin's first feeling was that Song Chaoyang didn't lie to him, and what he said was absolutely true.

He lamented:

"Good guy, this is a really good condition. Just a 50/50 split for all subsequent copyright development, our publishing house will never agree to it."

Song Chaoyang nodded and then said:

"That's right, Fangda's editor-in-chief position is not high enough."

"If he could tell the truth in Oriental Publishing House, wouldn't these things disappear?"

Lao Jin couldn't laugh or cry, and the boy blamed Fang Yan.

But it is right to say that if Fang Yan wants to break the rules, he must climb higher.

"I'll go back after dinner, and I have to tell Editor Fang." Lao Jin said to Song Chaoyang.

He could already imagine Fang Yan's reaction to this news.

Editor-in-chief Fang Da definitely couldn’t calm down.

This is a sequel, nothing else.

Song Chaoyang didn't react at all. He patted Lao Jin on the shoulder and reminded him:
"Okay, then don't drink. It's not safe to drive."

(End of this chapter)