Era: 1979 From mountain man to richest man

Chapter 184 Royalty Exchange Voucher

It was not easy for Dong Qiushi to come from the provincial capital.

The first is to get manuscript fees for Song Chaoyang. This is not Shanghai. He is here alone and does not have that much money.

This requires him to find a way.

The second is transportation.

There was Qiao Yan who helped him before. After returning this time, Qiao Yan happened to have an interview. He couldn't find any help he wanted.

Finally, through personal connections, I was able to get a jeep.

He drove here from the provincial capital alone.

There were countless shell craters on the mechanized farming road from the county seat to Qingsong Bay. He had never driven on such a road before, and his brain almost shook when he drove it.

After finally driving here, I can still feel the ups and downs of the surrounding scenery even after getting out of the car.

However, he was thinking in his heart that it would be great if Song Chaoyang had such enthusiasm. The last time he came here, he did not feel such enthusiasm.

"Editor Dong, come and sit down."

The old lady then said cheerfully:

"Comrade Chaoyang, this journey is really difficult."

Now only Song Chaoyang and Dong Qiushi were left in the main room.

Song Chaoyang led Dong Qiushi to find a stool:

That time, Qiao Yan, an experienced driver, drove the car. After he came here by himself this time, he saw that the state was already quite embarrassing.

Dong Qiushi nodded:
"Hey, good."

After that he added:

"Hello you two!"

Song Chaoyang pushed open both doors of the yard, greeted Dong Qiushi with a smile:
"Thank you for your hard work. Come inside and sit down."

"Now I know what it means to say that good things come soon," Dong Qiushi complained to Song Chaoyang.

But when I met Song Chaoyang, I felt that everything was worth it.

The last time we met, Dong Qiushi was in quite exquisite condition.

Dong Qiushi followed and hurriedly said:

"This is the editor-in-chief of Shanghai Children's Literature Magazine."

They knew that this person was here to sign a contract with Song Chaoyang and give him money.

"Come in and sit, come in and sit."

After hearing the introduction, the couple hurriedly greeted Dong Qiushi in unison:

Seeing the Song family being so polite, Dong Qiushi became less irritated by the bumps on the road and nodded with a smile:
"You're welcome, just tea!"

As soon as Dong Qiushi sat down, Xu Cuiping came out with a plate of snacks:
"Editor Dong is eating something. These are walnuts and pine nuts from our mountains. They are both good things."

Dong Qiushi had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He nodded:

Song Chaoyang did not ask Dong Qiushi for his opinion and said directly:

"Okay, I won't disturb you two anymore, let's talk slowly!"

At this moment, Song Shouyi and his wife Xu Cuiping were watching Dong Qiushi coming in at the door of the hall, waiting for Song Chaoyang to introduce him.

"Hehehe..." Dong Qiushi nodded happily.

Song Chaoyang nodded.

"Mom and Dad, we have guests!"

Xu Cuiping asked Song Chaoyang again:
"Third brother, your sister-in-law and I are going to make dinner. Will Editor Dong eat at home?"

"By the way, let's clean up another room. Editor Dong will stay with us tonight."

"Eat, of course, eat here."

As soon as Dong Qiushi sat down, he stood up and thanked him again and again:
"That's too polite, that's too polite!"

Song Chaoyang asked Dong Qiushi:
"Editor Dong, have you brought the contract?"

Xu Cuiping said to Song Chaoyang:
"Your second brother is already cleaning up."

"Hello, Editor Dong!"

Song Shouyi asked Dong Qiushi:
"Would Editor Dong drink tea or sugar water?"

Song Chaoyang said to them:

The weather is not very hot anymore, and he is obviously nervous.

As he entered the courtyard, he said to Song Chaoyang:
"Now I really admire the people who drive here. This mechanized farming road is really not something ordinary people can drive."

Her hair, which had been meticulously combed, was now wet with sweat, and even her delicate gold-rimmed glasses were covered in sweat.

Song Chaoyang said to Dong Qiushi:
"We country people are passionate. Editor Dong will get used to it."

"Brought it!"

As he spoke, he took out a document bag from his briefcase.

After opening the document bag wrapped in kraft paper, he took out two copies of the contract.

Song Chaoyang took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

After looking back and forth three times and finding that there were no flaws, he was a little surprised.

This contract is higher than the asking price of Oriental Publishing House, and it doesn't even have any additional terms. You can get whatever you say.

Is it too open?

This made Song Chaoyang feel a little unconfident, wondering if he had missed something wrong.

Then I watched it carefully for the fourth time from beginning to end.

This confirmed that there was indeed no problem.

Dong Qiushi on the other side looked at Song Chaoyang very seriously. He was so bored that he just started drinking tea and eating snacks.

The hickory walnuts have been fried with spices and have a special aroma. They are so fragrant and crisp that you can’t stop eating them.

Even Dong Qiushi, who doesn't eat walnuts very much, found it very delicious. By the time Song Chaoyang started signing, he had already wiped out all the walnuts on the plate that was served to him.

"Okay." Song Chaoyang finished signing the two contracts, capped the pen that Chen Jiangtao gave him, and put it back in his pocket.

At the same time, he handed the contract to Dong Qiushi.

Dong Qiushi took it and took a quick look. After confirming that it was correct, he took out an envelope directly from his briefcase, then turned to the page on the contract and said:
"According to the content of the contract, the first printing of 300,000 copies will make a profit of 26 cents per copy. After a 50-50 split, you will make a profit of 13 cents per copy."

"The first printing of three hundred thousand copies, we should give you thirty-nine thousand."

"Deducting the five hundred yuan I gave you before, I should also give you thirty-eight thousand five hundred yuan."

Listening to Dong Qiushi's endless talk, Song Chaoyang nodded:
"Yeah, that's right."

Thirty-nine thousand yuan, he actually got it all.

At this time, there are still several months left before the royalties and taxes are paid.

When the time comes, I will have to pay more than 4,000 yuan in taxes for my 39,000 yuan royalties.

It is enough for the Song family to build four houses.

Song Chaoyang, who does not pay taxes now, can be regarded as enjoying some of the dividends of the times.

After Dong Qiushi finished speaking, he handed the envelope in his hand to Song Chaoyang:

"Okay, just divide it into these. You can take a look."

Song Chaoyang took the envelope, weighed it in his hand, and asked Dong Qiushi:
"Editor Dong, are you sure this envelope can hold thirty-eight thousand five thousand?"

Dong Qiushi smiled awkwardly and said:

"Well... because the time is limited, it's not cash, it's a royalties exchange voucher."

Song Chaoyang frowned. Just now he thought it was going so well, and his feelings were waiting for him here.

He opened the envelope and saw several red tickets inside.

It is a domestic postal fee exchange coupon.

The total amount is enough.

Song Chaoyang asked Dong Qiushi:
"Since you have this exchange coupon, why don't you exchange it for cash in the city and then bring it over?"

Dong Qiushi scratched his head and then said:
"They said that such a large amount needed to be prepared separately. I didn't want to come here early, so I didn't wait for them."

"I just wanted to sign the contract with you, so that you won't get impatient if it takes too long." In fact, he only said half of this. The other half was because he was afraid that Song Chaoyang would be influenced by others as time went by. idea.

He and the leader have already applied, and they want to finalize the matter as soon as possible.

Otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious.

Seeing Song Chaoyang still hesitant, Dong Qiushi immediately added:

"Don't worry, this royalties exchange coupon is absolutely genuine. Look at the stamps on it, they are all covered, and there is also a serial number."

"You can definitely get money by taking it to the post office."

"..." Song Chaoyang was speechless.

Doesn’t this thing still need to be run for a while?

The amount of thirty-eight thousand five thousand is definitely a huge amount of money for an individual private citizen in this era.

In an era when the per capita salary was still thirty or forty yuan, the post office had no extra money to give out on the day and needed to make an appointment. Song Chaoyang could understand this.

It’s just that Dong Qiushi had to make an appointment, didn’t Song Chaoyang also have to make an appointment?
I plan to use part of the money to purchase goods.

Thinking of this, Song Chaoyang said to Dong Qiushi:
"Comrade Lao Dong, you are posing a problem for me. It is not easy for me, a country boy, to go to the city."

"You only thought about your own convenience, but you didn't expect that I would have to make an appointment to withdraw money, and I would have to stay in the city then."

Dong Qiushi also knew that he had not handled this matter well, but now he had no choice but to apologize to Song Chaoyang:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...it's my fault!"

"It's all because of my lack of consideration."

"Next time you send money, we will send you cash directly."

Song Chaoyang sighed, patted Dong Qiushi's shoulder, and then said:
"I know this, and I can't blame you entirely, but now I'm anxious to get the money to purchase goods and open a store. What you did has messed up my original plan."

"I think you have to help solve this problem."

Dong Qiushi was startled, frowned and asked:

"Hmm? Incoming goods? What kind of goods are incoming?"

"Are you going to open a store?"

Song Chaoyang nodded and told Dong Qiushi that he planned to open a store in the county.

Dong Qiushi was a little surprised at first. He had never seen self-employed people when he came here.

Unexpectedly, Song Chaoyang actually said that he planned to be self-employed and open a store to do business.

"Aren't you going back to Shanghai?"

"Why don't you do me a favor and exchange this ticket for goods of equal value and send them to me from Shanghai?"

"There is no need for me to exchange money and delay the opening time."

Dong Qiushi didn't expect Song Chaoyang to suddenly make such a request. He said with some tangle:
"I've never done this... I've never done this before!"

Song Chaoyang rolled his eyes, patted the envelope containing the exchange coupon and said:

"I've never met someone who gave me a ticket. If you gave me cash, I wouldn't ask you to do this."

After that, he added:

"I will give you an order, and when you arrive in Shanghai, you can deliver the goods according to the order. If there is no problem, I will ask you for help in the future, and I will pay you for your hard work."

"..." Dong Qiushi was speechless, feeling as if he had gotten himself into trouble for the sake of convenience.

"If there is a new book written, I will contact you first." Song Chaoyang added.

Dong Qiushi's eyes lit up and he nodded immediately:

"That!"

"Deal!" Song Chaoyang smiled and clapped his hands.

Then he directly counted the 2 redemption coupons in the envelope and handed them to Dong Qiushi:

"All the tickets worth 20,000 yuan will be exchanged for goods. I will give you the list before you leave tomorrow morning."

……

After a while, Song Chaoyang walked out of the main room and shouted outside:

"Mom, kill a chicken and a duck, and I'll go out and collect some eels and frogs."

"Okay!" My mother Xu Cuiping's voice sounded from the direction of the kitchen.

Then came the voice of grandma saying she was coming.

At this moment, his father Song Shouyi came out and asked Song Chaoyang:
"How about I go and you stay at home with the guests!"

Song Chaoyang shook his head and said:

"I have to ask Cao Wei to come over for dinner. You just stay at home."

"Oh, that's good." Dad nodded. It seemed inappropriate to call Cao Wei, an old man like him.

Song Chaoyang took two steps and added:

"Cook more rice and call my sister-in-law's family over to eat together later."

“There are so many people and it’s so lively.”

"Okay!" Song Shou nodded in agreement.

Then Song Chaoyang turned around again and said to Dong Qiushi in the hall:
"Comrade Lao Dong, you can just stroll around at home. I guarantee you have never seen the sunset in our mountains."

"Okay...I'm not in a hurry!" Dong Qiushi was already watching Song Chaoyang write a manuscript with an excited look on his face.

There was no time to pay attention to the beautiful scenery Song Chaoyang mentioned.

What is there to see at sunset?

The manuscript is the most important.

He will take these manuscripts back first and then divide them into two volumes for sale.

The first volume ends with the Calabash Brothers refining the Calabash Little King Kong.

The next volume is the follow-up story of Gourd Little King Kong.

Dong Qiushi was looking very excited at this moment.

When Song Chaoyang walked to the door, he didn't forget to add something to the old lady in the kitchen:
"By the way, Mom, take out some of the roasted walnuts I made, and pack some for Comrade Dong to take away."

My wife Xu Cuiping should arrive:
"understood!"

Then he directed his sister-in-law Qin Rou to do this.

As soon as Song Chaoyang went out, he happened to meet Professor Qian and his wife who were returning from work. Song Chaoyang remembered that Professor Qian's wife was from Shanghai, so he told them that there was an editor from Shanghai at home.

When this fellow countryman meets a fellow countryman, he can always say a few words.

Professor Qian's wife was a little excited when she heard that a fellow from Shanghai had arrived, and immediately walked in.

Song Chaoyang went directly outside, planning to find children in the field to collect some eels and frogs from the field.

This is considered a meal to celebrate signing the contract and collecting money.

It might as well leave a deep impression on Dong Qiushi.

Soon Song Chaoyang collected about ten kilograms of goods, and then stopped by to invite Cao Wei to have dinner with him.

Song Chaoyang remembered that Cao Wei was also from Shanghai.

That's where she sent the letter.

When she heard that Song Chaoyang had signed a new book contract and wanted to treat her to dinner, Cao Wei was not polite and readily agreed.

The rice is all in the pot, so I just take out the firewood and wait to cook it tomorrow.

Then Song Chaoyang and Cao Wei returned to their home together.

The yard is very lively at the moment. Grandma is killing chickens and ducks. The second brother is holding a pot of boiling water to help iron hair. Grandpa is pressing water at the well. My sister-in-law is preparing to go out and call their family members. Professor Qian and his wife were chatting with Dong Qiushi, while his father and mother were busy in the kitchen.

Song Chaoyang wanted to find someone to help kill frogs and eels, but no one was available.

I have no choice but to leave it to myself and Cao Wei.

Just when Song Chaoyang was about to find a place to perform, there was another knock on the door, followed by the familiar voice of his second aunt:

"Open the door!!!"

Only then did Song Chaoyang remember that their Xu Chunyan wanted to go on a blind date with Qin Tie.

I thought I had escaped, but now they came to the door.

(End of this chapter)