I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

novel!

Jiang Chen almost forgot about it.

He has recently become obsessed with traditional Chinese medicine and Tai Chi, as well as the hope of achieving health and longevity, and has paid little attention to other things.

When I heard Yan Ruyu talk about this, I suddenly remembered that I had asked Yan Ruyu to publish the science fiction novel I wrote before, The Rural Teacher.

So much time has passed and he hasn't asked about it.

Yan Ruyu saw Jiang Chen's expression and knew that he might have almost forgotten it. She felt a little amused and sad at that moment. If someone published such an excellent work, he would definitely pay attention to the progress and response every day.

But Jiang Chen stopped paying attention after he finished writing it?
Yan Ruyu smiled and said, "You won't forget it soon, will you?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I remembered it now. What's wrong? Have you published it?"

Yan Ruyu nodded and said excitedly, "It has been published for a while! The market response is very good, and many people like it. The editorial department contacted me and said that they would increase the manuscript fee standard. I hope you can continue to provide manuscripts."

"However, I suggest that we submit to another magazine. Rural Teachers has caused quite a stir in the field of science fiction and has also attracted the support of a large number of science fiction fans. Many well-known domestic magazines have contacted me, and my suggestion is to find a larger platform."

"The most well-known science fiction magazine in China is Science Fiction World. The online and physical circulation of each issue adds up to millions, and the total circulation per year is over 100 million. It is one of the largest magazines in China."

"The standard they gave me was 500 per 1,000 words. Considering you are a new writer who just published a short story, this is already a very high standard."

Jiang Chen listened and said, "Then you decide on the arrangements! I wrote a novel some time ago, can you help me get it published?"

Yan Ruyu, Qin Xuerong, Pu Yuexi and others looked at Jiang Chen curiously after hearing this.

Yan Ruyu asked, "Is it the novel you started writing in seclusion in Rongcheng? Have you finished it?"

Jiang Chen said affirmatively: "The first one is finished, you can help me publish it."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen took out a large stack of handwritten manuscripts from the drawer of his bedroom and handed them to Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu took it with some excitement. She was not excited because of Jiang Chen’s new book, but because this thick stack of papers was all Jiang Chen’s handwritten manuscripts.

The number of words is much longer than the one Jiang Chen wrote about a rural teacher before.

If this were to be sold outside, not to mention the artwork, just the large amount of words written by Jiang Chen himself would be worth a lot of money, and it would be no problem to sell it for hundreds of millions.

If the work itself is of great value, it would not be difficult to sell it for hundreds of millions!
Of course, compared to the prices of Jiang Chen’s other works, this is actually quite low.

because.

This is Jiang Chen's pen writing, not brush calligraphy.

So, the price is much lower.

After all, traditional brush calligraphy is art, and it is also supported by many top collectors.

No matter how beautiful the penmanship is, traditional collectors are not interested in it.

Three body!

Look at the two big words on the first page.

Several people had puzzled looks in their eyes. They thought about the name for a while, but still had no idea what it meant.

However, no one asked.

Yan Ruyu glanced through it briefly and said, "This must be more than 100,000 or 200,000 words, right?"

Jiang Chen nodded: "Well, it's almost there. This is only the first part. I've written a little bit of the second part, but it's not finished yet."

Yan Ruyu became excited: "Oh? You want to write a long novel? A long novel is more valuable."

Whether it is the sales of the book itself or the operation and adaptation of surrounding copyrights, long novels have more advantages.

Only a long article can attract more readers, build better reputation, and allow the copyright holder more time to operate and hype.

All major IP productions from ancient times to the present, both in China and abroad, are novels, without exception.

There will also be classic short stories, but the copyright holders will not spend a lot of effort or money to operate them because the value of short stories themselves is limited.

With the same investment, the output of a long novel will be many times more.

One of Hollywood's most classic fantasy novels, it took nearly a decade of operation and hype from the publication of the first book to the release of the first film and television adaptation. Later, novels and adaptations were released one after another, and it took more than 20 years of operation. The profits were also astonishing, with overall revenue reaching hundreds of billions of dollars. A Hollywood giant was supported by this IP.

A hint of ambition flashed in Yan Ruyu's eyes.

Jiang Chen's talent is obvious to all, and his fame and popularity are also good.

If this novel can reach the level of a rural teacher, then it can be well managed in the later stage. She can help Jiang Chen create a big IP!

With such ambition in mind, Yan Ruyu began to plan in her mind, and then carefully put away the manuscripts written by Jiang Chen again, for fear of messing up or damaging them.

Then, Jiang Chen stopped thinking about it and started reading the medical book in his hand again.

This medical book is a rare edition that was sent from the capital overnight. It cannot be seen outside.

Li Wenbin bought them from some families with a long history through his connections, and spent millions of dollars to negotiate the price of each copy.

Jiang Chen has already received seven or eight books, and dozens more will be delivered later.

Each of these books cannot be seen outside; they are all hidden copies, orphan copies, and most of them are treasures left behind by famous doctors in the capital. Some of them are even precious manuscripts that were once circulated from the imperial palace.

Therefore, Jiang Chen read it very carefully, reading every word carefully. The system information also flashed, and he gained experience points for Chinese medicine skills.

Now Li Wenbin places part of his hope of curing his terminal illness on him.

Jiang Chen also felt a little pressured. He wanted to finish reading these medical books as soon as possible and improve his Chinese medicine skills to the highest level. Then he would see if there was a chance to cure Li Wenbin's terminal illness.

If there is really a way to cure Li Wenbin's terminal illness, he should be treated earlier to reduce his pain.

If even if Chinese medicine skills reach the highest level of perfection, there is still no effective treatment, then he can also make it clear to Li Wenbin as soon as possible, so that he can give up the idea and concentrate on finding scientific treatment methods of Western medicine.

Yan Ruyu, Qin Xuerong, Pu Yuexi, Wang Jing, Chen Xiaojia, and Li Wen went to study Jiang Chen's manuscript.

Jiang Chen read the medical book quietly and attentively by himself.

Han Qing was playing the contract details of Jiang Chen's world championship with Guo Haitao next door.

After some negotiations.

Guo Haitao was sweating profusely and regretted negotiating the contract with Han Qing so quickly. After all, he was not that professional and should have let a professional negotiator negotiate the contract with Han Qing.

However, he wanted to strike while the iron was hot and finalize the contract as soon as Jiang Chen agreed, to avoid trouble if Jiang Chen suddenly didn't want to go.

But after some negotiations.

Guo Haitao knew that he had been careless just now.

Jiang Chen's profit-sharing contract has indeed not changed. This is his bottom line.

It was still 30-70, Jiang Chen 70% and the copyright holder 30%. However, he had no choice but to not give in on the other details.

First of all, the contracts of Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia, Wang Jing, and Li Wen were tied to Jiang Chen. Instead of signing a direct contract for the entire season, the contract was based on the number of performances. The fee for each performance was 20 million, an average of 5 million per person, which was much higher than domestic contracts.

If there are more than ten performances, the performance fees for these four people alone will cost two or three hundred million!

of course……

The more performances there are, the happier Guo Haitao will be, of course, because the further Jiang Chen goes, the higher his ranking will be.

Therefore, this can also be regarded as a tiered profit-sharing model.

The performance contracts of the four of them are almost on par with those of the top domestic first-tier names, which can be said to be extremely high for four accompanists. Even if you look at the whole world, they are not inferior to the top international accompaniment musicians.

However, in order to cooperate well with Jiang Chen and for Jiang Chen to perform well in international competitions, Guo Haitao and Mr. Li discussed it briefly and agreed.

There are many more details.

For example, when going abroad to perform, the copyright owner must rent the entire top floor of the best hotel for Jiang Chen as his residence, which is also the residence for his entourage.

In addition, there are no less than 20 security personnel, all of whom must be top-level retired special forces soldiers. This is almost the treatment of some heads of state.

The most luxurious top-level business jet is always on standby, so Jiang Chen can take the plane back to China at any time, of course, provided that it does not delay normal competitions and performances.

All these expenses are borne by the program copyright holder.

Guo Haitao made a rough calculation and found that these expenses were worth at least tens of millions.

However, thinking about the income and influence that Jiang Chen might bring, as well as the subsequent invisible income, Guo Haitao and Mr. Li both felt it was worth it, so they both agreed!
The contract is drawn up.

Han Qing took it and showed it to Jiang Chen, who glanced at it casually and signed it.

In order to avoid any further complications, Guo Haitao signed on behalf of the copyright owner as a shareholder of the copyright owner, and the contract officially came into effect.

The contract is signed.

Guo Haitao said excitedly and expectantly: "Jiang Chen, I am looking forward to your performance in the world competition. I hope you can revive the reputation of our Chinese music scene."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I'll do my best!"

His mind right now is really not on music and performance.

Guo Haitao then said goodbye and left.

It was time for lunch. Jiang Chen, Han Qing, Yan Ruyu and others ate lunch and went to bed.

Yan Ruyu quickly entered the manuscript Jiang Chen gave her into the computer and sent the electronic manuscript to Science Fiction World magazine.

She will keep this manuscript together with the last rural teacher's manuscript and will never take it out.

Things are rare.

Jiang Chen's science fiction manuscripts are even rarer than the ancient poems that have been passed down through the ages. Their value may increase significantly in the future, and it is possible for a manuscript to be sold for tens of billions.

but.

Yan Ruyu didn't care how much it could be sold for, she just didn't want such a precious manuscript to be lost in the world, and she wouldn't keep it all to herself, but wanted to help Jiang Chen keep it. Whenever Jiang Chen wanted it, she would give it back to him.

in the afternoon.

Jiang Chen woke up from his nap and continued practicing Tai Chi in the living room.

Jiang Chen's Tai Chi level is almost approaching perfection.

If he wanted to, his Tai Chi already had impressive practical capabilities, many times better than those fake Tai Chi masters out there.

It’s a pity that Jiang Chen was not interested in fighting, so he never studied any fighting skills. He just wanted to prolong his life and stay healthy.

At the same time, by moving your own Qi and blood and understanding your own health status, you can also verify Chinese medicine, thereby improving your medical knowledge and understanding of the human body.

Although, many people think that traditional Chinese medicine and health-preserving boxing are somewhat metaphysical.

In fact, Jiang Chen felt that this was just science that the West did not recognize.

Traditional Chinese medicine is the result of experience accumulated by generations of Chinese sages through thousands of years of trial and error. Every medicinal ingredient and prescription is the result of clinical trials. Many pulse diagnosis, acupuncture, massage, etc. are also treatment methods accumulated through continuous trial and error. This is a serious science.

It’s just that the West doesn’t really acknowledge it.

At its core, it is not a scientific dispute, but a dispute over the interests of the Chinese and Western medicine systems.

Jiang Chen was not interested in these disputes.

After a while, Han Qing quietly opened the door and walked in. Seeing Jiang Chen practicing boxing, she did not disturb him. Instead, she took out her mobile phone again and turned on the live broadcast, with the camera aimed at Jiang Chen.

A large number of viewers instantly poured into the live broadcast room. The number of online users started at 30 million, and then increased rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it exceeded 40 million, and then quickly exceeded 50 million. It gradually stabilized when the number of online users reached about 60 million, but it is still slowly increasing, moving towards the 70 million mark.

This is Jiang Chen’s terrifying popularity and appeal now.

Many viewers saw Jiang Chen practicing boxing again, and dense barrages of comments and reward messages flashed by.

"Is Jiang practicing Tai Chi again? Is Jiang going to transform himself into a Tai Chi master?"

"Xiao Qingzi is a perfect match for Lao Jiang. Lao Jiang is so pitiful today."

"Lao Jiang, the ninjas who performed yesterday were really awesome. Can they perform live again today?"

"Lao Jiang, when is the concert going to start? I really want to see the live performances of Nunchucks, Shameless, and Ninja. I listen to them several times every day, but they still don't have the same impact as the live performances."

"Old Jiang, when are you going back to Chengdu?"

"Lao Jiang, Sichuan University's exhibition is almost over. Why don't you give away some of your works in a raffle?"

"Lao Jiang, when will the lottery be held?"

"Old Jiang......"

……

Dense barrages of comments flashed by.

Jiang Chen continued to practice Tai Chi with concentration.

Han Qing glanced at the comments and didn't interact or speak, not wanting to disturb Jiang Chen's boxing practice.

Han Qing waited until Jiang Chen finished practicing boxing before she whispered to the audience in the live broadcast room, "Let's not talk about the concert anymore. Jiang Chen probably doesn't have time to hold a concert."

"If you want to see Jiang Chen's performance, then find a way to get tickets for the show. Then you can watch Jiang Chen's performance in our live studio!"

"As for the next lottery, we can only say that it depends on fate. When Jiang Chen is happy, he will draw the lottery, so don't worry, and don't ask. It's useless to ask!" (End of this chapter)