My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 40 The characters all have their own lives!
As if he wanted to vent all the fear and insecurity he had felt last night, Mr. Chen pointed to the sky and cursed the earth, jumping up and down, and loudly insulting the immoral literary bandits and the scum of the literary and art circles.

The frightening experience of entering the classroom has caused the poor bookstore owner to lose control of his emotions.

So this venting of insults soon turned into a detailed enumeration of Long Batian's sins.

From a dog-like fragment.

To the exploitation and oppression of him as a bookstore owner.

From the abominable profit-sharing agreement to the aggressive and overbearing scolding when asked to update more content.

From delaying updates to interfering in business models.

——What’s even more infuriating is that some people who pretend to know something but later find out that they are right.

At first he used elegant words, but when he got angry, Boss Chen started shouting in difficult-to-understand country slang.

Feng Guozhong came from the military, where foul language and dirty jokes were the most popular. So he listened with great interest, laughing as he listened, and even said to Li Bailong: "This country bumpkin is quite good at cursing."

Yeah, fuck it.

Li Bailong watched coldly.

In my mind, Long Aotian’s laughter was so loud that it made his moral degradation even more apparent.

"Brother, I'm not laughing at you." Aozi had been in the upper hand recently and was very happy. He couldn't help laughing and said, "I just feel that since you started writing books, there have been more and more interesting things. Hahahaha!"

Li Bailong finally couldn't hold it anymore.

"What are you laughing at, you beast!" he said angrily, "I am being humiliated by the evil capitalists and the exploiting class, and you, as the number one imperial officer, don't think about sharing your father's worries, but are actually watching the joke!?"

Aozi retorted, "Bullshit! I just gave you two magical skills not long ago. In your words, this is a big alliance, and you are the breadwinner! Obviously, I am your father, so what's wrong with looking at your son's joke?"

"Old man, the martial arts you teach are the most useless!" Li Bailong directly hit his sore spot, "Your useless Phantom Dragon Thousand Styles is best practiced by technicians!"

"--Hold!"

Aozi's defense was broken by one attack, and then some incomprehensible green words came out.

And Boss Chen’s Linxian elegant language also came to an end.

Perhaps it was the venting of his anger that calmed him down, or perhaps it was because Boss Chen noticed the current situation and noticed Li Yuanlang's silent gaze, he finally stopped in embarrassment.

He was heard saying in panic: "I am so rude, so rude, too rude, please forgive me, I am not usually like this, but the old villain is too bullying, you really don't know, Long Batian relies on literature to bully people, he is not a son of man..."

No, no, no, I know it too well.

I even know how to entertain you next time you submit your manuscript!

Boss Chen was very emotional and sighed to himself, "Ah, Miss Zhitong, Miss Zhitong..."

——Stop reading it! Do you know that your behavior is very low and disgusting? Stop fantasizing about the sex scenes with female characters. Every character has her own life!

Li Bailong was not very angry even though he was scolded in person by this guy. After all, he had been stabbed in the face twice today, and the intensity of this stab was really not enough.

So much so that when he faced Boss Chen, he even felt a sense of pity for him, thinking "Did you not eat today?"

"Mr. Chen, calm down."

"Yes, yes, I am ashamed."

"It's okay. Happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy are all human emotions." Li Bailong waved his hand and continued to ask, "Then in your opinion, Long Batian will definitely not appear again?"

Chen Yuanwai hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I can't be completely sure... It's hard to say about this kind of thing. But if the officer is still pursuing us like he did last night, then he will most likely leave."

Li Bailong asked directly: "If you let Chen Yuanwai go back, will Long Batian come to see you?"

Chen Baitang was shocked when he heard that. He stood up in a hurry and said in a sad voice: "Jie Yuanlang, there is no warrior in my family. I just do menial work to support my family. That Long Batian is indeed a tyrannical warrior, and his character is unpredictable. How dare I be a bait? If the plan fails, he will be resentful and retaliate, and I am afraid that my whole family will be in danger." Li Bailong laughed and said: "What are you thinking about? The disputes between warriors are not related to the mundane world. This is the justice of the martial arts world. I will not do such a despicable thing. I just want to meet Mr. Batian and ask you to pass on my message. That's all. In addition, there is another matter that I want to ask Mr. Chen."

"Please speak, Mr. Jie Yuan."

"I heard that Long Batian is an extraordinary warrior. Such a person can easily find a good job in any state in the world and become famous."

Li Bailong asked, "But he hid in Lin County and wrote such a book. What did he want?"

Mr. Chen thought for a while before speaking cautiously.

"I am just a commoner, I don't know what a warrior thinks. In my opinion, this man values ​​two things when writing a book. First, he values ​​money. He rejected my proposal of a fee and actually wanted to split the profits 50-50... I can see that he is very greedy."

"Secondly, he wants a good reputation... When he talks to me, he always places high hopes on me, asking me to work hard and sell his books to all regions of Da Qi as soon as possible, and even to other countries..."

"He wants to make more money and have more people read his books." Li Bailong thought for a moment and smiled, "It's nothing more than fame and fortune. It's normal."

--very good.

He secretly came up with a plan in his mind.

When he wrote the book under a pseudonym, he had already considered how to prevent his identity from being exposed and causing social disgrace.

The most important thing is the character setting of the alias "Long Batian", which must be perfect and have no similarities with Li Bailong's official identity, so that others will not have any reason to make unwarranted associations.

The most important point, of course, is the attitude towards money.

As one of the most outstanding disciples in Baihua Valley, Li Bailong was not short of money - after he became famous and entered the martial arts world, he no longer received the monthly salary from the sect. The sect would directly transfer several properties to his name, and he could use the profits at his disposal to pay for traveling around the world and making friends.

This is the common practice of martial arts sects in treating outstanding disciples.

In addition, there are the welfare benefits provided by the status of the top scorer in the military examination, the salary of the Yunqiwei Cexun... this part of the income is also relatively generous.

But these two types of income are nothing compared to the last one.

He is also the young master of Tianyi Pavilion.

Tianyi Pavilion is the brand foundation founded by the master and his disciple. According to the agreement with the leader, 30% of the profits will be sent to the sect's treasury, the remaining 20% ​​will be used for the development of Tianyi Pavilion and the training of disciples in the master's lineage, and the remaining 50% will be the private property of the master and his disciple, and Li Bailong can use it at will.

Such a character naturally has nothing to do with the "greedy and profit-seeking" Long Batian.

"I think I understand." Li Bailong glanced at Feng Guozhong, then smiled and said to Chen Yuanwai, "After this incident, will you still publish Long Batian's novel?"

Mr. Chen was speechless for a moment.

He has been struggling with this issue since last night.

This is a typical "Internet dilemma", that is, the platform has to make a trade-off between "content" and "regulation". "Legend of Huangji Zhantian" will undoubtedly make his bookstore a lot of money and even go to the next level, but the risks similar to the water meter last night are also obvious. This pain point makes it really difficult for him to make a decision.

But it doesn’t matter, Li Bailong has seen pigs run.

"I'd like to tell Boss Chen that although County Magistrate Feng came from a military background, he has always admired elegant things, especially legendary stories, and he admires the great contribution that Chen's Bookstore has made to Lin County's cultural undertakings."

Li Bailong said calmly: "He believes that Lin County's mulberry planting industry is large-scale, with advantages in raw material production, and a developed papermaking industry, which is naturally beneficial to the publishing industry. It also has a deep market culture and humanistic foundation. Therefore, he supports and encourages relevant practitioners to boldly introduce and promote a series of excellent cultural works headed by "Legend of the Imperial Battle of Heaven", and the County Lieutenant's Office will also provide strong support and assistance to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the cultural publishing industry and the interests of the industry..."

After saying this, Jie Yuanlang nodded calmly.

County Magistrate Feng asked fiercely, "Do you understand?"

Chen Botang was already stunned.

Amazing!
He has gradually understood everything.

He is indeed a provincial champion and a military examiner, a natural born official!
——He can actually talk about soliciting bribes in such a righteous way!
(End of this chapter)