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Chapter 59 I Want to Become an Immortal 2 Episode

"Sister Wang, I'm sorry. I went back to my hometown these days and haven't been online. That's why I haven't updated for three days. I also didn't reply to your email. I didn't mean to do that.

I agree to the conditions proposed by Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House and can sign the contract.

In addition: "I Want to Become an Immortal" has resumed updating.

Finally, thank you for your hard work in publishing my book. Thank you! - Cao Sheng. "

Cao Sheng replied to Wang Jing's email with a smile.

He still felt like laughing in his heart. He didn't expect that Wang Jing would be so nervous just because he hadn't updated for three days. She thought he was going to stop serializing "I Want to Become an Immortal" under the Banyan Tree.

This was a treatment he had never enjoyed before.

Before his rebirth, he wrote on Qidian.com. He would occasionally stop updating, but the editor would never send him a private message to ask him the reason.

At that time, the editor wouldn't care even if he stopped updating for thirty years, let alone three days.

About half an hour later.

After Cao Sheng refreshed his email page, he saw Wang Jing’s reply.

"Is that so? I was shocked. I thought you were going to stop serializing! I'll send you the contract from Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House. Please print it out as soon as possible, sign it, and send it to them! Once they receive the contract, they will quickly proceed with the publishing process. I wish your physical book will sell well again this time! - Wang Jing."

She sent me the contract.

She also sent me the mailing address.

Cao Sheng was very familiar with the signing process and went out to complete the signing that afternoon.

All that's left is waiting.

Waiting for this book to be printed and released to the market.

Logically speaking, he only needs to focus on typing for the next period of time and doesn't need to do anything else.

but……

He thought of the royalties from Xinchang Publishing House.

He felt it was time to talk to Xinchang Publishing House about increasing his royalties.

He has already written eight episodes for Xinchang Publishing House, with each episode costing 4000 yuan, 65000 words, which means eight episodes have more than words.

Eight volumes have been published, but he has not received any notice from Xinchang Publishing House asking him to finish soon.

I guess this book sells well in Taiwan.

Otherwise, Xinchang is not a philanthropist and would have required him to finish the job as soon as possible according to the contract.

——Since you didn’t inform me that it’s finished, then I should inform you that it’s finished, unless... you pay more money!
It just so happens that the contract that Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House gave me can be used as a bargaining chip.

Cao Sheng had these thoughts in his mind. After dinner, he turned on his computer and sent an email to Xinchang.

The content is as follows:

"Hello:
The plot of the first part of "I Want to Become a Fairy" is about to be completed, and I have already started writing the second part. I wonder if your company is interested in continuing to publish the second part of this book? If you are interested, I will send you the manuscript of the first part of the second part for review in a few days. However, I hope to increase the fee for the second part. I wonder what price your company can give me? - Zhongyuan Yidianhui"

In fact, there is no second part.

It's all the plot from the first part.

He has almost finished writing the manuscript for the so-called first episode of the second part.

I just want to find an excuse to increase my royalties.

……

The next morning.

Chang Qingshu, the receiving editor who was responsible for contacting Cao Sheng, sent a reply.

"What? The plot of the first part ends in the next volume? I have been following your book for a long time. The eighth volume, which was just released not long ago, doesn't look like it will end at all. The main plot is still in the Sword Controlling Sect, and the protagonist hasn't even officially set foot in the martial arts world yet! Is it going to end this time?

How about you reconsider it? The current sales of your book are very good. I suggest you write a longer version. There is really no need to finish it now. - Evergreen. " Cao Sheng laughed after reading this reply.

I thought: Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid? Don't you really understand what I mean?

After a moment of hesitation, he replied: "Hello! After writing the ninth episode, this book has almost 60 words. This is already very long. The content of the first part I originally planned was about this long. You know, I am a novice and have no experience in writing too long works, so when I was preparing this book, I couldn't plan to write too long. I have already finished the content of the ninth episode, and the plot of the first part also ended in this episode. I will not deliberately add a tail to the story in order to earn more royalties. I hope you can understand. - Zhongyuan Yidianhui"

More than an hour later.

Chang Qingshu replied: "You said that the ninth episode has been written? Then can you send me the manuscript for this episode?

Also, in your last email you said that you have already written the first episode of the second part. Could you please send the beginning of this episode to our copy editor for review? "

Naturally, Cao Sheng would agree to this request.

He sent the manuscript for the ninth episode, and then the manuscript for the tenth episode, changed the title, added an introduction, and also sent it over.

The document originally marked as "Episode 2" was changed by him to "Episode of "I Want to Become an Immortal "".

The introduction is still the introduction of the first part.

Not a single word was changed.

……

Nanjing.

Xinchang Publishing House’s mainland office.

After Chang Qingshu received Cao Sheng's reply, he spent an hour or so reading the manuscript of the ninth episode of "I Want to Become an Immortal".

Then, with some curiosity, I clicked on the manuscript of the first episode of "I Want to Become a Fairy 2".

After just looking for a few minutes, his expression changed. His eyes were full of surprise, his eyes were a little straight, and he couldn't believe it.

Is the opening plot of this episode unbelievable?

Not!
Instead, the beginning of this episode and the ending of the ninth episode are connected very smoothly and naturally, without any disobedience, and can be called a seamless connection.

At the end of the ninth episode, the hero and heroine were dating and kissing in a grove at the back of the Yu Jian Sect. At the beginning of the first episode of I Shall Become an Immortal 2, they were still kissing in the grove, and the thread that was pulled out was not broken yet.

The timeline was not delayed by more than three seconds.

Changqingshu was stunned for a moment, then continued reading with mixed feelings.

After reading the entire script for this episode, he still couldn't see any disconnect between the plot of this episode and the plot of the ninth episode.

The style is the same and the plot is completely continued from the ninth episode.

No matter how you look at it, this should be the plot of the tenth episode of "I Want to Become a Fairy", but the beginning of the document that saves the manuscript of this episode clearly states "The first episode of "I Want to Become a Fairy 2"".

This was the first time he had encountered such a thing and such an author since he started his career.

No author has ever dared to play this game with their publishing house before.

Aren’t you afraid that we will get angry and end our cooperation with you directly?

He thought of the news his colleagues at the headquarters had sent him in the past few months - the sales of "I Want to Become an Immortal" had been climbing steadily. In the third month after its publication, the sales of single copies of this book had already topped the entire publishing market in Taiwan.

He now suspected that Zhongyuan Yidianhui had already heard the news.

Otherwise, how dare you do this?

Using the script of the tenth episode to pretend to be the second part of "I Want to Become an Immortal"?
Such a cool move almost blinded his eyes.

Naturally, he guessed Cao Sheng's purpose.

At this moment, he felt very complicated. He admired Cao Sheng's talent and also admired Cao Sheng for being able to come up with such a method. The anger in his heart gradually faded.

But he had no right to increase Cao Sheng's royalties, so he could only quietly write an email to the president to report the matter. He was not sure how the president would react.

Do you agree?
Or just refuse outright?

(End of this chapter)