Now that we are reborn, who still wants to be an honest person?

Chapter 55 Silly girl helps to show off

He Qin also called to communicate with the leaders of the publishing house.

After some consideration.

The final decision was to sign a publishing contract for the first two volumes of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" with a royalty rate of 15%.

Within three months, Ark will provide the manuscript of the second volume to the publisher.

But Fang Zhou has to agree to one condition.

"Ghost Blows Out the Light" will be serialized exclusively in "Horror Stories" published by Jiangnan Literature Publishing House. Of course, there will be additional royalties, 500 yuan per thousand words.

This will definitely boost the sales of "Horror Stories".

This result.

Both parties are relatively satisfied.

The publishing house offered a very generous royalty rate, and serialization also guaranteed the publisher's profits.

The benefit for Ark is the high royalty rate.

But there are also certain disadvantages.

Serializing in a magazine may reduce the sales of the novel, but the impact should not be too great.

And by packing them together and sending them out, Ark also saved a lot of trouble.

He Qin brought the printed contract.

Publishing contracts are relatively simple.

Unlike online writing contracts which are often dozens of pages long.

After adding the terms agreed upon by both parties, the signing was completed quickly.

The first volume of Fang Zhou has been written, totaling 300,000 words. This part of the manuscript was asked to be taken back by He Qin and others. The royalties for the first volume serialized in the magazine will be 150,000 yuan, which will be transferred to Fang Zhou's account later.

This solves the Ark's urgent problem.

After signing the contract, Fang Zhou picked up his bag and car keys and said with a half-smile:
"I'm still a poor student. Would you please treat you two to a meal?"

“This car is still borrowed.”

"You have to return it to the owner quickly, otherwise you will have to pay for the meal."

Seeing the two of them staring at him with wide eyes, Fang Zhou shrugged:

"You don't really think the car is mine, do you?"

He Qin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

but.

She wasn't too worried.

She has read the manuscript and found no problem with the quality.

The other party is still a high school student but he has such means, can negotiate alone, and can also lead the signing of this contract.

He Qin felt that the other party was not simple.

The contract was signed and they both prepared to go back.

The three of them just arrived at the door of the teahouse.

A royal blue car came over in an S-shaped pattern.

Looking at the car slowly approaching like a flat beetle, He Qin and Ding Ziqing's eyes widened after seeing it clearly:
"Nanwu still has this car?"

Looking at the E and B logo on the front of the car, Fang Zhou was speechless.

The car screeched to a stop in front of the three people.

Tang Tang hurriedly parked the car, got out of the driver's seat, raised a smile and waved:

"Fang Zhou, have you finished discussing your business?"

Fang Zhou held his forehead with his hand.

Is this an attempt to bolster your own prestige?

The driver, Lao Ding, trembling, got out of the passenger seat with a sad face:
"Miss."

"Let me drive next time."

"If you really want to drive yourself, drive that George Patton."

"That car is sturdy."

"It's okay if the car is scratched, but if you get hurt, I, Old Ding, won't be able to explain to Mr. Tang."

Old Ding's heart was beating in his throat when he was sitting in the passenger seat.

Tang Tang pursed her lips and said:
“That car is ugly.”

"But next time I won't drive either."

"I almost mistook the brake for the accelerator just now. It scared me to death."

"Fang Zhou, didn't you say you wanted to use a car? I'll give you this one. It's prettier than yours."

Fang Zhou's mouth twitched slightly.

This is so pretentious.

Too blunt.

……

A Western fast food restaurant.

Fang Zhou wolfed down a hamburger in a few bites, picked up the Coke and took a few gulps, and his hunger was suppressed.

After signing the contract.

Fang Zhou went to the Internet cafe and typed for a few hours.

I didn't have time to eat dinner and worked until I was starving.

Although the deadline is three months, Fang Zhou always likes to finish what needs to be done first.

With 150,000 yuan as a base to solve the economic crisis, I can start to relax and enjoy my life again.

As long as the physical book sales are good, he can get a steady stream of income. If he can sell the film and television rights or other copyrights in the future, he will basically achieve financial freedom.

Ark imagines a life of idleness in the future.

opposite.

A woman in professional attire.

After solving his stomach problem, Fang Zhou looked at the woman opposite him.

Chen Jing, Fang Yuru's former assistant, worked as a branch manager and later returned to the head office. She is now the director of the president's office.

I called Fang Zhou in the afternoon to make an appointment.

There was something strange about the Ark.

After meeting, Chen Jing asked about some things about Ark School.

Ark put the Coke down.

He smiled and said:

"Sister Chen, I don't think you asked me out because you care about my studies."

"If you have anything to say, just say it."

Chen Jing felt helpless.

It can be seen that the Ark is very different from before.

When Fang Zhou and Fang Qinglin were young, Fang Yuru would bring them to the company. It can be said that Chen Jing also watched Fang Zhou and Fang Qinglin grow up.

But when he grew up a little, Fang Zhou rarely went to the company.

Retracting her thoughts, Chen Jing spoke:
"Small boat."

"Why are you calling me sister?"

"You used to call me Aunt Chen."

Fang Zhou smiled:

“I didn’t know better before.”

"It's because Sister Chen is young and beautiful, so calling her aunt is inappropriate."

Fang Yuru has a somewhat obsessive-compulsive personality. When recruiting a secretary, appearance is also one of the considerations, and Chen Jing's appearance is naturally online.

Chat for a while.

Chen Jing saw that Fang Zhou was even more calm than herself, and was neither hurried nor slow.

He took a deep breath and said:

"ark."

"I don't know what happened between you and Mr. Fang."

"The news of Mr. Fang's divorce...has spread throughout the company."

"Many people discussed it privately in the company."

"The company has been busy lately, and with what happened in your family, Mr. Fang is incredibly worried and in a bad mood."

"I've been absent-minded these past few days and my mind is often distracted."

"Also, although she hid it well, I could tell she cried in the company too."

"If possible."

"I think you can comfort Mr. Fang."

Chen Jing knew that Fang Yuru was divorced, but she didn't know the details. When Chen Jing asked her about it, Fang Yuru was hesitant.

From just a few words, Chen Jing could guess that it might be related to Fang Zhou.

That's why Chen Jing made an appointment to meet Fang Zhou.

Fang Zhou narrowed his eyes.

There was a strange look on his face.

Chen Jing shouldn't lie to me, so what is Fang Yuru doing?
She is a strong woman who even neglects her family for work. In ten years, she turned a small factory into the iron lady of a group company.

Would she act like a little girl?
Still crying?

Fang Zhou pondered:
"It's probably because of company matters."

Chen Jing quickly shook her head:

"will not."

"Although the company has had some troubles recently."

"But given Ms. Fang's personality, she wouldn't be allowed to do that with company matters."

"I've been with Mr. Fang for over ten years. When the company was just starting out, we faced much more challenges than this. I've never seen Mr. Fang lose his composure like this."

"I think there are other reasons."

Looking at the worry in Chen Jing's eyes.

Fang Zhou suddenly said:

"actually……"

"You're happy to see Mom get divorced, right?"

Chen Jing was stunned, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and the hand holding the phone squeezed hard, obviously not expecting Fang Zhou to say this suddenly.

Somewhat embarrassedly said:
"How is that possible? Xiaozhou, what do you mean by that?"

"I've always been following Ms. Fang. How could I possibly want to see her unhappy?"

"I came to you to tell you this."

“It’s just caring.”

"after all."

"Your mother and I are friends..."

(End of this chapter)