Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 24 Board of Directors (First update, please collect, read, and vote)
As for the unreliable liar, that's even worse. Others may not know Li Song's character, but doesn't he know it himself? He can be said to be a portable mobile arsenal.

If I don't do my job well, someone might give me something!

What is even more terrifying is the source of these grenades and submachine guns. This means that there might be a big... behind Li Song.

Li Song felt relieved after handing the matter over to Tian Jiahui. If he went to find someone to do it himself, he might be cheated.

Then I continued to work on the manuscript, taking advantage of this short period of free time to finish it quickly.

Li Song was busy finishing his manuscript at home in the morning. Fortunately, he was young and practiced martial arts, otherwise he would not be able to bear sitting for a whole morning.

After Li Song's manuscript was sent to the newspaper, the newspaper had to revise it again because there were some corrections in Li Song's manuscript.

Li Song didn't want to copy it again, and since Li Song had a lot of manuscripts, the newspaper revised it carefully.

The editor-in-chief of the New Evening News had a smile on his face when he attended the board meeting today.

The purpose of this board meeting is to increase the sales of the New Evening News.

"Let's welcome Editor-in-Chief Luo!" The board secretary was in charge of presiding over the meeting. When he saw the editor-in-chief coming, he stood up and applauded.

The other directors also stood up, and the major shareholder praised: "The New Evening News has achieved great success again, and Editor-in-Chief Luo is the primary contributor."

"Thank you very much, thank you very much. It would have been impossible without your strong support." Editor-in-Chief Luo smiled and shook hands with the directors.

"The New Evening News started serializing Ghost Blows Out the Light the Sunday before last, and Star Mercenary the Monday before last. As of yesterday, in just eight days, the New Evening News's sales have increased by 43%."

"The number of calls to the hotline has skyrocketed 100-fold. We now receive an average of 2700 calls a day, forcing us to add a telecommunications department."

"89% of them are related to Ghost Blows Out the Light."

"A comics company has already contacted us, hoping to obtain the comic adaptation rights for Ghost Blows Out the Light."

"TVB is also inquiring about the film and TV rights to Ghost Blows Out the Light."

"Today's board of directors' charter is first to reward Editor-in-Chief Luo, and then to discuss the following proposals." The board secretary gave a brief introduction.

"Luo Sheng, I heard that the author of Ghost Blows Out the Light and the author of Star Mercenary are the same person?" asked a director.

"Well, but we signed a confidentiality agreement. Although the other party has a Hong Kong ID card, his accent seems to be from the mainland." Editor-in-Chief Luo nodded.

When others heard this, they did not ask any further questions, because Editor-in-Chief Luo's next sentence was a reminder for everyone not to inquire about other people's specific identities.

These directors also know that sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.

"So what does Editor-in-Chief Luo think about the Ghost Blows Out the Light comics?" asked a director.

"I'm sure all the directors know that although the author has entrusted us with copyright matters, we don't have the final say. The author still has to be satisfied."

"Actually, I think we can wait a little longer until our newspaper sales stabilize, then we can talk about it."

"The same goes for film and TV drama copyrights," a director suggested.

"I agree, but as for the author, shouldn't we think of a way to deal with it? The other newspapers will definitely be jealous."

"Some newspaper owners, in particular, are not so clean in their methods," said another director.

"I plan to meet the author in person to see if he has any difficulties. I will then give feedback to the board of directors." Editor-in-Chief Luo nodded.

"What about the matter of a certain great writer? I heard that other great writers may also speak out." asked a director.

"Actually, this is a strategy of our newspaper. Only when it's controversial will people pay attention and buy our newspapers." "The more controversial it is, the more people will buy our newspapers. And these days, the newspapers are sold out early every day." Editor-in-Chief Luo explained.

"Then how will this matter end? After all, the other party is a famous writer and has good connections."

"Harmony brings wealth!" said a director.

"What are you talking about? Are you blind and deaf when others target us?" Some directors were dissatisfied.

"That's right, what a bullshit great writer! He calls his science fiction science fiction. Just ask anyone on the street and you'll know that interstellar mercenaries are the real science fiction." A director also spoke up.

"Exactly, after being stepped on, you still have the audacity to say that others stepped on you well?"

"Yes, you have no shame, but we still have some. Besides, as long as the newspaper sales go up, a damn great writer is nothing. So what if we don't give him face? No one knows who he is. Bai Xin..."

"Exactly. Are you a certain brand of plastic bag that can hold so much? And it also says that harmony brings wealth. If harmony brings wealth, our newspaper sales might not be so good and it would be a bust."

"Who are you calling the idiot?"

"You idiot, if you don't want to make money, just leave. Do you know how much advertising costs have increased?"

"That's right, instead of taking advantage of the opportunity to make money, you still want to apologize. Get out!"

Editor-in-Chief Luo quickly said, "We've already made preparations. We've invited some physics professors to write popular science articles explaining some of the special terms in Interstellar Mercenaries. I think a certain great science fiction writer will give up, and maybe our newspaper sales will soar again."

"This is good!"

"Editor-in-Chief Luo, you are fully responsible. If you have any trouble, just call us directly."

"That's right, if anyone is jealous of us and wants to discredit us, we will deal with him."

"That's right. If some other great writer ended up like this, it would be ungrateful. Don't forget, we are his old employer."

"Well, if a great writer were to die, I'd be the first to scold him."

After the board meeting, Chief Editor Luo returned to the New Evening News. Seeing everyone waiting for news, he said loudly, "Give us a raise, and for everyone who works hard, this year's year-end bonus will be very generous."

"Good!" The others applauded.

Because this year will end in a few days, Liu Jiale knows that according to Li Song's plan, the serialization will not be completed next year, which means that the income next year will be more substantial. Of course, as an editor signed by Li Song, the treatment will be more generous.

After Liu Jiale came out of the editor-in-chief's office, he planned to visit Li Song in person. Anyway, Li Song was writing at home every day.

After lunch, Li Song prepared to take a nap. He didn’t take naps before, but maybe it was because he had been writing too much recently. Taking a break at noon, he could write faster in the afternoon.

Organize what you have written, bind the written parts together, and keep a notebook with some settings and equipment data updates in the outline.

Not long after I lay down, I heard the doorbell.

"Arlene?"

"Come in quickly." Li Song looked at Alin who seemed to be aggrieved and asked Alin to come in quickly.

"Brother Song, I'm sorry, I don't know where to go?" Alin said after coming in.

Li Song was confused, and then Alin said, "Dad said he would come back to spend the holidays with me, but I didn't expect he wouldn't be able to come back."

"Brother Song, will your parents also go back on their word like this?"

(End of this chapter)