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

Chapter 54 Two Negotiation Tricks
He Qin and Ding Ziqing discussed in a low voice.

A Maserati slowly pulled into the parking lot in front of the teahouse's floor-to-ceiling windows.

Although it is not a top luxury car, it costs more than one million yuan. He Qin is just a small editor who drives a BMW worth more than 300,000 yuan, but when they saw the car, they couldn't help but take a second look.

The car door opened and a young man in sportswear got out.

Carrying a crossbody backpack.

Very handsome!

After entering the teahouse, he looked around, stopped in the direction of He Qin and Ding Ziqing, and took out his cell phone.

He Qin and Ding Ziqing looked at each other and felt that something was wrong.

Could this be the Ark?

It seems that he is indeed a senior high school student.

really.

After the call is connected.

They finally confirmed that the handsome young man who just came in was Fang Zhou, the person they had an appointment to meet this time, the honest author of "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

"Mr. He, this guy is not only handsome, but also rich!"

When Fang Zhou walked over, Ding Ziqing covered her mouth and whispered something in He Qin's ear.

He Qin's expression changed slightly, and she couldn't help but mutter:
"This is going to be difficult!"

Some pleasantries.

The three of them sat down at the tea table.

Looking at the Maserati parked outside, He Qin felt a little weak.

Now "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is very popular on the Internet, and there are many publishing houses online who want to contact the author to discuss the physical book. He Qin only got the opportunity to contact Fang Zhou by fate and luck.

This time we came to negotiate.

Originally she wanted to take advantage of information asymmetry, but now it seems a bit mysterious.

"Editor Ding, Editor-in-Chief He, hello."

"Did you bring your computer?"

"I just sent the manuscript of the first volume, part of the manuscript of the second volume, and the outlines of the remaining volumes to your email. Please take a look."

He Qin and the others naturally brought computers.

Fang Zhou's manuscript was also in the USB drive he brought, but for safety reasons, he sent the manuscript to He Qin's email address.

He Qin turned on the computer, found the manuscript of "Ghost Blows Out the Light", and looked at it with Ding Ziqing.

Fang Zhou ordered a cup of coffee for himself and waited by the side.

An hour passed.

The two people opposite were still staring at the computer, as if they had forgotten that there was someone next to them.

Fang Zhou stretched out his hand and waved it in front of them.

"Ah~~~~"

Ding Ziqing shouted loudly.

Just now, her attention was focused on the novel, and her mind was full of thrilling scenes in the ancient city of Jingjue. Suddenly, a tentacle-like thing appeared in front of her.

It almost scared her to death!

The tense Ding Ziqing was instantly excited.

However, Ding Ziqing's shout also scared Fang Zhou, and other people in the store also looked at him strangely.

Seeing the surprised looks around her, Ding Ziqing came to her senses and her face suddenly turned red.

He rolled his eyes at Fang Zhou and said:

"You don't know what you wrote."

"Suddenly a hand reached out."

"Scared to death."

Fang Zhou spread his hands and said:
"You are not going to read it word for word, are you?"

The two people opposite finally came to their senses, and Fang Zhou was still waiting to discuss the publication.

He Qin quickly flipped through the following chapters and outline.

Make sure there is no problem.

He Qin asked Fang Zhou how he planned to publish this book.

This ark had been thought of before.

If it were any other person who had been reborn or traveled through time, they would probably have packaged all the copyrights of this book.

Make a few million.

Then use these millions as capital.

Start a business empire, become tall, rich and handsome, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life.

But Ark doesn't have any grand ambitions.

I just want to be a salted fish.

If all goes well, with the copyright of this book, as long as he is not a spendthrift, it will be enough for him to live for the rest of his life.

Therefore, Ark only plans to give up the publishing rights of physical books.

He Qin said:

"Mr. Ark."

"The current royalty rate for physical books is generally between 5% and 20%, but for most writers, it's difficult to exceed 10%."

"We discussed this before our publishing house came."

"You have a straightforward personality." "We don't want to bargain either."

"Based on the book, your fame, and the quality of the book, I think 8% is an appropriate royalty rate."

Looking at the two people opposite him, Fang Zhou felt helpless.

did not expect.

To discuss publishing, you also need to use some tricks.

Fang Zhou moved the car keys calmly.

He opened his mouth and said:
"Actually, I'm not short of money!"

did you see it?
Maserati!

Luxury car!

As a senior high school student, I can already afford a Maserati. How could I be short of those small things?
Do you write books for money?

It's just my own hobby!
I'm not interested in money!
I borrowed a car from Tang Tang to show off. It’s not that I can’t afford it, but borrowing one is more cost-effective.

but.

Even if it's just pretentious.

A car worth tens of millions is a bit too much.

In the end, Fang Zhou chose a Maserati. This car was not yet eligible for Comrade Lao Tang's collection, but he just bought it for the purpose of collecting stamps.

In fact, Fang Zhou thinks that owning a Porsche or a BMW or SUV is more in line with the image of a rich second generation.

This is a scumbag car.

It seems more like it was opened by a pseudo-rich second generation who wanted to integrate into the upper class. However, it was enough to bluff the two people on the opposite side.
After hearing Fang Zhou's words, He Qin and Ding Ziqing were silent for a while.

They felt a headache as soon as they met.

That's why.

What I fear most is meeting a rich man.

It took a little while for it to take effect. Fang Zhou shook his head and took the backpack with some shame. The next move was a bit childish.

Take out...a test paper from it.

hmm~~~
The Chinese language test paper from the last mock exam.

Put it on the table, facing He Qin and Ding Ziqing, he said:

“Although it’s a bit ostentatious.”

"But this is my Chinese mock exam paper. I ranked first in Nanwu City in Chinese."

Some things are just weird.

Starting from college, if someone says "I got 150 points in math on the college entrance examination", others will think that this person was very good at math in high school.

but if.

Someone scored 138 in Chinese in the college entrance examination.

Wow, many people felt that this guy was a genius, and if he became a musician he would definitely be a master of lyric writing.

Fang Zhou took out the test paper to show his potential.

Both He Qin and Ding Ziqing work in writing.

I saw a Chinese test paper with a score of 144.

It's still very shocking.

Especially when they saw the essay at the end, they were stunned:
"The essay "Death of Red Hare" was actually written by you?"

As an editor, I naturally know about this essay that was recently exposed on the Internet. Many people were shocked by it.

I heard that it was written by a senior high school student.

did not expect.

It turned out to be the young man in front of me.

Fang Zhou smiled:

"The theme of this mock exam is loyalty, which reminds me of this."

He Qin and Ding Ziqing fell silent for a moment.

just now.

We have to re-examine this negotiation.

The boy in front of me couldn't be regarded as an ordinary high school student at all. From the moment they met, his every move dominated me.

Now, they have two impressions of Ark - it has plenty of money and unlimited potential.

This is also what Fang Zhou wants to show to the other party.

He Qin frowned slightly.

Not short of money.

The other party is no longer in a hurry to cash out.

If you want to lower the price, you can naturally delay the negotiation and have multiple contacts.

But other publishers are also eyeing the market.

and.

If the impression is bad now.

After that, even if the conditions are the same, the other party will not consider their own publishing house.

Judging from the other person's personality, He Qin was very sure of this.

(End of this chapter)