At 8:30 in the evening, at a cafe not far from Yaohua Cultural and Creative, Xiao Muyou seemed to be waiting for someone here. On the laptop in front of her was the original manuscript of a novel, which she read with relish.

On the side, I drank half of a cup of strong and fragrant coffee, but the plate of snacks next to me didn't move at all.

At this time, the door of the coffee shop was pushed open, and two men walked in from outside, looked around, and finally walked towards Xiao Muyou who was sitting in the corner.

"Is there anyone here?"

A man's voice interrupted Xiao Muyou's interest. She frowned and looked up to see that the slutty man used such a low-level method to chat with her, but when she looked up, she saw Qiao Muyi and a gentle man standing in front of her.

Xiao Muyou glared at Qiao Muyi and said.

"Qiao Muyi, why are you here?"

After Xiao Muyou finished speaking, he looked at the gentle man beside him again, threw a sorry smile, and reached out to say hello.

"Are you Teacher Su Wen?"

Compared to his indifference to Qiao Muyi, Xiao Muyou was much more polite to this man, and Su Wen was also flattered. Before coming, Qiao Muyi introduced Xiao Muyou's identity to him.

The executive director of Yaohua Cultural and Creative is a big shot in the field of commercial literature. Even an unknown little writer like him has heard of this name.

Not to mention the entire Yaohua Cultural and Creative Industry, it has the largest literary copyright library in China, and the published books are even exported to many Western countries. It can be said that Yaohua Cultural and Creative Industry has an unshakable position in the domestic and even the global publishing industry.

"Director Xiao is polite. Just call me Su Wen. I'm honored to see you today. I didn't expect my work to be appreciated by Director Xiao."

Su Wen sat down politely and cautiously. Even though the woman in front of him was a few years younger than him, this was his only hope for changing the future. If the matter was not agreed tonight, he would have to pack his bags and go back tomorrow to accept the job arranged by his parents to receive his dead salary.

Xiao Muyou noticed Su Wen's nervousness, not surprisingly, many new writers would involuntarily be nervous when they first met her. After all, her words may affect the other person's life.

"Sorry, I made an appointment to meet you. The company has something to do temporarily. I hope Mr. Su Wen will forgive me. What do you want to drink?"

Xiao Muyou did not immediately enter the subject, but instead called the waiter to come over.

"Coffee, thank you."

Su Wen said, Qiao Muyi, who was standing beside him, took the menu and took a look, then said.

"One cup of Italian concentrated, one cup of American, thank you."

Then the waiter left, and Xiao Muyou also spoke.

"Mr. Su Wen, I want to know what you think about this work?"

After being asked this, Su Wen didn't know how to answer. He really encountered obstacles all over the past year and didn't dare to make any requests.

At this time, Qiao Muyi, who was standing beside him, eased Su Wen's nervousness.

"Awen, Mu You is my friend. Don't be so nervous. Don't worry. If you have any ideas, just talk. You can discuss this later."

After Qiao Muyi said this, Su Wen looked at Xiao Muyou. Xiao Muyou wanted to glar at Qiao Muyi. After all, it was a job, and she didn't like to mix too many favors. However, when she saw the look that Su Wen cast, she nodded and said.

"Yes, the conditions are negotiated slowly. As a publisher, of course, it is for the purpose of making money, but I also hope that writers can make money, and it is best to be a win-win situation."

After saying that, Xiao Muyou looked at Qiao Muyi, who had arbitrarily acted the snack in front of her, frowned and said angrily.

"Mr. Qiao, we should have a long talk here. Why don't you go back first."

"No, no, I'm fine anyway. I'm very interested in the field of literature recently, so I just think it's here to learn the skills."

How could Qiao Muyi leave easily? He pushed for a meeting tonight, and he did not miss the opportunity to show off his presence in front of Xiao Muyou.

Xiao Muyou knew that he had said this for nothing, and then he stopped paying attention to Qiao Muyi, but looked at Su Wen.

At this time, Su Wen also spoke.

"I just hope that my book can be published. I have also learned about the royalty sharing. I want to get 12% of the royalty and print a hundred thousand copies for the first time."

When Su Wen told his conditions, he kept staring at Xiao Muyou, but what disappointed him was that Xiao Muyou's face did not show too much emotion.

After listening to it, Xiao Muyou thought for a moment, then spoke.

"Mr. Su Wen, since you have known the publishing market, you should know that the current royalties of best-selling writers are usually only around 8% to 10%. Is your 12% royalties a little too high? Also, the number of first prints is much higher than the newcomer market. I admit that your work is very good, but you have invested in so many publishing houses and have been refunded. You should understand a flaw in your work."

Hearing Xiao Muyou's polite rejection, Su Wen's heart fell into the ice cave again. He had heard this more than twenty times. He ran around publishing houses of all sizes, as if he had given such answers.

Su Wen was silent for a moment. He didn't want to give up, and he was even more unwilling to return to that small city to live. He wanted to stay in Kyoto City, so he spoke again.

"Director Xiao, I know that the conditions I have put forward are quite high, and I also know that the content in my work is heavy and not suitable for the light tastes of young people today. But I spent two years to complete this work, just like my child, and I don't want it to be sold like this."

Speaking of this, Su Wen paused again, thought for a while, and spoke again.

"Director Xiao, I can give up some of the first prints, but royalties are my bottom line."

Xiao Muyou didn't expect that this man who was hitting a wall everywhere would have such persistence. However, since she came today, she would have to take down this work. In fact, what she said just now was just a test of Su Wen.

At this time, Qiao Muyi, who was standing beside him, felt the atmosphere a little solemn, so he spoke up as a lobbyist.

"Mu You, you said that Awen's work is very good, so you can't let go of it in terms of conditions. This kid has been living a hard life in the past two years, and he has devoted all his energy to this work."

"Shut up, an outsider will interfere with an insider. Otherwise, you don't have to pay for him to publish it. Anyway, you, Mr. Qiao, are not that much money."

Xiao Muyou suddenly shouted coldly, and Qiao Muyi suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Su Wen was also surprised. He just now thought that Director Xiao was a gentle woman, and it seemed that it was his illusion.

"Director Xiao, sorry, Mu Yi is also for me. Don't worry, we will do the publication of the work."

Even though Su Wen relieved the awkward atmosphere, he looked at Qiao Muyi again and gave him a wink. Qiao Muyi curled his lips depressedly and didn't speak.

On this side, Xiao Muyou seemed to be thinking about something, holding a spoon in her hand and stirring the coffee in front of her. About a minute later, she put down the spoon and looked up at Su Wen and said.

"Mr. Su Wen, do you only sell the publication copyright or the full copyright this time?"

Su Wen was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and seemed to have not understood what Xiao Muyou meant.

"What does Director Xiao mean? Does Director Xiao have other arrangements for my work?"

Xiao Muyou didn't plan to beat around the bush and nodded.

"Yes, I actually think Mr. Su Wen's work is more suitable for being brought to the screen. I want to make this work a film and television."

Hearing this, Su Wen was stunned. He had never thought about film and television from beginning to end, or he had never dared to think about this. After all, he was not sure about the most basic publishing.

"Director Xiao, I don't understand what you mean. You mean that my novel can be filmed and television, but is anyone willing to invest in it?"

"Mr. Su Wen, have you forgotten which group Yaohua Cultural and Creative belongs to?"

When Xiao Muyou reminded this, Su Wen looked at Xiao Muyou with a surprised look and said.

"Yaohua Media?"

It’s not that Su Wen didn’t expect that he has devoted himself to creation in the past two years and is concerned about things outside.

"Yes, Mr. Su Wen might as well listen to my opinion."

Speaking of this, Xiao Muyou stopped and took a sip of coffee. Seeing Su Wen nodded, he continued to talk.

"Yaohua Cultural and Creative can buy the film and television and publication copyright of the novel "Ordinary Life" for one million. The copyright period is ten years. My plan is to first make the film and television work film and television, and then publish the physical book after the TV broadcast. At that time, with the promotion of the TV series, I believe that the sales of physical books will be very considerable. Of course, in order to ensure the interests of the creators, we can sign a supplementary agreement with a base of 100,000 copies. If the physical book is less than 100,000 copies, you will not get any other profits, but if it exceeds 100,000, we will formulate a ladder compensation price. If it does not exceed 50,000 copies, we will pay an additional 100,000 copies of Mr. Su Wen's royalty share."

Xiao Muyou told her plan. After the end, she saw Su Wen fall into deep thought, and she was not in a hurry to ask for the answer, but was drinking coffee gracefully.
Chapter completed!