Dong Qiao was extremely shocked and brought Li Mubai to the door of Daxia Jin's office.
Although Dong Qiao is the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao, he is still very respectful and awed in front of the big boss, Jin Daxia. He gently knocked on the office door and heard a deep voice coming from inside: "Please come in. ."
"Mr. Cha, that Mr. Li is here."
"Invite him in quickly." Before Dong Qiao's voice could be heard, Jin Daxia's voice came out again.
Li Mubai had also heard about this Golden Hero. He had also read several of his martial arts masterpieces, including Flying Snow Shooting White Deer, and Laughing Book of Heroes Relying on Biyuan. Each novel can be called a masterpiece. A classic.
Although Li Mubai didn't have a star-chasing complex, his heart beat a little faster when he heard that he was going to meet this golden hero. Fortunately, his character was very firm, at least on the surface it was not obvious how excited he was.
"Please sit down! Please sit down!" Jin Daxia was also stunned when he saw Li Mubai, but Jin Daxia was Jin Daxia after all. He just reacted in the blink of an eye and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Mr. Li to be so young. It puts a lot of pressure on us old men!"
"Mr. Cha, you are so complimentary. I am just a junior, and there are still many areas that need correction and guidance from my seniors." Li Mubai complimented and sat on the chair opposite the desk.
Dong Qiao sat with him in the office for a few minutes. Seeing that the two of them were chatting harmoniously, he found an excuse and walked out.
Unknowingly, Li Mubai chatted with this golden hero for more than an hour. This also allowed Li Mubai to see the talent-loving and talented side of this giant. Finally, when Dong Qiao came in again, the manuscript fee was The price has basically been finalized, two yuan per word.
This is a novel with about 1.5 million words. At this price, the income will be nearly 3 million after the completion of the book. Even though Li Mubai was mentally prepared, he had already heard of Xiangjiang. There is gold everywhere. However, it is really too easy to earn this money!
When he returned home again, in addition to a contract, he also brought a check for 500,000 yuan. It can be said that this was Li Mubai's first pot of gold after coming to Xiangjiang.
Although Li Mubai has basically reached the level of calmness, he is still quite excited in his heart. However, what he did not expect was that there was someone even more excited than him.
While he was still sitting at home, writing furiously and writing out the following stories, Ming Pao had already started serializing "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty".
On the first day of serialization of "Things About the Ming Dynasty", the 100,000-point newspaper was sold out in less than one morning. After learning the news, Dong Qiao was also very happy, but for the sake of caution , when it was released the next day, he only printed 20,000 more copies.
But what he didn't expect was that in less than three hours, twelve newspapers reported that Luoyang paper was expensive, and some people even spent ten yuan to buy a page with a serialized novel.
Dong Qiao ordered the printing department to immediately print 30,000 more copies, but when it was put on the market, it was still sold out in the shortest time.
In normal times, Ming Pao's best sales performance is only twelve copies. Although he also knew that this novel was very exciting, he did not expect that just one novel would increase Ming Pao's sales by more than 30,000 copies.
I think back then, Jin Daxia used a novel to prop up the sales of Ming Pao and support a newspaper company. Unexpectedly, this novel has surpassed Jin Daxia's original achievements, which made Dong Qiao so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
Especially on the streets of Xiangjiang, people can be seen talking about this novel almost everywhere. In particular, many people are paying attention to the fact that the author of this novel is a person who has never heard of it, "Mubai".
In addition to the content of the novel, the author of the novel has also become the hottest topic.
There may be a shortage of everything in Xiangjiang, but the most indispensable thing is gossip.
No matter how many colleagues inquired, they never got any information about the author of this novel, and the only thing that can be confirmed is that the author is very young.
This can give many gossip magazine reporters a headache. However, these reporters are not the ones who have the biggest headache. As Ming Pao's opponents, Sing Tao Daily and Oriental Daily have even more headaches.
Originally, Ming Pao's sales had dropped significantly in recent times, which made the two newspapers feel happy. But they had thought that they were not happy for a few days. This novel had made Ming Pao's sales drop.
It took a leap and exceeded the sales volume of 150,000 copies in one fell swoop.
"Cha, I don't care what method you use, you have to dig out this author for me!"
There were roars coming from the office of the boss of Sing Tao Daily.
"It's just a flash in the pan. Let Ming Pao be proud for a few days."
In the office of the boss of Oriental Daily, the man sitting on the boss's chair was a little disapproving. Although he said it lightly on the surface, I am afraid only he himself knows how much jealousy he has in his heart.
Li Mubai, on the other hand, has almost stopped listening to what is going on outside the window and writes quietly in his room every day.
It suddenly became quiet, and there seemed to be nothing that Li Mubai was not used to. Li Mubai had learned a lot from being busy in the past, and now being quiet can be regarded as a kind of precipitation. In other words, when you are tired of looking at the scenery, you can stop and take a rest to refresh your mind.
A sublimation.
As time went by, Li Mubai also realized the changes in himself. Gradually, he seemed to like this kind of life. He wrote something every day, then went out to eat, and drank some coffee in his spare time.
During this period, Li Mubai's buddies and beauties also called and were very concerned about his life. In particular, Ding Yigen briefly told Li Mubai about the changes in the Lu family.
Lu Pengzhan's early medical withdrawal was not approved, but Lu Rulin announced the divorce in a high-profile manner, which made many people in the capital wonder why the youngest son of the Lu family would make such a decision.
After the news about Lu Rulin came out, he seemed to have evaporated from the world and disappeared in the capital. Some said he went to the south, while others said he went to the north. No one can say for sure where he went.
, but it is an undeniable fact that he disappeared. And all the properties in his name were turned into cash and donated to the Qing Foundation’s Hope Project.
Although this was the agreement Li Mubai made with Lu Pengzhan when he left the capital, he really didn't think he could fulfill it.
"Tell me the truth, was it you who wrote "Those Things About the Ming Dynasty" published in Ming Pao?" Guo Shishi broke into Li Mubai's home. Recently, she found that Li Mubai was very strange, and after she saw the novel published in Ming Pao,
The first thing I thought of was Li Mubai.
The reason for suspicion is very simple. This novel appeared not long after Li Mubai came to Xiangjiang, and the author's name is also Mubai. There don't seem to be so many coincidences in this world!
The most important thing is that Guo Shishi, like those who fell in love with this novel, was deeply attracted by the writing and content of the novel. However, this eldest lady is very impatient, and the serialization of one chapter a day made her very happy.
She was so anxious that she wished she could read the entire novel at once. Only then did Guo Shishi rush to Li Mubai's house to ask for clarification.
"I'll treat you to afternoon tea." Li Mubai did not directly answer Guo Shishi's question. He put down the pen in his hand and stood up with a smile.
He still ignored the enthusiasm of a reader who loved this novel very much.
Before Li Mubai could finish his words, Guo Shishi completely ignored her image as a lady and rushed to the table. She took the manuscript on the table and read it for less than two minutes before shouting angrily: "Li Mubai,
I don’t think I still consider you a friend!”
Glancing at the two heaving chests, Li Mubai shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "It seems that I haven't done anything to feel sorry for you."
"I..." Guo Shishi thought for a moment, and realized that Li Mubai's words were not unreasonable. This guy didn't seem to have done anything to apologize to him. However, as a high-ranking young lady, how could he admit his slip of the tongue?
She bit her lips and pretended to be angry: "I don't care, I want to see your original manuscript."
Looking at Guo Shishi's burning eyes, Li Mubai felt as if she was being stared at by Grandma Wolf.
Miss, I am not a little white rabbit!
After thinking about it, Li Mubai did not say this sentence in the end. He was worried that if he really wanted to say it, the eldest lady would come up and fight him.
"Let's go get something to eat first." Li Mubai very wisely chose to change the subject.
"I want to have a big meal!" Guo Shishi puffed up her cheeks and said angrily.
"No problem, you can choose the place." Li Mubai knew very well that this young lady didn't care about what to eat at all, she just wanted to vent the imbalance in her heart. As an author with a net worth of half a million, this requirement is still
Can completely satisfy this young lady.
Although she said something harsh, when Guo Shishi chose a hotel, she only found one with a better environment and an environment that was above average.
"Xiangzi!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked into the hotel, Guo Shishi met an acquaintance.
Li Mubai took a closer look and saw that this was not the fat man he had met briefly that day and passed by his house.
"Miss Guo, what a coincidence!"
The fat man never expected to meet Guo Shishi here. Although the Guo family cannot compare with the Li family and others in Xiangjiang, it is still a family that cannot be ignored.
"Is Xiangzi alone?" Guo Shishi is relatively familiar with this fat man. Although he is not handsome and a little bit wretched. However, he is also a director and the son of Wang Tianlin. There are many people like him.