"Han Han?"
Chen Xinlin frowned and searched her memory. She didn't expect this person, so she shook her head and said, "I don't think I've heard of him."
Tong Yuewei on the side suddenly said: "I know, the person who won the prize for the new concept essay, right? He seems to be still a high school student. There was a report on him in the news some time ago, saying that he failed seven subjects in the final exam."
"Yes, that's him." Xu Yiyang nodded and said, "Isn't the new concept very popular last year? He was one of the winners, and the new concept composition books seem to be selling very well."
Chen Xinlin said: "To be honest, I just took over this business yesterday, and I am still in the understanding stage. I have been busy in the hotel industry before, and I have not paid much attention to this business. I am a bit ignorant."
Xu Yiyang said: "This young man Han Han was still very famous last year. His articles attracted a lot of attention among middle school students across the country."
Chen Xinlin nodded and asked: "Then what? Is there anything special about this Han Han?"
Xu Yiyang mentioned Han Han because he remembered that Han Han's first book "Three Gates" was published this year.
If I remember correctly, it should be released in the middle or second half of the year.
In addition, Han Han just won the new concept award last year, so he speculated that Han Han should still be in the stage of creating "Triple Door".
"The Triple Gate" was one of the best-selling books in 2000 and had a great influence on young people. It is said that this book has sold millions of copies. If piracy is included, the number may exceed 10 million. It is a real best-seller. Book.
Chen Xinlin has just taken over the book business, isn't she looking for best-selling books? It would be better to let her get Han Han's "Three Gates" in advance.
So, Xu Yiyang said: "I read New Concept Composition when I was in high school, and I was quite optimistic about Han Han. I think this young man will definitely make some waves in the literary world in the future."
"So it's best for Aunt Chen to seize the time to meet and chat with him, and ask him if he has any plans to write a book. If so, sign it directly; if not, find a way to persuade him to write one. As long as he writes When it comes out, it will definitely become a bestseller!”
When Chen Xinlin heard this, she immediately paid attention to it.
She has a high degree of trust in Xu Yiyang, so when Xu Yiyang said that he was optimistic about this middle school student named Han Han, she did not dare to look down upon him in the slightest.
So she asked Xu Yiyang: "Xiao Xu, where is this Han Han from?"
Xu Yiyang said: "He is from Zhonghai."
Chen Xinlin immediately said: "Okay, I will inquire about the school he attends tomorrow and meet with him to have a chat."
Xu Yiyang nodded and said with a smile: "Aunt Chen, I suggest you give him a sum of money directly to buy his next five or eight books in advance."
Xu Yiyang liked Han Han in his previous life. He had read many of his interviews and knew that Han Han liked racing since he was a child. He also used the first royalties he earned to buy a car.
Han Han hasn't written "Three Gates" yet, so he definitely hasn't made any money yet.
If someone is willing to give him a sum of money now, buy his next few books in advance, and let him realize his car dream in advance, then he will be very happy to accept it immediately.
If we get contracts for several of Han Han's books, it will be a great help to Chen Xinlin's publishing company. Each of this guy's books should sell more than a million copies.
When Chen Xinlin heard this, she immediately nodded and said, "Okay! Then I will directly give him 300,000 yuan and pre-order six of his books!"
Three hundred thousand to pre-order six books, which is already the treatment a best-selling author gets.
Moreover, 300,000 yuan is not a full buyout, but an advance payment of royalties. Use 300,000 yuan of sincerity to lock in the ownership of several subsequent books by an author. The specific number of books sold will still have to be paid to the author according to the sales volume.
Xu Yiyang could imagine how excited Han Han, who was still busy writing "Three Gates", would be if he suddenly met a publishing company boss who came to him to sign a contract with 300,000 yuan.
…
The next day, Chen Xinlin called early in the morning to inquire about Han Han's situation.
After learning that he was a freshman at Songjiang No. 2 Middle School, he didn't even go to the company and drove directly to school.
Fortunately, Han Han had not dropped out of school yet. He was still sitting in the classroom of the first grade class of Songjiang No. 2 Middle School, listening to the teacher's lecture absentmindedly.
It became increasingly difficult for him to understand what the teacher said. Last year, he failed seven subjects in the final exam and was repeated a grade for the second time. This caused quite a stir at the time.
Now, he feels that he is even less able to keep up with the teaching pace of school courses.
An idea had already formed in his mind. He planned to wait for the next semester to find an opportunity to drop out of school. Otherwise, if he failed the final exam again, he would be expelled from the school.
Dropping out of school on your own is more honorable than being expelled.
Therefore, he decided to finish writing "The Three Gates" he was writing as soon as possible during the winter vacation, and then submit it to a publisher or publishing company for publication.
If this book can have a good sales volume, then I can at least confidently tell others that I can support myself from manuscript royalties in the future.
But even though he had a good idea, Han Han was still worried. What if he couldn't earn the royalties? Wouldn't that make people laugh out loud
While I was thinking about it alone, the get out of class bell rang.
His deskmate patted him, showed him a pack of Chinese through the hole in the table, and whispered, "Would you like to go to the playground and smoke one?"
"Oh no, no more." Han Han waved his hand and said, "I can't get used to smoking, it always smokes my eyes."
My deskmate curled his lips and said, "Good smoke, you know nothing. If you don't want to go, I'll go by myself."
Just as he was talking, a girl in the class shouted: "Han Han, someone is looking for you!"
"Oh." Han Han stood up subconsciously and walked out the door.
When I went out, I saw a middle-aged aunt standing outside the door. I was wondering if my classmates were playing tricks on me. The middle-aged aunt spoke.
"Are you classmate Han Han?"
Han Han looked at her in surprise and asked, "Who are you?"
Chen Xinlin handed over her new business card and said, "I am the general manager of Hanhai Culture. My name is Chen Xinlin."
Han Han took the business card dully and asked curiously: "Do you have anything to do with me?"
Chen Xinlin smiled slightly and said: "I am in the book publishing industry, and a friend happened to recommend you to me and said that you are very talented, so I wanted to ask you if you are interested in writing a book?"
"Ah. I'm writing a book." Han Han scratched his head and said, "I'm writing now. I've written more than half of it."
Chen Xinlin hurriedly asked: "Then are you interested in cooperating with me? If you cooperate with me, under the normal share of royalties, I can give you a guaranteed deposit of 50,000 yuan per copy."
Saying that, Chen Xinlin added: "By the way, if you are willing, we can sign a long-term agreement. I will pay you a guarantee of 300,000 yuan. You will give me six books in the next ten years. If the actual manuscript tax exceeds 300,000 yuan, I will also give you a small portion of the one hundred thousand, what do you think?"
Han Han was stunned.
Three hundred thousand
Are you kidding me
What is the concept of three hundred thousand!
Uh, okay, I'm not sure what three hundred thousand is.
However, based on my current pocket money of ten dollars every Tuesday, three hundred thousand is simply too much to believe.
Moreover, if you can really get 300,000 yuan in royalties, your school teachers and classmates will be impressed. They have never believed that they can earn 300,000 yuan in royalties. This 300,000 yuan will make their jaws drop!
And the most important thing is, surely 300,000 can buy a car, right? And it’s a very nice car!
I will be eighteen years old this year and can take the driving license test!
By then, you will be able to buy a car by yourself!
Oh my God!
Han Han felt that his whole body was unbearably excited, and his middle-class spirit of being born with all his talents must be useful, and how can I be a Penghao person, burst into flames instantly.
He asked in an almost trembling voice: "Auntie, are you telling the truth? Are you kidding me?"
Chen Xinlin smiled and said: "What good can I do by teasing you? I also gave you my business card. I can't lie to you."
Saying that, Chen Xinlin said again: "Let's go home at noon and discuss it with your parents and ask them what they mean. If they agree, then you and your parents can come to my company to see me in the afternoon and we will submit the contract." Sign it and I will pay you three hundred thousand immediately."
Han Han nodded hurriedly and said excitedly: "Auntie, I'm going to call my dad right now."
Chen Xinlin smiled and said: "Let's go to class first and explain it to my parents in detail when I get home at noon. Then call me back."
…
When leaving Songjiang No. 2 Middle School, Chen Xinlin kept thinking about a question.
Is that thin middle school student with long hair just now as powerful as Xu Yiyang said
She still remembers what Xu Yiyang said, as long as he writes it, it will definitely be a bestseller. What is the level of a bestseller? Books that can sell at least 100,000 or 200,000 copies!
Will hundreds of thousands of people really spend money to buy a book written by a high school student
Judging from experience, Chen Xinlin is unwilling to believe it.
But combined with Xu Yiyang, Chen Xinlin felt convinced deep down in her heart.
She didn't know why, but she really trusted Xu Yiyang's words. Even if Xu Yiyang gave her a lottery number to buy, she believed that the number would definitely win.
Therefore, signing Han Han's six books for 300,000 yuan sounded risky, but she felt it was worth trying and believed that the result would not disappoint her.
Here, Han Han rushed home from school and told his parents the good news.
At first, his parents didn't believe anything they said. After all, his father was a scholar himself and knew the prices and procedures of writing and publishing books. How could someone pay so much money to hire his son to write a book
However, when he saw Chen Xinlin's business card, he realized that what his son said must be true.
I have also heard of Hanhai Culture. Although the book business is doing average, it is behind Hanhai Group with a market value of more than 1 billion.
Hanhai Group started in the publishing industry in the early years, and then gradually transformed into building materials manufacturing. It is a relatively large local manufacturing company. In recent years, it is said that it has started to enter hotels and real estate, and it is still very famous in the local area.
Therefore, this invitation of 300,000 yuan seems to be genuine.
In fact, Han Han's father has always supported his writing, but sometimes he worries about whether his son really has the ability to be a full-time writer now.
If so, then if he wants to quit studying writing, he will naturally support it;
But if not, if you miss high school and college, what will you do to make a living in the future
Now, these problems are solved.
At the very least, my son has been able to get an offer that many professional writers would never dare to imagine.
In this case, what reason do you have to refuse
So he personally called Chen Xinlin and agreed to take his son and sign an agreement with Chen Xinlin.
In the afternoon, Han Han and his son came to Hanhai Culture.
Since Han Han was under 18 years old, his father signed the agreement on his behalf as a guardian.
In the next ten years, Han Han will cooperate with Hanhai Culture to publish six works, and the first one included in the contract is "Three Doors" that Han Han is currently creating.
After Chen Xinlin signed Han Han, she immediately paid Han Han's father a copyright advance payment of 300,000 yuan via cash check.
Han Han was very excited about this. He had decided to drop out of school before the winter vacation and not attend classes next semester.
This way, you can concentrate on your creation at home.
The teachers and classmates at the school have always believed that they could not succeed, but they had to use their strength to show them how powerful they were.
Han Han's father is also very pleased with this. He hopes that his son will take the path of creation. Now, his son has finally taken the first step to success, which is also a big step to success.
(End of chapter)