At the beginning, if the people from the Fictional Association had approached him and asked him to become a member, they would help Xia Qiu publish his novels in the future. If Xia Qiu encountered any problems in the future, they would also come forward to mediate. At that time, Xia Qiu might have agreed to their membership request and even given them a portion of the benefits. However, Xia Qiu would never have such thoughts now. He had finally managed to open up a situation in Gang City, yet he was secretly stabbing him in the back. What was going on? Perhaps in their eyes, this was a demonstration of their connections and strength, but in Xia Qiu's eyes, this was a blatant threat and coercion. If they wanted benefits, they could talk openly. They had stabbed him in the back and wanted him to share the benefits with them. This was simply a dream.
When Xia Qiu arrived at Ming Tao Hotel the next day, she saw that the four chief editors had already arrived. Xia Qiu quickly smiled and said,"" Dear editors-in-chief, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Something came up at the last minute and I'm a little late. Please forgive me."
Xiaoxia, we just arrived too. Did you call us over for something?" The person who spoke was Cheng Bao's chief editor, Hu An. He was the one who gave Xia Qiu a free recruitment notice when they published recruitment advertisements, so Xia Qiu had a good impression of him. The other three chief editors didn't say anything. Instead, they looked at Xia Qiu to see why she had called them over.
Xia Qiu looked at the four of them and said," Chief Editor Hu, there are indeed some things that I would like to consult everyone about today. Let's eat first and talk while we eat."
After the dishes were served, Xia Qiu stood with a glass of wine in her hand and said to the four of them,""Everyone, this isn't the first time we've met. Perhaps there were some unpleasantness in the past, but that's all in the past. Besides, it's also a work-related matter, and there's no personal grudge between us. I hope that after this drink, everyone can put aside those unpleasant prejudices from the past.”
After saying that, he downed the wine in his hand. Xia Qiu's words were mainly directed at the editors-in-chief of Ming Pao and Oriental Daily. Due to the issue of the serial publication of 'Quest of Qin,' he had some disagreements with these two newspapers. However, this was only a work-related matter. There was no real hatred between individuals. Moreover, these disagreements were not caused by Xia Qiu. Xia Qiu's glass of wine was naturally giving them enough face. Xing Dao Daily and Cheng Pao had no conflict with Xia Qiu. It was just that Xing Dao Daily had burned bridges after crossing the river. Xia Qiu was just a little dissatisfied.
At this moment, Xia Jingfa, the editor-in-chief of Oriental Daily, also finished his wine in one gulp. Then, he said to Xia Qiu," Xiaoxia, let's not talk about the past anymore. Since we're here, we won't be calculative about what happened in the past. To be honest, I'm a little regretful now. If I had been bolder back then and made a bet with you, perhaps the top spot in Gang City's newspaper industry would have belonged to our Dongfang Daily."
After hearing this, the others also gulped down the wine. There was no big conflict in the first place. Moreover, if they were to build a good relationship now, they might really be able to work together in the future. They knew that he had sold nearly 300,000 copies when he returned to the Ming Dynasty as a prince. This was a very frightening number. Even if Jin Ming came out to write a book now, he could not guarantee that he could sell this number. Moreover, the most amazing thing was that the quality of that book was not ordinary. It was written in a very delicate and exciting way. Even the chief editors were excited. Now that there was such an opportunity to build a good relationship, who would care about the small things in the past?
The chief editor of Ming Pao also echoed," That's right, Xiao Xia. I was at fault in the past too. I really didn't expect a teenager to be able to write such a good novel. Now that I think about it, I judged people by their looks back then and let Ming Pao miss out on a chance to develop and expand. Instead, I let Sing Tao Daily pick up a huge bargain." After he finished speaking, he did not forget to glare fiercely at Xu Jianfu, the editor-in-chief of Sing Tao Daily.
Back when Quest for Qin had become popular, the chief editor of Ming Pao had been dragged out by Sing Tao Daily and criticized for being short-sighted, judging a book by its cover, and looking down on others. In short, he had become a big joke in the industry during that time.
Xu Jianfu didn't argue with him. He just chuckled. The signing of the Qin Quest was something he was most proud of. He turned to Xia Qiu and asked," Xiaoxia, why did you call us here today? Do you have a novel to serialize? If you really have a novel, you have to consider our Star Island Daily first. After all, we've worked together before. As long as you're willing to serialize it in our Star Island Daily, the price is negotiable."
Xia Qiu glanced at Xu Jianfu, then at the other three chief editors, and then said calmly," Chief Editor Xu, you're right. I do have two novels to serialize, but before that, I have two things that I need your help with. I'll serialize a novel in whoever's newspaper if they can help me.
The four of them's eyes lit up when they heard him say that. They had all heard from the chief editor of Star Island Daily that his novels would not be serialised in the newspaper in the future. However, he suddenly relented and threw out two novels at once. This meant that something big had happened.
" Xiao Xia," Cheng Bao's chief editor quickly said," if there's anything you need help with, just tell me. I'll help you if I can."”The other three also agreed.
Xia Qiu sighed and said," I've only been in Gang City for a few months. I believe everyone knows that I've only been writing novels during these few months. I've never done anything to let anyone down. I don't have many friends in Gang City, much less any enemies. I wonder if you've read my last novel, Return to the Ming Dynasty and Be a Prince?
The four of them hurriedly nodded." I've read it, I've read it. It's really well written. It's not any worse than 'Finding Qin.'"
Xia Qiu refilled their cups and said,"" Logically speaking, it's impossible for the publishing companies not to know that my novel is selling so well. At first, I thought that it was because my book was not selling well and that my reputation was not high enough to attract the attention of the publishing companies. However, when my book sold almost 300,000 copies, there was still no sign of the publishing company. I was puzzled. It's such a good opportunity to make money. Are they all blind? After that, I found out that someone had a problem with me. They told those editors not to publish my novel. I only knew that it was the people from the novel association who were plotting against me. Not only that, they even used their connections to get the people from the publishing bureau to ban my novel. As the saying goes, blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing one's parents. They want to ban my books. In my opinion, this is blocking my path to wealth. I'm not sure who this person is at the moment, but I believe that one day, I will definitely find out who he is. Therefore, the first thing I need to do is to tell me who this person is and why he wants to make things difficult for me. Then, help me settle the yamen of the publishing bureau. Tell them to do what they should do and not come and disturb me.
The reward for this favor is a novel of no less than three million words. The quality of the book will not be worse than the previous two. The price of the book is 100 yuan per thousand words. I believe that with my current reputation, it should be worth 100 yuan per thousand words.
When they heard the name of the novel association, their eyes lit up. Only the chief editor of Cheng Pao sat there quietly drinking his tea. From their expressions, it was obvious that they all knew about this organization, especially the chief editor of Ming Pao, Hu An. His face was even more awkward because everyone knew that the novel association had a deep relationship with Jin Ming.
Xia Qiu noticed their expressions and continued,""In the past few days, I've discovered that someone has pirated my novel, Return to the Ming Dynasty and Be a Prince, on the market. I believe that everyone knows who is doing this. Of course, I'm not saying this to ask you to reason with those people who are doing this. There's no reason to reason with those people. Therefore, the second favor is to help me find a black and white publishing company with a wide distribution channel. The reward for this favor is no less than three million words of the novel, and the quality of the book is not inferior to the previous two."The price is also 100 yuan per thousand words. I believe that everyone has worked hard in this industry for most of their lives. These two favors shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
The four of them frowned and didn't say anything. Xia Qiu took a sip of tea and said," Of course, if you think that these two tasks are difficult or have something that you can't say, I won't force you. Gang City is small, but there are many people who run newspapers. With so many newspapers, there will definitely be people who want to climb up. However, Gang City is so small and the population is so small. If some people want to climb up, there will naturally be others who will fall down. I just don't know which family will fall."
The four of them were taken aback. They clearly understood what Xia Qiu meant. If they didn't do it, there would be others outside. If someone else used my novel to increase the sales of the newspaper, then your sales would definitely be pulled down. When that happened, don't blame me.
Moreover, I'm giving you two novels. Both novels can be published for more than a year. Can you withstand the loss of more than a year?
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