Chapter Twelve Hope
A meal solved the problems in the dormitory.
Early the next morning, Zhang Qing was forced to wear Liu Long's suit, Li Qiang's new leather shoes, and Zhang Wei's tie under the force of seven people, and went out to meet people from the magazine.
negotiation.
The seven people also provided him with cover, bragging to people in the hallway of the dormitory that he was going on a blind date.
They all agreed with Zhang Qing's words that this news should not be spread to outsiders, otherwise Zhang Qing's entire senior year of high school would probably never be peaceful.
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"Hello, Teacher Jin Yong, my name is Zhao Qiang, and I am the review and proofreading editor of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"."
At a breakfast shop in Hubu Lane, Zhang Qing met the editor he had made an appointment with in the letter, but he didn't expect it to be such a young girl.
Of course, Zhao Qiang did not expect Jin Yong to be so young, even though he deliberately dressed up... vulgar and old.
Zhang Qing smiled and said: "I'm actually not that old, just call me Zhang Qing. You are older than me, so I'll call you Sister Zhao."
Zhao Qiang had already looked at Zhang Qing many times, and when she heard him speak, she felt a little bad in her heart, because although Zhang Qing was young, she spoke well and was confident. It would be difficult for such a person to negotiate terms.
.
Coming from a family of civil servants, she knows a little bit about these things.
Zhao Qiang smiled and asked: "Zhang Qing, are you too early?"
This is the way to eat breakfast in Jiangjing City. Zhang Qing smiled when he heard this, called the waiter, and said: "I want a hot dry noodles." Then asked Zhao Qiang: "Sister Zhao, what do you want to eat?"
Zhao Qiang smiled and said: "When you come to Jiangjing City, you must eat hot dry noodles."
The waiter went to prepare, and Zhao Qiang praised: "There are waiters in breakfast shops in Jiangjing City? It's amazing. This is only true for hotels in the Magic City, which are bigger restaurants."
Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "I don't know this."
Zhao Qiang smiled and said: "You are a writer, so of course you have to concentrate on writing. Zhang Qing, did you make it clear in the letter? "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" already has 250,000 words, which is enough to publish a book. This
That’s a good thing, do you have any requirements?”
Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "No."
"..."
Zhao Qiang said with a smile: "Don't you have any requirements for royalties? Also, do you have any ideas about the print run?"
The money a writer gets is the number of prints multiplied by the royalty rate and then multiplied by the list price, which is the writer's pre-tax income.
Zhang Qing smiled and said: "Sister Zhao, I don't understand this. Maybe by extending the negotiation, I can get more money, but I really need the money now, so no matter what, as long as I can get the money early."
Looking at Zhang Qing's sincere eyes, Zhao Qiang was a little confused for a moment, not knowing whether he was the kind who knew it or the kind who couldn't. After hesitating for a while, Zhao Qiang asked: "Can I ask, what do you need money for urgently?"
?"
Aren’t all literati shy about speaking out?
Zhang Qing took out the letter written by Zhang Lan from his pocket, pushed it in front of Zhao Qiang, and said: "My family is sick. It's a serious illness. I need a sum of money for treatment."
Zhao Qiang hesitated before picking up the letter. She could see the date on the envelope, which was in the middle of last month. It was not a temporary move.
After taking out the letter, I saw the immature words on it. It didn't look like someone was looking for a temporary fraud...
And when she finished reading the letter, she was obviously shocked. She didn't expect that Zhang Qing's family would be in such difficulty.
In order to save money, his father did not want to go to dialysis, and even secretly prepared pesticides...
The cruelty coming from the store made her suffocate.
Zhao Qiang raised her eyes and looked directly at Zhang Qing, and after a while she asked: "If you don't have this book, then you..."
Zhang Qing shook his head and said: "Without this book, I would have gone home for the funeral and started preparing for autumn plowing. So I am very grateful to you. You saved our family's lives and changed my destiny. No matter what conditions you offer
, I won’t even talk back.”
Zhao Qiang smiled bitterly when she heard this and said: "Zhang Qing, how can you ask me to talk like this?" After a moment of silence, she said: "Can you bring me to meet your teacher? Don't get me wrong, this will involve a lot of things.
, I also have to explain to my superiors, and my superiors’ superiors also have to explain to the editor-in-chief. If possible, I will try my best to fight for your interests."
After Zhang Qing thought for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll make a call now."
Zhao Qiang picked up the bag and said: "Let's go together... and then go after eating."
Just as the waiter came to deliver the noodles, Zhang Qing finished the bowl in a few mouthfuls. Northwest people are good at eating noodles.
Zhao Qiang is a good person. She seems to like it very much, but after taking two bites, it becomes difficult to swallow it.
Hot dry noodles are noodles cooked with dry sesame sauce. For those who are not familiar with it, it is difficult to swallow one bite.
Seeing that Zhang Qing's food was really sweet and he didn't seem full, Zhao Qiang smiled and said, "If you don't mind it, I'll eat my share too."
Of course Zhang Qing wouldn't dislike it. It didn't take long for him to finish his meal. After taking a few bites, he went to the boss to pay the bill.
"I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming, Zhang Qing, I'm coming..."
Although it was only two yuan, Zhao Qiang, who had not robbed Zhang Qing, felt guilty. Zhang Qing shook his head and smiled: "Sister Zhao, it is of no use to save these two dollars now."
The treatment of uremia requires a large amount of money, but it doesn't make much sense to save a little money, just like the money for yesterday's meal.
Zhang Qing's family is very poor, but his parents never do things in a picky way. They never think that being poor means they can take advantage of others with peace of mind. They would rather be stingy with themselves than be stingy with others.
After hearing this, Zhao Qiang was startled and put down the wallet in her bag. She was originally going to give the meal money to Zhang Qing...
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The two went directly to the family building community of Jiangjing No. 1 Middle School. Zhang Qing made a phone call in the small shop below. Yang Fengmei was stunned when she received the call, and then hurried downstairs.
She didn't listen to Zhang Qing's suggestion to go outside to talk and asked the two of them to go back to her home.
The two-bedroom house is very neat. Yang Fengmei's tall and thin husband is also there. His surname is Wang and his name is Wang Zhi.
Zhang Qing took the initiative to call "Sir", which made Wang Zhi laugh and sighed: "Your teacher teaches mathematics, you poured out a martial arts book, how dare you let her read it?"
Zhang Qing was embarrassed, so Yang Fengmei rushed him: "Go and get us some tea." She also disliked Zhang Qing's messy clothes: "Why are you wearing such a mess!"
Wang Zhi had a good temper and went to pour tea with a smile.
Yang Fengmei asked Zhao Qiang: "What's going on? Isn't it already published in your magazine? Why do I want to publish a book again? Do I want to give you money or..."
Eyes alert and scrutinizing.
There are too many scammers these days.
Zhao Qiang hurriedly explained: "No, no, you don't need to give us money, we have to give him money, and it will be a big sum. There is a lot of content in the magazine, and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is only one part of it, so the royalties are not
Not too high. Now I am publishing a book for him alone..."
Yang Fengmei was greatly surprised when she heard this and said: "Really?!"
Zhao Qiang smiled and said: "The book written by your student is the best work our magazine has published in the past ten years! This is the word of our editor-in-chief."
"Zhang Qing, Zhang Qing!"
Yang Fengmei screamed twice and tears fell down.
Although Zhang Qing did not shed tears, he lowered his eyes.
This can be considered as a way to survive from a desperate situation.
Thanks to that dream, I still have an unreal feeling that I am still in the dream.
Zhao Qiang was also a little touched when she saw such a scene, and she knew what was going on. She smiled and said: "I came to trouble you this time mainly because I want to confirm Zhang Qing's situation. He said that he would not negotiate and just told me about the situation at home.
Listen. It’s not that I don’t trust him, the main thing is that I still have to explain to the editor-in-chief and the editor-in-chief. If I can get your confirmation, preferably in writing, then I will try my best to get the best royalties for him, maybe more than 100%.
8. One point here may have tens of thousands of differences."
Yang Fengmei nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes, thank you for your trouble. Xiao Zhao, what he said is true, and he has a strong self-esteem, so he only speaks lightly. This child... Sigh. In this way, I write...
...No, I asked the Chinese teacher of our class to write it, and then all the teachers of all subjects signed it. If it is fake, your agency can come to us and expose us. Editor Zhao, I’m really sorry to trouble you. This child is really suffering.
.This is his only hope, his last hope!"
Zhao Qiang was also quite moved. She glanced at Zhang Qing who was still lowering her head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will do my best. I see you have a phone at home, so I will call the company now!"
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Wang Zhi on the side looked at the slightly excited editor, smiled slightly, and thought to himself, this is also a young man, his blood is not cold yet...
Chapter completed!