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Chapter 269: Li Heng is a super super powerful person (Seeking votes)

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Regarding finishing the publication in December, Li Heng heard it without any surprise and nodded.

After finishing one thing, Chief Editor Liao began to talk about the second serious business: "Currently, whether it is the market, the industry, or the vast number of readers, they have all called and written letters, hoping that we will publish 'Cultural Travel Notes' separately as soon as possible. What is your opinion?"

Publishing separately is great! It's all money, and big money at that!

Whoa! He was looking forward to this day.

Li Heng nodded again, "Being able to publish separately is something every writer longs for incomparably, I am naturally no exception. When does your agency plan to arrange it?"

One sentence "your agency", both close and distant, and solemn.

Shrewd as Chief Editor Liao, how could he not understand the thoughts of the teenager in front of him?

The thing that needs to be discussed most between the two now is, of course, the redistribution of the royalty ratio.

In other words, Li Heng was no longer satisfied with the 5% royalty ratio of the previous book "To Live" and demanded an increase.

And this problem, in October, Chief Editor Liao had already personally given Li Heng a hint that it could be raised appropriately.

After all, times are different now; Li Heng is now the most popular writer in the literary world, one book achieved a classic, two books directly became a legend.

Ask who can be so awesome?

His legendary path is now talked about by all walks of life outside; whether it is high officials and noble lords, or peddlers and pawns, no one dares to underestimate him.

Even those relevant institutions, units, and individuals who "fell" him because of royalty issues in the past chose to shut up after he heavily launched the book "Cultural Travel Notes"!

All stopped their drums and flags!

The momentum of singing him down at the beginning was how big, the back was how tiger-headed and snake-tailed, how gray-faced, making many people watch a big joke.

And the reason for all this is very simple:

One is that he himself is hard enough, and his strength is sufficient.

Slapped the faces of those who sang him down, rubbing them on the ground.

Second, Chen Laoyezi Ba is standing behind him, with "Harvest" magazine supporting him. Wanting to take a bite out of these two giants is not an easy thing.

Hearing this, editor Zou Ping couldn't read the manuscript anymore, suddenly becoming nervous; after all, this was related to whether his big thick leg would stay at "Harvest" magazine!

Although, despite, he felt the probability of Li Heng leaving was not high, but what if?

Everything is afraid of 'what if'!

Zou Ping straightened his chest, eyes looking at Li Heng for a while, then at the leader for a while, feeling very anxious inside, anxious to death, but couldn't show it, fearing to smash such a big thing.

After looking at each other like foxes for a while, Chief Editor Liao said: "Before coming, I discussed the publication matters with Mr. Ba. As long as you nod, we can start arranging it now, striving to be on the market by mid-January."

This January refers to January 1988.

After these words, Chief Editor Liao paused, took out a contract from the briefcase he carried, and handed it to him.

Li Heng subconsciously took the contract, browsed it carefully, and was stunned!

What does Chief Editor Liao mean?

The royalty ratio part is blank, is it for me to fill in?

Aren't you afraid I'll fill in 20% and scare you to death!

Thinking to this point, he raised his head and looked at the other party.

Receiving his look, Chief Editor Liao smiled and nodded, meaning that was the meaning.

This was interesting; Li Heng grabbed the pen, pretended to ponder for a long time, and then filled in a number in the blank space: 8%

Originally wanted to fill in 10%, but thought about it and gave up, for two reasons:

One is that the conditions in the country are not mature enough yet.

Last time, the 5% of "To Live" had already caused an uproar, stirring up massive waves in the industry and provoking dissatisfaction from many, who launched a barrage of criticism, looking very much like they were on a "punitive expedition."

At that time, don't look at his light and breezy appearance, actually he was quite stressed, to the point that for a long time, he didn't dare to read newspapers, fearing his Dao heart would break.

Fortunately, at that time it was the sprint period for the college entrance examination, he didn't have so much leisure to pay attention to the outside, so he narrowly avoided it once.

Second, it is said that there are often thousands of horses, but not often Bo Le (a judge of horses). He can have today, besides his own strength, it is inseparable from the appreciation and cultivation of "Harvest" and Mr. Ba.

And now even if he has flown, but being a person, one cannot forget one's roots.

So, based on these two points, Li Heng cautiously filled in one: 8%

After filling it in, he set the fountain pen aside and pushed the contract back to Chief Editor Liao.

Chief Editor Liao read it once, then read it again, and then smiled even more brilliantly, while feeling relieved in his heart, fortunately, fortunately! This ratio is within the range that he and "Harvest" magazine can bear, and did not exceed expectations.

8%, this appropriate ratio, both Li Heng and Chief Editor Liao were quite satisfied; the big and small foxes looked at each other, reached a tacit understanding invisibly, and reached an agreement.

The things behind were much easier to handle, and much faster, nothing more than the signing of the formal contract in duplicate; Li Heng carefully went through the details of the contract again, confirmed there were no loopholes, and signed his big name with a big stroke.

After the serious business was done, the three began to chat with relaxed moods..

During the period, Chief Editor Liao said to him: "Before coming, Mr. Ba asked me to bring a message, he wants to see you, ask when you are convenient?"

This is Chen Laoyezi Ba, a top-tier big shot in the literary world, the other party actually took the initiative to see him, making him a little excited.

There is a sense of unreality of the textbook walking into reality when I was a child.

Li Heng pondered for a while and asked tentatively: "Uncle Liao, is it feasible after New Year's Day?"

"No problem, I'll go back and tell the old gentleman." Chief Editor Liao nodded.

After chatting for half an hour, Chief Editor Liao and Zou Ping proposed to leave.

Li Heng originally wanted to invite the two to finish lunch before leaving, but couldn't help it, it was already December 21st, they had to rush back to print the journal, so he had to give up.

At the entrance of the alley, before getting on the van, Chief Editor Liao, who had one foot on the car, turned back again, pulled Li Heng to the side, his lips moved, and he wanted to speak several times but stopped.

Li Heng understood, "About her?"

This 'her' refers to Huang Zhaoyi.

In the past, Chief Editor Liao had been a middleman several times, some things both knew well.

Chief Editor Liao said relievedly: "Knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Li Heng looked at the other party, didn't speak, waiting for the following.

Chief Editor Liao asked: "Heard you are going on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Li Heng answered: "Currently still tentative, just received the notice not long ago."

Chief Editor Liao said: "Zhaoyi also received the notice."

Li Heng: "."

Seeing him not speaking, Chief Editor Liao sighed again and said: "Actually, she has always been quite concerned about you, quite attentive to you, unfortunately, your age difference, sigh, I also don't want to play matchmaker."

Li Heng asked a question that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Uncle Liao, you and her are?"

Chief Editor Liao took the words: "You want to ask what is the relationship between us, right?"

Li Heng acquiesced.

Recalling the past, Chief Editor Liao was a bit sad, telling him in a low voice: "Many years ago, Zhaoyi's father had a kindness to our family, a great kindness, without him, I might not be standing in front of you now."

Although the other party spoke vaguely, Li Heng almost understood in seconds, and immediately had the insight not to ask deeply anymore.

Chatting and chatting, Chief Editor Liao, who had paved the way for a long time, asked uneasily: "She wants to see you alone, what do you think?"

The other party had already asked around the edges not for the first time, Li Heng was a bit embarrassed, but still said frankly: "I have a partner, the relationship is very good."

Hearing this, a figure suddenly appeared in Chief Editor Liao's mind, the red-clothed female teacher seen by Dongting Lake?

Could it be?

Seeing Chief Editor Liao's strange eyes, Li Heng helplessly covered his forehead with his right hand, "It's my classmate, studying at Hushi Medical University."

"Oh, so, so." Seeing he misunderstood, Chief Editor Liao was embarrassed, smiled awkwardly, "Since that's the case, then just pretend I didn't say what I just said."

Saying that, Chief Editor Liao turned around and wanted to leave, but just after taking one step, he turned back and asked: "You have a partner, does Zhaoyi know?"

Li Heng nodded: "Liu Yue and I are classmates."

Chief Editor Liao was dumbfounded, then understood, and sighed for a long time: "Last night was Yueyue's birthday, I even attended. Actually, Zhaoyi's birthday is in a few days, I only looked for you today, but, sigh, forget it, you forget this."

Chief Editor Liao, as an older generation, had relatively upright thinking, naturally couldn't do this kind of thing of helping people dig a wall.

The reason why he helped probe the wind from time to time in the past was because he thought Li Heng didn't have a partner, and now that the person involved clearly said he had one, it was naturally not good to mention it again.

Actually, this was an information gap between Chief Editor Liao and Huang Zhaoyi.

In the past, Huang Zhaoyi also didn't dare to see Li Heng, until her niece told her: Don't think of Li Heng as being so good, he isn't as dedicated as you think. He has one at Hushi Medical University, one at Peking University, and one at Renmin University, ambiguous with three at the same time, Aunt, what are you afraid of?

Because of this sentence, Huang Zhaoyi's dead heart began to rekindle slowly.

Every time the night was quiet, she couldn't sleep, her mind full of Li Heng's shadow, the shadow of him playing the clay flute at the school orientation party; at 32, she was at the age when her body craved the most, even if she felt it was too shameful, she still had several times, thinking of him to complete her "life event" alone.

After experiencing these things, Huang Zhaoyi had a deeper understanding of herself.

She knew clearly that she was poisoned by this man's fatal poison, unable to extricate herself; after struggling bitterly, she had the matter of entrusting Chief Editor Liao.

Chief Editor Liao left, and Zou Ping followed.

Watching the van leave, Li Heng checked his watch; having nothing to do, he decided to rush to the classroom for the fourth period.

Approaching the Management School teaching building, he met Ye Zhanyan and Zhao Menglong.

Ye Zhanyan called him to stop, "Li Heng, are you really going on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Why is everyone asking this these past few days, Li Heng smiled and nodded.

Ye Zhanyan walked over, "I'm going abroad after the year, when you have time, let's have a meal together; knowing each other once, not having a meal feels a pity."

Li Heng was surprised: "So fast? Remember last time it wasn't after the year, was it advanced?"

Ye Zhanyan said spiritedly: "Produced some academic results with a tutor, signed a name on a paper published in an authoritative magazine, so the plan was advanced."

Li Heng asked: "Which university in the UK are you going to?"

Ye Zhanyan said: "The same school as him, Cambridge University."

This 'him' refers to her boyfriend.

"Amazing! Congratulations, Senior Sister, finally got your wish." Li Heng sent his blessings sincerely.

"Yeah, he graduated from Tsinghua, has been in the UK for nearly three years; actually, counting it up, we haven't seen each other for a year and a half, and the number of times we've met in these 7 years isn't many, he has been waiting for this day for a long time." Ye Zhanyan said.

Li Heng was surprised: "Haven't come back once in a year and a half?"

Ye Zhanyan explained: "He is a person relatively focused on his studies, these years he has been researching things with his tutor, didn't come back during the holidays."

Li Heng thought about it and said: "Is after New Year's Day feasible?"

Ye Zhanyan said: "Can, call Mai Sui together then."

Li Heng answered: "Good."

School Student Union Vice Chairman Zhao Menglong stood on the side and didn't talk, like a bodyguard; Li Heng smiled at the other party and stepped on time to rush to the classroom.

Waiting for him to disappear into the Management School teaching building, Ye Zhanyan suddenly asked: "Menglong, what is your impression of Li Heng?"

Zhao Menglong evaluated sparingly: "Very handsome, very talented."

Ye Zhanyan asked: "Anything else?"

Zhao Menglong pondered for a while and answered: "Very popular with beautiful girls."

Ye Zhanyan was amused: "Why specifically add 'beautiful'?"

Zhao Menglong said: "I have observed that the girls famous for their beauty in our school seem to have intersections with him."

Ye Zhanyan asked: "Which ones?"

Zhao Menglong said: "Mai Sui, Zhou Shihe, and Wei Xiaozhu, I have seen these three on campus several times. That Liu Yue and Li Heng are in the same class, people in the Student Union say they often sit together in class."

Ye Zhanyan teased: "You've said all the big and small kings."

Zhao Menglong looked at her, "Still left you."

Ye Zhanyan knew that the one beside her had always had a secret crush on her, but the two had never pierced it; she opened her mouth hesitantly:

"I went to a high-level leader's office in the school to hand in materials yesterday, and overheard a piece of news outside the door, don't know if I should tell you?"

Zhao Menglong said: "Haven't thought clearly yet, then don't say."

Ye Zhanyan said: "Related to Li Heng."

Zhao Menglong said: "Many people are spreading that Li Heng has a big background behind him; when fighting at the Foreign Language and Literature College party, others were called to the Academic Affairs Office, only he was fine.

Even School President Assistant Lin Shusen specially accompanied him to drink tea and chat."

Ye Zhanyan said: "I've heard of this, and it's true."

Zhao Menglong thought about it: "You want me to have a good relationship with him?"

Ye Zhanyan shook her head: "I know you don't like to climb dragons and attach to phoenixes, but Li Heng is different from what you imagine; his family background is as ordinary as yours; being able to let Lin Shusen specially accompany him relies on his own strength."

Zhao Menglong didn't understand: "He is only a freshman, what strength can he have? I remember 'The Hometown's Original Scenery' happened after the party."

Ye Zhanyan wanted to tell the story of Li Heng being a great writer several times, but was afraid of offending Li Heng afterwards, so she had to give up.

She exhorted earnestly: "You listen to me, it's definitely right, won't harm you, he is really a super super powerful person."

Zhao Menglong frowned: "You used two supers."

Ye Zhanyan said: "Don't say two, if you knew who he was, ten supers wouldn't be too much."

Zhao Menglong finally couldn't help it, "Who?"

PS: Seeking subscriptions! Seeking monthly votes!

Uh, some segments are not water, my story is very big, need to do some paving.

10,800 words updated, continuing tomorrow.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 270 =====

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