I’m Really a Superstar

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afternoon.

Xiaoxiao took a nap.

Everything has settled, the blocking order on his head has been lifted, and the conflicts with several enemies have been settled. All the previous events have come to a perfect end for Zhang Ye, so he wakes up. The sleep was very comfortable and sweet. From the moment Document No. 43 came down, Zhang Ye had never been idle. He was fighting this and that, busy with this and that, and had endless scoldings every day. Fortunately, he survived, and under everyone's disbelief gaze, He fought his way out alive and never fell down from beginning to end.

Willpower.

physical strength.

Psychological quality.

Wisdom... well, it seems that there is no such thing.

This was the biggest and most severe test for Zhang Ye since his debut, and Zhang Ye did what no one else could do. Under such great pressure and oppression, Zhang Ye handed in a perfect answer. , Zhang Ye felt very fulfilled for a while. This was a sublimation for him. This was another crucial step towards his goal of becoming an international celebrity. He felt that he was "strong" again.

Squeak.

Boom, the sound of opening and closing the door.

Zhang Ye rubbed his eyes and turned over. He was woken up. When he looked at his watch, it was already past five o'clock. It was almost time for dinner. When he was full, he stretched and got up.

There were voices outside.

"Xiao Li, come in quickly."

"No need, Auntie, I'm going back."

"How about that? Come into the house quickly and drink some water before leaving."

"Then...then I'd rather be respectful than obey. Thank you, auntie."

One of the voices was that of my mother, and the other was that of a young female voice. Zhang Ye didn't recognize it. She seemed to be a neighbor, but the voice was somewhat familiar.

Dad seemed to have passed by, "Who is this?"

I just heard the mother outside the door say: "This is Li Mei from Oriental Publishing House. When I just came back from shopping for groceries, the things in my hand were too heavy and I almost fell when I went up the steps. It was Xiao Li who held me up. Yes, look, the things were brought up. As soon as we talked, we found out that Xiao Li wanted to sign our son’s new book. He asked about our address. He had been standing downstairs for a long time and was too embarrassed to go upstairs. Haha, hurry up. , Pour Xiao Li a cup of tea.

"

Li Mei said: "Auntie, don't be polite, I'm not thirsty."

"If you're not thirsty, drink something. Sit down quickly. I'll let Xiao Ye come out later." Mom said.

Li Mei asked: "Teacher Zhang is here too?"

Mom smiled and said, "Yes, he is taking a nap."

Li Mei?

Oriental Publishing House?

Oh, isn't this the lesbian that I talked to on the phone before? How did she know the address? It seems like a lot of thought was put into it.

Zhang Ye heard the sound and came out in his pajamas. As soon as he opened the door, he saw this person from the publishing house. He was in his twenties or thirteen years old, younger than him, with an average appearance. He was dressed in business attire, very simple. That kind of color, depending on your temperament, you should not have been working for a long time.

"Hello." Zhang Ye greeted.

Li Mei quickly looked back and said immediately: "Hey, hello, Teacher Zhang, am I disturbing your rest?" She was also very excited when she saw Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "No, I just woke up. Thank you. You even helped my mother bring the dishes. Sit down quickly."

Li Mei said: "I can do it with just a little effort."

Her parents were so polite that they allowed her to sit down and drink some water. They were both kind-hearted people, and they didn’t take it for granted because Li Mei had come here with a purpose. They had to thank Li Mei for helping her. This aspect of their character , Zhang Ye also followed his parents, and was educated as a child.

Some small talk.

My parents and Zhang Ye didn't mention the publishing issue, and Li Mei didn't mention it either. They just chatted casually.

But after a while, my mother stood up and said with a smile: "Sit down, Xiao Li, I'm going to cook."

Li Mei quickly stood up and said, "I'm here to help you."

"Hey, that's not possible." Mom waved her hand.

Li Mei followed closely and went to the kitchen, "I have been in the capital for several years and I have always cooked for myself. My cooking skills are definitely not as good as yours, but I can wash and chop vegetables. I will do it."

"Look at this kid." The mother smiled helplessly: "Don't get involved. I can't help you. You can just stay and eat later."

Li Mei said very attentively: "If you don't let me help, I will be embarrassed to eat."

After pushing for a long time, my mother finally said: "Oh, okay, then you just wash the vegetables and don't worry about anything else."

"Hey." Li Mei was very happy, and her hands were very nimble. She got busy in the past, and her movements were very skillful. It looked like she was living a good life.

Li Mei did come with a mission today. In fact, it was not a serious mission. During the publishing house meeting at noon, she submitted a few books and passed the review. Later, when everyone discussed, the news of Zhang Ye's lifting of the ban was also revealed. It was passed over, and immediately, "The Biography of Wukong", which most of the editors of the publishing house had read and couldn't put it down, was put on the schedule. The leaders of several publishing houses wanted to write this book very much. Not only did they think "The Biography of Wukong" was 》It's very outstanding. In fact, just the name Zhang Ye is worth the big money they spent on it. Sales volume? Lose money? They didn't think about it at all, because Zhang Ye's name means sales volume to the publishing industry.

But what does their Oriental Publishing House have?

In terms of scale, they are not among the top large publishing houses, and in terms of funds, they are not among the top in the industry. It is a medium-sized publishing house, which may be attractive to other authors, but for people of Zhang Ye's level, the appeal is obviously almost zero. They believe that as long as Zhang Ye spreads the word about selling the copyright of "The Legend of Wukong" or cooperating with publishing houses on royalties, then now that he has been unbanned, countless large domestic publishing houses will definitely flock to him. Well, maybe even Zhang Ye didn't reveal anything, so many publishing houses must have found him in advance. Therefore, Dongfang Publishing House knew that it was not competitive enough, so they did not have high hopes. After a meeting, they directly gave the task to a newcomer who had just been with the publishing house for more than a year.

This person is Li Mei.

The leader had no hope, but Li Mei was not. She was serious and attentive to this matter. She immediately found a college classmate of hers who was now a journalist, spent a lot of effort and owed a lot of meals, and repeatedly promised that she would never Knowing how to keep it secret, she asked for Zhang Ye's phone number and the address of his parents' home. However, after calling him, he was rejected. Li Mei was not discouraged. After hesitating for a long time, she came here and waited stupidly downstairs. She was too embarrassed to go upstairs. It turned out that she was very lucky today. She felt that God was taking special care of her. After waiting for an hour, she unexpectedly saw Zhang Ye's mother. Because of mathematical conjectures, both Zhang Ye's parents had He had appeared on the news and Li Mei had done his homework, so he knew him naturally. That's why what happened just now happened.

Li Mei felt that since their publishing house was not the one that could give the most money, nor was it the largest, what could they do? All we have to do is be sincere

"Auntie, I'm coming."

"Oh, why don't I just let you wash the vegetables?"

"I cut it easily. It's okay. Please don't be polite to me."

"This kid."

"Auntie, why don't you just rest. The floor is slippery, so be careful not to fall again."

"Okay, I'm watching."

"Auntie, don't take so many things when you buy groceries in the future. It's too heavy. If you buy too much next time, just call me. I don't live too far from here. Just call me. I'll get it for you."

"Where do you live?"

"Xihongmen."

"Hey, it's already in Daxing District, isn't it far?"

"It's okay. The subway is very fast. If you need anything, just call me."

Li Mei was busy with work and had a sweet mouth. Zhang Ye's mother liked her very much, and her mother talked to Li Mei more. They kept chatting while cooking.

The end.

The food is fine.

Zhang Ye went over to serve the food and said, "Give it to me."

Li Mei took it by herself, "Teacher Zhang, don't worry about it. It's hot. I'll just serve it."

My mother smiled brightly and said, "Those two dishes were cooked by Xiao Li. I think he is a better cook than me. This kid is really good and attentive."

"Thank you, Editor Li, this will keep you busy." Zhang Ye was also embarrassed, "Sit down and eat, I've been tired for a long time."

After dinner, everyone sat down and ate together.

After her mother tasted the food, she immediately praised Li Mei's craftsmanship. Then seeing that Li Mei didn't mention anything about the novel, her mother Yu Jian helped her ask, "Son, who did you sell the copyright to your book to?"

Li Mei's eyes widened a little.

Zhang Ye ate the food and said, "It's not for sale."

My mother said: "Xiao Li's publishing house also wants to buy your copyright. Who is selling it? You can talk to Xiao Li and see if the price is suitable." Turning around, she said: "Xiao Li, what do you think? How much?"

Li Mei hurriedly put down her chopsticks, not caring about eating, and said sternly: "Auntie, I'm not lying to you. The highest price the boss gave me, if the copyright for "The Legend of Wukong" is bought out, is the simplified copyright. The maximum we can give is 1.5 million, and, um, I heard that the simplified Chinese copyrights of Teacher Zhang’s "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and Zhang Ye’s Collected Works were defaulted and returned to Teacher Zhang. If this is possible, we would also like it. If I get it, the re-release of "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" will definitely not have bad sales, after all, the market was not completely saturated after the first version was released."

Mom asked, "How much does this cost?"

Li Mei said: ""Ghost Blows Out the Lamp", one million, for the anthology, three hundred thousand, but we need to add some recent poetry works by Teacher Zhang, um, a few fairy tales from the previous children's publishing house, the copyright seems to be Also returned? Their children's publishing house no longer has the right to publish it anymore. If Teacher Zhang can trust us, we can also do fairy tales. However, we have not done much in the children's literature market before, so the readership and sales volume have not been expanded. I can’t guarantee it, I have to tell you this upfront, and there’s no need to hide anything.”

Mom nodded slightly, "Total?"

"Added them all together, the total is three million." Li Mei said nervously, and then began to pay attention to Zhang Ye's face and expression.

Zhang Ye didn't say anything and continued to eat.

The mother rolled her eyes and kicked her son under the table, "Speak? Can you?"

Zhang Ye said indifferently: "Okay."

"The Legend of Wukong" is very famous, but in Zhang Ye's world, the sales volume of "The Legend of Wukong" is definitely incomparable to "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", it is much worse, not to mention the word count issue, the sales volume of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" The number of words is many times that of "The Legend of Wukong". Of course, it is more expensive than "The Legend of Wukong". Even if the copyright has been sold once, it can still be sold for one million. Considering various factors, the other party gave "The Legend of Wukong" The 1.5 million for "The Biography" is actually not low, especially when the novel has been opened for free reading on the blog. There are advantages and disadvantages to free online reading. The advantage is that it can be previewed and promoted to promote physical sales. The disadvantage is that many people have read it from beginning to end and think it is average, so they may not buy physical novels.

three million?

It's okay.

When Li Mei heard Zhang Ye said yes, she was stunned and her hands were shaking with excitement, "Huh? What do you mean..."

"These copyrights will be handed over to your publishing house for operation. Then you can write me a contract, list the terms, and sign the contract." Zhang Ye said.

Done?

Is it really done? ?

Li Mei immediately felt like she had been hit by a huge pie, and was a little dizzy, "Teacher Zhang, I, I thank you for your trust, thank you." Then she hurriedly said to Zhang Ye's mother, "Thank you, Auntie."

Mom smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat."

Li Mei stood up and said, "I'll get the contract first."

"Child, what are you in a hurry for?" But her mother held her back, "Xiaoye has already done everything for you, and he will definitely not sign it to anyone else. It doesn't matter whether he does it early or late. You sit down to eat first. If you don't eat Done, I won’t let my son sign the contract, hurry up.”

Li Mei could only hold back her eagerness and said, "Okay, Auntie, I'll listen to you." Then she had a great appetite and put chopsticks into her stomach one after another.

My mother yelled, "Looking at how big your body is, you can really eat it."

Li Mei blushed when she heard this.

After the meal, Li Mei took the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen without any explanation, regardless of Zhang Ye's parents' obstruction, and washed them before leaving Zhang Ye's house.

Outside.

it's getting dark.

Li Mei walked out of the community and trotted to catch up with a taxi in front of her. After getting in, she hurriedly dialed the number of a team leader from the publishing house.

Beep, the phone went through.

"Xiao Li, what's going on?" asked the middle-aged man over there.

Li Mei clenched her fists and said, "The team leader is here."

The team leader was confused, "What happened? What happened?"

"The task you gave me at noon." Li Mei's heart was pounding. Even now, she still can't believe it. "I, I, I accomplished it."

The team leader over there was shocked, "You mean Zhang Ye's publishing?"

Li Mei said: "Yes"

"The copyright of "The Legend of Wukong"?" the team leader asked.

Li Mei added: "The copyrights for "Ghost Blowing Out the Lamp" and other titles...we also obtained them all from Teacher Zhang and gave them to our publishing house. After we got the contract, he signed for a total of three million."

Bang, the sound of slapping the thigh came from the phone, "That's great, you are so beautiful, Xiao Li. You are so beautiful. Just wait until I report to the editor-in-chief and the contract will be printed immediately. Xiao Li, you can do it this time." You have made great contributions to our publishing house, and you have taken down such a difficult task? "Good, good, good" assigned this task. Their publishing house did not have any hope at all, otherwise it would not have handed it over to a new person to do it, Zhang With such a high literary talent and such a big hand, why don't so many big publishing houses give the copyright to a medium-sized publishing house like them? It doesn't make sense. They might not even be able to see Zhang Ye's face.

But who would have expected that Li Mei would accomplish it in just one afternoon?

With Zhang Ye's several copyrights, their publishing house can not only make a fortune, but with Zhang Ye's golden name, their reputation in the industry will definitely rise to the next level.

Oriental Press.

"It's done"

"What's done?"

"Zhang Ye has signed it."

"ah?"

"real or fake?"

"Teacher Zhang is a writer in our publishing house?"

"No way? Can this be done? Who did this? Isn't it awesome? Can a publishing giant like Zhang Ye sign it?"

"It belongs to Li Meiyu"

"Xiao Li?"

"What? Did the newcomer take it down?"

"Li Mei is going to be promoted, haha."

The contract was quickly completed and Li Mei took it to Zhang Ye's parents' house. This time Li Mei didn't come alone. She was accompanied by three or four people from the publishing house, including legal staff, copyright editors, and the general manager. The editor personally came to the door and personally took charge of this significant signing. It was very grand. Oriental Publishing House gave Zhang Ye the highest standard of treatment. After both parties finally signed, the editor-in-chief went out and made a phone call, and a minute later, the money was transferred to Zhang Ye's account. It was extremely fast, and he gave the money without even blinking.

Zhang Ye was also quite surprised. He had never received money so quickly. After deducting taxes from three million, there were more than two million. The income from royalties was different from personal income tax, and the deductions were relatively small, so such a sum of money came into his account. It also happened to solve Zhang Ye's urgent need to be short of funds, just right.

The editor-in-chief communicated with Li Mei alone. Before, he didn't even know there was such a newcomer in the publishing house. He didn't pay attention to it and didn't have time to pay attention to it. After getting the news, he realized that there was such a capable young woman in the publishing house. Comrade, after chatting for a while, he felt that this newcomer was right. Their publishing house had almost nothing they could offer, so how could they fight for it? What do you rely on to compete with others? You can only rely on sincerity, so they not only paid the royalties quickly, but also paid them in full in advance. Along with the liquidated damages in the contract, apart from a few necessary clauses, there were no other conventional compensation clauses. Yes, they didn't even write it down, which showed their sincerity to the greatest extent. They knew that the incident with the Beijing Education Press had made Zhang Ye very upset.

Things were settled miraculously

That night, the news that Zhang Ye signed a contract with Oriental Publishing House also spread rapidly in the industry.

"ah?"

"Oriental Publishing House? Where is this place?"

"I haven't heard of it either?"

"I know that it is a medium-sized publishing house in Beijing. It is not large in scale."

"How could that be? Why did Zhang Ye sign with them?"

"I don't know. I heard from a friend of mine that the copyrights for "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp", "Collected Works of Zhang Ye" and those fairy tales were all given to Oriental Publishing House. I really envy them. This time they have lost the rights. A big tree is coming, it is also a money tree. The boss of our publishing house even asked a few of us to form a team to prepare to conquer Teacher Zhang Ye, but it turned out that before the team even left the house, there was no chance."

"Our publishing house is also determined to win Zhang Ye's copyright. It's a pity that Oriental Publishing House has taken the lead. This is really a dark horse. No one expected the result.

"Who took it?"

"It is said to be a person named Li Mei."

"Li Mei? Why haven't you heard of it?"

"Who is this?"

"He's a newcomer. "

"Khan, isn't it?"

"So many veteran editors from big publishing houses were defeated by a newcomer?"

"Li Mei?"

Slowly, Li Mei's name spread in the publishing circle.

In fact, only Li Mei herself knows that signing Teacher Zhang Ye this time is really not as difficult as everyone imagined. People who have never met Zhang Ye will subconsciously think that due to the impact of some news reports and swearing incidents, Zhang Ye has a bad temper and is difficult to speak and communicate, so he regards signing his new book as extremely difficult and an impossible task. However, Li Mei has had contact with Zhang Ye and it was a real face-to-face contact. I know that Teacher Zhang is not as "terrible" as everyone imagines. Instead, he is a very kind, reasonable person, without any celebrity airs, and very filial.

My dad is hospitalized. He has cirrhosis of the liver, jaundice, and is not eating. His condition is very bad. I may not be able to guarantee updates these days. There are too many things going on at home recently, and I don’t think about writing a book. Please forgive me.

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