Reborn Xiangjiang as a Tycoon

Chapter 6 A different way of cooperation

Lin Baicheng had been listening carefully and did not interrupt Hu Zhiwen.

"It's already mid-March. Over the past three months, the newspaper's operations have not only not improved, but its daily circulation has dropped below 2,000 copies. The losses are getting bigger and bigger, and I can't bear it anymore."

"As for me, I don't have much money, so I can't fill the big hole in the newspaper, so now the newspaper is facing the crisis of bankruptcy."

"At the end of this month, if nothing happens, I will close the newspaper office."

"However, if there is even a slight possibility, I still don't want to close the newspaper. This is not only because I like the job of editing and have been doing it for more than ten years, but also because if the newspaper goes bankrupt, my newspaper will definitely not be able to sell for a high price.

price, so I want to save the newspaper."

"Everyone was thinking of ways to keep the newspaper going. After the final screening, I decided to take a gamble, that is, find a new novel to serialize, and use the novel to maintain the circulation of the newspaper. It would be better if the circulation could be increased.

.”

Lin Baicheng knew that when Hu Zhiwen said this, he should be about to say something related to him.

"In the past half month or so, I have been looking for a serialization of the novel, but unfortunately I have not been able to get it done."

Speaking of this, Hu Zhiwen felt helpless: "The reason is very simple. The newspaper is currently operating at a loss, so it can no longer pay the writers."

Hearing this, Lin Baicheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. If Hu Zhiwen wanted to prostitute his novel for free and serialize it first and then pay the author, then he would never agree. Who knows when he would receive the money.

Hu Zhiwen could roughly guess what Lin Baicheng was thinking now, so he said: "Lin Sheng, this is the situation. Now I want to serialize your novel, but I don't have the cash royalties to give you, so I need you to take a gamble and take some risks.

, I don’t know if you are willing.”

"Editor-in-Chief Hu, please tell me in detail, especially how I will be paid."

Having heard everything, Lin Baicheng didn't mind continuing to listen. As long as he didn't let his contribution to the novel go to waste, everything would be fine.

"As for Lin Sheng's royalties, I won't pay them here. Instead, they will be regarded as investing in my newspaper and obtaining shares in the newspaper."

If you are willing to listen, there is still hope. Hu Zhiwen immediately said: "As for the assets of my newspaper, they are not many, only about 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. I can give 10% of the shares to you, Lin Sheng, as manuscript fees. Of course.

The prerequisite for all this is that Lin Sheng's novel is not too bad, otherwise I would not be able to take this risk and gamble."

The office space of small newspapers is usually rented, so they do not have many heavy assets. The most valuable assets may be the printing equipment and the daily circulation of the newspaper itself.

"Editor-in-chief Hu, are your assets of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars a net asset? You don't owe money outside, right? Also, if the newspaper's business still doesn't improve after serializing the novel, how much assets will the newspaper have left when it closes?

"

Lin Baicheng did not agree or refuse immediately, but asked some questions.

"Of course it's the net worth. You can rest assured about this, Mr. Lin, and the newspaper company doesn't owe money outside. If you're worried about this, Mr. Lin, you can write it in when we sign the contract after we are both willing to cooperate."

Hu Zhiwen answered one by one, and then said: "As for the assets that can be left after the newspaper is closed, if there is no large-scale printing of newspapers, 70,000 to 80,000 Hong Kong dollars can still be left. The employees will need a sum of money for severance pay.

, so it costs 20,000 to 30,000 Hong Kong dollars.”

"I am still willing to cooperate, but the terms of cooperation need to be discussed again."

Lin Baicheng just pondered for a moment before making a choice. However, he did not immediately put forward conditions, but took out the manuscript: "Editor Hu, this is the first volume of my novel. Please read the manuscript. If

If you like my novel and are willing to serialize it, it won’t be too late for us to discuss it.”

"That's fine."

Hu Zhiwen didn't say much and took the manuscript over. If the conditions were unconditional, it wouldn't be too late to wait until he was willing to serialize the novel. Otherwise, no matter what he said now, if he was not satisfied with the novel, it would be nonsense.

As for why he said so much before, it was mainly to let Lin Baicheng know what the situation was like and whether he was still willing to cooperate without cash royalties. If he was unwilling to cooperate, then there was no need to read the content of the novel.

Lin Baicheng didn't mind the cooperation method proposed by Hu Zhiwen. If the novel could revive the newspaper from the ashes, then the shares he got would definitely be more valuable; if the newspaper still sold out after serializing the novel, after the newspaper was sold, Lin Baicheng would still be

You can get the Hong Kong dollars corresponding to the shares.

But what makes Lin Baicheng dissatisfied is that the shares are too small. Based on the current newspaper assets, they are only worth 10,000 Hong Kong dollars.

In the past week, although Lin Baicheng had not reached an agreement with other newspapers, he did find out about the manuscript fee for newcomers, which was about 20-30 Hong Kong dollars per thousand words. In other words, the manuscript fee for a one-million-word novel would be about 20,000 to 30,000 Hong Kong dollars.

As for the "Wind and Cloud" novel, Lin Baicheng estimated that the first completed volume will have about two million words. In other words, the manuscript fee for this novel will be about 50,000 Hong Kong dollars.

There is no way to get the money right away, and it has shrunk by one-fifth now. It will shrink even more when the newspaper goes bankrupt. How can Lin Baicheng be satisfied?

One thing Lin Baicheng knows very well is that after the novel is serialized in Star Daily, if the newspaper goes bankrupt, even if the serialization has not been completed, other newspapers will definitely not be willing to continue serializing it in the future. After all, if the novel is really popular, then Star Daily will also be

It won't go bankrupt.

In other words, if the newspaper company goes bankrupt, all Lin Baicheng can get in the end is just a few thousand Hong Kong dollars. The price is that the "Wind and Cloud" novel has no future.

Of course, if the "Wind and Cloud" novel becomes a hit and the newspaper not only survives, but also increases its circulation, then the shares will be even more valuable. In addition, there are various copyrights brought about by the novel's popularity, and it will make a lot of money.

It's for sure.

In this way, Lin Baicheng avoided the trouble of looking for newspapers to serialize his novels. After more than a week, he already knew that with his age and education, it was not easy to find a newspaper willing to serialize his novels. Even

It's hard to say whether it can be found or not.

This obviously involves a 'gamble' element. In the end, it depends on whether it is worth it. In Lin Baicheng's opinion, 10% of the shares is not worth it. He needs more shares.

Hu Zhiwen read it for nearly an hour, which was good news for Lin Baicheng. At least Hu Zhiwen didn't think his novel was bad, otherwise he would have given the answer after reading it for a few minutes.

And Hu Zhiwen is satisfied with Lin Baicheng's novel, which means that the two parties have a basis for cooperation and there is still room for discussion.

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