Save the Bachelor of Heaven

After negotiating with his family, Xiang Nan discussed the publication details with People's Literature Publishing House.

Then they handed over the first two parts of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", "Exquisite Ancient City" and "Longling Miku" to release.

For the first printing of 500,000 copies, the royalties are 7%. Based on the price of 25 yuan per book, Xiang Nan can earn nearly 2 million royalties.

However, the two million royalties were not paid in one go, but half a million were given first, and the remaining royalties were settled every three months.

This is also the rule of publication now. Unlike the 1970s and 1980s, the full payment was made within two or three months.

After all, there are many people who write books now, few books that sell well, and publishers don't want to take risks and suppress funds, so they are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't spread eagles.

Xiang Nan didn't mind it. To be honest, he wished he could give less money at the beginning, so that the impact on his family could be controlled. After all, the old Chu family has been poor for decades, and it is not a good thing for them to become rich all of a sudden.

Moreover, he believed that the People's Literature Publishing House, as a state-run unit, would not take money from a young author like him. That being the case, then give it slowly, he is not in a hurry.

...

Later, under the witness of Chu Guoqiang, Xiang Nan signed a contract with the People's Literature Publishing House and received the first royalties of 500,000 yuan.

With so much money, Chu Guoqiang and his wife went crazy with joy.

After working so hard for so many years, it was the first time I saw so much money, a big push full of piles, how many fish products would I have to sell to earn it.

"Dad, Mom, let's go see the apartment tomorrow." Xiang Nan looked at the two of them and said, "Buy a better elevator room, it will be convenient for you to go upstairs, and you don't have to crawl around."

"Tiantian, I discussed it with your father, and we both feel that there is no rush to buy a house. Although our house is broken, we can still live in it." He Yufen waved her hands and said, "Why don't you deposit this money in the bank, when the time comes , can earn a lot of interest a year."

When Xiang Nan heard this, he shook his head.

"Mom, it's the most uneconomical thing to deposit money in the bank. Let me do the math for you. Suppose you deposit the money in the bank with an annual interest rate of up to 3%. If you deposit it for five years, it will only be 75,000." dollar interest.

But look again, what was the average housing price in Shanhai City five years ago, and what is the housing price in Shanhai City now, it has increased by more than 40%.

You want to spend 500,000 yuan to buy a house. After five years, it can be raised to at least 700,000 yuan, so you have earned 200,000 yuan. Not to mention that you can live in a good house for free for five years. Xiang Nan laughed.

In terms of financial management, he is more than enough to be a teacher to Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen.

However, he could understand their thoughts. It was so easy to find some money, and he didn't want to spend it all. He wanted to save it in the bank for emergency. This idea is understandable, but not worthy of support.

"Well, that makes sense." He Yufen nodded.

"Son, do you think housing prices can go up again? I read the news, why do you keep saying that housing prices are going to drop?" Chu Guoqiang asked worriedly.

"Dad, don't worry, the housing price in Shanhai City will go up for at least ten years." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I'll talk to you about the future situation..."

He then talked in detail about the future development of China's economy, urbanization, and monetary easing.

He has Xu Wenchang's knowledge of real estate sales and the memory support of more than ten years ahead, so he speaks with meaning, which makes Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen confused.

The two looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, both were a little confused.

"Son, how can you know so much?" Chu Guoqiang asked in surprise.

"I can read newspapers at school. The information is public. As long as you think about it again, you can easily come up with the answer." Xiang Nan explained.

Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen were confused again, why couldn't they see it.

But they knew that their son was smarter than them.

That being the case, then listen to him.

...

A few days later, Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen were wandering around the city buying houses.

In 2005, the average housing price in Shanhai City was only 28000 yuan, and the houses in the top residential areas were only 5000 yuan, so 500000 yuan was still very affordable.

Finally, under Xiang Nan's suggestion, they bought a 100-square-meter elevator room with two bedrooms and two halls in Jinhua Community. In addition, another 60-square-meter store was bought on Jiefang Road to sell fish.

As a result, there are new houses and stores, Chu Guoqiang and his wife are very happy, and there are much fewer quarrels than usual.

Seeing them like this, Xiang Nan also breathed a sigh of relief. What he is most afraid of is that the couple can share adversity, but cannot share wealth. After getting rich, I try to find ways to share more money, and I want more for myself, and the other party gets less.

In this way, let alone half a million, five million or fifty million is not enough for them to share.

The well-known Hollywood child star Macaulay Culkin starred in "Home Alone". After he became popular, his parents started a divorce lawsuit and competed for the custody of Culkin, intending to keep this cash cow in their hands.

In the end, not only the whole family was destroyed, but also the son was destroyed.

As for Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen, they are in a very good state now. Although they have received a windfall from the sky, they are not doing well, and they are all willing to live a stable life.

This made Xiang Nan very content.

...

After the incident was exposed, when Xiang Nan returned to school, no one talked about his family background.

After all, Xiang Nan is really too fierce. He is still a high school student, and he has already made so much money.

It's several million, it's scary to say it. They can't even reach one tenth of his, so what face is there to laugh at him.

On the contrary, there are more and more fans of Xiang Nan's fanboys and girls. When walking on the road, eating in the cafeteria, and studying in the library, some people come up to ask for autographs, and they seem to have become campus celebrities.

"That person is Chu Tiankuo, he wrote "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", it's really amazing~"

"Looking at the same age as us, how can he be so awesome! It's really hard to figure out."

"I heard he sold millions of books! My God, I'm afraid I won't make that much money in my life."

After seeing him, many people talked about it.

Even Ling Xiangqian was a little surprised that Xiang Nan made millions in one go.

"Tian Kuo, will you be like JK Rowling in the future and become a rich man by writing books?" She asked curiously.

"You can't do it just by writing books." Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "Now the book market is shrinking, even the books of Wang Yi, Yu Qiuyu, and Annie, who were once smash hits, are not selling well now. .However, my books are quite suitable for adaptation into film and television dramas. By then, I should be able to make some money from this aspect."

"It's amazing." Ling Xiangqian said happily for him when she heard it.

As a fan of "Harry Potter", she knows that it is because of Warner Pictures' adaptation of "Harry Potter" that it has exploded in popularity and stimulated the sales of the original novel.

Every time a sequel to "Harry Potter" is released, readers all over the world will line up to buy it overnight, and tens of millions of copies will be sold as soon as it is sold.

Therefore, she can imagine that Xiang Nan's works will be as popular as "Harry Potter" one day.