A Special Contract!

Chen Wenhan soon spread the news.

"Ha... even Three Million failed to sway him."

"That's normal. Old Zheng earned over twenty million in royalties a year back then. With Lin Yu's skill, would he be satisfied with Three Million?"

"What royalty rate should we offer him? His name is new, but his ability absolutely puts him among the top masters. If the rate is too low, we'll probably be eliminated immediately."

The various publishing houses began discussing it.

E-books were everywhere now, and physical books were not selling very well.

But fairy tale books still sold decently. Parents did not want to be holding a phone or tablet while telling stories to their children.

Many publishing houses had to compete for this market.

Childlike Heart Network's Conference Room.

"Boss, we have our own Publishing House too, and after all these years of development, our strength is not weak."

"We can absolutely compete!"

Chen Wenhan said.

Childlike Heart Network's boss, Liang Zhirong, said, "Old Chen, although I founded Childlike Heart Network, I don't know much about fairy tales. Tell me from a professional perspective—is this worth it?"

"If we fight for him, our relationship with some publishing houses may worsen."

Chen Wenhan said, "The quality of Lin Yu's fairy tales is beyond question. Even if we pay a relatively high price and take losses in the short term, we can still make a huge profit in the long run."

"As long as he can write thirty such stories a year, he'll kill gods who block him and slay Buddhas who stand in his way. His position will be unshakable."

"In this market, it's not the time to talk about favors. We'd better not give up such a huge prize."

Another editor said, "Brother Chen, what you said makes sense, but what if this is everything Lin Yu has accumulated?"

"Thirty fairy tales above Immortal Grass quality in a year? Aren't you overestimating him?"

"If he can keep producing them, then he'll be worth it no matter what. His fame will grow bigger and bigger, and fame means traffic, which means money."

"But if he can't write any more good stories, then it won't be worth paying such a high price to win him over."

Everyone voiced their opinions.

Boss Liang Zhirong carefully listened to them all.

"I understand what you mean."

"If Lin Yu can keep soaring, we soar with him. If he can't, then once we get involved, we'll be left eating dust alongside him."

Liang Zhirong said.

Chen Wenhan and the others nodded.

Liang Zhirong said, "Old Chen, contact Lin Yu and ask whether he's willing to sign a special contract with us. For total sales of his books under Five Hundred Thousand copies, the royalty rate will be fifteen percent."

"For sales between Five Hundred Thousand and two million copies, the royalty rate will be sixteen percent."

"For two million to five million copies, seventeen percent. Once all his books have accumulated more than five million copies in sales, I'll give him eighteen percent!"

Chen Wenhan stared at his boss in shock.

Normally, fifteen percent was already the limit.

At eighteen percent, their profits would be squeezed considerably.

After all, publishing books involved expenses in every aspect. Ordinary authors were doing well to get a ten percent royalty rate.

Some only got six or seven percent!

"Aren't you afraid he won't be able to write anymore in the future?"

"As long as he can keep writing, he should sign."

Liang Zhirong said.

He could offer such a high royalty rate, but others could not. He had Childlike Heart Network. As Lin Yu got better and better, Childlike Heart Network would grow stronger as well, making up for it in that regard.

"Boss, are there any other benefits?"

"I'm afraid he may not cooperate with us based on this alone."

Chen Wenhan asked.

Liang Zhirong thought for a moment. "Our first print run will be three hundred thousand copies. We can pay him for those three hundred thousand copies as soon as the contract is signed."

"Boss, isn't a first print run of three hundred thousand a little risky?"

Another editor said.

Liang Zhirong said, "You all think the quality of his fairy tales is reliable. In that case, I believe the sales definitely won't be bad."

"Old Chen, tell him that if we do additional print runs in the future, as soon as we start printing, his royalties will immediately be transferred to him."

Chen Wenhan nodded.

He quickly sent a message to Lin Chen.

"A contract like this? Interesting."

A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.

Working with Childlike Heart Network was not bad. He was actually happy to cooperate with them.

"Sure."

Lin Chen quickly replied to Chen Wenhan's message.

"Boss, Lin Yu agreed!"

Chen Wenhan said delightedly.

Liang Zhirong said, "Old Chen, this contract is important. We need to meet him and sign it in person. Set up an appointment with him. I'll go see him with you."

"Okay."

Chen Wenhan sent the message.

Lin Chen considered it for a moment.

Now that his parents were around, he could meet Chen Wenhan and the others.

"Editor-in-Chief Chen, signing in person is fine."

"But I need to take care of my child, so I can't travel far. Also, I don't want to become famous and affect my child. You can come here to sign the contract, but don't take photos and spread them around."

After thinking for a while, Lin Chen replied.

"Taking care of a child?"

"Looks like Lin Yu is quite young."

"Agree to his terms. Let's set off right away."

Liang Zhirong said with a smile.

They were not in Magic City. After booking their plane tickets, Liang Zhirong and the others quickly headed there, arriving that afternoon.

"Are you Master Lin Yu?"

Chen Wenhan and the others were extremely shocked when they saw Lin Chen.

The master they had imagined was actually so young.

Lin Chen smiled. "CEO Liang, Editor-in-Chief Chen, my real name is Lin Chen. You can just call me by my name."

Chen Wenhan and the others shook hands with Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, I never expected you to be so young."

Chen Wenhan said with feeling.

Lin Chen smiled. "Young people have childlike hearts, which gives them an advantage when writing fairy tales."

Chen Wenhan nodded. "That's true. Lin Chen, may I ask how long it took you in total to create those fairy tales?"

"Less than a month."

"Writing one a day is no problem for me, though I may not be this diligent in the future."

Lin Chen said.

Liang Zhirong and the others were utterly shocked.

Chen Wenhan said in disbelief, "Lin Chen, are you sure it was less than a month? You can write one in a single day?"

Lin Chen muttered inwardly.

He did not write one a day.

When he had free time between taking care of his child, he could write ten.

"Mm."

Lin Chen nodded.

Liang Zhirong and Chen Wenhan were thrilled. If Lin Chen could maintain this level for a long time, that would be wonderful.

"Lin Chen, for fairy tales of the same quality, as long as you write more than thirty a year, I'll give you a ten-thousand-yuan bonus for every additional one."

Liang Zhirong promised.

Lin Chen smiled. "CEO Liang, then thank you very much."

A ten-thousand-yuan bonus per story was pretty sweet.

He still had quite a bit of stock provided by the system. He could write ten a day, which meant he could earn a hundred thousand in bonuses.

Of course, he could not possibly write that many every day from now on.

That would seem far too abnormal.

"Lin Chen, let's sign the contract."

Chen Wenhan said as he took the contract out of his bag.

Lin Chen read it over carefully and found no issues.

He signed both his real name and his pen name.

Liang Zhirong also signed his name and stamped it with the company seal.

"CEO Liang, Editor-in-Chief Chen, you came all this way. Let me treat you to a meal and do my duty as your host."

Lin Chen said with a smile.

They were in a teahouse, with a restaurant right next door.

After dinner, Lin Chen hurried home.

"Grandma, when is Daddy coming home?"

"Qian Qian misses Daddy."

When Lin Chen reached the door, he heard Lin Xiaoqian's voice.

His constitution had already reached ninety-three points. As it improved, Lin Chen found that his hearing had improved considerably as well.

"Daddy should be back soon."

Lin Chen's mother, Chen Mei, said.

She was a little helpless. Lin Xiaoqian had asked at least twenty times.

Lin Chen quickly opened the door.

"Daddy."

"Daddy, I missed you so much."

Lin Xiaoqian happily ran over and hugged Lin Chen's leg.

"Did you eat properly?"

Lin Chen bent down and picked Lin Xiaoqian up.

Lin Xiaoqian said, "Daddy, I didn't finish eating. It's because my tummy was full, not because Grandma's food wasn't tasty."