Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 35 Signing the Contract

An hour later, Xu Ge hurriedly came out. He looked at Li Xiaoqing, who was still at her workstation, and asked, "How's it going with the author?"

He had just read the first ten chapters of the book, and it was indeed a type of book he had never seen before. He was even more engrossed in it than Li Xiaoqing.

It can only be said that the martial arts world is the ideal place in every man's heart, and he was particularly interested in the exceptionally intelligent person Qu San mentioned:

He was proficient in everything, from literary and martial arts skills to music, chess, calligraphy, painting, arithmetic, strategy, medicine, divination, astrology, and the Five Elements.

This person must be incredibly talented. He never imagined that in just a few tens of thousands of words, he would have already developed such a deep yearning for this world.

Li Xiaoqing shook her head: "I sent a private message but didn't get a reply. The author only left their WeChat ID, which I added but haven't accepted yet."

After adding it, she recalled the plot she had already watched and found that the image of each character could leave an impression on her mind. The character portrayal was truly amazing.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ge sighed and said, "This novel is indeed very good; we definitely can't miss it."

"Xiaoqing, you can go home now. But I'll have to ask you to keep an eye on the author's updates tonight and make sure they sign the contract as soon as possible."

Li Xiaoqing readily replied, "No problem, this is a treasure author I discovered."

What she said isn't wrong. Most editors would probably just mentally cross it off after seeing the name and the description.

Then she hesitated for a moment and asked, "Editor-in-chief, do you think it might be an alternate account used by a veteran author?"

Xu Ge thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. His writing skills are so strong, he doesn't seem like a newcomer. And he only left a WeChat ID, not even a phone number. Is he arrogant or confident? But you never know, he might just be a genius newcomer."

Li Xiaoqing nodded. No matter who it was, she had to sign them; it was her sales record.

I must read it again when I get home tonight, so that I can have something to say when we talk. I need to understand The Eagle Shooting Heroes better than Lin Yuan.

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The next morning, when Li Xiaoqing arrived at her workstation, it was already past nine o'clock.

As soon as I sat down, my colleague leaned over and whispered, "Why are you late? The editor-in-chief said you need to go to his office when you arrive. Be careful."

Li Xiaoqing nodded listlessly, got up and went to the editor-in-chief's office, knocked on the door and went in.

Xu Ge looked at Li Xiaoqing in surprise and said, "Why do you have such big dark circles under your eyes? Please have a seat."

"Lin Yuan hasn't approved my application all night."

"Um?"

"In order to sign him, I read the novel twice, two whole times, and prepared a lot of things I wanted to say. In the end, he didn't accept my WeChat message."

She was still thinking that if Lin Yuan approved her application at 3 a.m., she would immediately contact him and make sure he felt her sincerity. In the end, it seemed like she signed the agreement in her dream before she finally drifted off to sleep.

Xu Ge frowned in thought. He didn't care about Li Xiaoqing being late; he was wondering what kind of person Lin Yuan was.

Whether it's a new author or an established author using a new pseudonym, no matter how arrogant or confident they are, they should still pay attention to contract signing news, at the very least they should be able to notice friend requests on WeChat.

He thought for a moment and said, "Keep an eye on this. Be patient. This person is probably unpredictable."

Li Xiaoqing nodded.

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Xu, who doesn't play by the rules and is cautious, arrived at his writing room after his afternoon nap, inserted his USB drive, and prepared to start his writing work for the day.

He first logged into WeChat, and wow, there were three requests right away.

Yesterday at 6:30 PM: Hello, I am an editor from Chuangjie, my name is Li Xiaoqing.

Yesterday at 11 PM: Hello Mr. Lin Yuan, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a great novel. The platform has decided to sign it. Would you mind accepting my friend request?

At 9:30 this morning: Teacher Lin Yuan, could you please look at me? (crying emoji)

Xu Jinyan felt a little embarrassed, as he usually only started writing in the afternoon.

Moreover, he basically only types on the computer in this writing room. This computer and this room are entirely prepared for this pseudonym.

But because of this, he completely missed all three applications, and he felt quite embarrassed.

Click to approve the application.

The reply came almost instantly: "Teacher Lin Yuan, you finally passed! *crying emoji*"

Xu Jinyan: "I'm sorry, I usually start writing in the afternoon, and I have other things to do at other times."

Li Xiaoqing quickly replied, "It's okay, it's okay, as long as it passed. Happy (emoji)"

As she typed, she mentally scoffed, "I don't believe you for a second. What does it matter what time you're typing or whether you've accepted a friend request on WeChat? It's been almost a whole day. Can any modern person go a whole day without looking at their phone?"

Xu Jinyan also felt like she was fooling a fool. She glanced at the system interface and, sure enough, received negative emotions from Li Xiaoqing, but thankfully the value wasn't too high.

Li Xiaoqing: "Teacher Lin Yuan, the platform worked overtime last night to approve your novel 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' internally. I'll send you a link to the contract now. Do you have time now so I can explain the terms of the contract to you in detail?"

Li Xiaoqing stared at the WeChat chat interface, silently praying: Please say yes, please say yes.

"No"

Li Xiaoqing stared blankly at those three heartless words, as if struck by lightning.

What is the point of my waiting? How could someone with a 37-degree mouth utter such cold words?

"I can understand the terms and conditions myself."

Li Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief; she hated people who talked in a really drawn-out, breathless way.

Li Xiaoqing quickly sent a link and then said, "Okay, Teacher Lin Yuan, I've sent you the contract link. You can ask me any questions you may have."

"Okay, thank you."

Li Xiaoqing relaxed and leaned back in her chair. It was worth the wait. She had been thinking about this all day, and even the editor-in-chief would give her a questioning look from time to time when he passed by.

She had finally taken the first step. Just as she was thinking this, Xu Ge passed by again and gave her a look as usual. This time, she gave a different answer.

Xu Ge was still walking forward unconsciously when he suddenly stopped, blinked, looked at Li Xiaoqing, and asked, "You signed a contract?"

Li Xiaoqing said, "We've added each other on WeChat. He's looking at the contract right now. He said he can understand it, so he must be a legal professional."

Xu Ge breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Let me know as soon as you have any news."

Xu, a legal professional, forwarded the contract directly to the trusteeship authority and consulted several places in detail. Finding the terms acceptable, he readily signed it.

That's right, he signed with the trusteeship, and he doesn't know what the trusteeship did after that.

At this moment, finally—Lin Yuan has made his debut.

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At this moment, inside the music production department of Canglan Entertainment.

Music director Chen Yunlu was talking to music producer Li Han, "What's going on with that project? It's been almost two months, and it's still not done?"

Li Han said helplessly, "I've already submitted three versions, but they're still not satisfied. I'm at my wit's end. This S-level project truly lives up to its name; I'm powerless to help it."

He finally landed an S-level project, but no matter what he did, they said it wouldn't work, which made him extremely frustrated.

When Chen Yunlu heard him say that, she nodded. Clients are always picky, but what can you do when they're the ones paying the money?

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's have a meeting then. Tell me all the problems you've encountered and see who wants to take on this job."

This isn't the first time; there are always projects that are difficult to handle. This is where the advantages of a large company come in. There are always producers with different styles to satisfy the client, and if all else fails, there's always the music director to fall back on.

Li Han nodded helplessly, but also breathed a sigh of relief.