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"What? You're the author of [Stories About The Ming Dynasty]. 

Returning home, Jiang Dejun walked in to be shocked by Jiang Cheng! 

Jiang Cheng was actually the author of [Stories About The Ming Dynasty].

"So the reason why you didn't go to Hainan with us, was because you actually wanted to stay home and write a novel? I thought you gave up on writing and wanted to become an actor?" Jiang Dejun asked, completely puzzled.

"Yeah, Xiao Cheng, are you picking up writing again?" Jiang Cheng's mother Gao Linlan asked puzzled.
 
"I never put it down and I still plan to act. I've had the idea for [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] for a while now but I was afraid of affecting my studies, so I pushed it aside till now!" Jiang Cheng lied.

"But when did you become interested in history? Let alone the Ming Dynasty?" Jiang Dejun quizzed, still with doubts.

"There's a quote online that sparked my interest and gave me inspiration - There is no China without the Qing Dynasty and no Qing Dynasty without the Ming Dynasty. I became very interested in the Ming Dynasty, so I collected information and began to write a book about the Ming Dynasty. A lot of it is thanks to your collection, Dad! Otherwise I couldn't find such a wealth of information on my own."  Jiang Cheng said, pointing to the thick stack of history books on the computer desk.

Bright Moon was his son.

Jiang Dejun thought, realizing the reality of his situation. He was stuck in two minds, pride and sheer surprise, his son had surpassed his expectations with this one. 
 
When he learned that Jiang Cheng wasn't just randomly hiding behind the scenes but in actual fact waiting for them to arrive back in order to discuss the matter of publishing. Jiang Dejun and Gao Linlan were relieved and the issue of publishing [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] became the main focus.

"I suggest you choose one of those large publishing houses. I think People's Literature Publishing House would be good. These large-scale publishing houses are generally more formal. They have their own sales models and networks, but they are also more prone to bullying. Their share splits are very low, and authors can generally only get 5 to 15% of book sales. 

Only well-known authors and novels can get over 15%. But the average author can only take less than 8%. So when you talk to these publishers, you must pay attention to grasp their bottom line and maintain your bottom line as well or else they will squeeze you dry." Jiang Dejun as an industry expert explained, giving advice.

"So that's how it is, what about those smaller publishing houses?" Jiang Cheng nodded. Fortunately, there was someone in his family who knew the inside story, otherwise he could have potentially lost several million. Because in his memory, sales for [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] in his previous life exceeded 10 million copies making it the best-selling historiography in 30 years.

"Well naturally, smaller publishing houses can't compete in terms of reach and network, which leads them to take more risks. These small publishing houses generally look for newcomers with potential to raise. Whilst also swooping in from time to time when those large publishing houses turn down less profitable books. They live in the cracks of the larger publishing houses. As for their share splits, it's slightly higher but overall pretty similar to those of larger publishing houses."

"Why don't they increase the percentage split to attract well-known authors?"

"It's not that they don't want to, but they don't dare. If they did, then they would have to face the joint suppression of the major publishing houses. Every industry has its own rules, and some rules can't be broken. "

Jiang Cheng understood the principle but seeing how badly authors were currently being squeezed, he couldn't help but feel slightly unresigned.

"Dad, what would you think about me handing over [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] to Southern Weekly for publication and distribution?" Jiang Cheng asked, putting forward his own idea.

Jiang Dejun said with relief: "As the CEO of Southern Weekly, naturally I would love to have [Stories About The Ming Dynasty] at Southern Weekly; but as your father, I have to remind you to think over your choices carefully before making a decision, after all, although Southern Weekly isn't small, it's definitely not a huge publishing house, so the benefits you could gain might not be comparable. I need to discuss it with your Uncle Xu, but I estimate that we can give you a maximum of 30%. This is because of your current popularity and the fact that you are family, otherwise it would be 20% at most. "

Jiang Cheng nodded seriously and said, "Understood, I'll talk to Uncle Xu then before making a decision."

Jiang Cheng a screenwriter is reincarnated to 2001, into the seventeen-year-old body of another Jiang Cheng. 

Clutching onto the dreams of his previous life he attempts to succeed where he previously failed. 

He starts from scratch, as a small-time screenwriter writing television shows and movie scripts. 

Filled with dreams of becoming a generational  entertainment legend and establishing an entertainment empire he takes the road to become the King of Film.

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Jae-Sik hesitated in front of Gun-Ho's office before he entered the office.
"Hey, Jae-Sik, please come in. The guests already left."
Jae-Sik entered the office and sat carefully at the conference table in Gun-Ho's office.
"I talked with the lady president who used to work for KimBooks."
"That's good. So you found her phone number."
"My college friend who was my junior at that time happened to work for KimBooks at their editorial department. He also majored in creative writing like me. He made me promise to him that I wouldn't tell anyone that I got her number from him."
"Really? So what does that lady president say?"
"She said she wanted to have some time off from her work at first. And then, once she found out that the person who wanted to talk with her is the president of a big auto parts company, she seems to be interested suddenly."
"So is she willing to meet with me?"
"She said she would visit the company. It seems that she has already been contacted by so many swindlers who said they would want to start a publishing company with her. So, she wants to make sure that you are really the person who is running a big company."
"Haha, really? So when is she coming here?"
"She said she will be here by 2 pm tomorrow."
"That's good. You should be here by 2 pm tomorrow too, okay?"
"Okay, I will."
"Do you have any information on her? Like how old she is?"
"I don't know much about her, but as far as I know, she graduated from Ewha Woman's University; she should be in her late 40s. She has an extensive sales network in the publishing industry, and she has incisive eyes in selecting good books to publish."
"Haha. I see. Okay, I will see you tomorrow at my office."
 
Gun-Ho was dozing off in his office after lunch when Jae-Sik came with a lady. She was that lady president who was known to have the hand of Midas in the publishing field; her name was Jeong-Sook Shin. She looked proud and intelligent. She walked into the office with a long white scarf around her neck. Jae-Sik introduced her to Gun-Ho.
"She is the previous president of KimBooks. This is President Gun-Ho Goo of GH Mobile here."
She offered first her hands to Gun-Ho for a handshake.
"I'm Jeong-Sook Shin. Very nice to meet you."
"I'm Gun-Ho Goo. Please have a seat."
Jeong-Sook sat on a chair.
"I was surprised twice since I came to this company. At first, I was surprised by the size of the company. I was actually expecting to see a factory with several tens of workers, but there are 250 workers in this company. Second, I was surprised because the president of this big company is so young. When I heard that the president of a manufacturing company is interested in starting a publishing company, I expected to see an old man."
 
Gun-Ho picked up the book written by Professor Jien Wang—Economy Trend in China for the 21st Century and showed it to Jeong-Sook.
"A friend of mine in China wrote this book. I want to publish this book in Korea."
The lady was wondering.
"Are you saying that you just want to publish this book, rather than starting a publishing company?"
"Of course not. I want to publish books that are best-selling books on Amazon.com, starting from this book here. I heard you have discerning eyes for recognizing good books."
"Since you are running a big company, I suppose you have enough funds to invest. How much do you intend to invest in a publishing company?"
"How much do you think would be enough?"
"It will take a few months to publish a book, and you need to pay for the expenses including labor until then. You can assume that it will take at least 300 million won until a publishing company starts generating enough income to be self-sufficient."
"300 million won. Okay. With how much salary would you be happy to work with me in running a publishing company?"
"I don't remember telling you that I would work with you in running a publishing business. I just came here out of curiosity since I am taking my time off from work, and I heard someone in the manufacturing industry was interested in the publishing industry."
"I don't know anything about publishing business, but you have been in the publishing field for a long time, and you have extensive experience and discernment in selecting books. I will take care of the necessary funds. Would you work with me and start a publishing company?"
"I have a few conditions."
"What are they?"
 
"First, I don't want to be interfered in running the publishing company."
"That I can do. I can't interfere with something I don't know about. Moreover, I don't have time or energy to do so since I have another company that I need to run."
"Hahaha. That's the thing I like about. That's why I have declined many offers to work together in running a publishing company. I knew you wouldn't interfere in the publishing business since you have your manufacturing company to run."
"Is there a second condition?"
"I'd like to have a stock option in addition to a salary. The major reason why I quit KimBooks was that I couldn't reach an agreement with its president on a stock option. I want 10%."
Gun-Ho shook his head.
"I have a company in China, and I give a stock option of 5%. I can't give you more than that. I need to keep balance and fairness within my companies. Moreover, a publishing business requires me to take a high risk of failure, and the business is not a type of business that would generate substantial revenue."
"Okay, then I will take a salary plus 5% stock option."
"Okay, I will give you that. However, I have a few conditions as well."
"I am listening."
 
"I want you to let Mr. Jae-Sik Moon manage the editorial department."
"Mr. Jae-Sik Moon? Of course, I would love to work with him. He used to work in the publishing industry, and he is an award-winning author of a full-length novel as well. He has extensive work experience in editing as well."
"Secondarily, I know three people in a design company in Seoul. I want you to hire them."
"I can give them an opportunity to have an interview with me. I need to see them first before I can tell you whether I would hire them or not. However, since you recommend them, I will see their qualification favorably."
"I will provide you an office-tel that is located close to the Gangnam station in Seoul."
"Sure. An office-tel would be enough until the company becomes stable."
"Okay then. We will contact you as soon as we complete any administration work on our side. The capital of the company is 300 million won, and the company's name will be GH Media. We will register Gun-Ho Goo and Jeong-Sook Shin as the directors of the company. For any paperwork we need from you in order to register your name as the director of the company, you will be contacted by Manger Seong-Il Kang from GH Development in Seoul."
"Sounds good."
 
When Jeong-Sook and Jae-Sik walked out of Gun-Ho's office, Jeong-Sook asked,
"What does President Goo's father do?"
"President Goo is a self-made successful man."
"Wow! He is so young though."
"He has another factory being built right now; they will soon move to that location. The new factory is in Jiksan Town; he is building a highly advanced factory in a 5,000 pyung large land there."
"5,000 pyung? Wow, he is an amazing person. I don't understand why he wants to have a small publishing company though."
"Why not? He probably likes it a lot."
 
Gun-Ho made a call to his office in Seoul—GH Development. Ji-Young Jeong picked up the phone.
"How is the design company next door doing?"
"Nothing has changed yet, sir. The office is still closed temporarily."
"You said that you know well the person who worked for that company, right?"
"Yes, the person I am close to is the team leader of their design team."
"Can you tell her to come to the office? Tell her that I will acquire that design company."
"Sir? Are you going to buy that design company?"
"Yes. I will be there by noon today. Tell her that I want to meet with her at noon if she doesn't have any prior engagement."
"Sure, I will let her know."

This is the story of a poor young man whose poverty even shreds apart their family willing to climb his way through society and into the top. A very realistic novel that moves away from fantasy and sci-fi and focuses solely on the issues of society and life.

When they finished eating, Lin Muqing glanced at the time and asked, "Do you still need to head back to the publishing house?"
"Yeah. Hanhan's milk bottle, diapers, and the cold medicine he needs to take are in your office."
"Then let's head back now. I have an appointment with Chen Bai at two. He used to work with you at YC, and the two of you were close, so he'll definitely know the truth if he sees you and Hanhan together. Let's head back early and get your things then leave with Hanhan."
Cheng Weiwan listened to all this and replied to Lin Muqing with "Alright" without any hesitation. She raised her hand and called the waiter for the bill.
The restaurant Cheng Weiwan and Lin Muqing were at was quite close to the publishing house - it was just a five-minute walk away.
They came out of the restaurant at ten past one, so it was sixteen past one when they got back to the publishing house.
The appointment with Chen Bai was for two, so no matter what time Lin Muqing and Cheng Weiwan got back, Chen Bai never thought he would arrive that early.
But some people were destined to meet and some stories were destined to never end. Nobody could escape or avoid the plan the Lord had prepared.
That day, Chen Bai had a business lunch in the afternoon near Muqing Publishing. However, after he rushed over, the person he was supposed to meet canceled at the last minute.
There were still two hours until 2 PM. It was too much of a hassle to head back to the office, so Chen Bai figured he would randomly find somewhere to eat on his own. Then he headed over to Muqing Publishing early.
He came out of the elevator and was just about to give his name to the lady at the front desk. In the end, he only managed to say "Chen" when all of a sudden, a soft voice said from behind, "Mummy! Hurry up, mummy!"
Chen Bai casually glanced over to see an adorable little-steamed bun running out of the publishing house.
There were two women behind the little-steamed bun; one was a woman he'd seen photos of who he recognized as the owner of Muqing Publishing. The other person was someone he was very familiar with. He was so familiar with her that he thought he was seeing things. He couldn't believe he and her were meeting again there.
Chen Bai saw Cheng Weiwan the same moment that Cheng Weiwan saw him.
The two of them were stunned at the same time.
Lin Muqing didn't notice anything amiss at first. When she sensed something was off with the atmosphere, she instinctively wanted to carry Cheng Han into her own office. Cheng Han saw Cheng Weiwan standing at the door without going inside. He shuffled back to Cheng Weiwan, reached out his chubby little hand and grabbed Cheng Weiwan's pants and cried, "Mummy."
The two of them were stunned at the same time.
That one word made Chen Bai suddenly widen his eyes.
His gaze turned back and forth between Cheng Weiwan and the little-steamed bun. After some time, he said in complete astonishment, "Screenwriter Cheng, is this your child?"
Cheng Weiwan suddenly came back to her senses. Without saying a word, she bent over, picked up Cheng Han, and ran out of the publishing house.
Chen Bai instinctively bolted, wanting to run after her when Lin Muqing reached out and stopped Chen Bai.
...
After leaving Muqing Publishing that day, Chen Bai was torn.
it wasn't until twelve at night that he ended up calling Han Zhifan.
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The next day, Ji Yi got on a plane in the afternoon with Zhuang Yi and Tang Huahua bound for C city.
Since the weather was bad, the plane was delayed and there was practically no time to rest when they reached the hotel. They had Ji Yi's makeup done and they started to get ready for the television awards.
　　


Time stopped at eighteen for Ji Yi, and now all she wants to do is pick up from where she left off. Her career depends on it, and on top of that, she has to survive a fake marriage turned real! Some missed opportunities are irreplaceable, and some misunderstandings between them have proven near-fatal, but for He Jichen, he isn’t just a pretty face—he’s an opportunist. They may have lost their prime years together, but He Jichen is more than willing to spend his remaining years with her. If only she would just trust him… Will Ji Yi be able to find true love in this life? Can she outmaneuver all the snakes plotting her downfall? Only time will tell...

After a quick breakfast, Xiao Yunhai returned to his dormitory, now is the summer vacation period, most of the students have left, all the dormitory except to Xiao Yunhai, there is no second person.

Xiao Yunhai turned on the old computer of Huang Bo and sent the "Legend of Chu Liuxiang " that he difficulty type to his mailbox, and then hurriedly left the school.

A few days ago, Xiao Yunhai thought for a long time about the way he would go in the future. He felt that with what was in his mind, he could develop in all directions, labeling himself as an actor, singer, director, writer, screenwriter and so on.

It's just that he has no money and power, more importantly he doesn't know the big people in the entertainment circle. It is easier said than done to develop.

After more than 20 years of ups and downs in the entertainment industry in his previous life, Xiao Yunhai is no longer a fledgling kid. It is impossible to enter the entertainment industry solely by relying on his talents.

The entertainment industry in this world is much more developed than his previous life, and the competition is also fierce. In order to be in the upper ranks, too many people are unscrupulous, and isn't the simple girl who was the childhood sweetheart of the original owner has even become a plaything of the rich now?

For this reason, Xiao Yunhai decided to try out a martial arts novel first.

In order to know himself and this world, Xiao Yunhai read a lot of martial arts novels on the Internet. For this reason, he almost spent all the money he earned from performing group performances, and now only 300 yuan left.

　　 Of course, the harvest is not small.

　　 He found out that the Internet level in this world is about the same as 2007 in his previous life. There are all novel websites, music websites, and video websites, but most of them are charged.

　　 As for the martial arts novels he pays attention to nowadays, they are gradually being eaten away by those fantasy novels, and the content of martial arts novels is very backward, almost equivalent to the level of  his previous life in the year 30s and 40s.

This is not to say that their writing style is not good, on the contrary, the text of these books is very particular, and the characterization is very vivid.

Purely based on literary knowledge, if it is placed in his previous life, they can be compared with the two literary masters Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng.

It's just that these novels have one of the biggest problems---the storyline is really bad.

They are almost all in the same way. At the beginning, the protagonist lived a happy life, and was suddenly wiped out, causing the protagonist to bear a sea of ​​blood and vengeance. Then the protagonist practiced peerless martial arts through various adventures, and finally killed the enemy.

For such a novel, as long as Xiao Yunhai read the beginning, he can immediately guess the end. No wonder martial arts novels will decline.


　　 As for the description of martial arts, it is also very low-level, and it has not formed its own martial arts system.

　　 Therefore, after much consideration, Xiao Yunhai finally chose Mr. Gu Long's "Legend of Chu Liuxiang"

[T/N: Xiong Yaohua, better known by his pen name Gu Long, was a Chinese novelist, screenwriter, film producer and director based in Taiwan.]

　　 There are dozens of Gu Long's novel, but Xiao Yunhai hasn't read them all. He only picked up a few more famous ones, such as "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang"," The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", and the "Sentimental Swordsman Cruel Sword"

　　 As for the rest, he just read the beginning and gave up.

　　 Among them, "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang"is his favorite one.

　　 "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" includes eight series including "The Fragrance of Blood", "The Great Desert", and "The Thrush Bird". It is also the most famous and influential novel of Mr. Gu Long.

The reason why Xiao Yunhai chose this novel as his pioneering work was mainly because he felt that the character of Chu Liuxiang was very dreamy, especially since the opening description gave people a dreamlike feeling. He was clearly described as a thief. Becoming a fairy-like character, I believe it should give current readers a different feeling.

　　 Xiao Yunhai walked out of the printing room next to the school with his freshly released "Legend of Chu Liuxiang: The Sea of ​​Blood Fragrance", found a taxi, and soon came to Minsheng Publishing House.

　　In this world, there are only four publishing houses that can publish and distribute nationwide. In addition to the Minsheng Publishing House, there are Yunmeng Publishing House, Haihua Publishing House, and Longteng Publishing House.

　　In terms of strength, the veteran Minsheng Publishing House is the strongest. After all, behind it is the Chinese Ministry of Culture, which is equivalent to his previous life People's Publishing House.

　　 "Hello, what can I do for you?" A beautiful girl at the front desk saw Xiao Yunhai and asked with a smile.

　　 "Hello, I'm here to submit a manuscript, I wish to meet the editor-in-chief for martial arts novels from your company?" Xiao Yunhai replied.


　　 "Okay, please wait a moment, let me ask for you first." The girl picked up the phone and dialed out. Soon, there was an answer from the other end.

　　 "Sir, please go to the martial arts editing department on the east side of the second floor. Our editor-in-chief Mr. Zhang Liye is waiting for you there."

　　 Xiao Yunhai nodded, thanked her, and walked to the second floor.

Before he took a few steps, he heard the girl behind and her companion next to her whisper: "Nana, you say if it was funny or not. Such a handsome guy actually wrote a martial arts novel. Say, do you think he can publish it?"

The girl named Nana chuckled and whispered: "Publishing what? Nowadays, no one has read martial arts and now fantasy novels are emerging. I heard that due to the downturn of the martial arts market, the martial arts editing department will be removed and merge it to the other editing department."

　　 "Really?"

　　 "Of course, I secretly heard it from the vice president the day before yesterday."

　　 Xiao Yunhai frowned slightly when he heard what the two said. It seemed that his publishing plan seemed dangerous.

He had seen the problem of the decline of martial arts and the rise of fantasy novels on the Internet, but he didn't expect it to be so serious. Even the martial arts editing department in Minsheng Publishing House would be cancelled. It can be seen that martial arts novels have reached a precarious stage.

　　 Actually, it's right to think about it. Wuxia novels have been around for more than 20 years, and all the routines have been almost completely written. Except for fried rice, there is nothing new idea. Still, readers love to read it.

[T/N: 炒飯 Chǎofàn (fried rice.) - It is used in China and Taiwan to mean sex or have sex.]

　　 Soon, Xiao Yunhai arrived at the martial arts editing room, knocked on the door, and a slightly older voice came from inside.

　　 "Please come in."

　　 Xiao Yunhai walked in, and at first glance he saw the editor-in-chief Zhang Liye sitting on his desk and chair.

　　 Xiao Yunhai once read an introduction of Zhang Liye on the Internet. He is more than 50 years old this year, and has been working in major publishing houses since he was 20 years old. Despite his seniority, he has a bad temper. He can only count and set off firecrackers , so until now he is just an editorial director after spending most of his life.

[T/N: Firecrackers- used to describe a spirited, quick-tempered, or rambunctious person.]

　　 Zhang Liye was was pleased when he  heard from front desk that someone had submitted a manuscript and was filled with expectations

　　 But at this meeting, he found that the other party was only a young man in his twenties. A look of disappointment flashed across his face, but he still extended his hand enthusiastically and shook Xiao Yunhai hands.

　　But how sharp is Xiao Yunhai's eyes, he can naturally see through his thoughts. Before the editor-in-chief speaks, he smiled and said, "Editor Zhang, it's not a good habit to judge people based on their appearance."

　　 Zhang Liye was dumbfounded, looking at the sunny and confident young man in front of him, he saw a trace of confidence in him for no aparent reason.

　　 "I'm sorry, let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhang Liye, and I am the editor-in-chief of the martial arts editing department."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "My name is Xiao Yunhai, an aspiring great martial arts writer in the future. Because of the money-strapped recently, the other day I had written a martial arts novel and was going to publish it at your publishing house to make some money to spend."

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