The National Day holiday is coming soon.
During the seven-day holiday, many classmates made plans to go out and play together, travel, etc.
Lu Yanhe didn't have the time, as he had to start recording "Young Days" on October 3rd.
This is also the last recording. Once this recording is finished, "Young Days" will be completed.
Before that, Lu Yanhe also had to discuss the future of "Jump Up" with Yemai.com and Jiangyin Publishing House.
Chen Siqi returned on the night of September 30th.
Lu Yanhe went to the airport to pick her up.
Because he was afraid of being photographed, Lu Yanhe didn't even get out of the car and waited for her in the airport parking lot.
He borrowed the car from Chen Ziyan. He didn't know how to drive, so he borrowed a driver from Chen Ziyan.
The first reaction of both people was black.
Lu Yanhe turned dark.
Chen Siqi also turned dark.
But Lu Yanhe is a little darker.
Chen Siqi laughed and asked, "Why are you so dark? Didn't you use sunscreen during military training?"
"No." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "I have a drama coming up where I'll be playing a guard, and I need this image, so I specifically didn't wipe it off."
"He looks more heroic when he's darker." Chen Siqi looked at Lu Yanhe's face and said seriously.
Lu Yanhe nodded, "I think so too. He's even more handsome than before."
"You weren't so narcissistic before." Chen Siqi immediately complained.
Lu Yanhe smiled and touched his nose.
Chen Siqi: "Don't touch your nose all the time, it makes you look stupid."
Lu Yanhe put down his hand and asked, "How are you doing at Jiangguang University?"
Chen Siqi: "It's fine. As long as I stay away from Liu Wei'an, I'll be fine."
Lu Yanhe asked, "Do they know you're back?"
"I know." Chen Siqi said, "They both expressed strong opposition to my refusal to go home, but I was very firm. Their opposition was ineffective, so I stayed in the hotel."
"You won't go back to live here anymore?" Lu Yanhe asked in surprise.
"Since I've decided to be independent, why should I force myself?" Chen Siqi said, "I earned hundreds of thousands of yuan from just one book, 'Jump Up,' which is more than enough to support myself for a few years. They can never again threaten me by controlling my financial lifeline."
Seeing Chen Siqi's cheerful face, Lu Yanhe also smiled.
Chen Siqi's resistance to Liu Weian has been around for a long time, and this is the first time Lu Yanhe has seen Chen Siqi mention her in such a presumptuous tone.
"Jump Up" gave Chen Siqi confidence.
Lu Yanhe was very happy that "Jump Up" could give Chen Siqi such confidence.
Chen Siqi said: "After the success of the first issue, it is much easier for us to invite manuscripts. In the past few days, I have sent invitations to several writers and teachers, and they have responded to us enthusiastically and are willing to contribute to us."
Lu Yanhe was also very happy to hear Chen Siqi say this.
Chen Siqi: "In the future, I still want to invite one or two public figures to write articles about our theme in each issue. What do you think?"
"Of course, but I don't know many artists, so the number of people I can invite later is also limited." Lu Yanhe said, "It may be the same as you in the future. I can only invite them and see who is willing."
Chen Siqi nodded and said, "Well, our own media is also planning to open an interview column to interview celebrities from all walks of life. Among them, entertainers in the entertainment industry are a very important part. When the time comes, I will also extend invitations to them through this method."
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised. "Is the media account of 'Jump Up' planning to do an interview column?"
"Yes." Chen Siqi nodded. "This is also a very important channel for expanding the influence of 'Jump Up'. If we only rely on publishing one issue after another to accumulate readers, it will be difficult for the book to be seen by market groups outside of our target market. Jiangyin Publishing House and Yemai.com's publicity and promotional campaigns have already reached most of the target audience in the first round of publicity, but there are still many potential readers who may not know about this book, or even if they have heard of it, they haven't read it. By interviewing celebrities in various fields and leveraging their fame and influence, we can also let 'Jump Up' be known to their followers."
Chen Siqi's idea is certainly correct. However, interviewing is not a simple matter.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Who are you planning to invite to conduct the interview?"
"I originally wanted to do this ourselves, but we have no experience, so I'm planning to invite a well-known journalist to lead us in this segment," Chen Siqi said. "They'll guide us through two or three issues, and then we'll start doing it ourselves."
Lu Yanhe was a little worried at first, wondering if Chen Siqi had overestimated her abilities by doing this - an interview is not just about asking the other person a few random questions, but when he saw Chen Siqi's motivated expression, he put his worries aside.
Lu Yanhe knew Chen Siqi, Linyu, Xu Zijun and the others. No matter who they were, they were all willing to work hard and had strong learning abilities. Lu Yanhe had full confidence in them. As long as they wanted to do something well, they would definitely be able to do it well.
Such trust is of course somewhat idealistic, but idealism is okay.
Lu Yanhe wanted to write the book "Jump Up" because he liked it and because of Chen Siqi.
He just needs to support Chen Siqi's ideas.
Chen Siqi has always been a person who works hard to achieve whatever ideas she has.
She has already fully proved this, beyond any doubt.
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October 1st, National Day.
When Li Zhibai got out of bed at ten o'clock in the morning as usual, he yawned and walked out of the room in his slippers. He saw Yan Liang sitting in front of the TV, looking at the screen and writing something seriously.
"What are you doing?" Li Zhibai asked.
Yan Liang said, "I watch movies and take notes. The school assigned us homework, requiring us to submit a movie review every week, and to analyze and study the performances in a movie."
"Uh..." Li Zhibai opened his mouth, "Well, it seems I've written homework like this before."
"You copied it from the Internet," Yan Liang said immediately. "I remember it. I watched you copy it."
Li Zhibai: "..."
He immediately turned around and asked, "Where's Lao Lu?"
"He went out early this morning," Yan Liang said. "Chen Siqi has returned from Jiangguang."
"Oh, what a bastard, he ran away as soon as his girlfriend came back." Li Zhibai snorted coldly, "Then he definitely won't be back for lunch?"
"Well, I have to go out for lunch too." Yan Liang said.
"Huh? Where are you going to eat?" Li Zhibai asked immediately, "Are you just going to leave me alone?"
Yan Liang said, "My classmates have arranged to have lunch together at noon. Do you want to come with me? They'll definitely welcome you if you do."
When Li Zhibai heard this, a look of resistance immediately appeared on his face. "Forget it, there are so many people here, I can eat by myself."
Yan Liang nodded and continued watching the movie, taking notes from time to time.
Li Zhibai brushed his teeth, washed his face, looked at his messy hair in the mirror, thought for a while, and used his hands to smooth it out a little. Then he walked out of the bathroom with satisfaction.
I'll just go home today.
Thinking this, he took the car keys and went out first.
"I'm going home." Li Zhibai said to Yan Liang.
"Will you come back in the evening?" Yan Liang asked.
"Let's see what happens. We'll talk about it later." Li Zhibai waved his hand and left.
He drove away, but the traffic was extremely congested.
I drove for half a day but didn't even move a kilometer.
During the holidays, all the students from nearby came out and there were a lot of people.
The traffic congestion made Li Zhibai very angry. He was feeling annoyed when he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking across the zebra crossing in front of him.
Li Zhibai's eyes immediately widened.
Officer Qiu Ling?!
Since they moved, they rarely saw Officer Qiu Ling.
In the past, we would meet each other occasionally, or make plans for a barbecue or hot pot meal near the community, but now it is difficult to do so.
How did she get here?
Li Zhibai followed Qiu Ling with his gaze, and then saw Qiu Ling walk in front of a tall and thin boy.
The boy was obviously a freshman, with a youthful and dark face, which must have been caused by the tan from military training.
The boy smiled shyly when he saw Qiu Ling.
Qiu Ling was clearly only up to the man's chin, but she acted like an older sister and patted his shoulder.
This action is so intimate!
Li Zhibai was immediately unhappy.
"Beep beep--" the car behind honked.
Li Zhibai came to his senses and found that he could walk forward.
He drove forward impatiently until Qiu Ling and the boy were no longer in his sight.
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Ten minutes later, Li Zhibai ran back here wearing sunglasses.
He parked the car out front and ran back.
He didn't know what happened, but the scene just now was like a hook that hooked his heart, making his mind full of thoughts of coming back to take a look, and then, he came back.
However, Qiu Ling and the boy were no longer there.
Li Zhibai looked around and searched for a long time, but couldn't find it. He couldn't help feeling discouraged.
Then, he was recognized. There were students all around him. After being recognized, other people also gathered around him, asking for autographs and taking photos. There were more and more people, and it almost caused a traffic jam.
Li Zhibai saw that more and more people were gathering and he really couldn't go on like this. He could only say "sorry" firmly while pushing through the crowd and trying to find a way to leave.
In the chaos, Qiu Ling suddenly appeared.
She suddenly appeared from the crowd in front and her eyes met Li Zhibai's.
Li Zhibai's eyes showed surprise.
Unfortunately, his sunglasses blocked his surprise.
Qiu Ling acted like a bodyguard, "Excuse me, please make way. Li Zhibai has other work arrangements later. Please make way!"
She completely disguised herself as Li Zhibai's bodyguard and took Li Zhibai away from the crowded intersection and to a restaurant.
Li Zhibai lowered his head and followed Qiu Ling in.
Qiu Ling communicated with the waiter for a few words, and the waiter immediately nodded and arranged a private room for them.
Qiu Ling asked Li Zhibai to go in first.
"And you?"
"I have someone sitting outside. I'll call him in," said Qiu Ling.
When Li Zhibai heard this, the boy with the shy smile appeared in his mind.
"Isn't he your boyfriend?" Li Zhibai asked.
Qiu Ling: "What nonsense are you talking about? A child I sponsored was admitted to university this year, and I came to see him."
"Oh." Li Zhibai's tone suddenly became lighter. "So that's how it is."
Qiu Ling gave him a strange look, "What's your reaction?"
Li Zhibai chuckled, shook his head, and said, "No response. Go call him. I'll go in and wait for you."
After Li Zhibai finished speaking, he raised the corner of his mouth and went into the private room first.
Qiu Ling just found it unbelievable.
But Li Zhibai has always been a little weird, and Qiu Ling has gotten used to it.
After a while, Qiu Ling came in with the boy.
"Liu Ao." Qiu Ling introduced him to Li Zhibai.
Li Zhibai looked at the boy named Liu Ao, nodded, smiled, and extended his hand, "I'm Li Zhibai."
Liu Ao was a little nervous for some reason. He quickly wiped his hands on himself before reaching out and shaking hands with Li Zhibai.
"Hello, my name is Liu Ao."
Qiu Ling: "Please sit down. It's a coincidence that we meet. Let's have lunch together."
Li Zhibai immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay, order whatever you want, it's my treat."
"Just try paying the bill." Qiu Ling glared at Li Zhibai. "I'm here to treat Liu Ao to a meal today. You're just a freeloader. Pay attention to your position today and don't grab the bill."
Li Zhibai sighed and said, "Okay, then I still took advantage of Liu Ao."
Liu Ao shook his head embarrassedly.
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In another private room of the restaurant, Lu Yanhe, Chen Siqi, Xu Xiaoyin and Xin Zixing were sitting at a table.
The dishes were served on the table and several people were eating and chatting.
"The physical book is selling very well, and we expect to sell 30,000 copies this month," said Xu Xiaoyin. "Jiang Yuqian's article went viral online, helping to boost publicity for the book. Now, many channels are asking us when the next edition will be released."
Lu Yanhe remained silent and left the situation entirely to Chen Siqi.
"We plan to launch it on the 15th of every month," Chen Siqi said, "so the second issue is expected to be released on November 15th."
"Hmm? That time is a bit tight." Xu Xiaoyin said immediately.
"Well, since we're producing the second and third issues simultaneously, we've received a lot of manuscripts, so we'll be receiving them faster than the first issue," Chen Siqi said. "According to our estimates, we'll still be able to publish them on time."
Xu Xiaoyin nodded and said, "The first issue of 'Jump Out' got a book number. Starting from the second issue, this series will be given a journal number. It will actually be a magazine. Otherwise, we would have to apply for a book number for each issue, which would be very troublesome."
"I'll have to leave the publishing matters to you," Chen Siqi said. "I've had a serious discussion with Yan He about how we're going to approach 'Jump Out' going forward. First of all, our cooperation model and profit-sharing model can remain unchanged, but we hope to increase the production budget for each episode to 200,000 yuan."
"Two hundred thousand yuan?" Xin Zixiong was also surprised. Before she came, she had thought that Lu Yanhe and the others would want to increase the production budget, but she didn't expect it to be doubled in one go.
"This includes the salaries of our editorial team. When we produced the first issue, the 100,000 yuan cost was almost entirely spent on manuscript fees and design fees," said Chen Siqi. "Our goal going forward is to transform Jump Up into a high-quality magazine and themed book. To do this, we must invite top-notch writers and publish top-quality manuscripts. This also means paying the highest standard of manuscript fees. Only then will others be willing to provide us with long-term manuscripts and give us their best manuscripts."
"Two hundred thousand yuan per issue, that's two million four hundred thousand a year," Xin Zixing said. "Based on the sales of the first issue, the production budget isn't high. But how will we cover this cost? Xiaoyin, what's your attitude towards Jiang Yin?"
Xu Xiaoyin said, "How about we each pay half?"
When the first issue was published, Jiangyin Publishing House was not actually responsible for the bulk of the production funds, as the bulk was provided by Yemai.com.
However, the publication of the first issue of the physical book made Jiangyin Publishing House a lot of money - far beyond their expectations - in their expectations, a physical book that was the first to launch free electronic reading would at most sell 30,000 to 50,000 copies relying on the fan effect. Who would have thought that now it is aiming for 100,000 copies? Although they don’t know whether this book has a long-tail effect and whether it can continue to sell well, the ones sold now have already brought considerable profits to the publishing house, not to mention the publicity and promotion it has brought to Liujia Town and Mingyin.
Xin Zixiong was surprised by Jiangyin Publishing House's attitude. She didn't expect that the publishing house, which had always been stingy, would suddenly agree to take responsibility for half of the cost.
But Xin Zixiong quickly realized that this only meant that the profits this book brought to the publishing house far exceeded the production costs.
In fact, as partners, they have no objections.
The production of such a book was outsourced to the teams of Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi. They didn't have to worry about anything and just waited for the finished product to come out on the market. The two of them were actually channel merchants, one responsible for the online channel and the other for the offline channel. They could make a profit without losing money, so how could they not be willing?
Lu Yanhe originally thought that Xin Zixing and Xu Xiaoyin would bargain for a while, but he didn't expect that they would settle the matter in just a few words.
Just as Chen Siqi said, they will definitely agree.
Is a production budget of 200,000 yuan per issue high for a magazine?
Of course, it was not high in the golden age of print media, but in an era like this, it is very high.
In particular, Lu Yanhe and Chen Siqi both refused to place any advertisements in the book, turning down a large portion of their income.
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Lu Yanhe came out to use the restroom and met Li Zhibai who also came out to use the restroom.
"Oh my god." The two people went in and out, almost bumping into each other, and then recognized each other at the same time.
Two people who have to wear masks even when going to the toilet look weird no matter how you look at them.
"Why are you here?"
"Why are you here?"
The two people said in unison.
Lu Yanhe explained: "I had lunch here with others at noon."
"Me too," Li Zhibai said, "Qiu Ling and a student she sponsors."
Lu Yanhe said, "That's quite a coincidence."
"Do you want to go say hello to Qiu Ling?" Li Zhibai asked, "It's rare for us to see each other these days. She even asked about you just now."
"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded, "Then wait for me."
After Lu Yanhe went to the bathroom, he and Li Zhibai went to their place.
Qiu Ling was confused.
Li Zhibai just went to the bathroom, why did he suddenly bring back Lu Yanhe?
Does he have a door that allows him to go anywhere he wants?
Lu Yanhe explained briefly.
"What a coincidence." Qiu Ling said, "Have you finished your discussion?"
Lu Yanhe nodded, "Almost done."
"But his girlfriend is still over there." Li Zhibai immediately added.
"Girlfriend?!" Qiu Ling's eyes widened immediately, and she looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise. "You have a girlfriend?"
Lu Yanhe smiled shyly and said, "I guess so."
Qiu Ling: "If it's paid, it's paid. If it's not paid, it's not paid. How can you still say it counts? Don't try to be ambiguous with me. I hate it when boys keep girls hanging."
Li Zhibai helped Lu Yanhe explain, saying, "Their situation is a bit complicated. If it's not just one person hanging, it's unclear who is hanging whom."
Qiu Ling widened her eyes and looked at Lu Yanhe in disbelief.
"Are you being held captive by someone? Lu Yanhe, stop being a bootlicker and a backup."
Lu Yanhe was at a loss for words. He wanted to explain but didn't know where to start.
Li Zhibai waved his hands and said, "You're getting more and more ridiculous. This isn't the case."
Qiu Ling: "If it weren't for your colleagues there, I would have wanted to go and see who this girl is."
"Oh, a high school classmate." Li Zhibai said this, suddenly remembered something, looked at Liu Ao, "Remember to keep it a secret."
Liu Ao nodded.
Qiu Ling: "Don't worry, Xiaoao grew up under my care, and he's a tight-lipped child."
Liu Ao lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly.
Li Zhibai felt a little unhappy when he saw Qiu Ling's unconditional trust in Liu Ao.
Even though... he knew rationally that this kind of dissatisfaction was completely unfounded. In terms of the time of acquaintance, they had only known each other for a little longer.
Lu Yanhe said, "Then I'll go back there first, Sister Qiu Ling."
"Yeah, go ahead." Qiu Ling nodded with a smile.
After Lu Yanhe left, Qiu Ling said, "It's been so rewarding to watch Little Lu get to where he is today. He's truly amazing. He's only a freshman, but he's already been the editor-in-chief, and he's doing it so well. I bought a copy and am halfway through. I can tell he put a lot of effort into this book."
Li Zhibai: "Have you read the article I wrote?"
Qiu Ling nodded and said, "I read it. I didn't expect you to be so talented and be able to write such a story."
"Of course," Li Zhibai said, "I grew up listening to a lot of stories, so making up a story is a piece of cake for me."
Li Zhibai looked very proud, even a little cocky.
Qiu Ling suddenly sighed: "Li Zhibai."
"What?" Li Zhibai looked at her.
"If you could be a little more mature, you might be more popular with girls." Qiu Ling said with a smile, "Right now, there are probably many girls who are only attracted by your appearance, but after spending some time with you, they will find that you are actually an elementary school student, right?"
"What?!" Li Zhibai felt like a bolt of lightning struck him.
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"Why did you take so long to go to the bathroom?" Chen Siqi asked in a low voice in Lu Yanhe's ear.
Lu Yanhe explained, "I just ran into Li Zhibai. He and Officer Qiu were having dinner next door."
Chen Siqi looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise and asked, "Is it such a coincidence?"
"Um."
The follow-up production of "Jump Up" has been finalized. Xin Zixing said: "I finally have a day off, so I'm leaving now. I have an appointment this afternoon."
"I'm leaving too." Xu Xiaoyin said, "Bye."
"Bye." Lu Yanhe saw them off.
Xu Xiaoyin said, "Don't send us off. It would be bad if someone recognized us. See you next time."
"Um."
After seeing them both off, Lu Yanhe sat down again.
Chen Siqi said, "Do you have anything to do this afternoon?"
"No." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "I have to start the final recording of 'Young Days' the day after tomorrow. I'm free today and tomorrow."
Chen Siqi said, "Then go watch a movie with me. I want to watch a movie during the National Day holiday."
"What movie?"
"'Honest Man,'" Chen Siqi said, "I plan to write a review of this movie on the media account of 'Jump Up.'"
Lu Yanhe nodded and agreed.
He took out his phone, searched for the movie, and looked at nearby cinemas.
"The nearest one will be in half an hour. It will take about ten minutes to walk there," said Lu Yanhe.
"Well, let's go." Chen Siqi said.
Lu Yanhe put on his mask and hat again and put his sunglasses in his pocket.
Walking in public with Chen Siqi, Lu Yanhe was indeed a little nervous because he was worried that he would be photographed again and become a hot topic.
If Lu Yanhe kept it secret before because Chen Siqi was unwilling to confirm the relationship, now Lu Yanhe himself is unwilling to make it public.
He still didn't know what he would encounter in the future, and his own secrets hadn't been solved yet. He didn't want to involve Chen Siqi at this time. (End of this chapter)
