Chapter 9

The first reply from the publishing house was finally received.

It's just a rejection letter from Harper.

Wang Jian said it was a fake that he didn't feel uncomfortable, but it was also expected.

After all, the main direction of novels is literature and ideology.

The English version of "I am a great mage" is too deficient in this respect.

He went to the bathroom to wash his face, looked in the mirror and said, "it doesn't matter. There are still seven publishers. Come on!"

Then, he walked out of the apartment as usual, ready to start.

The old man's condition has deteriorated, and he has not been working in the community recently.

He went to the hospital to see each other once, but the old man seemed very calm, and seemed to have accepted the result of his dying.

Therefore, Wang Jian had to work alone.

He came to the check-in place, waiting for another community labor, while calculating the date.

We have worked for 10 days, and we will be liberated in 40 days.

At that time, even if all the contributions were rejected, Wang Jian could go to Chinatown and carry a plate or something.

He counted the money in his pocket with a bitter look on his face.

It's hard to live in a time when you can't get in and you're not rich.

Listen, people around him are talking about where to go and get another job. He feels like he's going to be ready to move.

At this time, the check-in officer Lily slowly drove to the check-in point.

When she stepped out of the door, there was a sudden silence.

Because she is a little different today.

The original blue check-in official dress is gone and replaced with a white tight shirt.

Black trousers also changed into red skirt, black stockings make her legs more slender.

This dress makes the Slavic blonde Lily more beautiful. With her height of about 1.7 meters, people can't see that she is a single mother close to 30 years old and more like a fashion model.

When she came to the check-in point with her thin heels, everyone, including Wang Jian, was staring at her.

"All right, check in now." Lily coughed and said, "everything is the same except Wang."

"Wang, come here for a moment."

In the eyes of all the people, Wang Jian walked over with a muddled face.

I didn't do anything wrong.

As for going to do a vote or something, I just want to think about it.

What did she tell herself to do? When

came to her when Wang came to her, she came with a rich perfume.

Lily raised her head and looked at Wang Jian with pale blue eyes. "You are 17 years old. You were sentenced to work in the community because of the first theft, aren't you?"

"Yes." Wang Jian bowed his head and replied.

"If you were given an opportunity to reduce two days of community work, would you like to?"

"Well, let's see what happens." Wang Jian hesitated. He didn't want to have any extraneous things.

"It's very simple. You come to my house tonight and work as a nanny for two hours. I'll sign you in for your community work today and tomorrow." She tilted her legs, and the legs wrapped in silk stockings were tilted.

"Why me?" Wang Jian was a little confused.

"It's hard to find a babysitter. You're under my supervision again. Or, "lily points to other people who work in the community," looking for them? "

Wang Jian turned to have a look.

All kinds of habitual thieves, illegal gun holders and brawlers are idly pushing the garbage truck and slowly muddling along.

"It's only two hours, and I'll be home after my date." She continued, "and you can leave now, and you don't have to come back tomorrow. The price is just to come here at eight in the evening. "

Then he handed Wang Jian a piece of paper with a string of addresses written on it.

Wang Jian hesitated for a moment, then considered that he would have to work under her for at least 40 days in the future, and asked, "how old is your child? Is it a boy or a girl

Girls are afraid to look after themselves.

"The boy, whose name is gene, is five years old." Lily smiles. "You don't have to worry. He's very good."

"All right." Wang Jian gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Good." Lily smiles and repeats, "remember before eight."

Wang Jian held the address in his hand and nodded away.

As for the fear that others would report him for not working, Wang Jian said it had nothing to do with it.

In the United States, no one in the working community dares to offend the attendance officer.

Moreover, betraying others is very despised.

On the way, Wang Jian was thinking about how to arrange the half day that had suddenly come out.

Well, we'd better find a job.

He bought a copy of the New York Daily and came to the apartment to read it.

While he was trying to find out where to work without a degree or qualification certificate, the doorbell suddenly rang.Al forgot the key again?

While Wang Jian opened the door, he was ready to complain.

Suddenly, he found a young white man in a suit standing in front of him.

White?

Suit?

The first word that popped out of Wang Jian's mind was "FBI.".

"Hello, my name is Roy." The young man outside the door introduced himself and said, "editor of Xuele publishing house, are you the author of I am the grand master?"

Editor?

Xuele publishing house?

"I am. How did you get here? And how do you know I'm the author of that book? " Wang Jian asked cautiously.

It's not up to him to be cautious. There are not a few cheaters in the United States, and most of them are dressed like dogs.

"That's the address on your submission address, and the author's name is Wang Jian. He should be Asian." Roy pronounced Wang Jian's name in a poor accent. "There are very few Asian Americans in the Bronx."

Wang Jian saw that he took out his contribution and basically confirmed that the other party was not a liar.

So quickly invited people in, and poured a cup of coffee for each other.

"How do you say your manuscript?" Roy put the manuscript on the table and weighed the words.

"Very novel, very rare. So we thought it over and over again and decided to draft it. "

After hearing this, Wang Jian was excited.

But before he finished his excitement, he heard Roy say, "but since there are no novels of similar style published, we can't guarantee you a minimum royalty."

"We can only give you 4% of the royalty. And because of the cost, we can only print 10000 books in paperback, priced at $10 each. Whether to add printing depends on the follow-up situation. "

"In addition, the paper printing copyright of this book belongs to our publishing house. You can no longer authorize anyone or organization to publish this book. "

Roy threw out a series of bombs, which made Wang Jian's dizzy.

There is no guaranteed royalty, that is to say, it's hard to say whether we can make money from that book.

And 4% royalty, and only 10000 copies.

That is to say, even if all of them are sold out, they can make a profit of $4000.

And the paper copyright also belongs to the other party, so I can't even contribute to the newspaper and be a serial story.

This The conditions are a little harsh.