The building of Oriental Daily has been particularly lively these days, and its own newspaper has become the sales champion in Hong Kong again, making employees very motivated - sales have steadily increased, and after the advertising revenue increases, the benefits of employees will also increase accordingly.

It was in this atmosphere that Kang Jianfei stepped into the newspaper door again.

Kang Jianfei walked towards the elevator leisurely, and suddenly someone next to him shouted: "Kang Jianfei, Kang Jianfei is here!"

Kang Jianfei turned his head and saw that it was Yun Bo, a young reporter from the Oriental Daily who guided him that day. This guy rushed towards Kang Jianfei as if he had seen the God of Wealth.

Hearing Yun Bo's shouts, the first-floor newspaper staff quickly gathered and surrounded Kang Jianfei.

"Is this the one Kang Jianfei who wrote "The Legend of Qin"?"

"So young, I thought Kang Jianfei was at least 40 years old."

"And he is also very handsome, much more handsome than Ni Kuang."

"Mr. Kang, Chapter 7 Will Xiang Shaolong use the Mohist sword technique to show his power?"

"Mr. Kang, can I give you an exclusive interview?"

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The newspaper staff said and said something, blocking Kang Jianfei's road, making him unbearable.

Logically speaking, these employees have not seen celebrities before, so they should not have run over to watch Kang Jianfei with such a fuss. It is just that Kang Jianfei is too mysterious and legendary: an unknown guy who knows his origin suddenly brought the Oriental Daily back to life with a novel, which itself is like a novel.

What's more, as an employee of the Oriental Daily, Kang Jianfei brought them very realistic benefits.

"I have borrowed it, borrowed it, please give it a little!" Kang Jianfei smiled on his face, but his hands were quite strong. He forced a person in front of him and squeezed into the elevator.

Kang Jianfei clearly distinguished when to be approachable and when to be arrogant.

Now Kang Jianfei is in the limelight, and he is in a group with these ordinary newspaper employees, which will only weaken the circle of genius halos on his head. He is appropriately noble and arrogant, and as long as his words and deeds are not too excessive, these people will look up to him more.

After going up the third floor with difficulty, Kang Jianfei raised his hand, and Yun Bo, who had been following him, had already knocked on the door of the editor-in-chief's room first.

"Please come in!" Xu Jixin's voice came from inside.

Yun Bo rushed to open the door and reported to Xu Jixin: "Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Kang is here."

"Kang Jianfei?" Before Xu Jixin could see Kang Jianfei outside the door, he heard the words "Mr. Kang" and suddenly stood up.

In the past few days, Xu Jixin and Ma Chengkun have been waiting for Kang Jianfei every day, for fear that he would submit "The Legend of Qin" to other newspapers without saying a word.

Kang Jianfei walked in, reached out to Xu Jixin and smiled: "Editor Xu, I haven't seen you for a few days, so you are much more energetic."

"Mr. Kang's blessing." After Xu Jixin shook hands with Kang Jianfei, he greeted with a smile, "Mr. Kang, please sit down. I thought you were not here. What should I drink?"

"Just have a cup of boiled water," Kang Jianfei sat down on the leather sofa with a big thorn and said, "If I don't come today, Editor-in-Chief Xu may not be able to sleep at night."

Xu Jixin used a look and ordered Yun Bo to pour water. He said calmly: "Mr. Kang was joking."

Seeing that he didn't take the initiative to file a royalty, Kang Jianfei was too lazy to speak by himself, so he simply sat there and closed his eyes and rested.

Just as Yun Bo poured the water, Ma Chengkun, chairman and general manager of Oriental Daily, suddenly broke in. Because Kang Jianfei was leaning against him and leaning against him in the big sofa, Ma Chengkun did not see anyone, and asked Xu Jixin anxiously: "Uncle Xu, I heard that Kang Jianfei is coming, where are others?"

When Xu Jixin saw Ma Chengkun's anxious appearance, he knew that today's negotiations would suffer. Although Ma Chengkun was young and promising, he was still a little impatient in handling things and did not have much patience.

"Chairman, Mr. Kang is here." Xu Jixin pointed at Kang Jianfei.

Kang Jianfei's face became faster than June 2019, and suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Oh, are you Chairman Ma? You have been my idol for a long time. You have always been my idol. You are in charge of a big newspaper at a young age. You are simply a role model for young people."

Seeing that Kang Jianfei was so respectful to him, Ma Chengkun felt quite comfortable in his heart, and he also smiled and said, "Where is, Mr. Kang is a young talent. A wonderful pen stirs up Xiangjiang. I am also a fan of Mr. Kang's book."

After the two of them talked a little bit, Ma Chengkun asked the young reporter Yun Bo to go out first, and then asked straight to the point: "I want to ask Mr. Kang to continue to serialize "The Legend of Qin" in the Oriental Daily. You can make a price for the manuscript fee."

"Okay, Chairman Ma is indeed generous enough," Kang Jianfei clapped his hands and cheered, "Since you said that, I can't seem too stingy. It's only 500 yuan for a thousand words."

When Xu Jixin heard the number next to him, he was so angry that he almost fell down.

Ni Fu's manuscript fee in Ming Pao is only 180 yuan, and Huang Yulang asked Ni Fu to write a novel for 500 yuan, which was just a speculation, not a normal market price.

Ma Chengkun was also slightly angry, but now Kang Jianfei took the initiative, so he could only suppress his anger and said, "Mr. Kang, isn't this manuscript fee a little too much?"

Kang Jianfei said earnestly: "Oh, Mr. Ma, I actually want so much manuscript fee, and I am thinking about the Oriental Daily."

Xu Jixin finally realized what it means to turn black and white. He called out a sky-high price for the sake of the Oriental Daily. It was simply shameless!

Ma Chengkun asked with a stiff smile: "How did Mr. Kang think about the newspaper?"

Kang Jianfei explained clearly: "First, I want a manuscript fee of 500 yuan for a thousand words. Compared with the profits obtained by Oriental Daily in the past few days, it is just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, you can use this topic to hype and say that I am equal to Ni Fu's manuscript fee, which is the second Ni Fu's manuscript fee. By the way, I forgot to tell you that I have only been swimming from the mainland for more than a month."

Ma Chengkun and Xu Jixin looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes, nodding slightly to each other, which was considered to be acknowledging Kang Jianfei's plan.

Ni Fu also came from the mainland back then, and Ni Fu also became famous for his novels. Kang Jianfei had too many similarities with him. In addition, both of them received a sky-high royalty of 500 yuan for a thousand words, which was suitable for hype together.

The biggest difference between the two is that Ni Fu is now a celebrity in the literary world, while Kang Jianfei is just a newcomer who has just debuted.

If Ma Chengkun works properly, then the Oriental Daily will become a hot topic of public opinion again, and Kang Jianfei's own fame will also soar, which can be said to be a win-win result.

As for Ni Fu, I’m sorry, I can only exist as a stepping stone for Kang Jianfei to make a fame.

Kang Jianfei continued: "Secondly, if I give me a manuscript fee of 500 yuan, I can guarantee that I will not submit articles to other newspapers within three years, and the first choice for publishing novels within five years is the Oriental Daily."

Both Ma Chengkun and Xu Jixin were happy, and Kang Jianfei promised to provide exclusively to the Oriental Daily. If this calculation is made, the popularity of "The Legend of Qin" is indeed not too outrageous.

How could they know that Kang Jianfei's writing style was so bad that he did not promise to write exclusively for the Oriental Daily, he would never be able to write other novels within two years - writing a "Looking for Qin" has already written Kang Jianfei to the point of vomiting blood.

Just as Ma Chengkun was about to agree, Kang Jianfei suddenly said: "But I have a condition, I hope that the Oriental Daily can advance my full remuneration of HK$750,000. I am going to write 1.5 million words for this drama."

Xu Jixin was stunned, then shook his head and said, "No, absolutely not. To put it bluntly, if Mr. Kang turned around and ran back to the mainland with the money, who should we ask for the manuscript?"

"How about 500,000?" Kang Jianfei asked for a price all over the place just now, but now it suddenly dropped by one third, so as to give the other party a feeling of taking advantage.

Ma Chengkun hesitated for a while and asked, "Is Mr. Kang in a hurry to use the money? If I need help, I can do my best."

Kang Jianfei replied to the question: "How about this? I will give you a 500,000-word novel draft first, and you will advance my 500,000 royalty."

Xu Jixin was still thinking about it, but Ma Chengkun was much more generous. After only half a minute of hesitation, he said to Kang Jianfei: "I'm just going to say that. I wonder if Mr. Kang's novel draft is brought?"

"Chairman Ma is indeed a big deal," Kang Jianfei took out a stack of manuscript paper from his bag, "The 500,000 manuscripts are all here."

One hour later, the two parties successfully signed the contract.

Kang Jianfei got the cash check of 500,000 yuan as he wished. He was about to take it to the bank to transfer it, but he heard Ma Chengkun say, "Mr. Kang, how about having a cup of tea together?"

"Okay, Chairman Ma invites you, honor is coming." Kang Jianfei stopped.

The two of them ended up not having tea, but instead found a cafe to sit down.

The reason why Ma Chengkun invited Kang Jianfei to have coffee with polite people was because he thought Kang Jianfei was very interesting and would definitely succeed in the future.

How many local Hong Kong citizens are now working hard to save 500,000 yuan to buy a house? A mainlander earns 500,000 yuan in a month when he comes to Hong Kong. This can only be described as a genius.

Although Ma Chengkun is young and impatient, he has a quality that cannot be compared with the sophisticated Xu Jixin, that is, he is not bound by the minor details and does not care about suffering a small loss. Having a good relationship before Kang Jianfei becomes a success is equivalent to adding a layer of guarantee for the future "Oriental Daily".

When Ni Fu was just an ordinary editor of a magazine, he also started writing martial arts novels with the encouragement and support of Jin Yong. In the end, the friendship between the two was unbreakable. The Wesley series has only been serialized in Ming Pao for more than ten years.

Ma Chengkun is very ambitious. He regards himself as Jin Yong of the past and Kang Jianfei as Ni Fu of the past!

The two are not very familiar with each other now and do not talk about work or personal issues. Instead, they talk nonsense, but they just flatter each other in a false way.

After chatting for more than ten minutes, Kang Jianfei suddenly said: "It's very profitable to make movies in Hong Kong now. Have Mr. Ma ever thought about investing in making movies?"

"I don't make movies," Ma Chengkun shook his head repeatedly and said, "The risk of movies is too great. A friend of mine invested 1 million to make movies last year, but it turned out to be released in the cinema for five days, with a box office of only more than 3,000 yuan."

Kang Jianfei was disappointed. He was still thinking about investing in Ma Chengkunla in making movies, so now he can only find another way.

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Chapter completed!