A group of netizens were once again outraged by Wen Shu’s Weibo post.
Many people praised her for being neither humble nor arrogant, and for having a clear stand, and the wind was turning in her favor. But the fans of Fanbi just held on tightly. Gradually, Wenshu's fans saw that their boss was not fighting for her, so they also stopped fighting and just let them do what they wanted.
Of course, it is another matter if some people with ulterior motives continue to guide public opinion, but the storm has finally subsided somewhat.
The next day, Wen Shu went to the studio. When everyone saw her, they started talking about her behind her, but she didn't care about it and just went to find Qi Qianchen.
There was no one in the office. Wen Shu turned around and everyone immediately scattered.
Wen Shu asked, "Where is Editor-in-Chief Qi?"
There was silence and no one answered her. Only Xiao Chen secretly pointed in the direction of the meeting room.
Wen Shu nodded slightly to express her gratitude. When she turned around, she was thinking, is this considered as the monkeys scattering when the tree falls, or everyone pushing down the wall when it falls?
In the conference room, Qi Qianchen was discussing something with someone. When he saw Wen Shu coming, he said, "Wait for me five minutes." Wen Shu then found a seat and sat down.
After listening to them for a while, Wen Shu realized that they were all talking about her. After the man left, Wen Shu asked, "What are you going to do with me?"
Qi Qianchen didn't expect Wen Shu to be so direct, and said, "We are trying to find a way to calm the anger of netizens."
"So you don't plan to release "A Thousand Dreams"?"
Qi Qianchen sat down next to her, looking embarrassed: "It's not that I won't go out, it's that I'll postpone it until the storm has passed."
"Huh!" Wen Shu sneered. Looking at this person who had planned for him for several years, he suddenly felt that he didn't know him at all. "By doing this, isn't it equivalent to indirectly admitting that I did plagiarize?"
"Wen Shu, you have to calm down. Even if this incident hadn't happened, Thousand Dreams wouldn't be suitable to be released now! It was our mistake not to do a good job of market research, but it has already happened and we should stop the loss in time." Qi Qianchen said earnestly. If it were the previous Wen Shu, he might have believed it, but now...
"I must publish "A Thousand Dreams"! And I have to publish it on time!" Wen Shu was too lazy to play Tai Chi with him anymore. She didn't care what Qi Qianchen was planning, but how could she just sit there and wait for death? Even a rabbit will bite when it's angry, not to mention that she was just a cat with its claws hidden.
Qi Qianchen refused sternly: "I don't agree!"
Wen Shu confronted him: "If there is any loss, I will bear it all!"
"But if this happens, the studio's reputation will be ruined!" Wen Shu was unwilling to settle the matter peacefully , which exceeded Qi Qianchen's expectations.
"What are you afraid of? I have more than three million fans. As long as half of them still believe in me, I will publish "A Thousand Dreams"!" Wen Shu glanced at him and completely gave up on him. "Besides, Editor-in-Chief Qi, although I don't want to take credit for the current situation of your studio, I also have some contributions." Now that things have come to this, she doesn't need to save face anymore.
"I hope we can part ways in peace."
Wen Shu's eyes were burning, and Qi Qianchen finally compromised: "You go back first, I will ask the legal department to draw up a contract and clearly state the rights and responsibilities. If you are sure you can sign it, "A Thousand Dreams" can be released again." Wen Shu reminded him that he really didn't need to offend those fans.
"No need. As far as I know, the studio's legal officer graduated from a prestigious university. It shouldn't take long to draft a contract like this. I'll wait here." Wen Shu ignored his order to leave and was determined to resolve the matter today.
"Whatever you want!" Qi Qianchen looked at her like this and didn't bother to care anymore. He walked out of the meeting room with a cold face.
Wen Shu was sitting in the office, so he took out his phone to browse Weibo. Unexpectedly, he saw a message from Fanbi, also known as Xu Zishan, celebrating the success: Congratulations to @Fanbi for selling 10,000 copies of "Chenghuo"! Anyone who reposts this Weibo will have a chance to win a set of @Fanbi's complete signed comics!
Wen Shu thought about it carefully. Although she didn't pay much attention to Xu Zishan, this should be her work that would break 10,000 copies the fastest. She really played a good hand.
A netizen asked Wen Shu: "Master, is your "Into the Dream" still available? I really hope it will be available!
Wen Shuhui: Yes.
After taking another casual look, Yu Qianlin called: "Wen Shu, are you okay?"
Wen Shu smiled and replied, "It's okay, I'm fine."
Yu Qianlin was relieved when he heard her tone of voice, not pretending to be relaxed, "I'm glad you're okay. Do you want me to help you with anything?"
"Don't think of taking on everything. I can handle it." Wen Shu thought again and said, "Did you see the message I sent you?"
"Of course!" When he suddenly saw the information that Wen Shu was coming to Xincheng, he almost thought he had seen it wrong, "Are you here to relax, or for something else?"
"What do you think?" Wen Shu said mysteriously.
"Don't keep me in suspense!" Yu Qianlin was anxious.
Wen Shu was about to say something when she saw Qi Qianchen's legal affairs officer coming over with documents. She said, "I have something else to do. I'll hang up now."
"Hello, Miss Wen." The legal officer greeted Wen Shu expressionlessly.
"Hello." She looked at the document in his hand, "Have you finished it?"
"Yes." The legal officer nodded. "Please take a look first. If there is anything inappropriate, we can discuss it with Editor-in-Chief Qi."
"Okay." Wen Shu took the contract and quickly scanned it. Every word on the document made her heart completely cold. Yu Qianlin was right. Qi Qianchen was an out-and-out businessman, and his greed was extremely ugly.
Yu Qianlin was upset when Wen Shu suddenly hung up the phone. When he tried to call again, the phone was turned off. His colleagues who were not far away witnessed the police star's face changing from surprise to joy to anger, and finally he even punched the wall. They all stopped watching the fun and turned their heads back silently to avoid being affected by his anger.
Wen Shu, who was far away in Xuancheng, was not in a much better situation now . At this moment, she was picking out the more problematic clauses in the contract one by one and sorting them out with Qi Qianchen.
"First of all, I have no problem paying for all the publicity expenses, but you must prepare a detailed publicity budget for me as an attachment to the contract."
Qi Qianchen crossed his legs and said slowly, "No problem, anything else?"
"Of course. If I and Qianmeng are sued, you have the right to deduct 50% of my total royalties as compensation for reputation loss. Is this necessary? Don't you know whether I plagiarized or not? Qi - Chief - Editor!"
"Okay, delete this." Qi Qianchen nodded. Sure enough, she was different now. If she started to make a scene, it would not be good for anyone.
"And there's this. From now on, the pen name Qian Lin Shu belongs to you? Editor-in-Chief Qi, are you sure your people can handle it?" Wen Shu stared at him intently, feeling cold all over. "Or do you want to force me to quit?" If she didn't want to disappoint everyone, she would have thrown the contract in his face. Anyone who signs such an unequal treaty is a fool!
Qi Qianchen looked as if it should be like this: "I trained you, I don't think this is too much."
"You want my pen name? No problem. I want 30% of all the income from this pen name every year."
Qi Qianchen said slowly: "Do you think I will agree? After all, I am not the one who is in a hurry to publish a book."
"Ah! I forgot to tell you, I just took a photo of the contract with my phone in order to study it carefully, and..." Wen Shu shook his phone, "I have a habit recently, and it was Yu Qianlin who told me that when negotiating with people, I should learn to record. If I post all of this online, what do you think will happen?"
Qi Qianchen's face changed. Looking at the person in front of him who was smiling ostentatiously, he was furious and shouted, "How dare you!"
"What am I afraid of?" Wen Shu threw his phone on the table. "Editor-in-Chief Qi, when you deleted the official announcement of "A Thousand Dreams" and drafted such an unequal contract, you should have thought about the consequences. Just because I don't fight doesn't mean I'm easy to bully!"
"What do you want?"
"It's very simple. I have to draft a reasonable and legal contract. I will not pay less than a penny and I will never shirk my responsibilities. In addition, since I have paid the money, I must be aware of and participate in the whole process."
This was the first time that Qi Qianchen was suppressed so badly that the word "ugly" could not describe his expression. He suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, I promise you. But like you said, if something goes wrong, you will bear all the responsibilities. I hope you won't come back and bite me back then."
Wen Shu shrugged indifferently: "Of course not. I hope we can have a pleasant last cooperation." She then smiled, as if the tit-for-tat just now had never happened.
A few minutes later, the legal department redrafted the contract, and Wen Shu checked it carefully again. After making sure there were no traps, she signed her name. Qi Qianchen also wrote his name reluctantly under her gaze.
Wen Shu put the contract away with a smile, and said before leaving: "I will redesign the cover of "A Thousand Dreams" myself, and I will replace all the things in this book that do not belong to me."
After leaving the studio, Wen Shu turned on her cell phone again, and found that her phone was once again flooded with various messages from Yu Qianlin. She called him back in a good mood.
"Officer Yu, are you busy?"
The person on the other end of the phone immediately replied angrily: "Why not? I'm busy settling accounts with you. I'll wait for you to come and punish you!"
Wen Shu's eyebrows curved, and she deliberately said: "Then I won't come!"
"You dare!" Yu Qianlin said gritting his teeth, "Wen Shu, just try not answering my call again!" Yu Qianlin was really scared. Every time Wen Shu didn't answer his call, something almost always went wrong. Now he wished he could lock the person in his arms to feel at ease!
"Okay, okay, I was wrong, little brother, don't be angry anymore." After Wen Shu said this, her face became hot. She once thought that this name was so corny, but when she really said it out loud, all that was left was layers of shyness.
"You..." Yu Qianlin felt confused, "What did you call me just now?"
"Nothing, I'll hang up first!" Wen Shu held back his throbbing and quickly hung up the phone. Then he realized belatedly, was she flirting and running away?
Never mind!
She looked at the contract in her hand, and ripples spread across her heart.