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Chapter 198 Military Region Art Troupe

In the second half of 1979, Qiao Yicheng had become a senior high school student and was preparing for the college entrance examination with his classmates.

It’s just that Qiao Yicheng is just pretending. With his own abilities and the support of the system, it is still very easy for him to get a high score in the college entrance examination.

In the second semester of his second year of high school, which was the first half of 1979, the High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University helped Qiao Yicheng mail the manuscript of "Harry Potter", and Qiao Yicheng waited patiently. After all, China and the United States are far apart, and the spread of information is not very convenient.

Qiao Yicheng is very confident about his novel "Harry Potter" and believes that it will be valued by the two publishing houses, so he does not seem to be too anxious.

As expected, Qiao Yicheng soon received a response from Scholastic Publishing in the United States, and the other party sent a special staff member to Nanjing to sign a contract with Qiao Yicheng.

"Student Yicheng, these two are Mr. David, the representative of Scholastic Publishing, and Ms. Linda, the legal representative of Scholastic Publishing."

"Hello everyone! Welcome to Nanjing, China!
I am Su Ning, the author of Harry Potter." After hearing Principal Su's introduction, Qiao Yicheng introduced himself directly in English.

“Oh my God!

I didn’t expect that the author of “Harry Potter” is so young?
We all thought Suning was a middle-aged English teacher in Hua Xia!
Oh my God! This is unbelievable! "David, the representative of Scholastic Publishing, and Linda, the legal representative, looked at each other in shock, and then Linda was speechless.

"Haha, I originally wrote Harry Potter just to improve my English, but I didn't expect to gain such unexpected benefits."

"Oh my God! You Chinese are really talented!
There are many outstanding talents from your China around me in the United States.

I just didn't expect there's an even more talented Mr. Suning in China." David also sighed with emotion.

As the principal of the Affiliated High School of Nanjing Normal University, Principal Su has a good command of English and can of course understand the English conversation between Qiao Yicheng, David and the other two. He is really proud of Qiao Yicheng, as he is the pride of their Affiliated High School of Nanjing Normal University.

"Haha, Mr. David, you're too kind!"

"Mr. Suning, let's get back to the topic!
Your Harry Potter book is highly valued by our publishing house.

We just learned from Principal Su that you have completed the first three parts."

"Haha, now I have completed the two subsequent parts, so now I have finished writing five parts, and there are two more parts planned to come."

"Oh my God! You are such a prolific genius!

Mr. Suning, excuse me for asking, is there any dispute over the copyright of Harry Potter?

"No! One hundred percent original!"

"That's great! Next, let's talk about the profit-sharing issue!

Our Scholastic Publishing Company is a world-class publishing house.

If Mr. Suning agrees to cooperate with our Xuele Publishing House, we will definitely distribute and disseminate this Harry Potter book to the greatest extent possible."

"Well! Mr. David, my school and I both believe in the strength of your publishing house.

That's why we approached you, Xue Le Publishing House." Qiao Yicheng nodded with a smile.

"Mr. Su Ning, our Xuele Publishing House has decided to give Mr. Su a 5% share of the revenue!"

When Principal Su heard the commission offered by David, his eyes lit up in surprise. He thought the conditions of Scholastic Publishing House in the United States were too favorable.

“Haha, Mr. David, are you kidding me?
The fact that I can write this kind of novel purely in English means that I have a good understanding of the actual distribution situation in the United States and the United Kingdom.

"Mr. David, if you, Scholastic Publishing, are truly sincere, stop treating me like a child!" Unlike Principal Su's surprise, Qiao Yicheng was very dissatisfied.

"This..." David and Linda looked at each other helplessly. They didn't expect that the "kid" in front of them would be so difficult to deal with.

Principal Su, who was standing by, was also very shocked by Qiao Yicheng's direct rejection. However, when he saw David and Linda's reactions, he realized that the two Americans were a little dishonest.

"Mr. Suning, what do you mean?"

"Mr. David, as far as I know, the revenue share offered by your foreign publishers is between 12.5% and 17.5%.

Because I am a new writer, I only ask for 15% of the revenue share."

"No! Absolutely not!

Mr. Suning, you also said that you are just a new writer with no international fame, and the profit share you mentioned is the same as that of some famous European and American writers.

"Haha, to be honest with you, Mr. David, while we were in contact with your Xuele Publishing House, we were also in contact with other major British and American publishing houses.

The story of "Harry Potter" is set in London, England.

I believe British publishers will be more interested.”

"Huh?" Seeing such a difficult Qiao Yicheng, David and Linda both looked embarrassed.

"Mr. Suning, the fact that we can travel thousands of miles from the United States to Nanjing, China, shows that our publishing house is very sincere." Seeing that the negotiations had reached a deadlock, the legal officer Linda quickly spoke up to smooth things over.

"Ms. Linda, your American Scholastic Publishing House is willing to come to Nanjing, China, because you see the commercial value of Harry Potter.

But it doesn’t mean that you are sincere!
So, these are two completely different things!" Qiao Yicheng shook his head disapprovingly.

"." David and Linda both seemed helpless. They really didn't expect Suning to be so stubborn.

At this time, the principal of Nanjing Normal University Affiliated High School wanted to speak out to ease the deadlock, but Qiao Yicheng, who discovered the situation, stopped him with his eyes. Understanding Qiao Yicheng's eyes, Principal Su swallowed his words helplessly.

Because the differences between the two sides were too great, Scholastic Publishing in the United States did not actually think much of Qiao Yicheng, so the negotiations ultimately failed to reach an agreement.

Watching David and Linda leave, Principal Su couldn't help but look at Qiao Yicheng with a complaining look, "Student Yicheng, the conditions offered by Scholastic Publishing House in the United States are very favorable!

You, a new and unknown writer, should be content with that!"

"Principal, Bloomsbury Publishing in the UK has not responded yet!
Although this British publisher is smaller than Scholastic in the US, it actually makes me look forward to their sincerity.”

"Hey! Come on! You are too stubborn!" After all, the copyright of the novel belongs to Qiao Yicheng, and Principal Su can't decide anything.

After David and Linda from Scholastic left, Qiao Yicheng resumed his daily life. Because of Qiao Yicheng's years of training, Qiao Erqiang and Sanli seemed more confident and energetic, and were no longer as depressed as in the original drama!

Qiao Yicheng was very surprised to see that his years of hard work had finally paid off, but he still didn't dare to relax, because some things had too much inertia, and it was hard to predict that his four younger siblings would not go back to their old ways.

"Brother, what delicious food shall we make today?"

"Erqiang, how come all you think about is food? What else can you think about besides eating?"

"Brother, I'm pretty good at grappling now! I'm not just good at eating!"

"And me! And me!

Brother, my grappling skills are also very powerful!

Now at school, no one dares to bully me anymore!" The four beauties beside her were also boasting loudly.

Seeing his younger siblings, Qiao Yicheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He really hoped they would always be carefree like this, but that was simply unrealistic. Soon they would grow up and face the cruel realities of life. Because Qiao Yicheng skipped a grade to go to high school, Qi Weimin was still stuck in junior high school. Thinking of his cousin Qiao Yicheng, who was getting further and further away from him, Qi Weimin felt very aggrieved.

At first, Qiao Yicheng concealed the fact that he skipped a grade in high school, but things could never be kept secret, and eventually the Qi family found out.

After knowing the truth, the Qi family members were shocked and saddened by Qiao Yicheng's situation. At the same time, they also felt relieved for Qiao's deceased mother. After all, any mother would be proud to have such a promising father and son like Qiao Yicheng.

In the past, Qi Weimin never took his cousin Qiao Yicheng seriously, but since Qiao's mother passed away, Qiao Yicheng immediately seemed like a different person, making rapid progress and leaving Qi Weimin far behind. Qi Weimin no longer had the same sense of superiority.

"Wei Min, can you please stand up for your mother?
Look at them, they have only just passed the entrance exam and are about to take it!

So if he had been admitted to university directly, he would have been a college student at the age of sixteen!"

"Shufang, every child is different!

"Can you please stop comparing Weimin and Yicheng all the time?" Qi Zhiqiang was very disgusted with Wei Shufang's competitive nature, which had an unhealthy impact on the children.

"Zhiqiang, could you please stop interrupting me when I'm educating my child?
How is our Weimin inferior to Yicheng?

Why can't I compare Weimin and Yicheng?

As a father, do you think that if you live in peace with the world, our children will also be useless?" Wei Shufang retorted to Qi Zhiqiang disapprovingly.

Seeing that Wei Shufang was about to argue with him unreasonably again, Qi Zhiqiang looked at Wei Shufang with some disgust, then said nothing more and hid aside.

Seeing Qi Zhiqiang defeated, Wei Shufang did not intend to quit while she was ahead, and continued to mock him sarcastically, "Tsk! Hiding again!

What a loser! It's like this every time we argue!
I’ve had enough!”

Wei Shufang's voice was like a fly around Qi Weimin's ear, circling around his ear and making Qi Weimin extremely annoyed.

David and Linda from Scholastic Publishing in the United States waited in Nanjing for several days, but saw no signs of concession from Qiao Yicheng and Nanjing Normal University High School, so they had no choice but to make a long-distance call to the headquarters of Scholastic Publishing in the United States.

When the headquarters of Scholastic Publishing in the United States learned about the situation in Nanjing, China, they began to take "Harry Potter" seriously and once again convened the backbone of the publishing house to form a new review panel. They all agreed that the commercial value of "Harry Potter" was very high.

After the United States had the results of another review, it gave David, who was waiting in Nanjing, China, the right to a 14% share of the profits.

After getting the decision from Scholastic's headquarters in the United States, David and Linda once again approached Qiao Yicheng. After some intense negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement on a revenue sharing rate of 13.5%.

It was obvious that Qiao Yicheng won the final victory in this negotiation, which shocked Principal Su, who had been accompanying the negotiation, and he began to have new ideas about getting along with foreigners.

In fact, Qiao Yicheng was very satisfied with this share ratio. He was very happy to have such a huge wealth when he was still a young boy.

In fact, Qiao Yicheng in this life is no longer so obsessed with money. He is more satisfied with having enough money to support his family. Because in the world of 500 Million Inspectors, looking at the tons of gold in the underground vault and the huge numbers in the account every day made Qiao Yicheng lose the desire to make money.

Regarding his current environment, Qiao Yicheng suddenly wanted to change his way of life, no longer busy with money all day long, and do something he likes.

After taking care of the publication of "Harry Potter", Qiao Yicheng no longer focused on this matter. After all, the Affiliated High School of Nanjing Normal University was specifically looking after this matter, and he only needed to be a "good student" preparing for the exam.

After the college entrance examination in 1980, Qiao Yicheng shocked the entire Chinese education community with his perfect score and became the well-deserved top scorer in the JS Province college entrance examination.

Nanjing University, due to its proximity, was the first to learn about Qiao Yicheng's college entrance examination results and immediately ran to the office of the principal of Nanjing Normal University Affiliated High School.

Principal Su looked at the "good student" Qiao Yicheng in front of him and became more and more satisfied. This college entrance examination brought great fame to their Nanjing Normal University Affiliated High School.

"Student Yicheng, your college entrance examination results are out!

So President Zhou of Nanjing University came to our school personally to admit you!
I don't know, classmate Yicheng, are you willing to apply to Nanjing University?"

"Hello, Principal Zhou!
I am very grateful to Nanjing University for its appreciation of me!

But I personally still want to go to Peking University in Beijing!

So I’m so sorry!”

"Student Yicheng, our Nanjing University is also very strong. In fact, it is not much worse than Peking University in Beijing!
Besides, Nanjing is your hometown, so if you stay in Nanjing to attend university, it will be very beneficial for you and your family.” President Zhou of Nanjing University was very surprised.

"Principal Zhou, you probably also learned about the complicated situation of my family from Principal Su.

The main reason I wanted to go to Peking University in Beijing was so that my four younger siblings could have a better education.”

"What?" Principal Zhou and Principal Su both looked surprised.

"My two younger sisters love singing and dancing, so I wanted to send them to a better art troupe in Beijing.

As for my two younger brothers, I also plan to take them to Beijing to go to school."

"Classmate Yicheng, even if you can find some connections to bring your younger siblings to the capital, it will still cost a lot!
So this is totally unrealistic!" President Zhou of Nanjing University shook his head disapprovingly.

At this time, Principal Su was smiling and whispering something to Nanjing University's Principal Zhou. Then, Principal Zhou became increasingly shocked. "What? Su Ning, the author of Harry Potter, is Yicheng?"

"Haha, Principal Zhou has also heard of the Harry Potter story written by students?"

Although "Harry Potter" is a best-seller in the United States, having sold 20 million copies, Scholastic chose to hide Qiao Yicheng's real information in order to boost sales, and it did not receive much response in China.

"Haha, not long ago, a friend of mine who was visiting a university in the United States brought me back a set of five Harry Potter books, saying they are the best-selling novels in the United States right now.

We all thought it was written by a Chinese American, but we didn’t expect it was written by Yicheng.”

“When I wrote this novel in pure English, I was very confident in my English and wanted to improve my English by writing a novel.

I really didn’t expect that there would be a pleasant surprise in the end!”

"Classmate Yicheng, since you are not short of money!

Let’s not talk about tuition waivers and scholarships anymore!

Let’s first listen to our other conditions at NTU!”

"First, the Nanjing University will help Yicheng contact the Nanjing Military Region Art Troupe and recruit Yicheng's two younger sisters into the troupe."

"Secondly, Yicheng's four younger siblings will all attend the High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University."

"Third, we at NTU can offer 10% of our students the preferential treatment of studying for their bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees without taking entrance exams."

Principal Su was shocked when he heard the conditions proposed by President Zhou of Nanjing University, because no matter which of the three conditions was a very rare preferential condition.

But for Qiao Yicheng, the most important thing was the first one: Nanjing University helped him contact the Nanjing Military Region Art Troupe. This was very impressive, but also the most difficult thing for Qiao Yicheng to do.

In fact, what he just said about arranging for his two younger sisters to study dance and music in Beijing was just an exorbitant price asked by Qiao Yicheng. He did not expect that President Zhou of Nanjing University would really agree to it readily.

Seeing how supportive Nanjing University is, I thought that even if I went to Peking University in Beijing, I might not have so many preferential conditions. At least Sanli and Simei could not join such a heavyweight art troupe.

Qiao Yicheng and Principal Su of Nanjing Normal University Affiliated High School both believed in the promise made by the president of Nanjing University, so Qiao Yicheng agreed to apply for Nanjing University after Principal Su nodded.

(End of this chapter)