After the college entrance exam, he began to become a male god of extraction.

After the two sat down, they ordered two more cups of fruit tea.

"Young Master Xu, here is the contract. Please take a look."

Zheng Fanghong had prepared a complete contract in advance, in triplicate.

The author, Xu Qin, gets one copy, and the publishing house gets two copies: one for internal archiving and one for departmental use.

"Let me see, but it will take some time."

"Young Master Xu, take your time looking at it, there's no rush."

"it is good."

Xu Qin picked up one of them.

He first took photos of every page of the contract with his phone, and then sent them to his mother.

My mom works at the procuratorate and usually deals with all kinds of criminal cases. She knows a lot about criminal law, but I don't know if she can read civil and commercial contracts.

Publishing contracts are civil contracts, falling under the fields of civil law and intellectual property rights, which are almost completely unrelated to my mother's work.

When it comes to contracts, those who don't know much about them might not even be able to see some of the seemingly insignificant details.

Not to mention someone like Xu Qin who has virtually no understanding of the law.

Moreover, contracts are the most prone to wordplay issues; perhaps just one sentence or a few words can lead you into a contractual trap.

Although Xu Qin has only graduated from high school, he is not really that naive or ignorant.

He understood that professional matters should be handled by professionals.

So he decided to let his mother see what she thought.

After posting the photos, Xu Qin added, "Can you understand the publisher's contract?"

"What came from here?"

My mom happened to be off work today, so she replied to the message instantly.

"Copyright contract. I've written a science fiction novel and am preparing to sell the publishing rights to a publisher. Can you take a look at this contract and see if there are any problems? If you're not familiar with this field, do you know which of your friends would read it?"

"You've written a book? And you're going to publish it?"

"Yes, an exclusive simplified Chinese publishing and distribution right, 800,000 yuan, plus 15% royalties. We're currently preparing to sign a one-year contract with this publishing house. These are the three key points."

"Eight hundred thousand?"

Mom instantly perked up.

Her first thought was whether Xu Qin had been deceived.

There are a lot of scams these days.

Eight hundred thousand is no small sum!

"Probably not, my son wouldn't be that stupid."

His mother didn't suspect her son; Xu Qin had always been very shrewd.

Besides, he has at least sent the contract to him now, so Xu Qin is actually shrewd and cautious.

"Let's look at the contract first. We can ask about other things later."

Being overly inquisitive and wanting to know everything about your child is not the behavior of a good mother.

That's how my mom sees it.

"Let me show you."

Immediately afterwards, Mom started reading it word by word and line by line on the computer.

"This is the copyright contract for the novel; I'm still not professional enough..."

The contract is filled with dense text; even the slightest questionable sentence could lead to a trap or pitfall.

Therefore, Mom dared not let it slide, otherwise what if her son got scammed?

"Got it!"

Mom decided to let someone who knows how to watch it watch it.

So she contacted Ren Yun, who is Xia Qingyun's mother.

Ren Yun is a lawyer and has expertise in this field; she's much more professional than my mother.

"Is Xu Qin going to publish the copyright?"

After seeing the contract, Ren Yun noticed the message from her mother asking her to look at the contract, and realized that the contract actually belonged to Xu Qin.

"They said it would cost 800,000 yuan for an exclusive simplified Chinese publishing and distribution right, plus a 15% royalty."

After sending the message, my mom added, "By the way, you only signed a one-year contract with this publishing house. Do you think there's something wrong with this contract?"

"Okay, let me see."

Twenty minutes later.

"Jing, there's nothing wrong with this contract."

"Aren't there any pitfalls?"

"There's nothing wrong with this contract, except for one thing: why is Xu Qin getting such a high royalty rate? 15% royalty."

"Is this royalty very high?"

"Yes, this is the top-tier royalty in a writer's book publishing revenue, a privilege only top-tier writers receive."

Ren Yun said, "Xu Qin has developed to this extent? When I heard Qingyun mention it before, he had only just started. He only started after graduating from high school."

"Ah Yun, do you know that Xu Qin wrote a book?"

"I'd heard Qingyun mention him before, but I never imagined Xu Qin was this amazing."

The contract included the title of Xu Qin's book: "The First Year of Xincheng".

She searched on the Chiyu Forum.

Collections: 37.6.

Comments: 9.1.

It looks really impressive.

Ren Yun wasn't quite sure about the book's specific performance, but with so many favorites and comments, it must be quite impressive, right?

Ren Yun was surprised; she hadn't expected Xu Qin to have gone this far.

An exclusive simplified Chinese publishing and distribution right costs 800,000 yuan; in colloquial terms, it's 800,000 yuan for a single publishing right.

15% top royalty.

The contract is fine, so the royalties are legitimate.

Once the author signs and the publisher affixes their seal, the procedure is complete and the document becomes legally binding.

Xu Qin is only eighteen years old!

He earned 800,000 yuan when he was only eighteen!

How excellent is that?

My mom said, "I didn't even know he was writing a novel, and he secretly produced a huge one."

"Maybe he wants to surprise you? (chuckles)"

correct.

Mom suddenly remembered that Xu Qin had mentioned writing science fiction novels, but she hadn't taken it seriously and thought Xu Qin was joking.

It turned out to be true!

"Never mind, I'll ask later. Doesn't he need to sign a contract now?"

Xu Qin's mother replied, "I had a professional lawyer review the contract. It was Qingyun's mother. She's a professional and said there are no problems with the contract."

"Read it word by word," Mom emphasized.

"Then I'm relieved."

Xu Qin had also carefully reviewed the contract, and there were some parts he had questions about, which he had just asked Zheng Fanghong for clarification.

Now that his mother has confirmed it, he feels relieved.

"Mr. Zheng, I think there's nothing wrong with this contract, so we can sign it."

Xu Qin said.

"Young Master Xu, let's sign the contract!"

Seeing that Xu Qin indicated he was going to sign the contract, Zheng Fanghong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that "New City Year One" became a hit, not to mention the strong recommendation from renowned author Li Daoran yesterday, further proves that this book is excellent.

We'll see how it goes. Maybe it will soar to the sky, or even if it doesn't, it can't be bad.

This is a book that is above average in all aspects.

Once "New City Years" takes off and becomes popular, major copyright holders may swarm in. If Zheng Fanghong doesn't secure a publishing rights early, he won't even have a chance to get a share later.

Shortly afterward, the two officially signed the contract.

"Mr. Xu, I'll send you your contract after I get the publisher's stamp. As for the other money, I'll transfer it to your bank account by tomorrow when I get back to Xincheng."

"Sure, but the contract won't be sent to this town."

Xu Qin sent Ningcheng's address to the other party.

"Okay, I'll send the contract to this address later."

The two came out of the store.

"Mr. Zheng, I'm actually a little curious why you agreed to my request for 800,000 yuan and a one-year contract, and even gave me 15% royalties," Xu Qin asked with a smile.

"Young Master Xu, in my opinion, your book has great potential. It might even make my publishing house a success, so I'm willing to take a gamble!"

"What if it fails?"

"It's not a big deal if we fail this time. Besides, failure is the norm in life! Hahaha..."

They both laughed.

Xu Qin extended his hand. "Mr. Zheng, it's a pleasure to work with you."

"It's a pleasure working with you!"

The two shook hands.

Zheng Fanghong said earnestly, "I hope this book will be a huge hit!"

A big fire is a win-win situation.

Xu Qin certainly hoped for the same.