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Chapter 21: A better life has just begun

"Okay, this matter is indeed the most important." Fan Lun smiled and nodded.

Lin En looked calm and calm, and did not bother to tell more about his injury or his family. To Fan Lun, this just seemed real and in line with the character and family background that could write "Sherlock Holmes".

"Waiter, another cup of coffee." Arthur ordered Fan Lun a cup of coffee as well.

"Thank you. It can be seen from Mr. Linn's story that you are very talented. You must have submitted manuscripts in Kip City before traveling, right?" Fan Lun got to the point.

"Yeah, I've cast some." Linn's reply was very brief, not giving Fan Lundo a chance to find out the details.

"I wonder what price the newspaper over there gave you?"

"They are all calculated by words, one thousand words is one gold coin, and there are two gold coins." Lin En deliberately paid attention to it. When quoting, the unit was in gold coins.

Hearing the price, Fan Lun took a breath: "Well... you are undoubtedly worthy of this price. So, what price do you want to get this time?"

Lin En looked considerate and polite: "People here probably don't know me. I think it will take time to build a reputation, so I plan to start with one gold coin per thousand words."

"The price...may be a bit high." Fan Lun smiled, "Of course, your strength is completely worthy of it, but since you have submitted the article, you should understand that strength is only part of it. I want to wait for you to publish it first

Write a few articles, build a reputation, and then raise the price appropriately after everything is stable."

From a normal perspective, it would take almost a month to submit two or three manuscripts.

Van Lun estimated that Lynn would not be able to stay in Tswold City for long, so he hoped that the price would be lowered and he could make more money with his limited manuscripts.

"For most people, this is the best arrangement, but I am different." Lin En expressed her confidence, "I write more."

"Write a lot?" Fan Lun repeated.

No matter how many stories you write of this quality, you will only be able to write four stories in a month, right?

"I submit at least eight articles every month. Therefore, instead of raising the price after submitting two or three articles, it is better to set the price directly." Lin En raised the corner of his mouth and said.

This is his greatest confidence.

The price was fifty copper coins, and by submitting four articles, Fan Lun could earn close to two thousand a month.

The price is one hundred copper coins, and if you submit eight articles, or even more, Fan Lun will earn less from each article, but he will make more overall.

As long as Fan Lun is not a fool, he will definitely accept the offer of one thousand words and one hundred copper coins.

Because of this quality coupled with this serialization speed, other newspapers will really rush to cooperate.

The only problem is.

Can Lynn ensure that every article is of this quality?

If he ignores quality for quantity, it will become a loss-making business again.

"Are you sure you can write at least eight articles a month? To be honest, I have been an editor for decades, and I have never seen you so productive." Fan Lun raised his concerns tactfully, "The reputation of a novel is very important, and this must be the case.

To what extent it affects newspaper sales, you..."

"I understand your concerns. Let's do this. You can suppress two of my manuscripts. Every time I publish one, you will give me the manuscript fee for the previous article. If the content is not up to standard once, you will suppress two manuscripts.

All the manuscript fees will go to the newspaper." Lin En gave Fan Lun some guarantees.

This is a good deal.

Fan Lun was moved.

The total cost of the two manuscripts is about twenty gold coins.

On the surface, he said it was for the newspaper, but as a middleman, it was not difficult for him to block the news and pocket it himself.

"The doctor said that my leg needs to rest for at least three months, so I will not leave Tswold City for at least three months, and I will submit at least twenty-four novels during this period." Lynn was also worried that Van Lun said it deliberately.

His manuscript was not up to standard, so he ate up his manuscript fee, so he specifically reported the number of manuscripts he submitted to stabilize the other party.

"I 100% believe in your ability, but the newspaper company will ultimately depend on the market. The guarantee you gave is just right, enough for me to convince the editor-in-chief to establish cooperation with you at the price of one gold coin per thousand words." Fan Lun accepted.

got this quote.

Arthur was dumbfounded on the sidelines.

He didn't expect that Lin En would actually negotiate the matter.

"If you think the first two manuscripts are okay, you can arrange for them to be published. Next, I will submit two manuscripts to you every Sunday. You pay for two manuscripts each time, and you will pay me for two more manuscripts.

That's good." Linn was not surprised by this result.

"No problem at all." Fan Lun made a rough calculation and calculated that he could earn almost fifty gold coins in three months. He wanted to sign a contract with Lin En immediately.

At this time, the waiter brought Fan Lun's coffee.

Fan Lun didn't even bother to drink, for fear that Lin En would change his mind: "I'm going to prepare the contract. Please wait for me for half an hour."

"Don't worry, just drink your coffee first." Lin En said calmly.

"The contract is more important. In addition, I am deeply honored to get to know you and to cooperate with you. I'll buy the coffee." After that, Fan Lun took the initiative to pay for the coffee.

Arthur and Linn looked at each other and tried not to laugh.

"By the way, have you settled down at your residence? If your legs and feet are inconvenient, if you need it, I can just go and pick up the weekly manuscripts." Fan Lun became more and more attentive.

"I haven't decided on where to live yet. On the one hand, I'm not very familiar with Tswold City. On the other hand, I didn't take a penny from home for this trip. Now my leg is injured, and all the money I saved has been used for treatment.

." Lynn originally wanted to refuse Fan Lun's kindness, but thinking that she and Arthur were preparing to find a place to stay in a wealthy area, she explained the dilemma with a half-truth.

"Then let me help you find a place? I'm familiar with this place, and I also have friends in this field. I can settle you in today. As for the rent, I will help you pay it in my own name first, and I will wait until you earn the royalties.

It's not too late to pay it back to me." Fan Lun really took advantage of the situation and wanted to help arrange it.

This actually has nothing to do with good intentions.

Fan Lun simply thought that he could make a small fortune by acting as a middleman in the name of renting a house.

Linn didn't care about this. The most important thing now was to stay in the rich area until the next cleanup task began.

Anyway, he has only handed in two manuscripts now, and the advance payment for accommodation and other things is almost like prostitution for free.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. The house doesn't have to be very nice. I'm not picky." Lin En accepted Fan Lun's 'kindness'.

"No problem, I'll prepare the contract first. After we sign the contract, I will show you where to live." Fan Lun was very happy. With the deduction of the manuscript fee plus the deduction of the rent, after three months, he estimated that he would

At least you can get a hundred gold coins.

"Okay, don't worry, take your time." Linn sent Fan Lun out of the cafe and asked Matt to come back to the cafe and sit down.

"He didn't drink it?" Matt saw that Fan Lun's cup of coffee had not been touched.

Arthur smiled and said: "I'm eager to sign a contract with your brother right away and make money from it, so I don't have time to drink coffee."

"Isn't this a waste?" Matt drank the coffee in one gulp.

"I really have yours, Lynn. Now I have a novel and a place to stay. By the way, can you really write eight novels in a month?" Arthur asked Lynn.

Linn wiped his mouth with a napkin: "As long as there is enough time, twelve chapters are fine."

"Genius. A person as talented as you has actually stayed in the slums for more than 20 years. It's really unbelievable." Arthur felt more and more that Linn was not simple, and he was determined to continue to cooperate with Linn for a long time.

"You can understand it as accumulation." Lin En found a word at random to explain away the original body's more than twenty years of inaction.

"Where do you live?" Matt asked after drinking coffee, "Brother, what's going on?"

"That Van Lun editor insisted on finding me every week to pick up manuscripts. If he went to the slums, everything would be revealed. Arthur and I could only lie and say that we were new arrivals and we didn't have a place to live, and then he insisted on helping me find it.

A place to live..." Lin En made up a lie without blushing or heartbeat.

Matt's eyes widened and he lowered his voice desperately: "Houses in wealthy areas are so expensive. Is this a good deal?"

"I thought about it, and it's quite a bargain. We still have a long way to go, and we will definitely move here in the future, so it's okay to rent a house in advance." Lynn hopes that Matt can adapt to the changes in life as soon as possible, "Especially you,

When we make money, you will have to get used to living in a wealthy area and studying in a private school in a wealthy area."

"Studying in a wealthy area?!" Matt really didn't dare to think about it.

What he originally thought was that it would be great to get another chance to study in those public schools.
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