Xu Mengyao left with her drawing tube, and Lin Xiaoxi was unhappy.
"Xiaoxi, what's wrong?"
"You look like you could hang a jug of oil on your little mouth."
Lin Chen playfully scraped Lin Xiaoxi's delicate little nose.
Lin Xiaoxi hugged Lin Chen: "Dad, I don't want to learn painting from anyone else, I just want to learn from you."
Lin Chen laughed, "Xiaoxi, you trust Dad. With Dad's level, I should be able to teach you."
"Now, let's go take a bath and go to sleep."
Lin Xiaoxi asked in a milky voice, "Dad, I like sleeping with Dad and Mom. Do you like sleeping with me and Mom too?"
"Uh… I like it."
Lin Chen said with a smile.
He liked it a lot!
"Come on, let's get you all clean and then I'll tell you a story so you can sleep."
Lin Chen said with a smile.
An hour later, Lin Xiaoxi was fast asleep. Lin Chen went to the study and quickly wrote fairy tales.
He had already uploaded a total of fifty stories.
If he uploaded ten more, the second book could be published.
The third batch of the first book had a million copies. Even if they sold quickly, it would take a month; if they sold slowly, it might take three months to sell out.
Adding the thirty thousand from selling the characters, his savings now totaled eight million two hundred thousand.
With some effort, he could buy that house.
Three hours later, Lin Chen finished writing ten fairy tales.
He logged into the Tongxin Website author backend.
"Quite a few rewards, huh."
Lin Chen muttered inwardly.
As his book sales increased, his fans grew, and those fans would also log onto the website to take a look.
The latest fairy tales are available on the website.
People will give tips when they enjoy them.
Although most people don't tip much, there are a lot of them, so it adds up to a decent sum.
Lin Chen's total tips have now reached over a hundred thousand.
He gets to keep ninety percent of that money.
"Finished for the day!"
Lin Chen quickly uploaded these ten fairy tales.
Back in the master bedroom, Lin Chen's expression changed slightly.
Lin Xiaoxi had kicked off her blanket again, and her clothes had ridden up, exposing half of her little tummy.
Don't get sick, now.
Lin Chen thought to himself.
He quickly pulled the clothes down and tucked the blanket back around Lin Xiaoxi.
"Beep! Beep!"
The owner of a certain publishing house was woken up by a phone call.
"Old Wang, what's going on?"
"I just fell asleep. What's the meaning of this, disturbing my dreams?"
The boss, who had been woken up, asked.
The person calling him was the chief editor of his company.
"Boss, Lin Yu has updated! And he updated ten chapters at once. He already has thirty unpublished fairy tales. We can publish another book."
Old Wang, the chief editor on the other end of the phone, spoke quickly.
The boss's eyes lit up: "How's the quality?"
Old Wang said, "Boss, with Lin Yu's work, it's definitely top-tier. I read them, and every single one is top-tier. They'll still be around a hundred years from now."
"Are we going to fight for it?"
The boss immediately said, "What are you talking about? Of course, we'll compete! Otherwise, what will all the people in the company eat and drink?"
"We can sell these bookmarks for decades!"
Old Wang said, "Tongxin Website might offer better terms. We won't stand a chance if we don't improve our offer."
"Improve them, we will!"
"The facts have proven that Lin Yu isn't just a flash in the pan. He's genuinely talented, and he deserves us to give him better terms."
The boss said in a low voice.
They were very conservative with the first book.
What if they gave good terms, but the sales were terrible?
It's common for things to be hyped online but not actually sell.
But things are different now.
The first book Lin Chen collaborated on with Tongxin Website, the first batch of 300,000 copies, and the second batch of 500,000 copies have already sold out.
The total sales should already be over a million copies.
The consumer reviews are also extremely good.
A fairy tale with good sales and a good reputation can sell well for many years.
"Boss, Lin Yu has sent another ten fairy tales." "Boss—"
Many publishing company bosses received the news.
They were mostly woken up by phone calls.
Tongxin Website's boss, Liang Zhirong, was also woken up.
"Old Chen, are you sure about the quality?"
Liang Zhirong asked.
Chen Xinhang replied, "Boss, Old Feng and I each looked at five chapters. The quality of the ten newly uploaded chapters is just as high."
"A lot of people called you, right?"
"Yes, they all want to cooperate with Lin Yu. Some people have also left messages in the comment section, wanting to talk to Lin Yu in detail."
Liang Zhirong considered for a moment and said, "For the second book, we'll give Lin Chen eighteen percent royalties directly. Other companies definitely can't beat us."
"We have a website, they don't."
"Also, let's give Lin Chen a bit more in signing bonus."
If Lin Chen gets a higher percentage, they'll earn less. But as long as sales are high, they'll still make a good profit.
Furthermore, this kind of book could keep earning them money in the future.
"Boss, how much signing bonus should we offer?"
Chen Xinhang asked.
"I'll send Lin Chen a message now. He probably hasn't gone to sleep yet."
Liang Zhirong pondered for a moment before saying, "Lin Yu brought a lot of traffic to the website. The first signing bonus was 300,000. This time, let's give him a 600,000 signing bonus."
"Boss, this much?"
Chen Xinhang said in surprise.
Liang Zhirong said, "Didn't you say his calligraphy is even better than Old Master Jiang's? This could be a potential hot topic."
"I'll earn less now, and then slowly earn it back later."
"Right, the first print run is one million copies."
Chen Xinhang quickly sent a message to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen had just finished showering and saw the message from Chen Xinhang.
"Eighteen percent royalty rate, six hundred thousand signing bonus, and a first print run of one million copies?"
Lin Chen's eyes widened in surprise.
The boss of the Tongxin Website, Liang Zhirong, really had some guts.
"This royalty rate, with the first printing of one million copies, the royalties will be 5.4 million, plus the 600,000 signing bonus, that's exactly 6 million."
"Adding that to the 8.2 million I already have, I'll still have 1.2 million left over after buying this house."
Lin Chen thought to himself.
"Okay."
Lin Chen agreed directly with Chen Xinhang.
The Tongxin Website was generous, and he didn't bother to haggle. It would be difficult for other publishing companies to offer such terms.
Tongxin Website could attract traffic, but other companies couldn't.
"Phew."
Chen Xinhang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lin Yu, you should rest well first. We'll sign the contract tomorrow."
"Okay."
Lin Chen went to bed and quickly fell asleep.
"Cough!"
Two hours later, Lin Chen woke with a start.
Lin Xiaoxi was actually coughing.
"Xiaoxi really caught a cold."
Lin Chen frowned.
He checked on Lin Xiaoxi every couple of chapters. She was fine earlier, but then she kicked off her blanket.
And now she had a cold.
"Cough, cough!"
Lin Xiaoxi coughed, her little face flushed.
Lin Chen felt extremely distressed watching her; he would rather be sick himself.
"System, now that my physique has improved, can't I help Xiaoxi improve hers a bit too?"
Lin Chen asked in his mind.
The System replied, "Host, that's not possible. But if your medical skills improve, you can help Lin Xiaoxi with supplements."
"Or you can teach her martial arts if you learn it later."
Lin Chen nodded slightly.
He had actually wanted to acquire martial arts skills for a long time.
But acquiring skills had to happen naturally; forcing it wouldn't work. Lin Xiaoxi wasn't interested at all right now.
"Cough, cough!"
After a while, Lin Xiaoxi would cough uncomfortably a few times.
Coughing, Lin Xiaoxi coughed herself awake.
"Daddy, I feel so awful."
Lin Xiaoxi said, her little face flushed.
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