"Yes."
Xu Mengyao nodded.
Lin Chen said, "Honey, there's no need. I like earning my own money and spending it. It makes me feel more secure. I can make a small fortune in a year."
"You won't be able to spend it all, you really won't."
Xu Mengyao said, "Honey, are you sure you don't want it? Five percent of the shares are worth over three billion."
Lin Chen laughed, "Back then, I would have scrambled for it, even if it was just 0.05%."
"I'd have fought anyone who tried to take it from me!"
"Not now," Lin Chen said.
"Otherwise, if people say I'm a freeloader in the future, I won't be able to retort."
Xu Mengyao said, "My parents feel that you helped my father and have used up a favor of extremely high value."
"They feel bad about it."
Lin Chen looked at Lin Xiaoxi: "Xiaoxi, you tell me, I helped Grandpa, does Grandpa need to give me money?"
Lin Xiaoxi shook her little head.
"No need."
"We're family."
Lin Chen: "So, if Dad helps you, how will you thank Dad?"
Lin Xiaoxi said sweetly, "I'll kiss Dad. Mommy, you kiss Dad too, that's how we say thank you."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
"Mommy kissing Dad is something you can't see. Lin Chen, I'm not talking to you anymore, the water's boiling, I'm going to put in the dumplings."
"You get some rest."
Xu Mengyao hung up the video call after saying this.
A night passed.
The next day, Lin Chen and Xu Guofeng arrived at the hospital. Yang Qingyue would be discharged today and return to the country tomorrow.
"Knock, knock."
Before she was even discharged, a knock sounded at the door.
Lin Chen got up and opened it.
Standing outside was Solina, holding a bouquet of flowers.
"Mrs. Xu, I heard you're being discharged today. I came specifically to see you and congratulate you on overcoming your illness and regaining your health," Solina said with a smile as she entered the ward.
She gave the flowers to Yang Qingyue.
"Thank you."
Solina looked at Lin Chen: "Mr. Lin, can we find a quiet place to talk?"
"Sure."
Lin Chen nodded.
With Solina's looks, Yang Qingyue and the others wouldn't misunderstand.
The two went outside.
This hospital had quite a few places outdoors where people could rest.
Lin Chen and Solina sat down. Solina said, "Mr. Lin, you saved me again yesterday, I once again express my gratitude and apologies."
"The gunman and the person behind them have been dealt with."
Lin Chen nodded slightly.
He wasn't surprised by this.
The Dawson Family still held considerable power. Solina controlled most of it, and if she hadn't died, anyone involved would be in deep trouble.
Risk and reward go hand in hand!
"Because of this, my control over the family is now stronger, and such incidents shouldn't happen again."
"Congratulations."
Lin Chen offered his congratulations.
Solina said, "Someone in your country is working with the Bloody Hand Gang, but the Bloody Hand Gang doesn't know who they are. Or, the Bloody Hand Gang might know, but they're not telling the truth."
Lin Chen nodded.
"The truth will come out eventually."
Solina smiled. "Now that that's settled, let's talk about cooperation. The Dawson Family has a publishing house. Lin Yu, let's work together."
Lin Chen was taken aback.
"How did you know?" Solina asked. "I just saw a painting, and there were words on it. Those words are very familiar to me."
"I'm a fan of Lin Yu."
Lin Chen looked at Solina in surprise.
Solina laughed. "I'm learning Chinese, and someone recommended your calligraphy to me. When I look at the characters, I can actually see a forest and hear the birds singing in it."
"It's amazing."
"I read those fairy tales you wrote later, and they were excellent."
Lin Chen shook his head inwardly.
He hadn't expected Solina to find out. They had just been packing things up, and Xu Guofeng had taken out the paintings to admire.
"I thought Lin Yu was much older, but I didn't expect you to be Lin Yu. Lin Yu is so young."
Solina was surprised.
Lin Chen said, "Solina, please keep this a secret. I don't want to reveal the identity of Lin Yu for the time being."
Solina asked in confusion, "Why?"
Lin Chen said, "My daughter is only two years old. If my identity is exposed, we'll be surrounded by people whenever we go out."
Solina said, "But if your identity is made public, some forces targeting the Xu Family will restrain themselves."
Fame is also a type of energy!
Lin Yu has a large number of fans in China and abroad, and some calligraphy masters like Jiang Xuesong support him.
Lin Chen said, "The Xu Family's situation isn't that bad, and it's not a bad thing to have some enemies in the dark come out."
He added in his heart.
Especially the enemies within the Xu Corporation!
"You Chinese people just like to hide your strength. Your country is like that, and many individuals are the same."
Solina said.
Lin Chen smiled, "This is ancient wisdom; never let your enemy know how many chips you have. Once your trump card is exposed, failure is not far off."
Solina pondered.
"I'll remember that."
"I'll keep it a secret for you."
"Let's talk about cooperation. I want to exclusively publish your books."
Lin Chen asked, "What kind of cooperation are you thinking of?"
Solina said seriously, "Mr. Lin, although you have saved me twice, business is business. I won't give you extra benefits just because you saved me."
"Understood, speak."
Solina said, "Your fairy tales are loved by countless children. They should sell very well in many countries."
"I want all the rights outside of Huaguo, not just the English publishing rights, and not just the book publishing rights."
"Including the rights to develop peripheral products."
There are many peripherals that can be developed from fairy tales, such as various dolls, and turning the fairy tales into animations.
Lin Chen shook his head, "I don't plan to sell the peripheral rights for the time being. It's not a problem to translate them into other languages, but I want to check them before they are published."
The translated content cannot misinterpret his meaning.
No private agendas!
"You're not selling the peripheral rights?"
Lin Chen nodded. "We'll talk about that later."
Once the books are published in many countries, the peripheral rights will become much more valuable. They'll be worth a lot of money in the future.
"Alright."
"For the publishing rights, I want to buy them outright, per book. As long as the quality doesn't drop, the price will be ten million US dollars per book."
"Your first and second books were a bit rougher, but I'll still give you ten million US dollars each. The three books you've already published total thirty million US dollars," Solina said.
Lin Chen was deep in thought.
Three million US dollars was a pretty good price.
Chen Xihan had told him that the other publishing houses were currently offering a maximum of twenty-four million US dollars. And that wasn't just for publishing rights, there were other requirements.
After a moment, Lin Chen said, "That's fine. We'll sign for these three books first. If there are any more books in the future, it'll be ten million US dollars per book, and either party can terminate the cooperation if they disagree."
"Happy cooperation."
Solina extended her hand.
Lin Chen shook her hand and said, "Happy cooperation."
Solina stood up, "Mr. Lin, I will prepare the contract, and we can sign it later."
"Goodbye."
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