pertwk Chapter 42 Trust Limits
Chapter 42 Trust Limits
Yu Zhen verbally agreed to deliver the third sequel as soon as possible, but did not truthfully tell Selena Feng about the 20-word manuscript he had on hand.
This approach isn't hard to understand, right?
He needs to play it safe first.
Despite having physical intimacy with Selena von.
However, this does not mean that you can unconditionally trust the other party no matter what.
The seamless collaboration between the two previous works, "The Truman Show" and "Brain in a Vat," does not mean that all subsequent stories in the series can confidently seek collaborations in the same way.
If we were to be so straightforward, we would simply submit the manuscript to Selena von.
He was essentially testing this American woman's greed for wealth, holding a gold mine within easy reach.
Using one's own money to test someone's trustworthiness, and to what extent that trust can be established...?
This is not true friendship.
That's called brain-dead!
After all, no matter how successful the first two books were in the North American book market...
In reality, all Yu Zhen has gained so far is a series of uplifting news on a spiritual level.
And his close, unbarrier-free friendship with Selena von.
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The most important source of income is royalties, which are expected to directly exceed a million dollars in wealth.
He currently has absolutely no direct control whatsoever.
To put it bluntly, what if Selena von von chose to embezzle such a huge sum of money while she was in North America?
Then he really has absolutely no means of restraint.
If something like that really happens, he can only watch helplessly.
They wanted to file a lawsuit but didn't know where to begin.
This is one of them.
Secondly, in Western society, the most important principle is that one's livelihood depends on one's strength.
He has the entire series of stories planned in his hands.
There's no problem at all that I could create at least another hundred thousand words.
Moreover, it can be guaranteed that the plot will be engaging from beginning to end, with no clichés, repetitions, or filler content, and will contain over a million words of high-quality, engaging content.
This is undoubtedly his greatest asset after traveling through time and space.
So, does that mean we're qualified to discuss further collaboration with publisher Mark?
For example, the royalty sharing ratio could be raised again.
For example, once sales exceed a certain number of tens of thousands of copies, shouldn't there be additional financial rewards?
The science fiction series I'm about to create, in another time and space, has already been adapted into the most successful Hollywood science fiction blockbusters.
In the end, all they earned was a few million dollars in royalties.
That would be the most foolish thing to do to sell a gold mine for a pittance.
The other biggest, and most awkward, situation is...
That is, the royalties he is currently earning in the North American publishing market, no matter how outrageously huge, have actually become a huge burden for his current living situation in China.
There's simply nowhere in China for him to spend money.
That's another story.
It is possible to have supporting venues for private consumption.
He didn't seem to have the guts to spend money recklessly.
To put it bluntly, in this day and age, it would really cause big problems if an individual suddenly possessed such a massive amount of wealth.
This matter has evolved to such an extent that it is no longer his personal affair.
Don't forget that he is currently employed by a company.
Back then, it was the Shanghai municipal government that took a considerable risk in settling him in Shanghai.
He was a golden brand established by the Shanghai government, defying public opinion in the literary world.
He has now settled down in Shanghai.
Selena Feng brought back the relevant contracts signed with the publisher, Old Mark's Company, as well as a recent sales statistics table for "The Truman Show" in the North American book market.
And a passionate "manuscript urging letter" written by publisher Mark to Yu Zhen.
Next, Yu Zhen made a phone call, first calling back to the publishing house and then to his editor, Wu Ke.
Instruct editor Wu Ke to report the matter to the agency immediately.
Then it is handed over to the community, and further reported to the relevant leaders in the city.
Since the matter is no longer his personal affair.
His only option was to handle things "officially" and make things more transparent, giving everyone a sense of participation.
He wanted to get the matter reported up the chain of command through his work unit and the Shanghai municipal government, layer by layer, to higher levels.
Let the relevant departments step in to coordinate and intervene.
Ultimately, contact was made with the North American authorities.
Then, naturally, it extends to myself as the novelist, Mark's company as the North American publisher, and Selena Feng, the full-time translator and international student at Yenching University. Together, they form a cooperative mechanism that is directly supervised and protected by the official authorities of both countries.
This kind of operation, of course, makes things incredibly complicated.
Despite being a so-called international student at Yenching University, Selena Feng clearly has some reservations about this kind of cooperation that directly escalates to the level of official oversight between countries.
How should I put it? He looked like he had been wronged.
This girl was very straightforward; she directly asked Yu Zhen if he didn't trust her anymore and was afraid that she might do something underhanded in the United States.
He also complained that if Old Mark found out about this, people might be less willing to work with him and it would be inconvenient to publish his works anymore.
Yu Zhen couldn't figure out where this girl's logic came from.
However, through the other party's most direct emotional reaction, he also realized what the differences between Eastern and Western cultures are.
To put it bluntly, it stems from capitalists' inherent distrust of their own country's government.
Despite being just an American student, Selena Feng's values, instilled from childhood, also dictate that officials cannot be trusted.
Once you get involved, it's like a series of troubles are about to follow.
"Yu, you really can trust me completely. You can choose another, better way to cooperate..."
"For example, you can open a secret account overseas, where you have complete control over transaction passwords and other information. Old Mark will regularly deposit the settled royalties directly into your overseas account. When you have the opportunity to go abroad in the future and go to the United States, that will be your greatest asset to start a new life in the United States."
"Don't tell me you've never considered living in the US. With your creative talent, you'd have a much better space to showcase it there..."
"Yu, your best option is to go abroad, to the United States!"
"Really, really, your Eastern country is still too backward, especially in the field of technology. It lags behind the Western world by at least half a century. In the Eastern country, your science fiction works have far too few readers. Only when you go to the United States can you truly understand what high technology is, and only then will the many futuristic technological concepts you create in your writing have a real chance of being realized..."
Yu Zhen didn't offer much explanation, as he couldn't explain it clearly.
The national conditions are different. What he needs most in China now is not money, but prestige, the prestige of becoming an irreplaceable top-level writer, and the prestige of being valued by the country.
In fact, it can also be said that they are "scholars" or "scholars" nurtured by the state.
It's normal that Selena von doesn't understand. If she really can't accept it and chooses not to cooperate anymore, he will definitely respect her opinion.
And we guarantee that we will pay the other party in full, and we will keep things separate.
As for what the other party mentioned, opening secret accounts directly overseas.
The idea is that one day, after successfully going abroad, one can easily live a carefree life overseas with the large sum of US dollars earned.
If he weren't a time traveler from 202*, he wouldn't know that there was a near-insurmountable killing line for non-nuclear Jews in North America.
That statement is indeed incredibly tempting.
After all, the Western world is full of dazzling lights and extravagant lifestyles, where having money seems to mean having everything, and that having money seems to mean being able to buy everything.
Who would believe it? Who would be willing to go crazy for it?