Chapter 273 The theme of this book is betrayal
At nine o'clock in the morning, the four translators arrived at Talang Literature Publishing House and received a warm reception.
After the warm welcome ceremony, Talang’s staff placed the four authors in the same reception room,
and then handed in market sales reports, positive and negative reviews, and comparisons. It was given to Joanina and others.
This makes the four translators who came from afar very happy, because Talang Literary Society has truly achieved the "fairness and justice" and "readers are king" promised at the beginning.
Judging from the rows of data, Jonina ranks first in Europe.
The well-known writer Wood is the first in the Americas, while the first in Asia is Wu Jinyuan from Lijiapo, the Lion City.
However, for the second of these three regions, the data is not too bad, and readers’ comments are also different.
"Gentlemen and ladies, this is the result of statistics from several authoritative media, so there are three first prizes this time, namely Mr. Wood, Ms. Qionina, and Ms. Wu Jinyuan. Each of them will You will receive a bonus of 20,000 US dollars.”
“But we now need three translators to continue translating three versions of the work and officially sell them globally,
So if you gentlemen and ladies are interested, please wait a moment and we will discuss the formal terms of cooperation with you. ”
After hearing the results announced by Pei Wencong, the four authors present had different expressions, some were happy, some were calm, and some were frowning and thinking about things.
Jo Nina and Lu Jingyao was very happy. After all, Qiao Nina had no confidence at all before and never thought that she would be the first.
The US$20,000 bonus can completely help Qiao Nina get out of the dilemma in life.
And if we can sign a cooperation agreement next, we will get another income, which will change our destiny
Jeff, who is ranked second in the Americas, is a little frustrated, but Wood, who is ranked first, is not here, so he still has some expectations.
Wu Jinyuan from Asia is the calmest one. When she was waiting to get bored, she even picked up the newspapers and magazines prepared for her by the publisher and started reading them.
“Hi, are you Jonina Walls?”
Jonina was secretly happy when she suddenly heard the person next to her chatting up her.
Jonina looked at the middle-aged man with thin hair and said politely and reservedly: "Yes, sir, who are you?"
The middle-aged man looked at Jonina and said, "I'm Kibuda. I wrote you a letter. You should have an impression, right?"
Jonina's heart skipped a beat, and her face suddenly turned ugly.
Because this Kibuda was the one who wrote her a letter, harshly criticizing her for "ruining an epic" and turning a historical fantasy novel into a heroine novel.
"It seems that you have received my letter, right?" Kibuda said with a smile: "But why don't you reply to me? As an author, you should not lose your basic courtesy! ”
“I don’t agree with your opinion, I think”
"What do you think? Do you think a woman is all there is to a novel? So many critical articles have pointed out your mistakes, how do you have the courage to continue writing?"
"My results Very good”
"That's because you used biased writing techniques to attract the votes of those female readers with low emotional intelligence. Such works are destined not to be spread in the world."
Jonina's stumbling look immediately aroused the attention of those nearby. Lu Jingyao was alert.
She learned from the information at hand that this Kibuda was second in the European region and could be said to be Joanina's most direct competitor.
Lu Jingyao grabbed Joanina's hand, and then said to Kibuda: "Sir, could you please stay away from Ms. Joanina?"
Kibuda said coldly: "Who are you?"
Lu Jingyao said with the same indifference: "I am Ms. Qiao Nina's assistant. You have now affected Ms. Qiao Nina. Please pay attention to your words and deeds."
Kibuda said funny: "Madam, we are just a normal communication between authors, why are you so nervous?
Oh. Why does your face look so ugly, Jonina? I Did just a few words of conversation affect your mood? Are you so emotionally unstable?”
"Sorry, please give way."
Lu Jingyao took Qionina's arm and stood up, walked around Kibuda and walked out of the reception room.
After going out, Joanina said nervously: "Lu, I'm fine. If we leave now, we may lose the right to translate. I don't want to get more pay, I just like to translate that book."
Lu Jingyao said as he walked: "No, we will go to the organizer to negotiate the translation contract now.
They put the four authors together just to put pressure on us and let us Lowering the conditions is a common practice among our flower growers."
Lu Jingyao took Qiao Nina to the innermost part of Talang Literary Club. The office layout of a flower grower was customary, and the innermost office was the BOSS's office.
Amin stood in front of the two of them and said: "Ladies, do you need any help?"
Lu Jingyao said: "Ms. Qionina would like to talk to you. When it comes to translation rights, we don’t want to compete maliciously with others, so we want to be more direct and sincere.”
Amin looked at the domineering Lu Jingyao and was stunned for a moment, and then asked Pei Wencong on the phone. Got a reply.
"Please come in! Our boss would be happy to talk to girl Jonina."
Amin opened the door to the office and asked Qionina to go in, and Lu Jingyao followed suit.
There are three people in Pei Wencong's office. One of them is Pei Wencong whom he just met, the other is lawyer Luo Runbo, and the last one is Li Ye.
Li Ye was surprised. He came early today and had been discussing with Luo Runbo in the office the issues of registering offshore companies and speculating on the foreign exchange market.
Originally, he wanted to go through the four translators and let them understand the truth of "If you don't do it, someone else will do it."
I never thought that the most optimistic Joyner would come directly to kill me, so I would stop pretending and just show off my cards!
It's definitely not possible to completely hand over the copyright to Joyner. You have to get most of the operating rights no matter what.
In the future, fairy tales and fantasy novels written by flower growers will also need to be exported, and a suitable path must be drawn up.
We must engage in cultural infiltration too!
But Li Ye never expected that Qionina would be followed by Lu Jingyao.
【How did these two people get involved together? strangeness. 】
But Li Ye's surprise was not as bad as Lu Jingyao's surprise.
She was stunned as soon as she entered the door.
Just now, he was full of energy and wanted to bargain with Pei Wencong, but now his brain just shut down and he was at a loss.
【Why is Li Ye here? And why does he look more arrogant than Boss Pei? 】
The way Li Ye was sitting on the sofa, saying that he was Pei Wencong's boss, Lu Jingyao was not surprised at all.
"Mr. Li, do you have any questions?"
Pei Wencong also realized the problem and quickly cast a questioning look at Li Ye.
Li Ye waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, let's start talking about the contract! Explain in detail." Pei Wencong nodded and asked Luo Runbo to take over the Chinese and English contracts and began to explain each one to Qionina.
Lu Jingyao was confused.
Ever since she left the country, she had seen a lot of the prosperity and arrogance outside. Never had she seen a boss who casually threw out tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses treat a flower grower with such respect.
And this flower grower is still so young.
Qionina quickly called Lu Jingyao over and asked her to give her some advice.
Lu Jingyao was dizzy, listening to Luo Runbo's explanation, and finally found only a few areas that needed to be negotiated, but the arguments were futile.
“This lady, although Ms. Joanina does not have the right to operate, the copyright still belongs to him. All our operating profits will be distributed to Ms. Joanina in accordance with the contract,
And if the operation is not good, it will also provide Ms. Qiao Nina with a fixed income, and Ms. Qiao Nina will not be allowed to bear losses."
Lu Jingyao was not a professional to begin with, and her mood was violently shaken. In addition, Talang's contract highlights a "guaranteed" guarantee of harvest during droughts and floods, which makes Qiao Nina very satisfied.
Isn’t it satisfying enough to be able to translate your favorite works without losing any money?
After all, I am just a translator and not an original author. How can I be so confident?
< br>But in the end, Joanina made a request in a low voice: "Hello, Mr. Pei, can I communicate with the original author? ”
Pei Wencong looked at Li Ye.
Lu Jingyao also looked at Li Ye.
At this moment, Lu Jingyao came back to his senses.
During the Chinese New Year, Li Zhongfa was bragging in Qingshui County, and his grandson Li Ye was invited to Hong Kong Island for cultural exchanges.
Now it seems that Li Ye is here to communicate, and looking at Pei Wencong's eyes, "Song of Ice and Fire" has something to do with him.
Li Ye looked at Qiao Nina and said in English: "It is not convenient for the author to communicate with you now, but if you have any questions, you can tell me and I will let him correspond with you."
Qiao Nina is reserved. He said: "Okay, I mainly want to ask about the subsequent plot direction and style of this book. This way, it will be easier for me to translate it." Translate and write."
Li Ye said with a smile: "Just use your imagination and keep your current style. Your translation is great. If you have to know a little bit about the direction, it would be a betrayal."
"A Song of Ice and Fire" is full of betrayal, and Dragon Mother's final ending is also due to betrayal.
But Li Ye's truthful words were like a lightning strike on Lu Jingyao's head.
betray.
During the Chinese New Year last year, Wen Leyu sternly accused Lu Jingyao of betraying Li Ye.
Jonina was also stunned for a long time, and then said with moist eyes: "Yes, I guessed that too, I will write this story well"
Only those who have experienced betrayal, Only then can you appreciate the taste. Joanina's marriage and experience just gave her a better creative foundation.
Qionina started signing with the help of Luo Runbo.
Pei Wencong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he signed the first one, the rest would be easy. The copyright awareness in the West was not generally strong, so today was somewhat unexpectedly smooth.
Lu Jingyao looked at Li Ye steadily, and finally couldn't help but ask in Qingshui dialect: "Do you think I'm betraying you?"
Li Ye looked at Lu Jingyao and said calmly. He said: "It's all in the past, forget about it. !"
Lu Jingyao bit her lip and asked again: "This is very important to me, I need an answer."
Li Ye asked directly: "Then do you think it is not a betrayal? ”
Lu Jingyao: "."
Li Ye didn't have to worry about it, after all, things had already happened when he came to this world.
But if you want to say, "Yes, you were right to dump your boyfriend," then even if you kill him, he won't be able to say it.
Others can forgive you or ignore it, but you can't just ask others to confirm that you are "right".
Lu Jingyao’s lips were bitten.
Finally, she smiled sadly and asked calmly: "A Song of Ice and Fire is Teacher Ke's work, right?"
When Lu Jingyao tried to translate "A Song of Ice and Fire", she felt that the grammar The phrasing habits are very familiar, and now I realize that it is the work of my teacher.
Li Ye frowned and said: "You asked too many questions. You'd better pretend not to know me in the future, otherwise other authors will think it's unfair and affect Ms. Joanina. "
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Lu Jingyao lowered his head and was silent for a long time. It was not until Qiao Nina finished signing and pulled her away together that she looked at Li Ye again.
This time, Lu Jingyao finally confirmed that Li Ye was serious.
Because he is already far ahead of me.
. . . . . .
Lu Jingyao left Talang Literature Publishing House and took a deep breath. She felt that she didn't feel so uncomfortable, but the faint tearing feeling hurt her bones.
Betrayal, I turned out to be a betrayer.
Years of experience have made Lu Jingyao's character tougher and stronger, but when Li Ye put the word betrayal on his head, the intensity of the damage was beyond her ability to resolve.
Suddenly, Qionina stood opposite Lu Jingyao and hugged her gently.
"Forget the past! I used to be just like you just now. Now, let us forget those repressed memories together, okay?"
Lu Jingyao looked at Qionina in shock, Speechless.
Jonina smiled and said: "Although I don't understand your words, your eyes betray your heart."
Lu Jingyao sighed: "Sorry, I didn't help you just now."
"No, no, no, you have already helped me, and I will need your continued help in the future."
Qionina took Lu Jingyao's hand and said, "I have a stable income now, but I need a real assistant to take care of my children and my life. How about it? I'm willing." Will you take this job?"
Lu Jingyao looked at Qiao Nina blankly for ten seconds before slowly smiling: "Then what is my salary, generous Ms. Qiao Nina? ”
“The guarantee is three hundred pounds per month. If you need an agent in the future, it will be 10%. Trust me, I won’t be stingy.”
"Deal!"
(End of Chapter)