Although Zhen Yu was visiting the Capital for the first time, she could also name a few of its famous cuisines!
In this cold winter, what could be more comforting than having hot pot? So, the three people got together and decided to have mutton hot pot for dinner at a copper hot pot restaurant.
"Little sister, I’ve completed my tasks perfectly today! How about you?" Zhen Yan asked while putting meat and vegetables into the pot. Read full story at noⅴelfire.net
Zhen Yu looked completely unhurried and leisurely replied, "Just waiting for phone calls after posting the information."
"But we can’t just sit around waiting, can we? Or should we... maybe go out and look around ourselves?"
"That’s possible, but the most important thing now is the internet café!" Zhen Yu was most concerned about whether she could open the internet café in the Capital, as for the house near Beijing University, it wasn’t an issue for her to come back and buy one during the summer break.
Han Mingyue suddenly spoke up, "I do have an idea! I just don’t know what you’ll think about it."
"Let’s hear it!" The siblings brightened up at the same time.
"We could write more purchase inquiries and post them around!"
"You mean—post flyers?!" Zhen Yu asked incredulously.
"What’s wrong?" Han Mingyue was puzzled by her astonishment, effortlessly using an example. "Aren’t they posted everywhere outside?"
Zhen Yu swallowed her saliva.
To prevent her ideas from going astray, she gathered what little public-spiritedness she had.
"Those things are too unsightly, they really spoil the city’s appearance! Maybe we should not..."
Upon hearing this, Han Mingyue recalled his feelings when he saw the flyers, agreeing with Zhen Yu’s point, and fell silent.
"This," Zhen Yan glanced at the two, then hesitantly blurted out a suggestion! "If we can’t post them, couldn’t we write more and hand them out to people to see? It’s better than shouting out loud! That would be battling against the wind and cold air..."
Han Mingyue was still considering the practicality of this idea, but Zhen Yu had already enthusiastically slapped the table, "You mean handing out flyers?! That’s possible!"
Not many merchants in Qi City had used this promotional method, so they didn’t quite understand what flyers were.
"Just pieces of paper that people pass around and look at!" Zhen Yu explained with a laugh, then sighed, "Ugh, it’s just that it’s really too cold outside right now!"
"No worries! Han Mingyue and I will go out and hand them out! You just stay inside and write!"
As soon as Zhen Yan finished speaking, Han Mingyue quickly agreed, "Right! We’re guys! We can handle the cold!"
Zhen Yu hesitated for a moment but finally nodded.
"Well, okay! If you get cold, find a shop to warm up in! There are plenty of shops near the university entrance anyway!"
Things got much simpler after that.
Having bought notebooks and paper, the three of them sat down and started writing diligently.
The titles needed to be in bold and the phone numbers needed to be visible!
While writing, Zhen Yu suddenly lifted her head. "I just thought of something! We should divide our tasks!"
"What? Divide what tasks?" After finishing the last few digits on the paper, Zhen Yan looked up and asked, while Han Mingyue kept writing.
"Each of us should just write the same content! It would be faster that way!"
Whatever little sister says is right! Zhen Yan immediately said, "Then I’ll write the titles!"
Han Mingyue had just finished a sheet and hurriedly said, "My handwriting isn’t as nice as yours, I’ll write the phone numbers!"
So Zhen Yu reluctantly nodded, "Alright then, I’ll write the main text."
The next morning, Zhen Yan and Han Mingyue headed out to distribute flyers during the morning rush.
Meanwhile, Zhen Yu sat in the hotel room, starting to create calligraphy...
Since the three had written quite a lot the previous night, she thought the two boys had enough to hand out for a whole day.
With nothing else to do, Zhen Yu simply took out her traditional Chinese calligraphy tools and began to write brush versions of the flyers.
Furthermore, Zhen Yu added creative twists to the flyer content, crafting cute and humorous versions, entertaining herself in the process.
While she was locked in her room amusing herself, there was a sudden knock at the door accompanied by Zhen Yan’s shouting, "Little sister! Little sister, open the door quick! There’s some great news..."
"Coming! What’s the great news?" Zhen Yu spoke as she put down her brush and went to open the door.
Once she opened it, she was stunned! Standing outside her door, besides the two boys, was a young woman.
Fortunately, Zhen Yu was only stunned for a moment and soon politely said, "Please come in and sit down. Let’s talk after you’re seated."
After Zhen Yu closed the door and turned around, the young woman took the initiative to introduce herself, "Hello! My surname is Huang, you can call me Editor Huang."
"Hello, Editor Huang," Zhen Yu replied respectfully, though her mind was already racing with several unconnected thoughts, none of which made complete sense.
"I’m an editor at Knowledge Publishing House, and I just ’happened’ to see your handwriting! I came here specifically to ask if you have any plans of publishing a calligraphy booklet."
In that moment, it dawned on Zhen Yu what the visitor intended, and she unconsciously repeated, "Publish a calligraphy booklet?"
"Yes, little sister! She said your handwriting is extremely beautiful! She wants to help you publish it!"
Zhen Yan’s voice was filled with excitement. He really wanted to rush over and hug his sister, urging her to agree quickly!
However, with a stranger present, he had to maintain his composure for the moment.
Meanwhile, Han Mingyue’s gaze towards Zhen Yu was also bright and admiring, seemingly shimmering with an air of reverence.
Listening to Zhen Yan finish speaking, Editor Huang then asked with a beaming smile, "What do you think? Are you interested?! Calligraphy booklets are marketable books, and only a publishing house with extensive distribution channels like ours would be most beneficial for you!"
Zhen Yu cautiously nodded, then spoke up, "I am interested, but I really don’t understand what you just mentioned about publishing, distribution and the like! So, could you please answer two questions for me, Editor Huang?"
"Will publishing the calligraphy booklet cost me any money? And will the publishing house pay me a royalty fee?"
"Haha..." When Editor Huang heard this, she laughed, "It seems you really don’t understand anything about publishing. Let me explain! When an editor specifically requests to publish a work, it’s generally because they acknowledge the value of the work, and in such cases, they usually opt for standard publishing, which is done at public expense and definitely includes paying the author royalties. If the editor does not approve, they would refuse to publish or ask the author to pay for the publishing costs themselves. Do you understand now?"
"I sort of understand, but not quite. Can you tell me more about the different types of publishing and about royalty fees, etc.?"