"This bastard Manta deserves to die."
In the office of the president of Dongbao, Sato Qing shouted angrily after learning the cause and effect of the incident.
Lu Ren sat on the sofa opposite Sato Kiyomasa and did not express any opinion on his attitude at this time.
"If it were him who died, "The Story of Banda" would be his last work, and he could use this gimmick to sell it like crazy. But now it's a good thing, the reputation is so bad that it can't be sold anymore."
Although Sato Kiyoshi had previously suspected that Wanda was a ghostwriter, when the facts were revealed, he was still angry about the money he was about to lose.
"It's not that there are no remedies. When I write the manuscript today, the newspaper will immediately sue Wanda for plagiarism and investigate his illegal gains. Wanda has made a lot of money over the years, and he is alone. Find someone. If the barrister works well, there is a lot to be done.”
"Good idea." Sato Qing greatly appreciated Lu Ren's idea, although even if Lu Ren didn't mention it, he would still do it this way.
"Not only that, things here can also be handled." Lu Ren said again.
"Oh? What do you say?"
"I can portray the original image in a positive light in the report. He did not do Wanda's ghostwriting for money, but for his own dream of being an author."
"continue."
"In subsequent news reports, newspapers should also try to portray him in a positive light. For example, they should dig deeper into his past. His family was poor since he was a child, but he has always had a dream of being an author. For his dream, he traveled thousands of miles to Tokyo. During the day I work part-time and sit down at my desk to write at night.
In the most difficult time, Wanda gave him a helping hand. He thought he was encountering a ray of light in his life. In order to repay Wan Tian, he agreed to Wan Tian's request and ghostwritten for him.
Even if you know that this matter is disgraceful, it is a stain on your author's path. But he already regarded Wanda as his teacher.
For the sake of his master and to repay his kindness, he was willing to accept such stain. But while working as a ghostwriter, he still did not give up his dream of being an author. I continued to write every day, and finally wrote my first work.
And in order to protect the reputation of his mentor, he deliberately changed the writing method, style, and subject matter. The purpose is to prevent everyone from doubting that Wanda’s works were written by him.
But such a talented author who repaid his kindness was killed by his most trusted mentor in order to take away his hard work. Tell me what everyone will think. "
"Everyone will sympathize with the original, and at the same time Wanda's reputation will be completely ruined, and he will no longer have a place in Japan. But what's the use?"
"It's very useful. I've read the original mystery book, and it's almost finished. All that's left is to wrap it up. When this matter became the most popular, people felt extremely sorry for the new author. When the time comes, we take advantage of the opportunity to launch this book.”
Lu Ren smiled and said, "We don't have Wan Tian's legacy, but we do have the original legacy, and there are two copies. I have read that book of reasoning, and the quality is indeed good.
After everyone has read this work and recognized the original talent, they will change Banda Monogatari into Original Story. This way you can sell it again. You can even buy two books as a bundle, and get a discount if you buy them together. "
After hearing Lu Ren's plan, Sato Qing was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "It has to be you."
Seeing that Sato Kiyoshi agreed to this approach, Lu Ren continued: "As for the final profit, the original money must be transferred to his parents. There can be another wave of marketing here. Originally, he is the only son in the family, and his parents are not in good health.
Most of the money he earned before was sent home, and his life was very tight, so he even stayed at Wanda's house..."
"He lives in Wanda's house?" Sato Kiyoshi couldn't help but interrupt Lu Ren, "Is Wanda crazy? Killing people in his own home?"
"They don't live together, but the house they originally lived in did belong to Wanda. His family has two apartments."
"That's it." Sato Kiyoshi gestured for Lu Ren to continue.
“The advantage of doing this is that it can stimulate people’s sympathy and desire to buy. They know that every book they buy will give their original parents who have died a chance to have more security for their future lives.
It is also for this purpose that our newspaper compiled and published this book at our own expense. In this way, we will earn both money and reputation. "
"Okay!" Sato Kiyoshi couldn't be more satisfied when he heard that it could increase the newspaper's reputation. "Ah Ren, hurry up and write today. The report will be published tomorrow. I will send someone to investigate the original person now."
"No problem." Lu Ren said confidently. He went to Wanda earlier to collect writing materials.
Originally, this matter would definitely not be finished in one article, and it might be enough for him to write two or three articles. Eight articles in January, almost half of the task is completed.
"By the way, you said earlier that this book is basically finished. Does that mean it's not finished yet? Where is the specific progress?"
"Not much, just the finishing touches."
Originally, this book had a total of ten chapters. He had already written the first nine chapters. He just needed to find someone to complete the final chapter.
"The ending..." Sato Kiyoshi pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "Jin, you can finish this, I believe in your level. Let's do this, after the book is published, 5% of the total proceeds will belong to you."
"It can be done." Lu Ren didn't care about the money. He felt that the workload was not that big. And maybe I can take advantage of this to eliminate the remaining five articles this month.
Seeing that Lu Ren had no objection, Sato Qing felt relieved for a while. He didn't believe how high this fledgling newcomer could be, but he believed in Lu Ren.
He pointed to the white cat in Lu Ren's arms, "What's going on with your cat?"
When Lu Ren came over in the afternoon, he had the white cat in his arms, but Sato Kiyoshi had been talking about business and didn't bother to ask.
"This, Wanda entrusted it to me..."
[Mr. Lu Ren, I want to ask you one last favor. Nobel is not close to anyone else except me and Ben. I have no children, and my wife died a few years ago. I want you to take care of Nobel, please! 】
Lu Ren finally agreed.
Alas, there is no way. Being too popular is also a fault.
Lu Ren left the president's office. He looked at the time and saw that it was almost time to get off work, so he went straight to Bei Dao's office with Nobel in his arms.
What happened next was almost the same as before. Lu Ren briefly talked about what happened this afternoon.
"Is this the cat named Nobel?"
"Well." Lu Ren bent down and put Nobel on the ground, and said with a helpless smile, "I can't help it, this cat only..."
"Nobel, come here." When Bei Dao waved, Nobel took three steps and two steps at a time and jumped directly into Bei Dao's arms.
"Good boy." Bei Dao reached out and scratched its chin.
Lu Ren's smile froze on his face. He raised his hand and looked at Wan Jie, then looked up at Bei Dao who was petting his cat.
Little sister, something is wrong with you!
"Brother Ren, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Lu Ren's sudden silence, Bei Dao couldn't help but feel a little strange.
"Nothing. Just do you want to consider adopting Nobel? As you know, I already have a cat at home."
"Well... I'll ask for its opinion."
Bei Dao held the cat in front of him and looked directly into its icy blue eyes: "I am very busy at work every day, and I often work overtime until around ten o'clock in the evening, so I don't have time to take care of you.
I can leave you in the office during the day and take you home at night. And I have never raised a cat before, so I have no experience. If you think this is okay, please reply to me as soon as possible. "
Nobel let out a long "meow".
"That's good. Please give me more advice in the future." Bei Dao nodded and looked at Lu Ren, "Brother Ren, it agrees."
"..."
