Chapter 515: Departure

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Li Chungang was immersed in the content of "The Lord of the Rings" and couldn't extricate himself. Who knew that the sudden ringtone of the mobile phone in reality forced him to open his eyes.

"Thompson? What did he want to do when he called me early in the morning? Doesn't it mean that foreigners' work attitudes are generally loose, and they belong to the kind of work that you can do for as much as you want."

It's 8:17 p.m. Yanjing time, and it's probably 7:00 a.m. in New York, the United States. It's a very rare thing to get up at this time in a foreign country.

Could it be that he hasn't slept all night?

Thinking about it this way would make more sense.

Just as Li Chungang guessed, Thompson yawned and took out a bottle of iced mineral water from the refrigerator at home. He found that one of his socks seemed to have fallen into the house of the girl he dated last night. The stench of a party all night long.

"I didn't disturb your sleep, did I?"

"Not at all, I'm reading a book. Is there something urgent that you called here?"

Thompson knew that it was time to get down to business. He took a sip of ice water to clear his head first: "I want to inquire about your latest itinerary. If possible, can you come to our headquarters in the near future? And I remember You once said that the book "The Lord of the Rings" is a long novel, and there are three parts in total. I wonder if you have considered publishing it at the same time after finishing it. I know it is quite difficult, but I believe that it will be more popular with readers. favorite."

In fact, Li Chungang has already decided to leave for Random House in the United States, but because he is still in the visa processing stage, he has not taken the initiative to contact Random House for the time being, but he should do so in two or three days. up.

But there is a doubt that has been lingering in Li Chungang's heart, and even Lin Meng and the others have not got an answer.

That is why Penguin Random House's attitude towards itself, or towards its unpublished "Lord of the Rings", has suddenly changed completely like a 180-degree turn. The bookstore is just a performance of following the correct process, and then suddenly it is extremely eager to reach a cooperation with itself to publish "Lord of the Rings".

You must know that since last year, plus this phone call that has not been hung up yet, Random House has repeatedly urged him to go to the Penguin Random House headquarters for the fourth time. The main purpose of doing so is And why?

In layman's terms: You like to eat eggs, but there is no need to say that you must see this hen that lays eggs!

The content of the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" has been handed over to Thompson as early as the beginning, and later the completed English version was also sent to the other party. In this way, there is basically no obstacle to publication. As for The signing of the publishing contract and the like can be completely left to the company to send someone to discuss it. Why invite Li Chungang to the headquarters again and again.

Something must have happened in between before and after that caused all these changes.

He had specifically asked Thompson about this before, but unfortunately, don't think that foreigners with thick eyebrows and big eyes are easy to fool, the other party is still tight-lipped about this, but secretly reminded that as long as you come to Random House in the United States, everything will be revealed. .

"Actually, it's just a matter of time for me to publish a single book or to combine the three books together. As long as I give me a little time, I can write them out of my head, but the premise is that I want to read it. To your Random House's sincerity in wanting to cooperate."

"Our sincerity will be felt when you come to the United States!" Thompson replied with certainty. As a big Penguin Random House, he was the first to come into contact with Li Chungang, and he was also the one with the closest relationship. He was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the board of directors.

That's why he called Li Chungang personally every once in a while.

It's not that Thompson deliberately didn't tell Li Chungang the secret, but that it involves the internal secrets of Random House, which is currently only known to acquaintances in a small circle, and the reason why the leadership of Random House wants to I want to meet Li Chungang in person because it involves the company's next major decision, so I have to be more careful!

"OK."

In ancient times, the old Liu family invited Zhuge Liang out of the mountain, that is, they visited the thatched cottage three times. Now Thompson has invited him for the fourth time. Although Manjinghua Publishing Company has begun to expand overseas territory, if possible, Li Chungang still values ​​the relationship with Random House. Whether it is through the use of Random House's global publishing channels, or to make the first step of their overseas influence go further, there is nothing wrong with it.

"Even if you didn't call me today, in fact, we should contact you in a day or two. The visa to the United States is already being processed, and we will confirm the itinerary after the visa is completed. After that, we will definitely be the first Time to contact you, Thompson."

"Visa issue!? Mr. Li, you should have told me about this earlier. I can send you an invitation in the name of Random House, so that you don't have to wait for the visa application." Thompson said regretfully after hearing this. Said, but after waiting for such a long time, I don't care about this day or two. This may be the best news he has heard in a while.

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Flight from Yanjing to New York, USA on April 7.

"Sister, why do you look more nervous than me?"

"You read it wrong!"

Because she wanted to negotiate and cooperate with the world's number one commercial publisher, Random House, Lin Mengsi decided to do it herself after thinking about it. Of course, besides that, Qin Jingtian from the legal department, plus her secretary Liu Siqian and four assistants formed the team. The team for this trip to the United States.

Only Li Chungang, Lin Meng, and Qin Jingtian were arranged in the first class of the flight, and the others were arranged in the economy class.

It's not that Li Chungang is stingy, or that the company can't afford the money, but that no matter what a company should pay attention to, it still needs to pay attention to it.

Originally, the date for their trip to the United States should have been two days ago, but Lin Meng insisted on delaying it for another two days on the grounds that "the preparation is not enough". Not to mention her, everyone in Wensi Quanyong Company was shocked when they heard that they were going to enter into cooperation negotiations with Random House.

Just being the world's number one commercial publisher is scary enough.

Thinking about their company, if they are struggling to death, they are just a little famous in China.

Although one cannot underestimate oneself, one must also be self-aware. Nowadays, Wen Siquanyong is indeed not at the same level as Random House!