Chapter 658 In Shencheng

The New Jinjiang Hotel in the 1990s was very famous. When Fang Minghua and others drove there, a doorman hurried over to open the door. The young man was very handsome in uniform.

It is said that those with non-local household registration cannot work in positions such as security guards, elevators, cashiers, room administrators, etc., and the employees are carefully selected, with pretty girls and handsome boys.

After checking into the hotel, Fang Minghua had just gotten up and washed up at around eight o'clock the next morning when someone knocked on the door. When he opened the door, he saw Zhao Hongjun in a suit.

"Minghua, you are finally here in Shencheng. We had a meeting in Nanjing last year, but you didn't come so close." Zhao Hongjun complained as he walked in.

"If I don't come to Shanghai, why don't you still do well?" Fang Minghua asked back: "I told you not to stay in Shanghai all day long, but to go back to Xijing."

"Hey, I just went back for the Spring Festival, and the building is under construction right now, so I can't leave!" Zhao Hongjun explained.

What he said is true. Of course, for other reasons, he also moved his home in Haikou to Shanghai!

Not only did he buy a house in Shanghai, but he also found a way to move the household registrations of Liu Xue and his son to Shanghai, becoming authentic Shanghainese.

Fang Minghua didn't say much. After washing up, the two went to the Blue Sky Revolving Restaurant on the 41st floor for dinner.

Sitting in this 360-degree revolving restaurant, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire Shanghai city.

Eating Western-style pan-fried seabass with German sausage, Zhao Hongjun sighed: "Only in Shanghai can you feel the charm of a modern metropolis. To be honest, our Xijing is lagging behind!"

"Why, do you like this place?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Yes, after the Shengshi Building is completed, I plan to move the Shengshi Group headquarters to Shanghai. How about it?"

Fang Minghua pondered for a moment after hearing this: "I have no objection to this, but Shengshi Film and Television will stay in Xijing, and we must make use of the rich film and television resources there."

"I know, Tangtang was staring at Xiying eagerly, and he saw the right opportunity to swallow it in one gulp, haha." Zhao Hongjun said with a smile.

Fang Minghua smiled slightly, said nothing, picked up a piece of sausage with his fork and put it in his mouth.

"After dinner, I will take you to see our Shengshi Building!" Zhao Hongjun said again.

Fang Minghua did not forget the business reason for coming.

"Don't worry, I'll give the book to Su Bin."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that Su Bin went abroad." Zhao Hongjun said.

"Going abroad?"

"Yes, I went to the United States last week and took a few people to inspect and study the American publishing industry and book market." Zhao Hongjun explained.

Under the leadership of Su Bin, Shengshi Books has achieved remarkable results in the past few years. The company has grown from a small company of more than 30 people to more than 400 people, with more than 40 various editors and a translation team of more than 30 people. Last year, it also established The Ministry of Justice, which specializes in dealing with piracy legal issues, is now not only the leader in the private book publishing industry, but also surpasses some old state-owned publishing houses.

It not only owns the brand Buhuhu Series, but also timely introduced some famous foreign popular science books such as "A Brief History of Time", "Terrible Symmetry", "Black Holes and Time Bending", etc. to form another brand under its umbrella: the First Propulsion Series.

It has also published popular Japanese animation books: Dragon Ball series, Ultraman series and the newly introduced "Slam Dunk", which are very popular among domestic teenagers.

All this enabled Shengshi Books to gradually evolve from a publisher of popular books to a large publisher of comprehensive books.

The company's efficiency is also booming. Last year, the company's operating income reached 85 million yuan and profit was 19 million yuan, which is far beyond the reach of the large state-owned publishing houses in China.

Fang Minghua is also very satisfied with this.

Shengshi Books has found the right person at the helm!

Now when he heard that Zhao Hongjun said that Su Bin had gone abroad, he asked, "Who should I give the book to?"

"You just have to decide whether to publish or not!" Zhao Hongjun said.

"I decided to give this book to the staff of Shengshi Books." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Okay, Dai Jiali is in charge of the company now. I'll call her and ask her to send someone to pick it up."

"Alright."

Fang Minghua agreed.

The temporary office of Shengshi Books was in an office building rented near the Bund. It was not far from here. Before Fang Minghua and the two had finished breakfast, they saw a white-collar beauty hurriedly walking into the restaurant.

"Jiali, here!" Zhao Hongjun's sharp eyes greeted him when he saw Dai Jiali coming.

Dai Jiali hurriedly sat over, smiled and called, "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Minghua," and then sat on the side of the dining table.

"Jiali, have you eaten? Can I get some for you too?" Fang Minghua asked with concern.

"Thank you, I've eaten. Teacher Minghua, Director Zhao said you got a book back from a friend in Yanjing to publish?" Dai Jiali asked impatiently.

"Yes, Wang Xiaobo, have you heard of this writer?" Fang Minghua asked.

"Yes, I have heard of it." Dai Jiali recalled for a moment and said, "When I graduated from college, I read a collection of novels by Wang Xiaobo in Yanjing, called "Secret Stories of the Tang Dynasty", which wrote about Li Jing, Hong Fu and Qiu Beard in the Tang Dynasty. I have forgotten the specific plot of Gong’s story, but I remember that his writing style and narrative structure are very strange, with time and space disrupted, and it has the style of a stream-of-consciousness novel.”

"Yes, what I brought this time is another collection of novels by Wang Xiaobo, including three novellas. It has been published in Xiangjiang. I will give it to you in my room after dinner."

After the two of them finished eating, Dai Jiali followed him downstairs to the room, and Fang Minghua handed her the novel called "The Romance of Wang Er".

Dai Jiali was stunned after seeing the title of the book, and then turned a few pages to read it, and a slight blush appeared on her fair face.

The erotic descriptions in this book are too bold, right?

It seems to be even bolder than Jia Pingwa's "Wasteland"!

Fortunately, she is already a married woman and is no longer the young girl who was not familiar with the world before, otherwise she would think that Fang Minghua was deliberately being a hooligan.

Of course, she also knew that Fang Minghua would never let the company publish the kind of erotic novels in Hong Kong.

"Jia Li, take the book back and read it slowly. I have two suggestions about the publication of this book." Fang Minghua said again.

"Teacher Minghua, you say." Dai Jiali's expression was lifted.

"First, you can refer to "Wasteland" for the promotion and distribution of this book. I don't need to say more."

"Second, sign a publishing period of 10 years with the author, and it is better to have a supplementary agreement. After the expiration of the ten-year period, it will be given priority to continue to renew the contract with Shengshi Books."

Dai Jiali understood that this was to let Fang Minghua firmly grasp the publishing rights of this book in the hands of Shengshi Books!

"Okay, I will contact the author as soon as possible and sign the contract according to your wishes. Teacher Minghua, do you have anything else to say?" Dai Jiali asked again.

"Well, if you meet the author in person, tell him to take care of his health and go to the hospital for regular check-ups. Health is the capital of revolution." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Oh, okay. We will convey your concern to him." Dai Jiali was a little surprised, but she didn't take it to heart. She thought Fang Minghua was just talking casually.

How could she know that Fang Minghua had a purpose.

Because according to history, Wang Xiaobo died of a sudden heart attack in a few years.

After explaining the book publishing to Dai Jiali, Fang Minghua and Zhao Hongjun went to see Shengshengshi Building with great interest.