Chapter 1039 1041【Small windfall】
After negotiating with his family, Xiang Nan discussed the details of publishing with the People''s Literature Publishing House.
Subsequently, the first two parts of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", "Jingjue Ancient City" and "Longling Mysterious Cave", were handed over to them for distribution.
First printing of 500,000 copies, royalties of 7%. Based on the price of 25 yuan per copy, Xiang Nan can earn nearly 2 million yuan in royalties.
?However, the two million royalties were not given at once, but half a million were given first, and the remaining royalties were paid every three months.
This is also the current publishing rule. Unlike in the 1970s and 1980s, all payments were fully settled within two to three months.
??After all, there are many people writing books now, but few books are selling well, and publishers don’t want to take risks and squeeze out funds, so they are all people who don’t let the hawk see the rabbit before they see it.
Xiang Nan doesn’t mind this. To be honest, he wished he could give him less money at the beginning, so that the impact on his family would be manageable. After all, the old Chu family has been poor for decades, and it is not a good thing for them to become rich all of a sudden.
Furthermore, he believed that the People''s Literature Publishing House, as a state-owned unit, would not spare the money of this young author. In this case, give it slowly, he is not in a hurry.
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Subsequently, under the witness of Chu Guoqiang, Xiang Nan signed a contract with People''s Literature Publishing House and received the first royalty of 500,000 yuan.
After getting so much money, Chu Guoqiang and his wife were crazy with joy.
?After so many years of hard work, it was the first time I saw so much money. It was a pile full of money. How many fish products would I have to sell to make a profit?
“Dad, Mom, let’s go look at the house tomorrow.” Xiang Nan looked at the two of them and said, “Buy a better elevator room so that you can go upstairs more conveniently without having to climb up.”
"Tiantian, I have discussed it with your dad, and we both feel that buying a house is not urgent. Although our house is dilapidated, it can still be lived in." He Yufen waved her hands and said, "Why don''t you deposit this money in the bank? When the time comes, , you can earn a lot of interest in a year.”
Xiang Nan shook his head when he heard this.
"Mom, depositing money in the bank is the most uneconomical option. Let me do some math for you. Assuming you deposit this money in the bank, the maximum annual interest rate is 3%. If you deposit it for five years, it will only be 75,000. Yuan interest.
But look again, what was the average house price in Shanhai City five years ago and what is the house price in Shanhai City now? It has increased by more than 40%.
?You want to use 500,000 yuan to buy a house. After five years, it will be at least 700,000 yuan, which means you will make 200,000 yuan. Not to mention you get to live in a good house for free for five years. Xiang Nan smiled.
In terms of financial management, he was able to make a living as a teacher for Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen.
?But he could understand their thoughts. After finally seeing some money, he didn''t want to spend it all and wanted to save it in the bank for emergencies. This idea is understandable, but it doesn''t deserve support.
“Well, that makes sense.” He Yufen nodded.
“Son, do you think housing prices can continue to rise? I read the news, and why do they keep saying housing prices are going to fall?” Chu Guoqiang said worriedly.
“Dad, don’t worry, the housing prices in Shanhai City will continue to rise for at least ten years.” Xiang Nan smiled and said, “Let me talk to you about the future situation...”
He then spoke in detail about the future development of China''s economy, urbanization construction, monetary easing policy, etc.
??He has Xu Wenchang''s real estate sales knowledge and the memory support of more than ten years ahead of him, so his words are naturally meaningful, which makes Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen confused.
?The two of them looked at each other, you looked at me and I looked at you, both of them were a little confused.
“Son, how can you understand so much?” Chu Guoqiang asked in surprise.
“I can read newspapers at school. All this information is public. As long as you use your brain to think about it, you can easily get the answer.” Xiang Nan explained.
?Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen were confused again. How could they not figure it out?
?But they know that their son is smarter than them.?????In this case, it is better to listen to him.
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The next day, Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen were wandering around the city buying houses.
?In 2005, the average house price in Shanhai City was only RMB 2,800, and the houses in the top residential areas were only RMB 5,000. Therefore, RMB 500,000 is still very purchasing power.
Finally, under Xiang Nan''s suggestion, they bought a 100-square-meter elevator room with two bedrooms and two living rooms in Jinhua Community. In addition, we bought a 60-square-meter store on Jiefang Road to sell fish.
?As a result, both Chu Guoqiang and Chu Guoqiang were very happy and had fewer quarrels than usual.
Seeing them like this, Xiang Nan also breathed a sigh of relief. What he fears most is that the couple can share adversity but not wealth. After you have money, you will find ways to share more money. You will need more money and the other party will need less money.
?In this case, let alone 500,000, 5 million or 50 million are not enough for them to share.
The well-known Hollywood child star Macaulay Culkin became famous after starring in "Home Alone". His parents began a divorce lawsuit and fought for Culkin''s custody, intending to keep this money-spinner in their hands.
As a result, not only the entire family was destroyed, but his son was also destroyed.
?The current situation of Chu Guoqiang and He Yufen is quite good. Although they have received a windfall from the sky, they have not become rich and they are still willing to live a down-to-earth life.
This made Xiang Nan very satisfied.
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After the incident was exposed, when Xiang Nan returned to school, no one mentioned his family background.
After all, Xiang Nan is so powerful. He has already made so much money even though he is still a high school student.
Several millions, which is simply scary to say the least. They can''t even reach one-tenth of his level, so why do they have the dignity to laugh at him?
On the contrary, there are more and more fans of Xiang Nan. When walking on the road, eating in the cafeteria, and studying in the library, people come up to ask for autographs. He has become a celebrity on campus.
“That one is Chu Tiankuo, he wrote “Ghost Blowing the Lamp”, it’s really amazing~”
“You look about the same age as us, how can you be so awesome! It’s really hard to figure out.”
“I heard he sold a book for a million! Oh my god, I’m afraid I’ll never make that much in my life.”
After seeing him, many people talked about it.
Even Ling Xiangqian was a little surprised that Xiang Nan made millions in one go.
“Tiankuo, will you be like JK Rowling in the future and become a millionaire by writing books?” she asked curiously.
"You can''t do it by writing books alone." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Now the book market is shrinking. Even the books of Wang Xie, Yu Qiaoyu, and Annie Baby, which were once popular, are not selling well now. . However, my books are quite suitable to be adapted into film and television dramas, and I should be able to make some money from this."
“That’s amazing.” Ling Xiangqian heard this and said happily for him.
As a fan of "Harry Potter", she knows that it was Warner Pictures'' adaptation of "Harry Potter" into a movie that made its popularity soaring, thus stimulating the sales of the original novel.
?Every time a sequel to "Harry Potter" is released, readers around the world line up overnight to buy it, and tens of millions of copies are sold.
?Hence, she can imagine that Xiang Nan''s works will one day be as popular as "Harry Potter".
(End of this chapter)