Make a Fortune and Become Well-off [90] - Chapter 87
Thinking that the little girl might have come to Shanghai alone, Manager Qian couldn’t help but feel worried and wanted to call his brother.
Although his brother was not the editor-in-chief of Ning Meng, Ning Meng was signed to Wuxia after all. As the head of the Wuxia branch in Shanghai, he could inform her parents.
Even if his brother didn’t know Ning Meng’s phone number, he could still get her contact information through the magazine in Guangzhou.
It would be best if Ning Meng herself could come and pick up his daughter in person so that he could take the opportunity to ask for the autograph of the author he liked.
So he called his brother and told him that the daughter of Ning Meng, the author of their magazine Catcher in Song Dynasty, came to their sales office to buy a house with the contract between Ning Meng and Wuxia. He asked him to contact Guangzhou City and ask Ning Meng to come and pick her up.
Not long after, his brother called and said, “I called and confirmed with Guangzhou City. If it is really a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, it is Ning Meng herself.”
That day was a magical day for Qian Shengli and Yang Meirong.
Yang Meirong hadn’t sold a single house for a month, but she made a thousand yuan after this deal.
One thousand yuan! She had worked in the towel factory for so many years, and her monthly salary was only one hundred and twenty yuan. One thousand yuan was almost her annual salary.
After completing all the procedures, signing the contract, and returning to the sales office, Yang Meirong still felt like she was dreaming.
The houses were sold just like that.
Someone actually bought two of their houses.
Were foreigners so easy to fool?
She couldn’t help but happily say to another male salesperson at the sales office, “Xiao Ma, I’ve placed an order.”
“No wonder the big boss wants to advertise opposite the train station. It turns out that some people actually saw the billboard and came to buy a house.”
Should he go to the train station to hand out flyers?
He couldn’t share her joy at all, as he just felt that he missed making a deal for two houses.
Qian Shengli was in a trance until the contracts were signed and all the procedures were completed.
First of all, it was confirmed that the author of Catcher in Song Dynasty, whom he liked, was actually a girl of fifteen or sixteen and she looked younger than her age on her ID card.
Secondly, that little girl bought two houses from him.
Again, the total savings in this little girl’s passbook were more than the total savings of his family. The total savings in the passbook was close to 10,000 yuan. He only found out when he took her to the bank to transfer money.
Finally, he went to the bank with these two contracts and actually got the bank loan.
The meeting went so smoothly. The bank was originally a partner of their company. On one hand, they were acquaintances. On the other hand, after his brother learned that Ning Meng was in Shanghai, he was also curious about her true identity.
After arriving at the bank, Editor Qian had been restraining his desire to see Jiang Ning.
Ning Meng was actually a little girl about the same age as his daughter. Who would believe it?
Even the bank manager who personally handled the loan for Jiang Ning glanced at her from time to time. It was hard to believe that the author of Catcher in Song Dynasty was so young.
Yes, that bank manager was also a reader of Wuxia. The reader base of Wuxia in Shanghai was huge. It was a pity that he had no one to share such amazing gossip with, and his life was really as lonely as snow.
His wife didn’t read martial arts novels, didn’t know who Ning Meng was, and had no interest in the houses.
After signing the contract, Manager Qian first thought of the news that the author of Catcher in Song Dynasty was also buying a house in their building to promote the property. After all, with the sales volume of Wuxia in Shanghai and the huge reader base, knowing that the author of Catcher in Song Dynasty was buying a house there would definitely attract a group of people and increase their trust in their property.
But his brother solemnly told him that Jiang Ning’s identity and information must be kept confidential.
That would have little impact on Jiang Ning, but it would have a great impact on their magazine. In the early 1990s, too many well-known authors of their magazine were poached by other magazines.
As soon as the news about Ning Meng leaks, other magazines would inevitably come to steal her. There was no guarantee that Ning Meng would not be tempted by the high-quality manuscripts fee other magazines might offer. After all, she seemed to be very short of money.
Manager Qian said, “I’m not the only one who knows that. Manager Zhang of the bank also knows.”
Although they had told Manager Zhang that Jiang Ning’s identity should be kept secret, who could guarantee that he will not tell others?
“It doesn’t matter whether he tells it or not. Banks and magazines are not the same system. Many magazines that wanted to dig out Ning Meng’s information were mostly concentrated in Guangzhou. If a few individuals in a small area know it, it won’t affect much. But it will be different if you use Ning Meng’s identity to promote the sale of houses.”
Editor Qian frowned, saying, “You think now that Wuxia is selling well, you can just sit back and relax. It seems that the Guangzhou branch will not be canceled for the time being due to the increase in sales. But who can guarantee that Catcher in Song Dynasty will continue to be prosperous? Who can guarantee that after Catcher in Song Dynasty is completed, the next novel will continue to be popular? Once the sales drop to the previous monthly sales of 500,000 copies, the magazine in Guangzhou will definitely be canceled. If the magazine in Guangzhou is canceled, do you think the Shanghai branch can escape?”
It was only a matter of time before the entire magazine would be canceled.
So although the magazine had slowed down in these few issues, and seemed to have returned to their glory in the 1980s, the shadow of being canceled still hung over their heads.
Throughout the 1990s, people were in the shadow of being laid off at any time. In fact, too many factories around them went bankrupt, were acquired, and merged, and workers were laid off.
Manager Qian may not care whether Jiang Ning’s identity would be leaked, but he would not joke about his brother’s work. The popularity of martial arts brought by Catcher in Song Dynasty was not only related to the magazines in Guangzhou but also to the Shanghai market. The influence of branches was also very great.
He himself was one of the people who were laid off even in middle age during the layoff boom. He was in his forties and no longer young.
He understood the difficulties of finding a job.
He understood the importance of things and would keep Jiang Ning’s identity a secret.
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