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Looking at the +1 little red dot on [Contact], Bai Qianqu felt very uncomfortable. What he disliked the most were these red dots, and he would click them as soon as they appeared.

When I clicked on it, I found that it was a strange avatar, and the other person's ID was [Ye Xiao].

"Ye Xiao? Is it him?" Bai Qianqu was confused. His editor was Raven. What did he want to do?

After thinking about it, Bai Qianqu approved the friend application.

Immediately the other party sent a message.

[Night Owl: Hello, Teacher Qianjian! I am the editor-in-chief of the short story section of World Snake Library, and my name is Ye Xiao! 】

Hearing the other party talk about short stories, Bai Qianqu also remembered that he had posted one before and won the first prize in the Short Story Award.

[Qianjian: Hello, what can I do? 】

He guessed that Ye Xiao's search for him must be related to the short story, and sure enough, the other party sent a long message.

[Ye Xiao: That’s right. I know you are currently focusing on novels, but I read your previous works that participated in the Short Story Awards and thought they were very good, so I would like to ask you if you will continue to write short stories? If you still want to write, you can consider publishing it here. Our World Snake Library also has a special short story magazine called "Hua Huo", which has a very stable readership and a considerable number of readers, and it has a very good understanding of the subject matter of short stories. There are no restrictions, you can play freely. Of course, the most important thing is that if you are willing to come to us, I can promise to give you a good royalties. What do you think? 】

Bai Qianqu immediately became interested when he heard that he could sign for a high profit margin.

There was no royalties for the short story he published last time. He just received an event bonus. In comparison, he didn't earn much.

Although he didn't expect to make much money from the short story he wrote in a few minutes, he certainly wouldn't refuse it now that Ye Xiao wanted to send money to his door.

Seeing that Bai Qianqu did not reply directly, Ye Xiao quickly added:

[Night Owl: The highest manuscript fee I can give is ten thousand words per thousand words! Of course, if you can write a work as good as "Wolf", the fee can be even higher! 】

Short stories are different from novels in that they are published in magazines, so they cannot receive profit sharing. Generally speaking, most short stories are charged based on the number of words.

The quotation given by Ye Xiao is actually quite conscientious. Although Qian Jian won the first place in the Short Story Award last time, he is still a new author in the short story circle after all, and it is impossible for him to enjoy too high treatment right from the start. Qian Jian Ten thousand words may not sound like a lot, but it is already more than most authors.

Of course, Ye Xiao mainly cannot guarantee that the other party can write another work like "Wolf". After all, many authors are at their peak when they debut, and it is difficult for subsequent works to surpass their famous works.

However, Bai Qianqu is obviously not very satisfied. He has made a lot of money now. Songs, novels, and even comics can bring him a lot of income, especially songs. The dividends from one song can easily reach hundreds. Ten million, so now his horizons have been raised a lot.

These five hundred words of one thousand words are a high price for other authors, but for him they are dispensable.

But no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still a piece of meat!

So Bai Qianqu decided that the lion would open its mouth.

[Qianjian: Missing. 】

Ye Xiao also guessed that things would not go so smoothly, so he asked:

[Night Owl: What is your psychological price? 】

[Thousand Swords: At least one thousand words and twenty thousand. 】

Ye Xiao, who was drinking tea, almost spit out a mouthful of water when he saw Qian Jian's reply. He quickly typed:

[Night Owl: Teacher Qianjian, this is too high! It's impossible! Maybe you don’t know what the current situation of short stories is. Let me tell you this. Currently, there are only two hundred people who write short stories with more than 1,000 words! You... I admit that your last book "Wolf" was indeed very good, but can you guarantee that you can write works of this level in the future? Unless you can come up with more great work, this offer is a non-starter either way. 】

Bai Qianqu didn't refute Ye Xiao's words. What the other party said was good. If he didn't have enough strength to prove that he was worth the price, then there really was no reason to bargain.

But Bai Qianqu is not worried. He doesn't have many other works, but he has as many works as he wants.

[Qianjian: Well, how about this? I will send you a short story in a while. You can read it first and then we can talk about the royalties. How about that? 】

Ye Xiao had no choice but to agree.

It's just that he doesn't have high hopes for the works that Qian Jian will send him. Short stories of the level of "Wolf" are not a staple in the vegetable market. Most authors are proud to be able to write one in their lifetime.

It is estimated that Qian Jian has written a work that is slightly inferior to "Wolf", so he is so confident.

Ye Xiao also decided that as long as Qian Jian could produce a similar work, he could not raise the fee slightly, but it would only be raised by a thousand at most. Twenty thousand for one thousand words was too outrageous. Moreover, when the manuscript fee reached that level, it was not something he, the editor-in-chief, could decide. He had to discuss it with Gray Snake.

After the two exchanged email addresses, Bai Qianqu also began to think about which piece of work he should submit to get Ye Xiao to agree to his request.

The last time it was a story from "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", this time we should come up with a better work, so as to let the other party know our strength to the greatest extent.

"System, open the short story customization interface!"

Soon the system interface unfolded before his eyes, and the panels were all filled with various short stories, which was dazzling.

Bai Qianqu's purpose is very clear, which is to find a work more famous than "Wolf".

Soon he settled on a target.

"System, customize the short story "The Gift of the Magi"!"

【Customizing "Gift of the Magi" is in progress! Customization successful! Consumption 2W! 】

[The content of the novel has been polished for the host to make it more suitable for the background of this world! 】

Feeling the extra content in his mind, Bai Qianqu's eyes lit up.

As the system said, the background of this novel has been slightly modified, but it does not affect the reading of the story. It seems that this customization is quite useful.

He felt the familiar content of the story in his mind and felt a little emotional.

"The Gift of the Magi" is a household name in the original world, and almost everyone knows it.

As a short story from a third-person God's perspective, the content contained in it is impressive, especially the unique "O. Henry" ending, which has benefited countless people.