Professor McGonagall nodded when she heard this, she had planned to find another student of herself, but since Hans was now also the editor-in-chief and was closer to herself, Professor McGonagall also remembered Hans’s character clearly, a warm and gentle man, when the previous choice was about to be overturned.

“Congratulations, Hans, I didn’t expect you to be the editor-in-chief now.” Professor McGonagall congratulated Hans.

“Blessing to you.” Hans replied with a smile, what he said was true, you know, as the only school of magic in Britain, Hogwarts graduates basically cover all walks of life, the publishing industry is no exception, the company’s current middle and senior management are basically Hogwarts, and the lion house is dominant, and the lion academy is famous for its unity.

He came from a lion academy with red roots, plus his talent is also good, and naturally with the help of seniors, he stepped into the position of editor-in-chief, so there is nothing to say TOEFL.

After all, no matter which world, the academy faction has long been one of the unspoken rules of the industry, as long as you come from the same school, or even the same department, then invisibly, there will be more friendship and intimacy, naturally, there will be more convenience and connections, even in the wizarding world, the adult world.

“Let’s go to my office and talk about it first, I can’t wait to see my junior brother’s work.” After the elevator reached the third floor, Hans first stepped out of the elevator and walked in front to lead the way, and after guiding the two to his office, he diligently prepared a cup of hot cocoa for the two.

“Did you bring the manuscript?” After Hans sat down, he immediately asked Leon.

Leon also had no ink, and handed over the first volume of A Song of Ice and Fire, Volume One, Game of Thrones, to Hans.

This is already the original manuscript of the finished book, Hans is still the first time to see it, but he does not feel anything wrong, but is very happy, if the content of the book is qualified, this will save a lot of typesetting time, for the publishing house, it is not a good thing.

Professor McGonagall was also drawn to it, and she wanted to see what came next.

As soon as he got the book, Hans sank directly into it, an excellent editor-in-chief, must first read the content of the book applied for publication, consider its quality and market value, this is a professional rule, but also a habit.

But just by reading the beginning, Hans was attracted by the content, and then there was basically no other noise in the entire office except for Hans’s page turning.

Professor McGonagall had silently walked behind Hans to rub the book, while Leon was leaning back in his chair and napping, idle anyway.

I don’t know how long it took Hans to put down the first volume in his hand, look at Leon, who was still napping, with a surprised expression, and then ask Professor McGonagall: “Is this book really written by him?” ”

“It should be, after all, I haven’t heard of a book with the same name, and you shouldn’t either.” Professor McGonagall quipped.

“Excellent writing skills, huge world view construction, interlocking and intricate character relationships, as well as successive foreshadowings and ups and downs of the plot, this book, part-time perfect!” I dare to predict that with excellent promotion, this book will become this year’s bestseller of the year! Hans shouted excitedly, loud enough to wake Leon.

“So, this A Song of Ice and Fire is eligible for release?” Although he was napping, Leon was not completely asleep, and naturally heard Hans’s previous words, and immediately confirmed.

“Of course, if none of this book can be published, then I can’t find another book worth publishing, Mr. Chris, thank you for your trust in our publisher.” Strength is always the best way to prove a person, and Hans, who was still opening his mouth and shutting his mouth before, directly symmetrically called into an honorific.

“Very good, thank you for the opportunity, next, can we sign the contract and discuss the book share and pricing and other related matters.” Leon also did not have ink, and directly took out the standard negotiation attitude and spoke.

“Of course, oh damn it, if it weren’t for looking at your cheeks too young, I would have thought I was talking to some long-established great writer.” Hans said excitedly, and then looked at Professor McGonagall: “Mr. Chris must be a popular figure compared to the school.” ”

“Of course, he is the most coveted student of several headmasters in Hogwarts.” Professor McGonagall replied, and then sat down satisfiedly across from Leon, apparently intending to stand with Leon and help Leon negotiate.

But to her surprise, Leon’s maturity and decline in the next matters concerning contracts and negotiations made Professor McGonagall call him an expert, and even Hans’s face unconsciously oozed sweat, obviously, he was under a lot of pressure for this negotiation.

In the end, it seemed that he couldn’t stand it, Hans found his own boss, silently the editor-in-chief of the book company, the editor-in-chief had learned from Hans in advance about the excellence of “A Song of Ice and Fire” and the broad prospects of the future, and also knew the spicy and difficult nature of Lyon, and directly put on his strongest form after sitting down.

So Professor McGonagall and Hans became onlookers, lightly witnessing such a confrontation between an old man and a young man, and in the end, the two finally compromised with each other when their mouths were dry and decided to cooperate.

Lyon and the publishing house are divided into fifty-five, Lyon still holds the complete copyright, but Silent Books can enjoy the priority right to know about future cooperation, under the same conditions, if Lyon releases the content of the next part of “A Song of Ice and Fire”, it can only give priority to Silent Books.

Of course, Silent Books will also put a large number of publicity and hype for “A Song of Ice and Fire”, and position it as the primary distribution task within the publishing house, and take the initiative to provide channels and publicity and promotion for distribution to foreign wizarding circles.

In the end, the first volume of “A Song of Ice and Fire”, Game of Thrones was priced at three gallons and twelve silver sicles, cutting off the cost, and afterwards Leon and Silent Books could each be divided into one gold galleon.

“Phew, now I really believe that you can write such excellent work.” The editor-in-chief said approvingly to Leon with a long breath.

“I can’t help it, after all, it’s to defend my own rights and interests.” Leon shook hands with the editor-in-chief with a light smile: “The specific cooperation project has been confirmed, and when the results of the first publication come out, if the sales are hot, the subsequent content may also need to trouble your company.” ”

“This is our honor, we can guarantee to hype the popularity of this book, and the quality of this “A Song of Ice and Fire” itself is enough, as long as the audience’s word of mouth accumulates, maybe we don’t need to promote it.” The editor-in-chief replied, holding Leon’s hand firmly.

“Nice to work with.”

“Nice to work with.”



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