But if someone wants to play dirty tricks, hehe!
"Alright, we'll be waiting for you at the Rongcheng International Hotel. Please be sure to bring your artwork so I can feast my eyes on it!"
Yang Chen was overjoyed and immediately replied.
"Okay, see you in an hour! I need to get ready!"
Xiao Ning thought for a moment and replied.
He understood that the other party's words implied the importance of the work itself; collaboration should be based on the work, and if the work was subpar, there was no point in discussing collaboration.
Originally, Yang Chen wouldn't have rushed over so quickly to personally discuss cooperation with Xiao Ning. After all, Xiao Ning is a senior executive of a large company and is no longer the weakling he once was.
However, Yang Chen still decided to make the trip.
Xiao Ning's complete book alone is not enough to attract attention; the focus is on copyright development. Moreover, Xiao Ning's words implied that he had already completed the copyright development work himself, which is why Yang Chen is anxious.
If the company doesn't make any move, what if Xiao Ning takes his work to the competitor? Wouldn't that be a double loss?
Moreover, Xiao Ning's decision to start on Dian Niang's team is a sign of his trust in Dian Niang, and also a test to gauge Dian Niang's attitude.
This was Yang Chen's idea.
Therefore, after consulting with the company president Chen Wu, he immediately led a team to discuss cooperation.
Xiao Ning was unaware of Yang Chen's thoughts. He simply felt that since the other party was so sincere, and the editor-in-chief himself was personally involved, regardless of how the negotiations ultimately went, they should be given the respect due to the other party. Giving them a chance was also giving himself a chance.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ning said into the phone, "Dami, the other party is here to discuss copyright matters. Transfer the entire content to my laptop, and prepare all the completed comics, animations, music, games, etc."
Through the Bluetooth headset, Dami proudly said, "Master, don't worry, Dami has already prepared all the files and put them on the D drive. You can distinguish them by their filenames!"
"Very good, Rice, you'll be my wingman when we negotiate with them later!"
Xiao Ning nodded, got up and went back to his bedroom, changed into a casual suit, and then went downstairs with his laptop.
"Grandma, I have to go out for a bit, so I might not be back for dinner. Call me if anything happens at home!"
After going downstairs, Xiao Ning saw Grandma Xiao watching TV in the living room. She greeted her, changed into a pair of leather shoes in the entryway, and walked towards the garage.
"Sigh, you're not coming back... Fine!"
Grandma Xiao looked up at her grandson and responded with a sound.
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Driving to the Rongcheng International Hotel, Xiao Ning went straight into the underground parking lot, took the elevator to the second-floor lobby, and met the general manager, Li Rongrong.
"Mr. Xiao, it's been a long time! I hope there's anything I can do for you today?"
From afar, Li Rongrong saw Xiao Ning exit the elevator and immediately went up to greet her with a beaming smile.
"Mr. Li, it's been a long time! I have an appointment with a friend to discuss something, so you can go ahead and take care of it!"
Xiao Ning nodded in response.
Hearing his words, Li Rongrong nodded tactfully in response, her smile remaining unchanged: "Then please go ahead with your work. Just let me know if you need anything! I won't bother you any longer!"
She then walked away, asked a staff member to bring her a cup of hot water, and instructed them not to approach or disturb her.
Xiao Ning sat down on the sofa on one side of the hall, took out his phone and made a call. The call was answered in less than three seconds.
"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Yang, I've arrived at the lobby on the second floor of the Rongcheng Hotel!"
"Okay, Mr. Xiao, please wait a moment, we'll be right down!"
The person on the other end of the phone seemed pleasantly surprised and quickly replied.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xiao Ning hung up the phone.
After waiting for a while, a group of people came out of the elevator. The leader was a middle-aged man in a suit and glasses, followed by four or five business professionals.
After exiting the elevator, they headed straight for the lobby lounge area.
From afar, they could see Xiao Ning's figure. They had already recognized him through Douyin. The middle-aged man with glasses who was leading the group walked up to him and asked with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Xiao, I am Yang Chen!"
Xiao Ning looked up, shifting his gaze from his phone. Upon seeing them, he guessed their identities, stood up, shook hands with one of them, and said, "Hello, Editor-in-Chief Yang, I'm Xiao Ning!"
"Mr. Xiao, let me introduce you to our Penguin Group's Operations Director A, Penguin Animation's Content Director B, Penguin Video's Procurement Director C, Penguin Games' Director D, and Penguin Group's Legal Department Director E."
With Yang Chen's introduction, Xiao Ning shook hands with several senior executives from Tencent, welcoming them to the company.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone headed straight for the conference room.
This is a small conference room on the 12th floor of the hotel, which can accommodate 20 people for lectures, meetings and other activities.
Both parties took their seats, and Xiao Ning placed his laptop on the conference table and connected it to the projector in the room.
Opening the D drive on the computer, everyone saw that there were already six folders, one of which was named [missing information]. Xiao Ning double-clicked into it, and a pop-up page appeared containing only a Word document, which was 13.27 MB in size.
Xiao Ning opened the document titled "Rebirth in the City: A Journey of Immortal Cultivation," then slowly scrolled down to the very bottom, revealing Chapter 6402, the final chapter.
"Editor-in-Chief Yang, and everyone else, the book is now complete. It has 6,402 chapters and 12.81 million words. Do you have any questions?"
Putting down the mouse, Xiao Ning looked around and asked.
Yang Chen stared intently at the finale on the projection screen. He adjusted his glasses and asked, "Mr. Xiao, may I see the main text? Just looking at the ending makes it difficult for me to judge whether your book is worth our cooperation!"
Xiao Ning shook his head and said, "Of course not. The full text is 12.81 million words. How long would it take you to finish reading it? I don't have that much time to wait!"