Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Career Foundation Secured

Wang Miaomiao looked at the picture book in front of her, a little excited, “Wow, it’s published?”

She carefully browsed through it, everything was clear. Looking at the scenes and characters in the pictures, she felt a touch of emotion, like her own child finally getting recognition from others, an indescribable sense of fulfillment welled up in her heart.

Yu Xinwen was a bit surprised by her acknowledgment but accepted this fact, and since he found the person, he got straight to the point, “Has Magic Holy Star’s Light Descent been drawn? Why haven’t you sent it to us? Our publishing house is waiting for the manuscript to start printing and distribution urgently.”

Wang Miaomiao felt a bit awkward with this question; how should she respond? “Um, is the picture book selling well?”

“Very well.” Yu Xinwen thought of how all the copies had sold out when he left yesterday, feeling very excited, “We’ve sold five thousand copies and are reprinting to distribute to other cities.”

“Is that so…” Wang Miaomiao didn’t expect her casual drawings to receive such a good response. She felt grateful for the benefits of her rebirth.

Seeing she didn’t mention the drafts, Yu Xinwen felt anxious and urged again, “Is the second volume completed?”

Wang Miaomiao sighed internally; he found her in person, how to decline… She wasn’t that selfless and didn’t want to work for nothing…

“I’m about to go to high school in the city, and my mom says studying is a priority. I’ll probably have no time to draw afterward, why don’t you find someone else to continue the work…” Wang Miaomiao smiled slightly, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes. She lowered her head to flip through the picture book again and said regretfully, “Drawing this was just something to do during the summer holiday, thinking if it could be published, I could earn some living expenses to lighten my parents’ burden a bit…”

“Huh?” Yu Xinwen was a bit confused; is this what he thought it meant?

A glint flashed in Yu Xinwen’s eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses; he realized where the problem lay. Indeed, this picture book was someone’s hard work.

But, the policies are just like that, and the young girl doesn’t understand the specific operations of the publishing house, leading to some misunderstandings, I guess.

Actually, Hai City Publishing House is one of the best in the country, and we offer good benefits for authors. Although there’s no specific manuscript fee, there are considerable bonus fees as long as the book sales are good.

Yu Xinwen thought for a moment, “Studying is important, but it won’t hinder creation, right? Miaomiao, I’ll give you a position as an external employee at our publishing house, with a monthly salary of twenty…”

“What? Is there such a good thing?” Liu Yulan entered and happened to hear the salary being twenty a month, unable to resist exclaiming.

“Dad, Mom, you’re back.” Wang Pandi and Wang Miaomiao greeted them.

Seeing her parents back, Wang Pandi hurried to the kitchen to prepare the meal and explained, “Dad, Mom, we have visitors; I’ve been accompanying Miaomiao and haven’t had time to cook yet.”

“No worries, take your time. Since we have guests, make a few extra dishes.” Liu Yulan instructed casually, seeing the visitor’s scholarly attire that must not be neglected.

“You must be Miao Miao’s parents, pleased to meet you…” Yu Xinwen stood up and introduced himself, “I’m Yu Xinwen, president of Sea City People’s Publishing House, and this is my work ID.”

Liu Yulan took a look, matching the identity, her smile became more radiant, “Pleased to meet you, please take a seat.”

“I’m here today for Miaomiao. Ah, I wanted to ask, how did you nurture such an outstanding child?” Yu Xinwen praised Wang Miaomiao roundly and explained the situation.

Liu Yulan looked at the picture book on the table feeling surprise, excitement, and pride, gazing at her well-behaved daughter, filled with extreme joy. Her daughter really made her proud.

“Haha, it’s all her own effort…” Being praised, she couldn’t resist showing off a bit, “During the high school entrance exams, she even ranked first in the entire city, and she’s been admitted to the Provincial High School in J City.”

“Is that so… Miaomiao really is amazing, a little genius.” Yu Xinwen said sincerely, ranking first in the city is no easy feat. Truly talented, must quickly recruit her to the publishing house, his previous proposal was indeed right.

“The picture book got a great response after being published. I just hope Miaomiao can hold a position at the publishing house; she’s still young, when she graduates, she can become a regular employee.” Yu Xinwen made grand promises.

He felt confident in his judgement, believing Wang Miaomiao is a piece of jade; if he didn’t act quickly, others would surely recognize her talent, and if someone snatched her away, the publishing house would lose an outstanding asset. Must secure her…

“Really, such a good thing, then…” Liu Yulan was ecstatic, almost agreeing immediately without thinking.

Luckily, Wang Miaomiao sensed something off and called, “Ma…”, stopping her.

“Hmm?” Liu Yulan snapped back, noticing her daughter shaking her head, realized she was too excited and lost reason, promptly changing her tone with a smile, “This sounds pretty good, what do you say, Miaomiao?”

Wang Miaomiao nodded, first agreeing with a smile, “What Mom said is very correct. But, I have questions too, being part of the framework, what specifically must I do? After all, I need to attend school…”

Yu Xinwen adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, realizing the young girl is clear-minded and hard to deal with, “You don’t have to do anything else, just guarantee one picture book each week would suffice.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Miaomiao felt relieved, one book a week, four a month, if she tried a little harder, she could manage, twenty dollars a month, very nice indeed.

Thinking this, she showed a troubled expression, “One book a week seems rushed; I’ve spent most of the summer holiday, and only completed three books.”

“Already completed three books?” Yu Xinwen was thrilled to have found out about the drafts, urging, “Quickly show them to me.”

Wang Miaomiao agreed briskly, considering raising the stakes, must give them something sweet…

Back to the room, she retrieved two picture books from the bottom drawer and handed them to Yu Xinwen.

Yu Xinwen quickly flipped through them, the story was engaging, the drawing style sophisticated, consistently good, feeling more determined, “I think it’s really necessary to have one book a week; this timeframe can maintain the readers’ enthusiasm, in the future, sales won’t be a problem, what do you think, Miaomiao?”

Wang Miaomiao looked at him with slight difficulty.

Yu Xinwen cursed silently at the little fox, compromising, “How about this, I’ll guarantee if each book keeps selling more than fifty thousand copies, I’ll apply for a bonus for you.”

Yu Xinwen emphasized the word “bonus”. It’s a bonus, not a reward.

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