The woman curled her lips in disdain and waved her hand. "Don't talk to me about this. It's useless. I don't care about Old Huang or Old Green. If he really had a good relationship with my mother-in-law, why didn't he talk to her face to face when she was still alive? Oh, after she passed away, she came to me, her daughter-in-law, to talk to me about this. Do you have the right to talk to me? I don't have any relationship with him, so you don't have to throw me a favor. Let's talk business. Hurry up and name a price. How much are you willing to pay for the film adaptation rights? Hurry up and say it. If it's suitable, we can continue the discussion. If not, please leave. I still have other things to discuss with this lady. "
Li Rui was furious when he heard this. He almost fell out with her, but he didn't dare to do so. After all, he needed her help. He sneered in his heart. This b * tch only has eyes for Zixuan, the best daughter-in-law. She completely ignored who she was with. How dare she treat me like this in front of her? Haha, this b * tch is really stupid. She still wants to discuss other things with Zixuan? Dream on. He said, "Uh, why don't you two talk first? I'll go out and make a call." He then got up and walked towards the door.
The woman realized that he couldn't make a decision on this matter. She went out to call Old Huang and asked him how much he could pay. She didn't say anything else and turned to ask Zixuan with a smile. "Miss, where do you live? What do your parents do? What's your job? "
At this time, Zi Xuan also understood that even if she temporarily sacrificed her reputation and pretended to be interested in her son, with her mean temper, she would not let Li Rui take advantage of her. Since that was the case, there was no need for her to lower herself to deal with her. She still had a smile on her face and said, "My parents are working in the provincial government, but my mother has already retired. I also have my own company."
The woman was naturally interested in her parents' work. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Oh? Your father works in the provincial government? Which department does your father work in? Is he a leader or a cadre? "
Zixuan smiled. "My father works in the Provincial People's Congress. He's now the deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress."
The woman was completely petrified. Her eyes were wide open and her mouth was agape. She stared at her but couldn't say a single word.
In the corridor outside the door, Li Rui was calling Tang Su. "What's the price of the adaptation rights for novels and movies nowadays?" Tang Su was very smart. Instead of answering, he asked, "Are you buying the film adaptation rights from the author of that novel?" Li Rui said, "That's right. She asked me to bid, but I don't understand the market. How can I bid? You're knowledgeable. Teach me." Tang Su said, "I've acted in two TV dramas before, one of which was' Crossing the Qing Dynasty '. Both of them were adapted from popular web novels. One of them was written by a famous author, and the other was written by an unknown female author. She was given one million for the adaptation rights for the former, and only 300,000 for the latter."
Li Rui was relieved. It seemed that the price was not high. He didn't need to feel embarrassed to ask Huang Xinghua for reimbursement.
Tang Su continued, "But I'm only talking about the film adaptation rights for web novels. Yours is a published novel, which is completely different from web novels. I'm not sure how much I should give. I still need to judge based on the sales of the novel, its popularity, and the author's reputation. If the author is well-known and the novel is popular, I'll definitely give more. If not, I'll give less. You can decide how much you want. Anyway, one million should be the highest price. Of course, don't say one million at the beginning. Otherwise, the other party will think you're a sucker and take advantage of you … "
When Li Rui returned to the room, he felt that the atmosphere had suddenly changed. Wang Jianhua's wife was no longer sitting next to Zixuan and holding his hand. Instead, she had retreated to the other side of the coffee table and stood with a smile on her face. She looked very strange. He was very puzzled. What happened between the two women? Why did she become like this?
When the woman saw him come back, she glanced at him and then complained with a smile, "Look at you. Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, you're the son and nephew of the provincial leader …"
Zixuan interrupted her, "I haven't told you yet. He's not an ordinary person. His father-in-law is the governor of Shannan Province, Lu Zhouxing."
Li Rui was shocked, angry, anxious, and scared when she suddenly exposed his identity and background. He glared at her fiercely. But Zi Xuan turned a blind eye.
The smile on the woman's face froze again. She looked at Li Rui nervously and reverently and said, "Re … are you serious? This … this … this is the son-in-law of Governor Lu?"
Zixuan said casually, "Yes, he's the real deal. However, he doesn't want to use his father-in-law's power to suppress you and your wife, so he came to negotiate the purchase price as an ordinary person. It's up to you whether you want to believe it or not. Just treat us as ordinary people. In fact, I don't want to expose my background. It's you who asked. "
Li Rui took the opportunity to say, "Auntie, 500,000 yuan for the film adaptation rights of 'The Coming Storm', okay?"
The woman smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I … I'll call my husband first to ask. This is a very important matter, I can't make the decision. Wait a moment, wait a moment, have some tea, haha." Then she turned and ran to the bedroom.
Li Rui sat beside Zixuan and glared at her with love and hate. He complained in a low voice, "You …" Zixuan interrupted, "It's okay. Nothing will happen if you tell her your background. It's okay. What are you afraid of?" Li Rui sighed and said, "How can it be okay? She'll definitely call Wang Jianhua. After Wang Jianhua knows the situation, he'll either go home and question us face to face, or ask someone to confirm it. Isn't that the problem? "Zixuan said," What are you afraid of? As long as we can get the copyright in the end, it's okay. "
Li Rui thought it was reasonable. He sighed and didn't say anything. Zixuan smiled and hugged his arm intimately. She didn't say anything and just snuggled up to him like a little bird.
Li Ruixin's heart was filled with tenderness. He subconsciously hugged her waist, but he only hugged her for a while and pushed her away. He whispered, "If you want to hug me, you can hug me at home."
Sure enough, Zixuan's words really caused trouble. After only two minutes, the woman ran out and walked to Li Rui. She handed the phone to him and said with a smile, "My husband wants to talk to you."
Li Rui looked at Zixuan helplessly and took the phone. He put it to his ear and said, "Hello, Director Wang." Wang Jianhua's hearty laughter came from the other side of the phone. "Hello, hello. Haha, I have to trouble you to come home and talk to my wife about this. I'm really sorry. I can't help it. I'm busy with work. I really don't have the time." Li Rui said, "It's okay. It doesn't matter who you talk to." Wang Jianhua laughed and said, "Oh right, I just heard from my wife that you are the son-in-law of Governor Lu. This is too important, and I can't believe it easily. Now, I want to verify it with you. Is it convenient for you?"
Li Rui said, "Actually, buying the copyright has nothing to do with my father-in-law. I don't want to use his name to show off everywhere. You and your wife can just treat me as an ordinary person." Wang Jianhua smiled and said, "How can that be? If you are really the son-in-law of Governor Lu, then I'll give you the copyright with both hands. Why do we need to talk about buying it? Buying it is for outsiders. Haha. " When Li Rui heard this, he secretly despised this Director of Education. But in the big government environment, most of the leaders were like this. He didn't need to lower himself to his level. As long as he could get the copyright, that would be the best result. He smiled and said, "Okay, then Director Wang, please ask."
Wang Jianhua said, "My verification method is very simple. It won't take up too much of your time. How about this, because of work, I was lucky enough to get the phone number of Governor Lu's secretary … Oh right, do you know the name of Governor Lu's secretary?" Li Rui smiled and said, "Yu Hongwei, that's my big brother." Wang Jianhua exclaimed and smiled, "Oh, so you are really the son-in-law of Governor Lu. Tsk, tsk. I'm really blind. I didn't recognize you this morning. Sorry, sorry." Li Rui smiled and asked, "So, this is the verification?" Wang Jianhua said, "Uh … you better give me Director Yu's phone number. If it's the same as the one I saved, hehe …"
Li Rui took out his phone and found Yu Hongwei's phone number. He gave the numbers to Wang Jianhua one by one.
Wang Jianhua exclaimed excitedly, "Oh, my God, you are really the son-in-law of Governor Lu … How about this, I'll go home immediately. Wait for a moment, I'll go home immediately. Immediately …" Li Rui frowned when he heard this. If he waited for him to come back, wouldn't that delay him by another half an hour? He hurriedly said, "No, there's no need. Director Wang, you don't have to come back. Just let your wife talk to me." Wang Jianhua said, "What does a woman know? It's better for me to talk to you about this kind of thing. Don't be anxious. Wait for me for half an hour. I'll be there in half an hour! "After that, he hung up the phone.
Li Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but there was nothing he could do. He could only pass the phone to his wife and said, "Director Wang will come back immediately and talk to me face to face."
The woman had already figured out that he was the son-in-law of Governor Lu. Otherwise, her husband wouldn't have rushed back personally to talk to him. She hurriedly smiled and said, "Then please sit for a while. I … I'll go cut the watermelon for you. Hehe." After that, she turned and ran into the kitchen.
Li Rui turned his head and whispered to Zixuan, "This morning, Wang Jianhua told me that he was busy with work and needed time to consider …" Zixuan continued, "In the end, he even had time to go home in the afternoon. This is what he meant by busy with work." Li Rui laughed and curled his lips in disdain. He said, "It seems that I can get the adaptation rights without spending money this time." Zixuan said, "So you have to thank me. If I didn't accidentally reveal your background, how could you get the copyright so easily?" Li Rui winked at her and said, "If I have time when I go back, I'll thank you properly."
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