Dave felt that he couldn't sit here and wait with Kim Hyun Tae, and the atmosphere would be awkward to sit down, so Dale spoke first and chatted with Kim Hyun Tae very casually.

"This child belongs to your relatives?"

"No, it's my daughter. “

"Can't you see that you became a father at such a young age, so the child's mother is also the same age as you?"

"Yes, we grew up in an orphanage. “

"Are you and your child's mother still in school? You should still be in school at your age. But it's hard to raise a child while going to school, right? I have three children at home, and I know all too much about the hardships. “

"I've dropped out of school, and my child's mother died in a car accident last year, so I had to drop out of school to earn money to support this little one, otherwise I wouldn't be able to support her at all. “

Kim Hyun Tae used that unscrupulous alien elementary school student to fake the life information of this time and space for himself, and prevaricated Dave in front of him.

And he remembered the voice and smile of his deceased wife in another time and space, as well as the happy life he once had, and suddenly his face showed a sad look that was not fake at all.

Dale looked at it and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned your sadness." ”

Kim Hyun Tae waved his hand: "It's okay, this is life, isn't it, life can't be all sweet, there will always be ups and downs, but I experienced these earlier than my peers." “

A deep understanding of life, at this age, it is not easy to have such a feeling, and it is not easy to say such words.

Of course, this kind of life is really a bit pitiful.

Dave looked at Kim Hyun Tae's gaze, and gradually became a little softer, after all, this is a young man who struggles to face the hardships of life and struggles to live, much better than those boys who just know how to ask their parents for money, and then spend all day drinking and soaking up girls.

Well, it's much stronger than his three sons.

At this age, few young people understand the intrinsic meaning of the word 'responsibility'.

But the Asian boy had clearly understood what responsibility was, and carried it on his tender shoulders.

A 16-year-old orphan who is raising a child less than 1 year old on his own can imagine the hardships and hardships of Dave.

"Life will get better and better, and when this novel of yours is published, it will definitely bring you financial improvement, and it is a very good novel, I can guarantee that. “

The atmosphere was a little dreary, and Dave shifted the subject to the topic of what could bring Kim Hyun Tae a good reward after the novel was published.

In fact, there is no need for Dave to say, Kim Hyun Tae is also very confident in this.

You must know that the novel "A Song of Ice and Fire" that he pirated has continued to sell tens of millions of copies in the original time and space for ten years, and there is no decline in sales at all.

It can be seen that after the publication of this novel, Kim Hyun-tae said that he got a long-term meal ticket, and he no longer has to worry about economic problems.

Basically, if nothing else, he can get a lot of copyright income from the publisher every month.

Compared to the two jobs he quit, it must have been a lot more money.

Moreover, in the future, Kim Hyun-tae can also hope that the novel will be changed into a film and television drama, or even drawn into a comic, and some foreign publishers will come to negotiate this kind of thing.

Once that happens, then his income will grow again.

What's more, the population base of this world is ten times that of his original time and space.

Therefore, Kim Hyun-tae is not worried at all.

Based on the sales data of this novel in the original time and space, and the population of the United States alone in this time and space, it is not a problem to speculate that it can sell more than 500 million copies in at least twenty years.

Then, based on the figure of 500 million copies, 20 years is 48 months, and after dividing it, it can be found that it is equivalent to selling an average of 1 million novels in a month.

California Culture Publishing has acted as an agent for the novel, and even if it is priced at 10 yuan a copy for sale, then according to the sales of 1 million a month, Kim Hyun Tae can also get 10%, that is, 1 million yuan of copyright income.

Of course, Kim Hyun-tae actually can't get that much money, after all, he has to pay up to 35% of his personal high-income income tax.

But even so, the income is not a lot of money.

Basically, Kim Hyun-tae can instantly get rid of the identity of ** silk and become a middle-class elite.

Kim Hyun-tae, who heard this, smiled and got rid of the painful memories.

"I also hope that the novel will sell well, so that I can have the money to live in a better community, and at the same time provide a better living environment and conditions for my daughter. ”

Kim Hyun Tae is more polite, not like Westerners, after all, he is still an Oriental in his bones, not the 'banana man' Chinese teenager that unscrupulous alien elementary school students forged for him.

"Oh, where do you live now? Is it still an orphanage?"

Dave was curious about this.

"No, I've left the orphanage and now I'm living alone with my daughter in a rented house. However, the security of the community where I live is not very good, and the gang problem there is very serious, which is a headache for me. ”

Kim Hyun-tae responds to Dave half-truthfully, and some of the information is faked by unscrupulous alien schoolboys, and half of it is true.

After all, Kim Hyun-tae has lived in this time and space with his daughter for half a year, and there is no way to fake the trajectory of this half year.

"It's not nice to live in a community like this, but you don't have to worry, you're going to get a signing fee when the agreement is signed, which isn't much, but it will allow you to move out of the area. ”

For Kim Hyun-tae, a Chinese young man, Dave's senses are getting better and better, so he temporarily decided to wait until the successful signing of the contract, and he will give Kim Hyun-tae that small signing fee.

It stands to reason that there is no signing fee for new authors, and only those big-name authors will have this kind of treatment.

However, considering that he has a good sense of this young man, and at the same time, he is also the person who Miss Anne specially explained to take care of behind the scenes, so if he uses his authority to take care of him, it should not be a big problem.

At least, Miss Anne's side won't have an opinion.

As long as Miss Anne has no opinion, then even if the other minority shareholders know about this matter, it is unlikely to have any impact on her.

"And the signing fee?"

Hearing Dave say this, even Kim Hyun-tae became a little excited.

You must know that although he has 6,000 yuan in cash in hand that he has accumulated in the past six months, he has the confidence to quit his two jobs after the novel is completed.

But the 6,000 yuan in cash would only allow him and his daughter to eat and drink for a few months, and it would be impossible to change their place of residence and get rid of that dangerous community.

But if Dave gives himself a signing fee, it won't be much, even if he has a few thousand yuan in cash, Kim Hyun Tae can start planning to move away.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Kim Hyun Tae will be a little excited.

"Uh......", Kim Hyun Tae looked a little apprehensive, but finally he mustered up the courage to ask: "Sorry, Mr. Dave, can you tell me how much the general signing fee is?"

"I beg your pardon, I'm not the kind of person who sees money, it's just that if I had enough money, I would want to leave the neighborhood where I live in the short term, so please forgive me for asking. ”

After all, there is a reason for this, and it is understandable for these Daves.

Although it is not clear the exact address of the Chinese teenager in front of him, basically everyone knows the areas where the law and order in Los Angeles is very poor.

It can be seen that the place where this Chinese teenager lives now must be in these areas.

As someone who has lived in Los Angeles all his life, how can Dave not know the harsh security environment and the dangers that are full of those areas?

If it weren't for the bad economic conditions, the average person really wouldn't choose those places to live.

And Kim Hyun-tae is an orphan with a child, so the reason why he chooses to live in a place is very clear, that is, the rent is cheap.

Otherwise, with him a 16-year-old young man who has to support his children and work to earn money, how could he live in a house like a well-ordered community.

You must know that although the rent of those houses is not very high, the rent of 2,500 yuan and above is not something that Kim Hyun Tae can afford.

"20,000 yuan, you can get a signing fee of 20,000 yuan. ”

Dave said a number that made Kim Hyun-tae's heart 'bump' and beat violently.

20,000 yuan!

With this money, he can take his daughter out of that dangerous community.

It's not a lot of money, but it can really come in handy.

Then, the next thing is to see if there is a problem with the contract given by the publishing house, as long as there is no problem, Kim Hyun Tae basically won't change his mind.

After all, if the conditions given by Dave's publishing house were not met, he couldn't find a better one from other publishing houses.

After chatting with Dave for a while, Kim Hyun Tae revealed some half-truths and forged personal information a little, and the secretary Lola reappeared, interrupting his small talk with Dave.

"This is the contract that is ready, you take a look at it first, and if there is no problem, we will officially sign it when the lawyer arrives. “

Stretched out his hand to take the contract handed over by Dave, flipped through it casually, there were at least twenty or thirty pages, and Kim Hyun Tae immediately lowered his head and looked at the content of the contract and the terms of the contract very carefully.

With the passage of time, half an hour passed soon, and the lawyer called by Dave had arrived at the office in ten minutes, but Kim Hyun Tae had not finished reading the contract yet, so the lawyer could only chat with Dave quietly while waiting for Kim Hyun Tae.

After carefully reading each clause, Kim Hyun Tae did not find any traps and loopholes, this publishing agreement contract is very carefully, and the terms and conditions are also very clear, without a little ambiguity and ambiguity.

At the same time, as Dave said, the favorable conditions are also clearly written in the publishing agreement.

At this time, Kim Hyun Tae no longer had any worries, and looked up at Dave, who was chatting quietly with the lawyer: "I've seen it, there is no problem with the agreement, so can you start signing it now?"