Chapter 26: The Community Newsboy
Kim Hyun-tae came to inspiration, which is equivalent to encountering another opportunity, so he has no reason to let it go, he clearly knows that he must seize this opportunity, in addition to being able to give himself a 'gift' to his daughter, it can also bring himself a fame, glory and wealth.
In the afternoon of the same day, after continuing to complete some chapters of the pirated Harry Potter, Kim Hyun-tae set up new files and documents and began writing the pirated version of "Grimm's Fairy Tales".
In his previous life, when his daughter was one and a half years old, he bought two fairy tales, "Grimm's Fairy Tales" and "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales", and read them to his daughter every night.
Therefore, since he had read them, the content of these stories could be easily recalled by him, thanks to the influence of the mysterious energy of the time tunnel.
Speaking of which, what Kim Hyun-tae is doing now, not all of the pirated novels can be made.
First of all, he had to read these books to be successful.
Fortunately, he had read a lot of novels in his previous life, so it means that he now has a lot of literary resources, which can be regarded as an advantage.
For those novels and books that he didn't read, I'm sorry, there's nothing Kim Hyun-tae can do.
I have to say that this is also a regrettable thing.
But even so, the "Song of Ice and Fire" he is currently creating, as well as the pirated "Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", and "Harry Potter" that is being pirated, and the novels "Twilight" and "Resident Evil" that have not yet started piracy, can be regarded as the capital and advantage that he can settle down in this world.
Moreover, in addition to these novels, he also registered and left the scripts of three movies, such as "Spy", "Hurricane Rescue", and "Resident Evil", in the West Coast script library of this time and space in the past two months.
Once the script is favored, then he can rely on these three scripts to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry, and even get a vote.
And now that the California publishing house has published the first volume of Kim Hyun-tae's novel "A Song of Ice and Fire", which has sold well, it has brought him an income of 2.73 million after tax last month, and this month, according to Dave's meaning, it should not be bad.
Basically, Kim Hyun-tae's economic pressure is completely non-existent.
Then, in this case, Kim Hyun Tae is completely free to play and write some of the things he wants to write.
It's like a children's fairy tale that he's going to 'create' now.
Of course, in fact, the more important reason is that Kim Hyun-tae feels that the fairy tales of this time and space are very unsuitable for children.
In the future, once Coco grows up and sees that kind of strange fairy tale, Kim Hyun Tae doesn't want her daughter to leave any psychological shadows.
Therefore, Kim Hyun-tae took this opportunity to write a fairy tale suitable for all ages, which can be regarded as the first 'gift' from his daughter in this world as a father.
Her daughter is still asleep, and Kim Hyun-tae is completely immersed in the passion of creation (piracy) and is deaf to what is going on outside.
Santa Monica Beach isn't crowded because it's not a holiday yet, but there are some men and women who play volleyball on the beach or swim in the ocean.
The Monica Beach community is not an attraction, and most of the people who haunt this beach location are residents of the community.
Tourists, or L.A. locals, mostly congregate on the upper and lower sections of Monica Beach, so the middle of the neighborhood is quite quiet.
But this is a good thing for Kim Hyun-tae, after all, he also needs a quiet atmosphere and environment to engage in creation (piracy), and it is not very good if it is too noisy.
In the afternoon in Los Angeles in mid-October, the temperature is still very high.
In just one hour, Kim Hyun Tae has created (pirated) more than a dozen stories from "Grimm's Fairy Tales", which can be described as very effective.
When Kim Hyun-tae typed the last punctuation mark on a story at hand, a timid voice suddenly came from outside the garden.
"Sir, do you need to order a newspaper?"
Hearing this, Kim Hyun-tae looked up and saw a little girl wearing a children's helmet and stepping on a bicycle that American children can ride, sitting on her bicycle and measuring her body slightly, with a hint of timidity over the half-height fence and looking at herself.
The girl was not very old, but she was also fifteen or sixteen years old, with braces on her arms and knees, brown hair, and some small freckles on her face, which was typical of American girls.
The other party saw Kim Hyun Tae looking up, plucked up his courage, and continued: "California Daily, only 15 yuan a month, if you like entertainment newspapers, you can also order them here, and I am also responsible for delivering them to your house on time every day, even if it rains and winds, I will not be late." ”
Only then did Kim Hyun Tae understand that this was a community newsboy.
In the United States, there are such community newsboys in every community, from six-year-old children to high school students, many children love this job.
Because this can not only exercise them, but also earn pocket money, many children are willing to use their leisure time to do this work.
Unlike Asians, the average American family does not give their children pocket money at will, even the children of the rich have the same experience.
Of course, there are exceptions, such as some parents who spoil their children too much, but these people can be ignored.
Most American children need to earn pocket money by themselves, or complete the family chores assigned by their parents.
According to the American concept, there is a harvest for work, and it is not advisable to get something for nothing, even if you take money from your parents.
Hence the birth of the community newsboy.
In addition to being responsible for getting up in the morning to pick up the newspaper and deliver it back, these children are also responsible for the task of pulling subscribers to the newspaper for themselves.
Kim Hyun-tae is a new resident of the neighborhood and apparently doesn't subscribe to a newspaper, and the girl obviously saw this, so she found herself.
After all, when he came to the United States in this time and space, Kim Hyun-tae has also lived for nine months, and he is almost ten months, so he is still very clear about this matter.
He understood immediately the meaning of the girl who appeared outside the garden.
"Is it okay to place an order with you?"
It's nothing to order a few newspapers, and it won't cost a few dollars anyway, so Kim Hyun-tae asked.
Obviously, asking this question is tantamount to intention, which makes the girl excited.
"Yes, sir, I am responsible for the delivery and ordering of many newspapers, and my service is the best in the whole community. If the newspaper I'm responsible for doesn't have what you need, I can help you order and deliver it, and you only need to pay 10 yuan a month. ”
In this regard, Kim Hyun-tae is noncommittal, Americans don't know what modesty is, but the girl's remuneration is acceptable, only 10 yuan a month.
It's just that Kim Hyun-tae didn't calculate that if the girl could deliver one-fifth of the newspaper in the entire community, then the remuneration she received and the commission rebate on the newspaper's side were not a decimal number.
Of course, children earn a small amount of money compared to adults.
But for kids of a girl's age, that's definitely a lot of money.
"California Daily, Hollywood Entertainment Newspaper, Los Angeles Times, American Literary Newspaper, I need all four newspapers, can you order them here?"
In one breath, Kim Hyun-tae decided to order four newspapers, which made the girl's heart snicker.
But no matter how happy she is, she has to answer Kim Hyun-tae's question now, after all, Kim Hyun-tae is now an intended customer and needs to be well maintained.
"I have an agent for the first three newspapers, and I need to order the American Literary Newspaper for you, so there is basically no problem. But if you order four newspapers here, my commission will be slightly higher. “
The girl actually bargained with Kim Hyun-tae, which made Kim Hyun-tae happy.
Although Kim Hyun-tae's appearance is not much older than a girl, he is a guy with the soul of a thirty-six-year-old man after all, so when facing this fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, it is like looking at a child.
"This guy doesn't look much older than me, and I still call him sir. If it weren't for the fact that he could order newspapers, I wouldn't have been so polite. The girl saw the smile blooming at the corner of Kim Hyun-tae's mouth, and complained a little in her heart.
But after all, Kim Hyun-tae will order four newspapers, and such a 'big customer' girl will not be offended.
Although she boasted that she was the strongest in the entire community, it was her own words, not the truth, after all.
In fact, in this community of seven or eight hundred families, the girl only acts as an agent for the newspaper distribution and subscription business of more than 30 families, and can only earn more than 100 pocket money every month.
The rest was monopolized by other boys who did the same job.
Most of the work of the community newsboy is in the hands of boys, and although girls can also join in, they have an advantage over boys.
Therefore, the girl cherishes any customer very much.
"And how much do you want?"
"25 yuan!"
After thinking about it for a moment, the girl responded to Kim Hyun Tae.
The price isn't too high, but it's not low either.
However, considering that she had to travel a lot every morning to be able to retrieve the newspaper and then come back to distribute it, the process was also very hard, so it was worth the 25 yuan reward.
Nodding, Kim Hyun-tae agreed.
The girl saw Kim Hyun Tae nodding and agreeing to her offer, and a bright smile bloomed on her face.
Haha, with one more customer and one more income, of course the girl will be happy.
Counting Jin Xiantai's 25 yuan commission, plus the rebate given by the newspaper, he can earn more than 40 yuan of pocket money a month.
With this money, you can buy some gadgets that you have wanted to buy for a long time.
"Do you live nearby, or is it somewhere else in the community?" Now that the price had been negotiated, Kim Hyun-tae began to dig into his wallet and take the money, ready to give it to the girl to help him subscribe to the newspaper and pay her a commission in advance.
And Kim Hyun-tae, who was very casual, asked.
"I live right next door. It was only with the girl's words that Kim Hyun Tae understood that he dared to love this girl and he were still neighbors.
"Why, don't you participate in the school's club activities, do you come back after school?", the time is already 16 o'clock in the afternoon, and the school side ends at 14:30, obviously the girl did not participate in the school club activities, otherwise she would not have come back so early.
The girl raised her hand and straightened her pink safety helmet, and then said to Kim Hyun Tae, "There is no activity at the club today, so I will go home." Sir, I don't think you're very old, so I guess you're a student too, right?
Kim Hyun-tae pretended not to hear, so he didn't answer the girl's question.
After all, he didn't know how to answer, could it be that he told the girl that he didn't study?
Wipe!
With such a young appearance, it looks like he is only 16 or 7 years old, and he doesn't go to school anymore, and he will definitely be despised.
The girl didn't care about Kim Hyun-tae's reaction, and introduced herself to Kim Hyun-tae: "My name is Demi, a ninth-year student at Monica's public high school. ”