Chapter 269 - Chapter 269: Chapter 195: Conspiracy! (Asking for Subscriptions) (1/2)
Chapter 269: Chapter 195: Conspiracy! (Asking for Subscriptions)
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“Start a grand enterprise?”
Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow with interest as he looked at the Liu Meng before him. At this moment, he was certain this was not a scene of a mother-in-law meeting her future son-in-law.
What kind of mother-in-law would want to embark on a grand enterprise with her future son-in-law upon first meeting?
And, is this enterprise legitimate?
Liu Meng wore light makeup, obscuring the state of her skin, the area around her eyes was slightly sunken, and her figure was lean. Lin Chuan didn’t catch any scent of ‘addictive drugs’ on her, only the faint aroma of tea that filled the tea house.
Old Zhang said she had been addicted to those ‘addictive drugs’ for over a decade.
Now, it seemed she had either quit or was using some special medication.
However, it was time to regard her with fresh eyes.
She had been away for over a decade—anything was possible.
Lin Chuan refrained from jumping to conclusions.
He was, instead, curious about the grand enterprise Liu Meng spoke of.
Liu Meng’s eyes narrowed slightly, her lips curved into a smile, “Xiaolin, you’re very young, writing novels is not a long-term plan.”
“Then… Auntie, what grand enterprise do you want to lead me into?” Lin Chuan asked.
Liu Meng across the table smiled and took out a business card from her bag.
She held it between her index and middle finger and slid it across the tea table towards Lin Chuan. Then, she leaned back in her chair and casually crossed her right leg over the left.
A flicker of confusion crossed Lin Chuan’s eyes as he picked up the business card.
On the card were her name, company, and position.
<Liu Meng>
<Huarun Foreign Trade Export Company Han River District General Manager>
“Huarun Foreign Trade Export?”
Holding the business card, Lin Chuan looked up at Liu Meng with a hint of confusion.
Liu Meng beamed, nodding gently, “Yes, I’m in charge of Huarun’s foreign trade exports in the Han River area. If you’re willing, you can become my assistant right away. You should know the value of this position.”
Lin Chuan pursed his lips slightly.
The Huarun Foreign Trade Export Company—he wasn’t familiar with these companies in reality and didn’t know much about them.
But, setting Liu Meng’s identity aside, being an assistant to a division general manager was a position hard to assess for the time being.
Liu Meng squinted her eyes, capturing Lin Chuan’s expression, thinking that he was still pondering, she then smiled again, “Xiaolin, the royalties from your writing only earn you a few thousand or tens of thousands a month, plus the profits from 720, altogether, they amount to just a modest profit of a few hundred thousand, right?”
After a brief thought, Lin Chuan nodded, “That’s about right.”
The financial affairs of the 720 company were always managed by the Little Landlady. He had seen the financial reports, and they were more or less accurate.
Royalties were a bit more substantial.
For example, his previous book “Touch Gold Notes” had 800,000 words under charge, the average subscription was now over 50,000, and the estimated net pre-tax earnings from royalties, excluding channels and rights, were about 1.5 million.
However, his case was special.
After all, he was a cheat, quickly publishing a book in a short time and thereby rapidly earning large sums of royalties.
A normal web novel writer making tens of thousands a month would at least be at the standard of ten thousand subscribers.
Liu Meng smiled again and threw out what she considered a bombshell, “Xiaolin, if you start as my assistant, you’ll eventually become the general manager of the Han River District. By then, you’ll have at least a multimillion annual salary, plus additional bonuses.”
You could tell Liu Meng spoke ambitiously.
The Huarun Foreign Trade Export Company she mentioned must be a big company.
But multimillion annual salary…
Lin Chuan wasn’t unfamiliar with money. On the contrary, he had seen a lot of it.
—Although it was in the virtual world.
However, if he were after money purely, he’d only need to use his hacker skills or antique forgery techniques to have a large amount of funds coming in.
Cough, that sounded a bit criminal.
Therefore, the allure of money was minimal for him.
“720 company can still operate as usual, and with Huarun Company’s support, you can expand and strengthen your 720 business. The power of Huarun Company far exceeds your imagination,” Liu Meng tossed another bait.
Lin Chuan didn’t respond rashly but said, “Auntie, I have a question.”
“Ask.”
Liu Meng had a confident smile on her face.
“What if I’m not capable of taking over as the general manager of the Han River District?” Lin Chuan’s eyes focused as he asked.
In fact,
Lin Chuan’s question was probing Liu Meng—what did she see in him, what ability of his had caught her eye?
Of course, Liu Meng understood what Lin Chuan meant and replied with a smile, “You’re a smart person; skills can be developed. I simply want to help Xinxin. I owe her too much.”