“Hello, Little Zhang.” It was Beijing Radio Station’s Literature Channel’s Director Zhao Guozhou, “What are you doing? Why did you take so long to pick up the phone? Hur Hur, you can’t still be sleeping, right?”
Zhang Ye coughed, “No, Director Zhao. I woke up earlier on. I had been on the phone for an hour.”
Zhao Guozhou understood, “They were all looking for you to buy your audio, right?”
“Yes,” Zhang Ye said, “You can even guess it?”
Zhao Guozhou said lightly, “I wasn’t guessing. I knew it. I called you because of this matter. Just now, you rejected someone from logistics, right? The higher-ups aren’t willing to let go of ‘Ghost Blows Out the Light’, so they got me to look for you. They also know that you and the station’s management are as unmixable as oil and water, so they got me to discuss the price with you. It is a market economy after all, so they wish to use money to talk.”
Zhang Ye was about to speak, “Leader, I…”
Zhao Guozhou laughed, “Listen to me first. I already know, even without you telling me. They do not understand you, but I believe I know this kid that is you. If you were willing to swallow insult and humiliation for money to sell ‘Ghost Blows Out the Light’ back to us, then you wouldn’t be called Zhang Ye. You would also not have said that ‘Dead Water’ in front of so many people.
They clearly think too simply of you. So I have no intentions of persuading you to sell the rights. I only called to ask about your situation. Seeing your publication promotions doing so well, I’m also well-assured. After all, you were brought in by me. I deserve to be faulted for not being able to protect you.”
“Director Zhao, what are you saying?” Zhang Ye was not willing to hear this, “How can you blame yourself. Every injustice has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. I know this clearly.” After pausing for a while, he said, “Actually I already told Little Li from logistics that I would sell the rights to anyone but the Beijing Radio Station. But.. if you were to say it, you can take the rights away. I won’t want a single cent. Once the last book is released on the market, you can carry on broadcasting it on the Literature Channel!”