Divine Lucky Star
Chapter 312 - Chapter 312 Chapter 312 This guy changes his tune pretty

Chapter 312: Chapter 312: This guy changes his tune pretty quickly! Chapter 312: Chapter 312: This guy changes his tune pretty quickly! “Assistant Ma,” Peng Yuan Chun began by raising his glass, “your company’s performance this year isn’t bad, right? The animated film ‘Mouse Jack’ is really popular now, isn’t it?”

“It’s okay,” Ma Wenyun leaned back in his chair and said, “Last year we sold just over twenty million, slightly lower than expected. I had thought we could reach thirty million in net profit, pity.”

Sitting aside, Wang Hao: “…”

This guy really cannot go three sentences without bragging, just shy of what Brother Hao might say.

“Truly worthy of being President Lu’s right-hand man, the presence is just different!” Peng Yuan Chun drained his glass and said, “Our company’s performance last year was just under ten million, really can’t compare. By the way, Assistant Ma, there’s a lot of demand from readers nowadays. Many people think that comics have hit a bottleneck and can’t produce anything good, clamoring for adaptations of popular web dramas and web novels! What do you think about this?”

Wang Hao: “…”

Listening to this feels like it’s got a tiny bit to do with me, huh?

“Popular web novels?” Ma Wenyun stroked his chin and asked, “Which one are you referring to, Mr. Peng?”

“Which could it be?” Tan Yingsheng jumped in from the side, laughing, “Of course, it’s those new books that are hot on Fengyun Chinese Website lately. We’ve been receiving a lot of letters from readers every day. Just in these two months, there have been no less than five hundred people asking if they could be adapted. Take for example the hottest one ‘Break the Heavens,’ and another one that has suddenly become popular, ‘Devouring the Stars,’ there are very high demands for their adaptations!”

Wang Hao: “…”

So, it indeed has a lot to do with me! And it’s not just one book!

“Yes,” Peng Yuan Chun nodded, “Our comic company also received many letters asking if ‘Break the Heavens’ could be adapted. This time I came here precisely to discuss this matter. If it’s really feasible, I’ll grit my teeth and try to get the adaptation rights for the book, hoping it will improve our company’s performance!”

Wang Hao: “…”

This… never mind, I’m just going to observe and stay quiet, low profile, low profile.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoyun secretly poked Wang Hao’s thigh and whispered, “This summit seems to be discussing how to adapt web novels and web dramas. Lucky for us that you are here, little brother. If it weren’t for you creating ‘Detective Conan,’ our company would surely fall behind in this trend! Those hot books’ adaptation rights are so expensive, I really can’t afford them.”

Wang Hao: “…” Mentioning money is a bit too much…

“Don’t worry, take it easy,” Wang Hao grinned, “Don’t worry, all those are negotiable, there’s no problem with me here.”

Wang Hao was just comforting Sister Yun, when suddenly, Ma Wenyun sitting opposite him finally spoke!

“As for adapting web novels, of course there’s no problem,” Ma Wenyun took a sip of his drink, boasting with pride, “President Lu foresaw this step a long time ago, and we’re here this time to discuss these rights. But our President Lu likes ‘Break the Heavens.’ Ah, I really agree with that. Not to mention ‘Break the Heavens,’ even ‘Devouring the Stars,’ I think is just so-so.”

Hmm? This guy actually disagrees? What’s going on here?

Wang Hao sat opposite him, licking his lips–What’s the situation?

Do we have a feud?

Peng Yuan Chun asked, surprised, “Assistant Ma, ‘Break the Heavens’ momentum is really strong right now! That ‘Devouring the Stars’ is also super hot, so why don’t you seem very optimistic about them?”

“It’s just a Little Bai novel,” Ma Wenyun said with a tone of disdain when this subject came up, “The writing isn’t great, and I think the plot is just okay. Plus, the author is a newcomer with no brand recognition.”

Wang Hao: “…”

My book isn’t that bad, is it?

Decisively switching to watching the drama mode, I’ll just watch, I won’t speak for now!

“Break the Heavens is quite good,” Peng Yuan Chun said, taken aback by Ma Wenyun’s comment, “Our company has been evaluating it recently. Indeed, the book is very popular, taking the first place in clicks and recommendations on the Fengyun Chinese Website! Also, ‘Devouring the Stars’ is another major hit. Right now, these two books are dominating the click and recommendation rankings, grabbing first and second place, incredibly impressive!”

“So what?” Ma Wenyun shook his head and said, “These past few days, I had a chance to meet with the top god of Fengyun Chinese Website. He said that the data on these two books isn’t quite right, and he advised us not to buy them. After all, he’s an established top god, with very unique insights. His opinions are worth considering.”

“The Supreme God from Jiangya Media has spoken!” exclaimed Peng Yuan Chun. “This is the Supreme God of the Break the Heavens from the Fengyun Chinese website; his words indeed have great research value!”

Wang Hao: “…”

Damn, what does this mean? Asking questions, huh? We haven’t had any contact before, right? You can sell your copyright if you want; I’m not planning on selling mine. We should mind our own business, so why are you trash-talking me behind my back?!

“Of course,” Ma Wenyun said proudly. “I was just about to report this to President Lu. As you know, I am President Lu’s assistant. It’s something I have to mention since I’m aware of it.”

Lin Xiaoyun elbowed Wang Hao and whispered, “I don’t like this guy.”

“Me neither,” Wang Hao snickered coldly. “Let’s not rush it; let’s see how long this guy can show off!”

Right as they were speaking, the dishes arrived.

“Come on, come on, let’s have a toast,” Cao Yuncheng was the first to raise his glass. “It’s rare for us to gather, let’s drink to that!”

“Come on, let’s do this!” “Cheers!”

The group drank together when suddenly Ma Wenyun’s phone buzzed with a WeChat message. He picked it up and immediately got excited!

“President Lu is here!” Ma Wenyun stood up hastily. “Really, speak of the devil, and he shall appear. Everyone, keep eating; I’ll go invite President Lu to say a few words!”

President Lu of Jiangya Media! This was a big shot!

“Hurry, please invite him!” Tan Yingsheng said excitedly. “President Lu has a discerning eye; it’s perfect for us to hear his opinion too!”

Ma Wenyun went out to invite him and, not long after, returned, bowing and scraping.

Following him was a middle-aged man around fifty, dressed in a suit and tie, all smiles–apparently the Vice President Lu Wansong of Jiangya Media that Ma Wenyun had mentioned.

Actually, having just Lu Wansong wasn’t a big deal; what was key was the person with him–Wang Hao was stunned at a single glance.

Shit, is this world so small?

“Brother Hao?!” Long Yi, who was following Lu Wansong, was shocked. “Damn, I can’t believe I’d run into you here too; how small is this world?!”

Damn it, that’s exactly what I was thinking!

“What brings you here?” Wang Hao looked at Long Yi and then at Lu Wansong. “You two know each other?”

Ma Wenyun was also stunned. “You know each other?”

“Uncle, come here, let me introduce you!” Long Yi eagerly grabbed Lu Wansong’s sleeve and pulled him over to Wang Hao, saying, “This is the author of ‘Break the Heavens’, Tian Can Dou!”

“You’re Tian Can Dou?!” Upon hearing that this young man was his idol, Lu Wansong became excited. “Oh my, how do you do? I love reading your book, I follow it every day! I never expected to meet the author himself today, hahaha! Seems like I’m quite lucky!”

Off to the side, Ma Wenyun’s face turned green…

He had just been bad-mouthing “Break the Heavens”…

“It’s so-so, not very good,” Wang Hao said with a smile and a raised eyebrow. “My book is just kiddie stuff; the writing is average, and the plot is just so-so. President Lu, you flatter me.”

As Wang Hao spoke, a cold sweat broke out on Ma Wenyun; by the time Wang Hao had finished speaking, Ma Wenyun’s shirt was almost soaked through.

“President Lu, I think ‘Break the Heavens’ looks pretty good!” Ma Wenyun, who had been blustering just a moment ago, was almost ready to bury himself in the ground. “Just now, when I mentioned ‘Supreme God’, it was just alright, didn’t feel too impressive. But ‘Break the Heavens’, that truly is a good book, perfect for adaptation!”

Damn, this guy sure turns with the wind pretty quickly!

Everyone tilted their heads and looked at him, awarding him one hundred and twenty points for his face-changing act!