Chapter 9

It's time to go home.

"Eh, have you heard?"

"I just went to have dinner, what happened?"

"The new guy almost got into a fight with Tian Bin."

"Really? What happened?"

In the office area, many people were whispering, everyone loves a spectacle.

Zhang Ye didn't go home either. He rubbed the game ring and opened the item menu, taking out the thing that looked like a band-aid, which he had already put in the item menu from the treasure chest. He opened the packaging, and just then, Tian Bin also came back from outside. Their seats were opposite each other, very close. Tian Bin would have to pass by Zhang Ye to get to his seat. Zhang Ye subtly stuck the bad luck sticker on Tian Bin's pants. No one except Zhang Ye could see this thing!

Slap!

Tian Bin felt that the other party seemed to touch him as he passed by Zhang Ye. He looked down and saw nothing, then gave a cold glance at the other person.

The game ring gave a prompt!

The bad luck sticker has been used, effective for five minutes, countdown starts, 4 minutes 59 seconds, 4 minutes 58 seconds...

Although Zhang Ye's little episode made Tian Bin very unhappy, overall, his mood was still quite good. "Soul Summoning" was the hottest supernatural novel at the moment. He had gone to great lengths to secure the audio rights and broadcasting rights from the publisher. Several provincial radio stations were also spending a lot of money to compete for it, but in the end, Tian Bin got the authorization. He actually used some means, such as not contacting the author of the book first. The author was just a newcomer, and Tian Bin directly communicated with the senior management of the publishing house, promising a relatively high price. As for how the publishing house would split the profits with the author or simply take advantage of the author being a newcomer and set the price as low as possible, Tian Bin didn't care. He just assured the publishing house that the price offered by the radio station would not be disclosed to the author, so both sides could make money. Tian Bin was very thoughtful; he also wanted to use this novel to increase the audience ratings of "Midnight Ghost Stories," attract more advertisements to increase his commission and performance, and build a reputation.

Ding, a text message came in.

Tian Bin took out his phone and saw that it was a message from a deputy director of the publishing house, congratulating Tian Bin on the success of his program and subtly reminding him not to disclose the purchase price of the audio rights. Tian Bin smiled, and while walking, he was about to reply, but something happened at the desk on the left!

A female colleague was trying to put away her lunch box to go home. When she reached out, the lid of the lunch box fell to the ground with a clatter.

Tian Bin happened to step on it and immediately slipped and fell to the ground, thud, landing with a solid thud!

"Ouch!"

"Ah, Teacher Tian!"

"What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, are you okay?"

Tian Bin was in great pain. After getting up, he waved his hand, "Forget it, forget it!"

He picked up his phone and saw that the interface was gone. He had to create a new blank text message and typed: "Director Li, please rest assured, we will not inquire about the proportion you give to the author. The price we agreed upon will not be disclosed to the author Li Gen. This is not our first collaboration, you can trust me." After finishing, Tian Bin found Director Li's number and was about to send the message, but coincidentally, a colleague was leaving and passed by Tian Bin, bumping into him. The colleague's silk fan fell to the ground, and Tian Bin, losing his balance, stepped on the fan and fell flat on his face again!

"Brother Tian! Sorry, sorry!"

"You... Ouch, my back, what's going on!"

Many people started to pay attention, falling twice in a few seconds? How unlucky can you get?

Tian Bin struggled to get up, almost cursing. When he looked at his phone, he saw that he had selected the wrong name when he fell. It was the author Li Gen's phone number. Both Li Deputy Director and the author Li Gen had the same surname and similar names. Tian Bin was very upset and decided to reselect the recipient.

But suddenly, Li Si came up from behind, "Brother Tian!"

Tian Bin turned around, and bang! The fluorescent light above his head exploded without warning!

The fragments of the light tube splashed down, scaring Li Si, who instinctively put his hand forward. His hand hit Tian Bin's chin!

Tian Bin shouted again, thud! He fell backward, and his hand trembled, accidentally pressing the send button on his phone!

Li Si hurried to help, "Brother Tian! I'm sorry! This..."

Tian Bin was almost in tears, "What are you doing! Can't you see where you're going!"

Li Si scratched his head, "Sorry, Brother Tian, I didn't notice, who would have thought the light would break."

But when he looked at his phone, Tian Bin's face changed drastically. "What the hell, how did it get sent!" He wanted to fix it, but it was too late!

All of this happened right under Zhang Ye's nose. He saw Tian Bin fall and get bumped, and the office colleagues found it quite amusing, thinking Tian Bin was having a very unlucky day!

Three times!

He fell three times!

Did you not check the almanac before going out today?

But it wasn't over yet. Just before the bad luck sticker's effect ended, the head of the cultural radio station rushed in!

"Tian Bin!" Zhao Guozhou shouted loudly.

Tian Bin knew it wasn't good, "Leader."

Everyone was confused and looked over.

Zhao Guozhou exploded, "What have you done! The author of 'Soul Summoning,' Li Gen, called the station and said the contract is invalid and we should stop broadcasting his work! He also said if we infringe on his copyright, the lawyer's letter will be sent tomorrow! Wasn't this your responsibility? How did you handle it?"

Tian Bin didn't dare to argue, he lowered his head and said nothing.

The copyright of "Soul Summoning" was in the author's hands, and the audio rights were the same. The author had entrusted the publishing house to manage other copyright matters out of trust. However, strictly speaking, without the author's formal authorization or signature, the sale of the copyright was invalid. The contract for "Soul Summoning" was like this. Tian Bin had only signed a contract with the publishing house. Normally, if the author received the copyright fee, they wouldn't be too picky, and the contract would be set. But if the author really cared, the contract could be nullified!

Zhao Guozhou scolded him for ten minutes.

In the end, several small leaders of the cultural frequency also came over, and everyone started talking. Zhang Ye and many others finally understood what was going on. It turned out that Tian Bin had made a deal with the simplified Chinese edition publisher of "Soul Summoning." Tian Bin had the publisher sell him the audio rights and would hide the copyright price to deceive the author, allowing the publisher to make more profit. This phenomenon was actually very common in the industry. Even if Tian Bin didn't hide it, the publisher wouldn't tell the author. But coincidentally, Tian Bin sent the insider message to the original author's phone!

Isn't this asking for trouble?

Isn't this being mean?

Canceling the authorization is not uncommon. Any author who saw that message would probably curse!

Tian Bin explained, "Leader, this was my mistake, but I think we can continue broadcasting. We have a contract with the publisher, actually..."

Wang Xiaomei, who hadn't left yet, said unhappily, "Are you going to sue?"

A head of the editorial group also said, "Absolutely not! Who will be responsible if there's a problem?"

They were a public institution, and what they valued most was responsibility, not profit.

Everyone gathered and discussed, and in the end, Zhao Guozhou, the head, made the decision, "Change the novel. Everyone in the departments, help find suitable supernatural novels. The live broadcast at night cannot be stopped, and it cannot be stopped. See if we can get the novel's copyright in the shortest time possible!" Zhao Guozhou pointed at Tian Bin's nose and said, "You've messed everything up! Get ready for punishment!"

Tian Bin's expression was like he had lost his father!

Zhang Ye felt relieved but was also stunned. The bad luck sticker only worked for five minutes, and in just five minutes, Tian Bin had such a run of bad luck. This item was too amazing! It seemed that in addition to Zhang Jingkong, he would have a new nickname, yes, Detective Zhang Wulang!

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