"I'd be more than happy to cooperate with you, Young Master Xue," Cheng Xiran said with a nod.
"However... is this so - called magazine of yours just going to write about you and Helian Duo?" Xue Lianyu admitted that the idea of the magazine was great, but if it was limited to that, it might not be much different from those storybooks.
"Of course not," Since she had found a partner, Cheng Xiran had no intention of hiding anything. "That's just one section. What I really want to focus on is the gossip news."
"Gossip news?" Xue Lianyu's interest was piqued.
"Want to know?" Cheng Xiran was really building up his curiosity. "If you want to know, Young Master Xue, just invest."
"If you want me to get involved, Miss Cheng, you should tell me what makes it so appealing," Xue Lianyu naturally understood what Cheng Xiran meant.
"People love to talk about gossip during their leisure time. If we collect all these gossips..."
Cheng Xiran paused for a moment and saw the surprised look on Xue Lianyu's face.
He couldn't help but exchange a glance with Helian Duo. If they could collect all the gossips, wouldn't it be like having a grasp of the trends in the entire capital?
"But it might not be easy to collect them," Helian Duo asked.
"So, we need to pay some rewards to the informants. And those ladies in the deep - seated mansions know a lot too. They can also make some money by providing gossips. Why not?"
Sometimes, the influence and power of women were beyond people's imagination.
Moreover, some pieces of news might seem insignificant on the surface, but there could be surprises if you dig deeper.
"Brilliant! Truly brilliant!" Xue Lianyu couldn't help but praise. "What's in your head? How can you come up with so many great ideas?"
"I've thrown away some useless things, so there's room for good ideas," Cheng Xiran tapped her head. Xue Lianyu understood and glanced at Helian Duo, covering his smile with his lips.
"What do you think, Young Master Xue?" Cheng Xiran could tell from Xue Lianyu's expression that the deal was done.
"Not only me, but there's another person who wants to invest," Xue Lianyu waved his jade - bone fan and glanced to the side.
"Even His Highness wants to invest?"
Helian Duo nodded upon hearing this.
Cheng Xiran was a bit puzzled. Didn't Helian Duo dislike her *Anecdotes of the Capital* at first? Why did he want to invest now?
But then Cheng Xiran figured it out. Helian Duo must have taken a fancy to the new gossip section she was going to launch.
You could know all the news in the capital without even leaving home. Who wouldn't want such a benefit?
However... if Helian Duo invested, did it mean that she would have the support of the Regent?
Thinking of this, Cheng Xiran smiled and asked, "I wonder how much you and His Highness are going to invest respectively?"
Just like modern shares, Cheng Xiran regarded the shares of her newspaper as a whole and wanted to see what percentage each of them would invest.
After the final negotiation, Cheng Xiran would hold 30% of the shares, but she still had the right to decide which articles to include in the magazine published by the newspaper. Xue Lianyu also held 30% of the shares, and the remaining 40% naturally went to Helian Duo.
Not to mention anything else, just based on Helian Duo's status as the Regent, it was worth for him to be the largest shareholder.
After the share distribution was settled, the three of them signed and sealed the contract. Looking at the black - and - white contract, Cheng Xiran felt as if she had returned to the modern era.