Indeed, Yu Rong was scared to set a price!
He had been the editor-in-chief of "Fun Reads" for ten years and had come across countless excellent novellas. Among his decade-long career, the novella in front of him definitely ranks among the top. Of course, this is Yu Rong's personal opinion, after all, everyone's opinion of literary works varies.
However, Yu Rong believed.
No one could possibly read "The Gift of the Magi" and give it a less-than-stellar review, because the story was so deeply moving, especially the unexpected ending that also felt reasonable upon reflection.
But one thing was certain:
He had to get his hands on this novel!
Yu Rong took a deep breath, made a phone call to Chu Kuang, and voiced his thoughts frankly, "I'm honored to be one of the first to read this novel. I'm willing to represent the publishing company and offer 200,000 to purchase this novella. This isn't to say the novel is worth 200,000, but our magazine's payment generally has a cap..."