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Chapter 239 Rent
"What ratio do you want?" Su Chen asked.

These two books are not like storybooks, with various possibilities for adaptation.

Another thing is that the buyout ratio is about the same as he expected. Although the original author later published "Principles of Economics" with a buyout price of US$140 million, that was already in 1998.

The current price is not very high, and it can be regarded as relatively reasonable.

But if it's a buyout, it's meaningless. Su Chen still pays more attention to the share, anyway, he is not in a hurry to spend money now.

"We want 60 percent," Ian said.

This share ratio is naturally based on the share obtained from the number of books sold. The success or failure of this method depends on the quality of the book (whether there are potential readers) and the reputation of the publishing house (whether it can do good publicity).

For example, a book is priced at 20 to 30 US dollars. According to the cooperation agreement, the author earns 10% to 65% of the profit for each book sold. If you can sell a few hundred copies, you can still get a relatively rich return.

And it is absolutely impossible for these two books to sell only a few hundred copies.

So Su Chen will naturally value this sharing method.

"That is to say, I can only get 40%?" Su Chen frowned: "Dude, you can't bully me because I am from China because I don't understand American laws. I believe you also know that if these two books are published , what kind of results will there be?"

"Looking at the professors who are busy outside now, you can know that if you go public, your publishing house may become a hit, and your grades will definitely not be bad, so I want an additional 10% , a total of 50%.”

"If you don't agree, then we won't be able to cooperate. At most, I will pay these professors for their hard work."

Ian picked up his glass and took a sip of water before he said, "Man, you know that publishing a book is not an easy task, we need teamwork, and we have to distribute money to the printing company below, so we can't make much money money."

Su Chen didn't speak, and tapped his fingers on the table.

Seeing Su Chen's current appearance, Ian said again: "How about I give you another 3%, up to 43%."

"This is not your bottom line." Su Chen accepted the words and smiled: "Dude, you are a pure businessman, and I happen to be a businessman too, why don't you just say your bottom line?"

If these two books don't make money, he won't believe it, but the ghost in front of him is more sophisticated, and he actually wants to lower the price.

He went on to say: "In addition, I still have a few books to write. If you can give me a satisfactory price, then I will give priority to you as a partner for the next book."

"Fack, you Chinese are really smart." Ian felt helpless.

After a pause, he continued: "But buddy, your asking price is too high. I will give you 45% at most, but we want the priority of the next book."

"OK." Su Chen nodded: "Then let's hire a lawyer to sign the agreement."

Because publishing houses also want to make money, and they also need to operate sales, so naturally they have to take the lead.

For such a thing as an agreement, there must be a formal document, otherwise what will happen if you don't admit it someday?
The paper we didn't sign is toilet shit.

No matter where you are, as long as your own interests are involved, you must be optimistic, and you can't trust everything in black and white. This thing is equivalent to restraint.

Back then, the head of state tore up the treaty.

History tells us that we still have to be careful in order to be able to sail for thousands of years.

After Aile found out, he recommended a trustworthy lawyer for Su Chen, who was said to be a barrister.

Witnessed by the lawyers of both parties, Su Chen and the publishing house signed this cooperation agreement, which will be divided according to the agreement.

Once the paperwork is signed, the publisher is ready to start preparing the book.

And the time came to Sunday.

In the past few days, Su Chen tried to call home, but he couldn't get through. It seemed that he had to write a letter to return home.

So I took the time to write a few letters and found time to deliver them.

I don't know when these letters will arrive in China. These letters are going to Beijing and Hong Kong respectively.

The Soviet Union did not write about it, and the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union is not very good now, so it is better not to cause any trouble.

A few days ago, Ian had informed that there would be a reception tonight, and Su Chen, who was the protagonist, naturally couldn't be absent.

Generally, this kind of reception among literati does not need to be dressed too formally, and it is only the people who participated in the review.

Unless these two books are on the market and have achieved great results, and there is another reception that is equivalent to a celebration banquet, many people will definitely be invited to participate, such as politics and the like, or the field of economics, maybe there will be There are media and entertainers and things like that.

Anyway, Americans are living a particularly rich life now.

As long as you have money, you can definitely feel the luxury of a capitalist country.

Although you don't need to dress too formally, you can't be too shabby either.

So Su Chen planned to go out and get an outfit while he had time during the day.

I haven't changed my clothes since I came out of China.

Just as he was about to go out, Billy came.

Anyway, this guy is the person Su Chen met the most at Harvard except for the students in his class.

Even Brian, who lives in the same dormitory, doesn't see each other very often.

"Man, I heard that your two books are going to be published?" Billy gave Su Chen a firm hug when he came up: "Congratulations, man, I have to say that when you came to the United States, you brought a mysterious Eastern power."

Su Chen was a little helpless: "Billy, if you don't let me go, I'll let you try Chinese kung fu."

Hearing this, Billy hurriedly let go of him, and continued: "Su, didn't you ask me to help you find a house before? I found it now, do you want to go and have a look?"

"It's definitely going, and I'm going to a reception tonight, so time is tight, why don't we go see it now?" Su Chen said.

Su Chen has always been persistent about living outside.

After all, if he lived outside, if he was hungry, he could make something for himself instead of eating sandwiches and the like all day.

He is now afraid of eating sandwiches.

There are other things too, but in the US the eating habits are not like in China.

"Then let's go." Billy took out a Ford car key: "I'll take out my dad's car and drive it, and I'll show you how to experience it today."

The two went downstairs and found Billy's car, which was the F-1974 Crew Cab, a double-cab pickup launched by Ford in 150, also known as the Ford pickup, ten years ago.

In the United States, there are a lot of people who drive pickup trucks, and many Americans have a pursuit of pickup trucks that the Chinese cannot understand.

In the interpretation of dreams by Americans, dreaming of a pickup represents exceptionally hard work, which shows how popular such a heavy manual laborer is in the hearts of the United States.

And pickups can not only pull people, but also carry goods.

It is the most suitable car for home travel.

When Su Chen got into the car, Billy started the car and came out of the school.

In Boston, there are a total of five prestigious schools, namely Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Tufts University, Boston College, and Brandeis University.

This is also one of the oldest and most culturally valuable cities in the United States. The extraordinary history has made Boston the most suitable city for living and studying in the United States.

Some people say that on the beautiful Charles River, even the water exudes warm humanistic feelings, and the air in Cambridge on the north bank is also filled with a mellow academic atmosphere.

For this statement, Su Chen disagrees, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as his dog's nest.

He is destined to be an angry youth in his bones, and he may not immigrate to the United States.

Billy drove Su Chen for about [-] minutes, turned into an alley, and stopped in front of a two-story building.

"Man, we're here..."

(End of this chapter)