empire superstar

Chapter 40
"What, 1 yuan for a thousand words!"

After hearing the price that Hu Fangyong finally offered, Hou Jie jumped three feet high.

He couldn't believe it, but the reaction of everyone on the scene made him believe it.

At this time, Hou Jie had already stared at the business editor with anger, a hundred times!
MD is a hundred times the gap!

Do you know why Changhong Publishing House has been unable to sign good books?
It's just that you bunch of idiots underestimated it!
The business editor was also in a daze at this time, ten thousand words...

Ten thousand words!
Fuck, who am I?where am iWhy am I sitting here?

"One thousand words is 1 yuan, if the price is calculated based on 200 million words, that is 2000 million!"

At this moment, even Lai Yibai couldn't help exclaiming.

Can you earn 2000 million by writing a novel?
This... Excuse me, is it still too late for me to learn how to write novels?

"Wow, 1 words, Hu Fangyong, are you crazy?"

Even Dong Ling couldn't help being surprised at this time and said: "Although I know you are optimistic about writer Liao, how can there be such a price for a newcomer's work? You are too disturbing the market rules."

Hu Fangyong is here: "I recognize the potential of this book, and I think it is worth the price. Of course, there is also a requirement of [-] words, that is, all publishing rights of this work, including overseas parts, must be delivered. For our use."

"Is it just the text copyright?" Liao Yuan asked.

"Yes."

Hu Fangyong said with a smile: "As for the copyrights of games, animations or film and television, etc., it's up to Writer Liao. After all, we are just a publishing house and we are not greedy."

Liao Yuan snorted and fell into thinking.

In his opinion, 1 yuan for a thousand characters is not much, and compared to the worth of some top writers, it is definitely not much less.

But the problem is that Liao Yuan is not a popular writer.

The reason for this price is all because of Hu Fangyong's attention.

"I do have a suggestion."

At this time, Dong Ling pondered: "I haven't watched "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", so I don't dare to take too many risks. Ten thousand characters for a thousand characters is indeed an exciting price. Although I have the right to set the price, I don't want to When you understand the work, you should not only be responsible to the author, but also to the company. I believe Liao Liao must be full of confidence in his work, so I have another proposal here, do you want to hear it?"

"Tell me." Liao Yuan said.

Dong Ling continued: "Are you willing to sign a contract with our Tang Dynasty Publishing House based on the royalty rate model?"

The royalty rate, simply put, is the royalty share.

Writers will draw a certain percentage from the income of users of their works, and use this to calculate copyrights and obtain royalties for their works.

The royalty rate may vary depending on factors such as the popularity of the author, the type and quality of the work, the scope of authorized use, and the calculation method of copyright, and is generally determined by negotiation between the parties when signing a work authorization or licensing contract.

For newcomers, the general royalty rate is around 7% to 10%, and this refers to unknown newcomers.

But it’s different for writers with a certain reputation. The industry standard is 10-15%. Among popular writers, such as Chang Wu, a writer who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature, his royalty rate is 20%, which is currently the leading world-class writer in China. A writer is also the most valuable existence.

Dong Ling did not give the royalty rate figure immediately, but cautiously took out the tablet computer from the backpack, and began to search the Internet for media news about "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and comments from netizens.

She has her own way of groping, which is the observation of details that has been developed professionally over the years.

Within 10 minutes, she resolutely said: "Author Liao, 15%, this is the royalty rate I will give you!"

15%, even among popular writers, is not a bad figure.

And Dong Ling's eyes flickered. After carefully searching the relevant reviews of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", she was unexpectedly full of confidence in this work.

Isn't a work with a favorable rate of 90% terrible?
Terrible, very terrible!
Relevant well-known reading websites gave this novel a high score of more than 9.4.

Although there is no way to compare with Chang Wu's 9.7 points, it is definitely comparable to the first-line popular writers.

Dong Ling almost couldn't help calling out the price of [-] characters just now, but she finally overcame her sensibility.

Now, when she looks at Liao Yuan, her eyes are shining.

The tip of her tongue licked up and down from time to time, moistening her lips, and her expression was full of hunger and thirst when she saw the prey!

When Hu Fangyong saw this, his heart trembled.

He was too familiar with this expression, it was a signal that Dong Ling was about to attack the prey.

He hurriedly said to Liao Yuan: "Writer Liao, I don't think 15% is much, at least 18% is needed to be compared with my [-]-character [-]!"

After finishing speaking, he said again: "The most important thing is, as long as we sign the contract, I will pay you the manuscript fee for the first few volumes immediately!"

"Hu Fangyong, the aggressive method is useless to me. 15% is the price I gave after careful consideration. This is the price of a popular writer. If there is more, it will exceed my ability to bear."

Dong Ling took out a female cigarette from her pocket, and lightly lit it. Surrounded by the smoke, she smiled recklessly and said, "Also, I dare to give 15%, do you dare?"

"I……"

Hu Fangyong was stunned.

He probably knew the potential of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", but after all, he calculated it based on his own market experience.

He dared not give the 15% royalty rate before the real results appeared.

He can give up to 12%. If it is higher, it may not be a steady profit.

After all, once the sales volume of the work is not as expected, the higher the royalty rate of the writer, the lower the income of the publishing house.

And Dong Ling not only has rich experience in market operations, but she also knows too well about this old opponent in front of her. She accurately gave the royalty rate of 15%, which is not only within her own tolerance, but also can firmly suppress Hu Fangyong's bid. desire.

Liao Yuan is obviously also making an inner choice.

If it was three days ago and he hadn't signed the two contracts with a total of about 300 million yuan, Liao Yuan would definitely have done his part to choose [-] yuan.

Then take the manuscript fee in hand and happily subscribe to Steinway.

But now, Steinway has got it, and most of the desire in his heart has been resolved.

Seriously, in fact, he still prefers the long flow of water.

After signing the 15% royalty rate, the subsequent publishing house will give Liao Yuan a 15% royalty share for each printing and sales.

But directly signing a buyout of 1 yuan for a thousand characters, then the subsequent publishing income has nothing to do with Liao Yuan.

Is "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" worth 2000 million?
The answer is of course yes.

In the end, Liao Yuan chose to sign a contract with Dong Ling, who was a latecomer.

During this period, Hou Jie, editor-in-chief of Changhong Publishing House, has been afraid to intervene. Whether it is 15 words per thousand words or a [-]% royalty rate, it is far beyond his imagination and ability to bear!

And the moment the result appeared, Hu Fangyong's nasal cavity was also slightly sour, and his eye sockets felt a little moist.

He rubbed his eyes, cast a bitter glance at suspense writer Pi Jianzhou, and then pushed the door open with his assistant and left.

Pi Jianzhou looked puzzled, he didn't even have time to say something to persuade him to stay, he just looked at the number of people in the room decreasing one by one with a dazed expression, no one greeted him, no one seemed to want to talk to him who paid the room fee The master produces too many entanglements and entanglements.

Finally, he looked at Hou Jie, the editor-in-chief of Changhong Publishing House who stayed behind, and said awkwardly: "Editor-in-Chief Hou, shall we still sign the contract? I don't ask much, just [-] words is fine, you give me a zero, and a thousand words are [-]." ?”

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