Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 128 Finishing

When it comes to negotiation, we are not afraid of the other party asking for an exorbitant price, but we are afraid of our competitors bidding wildly.

In this field, a certain league can be regarded as the industry benchmark, and many football stars have to kneel down and kowtow to it.

Feihong, also a Taiwan-based publisher, is one of Hongxin’s main competitors in the same field. This phone call is more effective than a thousand words.

The entire Hongxin negotiation team was a little panicked. After looking back and exchanging glances, the man in the suit gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Zhou, in principle we agree with your offer, but we have to report to the headquarters before we can give you a final reply."

The young woman next to him quickly added, "Don't worry, even if the headquarters has objections, the final result won't be too big, so we can continue to discuss it."

Zhou Hao almost couldn't hold it in.

Even such words were spoken, showing that these people were really anxious.

But since the initiative is in my hands, only a fool would rush to agree.

"We will seriously consider it." Yan Lei replied with a smile: "But Feihong is a guest from afar, so we have to meet him first, right?"

The young woman said unwillingly, "Editor-in-Chief Yan, Mr. Zhou, can you give us a tentative statement so that we can report to the headquarters."

Yan Lei smiled secretly in his heart, practicing Tai Chi vigorously, "Then you have to come up with a definite royalty package first, then we can decide whether to sign it or not."

"Now we have agreed, but you turn against us, what should we do?"

When the young woman wanted to speak, the man in a suit pulled her back and said, "Okay, we understand what you two mean. We will report to the headquarters as soon as possible and give you a clear explanation. Sorry for disturbing you today."

After saying that, he turned around and left with a sullen face, not even bothering to exchange any extra politeness.

Looking at this scene, Zhou Hao and Yan Lei beside him smiled at each other.

Like to play tricks?
Ah.

In the next two days, Zhou Hao, accompanied by Yan Lei, met with teams from four publishing houses.

One is from Taiwan, one is from Hong Kong, and the other two are publishing houses in mainland China.

The highest offer came from a publishing house in Hong Kong, which offered a 12% share of royalties right out of the gate, but Zhou Hao did not accept it.

Because this company's publicity and distribution capabilities are too weak, it is estimated that not many copies will be sold in the end, no matter how high the royalty ratio is.

Feihong from Taiwan is not much less capable than Hongxin and is a high-quality partner.

Unfortunately, this company insisted on only paying 10% royalties and refused to accept any additional plans for a step-by-step increase in royalties.

"Mr. Zhou, you should know the current situation of the martial arts publishing industry. In most cases, every book published loses money, and there are almost no books that make money."

"If the company's top management and a few old shareholders hadn't insisted on making martial arts books, Feihong would have lost this business long ago. But even so, when applying for resources for martial arts books, they always ask for it with their tails between their legs. It's impossible to get such a high share of royalties. The top management would never agree to it."

"If Mr. Zhou is confident in his work, we might as well use The Legend of the Condor Heroes as a test run. Didn't you say that the story of The Legend of the Condor Heroes is a trilogy? If this book sells well, the share of royalties from the rest will naturally increase."

Feihong's team leader spoke with such sadness.

Zhou Hao was very moved after hearing this, and then politely rejected him.

There is obviously a better option, there is no need to settle for second best.

The other two mainland publishing houses are basically just joining in the fun.

Both are hodgepodge publishing houses that print whatever sells well. They have no accumulated main business direction and relatively weak channel capabilities. They mostly rely on discounts and promotions on e-commerce platforms to sell books.

Where does the room for discounts come from? Cut costs!
Books sold on e-commerce platforms are generally a notch lower than offline physical books in terms of both paper and printing quality...and can easily damage their reputation.

Zhou Hao naturally declined the offer from a publisher who was just trying to take advantage of the popularity. After screening, the best partner was indeed Hongxin.

After three days of surveillance, Hongxin, who was unaware of the inside story, could no longer bear it and contacted Yan Lei again.

"You two, the headquarters has already given an official reply, agreeing to Mr. Zhou's royalty sharing plan, but in exchange, we at Hongxin also have corresponding requirements."

"Oh?" Yan Lei asked with a smile, "What's your request?"

"We think it's only a matter of time before The Legend of the Condor Heroes is adapted into a film or TV series, and our boss at Hongxin has some investments in the film and TV industry. We hope Mr. Zhou will be kind enough to give us a chance to cooperate on the copyright of the film and TV series adaptation."

That's it?

Yan Lei and Zhou Hao looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Investing right at your doorstep, what kind of request is this?
It’s too late to welcome you!
This so-called request might just be a helpless move by Hongxin’s boss to save face and give an explanation to the entire company!

Seeing Zhou Hao nod, the person in charge of Hongxin let out a long sigh, "So, Mr. Zhou agrees?"

"There's no problem with me personally." Zhou Hao nodded and said, "You can discuss the remaining details with Miaobi in detail."

"Okay." The young woman stood up and extended her hand. "Mr. Zhou, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

After reaching a verbal agreement, Hongxin's team flew straight to Shanghai, intending to sign the contract in one go.

After all, there are a lot of publishing houses out there eyeing the opportunity, and the longer the night, the more trouble you may have!

After seeing off the people from these publishing houses, Zhou Hao finally got the long-awaited peace and quiet. He had been forced to socialize every day recently and he didn't have much time to write.

"You are a little ungrateful." Yan Lei couldn't help but laugh. "Miaobi has made an exception by delegating the negotiation of the physical copyright to you. If it were any other author, they probably wouldn't even have the qualifications to speak up or make suggestions. Miaobi just finalized it."

Zhou Hao sneered, "It's too late to think of spending a fortune on horse bones now!"

He had embezzled millions of dollars in channel fees, how could this small favor offset it?

The task was completed, and Yan Lei began to pack his luggage and prepare to return to Miaobi to work.

Before leaving, Zhou Hao gave him a reassurance, "Don't forget what I entrusted to you."

"Don't worry, I won't forget it!" Yan Lei smiled proudly.

After seeing Yan Lei off, Zhou Hao entered a period of seclusion, writing and ignoring worldly affairs.

Time flies. By the end of November, the snow in Spring City was falling even harder. The whole city seemed to be wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket.

On the last day of November, Zhou Hao suddenly received a call from director Liu Wei.

"Great writer, the crew wrapped up filming this afternoon, please come over and show yourself."

Zhou Hao, who originally felt a little tired, instantly became energetic.

Finished?

Finished!

The system task is about to be completed!

(End of this chapter)