Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 19 Royalty Treatment
In the room, Zhu Guiming and Zheng Yuling saw Chen Linfeng come in and hurriedly stood up. After a round of greetings, the two sides sat down.

Zhu Guiming got straight to the point, "Xiaofeng, this time I came mainly for the publication of your novel, and I need to sign a contract with you.

Since you are a minor, your father is required to sign on your behalf. Is he here now? "

"I've asked Sister Mei to call him. He will be here soon. Please tell me the general situation first."

Zheng Yuling briefly described the process of novel publishing, including what the author needs to do and some precautions for cooperation between the two parties.

Zhu Guiming added that the editorial department valued the novel, as well as its subsequent publication and some publicity arrangements made by Mengya Magazine.

In summary, it is an attitude of seriousness and full of sincerity.

During this time, Chen Shantong came over and sat aside to listen.

After hearing this, he felt very proud that his son's book could be published.

He just tried his best to keep a straight face and asked, "Thank you for your attention. How about the royalties for Xiaofeng's book this time?"

Zhu Guiming introduced the results of the discussion in the club, providing two options:

First, a one-time copyright royalty of 60 yuan.

This already represents Mengya's extreme optimism about this novel. No one would dare to take on this responsibility if it were higher.

The second is to pay royalties normally.

Because Chen Linfeng is not a famous writer, the royalties he can't give him are too high, but his novel does have the potential to become a big hit.

So after discussion, the company came up with the conditions for floating royalty:
For less than 4 copies, the royalty rate is %;

For 6 to copies, the royalty rate is %;

For 8 to copies, the royalty rate is %;

For more than 10 copies, the royalty rate is %.

10% is also the highest standard in the industry.

The actual royalty amount is calculated based on the actual number of books sold × the book selling price × the royalty rate.

Chen Shantong silently calculated how much royalties his son's book would earn.

Zheng Yuling took out two contracts from her bag.

"I have prepared two types of royalty contract templates here. You can take a look at them and choose one of them."

"Such conditions are indeed full of sincerity." Chen's father thought.

Since his son submitted his novel, he has asked people about it these days and learned about the royalty standards for novel publishing.

It is almost impossible for a new writer to obtain such conditions.

Chen Linfeng was also surprised by this. He didn't expect the conditions to be so good.

It can only be said that because of the New Concept Competition, Chen Linfeng and Mengya Magazine have become deeply bound, and Mengya really treats him as one of its own.

Just like Han Han and others in the previous life, New Concept brought out Han Han and Guo Xiaosi, and Han Han and others also made the name of New Concept more famous. The two complement each other.

Unfortunately, premature exposure and success are not good things for young people who are inexperienced in the world.

After venting their feelings from their youth, these people lost their energy and produced no more outstanding works, and the new concept also fell into obscurity.

Chen Linfeng and his son were both very satisfied with the conditions offered by Mengya and had no questions about publishing. The two sides quickly entered into substantive topics.

The two asked questions about publicity, publication, including possible reprinting, and the two editors answered them one by one.

The Q&A session is over.

"We will wait here for three days. You can consult a lawyer to review the contract. If you have any questions, you can communicate with us at any time."

Zhu Guiming said sincerely, "I believe you can also feel our sincerity. This is all because of our trust in Xiaofeng's talent."

She extended her hand, "I hope we can continue to cooperate for a long time."

Chen Linfeng indeed felt it, nodded heavily and held her hand.

"We will have a pleasant cooperation."

Zhu Guiming saw that his goal had been achieved and stood up to say goodbye. The lawyer reviewed the contract and found no problem, but only added one clause: the number of books given away for free or for advertising purposes could not exceed 3% of the total number of copies printed.

This is to prevent some irregular operations.

Three days later,
There were no more doubts between the two parties, and they signed the contract in the small house rented by Chen Linfeng.

Soon, the budding publicity was launched.

The protagonist of this publicity is Chen Linfeng, who intentionally or unintentionally downplayed the pen name "Qilin".

The name Chen Linfeng combined with his identity as an author and actor can maximize the publicity effect.

That day, the crew was leaving the show, and Chen Linfeng found Qian Yanqiu's room.

"Uncle Qian, what do you want from me?"

"Your suggestions for script revisions, go back and read them later," Qian Yanqiu handed over Li Shimin's script.
"Your new book is going to be published? I've seen a lot of news about it in the newspapers recently. Mengya is really working hard."

Chen Linfeng chuckled, "At the beginning of the year, I tried to write a novel, Mengya thought it was pretty good, so I signed it.

When the new book comes out, I will send it to you as soon as possible, and you can help me check it. "

Qian Yanqiu said unhappily, "Come on, I'm just a lousy scriptwriter, how can I judge literature?"

Recently, Qian Yanqiu and Yu Shengming had some disputes over the plot, and he was mocked by Yu Shengming, "As a screenwriter, don't act so pretentiously. You are not a writer like Yu Hua and Lu Yao."

When I think about it now, I can't help but feel sarcastic.

Chen Linfeng also heard some rumors and knew that the two bosses had some conflicts recently.

But this is common. In this era, screenwriters still have a very high status. It is normal to have some ideological disagreements and arguments with the director.

"Please don't vent your anger on innocent people. I am also studying scriptwriting. We are in the same group."

"Bah, if you just want to be a screenwriter, why are you getting close to the camera every day? You're almost saying I'm stealing your skills."

Qian Yanqiu reminded him, "You are a child, and your father is in the group. It's hard for others to say anything. Don't do this outside in the future."

"I'm just bored, and there's no role for me, so I'm just here to join in the fun," Chen Linfeng scratched his head. Maybe he could learn a thing or two and become a director when he grows up. It's said that a good screenwriter can also become a director.

He knew that this screenwriter would later start his career as a director, and the subsequent Detective Di Renjie series was an absolute classic.

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In October, the crew moved to the Wuxi Film and Television Base for filming.

Chen Linfeng's book also officially went on sale.

Mengya sent Chen Linfeng several sample books. He flipped through the freshly published novels and felt the texture of the new books with his hands, feeling very fresh.

The book is black with some gold lines mixed in.

On the front, there are three large characters "Book of Life and Death" printed in artistic style, and on the back is the suggested retail price of 22 yuan, and on the waistband are recommendations from several famous artists such as Yu Hua.

Mengya is really awesome, and these famous experts must have spent a lot of favors to recommend it.

According to Zheng Yuling, the editor who was responsible for contacting him, the publishing house was very confident in the novel and printed 10 copies in the first edition.

This book is planned to be released in bookstores in major cities across the country. In the southern region where it has a greater influence, the budding sales channels are sufficient to cover most prefecture-level cities.

Channel resources in the north are slightly insufficient, but Mengya hopes to take this opportunity to improve channel coverage in the north.

At this time, Chen Linfeng became a little unconfident, fearing that after making such a big fuss, he would end up in a miserable failure.

He held the sample book and fell into deep thought.

Sister Mei reminded, "Let me help you deliver the extra sample books to other people in the crew."

Chen Linfeng came back to his senses, "Sister Mei is really thoughtful. You can give them away as much as you can. If the number is not enough, go buy a few more."

After spending time together recently, Chen Linfeng has gradually begun to trust Sister Mei's abilities.

She is very dedicated in her work and is well-organized in her dealings with people. She will study hard if she does not understand something. Now, most of the external communication matters are handled by her.

(End of this chapter)