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

Chapter 32 Shueisha

Most of the senior executives in Japan's literary and art circles and publishing houses can read Chinese.

The publishing house found some industry insiders to review the novel, and also evaluated Chen Linfeng's first novel, "Book of Life and Death", which was sent to it in advance by Huaguo.

The results were obvious: they were all types of novels that were extremely suitable for the Japanese market, so various companies came to us.

But I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence that the three families arrived at the same time.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Cheng Yongxin tried to smooth things over and discussed with representatives from several publishing houses whether they should take turns to talk.

In the end, the three publishers agreed to the proposal.

The first to start was Shueisha, who brought Yamashita Noboru, the director of publishing cooperation, and several specialists.

Minister Yamashita had a very arrogant attitude, his words and actions were full of complacency, and he seemed to be holding his head up to the sky.

He first showed off the strength of his publishing house in an exaggerated manner, and then expressed his appreciation for Chen Linfeng's novel in a casual tone.

The conditions given were humiliating.
"Shueisha is willing to pay 500 million yen for a novel for a one-time buyout."

According to the exchange rate at the beginning of the century, it was equivalent to about 40 Chinese yuan per book.

With such a small amount of money, he was able to show an attitude of charity, which was perfectly in line with the performance of those inexplicably arrogant villains in the Japanese dramas he watched in his previous life.

Chen Linfeng said calmly, "Please Mr. Yamashita give me a reasonable price and don't joke around."

Minister Yamashita seemed to rarely receive any objections from others, and his face turned red at this moment, and he was about to lose his temper.

Then he suppressed his anger and said slowly,
"500 million yen is a lot of money in your country. If you have no idea about this, you'd better discuss it with your parents."

Editor-in-Chief Zhao couldn't bear to watch it anymore after hearing what the translator said.

"Mr. Minister, the writer in front of you earned at least 400 million yuan in royalties (excluding tax) from his first novel.

Moreover, this novel has only been on sale for less than a year, and there is still a lot of room for sales growth. Your so-called large sum of money is somewhat ridiculous. "

After hearing what the translator said, Yamashita Yebo seemed unable to hold back any longer and stood up suddenly.

He said angrily, "Do you still want the same life as in China?
A novel written by a child is not worth spending so much money on!

Do you know how big the book market in Japan is?
Do you know what you are missing out on?"

After that, he added in a serious tone, "Shueisha is the most famous publishing house in Japan!

Have you heard of "Saint Seiya"?
Have you heard of Dragon Ball?
"Rurouni Kenshin", "Fist of the North Star", "One Piece", "Chibi Maruko-chan", "Captain Tsubasa"..."

Yamashita mentioned all of his own famous works as if he was reading out the menu.

"These excellent works," he stretched out his hands and made a embracing gesture, as if to express "Zhou Gong spits out food to feed his guests, and the whole world is at peace."

“All of these works have become popular throughout Asia through the promotion of our Shueisha.

We will customize a series of professional publishing plans for you, including clarifying market positioning, formulating publishing plans, and planning publicity plans, which is a scale you can't imagine.

With the support of our powerful distribution channels, you will gain much more than just money.

You will become a famous young genius writer in Japan.

If things go well, you could even gain huge popularity throughout Asia.”

The entire conference room fell silent.

The commissioner behind the minister stepped forward at the appropriate time and explained a series of promotional strategies that Shueisha had planned for "Destiny".

And briefly introduced their powerful channel resources, whether it is media or offline promotion, they can provide maximum support.

"Becoming famous first and then making money is indeed a way."

After hearing this talk, the two editors-in-chief felt that the conditions were not so bad.

I thought that as long as there was some gain, it would be fine. It would be very difficult to break into the Japanese market.

I wanted to advise Chen Linfeng to quit while he was ahead, or at least not to refuse so decisively, in case the conditions of the next two companies were even worse.

These two people are indeed a little anxious and uneasy because of the situation these days. Domestic works are not very popular with publishing houses in Japan, or to put it simply, they are not well received.

At this time, Chen Linfeng seemed to understand a little.

It turns out this isn't a brainless villain.

The minister's tactics were very slick. He first offered a very low price with an arrogant attitude to suppress Chen Linfeng's self-confidence. After being rejected, he turned to an attitude of considering for you, boasting about his own abilities and emphasizing that he could provide more advanced resources besides money.

It's going international, it's becoming famous in Asia, and there's a good guy who comes out to ease the atmosphere.

After all this, most people would be confused.

Old cpu.

However, things like publicity resources cannot be quantified specifically in the contract, and he would not believe what this person said.

Chen Linfeng said calmly, "What you said is just empty talk at the moment. If you really like me, please show some respect for the price."

Seeing that Chen Linfeng was unmoved and adamant, Yamashita Ye Bo felt a headache and turned to the two editors-in-chief.

"You two gentlemen have experienced the world and should understand our good intentions.

The two countries are both located in East Asia and are close neighbors. This exchange meeting is held for the purpose of cultural exchange between the two countries.

You probably don’t want to end up with no major publisher agreeing to cooperate with you.”

Cheng Yongxin's face twitched. This was exactly what he was worried about.

But as a young man who was promoted to deputy editor-in-chief of a large magazine at the age of just 40, he is very clear about the current situation.

He shouldn't have interfered in this matter, or rather, it would be useless to interfere. Young people are full of hot-bloodedness, and if he forced him to agree by pressing his head, something might even go wrong.

As the saying goes, it is better to be still than to move. Cheng Yongxin pretended not to hear anything and let Editor-in-Chief Zhao come forward to reply.

Although Editor-in-Chief Zhao was somewhat tempted, even if he had any thoughts, he would only talk to Chen Linfeng alone afterwards. In such occasions, he would naturally support his own family.

"These conditions sound OK, but Chen Linfeng is the backbone of our magazine, and I still have to respect his opinion in the end."

He acted as if he really wanted to agree, but was just having temporary difficulties.

"I will help you persuade him about this matter. If there is any progress, I will inform you as soon as possible. What do you think?"

Minister Yamashita was very disappointed with the two old foxes, as neither of them dared to stand up and make a decision.

They are nothing like the nuclear men we recruit who are brave and willing to fight.

At this time, the publishing cooperation specialist behind Yamashita stood up again and proposed to increase the money to 1000 million yen per novel, directly doubling it.

Minister Yamashita looked angry, but ultimately did not reject his subordinate's proposal.

It seems that this is the final price set by Shueisha, 1000 million yen per book, equivalent to about 80 Huayuan.

Although the sales of Chen Linfeng's first novel in China are still not high, it is a barely acceptable price for a novel that is not sure whether it is suitable for the Japanese market.

Chen Linfeng was unwilling to give up, so he asked, "Can we cooperate in the form of royalties?"

Yamashita Ye Bo refused expressionlessly, and the two sides parted unhappily.

Before leaving, Yamashita said something harsh, "I'm sorry that you missed this great opportunity. If you regret it and want to find me for cooperation again, I won't give you such a high price again.

Chen Jun, you will regret it!"

Walking out the door, Yamashita Noboru hammered the wall hard.

"Damn it, why don't those old guys in the company want to use the royalty method? Since they want a one-time buyout, the rights they give are so low."

What made him unwilling was that this was clearly a novel with the potential to create miracles, but some people in the publishing house just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.

"But that also depends on whether there are any competitors. The other two companies won't give us a chance."

The subordinates around him comforted him, "Minister, you have tried your best. Chen Jun is not an ordinary teenager. The report from China is correct. He is a genius."

Another subordinate also advised, "Yes, at such a young age, you can handle it calmly and calmly. This world always favors geniuses."

Zhao Changtian in the room said worriedly, "Xiaofeng, are you being too arrogant? The last condition is actually pretty good in my opinion. What if the next two families can't offer such conditions?"

Cheng Yongxin had some confidence. "Old Zhao, judging from the final conditions, this group of people are very optimistic about Xiaofeng's book. I think the other two families should have a similar attitude.

We still need to be more calm and not be scared by these people."

Chen Linfeng shared the same view. "Uncle Zhao, don't think that the other person proposed the conditions at the last minute. I'm sure they had discussed it in advance. The low price before was a negotiation strategy. Don't be fooled by his attitude."

(End of this chapter)