Back to 1997, I became the originator of online literature

Chapter 56 My bottom line is 12
Now that he had his own house, Cao Sheng reluctantly bought a computer.

The reason why he said it was "painful" was because today's computers are too expensive and their configurations are too low. In his opinion, the cost-effectiveness is extremely low.

Pentium processor, 8M memory, 6.4G Quantum Fireball th generation hard drive...

In his eyes, all configurations are garbage.

The hard drive capacity is not as good as the mobile phone memory he had before his rebirth.

Just this thing cost him more than 9,000 yuan.

If it wasn't for the fact that he no longer had to write manuscripts by hand and then upload them to an Internet cafe, he would never have bought such a computer.

It is worth mentioning that he bought a desktop computer this time specifically, not the laptop he originally wanted to buy.

Because it is easier to upgrade the configuration of desktop computers in the future.

As computer hardware technology continues to advance and better processors, memory, graphics cards, larger-capacity hard drives, etc. are available, he can buy accessories and upgrade at any time.

In comparison, it is much more difficult to upgrade the configuration of a laptop.

With a computer and dial-up Internet access, he finally doesn't have to go to the Internet cafe every two days.

The night when the computer was successfully connected to the Internet.

He sat in front of the computer in the study on the second floor, logged into Under the Banyan Tree, and read the book review of I Want to Become an Immortal.

This book has been serialized to Chapter 12.

Each chapter has about 4 words, totaling more than words.

The plot at the beginning is a preliminary development.

The fairy world in the book has already revealed a corner to the readers.

With the publicity on the homepage of Under the Banyan Tree, the data of this book are already astonishing and beyond the reach of other authors in the industry.

The number of readers has exceeded 28.

The number of comment posts exceeded 1.6.

The book review section is very lively, with a large number of new posts appearing every day.

The book review section Cao Sheng saw today was like this:

"It's so beautiful! Please update it quickly!"

"I originally thought that "The Days of Living with a Flight Attendant" was the peak of Zhongyuan Yidianhui's career, and that he was an author who reached the peak of his career as soon as he debuted. I didn't expect that he could write a work like "I Want to Become an Immortal". It's so awesome! I really want to knock open his head to see what's inside."

"The updates are too slow! I heard that the book has been published in Taiwan up to the 8th volume. Can't you update more often? We didn't spend any money, so does that mean we don't deserve to read your book? If you have the ability, please publish it in mainland China! Let's see if we can afford it."

"What are domestic publishers hesitating about? This kind of great book has been published in Taiwan, so why hasn't it been published in mainland China? They have the money but don't know how to make it, right?"

"Here I am again. You haven't updated. I have to pay for internet access, right? You are wasting my internet fee!"

"When will the protagonist be able to fly with a sword? Does anyone know where the author lives? I'll help you steal his manuscripts! He must have some!"

"Zhongyuan Yidianhui is simply an alien under the banyan tree. Look at what others write and what you write. How can you write something so beautiful?"

……

Looking at these book reviews, Cao Sheng's face was full of smiles.

I can't help feeling a little emotional.

His works of this quality were only considered average on Qidian Chinese website before his rebirth, with an average subscription of at most three to four thousand.

It is considered a flop in the eyes of many people.

But now, it is considered a masterpiece by many people. After reading the book reviews for a while, he logged into his email and prepared to add another chapter today to celebrate his computer being connected to the Internet today.

Before rebirth, wasn’t there a saying called “喜通网”?

This shows that the access to the Internet is something that should be celebrated.

After logging into the mailbox successfully, he saw an unread email.

It was sent by Wang Jing.

"Cao Sheng! I have two pieces of good news for you. The first piece of good news is that the second batch of 10 copies of "Living with the Air Hostess" has been sold out again. The publisher said that the market is still hungry, so they plan to print an additional 20 copies. The advance payment for these 20 copies should be credited to your account tomorrow, so please check it.

The second good news is that Huacheng Publishing House has decided to cooperate with you again to publish your "I Want to Become an Immortal". The sales of the previous book, as well as the extremely high popularity and excellent reputation of "I Want to Become an Immortal" on our website, finally made them no longer hesitate.

Our website will also follow our previous agreement. We will no longer take a cut of the royalties for "I Want to Become an Immortal". All of it will belong to you. The royalties will still be the same as the previous book, which is 8%. If you have no objection, I will ask them to send the contract to you and you can sign the contract at any time.

Finally, congratulations!

——Wang Jing"

After reading this email, Cao Sheng narrowed his eyes. Still 8% royalties?
He was not satisfied with the number.

The hot sales of "Living with a Flight Attendant" after its publication have proved his ability.

According to industry practice, he should be able to get a higher share of royalties from his new book.

Not the same as the previous book.

Otherwise, what would the hot sales of his previous book mean to him?
He could probably guess why Huacheng Publishing House did not increase his royalties this time.

The only difference is that this time he is no longer writing a romance work. The style and genre are different from his previous book. Moreover, there is no successful precedent for publishing this genre in the current mainland publishing market.

For Huacheng Publishing House, publishing "I Want to Become an Immortal" was an adventure.

but……

He understood it, but when it came to his own interests, he couldn't accept such conditions.

So, after a moment's silence, he replied to Wang Jing: "Sister Wang, thank you for your message, but can we negotiate a higher royalty share? 8% is the salary for new authors. I have already proved my ability, so I should be given a higher salary, right?
I definitely won’t sign for 8%, my bottom line is 12%. If you can help me negotiate for more than 14%, I will still choose to serialize my next book on your website for free. I hope you can help me fight for it again, thank you.”

……

"What? He wants more than 14% of the royalties?"

The next morning, in the meeting room under the banyan tree, when Wang Jing announced Cao Sheng's conditions, all the participants except the webmaster were surprised.

The webmaster was already surprised.

Wang Jing reported the news to him first, and then he decided to hold this meeting.

Wang Jing: "14% is not his bottom line, his bottom line is 12%, but he promised that if we can help him negotiate the terms to 14%, his next book can still be serialized for free under our banyan tree. This is his condition, and it is also our opportunity! After all, everyone present has seen his strength. His popularity in the previous book is unmatched. This book has only been published for a dozen chapters, and it has already swept all the peers in the industry.

In fact, I personally think that Huacheng Publishing House only gave 8% of the royalties this time, which is a bit low. Based on the popularity and momentum of "I Want to Become a Fairy" on our website, as well as the performance of his previous book, I think it is entirely possible for us to help him negotiate better terms. If Huacheng Publishing House does not have the courage to do so, we will look for other publishing houses. I don't believe that there are no other publishing houses interested in this book. That's all I have to say."

In the conference room, everyone exchanged glances and whispered.

Webmaster Zhu William took in everyone's reactions.

After a moment of silence, he coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention, and said with a smile: "Zhongyuan Yidianhui is our ace writer under the banyan tree, and also the most popular online writer in China. His achievements are also the achievements of our banyan tree.

If we can help him get 14% or even better conditions, he will benefit and we at Under the Banyan Tree will become famous. After the news spreads, it will definitely attract many famous artists to publish their works at Under the Banyan Tree, because they will hope that we can help them in this way.

So, I decided to mobilize all our connections to meet his conditions!
This is his chance to move to the next level, and it is also our chance to move to the next level under the banyan tree!"

(End of this chapter)