The subscription of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is still rising, and the data growth of the online serial version of "Zhu Xian" has stagnated.

The first printing of 220,000 copies and 1.1 million copies of the physical version of "Zhu Xian" was almost all sold out.

Among them, 20,000 copies of the hardcover edition have long been sold out, and the fifth volume of the paperback edition has long been sold out, and the first four volumes are still in small stock.

The general manager of Sprout Publishing House is not stupid, he has already predicted the situation and began to place orders for printing, and the second printing of 500,000 sets is about to be delivered.

Of the 220,000 sets of the first printing, more than half of the buyers are fans of "Zhu Xian", and the purpose of buying the physical version is to collect it, or to see the ending directly.

But there are also some books that have gone into the hands of people who do not belong to online readers.

It's been on the market for a week, and some readers have already read it and started to leave comments on the Internet.

In general, the good reviews outweigh the bad reviews.

These readers have higher requirements for text than online readers.

The average Internet will find the text vulgar to them, and they can't bear to read it.

But "Zhu Xian" is barely eye-catching for them.

And the plot of "Zhu Xian" inherits the characteristics of the Internet, which is more twisty, exciting, and faster than what they usually read.

Therefore, they have a high degree of acceptance of "Zhu Xian", and most people feel that it is too much to say that "Zhu Xian" is a classic, but it is indeed a popular book with strong readability.

Among the readers of the Internet, "Zhu Xian" is regarded as a classic.

You say that "Zhu Xian" is not a classic?

A large number of controversies have made the popularity of "Zhu Xian" continue unabated, and it has attracted more people's attention.

Although the e-commerce websites "WOI" and "Treasure Hunting" have long been sold out, a large number of readers have placed deposits.

AND THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF FINDER E-READER ALSO HAS MANY READER MESSAGES, HOPING THAT FINDER WILL INCLUDE "ZHU XIAN" AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Due to the popularity of "Zhu Xian", Sprout Publishing House has tasted the sweetness, and has been pestering Fan Yuhong about the publication of "Fairy Sword" in the past few days.

Why don't you talk about "Ghost Blowing the Lantern"?

Because the electronic version of "Ghost Blows the Lantern" is so good, Du Caige doesn't want to talk about it for the time being.

Although the rights to audio e-books have not yet been sold, some radio stations have been licensed for audio adaptations at low prices (they can only be used in radio programs, and there is an additional charge if they are assembled and sold).

Therefore, its audience is no longer limited to online readers, and has begun to attract widespread attention from the whole society.

So if you follow the 14% royalty, it is no longer appropriate.

Such a book is destined to sell well, even if the new sprout publishing house is actually his descendant, Du Caige does not plan to sell the physical copyright at a low price.

Moreover, the physical version of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", assuming an average of 250,000 words per volume, is priced at 35 yuan per volume, and 3 million copies will be sold within a year. Even if Du Caige gets an ultra-high royalty of 18%, it will be converted into a pre-tax income of 75,600 yuan per thousand words.

What about the electronic version? "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is now moving towards 300,000 yuan, with a subscription of 0.5 yuan per thousand words, 300,000 subscriptions is 150,000 yuan, and Du Caige's share is 70%.

After calculation, he can get 105,000 yuan per thousand words.

Far more than the revenue of brick-and-mortar publishing.

Therefore, Du Caige plans to wait and see for a while, waiting for "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" to squeeze out the potential of electronic subscriptions first, make all the money that should be earned, and then attract greater social attention, and then start physical publishing negotiations.

Dahua is a little higher than the royalty allowed in China at the same time on the planet, and the top writers get 20% of the royalties.

Du Caige hopes that "Ghost Blows the Lantern" can get 18% of the royalty, but this figure is really unrealistic now.

So he would rather wait and let the reputation of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" ferment for a while.

Anyway, the electronic version can still make him money.

As the author of the best-selling "Zhu Xian", Xinya Publishing House urgently needs another of his to take over "Zhu Xian", preferably the same Xianxia category.

And after several senior editors and editors-in-chief read the first 80,000 words of "Fairy Sword" given to them by Du Caige, as well as the outline of the work, Sprout Publishing House immediately made a judgment: "Fairy Sword" is a book that must be won no matter what.

On the other hand, Du Caige did not intend to write the later volumes of "Fairy Sword" himself, and this negotiation only discussed the first volume, and the later volumes will be discussed later.

After several days of painstaking negotiations, an agreement was finally reached: Sword and Fairy: Volume 1 will be released simultaneously with the online version of Sword and Fairy, tentatively scheduled for July 15.

And the royalty of "Fairy Sword: Volume 1" has been increased to 15%.

Although it is only 1% higher than "Zhu Xian", in fact, "Zhu Xian" has already given a friendship price, and usually first-class authors can get more than 12%.

And Du Caige got 14% as a newcomer, and the second book must give way a little bit, which is a tacit understanding.

The first printing was 300,000 copies (250,000 paperback, 50,000 hardcover).

And the other party also has to pay 900,000 yuan in advance (before tax) and enter Du Caige's account before July 1.

$900,000 is equivalent to 30% of the revenue from the first printing royalty prepaid. This prepayment rate is relatively high.

In addition, there is a reward with a trigger condition: if the sales of "Fairy Sword: Volume 1" reach 10 million copies, Du Caige will be given a one-time bonus of 3 million yuan.

In this way, assuming that the price of "Fairy Sword: Volume 1" is 40 yuan, then if the sales reach 10 million copies, Du Caige will get 63 million yuan of pre-tax income.

Think about it this way...... It seems that copying books is more profitable than being a director and making movies?

After all, it is impossible for a first-class director of Dahua to get a pure salary of 60 million.

Unless the movie allows him to bring money into the group, or there is a high box office share in the salary, and it happens to be a box office hit.

Otherwise, the salary of first-line directors is between 8 million and 20 million, and only those who are national treasures may exceed 20 million pure salaries.

Well, then I'd better copy a book or two honestly first, and save some money.

After all, making movies is too expensive.

And even if he has had 3 successful films on earth, he is confident that he is a director who can strike a balance between artistry and commerciality.

But there is really no director in the world who dares to say, "I make a movie without losing money, and if I lose you, I will be hacked to death".

Azure Star doesn't.

Neither does the Earth.

Even if it's the old plotter, the little steel cannon, Ning Yuan, even Spielberg, James Cameron, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, there have been times when they lost money.

Of course, Du Caige feels that he is a good director, a very good director, although he is young, his basic skills are very solid.

But compared with these directors, no matter how confident he is, he feels that there is still a gap with these directors.

After all, he's not a full-level director, and he doesn't have a system, right.

But he's so young, there's still a lot of room for improvement.

He felt that he had the possibility of catching up with or even surpassing these masters in the future.

......

On June 6, the Salted Fish Festival, also known as the Dragon Set Festival.

After all, salted fish and dragon set are the two creatures that like to shout "666" the most.

Du Caige, who had just finished the third consultation and had regained some of his memories again, was in a good mood.

On this day, Du Caige signed a contract with Xinya Publishing House to determine the physical publication of "Fairy Sword: Volume 1".

Then the representative of the Sprout Publishing House verbally promised him that he would transfer all the royalty income from the first printing of "Zhu Xian" to him by July 10.

In other words, in July, even if the electronic remuneration is not counted, Du Caige will get an after-tax income of 5.15 million.

Counting the electronic remuneration, it is estimated that it will reach 10 million.

As for the copyright income of audiobooks, etc., it has not been negotiated yet, but it would be better if it was negotiated and could be recorded in July.

Du Caige is now very concerned about money.

Because he may want to cooperate with Duan Xiaochen and open a company.

Of course, you have to invest real money to open a company.

He asked Duan Xiaochen how much money he would invest, and Duan Xiaochen said that when he established the company, he planned to get a registered capital of 300 million to 500 million, hoping that Du Caige could subscribe for 20 to 25% of the shares.

Then she herself subscribed for about 30%, and the combined shares of her and Du Caige could exceed 50%, achieving absolute control.

Even if it's 20% of 300 million, it will cost 60 million.

If it's 25% of 500 million, hehe, 125 million.

Du Caige was a little anxious about this number.

Although Duan Xiaochen said delicately, "Brother, I can pay this money for you first, and you will pay it back slowly." ”

But of course Du Caige didn't want to owe her such a large sum of money.

Duan Xiaochen has debuted for so many years, and after the closure in 2000, although she ran business performances very diligently and received soft endorsements, she should have savings of 3 or 4 billion at most.

It was hard enough for her to bear her own share of the contribution, and Du Caige would definitely not let her take out all her old books.

Then, after the company is established, if you want to expand immediately and start the project, then you will immediately enter the cash-burning mode.

300 million? Hehe, it's really not enough to burn.

After all, it costs 2-3 billion to make a blockbuster movie casually, and a well-made TV series has a budget of one or two hundred million.

At that time, we will definitely need to make additional investments.

If you don't make additional investment, then wait for the shares to be diluted and change from a boss to a wage earner.

So Du Caige is now very much thinking of where to make a few quick bucks and get 5 or 60 million in a short period of time.

Of course, he hasn't decided yet, and he didn't say that he must start a company with Duan Xiaochen.

It's just that if he decides to open a company at that time, he doesn't want to be stumped by money problems.

......

The next day, just after sending Cai Wei to study, on the way back, Du Caige received a call from Yu Yu.

He didn't answer immediately, pulled over to the side, and dialed back.

"Teacher Hemingway!" Yu Yu's timid voice was full of excitement.

Du Caige smiled and asked, "What good things have happened?"

"How do you know, I, I, I've met something good?"

Du Caige was speechless. Don't you know that your voice and your gaze are very emotional?

"I guess. ”

"You're amazing!" Yu Yu exclaimed.

"......," Du Caige asked, "Tell me, what good things have happened?"

"That's it, that's it, my roommate helped me contact a company, and the scout from that company came to the bar to listen to me sing and wanted to sign me as a singer!" Yu Yu said happily.