Random House.

Office of the Editor-in-Chief.

"I think we can start with publishing. ”

Adam politely declined Jack Cerf's request for a manuscript and cut to the chase.

After all, only asking for manuscripts, not talking about publication, is a hooligan.

Although he had the original manuscript, he did not hesitate to speculate on the other party with the greatest malice in the face of the capital represented by Random House.

In the previous life, the genuine ones couldn't do pirated copies, and the genuine ones couldn't do high-quality imitations, so there weren't too many.

Moreover, this is still a rice country, and the power of capital is unlimited.

If the stakes are large enough, copyright protection is just a joke.

How is copyright protection enforced?

Sue!

You have no money and no power, in the face of the other party's luxurious lawyer team, the other party can casually quote any legal provisions that you have, and you can drag you in a lawsuit, so that you can't say anything.

In this process, the biggest possibility is that you don't have the money to continue to hire a lawyer.

And even if you succeed in your long prosecution career, the biggest beneficiary will not be you, but the lawyers of both parties.

Because they all take a proportional share, the more lawsuits they fight, the more they demand.

It is even possible that you will lose the case, even if you are God, and it is a truth that everyone knows.

Otherwise, there would not be so many criminals in American dramas, who walked out of the courtroom so arrogantly, in front of countless media, talking serious nonsense, making good people angry but helpless.

Pizza Hut New York, find out?

You must know that almost all judges in the United States have changed careers from professional lawyers, and most of their relatives and friends are lawyers, so they naturally maintain the interests of the lawyer class intentionally or unintentionally.

For lawyers, it is best to file a lawsuit when there is something to do, and a small lawsuit to become a big lawsuit.

Otherwise, it is very clear why the judge allowed the lawyers to talk nonsense, adjourned the court at every turn, and then delayed it again and again, for several years and decades.

Lawyers can be called representatives of the middle class along with doctors who control people's lives and deaths, and law schools, like medical schools, can only be admitted at the undergraduate level or above, do you think it's a joke?

It's never stupidity that covers your eyes, it's profit!

So, out of an abundance of caution, Adam handed the other party only the contents of the first thirty chapters.

You must know that in the previous life, the Lord of Mystery was released at a certain point that paid attention to the 'Golden Three Chapters', which means that the first three chapters had to quickly grab the reader.

Now Adam gave the first thirty chapters, which is enough for the other party to judge the quality of the Lord of Mysteries.

"Huh. ”

Jack Cerf smiled, "Of course. ”

The Master of Mysteries has a grand worldview that can be expanded into a vast fantasy universe.

Although there is no concept of a cinematic universe now, the Lord of the Rings has not yet been successful in the trilogy and the first trilogy, and the crazy gold-seeking Harry Potter does not even have a shadow, it does not mean that the people of the United States do not know the value of similar huge fantasy universes.

Because they have Star Wars!

This series of movies, which Adam couldn't watch at all in his previous life, has almost become a phenomenal symbol representing the culture of the United States, and countless Chinese people are crazy and obsessed with it.

In the Big Bang Theory, Sheldon is the most typical representative.

The lightsaber fluorescent lamp of Form 2.

In order to watch the latest midnight movie, not only are you willing to queue up all night, but you even tie a urine bag inside your pants in order to occupy a seat.

One is to occupy a stable place, and the other is to keep warm, killing two birds with one stone......

When Sheldon and Leonard were invited to give lectures at other universities, passing by the Star Wars Father's manor on the way, they did not hesitate to choose to visit first, for which Sheldon was chased and electrocuted by the security guards.

In this way, this experience is also regarded as a wonderful journey by them, and Howard and Rajesh, who did not go, are still quite jealous.

The Lord of Mystery is naturally not the same type as Star Wars, but the huge worldview that can be vaguely revealed still shocks Jack Cerf.

This is a work that combines the fantasy atmosphere of the Lord of the Rings, the mystery and weirdness of Cthulhu, the suspense of Sherlock Holmes, and the unknown mysterious elements of the East, and many elements are perfectly integrated.

The group portrait structure is also very outstanding, which is very suitable for the adaptation of film and television dramas.

This may be a great treasure.

Jack Cerf was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was silent: "In this way, at a fixed price, 10,000 dollars to buy out the copyright, what do you think? Few newcomers can get this price." ”

"Sorry to interrupt. ”

Adam picked up the manuscript, got up and nodded and smiled.

As he spoke, he turned around and walked outside.

“......”

The corners of Jack Cerf's mouth twitched, and he quickly got up and grabbed Adam: "Mr. Duncan, is there any problem that can be discussed?"

"Huh. ”

Adam smiled and said, "What Mr. Cerf meant, it's not like a good discussion, in this way, Mr. Cerf can think about it again, I have to go to HarperCollins Press later to have some business, and we will make an appointment?"

New York is one of the largest metropolises, and Random House is not the only publishing house, but HarperCollins is also one of the largest companies.

This is still a large publishing house, and there are countless small and medium-sized publishing houses.

The other party bought it out as soon as he opened his mouth, and it was only 10,000 dollars, and Adam didn't want to talk to the other party.

He is not a fat tiger, how can he tolerate the bullying of the other party's Chi Guoguo.

"Mr. Duncan, you are mistaken. ”

Jack Cerf smiled unchanged and said, "This price is really friendly for newcomers...... Of course, if Mr. Duncan has any objections, it is completely possible to talk about it, why rush to go to another house, to be honest, for newcomers, all publishers bid about the same. ”

"Don't mention the buyout. ”

When Adam heard this, he nodded secretly in his heart, capitalists are indeed the same, and HarperCollins can't be so good, he looks just better negotiations.

Besides, there is a reason why he chose Random House for the first time.

Random House is one of the largest publishing houses with strong publicity and sales channels, and more than half of the books on the bestseller list are published by Random House.

HarperCollins is also very strong, the type of books that can be issued is serious and famous, large companies have big company diseases, internal rigidity is terrible, and it is a common phenomenon that the eyes are on the top of the head, and it is not necessarily possible to look at fantasy novels such as the master of mysteries.

Of course, if the other party is too much, Adam would rather not publish it.

Don't eat steamed buns to compete for steam, the masterpiece of the great god he admired the most in his previous life, even if he went to a parallel universe, he was unwilling to sell it cheaply anyway.

"The price can be negotiated, and you are satisfied......"

Jack Cerf does not give up, what he wants most is full copyright, that is, the operation of the IP that is popular in the current world.

What's funny is that the IP of the United States and the IP advocated by the East Kingdom are not the same thing at all.

Adam was unmoved.

I want to buy out all the rights at a low price, and I want to eat it!

Because no matter what 'sky-high price' the other party offers, it is a low price in Adam's opinion.

The psychological expectations of the two are not of the same order of magnitude at all, what is there to talk about?