Chapter 19: The Lion Opens His Mouth
"Zixia, don't be presumptuous. Gao Zhuo said very seriously: "Even if you don't talk about these cartoons, just those few fairy tales are enough for you to be called a local master!"
Liu Zixia wanted to be modest a few more words, but Wang Xiaotong on the side was not happy: "Uncle Gao, the third child, are you two finished?
"You girl......" Gao Zhuo also pondered a few more polite words and played the emotional card, but it was all ruined by this girl.
I have no choice but to get to the point.
"Ahem......"
coughed twice, slightly hiding his embarrassment, Gao Zhuo said with a straight face: "Zixia, that's the case, I've read all the fairy tales you created, and I think these fairy tales are the most wonderful and classic fairy tales I've ever seen since I engaged in the children's book publishing industry." ”
Speaking of this, Gao Zhuo glanced at Liu Zixia and saw that his expression was flat, so he continued: "I want to promote your fairy tales, I don't know if you are interested in publishing them?"
"Okay!" Liu Zixia agreed very simply.
"Really? Great!"
Gao Zhuo clapped his hands and said excitedly: "That's the case, because if it is published, it is impossible to publish only a few fairy tales, all of them are bound into volumes, and at least 60,000 words must be used." I'd like to confirm with you. Do you have any fairy tales like the ones you used to have? Or how many words can you create?"
Publishing, how can it be possible to publish only a booklet of 10,000 or 20,000 words, even if these 20,000 words are accompanied by cartoons, it is only a thin dozens of pages.
Looking at Gao Zhuo with an expectant face, Liu Zixia thought for a while and said, "If you really want to bind it into a book, I'm afraid you will disappoint Brother Gao!"
"Can't you? Also, how can there be more than a dozen of such a classic fairy tale?"
Gao Zhuo's face was suffocated, and he said in frustration: "Forget it, it's okay to have these articles, as long as the operation is good, it is still easy to increase sales." ”
"No, no, no!"
Looking at Gao Zhuo, who looked depressed, Liu Zixia felt a little funny, "Brother Gao, what I said disappoints you is because my fairy tale is only bound in one volume, at least two volumes are needed!"
"Well, two volumes are just two volumes, and it's not ......."
Gao Zhuo subconsciously replied, and halfway through speaking, he suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Liu Zixia excitedly, and said, "Zixia, you, you said that the medicine is bound in two volumes?"
The surprise came so suddenly, Gao Zhuo almost had a heart attack!
Liu Zixia nodded and said, "Of course, there are two volumes! Otherwise, more than 200,000 words and cartoons, how thick would it be?"
If Liu Zixia is willing to move out all the Chinese and foreign fairy tales he has heard and seen in his previous life, I am afraid that ten volumes will be far more than that!
Besides, the life experience of his previous life told Liu Zixia that he had to leave behind everything he did, how could he empty all the fairy tales at once?
And that's just the beginning!
Gao Zhuo was overjoyed and joked: "My brother Zixia, your problem of panting for breath has to be cured!"
"Brother Gao, don't worry, I have medicine!" Liu Zixia laughed.
"You!"
Gao Zhuo shook his head helplessly, with this young man, his mentality was really different, "Okay, okay, don't make trouble." Zixia, about the remuneration, I can give you 500 words per thousand, plus 10% of the after-sales share, what do you think?"
500 words per thousand, 10% of the after-sales share?
Although Liu Zixia was mentally prepared for the other party to say the 'cabbage price', he was still speechless by this price.
Five hundred words per thousand, for online novels, it can be called a high price, not to mention that there is a 10% share of after-sales, which seems to be a lot, but it is not.
Think about it, compared to the number of words in online novels, fairy tales are simply a drop in the bucket, and the longest fairy tale is only 1,800 words, 500 words per 1,000 words, how much money can you make?
Besides, the fairy tales picked out by Liu Zixia are the most classic in "Grimm's Fairy Tales" and "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales".
The value it creates is not limited to words.
Putting aside all the copyrights related to paper, how much profit can film and television animation be brought by the adaptation alone?
"What, Zixia, are you not satisfied with this treatment?"
Seeing that Liu Zixia didn't speak, Gao Zhuo's eyebrows raised, and the words changed: "It's okay, we can discuss it slowly!
Is it a businessman, there is no treachery or business, Gao Zhuo obviously left a hand.
Liu Zixia took a sip of water from the water cup in front of him, stretched out a finger, and said: "Three hundred words per thousand, plus thirty percent of the after-sales share! ”
"Sign 300 good and say, 30% of the after-sales share, I can also call the shots. Gao Zhuo frowned, "It's just the copyright of the simplified Chinese publishing for the past fifteen years...... Can you add traditional Chinese?"
"Brother Gao, I will authorize you for fifteen years, I still look at my sister-in-law's face, if you still want traditional copyright......"
Liu Zixia dragged out a long tone, "Yes! Regardless of one yard to one code! Simplified Chinese is simplified, and traditional Chinese is traditional Chinese, and it cannot be mixed up! For the same 15 years of traditional publishing copyright, I want 500 words per 1,000 words, and 40 percent of the after-sales share." ”
In this world, there are many Chinese people living abroad, and most of them went out from their ancestors, so they are used to reading traditional Chinese books.
Coupled with the traditional Chinese books published in China, once he stepped out of the country, the price would rise to the sky, if Liu Zixia did not raise the price, then he would be a stupid son of the landlord's family.
This time, Gao Zhuo was silent, he was still able to afford the licensing price of simplified copyright, but the price of traditional copyright made Gao Zhuo's heart beat a drum.
Gao Zhuo's original plan was to win the traditional Chinese copyright and rely on the traditional Chinese to increase the sales of the simplified Chinese.
But who knows that he is shrewd, Liu Zixia is more shrewd than him!
Simplified and Traditional separately licensed!
Want? Okay, spend money to buy it!
After struggling for a long time, Gao Zhuo suddenly remembered his current situation.
Anyway, if the sales volume can't be raised, he will be suspended, and if he buys the traditional Chinese copyright, he will definitely be suspended if he loses money, since it is the same result, then what is there to worry about?
As the so-called wealth and danger are sought, do it!
"Zixia, I want all the simplified and traditional copyrights of your fairy tale collection!" Gao Zhuo said in a low voice: "Brother, I have a hundred catties of meat, and I don't have to explain it, but it all depends on your fairy tale collection!"
Liu Zixia patted his chest and said confidently: "Brother Gao, don't worry, I promise, you will be glad for the decision you made today!"