Before he knew it, Neil Gaiman had read the latest chapter of "The Devil of the Extreme".

He closed his eyes and thought about it.

In essence, this novel is still a cliché story in which the protagonist defeats many high-ranking characters with his special abilities.

Can...

The background of this story and the special abilities do have some ideas.

Plus the sense of rhythm is very strong.

Although, it doesn't have the complete setting of "Arcane Throne".

However, the book will not get a bad grade.

Neil Gaiman wanted to complain that the structure of the novel was a bit messy, but he also thought about the speed of his creation.

So, he swallowed the words back again.

And Greek mythology...

Ladies and gentlemen...

Neil Gaiman holds his outline in his hand and compares it to "Extreme Heavenly Demons".

Again, there are no swords or sorcery, and there are a lot of gods involved.

He looked at the message area of "Extreme Heavenly Demon".

There are a lot of comments from readers here.

Although there are some criticisms, most of them are praise and urging.

Then, there should still be a market for this type of novel.

He picked up the phone and called his copyright agent, asking for a final opinion from the major publishers.

As a writer who has won the "World Fantasy Literature Award".

He had the privilege of contacting the major publishers directly to find out if his ideas could be published.

Although, Neil Gaiman feels a little limited by this privilege.

Half an hour later, the agent fed back the information to Neil Gaiman.

Except for Candlewick Press, which is willing to give 8% of the royalty share, the other publishers still refuse to write the manuscript. ”

"Even," the publishing agent muttered.

"Or even what?" Neil asked.

"Even, some editors call your creativity wonderful. ”

"Wonderful?" Neil Gaiman asked rhetorically.

He tried to take a few deep breaths to stabilize his emotions.

Then, he instructed the copyright agent, "You go and contact us and see what conditions they can give." ”

"You're also going to publish on the site?" exclaimed the copyright agent.

"Not necessarily. Neil Gaiman glanced at "Extreme Heavenly Demon" again and said, "You go and get in touch first." ”

"Okay. ”

The copyright agent hung up.

Neil Gaiman walked back to his computer and clicked on the "Instructions for Uploading Works" on the website to take a closer look.

When he saw that "the copyright belongs to the author of the unsigned work." The author has the right to remove the work at any time".

Neil Gaiman picked up the glass and drank the coffee inside.

Then, pull out your keyboard and type a few words on the web page.

American Gods.

Synopsis: Do you think it's the people who dominate the development of the United States?

No, never.

It's gods, gods from all over the world.

But human beliefs also determine the power of God and even life and death.

So the old gods such as Odin, Loki, and the goddess of resurrection were unwilling to lose their followers, and they came to the United States one after another.

Fight for faith and fight against new gods such as the god of high technology, the god of media, and the god of cars.

So, what happens?

With these inputs done, Neil Gaiman stood up and decided to wait for a message from the copyright agent before deciding whether to start importing the work as well.

At this moment, Wang gradually just quit the code word state.

He took out a piece of chewing gum and began to look for the information needed to adapt "Extreme Heavenly Demon" as he chewed it.

But suddenly, he saw that the number of works in the fantasy catalog was: 2.

Someone uploads a fantasy work?

Wang gradually was overjoyed and hurried to check.

I saw that this work is called "American Gods", author: Neil Gaiman.

Neil Gaiman?

Is that one, Neil Gaiman?

How could this great god come to his own small temple?

Wang gradually wondered if there was someone with the same name and surname.

Then, his phone rang.

"Wang, Neil Gaiman's copyright agent, asked us what conditions we could give if he published his work on the site. ”

"Is it really Neil Gaiman?" asked Wang gradually in surprise as he looked at the computer.

"I confirmed. Tom replied, "I also heard about Neil Gaiman's new work, because the idea was too bold. The publishing houses are not very optimistic, so the conditions given are not good. ”

That's why Neil Gaiman came to our website to publish his work. ”

Too bold an idea?

This...

Isn't that a disadvantage for the near-zero cost of publishing your work on a website?

"You go and talk to the other party, and the bottom line I accept is 20% of the electronic royalties and 10% of the peripheral copyrights. ”

"As long as it doesn't exceed this bottom line, we have to keep the other party on our site no matter what. ”

"Okay. Tom replied.

After Tom hung up the phone, Wang gradually looked at the introduction called "American Gods" again.

He wanted to see what kind of bizarre ideas were that prevented a writer of Neil Gaiman's caliber from getting good publishing conditions.

A moment later.

Wang gradually rubbed his eyes vigorously.

The idea...

He thought for a moment, and finally said two words from his mouth: "Wonderful." ”

Out of curiosity, Wang gradually left a message for the work: So, who is the deity from China?

I don't know if it's because of Wang Yan's fame, or because there is only one message.

Neil Gaiman quickly replied: "An important character in the famous Chinese mythological novel 'Journey to the West', and the only humanoid deity. ”

"Journey to the West"?

Humanoid gods?

Then it can't be the senior brother and the second senior brother.

Elder Tang?

Is he a god?

It can't be the "senior brother is right", "the second senior brother is right", Senior Brother Sha, right?

Just as Wang was about to continue chatting with the other party, Tom's phone called again.

"30% of the royalties and 10% of the surrounding copyrights, the other party refuses to give in anymore. ”

Wang gradually thought for a moment.

At present, in addition to itself, the website also needs to have several anti-beam roles.

The average best-selling author is actually more willing to work with publishers.

Someone like Neil Gaiman is hard to find because of his bizarre ideas.

So, Wang gradually replied: "Yes, sign the contract as soon as possible." ”

"Okay. Tom replied, "Finally, congratulations, you've become Neil Gaiman's boss." At least, for the time being. ”

When Wang gradually recalled "I Am the Archmage", he only took 7% of the royalties.

And now, I think of the royalties I give Neil Gaiman.

He couldn't help but feel that it was like a dream.

And at this moment, Neil Gaiman also received a message from the copyright agent.

"70% electronic royalties, 90% peripheral copyrights. In addition, it does not affect the issuance of the physical book of the work. ”

Neil thought about the royalties given by the publisher and compared the royalties given by the website, and thought it was okay.

As for the surrounding copyrights...

Star Wars is already state-of-the-art.

And the difficulty of making his "American Gods" film and television is several times that of "Star Wars".

By the time it can be made into a film and television, he will probably die a long time ago.

And "American Gods" has also become a public copyright.

So, he said, "Signed." ”

PS: The difficulty of publishing American Gods is a fact, not an edit.

Even now, this book is still known as a wonder in Europe and the United States.

Of course, if thrown to the starting point ...