Chapter 93: This Woman Is Crazy
When I met with the editor of the publishing house in the afternoon, Li Yaqin was also present.
According to her, she was afraid that Yu Wenfei would be young and fooled, and she had to help him check it.
Yu Wenfei didn't refute it, he just participated if he wanted to, anyway, he was the one who made the final decision.
He made an appointment with two publishing houses in the afternoon to talk, both of which are well-known in the industry and have good reviews.
It was just two o'clock when the doorbell rang.
When I opened the door, I saw that it was the nonsense of the Mediterranean hairstyle, and he stood in the door with a smile on his face.
"Teacher Hu is here, please come in, please come in. ”
As soon as Hu Yan walked in the door, he heard someone behind him talking, "I'm not late, ah, Mr. Hu is also there?"
When he turned his head, he saw a gorgeous girl, about twenty-five or sixteen years old, wearing light makeup, a tight professional skirt, and high heels on her feet.
Hu Yan smiled slightly, "Dong Xiaoxue, are you here too?"
This Dong Xiaoxue is the editor of the Commercial Printing House, although everyone is a competitor, they are also familiar.
The editor who came to find Yu Wenfei, Hu Yan already knew that he was definitely not the only one, and he was mentally prepared.
Everyone depends on who is more sincere and who is more powerful, and he has no intention of picking up cheap or anything.
Befriending a potential writer and cooperating for a long time is the right way.
These big publishing houses may squeeze some unknown small writers, but they will definitely not be stingy when dealing with famous or potential writers.
The two walked into the room together and sat down separately.
Yu Wenfei said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Hu, the time is relatively tight, and there are a lot of publishers looking for me." I can only see two more at a time, and we can talk openly and honestly, it is best if we can cooperate, and if we can't cooperate, it can be regarded as meeting a new friend. ”
What can Hu Yan say, he can only respond with a smile: "It's okay, anyway, it's all about fair and honest things, I'm not afraid of others, haha." ”
Dong Xiaoxue sat on the sofa, crossed her legs, leaned forward slightly with her upper body, and showed off her beautiful figure.
Li Yaqin rolled her eyes and thought to herself...... It's too much!
Even if you have a good figure, you can still dress up like this.
Don't talk about dressing up, why are you so charming in every move, everyone is a woman, is the gap so big!
The topic turned back to the topic, and said with a straight face: "I came this time to ask you for a manuscript, I don't know if Yu Wenfei has any plans to write a novel." I've read two of your essays in this competition, and this writing is so suitable for writing a novel!"
Although the article of the competition has not yet been made public, some of them, the old editors, have seen it in advance.
Not only did he see it, Dong Xiaoxue also saw it, and she also spoke.
"yes, those two articles are so well written! I burst into tears when I read them. If you write a novel like this, there is no doubt that it will be a big hit. ”
Yu Wenfei smiled, got up and took out two folders from the trolley box, and handed them to the two of them.
"You two, I've already written a long novel, and here's a part of the manuscript, so you can take a look at it first. ”
Hu Yan and Dong Xiaoxue looked at Yu Wenfei in surprise at the same time, they didn't expect that Yu Wenfei had already written a book, so it was naturally better!
The two of them quickly got up and took the folder and looked through it carefully.
Just read the title of the first page of the book, "I love this world, but I love you more", Hu Yan frowned slightly, and Dong Xiaoxue's eyes lit up.
The room was silent, save for the rustle of the two of them flipping the papers.
They are all old editors, and reading books is very fast, and the manuscript that Yu Wenfei showed them is about thirty or forty thousand words, which is considered the big plot of the first part, and it only took less than twenty minutes for the two of them to finish reading.
After reading it, Hu Yan pondered for a while, and took the lead in speaking: "Although I am already past that age, the sense of substitution may be a little worse, but from the perspective of writing and storytelling, this is a good book, and young people may like it very much." However, as far as I know, Xiao Han, who is also from your new concept competition, seems to have more depth in his upcoming book. Yu Wenfei, have you ever considered this ...... How about adding something thoughtful to the love story?"
He is a more old-school editor, and from the bottom of his heart, he prefers serious literature more.
In fact, this is also the style of their triptych bookstore, which is more formal literature, and it is not very cold to those kitsch pop literature.
Yu Wenfei's youth love story, although he also felt quite good to read, still did not reach the height he wanted.
Yu Wenfei hadn't spoken yet, but Dong Xiaoxue, who was sitting next to him, opened his mouth to refute.
"No! I don't think it's necessary to add any thinking words, and there's no need to talk about any depth! This novel is written for teenage boys and girls, and the story is interesting, has a strong sense of involvement, and is very moving, and it is enough! This novel, our publishing house wants it!"
Hu Yan glanced at her unhappily, "I didn't say no, but out of duty, I just reminded Yu Wenfei." If you want to get more recognition and greater repercussions after the novel is published, it is better to have some depth of intention. Of course, judging from the current text, it is also very good, and our publishing house needs it too!"
"Thank you, Mr. Hu, for your suggestion, but this novel has been completed, and I don't want to change it drastically. The next one may consider depth and literature, this one, as Mr. Dong said, is written for peers. Yu Wenfei said.
Since both publishers want it, then everyone has to compare the conditions.
"Royalty 9%, first printing of 500,000 copies!"
This is the price offered by Hu Yan on behalf of Sanlian Publishing House, which is very good.
For ordinary newcomers, it is okay to get an 8% royalty, and the first printing of 500,000 copies is also a very high number.
"10% royalty, 1 million copies for the first printing!"
Dong Xiaoxue smiled slightly and quoted her price.
"Are you crazy? Give such a high royalty, and still print so much! Aren't you afraid of smashing it into your hand?" Hu Yan looked at Dong Xiaoxue in surprise.
"Mr. Hu, I'm not crazy, it's just that I'm more optimistic about this book than you!" Dong Xiaoxue said dryly.
Hu Yan shook his head again and again, they are all peers, he understands, Dong Xiaoxue quoted this price, I am afraid he has to bear a lot of responsibility.
If Yu Wenfei's novel is published, the sales will not meet expectations.
Then Dong Xiaoxue will be in big trouble, at least the bonus will be deducted, and at the worst, she may even have to resign!
Is this woman really so optimistic about this novel?
Or did you look away and fail to see the true potential of the book?
Nonsense hesitated.