Following.

Wang gradually woke up from his sleep, recalling the dream he had last night, and couldn't help blushing.

One of my own functions seems to have been sealed.

Why don't you go to Al and find some Playboy?

He thought for a moment, then quickly shook his head.

No, there's a lot to do today.

He bent over and walked into the bathroom, washed up, and got on the bus to Manhattan.

At less than 9 o'clock, he was standing in the door of Roy's office.

In the process, he saw a lot of so-called fiction writers coming and going.

There are even people who bring tea and water to the editors who have little power in the cubicle, and they are very attentive.

Is this the current state of the publishing industry?

If you don't get noticed by the editors, you can't even get your text in front of the public.

While Wang was thinking about it, Roy had already come to work with his briefcase.

He smiled and invited Wang gradually into the office, poured a glass of water, and said, "I originally thought that the first half of the manuscript and the outline were enough fantasy. But after reading the whole book yesterday, I have to say that your fantasy ability is beyond my imagination. ”

Wang gradually became nervous, "Can it still be published?"

"Of course. Roy replied affirmatively, "I've changed some of the wording. ”

He handed over the manuscript and said, "Look at it." ”

Wang gradually connected and didn't bother to answer.

$400 big business, and it's a wool.

Hurry up and publish, and grab a wave of money is serious.

Roy saw that Wang gradually had no intention of revising, and said with a smile: "Then I will send it to the printing department and print the first draft?"

Wang gradually nodded, indicating that he had no opinion.

As a long-legged Latino secretary took the manuscript, Roy turned on the computer again and asked Wang, "What do you suggest for the cover?"

It must attract attention, and two beautiful young ladies with balls hitting people on the book cover are good drops.

The male protagonist must be handsome, just those popular students in Hollywood, what handsome soup, Depp, Brad, but the heat, who is popular!

Make two more waist seals, and find a few well-known and unknown writers to blow it out.

I'm not afraid of being recognized, I'm afraid of not being hot!

After Wang gradually expressed his opinion euphemistically, Roy was very excited to reject Wang Jian's suggestion.

"A cover like that would have been graded PG-13, and it would have lost a lot of readers invisibly. And the waist seal is only available in hardcover books. This is a lite version. ”

What the?

Do books have a grading system?

The king scratched his head, indicating that he was lonely.

"And what cover did you choose?" he asked.

"What do you think of this?" Roy said as he maximized an image and pointed it to Wang.

I saw that the picture was an all-black background, with a boy with white hair and a pair of wings on his back in the middle.

The boy's hair stood on end, he held a wisp of flame in his left hand and an all-white knight's sword in his right.

Wang gradually felt that he was like a Super Saiyan.

However, in view of changing the cover, you have to find an artist to create.

Wang gradually said that he was very satisfied.

After all, it's also great to be able to rub off on the popularity of "Dragon Ball".

Now, "Dragon Ball" has also become popular with the economic expansion of the book in the United States.

After finalizing these, Roy took out the full version of the standard contract, handed it to Wang Yan, and said, "Do you need to ask a lawyer to take a look?"

Look at the yarn.

400 yuan, which is not enough for the lawyer's fee.

Do I have to lose money to write a book?

Wang gradually thought as he looked at the contract.

No guaranteed royalties.

The first edition is subject to a royalty of 4% and is published in 10,000 copies at $10 each.

The license is paper and electronic copyright for a period of 5 years.

Film and television copyrights can be licensed to publishers or not.

Wang gradually chose not to authorize.

Under the same conditions, Scholastic Publishing has the right of first refusal for the distribution of sequels.

When other publishers have more favorable publishing conditions, Scholastic Publishing can choose whether to match or not.

After reading it, Wang gradually signed his name.

In addition to royalties, the number of distributions, and pricing, this contract is actually the standard contract of several major publishing houses.

If you don't agree, you don't have to publish a book.

Not even self-financed.

After Wang gradually signed.

Roy stood up, shook his hand and said, "Happy cooperation." ”

"You can wait an hour or so so and you can see the first book of 'I Am an Archmage'. ”

"So fast?" said the king, in surprise.

"Of course. Roy replied with a smile, "Our publishing house publishes about 100 novels a week, an average of 20 a day. ”

"Every hour new novels are sent to the printing press and are printed. Then, they are sent to various bookstores and placed on the new book counters. ”

"This is also the only channel of publicity for most novels. ”

He looked at Wang Jian with obscure eyes, saying that "I Am the Archmage" is also this fate.

"Only one day for a new book?" asked Wang Gradually.

"There is only one day of new book period. Roy replied affirmatively, "Although the time of receipt of the novel varies from one bookstore to another, with the release of new novels, each book has only one day of new book in each bookstore. ”

Then you still play with yarn?

Wang gradually thought about it, and his estimated sales volume was 3,300 copies in the United States.

With so many bookstores and so many people, they will always sell, right?

It's a novel, not an academic magazine.

Probably

Can you?

An hour later.

Wang gradually stroked the black novel that still exuded warmth, a little mixed feelings.

Especially when he saw that the English alphabet of the author Wang gradually was written on the author's column.

Roy smiled at him and said, "This is a gift for the writer, you can take it back." ”

"In a day's time, there will be a sales report for the new issue of I Am the Archmage. When the time comes, we will let you know as soon as possible. ”

Wang gradually took the novel, stood up, and said to Roy: "Then I look forward to good news." ”

Roy smiled and said, "Good luck with the new book." ”

"Good luck with the new book. The king replied.

In this way, Wang gradually walked out of Scholastic Publishing House in a daze with the novel in his hand and got on the bus back to the Bronx.

Myself, also published a book?

I thought I only valued money, but with a physical book in my hand, he still had a throbbing.

He fantasized that "I Am the Archmage" would become a dark horse, fight his way out of the encirclement, and make it to the New York Times bestseller list.

Then, he became famous with his own book, made a lot of money, moved out of the Bronx, and became a well-known best-selling author.

Then, tens of millions of fans, all kinds of speeches.

Don't think about going to Chinatown to serve dishes anymore.

Just as Wang was falling into an endless fantasy, the bus had stopped in front of the bus stop in the Bronx.

Wang walked briskly back to his apartment and placed the novel on the table in the living room.

Then, I looked at the time.

It's 1 p.m.

Wang gradually looked into the distance with a little distress.

In the afternoon, how to face the sign-in officer, Lily, who is 13 years older than him?