At noon, the two families had lunch together in the hotel restaurant.

Then in the afternoon, Qin Junhao and Qu Xiaomu's sister chatted and played games together, and an afternoon passed in a blink of an eye.

In the evening, the two families had dinner together, and during the dinner, Qu Xiaomu's family cheered for Qin Junhao to participate in the Xinghai Cup finals tomorrow.

After dinner, the two families returned to their respective hotels for the time being.

Qin Junhao was lying on the sofa and playing with his mobile phone leisurely, when there was a knock on the door, and Uncle Qu Jiayang's voice came from outside the door: "Old Qin." ”

"It's coming. ”

Qin Dalei came to the door, opened the door, and saw Qu Jiayang holding five physical books of "The Hobbit" in his hand, and asked with a smile: "This is the physical book published by my son, right?"

"That's right, the publishing house left five copies for Xiao Junhao, didn't Xiao Junhao let me bring them. ”

Qu Jiayang walked in, went to the sofa, and handed the five physical books of "The Hobbit" in his hand to Qin Junhao.

"Thank you, Uncle Qu. ”

Qin Junhao got up and took the five books.

A copy of "The Hobbit" is only about 230,000 words, which is not too thick, so the five books combined, Qin Junhao can still hold it.

This is the first time Qin Junhao has seen the physical book of his novel "The Hobbit".

I took a closer look.

The paper material is similar to that of ordinary paper books, except that the cover is too simple, and there is only the title of "The Hobbit" on it.

Fortunately, the style of the book cover is like old parchment, which has the atmosphere of a fantasy novel.

"Uncle Qu. ”

Qin Junhao raised his head and shouted Qu Jiayang.

"What's the matter, Xiao Junhao?" Qu Jiayang lowered his head, looked at Qin Junhao and asked, "Do you want to ask how many copies our publishing house is going to print next?"

However, Qin Junhao shook his head: "No, Uncle Qu, I want to say, after a while, after my illustrator draws the illustrations of "The Hobbit", can I publish a hardcover illustrated version? ”

"Of course you can!Xiao Junhao, did you find an illustrator?" Qu Jiayang felt a little surprised.

In general, illustrations can indeed enhance the reader's understanding of the novel.

In particular, character illustrations can give readers a concrete impression of the characters in the novel.

Then there are the settings, maps and other illustrations, which are also very important.

Qu Jiayang has read Qin Junhao's "The Hobbit" several times, and the geographical settings such as the elven country, the misty mountains, the lonely mountains, and the long river towns are easier to understand if there is an illustration.

"Well, I have a friend who is super good at drawing, so I asked her to be my illustrator. ”

Qin Junhao nodded and replied.

"Your friend, also a child?" Qu Jiayang couldn't help frowning and asked.

Qin Junhao, a friend of a genius prodigy, is he another prodigy with super talent in the field of painting?

At this time, Lin Yushuang said on the side: "It's a friend of the cub when he participated in the "Xia Guo Poetry Conference", not a child, my husband is a college student from Jiangcheng University, called Lin Shiqiu, who is really good at painting. ”

"I see, it's very good to have a painter who can draw illustrations as you think, then Xiao Junhao, after your illustrations are produced, we will release a hardcover illustration version, you must know that the price of the hardcover illustration version is much higher than the price of ordinary printing and publishing. ”

"Good!"

When Qin Junhao heard this, he was very happy.

After all, if the price of a hardcover illustrated version is higher, Qin Junhao will naturally make more money.

"By the way, Junhao's mother, the finance of the publishing house will send Xiao Junhao's first manuscript fee to your card today, remember to check it. ”

Qu Jiayang reminded Lin Yushuang.

When the publishing contract was signed, the bank card number left was naturally that of Lin Yushuang, the head of the family.

Because Qin Junhao does not have his own bank account, he is still underage, and of course the money goes to Qin Junhao's guardian.

"It was already in the afternoon. ”

Lin Yushuang's face was full of happiness.

A total of more than 60,000 yuan, when Lin Yushuang saw that this manuscript fee had arrived, she couldn't mention how excited she was.

"It's arrived, we should have invited Lao Qu and his family to dinner that night. ”

Qin Dalei on the side spoke.

"Isn't it already invited, Junhao's mother has to rush to settle the bill, sorry, thank you for the reward of Xiao Junhao. ”

Qu Jiayang said with a smile.

At the dinner in the evening, it was indeed Lin Yushuang who went to settle the bill, after all, he received more than 60,000 manuscript fees, and he happened to have dinner with Qu Jiayang's family, so it was inevitable to have a treat.

When Qin Dalei heard this, he smiled very satisfied, his wife really understands people very well, except for being a little strong with herself at home, she is really perfect, no wonder she can give birth to such an excellent son.

"This time 20,000 copies were published, which is not enough to sell, and the second batch of printing is 100,000 copies!"

Qu Jiayang told Qin Junhao's family about the publishing house's next printing and publishing plan for "The Hobbit".

"100,000 copies!"

Qin Dalei couldn't help but hold his glasses, and then quickly counted the money secretly in his heart.

10,000 copies is more than 30,000 yuan of manuscript fee sharing, 100,000 copies, that is more than 300,000 yuan!

"Didn't you say that you would sign 30,000 copies in the future?" Lin Yushuang asked in surprise when she heard this.

"Isn't it that Xiao Junhao's "The Hobbit" is selling too well, so after our meeting decides, another 100,000 copies will be released, if these 100,000 copies are not enough to meet the purchase needs of readers, then "The Hobbit" will dominate the best-selling lists of major books!"

Qu Jiayang said excitedly.

The possibility that "The Hobbit" will dominate the best-selling lists of major books in the future is very large, and Qu Jiayang is looking forward to seeing that day.

"That, that, how many copies do you have to sell?" Qin Dalei scratched his head and asked.

Let's put it this way, once the reputation of the second batch of 100,000 copies continues to rise, then Xiao Junhao's "The Hobbit" will sell better than Guo Kun's "The Great Pirate" last year. ”

"More than a million copies?"

Qin Dalei muttered with embarrassment: "That's more than three million manuscript fees......

Lin Yushuang looked at her son excitedly.

Qin Junhao is very calm at this moment, it is nothing more than more than three million, "The Hobbit" is worth this price, or even more.

And.

Qin Junhao's vision is more long-term, once "The Hobbit" becomes popular, the future copyright development will not be in millions.

"Lao Qin, Junhao's mother, your little Junhao, the future is really promising, you have to take good care of him. ”

Qu Jiayang is really envious that the old Qin family can have such an excellent cub.

At a young age, he has achieved extraordinary achievements in several fields, and he will definitely have more dazzling performances in the future.

Of course, the premise is that you can't go astray.

Qu Jiayang has seen many examples of geniuses and intelligence in childhood, but when they grow up, they will not be known to the public.