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The first person to pay attention to "The Secret Library of the Sea of Questions" is none other than the speaker of Gude Publishing House, the editor-in-chief Gu Youfeng.

Gu Youfeng has a youngest son, who is seventeen years old this year, is in the fifth grade in the nineteenth middle school, and is also a major in Dan pharmacy. The 19th Middle School is adjacent to the 21st Middle School, only separated by one street, and it is the outer courtyard where the "Secret Library of the Sea of Questions" first flows.

Gu Youfeng is very concerned about his youngest son's academic performance, as a scholarly family, his eldest son and two daughters have been admitted to Taixue, and he also hopes that his younger son can enter Taixue and achieve the reputation of his four sons to Taixue.

However, his youngest son's grades are relatively poor, and it is very dangerous to take the exam too much, and if he doesn't take the exam, between the two, which makes him very anxious, and he has to often take time to stare at his youngest son's study, so when his youngest son got back the "Secret Library of Questions" from the college, he saw it for the first time.

This reference book, which was created and copied and sold by middle school students, aroused his interest, and then asked his subordinates to inquire, and learned that several authors of the book were all students of No. 21 Middle School.

Li Changge, the dean of No. 21 Middle School, happened to be an old acquaintance with him, so he personally found Li Changge to learn more about it, and learned from Li Changge that this "Question Sea Secret Library" that was sought after by middle school students was actually from Liu Hai alone, and Liu Hai still had a few volumes behind "Question Sea Secret Library" in his hand, so he asked Li Changge to find Liu Hai and discuss the publication.

In order to give face to his old friend Li Changge, Gu Youfeng personally came forward to talk to Liu Hai.

The meeting took place at Li Changge's home.

However, the first meeting between Liu Hai and Gu Youfeng was not too pleasant.

Publishing bangs is naturally willing, which is also the purpose of doing so much work in the early stage.

The disagreement is over royalties.

The two first talked about the first volume of "The Secret Library of the Sea", and the royalty given by Gu Youfeng was to print 10,000 copies, with a royalty of 8%, a single book priced at 20 silver coins, after-sales payment, and Goode Publishing House enjoyed the exclusive right to publish the next three volumes.

This means that if the first edition of the print is all sold out, the bangs will only get 160 gold coins.

This royalty sharing is too harsh, and the reason given by Gu Youfeng is that Liu Hai is a newcomer in publishing books, he has never published a book before, and he has never published an article, and he is a newcomer who has just immigrated, so he can only give a newcomer contract with the unspoken rules of this industry.

Liu Hai naturally won't be able to agree to such a condition, which is too far from what he expected in his heart, and if so, it is better not to publish it.

"Student Liu, you are a newcomer, you can't be too demanding, this is a regular contract for newcomers in our industry, no matter how popular a writer is, the first publishing contract can only be like this...... Besides, didn't you say that there are three more volumes in the back, and if the first volume sells well, we will increase the royalty share for you in the next three volumes. ”

Seeing that Liu Hai is a middle school student, and Li Changge's face, Gu Youfeng persuaded him with good words.

Bangs still shook his head.

"Then you say, how much royalties do you want?" Gu Youfeng was secretly a little annoyed when he saw that Liu Hai didn't eat oil and salt, but Li Changge was still on the side, and he couldn't get angry, so he suppressed his emotions and asked.

Liu Hai thought for a while and said his bottom line: "If it is paid directly after printing, it can be as long as 15%, and if it is paid after sale, it must be 20%. ”

Listening to Liu Hai's words, not only Gu Youfeng was stunned, but even Li Changge, who had not spoken, was also stunned.

You, a middle school student newcomer, actually want to get 20% of the after-sales royalty, and you are embarrassed to say "as long".

The negotiations broke up unhappily.

After Liu Hai left, Li Changge looked at his old friend who was already on fire and was a little embarrassed, he didn't expect that his student was so ignorant, he actually dared to open his mouth too much, thinking in his heart, wait until tomorrow to talk to Liu Hai in private, and tell him about the market of Yangzhou's publishing industry, and the benefits that can be brought by publishing.

In his opinion, the reason why Liu Hai asked for such a high royalty was because Liu Hai had only immigrated for a long time and did not understand the rules of Yangzhou's publishing industry.

"Lao Li, you are really a ...... student" Gu Youfeng remembered Liu Hai's appearance just now, so he was very angry, and said hatefully: "He doesn't want to think about it, 15% of the printing payment and 20% of the after-sales payment, that must be the royalty share that can only be shared by best-selling authors who have appeal in Xihai Town, or can he become a real scholar and have published professional papers in professional academic journals, can he get this number, he is an unknown middle school student, dare to open his mouth like this?"

"Old man, don't be angry, he is a student who has just immigrated, he came from the barren land of the West Sea, and he still doesn't understand many things in our Yangzhou, maybe he is measured by the market on the West Sea side......" Li Changge said with relief.

As he spoke, there was a knock at the door of the house, and a guest came.

Li Changge's wife went to open the door, and Ouyang Lu, the director of the Xinbao Township Education Bureau, came to the leadership of Li Changge and Gu Youfeng, and the two hurriedly stood up to greet them.

Ouyang Lu is an old man in his eighties, with old qualifications, and he speaks directly, and when they meet, he says: "Xiao Gu is also here, it's just right, I have something to ask Xiao Li, you can also help listen to it." ”

Li Changge said respectfully: "If there is anything, you can send someone over and shout, why do you still have to run in person." ”

"That is, what do you have to say? Gu Youfeng also respectfully agreed.

Ouyang Lu is a well-known educator in Xinbao Township, engaged in education for more than 60 years, among his students, there are not dozens of scholars, there are more than a dozen, and there are countless other successful people, in the education circle of Xinbao Township, it can be said that he is the first in fame.

Even when Li Changge first joined the work, he also worked as a secretary under Ouyang Lu, and the relationship between the two has always been very good.

In addition, now he is in the position of director of the Education Bureau, and he is Li Changge's direct leader, which can be regarded as an indirect leader of Gu Youfeng.

"Do you know that among the teachers of our major middle schools in Xinbao Township, as well as the researchers of various research units, is there a person named Liu Hai who has a deep study of the poison of insects and mosquitoes?" Ouyang Lu asked seriously after sitting down with a magazine in his hand.

Bangs?

Li Changge and Gu Youfeng subconsciously glanced at each other, and both shook their heads secretly.

Director Ouyang asked about the middle school teachers and researchers in the research unit, and this person has studied the poison of insects and mosquitoes, it can't be the bangs who just left, it is just a student.

Li Changge thought about it carefully and said: "The name Liu Hai is very common, there is a teacher named Liu Hai in the eleventh and twenty-ninth middle schools, but one of them is a teacher of alchemy, the other is a teacher of literature, and even a teacher of pill medicine, so it is impossible to study the poison of insects and mosquitoes." As for the researchers in the research unit, I don't know much...... Lao Gu, you have a lot of contact with the research unit of Xinbao Township, you say. ”

Gu Youfeng shook his head: "There are not many research units in Xinbao Township, and each research unit has cooperated with our Gude Publishing House, so there should be no such person." ”

"What you said is the same as what I found before I came. Ouyang Lu was a little disappointed, and continued without giving up: "This person can connect four papers in an issue of "Shaohai Danyao", he shouldn't be without a little fame, you have a lot of contact with all kinds of people, think about it, don't be limited to teachers and researchers, you can diverge from the people who have attained achievements in Dan medicine......"

"What, the first issue of "Shaohai Pill" has four papers in a row??"

"It can't be, right?"

Li Changge and Gu Youfeng were shocked by Ouyang Lu's words, and they both showed expressions of disbelief.