Chapter 17 Three Conditions

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"Okay, great!"

After watching it for a while, Christopher Ritter slapped his thigh hard and praised loudly.

Looking at the joy that naturally flowed from his face, Guo Shouyun was not surprised. "Pirates of the Caribbean" later surpassed "Transformers" and was not inferior to the classic IP of "Fast and Furious"! Even if the fifth part was not satisfactory, it achieved a global box office of $800 million. Guo Shouyun watched six or seven movies before and after, and he remembered more than 90% of the plots clearly. And a novel adapted from such a popular movie will naturally not be inferior in attractiveness.

In fact, Christopher Ritter was completely captivated by the plot.

The bohemian and wicked Captain Jack, the strong, brave and upright handsome blacksmith Will Turner, the beautiful and persistent pursuit of love Elizabeth Swan, and the crazy and evil pirate leader Barbossa. Every character is absolutely different, they all have their own personality characteristics, and they are all so vivid. In particular, the pirates of the Black Pearl will become skeletons under the moonlight because of the curse, which is particularly exciting in Christopher's opinion.

After waiting for half an hour, looking at Christopher Ritter, who was already completely immersed in the plot of the novel, Guo Shouyun, who was unwilling to wait any longer, woke him up.

"Mr. Ritter, I'll leave these books here for now. When you're done, we'll talk about it again tomorrow. ”

Anyway, the copyright is registered, and Guo Shouyun is not afraid of Ritter's troublemakers.

"Mr. Guo, will you give me all three sets of books as an agent?"

Christopher, who put down the book, asked impatiently.

"That's right!"

Guo Shouyun nodded.

"Wait a minute!"

After getting a positive answer and instantly showing excitement, Christopher quickly stood up, turned around and took a few documents from his desk drawer, and then hurriedly walked back and handed them to Guo Shouyun.

"The terms and conditions of this economic contract are all written according to the standards of well-known writers. After reading it, if Mr. Guo thinks it's okay, we can sign it today!"

Christopher Ritter is a businessman, and when faced with a business opportunity, he certainly knows that he must not miss it. Even though this may not be big, he still feels that it is safer to take Guo Shouyun first.

Nodding, after taking the contract and looking at it twice, Guo Shouyun smiled and said, "I can sign this contract, but I have a few conditions!"

"Please!"

"First, the books will be available for sale in two weeks at the latest, on May 22. I believe that Mr. Ritter is capable of doing it now. ”

Christopher Ritter, who holds the rights to the best-selling Harry Potter book, is now the most popular publisher among the world's leading publishing giants. His energy can fully fulfill Guo Shouyun's requirements.

However, if he can do it, he still can't help asking, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I naturally have my reasons! However, it is inconvenient to disclose them for the time being!"

Looking at the unfathomable Guo Shouyun, after frowning and thinking for a while, Christopher nodded.

"Second, I don't have to pay royalties for these three sets of books, but I hope to sign a VAM agreement with the publisher. That is: if each set sells more than 100,000 copies, I can get a royalty of 5% of the total sales. For every 100,000 copies sold, my royalty share increases by 1%, or 15% for more than 1 million copies!"

Guo Shouyun knows very well that as a cutting-edge writer, the publishing rights of paper books alone will be tens of thousands of pounds. Although he was short of money, he didn't look at it. And the royalty income is the real big one.

"No problem, I can fight for you for this!"

Christopher Ritter readily agreed. After reading "Pirates of the Caribbean", he is very optimistic about the sales prospects of Guo Shouyun's books. He had no doubt that the man in front of him would be a superwriter with a million-dollar bestseller. So a top royalty of 15% is not an excessive request in his opinion. It's just that this requirement is a little earlier.

“… However, I think the copyright fee should still be collected. Bruce, although there are mediocre talents in the publishing industry, there are also many publishers with deep literary literacy, who can see the excellence of your work and give superior conditions. ”

"In the future, you will be my publishing agent, and you will be a professional in book publishing, if you think you can, then do it according to your will, but you must guarantee me 15% of the royalty income. After thinking about it, Guo Shouyun nodded.

"OK, no problem!"

"Third, if these three sets of books sell well after they are released, I hope the publisher can pay me $20 million in royalties upfront!"

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult!"

Christopher Ritter frowned.

"If my book really sells, it won't be difficult, will it?"

Looking at Guo Shouyun's confident face, Christopher Ritter nodded.

"I'll do my best to get you, but $20 million is not a small amount!"

"I understand!" Looking at the solemn expression on Christopher's face, Guo Shouyun smiled and nodded, took the document, read the content of the entire contract in detail, and signed his name at the end.

Christopher Ritter, who finally settled the dust, breathed a sigh of relief, and while he was happy, he also asked the doubts buried in his heart.

"Bruce, there are a lot of well-known 'publishing agents' in the United States, and your books are good enough, why don't you look for them and come to me in England instead?"

"Because I love Ms. Rowling's Harry Potter and you happen to be her manager... By the way, Christopher, can you introduce me to Ms. Rowling, and I have a lot of questions for her about writing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them!"

"Of course! Rowling loves to communicate with her peers, especially good writers!"

By the way, now I'm staying at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the time being, and my phone number is written on the title page of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, so feel free to call me if you have any questions!"

"Okay!"

"Alright. Everything that needs to be said has been said, and it's time to leave. When the words fell, Guo Shouyun stood up.

"I'll send you!"

"Hmm!"

Under Christopher's personal send-off, Guo Shouyun left the Ritter Publishing Economics Company. Got into the taxi and looked at the Bauhinia Mansion in the distance, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.

The reason why he ran from the United States to the United Kingdom to find Christopher Ritter was not just because he liked Rowling's "Harry Potter". Taking Ritter was just the first step in the plan.

"Where are you going, sir?"

The fat black driver who drove the taxi asked.

"Go to the British Museum!"

It was still very early, and Guo Shouyun didn't want to go back to the hotel yet.

Moreover, in his previous life, he had always wanted to visit the British Museum, but he never had the opportunity. This time I came to the UK, although tourism was not the main purpose, not even a secondary purpose. But now that you're here, it's only natural to check out some of London's most well-known attractions.

From the Bauhinia Building to the British Museum, it took more than half an hour's drive, and when Guo Shouyun got off the bus, it was close to noon. After lunch at a restaurant on New Oxford Street, and after a walk through Russell Square, you enter the British Museum, one of the four largest museums in the world.

As the world's oldest and most magnificent comprehensive museum, the British Museum has a collection of many cultural relics and treasures from all over the world, as well as many manuscripts of great scientists. Although due to space constraints, the museum's collection of more than 8 million artifacts from around the world cannot be fully displayed. But the part that is already on display is also enough to linger and spend a few days admiring it.

Fortunately, Guo Shouyun came on a Friday, and the museum would not close until half past eight in the evening, so he had plenty of time.

Rosetta Stone, the marble carvings of the Parthenon in Athens, the head of Pharaoh Amenhope III, the head of Ramses II, the oil paintings of modern Renaissance masters, the manuscripts of famous writers and scientists and other precious cultural relics, Guo Shouyun is more with an attitude of appreciation.

However, when he walked into the Oriental Art Exhibition Hall and saw the Dunhuang murals, the Tang Dynasty facsimile of Gu Kaizhi's "Female History Atlas" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Kang Hou Gui of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's Funeral Sancai, and the Song Luohan Sancai Statue, his mood suddenly became complicated.

Although he is now an American, in the final analysis, he is still the same Guo Shouyun, who was born and raised in China for 35 years, and has a pure Chinese heart. Therefore, when I saw the national treasure-level cultural relics of my motherland being unscrupulously exhibited in the exhibition halls of other countries, I felt uncomfortable.