Also on the night when the details of the manuscript fee came out, the editor-in-charge sent a message: "Mingqiao, congratulations, I got such a high manuscript fee in the first month." ”

Mingqiao: "Thank you!"

Light and Shadow: "I'm going to cry, I won't be responsible for you in the future." ”

Ming Qiao: "?"

Light and shadow: "There are too many authors, the management is a bit confusing, the above is ready to be grouped according to the author ID tail number, the tail number is 1, 2 is in one group, 3, 4 is in the second group, your tail number is 8, is divided into four groups, and I am responsible for the second group." ”

Mingqiao: "......"

Light and shadow: "I can't bear to leave me with such a thick leg!"

Ming Qiao: "Don't say that, there are so many great gods at the starting point, and there must be a lot of second groups!"

Light and Shadow: "But you have the best grades, and I signed it personally!"

Ming Qiao: "The leaders can't decide what they decide, if you have the opportunity to come to Chongqing, I will invite you to eat hot pot." ”

Light and Shadow: "Thank you, I'm just talking, I wish you better grades." ”

Ming Qiao: "Thank you for helping me in the early stage. ”

Light and Shadow: "It's okay, 88." ”

Ming Qiao: "88!"

Not long after I finished chatting with Light and Shadow, another editor Q Wei Ming gave way: "Ming Qiaoda, hello, the starting point intends to group the authors according to the background ID tail number, I am the editor-in-chief of the fourth group Nonsense, you can contact me if you have something in the future." ”

Ming Qiao: "Okay, who are the four groups in charge?"

Hu said: "You don't have to worry about the editor, I will take care of all your affairs in the future." By the way, this is my office landline and private mobile phone number, and I can be called directly when I can't be contacted by QQ in an emergency. ”

Two phone numbers are attached.

Wei Ming sweated for a moment, it turned out that what he said about dancing on Zhihu in his previous life was true.

In his previous life, Wei Mingrang saw a reposted post on the LK forum, and it was the author of the previous online article on Zhihu who asked: "May I ask how many words did the gods write before they started to sign the contract?"

Dance answered below:

"Subject, are you asking about the great god? uh, that's not how the great god signed the contract!"

"The god's approach is to tell the editor-in-chief in advance: What, I'm going to open a new book in two months!"

"Editor-in-chief: Okay, XX big, when do you plan to open it? April 1st is good, but the free month just happened to meet May Day, everyone traveled and went, if you put it on the shelves, the subscription will have an impact, or a little earlier, or a little later?"

"Okami: Well, I'll think about it. ”

"Editor-in-chief: How about recommending this arrangement? New book upload, first give a banner to the main station, then Sanjiang for a week, the page for a week, the last week for a strong push, and a week directly after the shelves. You see this recommendation, if you are not satisfied, I will adjust it. Omnichannel will wait for a million words before arranging it for you. Uh, can the mobile terminal give you a great god boutique first?"

"Okami: Well, it's okay to watch. ”

"Editor-in-chief: That, that, I will immediately ask someone to make the contract and mail it to you, you must remember to sign and mail it back!"

"Okami: yes, I see. ”

"Editor-in-Chief: Did you get one of the book covers, or did I ask someone to get one?"

"God: Besides, I'm going to eat chicken, flash first. ”

……

"How many words do you have to write to sign a contract?"

"This kind of thing does not exist for the great gods......"

The above is all the content of the dancing answer, and then the angel Oscar replied: "Dancing is not pretending, what he said is already the daily life of second- and third-tier authors......"

There was also a time when the editor of a physical publishing house pretended to be forced on Weibo, but the silkworm potato slapped his face and said that ordinary editors did not even have the qualifications to contact him, and the only person who contacted him at the publishing house was the president.

The crowd below, including Ming Qiao, can only look up with envy and jealousy, and sigh when they will be able to usher in this kind of treatment.

After being reborn, Wei Mingrang knew that he would definitely get this kind of treatment one day, but he didn't expect the first book to be on the shelves, and the first month's manuscript fee had not yet been paid, so this kind of treatment came.

When Wei Mingrang was still there lamenting that the online text world was also very realistic, he talked nonsense again.

Hu said: "By the way, a Taiwanese publishing house contacted us and came up with a traditional version of your "Buddha is the Way". We have a special lawyer, and we also have a special person to connect with the Taiwan publishing house, we can help you publish, what do you think?"

At this time, the contract at the starting point still has no full copyright agency as it did more than ten years later, and it is signed directly until the end of the copyright period.

Now the starting point of the contract is to sign for five years at a time, and there is no awareness of full copyright, only the physical publishing agent is involved, and the author's consent is required.

That's why Hu Shuo came to ask Wei Mingrang, if Wei Mingrang didn't agree and wanted to talk about it himself, the starting point couldn't be represented.

Wei Mingrang thought for a moment and asked, "How do you charge for publishing?"

Hu said: "A one-time fee of 10,000 yuan. ”

"It's really cheap now!" Wei Mingrang thought to himself.

Then, Wei Ming said, "Yes, then you can help me talk about it." ”

Nonsense: "What do you want?"

Wei Mingrang: "First, my online serialization is not affected by publishing, and I shall not be asked to make fewer updates or stop updating them on the grounds of publication. 2. I am not responsible for revising or proofreading, but the publisher can only correct typos and not change the plot. 3. This publication is limited to traditional Chinese publication in Taiwan, and does not include the publication authorization of simplified Chinese or other regions. Fourth, don't buy out, as long as the royalty is shared, you can help me talk about more than 10% of the sharing ratio, otherwise I won't sign it. 5. The number of first prints must be higher than 5000 for a single volume, otherwise it is not necessary to talk about it. ”

Hu said that after thinking about it for a while, Taiwan's traditional Chinese publishing generally has a first printing of two or three thousand copies, and the royalty of newcomers is generally 3%-10%. In addition, there are times when it is required that the online serialization progress is two or three volumes behind the publication progress.

However, that's for newcomers or casual authors.

Ming Qiao's "Buddha is the Way" has the confidence to bargain with the publishing house.

In addition, there is more than one publishing house that contacts the starting point, and it can also be sold at a price, so it is not uncommon for Wei Mingrang to ask for a higher royalty ratio and the number of first printing.

Therefore, Hu Shuo finally agreed, and he would convey Wei Mingrang's request and let the legal department of the starting point talk to the Taiwan publishing house according to Wei Mingrang's request.

After ending his contact with the editor, Wei Mingrang began to conceive of his own website.

Sogou input method was released in June 2006,There is still plenty of time,As long as Wei Ming developed an intelligent input method earlier than Sohu。

On the contrary, it was a website that Wei Ming didn't think of when he was reborn, and now he had to intervene early.

In my previous life, there was a website that used to be very popular, but it was forgotten by Wei Mingrang after it disappeared, and I remembered it when I registered the domain name, that is, the school intranet, that is, Renren.com, which was later renamed.

At its peak, Renren's market value was as high as $9.4 billion, but it was finally sold for $20 million, so it's no wonder that Wei Mingrang didn't think of this website at all at the beginning of his rebirth.