"Zhang Chu, hurry up and take a look at Weibo, your book "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" seems to have published several book reviews, and many media have summarized it. ”

Wei Xiaopang pointed to his computer screen and said, he knew that his little friend was a powerful writer, but he had never had such a clear understanding as at this moment.

"Mom, if these old experts know that I called you to play games all night, I guess your fans will shoot me to death with a bench. Fu Deyu shouted exaggeratedly, when Zhang Chu was not by his side before, he felt that he was quite far away.

But now, the people who were abused by a few of their own people in the game have millions of fans and the love of experts from all walks of life on the Internet, which is quite incredible!

Zhang Chu shook his head and said: "What is this, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was much more popular than this before. ”

"The ghost blows the lamp, this is an academic work, how can the two be compared if they are not the same type?" Wei Xiaopang took the phone and took a selfie, "Today I want to become an Internet celebrity!"

"Help P a picture when you upload it, after all, I'm a public figure, and I still want to be imaged. Zhang Chu said funny.

The rest of the people in the box laughed and quipped: "Wei Xiaopang, if you send this photo, it is estimated that his fans will be doxxed." You might as well pretend to be a fan and maybe make a good conversation. ”

"Forget it, let's play the game, Zhang Chu doesn't care about it anyway. ”

……

I really didn't sleep all night, and when Zhang Chu got out of the taxi with a yawn, it was already past eight o'clock in the morning.

Matcha is also too tired to work, and it can't rest at all in the Internet café all the time, if it weren't for the fear of unfamiliar places, it would have jumped out to play.

Chu Lan looked at the spiritless matcha in distress at this time, she turned her head and criticized Zhang Chu angrily: "You can do it all night, don't take the matcha out next time, look at it like this, it's completely wilted!"

"Mom, don't be unreasonable. Cats are originally diurnal and nocturnal, and it is normal for them to stay all night. ”

Zhang Chu waved his hand, he planned to take a shower, and then lie on the bed and sleep well, playing games is really tiring, I'm afraid I don't want to play again in a short time.

However, before taking a bath, my stomach gurgled and screamed, and I was of course very hungry after not eating all night, so I could only drink a carton of milk and bread.

While he was eating, the call from Zhou Kang came in again, which was much stronger than the call while he was sleeping.

"Uncle Zhou, calling so early, is the matter of publication finalized?" Now Zhang Chu is most concerned about this issue, and there are not many opinions from experts at present, and there are almost not many places that need to be revised.

Since everyone wants to see this work, it should be in front of everyone sooner!

Zhou Kang's voice sounded a little hoarse, he looked at the quotation in his hand, and briefly introduced: "That's right, we have tentatively decided whether to continue to cooperate with Nanhai Publishing Company, and they have given very generous conditions." Not only is the royalty 15% of the highest level of treatment, but also promises to print 1 million copies for the first time, prepay 2 million yuan in advance, promise to invite many historical experts to help promote "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli", and increase the marketing expenses of your previous books. ”

It is impossible for a writer to write only one work in his life, and although Zhang Chu is only publishing a slightly academic work such as "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli", it can still promote the sales of the previous works.

"It's a good idea for them, and soon "Sherlock" will premiere on the BBC, which is completely a favor for us!" Zhang Chu complained, "Even if they don't sign a contract with us, they will increase their marketing expenses." ”

February 1 is the BBC's scheduled premiere of Sherlock, and one more episode will be shown every week after that, completing the broadcast of three TV episodes throughout the month of February.

No matter how many ratings there are, the influence of this British drama will radiate to Chinese mainland, and even make his debut work gain higher popularity in the world.

As for "Psychological Crime", the same is true, the TV series and movie of the same name have completed the casting work, and are undergoing intense filming, and the movie is expected to be released during the Chinese New Year this year.

It is equivalent to saying that this work has its own traffic, and the fans of the actors have spontaneously promoted it on the Internet.

Zhou Kang smiled, "It is for this reason that they want to reconnect with you, after all, "Sherlock" has been republished three times, and they are reluctant to lose this cash cow." ”

"In that case, you can explain the reason to the rest of the publishers or publishing companies. In addition, urge the Nanhai Publishing Company to get this book on the market as soon as possible, because if readers wait too long, they may forget about it!"

Zhang Chu's worries are not unreasonable, even if "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" is an academic historical work, some people will pay attention to it, but who will remember it in a month or two?

You must strike while the iron is hot, and when the heat passes, I am afraid that spending hundreds of thousands of millions on marketing will not achieve such a good effect.

"Gu Xinxue has promised me that their company will give the green light to this project and will use the least amount of time to promote the listing!" Of course, Zhou Kang also knew Zhang Chu's thoughts, which was something they were more concerned about during the negotiations.

For the normal process of a publishing house, it takes quite a few steps to do so.

First of all, the editor proposes the content to be published through market research, and after the three-level argumentation of the responsible editor, the owner of the editorial room, the president or the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, the final topic selection review committee of the publishing house is approved and submitted to the provincial press and publication bureau for approval.

The provincial-level press and publication bureau will examine and approve the content of the book in accordance with the national "Regulations on the Administration of Publications" and other laws, regulations and normal, ensure that the relevant topics comply with national regulations, and report to the State General Administration of Press and Publication for the record.

This is just the preparatory part, the third step is the manuscript composition and editing process, that is, to find the author to sign a publishing contract.

After finding the author, the fourth step of review is carried out, and the manuscript is reviewed at three levels, namely the first review by the editor-in-charge, the review by the director of the editorial office, and the final review by the editor-in-chief.

The declaration of the book number is an indispensable part of any public book, which is related to the various information of the book.

At the same time as the number of printing quantities and pricing is determined, the book is typeset and printed, and the printing house prints and binds before it can be distributed and sold.

Of course, now that Zhang Chu's works have been given the green light, some of the processes can be omitted, and there is no need to edit and review, but only need to report to the General Administration of Press and Publication as soon as possible, and then take the time to proofread and typeset those there!

You can't be careless in the packaging production stage, otherwise a good book will be ruined if it becomes a pirated book.

"It's February soon, and I hope they can get the book number and those things before the Spring Festival as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Chu prayed silently, he wanted to publish the whole book directly on the Internet, and the physical book publishing was indeed a bit time-consuming.