"Since that's the case, then you can help you screen it, and it's best to list their conditions, and then write down the advantages and disadvantages of each publishing house. After summarizing, we will slowly find the most suitable one. ”

The relationship between writers and publishers is very complex, they are a community of interests, and they are also parties to the game of interests.

This is the result of mutual selection, and only when the writer is satisfied with the publisher and the publisher is satisfied with the writer's work, will the two parties sign a contract to turn the author's hard work into a book.

Of course, to a large extent, without the care and support of the publishing house, it is impossible to improve the writing experience and writing level of writers, and in this sense, the publishing house has cultivated writers.

However, the separation and integration between writers and publishers can be said to be quite common, and the profit factor is the dominant reason!

Disputes arise in several cases, such as the fact that the publisher pays too little or is not timely for the writer, and there is also the concealment of the number of copies and the reduction of royalty payments to the author.

For publishing houses, it is the change of the writer's door and job hopping. These phenomena have changed the relationship between the two parties from cooperation to contradictory parties, in fact, both for their own interests.

A publishing house is an institution, and of course it is impossible to directly connect with the author, and it is the editor of the publishing house who connects with the author. This kind of docking often directly affects the relationship between the two parties, for example, if the editor can make the author's book sell well, then the cooperation between the two will naturally be very harmonious.

On the other hand, if there is not enough publicity and the book does not sell well, then there may be problems with cooperation. In fact, the publishing house's publicity and packaging plans for individual authors are often different, and contradictions inevitably arise.

Just like the previous cooperation between Zhang Chu and Nanhai Publishing Company, the first few films were still honeymoon periods, but when it came to the book "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", the other party was unwilling to increase the royalty ratio, and even tended to be conservative in publicity.

That Menglong Culture Media will definitely think twice, and at this time, the Yangtze River Literature and Art Publishing House has become the best choice, with a royalty ratio of 15%, a prepaid royalty of 5 million yuan, and a large-scale copyright development plan in cooperation with the rest of the company, etc., which are far more than Nanhai Publishing Company!

Under such circumstances, Zhang Chu also parted ways with Nanhai Publishing Company and officially switched to the arms of the Yangtze River Literature and Art Publishing House.

But the publishing agreement he signed with the Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House only stipulates the "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" series, which means that "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" is not listed, and it belongs to the ownerless!

Although I don't know where the news leaked out, it is definitely beneficial to Zhang Chu.

Even if some publishers vaguely guessed that Menglong Culture Media was suspected that they deliberately leaked the news to raise Zhang Chu's value, there was no evidence to prove this.

This kind of play is very common in commercial competition, who makes everyone want to get Zhang Chu's works.

At the end, Zhou Kang added: "The conditions they give are actually not much different, and there are still a few days left in this month to end, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is currently the first place in the sales list in January, and has sold a total of 2.51 million copies, which is quite a bright result. ”

Zhang Chu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, this is really unexpected, in less than a month, the cumulative sales of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" have already killed any of his previous works in seconds!

"Life of Pi" sales are okay, but it has only just crossed the 1.8 million mark in a few months.

It is worthy of being a phenomenal work, and the sales in the book market are too gratifying!

"In the first and second weeks of 2019, it was the top seller in the first and second weeks, but in the third week, it was hit by the runner-up, and this week it is expected to return to the championship. Hopefully it's still competitive in February, so you might be able to have two books in the top five. ”

"Which one else?" Zhang Chuhu asked suspiciously, "It is impossible for "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" to be published so soon, right?"

Zhou Kang reminded: ""Sherlock", the BBC has been broadcasting the trailer for a long time, and this British drama of the same name will be broadcast in February, with only three episodes. I don't know what the quality is, but it is said that the CCTV movie channel has decided to introduce it, and Tencent Video has also bought the exclusive copyright. Anyway, it should have some effect, right?"

After writing a book for so long, Zhang Chu is about to forget about it, there are three stories in "Sherlock", and BBC TV is also very realistic, so he filmed three episodes, which is very conscientious.

If it is changed to a domestic TV series, it is estimated that ten episodes of one case can be filmed!

"I don't know how big the effect of this British drama will be after it is broadcast. Zhang Chu was a little apprehensive, the popularity of Detective Sherlock in his previous life was very high, and audiences all over the world liked to watch Juan Fu and Watson solve the case.

But can this lifetime replicate the success on Earth?

Even the system can't give an answer, after all, this is a reality, and the future is full of uncertainties.

Zhou Kang was strange, he should be happy if he was normal, he thought that Zhang Chu was nervous and worried, so he said with relief: "No matter how big the effect is, it is a good thing for us." No work has been selected by a big TV station like the BBC before, "Sherlock" is to face the whole world! Anyway, as long as it is broadcast, we can promote it around this point, I don't believe that Nanhai Publishing Company will put such money without making money. ”

"Uncle Zhou, now netizens are all sharp-eyed, even if you want to publicize it when the time comes, you have to do it appropriately, but don't brag. It would be quite embarrassing if it was punctured!"

Zhang Chu took the precautionary shot in advance, and he is not opposed to using TV dramas to promote book works, which is a matter of course, but it must not be exaggerated or false.

Influence, ratings, praise, etc., just go to the Internet to check it, there is no need to exaggerate.

"Don't worry, we know. It would be nice if it aired in January, so that you could have two books in the top 10 or 5 of the sales charts, which is something that 99% of writers can't achieve. ”

Zhang Chu didn't feel a little sorry, he said ambitiously: "There are still many opportunities in the future, I have quite a lot of ideas in my head, but I don't have time to write." Uncle Zhou, do you have anything else? I'll hang up the phone if it's okay, and Professor Yang is still waiting for me to pass on the work to him. ”

"This is a dereliction of our duty, and it should have been our company that helped you find those experts, but you found it yourself. It would be nice to have Professor Yang and them post a book review, because the evaluation of experts like them is still quite important. ”

"That's for sure. Professor Yang: The group is full of experts and scholars, and their influence in historiography is much greater than that of the writers you find, and they are more professional. ”

"Okay, I'll call you if you have something. ”

Zhang Chu put the phone back to continue charging, and he walked into the study and sent the first draft of "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" to Yang Xuancong's mailbox, waiting for the feedback from professionals.