066【Remuneration】
For the next two days, there was no movement on Luo Yabing's side.
In the summer, I only saw that the newspaper was still reporting the news of loan sharks, but the page had moved from the headline to the social section, and the intensity of the coverage had shown a decreasing trend.
He also heard that after the release of the movie "Vampire Guili King", the box office exceeded 300,000 Hong Kong dollars on the first day and 500,000 Hong Kong dollars on the second day.
According to Chan Yixin, the small cinemas in the Kowloon Walled City have become overcrowded, and there have even been scalpers who resell movie tickets. The original price of 20 yuan tickets was even sold for 30 yuan, which is unprecedented in the C-grade film industry.
And Ah Fang, who played the heroine in "Vampire Guili King", has now become a well-known young lady. It is said that the men looking for her have already lined up, and the price has risen from 50 yuan at a time to 200 yuan. Even so, I heard that it was still a guest.
"Brother Tian, I think this movie may be able to exceed two million at the box office in the end. Chen Yixin said with a smile, "Damn, this time Bucktooth Bing is really making a lot of money." ”
"Alas, Yoshishin, be careful what you say. This is a magazine office, Sven place, don't explode at every turn. Summer reminded him.
"I'm sorry, Brother Tian, it's all because I'm too excited. Chen Yixin said embarrassedly, "Luo Yabing only invested 200,000 Hong Kong dollars this time, but he has to earn almost two or three million Hong Kong dollars." If it weren't for Brother Tian's help him, how could he make so much money? He's good, it's good to give you 100,000 yuan and chirp, it's really infuriating to think about it!"
Summer smiled, he was also unwilling in his heart, but this is the helplessness of the working boy. No matter how much money you make for your boss, you can only get a fixed salary. So he made up his mind that he didn't want to make money for others anymore, and he had to be his own boss.
"Don't be angry! In the future, we will be our own bosses, so we don't have to make money for others to spend. Summer advised him.
"Yes. Chen Yixin nodded, "Brother Tian, if this magazine is done well, will you be more profitable than Luo Yabing?"
"Of course, I heard Mr. Cha say that a magazine with good sales can make a net profit of 20 or 30 million Hong Kong dollars a year. Summer said with a smile.
"It's great to be able to make so much money. Chen Yixin said excitedly, won't my brother be a multimillionaire soon?!
"Okay, don't get excited, you go and help me invite Editor-in-Chief Tang. Summer commanded him.
Chen Yixin nodded, and after a while, he found Tang Congsheng.
"President, are you looking for me?" asked Tang Congsheng with a smile.
Summer nodded, and took out three manuscripts from the drawer, namely "Ethereal Journey", "The Legend of the Little Soldier" and "Buddha is the Way", "Editor-in-Chief Tang, this is the manuscript I have written in the past few days, you can see if it fits first." ”
Tang Congsheng took it in surprise, but he didn't expect that Xia did what he said and really came up with three novels, which really made him breathtaking.
"President, did you really write it?!" he exclaimed, as he flipped through the manuscript and read it carefully.
The first manuscript he read was "Buddha is the Way", which was written by one of the "Five Whites of the Central Plains". Dream into the god machine became famous in one fell swoop with this book, quickly climbed to the supreme god, and thus created the "Xianxia Torrent", which can also be seen as a classic of this book.
The first few chapters of "Buddha is the Way" take place in mainland China, but it was revised to Hong Kong in the summer.
Tang Congsheng turned over two chapters, and saw that Zhou Qing, a modern urbanite, actually practiced spells, and fought viciously with the monks of Kunlun Mountain of the ancient hermit sect, and killed people to seize treasures, he couldn't help but feel very interesting, and was deeply impressed by Summer's imagination.
However, in addition to the advantages of novel themes and rich imagination, Tang Congsheng also found that the beginning of summer was a bit bland, and there was no sense of amazement like a blockbuster.
But the more he looked back, the more Tang Congsheng felt that he couldn't put it down. Zhou Qing's decisive killing, the character of those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die, makes him feel very happy.
"Okay, President, this novel is really good. "Tang Congsheng is a miracle.
What kind of superb imagination and creativity does this have to be to unite ancient immortal cultivators and modern urbanites? Anyway, Tang Congsheng has been engaged in this industry for so long, and he has not seen any writer with such talent.
By the time he finished watching the second "Ethereal Journey", Tang Congsheng's admiration for summer was like a surging river, endless.
A modern person was actually taken by an alien to cultivate immortals. It's a brilliant idea, and that alone deserves a 100 points. Not to mention those magic weapons, spells, formations, etc., which are beyond imagination, which makes Tang Congsheng really look fragrant and relish.
"President, this is also excellent. He couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise.
Summer smiled, "There's another one, you can take a look at that one." ”
Tang Congsheng then watched "The Legend of Little Soldiers" again, and this time he was really going to throw himself into the five bodies that he worshiped in the summer. This novel turned out to be science fiction, an interstellar federation, artificial intelligence, a spaceship...... Scenes of the future world, the picture of the interstellar age appeared in front of his eyes, and it felt even better than George Lucas's "Star Wars".
What Tang Congsheng admires the most is that the first two novels are both fairy novels, telling the story of cultivating immortals and attaining Taoism, which is born from classical Chinese myths and legends. But the third novel is science fiction, telling the story of Star Wars, born out of Western science fiction and movies.
It's incredible that the three novels belong to two styles, and they involve Chinese and Western cultures respectively.
"President, you are really a scholar of China and the West, and you are familiar with the present. "Tang threw himself from the five-body cast in the saint's admiration.
Summer smiled and waved her hand, "Don't praise me so much, I don't dare to be." Mr. Cha is a scholar who has learned from China and the West, and has learned from the past to the present. I've only scratched the surface, and it's hard to get into the hall of elegance at all. ”
Tang Congsheng smiled, "President, you are too modest. The fact that you can write three novels at the same time is enough to shock the world. ”
"Alright, alright, stop boasting. No matter how much I boast, I don't even know what my last name is. Summer smiled, "Isn't there any other disadvantage besides these advantages?"
"Well, what are the shortcomings...... Tang Congsheng pondered, "The disadvantage is that the words and sentences are a bit straightforward, and some plots can actually be scrutinized." ”
Summer nodded, which is also a common problem with web novels. After all, more than 6,000 words are updated in a day, and it is impossible to carefully scrutinize it.
"But I don't think it matters. Since our fantasy novel is a new novel, it should have a new atmosphere and a new style. I think this straightforward and simple style seems to be more suitable for the appetite of today's readers. Tang Congsheng said with a smile again.
Xia smiled, feeling that Tang Congsheng also had some truth in what he said.
In fact, readers read books, and the writing is secondary, and the key is whether the story can be attractive.
He remembers that among the online writers, many popular writers were criticized for writing like elementary school students, but it did not prevent their works from selling well. And it makes readers like Summer very happy to watch, so as to pass a lot of boring time.
"Since Editor-in-Chief Tang said so, then let's do it, and there is no need to polish it anymore. Xia said with a smile, "I'll hand over these three novels to you first." You take these to typeset first, and when I write the two novels, we can launch the inaugural issue. ”
"Don't worry, President, I'm on top of that. Tang Congsheng nodded, "By the way, president, how to set the remuneration for these manuscripts?" he asked with some embarrassment.
These three novels were all written by Xia, and he himself is the president, to be honest, even if he gave himself a thousand words and a thousand Hong Kong dollars, Tang Congsheng had nothing to say. However, for the sake of the magazine, he still hopes to travel with energy in the summer.
Summer was stunned, he really hadn't thought about it.
If the magazine is himself, then it doesn't matter if he doesn't get a penny of remuneration. Because the meat rots in the pot, it will be his own money sooner or later.
But the point is that he only owns half of the shares of the magazine, and it would be too stupid if he didn't take a penny. But if you set yourself too high, not to mention that Jin Yong will have an opinion, it is one thing whether the magazine can hold it.
Therefore, after thinking about it, he suddenly asked Tang Congsheng, "Now in Hong Kong, how high is the sales of a magazine to be called a best-selling magazine?"
"Well, if a magazine sells 50,000 copies, it can already be called a best-selling magazine. If it can exceed 100,000 copies, it is already top-notch. The average magazine sells between 20,000 and 50,000 magazines, and of course there are many magazines that don't sell more than 10,000. Tang Congsheng introduced.
Xia nodded, and after thinking about it, he said to Tang Congsheng, "In this way, if the sales of the magazine are less than 10,000, I will take 50 words for 1,000 words." If the magazine sells more than 20,000 words, then I will take 100 words for 1,000 words. If it is 50,000, I will take 300 words for 1,000 words. If I can pass 100,000, then I will take 500 words per 1,000. How's that going?"
Tang calculated from the Sacred Heart, and then nodded.
A 70-page literary magazine costs about $1 per copy, and the more you print, the cheaper it gets. The wholesale price is two yuan, and the profit is almost one yuan. If you sell 20,000 copies, you will make a profit of 20,000 yuan.
A magazine is about 150,000 words long, and 100,000 words is only 15,000 yuan. There is still a profit of 5,000 yuan. If you produce four issues a week, you can earn 20,000 yuan, and in addition to employee salaries, you can basically have a surplus.
Of course, if the sales increase, it can also attract advertisers to advertise, which will also be a lot of income, and the magazine will make more money as a result.
"Okay, that's settled. Seeing that he agreed with his idea, Summer also smiled and nodded.
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