Chapter 284: Apologize and beg for mercy (three more begging for subscription)
Thanks to the copyright protection in this world, the annual income of more than 20 million can only be ranked about 20, and the first place on the list of rich writers is not the best-selling work "The Best World" this year, but another writer Xuanchen.
Xuanchen's income this year has reached a staggering 91 million yuan, and his pure royalty income is only 15 million, and the rest is obtained from additional copyright development.
His work "Broken Void" can be called a model of full copyright development, the mobile game of the same name has a daily turnover of tens of millions, and the TV series of the same name is not only broadcast on TV stations, but also has a total of more than 20 billion on-demand views on the Internet, and even the movie of the same name is ready to be released during the Spring Festival!
Comics, anime, and audiobooks are also impressive, and he belongs to the kind of writing a fire book and developing the value of the book to the fullest.
The income among writers is also pyramid-shaped, Zhang Chu is now the person at the top of the pyramid, although it is so far worse than the first place, it is much better than those writers who can't make money on the foundation of the pyramid!
This year is only the first year, and Zhang Chu knows that if his "Ghost Blows the Lantern" does not go wrong, then there is a good chance to hit the top position in the future under the impetus of the entire series of books.
He came out of the venue with two trophies and took a taxi home, and the harvest of this annual meeting was quite big, at least he met some writers, and his circle of friends expanded a little.
The driver's uncle stared at Zhang Chu and the trophy twice, and was a little hesitant to find this little star to sign an autograph, in case this handsome guy became popular in the future!
But after thinking about it, the handsome guy in the entertainment industry who has to take a taxi after winning the award is estimated to be unpopular, and he doesn't even have a special car and driver, how does he know that he is not a little actor in the entertainment industry at all.
At night, the road was empty, and the taxi drove all the way back to the outside of the community next to the campus of Yan University, shivering in the cold wind.
The neighborhood was empty except for the occasional patrolling security guard, and every house had their lights on.
Zhang Chu had just opened the door, and the matcha suddenly burst out, startling him!
"Don't worry, I'll get you something to eat right away. ”
The matcha was probably hungry, and the cat food in the automatic feeder had been eaten, so Zhang Chu hurriedly went to open the new package.
To raise a cat is to raise an ancestor!
The hungry matcha quickly pounced after seeing the food, Zhang Chu only had time to check his news at this time, there were too many people congratulating on it, and he could only reply one by one Thank you.
This is a matter of etiquette, and all you can add is a friend or classmate, and you can't let other people's kindness be lost.
It was quite tiring to reply, even if it was just a few words and a grinning expression, it was time-consuming, and Zhang Chu was already numb later, and he didn't know who he was replying to.
However, the most troublesome thing is that after he replied thank you, those friends and relatives replied again, and the red dots on the chat box were not eliminated at all!
At this time, Zhou Kang's phone called again, so that he had to stop what he was doing, I hope those friends don't think about it.
"Two awards, congratulations!" Zhou Kang's voice sounded very excited, they Menglong Culture Media has been established for so long, they didn't say that they would win the award last year, and there were no people who even went to the annual party.
It's a shame to say.
Zhang Chu was also a little happy, and responded: "Rejoice and rejoice." Uncle Zhou, what are you calling here for?"
"Mr. Wu said that he wanted to hold a celebration banquet for you, and I, the pioneer, came to ask for your opinion. ”
"Forget it, let's hold a celebration banquet when I get the most popular author of the year. I've been quite tired in the last few days, isn't "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" about to be released? Where is the time to do this? ”
Zhou Kang walked around his living room, "I'll reply to him later, this celebration banquet may be held together after the sales of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" come out." Here's another thing I need to tell you. ”
Zhang Chu asked puzzledly: "What's the matter?" ”
"Do you remember the East China Metropolis Daily? They contacted the company and wanted to apologize and beg for mercy, but they didn't want to go to court. ”
How can you forget what was boiling some time ago?
The big black cauldron almost overwhelmed Zhang Chu, and although the East China Metropolis Daily was punished by the General Administration of Press and Publication, the court's appeal was not revoked.
After listening to Zhou Kang's words, Zhang Chu snorted lightly, "If you want to apologize verbally, it's too simple." I have to ask them to apologize to me on the front page, and forward it on the official Weibo account, it doesn't matter whether the money is lost or not, anyway, let everyone know. ”
For a news newspaper, the loss of authenticity is the biggest blow, and publishing an apology is tantamount to admitting that it fabricated the news, even though it is already a well-known fact.
Zhou Kang said with a smile: "They probably won't agree, it's because they don't want to apologize in the newspaper that they want to find you privately, and the intermediary said that they are willing to pay 2 million yuan to you for reputation damage and mental damage, and they just need you to withdraw the lawsuit and let time dilute this matter." ”
"Well, did they watch the news of the writers' annual meeting tonight?"
Zhang Chu couldn't laugh or cry, for an ordinary person, 2 million yuan is indeed a lot.
But his income in half a year exceeded 24 million yuan, and for a writer whose career was just starting out, the news of the ghost blowing the lamp to induce readers to rob the tomb was enough to destroy his entire career as a writer!
Even if such a fake news is to lose 20 million, the IP value of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is tens of billions, if it is banned because of this fake news, Zhang Chu's tears can flow backwards.
He doesn't care how much compensation is, he just wants to get justice for himself, and now that all kinds of evidence are complete, the lawsuit will be won no matter where it goes.
If you don't show some real attitude, don't think about closing the case!
Zhou Kang heard the meaning of Zhang Chu's words, "They came to the door in the afternoon, they shouldn't know your annual income, I will tell you what you mean." ”
"Well, let them show sincerity. It's not a matter of losing money, I can not take a single one, so that they have to take out the entire front page and wait for it to expire!"
Zhang Chu doesn't pay attention to the relationship of interests now, so he wants to make his thoughts clear.
Even if the General Administration of Press and Publication and the rest of the media return their innocence, if the initiator does not express his position, he will have to fight to see whose credibility will be trampled under his feet.
If you can't do what you want after being reborn, what's the point of being reborn?
Since it's a way to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, you have to kill the chickens, and verbal threats are useful!