Chapter 827 - Exaggerated Royalties
In fact, to the point of Zhang Chu, it is difficult for the prestige value to skyrocket.
But this short video has brought him a lot of attention, and it is estimated that the next lottery will come soon!
This is probably a blessing and a curse.
The loophole of the incomplete pentatonic tone has increased his prestige in exchange, and many people have asked him to participate in some happy comedian show instead of participating in idol trainees.
After a day's lessons, Zhang Chu dragged his tired body and prepared to go home.
When he came, Zhou Kang drove over, and when he couldn't get a taxi, he chose to take the bus.
There is a bus stop just outside the school gate, a short walk away, not too far.
Many of the people waiting at this station are students of Yan University or people who come here to visit and do business, and there are almost no residents nearby.
Many people are reading with books or mobile phones, and there is almost no sound to play out, and they are wearing headphones.
But Zhang Chu assured with his 5.2 vision in both eyes that he clearly saw someone watching the video of him singing!
It's one thing to be posted online, it's another thing to be seen in real life.
The video was taken today, the same hairstyle and the same clothes, as long as you are not too blind, you should be recognized.
Zhang Chu regretted it at this time, why didn't he call the driver and bodyguard to pick him up, in case the scene became embarrassing, it would be difficult!
It is estimated that he added too much drama to himself, and no one recognized him until the bus arrived.
With the pace of the city so fast now, who cares about strangers around them?
It's not enough time to stare at the screen of your phone.
After returning home, the first thing Zhang Chu did was to turn on his mobile phone to locate the location of the matcha first and see if the little guy was at home.
"Matcha, come out for dinner!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a black figure rushed in from the balcony, and then kept circling around its food bowl, and even stuck out his tongue.
Zhang Chu also mixed some dried fish and small shrimp crumbs into the cat food, otherwise the nutrition would not be able to keep up.
As a result, the tongue of this product is very sensitive, and it is stunned to eat the rest of the things before eating cat food!
The little guy ate deliciously, and Zhang Chuka took a picture of it and then went to the study.
There are very few homework assignments in college, and if there is, it is very little.
Now he plans to see what Nanhai Publishing Company thinks of the revised edition of "In the Name of the People"!
At Zhang Chu's level, it is no longer possible for Gu Xinxue to make a decision to sign it after reading it, because the interests involved are too great.
Nanhai Publishing Company not only organized three editors, the director of the editorial department, and the deputy general manager to conduct a detailed reading, but also invited two writers in the system and scholars who have studied policy thoroughly to conduct the review.
Although the relevant departments have agreed to the publication and sale of "In the Name of the People", there are still other institutions that need to review it.
The first thing to ask outsiders to help review is to avoid the risks of policies and content, and to see if the content can be written and published.
Secondly, it is also to help Zhang Chu see whether those conversations, actions and behaviors are in line with the identity of senior officials, and pursue higher authenticity!
In the end, Zhang Chu has never been an official, and the things in it are all in his reverie, and asking writers in the system to help check can correct the slightly unreasonable places in it.
Of course, no one has ever been a high-ranking official at that level, and I don't know what that kind of high-ranking official thinks in his heart, so he can only try his best to develop in a reasonable direction.
Zhang Chu handed over the refined version of this for a long time, and estimated that there would be news in the near future.
Hanlin Culture Media also hopes that the review of Nanhai Publishing Company can be done as soon as possible, and Zhou Kang, as Zhang Chu's agent, has put forward a meeting request that the sharing ratio needs to be recoordinated!
The 15% royalty can be said to be at the pinnacle of the Chinese publishing industry, but Hanlin Culture Media is still a little dissatisfied and wants to break the deadlock.
Almost all of the people who can get this royalty are real gods, and the publishing company is not a good man or a woman, and if it doesn't reach that level, it will definitely not be willing to give you more money.
Since Zhang Chu got 8% of the royalties for "Life of Pi", he has become popular because of the previous sales of movie and TV series copyrights.
During the period of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", it was 15%, and later returned to Nanhai Publishing Company and it has always been this number, including the best-selling works such as "The Legend of Wukong" and "The Da Vinci Code"!
Now Hanlin Culture Media wants to help Zhang Chu seek higher royalties, because every additional point may involve millions or even tens of millions of income.
In the past, it had no bargaining power, but now Hanlin Culture Media has a series of trump cards in its hands, and it is not worried that Nanhai Publishing Company will refuse.
First of all, the remaining six sequels of Ghost Blowing Lantern in the summer file with the movie "Ghost Blowing Out the Lamp: The Essence of the Ancient City" are promoted, and these are all without signing a contract!
In addition, Zhang Chu also promised that the new book he will write soon will no longer be the current subject matter, but a new fantasy series.
The signing of contracts one by one has these benefits, and the ghost blows the lamp out of one to sign one, which is what countless publishing companies are seeking!
Zhang Chu has a lot of chips in his hands, and they did not directly increase from 15% to 20% in one go, but first came to 18%, and then increased by two percentage points when there is a chance in the future.
You can't push the other party all at once!
In terms of Hanlin Culture and Media, Ye Shumei and Zhou Kang are in charge, and they feel that now is the best time, so Zhang Chu also chose to cooperate.
Therefore, when Gu Xinxue occasionally asked about the idea of a new book, Zhang Chu was vague.
The outline of the previous Ghost Blowing Lantern series was maliciously exposed, and he will not give any specific information to Nanhai Publishing Company, lest the negotiation not be reached at the time, and the outline or main content of his new book will be leaked out again!
Once bitten by a snake for ten years, I am afraid of the well rope, so it is definitely right to be cautious.
"I hope there won't be any moths, and that these things can be done smoothly. ”
Zhang Chu's idea is naturally that the two sides are harmonious and make money to earn prestige, rather than any gaps, which will affect cooperation.
But in business, Hanlin Culture Media feels that it should protect its own interests, and 18% is not an unprecedented royalty figure.
Since everyone else can get it, why can't Zhang Chu?
In terms of sales and popularity, Zhang Chu is no worse than the rest.
In terms of awards, although it is a little weak, it is also supported by the internationally renowned Booker Prize.
What may be a little flawed is his age and connections in the literary world!
If he is a writer who understands social relations and interpersonal communication, as long as he has half of Zhang Chu's sales, he can be praised by the domestic literary circle.
Where would he be like Zhang Chu, directly ignored by the literary world!
Don't praise or criticize, pretend not to have this person.
This is the attitude of the Chinese mainland literary circles towards Zhang Chu.
If you ignore me, then I won't pay attention to you, see who is soft first!