So far, no one in this world has read the book "The Lord of the Rings" except Li Daniu. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Burns was the first person to know about the existence of this book, but in his opinion, Li Daniu, who is known as the original author of this book, has no literary talent, and has never made any achievements in literature since he was a child.

Burns clearly remembers that he handled the suspension procedures for Li Daniu from Harvard University, majoring in computer science. If Li Daniu said that he had developed some software that could change the world, then Burns might still believe that after all, Harvard has produced a lot of talents in this area over the years, but isn't literature faster than anyone typing?

Therefore, in order to save the face of His Majesty the King, Burns never asked to see the manuscript of the novel that Li Daniu said.

And then I knew that this book existed, and it was Castro that Li Daniu brought to the United States. Castro didn't think as much as Burns thought, and, it stands to reason, as the lawyer who will be in charge of negotiating the book's publication, Castro should take a look at the manuscript of the book and take some initiative.

However, Castro did not dare.

As the old saying goes, a companion is like a tiger. Although the Tuvalu royal family has only experienced a second life so far, the old king has not only not been rumored to be tyrannical in the past few decades, but has also won the hearts of the people. But who knows what kind of temper Li Daniu's successor has?

No one in Tuvalu knows about Li Daniu, who has just announced his accession to the throne, because Li Daniu has left Tuvalu to live in the United States for more than ten years, from the age of 6 to the age of 23.

The only people who really know Li Da Niu are the old king and his wife, and a nanny who takes care of Li Da Niu. But the old king and his wife died in a plane crash, and the nanny was also dismissed in order to save money when Li Daniu turned 18 years old, and then because he lived in the United States for more than 12 years and had no bad record, he obtained a U.S. green card, and since then, he has never returned to Tuvalu.

Castro's cleverness tells him that he must not offer to read the manuscript of a novel written by his king, because there is no way to comment on it.

You say yes?

So what's so good?

You can't say it?

Someone, pulled out and shot.

Castro was very worried about the above conversation, so from the time he went out with Li Daniu to now sitting in the office of Harry, the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, Castro has not read the manuscript that he has carried in his hand.

And the only person who asked Li Daniu to mainly hand over part of the manuscript was Harry. But Harry didn't care about this manuscript at all, and casually scanned it to see that there was nothing discordant, so he directly asked Li Daniu to publish it at his own expense.

Li Da Niu was really afraid that the original author of this book would cross over and strangle Harry in anger.

"So, what are you thinking about?" said Harry nonchalantly, "The price of self-published books really couldn't be lower, and I've waived the handling fee for each book we have to withdraw." ”

Li Daniu has been completely disappointed in Harry. Not only did they fail to see the true value of this book, but they even reached the point of familiarity. Perhaps it was because Harry regarded Li Daniu and others as people who had been living in a small isolated country like Tuvalu, so he added water to the price of self-funded publications.

Although Li Daniu has not lived in the United States, there is such a thing as a search engine in this world, and when Li Daniu came, he already knew how much it cost to print a book. Depending on the quality and material of the book, it can range from a few dollars to tens of dollars. For example, some high-end magazines are all high-grade coated paper, and in countries like the United States, where labor costs are very high, the cost of a copy of dozens of dollars is not nothing, including the distribution fee.

But so far, Harry has not mentioned how the book will be printed or published in several volumes, except for a general price of $5 a copy.

If you print it on paper like a newspaper, no one will want to buy my book, even if it's a classic.

"Mr. Harry, I have a few questions that I would like to consult before making a decision. Li Daniu completely ignored Castro's innocent eyes, and now he had to go out on his own.

"It's my responsibility to solve your problem. Harry didn't really care about this order, and when the negotiation was completed, tens of thousands of dollars would be deducted from the cost of the cost, and he never thought that the book would be sold. In his opinion, even if the book is published, it will at most be wandered around a few bookstores, and then put in the storeroom to be dusty and sold as scrap.

However, there is also a king in front of him, so when he talks a little more and gathers with friends, he has more bragging capital, isn't it?

"First of all, I want to know what the $5 printing cost is like. ”

When Harry heard Li Da Niu's question, he felt that this king was not so easy to fool, and he seemed to be a very face-saving person, so he could only earn a little less performance.

"It's pretty much the same as this one. Harry pulled out a novel from the bookshelf behind him, in the usual packaging and printing style on the market.

Li Daniu took it and looked at it, saying that it was acceptable, at least the copy of "The Lord of the Rings" he bought was such a printing style.

"So, the second question, my book is going to be published in three volumes, each of which is about half the thickness of the book, so how is the cost calculated?"

"This ......" Harry regretted accepting Li Da Niu's question a little, you said that you are a bastard who publishes books at your own expense, do you need to care so much about the details?

"The specific price still depends on the amount printed, but if you divide the volume, the overall cost of your book will definitely rise. Because each volume is a separate edition, the cost of a set of books should be around $8. ”

In fact, Harry's quotation method is very irresponsible, because the real quotation can only be known after the typesetting. However, Harry was just trying to earn some performance, so he just added a dollar or two to the approximate quotation. As for why it was only added this little, it was because Hari knew about Tuvalu's economic situation and was afraid that the price would be higher and scare people away.

Li Daniu is still very satisfied with this offer, a set of books is priced at $20, and $8 is equivalent to 40% of royalties. In this way, Li Daniu is equivalent to receiving 60% of the highest royalty share in the publishing industry, which is much more than the 40% he expected. However, what Harry is talking about is self-financed, that is, Li Daniu spends money to print, whether they sell it or not, they can get 8 US dollars, only make money, no loss.

If it can't be sold, the publisher will get back $8 per book, and it won't even be able to recover the printing cost. Of course, in some places, the publishing house will deduct the printing cost and then calculate the share.

"The third and final question. After Li Daniu finished settling the accounts, he was happy, but there was one thing that still needed to be confirmed: "If the book is sold, let's say a thousand sets, and I set the price for $20 a set." So, is the $20,000 all mine?"

Hehe, this requirement is really low enough, Harry sneered in his heart and said: "Of course it is all yours, you know, the cost of self-funded books is still very large, although many celebrities spend a lot of money on self-funded books, but they rely on their own fame to sell part of the cost of recovery." Of course, whether you can recover the cost or not depends on the amount of printing, and the amount of printing is generally proportional to the number of your fans. We at Moon Press have cooperated with many celebrities, so you don't have to worry about it at all, let alone a thousand sets, even if you sell 10,000 sets, all the money minus shipping costs will be yours. ”

Listening to Harry's words, Li Daniu really wanted to find a printing house to publish the book by himself, but publishing a book requires an issue number, and it is not a regular publishing house, so he can't get it at all. Moreover, publishers and distributors and bookstores all have cooperative relations, otherwise why do many writers like to find large publishers? There is no market, even if you have fans, he will not be able to buy your book.

Laugh, laugh, and when my book becomes popular, see if you can laugh out. After thinking about it in his heart, Li Daniu said: "Okay, then I'm sure to publish this book in your publishing house, Castro, you and Mr. Harry go through the formalities." ”

Do you still need me? Castro waited for a long time, finally waiting for his chance to play.

As a professional lawyer, Castro is still very capable, otherwise he would not have been hired by Tuvalu as a national lawyer, although only Tuvalu would be willing to hire him.

The procedure is simple, and Harry has a complete contract template here. However, Castro kept Li Daniu's instructions in mind and marked the following points on the contract.

First, Moon Press only owns the right to publish books in the United States, and the other copyrights of "The Lord of the Rings" are still owned by Li Daniu.

Second, if other countries want to publish this book, they can only contact Li Daniu, and Moon Publishing House has no right to interfere.

Third, the minimum print run is 100,000 copies, and Moon Press must ensure that these 100,000 copies of The Lord of the Rings are reasonably distributed according to the purchasing power of different regions.

Fourth, if there is an additional printing due to market demand, it must be authorized by Li Daniu, and the right to reprint belongs to Li Daniu personally, and Moon Publishing House only has the right of priority to reprint under the same conditions.

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On the surface, this contract seems to have greatly protected Li Daniu's interests. But the premise is that this set of books can be sold and recognized by the market.

And the reason why Hap was willing to sign this contract was because he was not optimistic about the prospects of the book at all, or rather, he did not believe that a king could write a book at all. If it is an autobiography written by a person like the president of the United States, who stands at the top of the earth's power, the sales are still very good. But you're the king of a small country with the size of a sesame mung bean, and you also have to write a book, and you also write a mess of elven dwarves and the like, does your country have this cultural heritage?

After the contract was signed, both parties were very satisfied, Li Daniu was because he was going to make a lot of money, and Harry was because Li Daniu was going to print 100,000 sets of books, and his performance this month was guaranteed.

Castro asked Harry to stamp the manuscript with a stamp, and then took a photograph before handing over a copy of the manuscript to Harry.

Harry, on the other hand, handed over the full manuscript handed by Castro to the assistant he had called. And Castro's caution, scoffing.

"Mr. Lawyer, please rest assured, our Moon Publishing House has been established for more than 50 years, which is longer than the founding of your country, and its reputation is still very guaranteed. ”

Castro smiled awkwardly and didn't reply, he really didn't believe in Moon Press, but out of occupational disease and fear of Li Daniu. You must know that Tuvalu is not to the United States, but there is a capital offense, and Tuvalu's laws can basically be said to be enacted by Li Daniu alone.

What if Li Da Niu is a tyrant? Then the first time he did something for Li Da Niu, wouldn't he be dead?

Li Daniu didn't know Castro's inner thoughts, and if he knew, he would definitely say that he was very satisfied with his caution and would reward him well in the future. And let alone kill yourself, the largest animal I have ever killed in my life is a fish.

"Happy cooperation!" Li Daniu had already laughed in his heart at this time, and then he didn't care about Harry's contempt, and took the initiative to shake Harry's hand.

Because in Li Daniu's view, let alone the sales of this book, even if it can reach 100 million sets, then the 60% royalty he originally planned to give up is 1.2 billion US dollars, and Harry, the editor-in-chief who made his company miss 1.2 billion US dollars, is already doomed to be extremely gloomy in this life, so why be angry with such a person?