Yan Ling frowned, she didn't expect Zhou Xuan to be so difficult: "Of course, you have to know that there are so many works every year, how many can be adapted." Without strong capital and operations, that would not be possible!"

"I know this, but I believe in my novels, and the love of the hawthorn tree will definitely be liked by the director. Just like the original Ming Dynasty, I have full confidence in it when everyone is not optimistic. "Knowing that the love of the hawthorn tree will be adapted, Zhou Xuan will definitely not do such a stupid act as selling copyrights.

He is still waiting for Zhang Yimou to invest some funds after he finds him.

Yan Ling was also puzzled at this time, and she was shocked in her heart: Could it be that Zhou Xuan knew something?

"Editor-in-Chief Yan, do you know how much Xiling Publishing House gave me the Ming Dynasty?" Zhou Xuan asked with a smile.

"I don't know this, the wind is very tight over there in Xiling. But you're a newcomer, no more than 10 percent. Yan Ling thought of the best-selling in the Ming Dynasty, and Xiling Publishing House really made a profit.

With the Ming Dynasty, Xiling Publishing House had a very good life in the next year or two, and maybe it would take this opportunity to enter the ranks of first-class publishing houses.

"Hehe, you're almost wrong. Xiling and I signed a VAM agreement, starting with 5 percent royalty for 100,000 copies, and increasing by 1 percentage point for every 100,000 copies, up to 20 percent. You said that if the Ming Dynasty sells for a year, how much royalty should I get?"

"What?" Yan Ling cried out incredulously when she heard this.

According to the momentum of the Ming Dynasty, there should be no problem in selling 1.6 million copies in a year. In this way, Zhou Xuan should get a maximum of 20% of the share.

Looking at Zhou Xuan's somewhat immature face, Yan Ling had a feeling that the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the front waves died on the beach.

So many editors who have been in the industry for decades, but there is still no sixteen-year-old boy who can understand that he is really alive to a dog.

I feel that the teenager in front of me is not comparable to those young writers who have become talented young writers, and his difficulty is better than that of old fritters. Yan Ling has no hope of obtaining the film and television rights of Hawthorn Tree Love at a low price.

"Well, since you don't sell film and television rights. So we can only give 15 percent of the royalties, what do you think?"

Fifteen percent, this ratio is okay, but Zhou Xuan wants it higher, shook his head and said, "Twenty percent, no bargaining." ”

Hearing this, Yan Ling almost slapped the table and left angrily.

Without film and television copyrights, you have to pay 20% of the share, and the publication of the love of the hawthorn tree is with chicken ribs, tasteless food, and it is a pity to abandon it.

At this moment, Zhou Xuan's phone call remembered. Zhou Xuan picked it up and saw that it was actually Wei Xiyue's number, and looked at Yan Ling: "I'm going to answer a call?"

Zhou Xuan walked outside the door and answered the phone: "Hey, Editor-in-Chief Wei?"

"Zhou Xuan, I'll be in Rongzhou soon. You have time in the afternoon, we would like to publish your Hawthorn Tree Love, and we would like to talk to you personally. ”

Zhou Xuan's face was strange for a while, Wei Xiyue came to grab the film and television rights of Hawthorn Tree Love again.

At this time, Zhou Xuan was a little sure, there must be some rumors, otherwise they would not be so positive.

As expected, after receiving Wei Xiyue's call, Zhou Xuan received calls from several other publishing houses. They are all magazines that have received Zhou Xuan's contributions, or they are all going to publish Hawthorn Tree Love, including film and television copyrights.

Back in the store, Zhou Xuan said directly to Yan Ling: "Editor-in-chief Yan, do you think it is necessary to hide it from me now? I just received calls from three or four publishing houses at once, all of which want to publish the love of the hawthorn tree, and at the same time, they also need film and television copyrights. ”

Yan Ling just saw that Zhou Xuan had answered several phone calls, and she realized that something was wrong. Thinking that the news had really spread, Zhou Xuan would not sell the copyright, and there was no point in continuing to hide it.

"When the famous director Zhang Yimou was partying with friends last night, he liked the love of the hawthorn tree very much, and said that he hoped to obtain the film and television rights and put the love of the hawthorn tree on the big screen. ”

"Hehe, so Zhongzhou wants to start first and get all the film and television copyrights from me. Then discuss the investment with Zhang Yimou, right?" Zhou Xuan said with a smile, and his heart was really like this.

"Zhou Xuan, now that the film industry is so sluggish, the total box office in a year is only a few hundred million yuan. Generally, the author of the copyright also gets a transfer fee of tens of thousands of yuan at most. Even if Director Zhang likes your hawthorn tree love very much, he will give you 100,000 at most. And raising the five-point split, with the potential of the hawthorn tree and the release of the movie, it is entirely possible to sell millions of copies. 100,000 and at least one million extra royalties, which is more cost-effective, don't I need to say more?" Yan Ling still persuaded Zhou Xuan, and the head of the analysis was Dao.

I have to say that Yan Ling is really a good lobbyist, but Zhou Xuan must have disappointed her.

Zhou Xuan didn't want to continue to talk about this topic with Yan Ling anymore: "Thank you Editor-in-Chief Yan for your suggestion, but I still can't agree." If you can raise the royalty share to 20 percent, I can give Hawthorn Tree Love to Zhongzhou Press for publication, and forget the rest. ”

After a long time, Yan Ling let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "Okay, since you are so resolute, I have nothing to say." However, I have to go back and discuss the 20% royalty share with the leaders of the company. ”

"Okay, don't send it, let you run for nothing. Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

"But it's not in vain, at least I know that the famous Zhou Zixuan is still a middle school student. I don't think even we, the publisher, want to turn the other cheek with a promising genius, and hope that we can have the opportunity to work together in the future. Yan Ling said very politely.

Zhou Xuan had to admire Yan Ling's bearing, although she was rejected, her demeanor was still the same.

"Okay. ”

Sent Yan Ling away, and after more than ten minutes, Wei Xiyue arrived at the county seat, and Zhou Xuan went to another teahouse to wait for him.

For Xiling Publishing House, Zhou Xuan has feelings, but Xiling also wants to get the copyright of Hawthorn Tree Love from himself at a low price, and Zhou Xuan is a little annoyed in his heart.

As the saying goes, no business is no treachery. Zhou Xuan can see that even if the cooperation is very good, when there are interests, interests are still valued, rather than a good relationship between the two parties.

Everyone earns money, and in many cases, it's just talk.

Zhou Xuan knew Wei Xiyue's purpose, but Zhou Xuan wanted to see if Wei Xiyue would tell him about Zhang Yimou. If he didn't mention it at all, then Zhou Xuan would have to consider cooperating with Xiling Publishing House.

At 4:20 p.m., Zhou Xuan and Wei Xiyue, editor-in-chief of Xiling Publishing House, sat opposite each other.

The cup of lemon on the table was already half drunk, and the cup of tea had just been brewed, and it was still steaming.

"That's it?" After listening to Wei Xiyue's conditions for Xiling Publishing House, Zhou Xuan asked coldly.

As expected, Xiling Publishing House only gave a 15% royalty share, and then a film and television copyright fee of 100,000 yuan.

Although the film industry is in a downturn right now, if a novel is adapted into a movie, it can definitely be used as a means of publicity to take book sales to the next level.