Chapter 35: Global Offering
"The conditions of Bertelsmann and Hachette are very good, and it is a little difficult for me to choose, so let's take a look at the conditions of publishers in other regions. ”
Xu Qing smiled, and Denton and Brewer saw Xu Qing's smile and directly despised Xu Qing in their hearts.
The publishing rights of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in other regions are none of their business, and Xu Qing just wants to use the conditions of other regions to suppress them.
"Hello Mr. Xu, I'm Mayo Miyazawa, the head of business at Kadokawa Bookstore, and it's an honor to attend the Carney Media conference, you are the pride of Asian Americans, and I have many Japanese friends in the United States, and I admire you very much. ”
Miyazawa Shindai came up and slapped Xu Qing on the back, and Xu Qing couldn't refuse, so he could only respond with a smile.
"We at Kadokawa Bookstore pay an advance fee of 3 million copies, and the royalty rate is 15%, and the manuscript fee after 3 million copies will be settled in January.
Published within a month of the conference, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will be available for sale in all Kadokawa bookstores in Japan. ”
Mayo Miyazawa said with a serious expression the conditions of the Kadokawa bookstore, which is very good compared to the Japanese book market and the scale of the Kadokawa bookstore.
Xu Qing nodded with a flat expression, and did not comment on the conditions of Kadokawa Bookstore.
A tired Asian man sitting next to Miyazawa Mayo bowed ninety degrees to Xu Qing after Miyazawa finished speaking.
"Dear Mr. Xu, hello, I'm Kei Hoda, the deputy head of business at Iwanami Shoten, because our business manager, Mr. Ishii, is recuperating and can't come to the meeting, so I'm very sorry. ”
After saying that Kei Hoda got Xu Qing's response, his voice raised a little and said:
"We, Iwanami Shoen, paid 4 million copies in advance, with a royalty rate of 17%, and the manuscript fee for 4 million copies will be paid in January, and the publication will be completed within a month after the conference.
All Iwanami bookstores in Japan will sell Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on the shelves, and we will promote it on Japan's five major television stations and four major newspapers. ”
The first thing that surprised Kei Hoda was that the condition he said was not Xu Qing, but Masayo Miyazawa next to Kei Hoda.
Miyazawa Shinyo looked at Kei Hoda with a look of disbelief stunned, Yague, Kei Hoda was playing him!
Just now he used some words to test Kei Hoda, thinking that Kei Hoda was a rookie, and then adjusted the conditions of Kadokawa Bookstore, but he didn't expect Kei Hoda to give him a fatal blow at a critical moment.
Kadokawa Bookstore and Iwanami Bookstore are the only two contestors for the publishing rights of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in Japan, and Iwanami Bookstore is obviously better than Kadokawa Bookstore, and there is no doubt who Xu Qing chooses.
No, he wanted to re-propose the conditions of Kadokawa Bookstore, and he just wanted to speak, but Xu Qing suddenly spoke:
"I'm a little impressed by the good conditions of Iwanami Shoten, but don't rush now, let's continue to hear about the conditions of publishers in other regions. ”
When Miyazawa Mayo heard Xu Qing's words, he could only hold back what he wanted to say back into his stomach.
Xu Qing then listened to the conditions of publishers in Australia, South America, Africa, Hong Kong Island, Bay Island, South Korea and other regions, and said:
"The conditions of all my friends are very good, which shows that you have a lot of confidence in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and I am very happy, and in order to live up to your trust, I have to announce the last good news. ”
The publishers were speechless, and they found that Xu Qing was becoming more and more shameless, from the way the meeting was arranged, to the way the so-called good news was announced.
It's all about maximizing the benefits of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone step by step, and they have nothing to blame, business is like that, who doesn't want to get the most out of it.
"I'm sure this is the last piece of good news. Xu Qing saw the publisher's constipated expression and said with a smile.
What else can these publishers say, they can only say that we believe you, don't grind, hurry up.
"Harry Potter isn't just Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, it's going to be a series, and I promise, there's at least four books in the Harry Potter series.
The quality of each book will not be inferior to that of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and a second novel will be published in the next 1 year. ”
Xu Qing did not say the information that there are 7 books in the Harry Potter series, but said that there are at least 4 books, and he needs to leave some space to operate, and he can't say all the information.
"Boom", this time the publisher's discussion was unprecedentedly loud.
"Mr. Xu, is the information you said true?"
Denton, the business manager of the Bertelsmann Group, was the first to ask Xu Qing, and the other publishers also looked at Xu Qing with inquiring eyes, and they wanted to reconfirm the authenticity of this information.
"I've written the manuscript of the second Harry Potter book. Xu Qing said softly.
He didn't answer directly, but it was a powerful answer, and the publishers were beaming with joy when they heard it.
"Can I renew the conditions, then?" asked Denton a second time.
"Of course, if you can't negotiate cooperation today, the meeting can be extended by three days, and you can always put forward new conditions. Xu Qing said with a bright smile.
Then some publishers said they wanted to talk to the company, and finally all the publishers said they wanted to talk to the company.
Xu Qing simply ended today's meeting and held another meeting on the afternoon of the third day.
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In the past three days, Xu Qing has experienced the "enthusiasm" of these publishers.
Some publishers want to send money to Xu Qing, some publishers hint that there are beautiful women, and some publishers say that our country has special services, and you are welcome to come.
These publishers are not only "enthusiastic" about Xu Qing, but also the top management of Carney Media, the top management of Carney Group, and even Aunt Wu and Carlyle, are "enthusiastic" by these publishers.
Xu Qing firmly rejected the "enthusiasm" of these publishers, and everything spoke in terms of interests.
On the afternoon of the third day, the same conference room, this is the last meeting, at which Xu Qing will select the publishing agents in each region.
The meeting was not peaceful, quarrels, slapping tables, invective, from time to time.
Three hours later, Xu Qing selected the final publishing agent.
Sending these publishers away, Xu Qing exhaled a few breaths of turbidity, he has not been easy these days, in the face of various conditions and some pressure, he needs a lot of will to refuse.
The final publishing agent was confirmed, which means that Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will soon be released worldwide, and Xu Qing's plan has taken another big step.
The final list of publishing agents is Hachette Publishing Group in Europe, Iwanami Shoten, and publishing agents in Hong Kong, Bay Island, South Korea, Australia, South America, and Africa.
As for the Huaxia region, now is not the time, in a few years, Xu Qing will come to Huaxia.
Whether Xu Qing in his previous life still exists in this world, if he still exists, the other Xu Qing should be 6 years old.
Xu Qing has been avoiding this problem since he was reborn, but he has to solve it after all.
Whether or not, Xu Qing needed a definite answer.