"Buy out, Xiao Chen, you can suffer a loss by doing this!" Fu Xing couldn't help but interrupt him, he was so clever in the negotiation just now, why did he do such a foolish thing now?

"Yes, after the buyout, the copyright of the book will have nothing to do with you, if you are short of money, the publisher will still give you an advance after signing the sharing agreement. Zhao Tianchang also reminded that in the eyes of an old-school literati like him, royalties are not the point, and ensuring that the work belongs to him is the most important.

Chen Yu'an didn't think about this, now he cares about how to get more money at one time, time is the most important thing for him, and the little less he gets only needs to go around the financial market to come back.

"Yes, Xiao Chen, although you get less money in the first time when you sign the sharing agreement, as long as you sell well in the future, it will be a matter of fine water and long-term flow, and there will always be income; Although he was willing to do so in his heart, he still had to take Zhao Tianchang's face into account a little, and the people from the publishing house also persuaded him.

"I have a piece of land on the outskirts of my house, and a railway station is going to be built nearby, and it is about to be demolished, so I have to get some money to erect the house first, so that I can compensate more, right? I know that it is more cost-effective to share, but I am afraid that there is not much compensation for demolition, so I still choose to buy out. Chen Yu'an had already thought of an excuse.

Now Zhao Tianchang and Fu Xing have nothing to say, although it is only 2001, but in a big city like the magic capital, the benefits of demolition have gradually been revealed, and Chen Yu'an said that it was still demolished because of the construction of the railway station, which is not the same as the demolition of developers.

"Isn't that a good thing?" the representative of the publishing house did not hide his excitement, "if the demolition can be carried out smoothly, it may indeed be higher than the royalty share." He didn't say a word about whether it was ethical to build a temporary house before the demolition, and he was not a local leader, so it had something to do with him.

Afraid that this good thing would run away, the representative of the publishing house hurriedly asked, "Xiao Chen, how much are you going to ask for if you buy out?"

For them, buying out is much more cost-effective, especially for this kind of book, which can be reprinted many times, and Han Han's "Triple Gate" has been reprinted as many as 20 times since then, bringing huge profits to the publisher and Han Han.

If you can buy out this book completely for a sum of money, then whether it is reprinted or translated into other languages and published abroad, the income will be from the publishing house, but unfortunately this book is an essay, and there is no way to adapt it into a film and television drama, otherwise the publishing house can get more profits.

But even this is enough to make them tempted, and the two representatives exchanged glances, as long as Chen Yuan does not offer too high a price, then the contract must be signed.

"You just said that this book is expected to sell 500,000 or 600,000 copies, right? We calculated according to this standard, and the manuscript I prepared is about 200,000 words, which is about the same as "Triple Gate", and the price of "Triple Gate" is 16 yuan, so my book should be about the same. "This is the pricing for the first edition of Triple Gate.

"Sixteen yuan multiplied by ten percent is a piece of six, and a piece of six multiplied by six hundred thousand is nine hundred and sixty thousand, and I will give you a discount, which is 800,000. Chen Yu'an quickly gave a number, "But I will get this money in the next two days." ”

"Xiao Chen, the account can't be counted like this; 500,000 or 600,000 yuan is just our estimate, and in fact we may not be able to sell so much, maybe 200,000 or 300,000 copies will reach the sky!" The representative of the publishing house hurriedly bargained.

"Yes, and you have to be so anxious to ask for money, now is the time when we are short of money at the end of the year, and our publishing house has no extra fund reserves, and we really can't get out 800,000 yuan! The other knew that Chen Yu'an was in urgent need of money, so he deliberately retreated.

I really want to agree to sign the sharing agreement and see what his face will look like? Chen Yu smiled reassuringly, and began to roll up his sleeves and bargain with them, "The sales expectation of five or six hundred thousand copies is what you just said, if you have any doubts about this number, it can only mean that your publishing house's market research is not meticulous enough, if you can't even get 800,000, it means that your publishing house has a problem with its strength, in this case, I will have to reconsider the object of cooperation!"

Do you want to be so difficult, are you sure that you are only sixteen or seventeen this year? How do I feel that you are the same as the old Jianghu who has worked for sixteen or seven years? The representatives of the two publishing houses were depressed, and they did not expect it to be so difficult.

You have been arguing back and forth for a few rounds, and the quarrel is spitting, but Zhao Tianchang and Fu Xing have rolled up their sleeves and watched the excitement on the side.

"Well, in that case, let's take a step back. After arguing for a while, Chen Yu'an raised his hand to signal a moment, "I will give a little on the price, and you will also promise me a few conditions." ”

"Speak, please. The other party didn't feel that he used honorifics, Chen Yu'an put a lot of pressure on him just now, and he subconsciously treated him as an opponent of the same age as himself.

"First, when I published it, I only wrote a pen name, not my real name, and I didn't reveal my personal information, because I didn't want my life to be disturbed too much. "Accustomed to living under the flash, Chen Yu'an is a little tired of this.

"Second, do not participate in any book promotion activities, including but not limited to book signings, interviews, reader meetings, etc., that is to say, the book is sold and it has nothing to do with me at all, it depends on your ability to sell more or less, I will not participate in it or interfere. Chen Yu'an raised a second finger.

"Thirdly, transfer the money to my designated account by noon tomorrow at the latest. "Before coming, Chen Yu'an had already opened a bank account with the ID card he bought, and of course he could use his ID card, but this would leave a record of his contacts.

"If you can meet my three conditions, I can lower the price to 500,000. In fact, this number is a lot, Han Han has only gotten so much after the publication of "Triple Gate", although there are reasons why it takes time for the publishing house to sell back, but this number can almost enter the list of rich writers in this era, if there is any.

The representative of the publishing house went out to discuss, called the publisher again, and finally agreed to Chen Yu'an's conditions, and the lawyer who came with them immediately drafted the contract, and the deal was reached.

"By the way, what are you going to call this book?" Zhao Tianchang asked.

"Or would it be called "1984, I Want to Talk to the World"?"