Chapter 168: The Question of Publication
"Whatever you want. Facing Zhao Yaqin's questioning, Xu Qing was also a little embarrassed: "Did you call me at that time?"
The underlying meaning is to ask why.
"Well, I thought your poem was really good. As you know by now, I don't need to go to the Yaqin Club, and working for a publishing house is my main job.
At that time, I wanted to ask if your poem had any intention of being published, but the phone could not be reached. ”
Xu Qing frowned: "A poem, it's not interesting, right?"
"That being said, this poem of yours is indeed of a very high level. Huang Wenliang saw this before, so he took it upon himself to put your poem as a preface in his poetry collection. In that short period of time, his poetry collections, which could not be sold at all, were sold directly on the sales list of literary works in the Sufeng area.
Your poem, what energy, you yourself know.
It may not be appropriate to have someone else write a preface to your poem. However, I have considered here that I can summarize the modern poems of different authors in recent years and put them together to make a poetry anthology. For every poem, we must get the copyright fee here, and your "Road Song", I was originally going to put it on the first page as the main poem.
Depending on how good the poem is, the price we give is different. But in general, it can be regarded as using your masterpiece to drive the cultural environment of the province.
Many poets are really miserable now.
But if I can't contact you, there's no way. Later, I followed your Weibo, but you didn't reply to the private message I sent you. ”
Xu Qing was a little embarrassed, he really didn't look at it.
800,000 fans, not to mention hundreds of self-cooked ones.
Not to mention those who post advertisements, there are all kinds of private inquiries. There are hundreds of private messages every day, but Xu Qing really can't read them, so he simply doesn't read them.
Zhao Yaqin's poetry selection method is okay.
In the previous life, although Xu Qing did not write poetry, he was a self-proclaimed literary and artistic young man after all. When I was young, I also used other people's excellent poems to confess.
For the form of poetry, Xu Qing actually likes it a lot.
And in fact, the form of modern poetry, with a little carving, can be used for lyrics.
How to say it, Xu Qing actually doesn't have anything to worry about. He has more things in his head, and there are still poems that are better than "Road Song".
But just a bunch of variety shows are enough for Xu Qing to be busy. The novel is double-opened, and I accidentally have the opportunity to become popular with my music idol Lin Junjie.
Xu Qing's schedule is quite tight, and he doesn't feel the need to grab food with those poets.
If you talk well, there is nothing to worry about when you take out a "Road Song" and publish an anthology of poems with others.
There is more money and less money, and Xu Qing has no problem. It's time to pull a handful of poetry lovers. Who hasn't had a difficult time, maybe one day they will really become a great writer.
If it weren't for Huang Wenliang's behavior being too disgusting, how could Xu Qing have time to be angry with him.
"This can also be discussed. In the past, it was because there were too many private message advertisements that I didn't take a closer look. ”
Zhao Yaqin's face flashed with a smile, and her smile was like a flower, giving people a very comfortable feeling.
"I said, such a good poem, it's really a waste not to publish it. Last time Huang Wenliang's poetry selection, because of that kind of problem, most of the poetry collections were returned.
Many fans of "Road Song" have been looking forward to Qing Shao's genuine release, so let everyone collect it. ”
After a pause, Zhao Yaqin still inquired about the business: "I don't know how Qing Shao wants to come to the copyright fee of "Road Song"? Speaking of which, I am also a fan of Qing Shao's "Tomb Robbery Notes" and "Road Song". ”
Xu Qing smiled lightly: "The copyright fee of "Road Song" is casual, and the publication of a high-quality poetry collection makes the literary and artistic youth a little hopeful.
As for "Notes on Tomb Robbery", I actually wanted to buy a publishing number. ”
Publishing can only take several forms:
Buy a publication number, find someone to print, find a bookstore to sell. The copyright number is equivalent to a publishing license, and without the copyright number, you can't do it.
Directly to the publisher and divided proportionally.
Find a publisher, buy a publishing number, and the other party will help you contact the printing and other things.
At the end of the day, the first option is the most cost-effective. Many people want to fulfill their dream of publishing a book, so they print hundreds of copies of him according to the first method. Then give it to classmates, colleagues, and friends for free.
The most common are the latter two, and the proportional sharing is the basic method, which is better than insurance, and generally will not lose money. And ordinary people really don't have their own propaganda channels, and many times it's really inconvenient.
If the author is responsible for his own profits and losses, the author needs to have his own publicity channels, and the author must have a high level of confidence in his work.
Huang Wenliang is extremely confident in "Road Song" and has taken the method of self-financing.
As a result, a lot of prints were printed, but in the end, all of them were returned, and the contracts with other publishing houses could only be directly breached, and a lot of money was lost.
But at this time, Xu Qing was extremely confident in "Notes on Tomb Robbery", and at the same time, he also knew that "Notes on Tomb Robbery" was not as many moths as Huang Wenliang at that time.
The more confidence you have in Tomb Raiders, the more likely you are to be self-financed.
Zhao Yaqin paused, and quickly replied to Xu Qing: "Yes, a work like "Notes on Tomb Robbery" is indeed worth fighting for." Publication number, we follow the rules of the trade. For other printing and sales channels, I can call the shots, and give Qing Shao a discount at a 20% discount for the rules. ”
When Zhao Yaqin said this, Xu Qing couldn't help but be surprised.
Today, unlike in the past, "Notes on Tomb Robbery" is quite successful at this time. To put it simply, the physical book of "Tomb Robbery Notes" is almost a sure-fire situation.
As long as the people's hearts are not insufficient, and the printing volume is not too large each time, there is definitely no problem in making a profit. In such a situation, the author himself must still be inclined to take all the benefits himself, so why should he give your own interests to your publishing house in proportion.
However, publishing houses often do have publicity channels that ordinary people do not have. Ordinary people themselves blindly publicize, and it is difficult for others to know about the book.
However, through its own channels, the publishing house can indeed make the book appear in more bookstores and in a more prominent position.
If Xu Qing is self-financed, the publishing house will not be able to make a lot of money just by selling a publishing number. Normally, this should be the time for Zhao Yaqin to unfold her three-inch incorruptible tongue and use the advantages of the publishing house to persuade Xu Qing.
But Zhao Yaqin didn't come like this at this time.