March 27, 1983 was a good day for Leicester's first victory, and he was lucky enough to sign a contract with the crew of "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2", and received a publication notice from Random House.

Lester immediately rushed back to Random House and signed a publishing contract with Sandner.

"Lester Rolley, congratulations on your Twilight Saga: Twilight passing our editorial review, this is the contract we have drawn up, you can take a look. ”

Sandner pushed the two publishing contracts on the table and smiled knowingly;

Lester picked up the two contracts and flipped through them page by page, looking very carefully, for fear of missing something.

The first printing was 300,000 copies.

%20% royalty share of the novel's selling price.

$100,000 upfront payment.

As a newcomer, the royalties and remuneration in the author's contract are very much in line with his current remuneration.

In particular, advance remuneration, eighteen years ago, was not popular in the literary circle, only a few senior writers will have the appearance of advance remuneration, until the beginning of the 70s of the 20th century, the advance remuneration was really formed.

"Here comes the bait ...

When Leicester turned the page, he saw a clear statement written in the contract.

Once the sales of "Twilight: Twilight" were high, the rest of the "Twilight Series" was sold by their Random House.

Lester secretly told Sandner at the beginning that "Twilight" belongs to the magic series of novels, and he wanted to use Sandener's hand to tell the editor-in-chief in the editorial department that the "Twilight" in his hand belonged to the magic series of novels, and when "Twilight: Twilight" was a big hit, he proposed an increase in royalties and advance remuneration.

After all, in the previous life, once the "Twilight Series" was published, in just a few weeks, a wave of vampire love was formed, and the sales were even more popular.

Lester didn't want such a classic series of magical novels to be taken away by Random House with low royalties and advance remuneration.

"I could consider publishing the Twilight Series at your Random House, but with one condition. ”

Lester was slightly pleased in his heart, and asked with a blank face;

"What conditions, you can tell me. ”

Sandner was stunned, obviously not expecting Lester to make a condition, and asked strangely;

"If Twilight: Twilight sells well, I need to increase royalties and advance remuneration for the future Twilight series, and that's my condition. ”

Lester said Sandner stunned, which was clearly more than his right.

"Wait, it's beyond my power, I'll ask. ”

Sandner said apologetically, got up and immediately walked towards the editor-in-chief office of the editorial office.

After a while, Reece Weir, the editor-in-chief with a lean-eyed eye and a black beard, walked over, followed by Sandner.

Leicester knew at a glance that it was Sandner who had brought their editor-in-chief over.

I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Random House's chapter: Reece Weir. ”

Reece Weir introduced himself,

Hello!

Lester hurriedly replied;

"I heard you want to add conditions. ”

As soon as Reece Weir sat down, he said straight to the point:

"Yes, I think Mr. Sandner should have told you about my terms. ”

Lester looked at Sandner and said with a smirk;

"You're so confident that your novel will sell well. ”

Reece Weir looked at the smile on Lester's face and said with a smile on his face;

Sandner told him when he was in the editor's office, and it was strange where he got the confidence to put forward the conditions with them.

"If I wasn't confident, I wouldn't have come to submit. ”

Lester's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was confident;

"You've succeeded, and if Twilight is a big hit, I'll naturally increase your royalties, and this condition can be written into the contract. ”

Editor-in-chief Reece Weir was silent and agreed to Lester's terms;

Sandner was stunned, not expecting the editor-in-chief to agree.

"Happy working together!

Lester, in the presence of Reece Will, added his own conditions, signed his name by the way, and picked up his contract and put it away.

"I think it's going to be very popular in the UK. ”

"Yes, Mr. Reese. ”

Reece Weir and Lester shook hands and smiled at each other;

"Editor-in-chief, why did you agree to his terms. ”

After Leicester left, Sandner did not understand the way;

"This is a smart child who understands cooperation, but all cooperation is based on the relationship of interests. ”

Reece Weir smiled like a fox.

Lester walked out of Random House, put the contract in the house, and walked towards the Genesis pub in the setting sun.

Walking into the Genesis Bar, Leicester's ears were greeted by the thick rock music of the 80s, and the people who danced through saw Mokcony Wright and a 15-year-old girl drinking and chatting.

Of course, Mokconie Wright was drinking cocktails, while the 15-year-old was holding a Coke.

In the United States, there is a law that prohibits minors from drinking alcohol.

Walking into Moconey Wright's place, you can see that although the 15-year-old girl has not yet grown up, you can still find that the girl is Shirley Sandberg.

This world-famous CEO business woman in the 21st century is known as the first lady of Facebook by the media, Brother Gu, and the Facebook website has created a new high in profit after his management.

Although she looks like a little girl at the moment, she already has a refined style of doing things, Shirley Sandberg, who was born in a business family, met Mokconie Wright when watching a professor's lecture at Harvard University, and the two became good friends at first sight, and was brought home by Mokcony Wright for the first time.

"If you come to the bar to play, your father will be crazy if he knows. ”

Leicester took Pepsi from the waiter's hand and smiled wickedly at Shirley Sandberg;

"I don't know if my father will go crazy or not, but you're a drag on making us two ladies wait for you so long. ”

Shirley Sandberg drank Pepsi and fought back;

Mokcony Wright is going to Harvard University tomorrow, and they have agreed to meet together in the evening to see Moconey Wright off

"I'm signing a contract with Random House, so I'm late. ”

Lester was choked by Shirley Sandberg's words and explained with some embarrassment;

"Signed the contract,"

Moconie Wright's eyes lit up and she asked in surprise;

Kindness!

Lester nodded, sipping his Coke and looking around at the dancing crowd.

What about Donnie!

Leicester then realized that there was still one person who had not arrived, and asked suspiciously;

"I don't know, don't you know, your friend didn't know, just now your sister and I were still guessing which of the two of you arrived first, but I didn't expect someone to be later than you. ”

Shirley Sandberg shook her head and quipped;

Lester twitched the corner of his mouth.

You...

"I'm sorry guys I'm late. ”

A wheezing voice sounded in the back, interrupting what Lester was about to say.