"30% copyright, 3 million prepaid remuneration. ”

Severn sat in the guest chair and said to Nigel Newton in an incredibly relaxed tone.

Nigel Newton heard Severn's request, and it was not surprising that the business was just asking for a sky-high price and paying back the money on the ground, so Nigel Newton shook his head and said:

"Severn, this condition is too high, we can't agree to it, we can negotiate the advance payment of 3 million, but 20% of the copyright is the bottom line of our Bloomsbury Press. ”

Hearing this, Severn chuckled and said, "Mr. Newton, you don't have to lie to me, J· K. Rowling's copyright is definitely above 35%, how can my 30% copyright be your bottom line.

Of course, I know that I certainly can't compare to Ms. Rowling, but the sales of The Da Vinci Code are already there, and you've seen a small part of Wolf Hall, so you should know that it's not bad, and I'm aiming for this year's Booker Prize. ”

"Oh?"

Nigel Newton's eyes flashed with a gleam, he never thought that Severn would have such ambitions, and that kind of world-level award could also be touched by Severn?

But thinking about the achievements of "The Da Vinci Code", maybe Severn is really hopeful.

If the book "Wolf Hall" can win the Booker Prize, then the halo will be added and the sales will inevitably rise again!

And Severn is a star and a best-selling author, and he has a large number of fans, so the final sales of "Wolf Hall", according to this calculation, really have a bright future.

Seeing Nigel Newton's frowning brow, Severn knew that he was probably a little loose inside, so he hit the railroad while it was hot:

"Mr. Newton, you should know that I'm not just a writer, a singer, and the CEO of an Internet company, and you've probably heard of Facebook. ”

Nigel Newton nodded, "You know, the Happy Farm you developed recently has been reported on the news every day, even if I don't know, and my employees also play during working hours during this time, and even their work is negligent, which is a good thing for you." ”

Hearing Nigel Newton's ridicule, Severn smiled bitterly: "Mr. Newton, we are not to blame, after all, we designed this game in the first place purely to let people pass the free time. ”

Severn said this, Nigel Newton is 10,000 don't believe it, just look at how much money Happy Farm has made during this time, the first day of trading is 100,000 pounds!

I don't know how many Internet companies have been shocked by this achievement, but now is not the crazy era of the Internet a few years ago, the NASDAQ crashed, so that everyone is not optimistic about the development of Internet companies.

But Severn's Facebook bucked the trend and got off to a good start.

Although the news of the transaction behind Happy Farm has not been exposed, it seems that it has exceeded one million, and is even moving towards the 10 million mark!

This can imagine how terrifying Happy Farm's ability to attract gold is!

Therefore, Nigel Newton didn't care about Severn's insincere words and asked directly: "Did you mention your Facebook for any purpose?"

"That's exactly what I want to tell you, we have about 2.7 million Facebook users now, that's a huge consumer base, and if I advertise on it every day, I think Wolf Hall and your company will be more famous, and the publicity will be more in place. ”

Severn is not joking, many British people who originally did not play the Internet, because Happy Farm has registered a Facebook account, and the age span of Facebook users is particularly large, once promoted, it is bound to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"It's a mutually beneficial thing, and now, Mr. Newton, do you think I want 30 percent of the copyright?" Severn asked, looking at Newton.

"This ........"

Nigel Newton was once again in deep thought, Severn was telling the truth, he knew something about Facebook, and if Severn could really advertise Bloomsbury on Facebook, then his company's reputation would surely increase again.

After all, Bloomsbury Publishing is a second-rate publishing house, and there is still a big gap between it and Random House UK, Hachette Publishing Group, which is in the first echelon, in terms of reputation and strength.

Therefore, Severn's proposal moved Nigel Newton's heart.

After hesitating for a moment, Nigel Newton gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, but you have to advertise for free for our company for a month." ”

When a book becomes famous, the newspaper reports most about the book and its author, and as for the publisher, it is mostly a passing mention, just as Bloomsbury Publishing published the world-selling book "Harry Potter".

Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling is on fire, but Bloomsbury's reputation has not improved much, and although its strength has certainly improved, it has not been able to catch up with the first-tier publishers.

The publishers of the first echelon are surprisingly high in terms of strength and reputation, strength brings distribution strength, and reputation brings market quota!

Of course, the quality of a book also accounts for a large reason, but this kind of bestseller is only an individual.

The first-tier publishers occupy more than 8% of the market share, while Bloomsbury Press's share is less than 4%, a full double the gap, and the money earned is also doubled.

That's why Nigel Newton was intrigued to hear that Severn could raise the reputation of Bloomsbury.

And hearing Nigel Newton relax, Severn was also relieved in his heart, 15% more copyright, then he got more money, and at the same time, it also represents the improvement of Severn's status in the writer industry.

Therefore, after hearing Nigel Newton's request, Severn didn't think about it and nodded: "Yes." ”

"Then it's a pleasure to work with. ”

Nigel Newton stood up and shook Severn's hand.

"It was a pleasure to work with. ”

Severn laughed.

After that, Severn signed a series of contracts with Nigel Newton, except for the prepayment of manuscripts and copyright regulations, all other conditions remained the same, but with the addition of an additional contract, Severn helped Bloomsbury Press to promote it.

By the time Severn had finished his busy work and left Bloomsbury, it was already late afternoon, and although the delay was a little long, the result was a great joy.

Severn looked at the sky, took a deep breath, and then drove his Lamborghini back to the Notting Hill villa, and when Severn entered the villa, he could clearly feel that someone was taking pictures of him.

But Severn didn't care, he was used to it, because those paparazzi were almost settled at Severn's door now, squatting at the door every day, just waiting for Severn to bring a woman back.

Severn took a shower and lay down on his bed and fell asleep.

The next day, Severn faxed the full text of "Wolf Hall" to Nigel Newton.

At this point, the first half of his new book, "Wolf Hall", is completed, and it is waiting for the promotion and subsequent sales of Bloomsbury Press and Facebook.

........

"Toot ~ Toot ~ "

Hearing the phone ringing, Severn couldn't help but put down the newspaper in his hand, picked up the phone from the coffee table, looked at the caller ID on it, and said with a hint of arc at the corner of his mouth:

"Mom. ”

"Son~, I'm sorry, it was my mother who was wrong some time ago. ”

"Woo~"

Catherine was crying on the phone, and she hadn't spoken to Severn for almost a month since she last said she wanted to find a girlfriend for Severn and Severn refused.

Hearing Catherine's voice, Severn sighed in his heart, and couldn't help comforting him over the phone: "Mom, it's me who is wrong, I should take the initiative to call you." ”

"You're embarrassed to say, you have no conscience, I worked hard to raise you so much, but I didn't expect that I just said that I wanted to find a girlfriend with you, and you didn't call home for a month, do you know, this month I and your dad are talking to you every day. ”

Catherine is Catherine after all, her eccentric temper has not changed, she was still crying one second, and after hearing Severn admit her mistake the next second, she cried and taught Severn a lesson.

"Yes, Mom, I know it's wrong, and I won't dare to do it again. Severn quickly admitted his mistake, in fact, he wanted to call Catherine a long time ago, but he couldn't get in the way, and now that he was fine, the stone hanging in his heart could be regarded as landing.

"By the way, Mom, you didn't look for a girlfriend with me anymore, did you?" asked Severn.

"You dare to hang up on me, how dare I find you a girlfriend. Catherine didn't have a good breath.

"That's good, that's good. Severn patted his chest and said, "Mom, I'm coming back tonight, remember to cook more." ”

"You're coming back?!" Catherine said delightfully.

"Of course. ”

"Okay, okay, then your dad and I can wait for you. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it first, bye~"

Then Catherine hung up.

"How do I have a bad premonition. ”

Severn looked at the phone that had been hung up and muttered.