Chapter 61: The Da Vinci Code's Achievements

After getting off work, Severn and Tina went straight to Tina's house, because Severn was driving an ordinary Volkswagen SUV of Tina and was not noticed by the paparazzi.

After arriving at Detina's house, the two of them no longer suppressed it, and dried firewood.......

Facebook's prop mall was launched on time in the early hours of Saturday morning, and some netizens had already stood in front of the computer, and when the prop mall was launched, they couldn't wait to click in to see it.

When they saw the price of the goods sold in the prop shop, some people scolded, and some people were overjoyed, and the people who scolded were naturally because one pound was equal to ten coupons inside, and the props inside were hundreds of coupons at every turn, which was converted into dozens of pounds, which of course made them a little unhappy.

But those who are happy are naturally because of the props in the prop shop, fertilizer, dog food........ These items can be purchased with bonds.

Of course, this is joyful, for those rich people, they don't care about the amount of money, they don't care about not losing face in front of their friends.

Seeing that his friend's level is higher than his own, and the hound is better than himself, he can steal his own food, but he can't steal his food, which of course makes them a little embarrassed.

So, without much thought, they filled it with money.

When they found out that the payment software was Worldpay, they also fell into a big rock, which at least showed that their money would not be swallowed by Facebook.

The credibility of the Royal Bank of England is still very credible.

In just one night, Happy Farm made a profit of 10,000 pounds for Facebook, which is the reason why some people did not land on Happy Farm at this point.

When they saw the early morning trading volume come out, the joy on the faces of Abt and George of Facebook could not be hidden.

If this trend continues, it will not be possible for Facebook to recoup its initial investment in a few months, and then it will actually start to make money for Facebook.

......

The windfall profits of Happy Farm have finally attracted the attention of the media.

"Did you steal vegetables?

Recently, Facebook's social game, Happy Farm, has quickly become popular among the majority of white-collar workers and college students, and the day before yesterday, Happy Farm launched version 2.0, one of the important projects is the prop mall.

It is reported that the online transaction volume of the prop mall reached 10,000 pounds in one minute after it was launched, and the transaction volume exceeded 100,000 pounds one day after the launch........" - The Times

"Happy Farm is a social game that has recently emerged in the UK, and it is enjoyed by people of all ages, from primary school students who can only use a mouse to seniors in their sixties and seventies who can't type.

The day before yesterday, Happy Farm launched a props mall, raking in 100,000 pounds! Is this a bubble phenomenon in the Internet economy, or is another Internet tycoon on the rise?........ "- The Guardian"

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Almost all kinds of media in the United Kingdom have reported on Happy Farm, but its achievements during this period are too remarkable, and the newspapers have analyzed the reasons for the success of Happy Farm from all aspects, and in the end, they all believe that Happy Farm is by no means a short-lived bubble economy.

The British report has finally caught the attention of Internet bigwigs, and Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft's MSN have all taken great interest in Happy Farm and want to buy it.

So a negotiation over Facebook is coming.

However, no matter what happened in the outside world, Severn was not interested in paying attention, and he was driving his Lamborghini towards Bloomsbury.

After so many days of intermittent coding, Severn finally finished writing the novel "Wolf Hall", and after writing it, Severn made a phone call to Rosamund, the manager of Bloomsbury Press, to make an appointment to meet.

As soon as Severn arrived at the door of Bloomsbury, he found an old man who looked to be fifty or sixty years old standing in the doorway, and Rosamund was standing behind him.

"Hahaha, Master Severn, welcome, I'm Nigel Newton, owner of Bloomsbury. When the old man saw Severn coming, he hurriedly greeted Severn and smiled warmly at Severn.

And Severn was also shocked when he heard the old man's introduction.

Nigel Newton, the founder of London-based Californians, founded Bloomsbury Publishing in 1986 with three friends, and is the real ruler of Bloomsbury Publy.

After figuring out the identity of the old man in front of him in his mind, Severn hurriedly and modestly shook hands with Nigel Newton and said, "Hello, Mr. Newton, just call me Severn." โ€

"Okay, Severn. Your copy of The Da Vinci Code is really fascinating, and today I heard Rosamund say that you have a new book, so I can't wait to wait for you, you won't mind. Nigel Newton laughed.

"Of course I don't mind, I'm afraid it's not too late, I should have come early if I knew you were waiting here. Severn said.

"Let's go, let's go inside. โ€

Nigel Newton walked Severn into Bloomsbury, and on the way, Severn greeted Rosamund.

Arriving at the reception room, Nigel Newton opened the conversation and said:

"Severn, your The Da Vinci Code has been at the top of the bestseller list for eight weeks, has been translated into 42 languages, and is selling as well as the Harry Potter books. โ€

"Oh?"

Severn was a little surprised to hear Nigel Newton's words, he only cared about how much money he got out of the book, and he didn't pay much attention to the results of the book.

"You don't know?" asked Nigel Newton curiously.

"Didn't know too much. Severn shrugged.

"Okay. โ€

Nigel Newton was a little speechless when he saw Severn's expression, and couldn't help but sigh that Severn's heart was big, but then Nigel Newton changed the topic and asked:

"By the way, Severn, I don't know the novel you wrote this time?"

"Historical type. Severn took a sip of his coffee.

"History?!"

Nigel Newton looked at Severn in surprise, you know, historical novels are very unpopular in the UK.

"Is it inflated?" Nigel Newton thought in his heart, it was appropriate for young people to achieve a little achievement, but when it came to the interests of his company, Nigel Newton frowned a little dissatisfied.

Severn knew what Nigel Newton was thinking when he saw his expression, but Severn didn't say much, took out the USB flash drive and handed it to Nigel Newton.

"Let's take a look. โ€

The USB stick that Severn handed Nigel Newton didn't contain the entire contents of "Wolf Hall," but about a quarter, so he had no worries about Bloom taking the novel for himself.

After all, it was the owner of a large company, and Nigel Newton forced the dissatisfaction in his heart, then plugged the USB flash drive into the computer and read it with curiosity.

And the more Nigel Newton reads, the more he is attracted to the plot inside, and this kind of plot about the royal family has a natural appeal to the reader.

Nigel Newton was able to start Bloomsbury, and it goes without saying much about his literary literacy.

After reading it, Nigel Newton took a deep breath and looked at Severn, his eyes were stunned, how old was the teenager in front of him?

Eighteen!

It is really amazing to write such a historical novel, and the literary value and commercial value of this novel are very high, it is really a masterpiece that is not inferior to "The Da Vinci Code"!

Of course, this is Nigel Newton's idea, as for whether "The Da Vinci Code" and "Wolf Hall" are comparable, it is up to the wise.

"How's that? Mr. Newton. Severn interrupted Nigel Newton's musings, he wasn't used to a man looking at him like that.

Hearing this, Nigel Newton collected his mood and said to Severn: "Yes! I can't wait to read the follow-up to "Wolf Hall" now. โ€

"Hehe, it's my honor to be complimented by you. Severn laughed.

"No, no, no, it's an honor to be able to read this kind of masterpiece for the first time. Nigel Newton shook his head and said, "I don't know what you're behind you?"

"It has been written out, at home. Severn said he knew it was time to negotiate.

"That's good. "The last time you signed a contract with our publisher was ยฃ1 million in advance and 15% of the copyright.

This time, how about 20% of the copyright and 2 million in advance?"

Nigel Newton gets straight to the point, and it can be seen that he has also made great concessions for the sake of this book, while Severn is lost in thought after hearing it.

Is 20% royalty high?

High!

High, of course!

The average writer can rejoice that 10% of the copyright is enough, not to mention 20% of the copyright.

But for Severn, this is a bit low, because his "Da Vinci Code" is a bestseller, selling more than 60 million copies worldwide, which is comparable to the sales of "Harry Potter".

You know, Jยท K. Rowling's copyright must be above 35%, otherwise she would not have become the third richest woman in the UK this year, in 2001.

Of course, this is also related to the "Harry Potter" movie, it is precisely because of the big sales of the movie that she can be so rich, but there is no doubt that her copyright must be very high.

Severn also wanted to have a relationship with Jยท K. Rowling also has the same copyright, but he also knows that this is a bit difficult, because he has only published one book and does not have enough information.

Even if "Wolf Hall" has been endorsed by Nigel Newton, it will not change this situation, because the book has not yet been published, and it is not known what its final result will be.