Thomas's father adhered to a centuries-old tradition and was reluctant to allow the publishing house to change. The constant pursuit of well-known writers has always been disdainful of new writers. This approach has brought them development and opportunities, but in the modern world, it is truly outdated.

Later, even the fledgling new writers gradually abandoned Thomas Publishing in favor of more famous publishers with wider channels. This completely interrupted the last life path of Thomas Press.

It wasn't until the death of the previous boss who had stuck to tradition that the new owner, Thomas, had a chance to save his publishing house.

He ran around, contacting channels. I keep visiting writers, whether they are famous or not, hoping to get the publishing rights. It's a pity that these things were done too late, and the reputation of this publishing house has long since declined, and no one wants to cooperate with them at all.

Even if a newcomer agrees, there is no way for the work to become popular. Naturally, it was not possible to save this publishing house.

Just when Thomas was about to fall into despair, and even had the idea of closing the publishing house that his family had run for hundreds of years, Zhang Fan appeared in front of him.

Thomas looked very seriously, so seriously that it was completely dark, and then he put down the work in his hand and looked at Zhang Fan, "Is there anything else?"

Zhang Fan laughed, laughing very happily. This is the most sincere person who treats his works after visiting so many publishing houses today!

"Absolutely. But shouldn't we talk about cooperation now?"

Don't think that with patent law, you can fully protect your work, there is no shortage of piracy leaks in any country, and the United States is no exception.

Zhang Fan visited so many publishing houses, and what he gave was only a small part of the beginning. And each publisher just came up with a work.

Moreover, he has been impartially registered with the Writers' Guild in the United States, and each registration is certified by a professional lawyer on the spot!

With the double protection of the union and the lawyer, and Zhang Fan has the complete manuscript of the original work in his hand. Even if anyone wants to infringe on Zhang Fan's rights and interests, there is no way. Zhang Fan has the money to fight the lawsuit to the Supreme Court, and he will almost certainly win!

In the afternoon, there were also publishers who tirelessly wanted Zhang Fan to give them all the complete works. It's just that the greedy eyes can only be exchanged for Zhang Fan turning around and leaving. He's not stupid, how could he do something stupid?

Large-scale, reputable publishing houses basically give royalties of a few percent, and the highest one is only eight percent. In this way, he also asked Zhang Fan to provide a full set of works immediately with a savior posture, and completely regarded Zhang Fan as a fool.

Moreover, without exception, these publishers all demand the copyright of global distribution, and give a uniform royalty number. Even shamelessly wants to share the benefits of various adaptation rights with Zhang Fan.

For example, some publishers want tens of thousands of dollars to buy out a copy. There are those who give 8% of the royalty but want to take away all the derivative rights, that is, they want all kinds of adaptation rights. It is estimated that they regard Zhang Fan as someone who has just come from Africa and doesn't understand anything.

A writer publishes a book by multiplying the selling price by the royalties and then multiplying the number of prints.

The hardcover version of the book can sell for about twenty to forty dollars. For the regular version, it's only about ten dollars. The number of new authors published generally starts at 10,000 copies, and if the sales are good, they will increase later.

In other words, if Zhang Fan can only get a few percent of the royalty, it is still a global royalty. Even if the ordinary version of 10,000 copies is sold, it will only be 100,000 US dollars, and a few percent may only be able to share a few thousand US dollars.

Although Zhang Fan didn't think about relying on these books to make a lot of money, he didn't think about wholesale them as cabbage.

Therefore, when Zhang Fan saw Thomas's look like he had dug up a treasure, he was not very happy. Instead, I asked straight about royalties.

If he can't get the right benefits, Zhang Fan would rather not make a move!

"Mr. Zhang. Thomas thought for a moment and then looked up at Zhang Fan with a sincere expression, "Although our Thomas Publishing House has lost the channel of national distribution, at least in California, there are still more than ten directly-operated stores. It has cooperation channels with hundreds of bookstores. Even we have our own printing shop. ”

Thomas did not directly prescribe conditions, but introduced his publishing house to Zhang Fan.

In fact, Thomas Press, which has always adhered to the ancient business philosophy, has been able to survive in this rapidly changing era mainly because they still have more than a dozen directly operated stores that can rely on sales to support their survival, and at the same time, there is a printing house that can take over the work to supply the company's blood. Otherwise, they would have gone out of business long ago.

"Mr. Zhang's work is excellent. "Thomas was born in this kind of family, and he still has the ability to distinguish between good and bad works. also knows that Zhang Fan, who is wearing a famous brand and even taking accompanying employees, definitely does not rely on writing to eat.

It's just that my family knows about my own family. Even Thomas wanted to cut the price, but now his publishing house was at a critical juncture. The important thing now is not to squeeze Zhang Fan, but to keep the excellent works so as to bring his publishing house back to life!

"I am willing to give Mr. Zhang 15 percent of the royalties. Thomas gritted his teeth and offered his own price.

In the U.S. publishing market, the royalty standard for the average new writer is generally about 5 percent. And fifteen percent, this is already the highest treatment for newcomers in the industry. If you think about it more, it is the level of famous writers.

No matter how much Thomas wants to win this Da Vinci code, it is impossible to directly give Zhang Fan the level of a famous writer.

After all, Zhang Fan is a newcomer who has never proven himself, and he is also a foreigner.

"Global royalties?" Zhang Fan frowned.

"North American Royalties. Thomas responded.

"Various derivative rights?" Zhang Fan continued to ask.

"It's all owned by Mr. Zhang. Thomas looked serious.

As a good businessman, Thomas knows what he needs right now. It's not how much money you can make from Zhang Fan's book, but how much money you can make your company survive with the help of Zhang Fan's book!

For a publishing house, a popular bestseller is enough to bring the dead back to life!

"How many copies are there?" Zhang Fan continued to ask.

How many books are printed is a big deal. Once it is printed and cannot be sold, it will all be smashed in your own hands. In addition to being used as a raw material for recycling, it can only be used to burn the fireplace.

If you print too much, it's dangerous. There is less printing, Zhang Fan is definitely unwilling, and this business may be yellow.

Thinking that his publishing house was almost at the end of his rope at this time, Thomas, who was unwilling to let the century-old family business go bankrupt, gritted his teeth and shouted a number: "100,000 copies!"

For a rookie writer, 100,000 copies in the first print run is definitely a big number. After all, they have never proven their strength.

After hearing Thomas's words, Zhang Fan smiled and did not speak, and the office quickly fell into a strange silence.

Just when Thomas was about to wait any longer, Zhang Fan turned his head to look at the entourage on the side and beckoned.

Under Thomas's stunned gaze, Zhang Fan took out a large stack of documents from his briefcase.

"This, this, this?" Thomas was visibly frightened.

"These are my works. Zhang Fan smiled and handed over the thick documents, "I hope to be published in Mr. Thomas's publishing house." ”

A Song of Ice and Fire, World of Warcraft, Harry Potter, Q & A (Who Can Be a Millionaire), The Hunger Games, Robinson Crusoe.

Looking at this masterpiece, Thomas's eyes were already straight at this time!

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Recently, there has been a storm in the American television industry, a storm set off by ABC and Fox TV.

Who can become a millionaire on ABC TV, and Fox TV's American Idol have become the most popular topic of the moment. At work, when I got home, when I met at the bar, everyone was talking about these two shows. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the topic of the whole of America right now.

Compared to American idols, who can participate in it, whoever can get a million dollars after answering all the questions correctly seems to be more popular.

After all, in the commercialized country of the United States, the attraction of a million dollars is absolutely shivering.

No one doesn't like money, and even more so Americans.

Such a huge prize money has stimulated everyone, and countless people have signed up, and countless people have watched the show to see who can end up taking home the million-dollar grand prize!

It's just that so much time has passed since the show started, but no one has been able to clear it. However, the audience's watching** is even stronger, because the bonus of this show is too tempting!

It's time for a new episode of Who Can Be a Millionaire show, and thousands of households across North America are turning on their TVs and waiting to watch it. Everyone is looking forward to the first lucky guy to clear the game and win the million-dollar jackpot.

After a long commercial, the long-awaited latest episode of the show officially began.

After the witty and humorous host came to the stage, he first made the audience laugh with a series of colorful jokes that went straight down, and then suddenly said that today was a special competition, and some foreigners in the United States were specially invited to participate in this special invitational competition.

The audience was in an uproar, but quickly accepted the incident. After all, the United States is a country of immigrants, and its rejection of the outside world is not as strong as that of Western European countries.

Unlike those conservative European countries, people everywhere else look like they're on top. It's as if the whole world was still in the Victorian era when Europeans conquered the world.

The audience doesn't really value nationality, they value more about how well these contestants perform, and whether anyone can take the million-dollar prize on the table!