Chapter Seventy-Eight: Publication Comes to the Door (3)
Soon news came from Changhe's side, Xinchang was willing to bid 70 words for the traditional Chinese publishing rights of Great Nirvana, this is the price that Changhe talked about, and the highest price for newcomers is only 60 words per 1,000 words, not to mention that Xinchang is only a small publishing house. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Just a few hours later, there was news from Changhe's side, Hetu Publishing House also wanted to negotiate with him about publishing, compared to Xinchang Publishing House, who directly approached Changhe, the editor of Hetu Publishing House left contact information in the Great Nirvana book review area, and Changhe also found out by accidentally visiting the book review area, so an idea of raising the price took shape in Changhe's mind.
Entering the book review area of Great Nirvana, Zhang Yu saw in the comment area the editor of Hetu Publishing House mentioned by Changhe who wanted to contact him, "I, Hetu Publishing House Luo Qiu, need to contact the author is guest to discuss traditional Chinese publishing matters, readers with his contact information please inform me, if the author can see it, please contact me in time." "Written on the back is the QQ number and phone number.
Since Changhe has contacted Luo Qiu from Hetu Publishing House, Zhang Yu is no longer involved in this matter, compared to himself, Changhe knows more about the traditional publishing market, even if he doesn't know much, he has the starting point editorial department as a backing.
With Zhang Yu's authorization, Changhe added Luo Qiu's QQ number as soon as possible: "Hello, editor Luo Qiu, I am Changhe, the male frequency editor of Singularity Chinese Network, and the author of Great Nirvana is the responsible editor of Ke." ”
Luo Qiu, who was refreshing the comment he had made, saw the message and quickly replied, "Hello, Changhe editor." ”
"It's good to call me Changhe, you have already authorized me to negotiate the publication of the traditional Chinese version of "The Great Nirvana of Rebirth", so I would like to ask, how could the editor of Luo Qiu think of publishing the novel "The Great Nirvana of Rebirth"?"
Luo Qiu knew why Changhe asked so, because the current Taiwanese publishing still occupies most of the market is fantasy, science fiction, and the newly rising Xiuzhen, what he doesn't know is that Changhe also asked Lin Jinlong of Xinchang Publishing House, "I believe that Changhe editors should also have this feeling, that is, when reading this novel, there is a feeling that they are writing about themselves!" ”
Lin Jinlong's answer is similar to Luo Qiu's answer, and it is precisely because of the feeling of Great Nirvana, which allows everyone to find their own shadow in it, that so many people are fascinated, "I don't know if you know that the editor of Xinchang Publishing House has also taken a fancy to this novel and has already bid for a price of 70 thousand words." ”
Luo Qiu obviously didn't expect that someone would target this novel before him, "Could it be that Ke has already signed a contract with Xinchang Publishing House?" ”
Seventy words in a thousand words is the price that Changhe has negotiated with great effort, and now, with the horizontal intervention of Hetu Publishing House, Changhe feels that it can still improve its income, "Not yet, so, Mr. Luo, you still have a chance, but it depends on whether Mr. Luo can come up with a price that satisfies the customer." ”
"Seventy words is already a very high price for a new author who has never published a novel in Taiwan, and the highest price we can offer is also this price, Changhe editors, as practitioners in the industry, should understand that there was no similar novel published in the Taiwan market before, and we are also making an attempt and taking a lot of risks."
"We are aware of this situation, but it is the guest who has entrusted me as the plenipotentiary representative, and I will fight for the greatest rights and interests of the author." Luo Qiu's words have a certain amount of moisture, but the authenticity is very great, but Changhe is not in a hurry at all, and he waits for the price to sell.
"Let me think about it, Editor Changhe." Changhe is very calm, but Luo Qiu is a little anxious, Hetu and Xinchang are about the same size, and they are at a similar level in the Taiwan Publishing House, five minutes later, Luo Qiu sent a message, "That's it, Changhe Editor, I have a proposal, if the sales volume of the traditional version of Great Nirvana in the Taiwan market can exceed 2000 copies, we will follow the price of 80 thousand words, if it can't exceed 2000 copies, but more than 1500 copies, we will follow the price of 70 thousand words, if it can't exceed 1500 copies, the price can only be 600 thousand words, If it is less than 1,000 copies, it can only be 40 words per 1,000 words at the price we give to the new author. ”
Knowing that this was already Hetu's biggest concession, Changhe didn't get an inch further, but he didn't reply to Luo Qiu immediately, but contacted Lin Jinlong of Xinchang Publishing House, and shop around to sell it at the best price." ”
At this time, Lin Jinlong was watching the mainland TV program "Changhe Editor, has you already thought about it?" ”
"Editor Lin, I have to tell you bad news, Hetu Publishing House has also contacted me and is ready to buy the traditional copyright of "The Great Nirvana of Rebirth", and the price is 80 words." Changhe sent Lin Jinlong the conditions of the river map, but did not say that the condition of the 80 price was that the number of copies published exceeded 2,000.
It's just that Lin Jinlong obviously doesn't believe it, "Changhe editor, 70 words per thousand words is definitely the highest price for new authors, it can't be higher, if Hetu is willing to give this price, I would rather quit." "The Great Nirvana is well written, with a fresh style, but Lin Jinlong only bought the copyright of this novel with the attitude of giving it a try, and 70 words of 1,000 words is already the highest price that Xinchang Publishing House can afford.
Seeing that the price could not be raised, Changhe decided to kick the ball to Zhang Yu, "Then let's do it, Manager Lin, I will quote the price of both of you to the guest, and the final choice of which side is still the guest to decide." ”
Changhe sent the conditions of both sides to Zhang Yu, "What advice do you have, Changhe Boss?" "Zhang Yu doesn't know about traditional Chinese publishing, and the price given by Hetu seems to be more risky, but if it exceeds 2,000 copies, the income will be higher, but if the sales volume is small, then the income will be lower than Xinchang.
Changhe gave Zhang Yu the most sincere advice based on his knowledge: "If you have confidence in your novels, choose Hetu Publishing House, and if you want a stable income, choose Xinchang Publishing House." ”
"Then choose Hetu Publishing House, life is wonderful because of adventure." Zhang Yu quickly made a decision, without the slightest hesitation, he is very confident in the Great Nirvana, as he once read a comment about the Great Nirvana, "The Great Nirvana is written about ordinary people, mediocre stories, selling feelings, reading like the road walked in childhood, everything is déjà vu, each of us can see our youth, work, first love, sorrow, etc., whether it is Su Can, or every character who appears in the Great Nirvana, is working hard for tomorrow, Zhang Yu believes that even if the culture in Taiwan is different from the mainland." , but for youth, the feelings for first love are the same, just as "Those Years" is very popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, both have set records, even in the mainland, it has also won a box office of 70 million.
"Editor Lin, I'm sorry to tell you that it was Ke who finally decided to choose Hetu Publishing House as the "Great Nirvana of Rebirth"."
Lin Jinlong has already obtained the conditions of Hetu Publishing House from his own channels, "Changhe Editor, are you sure that the guest agreed to the conditions of Hetu Publishing House, as far as I know, the conditions offered by Hetu are not better than ours, as a novel testing the waters, is the guest very confident that his work can sell well?" ”
"It seems that yes, Editor Lin, I can only say that there is a chance to cooperate again."
"Okay, Changhe editor, and we'll work together later."