The millionaire in the slums cost nearly $30 million to make, and more than $10 million was invested in post-publicity.

At this moment, Zhang Fan's work is about to be officially released in the United States.

A $30 million film is nothing in Hollywood, and it can only be said to be a small character. However, after the summer file, it can barely be regarded as a big investment.

As for the publicity fee, although it seems not high, it is borrowed from Disney, ABC TV, and Fox TV. And there's also the hit Who Can Be a Millionaire show and the thrill of the same name. The propaganda is very strong!

Estimates given by professionals are that more than $200 million in box office revenue worldwide!

Hunter Street, Pasadena, Los Angeles.

"It seems that Thomas Publishing has been doing well lately. Looking at the newly decorated office building in front of him, with a huge Thomas Press signboard on the roof, Zhang Fan's laughter carried a strong sense of confidence.

"It's because your book got good grades. Li Ruhui, who followed Zhang Fan here, said the words of the horn, and said that Zhang Fan was in a good mood.

"Then go in and meet with the partner and discuss how my book has been going lately. Zhang Fan, who came to Los Angeles again, did not go to Disney, but came to Thomas Publishing first.

"Zhang, you're finally here!" After learning that Zhang Fan had come to visit, Thomas quickly came to the reception hall to greet Zhang Fan in person. After meeting, I stepped forward and gave him a big hug.

"Looks like your publishing house has been doing well lately. On the way to Thomas's office, Zhang Fan saw that the doors and windows of the equipment that were in tatters had been completely repaired at this time. The number of employees here is much higher than before. And all of them are busy with their work, which is completely different from the lifeless feeling when I came here last time.

"It's all because we publish yours and bring a lot of profit to the publishing house!" After arriving at Thomas's office, the American businessman did not hesitate to put the credit on Zhang Fan. Americans don't care about that, they value real interests. The reason why Thomas Publishing House was able to come back to life was indeed because of Zhang Fan's divine books.

In Thomas's eyes, Zhang Fan's works are all at the level of divine books!

Think of classics like A Song of Ice and Fire, World of Warcraft, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, The Hunger Games, Who Can Be a Millionaire, Robinson Crusoe and even comic book versions of Resident Evil and The Walking Dead.

With so many classics being published by a single publisher in one time period, with the right publicity, it has taken the entire U.S. publishing market by storm!

"The number one on the New York Times bestseller list is Song with Fire, the second number is Harry Potter, and the third number is World of Warcraft. The Hunger Games, The Da Vinci Code, and Robinson Crusoe all made it into the top 10 of the sales charts. Thomas couldn't hide the excitement on his face: "Resident Evil and The Walking Dead comics are also selling well, and AMC TV and Sony Columbia Pictures have come to inquire about the rights to the adaptation. ”

"How's the sales?" After Zhang Fan sat down, he didn't go to greet each other, there was no need to do this in front of the Americans who were straightforward and focused on practical interests.

"Sales are very good. Thomas nodded about the sales, "The front page was sold out quickly at the beginning, and it was continuously reprinted after the publicity was effective. The cumulative sales of A Song of Ice and Fire have exceeded three million copies, Harry Potter has sold nearly three million copies, and World of Warcraft has sold nearly two million copies. The Hunger Games is..."

According to Thomas, Zhang Fan's cumulative sales in the past few months have exceeded 10 million copies!

After deducting the cost of book publishing, various publicity, discounts for dealers, etc. These brought Zhang Fan more than $10 million in royalty income in a few months!

"In the future, our publisher will release a more valuable hardcover edition to serve as a collector's item. Thomas was a pure businessman, and he was aiming for the greatest amount of money he was looking for, for example, "to sell for between twenty and forty dollars." ”

"Does anyone buy it?" asked Zhang Fan curiously.

In this information age, with the crazy growth of the e-book market, the physical book market has been shrinking. In China, because of the rampant piracy, the ratio has even exceeded 100 to 1!

A book costs a few tens of dollars, in Zhang Fan's opinion, if it is in the physical book market in China, it is estimated that only one out of a thousand book lovers will buy it. Even if Americans earn more, it is estimated that those who are willing to spend such an expenditure will not be much more than Huaxia.

However, Thomas is confident: "We have done market research, and the sales prospects of the hardcover version are very promising!"

Since Thomas is so confident, anyway, their publishing house pays for the printing of books by itself, as long as he can sell it, no matter how many copies he sells, Zhang Fan can share the money, he will not care too much.

Zhang Fan took out a cigarette and glanced vaguely at Li Ruhui on the side.

"Mr. Thomas, I am Li Ruhui, Zhang Fan's agent. There are some topics that Zhang Fan is not good to bring up by himself, and at this time, Li Ruhui, as an agent, will play his role: "I have something to discuss with you about Mr. Zhang Fan's interests." ”

Thomas's heart fluttered. This is Los Angeles, very close to Hollywood. Naturally, Thomas knows how terrible those capable agents are. Even the big names have a headache for the good brokers.

"I wonder if Miss Li has anything she wants to discuss?" Thomas had no choice but to ask. In fact, he almost knew what Zhang Fan came here for, and he also knew what Li Ruhui wanted to discuss.

"Mr. Thomas, Zhang Fan's work has been a huge success. Sure enough, Li Ruhui put on a look of business talks, and looked at Thomas with blazing eyes: "The market has proved the strength and value of Zhang Fan's works." I think it's time to talk about the repartition of royalty income. ”

Zhang Fan's branch in the United States is not an ornament, he has a dedicated staff who have been keeping an eye on the sales of Thomas Publishing House. And Zhang Fan's financial assistant reported everything early. What kind of achievements he has made, Zhang Fan already knew it before he came here.

No matter what happened before, Zhang Fan at this time also came to do business, and it was impossible for him to have money and not make cheap Thomas. Their relationship hasn't gotten so good yet. Therefore, Zhang Fan came here this time to increase his royalty share.

"Well, Mr. Zhang is still a rookie writer after all. "As a pure businessman, Thomas has no choice at this time, almost instinctively wants to protect his own interests" I have already offered the top royalty share for new writers, and now it has only been a few months to increase the royalty share again, I don't think it is appropriate. ”

The businessmen's pursuit of profit will never change, even if Thomas Publishing House relies on Zhang Fan's masterpieces to have a chance to come back to life, but Thomas does not have the slightest idea of giving Zhang Fan profits.

"Newcomer?" Li Ruhui has a strong work ability, and she is by no means able to become Zhang Fan's agent just because of her beautiful face. He sneered, "Mr. Thomas, what new writer have you ever seen whose work can occupy seven of the top ten places on the New York Times bestseller list at the same time?

Zhang Fan leaned on the sofa, holding a cigarette in his hand, and quietly looked at everything in front of him. After hearing Li Ruhui say that Shakespeare crossed into this world, Zhang Fan almost choked on the smoke!

"I don't deny Mr. Zhang's strength. "Thomas is still resisting stubbornly, desperately trying to prevent Zhang Fan from taking more benefits from him" But the time is too short. It never happened that the royalty share had to be changed in a matter of months. ”

"All right, Mr. Thomas. Li Ruhui had already seen what he meant, and with a delicate brow, she definitely didn't continue such a game, "Your publishing house is not strong enough, and at the beginning, it could only distribute Zhang Fan's works in California. This time, it was with the help of the influence of Zhang Fan's works that the channel for spreading to the whole country was gradually re-established. The lack of capacity of Thomas Publishing has even affected the speed of the promotion of Mr. Zhang Fan's works. I would now like to advise Mr. Zhang Fan to reconsider his partner!"

These words are typical of the bottom of the kettle. The reason why Thomas Publishing House was able to come back to life was because of these works of Zhang Fan. However, if Zhang Fan chooses to scrap the contract on the grounds of Thomas Press's lack of strength, then Thomas Press will be finished in an instant.

Because the popularity of Zhang Fan's works greatly stimulated Thomas's confidence, in order to become the largest publisher in the United States. Thomas invests all of the publisher's income in a nationwide distribution of channels. There are even large-scale loans from banks for channel laying.

After all, this line of work is all about delivery channels, and whoever can have better, faster and wider channels will always be able to occupy a leading position. With a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Thomas threw everything into his own without the slightest hesitation.

However, the premise here is that he can continue to earn a lot of income and reputation for his publishing house through Zhang Fan's works, so that his publishing house can always maintain a good operating state and continue to grow itself.

However, if Zhang Fan refuses to continue to fulfill the agreement, he will no longer be given the authorization to publish. Thomas's publishing house will be finished in an instant.

Because all his income and bank loans have been thrown into the channel, now is the time to wait for Zhang Fan's works to be printed on a large scale and shipped to make a lot of money. Once Zhang Fan's authorization was lost, Thomas Publishing House, which had no books to sell, had no income. The bank will immediately announce the acceptance of the publishing house, and the Thomas family's century-old publishing career will collapse completely!

This is something that Thomas cannot accept in any way.