Zhao Han looked at Lin Han in surprise, clearly not believing that this beautiful beauty would be his agent, and thought that it was a cunning man, but now after seeing Chen Jiaxuan's appearance, he relaxed and relaxed, a young agent means that he has no experience.

"Hello Mr. Zhao, I am Lin Han's literary agent, and I am now fully responsible for his literary agent." Chen Jiaxuan smiled and stretched out her hand, she already had a plan, anyone who despised herself suffered a lot.

"Hello Miss Chen, Xiao Lin is a potential writer, and it would be great to have you to help him explore the value of business."

Lin Han and Liu Jun glanced at each other, and then completely entered the theater mode to see how the confrontation between the old fox and the little fox was going on.

Chen Jiaxuan showed her phone, "I have already discussed with the editorial department of Science Fiction World, and they agreed to let the novel "I, Robot" be serialized in the magazine, and now the contract has been reviewed by our studio's legal department. The price is a trade secret, which cannot be disclosed, but it is definitely a master-level price. So we think the book has the potential to sell well, and the 5% royalty is a bit unacceptable. ”

"To be honest, there are not many science fiction works in the book market now, and many books are unsalable when printed, and we dare not guarantee that this book will be able to sell hundreds of thousands of copies, so we are more careful in printing, and the first printing can only give the level of 50,000 copies." Zhao Han began to lower the price, he didn't want to thin the profits of his publishing house, unless it was a sequel to a famous author, any book would be more cautious in the first printing.

"Mr. Zhao, we don't talk darkly, in fact, I have already contacted some publishing houses in private, and they have all read the manuscript, but we did not choose to sign a contract. Not every publishing house is called Renmin University Press, and their distribution channels and sales scope are far inferior to yours. You must have read this book, and if it can only sell 50,000 copies, then it is better not to sign a contract to publish it, so as to save trouble. ”

Lin Han turned his head to look at Chen Jiaxuan, who was full of energy, her pretty side face glowed slightly in the sun, her delicate skin didn't seem to see a little pores, and her serious appearance was very eye-catching.

Zhao Han coughed lightly, he also knew that the area of the People's University Publishing House-Popular Book Publishing Center in charge of which he was in charge had not published science fiction novels for a while, so he would be very cautious in trying and not allowing too many mistakes.

Why did Chen Jiaxuan and Lin Han give up negotiations with other publishers and choose to negotiate with Renmin University Press?

The reason is actually very simple, that is, because the Renmin University Publishing House represents the mainstream literature, and its status in the domestic publishing industry is really not the kind of petty play of other publishing houses, and many of the textbooks used by students are even printed by the Renmin University Publishing House.

This is similar to being featured in the "Selected Novels", no longer confined itself to a small scope.

"I haven't actually held a formal evaluation yet, our publisher's process hasn't been completed, and I just don't want to miss out on such a good novel." Zhao Han smiled and began to change his attitude and take the warm route.

However, Chen Jiaxuan didn't buy it, the royalty was too low, she couldn't accept it at all, this was Lin Han's publishing debut-daughter novel, not to mention that it was going to be a blockbuster, but at least it couldn't be delayed.

So, Chen Jiaxuan took a sip of tea, and she said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao is also a lover of science fiction, if this book is in your publishing house, you must be the first to read the whole story." And people who like science fiction know science fiction best, and others discriminate against science fiction, don't you have the intention of trying to change their opinions? What the quality of this book is, and what it means for sci-fi fans and non-sci-fi fans alike, only you know best. ”

"Tsk, Xiao Chen, you don't let go at all, so let's do it, 6% is my biggest concession, I can't give a higher number, because the sales of science fiction novels are really unsatisfactory, unless it can be affected by something."

When Lin Han heard this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, he had discussed this issue with Chen Jiaxuan in the text message before, and now it was finally here.

Chen Jiaxuan, who had been prepared, was confident, she smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao, since you don't worry about sales, and we can't accept low royalties here, why not compromise and choose ladder royalties?" ”

"Tiered royalties?" Zhao Han touched his watch, he fell into thought, this seems to be a good solution.

The so-called tiered royalty refers to the adjustment of the royalty rate according to the agreed number of sales, such as how much is the royalty for sales within 50,000 copies, how much is it when it is 100,000 copies, and how much is it when it is more than 500,000 copies.

The bystander is clear, Liu Jun has been watching silently from the side, he has to admire Chen Jiaxuan's approach, obviously he wanted a ladder royalty from the beginning, but he didn't say it, he was developing towards this side step by step, not in a hurry or impatient.

After thinking about it, Zhao Han found that this method was indeed a good medicine to solve the problem, "This method is good, let's talk about it in detail." ”

"That's right, the publishing agreement we signed with your company is only a simplified Chinese publishing right, if there is an electronic sale, we will charge the manuscript fee according to the general proportion, what do you think?"

"That's no problem, we don't release the English version or the traditional version, as for the electronic copyright, we will put it on the shelves through e-books on Douban Reading, Amazon and other places, and the sales volume can't be faked, and the manuscript fee will be paid at 30% of the sales."

The cost of the electronic version is very low, almost attached to the simplified Chinese publication, so the author can directly get 30%, and the rest is divided between the publisher and the website, which is basically a common ratio.

Chen Jiaxuan didn't have any opinion on this, she took out a piece of paper, drew a ladder pattern on it, and then wrote at the bottom: "If the first printing of 50,000 copies and the final sales are less than 100,000 copies, then we will take 5% of the royalties." If the first printing of 100,000 copies is less than 200,000 copies, we will take 8% of the royalties. When the total sales are less than 500,000 copies, a 10% royalty is applied. If the sales exceed 500,000 copies, I ask for a calculation of 12%, and more than 1 million copies will be calculated at 15%. ”

"Xiao Chen, this is too outrageous of yours, I can't agree at all. Many writers who have sold more than a million copies now do not enjoy the 15% royalty, and we publishers can only give 13%. ”

The sales of books in this world are very high, and the overall level can be known from the fact that "Science Fiction World" usually sells 8.9 million copies, so the standard set by Chen Jiaxuan is asking for a sky-high price.

What Zhao Han had to do was to sit on the ground and repay the money, and the two of them went back and forth to negotiate, and finally stopped after a while.

"Now we have a consensus? Less than 200,000 copies are subject to 5%, 20-500,000 copies are subject to 8% royalty, 50-100 copies are 10%, 100-2 million copies are 12%, and more than 200 copies are 14%. You have no objections, do you? Zhao Han wiped the sweat on his head, he was really tired of talking to young people.

Chen Jiaxuan smiled, she said with a smile: "There is no objection, to be able to cooperate with Mr. Zhao and let the National People's Congress Publishing House help us publish, this is simply the most wonderful thing." ”

"You little girl is too powerful, no wonder Xiao Lin asked you to be his literary agent." Zhao Han finally let out a sigh, he stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lin Han, "Come on, I want to see the end of the story as soon as possible." ”

Lin Han stood up, he said with a smile: "No problem, I'll start work when I go back, and the cooperation is happy." ”

"It's a pleasure to work together, tomorrow I will email you a copy of the formal contract, so that the lawyer can read it, and then we will sign the contract. Xiaolin, don't let our editorial department urge the manuscript, they have a 108-style reminder, I bet you don't want to try. ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I have conceived it now, and I am waiting to go back and write it out, I can definitely give it to you before New Year's Day, and the quality will not be lower than before."

Lin Han has the confidence to complete the novel with quality and quantity, he is just looking forward to the final royalty income, but it will take at least a long time to do it, after all, it is paid according to the sales volume, and he can't get the money before the sales come out.

Fortunately, "Science Fiction World" was very generous and gave him a manuscript fee of 2,500 words per thousand words, and tens of thousands of words of novels will be published on it every month in the future, which at least ensures Lin Han's income.