Shi Xiaozhi boiled water and made tea for the two, peeking into the living room from time to time, she knew that her mother was powerful, and hoped that her seniors could bear it.

Shi Yuhuan opened his handbag and took out a box of women's cigarettes from it.

In Wang Ming's surprised eyes, Shi Yuhuan held a cigarette between the two fingers of his left hand, crossed Erlang's legs, and spit out a smoke ring. This scene reminded Wang Ming of Zhang Manyu in 2046, giving people a feeling of time travel.

"After careful research, I decided that the biggest markets for this book were Hong Kong and Japan! Your novel is set in Hong Kong, which can attract a certain amount of attention. The island countries are because the people of their country like this kind of suspense detective book the most. Your book has the potential to be a blockbuster! Shi Yuhuan flicked the cigarette ash and looked at Wang Ming.

Seeing this, Wang Ming couldn't help but light a cigarette: "Aunt Shi, you mean to let me publish abroad first!" When it becomes popular abroad and has a high reputation, it is turning back to China! It's like doing business to export to domestic sales! ”

"Clever! The domestic book industry is very sluggish, don't want newcomers, even writers who have been famous for a long time, and they can't sell many copies of a book! Losing money and making money can be seen everywhere. Your book can be published in China, but are you willing to sell three or five thousand copies? The sales are not good, and if you don't print it, you won't make much money! You can also choose to sell the copyright of the book to our publisher and get a lot of money, and the publisher will bear the risk, are you willing? Shi Yuhuan said.

Wang Ming shook his head without hesitation: "Unwilling!" More reluctant! I am confident that I would not be in such a hurry to publish this book if it weren't for the need for money to start a business! For me, it is a portrayal of my love, which is of great significance! ”

Shi Yuhuan showed an expression that was really like this: "I guessed that you would say that, so I suggest that you publish it abroad!" This is the best option for you. There are many writers who choose this way! ”

"Mom, how can the senior be published if he has nothing to do with abroad? Aren't you embarrassed? When Shi Xiaozhi came back, he happened to hear this and showed a displeased expression

Shi Yuhuan smiled: "That's why I'm here in person!" If you can trust me, Wang Ming, I will hand over this book to you to operate, and it will be published abroad in a month or two at most. Of course, it takes a lot of connections to do this, and I will take a cut of your royalties for a lot of PR fees! ”

Wang Ming couldn't imagine that Shi Yuhuan was so ruthless! Sure enough, the more beautiful the woman, the more dangerous it is!

Find a normal intermediary, they will only charge a fixed fee, of course, there is a possibility of failure, after all, they are only responsible for helping you contact the publication, as for the size of the publishing house's capacity, the number of sales will not matter.

Shi Yuhuan's approach is to draw money from her own royalties, and for every book she sells, she gets a sum of money like the author, which is quite a large amount in accumulation! She will be more attentive to this, and her own interests are closely related!

Shi Xiaozhi didn't expect Shi Yuhuan to put forward such a condition, and said unacceptably: "Mom, the senior is my good friend, how can you do this?" ”

Shi Yuhuan frowned and said, "Xiaozhi, we are talking about business, don't mix the emotional factor into it!" I have to contact the publishing house, spend money to dredge up the relationship, find someone to translate, and if necessary, even buy the media to hype! It all takes money, do you let your mother bear it herself? Okay, you get out of here for a moment, we're down to business! ”

Shi Xiaozhi looked at Shi Yuhuan angrily, she wanted her mother to help Wang Ming, but she didn't expect Shi Yuhuan to take advantage of the fire to rob.

"Xiaozhi, I'll talk to my aunt slowly if there's nothing to do, you go and rest first!" Wang Ming comforted her.

Watching Shi Xiaozhi close the bedroom door depressedly, Shi Yuhuan smiled and said: "If you feel that you can't accept this fee, you can sell the copyright to me personally, and my personal money is much higher than the price of the publishing house!" ”

"Aunt Shi, I won't sell the copyright of the book!" Wang Ming once again politely rejected Shi Yuhuan's proposal and asked, "Aunt Shi, since you are talking about business, I want to know how much royalties you want!" ”

Shi Yuhuan smiled: "Smart choice, I want two royalties!" ”

"Impossible!" Wang Ming flatly refused.

As far as Wang Ming knows, "The Appearance of Suspect X" has sold more than 4 million copies in Japan alone, and more than 10 million copies in the whole of Asia combined. According to the price of 20 yuan per book, two points are four dimes, and 10 million copies are four million.

He would never agree to give Shi Yuhuan so much money, even if she was beautiful, it was impossible, that was Huaxia coin, not a dark coin.

"How much can you give?" Shi Yuhuan was not angry, it was normal to talk about business, bargaining and bargaining.

Wang Ming didn't answer Shi Yuhuan's question, "Auntie, if you run this book, the publishing house can give me a few royalties!" ”

Shi Yuhuan finally showed a surprised expression, Wang Ming grabbed the center of the problem at once, she hesitated and said: "You are a newcomer, you can get up to five points!" ”

Wang Ming refused: "Aunt Shi, do you think you can only get five points with the quality of my book?" ”

"Wang Ming: This is the reality, the book is very good, but no one can predict how much sales will be! Therefore, the royalty for the first print is definitely not too high! If the sales go up, the publisher will naturally raise your royalty, and it is possible to reach fifteen points! Shi Yuhuan said.

Wang Ming shook his head: "As far as I know, the royalty of Han Han's first book is eight points, will there be such a big gap for the same newcomer?" ”

Shi Yuhuan frowned and said, "You think I'm pumping benefits in it!" ”

"I'm sure Auntie won't eat it both ways!" Wang Ming's tone also hardened: "With Auntie's many years of experience, you should know how good this book is, and there is no problem in selling millions in the Japanese market alone!" How can I agree to such a book with such potential and a mere five points in royalties? If I'm giving you two points, why should I publish a book? ”

Shi Yuhuan lit another cigarette, looked at Wang Ming, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It seems that I underestimate you!" I said that the author who can write such a meticulous novel must be extremely smart, and I will hear what you think! ”

Wang Ming shook his head and said, "It's not an idea, it's a condition!" ”

Shi Yuhuan's eyes shrank, and he sat up straight and looked at Wang Ming.

Wang Ming said: "I will give my aunt half a point for the first printing to reach eight royalties, I will give my aunt one point if it reaches more than ten percent, and if it can reach fifteen percent, I will give my aunt two royalties." No matter how much my royalties are, I will only give my aunt half a point of royalty! ”

"What if it's less than eight points?" Shi Yuhuan said.

Wang Ming said: "Then I choose not to publish, or directly contact foreign publishing houses." As far as I know, there are many intermediary companies in Hong Kong that do this business, and their asking price is much lower than that of Auntie! ”

Shi Yuhuan smiled: "You are so confident in your book!" ”

"Of course! As long as the aunt works well, it is not a dream for this book to sell tens of millions! Even if it's only half a point, it's a profit of millions! Wang Ming said confidently: "Not only publishing, but I will also change this book into a movie and put it on the big screen in the future, I believe that this love story will touch many people!" ”

Shi Yuhuan looked at Wang Ming's ambitious eyes, and couldn't help but be in a trance, she felt very unreal, a rookie writer tried to sell tens of millions of dollars, and she was afraid that she would be laughed to death if she said it, even if the quality of the book was good, she didn't have so much confidence.

"I can't agree to this condition!" Shi Yuhuan finally chose to refuse, this is not in line with her interests, half a point of royalty, even if the sales are millions, she is only hundreds of thousands of income, during this period she has to pay a huge amount of mental and material resources, and even have to go abroad several times, in her opinion, the pay does not match the return. What's more, she is confident that Wang Ming will finally agree to her conditions.

Wang Ming was a little disappointed, but still smiled and said, "That's a pity!" I'm sorry to let you run for nothing! If you need a car in Chunchang City, call me, I'll be on call! ”

Shi Yuhuan stood up and said, "Don't bother you." I'm not here to see your book, but also to see my daughter! ”

When Wang Ming left, Shi Xiaozhi pushed open the bedroom door, came to the living room, glared at Shi Yuhuan and said, "Mom, how can you do this!" You're taking advantage of the fire! ”

Shi Yuhuan said with a headache: "Baby, this is business, you can't let your mother lose money and make money." He's not my son-in-law, so why should I help for nothing! ”

"But that's not what you told me in the first place! You don't talk about it! Shi Xiaozhi argued.

Shi Yuhuan shook his head: "It's not that I don't talk or not, I can only say that his book is too well written and contains too many benefits." If it's an ordinary book, my mother can help, publish 5,000 copies, contact some libraries, Xinhua Bookstore to divide it, there is no problem at all. ”

"So you're looking for money?" Shi Xiaozhi said in disbelief.

Shi Yuhuan said with a smile: "What does it mean to see money, I just take my share!" Publishing abroad is not as simple as it seems, it involves all aspects of the problem, and it will take at least a month for my mother to do it, so I can't do it in vain! ”

"The senior obviously promised to give you royalties, but you didn't agree to anything later! It's not like you're getting rich, you're going too far! Shi Xiaozhi said.

Shi Yuhuan was indeed tempted by interests. Unlike the books of domestic authors, Wang Ming's book is obviously influenced by foreign styles, which is very suitable for foreign markets, and will definitely sell well abroad, which is why she insists on royalties.

But she can't say this to her daughter, otherwise it will affect her image, although she is a ruthless editor-in-chief in front of outsiders, but in front of her daughter, she has always maintained a kind and gentle image, she explained: "The royalties he promised to give are too small, not enough for the cost paid by his mother, how can his mother agree, even if she doesn't make money, she can't lose money!" If you don't believe me, you can ask your senior to contact other publishing houses and see the conditions they offer, and you will understand! ”

"Really?" Shi Xiaozhi said.

Shi Yuhuan nodded vigorously and said, "How could my mother lie to you, I have a lot of phone numbers from publishing houses here, and you don't believe that you can contact your seniors." It doesn't matter to Mom, when he decides, he can come to Mom! ”

"Okay then, I'll call the senior!" Shi Xiaozhi said.

Wang Ming put down Shi Xiaozhi's phone, with a mocking smile on his face, he was very strange about Shi Yuhuan's attitude before, he flew over from the south so actively, he was not a big writer, and her daughter could not have such a big face.

If you think about it, it's not surprising that there are so many pie-in-the-sky good things. There is no benefit, no benefit, who would be so desperate? Looking at Shi Yuhuan's dress, she is the kind of woman with avant-garde thoughts. Such people are deeply influenced by foreign moneyism, and there is no need to expect a free lunch from them if they are profit-oriented.

As for Shi Xiaozhi just said to contact other publishing houses, Wang Ming directly chose to give up.

According to Shi Xiaozhi's once said, Shi Yuhuan's energy is quite large, as long as she makes a few phone calls, few publishing houses will risk offending her to publish books for herself, even if there are royalties, they are very low, in fact, the domestic publishing channels of her book have been blocked by Shi Yuhuan.

This is also the reason why Shi Yuhuan didn't keep herself, she begged her after waiting for herself to hit a wall!

I didn't expect the first unspoken rule I encountered to come from here!

It seems that those who want to make money by publishing books will end up in nothing, and they have to think of other ways in terms of funds!