The English version of "Longpan" in his hand is a sample sent by Yuewen's American branch. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The production is indeed very good, the paper, color, color book, all make people feel very comfortable. The cover is a majestic picture of the dragon - the dragon of Great Xia, not the lizard of the West!

After opening and reading a few chapters, Zhou Yu bowed slightly.

As far as the translation is concerned, it basically meets his requirements.

At least, looking at the English version and watching the Chinese version, the taste and meaning are not very different. The ideas that the author wants to express have not changed much.

Of course, it is impossible to be original.

The difference in language is really a big obstacle.

In Zhou Yu's view, the translation of this book is very inclined to Western colors. Although "Long Pan" is a Western fantasy novel, it was written by the author of Great Xia after all, so it can only be said to be a Great Xia novel dressed in Western fantasy skin. The morality, feelings, and other aspects are all oriental.

However, after the translation, when I read it, the taste in this aspect tends to be Western.

Zhou Yu was not very satisfied with this.

His novels were published in the West, with the greatest intention of allowing the Oriental culture to gradually penetrate and change the perception of Westerners.

Most of this translation has become a Western-style charm, which is out of his original intention.

But he could understand the intentions of Yuewen's management - just to sell better.

It was tolerable at first.

After all, although most of them have been transformed into Western charm, there is still some Eastern cultural charm in them. Let's do it first, and then gradually reduce the existence of Western charm, increase the charm of Eastern culture, and subtly change is the king.

"I hope this cannon can be fired, it doesn't need to be too loud, and it can sell well."

Zhou Yu put down the book, leaned back in his chair, and thought faintly.

"After all, online literature is different from traditional literature. In terms of the depth of life philosophy and the profundity of emotions, the vast majority of fast-food literature is far inferior to traditional literature. It's a hard flaw, but it's also an advantage. Some people don't like to beep for any big reason, so they like to be refreshed. ”

"Just wait and see the results."

...

The pig god put down his phone, his heart was excited, and his hands trembled a little.

Zhan Zhan took a cigarette and lit it, and sat like this for a while, and suddenly laughed.

Cheered up his spirits, clicked on the tee ball, and entered the great god chat group.

"You've got the news, right?"

He typed those words.

"Just now." The third child replied.

"I just did that, too."

"What's the news?" The great god author who was not selected for the first batch of lists does not quite understand.

"Overseas Publishing." The base god is bubbling.

"Hey, it's published?! , envy, jealousy, hatred! ”

"It's not me for Mao, it's not for Mao?!" An angry expression.

"Hey, this," the pig god hesitated, typing, "no one can say what the outcome will be." The possibility of hitting the street is huge! If it doesn't sell well, the face will be thrown overseas! ”

“...”

There was silence.

Kishin typed: "A chance is better than no chance." We can't ask for it. Even if it hits the street, it is glorious. ”

"Yes."

“+1。”

"Hey, by the way, Pig God, you're the Barbarian King, right? How are the royalties calculated over there? How's that going? How many copies are there in the first printing? Kishin asked again.

"The pig's is 'The Barbarian King'." The third child answered and typed: "In terms of royalties, this is how it is calculated, the minimum guarantee is 8 percent, the first printing is 100,000 copies, and 200,000 words per volume." Then for every 100,000 copies sold, the royalty will be increased by one percent, up to a maximum of fifteen percent! ”

"8% guarantee for 100,000 copies? Up to 15 percent? Tsk, that's generous. Anyway, the big boss is really generous. ”

"Who's to say it isn't. The domestic publishing industry is too chaotic, piracy is rampant, and there is no thought. And in terms of royalties, they are also lower in China. You know, in the United States, books are much more expensive than ours. ”

"That's right." Pig God typed: "The editor told me that the retail price of the first batch of hardcover hardcover books is twenty-five US dollars. ”

"Twenty-five US dollars, tsk, that's more than 100 Xia coins a volume. This price... My eyes were red. Pig god, when will I have to kill you a piece of meat! The big guy calculates, 100,000 copies, the pig god's "Barbarian King" seems to be more than a million words, it is counted as five volumes, and the first batch of copies sold out is 500,000 copies, a total of 2510... 12.5 million, still a beautiful knife. Eight percent is $1 million! Rub, royalties are so high! If it sells well, it's not a problem to multiply it a few times! ”

"I think it's still the third child. There are two books selected for the third child, both of which are two or three million words big! This income..."

"Isn't it too early for me to say this, big guy?" The pig god typed helplessly: "This is all a matter of mirrors, who knows." ”

Then he said: "Speaking of the third child, Da Hong... I just received a call from the editor, and after listening to him, my mind was a little dazed. I knew it was ironclad, but when it came true, my heart was really shaking, and I was still beating. ”

"Big brother, don't talk about second brother, we're all the same. If you want to talk about money, we're not bad. I just thought, my book is holding by those white and black people, and it feels different. It's like... Like a cat, it's fried! The hairs stand on end..."

"It's a name!" The god of the base came out again: "Fame, fame, fame, fame and fortune, fame is before profit." It is said that several people are not short of money, and now, what is lacking is fame. Let's write online articles, to be honest, they have always been looked down upon by traditional writers, and even if a few of them are barely admitted to the writers' association now, they are still marginal figures. But now it's different. How many of the books of those high-ranking traditional writers can be distributed overseas? We can! ”

"Yes, we can!"

"We write online articles, and we are in line with the world, hehe, they are red-eyed!"

"Don't say that the book of this Nobel Prize can be released overseas, where else are there few? Even if there is, it is at your own expense. Well, thank you, big boss. Without a big backer like a big boss, it is unimaginable for online articles to really go abroad. ”

"I can't say the same thing, some time ago, didn't someone say that a few people's books were translated and published on American websites."

"That's all false, what's the use? Not to mention that you can't get a dime, that ridiculously small scale can be drowned at any time. ”

"Now it's fine." The third sighed for a while, and typed: "The website of the Yuewen branch in the United States has been fully constructed, and it is completely linked to the main body in China. I heard Lao Wu say that as long as certain conditions are met, it can be synchronized with the website in the United States. You publish a chapter here, and it will show up shortly there. ”

"In other words, overseas channels will be more and more open to more authors."

"We write articles, although we write online articles, but we are barely a literati. The literati wrote books and said that this is a major event for a thousand years. Anyway, after I was excited, I was excited. Earlier, at the annual meeting, the big boss said that I have been eating the old book in recent years, and there has been no breakthrough, and he hopes that we can do our best to produce a masterpiece that surpasses any previous book and become famous. I guess maybe I only have one last book left in my life. Write well, write white hair, it's worth it, as long as I can write a work that surpasses myself, I will close the pen. ”

...

Regarding the operation of the physical publication of the novel, Zhou Yu paid attention to it and put it aside.

In the final analysis, whether such a thing is good or bad, success or failure, is not something he can say. It depends on whether the works are appealing or not.

As for Zhou Yu, there is only one thing he can do, and that is to pay for it.

Ten or twenty years, a sum of money is sown, and some fruits can always be harvested.

Of course, if you can make money, so much the better. It is not a deliberate request to make money, but to make money shows that these works have a market, their original intentions, and the possibility of realizing them is great.

Although it is said that because of the jade seal rice, Zhou Yu and the Daxia official are a little dirty and not very harmonious. But the official of Great Xia is the official of Great Xia, and the Zhuxia nation is the Zhuxia nation.

The official can only represent the Zhuxia nation for a period of time, and it is only a role to talk about, not that the official is the Zhuxia nation. Although the current official of Great Xia, openly and secretly, all refer to it like this.

However, throughout history, no matter how strong and prosperous the dynasties were, they were just passers-by, and they would decline and perish, which was the inevitability of history. It can't be said that the current official of Great Xia is the Wannian Dynasty, this is impossible. It may last for a long time, but it will never last forever.

In Zhou Yu's mind, the official of Great Xia is the official of Great Xia, and the Zhuxia civilization of the Zhuxia nation is another level. He can not be the official of Great Xia, but he can't help but do something he can for the Zhuxia people.

Be worthy of your own bloodline.

During this time, "Emperor Han" and Yuyin rice were in full swing.

In the case of "Emperor Han", the hype is the most extensive. Everywhere, in every corner, there seems to be a presence. But the propaganda of Yuyin rice is a little weird.

In the United States and other Western worlds, the propaganda of jade seal rice is very grand. I am afraid that the vast majority of Europeans and Americans are aware of the existence of Yuyin rice and are looking forward to the popularization of this food crop.

But in some countries, there seems to be complete silence. The representative of it is Daxia. Great Xia took one-third of the Yuyin rice seeds, which was able to grow an area of 200,000 acres, but after taking it, it was silent.

None of the media in Daxia have reported the existence of Yuyin rice.

It seems to be divided into two camps, with Western society propaganda in full swing and Eastern society silent.

Zhou Yu didn't know the reason, but he didn't want to pay attention to it.

Propaganda or not, Yuyin rice will eventually be popularized all over the world. It's just a matter of time. After all, it is necessary to become the most frequent guest at people's tables.

Publicity or non-propaganda will not change this result.

Unless a certain country dies, the promotion of Yuyin rice is banned until the quality of the whole people is far below the world average, and then it will perish.

Anyone with a bit of a brain would do that.

So there is no need for Zhou Yu to pay attention to it at all.

And the jade seal rice is only the first kind, a few years later, there are other jade seal brand crops on the market, wave after wave, this is the tide of the times, no one, can stop it. (To be continued.) )