Chapter 8 Be famous as soon as possible
Soon after Kim Tae-hyun walked out of the school gate, Kim Tae-hyun saw the uncle's car parked on the side of the road, and after Kim Tae-hyun got in the car, he said to the uncle, "Uncle, I can know the way to go home by myself, if you come to pick me up every day, how troublesome it will be for you!" “
Hearing Kim Tae-hyun say this, the uncle didn't say anything, and only after starting the car and getting on the road did the uncle speak, "Tae-hyun, today is the president who asked me to leave work early so that I have time to pick you up, and I have good news for you." But at this time, the uncle said that he would not talk about it here, which obviously asked Kim Tae-hyun to ask him what the good news was.
Kim Tae-hyun didn't expect that the uncle, who is usually so strict, would also be naughty, but Kim Tae-hyun still followed the uncle's meaning and said, "If the uncle leaves work early, go home and rest first, you have worked hard enough." Seeing that Uncle is so happy, and it has something to do with me, is it about "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"? ”
Uncle was still very relieved to hear Kim Tae-hyun's previous words, Tae-hyun was really a sensible and smart good boy, but when he heard the uncle, he felt that this child was too precocious and too smart.
But the uncle is not the kind of person who jumps out, just now because the uncle was too happy. Hearing that Kim Tae-hyun had already guessed it, the uncle didn't sell it anymore, and said directly, "Tae-hyun!" This time it's really a big deal.,Now the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has become very popular.,The 10,000 copies that began to be released have been sold out.,This time the club is going to print 100,000 copies.,Many well-known writers and scholars are very optimistic about the book you wrote.,There are still many readers who are concerned about the sequel and the true face of your writer.,I knew that your book would definitely be popular.,But I didn't expect it to be so popular.,Three days to make the 10,000 copies just released sold out.。 I really don't know how you wrote this book, and I don't know what kind of height your book is going to reach later, Dafa, really Dafa! Speaking of this, the uncle continued to sigh loudly.
Kim Tae-hyun was still taken aback when he heard his uncle say this, he didn't expect that a fantasy novel like "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" would be so popular in South Korea in 1995.
"Uncle, I have a question for you, how do you say you can get this book overseas?" After thinking about it, Kim Tae-hyun still asked the question he was most concerned about.
Uncle thought for a moment and said, "Taehyun, I mean, you want this book to be released overseas?" ”
"Yes, because I think this book can achieve more achievements overseas, especially in Western countries, and I want this book to be released overseas, but I don't know what procedures need to be followed." Kim Tae-hyun answered truthfully.
Uncle thought about Kim Tae-hyun's words, from the background setting and character story of the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", it is indeed more in line with the reading taste of Westerners, so he opened his mouth and said to Kim Tae-hyun, "If you want to publish it in other countries, it is best to submit the manuscript to the publishing house of the country where it is to be distributed, and then sign a contract, royalties are also a problem, and it is also a problem to find a distribution company for overseas distribution. If you want your own works to be good enough, you don't have to worry about the distribution company lowering your royalties. However, it depends on the requirements of the publisher you are submitting to. If you want to submit, it's best to find one of the big publishers, I can find you a translator, and the rest depends on the reaction of the publishers. “
Hearing his uncle say this, Kim Tae-hyun knew that there were so many ways to distribute overseas, and at first he thought that as long as he submitted the book, there would be no big problem, and he still had a lot to know.
"Uncle, then I'll trouble you, I want to vote for the British publishing agency first and see how the reaction is." After thinking about it, Kim Tae-hyun decided to use the UK as the first stop for overseas distribution, and he also wanted to see if the book could reach the heights of his previous life.
"Well, it's a good choice to test the waters in the UK first, the UK is one of the biggest powers in Europe, and if it can succeed in the UK, it won't be too bad in other Western countries." Uncle also agreed with Kim Tae-hyun's idea.
Suddenly, the uncle patted his forehead and said, "Taixian, there is another question that needs your choice, now many people are asking for the release of the author information of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", and now you are still young, if you publish your information, you don't know whether it is good or bad, so this requires your own opinion." ”
Kim Tae-hyun has thought about this problem for a long time, at first Kim Tae-hyun didn't want to become famous too early, but then he thought about it, although there is no such profession as paparazzi in South Korea, but there are many similar professions, and when "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" begins to be released in the world, it is impossible for him to hide it anymore, so Kim Tae-hyun decided not to hide his information after thinking about it, so he said to his uncle, "Uncle, I don't need to hide my information, but I don't need to deliberately announce it, Just admit it after being exposed. ”
Hearing Kim Tae-hyun say this, the uncle nodded and didn't continue to talk about this issue.
Next, the uncle asked Kim Tae-hyun about some things at school, but he didn't say anything more, and soon arrived home.
After arriving home, the uncle told the family about Kim Tae-hyun, and the family immediately said that they wanted to celebrate Kim Tae-hyun.
When the uncle said that Kim Tae-hyun now has more than 9 million in publishing fees alone, the family was surprised, and even the little witch Kim So-eun looked at Kim Tae-hyun cutely. 9 million is already almost equivalent to two years' income in Kim Taehyun's family, although the economic income of the uncle's family is much better, but 9 million is almost a year's salary of the uncle, and this is only three days of sales, no one can say what will happen in the future.
The meal was eaten in the midst of everyone's celebrations, and after eating, Kim Tae-hyun returned to the room by himself, Kim Tae-hyun took out the English version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" written by himself from the cabinet, in fact, when the uncle in the car said that he wanted to contact Kim Tae-hyun for translation, Kim Tae-hyun wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, Kim Tae-hyun didn't know how to explain why he knew English, so he didn't refuse the uncle's kindness, and the big deal was to revise the unsatisfactory places after the translation.
A week later, Kim Tae-hyun began to experience the troubles of becoming famous, and in this week, the publishing house continued to print "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", counting the 10,000 copies in the early stage, and now nearly 200,000 copies have been sold, and it only took more than 1 week to get the title of Korea's best-selling book in 1995. At the same time, Kim Tae-hyun also sent the English version of the manuscript to Bloomspoli in the United Kingdom.
With this Harry Potter fever, Kim Tae-hyun was exposed by someone on the third day after talking to his uncle, when he learned that the author of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was a 12-year-old boy (South Korea has to add a 2-year-old virtual age), the entire Republic of Korea was shocked, and many middle-aged and elderly people who were not interested in this book knew about Kim Tae-hyun, a 12-year-old best-selling author, although everyone was surprised, but then the whole nation was filled with a sense of pride. The whole country is proud of such a talented boy, and Kim Tae-hyun was also hated by many little kids when he won the love of adults, because now Kim Tae-hyun has become the "other people's child" in the childhood of children throughout the Republic of Korea. Then Kim Tae-hyun was seen by everyone at school as an enemy, but Kim Tae-hyun was used to it, and when he skipped grades continuously, many children looked at him with a monster-looking eye, although many people were hostile to him, but because of Kang Ji Ho, no one dared to really do anything to him.
Anyway, in 1995, Kim Tae-hyun became famous.