I would like to thank Duan Kun for his reward in Tsim Sha Tsui, and I would also like to thank Xiaoxiao, Oppose Smashing, Dragon Sea Soul, Moon Mountaineer, Reading Gu and other students for their reward and support. I would also like to thank the students who voted for the recommendation. This chapter is a plus!

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Qingyun County Qingyun No. 1 Middle School.

Zong Shaojie stepped on the point and came to the communication room at the school gate.

Old Zhang Tou'er smiled and greeted, "Why don't you wait for Teacher Ye to eat again?" ”

"Regarding Chen Yuan, I still have a lot of questions to ask Teacher Ye," Zong Shaojie said as he handed over a cigarette.

Zong Shaojie's intentions for Teacher Ye are clear to Lao Zhang. Otherwise, how could he, a journalist, stay in such a place for so long? And every day, I can't stop and come over to invite Mr. Ye to dinner?

Old Zhang Touer took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile: "Reporter Zong, you haven't completed the interview task after you have been on a business trip for so long, don't you newspapers urge you?" ”

"Urging me to do it? I'm afraid my colleagues in the newspaper have forgotten about me......" Zong Shaojie said faintly.

Suddenly, Didi's voice rang out. Zong Shaojie was stunned for a moment, took off the BB machine pinned to his waist, and a line of words was scrolling on the small light green screen: Call back quickly, Xu Ying.

Zong Shaojie was excited, quickly stood up, and said as he walked: "I have something urgent, go first!" ”

Old Zhang Tou'er smiled, this guy is here and doesn't leave, it's all because of the beautiful teacher Ye Yun! is so unprofessional, I'm afraid that this business as a journalist won't last long!

Zong Shaoming went to the communication room, found a phone booth nearby, and called Xu Ying back.

After the phone was connected, Xu Ying's hurried voice came from inside, "Zong Shaojie, what are you doing?" Why hasn't I heard from you for so long? ”

"Senior Sister Xu, I'm still in Qingyun No. 1 Middle School. Chen Yuan hasn't come back yet, and I can't help it! Zong Shaojie was uneasy in his heart.

"It's been 8 days, and you haven't found Chen Yuan yet?" Xu Ying hated that iron could not become steel, "I just got the news that Chen Yuan is going to sign a very special contract in Kyoto, and the value of the contract may exceed 100 million!" ”

"Huh?" Zong Shaojie was extremely surprised, "How is it possible?!" ”

"You're surprised, too?" Xu Ying sneered and said, "Now many newspaper reporters have heard the news and have gone to Kyoto. If you don't want to be fired, then give me first-hand information back! ”

With a bang, Xu Ying hung up the phone.

Zong Shaojie stood in the phone booth in a daze, unable to return to his senses for a long time.

"Hey!" A slightly arrogant female voice sounded, "What the hell is going on with you?" Do you want to call or not to make a phone call? ”

"Oh," Zong Shaojie hung up the phone, finally coming to his senses.

After he came to his senses, he ran like crazy, all the way to the gate of Qingyun No. 1 Middle School, just in time to meet the crowd after school. He searched through the crowd and only saw Ye Yun's figure for a long time.

"Teacher Ye," Zong Shaojie's voice was a little hurried.

"Oh, it's you, I have some things to do later, so I won't have lunch with you." Ye Yun stroked the hair around her ears and politely refused.

Zong Shaojie shook his head and said, "That's not the case. I got the latest news that Chen Yuan is going to sign a contract in Kyoto that may be worth more than 100 million yuan. I remember you said earlier that Chen Yuan lives near the film academy? ”

"Huh?" Ye Yun's mouth opened slightly, and she was extremely surprised. Her surprised appearance was different.

At this time, Zong Shaojie was in no mood to appreciate it at all, he was eager to know the exact location of Chen Yuan!

Ye Yun suspected that she had misheard, and she asked, "What did you say?" Chen Yuan wants to sign a contract worth more than 100 million? ”

"This is the inside information of the newspaper, it is absolutely true!" Zong Shaojie asked again, "Is the place where Chen Yuan lives near the film academy?" ”

Ye Yun came back to his senses, nodded and said, "It's at the Hengjiang Hotel near the Kyoto Film Academy, this is the news provided by his father." When you get to the film school, it's easy to find this hotel! ”

With an accurate address, Zong Shaojie couldn't help but be sure, he quickly combed through the information in his mind, and then said to Ye Yun: "Teacher Ye, I'm leaving, I'll write to you when I have time in the future." ”

Seeing that Zong Shaojie was leaving, Ye Yun immediately called the other party and said, "Wait, let's go together!" ”

Kyoto, Blue Bird Cafe.

Chen Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Gu, don't worry. I also have a slight understanding of the situation of the publishing house. For an episode of books priced at 15 yuan, the bookseller earns half, which is 7 yuan 5. The remaining half removes the printing cost of 3 yuan, and there is a profit margin of 4 yuan 5, of which the author takes a part, and the publisher takes the remaining part. ”

"Since Mr. Chen knows so much about the publishing industry, you should know that the kind of contract you are asking for is not very profitable for the publishing house." Gu Shunfeng said in a deep voice, "If the publishing house can't make money, what publishing house will agree to your domineering contract?" ”

"It's not that you can't make money, it's just that you make less money." Chen Yuan said unhurriedly, "I have checked the relevant information, and I believe that Mr. Gu himself knows very well that since the launch of "The Sealed Demon" in Taiwan, its sales have reached 1.8 million copies so far! Your company's profit has reached 8 million yuan in just two months! And the remuneration paid to me was only 48,000 yuan, which is not even a fraction. Does Mr. Ku think this is reasonable? ”

Gu Shunfeng's face turned red, Cheng Xiaodie reacted sensitively, and hurriedly said, "Aren't we already going to increase the price for you?" ”

"Markup?" Chen Yuan shook his head and said, "Your so-called price increase has only turned 48,000 into 480,000. You know better than me how popular "The Sealed Demon" is. It will only sell more and more in the future. Even if it's 480,000, it's just a fraction! ”

This is an ironclad fact, and neither Gu Shunfeng nor Cheng Xiaodie is powerless to refute it.

Chen Yuan said: "The publishing house is a literati's business, and since it is a business, it is also pursuing profits. How much is a 25% royalty rate? The author of an episode of "Sealing the Demon" earns 3 yuan 7, and the publishing house can also get 8 cents. Of course, this is not a foregone conclusion. The current "Sealed Demon" is so popular, it is completely a seller's market, and your society can raise the price, or you can suppress the profits of those booksellers. It would be much more reasonable for us to redistribute the profits in the middle, Mr. Gu thought? ”

"Mr. Chen, to tell you the truth, the 25% royalty rate is indeed a small profit, but what if it reaches 10 million copies? That's a 30% royalty rate! Judging from the current popularity of "Sealed Demon", it is a sure thing that the sales volume will exceed 10 million. At that time, what profit will our publishing house have? It's good not to lose money! Gu Shunfeng shook his head and said.

Chen Yuan smiled faintly, took out a new contract from the side, and handed it over. At the same time, he said: "This is a new contract that I have found someone to write according to the contract provided by Jiuhuang Publishing House, Mr. Gu can take a look." The part of the new contract about my remuneration is subject to a 25% royalty rate. In this way, even if the sales volume is more, Mr. Gu does not have to worry about being unprofitable. ”

Gu Shunfeng was a little shaken, he pondered for a long time, and finally said: "I hope Mr. Chen can give me some time to think about it!" ”

"Naturally," Chen Yuan said happily, "this matter is very important, and it must be thought through." ”

Cheng Xiaodie put away the new contract for Gu Shunfeng, and the two took their leave.

Instead of going back to the hotel, they walked down the street on foot. Gu Shunfeng's mind was heavy, and Chen Yuan's contract was like a mountain, pressing on his heart. The noise on the street was automatically blocked by him.

Cheng Xiaodie didn't speak. It's a completely unequal negotiation, and she doesn't play a role at all. No matter how clever her tongue is, it is impossible for Chen Yuan to give up her interests. Blame "Sealing Demons" for being too popular!

"Well, it would be nice if I had signed all the contents of this novel at that time......" Cheng Xiaodie said quietly.

Gu Shunfeng smiled bitterly and said, "In the past two days, you have also met the author of "Sealing Demons", although he is young, he has a calm and sophisticated personality. I'm afraid that in the beginning, he had thought about today's events. At that time, even if he was given a high price, he would not sell the entire content to us. Besides, who would have thought that the book "Sealing the Demon" would be so popular? Those bestsellers sold only a million copies, and that's counting all the traditional publishing markets. Although "Sealing the Demon" has such a terrifying sales volume because of too many episodes, even if it is a package, it has sold 200,000 sets! ”

After walking for a while, the depression in Gu Shunfeng's chest dissipated a lot. He knew that things could not be changed, and that there were only two options in front of him. or sign Chen Yuan's domineering contract, and from then on, he watched a lot of banknotes go into the other party's pocket; Either refuse this contract, which means that Lin Bai Publishing House will no longer have a chance with "The Sealed Demon", and continue the situation and state of the past that is tepid and not up and down.

"President, there seems to be a bookstore in front of you, shall we go in and have a look?" Cheng Xiaodie suggested.

"It's okay," Gu Shunfeng nodded, he didn't have much to go anyway.

The two entered the Chunyuan bookstore one after the other. The bookstore has a lot of reference books, popular science materials, and teaching books. There were many customers in the store, everyone was flipping through their books, and the whole bookstore seemed extremely quiet.

Gu Shunfeng went in and glanced at it a few times, but he lost interest. Cheng Xiaodie saw Gu Shunfeng's thoughts and sighed helplessly.

But at this moment, an exclamation sounded, "It's coming, it's coming!" ”

As soon as the voice fell, the crowd crowded. The bookstore, which was originally quiet, suddenly became lively. The guests hurriedly put down the reading materials in their hands and rushed to the front desk. The bookstore owner shoved and walked to the door. At this time, a truck was parked in front of the bookstore.

The truck workers carried bundles of new books down, and the crowd quickly crowded, and the bookstore owner shouted urgently: "Don't crowd, don't rob, this time I have ordered 300 copies, and I guarantee that each of you has it!" ”

Gu Shunfeng and Cheng Xiaodie looked at each other, and they were faintly excited in their hearts, what book is so popular? Could it be that another novel comparable to "The Sealed Demon" has come out?

The two were thinking that someone had already gotten the new book in front of them.

The man excitedly shouted, "I've waited so long, and I finally got it!" ”

Someone in the back urged: "Take a look, what is ominous in the depths of the dark river?" Did Ye Feng leave the tribe? Did that Gao Yan monk Kuan see through Ye Feng's true identity? ”

Ye Feng? Gao Yan? Yet? Aren't these all characters in "Sealed Demons"!

Gu Shunfeng's heart moved, and he also stepped forward with the crowd. After a lot of hardship, he finally grabbed a book from the crowd, and when he looked at the cover, it was a big word "Sealed Demon", and there was "Volume 2" below

The words "Uncle Ancestor of the Imposter"!

Gu Shunfeng was a little distracted, "Sealing the Demon" was already demonic enough, how could a new book emerge so soon?

When he thought about it, how similar was the scene in front of him to Taiwan's novel market? Now whether it is the mainland or Taiwan, there are countless readers who are frantically chasing this novel, does he really want to turn it away?