"Little brother is young and promising, Han Jingming doesn't have the ability of you at your age, "The Four Famous Catches" is well written, flesh and blood, and it is a good martial arts."

In a hotel in Wuhan, Zhang Tan met Li Wei, deputy director of Wuhan University Press, who was a middle-aged man with a polite manner, who looked white and elegant, but when he spoke, he was full of the atmosphere of rivers and lakes, and it seemed that he often ran scenes.

As for Han Jingming, Zhang Tan also listened a lot, and many people compared him with Han Jingming, thinking that Zhang Tan was Han Jingming's second.

Zhang Tan didn't know anything about Han Jingming, he only knew Han Han and Guo Jingming.

And he has no intention of being Han Jingming's second, he Zhang Tan is Zhang Tan, and he has no idea to make copies of others. Of course, on the scene, others praised him with Han Jingming's second, and he was embarrassed to refute it, but Quan Dang didn't hear it, just laughed it off.

"Thank you Director Li for your compliment, I just like to write martial arts novels, and I am very honored to be able to get into Director Li's eyes."

"The little brother is humble, and he can write such a work, which ordinary people can't do. Lao Wang, there are so many authors who write martial arts in their magazines, and the only thing I can see is your "Four Famous Catchers". In fact, the last "Four Famous Capture of Kanto" was also good, but the plot was a little weaker. ”

Wang Conglun interjected with a smile: "Director Li, "The Four Famous Earthquake Earthquakes" is Zhang Tan's practice work, and the traditional version has been bent out of Taiwan, and more than 30,000 copies have been sold. There is no doubt about Zhang Tan's talent, this "Four Famous Catchers and Masters of Beijing" has reached a higher level, if your publishing house publishes it, it will not lose. ”

"The Four Famous Hunters are good, and we also have the intention of publishing this novel, but in terms of details, we still have to discuss again, right, we are responsible for each other." Li Wei snorted and didn't directly agree to publish.

Zhang Tan picked up the cup: "What Director Li said is very right, in business, this is a must." Director Li, I would like to toast you, and I am very happy to have a meal with you and talk about this publication. ”

Li Wei and Zhang Tan touched one, took a sip of wine, and then turned to Wang Conglun and said: "Zhang Tan, this little brother, is interesting, can speak, and is very mature." ”

"Although Zhang Tan is young, he is very mature and does not have the impetuousness of ordinary young people." Wang Conglun's tone of voice was very emotional, Zhang Tan was very different from the young people he knew, he was not impatient, mature and steady.

As long as you don't look at his face, you will be mistaken for talking to an adult.

In fact, since his rebirth, Zhang Tan has more or less made himself younger and less old-fashioned when he speaks.

Of course, I didn't deliberately pretend to be tender, that is, let myself be enthusiastic in front of outsiders, don't calculate too much, and be like a young man, my thoughts are not restrained. As for what others think of him, Zhang Tan doesn't care, there are many prodigies in this world, and his behavior is just a mature point, no matter how abrupt he is, where can he be abrupt.

He can't be caught by the state and dissected like a guinea pig because he is precocious.

At the dinner table, Zhang Tan talked and drank with Li Wei and Wang Conglun familiarly, and pushed the cup to change the lamp for a while, and most of the half catty of wine was drunk by the three of them.

Li Wei took off his coat, remained on the chair next to him, stretched out his finger and pointed: "I heard Lao Wang talk about a lot of follow-up outlines of "The Four Famous Catchers of Jingshi", Xiao Zhang, tell me yourself, how many words are you going to write?" ”

Zhang Tan's alcohol consumption is not bad, and he is still sober: "There are five parts of "Huijing Division", which are the murderer, the bloody hand, the poisonous hand, the jade hand and the Huijing division, the murderer and the bloody hand have been published in the "Ancient Legend Martial Arts Edition", adding up to 130,000 words, the poisonous hand is about 120,000 words, and the jade hand and the Huijing master are both 670,000 words, a total of about 400,000 words. ”

Li Wei nodded: "400,000 words, right, this is a long story, one volume produces 100,000 words, and four copies can be published." ”

Wang Conglun saw that he finally took the initiative to talk about publishing, so he beat the side drum and said: "The domestic martial arts market has huge potential, and the martial arts of famous Hong Kong and Taiwan artists have too much competition for copyright." Now you need excellent newcomer works to open up the market, sign "The Four Famous Catchers of Jingshi", and you Wu Khan Publishing House can eat crabs first. ”

"That being said, however, when it comes to contract publishing, this issue has to be summed up."

Wang Conglun smiled and said: "Director Li always has to come up with a charter, isn't it." ”

Zhang Tan also said: "Editor-in-Chief Wang is right, Director Li, how does Wuhan University plan to publish "The Four Famous Capture Masters of Beijing"? Can you give a charter as soon as possible, I'm still a student, and I came here on leave, and I want to get all this done as soon as possible. ”

"Oops this." Li Wei touched his chin, "I am responsible for the publishing house to publish martial arts, and I can't come up with a word." out, I'm sure to come up with it, "The Four Famous Catchers of Jingshi" has an appetite for me. However, how to determine the manuscript fee, how to calculate the copyright, and how many copies to publish all need to be discussed. ”

Wang Conglun coughed: "Then, let's discuss them one by one." Director Li thinks how the manuscript fee should be calculated? ”

"This is also the first martial arts book we are testing the waters, we are all groping, and the risk is very high, I think, how about buying out the simplified copyright of the novel at one time?" Li Wei asked tentatively.

Zhang Tan asked quietly: "How much is Director Li going to bid for the buyout?" ”

There are generally two ways to pay the manuscript fee for publication, one is like the traditional version of Zhang Tan's "Four Famous Catches the Kanto Kingdom", which is divided according to the sales figure, and the other is the buyout as Li Wei said, and the manuscript fee is paid in a lump sum according to the number of words.

Zhang Tan will not refuse either way, as long as the price is reasonable, he will write books and sell them for money.

However, Li Wei's next offer made him frown.

"How about a hundred thousand?"

"One hundred thousand? Director Li is kidding, right? Zhang Tan squinted and smiled, "My last book "The Four Famous Earthquake Capture Kanto", 160,000 words, traditional Chinese version, sold more than 30,000 copies, and the manuscript fee was 1340,000 yuan. I plan to write 400,000 words in this book "The Four Famous Catchers of Beijing", and the manuscript fee of 100,000 is too little? ”

Wang Conglun also shook his head: "Director Li, Zhang Tan is serialized in our magazine, it is two hundred words per thousand, and the serialization of this novel is over, and the manuscript fee can be more than 80,000 yuan." I only got 100,000 manuscript fees after the book was published, which is indeed too low. ”

Li Wei's face remained unchanged, and he laughed: "Just kidding, just kidding, just a joke." In this way, 150,000, a one-time buyout of the simplified copyright, how, 150,000 is not a small amount. Publishing in simplified Chinese is very risky, and you also know that piracy is rampant nowadays, and it is difficult for genuine books to make a big breakthrough. ”

From 100,000 to 150,000, Zhang Tan felt a wave of annoyance, what is the difference between the increase in the manuscript fee and the non-increase.

"The Four Famous Catchers of the Beijing Division" is not only 160,000 words of "The Four Famous Catches the Earthquake of Kanto", this one has to write 400,000 words, but the price is about the same as the traditional version of "Earthquake Kanto", which is really insincere.

Although Zhang Tan doesn't like money very much, Wu Khan came by plane from Heqi, and the first thing is to want to publish a simplified version, and only when a simplified version is released can he feel that he has really become a writer.

It's just that no matter how accommodating you are, it is impossible to be sent away by the manuscript fee of 150,000 yuan.

And at this price, even the sincerity of the negotiation is not enough, "The Four Famous Catchers of Jingshi" is not a novel on the bad street, this is a classic novel edited by Zhang Tan.

"Director Li, let's continue to drink the bar. I'll talk about it later. Zhang Tan felt that he was bargaining on "150,000", which was an insult to the classics, so he simply stopped talking about it.

The publishing house is not only Wu Khan University Press, there will always be a publishing house that knows the goods, it is just a matter of waiting for a while.

Seeing that Zhang Tan didn't want to talk about it, Li Wei suddenly couldn't hold back his face: "I said little brother, you can't be too greedy, right, brother, I'm here to talk about publishing sincerely, 150,000, a newcomer can get this price, where can you find it." ”

"I've published a book, Director Li."

Li Wei had a hint of perfunctory in his tone: "You have a traditional version, can you compare it with the simplified version?" How many years has the Taiwan bend market been developed, and only a few years has the mainland market been developed? Young people just don't understand. ”

Zhang Tan said angrily: "Then I'd rather wait a few years before publishing a book and waiting for the market!" ”

Seeing that the negotiations had not yet started, they were about to break up unhappily, Wang Conglun hurriedly played a round and said: "Director Li, Zhang Tan, come on, come on, let's go together...... If you want me to say, if you can't talk about the buyout, you won't talk about it. Director Li is afraid of risks, Zhang Tan, you feel that you have lost money, let's change the way and share the royalties. ”

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