"You mean, the author of "Liang Zhu" wants to talk to us about the new book?"

"Yes, sir."

"It's just arrogant, but the author of a popular book, dare to talk to us as a newcomer? Does he understand what rules are? ”

"I thought the same thing when I went back home, but after listening to his explanation, I felt that he seemed to have a little sense."

"What did he say?"

The golden shopkeeper repeated what Chi Fei said at that time.

After listening to this, the proprietor of Juyazhai pondered for a while and asked, "Is his new script really going to write 1.5 million to 2 million words?" ”

That's what he said. If you can really write so many words, it is indeed equivalent to the amount of more than a dozen books by other authors.

In addition, I have read the first 100,000 words of this new book, and the background of the story is indeed grand, and all kinds of characters and anecdotes are endless. The old man has also been in this industry for more than 30 years, and it is the first time he has seen such a strange book. ”

"And what do you think?"

"Honestly, I really wanted to sign him. He made it very clear that he had submitted the manuscript to us because he believed in us and believed in Yazhai, and that he had no other choice. The genius who can write this kind of book will definitely not let it go if he is replaced by other bookstores. ”

"Since you said it so well, then put the manuscript down, I'll read it first."

"Yes, master."

After the golden shopkeeper put the manuscript on the table, he bowed out of the study.

After sitting in the living room for more than two hours, someone finally came over and told him to come in.

After the golden shopkeeper re-entered the study, the proprietor of Juyazhai rubbed his somewhat swollen eyebrows, and then said, "Okay, I agree to this matter." He wants to share, and we share with him. You are solely responsible for this. ”

"Yes, master." The golden shopkeeper was suddenly overjoyed.

The proprietor of Juyazhai looked meaningfully at the manuscript on the table and said, "I want to see if he is a dragon or a worm." ”

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After the shopkeeper returned to the store, he sent a guy to the courtyard where Chi Fei lived early the next morning to look for him.

As soon as Chi Fei, who had just finished practicing the wooden stake and was about to go out for breakfast, opened the door, he saw Ju Ya Zhai waiting at the door.

As soon as the other party saw him, he immediately came over and told him that he should go to Juyazhai tonight, and the golden shopkeeper would look for him if he had something.

Chi Fei knew it in his heart, thanked him and left.

In the evening, Chi Fei walked directly to Juyazhai as soon as he got off work

He knew that since the golden shopkeeper wanted to take the initiative to talk to him, it meant that the other party had agreed to the conditions of sharing with him.

As for the proportion of shares, he also understands it.

If it was his time, it would be good for new authors to get 6%~7% for publishing physical books, and if it was some more famous authors, it would usually be around 8~10%.

This doesn't seem to be a high percentage, but not only did he have a large readership base in his time, but the vast majority of people could afford to buy books, and as long as the book had a certain popularity, the author was still quite profitable.

However, in ancient times, because there were not many literate people, and books were expensive, if the work itself was not famous, there was no money to be made at this rate.

Because the author's share in this era refers to the net profit share, not the total price share.

That is, the bookseller gets the net profit after deducting various costs including paper, printing, and workers' wages, and then divides it with the author.

If a book does not sell well, the bookseller is likely to lose money, and not only will the bookseller not make money, but the author will not be able to share a penny, which is equivalent to writing in vain.

Therefore, sharing with booksellers is actually a double-edged sword, and most authors who are not too popular are still willing to take the manuscript fee directly, which is more secure.

Of course, booksellers are not stupid, they are experts in the industry. Whether a book sells well or not, most of them know it in their hearts after reading the manuscript. They don't spend money to buy books that they don't think sell, let alone divide them.

According to Chi Fei's understanding, in this era, the net profit sharing ratio between the general author and the bookstore is mostly about 20%. As long as it is not less than this proportion in the industry, he will sell the manuscript to Ju Yazhai.

After all, the two sides have cooperated before, and he can still trust the gold shopkeeper. Rather than looking for new buyers who don't know how to rely on them, it's better to work with old buyers.

After Chi Fei came to Juyazhai, the golden shopkeeper immediately welcomed him to the inner hall as soon as he saw him.

After the two sides sat down, the golden shopkeeper spoke first: "Little brother, our boss has agreed to share the new script with you. Don't know how you want to divide it? ”

Chi Fei said very shamefully: "I don't know much about how to divide this industry, so let's talk about it." ”

The shopkeeper thought he really didn't know, so he said to him: "Well, according to the rules of our industry, the author is generally about 20% net profit." The old man will ask you to be bigger and give you two into two, I don't know if you have any opinions? ”

This sharing ratio is still a little worse than the highest ratio in the industry, but two into five is the treatment of authors who have been popular for many years, and it is already very good for him to be a rookie author to get two into two.

"Then let's do what the shopkeeper said, I have no opinion."

"Okay, then we will come to the store at the same time tomorrow night to officially sign a copy of the sharing paperwork, and we will keep one copy as proof at that time."

"Okay, you'll take care of everything."

"Then it's settled." Seeing that the matter was finally negotiated, the golden shopkeeper couldn't help but smile.

"Shopkeeper, I have an idea about the release of new books, you might as well refer to it."

"You say."

"Because this new book is a super long story, it will be too late to wait until it is all written before it is published. Why don't we just go out one by one.

This has two advantages, one is that it allows readers to follow one book after another, and the other is that it allows readers to subconsciously buy the whole set of books. ”

"The first benefit you said can be understood by the old man, but as for the second point, the old man doesn't quite understand."

"Actually, the reason is very simple, if a book is a tael of silver, and you are asked to take a dozen taels of silver to buy a set of books at once, don't you think it's too expensive? Don't you feel distressed about spending so much money at once?

But if you only buy one copy at a time, it doesn't feel that way. Although the money is still the same in the end, at least it doesn't feel so obvious.

Also, if you've already bought five or six copies and you love the set, wouldn't you want to get it together? This is the human psyche. ”

The golden shopkeeper high-fived and praised: "The old man has been in this industry for so many years, but he has not thought through the little brother."

You're right, that's true. Okay, let's do this, one by one. ”

"In addition to that, I actually have a small suggestion that you might as well listen to it again."

"Okay, you say, you say." The golden shopkeeper now regards him as the god of living wealth, and he can't wait for him to mention a few more ideas.

The two discussed in the store for a long time, and by the time Chi Fei came out of the store, it was already dark.

It wasn't until his stomach rang that he remembered that he hadn't eaten dinner yet, so he casually ordered two stir-fried dishes at a small restaurant that was still open nearby, and the rice was as much as he wanted.

In the past, he had to save everything because he was nervous, but now that his job is stable and his new novels will be on the market soon, he will not treat himself badly in terms of food and drink now.

After all, this body is still developing and needs a lot of nutrients to grow up quickly.

While eating, Chi Fei was still thinking about the publication of a new book.

What worries him most now is that there will be a large number of pirated books on the market in the future.

It's just that this era is not called pirated books, but reprints.

In fact, there have been many pirated copies of "Liang Zhu" on the market for a long time, although the printing quality is very poor, but it is cheap enough, and the price is only half or even one-third of the genuine book, so it is very popular.

Since "Liang Zhu" was sold out to Ju Yazhai in its entirety, the appearance of a large number of pirated books actually had no impact on Chi Fei, but would increase his fame.

But now the new books are divided with Ju Ya Zhai, and as long as the book sells well, it will definitely not be long before pirated books will come flooding out.

The more people who bought pirated books, the less money Ju Yazhai and himself could make.

Because it is related to his vital interests, Chi Fei also has to consider this issue.

But he also knows that even in modern society, it is difficult to eradicate piracy, let alone in ancient societies where copyright awareness was so weak that it was almost zero.

Although he couldn't eliminate piracy, he still had to think of a way to get more readers to buy genuine books willingly and minimize losses.