Chapter 34: The showdown
Regarding the audio copyright negotiation, Han Li directly handed over the cookie to be responsible. In his opinion, even if he personally participates in this negotiation now, it will not make much difference. Anyway, after the final agreement is reached, the contract needs to be signed by Han Li to take effect.
And as far as this contract is concerned, Han Li and the website are on the same side. The price of the negotiation is high, and the income on the website side is naturally high, so Han Li doesn't need to worry too much.
After the matter was discussed, Han Li thought it was over.
Unexpectedly, Cookie continued: "OK, this first thing is over, let's talk about the second thing." ”
"The second thing?"
Han Li was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Boss, there is more." ”
"Less nonsense, listen." Cookie said with a roll of his eyes.
"I listen, you say." Han Li replied with a smile on his face.
Cookie then said: "Because your book has done well, it is currently attracting the attention of many publishers. Now these publishers have approached us to find out how to buy the paper rights. ”
"Paper copyright, publishing a book?" Han Li asked.
"Yes!"
Cookie replied: "There are currently three mainland publishers seeking simplified Chinese character rights, and another treasure island publishing house seeking traditional Chinese character publishing rights. ”
"That's a lot." Han Li was still a little surprised.
Hehe, Cookie gave Han Li a smile and said, "Didn't I tell you at the time, let you code carefully." As long as the grades are good, there are many benefits. ”
Han Li nodded and replied: "I remember that the copyright in this area has been authorized to the website, so now look for me?" ”
"It's licensed to the website, and I'm just informing you now that the website is in contact with these publishers. It is expected that the results will come down soon. ”
Cookie explained to Han Li: "As a beneficiary and author, you also have to bear a part of the obligations and responsibilities. Of course, this is mainly for the relevant publicity work when it is published in the future. ”
Han Li also knows all these things about cookies. Because these were when the contract was signed, Han Li also carefully read the relevant contract terms. One of the articles specifically mentions that the author has the obligation to assist the website and the relevant publishing house in the promotion of the relevant work.
So for the cookie, Han Li is still mentally prepared. However, at the thought of going to the school to report soon, Han Li couldn't help frowning and said, "Then how do you need me to help with the publicity, boss, I don't have much time to go to school." ”
Cookie gave Han Li a sweaty expression and said, "Knowing that you are in school, I don't need to delay you too much." Your book has just become popular, and not many people know you, so you don't need to go through some offline activities. ”
Well, hearing the words of the cookie, Han Li was full of black lines. The meaning of this is to make it clear that Han Li is not famous.
But in this regard, Han Li really can't refute anything. So he smiled bitterly: "Then what do you need me to do." ”
"Two things!"
"The first thing you need to do is to write a concise introduction of yourself, and then talk about how you came up with the idea for the book," he replied. ”
"The second thing is to take a photo if you have time, and the quality is a little higher. It should be used when it is published on the treasure island, which is required by others. ”
"Ah, I want a photo!" Han Li was a little dumbfounded, to be honest, he really didn't expect this, and he didn't think about exposing himself so quickly.
"Why, do you look so ugly?"
Cookie teased Han Li, and then explained: "Traditional Chinese publishing is mainly aimed at Baodao, Macao, Hong Kong, these three regions. It is a custom over there to attach a photo to the book synopsis. Sometimes a good photo can even increase the sales of a book. So, when you take a photo, take a handsome point, which is conducive to sales, don't deal with it casually, you know. ”
Han Li nodded, and then replied, "Okay, I see." When do you want it, and do you want it urgently? ”
"There's no rush here, the negotiations over there have just begun, so you take your time and get better." Cookie gave a scratching expression.
"Alright, let's move on to the third thing." Cookie changed gear.
"And, Boss, how many things are there?" Han Li didn't have a good airway.
"Listen, that's all that nonsense."
Cookie gave a roll of his eyes and said, "What do you think of the film and television rights of your book?" ”
"Film and television rights?"
When Han Li heard this word, he instantly came to his senses and said, "What, is there a company coming over now that wants to buy it?" ”
Cookie gave Han Li a hand-waving expression and said, "There are several companies that came to try it, but we refused." ”
"Refused?" Han Li wondered.
"Yes, no, these companies are too small. And it's not a film and television company, to put it bluntly, it's the kind of hoarding copyright for investment. Cookie explained to Han Li.
"The results of your book are very good, and it is considered to be the number one in this year's shooting, so the website intends to operate your book with full copyright."
"One of the characteristics of your book is that it is a modern story. And it does not involve the theme of gods and ghosts, which is very suitable for the adaptation of film and television dramas. So for this piece, the website also attaches great importance to it, and wants to make it a template for online IP marketing, you know what I mean. ”
"Understood!" Han Li nodded.
When he wrote this, he was more interested in film and television adaptation. I didn't expect the website to see this soon, it seems that this person is not a fool.
"So what does the website mean?" Han Li asked.
"The website has re-examined the contract with you for the book. I found that the content of the contract was different from what you told me at the time. Especially in terms of the number of words in the book, and the subsequent story chapters of the book, there is a big deviation from what we talked about before. ”
Sure enough, it was still spoken. Although it was a matter of time, Han Li didn't expect it to come so soon.
"So what?" Han Li said quietly.
Cookie replied, "We know you must have your own concerns about this. But with the results of this book so far, I hope you can still write a little longer, as we talked about before. In this way, your earnings will also increase significantly. ”
"Boss, I've conceived these for the time being. As for the deleted content, I'll think about it first. If I could write, I would definitely write it, after all, if I write more, I won't make much money. Han Li said with a smile.
Now that the website has put this matter out, Han Li must improvise. And in Han Li's opinion, the website is only testing him now, and he has not yet come out with his hole cards.
"Zhige, I can guess a thing or two of what you think. But you have to understand that the reason why we invest so many resources in you is naturally in the hope of something in return. In the current state of the book, there is no way we can let it go. ”
The words that suddenly came out made Han Li stunned. He knew very well that in this case, this tone must not be what Cookie said, so there must be someone else on the other side.