Chapter 44: Finalizing the Publication (Part 2)
"Our boss is very optimistic about your book "The Last Bullet Left to Me", Mr. Lin, so after he learned that an unscrupulous publishing company in the industry had a collapse with you, he deliberately smeared you in the circle, and even encouraged other publishing companies to block you together, so he asked me to fly over overnight and personally negotiate with you about the publication of the novel......
Since Li Xirui wants to be the director of COS operations, she naturally collected some insider information about Lin Dong and this book. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Otherwise, if Lin Dong found out something, or guessed her identity, then Mu Xueji would not have to scold her to death.
She could know from Mu Xueji that Lin Dong was not interested in art, but he was a typical supporter of machismo ideas, and belonged to the kind of strange species that would rather starve to death than eat food.
"! I said how come the guy surnamed Wang never received a call from any publisher after he finished negotiating with me about publishing, it turned out that they were behind the scenes! ”
Originally, Lin Dong still felt strange, why after the conversation with Wang Wei collapsed, no one contacted him again. At first, Lin Dong thought that it must be another company waiting and watching, but now he understands why.
It turned out that it wasn't that other companies were watching behind the scenes, and it wasn't that other companies didn't get his contact information, but that someone was doing a ghost behind his back, ready to kill him!
"Paralysis, fortunately there are discerning people, otherwise Lao Tzu would have died and wouldn't know how he died!"
Now think about it carefully, if no one comes to the door today, what will be the consequences of being stupidly kept in the dark and still being complacent, Rao is Lin Dong's nerves are different from ordinary people, and he was scared into a cold sweat at this time.
"Director Li, the unscrupulous publishing company you call is Century Literature, right?"
Although he had already guessed that it was Century Literature that was the ghost, Lin Dong still asked.
"Yes!"
Nodding, Li Xirui did not hide the truth of the facts.
"Damn, sooner or later, I'll make them regret what they did to me!"
After gritting his teeth and snorting coldly, Lin Dong continued: "Regarding the contract for the publication of the novel, I can sign it with your company at a low price now!" But before that, I want to ask, how many copies are you going to print for the first time? How much does each copy cost? ”
At this time, Lin Dong didn't care much about the amount of royalties.
Because there is more money and less money, if you don't have the life to spend it, then even if the other party gives him a royalty of 100 million, it is meaningless.
He now just wants the novel to be published and listed as soon as possible and complete the task of system release as soon as possible.
As for the rest, it's never too late to talk about it after the mission is over.
"Uh, isn't this process right from what I thought when I came?"
Lin Dong's change in words suddenly made Li Xirui stunned, because she didn't expect that she didn't say anything, since the other party had already agreed to sign the publication to herself, and the bid was not high.
Shaking his head with a smile, Li Xirui knew that Lin Dong was indeed starting to be a little anxious.
"Mr. Lin, our boss admires your creative talent very much and thinks that your prospects are very ambitious, so before he came, he specially explained to me that even if you are willing to sign a publishing contract at a low price, our company will definitely follow the market price and never take advantage of people's danger!"
If Li Xirui was really the director of operations of a media company or a cultural company, then Lin Dong would be the first to agree to sign a publishing contract at a low price, and it is estimated that she would die of laughter.
But it is obvious that she is not, so it is impossible for her to give Lin Dong a low price, on the contrary, she will give Lin Dong an extremely high price, a price that does not match Lin Dong's worth.
"Mr. Lin, the royalty paid by our boss to you is 12%, and the first printing is about 200,000 copies, and the price of each copy is conservatively estimated to be between 15 and 20 yuan...... Now as long as you sign a publishing contract with our company, the book can be sold in major bookstores and retail outlets across the country by the end of this month at the latest. ”
After learning that Lin Dong was banned by insiders, Li Xirui began to work on matters related to the publication of the novel, because she knew that sending charcoal in the snow was always more touching than icing on the cake.
What's more, with Lin Dong's current situation, he has no reason to refuse himself!
Lin Dong is a pure newcomer, and he gets 12% of the royalty, which can be said to be big news.
However, Lin Dong is indeed a budding newcomer who doesn't understand anything, he only knows that the royalties of the Gou Bit people in his previous life seem to be as high as 15%, so in his opinion, "The Last Bullet Left to Me", a novel destined to be a multi-line hit, gets 12% of the royalties, and he doesn't feel anything.
But what Lin Dong didn't know was that the royalties of Guo Bit were as high as 15% after many novels became famous.
And generally newcomers who have just debuted, they are happy to be able to publish a book and can't find the north, and as for the royalties, they are all very low or even negligible by publishing.
Lin Dong didn't worry about the amount of royalties, as long as he could get by.
However, Li Xirui said that as long as he signed the proposed publishing contract now, the news that he would be able to fully distribute and list at the end of the month still shocked him.
Because he didn't expect that the other party was so sure that he would sign a contract with them, since they had prepared the cover and book number of the book in advance.
I have to say that the other party is very sincere and bold!
"Now, I don't think I have any reason to refuse to cooperate with your company!"
thought about it a lot for a moment, but in the end, Lin Dong found that he really had no reason to refuse to cooperate with the other party.
"In that case, then...... Happy working together? ”
"Happy working together!"
Lin Dong stretched out his hand and shook it with the other party, and with this shake, he suddenly knew what the indescribable feeling on the other party was.
"Director Li, take the liberty of asking, have you ever been a soldier before?"
After withdrawing his palm, Lin Dong suddenly asked.
"Uh...... Do you see that? ”
Hearing this, Li Xirui was stunned, but she did not deny it or admit it.
"The tiger's mouth in the right hand is obviously wider than the left hand, the index finger is larger than the rest of the fingers, and the palm is covered with calluses.
Now Lin Dong understands why the other party can find herself, because she used to be a person in the system.
"I used to serve in the Dragon's Tooth!"
Since Lin Dong saw through it, Li Xirui didn't hide anything, because sooner or later, Lin Dong would know his identity. So in this case, it is better to confess now, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.
"Since it came out of the dragon's teeth? That makes perfect sense! ”
Although Lin Dong's time in this world is still short, he knows what the dragon's tooth represents and what kind of existence it is.
"Mr. Lin, since there are no other questions, do you think we can sign a contract now?"
After Lin Dong was silent for a while, and the doubt on his face dissipated, Li Xirui said with a smile.
"Of course!"
Raising his eyebrows, Lin Dong walked towards Li Xirui.