"Mr. Truman, I have translated all these books into various languages. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAt present, the languages of several major countries in the world have also been translated, as long as you settle the bill, then our copyright can also be bought out by you. Chen Dingtian said.

Truman looked at the editions of the four famous books in several languages, and they all paid the bill happily.

But then, Chen Dingtian asked with concern: "Mr. Chen, the first Journey to the West has been sent to the UK for sale, how is this sales?" How are the sales? “

Although Chen Dingtian has already sold the translation copyright of this Journey to the West to this Truman, that is to say, all the income of this translated version of Chen Dingtian in the future Journey to the West has nothing to do with Chen Dingtian, but Chen Dingtian, as the author, of course cares about this sales situation. Only if the sales are good, then there is the capital to negotiate the income of the next book with the publisher, otherwise it is not qualified. So this is a habit, of course he has to care about it, so that it will help his future income.

"In the UK, the response to sales is relatively flat, because this is an oriental book, and it is difficult for us in the West to promote it. According to current estimates, it will be possible to recoup the cost in about six or seven years. Truman said.

Chen Dingtian heard that it would take six or seven years to return to his roots, which made him a little speechless. However, he believed that Truman would not lie to him, because this was the first time that Chinese books were published and sold in the West, foreigners did not know much about Chinese, and there was a lack of communication between the East and the West, both official and non-governmental. Therefore, it is normal for Chinese mythology books to sell poorly, and it will take six or seven years to return to the book after hearing it, so it is not a very good book. Of course, this "non-war crime" is due to the times. If it is a later generation, then Chen Dingtian is confident that he can return to his roots within a few months. Of course, if it were in the future, Chen Dingtian would not have signed this kind of buyout contract, because he was confident in his translation level and would not do such a one-shot deal.

"In that case, Mr. Truman, do you want the rest?" Chen Dingtian asked nervously.

If Truman dislikes not making money and doesn't choose to buy copyrights, it will be really a tragedy, and Chen Dingtian has been busy in the past few months.

Sure enough, Truman pondered for a full three minutes before finally saying, "Okay, I'll go ahead and buy the copyright." It's a bit inappropriate for me to make an investment, but since I promised you, then I have to fulfill the agreement. Although I won't lose money in the long run, because you won't let me lose money, will you? ”

"Hehe, it seems that Mr. Truman really trusts me!" Chen Dingtian said.

Although Truman knew that this book might have some small losses, because it would take six or seven years to be able to return to the book, so it was indeed a small loss. As a businessman, this payment period is so long, so the vast majority of businessmen can be regarded as a loss. However, Truman still insisted on continuing to fulfill the agreement, on the one hand, he wanted to keep his promise, and on the other hand, he also believed that although Chen Dingtian's sales were not good this time, it was not a "war crime", not because Chen Dingtian had a bad translation, but because of the factors of the times and the lack of communication between the two sides. If Chen Dingtian can translate in the future, or even write a well-selling novel script, etc., it will definitely be ten times more than a hundred times recovered, of course, this is the condition, that is, Chen Dingtian will continue to hand over the copyright to them to operate.

Since this period of time, Chen Dingtian's literary talents, especially those in writing novels or scripts, have been confirmed, so Truman naturally does not want to fall out with Chen Dingtian, which will not be good for the long run. As a person from a big family, the first thing to do is not how much ability you have, especially the ability to be kind to others, especially to talents. What a real big family values is never money, but a friendly relationship with people, especially with all kinds of talents. These are the things that bring wealth from energy sources, not money. But the average family doesn't understand, they just think that they have a lot of wealth.

"Mr. Truman, if that's the case, then I thank you so much." Chen Dingtian said.

However, Chen Dingtian then asked, "Mr. Truman, do you have any business next?" “

Of course, Chen Dingtian didn't want to cut off his source of income, because it was impossible for him to sit back and eat empty at present, although Truman gave him a deal this time, but if he didn't continue to trade, I'm afraid it would be really difficult.

Sure enough, Truman was also a little embarrassed. In business, he tested the waters before and found that Chinese books were not easy to sell in Europe, and this time he chose to continue to purchase them out of credibility, but if he continued to translate, he would probably lose a lot. Of course, if you translate Western books into Chinese, this is not impossible. However, Truman saw that there was no copyright protection at all in this China, especially what he wanted to print, and there was no meaning of copyright protection at all, so that Truman did not dare to translate Western books into Chinese, which would definitely lose his grandmother's family. Even if it is a hot seller, it will not do the author any good, so this kind of Chinese book selling is not a good business.

"Chen, can you write some books on Western culture? Well, it's better to be suitable for the aristocracy to read, because they are the easiest people to promote. Truman said.

Chen Dingtian pondered in the room, what should he write? Truman apparently didn't plan to continue translating novels, because translating novels was not a good business. But if you don't write something good in the future, then I'm afraid you'll really have to sit and eat. Truman took care of himself this time, but Chen Dingtian knew that he didn't owe him anything, so it was unrealistic to expect him to take care of himself forever. Only by working hard can you truly have an independent personality. Otherwise, if you rely on him all the time, he will hate it.

"The present West is a world of great contention, and the current Western Britons are beginning to reach their peak. This period can be said to be the last train era of colonialism, and Britain really began to reach its peak in this period, becoming the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets. And France was also trying to develop to the east, preparing to start a large number of enclosures, which was also the case in the Sino-French Vietnam War. Japan is now about to be opened by the black ships of the United States, so that they began to awaken and finally launched the Meiji Restoration. It can be said that this era is definitely a world of great contention! ”

"In this world of great contention, everyone wants to make their country rise and become a major power in the world. Germany is also seeking reunification, and the trend of reunification has already begun to emerge. And when German Prime Minister Bismarck takes office, it will promote this general trend incomparably. Although Germany will inevitably be reunified, Bismarck has greatly accelerated this process, and he can be regarded as a good cow. In this colonial era, from Portugal and Spain to the current Britain, many countries have risen and declined, step by step. ”

By the way, could you write a review of the rise of these great powers? At a time when everyone is seeking development, of course, we hope to learn from the experience of the rise of those countries in the past and the lessons of decay, so that they can get enlightenment! The more we are competing, the more we often have to use history as a mirror, and this is not only understood by Chinese, but also by people in any country. ”

Chen Dingtian soon had an idea, because he remembered a CCTV documentary in the later generations, but it caused quite a stir. This documentary is a review of the rise of many Western countries, as well as Japan and the United States, and is a review of their lessons and so on. Although there is some controversy about this, the position is still relatively objective. It is not deliberately derogatory because the other party is a colonizer or an aggressor that deliberately uses too many derogatory terms, but from a relatively calm and objective point of view. As a historical documentary, in fact, the most important thing is not to mix too many national feelings in it, otherwise it may be difficult to do a good historical documentary.

Historical documentaries are not propaganda films, so such a more neutral and objective perspective is very important. Chen Dingtian soon planned to continue plagiarizing the text version of the rise of this great power, so that several of his mentors had also participated in the translation of the rise of the great power, and he naturally knew a lot of the content in it. Even if he didn't remember 100% of the content, he remembered the outline and skeleton very clearly, and he could have added it himself. This kind of historical record doesn't need to be very good, it is mainly from a neutral point of view, and it is not the kind of novel that takes into account the reader's feelings. As a documentary, it is more important to record and enlighten, not the kind of novel that is read for entertainment, but this kind of documentary is only watched by some people with a certain cultural foundation.

"Fu Shanxiang, I'm ready to start work. It's still the old way, I write it in shorthand, and you translate it as soon as possible next to it, understand? Chen Dingtian said.

Fu Shanxiang took the initiative to say: "Okay! ”

With the "running-in" of Chen Dingtian and Fu Shanxiang, a set of work plans has been summarized. Chen Dingtian used shorthand to write this text, and shorthand is not a language after all, so Fu Shanxiang is also responsible for translating. Fu Shanxiang is also familiar with the language of shorthand, so naturally it is easy to get a translation, and you can translate it without reading the book. In this way, Fu Shanxiang's translation is still quite fast, basically Chen Dingtian has finished writing a page, and Fu Shanxiang can also translate most of the pages. Although it is impossible to write as fast as Chen Dingtian, it can save a lot of time. Compared to translating after writing, it can be said that it saves at least half of the time.

Soon, Chen Dingtian began to write books by shorthand. Chen Dingtian actually wanted to get that typewriter out so that it could look fast. However, Chen Dingtian did not plan to use a typewriter later, and he did not have the conditions to produce typewriters at present. Even if a typewriter is produced, it is slower than his current shorthand. Shorthand has more than 200 words per minute, but this typewriter is very slow and slow, and this is a typewriter that is still carried is not like a keyboard of later generations, and it cannot be quickly rebounded, so of course it is not qualified, but it is not as good as shorthand.

"Let's write about Portugal and Spain first, such Portugal and Spain are the first to rise as powers, and these two countries are already in decline, so naturally don't worry too much. Perhaps, the Europeans are hoping for a lesson, hoping to learn the reasons for the decline of Portugal and Spain, and to draw lessons from it! This idea of using history as a mirror is something that any wise politician will have. The vast majority of the leaders of any country will look at history as a mirror, so it is good for them to see how the Portuguese and the Spaniards rose and then fell, so that they will not lack markets. Chen Dingtian thought.

Chen Dingtian began to write, and he soon wrote about the rise and decline of Portugal and Spain. And the first one is not thick, there are not many articles in Portugal and Spain, there are not many words about the rise of this great power, and the book on the rise of a great power is only a few hundred thousand words in many countries, which is about the same as a short web novel. However, the gold content of this text is far from being comparable to ordinary novels. The documentary crew of the rise of that great power used a lot of manpower and material resources to find information for these hundreds of thousands of words. The hardships behind it are far more than just a novel can be compared.

"This is a lot of money, and the cost behind it is definitely a lot. But now I'm just using it, and I'm copying it. Anyway, in this era, no one will sue me for copyright infringement if I don't copy it! Chen Dingtian thought evilly.

In less than two days, this story of the rise and fall of Portugal and Spain was written. The next thing to do is to translate, and translating this text is actually a piece of cake for Chen Dingtian, and it is not difficult for him. Five days, but in five days, Chen Dingtian also got the English version of the rise of this great power. Of course, this is only about Portugal and Spain, and the content of the latter countries has not been figured out. Regarding the rise of this great power, of course, Chen Dingtian cannot copy it all, and it is normal to remove some paragraphs. For example, Russia wants to remove the paragraphs related to the Soviet Union, and the rise of Germany and the United States also needs to be changed, not in the tone of a documentary, but in a tone of "prediction". As for Japan, it is even more necessary to remove it all, because where is the current Japan considered a "big country"?

However, Chen Dingtian's literary level is still good, and it is not difficult to control these recorded texts, after all, he has directly copied the outline, and he can completely get it out with his ability.