When Zhao Minglu of Sunflower Publishing House visited Sun Peng after returning to China, his attitude was very clear: "I don't care who you sell to, and no matter what the conditions you negotiate, just give me five royalties!" ”

"Five points? Are you sure? ”

After listening to Sun Peng's answer, Zhao Minglu asked in surprise.

"I'm sure, five points will do!"

Nodding with a smile, Sun Peng said without hesitation: "And it's not just "Lion, Witch and Magic Wardrobe", the same is true for the later "Frozen", as long as five points are divided!" ”

"Uh......"

In addition to being surprised, a flash of joy flashed in Zhao Minglu's eyes.

Judging by James's attitude towards "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", Zhao Minglu can be sure that if he opens ten points...... No, even if it is a condition of twelve points, the other party should agree to it! So according to the general practice, Sun Peng must have no problem taking six or seven points here, and even the publishing house can agree to eight points!

But......

People only need five points?

In this way, the profit margin of Sunflower Publishing can be large! Don't underestimate the royalty sharing of these five points, the price of books in Europe is much higher than that in China, a set of "The Lion, the Witch and the Magic Wardrobe" is ten copies, at least four or five hundred yuan, five points is twenty yuan to start!

If you have 100,000 sets, that's 2 million!

Maybe two million is nothing compared to the overall size of Sunflower Press, but don't forget, which publishing house doesn't have two million sales yards accumulated like this? And specifically for an editor or distributor of a publishing house, two million means a generous commission!

And what's even cooler is that as long as this set of books continues to sell, you can always get it!

"If so...... Is it possible to wait a little longer? ”

Under the surprise, a thought immediately appeared in Zhao Minglu's heart.

Originally, he planned to meet this Mr. Sun, and then say something good to James's publishing house and sign the contract as soon as possible. But now when he heard Sun Peng's conditions, Zhao Minglu hesitated a little - at least five points of sharing, is it too much of a loss for them to give James?

After all, when it comes to distribution capabilities, they are average in Europe!

It would be fine if the royalties were small, but now five points is worth putting a little more effort into finding a publisher with a stronger distribution channel. In fact, Sunflower Publishing did have such a relationship, but it did not immediately show interest in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" at the fair.

Looking at Zhao Minglu who was deep in thought, Sun Peng smiled slightly.

There is always a cost to open up the wasteland.

I am used to taking thirteen points in China...... Ahem! is used to fifteen points of royalties, and Sun Peng is indeed a little ignorant of five points. But now you want to be famous in Europe or not, it doesn't matter if you want to be connected, what do you want? Even if Sun Peng wants to talk about it himself, save the sunflower dealer, which company you want to find? Who should I contact?

If you don't give people enough benefits for sunflowers, they will work hard to help you sell them?

Sun Peng is even sure that the European side will give at least ten royalties, which is at most an ordinary level. But if Sun Peng opens his mouth to ten or eight points, what will happen to the sunflowers that don't have too many benefits? Maybe it's just a random publishing house to sell the copyright, and then it's good to have a little money every year.

But if they can get five out of ten points, can the situation be the same?

No one will have trouble with money, and with enough benefits, they will naturally do their best to consider Sun Peng...... Or rather, for their own sake! Find the best publishers, invest the best promotional resources, and strive for maximum sales!

As for Sun Peng, who seems to have suffered a loss......

After Zhao Minglu digested it a little, Sun Peng immediately continued: "But I also have one condition, that is, I only sell book copyrights, and don't talk about other adaptation rights!" And the contract is only signed for a maximum of five years...... This is non-negotiable! ”

"Five years? Mr. Sun is so confident in his work? ”

As soon as he heard Sun Peng's words, Zhao Minglu immediately understood what he meant.

Although the royalty is very low, the term is short enough, and five years may just make a set of picture books just famous. Then when the contract expires and must be re-signed......

How much royalty you get depends on the fame of this set of books.

"Of course!"

Sun Peng didn't mean anything modest, nodded calmly and said, "So five years is the longest time limit I can accept, and it is enough for you and European publishers to get enough returns, isn't it?" ”

To tell you clearly, that's what it means.

So after frowning, Zhao Minglu shook his head and said, "Mr. Sun, of course your idea is good, but ...... If it's only five years, I'm afraid it's hard for them to say yes! ”

"Then lower the royalty, I can accept a minimum of three points!"

For the little royalties within five years, Sun Peng said that he was really willing to do so.

It will not be so easy for a Chinese work to become popular in Europe, and even if it sells well, it is unlikely to become popular. So Sun Peng can afford to wait for five years......

And even if you don't take a penny, what can you do?

Sun Peng is not short of money now, and he doesn't expect to live on this little royalty. He cares more about the word-of-mouth and readers of these picture books, and then slowly accumulates his influence. Especially in this era when all kinds of works are blooming, Sun Peng can patiently wait for an opportunity to install an explosive engine for these picture books......

"Okay, I'll try!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Minglu nodded.

……

Because of Sun Peng's concession, the contract was signed quickly.

In the end, Zhao Minglu chose James's seal publishing house, because they were the only ones who gave eight points in royalties. The other publishers were also interested, but when they heard that the author was only willing to sign a five-year agreement, they all shook their heads and abandoned "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".

Five years is too short for a child.

If Sun Peng is an author of JK Rowling's level, let alone a five-year contract, maybe people are willing to sign it for three or even two years, but Sun Peng is not famous. Yes, his fame and number of followers in China have no effect overseas, after all, it is difficult for Europeans to pay attention to how many books he sold in China.

So the royalty of eight points is already the limit given by seals.

Sunflower Publishing House is quite kind, and did not really give Sun Peng the lowest three points, but chose to divide it evenly. Therefore, the number of 5,000 sets of first printing brought Sun Peng about 100,000 royalties, which was a new low for his royalties......

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Sorry, this is to make up for last night.