The Lion King, one of Disney's classic animated films.

On Earth, for a long time, "The Lion King" released in 1994 was the pinnacle of animated films, and until 2010, no animation could match it at the box office. Even after 2010, seven animations that surpassed "The Lion King" at the box office appeared in seven years, but the highest "Frozen" only grossed $300 million more than "The Lion King"!

If you take into account inflation, in fact, "The Lion King" is still the first in history.

Therefore, for the finished draft of the picture book brought by Chen Ruoyi, Sun Peng reviewed it very carefully, and was unwilling to let go of any flaws - even if he had sent the manuscript back three times before for the family to revise, this time he would still not take it lightly.

It took Sun Peng a full two hours to finish reading five picture books.

It is still a detailed version of a set of four books and a simple version with only one book, this time Sun Peng was very satisfied with the modification, and immediately said happily: "Very good, very good, a great set of picture books!" To be honest, this time you're doing a lot better than the original "Lion, Witch and Wardrobe"! ”

"Hee-hee, everyone is improving!"

Chen Ruoyi, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, grinned, and her face turned into a flower.

This old white teacher, the requirements are really getting higher and higher.

In fact, as early as May, Chen Ruoyi had already completed the picture book, but Sun Peng picked out a lot of faults at a glance, he was not satisfied with the left and right changes, and returned three times in a row, and the anxious Chen Ruoyi's face was about to turn green - she couldn't get the final payment if she didn't finalize it, and several assistants were waiting to get the final bonus!

If it weren't for the fact that she made some money by helping to make the setting of "Frozen" before, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to turn around a little.

"No problem, so be it!"

Carefully put away the picture book and USB flash drive, Sun Peng nodded with a smile and said, "I'll ask the accountant to call you the balance when I go back...... In addition, you also have a royalty share in the later stage, so when you sign a contract with the publisher, I will not go through the middle! ”

"Okay, thank you, thank you, Mr. Sun!"

Chen Ruoyi immediately became excited, stood up and thanked him repeatedly.

It's been more than two years since the original "Lion, Witch and Magic Wardrobe". According to the figures provided by Sun Peng during the last chat, the total sales of this set of picture books have exceeded 1.2 million sets, and more than 400,000 have been sold overseas alone! But this is still the lowest sales of all picture books, the popular "Frozen" sales of girls are as high as 1.6 million copies, and "Mulan" has sold more than 1.1 million copies in China alone because it is Huaxia's own story!

Such numbers are really attractive.

And Chen Ruoyi knows even more that now that "Sunflower Story Collection" has formed a brand, and the quality of the three sets of picture books is scary, so what does she think is no worse than those "The Lion King"?

If nothing else, sales won't be much lower!

What's more, picture books are not a one-shot deal, and no one will care about them after two or three years. Look at those classic works that have been selling for decades, don't they still appear on the best-selling list every year? So as long as Chen Ruoyi's name is published, it means that she can get the royalty for a lifetime, and even her descendants can continue to take it for decades after she dies......

So when she was leaving, Chen Ruoyi couldn't help but ask: "Teacher Sun, what ...... What do we do next? ”

"What's next?"

Slightly stunned, Sun Peng immediately smiled and said, "This ...... I'm really embarrassed, I've been so busy lately! I really haven't figured out what to do next, so how about giving me some more time? ”

"Huh? Of course, you can give it to me whenever you want! ”

I didn't expect Sun Peng to be so polite, Chen Ruoyi hurriedly waved her hand and said urgently.

"Haha, don't worry, it won't be late!"

After thinking about it for a while, Sun Peng said with a smile: "I am currently working on the post-production of the movie, and it is estimated that it will take another month...... So be it, October! When we get to October to talk about the next set of picture books, it's definitely not too late......"

……?“ If that's all right, sign the contract next week! ”

After hearing the news in the afternoon, Sun Ya casually flipped through the picture books of "The Lion King", and carefully put them away: "The conditions will definitely be slightly higher than "Mulan", after all, the results of more than a year are very good, so good that they absolutely can't refuse Sunflowers." But if you want to go more than fifteen points, it's definitely no fun...... Who made you lose any books lately? ”

"Uh...... Fifteen points is good, good! ”

Looking at the second sister's look of contempt, Sun Peng scratched his head in embarrassment.

Sun Peng's requirements for royalties or anything are not high, anyway, he never expected to make a fortune on royalties, and the focus is on future film adaptations and peripheral income...... Of course, this kind of vision for the future must wait for the movie "Frozen" to come out.

And......

Two years ago, Sun Peng was indeed very good, a Tianlong and a Lu Ding Ji swept the rivers and lakes, and almost won the top throne of the Shuxiang Chinese Network! Later, because of the addition of animation, the sales of "The Peerless Twins" even surpassed that of Tianlong and Condor in a short period of time, doubling the little money lost in the cartoon......

Speaking of the animation of double pride, it still loses 10 million less!

If there is no special publicity means in the follow-up, I am afraid that this cartoon will really take a few years to slowly recover the investment as my senior brother Chen Muchen said, and then calculate an account of inflation and capital occupation...... What a loss!

If it weren't for "Slam Dunk" making a lot of money, DreamWorks would really not be able to live.

But after two years, Jiangshan has already come out with talents!

Nowadays, the Shuxiang Chinese network is still the leader of the online literature industry, but the martial arts section is no longer the time when Lao Bai was the only one two years ago. With his withdrawal from the fragrance of books, tens of thousands of martial arts books have appeared in the past two years, and there are more than 600 copies of the Eight Classics on the shelves, excluding those eunuchs and nonsense, among which many good authors have emerged.

The most powerful ones are all masters who have collected more than one million!

Of course, because the six sets are still hanging on the book, no one can shake the status of Lao Bai's pen name in the field of martial arts, and the manuscript fee of hundreds of thousands or even millions per month is proof of this. However, inevitably, many people are questioning whether Lao Bai gave up the Internet because of Jiang Lang's talents, because he has not published a new book for more than a year, whether it is online or physical......

Sun Ya didn't say much, and quickly changed the topic: "By the way, is the new book you wrote this time still being released on the Internet?" ”

"Network? No, just go physical! ”

Thinking of the pitiful length of the new book, Sun Peng had a headache.

If the new book can have a million words, then he will take back his previous words and post them on the Internet, after all, the Internet has the lowest cost and is also the easiest place to attract fans. But if the length is too short, it will be a little cost-effective to put it on the Internet - there are certain limitations to attracting fans.

So if you think about it, it's better to go straight to the entity!

Sun Ya was not surprised by this, and asked casually: "What about the time?" You have to give me a specific time, right? I'm going to say hello to the Scholar Publishing House in advance...... By the way, you didn't plan to change publishers this time, did you? ”

"Of course, why do you want to change it?"

Blinking, Sun Peng shook his head with a smile and said: "The strength of other people's scholars is so strong, and the royalties given are not low, and the key is that my martial arts have always been there, what if people don't recognize me if I change places...... Ahem, in September, I'll give you the manuscript at the end of September at the latest! ”

After finishing the later stage of "Dragon Gate Inn", it is good to take out the new book.

"What about royalties? What about the length of the contract? Are there any specific requirements? “

took out a small notebook and a pen, and Sun Ya asked questions while recording carefully.

After thinking for a while, Sun Peng waved his hand and said: "As long as the royalty is not lower than before, as for the term...... If you do the math, it's best to expire at the same time as the previous books......"

The two chattered a lot of things, and Sun Ya didn't stand up until it was dark.

"Sister, don't you stay for dinner at night? Jiajia bought a lot of vegetables! “

No, there's something going on at night. ”

Waving her hand, Sun Ya shook her head a little tiredly.

Looking at the second sister's not very good-looking face, Sun Peng was also a little distressed, hesitated for a moment and simply said: "Sister, don't run these little things yourself in the future...... Well, I usually need an assistant to help with chores anyway, or you can find one for me...... To be a man, preferably a man! ”