Chapter 111: Thirteen o'clock
Even if he loves hot pot, Sun Peng can't eat two meals of warm sheep a day.
After making a few jokes with Zheng Jia, Sun Peng sent her more than 30,000 words of the new book. Now Zheng Jia is already one of Lao Bai's die-hard fans, and she is also a beautiful woman, Sun Peng naturally wants to give preferential treatment......
"Jingle Bell ......"
"Ouch, what a good day it is!"
Picking up the mobile phone he had just thrown down again, Sun Peng casually pressed the answer button and said, "Sister, is there something wrong with me?" ”
"Well, the publisher spits."
Sun Jing's voice sounded very excited, and she said loudly: "I've been consuming them, but last week, the sales of Condor Shooting on Guoke Online ranked in the top 20 of popular novels, and they finally couldn't consume it!" ”
"Oh? It's true? ”
With a raised brow, Sun Peng's eyes lit up.
The eldest sister and the book publishing house...... In other words, the negotiations with Zheng Ye have lasted for two months, and the two sides have been unable to hold each other, and the conditions cannot be together. Zheng Ye's side wants to keep the royalties of the Condor Shooting unchanged, but the term of the contract is extended to ten years, but Sun Peng's side wants the contract period to remain the same, but the royalties are increased......
Anyway, Sun Peng was not in a hurry, so he let the eldest sister keep consuming.
Unexpectedly, after two months of such a consummation, Sun Peng still wanted to find a suitable time, and when he agreed to the request of the publishing house, he actually promised to give a little longer, which is really unexpected!
Smug in his heart, Sun Peng continued to ask; "Sister, how many points did they give?"
"Let one, give thirteen points!"
“……”
If you can look at yourself from God's perspective, Sun Peng can be sure that he is definitely a black line now, and if there is a little wind blowing around him, making a frozen shape, it is simply a classic scene in cartoons.
Thirteen o'clock?
Resisting the urge to open his mouth and say that I would rather not, Sun Peng said with a dark face: "Sister, just a little bit...... You said yes? ”
"Why don't you say yes? Didn't you say that as long as people give in, you will agree? ”
Sun Jing's tone was full of doubts, and he asked puzzled.
"Uh...... All right. ”
Lowering his head in frustration, Sun Peng was about to accept his fate.
It was indeed Sun Jing who he told that the other party would agree as long as there was a concession, and if he insisted on not letting it, he would spend another month agreeing, anyway, he felt that the market was digesting the condor now, and the results of the condor were constantly growing, and it was not necessarily beneficial to smile too early. As for what conditions the publisher gave, Sun Peng didn't particularly care, after all, what people gave at the beginning was very good.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that the publishing house really added a point in the end!
"Looks like they're still in a hurry!"
Rubbing his chin, Sun Peng secretly pondered.
During the two months of negotiations, the terms of the negotiations between the two sides slowly changed. At the beginning, when Zheng Ye wanted to talk about Xiaoao, Sun Peng refused, and later when the number of words was too much, he asked the eldest sister to talk to the other party, but at that time, Xiaoao's grades were not so high, and the eagle archery had just been launched on the market, and the readers who bought it were all readers who had already read it. But now, Xiaoao's subscriptions have skyrocketed to 300,000, not to mention, the reputation of the physical version of the Condor on Guoke has gradually climbed, pushing more and more passers-by readers to come in, and then its sales have jumped to the top 20 in the popular fiction category!
I have to say that the book of Condor Shooting is still suitable for physical edition.
Ordinary online novels are too long, and the text is too straightforward and simple, so they are more suitable for reading on mobile phones or tablets, but the language of Condor Shooting is concise and not very long, so it is more suitable to read with a physical book. And compared with other kinds of novels, the entertainment and reading stars of Condor are far ahead, and they are much better than those chivalrous novels with exaggerated historical sales......
Just like Sun Peng thought at the beginning, it was only a matter of time before it became popular!
And......
If you think about it now, although thirteen points is very unpleasant, it may be an extra income of hundreds of thousands in a year...... What more bicycles!
"Okay, you can quickly contact that editor Zheng."
Not hearing the depression in his younger brother's tone, Sun Jing smiled after a pause: "Although we have finished talking, it is your book after all, and in the end, it is better for you to talk to him on the phone in person...... Besides, it looks like he's looking for you. ”
"Okay, I'll fight right away."
After his mood changed, Sun Peng quickly dialed Zheng Ye's mobile phone number: "Hey, Editor Zheng?" I'm Sun Peng, I heard that you have something to look for me? ”
There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and Zheng Ye's helpless voice came: "Mr. Sun, first of all, I want to congratulate you on the fact that the royalty of the new book contract has been increased by one point...... I really admire your agent, just one thing, she can spend two months with me, and she is never impatient, just slowly consumes ...... with me"
“…… Hehe, thank you for taking a step. ”
Desperately suppressing the urge to burst into laughter, Sun Peng replied to Zheng Ye with a crooked mouth and a dumb voice.
He had to admit that the eldest sister was sometimes able to torture the dead with her good temper. For example, when Sun Peng was the most rebellious in high school, there was a period of time when he always skipped class to go to the Internet café, and the older grandfather couldn't take care of it at all, and the busy uncle and sister-in-law didn't have time to take care of it.
When the agent is qualified or not, Sun Peng found that the eldest sister is the most suitable to negotiate this kind of contract without hurry.
"The contract is going through the process, I'll send it to you in a few days!"
Zheng Ye relieved himself, and then said: "Next, I'll tell you something, we plan to print the Condor Shooting, and we need to notify you according to the contract!" ”
"Ouch, it's going to be reprinted again? Didn't you just print 50,000 copies? ”
Sun Peng's eyebrows raised and said in surprise, this is even more joyful.
"yes, it's going to be reprinted again."
Zheng Ye could faintly hear a trace of helplessness in his tone, and said with a complicated mood: "We just printed 50,000 copies last time, and we thought we could hold it for a while, but it turned out that our judgment was wrong...... The sales of the Condor were unexpectedly good, and it had to be reprinted for the second time immediately! ”
When he said these words, Zheng Ye was also in pain and happy.
The reason for the happiness is naturally that the sales of the Condor continue to rise, and it has rushed to the top 20 of the chaff network, and the printing of 50,000 copies at a time can't even withstand a month's sales; The reason for the pain is naturally that the higher the sales of the Condor, the more difficult it is for Xiaoao to negotiate, and finally he had to add a point to Sun Peng.
The time dragged on for too long, and they were also afraid that Sun Peng would find another way.
"Cut, why did you go earlier?"
Pouting, Sun Peng couldn't help but secretly slander the stingy pattern of the Scholarly Publishing House.
The last time it was reprinted was at the end of May, and Zheng Ye and the others only reprinted 50,000 copies, which was 10,000 copies less than the first printing. At that time, Sun Peng felt that it was too little, but Zheng Ye felt that the physical version of the online text began to sell high because there were many fans, and it might get lower and lower in the future...... After all, now chivalrous novels have declined! Unexpectedly, after 50,000 copies persisted for less than a month, it was urgent again.
As a result, a slap in the face, right?
Thinking of the head that Zheng Ye analyzed for himself that day, Sun Peng couldn't help but shake his head.
The better the reputation on the Guoke network, the more online readers Xiaoao and Condor Shooting, the better the sales of the physical version of Condor Shooting, and now it has completely entered a state of virtuous circle. In this case, it is not surprising that the Condor ushered in the second seal so soon.
Thinking about the second royalty that will arrive soon, Sun Peng began to calculate the third royalty: "Editor Zheng, how much do you plan to print this time?" ”
"If nothing else, it should be 100,000 copies."
Taking a deep breath, Zheng Ye said in a deep voice: "According to the data on the Chaff Network, the potential of Condor Shooting is probably beyond our imagination, so this time we plan to print 100,000 copies at a time to see if the sales momentum of this set of books can continue......