“…… On my side, give two options to both of you! ”

Facing the two girls with solemn faces, Sun Peng smiled with a relaxed expression: "The first is the conventional practice, that is, the royalty commission, the two of them participate in the later publication of picture books to share the royalties, and enjoy the future adaptation shares, such as movies, TV series, animation, etc...... Of course, because the characters are all designed by me, it does not include the rights of various other peripheral shares; The second is a one-time buyout, I entrust two people to create a picture book based on the story, pay the full fee at once, and the subsequent income will have nothing to do with you - of course, the right of authorship is still yours, and no one will take it away. ”

Glancing at each other, Chen Ruoyi asked, "Then may I ask Mr. Sun, how long will it take for you to publish this set of books after we finish this set of books?" How is the price set? What about the estimated sales volume? And also...... What is our share ratio? ”

Compared with Ruonan, Chen Ruoyi understands these things much better.

"Hehe, I don't know."

Spreading his hands, Sun Peng said with a smile: "To be honest, I told this story to a group of children, and it happened to be my girlfriend...... Well, a female friend heard about it, and she liked it, so I thought about making a picture book. As for the follow-up publishing house, I won't hide it from the two of you, I haven't thought of that step yet! ”

He really didn't talk nonsense, Sun Peng had never seen the picture book of the Chronicles of Narnia in his previous life, and God knows if the super condensed version of the novel with pictures would be as popular as Earth? Can you find a suitable publisher to publish it quickly? Anyway, for him, the conditions are not good, and he would rather put it at home to press the bottom of the box.

“……”

Hearing Sun Peng say this, the two girls obviously showed disappointment on their faces, and at the same time, there was something wrong with the eyes that looked at Sun Peng.

Sound......

It seems to be to make a girl happy?

Well, capricious enough!

Sun Peng, who said that he was bald, was also a little embarrassed, and hurriedly covered it up: "As for the proportion, the two of you are responsible for drawing picture books, a total of forty percent, each of them is two percent, and I am responsible for all other things, take sixty percent!" ”

Listening to Sun Peng's words, Chen Ruoyi nodded secretly.

People probably aren't in it for the money, because that ratio does sound quite generous. In fact, Sun Peng didn't plan to pit the two girls, after all, he just came out with the story, copied various characters and scenes in the movie, and the specific picture book design, painting and later production are all the things of the two people, and the workload comparison is clear at a glance.

Merely......

If it can be published or not, what is the point of dividing it into more? And even if the two of them don't do anything, they just draw picture books for him every day, and it will take almost a year to complete this set of books, so when will it take to divide it?!

"I think I'll opt for a one-time buyout!"

After being silent for a moment, Chen Ruoyi made a decision, and then looked at Yu Ruonan again.

Compared with Chen Ruoyi, Yu Ruonan was not so entangled, and said directly: "Buy out!" I'll choose whatever she chooses, and we both have to be the same anyway! ”

"Uh......"

Looking at the girl's serious appearance, Sun Peng couldn't help laughing.

But after thinking about it for a while, Sun Peng decided to give them one more choice, so he spoke again: "I understand your thoughts, but you also see the whole story, I personally think it's pretty good, so ...... After thinking about it, I can still give you a third option: provide a manuscript fee according to the number of sheets...... Of course, the manuscript fee is lower than the buyout price, and then you will get a share of the royalty, of course, this time it will not be four, but a total of two percent, one percent per person! ”

"No thanks."

This time, Chen Ruoyi didn't even get entangled, and directly shook her head and said, "Mr. Sun, I understand that you have good intentions, but ...... As you can see, in our current situation, the most important thing is not what the future will be, but the present! So...... I opt for a one-time buyout! ”

"Me, me too!"

Following Chen Ruoyi, Yu Ruonan also made a decision immediately.

"That'...... All right. ”

Shaking his head, Sun Peng felt a little regretful in his heart.

To be honest, Sun Peng is not short of money now, and it is unlikely that he will be short of money in the future, so he doesn't want to use the information advantage to deceive the two girls and make them regret it in the future.

Although he is not sure whether this set of picture books will be popular in the future, after all, it is a classic on the earth, even if the picture book is not good, it will not be bad to make a movie after Sun Peng is rich and powerful in the future! It's a pity that as Chen Ruoyi said, what they urgently need to ensure now is the present, not the future......

However, since people disagreed, Sun Peng no longer hesitated, and simply nodded: "Okay, then let's talk about the specific price!" My opinion is that you should estimate how many pages the whole book will be in the past two weeks, and then I will also verify it, and then we will talk about a total price after everyone agrees...... It's also based on the number of pages, but only on the estimated number of pages, is that okay? ”

In fact, it is the most accurate calculation by the number of final products, but there is a drawback, it is easy for artists to inject water, after all, the more they paint, the more they earn. So Sun Peng made a compromise and proposed a way that he had already calculated.

"No problem!"

After glancing at each other, Chen Ruoyi nodded and said, "It's just the specific price?" ”

Without directly answering the girl's question, Sun Peng opened his mouth and asked, "You guys now make one for someone else...... I mean the quality I just requested, how do I charge? ”

"This ...... About 2,000 yuan a piece! ”

Gritting her teeth, Chen Ruoyi quietly raised the price by one-third.

Because she is not well-known in the industry at all, her fee is only 1,000 when she is usually an illustrator, and Yu Ruonan may be slightly higher, only 1,005, and now that she meets this big high-roller, she naturally wants to make a big rise - anyway, such a large amount, in the end, this guy must have to bargain, and it will not rise in vain.

"Two thousand?"

Sun Peng's brows furrowed, and he secretly calculated.

Because he made a special inquiry before, Sun Peng knew something. But this industry is very deep, and many times it is not only the quality of the work, but also the reputation of the author and the character of the client. Moreover, different uses, different quality requirements, and even different publishing carriers have a very large impact on the price, and it is difficult to say a reasonable standard.

Like the earth, the children's picture book illustrations in this world are relatively cheap in the industry, with the lowest three or four hundred and one of them, but with the different levels of fineness, character images and action effects, the price has also risen sharply, and the highest thousands or even tens of thousands are not nothing.

But it's only 2,000 yuan......

At least for the quality that Sun Peng requires, it's not too high!

Even if a book is forty pages, it is only 80,000 yuan, even if the whole set is ten...... No, twelve books, that's nine hundred and sixty thousand......

"I'll go, it's so cheap!"

After finally calculating a number, Sun Peng was suddenly startled!

80,000 a month, 40,000 per person, is indeed a good white-collar level in the capital, but the income in this world is much higher, so it is just a very common level. But two such outstanding painters worked hard to draw twelve 40-page picture books in a year, and they were of quite exquisite quality, earning only 40,000 yuan a month?

Girls, it's a big loss if you don't take royalties!

Looking at Chen Ruoyi, who was worried because of the quiet price increase, Sun Peng's gaze became a little complicated. If it's at this price, it sounds like it's very expensive for him to spend a million to make a set of picture books, but think about the royalties of Condor Shooting and Xiaoao, the price of this set starts at least two or three hundred, and as long as tens of thousands of sets are sold, it will be recovered.

Of course, a regular picture book that sells tens of thousands of copies is already good, but don't forget, this is a Chronicles of Narnia, a lion, witch and magic wardrobe, a cow book that has sold more than 80 million copies on Earth!

In the future, this set of books will become really popular, and even movies and animations will be made, and countless peripherals will be derived, will these two girls scold themselves to death?

However, Sun Peng also knows that the world's developed cultural industry has given birth to a huge number of employed people, so the polarization in this industry is very serious. And on the one hand, the two girls are mixed like this, and on the one hand, there is naturally fierce competition, and there are too many opponents, and on the other hand, why is it not their own problem?

Just when Sun Peng sighed in his heart, Yu Ruonan, who had always been the only roommate, suddenly shook his head, pursed his lips and said, "Two thousand is not good!" ”

Hearing this, Sun Peng and Chen Ruoyi were shocked at the same time.

But just when Chen Ruoyi was anxious and wanted to say something, Yu Ruonan continued: "Although you have a lot of money, you just came up with a story, and we have to conceive everything else; secondly, there is no follow-up royalties, adaptations and peripheral shares, and the buyout fee should be higher; Three to ...... And most importantly, your requirements are too high, and we will be squeezed for a long time and we don't have time to paint our own things, so ...... Two thousand is too low, no! ”

"Oh? How much do you think is appropriate? ”

After smiling dumbly, Sun Peng asked with interest.

"At least three thousand, it's not good if it's low!"

Ignoring the eyes of his roommate desperately handing him over, Yu Ruonan said with an unusually firm attitude.

"Hahaha......"

Sun Peng suddenly laughed, nodded again and again: "Okay, three thousand is three thousand, if your paintings can satisfy me in two weeks, I will give you a salary of three thousand each!" And I will pay 30,000 yuan in advance as a reward for these ten samples, no matter what the final result is! ”

"Really?"

Hearing this, Chen Ruoyi's eyes suddenly widened.

"Of course, and I have another offer!"

Without waiting for the two girls to say anything, Sun Peng continued: "What if...... I mean, if you can complete all the work within half a year and pass my acceptance, I am willing to raise the price again and give you the standard of 3,51......"