Chapter 130 Manuscript Fee Income (Subscription and Reward)
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 38,640 copies, Magician's Holy Grail War 47,800 copies, Twilight 33,100 copies, Where the Fantastic Creatures Are Got 83,202 copies..."
Arthur picked up the details and began to look at the total sales of Knights of the Round Table to date, and smiled happily.
He remembers that a month after the book was published, the three new books sold 80,000 copies. And now, in less than two months, the sales of the four books have reached a staggering 200,000 copies.
That's a lot of gold galleons. Arthur couldn't help but raise a happy smile, showing his white teeth in a rare way.
"Hey, I remember Mr. Lovegood telling me that 'Fantastic Creatures and Where Are the Amazing Creatures' was the bottom seller in the UK?"
The happy Arthur suddenly found that "Where Are the Amazing Creatures" actually sold the most, and couldn't help but look at Baggins, who was sipping tea.
The Lovegood he refers to is the former editor-in-chief of the singing and dissonance, Xenophilius Lovegood, Luna's father.
Because of the debt crisis, Jim Baggins was poached from singing to the Knights of the Round Table as editor-in-chief, in addition to helping Arthur publishing, he also managed the entire Knights of the Round Table Press.
As a pure-blood wizard, Lovegood doesn't trust goblins very much. So he wrote to Arthur every week to report back to his work.
So Arthur looked at the details and wondered why Mr. Lovegood said that "Where Are the Amazing Creatures" had become the number one seller in the breakdown.
"For some reason, Lovegood was designated a crisis of confidence by the Ministry of Magic, and he could not leave the country freely. Therefore, the business of Knights of the Round Table in foreign countries is handled by Gringotts staff from various countries. ”
"This information will be reported to me by the Gringotts system, and it is normal for Lovegood not to know."
Baggins explained slowly. To reassure Arthur, he said again, "The sale of every book abroad is well documented. If you're not sure, I can ask a colleague to pick up the sales record for you. ”
"Don't bother, I'm just curious. I don't think there are any young people who will watch "Where Are the Amazing Creatures". ”
Arthur shook his head and rejected Baggins' offer.
The day before Halloween, Aunt Teresa, who was far away in London, told him about the sales of Arthur's new books in the past two months.
In the British Muggle world, sales of "Where Are the Amazing Creatures" stopped at 100,000 copies and no longer rose.
Aunt Teresa suggested to him that if he wanted to continue writing "Where Are the Fantastic Creatures", it was best to finish the "Harry Potter" series first.
After "Harry Potter" became popular, he took advantage of the popularity to publish "Where Are the Fantastic Creatures".
However, Arthur didn't care about the street hit of "Where the Fantastic Creatures Are Located". Because the other two new books, "The Holy Grail War of the Magician" and "The Twilight Zone", have already sold more than 300,000 copies each.
At the same time, Aunt Teresa has been contacted by foreign publishers to prepare to introduce Arthur's new book.
So it's just a copy, and it's not a big deal. No author will write hot all the time.
If so, it's just that you didn't find his vest.
It is precisely because of the above information revealed by Lovegood and Aunt Teresa that Arthur wonders that "Where Are the Magical Creatures" actually sells so well in the wizarding world.
"Hehe, it's a really interesting thing to do. For some reason, wizards in the Nordic and New World countries love this book the most. ”
Understanding Arthur's doubts, Baggins smiled slightly.
As the manager of Gringotts in England, he is also considered an elite person in the wizarding world, and he has a wide range of contacts. But it is not clear why wizards in Northern Europe and the Americas liked this book.
Not only adult wizards bought it, but even young wizards who were going to school bought it.
"The Nordics and the New World... Americas. Then I should know why. ”
When Arthur heard this, the stubborn figure of the old man came to mind. I couldn't help but laugh.
The years are indeed a pig-killing knife, which not only destroys the appearance, but also gives the great leader some more character that he did not have before.
Seventy years ago, Arthur had written Grindelwald as a villain. Then he won't see the sun the next day at all.
And now, the old man just complained a few words when he first met Arthur, and then he didn't do it.
Arthur thought that with Grindelwald's character and style, his book "Where Are the Magical Creatures" would be boycotted by the saints.
Unexpectedly, it ushered in an unexpected joy. The wizarding world, where the saints gather the most, is actually the place where "Where the Magical Creatures and Where Are the Magical Creatures" are sold.
Arthur didn't want to believe it, without Grindelwald's acquiescence, he was lucky not to be assassinated by the saints, let alone the fire.
"Hmm... In less than two months, the manuscript fee for the four books has reached 550,000 gold galleons and the dividend is 360,000 gold galleons. Sales should decrease after that, after all, the entire wizarding world has a population of about one million...
It's time to prepare a new book. "The Lord of the Rings" is a book, and then think about what else can be written..."
After looking at the breakdown of his income of 910,000 gold Galleons in the past two months, Arthur's mood swings were not as strong as before, but he thought about what type to write next.
It's not a daily consumable, and it's impossible for people to buy one and then go on to buy a second or third.
Therefore, it is a very unwise decision to continue to make money with the current four books, especially in the wizarding world, where the surrounding area is difficult to develop.
At the moment, Arthur is only thinking of developing "The Holy Grail War of the Magician" into a game. And what movies, comics, etc., are unimaginable in the wizarding world.
Without the planting of trees by predecessors, it is difficult to walk a new road.
If it weren't for the Wesley Twins and Cedric's desire to play the Holy Grail game, Arthur wouldn't have thought of developing the Holy Grail game in the wizarding world.
Speaking of the periphery, Arthur remembered again that Aunt Teresa had asked Arthur if she wanted to sell the game and film rights of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" to Black and White Mouse.
Although the price they offered was very high, Arthur refused.
Working for someone else will never make a lot of money, Arthur knows the value of his copyright very well, and he will not sell it for that small profit.
"Aunt Lesa told me that my manuscript fees have added up to more than 10 million pounds... It's a pity that their company's manuscript fee is paid quarterly. Otherwise, I'll have two million more gold Galleons now..."
Putting away the details in his hand, Arthur sighed in his heart. Although the money earned by these two people in the month of writing is more than one-tenth of what the holy relics brought him. But this is a means of making money steadily in the long term.
And the audience also encouraged him to keep writing, so it was impossible for him to give up his writing path and concentrate on finding rare relics.
"Mr. Baggins, there's something I need to tell you about the life and death of the entire Gringotts."
After confirming with Baggins for a month, he went to Gringotts to count the gold coins in the vault. As Baggins was about to end the meeting and prepare to leave, Arthur spoke.
"What?"