Jason Epstein is full of confidence in his offer, after all, he gave US dollars, and the place of publication is the United States, which is a great honor for Chinese people in this era.

Moreover, this is a science fiction novel. He has learned that there are no science fiction works that Huaxia can handle at present.

Then, if this Chinese writer didn't choose to cooperate with Random House, he wouldn't even be able to earn $5,000.

Such a simple math problem, he didn't believe that Jiang Yulou couldn't figure it out.

Only, soon his smile disappeared.

"I disagree!"

Jiang Yulou's voice was not loud, but it was loud.

Jason was stunned and said, "Why? ”

It's so surprising, it's clear that this price is not low, why should he refuse?

"I'm afraid Mr. Jason doesn't know, I'm not a rookie writer in the United States." Jiang Yulou smiled slightly and said.

"Huh?" Jason was very surprised, could it be that the young man in front of him had published his works in the United States?

He looked at his niece, trying to hear something from her.

Olivia was also not satisfied with her uncle's offer, it was too low, so she said good things for Jiang Yulou, "Uncle, Yulou published a micro-novel in the United States and received a remuneration of six hundred US dollars. Even, this novel is highly rated in the science fiction community and critics. After that, I was contacted by a number of publishers asking for the contact information of Yulou. As long as he is willing to continue writing science fiction, they are willing to pay very handsomely. Uncle, obviously your statement that Yulou is a newcomer is not true. ”

Awkward, very embarrassing.

Jason felt too embarrassed right now, and if he had known this information, he would never have said that.

However, fortunately, he will also retreat into advance, "Oh, it was my mistake." However, I can't be blamed for this, because Jiang and I met for the first time, and I didn't know that he was already registered in the American science fiction readership. ”

After speaking, he looked at Jiang Yulou again and said, "Then Jiang, what is the right price in your heart, you can quote a price, I am willing to listen." ”

Let me quote?

Jiang Yulou's heart sank, and he felt that this Jason was very difficult to deal with, just like a Jew.

Jason seems to have given the initiative to Jiang Yulou, but in fact, Jiang Yulou is not familiar with the remuneration standards of the United States, so the initiative is still in his hands.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Yulou said: "I don't know about the remuneration standard in the United States, but I believe that if Random House is really sincere, it will not bury this novel." ”

The implication is that if the remuneration does not satisfy him, of course, it is not sincere enough.

Hiss!

The corners of Jason's eyes twitched, and he felt that this young Chinese man was too difficult to deal with. Not like a writer at all, but like a businessman!

Sincerity, this word is really annoying.

There is no fixed standard for what price is sincere.

If they give too much, they will definitely suffer a loss, but if they give less, he is afraid that Jiang Yulou will really throw himself into the arms of his American counterparts.

If it were an average writer and a novel, he wouldn't care at all. However, Jiang Yulou is different from his "Jurassic Park", he has a hunch that if Random House misses the release of this work, he will definitely regret it for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, he decided to be honest, so he said sincerely: "Jiang, the pricing mechanism of books in our United States is similar to that of Huaxia, and a book is about $5 to $10. If it's a best-selling novel, it's more expensive, $25 to $30, but that's a bestseller. ”

On the best-selling novel, he accentuated the tone.

Seeing that Jiang Yulou and Olivia were listening carefully to him, Jason coughed lightly and continued: "I don't know what the remuneration system is on your side, but in our remuneration system in the United States, in addition to buyouts, there is also a kind of royalties paid directly to authors by publishing houses, and the royalties of famous writers can basically account for 10% to 15% of sales revenue. But for established writers, the minimum royalty for new writers is around 5%, and normally this range is around 5% to 10%. ”

"Jiang, although you have a reputation among the science fiction readership in the United States, this reputation is not stable. Of course, it is really unreasonable to sign a contract with you with newcomer royalties. I thought about it, and 8% was a reasonable number. ”

Jiang Yulou pondered for a moment and asked, "So, if you sign a contract, how much does Random House plan to print this novel for the first time?" ”

Jason noticed that Jiang Yulou's attitude was loose, and he was overjoyed, "Jiang, although your novel is very good, your reputation in the United States is too small, if we want to publish your novel, we must not have many first printings." After all, we also have to take risks. 50,000 copies, I don't think that's a lot or too much, it's good for us, what do you think? ”

"Yes, but I have a request." Jiang Yulou nodded in agreement, but made another request, "If the novel sells 100,000 copies, I ask for the royalty share to be increased to 9%, and the 200,000 copies to 10%. ”

Jason shook his head and said, "That's not good, you're a rookie writer, and in order to recommend your novel to readers, we at Random House have to pay a lot of advertising money." ”

After speaking, he glanced at Jiang Yulou strangely, "Moreover, you are so confident that your novel can sell 200,000 copies in the United States?" ”

Jiang Yulou smiled and said nothing, 200,000 copies? You're underestimating Jurassic Park's sales.

In previous lives, the novel sold more than 200 million copies worldwide and was translated into thirty-six languages.

200,000 copies? It's a little interesting.

Seeing this, Jason sighed, feeling that this young man was not like a modest Chinese, but as greedy as a Jew.

So, he could only follow Jiang Yulou's train of thought and give a higher share, "Jiang, although I don't know where you got your confidence. Since you strongly demand, I can also give a promise. If Jurassic Park sells 500,000 copies, you can get 9% royalties for the excess and 10% if it exceeds 1 million copies. ”

There are 500,000 copies of a book, a number that is very large among American writers. But a million copies, it's already a real bestseller.

If Jiang Yulou can achieve this data by relying on a book, Random House will not object to the royalties given to his famous writers.

This sharing plan is quite reasonable, as he said, in order to promote the novel, Random House has to pay a lot at the beginning, and it is very reasonable to take the lion's share.

So, Jiang Yulou nodded, raised his glass and said, "Epstein, I am very satisfied with this number, I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

"Happy working together!" Jason smiled, finally got the little young man.