Cafe.

"Teacher Zhang~~ here. ”

As soon as Zhang Si entered the door, a man immediately stood up and beckoned.

"Hello, Joe editor. Zhang sighed and sat down across from the man.

This person's name is Qiao Rong, and he is the editor of Pujiang International Publishing House, and "Woman Thirty" was published by this publishing house, and Qiao Rong is responsible for docking with Zhang Si.

"That's great, now that the situation is so good, let's strike while the iron is hot, and we will definitely be able to sell well. Qiao Rong listened to Zhang Si's introduction and breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Si just told him that "Woman Thirty" has obtained the consent of the studio and can be officially published.

"Hope it's a big hit. ”

Zhang Si is also looking forward to it, now that the TV series is so popular, the ratings are rising, and social topics are constantly ongoing, the three women take the initiative to be on the hot search, and the book is definitely expected to sell well at this time.

Qiao Rong immediately took out the standard contract, Zhang Si read it carefully, confirmed that it was the same as what he had seen before, and signed his name with confidence.

"I wish Mr. Zhang an early inclusion in the Rich List of Writers. ”

Qiao Rong put away the contract and made two copies, with each of them taking one copy.

Zhang Si also smiled: "It's a sweet dream, but it's daytime." ”

"Hahaha~~" Qiao Rong laughed: "Mr. Zhang is the first time to publish a book, and the tax rate we give has reached 10%, which is very sincere, and I hope there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future." ”

The tax rate that authors in the industry can generally get is 7%, and according to this ratio, the manuscript fee that authors can get from a book is "printing volume or sales volume * 7% * book unit price".

Although Zhang Si is the first time to publish a book and is not famous, "Woman Thirty" is famous, which is the biggest reliance, for which he won a starting tax rate of 10%.

If the sales volume is less than 100,000 copies, then the tax rate is 10%.

If the sales volume is greater than 100,000 copies and less than 1 million copies, then the part of the sales volume greater than 100,000 but less than 1 million will be calculated according to the tax rate of 12%.

If the sales volume exceeds 1 million copies, the excess sales will be subject to a tax rate of 13%.

This condition belongs to the treatment of first-line writers, and Zhang Si and Qiao Rong grinded for a week before convincing each other to agree.

"Teacher Zhang published the book this time, and I also made a bet, I hope we will not be disappointed. Qiao Rong said.

A newcomer, a new book, he can convince the publishing house to give such conditions, but also suppress his own future.

Zhang sighed and said, "You won't be disappointed. ”

After speaking, he took out a printed manuscript paper from his bag, put it on the table, pushed it in front of Qiao Rong, and said, "Editor Qiao, take a look." ”

"What?" Qiao Rong put back on the glasses he had just taken off, picked up the manuscript paper, and after only one glance, he was surprised: "New book?"

Zhang sighed and nodded: "New book." ”

Qiao Rong raised his head in surprise, looked at Zhang Si and asked, "A new book will be published so soon, has it been written before?"

Zhang sighed: "It's just been written, you see, are you interested." ”

"Okay, I'll take a look. ”

Time is limited, of course Qiao Rong can't read intensively, he browsed quickly, turned a page in a few seconds, and spent more than ten minutes reading it, his heart was turbulent, and he said: "It's a good story, and the angle is very novel." ”

The book that Zhang Si showed him was "Bad Boy".

"How's it going?" asked Zhang Si.

Qiao Rong: "Interesting, but I can't give you an answer now, I'm going to take it back, read it carefully, as soon as tomorrow, if it's slow, I can reply to you the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhang sighed: "No problem, you support me in "Woman Thirty", so I am willing to wait for you." ”

Qiao Rong returned to the publishing house, first explained the matter of "Woman Thirty", hurriedly printed and published, and seized the opportunity.

According to the contract, 100,000 copies will be printed in the early stage, and whether they will be printed in the later stage depends on the sales situation.

Back in the office, he closed the door, took out Zhang Si's "Bad Boy" and started to watch it, originally just planned to use a little time between work to watch a little bit of it, but once he watched it, he couldn't stop, his appetite was hanging, one suspense just ended, and the next suspense came again, which made people want to stop.

Originally, it was said that I would be able to read the reply to Zhang Si as soon as tomorrow, but in the evening, at 0:00 in the morning, I stayed up all night to read it.

Qiao Rong can't calm down, there is no doubt that this is a gripping suspense story, and like "Woman Thirty", the angle chosen is very novel and attractive.

His heart was tickled by a cat all the time, and there was a pain and happiness that did not vomit or unpleasantly.

He really wanted to call Zhang Si now and talk about "Bad Boy", but it was already early in the morning, and he and Zhang Si were not good enough to that extent.

So, he drank the cold tea from the teacup, got up and walked out of the study, came to the bedroom, walked to the bed softly, pushed his wife, woke her up, and said to her with a confused face: "The meaning of life is not to sleep, literature can make time eternal." You are a university teacher, come, let's talk about the similarities and differences between traditional literature and best-selling literature. ”

The next day, it was still the same café, and Zhang Si and Qiao Rong met again.

"Editor Joe, what's wrong with your glasses?" Zhang Si's gaze was first attracted by Qiao Rong's gold-rimmed glasses.

Qiao Rong was a little embarrassed: "I accidentally dropped the ground when I wiped the table in the morning, and the lenses were a little worn, so I'll change them later." What a book. ”

He drew his attention back to the book.

Qiao Rong took "Bad Boy" very seriously and agreed to publish it, and now the problem is the issue of royalties.

Zhang Si asked for the same royalties as "Woman Thirty", but Qiao Rong disagreed and asked for a reduction.

""Woman Thirty" is because of the popularity of the TV series, and we are confident. "Bad Boy" is good, but the popularity is too bad to give such royalties. Qiao Rong said.

Zhang sighed: "With "Woman Thirty" as the striker, "Bad Boy" will not be bad, and more importantly, "Bad Boy" will also be made into a TV series. ”

Qiao Rong's eyes lit up: "Are you sure?"

Zhang sighed: "You can wait and see, but I don't dare to guarantee that I will give it to you when the time comes." ”

Qiao Rong smiled bitterly, Teacher Zhang was a little black.

Publishing the book first, and then selling the film and television rights of the book to the studio, if you really do this, it will be very unauthentic.

However, there are two types of contracts for screenwriters at the studio.

One is the project bonus system, that is, relying on the project to get bonuses, which is what Zhang Si is now.

The other is the employment cooperation system, and the screenwriters in the factory are treated the same as the screenwriters outside.

In other words, if the studio takes a fancy to a certain script, such as "Unreachable", and wants to remake it, it can only buy out the film and television copyright. If the screenwriter in the studio has signed a contract for the employment of a cooperative system, then the operation process is the same. The only difference is that the studio has the right of first refusal to buy the contracted screenwriters, and correspondingly, they will also pay the screenwriters every month as a benefit.

If Zhang Si takes this kind of employment and employment cooperation contract, then he can publish the book first, and then hand it over to the factory, if he is willing, then buy the copyright of the film and television remake.

Zhang Si has applied to change the contract from a project system to a contract system.

There was a lot of debate within the studio.

The employment and employment cooperation system does exist, and there are many such screenwriters, but any screenwriter who can get this kind of contract has become famous, has his own network resources, and has made contributions to the studio.

Zhang Si's qualifications are too shallow, which is the main reason for the endless debate.

The side in favor, such as He Miao, the screenwriter director of the film and television department, said: "The screenwriting profession cannot be judged by seniority, young people have more ideas, but they can do brilliantly." Although Zhang Si has been in the factory for a short time, but in such a short period of time, the projects he has made are obvious to all, which one is not resounding, "Little Drama Bone" has created a big IP for the factory, and a whole series can be derived, the same is true for "Unlucky Bear", not to mention "Woman Thirty", who dared to think about this achievement before?

The opponent said: "Having said that, but the factory did not treat him badly, the project is doing well, the bonus is also rich, young people can't be ambitious, make some achievements and shout to improve the salary, now can be improved, if he makes achievements in the future, how to satisfy his appetite?"

He Miao looked at Du Wei, who was sitting opposite, the screenwriter director of the animation department, Du Wei glanced at him, didn't speak, and didn't know what he thought.

But Feng Dong, who was sitting under Du Wei, took the initiative to say: "Leaders, can I say my opinion?"

He is the leader of the third screenwriting group of the animation department, and he used to be Zhang Si's top boss, and he is the lowest level in today's meeting.

Tang Hao, the deputy director who presided over the meeting, nodded and said, "You speak." ”

Today's meeting is not a meeting to discuss Zhang Si's contract, but a weekly meeting of the screenwriting department, but the last topic happens to be Zhang Si's contract, so the discussion is so intense.

Feng Dong said: "To be honest, our factory has always attached great importance to screenwriters, which is well-known in the industry, and we are very proud of being screenwriters, but now there are fewer and fewer young people who are willing to be screenwriters, they like to take risks, and if you let them get a fixed salary every month, they are unwilling." ”

Someone interjected: "Isn't there a project bonus? Our project bonus is among the highest in the industry." ”

Feng Dong said: "That's right, our project bonus is very good, but what if he can get more through the share? Then why does he choose a lower project bonus? The project bonus can cultivate new talents, but the appointment and appointment cooperation system can retain talented people, we definitely don't want to become a screenwriter training base in the industry, and the young talents we cultivate are poached by other companies, and the loss is too great." ”

"It's like Zhang Si, if he changes jobs, I believe that many entertainment companies will be happy to accept it, and the treatment given is definitely not low. ”

"We can give this treatment to screenwriters outside, so why can't we train screenwriters for ourselves? Is it the other way around?"

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The meeting didn't end until six o'clock in the afternoon, and finally Tang Hao made the decision, saying: "Zhang Si wants to change the contract, it is excusable, the factory can understand, so let's do it, after "Woman Thirty", if he can come up with another script with a level not lower than this, then change it for him." ”