1231: The man is affectionate, the concubine is interested
"Of course I have confidence in you!"
Zou Weijun knew that the starting royalty rate of 6% was too low.
But Zou Weijun never thought that Wen Ying's book could not sell even 20,000 copies.
I’m not sure how many copies it will sell, at least not 20,000!
As long as 150,000 copies are sold, Wen Ying can get 10% of the royalties, and if more than 1 million copies are sold, Wen Ying can get 15% of the royalties.
Zou Weijun’s initial price for Wen Ying for the 300,000-word novel was 32 yuan. If it could really sell 1 million copies, based on a 15% royalty rate, Wen Ying’s royalty income would be nearly 5 million!
If Zou Weijun is now patting his chest and promising Wen Ying that "Teenage Idol" will definitely sell more than 1 million copies, then he is really deceiving Wen Ying as a fool.
Even Zou Weijun’s immediate boss didn’t believe that a new author’s first work could sell 1 million copies, so he agreed to Zou Weijun’s offer.
Anyway, Wen Ying cannot reach the sales volume. Writing 15% of the royalties in the contract is like hanging Wen Ying on a bone. If Wen Ying wants to get 15% of the royalties, he must agree to 6% of the royalties for less than 20,000 copies.
This quote and this starting royalty are also extremely low.
Wen Ying continued reading, the settlement cycle is once every three months.
From the time "Teen Idol" was released, sales were calculated once every three months, and then Wen Ying's royalties were settled.
For example, Wen Ying only sold 15,000 copies in the first three months, so her royalty income is "15,000*32*6%", which is only 28,800 yuan.
But in the next billing cycle, as long as the sales exceed 20,000 copies, even if there is just one more copy, her royalties will enter the next billing standard. What Wen Ying can get is not only those sold in the second quarter
5001 books have a 7% royalty income, and the books sold last quarter will also have to pay Wen Ying a 7% royalty rate to make up the price difference.
The more Wen Ying's books are sold, the higher the royalties will be.
Although royalties are based on a tiered charging model based on the actual sales volume, the actual selling price has nothing to do with Wen Ying. Even if the book is sold at a discount, it will not affect Wen Ying's calculation of royalties based on the "32 yuan" pricing!
This contract is valid for 3 years.
Zou Weijun could not predict what the book market would be like three years later, but she retained the opportunity to renegotiate the price for both her company and Wen Ying herself.
After three years, Zou Weijun's publishing department did not renew the contract, and Wen Ying could hand over the book to another publishing house for republication.
During the contract period, for every book sold, Zou Weijun will accumulate sales for Wen Ying.
If it can sell more than 1 million copies in 3 years, Wen Ying can earn nearly 5 million from royalties!
With her own professionalism, Wen Ying could not find anything wrong with Zou Weijun's plan. Zou Weijun was sincere, but Wen Ying did not agree directly.
"Aunt Zou, I would also like to hear the quotation from Egger. If Egger can offer the same conditions, I will definitely give priority to letting the magazine publish a single volume. I see your sincerity, but——
Anyway, I’m sorry, I didn’t want to lie to you!”
Zou Weijun really wants to publish this book.
Wen Ying knew that Zou Weijun was sincere and knew that work would make Zou Weijun more fulfilling.
But she can't give up some of her principles just because Zou Weijun is Xie Qian's mother.
"Teen Idol" became popular because it borrowed the platform of "Eige" magazine. Editor Xiao Sala even discovered Wen Ying's "bole". When Wen Ying was first rejected, Xiao Sala patiently pointed out Wen Ying's
Problems with writing.
A good editor can help a new author grow quickly. Wen Ying is very grateful to Xiao Salam.
Even the book "Teenage Idol" came about because Xiao Sala asked her to write a manuscript and encouraged Wen Ying to try writing a full-length novel.
The initial manuscript fee for "Teenage Idol" is 130 yuan per thousand words, which is the price for a newcomer to the magazine.
After making some achievements, Xiaoyu immediately helped Wen Ying get a manuscript fee of 180 yuan per thousand words.
Now Wen Ying has received 500,000 yuan for a script, and the 180 yuan for a thousand words is not high. But if writing is all about "money", it won't mean anything to Wen Ying.
mean.
Wen Ying's rejection of Zou Weijun was more tactful. In fact, not to mention that the conditions offered by "Eige" were the same as those of Zou Weijun, even if they were slightly worse, Wen Ying would probably still choose to let "Eige" help her publish a single.
Not for anything else, just to repay the little salamander for helping her.
It is a great opportunity for a person to be reborn once, but can he be reborn a second time?
Wen Ying cherishes others' kindness to her very much and doesn't want to leave any regrets.
Wen Ying confessed her thoughts, and Zou Weijun was not angry. Instead, she felt that Wen Ying was loyal and refused the temptation in front of her, which was not something everyone could do.
"I can understand your thinking. Everything should be done on a first-come, first-served basis."
The heart of a child is always so simple and pure.
Zou Weijun asked Wen Ying to relax: "I will make an appointment with the people at the magazine, and the three of us will sit down and talk. If they are sincere in publishing your book, I will give them "Young Idol" and we will publish it again in the future.
It’s not that there are no opportunities for cooperation. By the time you publish your second book, this royalty ladder may no longer be suitable for your status!”
It is actually a bit taboo for the three parties to sit down and talk.
Zou Weijun did this because she really wanted to show her sincerity.
Even if it didn't work out, the conditions she offered would put pressure on "Eige", so she gave Wen Ying a push.
"Aunt Zou, thank you!"
The more she gets along with Zou Weijun, the more Wen Ying likes Zou Weijun.
It is precious for a young person to have an innocent heart, but at Zou Weijun's age, he is still mostly kind to others, which is really commendable!
In particular, Zou Weijun could become cynical, mean and suspicious after experiencing an unfortunate engagement, but Zou Weijun did not!
Wen Ying couldn't stay at Xie Qian's house for too long. After talking to Zou Weijun for a while, she said goodbye. Zou Weijun was worried and wanted to drive Wen Ying back in person. Wen Ying refused: "You just came back from a business trip, so you'd better rest early. I can just take a taxi."
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Xie Qian came down from upstairs and said, "Let me accompany Wen Ying to take a taxi and write down the license plate number."
"Then you might as well send her home."
At night, girls are more likely to be in danger than boys.
Wen Ying saw that Xie Qian had something to say, and felt uneasy. She thought that Xie Qian had already marked her paper. After they got into the taxi, Xie Qian didn't mention the paper.
"Do you have Song Shao's contact information?"
"I have his QQ number and a landline number."
Wen Ying realized that she had forgotten to ask Song Shao for his mobile phone number. She didn't even know if Song Shao was using his mobile phone.
"Then...forget it, just tell him directly. After thinking about it, I still feel that the matter is very strange. Please tell Song Shao not to take the 1 million yuan in compensation from my father."
Can't you want it?
Wen Ying wondered, "Have you signed the mediation letter?"
Xie Qian nodded, "The mediation letter has been signed, but the money has not arrived yet. Although my uncle wants my dad to learn a lesson, my dad dare not not shell out the one million, but I have one idea.
