Calculated based on 300,000 words, Wen Ying can still get 180,000 words of royalties from "Eige".
Han Qin increased the manuscript fee from 180 yuan for 1,000 words to 240 yuan for 1,000 words. Just by serializing it in "Eige", Wen Ying could still get about 43,000 yuan in royalties.
43,000 yuan is not a small amount of money.
Han Qin had just looked at Wen Ying. Wen Ying was wearing ordinary clothes, not expensive brands, except for a pair of Nike sneakers.
Based on Wen Ying's acquaintance with Zou Weijun of the Chengdu Publishing Group, Han Qin judged that Wen Ying's family should be between well-to-do and middle-class in Chengdu.
Even for a middle-class family, more than 40,000 yuan is not an amount that can be thrown away in the blink of an eye.
Han Qin hoped that Wen Ying would be a smart little girl who would know that one bird in the hand is worth more than all the birds in the forest, and that she would know that going too far is not enough.
It’s hard to say how well the novel will sell after it is published. During the serialization period, the royalties increased to 240 yuan per thousand words, but the benefits are tangible!
Han Qin didn't play by the rules, and even before the publishing contract was negotiated, she mentioned the increase in manuscript fees, which really surprised Wen Ying.
Wen Ying immediately stood up and expressed her gratitude to Han Qin for his attention, but also had doubts:
"The manuscript fee has increased to 240 yuan per 1,000 words. Are there any additional conditions, such as signing a publishing contract with a magazine?"
Han Qin smiled. Do you need to explain this clearly? It must be a necessary additional condition!
Wen Ying guessed it too, but she was afraid of misunderstanding Editor Han, so she needed to confirm it in person.
In fact, the magazine has already raised the manuscript fee for serialization once, from 130 yuan per 1,000 words to 180 yuan per 1,000 words.
Wen Ying is not very concerned about whether it will rise again.
How much higher can it go?
From 180 yuan to 300 yuan for 1,000 words, if she increases it by 120 yuan, 180,000 words will be just over 20,000 yuan, which is not even 20,000 yuan after tax is deducted.
It's not that Wen Ying despises 20,000 yuan, she hasn't grown to this extent yet.
But compared with the publication of "Teen Idol", the serial royalties of 20,000 yuan more or 20,000 yuan less are actually not important. If a novel is popular, it can be reprinted again and again. Some authors can even get it after a book becomes popular.
Live off royalties for the rest of your life!
What's more, Han Qin did not increase the manuscript fee to 300 yuan per thousand words as exaggeratedly as it did, but only increased it to 240 yuan per thousand words.
Of course, for a new author, 240 yuan per thousand words is already a very good fee. If Wen Ying is not satisfied, it is because Wen Ying is too greedy.
But for Wen Ying, she wanted to hear what Han Qin thought about the publication of "Young Idol" and whether he had a complete planning plan.
There are so many new books on the market every year. The serialization of "Teen Idol" in "Egg" has indeed attracted some readers and has a basic sales base. However, readers who follow the serialization in magazines may not necessarily buy individual books.
Especially after the ending has been published in the magazine, most readers will be satisfied after reading the ending. Only a very small number of readers will like this book so much that they want to buy the single volume of "Teen Idol" to take home for convenience.
The second brush, the third brush.
The release of the single book "Teen Idol" also requires publicity so that more new readers who don't know about this book will buy it.
Wen Ying gave Zou Weijun advice, and Zou Weijun would adopt reasonable suggestions.
Will Han Qin listen to her suggestions for "Eige"?
A person's face can reveal part of his personality, and Han Qin is a very independent person at first glance.
There are definitely benefits to such a personality. Without an independent opinion, Han Qin cannot be the editor-in-chief.
But similarly, Han Qin's personality also has negative effects: she is very independent and unwilling to listen to other people's suggestions.
Not to mention Wen Ying, a new author, giving Han Qin advice on how to plan a publication, even a new editor like Xiao Salamander, Han Qin would not take it seriously.
Little did Han Qin know that Wen Ying's childish appearance contained the soul of an adult. Seeing Wen Ying looking at her, Han Qin knew that Wen Ying was persistent in wanting an answer.
She picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water. "I don't know how Editor Zou made a promise to you. As I just said, it's useless no matter how nice the words are if they can't be implemented. Since you and Editor Zou have already
We have talked about it, and I must know how royalties are calculated. Your book "Teenage Idol" is estimated to have 300,000 words. With this number of words, we can make a hardcover version, priced at 28 yuan. I plan to give you a first printing of 30,000 copies, and the royalties will be paid to you.
Counting 8%, I will pay you 20% of the fee after signing the contract, and another 30% will be paid before the book is proofread and printed, and the remaining 50% will be paid within one month after it is officially put on the market."
The first printing of 30,000 copies is priced at 28 yuan, with an 8% royalty.
Within one month after the publication of "Teen Idol", Wen Ying could receive more than 60,000 yuan.
After adding in the price increase, there is still more than 40,000 yuan in royalties during the serialization period of "Eige", which is exactly 110,000, and after tax is deducted, there is still a small amount of 100,000.
As long as Wen Ying agrees to Han Qin today, this small hundred thousand yuan will basically be kept in her pocket.
Honestly speaking, the conditions given by Han Qin are not low.
She didn't at least give Wen Ying a 6% royalty.
Even if Wen Ying signs a contract with Zou Weijun, in order to get 8% of the royalties, the book must sell more than 50,000 copies. Zou Weijun's publishing contract is a bet that "Teenage Idol" will be a hit, while Han Qin's conditions are more realistic
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Wen Ying doesn’t have to worry about whether the book sells well or not. Anyway, Wen Ying can get 100% of the royalties from the first printing of 30,000 copies. As for whether she can get more in the future, it depends on whether the book will be reprinted!
But Zou Weijun priced "Youth Idol" at 32 yuan, while Han Qin priced it at 28 yuan.
At first glance, the difference is only 4 yuan. Based on the 8% royalty rate, a copy of Wen Ying is only 32 cents less, which is not worth mentioning. But once the sales of the book increase, the difference of 10,000 copies will be
3,200 yuan, 100,000 copies is 32,000 yuan, one million copies... wake up, why are you thinking of selling a million copies? It's still broad daylight.
If you really want to sell a million copies, what matters is not the price difference caused by the book's pricing, but the royalty rate.
The royalties given by Han Qin were a fixed 8%. If the first printed copy could not be sold, Wen Ying would get 8%. If it sold 1 million copies, Wen Ying would still get 8%.
As for Zou Weijun, if he can sell 1 million copies, the royalties will be 15%.
These two calculation methods mean that Wen Ying's royalty income can differ by about double, provided that she can sell 1 million copies!
Well, Wen Ying still has to have a dream.
It doesn't matter whether the price rises from 180 yuan per thousand words to 240 yuan per thousand words. The double difference in royalties is more than 2 million yuan. Wen Ying still attaches great importance to it.
Wen Ying glanced at Zou Weijun. Zou Weijun smiled and nodded, encouraging her to ask questions boldly, and Wen Ying no longer had any worries.
"Editor Han, are you considering formulating the publishing contract for "Teen Idol" with a stepped royalty rate based on the actual number of copies sold?"
Han Qin stopped smiling and put down the cup in her hand:
"Xiaoyu, what I just said told you not to care too much about petty profits and empty promises made by others. I asked myself that the conditions given are very good. If you still think they are not good, are you a bit too greedy?"
