In fact... Bai Gui can still find several publishers. With his current reputation in the industry, it is not difficult to find several good publishers. Besides, with so many famous and unanimous recommendations from Dongda professors, publishing is not difficult.
…
But if you want to really become famous quickly and build the reputation of this book, you have to go to a big publishing house!
And this...
Bai Gui has no connections in this area.
He has only worked with Asahisha.
So I could only find Mitsuko Yamada and use his connections.
Eating soft rice... Although the words are a bit unpleasant, there is a shortcut to eating soft rice, and with Yamada Mitsuko's identity as a guarantee, it is safer. He thinks it is better to eat soft rice...
"I'll give you news tomorrow."
Yamada Mitsuko thought for a while and said.
She has not had much dealings with publishing houses, but with her background, it is not difficult to find a major publishing house other than Asahisha.
"Then...thank you so much, Photon."
Bai Gui breathed a sigh of relief.
He picked up the novel from the table and handed it to Mitsuko Yamada.
But accidentally, their hands touched each other.
Divide immediately upon contact.
Mitsuko Yamada's pink face suddenly turned red, from the roots of her ears to the roots of her neck. She seemed to have realized something. She quickly blushed and lowered her head, staring at her toes.
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The next day.
Miss Yamada used her power to recommend a publishing house to Bai Gui.
The name is Youfei Pavilion.
She raised her head high, revealing her baby-fat slightly round chin, and said proudly.
He looked like he was begging for praise.
It's cute to be naive.
"Youfei Pavilion..."
Bai Gui clicked his tongue.
Boy, this soft rice is really delicious.
The name Youfei Pavilion doesn't sound very nice, and it doesn't sound like the brand name that a large publishing house should have. But this publishing house is a representative academic publishing house, specializing in publishing books on law, economics, humanities, and social sciences.
The textbooks used by many universities and the annual editions of the Six Methods are published by Youfei Pavilion!
Very high status!
If the book can be published by Youfei Pavilion, basically no one in Japan can compare with it.
In Japan in later generations, there are three famous publishing houses, namely Kodansha, Shogakukan, and Shueisha. The first two publishing houses have not yet been established, and Shueisha is still a small publisher with no influence.
"After the novel is published, I will treat you to dinner, Guangzi..."
Bai Gui said.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Yufi Pavilion must be closely related. The quality of this book is good, and it is reasonable to persuade Yufei Pavilion to publish it.
But without the identity of Mitsuko Yamada... it would be extremely difficult to find books published by Youfei Pavilion.
Academic publishing houses like Youfei Pavilion are relatively relaxed about publishing books for professor-level figures, but if you don't have a professor title, it's obviously not going to be easy to publish in Youfei Pavilion...
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Yuhikaku is located in Kanda Ichibashi Domachi, Tokyo, later known as Chiyoda District. This publishing house was founded in 1877, the 10th year of the Meiji era. It was called "Ushikaku" at the time and was just a second-hand bookstore.
Two years later, it was renamed Youfei Pavilion and moved into the publishing industry, with its status in the industry increasing day by day.
The presidents of all generations have been members of the Jiangcao family.
The first president was Egusa Hattaro, a feudal lord of the old Ninja clan.
The second generation president was Shigetada Egusa.
The President Egusa mentioned by Mitsuko Yamada is the second generation president Egusa Shigetada.
Bai Gui brought the first draft to the door of Youfei Pavilion.
As soon as we entered, we were greeted by an editor from the agency.
living room.
Pour tea, a few plates of snacks and fruits.
Attentive hospitality.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Bai. President Jiang Cao will come in person later."
The editor at the agency said very politely.
Although Youfei Ge has not had many interactions with Bai Gui, Bai Gui is also well-known in the industry, and is known as a person who "refines novels". Although it is indispensable for the existence of gimmicks, many people have questioned it, but in the same way,
This also represents Bai Gui’s strength...
Not long after.
President Jiang Cao hurried over.
"Since this manuscript has been recommended by so many professors, there is no one with a good reputation..."
President Jiang Cao took a look at the first draft and couldn't help but feel moved.
This novel manuscript has the signatures of many professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts of Tokyo University.
Youfei Ge is an academic publisher and has a lot of dealings with professors from Dongda University. He can recognize most of the names on this manuscript. Even if he doesn't recognize them, he has heard the names before. This cannot be a lie. Some of them are fake.
The professor even stamped his private seal...
I originally received news that Bai Meihe was preparing to publish a novel in Youfei Pavilion...
In his heart, he would not be too welcoming or too rejecting. Since there is someone behind his back, Fei Ge would give him face. Besides, the pen name of Bai Meihe is quite valuable and cannot be easily wasted.
I was very happy to agree.
But to decide whether to deal with the problem or publish it seriously... President Jiang Cao decided to go through the novel manuscript first and check the quality. If the quality is acceptable, then publish it seriously. If the quality is not up to par, then deal with the matter.
But after this..., he was also tempted,
"Youfei Pavilion is willing to publish this book. I will give Mr. Bai 15% of the royalties on the initial publication and publish 3,000 copies. I wonder what Mr. Bai wants?"
President Jiang Cao immediately decided.
Lost it!
Youfei Pavilion missed it!
If the relationship between Asahisha and the current Bai Gui had not been somewhat tense, this novel might not have been found in Yufei Pavilion. It was originally decided to print and publish it. Now that it is of such high quality, he has set a very high price.
“The price is very reasonable.”
Bai Gui raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
Nowadays, the royalties for the first publication of the well-known writer Natsume Soseki are only about 15%. He can get this royalties because Arihiga's sincerity is indeed sufficient.
But if you think about it carefully, this matter is easy to understand.
The royalties paid by publishers for such major historical works are always higher than those for popular novels.
The reason why he felt that the second volume of The Empire of Qin was not suitable for Asahisha was because The Empire of Qin was a series of books and had a certain reputation, so the price increase was reasonable. It was not like a short story that had not yet developed its reputation, so the initial publication was set
The royalties are not high.
The novel has not yet been released, and there is no newspaper serialization to test the waters. It can give a royalty of 15%, and it has an initial publication of 3,000 copies. It can be said that Youfei Ge is very optimistic about the prospects of this novel, and the resource support it will provide in the future will not
few……
"If Mr. Bai thinks the price is right, I will ask the editor in the agency to draw up a contract."
President Jiang Cao spoke in a relaxed tone.
He was also afraid that the white noble lion would open his mouth.
The first impression of job-hopping is not very good. Writers can alleviate it a bit. However, the label of being a philistine and trying to make money will still be inadvertently attached...
Youfei Ge drafted the contract very quickly, with just a few thin pieces of paper.
There are not many restrictions.
Bai Gui read the contract and felt there was nothing inappropriate about it, so he signed everything.
“A pleasure to work with!”
President Jiangcao stretched out his hand.
“A pleasure to work with.”
Bai Gui was startled for a moment, then smiled and stretched out his hand.
