In terms of scale, personnel, and annual sales, Tang Dynasty Publishing House can be said to be the largest first-level publishing house in China.
Every year, countless college graduates flood into the talent pool of publishing houses. This is not only because of the reputation of Tang Dynasty Publishing House, but also because of the employee benefits of Tang Dynasty Publishing House among countless publishing houses across the country.
, the salaries are second to none.
Zou Weilun is an editor-in-chief of Tang Dynasty Publishing House.
However, compared to other colleagues, Zou Weilun's life at Tang Dynasty Publishing House was very uncomfortable this year.
As the first person to receive submissions for "Looking for Qin" and discover the potential of "Looking for Qin" to be a hit, Zou Weilun couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart every time he thought of the achievements of "Looking for Qin" over the past year.
If the Tang Dynasty Publishing House had allowed the publication of "Looking for Qin" at that time, then all the achievements of "Looking for Qin" would be like a cornucopia, constantly bringing wealth, fame and career advancement to Zou Weilun.
The discovery of a copy of "Looking for Qin" was enough to make him famous in the industry, and he even became the youngest editor-in-chief of Tang Dynasty Publishing House.
However, all this eventually disappeared due to the insistent rejection of the editor-in-chief.
After he recommended the book "Looking for Qin Ji" to the Hong Kong Literature and Art Publishing House, after a year of accumulation by his classmate Cai Afen, coupled with the performance achievements brought by the discovery of "Looking for Qin Ji" and the rising popularity in the industry, this directly
Cai Afen was promoted to the editor-in-chief level of the Literature and Art Publishing House, becoming one of the youngest chief editors of the Literature and Art Publishing House.
Literary Publishing House is backed by the China Film Group and has Glory Bookstore as its distribution source. Its publishing scale covers the entire Chinese community in Southeast Asia, and is almost the same as Tang Dynasty Publishing House.
Therefore, strictly speaking, the quality of the editor-in-chief of a literary publishing house is not much lower than that of Tang Dynasty Publishing House, which only focuses on mainland publishing.
The former members of the university literary club are now editor-in-chief.
As the president, I am still the little-known editor in charge.
This makes Zou Weilun feel an unspeakable sense of loss every time he thinks about it.
During this period of time, Li Qing became famous in China and became one of the most popular superstars in the country. He has fans all over the Taiwan Strait and three places. All traces of his history have been dug up by interested people.
When the news came that "Looking for Qin" was rejected by Tang Dynasty Publishing House due to superstitious reasons and was instead published by Hong Kong Literature and Art Publishing House, Tang Dynasty Publishing House was also at the forefront of the storm.
There are also adjectives such as blind-sighted and blind.
The editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief and other management of the publishing house have all become the targets of ridicule in the industry.
This feeling is very uncomfortable, especially in the past two days when the leaders of the Ministry of Culture made inspections and mentioned this matter intentionally or unintentionally, which immediately made the management of Tang Dynasty Publishing House even more concerned.
At the beginning, if your Ministry of Culture had not issued a notice prohibiting the publication of superstitious books, would we have rejected the manuscript of "Xun Qin Ji"?
At the end of the inspection, the leaders of the Ministry of Culture seemed to have finally lost their patience. In their words, they not only praised Li Qing's literary achievements abroad, but also noted all the reasons for the rejection of "Xun Qin Ji" in Tang Dynasty Publishing House.
The publisher hinted that they would find an opportunity to apologize to Li Qing and make an appointment for a manuscript.
You know, the development of the industrial chain brought about by the "Looking for Qin" has made the literary and art publishing house make a lot of money.
Recently, the TV series "Looking for Qin Ji" broadcast by Hong Kong TVB is also so popular that it has no friends. The starring actor Gu Shaohua has directly gained huge popularity in Hong Kong with this TV series.
The surrounding industry chain of "Looking for Qin" was also out of stock for a time, and the intangible value contained in it is definitely more than 100 million.
The management of Tang Dynasty Publishing House understood very well what the leaders of the Ministry of Culture meant.
Requesting manuscripts from Li Qing is secondary, but obtaining the peripheral copyright development rights for Li Qing's works is probably the most important.
No matter how best-selling a novel is, in mainland China, earning several million a year is already the ultimate.
The most important of these is undoubtedly the various derivative copyrights of this novel.
For example, movie, TV series copyright, game copyright, animation copyright, character model copyright, etc. The value contained in this is much higher than publishing a novel.
Everyone understands this truth, the leaders understand it, the publishing house understands it, and Li Qing also understands it.
The key lies in how to obtain these copyrights instead of handing them over to Hong Kong people to develop.
After all, for a work with a derivative value of hundreds of millions, the various tax figures it brings are very considerable, and it also invisibly solves a lot of employment pressure.
In short, what the leaders of the Ministry of Culture said around Laobao means nothing more than the same thing:
Your Tang Dynasty Publishing House let go of "Looking for Qin", and I don't blame you, but you must get Li Qing's next work for me, and you can't make another joke like letting go of "Looking for Qin"!
After implementing the spirit of the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Tang Dynasty Publishing House held an emergency meeting.
In the end, the four of them, with editor-in-chief Wu Shaobo as the main editor, editor-in-chief Zou Weilun as the assistant, and two copyright operations editors who were proficient in law, went to Hanhai Media Company to request manuscripts from Li Qing, who was now very busy.
Hanhai Culture Media is now located in Chaoyang Park, an office building named Fujin.
The 12-story Fujin office building is across the street from the Yuanzheng Media Building across the street.
The sixth and seventh floors where Hanhai has settled have been renovated and all employees have moved in. The housewarming ceremony will be held after the busy period is over.
When Zou Weilun and editor-in-chief Wu Shaobo arrived here, they revealed their identities to the front desk and heard that Li Qing was not here. They were not surprised. Big star announcements are always busy, especially for popular superstars like Li Qing.
Later, after making an appointment with General Manager Zhou Shu, they began to wait in the reception hall.
This wait lasts all afternoon.
At that time, Zhou Shu and others were continuing to argue with the management team of the band "Mike Learns Rock" who came again to inquire about the English cover copyright of the song "Kiss Goodbye".
The price of 700,000 is the final bottom line for Zhou Shu's English cover copyright of the song "Kiss Goodbye".
As for the management team of "Mike Learns Rock", the price of their visit was also increased this time, from the original firm price of 500,000 to 600,000.
"Miss Anna."
Zhou Shu put the coffee cup in his hand on the table and said calmly: "English is a universal language. The price of its cover copyright is naturally higher than that of other languages. Are you right?"
Anna said sincerely: "That's true, but your price is too high. We really can't accept it. We also ask Miss Zhou to give in a little bit on the price..."
Zhou Shu shook his head and said: "Let me tell you the truth directly. In the past two days, many foreign management teams have contacted us. They will not only purchase the English cover copyright of "Kiss Goodbye", but also all the songs in the album "Li Qing"
They will all purchase the cover rights through bidding."
Bidding?
Anna was suddenly startled.
Bidding is a bottomless pit, and the price will only go up higher and higher. Where there is the comfort of private negotiation, the monetary loss will be minimized.
Zhou Shu observed Anna's expression and smiled inwardly.
She stood up calmly and continued: "We are currently discussing the bidding date, so Miss Anna should wait a few days before coming back. This is my intention and the intention of our boss."
Seeing Zhou Shu's indifferent expression, Anna felt frightened.
Although I think this is a trap, for some things, the longer you delay, the greater the chance of an accident.
After thinking about this, Anna finally couldn't bear it anymore. She quickly stood up and called Zhou Shu: "Wait a moment..."
In the end, Anna succumbed to Zhou Shu's bidding strategy and chose to surrender.
The management team of "Mike Learns Rock" purchased the English cover rights of two songs in total, one is "Kiss Goodbye" for 700,000 yuan, and the other is "Dusk" for 500,000 yuan.
After the contract was signed, looking at Anna and others leaving happily, Zhou Shu suddenly said to Xu Wen next to him: "I always feel that the price I offered is a bit low."
"Isn't that less?" Xu Wen opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief: "Two songs, 1.2 million, and this is just the cover copyright! Oh my God, do you really think anyone will come to our place to participate in any kind of bidding?
ah?"
Zhou Shu smiled and patted Xu Wen's forehead with the contract document he had just signed: "Please, can you have some success? How about more than a million?"
Xu Wen covered her head and smiled: "Sister Xi, I'm not telling you that people's hearts are not as good as snakes swallowing elephants. Sometimes, being too greedy is really not good."
"You criticize me?" Zhou Shu looked at her sideways.
Xu Wen quickly waved her hand: "Hey, that's what I said. Sister Xi, don't worry about it. Just treat my words as a gust of wind and forget about it. Don't take it to heart."
Zhou Shu didn't say anything. Thinking of Anna's team's ecstatic look when they left, she couldn't help but feel worried.
"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you that people from Tang Dynasty Publishing House are waiting for you to meet!" Xu Wen said.
"Tang Dynasty Publishing House?"
Zhou Shu had a look of surprise on his face, and then he became thoughtful.
Wu Shaobo, Zou Weilun and others waited for three or four hours, from less than one o'clock at noon to more than four o'clock in the afternoon.
No matter how good-tempered you are, you will become irritable during this kind of waiting.
Editor-in-chief Wu Shaobo was the one who originally proposed to reject the manuscript of "Looking for Qin". He wore gold-rimmed glasses, a dark blue suit, and carried a briefcase. He looked like a successful professional.
However, after waiting for so long, he, who had already complained about this trip, finally couldn't help but start to complain: "Is this the other party trying to give us power? Isn't it because they didn't submit the manuscript for him? This
It's too stingy. Looking at this approach, even if he becomes popular, he will probably be a meteor for a while. I conclude that this person will never become a great person."
When Zou Weilun heard this, he glanced at the front desk lady not far away, who had a strange look in her eyes, and couldn't help but want to laugh.
Wu Shaobo is a typical example of the generation in China that has been poisoned by martial arts novels. In addition, he is a Chinese language and literature major. Every time he speaks, his words are always gentle and elegant, revealing a erudite and pretentious attitude.
Unfortunately, this way of talking is also highly appreciated by contemporary people, who think it is a symbol of reading poetry and books, and it is very popular.
However, these problems are trivial in Zou Weilun's opinion.
But if you complain about the boss's behavior in front of the front desk lady, aren't you afraid of others chewing your tongue in front of Li Qing?
At this time, Zhou Shu and Xu Wen came to the reception hall. After seeing Wu Shaobo and others, they walked over directly.
"Guys, I'm Mr. Zhou, who are you?" Mr. Zhou asked with a smile.
"Ah, Mr. Zhou, I have long admired your name. I am the editor-in-chief of Tang Dynasty Publishing House, Wu Shaobo."
When Wu Shaobo saw Zhou Shu, he was immediately surprised by the beautiful face, and then introduced enthusiastically: "This is my assistant Zou Weilun..."
After introducing them one by one, Mr. Zhou politely invited a few people to sit in the living room.
"We don't seem to have any contact with your company. I wonder why some of you came to our Hanhai?" Zhou Shu asked doubtfully.
Wu Shaobo had been waiting for three hours. No matter how good-looking Mr. Zhou was, he didn't want to talk too much nonsense at this time. He went straight to the point and said: "We are here to request a manuscript from Mr. Li Qing."
"Appointment?" Zhou Shu blinked.
"That's right, I'll make an appointment."
Wu Shaobo nodded and said: "It's been a year since "Looking for Qin" was finished. I wonder if Li Qing, the latest work of Qinglian Sword Immortal, has found a home? You can rest assured that our Tang Dynasty Publishing House is one of the best in the industry.
The strength is definitely second to none, and for a famous master like Qinglian Sword Immortal, when we sign a contract, we will give the other party the maximum possible concessions on all conditions."
"I'm so sorry."
Zhou Shu smiled slightly: "At present, our boss seems to have no idea of ​​developing into the literary world..."
When Wu Shaobo heard this, he said with a half-smile, "That's not true, right?" "Looking for Qin" is so popular, even if Li Qing has no other ideas, doesn't he have any plans to continue writing a second part? In our official survey, many "Looking for Qin"
Fans of "The Overlord of Western Chu" are all looking forward to Li Qing writing a work like "The Overlord of Western Chu". After all, in the final ending of "The Story of Qin", we all know that Xiang Shaoyu's son is the Overlord of Western Chu.
Xiang Yu!"
Zhou Shu shook his head: "In this regard, our boss really has no idea. He is currently busy in major cities for program announcements and autograph signings for his latest album. If you have time, he will be back tomorrow. How many of you will be there?
Come again?"
Wu Shaobo suddenly became angry. After waiting for such a long time, we got this result?
He wanted to speak again, but Zou Weilun pulled his shoulders and motioned for him to calm down. Then Zou Weilun smiled and said, "In that case, Mr. Zhou, let's come back tomorrow."
"Thank you for your understanding."
Zhou Shu smiled and stood up to shake hands with Zou Weilun, Wu Shaobo and others.
After watching them leave, Xu Wen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly sneered and said: "These people are really shameless, they actually want to take advantage of what is readily available. When the boss submitted the article to them, he was blind and ran away.
A masterpiece. Now that the boss is popular, he starts shamelessly coming to talk about new works? Haha, how can there be such a good thing in the world?"
"Tang Dynasty is very powerful and has abundant funds. If the boss really has new literary works, Tang Dynasty is indeed a good choice."
Zhou Shu smiled and said: "I can't make the decision in this aspect anyway, so let's wait until he comes back!" (To be continued.)