After hearing the price Hu Fangyong finally offered, Hou Jie jumped three feet high.
He couldn't believe it, but the reactions of everyone present made him believe it.
At this time, Hou Jie has been glaring angry eyes at the business editor, a hundred times!
The gap between MD is a hundred times!
Do you know why Changhong Publishing House has been unable to sign good books?
It’s just because of the underestimation of you bunch of idiots!
The business editor was also confused at this time, thinking that a thousand words would be ten thousand...
Ten thousand words!
Damn it, who am I? Where am I? Why am I sitting here?
"Ten thousand yuan for one thousand words. If we calculate the price based on two million words, it would be 20 million yuan!"
At this time, even Lai Yibai couldn't help but exclaimed.
Can you make 20 million by writing a novel?
This... Is it too late for me to learn to write novels now?
"Wow, 10,000 yuan for a thousand words, Hu Fangyong, are you crazy?"
Even Dong Ling couldn't help but be surprised at this time: "Although I know that you are optimistic about writer Liao, how can the price of a new artist's work be like this? You are disturbing the market rules too much."
Hu Fangyong said: "I recognize the potential of this book, and I think it is worth the price. Of course, there is also a requirement of ten thousand words, that is, all publishing rights of this work, including the overseas part, must be handed over
We use it.”
"Is it just a text copyright?" Liao Yuan asked.
"Yes."
Hu Fangyong smiled and said: "As for game, animation or film and television copyrights, it is you, Writer Liao, who makes the decision. After all, we are just a publishing house and we are not greedy."
Liao Yuan groaned and fell into thinking.
In his opinion, ten thousand yuan per thousand words is not much, and compared to the worth of some top writers, it is definitely not much less.
But the problem is that Liao Yuan is not a popular writer.
The reason why this price was formed is entirely because of Hu Fangyong's importance.
"I have a suggestion."
At this time, Dong Ling mused: "I haven't watched "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", so I don't dare to take too many risks. Ten thousand words for a thousand words is indeed an exciting price. Although I have the pricing power, I don't
When you understand the work, you must not only be responsible for the author, but also for the company. I believe that Writer Liao must be confident in his work, so I have another proposal here, do you want to hear it?"
"Say." Liao Yuandao.
Dong Ling continued: "Are you willing to sign a contract with our Tang Dynasty Publishing House based on a royalty rate model?"
Royalty rate, simply put, is the royalty share.
The writer will draw a certain percentage from the income of the users of the work, and use this to calculate the copyright and obtain royalties for the work.
The royalty rate may vary depending on factors such as the author's popularity, the type and quality of the work, the scope of authorized use, the copyright calculation method, etc. It is generally determined by negotiation between the parties when signing a work authorization or licensing contract.
For newcomers, the general royalty rate is around 7% to 10%. This refers to newcomers who are unknown.
But it is different for writers with a certain degree of popularity. The industry standard is 10-15%. Among popular writers, such as the writer Chang Wu who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the royalty rate is 20%, which is currently the leading world-class in China.
Writers are also the most valuable beings.
Dong Ling did not immediately give the publication tax rate figure, but carefully took out the tablet computer from her backpack and began to search online for media news and netizen comments about "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".
She has her own way of exploring, which is the observation of details she has developed through years of professionalism.
Within ten minutes, she said resolutely: "Writer Liao, 15%, this is the royalty rate I will give you!"
15%, even among popular writers, is a good share number.
And Dong Ling's eyes flickered. After carefully searching for relevant reviews of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", she unexpectedly became full of confidence in this work.
Isn’t a work with a 90% positive rating terrible?
Terrible, very terrible!
Related well-known reading websites gave this novel a high score of over 9.4.
Although it can't be compared with Chang Wu's score of 9.7, it is definitely comparable to the first-line popular writers.
Dong Ling almost couldn't help shouting out the price of ten thousand words for a thousand words just now, but she finally overcame her sensibility.
Now, when she looked at Liao Yuan, her eyes were shining.
The tip of her tongue licked up and down from time to time, moistening her lips, and her expression was full of hunger when she saw prey!
When Hu Fangyong saw this, his heart trembled.
He was very familiar with this expression, it was a signal that Dong Ling was about to attack his prey.
He quickly said to Liao Yuan: "Writer Liao, I think 15% is not much, at least 18% is needed to compare with my thousand words and ten thousand!"
After finishing speaking, he added: "The most important thing is, as long as we sign the contract, I will settle the royalties for the first few volumes to you immediately!"
"Hu Fangyong, the provocation method is useless to me. The 15% price is the price I gave after careful consideration. This is the price of a popular writer. If it is more, it will be beyond my ability to bear."
Dong Ling took out a female cigarette from her pocket and lit it gently. As the smoke surrounded her, she smiled wantonly and said, "Besides, I dare to give you 15%. Do you dare?"
"I……"
Hu Fangyong was stunned.
He probably knew the potential of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", but after all, he calculated it based on his own market experience.
He didn't dare to give the 15% royalty rate before there were real results.
The most he can give is 12%. If it is higher, it may not be a guaranteed profit.
After all, once the sales of a work are not as expected, the higher the royalty rate for the author, the less revenue the publisher will earn.
Dong Ling not only has rich experience in market operations, but she also obviously knows this old opponent too well. She accurately gave a royalty rate of 15%, which was not only within her own tolerance range, but also able to steadily suppress Hu Fangyong's bid.
desire.
Liao Yuan is obviously making an inner decision.
If three days ago, he had not signed the two contracts totaling about three million, Liao Yuan would definitely have chosen Ten Thousand Words Ten Thousand.
Then he took the royalties he received and happily subscribed to Steinway.
But now that Steinway has been obtained, most of the desires in my heart have been solved.
Seriously, he actually prefers smooth and long-lasting water.
After signing a 15% royalty rate, the publisher will give Liao Yuan a 15% royalty share for every subsequent printing and sale.
But if you directly sign a buyout of 10,000 yuan for 1,000 words, then the subsequent publishing income will have nothing to do with Liao Yuan.
Is "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" worth 20 million?
The answer is of course yes.
In the end, Liao Yuan chose to sign a contract with Dong Ling, who came from behind.
During this period, Hou Jie, the editor-in-chief of Changhong Publishing House, never dared to intervene. Whether it was ten thousand words per thousand words or a 15% royalty rate, it was far beyond his imagination and ability to bear!
The moment the results appeared, Hu Fangyong's nose was slightly sour and his eyes felt a little moist.
He rubbed his eyes, glanced at the suspense writer Pi Jianzhou hatefully, and then pushed the door open and left with his assistant.
Pi Jianzhou looked confused. He didn't even have time to say anything to persuade him to stay. He just looked at the number of people in the room with a confused face as the number of people in the room decreased one by one. No one greeted him, and no one seemed to want to pay the room fee with him.
The master has too many entanglements and entanglements.
Finally, he looked at Hou Jie, the editor-in-chief of Changhong Publishing House, who had stayed behind, and said awkwardly: "Editor-in-chief Hou, do we still want to sign the contract? I don't ask much, just ten thousand words for a thousand words, you can give me a zero, and it's a thousand words for a thousand words."