Sun Peng really didn't know whether he had completely destroyed a girl's dream.
Perhaps, this is really possible.
After all, signing Chen Ruoyi during the five years when she was the most energetic and creative in her life might very well mean destroying her dream. After all, Shui was not sure. After working as a painter for Sun Peng for five years,
Can she still create her own works?
But the road was given by Sun Peng, but she also chose it herself.
The only thing Sun Peng knows is that as long as nothing happens, Chen Ruoyi will no longer have to worry about livelihood issues in this life, and she will no longer have to worry about establishing a foothold in a big city like Beijing. It can even be said optimistically that it may not take many years.
Chen Ruoyi can become a person that most people look up to in the picture book world!
A contract can do this.
The five-year cooperation agreement provides for at least one set of Sun Peng's original picture books every year, and each page of the original painting will cost 1,000 yuan, plus 10% of the picture book royalties. In other words, for the picture books that the two will collaborate in the future, in addition to Sun Peng's requirement for each page
In addition to giving Chen Ruoyi a thousand yuan, ten points of all the royalties received from the publishing house should also be allocated to her as the painter!
I have to say that this is a very wise choice for Chen Ruoyi.
Take "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" as an example. The sales volume this year is at least 200,000 sets, and the royalties for each set are almost 40 yuan. This is a huge amount of 8 million! A 10% share is 8
One hundred thousand, and there will be a steady stream of them every year in the future...
A shrewd person like Chen Ruoyi will certainly not give up this long-term meal ticket.
In fact, they chose to buy out "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in one go, which made Chen Ruoyi regret it. After finishing "Frozen" this time, seeing the sales of the previous set of books was so popular, I decided to read it again
Looking at the quality of the picture book in her hand, the girl naturally became a little careful and chose the basic remuneration plus royalty sharing model provided by Sun Peng - for a picture book, this is a matter of course.
The original work is the original work, and the painting is a painting.
Each has their own labor and knowledge invested in it, so it is normal for the painting to receive a portion of the royalties. Sun Peng didn't care, but after eliminating the various subsequent adaptations and peripheral income, he negotiated the above conditions with Chen Ruoyi
.
"It's a pity that you understood it too late."
Looking at Chen Ruoyi who was slightly excited, Sun Peng secretly shook his head.
When we first talked about "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", Sun Peng actually offered better terms, which were even different from what they are now! In addition to peripheral income not being included, he was also given according to convention
Their adaptation share, and the ratio is as high as 40%! Even if they choose the current basic royalties plus royalties share, the ratio given to them is still 20%!
But it is a pity that both girls gave up this right and chose a one-time buyout to get more money as soon as possible - of course, the main reason is that they are not sure about the future sales of that set of picture books.
But now, such good conditions are no longer available.
Back then, Sun Peng was a newcomer in the field of picture books, but now he is an original author of picture books that sells 200,000 copies a year. Before "Frozen" was finished, Sunflower Publishing House issued a first printing of 200,000 copies.
The conditions... this level is no longer the same, so the girl's bargaining space is naturally compressed to the extreme.
If you still want the same conditions as last time, Sun Peng can definitely replace him.
You must know that even if Sun Peng is willing to give the girl what she deserves, he is not exaggerating to the point of being a philanthropist. With his current reputation, although he will inevitably negotiate royalties if he finds someone else, it will be high.
If the first printing number is used as the basis, then there is a lot of room for discussion. But it is too troublesome for Sun Peng. It is more comfortable to cooperate with Chen Ruoyi, who is familiar with him...
So Chen Ruoyi was very satisfied with getting a ten-point share.
You must know that even if there are only ten points, this may still be a very huge number. There are only five copies of "Frozen", but as long as there are sales of the previous set, the annual royalty income will be at least 400,000, and it can be
Take it down year after year...
"Teacher Sun, when will our next set of picture books start?"
After all the conditions were negotiated, Chen Ruoyi couldn't help but asked excitedly.
"Well, don't worry!"
Thinking of all the things he had on hand now, Sun Peng shook his head with a headache and said: "I guess we have to wait another two or three months. Well, at least we have to see the sales of "Frozen" first.
!”
He could find any excuse and Sun Peng would fool him.
But of course Chen Ruoyi didn't know this, and she quickly smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Sun, the sales of Frozen will definitely not be bad. What a beautiful story... But can you tell me in advance what type of story the next one will be? I
It’s better to prepare for the mission in advance!”
"Well... next time we will draw China's own story."
Thinking of what he promised Zheng Jia last time, Sun Peng couldn't help but laugh. Although he is not very confident in most local works on the earth, it is not that there are no animated movies produced by Hollywood that are related to China, especially the one with
Aren’t Kung Fu-related cartoons a perfect match for my current status as the originator of martial arts novels?
"The story of China?"
After listening to Sun Peng's answer, Chen Ruoyi also became energetic.
Different from 20 or 30 years ago, when their generation grew up, China had become quite powerful, so they were not so interested in foreign-style stories. When Chen Ruoyi heard that Sun Peng said that he wanted to create Chinese stories, she naturally
He was so happy in his heart that he nodded repeatedly and said: "That's good, that's good. In fact, I also think that our Chinese culture is so profound. Isn't it easy for you to create a story?"
"Uh...haha."
Scratching his head, Sun Peng felt a little embarrassed...
…
On the last day of this year, Sun Peng felt a little lonely.
The family's traditional gathering is tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Although my sister-in-law also called and asked him to come over for dinner, Sun Peng was too lazy to move after sending Chen Ruoyi away. He declined the sister-in-law's invitation, and then rejected the eldest sister and uncle. As for that,
As for Zheng Jia, he had to go to work today and go home in the evening...
So after making himself a bowl of noodles, Sun Peng wandered around the Internet boredly.
"Didi, didi!"
While I was watching the news boredly, Lao Zhao's TT profile picture suddenly flashed.
"Xiaopeng, don't forget to promote Criminal Minds again tomorrow!"
When he opened it, it was as expected by Sun Peng. He was asked to promote the news of the new drama. Sun Peng moved his eyes and typed lazily: "Okay, I'll do it right away. Don't worry.
!”
After closing TT, Sun Peng went online to read news about "Criminal Minds".
It will be broadcast on Beijing Satellite TV tomorrow. Regardless of Beijing Satellite TV or Golden Eagle Video, even the leading actors such as Qian Hong and Lin Lin are working hard to promote it, and the momentum is quite large. But because it is the first time to be on TV,
The first three pilot episodes had to be shown again, so most fans were quite dissatisfied and clamored every day to start from the fourth episode.
Of course, no one will care about their voices.
Although there is overlap between online audiences and TV audiences, most of them are still different. Neither the TV station nor the producer can change the original plan for these fans. In addition, the second and third episodes may not matter, but the second and third episodes may not matter.
If an episode is not aired, what will happen to the characters of the protagonist team?
So no matter how loud the fans clamor, it won't have any effect.
After watching the excitement for a while, Sun Peng finally opened his novel interface. He casually looked at the book review area, which was as lively as ever. After all, Tianlong and The Deer and the Cauldron are coming to an end, and big scenes have come out one after another.
Xiao Feng breaking into Shaolin or being a sweeping monk are shocking, whether Wei Xiaobao is acting wildly on the big bed or fighting Princess Sophia to win glory for the country, these are the most classic scenes in martial arts novels, and they also make everyone look forward to the subsequent plots.
.
and……
One of the most popular posts in the book review section made Sun Peng very happy to read it.
"Spread flowers to celebrate, Bai Da is finally going to write a long novel!"
When I opened it, I saw thousands of comments celebrating the fact that the two books were not finished on the last day of the year!
In the past month, this has been a hot topic of discussion among fans!
There is no doubt that both "Dragon" and "The Deer and the Cauldron" are Lao Bai's most exciting novels in the eyes of many people, especially "Dragon", with its larger scenes and more magical martial arts settings.
I was fascinated by it, and the unprecedented setting of the three protagonists also made many people unable to stop watching. As for "The Deer and the Cauldron", it was the first time that Lao Bai wrote a "harem novel" and it also scratched the hearts of many people.
Wei Xiaobao's life is like cheating. Compared to Xu Zhu, Wei Xiaobao is not willing to give in too much.
Who would be willing to finish the book by the end of the year?
So even though he knew that Lao Bai rarely came to the book review area, and no matter how many posts he posted, he might not see them, there were still more than 2,000 related posts in the past month, all of which strongly appealed to Lao Bai not to finish the book so early.
, keep writing - if there is no such thing as reward in this world, maybe there will be hundreds more alliance leaders just for this suggestion!
Before this chapter was released at noon today, I don’t know how many people were worried!
So when everyone saw that Tianlong and Luding was not finished, and that there was obviously a follow-up, the entire book review area was in a state of excitement.
A carnival begins here.
Tens of thousands of readers came in and expressed their joy in words, expressing their excitement and excitement about being able to continue reading two books. Some of them even announced with great enthusiasm that these two books should be the best results.
Great, the website put pressure on Lao Bai, and he had to compromise after earning a lot of royalties...
"Gee, what a lovely reader!"
After turning a few pages and smiling, Sun Peng shook his head with some regret and said: "Unfortunately, I can't decide how long these two books can be. But you are much luckier than Han Feng, at least you have this expectation.