Chapter 290: New low royalty (make up for last night's)
When Zhao Minglu from Sunflower Publishing House visited Sun Peng after returning to China, his attitude was very clear: "I don't care who you sell to, and I don't care what the terms you negotiated, just give me a five-point royalty!"
"Five points? Are you sure?"
After hearing Sun Peng's answer, Zhao Minglu asked in surprise.
"I'm sure, five o'clock will be enough!"
Nodding with a smile, Sun Peng said without hesitation: "And it's not just "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", but also the next book "Frozen", which only costs five points!"
"Well……"
Surprised, Zhao Minglu's eyes flashed with joy.
Judging from James' attitude towards "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", Zhao Minglu can be sure that if he offers ten points... no, even twelve points, the other party will agree! Then according to the general conditions
As a rule, Sun Peng would definitely be fine with six or seven points, and the publishing house would even agree to eight points!
But……
They only need five points?
In this case, the profit margin of Sunflower Publishing House will be huge! Don’t underestimate this mere five-point royalty share. European book prices are much higher than those in China. A set of "The Lion, the Witch and the Devil"
"Wardrobe" will cost you at least four to five hundred yuan for ten copies, and five books will start at twenty yuan!
If there are 100,000 sets, that’s two million!
Perhaps compared to the overall size of Sunflower Publishing House, two million is nothing at all, but don’t forget, which publishing house’s sales code is not accumulated like this? Two million or two million? And specifically for the publishing house
For an editor or publisher, two million means a generous commission!
And what’s even more exciting is that as long as this set of books continues to sell, you can keep getting the commission!
"In that case...can we wait a little longer?"
Surprised, an idea immediately came to Zhao Minglu's mind.
Originally, he planned to meet Mr. Sun, and then put in some good words to James' publishing house and sign the contract as soon as possible. But now that he heard Sun Peng's conditions, Zhao Minglu hesitated a little - at least five points.
Would it be too much of a loss to give James and the others a share?
After all, in terms of distribution capabilities, they are average in Europe!
It would be fine if the royalties were less, but if it is now five points, it is worth spending more time to find a publishing house with stronger distribution channels. In fact, Sunflower Publishing House does have such a relationship, but at this exhibition
I didn't immediately show interest in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
Looking at Zhao Minglu who was deep in thought, Sun Peng smiled slightly.
There are always costs to be paid for land reclamation.
In China, I am used to getting thirteen points... Ahem! I am used to getting fifteen points in royalties. Sun Peng does look down on me with just five points. But now in Europe, you want to be famous or not, you need connections.
It doesn't matter, what else are you thinking about? Even if Sun Peng wants to negotiate by himself, without the second-rate dealer Xiang Kui, do you know which agency to look for? Who should be contacted?
If you don't give people enough benefits of sunflowers, they will work hard to help you sell them?
Sun Peng is even sure that Europe will give at least ten points of royalties, which is at most an ordinary level. But if Sun Peng opens his mouth and says ten points or eight points, Sunflower, which does not have much benefit, will
How to deal with it? Maybe just find a random publisher and sell the copyright, and then just make a little money every year.
But if they can get five points out of ten, will the situation be the same?
No one will struggle with money. With enough benefits, they will naturally do their best to think about Sun Peng...or think about themselves! Find the best publishing house, invest the best publicity resources, and then strive for the largest
sales!
As for Sun Peng, who seems to be at a disadvantage...
After Zhao Minglu digested it a little, Sun Peng immediately continued: "But I also have a condition, that is, I will only sell the book copyright and not discuss other adaptation rights! And the contract can only be signed for a maximum of five years... This is not negotiable.
room!"
"Five years? Mr. Sun is so confident in his work?"
Upon hearing Sun Peng's words, Zhao Minglu immediately understood what he meant.
Although the royalties are very low, the term is also short enough. Five years may just make a set of picture books somewhat famous. Then when the contract expires and must be re-signed...
How much royalties you get depends on how famous the book is.
"certainly!"
Sun Peng didn't mean any modesty, and nodded calmly: "So five years is the longest time limit I can accept, and it is enough for you and the European publishing houses to get enough rewards, isn't it?"
Let me tell you clearly, this is what I mean.
So after frowning, Zhao Minglu shook his head and said: "Mr. Sun, your idea is of course a good one, but... if it is only five years, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to agree!"
"Then lower the royalties. The minimum I can accept is three points!"
For the small amount of royalties within five years, Sun Peng said that he was really willing to give up.
It is not easy for a Chinese work to become popular in Europe. Even if the sales are good, it is unlikely to become a big hit. So Sun Peng can definitely afford to wait for five years...
Moreover, so what if I don’t get a penny?
Sun Peng is not short of money now, and he doesn't expect to live off the royalties. What he cares more about is the reputation and readers of these picture books, and then slowly accumulates his own influence. Especially in this era where all kinds of works are blooming.
In this era, Sun Peng can wait patiently for an opportunity to install an explosive engine on these picture books...
"Okay, let me try!"
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Minglu nodded.
…
Because of Sun Peng's concession, the contract was signed quickly.
Zhao Minglu finally chose Seal Publishing House, where James works, because they were the only ones that offered eight points of royalties. Although other publishing houses were also interested, they all swayed when they heard that the author was only willing to sign a five-year agreement.
I shook my head and gave up on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Five years is too short a time for a child.
If Sun Peng was an author of JK Rowling's level, let alone a five-year contract, maybe someone would be willing to sign it for three or even two years. But Sun Peng has no reputation. Yes, he is as famous in China as
The number of fans has no effect overseas. After all, it is difficult for Europeans to pay attention to how many sets of books he has sold in China.
So a royalty of eight points is already the limit given by Seal.
Sunflower Publishing House was quite kind and did not really give Sun Peng the lowest three points, but chose to split it equally. Therefore, the first printing of 5,000 sets brought Sun Peng about 100,000 in royalties, which was considered a breakthrough.