A strange number from sh, Zhang Zhong really couldn't think of who called.
"Hello, who's there?" Zhang Zhong asked as he took the connect button.
"Hello, is this Mr. Zhang Zhong?"
Know your own name.
"Well, hello."
"Mr. Zhang Zhong, let me introduce myself first. I am the online editor of "Agitation Literature". My name is Fang Xingkai." You can hear the smile in the other person's tone.
When Zhang Zhong heard about "Agitation Literature", he knew that he was here for "Jieyou Grocery Store". The editors all came to visit, so there must be something good going on.
"Hello Editor Fang, are you calling me about "Jieyou Grocery Store"?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhang, I have read your works. To be honest, this book moved me very much. Your words have the ability to heal people's hearts. I spent some time last night to upload all the parts you have uploaded.
I finished reading it. Because I was very optimistic about this book, I submitted the book to the editor-in-chief's office early this morning. After reading it, our editor-in-chief Li also felt that this book has great potential, so I called you to ask if you are interested.
Serialize the book in our magazine."
Fang Xingkai said a lot, and only the last sentence was the key point. However, Zhang Zhong was a little strange. He had already participated in the essay solicitation on the website.
Since you have participated in the essay solicitation, "Agitation Literature" can decide for itself if you want your work to be serialized in the magazine, and you don't need to ask him at all. As for the manuscript fee, it has been fixed for the essay solicitation. For those who join the essay solicitation, the fee is 500 per thousand words.
This remuneration is neither high nor low, it can only be regarded as a medium level.
If "Agitation Literature" just wants to serialize "Jieyou Grocery Store" in the magazine, it can directly requisition it and then transfer the royalties to his account. There is no need to ask specifically.
"Editor Fang, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. I don't like to talk in circles. If I just want to serialize it, can't I just send a message on the website?"
"Mr. Zhang is indeed very discerning. Yes, in addition to the serialization, we would also like to ask if the "Jieyou Grocery Store" has been completed. If so, can it be inconvenient for us to see the finished manuscript?
Our publishing house has the idea of publishing a single book."
Zhang Zhong raised his eyebrows as a stand-alone book, this involved a copyright agreement.
For Zhang Zhong, this is a good thing. After all, publishing a single book will greatly increase his income and reputation.
The manuscript of "Jieyou Grocery Store" has not been completed yet, and there are about 50,000 to 60,000 words left to write.
He could only say truthfully, "The manuscript is not completely finished yet, but it should be out in the next two days."
Fang Xingkai was a little disappointed when he heard that the manuscript had not been completed yet, but it was not unacceptable within two days.
"Then you think, should I come back to you in two days, or should you come to me when your manuscript is ready?"
"I'll look for you." Zhang Zhong said.
"Well, we have to wait until we read the complete manuscript before we can continue discussing the specific copyright agreement. In addition, since it has been included in the essay solicitation, the website will uniformly change the charging model for your work and will send you a message shortly.
, just take a look at it. The revised charging model is unified for the website essay collection, so you can rest assured.”
"Well, okay." Zhang Dian nodded to express his understanding.
He knew about this before that the website did not care about the charging model for works that were not included in the essay competition.
However, once included in the call for articles, because it involves the sale of physical magazines, the website will set a unified charging model for the manuscripts in these calls for articles.
There are many benefits to being included in the essay call. The website will help promote it, and the work will have a big "Essay Work" logo.
The essay submissions for the same period are all displayed on the homepage. Readers can see the works as soon as they enter the website, and the promotion effect is very good.
"Agitation Literature" is a semi-monthly publication, which means that if you submit a call for articles, you can stay on the homepage for at least half a month. As for where you stay on the homepage, it all depends on the editor.
And a novel like "Jieyou Grocery Store" will always stay on the homepage as long as it is not serialized.
In fact, when "Agitation Literature" solicited essays in the past, they would directly remove the works from the website, fearing that online sales would be affected by physical sales.
But later they found that this could not increase offline sales, and online traffic was also affected a lot, so in the end they simply did not restrict it.
Some people are used to reading novels online and will pay online to see the novels in advance, while some people may choose magazines because of their reading habits or because their conditions do not allow them to read them in physical form.
Moreover, reading magazines is actually cheaper. A copy of "Agitation Literature" only costs a few yuan. Even if you buy ten issues, it may cost less than reading a book online. And reading magazines is not just about reading a book.
By the way, you can also see many books.
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Zhong felt much better. He smiled and touched Peng Peng's head. The little girl looked up at him and gave him a sweet smile. Then she concentrated on dealing with the juice in front of her.
Just now I was a little bit annoyed that it wasn't iced, but now I feel quite energetic after drinking it.
In the past two days, he has been worried about Pengpeng's school tuition. Although his parents did not tell him in front of him, sometimes he could hear them discussing in low voices, and vaguely heard that they wanted to borrow money.
Hu Huifang's salary is not high to begin with, and now that it is summer vacation, the basic salary plus the supplementary tuition fee is really not enough.
The money Zhang Xingjun earns here can be used to subsidize his family, and it is not stable. There used to be an elementary school next to the small supermarket, and students usually took care of the business. Now that they are on summer vacation, the number of customers has suddenly decreased by half.
Naturally, the income is much less.
It is now early August, and there is still more than half a month before Pengpeng starts school. Now it has been confirmed that the call for essays will be submitted. "Agitation Literature" will first pay the manuscript fee for one issue. This part of the fee is not yet certain, because he does not know how much it will be paid.
The length of this book is probably only two to five thousand words, and it is estimated to only cost one to two thousand yuan.
In addition to this part, there is also online royalties, but this part is even more difficult to calculate and is uncertain.
But even if it is not possible to raise Pengpeng's tuition fees, it can at least relieve a lot of pressure on the two elders.
Things always have to be done step by step, and it is not realistic to want to get rich overnight.
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After resting for a while at the milk tea shop, Zhang Zhong took Pengpeng to the amusement park.
No matter they are boys or girls, no matter how old they are, the playground is paradise for them.
"Dad, that little bear, hurry up and pinch that little bear."
Next to the claw machine, Zhang Pengpeng stood beside the console and directed Zhang Zhong to clamp the dolls.
"Dad, please move to the left. That's what happened just now. I didn't get caught."
"Oops, it fell again."
"Let's not pinch the little bear. Dad, let's pinch the little cat. The bigger one will definitely be easier to pinch."
Zhang Zhong was holding the joystick with his hand, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead. He felt more nervous than when he founded Scoo Corporation on Earth.