Chapter 3 Publication

Zhang Liye laughed when he heard Xiao Yunhai's words, he didn't expect the young man in front of him to be so interesting. When most people talk about money, they will feel a little embarrassed, and most of them go around through language and art, so as not to give people the feeling of copper stench.

However, Xiao Yunhai is unusually crisp and refreshing. What he can say can't be said, he will directly bring it out to you. He is full of self-confidence. This also makes him even more interested in this young man's work. Maybe the other party's work is really It's very good.

He pushed his glasses, pointed at the manuscript in Xiao Yunhai's hand, and said with a smile, "Mr. Xiao, can I read the manuscript and talk about it."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Of course. I'm here for this."

Zhang Liye took over the manuscript and read it.

"The Legend of Chu Liuxiang: Fragrance in the Sea of ​​Blood" Zhang Liye first read the name of the novel and repeated it twice.

"Wen-Jun has a beauty of white jade, hand-carved with exquisite beauty, and I can't help but yearn for it. Tonight is right, when I come to pick it up on the moon, Jun Su Yada will not make me go back and forth in vain."

This is the first paragraph of Mr. Gu Long's opening paragraph. In just two sentences, Chu Liuxiang's elegant and unrestrained air is perfectly displayed.

Xiao Yunhai in his previous life fell in love with this novel just because he read this beginning, and he finished reading it in one breath without even thinking about eating.

When Xiao Yunhai was like this at the beginning, Zhang Liye, who was a fan of martial arts, was naturally not much better.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, and after reading the first chapter, he couldn't help but slapped his thigh and shouted, "What a fantastic appearance!"

Seeing his appearance, Xiao Yunhai smiled slightly, and said in his heart, "If Master Gu Long's top-notch work doesn't reach your eyes, then I'll just find a piece of tofu and kill it."

Soon, half an hour passed. Seeing that Zhang Liye was still concentrating on reading the novel, Xiao Yunhai couldn't take it anymore, so he stood up, walked in front of him, knocked on the table, and said, "Editor Zhang, we are Isn't it time to talk?"

Only then did Zhang Liye wake up, his eyes shining brightly at Xiao Yunhai, and he shouted, "I'm so sorry. Mr. Xiao's book is really well written. If our Minsheng Publishing House can publish it, we will definitely do our best. Propaganda and publication. Mr. Xiao please give us this "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" no matter what."

He has been editing martial arts novels for more than 30 years, and he has witnessed the whole process of martial arts novels from prosperity to decline. The anguish in my heart is really unreasonable for outsiders.

Due to the decline of the overall martial arts market, Zhang Liye, who is in charge of martial arts editing, has been counting down in various editorial rooms. In addition, the martial arts novel "Legend of the Lie Yang", which he has fully packaged and created in the first half of the year, encountered Waterloo, making it even worse.

Now there are rumors in the club that the martial arts editing room will be removed, which makes Zhang Liye, who has been engaged in martial arts all his life, bear it, but suffers from the lack of good martial arts novels. Now that I see this "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" full of whimsy, how can I be willing to let it slip away from my eyes.

Xiao Yunhai listened to Zhang Liye's words and said with a smile, "I'm here to publish it for you, but I don't know what contract editor Zhang will give me?"

Zhang Liye thought about it for a while, and said, "In business affairs, although I like this book very much, I can't really measure its value. And I want to know how many parts of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" are there? How many words? Are you finished now? Do you want to sell them separately, or together?"

Xiao Yunhai smiled slightly and said, "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang is a series. In addition to Fragrance in the Sea of ​​Blood, there are seven other parts, which add up to 1.1 million words. I have already finished writing them all. As for how to sell it, I want to hear about it. Your opinion, after all, editor-in-chief Zhang is an expert in this field, and I don’t know much about it.”

Zhang Liye pondered for a while and said, "I hope you can sell these eight books together.

Today's readers have their appetites fed by those long fantasy novels on the Internet. When reading a book, many people will first read how many words there are. If there are too few words, they basically don't read it. And if they are sold one by one, not only will the publicity fee rise sharply, but the price will not be able to sell. It is better to write a tome novel, which is directly in one step, and it is very convenient to operate. what do you think? "

"sure."

"As for the way this book is published, what do you think?"

"Of course it's based on the division. I have confidence in my book," Xiao Yunhai said confidently.

Like the previous life, there are two types of book publishing: buyout and split.

Buyout means that the publisher pays the author a one-time payment according to the result of negotiation with the author. Whether the book sells well or badly in the future has nothing to do with the author.

As Xiao Yunhai's newcomer, no matter how classic the novel is, the remuneration is probably not too high.

The share is that the commercial profits obtained by the novel are divided by the two parties according to the previously negotiated proportion.

In this world, authors generally get between 10% and 25%.

Zhang Liye showed such an expression as he expected, and said with a smile: "I knew you would say that as soon as I guessed. However, I need to remind you that fantasy novels are now popular in the circle, which greatly compresses the survival of our martial arts novels. Space, if you share it, there will be a certain risk. Although your writing is really good, but after all, you are only a newcomer with no reputation, and the share can only be calculated at a minimum of 10%. "

"No, it's too little." Xiao Yunhai said decisively.

"Then how much do you want?" Zhang Liye said with a frown.

"I want to change the way of sharing. If the sales volume of this book does not reach 100,000 copies, I will not pay a cent; if it exceeds 100,000 copies, I hope to get a 10% share; if it exceeds 1 million copies, I want 15% For more than 2 million copies, I want 20%. For more than 5 million copies, I want 25%. 25% is the final share price. Even if it exceeds 10 million copies, I only need 25%. Editor-in-chief Zhang, you See how."

Zhang Liye took a deep breath, which was too confident. You must know that martial arts novels are on the decline. In the past three years, the best-selling martial arts novel has only sold 630,000 copies. Although Xiao Yunhai’s book is different, it has created a genre like martial arts detectives, but Whether it will be liked by many fans is hard to say.

"You really want this way of sharing. If it's less than 100,000 copies, you don't need a penny. Mr. Xiao, don't make such a joke."

Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "Thank you for reminding me, I never joke. However, I want to ask, can you be the master?"

Zhang Liye was stunned for a while, and said, "Of course I can call the shots. I'm not afraid of Mr. Xiao's joke, our martial arts editorial department was going to withdraw, although I was abruptly stopped by my old qualifications, but the publishing house also has a condition. That is, I only have one last chance. The next published martial arts novel must reach more than 500,000 copies. If it fails to meet this standard, I am afraid your "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" will be the last one I will take over. already."

Xiao Yunhai looked at Zhang Liye, who had a bitter look on his face, laughed and said, "Editor Zhang, don't worry, the martial arts editorial department will not cancel my novel. Since you can decide, then sign the contract."

"Okay, wait for a while, I'll let someone make a contract. Anyway, it's the last fight, I'm trying my best to make this book a good result. By the way, are you using your real name or a pseudonym?"

Xiao Yunhai thought about it for a while, and said, "Let's call Tianwai Ke."

Soon, the contract was drawn up, Xiao Yunhai checked it carefully, and there was no problem, so he and Zhang Liye signed it separately.

After signing the contract, Zhang Liye's Minsheng Publishing House had the exclusive publishing rights to "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", while Xiao Yunhai published it under the pseudonym of Tianwaike, and was not allowed to authorize other publishing houses.

The two parties made an appointment to officially put it on the shelves in early August. During this time, the publishing house needed to carry out all-round publicity in various provinces and cities while printing.

In the end, Xiao Yunhai left Minsheng Publishing House satisfied with the contract.