Chapter 3: publishing

Zhang Liye laughed after hearing Xiao Yunhai's words. He didn't expect the young man in front of him to be so interesting. Most people feel embarrassed when they talk about money. Most of them go around through language arts to avoid the smell of copper.
However, Xiao Yunhai is extremely straightforward. He can tell you everything that cannot be said. He is very confident. This also makes him more interested in this young man’s work. Maybe the other party’s work is really true. It's pretty good.
　　 He pushed his glasses, pointed at the manuscript in Xiao Yunhai's hand, and smiled: "Mr. Xiao, can I look at the manuscript and discuss it later."
　　 Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Of course. I came here for this."
　　 Zhang Liye accepted the manuscript and read it.
　　 "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang: The Fragrance of the Sea of ​​Blood" Zhang Liye first read the name of the novel and muttered it twice. It felt a bit interesting. It seemed to be somewhat different from the novels on the market.
　　 "Wen Jun has a beautiful white jade, carved with wonderful hands, she is full of grace, and she is unwilling to yearn for it. Tonight, when the moon comes to take it, Jun Su Yada will not make me go back and forth in vain."
　　 This is the first paragraph of Mr. Gu Long's opening. In just two short sentences, Chu Liuxiang's elegant and unrestrained air is perfectly revealed.
　　 Xiao Yunhai in his previous life fell in love with this novel because he read the beginning, and read it in one breath, without even eating food.
　　 Xiao Yunhai was like this at the time, and Zhang Liye, who was a fan of martial arts, was naturally not much better.
　　 He resisted the excitement in his heart. After reading the first chapter, he couldn't help but slap his thigh and shouted: "What a fantastic appearance"
　　 Xiao Yunhai smiled slightly when he saw his appearance, and said in his heart: "Master Gu Long's top work, if you can't make it into your eyes, I'll just find a piece of tofu and hit it to death."
Soon, half an hour passed, and seeing Zhang Liye still watching the novel attentively, Xiao Yunhai couldn’t stand it anymore, so he got up, walked in front of him, knocked on the table, and said, "Editor Zhang, we are Isn't it time to talk?"
Zhang Liye woke up and looked at Xiao Yunhai with beaming eyes, and shouted, "I'm really sorry. Mr. Xiao's book is really good. If our Minsheng Publishing House can publish it, we will definitely give our best. Propaganda and publication. Please Mr. Xiao to give us this "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" anyway."
　　He has been editing martial arts novels for more than 30 years and has witnessed the whole process of martial arts novels from their prosperity to decline. The distress in my heart is really not for outsiders.
　　 Due to the decline of the overall martial arts market, Zhang Liye, who is in charge of martial arts editors, has been counting down in various editing rooms. In addition, the martial arts novel "The Legend of the Fierce Sun", which he packed with all his strength in the first half of the year, encountered Waterloo, making it even worse.
　　 Now it has begun to spread that the martial arts editing room will be removed, which makes Zhang Liye, who has been engaged in martial arts for a lifetime, to be able to stand it, but suffers from no good-looking martial arts novels. Now that I see this "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" full of whimsical ideas, how can I still be willing to let it slip away from my eyes.
　　 Xiao Yunhai listened to Zhang Liye's words and smiled: "I came to publish it for you naturally, but I don't know what contract editor Zhang will give me?"
Zhang Liye thought for a while, and said, "In Shangyanshang, although I like this book very much, I can't really measure its value. And I want to know how many parts this "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" is divided into? How many words? Are you finished now? Do you want to sell separately or together?"
Xiao Yunhai smiled slightly, and said, "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang is a series. In addition to the fragrance of the sea of ​​blood, there are seven parts, which add up to 1.1 million words. I have written all of them. As for how to sell, I want to hear Your opinion, after all, Editor-in-Chief Zhang is an expert in this area, and I don’t really understand these."
Zhang Liye pondered for a while and said, "I hope you can sell these eight books together. Nowadays, readers' appetite is fed by those long fantasy novels on the Internet. When reading a book, many people will first see how much it has. If there are too few words, they basically don’t read it. Moreover, if it is sold one by one, not only will the publicity fee rise sharply, but the price will not go up. It is better to publish a large novel and get it right in one step. It's also very convenient to operate. What do you think?"
"of course can."
　　 "As for the publishing method of this book, what do you think?"
　　 "Of course it is divided according to the division, I have confidence in my book" Xiao Yunhai said confidently.
　　Like the previous life, book publishing is divided into two forms: buyout and divided.
　　 A buyout is that the publisher pays the author a lump sum remuneration based on the result of negotiation with the author. Whether the book sells well or badly, it has nothing to do with the author.
　　As Xiao Yunhai's newcomer, no matter how classic the novel is, it is estimated that the remuneration is not much higher.
　　 share is that the commercial profit obtained by the novel is divided by the two parties according to the previously negotiated ratio.
　　In this world, authors generally can get between 10%~25%.
Zhang Liye showed such an expression and said with a smile: "I guess I knew you would say that. However, I need to remind you that now fantasy novels are popular in the circle, greatly reducing the survival of our martial arts novels. If you divide the space, there will be a certain risk. Although your writing is really good, after all, you are just an unknown newcomer, and the share can only be calculated at the lowest 10%."
　　 "No, too little." Xiao Yunhai said decisively.
　　 "Then how much do you want?" Zhang Liye frowned and said.
"I want to change the method of sharing. If the book sales volume does not reach 100,000 copies, I don’t want a penny; if it exceeds 100,000, I hope to get a 10% share; if it exceeds one million copies, I want 15%. . For more than two million copies, I want 20%. For more than five million copies, I want 25%. 25% is the final share price. Even if it exceeds 10 million copies, I only want 25%. Editor Zhang, you See how."
　　 Zhang Liye took a breath, which was too confident. We must know that nowadays martial arts novels are declining. In the past three years, the best-selling martial arts novel has only sold 630,000 copies. Although this book by Xiao Yunhai is different and created a genre like a martial arts detective, Whether it can be liked by many book fans, it is still difficult to say whether UU Read www.uukanshu.com.
　　 "You really want this way of dividing. Less than one hundred thousand copies, not a penny. Mr. Xiao, you don't want to make this kind of joke."
　　 Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, I never make a joke. But I want to ask, can you be the master?"
Zhang Liye was stunned and said, "Of course I can call the shots. I am not afraid of Mr. Xiao's jokes. Our martial arts editorial department was originally going to be withdrawn. Although I was abruptly stopped by my veteran qualifications, the publishing house also had one condition. That is, I only have one last chance. The next martial arts novel to be published must reach more than 500,000 copies. If this standard is not met, I am afraid that your "Legend of Chu Liuxiang" will be the last one I took over. Up."
　　 Xiao Yunhai looked at Zhang Liye with a bitter expression, laughed, and said: "Editor-in-chief Zhang, don't worry, with my novel, the martial arts editorial department will not be withdrawn. Since you can be the master, then sign a contract."
　　 "Okay, wait a while, I'll let you make a contract. Anyway, it's the last fight, I'm desperately trying to get a good result in this book. By the way, do you use your real name or a pseudonym?"
　　 Xiao Yunhai thought for a moment, and said, "Just call it a foreigner."
　　 Soon, the contract was drawn up. Xiao Yunhai checked it carefully, and there was no problem, so he signed it separately with Zhang Liye.
　　 After signing the contract, Zhang Liye's Minsheng Publishing House has the exclusive publishing rights of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", and Xiao Yunhai publishes it under the pseudonym of Tianwaike and cannot authorize other publishing houses.
　　 The two parties met in early August and officially went on sale in early August. During this time, publishing houses need to print and conduct all-round publicity in various provinces and cities.
　　 Finally, Xiao Yunhai left the Minsheng Publishing House with the contract satisfaction.