Chapter 511: Good sales

After Li Rong left angrily, Xiao Yunhai called Kerry and Jesse separately and asked them to get together at night.
When the two listened, naturally there was no objection.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Yunhai came to the French restaurant where he was the first guest, and found that Kerry and Jesse had arrived long ago and were eating there.
After sitting down, Xiao Yunhai smiled and cursed: "It seems that the two nobles are not very good at etiquette. The master didn't come, so he ate it first. This is too rude."
Kerry chuckled and said, "In the words of your Huaxia, we are our own people. Why are our people and our own people polite?"
Jesse on the side drank a sip of red wine, with a satisfied look on his face, and said, "The Lafite in 1982 is extraordinary."
Xiao Yunhai's expression changed. He pointed to the bottle of red wine and asked, "This is Lafite in 1982? Authentic?"
Jessie said: "I dare to use all my guarantees. This is absolutely a pure 82-year Lafite, completely different from the ones on the market. A bottle of 60,000 US dollars is really worth it."
When Xiao Yunhai heard it, he smiled and asked, "Two, I don't know who you are planning to entertain today?"
Kerry and Jessie looked at each other, pointed at Xiao Yunhai at the same time, and said, "Of course it is you."
Xiao Yunhai sighed: "You two are really cruel. Kerry, don't hurry up and pour me a glass. Although I don't like to drink red wine, I have to taste such expensive things."
Kerry grinned, picked up the bottle and poured a little bit into Xiao Yunhai's glass, and said, "Xiao, how about you try it first?"
Xiao Yunhai took a sip, frowned slightly, and said, "It's sour and astringent. It's really awful."
Kerry smiled at Jesse: "Let me just say, Xiao doesn't know how to taste wine at all."
Jesse smiled and said, "Does that mean this bottle of wine is given to us?"
Kerry said: "Xiao is a generous person, of course he won't rob us."
Hearing the two singing and making a match, Xiao Yunhai shook his head and said, "Okay, don't worry, I won't fight with you. Jessie, how are my books selling?"
Jesse smiled and said, "If it doesn't sell well, how could Kerry and I order such a good wine?"
Xiao Yunhai narrowed his eyes and said, "How many volumes?"
Jessie said: "Yesterday, 563,200 volumes, today 498,700 volumes, plus the first day's 325,700 volumes, it was just three days. We sold 1,387,600 copies. Xiao, "Harry Potter" has been popular all over the United States. The Internet and TV are full of news about your book. You print it. The five million copies came out without any problems at all."
Xiao Yunhai said happily: "That's great. I knew that "Harry Potter" would definitely catch on."
Jessie said, "However, our 30 million US dollars in publicity expenses have been spent. Xiao, do you want to continue to publicize? Or just like that."
Xiao Yunhai asked, "What do you think I should do best?"
Jesse clenched his fist and said excitedly: "Of course I will continue to work hard. If you can give me another ten million dollars, I promise to make the entire United States belong to Harry Potter."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Then continue to promote. By the way, I would like to ask you a very vulgar question. If all five million copies are sold, how much money can I make?"
Jessie said: "Our price is thirty-two dollars. After deducting the annoying government taxes and printing costs, you can make fourteen dollars for a book. Five million copies, that's 70 million dollars."
Hearing the net profit of 70 million U.S. dollars, Xiao Yunhai smiled happily.
Although Xiao Yunhai paid almost 100 million US dollars for the sale of "Harry Potter", it is obvious that this business is still profitable.
Because he got all the copyrights of five Harry Potter, and two of the two that Rowling had conceived in his mind were also signed into the contract by him.
Therefore, as long as the first "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" can achieve a good reputation and huge influence in the United States, even if Xiao Yunhai does not make a penny, he will be very happy.
Kerry sighed, "Xiao, do you know? When I heard about the sales of "Harry Potter", I had a heart of death. At the beginning, how could I not see that it was so powerful? If you do, I will never let it go to you."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "This is how a writer feels. Is there still Lafite? Today I am happy, I would like to ask you to drink another bottle."
Jessie said: "This restaurant can have such a bottle, it is already very good, where there will be a second bottle."
Xiao Yunhai shrugged and said, "There is no way. Kerry, have you ever thought about making this novel into a movie?"
Kerry's eyes lit up and said, "Will you sell me the rights to the five-volume "Harry Potter" movie for five million dollars?"
Xiao Yunhai asked nonchalantly, "What do you think?"
Kerry sighed, "Of course you won't be so cunning."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "You know it. Kerry, the success of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is inevitable. With a huge readership, as long as the quality of the adapted film is good, it will definitely attract countless books. When the fan walks into the movie theater, there is absolutely no problem with the box office. I will ask you a word now, do you want to shoot?"
Kerry thought for a while and said, "If I want to shoot, Xiao, what price would you offer?"
Xiao Yunhai shook his head and said, "Kerry, you are mistaken. I won't sell it, but I can participate."
Kerry frowned and asked suspiciously: "I don't understand what you mean."
Xiao Yunhai explained: "I think the box office of movies adapted from this novel will definitely be very high. Therefore, I want to be an investor in it."
When Kerry heard it, he said, "That's great. How much can you pay?"
Xiao Yunhai said: "Forty-five percent of the investment plus the movie copyright of "Harry Potter" in exchange for half of the box office profit."
Kerry shook his head and said: "Xiao, you don't know the market in Hollywood. The movie copyright of "Harry Potter" is less than 5% of the box office share, and the maximum can only reach 3%."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said: "Kerry, if the sales of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" can exceed 10 million copies, do you still think its film adaptation rights can be exchanged for less than 5% of the box office share?"
Kerry said: "If it is 10 million copies, of course there is no problem. But do you think it can be achieved?"
Xiao Yunhai said confidently: "Yes, I can."
Jesse interrupted: "I also believe that its sales will exceed 10 million copies."
Kerry asked, "Why?"
Jessie said: "Because the United States is the center of global culture and entertainment. Any book that has achieved good results in the United States will not take long, and the major publishing houses from all over the world, especially European countries, will send people to discuss cooperation. This has been the practice of publishing houses for twenty years."
Kerry thought about it and said, "Xiao, since we are good brothers, can you do me a favor?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "What's the matter?"
Kerry solemnly said: "Leave me the film adaptation rights for this novel. It doesn't need to be too long, just half a month. If it sells more than 5 million copies in the United States, I will sign a contract with you. What do you think?"
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Of course there is no problem."
Kerry said happily, "Xiao, I am so grateful."
Xiao Yunhai said: "You don't need to be polite. By the way, Jessie, you just said that publishing houses in other countries might come to discuss cooperation with Harry Potter, right?"
Jesse nodded and said, "That's right. If the results of ~EbookFREE.me~Harry Potter are still the same in the next few days, I guess they will smell it."
Xiao Yunhai asked, "How do you usually start cooperation?"
Jessie said: "Similar to us, they are all at their own expense, sharing and buying out. Xiao, don't you still choose to pay for yourself? I tell you, these people are not good things. If no one is watching, your money It is estimated that a large part of it will enter their pockets."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid. Jesse, when they come, remember to inform me that I will fly back in person and have a good talk with them."
Jesse nodded and said, "No problem. Come, toast to the success of our Harry Potter."
"Cheers."
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