After the disfigurement I became a superstar

Chapter 277 I want to come up with a set!
Chen Ge also knew a little about the inside story of the publishing house today, and also understood a little about the difficulties of the publishing house.

"I understand the difficulties of publishing houses, but this still can't be the reason for you to treat online writers differently from traditional writers, right?" Chen Ge said.

Tang Xiao said helplessly: "Actually, it's a matter of profit. It's mainly about the novels published on the Internet. The sales are not very good, and the profits are not high. If they don't sell, the risk is also high. Of course, the publishing house should lower the author's fee for the Internet. , otherwise who would want to do it?"

Chen Ge grasped the point and said: "Actually speaking, the risk is high and the profit is low, right?"

"Well, so to speak."

"Then what if I take the risk for you?" Chen Ge asked.

Tang Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and said in confusion, "I don't understand, what do you mean?"

"Didn't you say that publishing our online articles is more risky than publishing the works of traditional authors, so you lowered the author's manuscript fee? Isn't your risk just because you are afraid that the bookstore will return the goods to you? If I say, if the bookstore ends up really If you return the goods, it will count as much as you have, and I will bear the cost of this part, and there is no risk on your side, so what will you do?"

Tang Xiao was dumbfounded, she had never encountered such a thing.

"You take all the risk?"

"Yes, am I not clear? You can sign a contract on this point." Chen Ge said.

When Tang Xiao heard Chen Ge speak so seriously, she immediately admired him.

"We did the calculation just now, you only cost more than one yuan for one book, but the cost of one unsalable book is 20, that is to say, if there are only more than two thousand copies of unsalable books in the end, all your manuscript fees will be gone. If there is more, you have to post money..."

Chen Ge smiled and said, "Do you think it will be unsalable?"

Tang Xiao also smiled slightly when she heard it, and said: "I like "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" very much. The online literature market has also proved that it is very popular. I don't think it will be unsalable. Even if some bookstores will return it, there must be other bookstores to add it. Received."

"That's fine."

Tang Xiao looked at Chen Ge, thinking that the author was still very confident in his book, otherwise it would be impossible to put forward such extremely unfavorable conditions for him.

"If you are willing to bear all the risks of the publishing house, I think the manuscript fee can be negotiated, and 8% should not be a problem." Tang Xiao said.

Of course the publishing house is willing to do risk-free business, and it will make money after selling a copy. A fool would not agree to it, and there is nothing wrong with raising the manuscript fee a little bit.

Chen Ge said: "8% is unbelievable, at least 10%!"

"10%?" Tang Xiao hesitated for a moment, "This is the standard of payment that can only be paid by first-line writers."

Chen Ge said: "I took all the risks, and in the end I was treated the same as traditional writers. Doesn't that mean that we online writers have no status? We have to take huge risks to be on an equal footing with traditional writers, so I want 10% , that's fair."

After hearing this, Tang Xiao felt that it made some sense. Since it is dangerous for people, it is natural to have greater benefits for them.

"I can't decide this, I have to ask my superiors for instructions, besides this, is there any other condition?" Tang Xiao said.

"Also, the first printing quantity, I want 10!"

Chen Ge read the news today and knew that Jiang Xiao will publish a new book at the end of the month. The name of the new book is "The Quiet Seaside", and the first printing run is 10 copies.

Chen Ge had already made a bet with him in full view, and of course the first print could not be less than him.

Tang Xiao said worriedly after hearing this: "10...that's not a small amount."

"I know, what you think is that after my novel is sold online once, and then it is published and sold, those who originally loved reading this book will not spend any more money, and those readers in the book market are basically not The audience of online novels, so you think that after the publication of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", these people will not buy it again, right?"

Tang Xiao nodded: "Normal logic, it is like this."

Chen Ge smiled and said, "Then let me ask you, do you like the book "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"?"

"I like it, I really like it."

"Then after "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is published, will you buy physical books?"

Tang Xiao was taken aback for a moment, nodded and said, "I will definitely buy it."

"You will definitely buy it, so do you think others will buy it?"

Tang Xiao was silent. If it was another online article, it might have been published online, which would lead to lower sales. However, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is so well written that many people want to buy the physical book for collection in the book review section. of.

Of course there will be an impact, but the book "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" cannot be judged by the standards of other web articles.

"I admit that there must be many book lovers who have read "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" online and will buy physical books, but you are now ordering 5 copies, and I count you more than 1 copies, which is already a lot. You have to print more 10 is really too much, we can print 5 copies first, and if it sells well, we can print more, so there is no risk." Tang Xiao said.

"Things without risks are so boring." Chen Ge laughed, "This is just a book, I want to be more exciting!"

Tang Xiao was dumbfounded, and murmured, "Why is it more exciting?"

"I don't want to publish one book, I want to publish a set!"

Tang Xiao listened, and looked at Chen Ge with wide eyes: "One set? What are you talking about... the whole content of the update now?"

Before Chen Ge could speak, Tang Xiao denied it again, saying: "I think other publishing houses want to publish the first book when they approach you, right? Everyone wants to minimize the risk, and the first book will sell well." If it’s good, wouldn’t it be great for us to release the next few films?”

Chen Ge said with a smile: "I want to release a whole set, just for the sake of sales."

Tang Xiao also smiled slightly, and couldn't help but said: "It's hard to say, you may not know the laws of the publishing industry, we have counted, most readers of fiction will only buy one or two books a month, and some may only buy one or two books in half a year." If you buy a book, you publish so many at once, if you can’t sell it, each part will be sold for several months, it will definitely sell more than if you publish the whole book in one go.”

Chen Ge also took a serious look at Tang Xiao, thinking that this Tang Xiao has a pretty good temper, she said so much, but her tone was not at all impatient, but still full of worrying about herself.

This look from Chen Ge also made Tang Xiao's heart tremble, she suddenly felt that she had seen Chen Ge's look before somewhere!

There was only a vague sense of familiarity before, but Chen Ge's glance filled Tang Xiao with a sense of familiarity.

Seeing that Tang Xiao was in a daze, Chen Ge said, "I know you're right, but what if what I'm talking about isn't publishing the updated content of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern"?"

(End of this chapter)