Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 18 The grandeur and stinginess of pirated booksellers (please read it!)

"Wow~"

The snow-white and clean Hachiko squatted on the ground and barked. It seemed that because spring had arrived, this little guy was always restless.

"If you scream again, I'll take you to be sterilized!"

Chen Shiping, who had just fallen asleep at midnight last night, opened his eyes in a daze, threw the pillow on Hachigong's head, covered himself with a quilt and continued to sleep.

I don’t have to go to work this weekend, so I’ve been staying up late to write a novel lately, and I’m really sleepy.

Hachiko lay on the ground biting his pillow and stopped screaming.

Chen Shiping didn't get up until after ten o'clock. After a good sleep, he became active again.

After taking Hachigong out for a walk and a meal, Chen Shiping took the novel he had finished to find a pirated bookseller.

Chen Shiping didn't know any pirated booksellers, but he knew the second-hand dealer. He went to the street stall to buy books every day these days, and he had become familiar with the boss.

When he arrived at the street stall where he had been buying books, Chen Shiping gave the boss two packs of cigarettes and got the address of his last home.

Chen Shiping couldn't help but smile when he looked at the address above. It was not far from Beijing Film Studio, on the North Third Ring Road.

Think about it, there is no difference between the North Third Ring Road and the countryside, and piracy is safe here.

After Chen Shiping rode his bicycle to find the street stall owner's previous home according to the address, he discovered that this was also a second-rate dealer.

Because someone introduced him, the second dealer didn't think much, thinking that Chen Shiping also wanted to buy goods and set up a stall, so he took Chen Shiping to visit his warehouse.

There were several rooms of books piled up, probably tens of thousands of them.

"I have more than twenty novels here, and I have enough inventory for each kind." The Erdao dealer smoked a cigarette and pointed to the goods in his warehouse full of goods. "You are Guoyong's friend, I will give you the cost price."

Chen Shiping smiled and didn't answer. He took out the novel he had compiled and handed it over and said, "Do you have this one?"

The second dealer was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously took the manuscript paper handed over by Chen Shiping, frowned at the title on it and said, "The secret of a young woman? Why is this still a manuscript?"

The Erdao dealer casually opened it and took a look, and was immediately attracted by a few words on the first page.

Addiction to X? Abuse? What does it mean? But these words make people unable to help but think about them.

The second-hand dealer immediately became interested and immediately continued reading. However, he only read three pages before he got to the point. The book in his hand was taken away by Chen Shiping.

"Oh, I haven't looked at it yet. Let me take a look again." The second dealer said without saying anything.

Chen Shiping smiled and said: "There will be charges later, how do you feel?"

"Okay, the writing is very novel, but I don't know the back." The second dealer muttered: "Why haven't I seen this book before? Where did you get it?"

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "My friend just wrote it and wants to print it into a book to make some money."

friend? Who are you fooling!

Erdao dealers don’t believe Chen Shiping’s lies. Why are the things written by your friends here? !

But he also understood what Chen Shiping meant. He wanted to print and sell it through his own channels.

"I am just a second-rate dealer. If you are looking for someone to print books, you are looking for the wrong person."

The second-hand dealers were still a little wary of Chen Shiping. He didn't tell the truth, and even though he wrote it, he pretended that he was a friend.

"But you know those booksellers, don't you?" Chen Shiping looked at him and said, "Brother, please help me introduce them, I will be grateful."

The Erdao dealer looked at Chen Shiping and thought for a while, then threw the cigarette butt on the ground and said, "Do you have a formal establishment? You can also let me recommend you. You can read the book for me first."

Chen Shiping took out the manuscript and handed it to him. He couldn't remember the novel of more than 100,000 words after reading it, so it didn't matter if he read it. After getting the book, the dealer Erdao immediately looked excitedly. He had just seen the heroine wearing only a coat and going out on a date, and she was very excited.

More than half an hour later, the second-hand dealer, who was halfway through the movie, scratched his pants awkwardly. He felt that he was very angry. He had to go to Shicao Village in the western suburbs tonight.

Chen Shiping has been waiting nearby, reading novels written by other writers and learning from the experiences of his predecessors.

"Brother, is this really written by your friend? It's so real." Erdao Dealer put down the book in his hand and asked.

Chen Shiping looked back at him and said, "Is this important? Do you think it will be popular if printed?"

"It must be possible!" The second dealer couldn't help but light up another cigarette and said, "I can help you introduce it, but you have to negotiate the price yourself."

Chen Shiping nodded and said, "Thank you, brother. If you succeed later, I will be very grateful."

"There's no need to thank you again. If it works, I'll definitely buy a batch of it. Then I'll make no less than you." After the second dealer said that, he took Chen Shiping to find the bookseller behind him.

With an acquaintance leading the way, everything went much smoother. After Chen Shiping met the bookseller behind him, he showed him the manuscript and the decision was made.

Moreover, the remuneration given by these pirated booksellers is very interesting. It is the same as the remuneration for genuine novels. One is a lump sum payment, and the other is payment based on the number of prints.

Of course Chen Shiping chose the latter, but he was not sure that the pirated bookseller would tell him the truth. He would definitely not tell him the truth about how many copies he had printed and sold.

It's just that the one-time payment is only two thousand, which is dispensable for Chen Shiping. It is better to take the risk and choose the second option.

Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.

"You are very brave. Aren't you afraid that I will accept your book and not give you money?" the pirated bookseller asked with a smile.

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "Boss Li is a big business owner, so his vision and structure must be different. Only long-term cooperation can lead to mutual benefit and win-win results."

Boss Li laughed loudly and said: "As expected of a cultural person, he just knows how to talk. That's it, we'll cooperate for a long time in the future!"

"Okay, happy working together!"

When Chen Shiping left there, he had an extra two hundred and forty yuan in his pocket. This was the money for the first batch of printing. Even if Boss Li didn't pay Chen Shiping later, it wouldn't be a big loss.

Boss Li's price is 1.5 yuan per book, and Chen Shiping can get 10 cents per book. This price is already very good.

A big step has been taken towards the goal of 800,000, as long as this book can sell 8 million. Oh, this is impossible.

It seemed that it was impossible for him to write at least a dozen more books, but Chen Shiping never thought about making money just by writing erotic novels.

To attract investment, the most important thing is to get others to invest. Chen Shiping alone would not be able to save so much money in another three years.

Chen Shiping planned to earn 40,000 to 50,000 yuan first. After he had a certain amount of money in hand, he could prove to the factory that he could attract investment, and then support himself to become an independent producer!

The script is well written, the novel has caused a sensation in the society, and he has a temporary job on the Red Mansion crew. These are the basic conditions for Chen Shiping to be qualified to work on the film.

The most important thing is to attract investment, that is the key to success!

Chen Shiping calculated that the first batch of copies published by Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller was 100,000 copies. The People's Publishing House was very ambitious and had no worries about running out of sales.

Pirated booksellers are completely unmatched in this regard. They are so stingy that they only plan to print two thousand copies in the first batch!

For 100,000 copies, Chen Shiping could get only 10,000 yuan, which is 10 cents per book.

Xu Sanguan's price for selling his blood book was two yuan, but Chen Shiping still only got 10 cents per book, which was far less generous than pirated booksellers.

Putting the two books together, Chen Shiping can probably earn about 40,000 yuan in a month. If he goes back to trick Liu Xiaoqing, a rich woman, investing 108,000 yuan, it will be enough to take it to the factory and convince the factory committee!

It was only around three o'clock in the afternoon, and Chen Shiping rode his bicycle to the Beijing Film Academy. He didn't know if Tao Huimin would like to go out to watch a movie tonight.

When you make money, you have to eat a good meal, and pak choi is good!

(End of this chapter)