Entertainment upstart

Chapter 28
There are basically three forms of remuneration: one is word count remuneration, the other is print remuneration, and the third is royalties.

With the development of the publishing industry, especially after the rise of online literature, the first two are basically no longer chosen.

Both the author and the publisher prefer the way of royalties. After all, as long as the quality of the work is high and the number of sales and distribution is large, the income of both parties will be higher.

In her previous life, Zhou Xia was mainly engaged in digging online novels, hoarding film and television copyrights, and only occasionally participated in physical publishing. Sometimes she would take the first step, and would naturally try her best to buy the physical copyrights of which novels she liked. Make a fortune.

At that time, no publishing house took a fancy to "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". Later, Xiang Zhuwei bought the publishing rights for 2 yuan, and set up a special company to participate in planning, editing and distribution, so there was a publishing miracle that later sold more than [-] million copies.

Of course, the biggest film and television copyright was bought out by the clever girl.

According to his previous life experience, if the sales volume of a book is less than 12000 copies, then the author had better choose the method of buying out the author's remuneration, otherwise he should choose the method of royalties.

This is not absolute. Different types of works have different choices for publishers. After all, academic, textbooks, reference books, etc. are very different from bestsellers.

The basic remuneration is only a guarantee for the author, even if it is calculated based on the highest standard remuneration of 23 per thousand words, "You at the Same Table" has 24 words, and if it is calculated at 7, that is [-] yuan.

However, the basic remuneration is closely related to the remuneration for the number of prints: basic remuneration = standard of manuscript fee * number of words; remuneration for number of copies = (standard of manuscript fee * number of words) * 1% * number of prints / 1000.

The sum of the two is the author's remuneration, that is, author's remuneration = author's fee standard * number of words + (author's fee standard * number of words) * 1% * print run / 1000.

This is just the method of calculating manuscript remuneration on the surface. When it comes to specific publishing, there are many rules and hidden rules. A layman may sell 50 copies of the book, and the money received is only tens of thousands of manuscript remuneration for the first printing.

These have to be discussed in detail in the contract. Now Zhou Xia and Lu Jinbo are only negotiating some major matters on the phone, such as standard manuscript remuneration, first printing, authorization time, etc.

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"Then I don't know what my brother thinks about your standard remuneration?" Lu Jinbo's probing tone came from the other end of the phone.

Zhou Xia thought for a while, then replied: "Brother Lu, I'm a newcomer, and it's my first time to publish a work. It stands to reason that the standard remuneration shouldn't be too much, and my goal is no longer to make more money, but I have my own value. You can’t be indifferent, so I’m going to emphasize two points to you.”

"My brother, you are welcome, just say it."

"One, my two posts on the Tianya forum have exceeded one million hits, 15 replies, and are still growing by tens of thousands of hits and nearly a thousand replies every day. Obviously, my two books have been recognized and appreciated by netizens. I like it, so my book has a readership, and the first print of about [-] copies should be no problem. From this point of view, I do not apply the standard remuneration for new authors.

Second, my identity, even my appearance, and my future development are all very helpful for book sales. As for how to market, Lu Ge, you are a master, and you should know how to operate it better than me.I will just say these two points, and nothing else.Brother Lu is a professional, I believe in your vision, the standard remuneration is still up to you. "

"Hehe. My brother is indeed outstanding." Lu Jinbo couldn't help laughing, how confident is this?

It was the first time that a male author kept pointing out that his appearance would help the sales of his works, but he couldn't refute the other party's words.

Are all the post-90s generation so direct now?

Lu Jinbo sighed in his heart, but he had to continue: "I really didn't expect that my brother has such insight at the age of 19. This is not like a rookie author, but like an old editor who has been working in publishing for many years. Since my brother is so well-versed, I’m not kidding you, one hundred and two thousand words, this is the price of a best-selling newcomer author.”

"Hehe, Brother Lu, the minimum standard remuneration for original publishing is [-] thousand characters, right? I said so much, and it's an increase of [-]? If Brother Lu is not joking, then I can only blame myself for seeing the wrong person!" Zhou Xia laughed at herself.

Lu Jinbo heard the meaning of Zhou Xia's words, and said with some sincerity: "Brother, just think I was joking just now. Then, for 160 characters [-], we will take the middle price ten yuan higher, it is really sincere I hope you understand, brother, you can't let us work in vain!"

"180 thousand characters, one-buy price, I won't make any further bargaining, the first printing volume is 15, beyond the sales volume of the first printing, any number of reprints will be at this price, and the publishing authority is five years, I think this concession is enough to satisfy Brother Lu right?"

Zhou Xia said decisively, he didn't want to continue wrangling this matter anymore.As long as the sales volume exceeds 15 copies, Lu Jinbo will get even more income from reprinting.

Because according to the general print remuneration, the royalty rate increases with the number of sales, and if there are more sales, it will increase. Zhou Xia said that everything remains the same, that is, he promised to give up these benefits.

This is Zhou Xia's first book, and he wants to gain fame more. Otherwise, if it comes to royalties, his income will be at least three or four times higher.

Of course, when he did this, the most important thing was to give up some of his benefits and let Lu Jinbo praise him.

After all, driven by profit, Lu Jinbo will be more attentive, and the more novels he sells, the greater the influence he will get. Development is very helpful.

"Well, is there someone in my brother's family who is engaged in the publishing industry?" Lu Jinbo asked suspiciously. Zhou Xia's performance was too professional and sophisticated. It was the first time he encountered a negotiation led by an author.

"Hehe, of course. How about it, Brother Lu, think about it? Although I am a newcomer, on the surface, the first print of 15 copies is a high risk for you, but I believe that Brother Lu has been working in online literature for so many years. You still have your own judgment on whether a book can sell well. How about this, you think about it, I will return to the imperial capital in three days, and then we can meet at our school for a detailed discussion."

"Well, okay then." Lu Jinbo hesitated slightly, and then continued: "Well, let's make a verbal agreement, the standard manuscript fee of 180 thousand words, the first printing of 15 copies, the publishing authorization for five years, and we will meet again in three days. Discuss other details and sign the contract!"

After thinking for a while, Lu Jinbo made a decisive decision.

What the other party said was correct. If he was not optimistic about the sales of this book, and a newcomer proposed to print 15 copies for the first time, he would directly go back.

Do you think you are Guo Jingming, Han Han?Then, hang up the phone gracefully and never pay attention to the other party.

But according to his experience, a novel that is so popular on the Tianya forum, coupled with Zhou Xia's identity and good looks, as long as it works properly, 15 volumes is definitely a conservative estimate, and it should be no problem to double it .

If he is lucky and the other party becomes popular within five years, then there will be more reprints of this book, and the more he will gain naturally.

It was with this in mind that Lu Jinbo decisively made a verbal agreement with Zhou Xia in case someone would cut him off.

"Okay then, I hope we can cooperate happily." Zhou Xia also said happily, finally finishing this matter.

After hanging up with Lu Jinbo, Zhou Xia saw the reply from a bit of a sissy editor Coke on QQ. She was very domineering and raised the price again: '[-] for a thousand characters', buyout of all copyrights!
Zhou Xia replied again with 'hehe', but quickly added, 'I'm sorry, the physical publishing rights have been sold, only the online electronic rights are available for quotation. "

Coke, who was still online, was stunned when he saw this sentence. What is this, selling the publishing rights so quickly?Hurry up and report to the leader whether you want to follow up.

　Ask for collection recommendations.

　　


(End of this chapter)