Tokyo Bubble Life

   Chapter 105 105, Is Naoshu-san actually proficient in Chinese and English?

  Nagayama Naoki followed Morikawa Kuniji to the reception room where the contract was signed before,

   and immediately apologized: "Private Marseille, I didn't expect Naoshu-sang to come so soon. It will take some time for the relevant materials and royalties, and I have already asked my colleagues to help them deal with it. Please wait for a while."

  Yongshan Naoki waved his hand: "Stay with tape, I have nothing to worry about for the time being."

  The window was opened, and a cool breeze blew in, which refreshed people.

   "Is Naokushi-san running a movie promotion recently?"

   Morikawa Kuniji sat opposite and asked curiously,

   "That "Ghost Record" was filmed by Naoshu-san, right?"

   "Huh? Did Bangji-san also watch it? The movie is just the next work."

"Haha, I didn't watch it. I can't stand horror movies anymore when I'm older. My daughter watched it herself." Kuniji Morikawa spoke a little faster and cheerfully when he mentioned his daughter. "Xi Rin thinks it's very interesting. , talk about the shooting method or something."

"Really~ That Bangji-sang wants to help me thank Xi Rin-sang for his compliment, hahaha" Naoki Naoki continued, "Is the relationship between Bangji-sang and his daughter very good, usually daughters don't tell their father what they have seen. Movie thing."

   If you can watch horror movies by yourself, at least you are in middle school. There are very few girls of this age who talk to their fathers.

   "It's not as close as it used to be. I used to rush up to hug the little girl who shouted 'papa Ogiri' when I got home, and it's grown so big all of a sudden~"

   It looks like this is also a daughter slave.

   "Well, isn't there a saying? The so-called growth of children is to step away from their parents~"

   Morikawa Kuniji sighed: "Naokushi-san, he really has a unique and accurate view of the world."

  The meeting room suddenly fell into a depressing atmosphere~

  Why did the originally good atmosphere suddenly become sad?

  Nagayama Naoki looked at the editor who seemed to have been poked into his heart by a sentence of his own, and felt a little helpless in his mind. Are middle-aged people so sensitive in their hearts?

   When I don't know what to do,

   There was a knock on the door of the reception room. After pushing it open, it was Mitsuko Nishihara, a newcomer at the front desk.

  Two cups of hot tea and a stack of snacks were served on a tray,

   This movement also made Morikawa Kuniji return to his country,

   "Naoshu-san, I'm sorry, please have some refreshments."

   Then saw Kuniji Morikawa turn his head and asked Mitsuko Nishihara to urge a certain process,

   "Hi, Arigado."

   He took a sip of the tea, the temperature was just right, the good tea leaves were fragrant on his lips and teeth,

   Refreshment is a special three-color glutinous rice dumpling, soft and glutinous and delicious.

   It's almost 11 o'clock at this time, and I'm really hungry.

   "Naoki-san, let's continue talking about the award." Kuniji Morikawa finally stepped into the topic again,

   "The RB Children's Literature and Art New Talent Award is a very valuable award. Only the new works of this year can participate in the election, and there are also requirements for the author's age."

   "Naokusang won the award this time, on the one hand, the quality of "Summer Garden" is really good, on the other hand, it is also because Naokusang is the first published work, and he is still so young."

   "Hahaha, I would also like to thank Shogakukan for their great help, and even more thanks to Bangzhi."

  Joke, this kind of award, if there is no contribution from the publishing house, how can it be awarded?

  I don't even know where the entrance to the event is.

   "Where and where, helping authors is our editor's job!"

   Morikawa Kuniji went on to say,

   "Naokushi-san, the award ceremony will be around mid-December. I will inform you in advance. If possible, it is better to accept the award in person. It is also good to get to know people from the Writers Association."

   "Hey, that time will be free."

  Nagayama Naoki promises that there is nothing that needs him to come forward now,

   There was still more than a month before, and he planned to spend it comfortably.

"In addition, after the popularity has risen, there are also some foreign publishers who hope to translate the novel into a foreign language and publish it." Kuniji Morikawa explained to Naoki Nagayama, "Although RB's distribution rights are in Shogakukan, foreign words can still be authorized separately. ."

"Nao Shusang, there are generally two ways to do this. One is to directly discuss translation and publishing with foreign publishers, the advantage is that you can negotiate copyright income; the other is to authorize foreign copyrights to primary schools. Museum, and Xiao Xueguan will negotiate with them, and the copyright income will be commissioned according to a certain percentage.”

   Next, Kuniji Morikawa and Naoki Naoyama talked about the advantages and disadvantages of the two methods:

If you talk about it yourself, the upper limit may be freer and you may get a higher share, but the downside is that it is very troublesome to negotiate with foreign publishers, and then the copyright share depends entirely on foreign publishers. After all, foreign publishers are based on sales performance. to share, and Naoki Naoki, as an individual, cannot go abroad to investigate the sales data of local books.

If    is entrusted to Shogakukan, the negotiation, share settlement, etc. will of course be handled by Shogakukan. The downside is that a commission is required, and there are certain conventions in the industry to discuss the share, and it will not be too high.

  Nagayama Naoki of course chose the second method. How to make money is not earning, so don’t do anything too troublesome.

   "Bangji-san, I don't need to explain too much. I'll leave everything to Shogakukan. However, the translations of the Chinese and English versions need to be finalized before they can be released."

  Kuniji Morikawa, who got a clear answer, was very happy, and then he was surprised: "Is Naokushi-san proficient in Chinese and English?"

   "Haha, I understand a little, I understand a little~"

   Chinese, is the mother tongue of the previous life,

   And English, can be said to be the working language of the previous life,

  Whether writing code or reporting to foreign customers, all need to use English,

  IELTS TOEFL 10 was a lot of work.

   In addition to the Japanese in this life, he can be regarded as a genius who can speak many languages.

   As he was talking, a young man knocked on the door and came in, saying "I'm sorry", then handed some information to Kuniji Morikawa, bowed to Naoki Naoyama and backed out.

   "Naoki-san, royalties are coming!" Kuniji Morikawa first handed a check to Naoki Naoki, "The time is in a hurry, and I haven't withdrawn the cash for the time being."

   "Hi, Arigado."

   As long as it’s money, Naoki Naoki doesn’t mind what form it is,

   The amount on the cheque was 30 million yen, and Kuniji Morikawa explained: "The Garden of Summer was reprinted twice, once for 100,000 copies, and once for 200,000 copies."

   By the way, I also handed over the relevant documents that were printed, "Naoshu-san can check it."

   "No need, this kind of thing won't be a problem in Shogakukan."

"Haha, thank you for Naoshu-san's trust, but these documents still have to be collected." Kungji Morikawa put down the documents, then took out another document and continued: "Naoshu-san, this is a translation of a foreign copyright. In the authorization contract, by convention, Shogakukan's commission is 5% of the share.

   Negotiations with foreign publishers have not yet started, but our Shogakukan will definitely try our best to get the highest score. When the final split is finalized, it will also be confirmed with Naoki-san. "

   "Hey, then I will trouble Bangji-san." Naoki Naoki looked at the contract. There were no special clauses. It was also a standard contract, so he signed it without thinking too much.

   After the business was over, Kuniji Morikawa and Naoki Naoki chatted for a while,

   "Naokushi-san, when I signed the publishing contract before, it was customary to invite guests, but unfortunately because the time is wrong, if there is nothing today, let me treat you to lunch~"

Oh? Can you eat?

   "Hahaha, since Bangji-san said so, then I'll be disrespectful~"

   (end of this chapter)