What Nohara Hiroshi said were all excuses. In fact, he had already received the bottom line from Kadokawa Bookstore, but he still wanted to show off Jiang Yulou.
This was the advice Li Jianjun gave him. According to Li Jianjun, domestic writers are very poor. For a long time, there was no such thing as remuneration.
Now, Kadokawa Bookstore has come with sincerity and foreign exchange. If Jiang Yulou is interested, he will agree. Even if he can't figure it out for a moment, there are still officials to do his job.
Only, this time they were all wrong.
After Nohara Hiroshi and his entourage left, Ji Zhenghuai said anxiously: "Yulu, what do you think? This little... little island countryman who has lived a good life has such good conditions, why don't you agree?"
He looked around to make sure no one was listening, then lowered his voice and said, "That's foreign exchange, it's the Japanese yen, and it's also a very trustworthy currency in the world. If you agree, it will be a great achievement!"
In this era, the country has just reformed and opened up, and many things need to be purchased internationally, but there is a shortage of foreign exchange. Now the country wants to split its foreign exchange into two pieces. Anyone who can bring foreign exchange to the country will contribute to the country and the people. .
Jiang Yulou sighed and said: "Director, it's not that I don't want my book to be distributed in the island country, but that Nohara wants to trick people!"
"Hey, what's the point?" Ji Zhenghuai asked in surprise.
Jiang Yulou said calmly: "Actually, for the publication of international single-volume literary works, the common remuneration scheme is a royalty system. If the basic remuneration is added to the remuneration for the number of printings, the more copies are published in the island country market, the more I will lose."
"why is that?"
"Do you know how many copies of my "Love Letter" have been sold in China so far?"
Ji Zhenghuai thought about it carefully and suddenly recalled a report in a newspaper he saw two days ago, "It seems that the number of copies has exceeded 200,000?"
Jiang Yulou said angrily: "Yes, two hundred thousand copies. According to Saten's evaluation, this novel is very suitable for readers in the island country, otherwise Nohara Hiroshi would not have flown from Tokyo to Yanjing. If according to the royalty system, This novel sells for 500 yen, with a 10% royalty rate. With a first printing of 100,000 copies, I can get a royalty of 5 million yen, which is tens of thousands of dollars in dollars."
"Tens of thousands of dollars?" Ji Zhenghuai said in surprise.
"That's right, books priced at 500 yen a book are all low-priced books in the island country, and there are also books priced at over a thousand yen." Jiang Yulou said seductively: "Just think about it, if my "Love Letter" sells for a thousand yen in the island country. How much can I earn from a first printing of 100,000 copies? Will the more I sell, the more I will lose?"
"Dulu."
Ji Zhenghuai swallowed, nodded and said, "If this is really the case, Xiaori...zi does not have good intentions."
Jiang Yulou said calmly: "Someone must have given Nohara an idea, but I don't know who it was. When he got there, he lost my interests and gave foreigners an advantage, hum."
"Don't be angry, I'll help you find out." Ji Zhenghuai comforted him.
Jiang Yulou said firmly: "No, please send a message to me. If he sincerely cooperates, he will quote a price according to the island country's royalties. Otherwise, there is no need to negotiate."
When Ji Zhenghuai heard this, he frowned slightly. Jiang Yulou's behavior was a bit young and energetic, but he could understand his student's current mood by comparing himself to his own.
This matter must not be communicated as bluntly as Jiang Yulou said. The tone should be more tactful and the author Jiang Yulou's thoughts can be expressed properly.
Moreover, after all, this novel is Jiang Yulou's work, and the copyright belongs to him, leaving no room for others to comment.
So Ji Zhenghuai found an opportunity and sent his message.
At first, Nohara Hiroshi didn't pay attention, thinking it was Jiang Yulou's negotiation strategy. It wasn't until almost three days passed and there was still no movement that he panicked.
The most important thing is that after so many days, he finally found out what a talented writer Jiang Yulou is.
He started his creative career at the age of eighteen, and has written short stories, novellas, and a collection of poems. The sales volume of his novel "The Conspiracy" published this year has exceeded 800,000, and there is no doubt that it will reach one million copies by the end of the year.
Since the publication of "Love Letters", the sales volume has been rising, exceeding 200,000 copies. It has also triggered a trend of writing letters among the people. Even the style is imitated from the novel.
Such a talented writer is only in his second year of college. I can’t imagine that he will reach that point in the future. Will he win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Would such an excellent writer be short of money?
Definitely not.
Even though he didn't know much about China's royalties system, he knew that Jiang Yulou would make a lot of money with his two novels "The Conspiracy" and "Love Letter".
Since the other party is confident, it is his turn to give in.
Nohara Hiroshi sighed: "Li Sang, our strategy has failed."
Li Jianjun's face turned red, his lips moved slightly, but in the end he didn't speak. He didn't have the nerve to say anything. I originally wanted to trick Jiang Yulou into getting Nohara Hiroyuki's approval, but unexpectedly I miscalculated.
Shame on you!
So, with the help of the foreign affairs department, Nohara and his party came to Yanda again and met with Jiang Yulou.
After the meeting, Nohara Hiroshi said with a guilty conscience: "Teacher Jiang, we meet again."
"Editor Nohara, have you decided on this visit?" Jiang Yulou glanced at the two of them and said calmly.
"Teacher Jiang, I am here this time to tell you that I have discussed it with the club." Nohara Hiroshi smiled and said: "After my hard arguments, the club is willing to give 10% of the royalties. .”
"Of course Teacher Jiang's novels are excellent. You are also a well-known writer in China, but in the island country, you can only be exposed to readers as a newcomer, so this share is already quite sincere."
"In addition, we have also decided to print an initial print of 100,000 copies and promote the novel under Kadokawa Shoten and other channels."
Nohara Hiroshi said a lot in one breath. What he meant behind the words was that he had paid a lot, and Kadokawa Shoten had paid a lot.
Jiang Yulou's expression remained calm. This number was almost what he expected. Obviously, this should be the bottom line of Kadokawa Bookstore. If he hadn't kept the other party dry for a few days, it might have taken a while before he could sign the contract on such terms.
According to the memory of his previous life, the first printing of works by new writers in the island country ranged from 10,000 to 50,000 copies. This time Kadokawa Shoten dared to print 100,000 copies in one go. It seems that they are very optimistic about the sales prospects of "Love Letter".
Of course, Hiroyuki Nohara also contributed to this. As a senior editor, if he risked his life, the agency would be willing to take a 50-50 bet on him.
If you buy 100,000 copies, you can make a lot of money again.
Even though his face remained calm, he was actually happy inside.
