Nohara Hiroshi was indeed betting, but he thought his winning rate was high.
First of all, this novel is excellent enough. He is confident that the spiritual core of the novel will resonate with readers from the island nation.
Secondly, with Kadokawa Bookstore as its backing, even ordinary novels can attract attention as long as they are willing to give publicity.
Finally, there is Jiang Yulou.
Nohara Hiroshi believes that even if you don’t read novels, Jiang Yulou is a writer worth investing in. If he is used as a propaganda point, the public will be very eager to know about this talented writer from a foreign country.
And what’s the best way to get to know a writer?
His novels are a very good bridge. Who makes people think that they can see the writer's heart through novels.
Jiang Yulou smiled and thanked: "Thank you so much Nohara for editing. The first printing of 100,000 copies is not easy to negotiate."
"Hi, I have indeed discussed this with the editor-in-chief for a long time."
Nohara Hiroshi recalled that when he was in Tokyo, he pestered the editor for this book for a long time, "This just reflects the importance we attach to Teacher Jiang, and we hope you can choose our publishing house as a partner in the island country. "
Before coming to Yanjing, he made a lot of promises in order to convince the editor-in-chief.
You must know that the number of books that publishing houses can bring to the market every month is limited, and how many senior signed writers are waiting for their appointments.
If the sales of "Love Letter" fail to meet expectations, his writers will most likely not be able to get a good schedule next year.
But again, he is optimistic about this novel, which will definitely surprise the island country’s literary world.
Jiang Yulou's requirements are not that many. As long as the royalties are paid, anything can be negotiated. Kadokawa Shoten is so sincere, so there is no need to think twice.
If we really have to find another place, it will be very troublesome given the current level of transportation and communication.
"Well, Editor Nohara, I am very satisfied with your company's conditions. We can sign a licensing contract at any time."
"Hi! Thank you so much, Teacher Jiang!" Nohara Hiroshi breathed a sigh of relief. He was not allowed to delay any longer, but decided to sign the contract now. "If Teacher Jiang has no objection, we can sign the contract now. "
Jiang Yulou said: "No problem, but have you brought the contract?"
"Bring it."
Just as Jiang Yulou was about to take over the contract, Ji Zhenghuai coughed.
"Director Ji, what's wrong?"
"This contract needs to be personally witnessed by comrades from the Bureau of International Cultural Liaison. This can be considered a successful step for our country's culture to go global." Ji Zhenghuai said a lot of clichés, and Jiang Yulou thought about it and understood.
As for political achievements, no one seems to understand them.
After thinking about it, Jiang Yulou and Nohara Hiroshi agreed to sign the contract tomorrow.
So, the next day, "People's Daily" reported an article,
"On October 15, 1980, with the joint efforts of the International Cultural Liaison Bureau and the People's Literature Society, negotiations were finally successful on the island country's publication of the novel "Love Letter" by Comrade Jiang Yulou, a young Chinese writer. This was an important step for our country's culture and also World cultural exchange..."
Jiang Yulou and his novel "Love Letter" have become popular again, this time because the novel has been released overseas.
It has to be said that in this era, flowers outside the wall and fragrance inside the wall already have the meaning. If a domestic novel can be introduced into developed countries, it must be outstanding, so hurry up and buy it.
As a result, his novels ushered in a real rush after they were released.
Making money is a good thing, but there are also troubles. No, I specially invited guests to dinner for this purpose, just to calm the curiosity of my friends.
On this day, he and his roommate entered the hotel box and were surrounded by friends in the box. Everyone watched Jiang Yulou like a movie star.
Wang Shuo spoke first, "Yulou, is "Love Letter" really going to be published in the island country?"
Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Jiang Yulou asked: "Well, it's all been reported, how can it be false?"
Wang Shuo's eyes turned red with jealousy, "You are not yet twenty years old and you have become a world-class writer. Isn't it too easy?"
"It's not easy. Everything Yulou has today is achieved through his own hard work step by step." Wei Guoping said.
Wei Guoping is a good guy. It's not in vain to invite him to restaurants so many times.
After seeing Jiang Yulou's admiring gaze, Wei Guoping smiled proudly.
Jiang Yulou still explained, "Actually, the foreign market is not that big. Even though I am somewhat famous in China, I get the highest remuneration, but abroad, I am just a newcomer with no reputation, and the remuneration standard is the same as that of a newcomer. no difference."
However, it was a pity that his explanation did not interrupt the curiosity of this group of people, but instead made them more interested. When the conversation got more exciting, they even put aside Jiang Yulou, the protagonist of the incident, and talked about various possibilities.
Discussions went on and on, but there was only one focus that everyone paid attention to, and that was the royalties that the publication of "Love Letter" would bring to Jiang Yulou.
The first is the domestic royalties. Everyone knows that he is now getting paid for the number of prints in China. The more he sells, the more he gets.
Originally, the sales of "Love Letter" have been stable since its release. But after the news of "island publishing" spread, the novel sold like crazy. Every day, countless readers went to Xinhua Bookstore or small bookstores to try their luck.
The reason why it was a matter of luck was naturally because the novel was sold out again.
Although he is young, he is so famous that there are really few people in the country who can match him. When it comes to royalties, no one can compare.
One book and one courtyard?
It's really nothing here in Jiang Yulou.
The royalties are so high domestically, let alone in island countries.
Although everyone has never been to the island country, they have all heard of it. It is rumored that even an ordinary worker there can earn 100,000 yen a month, which is equivalent to several hundred dollars. It is incomparable. It cannot be compared at home.
Not to mention the exchange rate, according to the current private market conditions, the monthly salary of the islanders is dozens of times that of the Chinese.
Although I don’t know the exact number, even if Jiang Yulou’s “Love Letter” is not included, it would be easy to sell for hundreds of thousands of yen!
Hundreds of thousands of yen, this is a figure that they can't even imagine.
What's more, they don't believe that they can get rid of him with hundreds of thousands of yen. This guy is smarter than a monkey about money. It's very difficult to take advantage of him.
After such an analysis, everyone fell silent.
Although these guys, except Wang Shuo, are all college students, they shouldn't be jealous, but facing wealth that they may never earn in their lifetime, they still feel a little jealous.
"Come on, come on, don't just talk and don't eat. This table is not cheap." Jiang Yulou looked distressed, making everyone laugh.
Feeling distressed?
It’s okay to feel bad, I’m going to make you poor!
As a result, everyone turned envy, jealousy and hatred into appetite and showed off their food like crazy. Among them, Wang Shuo ate the most.
