"What are the second and third conditions?"
Maijo Kyousuke curiously asked Tataro Katsunori, thinking that as long as the other party's request was not too excessive, he could accept it.
After all, that is the manuscript of "Mr. Ultramore's Hands". Judging from my experience in the past life, I spent a long time in Coal Stove and Qimo, collecting autographs, manuscripts, signature cards, and letter sleeves.
Thomas Burke, the author of "Mr. Ultramore's Hands", is not as famous as his contemporary Conan Dalgo.
But the historical status and collection value of this work may far exceed that of Conan Doyle's manuscript!
After all, more than forty years later, Conan Doyle's manuscripts can still be seen at auctions, but the manuscript of "The Hands of Mr. Ultramore" has never been heard of by Maijo Keisuke!
Tatara Yoshikatsu tapped the safe containing the manuscript of "Mr. Ultramore's Hands" with his fingers, and made a second request:
"My second condition is that I want the manuscript of "A Platycodon Flower" for collection."
Maishiro Kyousuke and Eryumei looked at each other, and felt Eryumei squeeze their hands tightly. The two nodded in tacit understanding:
"Okay, Mr. Tatara, I agree to your second request."
Tatara Sheng went on to say the third condition:
"My third condition is that no matter what works you publish in the future, Mr. Wucheng, you must give me three autographed copies."
"Note that my request is for all published works, not what works you have written."
After hearing what Yoshinoori Tatara said, Kyousuke Maijo showed a very puzzling expression on his face:
"Mr. Tatara, is there any difference between the works I write and the works I publish?"
Tatara Yoshikatsu smiled when he heard what Maijo Kyousuke said. He took out three books with different packaging from the bookshelf behind him and laid them out on the counter together with "Astrology Killing Magic". .
Then he smiled and said to Maijo Kyousuke:
"Teacher Wucheng, I don't know if Editor-in-Chief Jiang Liu has talked about these things with you, but please listen to me for a moment to prevent you from not understanding my third condition and causing trouble for our subsequent cooperation."
After Tatara Yoshikatsu finished speaking, he held down the "Astrology Killing Magic" on the far left with his hand and said:
"Teacher Wucheng, as you can see, your book "Astrological Killing Magic" is published under the specification of 'New Book Review', but 'New Book Review' does not mean new book, it is just a specific specification, and its cover is made of copper plate The paper, the inner pages are made of offset paper, the size is 18.4×11.4cm, and the general price is 2,000 to 3,000 yen.”
Tatara Yoshikatsu moved his hand to a book that was two circles smaller than the "New Book Review" and much shorter, about the size of an adult's hand:
"This type of specification is called 'Bunku Edition' or 'Pocket Edition'. Most of them are cheap editions launched by publishing houses in order to attract the lower class market. The size is 15×10.6cm. Because the inner pages use reduced gram It is made of lightweight offset paper, that is, lightweight paper, so the price is very low, generally selling for 1,000 to 1,500 yen.”
Tatara Yoshikatsu continued to point his hand towards the next book, which was beautifully packaged and had a gorgeous cover:
"Now, this is much wider than the 'New Book Review'. It is a "single volume", which is also a so-called "hardcover" with a size of 20×14cm. Most of them are collections of short stories by the same author, or books with very good sales. , the publisher will grant the privilege to publish this version.”
"Since most of the covers of the 'single volumes' are made of excellent coated paper and heavy-weight offset paper, the price has also increased a lot, about 3,000 to 4,000 yen."
Tatara Yoshikatsu finished introducing the specifications of the first three books, then pointed to the last one, which looked very luxurious, and said:
"The last one is the so-called 'Collector's Edition', also called 'Special Edition' and 'Love Collection Edition'. The size is 22x15cm. To put it simply, only if a book can sell more than 400,000 copies, the publisher will choose this edition. This book is released as a 'Collector's Edition'."
"As you can tell from the name, the meaning of 'Collector's Edition' lies in collecting rather than reading. Generally, editions of this level have a very small circulation and need to be snapped up or can only be purchased under certain conditions."
"In addition, the covers of the 'Collector's Edition' are redesigned, bound, and made of the best pure paper, so most of the prices are very high, with the general price ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 yen."
"Also, there are different versions of the 'Collector's Edition'."
Tatara Yoshikatsu took out an ancient book with a woven cloth cover from the bookshelf:
"This kind of version is generally called a 'collection copy'. Most of them can only be released by masterpieces of top best-selling writers, or national writers, or deceased writers. The size is also 22x15cm. As for the price, it may be around six months. Around 1,000 to 15,000 yen.”
After Tatara Yoshikatsu finished speaking, he looked at Maijo Kyousuke with a faint smile on his face:
"Teacher Wucheng, I believe you already know the specifications of these versions of the books."
"My third condition is that as long as a different version of your book is released, you must give me three autographed copies for my collection."
Tatara Yoshikatsu reached out and patted the safe containing the manuscript of "Mr. Ultramore's Hands" and raised his eyebrows:
"Teacher Wucheng, editor-in-chief Jiang Liu, if you agree to my three requests, the manuscript of "Mr. Ultramore's Hands" will be yours."
Faced with this request, Eryumi squeezed Maijo Kyousuke's hand hard without thinking, as if she wanted to crush Maijo Kyousuke's palm in excitement.
Maijo Kyousuke is not a fool, so he naturally understands what Eryu Mei means.
Putting aside the fact that I am only a relatively famous new writer now, even the autographed copies of all the editions of the great writer Edogawa Ranpo combined would not be worth 50 million yen!
Thinking of this, Maijo Kyousuke didn't hesitate at all. He nodded excitedly, stretched out his hand and said:
"Okay! Mr. Tatara! I agree to all your requests! I wish us a happy cooperation!"
Maijo Keisuke and Tatara Yoshikatsu shook hands briefly, and then wanted to reach out for the manuscript of "Mr. Ultramore's Hands".
But before he could even touch the safe, he was stopped by Tadara Yoshinoori:
"Teacher Wucheng, don't worry, you haven't given me the manuscript of "A Platycodon Flower" yet."
"After receiving the manuscript, the manuscript of "Mr. Ultramore's Hands" will be given to you together with the transparent safe. After all, the manuscript inside is nearly fifty years old. In order to ensure that the manuscript will not deteriorate, It's moldy and oxidized, so it's best to keep it in this safe."
After hearing Tataro Katsuno's words, Maijo Kyousuke lamented that he was a little rare and strange.
But this joy of finding a treasure did not allow Maijo Kyousuke to think too much.
Maijo Kyousuke happily took Eryome's beautiful hand and walked out of "Tatara Ancient Bookstore", planning to return to Kodansha together to pick up the manuscript of "A Platycodon Flower"...
