When Shi Tingyu arrived at the door, seven or eight people were already gathered there.
The person standing in the front gives his or her name and the postman finds the letter or package.
When it was Shi Tingyu's turn, everyone else had almost arrived.
"Shi Tingyu..." The postman muttered his name while looking for the letter.
Finally, he took one from a pile of letters and handed it over, "Yes, that's it. It's from Jingshi Art Publishing House."
The surrounding military families were a little surprised. Most of their letters and packages were from home. This was the first time I saw this from this publishing house.
When they met, Tingyu asked: "Xiao Lu family, what does this Jingshi Publishing House do?"
Shi Tingyu didn't know the content of the letter yet, nor did he know whether his manuscript had passed the review, so he didn't say much. He just said casually: "It's nothing, I just ordered some books and newspapers there."
Some people believe this answer and some don't.
Some people knew about Jingshi Art Publishing House and asked her if she had submitted any manuscripts for publication.
Shi Tingyu just smiled and didn't say that he had voted or not.
If she said she voted, if it didn't work out, she would become a talking point in the Family Court. If she said she didn't vote, but if she succeeded, she would be accused of lying.
She asked one of the people holding the package: "Sister-in-law, has my hometown sent you something again?"
When the sister-in-law heard this, her attention was diverted smoothly, and she smiled happily, "No, I have told my mother-in-law many times to let them keep whatever they have for themselves, but they insist on sending it over. Sometimes I am very Headache."
When the others heard it, you started talking to me one by one.
"Just be content. If my mother-in-law were half as good as your mother-in-law, I would be able to laugh out of my dreams."
"Yes, although my mother-in-law is not bad, she is not like your mother-in-law, who sends you things every two days."
"When will you pick up your mother-in-law and stay here for two days?"
"Yes, I will also let my mother-in-law see how she behaves as a mother-in-law."
The sister-in-law liked hearing such kind words and said a few more words.
The topic of mother-in-law has been unavoidable for women since ancient times. These sisters-in-law always have endless things to say about mother-in-law, and everyone's attention is successfully diverted.
By the time they finished the conversation, there was no one around.
Shi Tingyu returned home at this time and couldn't wait to open the letter from the publisher.
Hello Comrade Shi.
Thank you for your trust in our publication and sending your valuable manuscripts to our publication.
We have carefully reviewed all the drawings for "Loyal Dog" and unanimously agreed that they can be published.
There are several things that need to be confirmed with you personally.
One is the issue of the first printing quantity.
Our agency thinks that your drawings are excellent, the stories are inspiring, the lines are smooth and natural, and the colors are harmonious and bright. Therefore, the first printing quantity is tentatively set at 100,000 copies. If the subsequent results are excellent, subsequent printings can be arranged.
The second is the unit price of the book after publication.
The unit price of black and white comic strips in the market is between 0.12-0.18 yuan, and the average price of color comics is between 0.2-0.8 yuan.
The final price can be negotiated by calling our agency: XXXX
The third is the royalties sharing method.
They are one-time buyout and royalties.
Please contact us by phone for details.
You can also send your request by letter and hope for a reply.
Beijing Fine Arts Publishing House, I wish you good health.
1975.8.7
This is what I found online about the pricing of comic books, etc.
After reading the letter from the publisher, Shi Tingyu began to think deeply.
She didn't know what the rules were for publishing books now, but looking at the contents of the letter, she could see the publisher's intentions.
The price and so on were almost the same as what she had heard about.
It’s just that we don’t know yet whether a publishing contract will be signed between the publisher and the author.
After all, the Copyright Law will not be promulgated until 1990.
However, since the matter was negotiable, she could write down her request.
From reading between the lines in the letter, Shi Tingyu can be sure that the other party is still very satisfied with his work.
She can make her thoughts clear to the publisher.
The worst outcome is that it cannot be published. If that is the case, she can wait until two years or ten years are over before the comic book takes off again.
Having made up her mind, Shi Tingyu took out the letter paper and started to reply to the publisher.
Her request was simple: she wanted a publishing contract.
The remuneration is based on the tax system of later generations, and she wants 10% of the royalties.
As for the first printing quantity, she has no problem with it.
Now that the comic book market is sluggish, she believes that publishers have their own budgets and considerations in terms of quantity.
After reading the content of the letter one last time, Shi Tingyu put the letter into an envelope and waited for her to take a ride to town to mail it out the next day.
In the evening, after Lu Weiguo came back from training, he heard Shi Tingyu talk about the comics passing review.
Lu Weiguo was very happy for her. In fact, he had always believed that the comic strip could be published. After all, his wife was so good at drawing.
But he didn't know much about publishing and couldn't help her.
After the letter was sent, Shi Tingyu began to wait for the news.
It wasn't until the official elementary school started that she finalized the specific matters with the publishing house.
The publisher agreed to her request for a contract and 10% royalties.
In the end, each comic book was priced at 0.5 yuan.
Shi Tingyu calculated that after the first printing, she could get 5,000 manuscript fees at a time.
This price is definitely a huge sum of money.
She remembered seeing news that in the 1950s and 1960s, someone drew a comic book and received a commission of RMB 8,000.
It was a sky-high price at the time.
The contract between Shi Tingyu and the publisher has always been done through letters.
By the time both parties were finalized, it had been more than a week since the elementary school started.
On this day, the loudspeaker in the family courtyard rang again.
"Comrade Shi Tingyu, I have your remittance slip. Please collect it at the door."
Shi Tingyu immediately thought of the royalties.
She put on a coat and went out.
There is a postman on a bicycle at the door, and there are a few military wives carrying packages next to him.
When the postman saw Shi Tingyu coming over, he smiled and said, "Comrade Shi, this is your remittance slip. Please sign it."
Shi Tingyu took the remittance slip and looked at it. The remittance of 5,000 yuan was clearly visible on it.
The postman is actually very curious.
I don’t know what kind of book the other party published, but it is so valuable.
Several sisters-in-law glanced at Shi Tingyu, but she blocked them without leaving a trace, but even so, they still saw the next few zeros.
Everyone exclaimed.
Shi Tingyu quickly signed, stamped, and took the remittance form away.
Seeing that the person involved was gone, several sisters-in-law gathered around the postman and asked.
"Who sent this money to Lu Ying's wife? I saw several zeros."
"Comrade postman, where did this remittance slip come from?"
"This boss got a lot of money."
The postman didn't expect these people to surround him and ask questions.
He was also afraid that these military wives were thinking wrongly. The current situation was tense and they should not bring trouble to Comrade Shi, so he picked up what he could say and said: "Comrade Shi, this money is paid by the Beijing Publishing House. "
Military wives, you look at me and I look at you, thinking, when did this camp commander Lu’s wife publish a book?
What surprised them even more was the amount of royalties.
This book only costs so much, so it would be more than enough to get a few more.
