Chapter 8 Peking University Press
Zou Shifang saw that Liu Hongmin was unhappy, and said quickly: "You also need to understand us. "Weiming Lake" was initially created, and there was a huge funding gap. If you follow other people's instructions If I pay you the royalties, "Wei Ming Lake" can't afford them."
"That can't beat my royalties!" Liu Hongmin said dissatisfied: "In any case, it is the income of my labor. "
Liu Zhenyun said: "I just said something is wrong! Those of us who are not good at writing can get six or seven yuan for a thousand words. Hongmin's writing is not worse than us, why is it only three and a half yuan? Here! "
Zou Shifang looked at him speechlessly, please don't cause trouble at this time.
Liu Zhenyun pretended not to see Zou Shifang's eyes and continued: "How can Hongmin's novel earn seven yuan per thousand words? At least he can get a royalties of more than 200 yuan."
Ge Chaoguang was stunned when he heard this, "Is it so profitable to write novels?"
Liu Hongmin looked at Zou Shifang sideways, "No matter how much money you make, people will take it away."
< br>Zou Shifang glared at Liu Zhenyun, "The novel you wrote is not worth six or seven yuan per thousand words at all. That's because the school has a hard time looking at you and subsidizes part of it for you. If according to the standards outside the school, Shaobao can reach five yuan per thousand words. A dollar is pretty good.”
“That’s my money too!” Liu Hongmin said unhappily: “Wouldn’t your conscience hurt if you deducted so much money from me?”
Zou Shifang apologized and said with a smile: "We know that we are sorry for you, so we contacted Peking University Publishing House to see if we can publish a single volume of "Famous in the World"."
"We have a publishing house at Peking University? "
Liu Zhenyun asked curiously.
“It used to exist, but it was banned later.” Zou Shifang explained: “Now the school is applying for restoration. It is said that the progress is very good, and it can be re-established next year at the latest. In order to be the first to be re-established after It’s time to publish books, and they have already completed the collection of manuscripts.”
The three of them nodded. During that special period, too many departments were banned. As one of the top universities in the country, Peking University has had too many banned departments to count. Now Beijing University has been restoring these departments and wants to return to the state before the special period.
Liu Hongmin thought, it would be great if Shaobao could really publish a single volume. Although the royalties are still fixed, the royalties for publishing a single book will at least not be lower than the royalties for "Unnamed Lake".
"What's the result?"
Zou Shifang claimed the credit and said: "It has been agreed over there, and someone should be sent to talk to you soon."
Sure enough, no Two days later, Li Huanfang, an editor sent by the not-yet-established Peking University Press, came to Liu Hongmin’s dormitory to discuss with him the issue of a single volume.
"Student Liu, generally the manuscript fee for a single book is equivalent to that of a magazine. However, Weiming Lake has already told us about your situation, so our publisher decided to give you six yuan per thousand words. royalties. But we also have a condition, which we hope you can agree to.”
"What conditions?" Liu Hongmin frowned slightly. If Beijing University Publishing House proposed any excessive conditions, he would definitely not agree.
Li Huanfang said: "That's right, we heard that you are planning to write the second part of "Young Bao Qingtian". Therefore, we hope that you can sign all the follow-up singles of "Young Bao Qingtian" to us "
Liu Hongmin said tentatively: "Do you want to sign both movies together? ""Not just the second one, we want to sign all the sequels to "Young Man Bao Qingtian". br>
“The manuscript fee is six yuan per thousand words?”
“Of course not, we will give the manuscript fee for the next one based on the results of the previous one.”
< br>Liu Hongmin nodded, that’s pretty much it. Liu Hongmin is totally okay with giving money based on performance. However, one thing must be made clear, "What is the upper limit of the royalties you can give? Assuming that Shaobao's grades are particularly good, can the royalties you offer exceed the upper limit of the royalties?"
"I'm afraid this won't work. . ”
“Then I can’t agree to sign all the sequels to you.” Liu Hongmin said: “There will be fewer releases, so I will get a lower remuneration. But if the results are particularly good, you will be rewarded.” There is an upper limit on the royalties, which is unfair to me. Since I have to bear the risk, I should be given the possibility of high returns."
Li Huanfang was silent for a while, "There are regulations on the royalties. ”
Liu Hongmin said: "Otherwise, if we sign each piece one by one, I can give you the priority to sign the contract. In the case of the same manuscript fee, Beijing University Press has the priority to sign the contract. But if someone else's manuscript fee exceeds yours, then Don’t blame me for handing over Shaobao to others for distribution.”
Hearing Liu Hongmin’s firm words, Li Huanfang didn’t try to persuade him.
"I will go back and report. If the superiors agree, I will come back to you tomorrow to sign the contract."
Liu Hongmin had no objection and sent him out of the dormitory.
With a manuscript fee of six yuan per thousand words, "Famous in the World" can get about 460 yuan. There is still more than 100 yuan left in the royalties for "Weiming Lake", which adds up to nearly 600 yuan. In this day and age, six hundred yuan is no longer a small amount of money. It is enough for him to live in the capital for several years. If he writes more sequels, he might be able to save enough money to buy a house, and it will be a courtyard house.
Thinking of this, Liu Hongmin was instantly motivated. As long as he buys a courtyard house, even if he waits for the value to increase for thirty years, it will be enough for him to use it for a lifetime.
The next evening, Li Huanfang found Liu Hongmin again, and the two signed the contract.
"The manuscript fee is 460 yuan, and this is the receipt. Because Beijing University Publishing House has not recovered yet, this money cannot be given to you yet. According to our estimation, the publishing house will be able to wait until the winter vacation comes back It’s established, you can take this slip to get the money when the time comes.”
It’s still a bad check!
Liu Hongmin joked in his mind and put the list away. In this day and age, this kind of thing is so common that you don’t have to worry about being cheated.
After seeing off Li Huanfang, Liu Hongmin immediately devoted himself to preparing for the exam.
After the final exam was completed, Liu Hongmin immediately took his gift and boarded the train home. It’s not easy to buy train tickets these days, but tickets leaving Beijing are all purchased by Jingda University.
There is no direct train from Beijing to Hanhai, so Liu Hongmin can only get off at Checheng and change to Hanhai Line. I went to buy tickets with my student ID card, but I could only buy tickets for three days later. Liu Hongmin had no choice but to stay in the guest house of Checheng Railway Station for two days. Taking this opportunity, he took out the outline of "Blood Altar" and started writing the manuscript.
The story of "Blood Altar" unfolds from the academy. Chang Yu, one of the two real murderers, appeared at the beginning. She was a hawker selling gouache. Bao Zheng's mother often bought gouache from her and asked her to deliver it to his door many times, so Bao Zheng and her not only knew each other, but also had a good relationship.
(End of this chapter)