Chapter 24 Publish a movie to test the waters
The food has been cooked, and it is too late for Luo Baoming to stop it. Now he just hopes that Liu Hongmin won't open his mouth, otherwise, he can only refuse cruelly.
It won't work if he doesn't refuse. Even if he agrees, there is no way to fulfill the contract when he goes back. Everyone in Xiangjiang doesn't know that Mr. Jin Yong is stingy. Even Ni Kuang, who is desperate for money, can't get a penny out of Mr. Jin Yong's hands.
Culturally, Mr. Jin Yong is a qualified writer; economically, Mr. Jin Yong is also a qualified capitalist.
"Mr. Liu, let's talk about royalties. I've learned about your royalties. It's about six or seven yuan for a thousand words. I can mention eight yuan for a thousand words."< br>
When Zha Jianying heard that the price was not in line with expectations, she couldn't help but glance at Liu Hongmin.
Liu Hongmin opened Erguotou and filled a cup for Luo Baoming.
“Eight yuan for a thousand words is less.”
Luo Baoming was not surprised, the so-called sky-high asking price paid off. He offered Qian Zi Ba Yuan just as a foreshadowing, but he didn't expect Liu Hongmin to agree immediately.
“It’s quite a lot, higher than all the works you have ever published.”
Liu Hongmin: "Since Mr. Luo knows this, I wonder if he knows how much the single volume of Shaobao sold?"
Luo Baoming shook his head, "Is it a lot?"
Liu Hongmin stretched out three Pointing his finger, "Three hundred thousand copies."
Luo Baoming's eyes flickered, "With a market as big as mainland China, three hundred thousand copies is not a lot."
"The main consumer group of Shaobao They are college students. The vast majority of college students today live on student aid. Unless they really like it, they will never spend 50 cents to buy a novel, because this 50 cents is enough for them to live for ten days. "
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "So many students will buy a book together and then take turns to read it. So the number of people who have read Shaobao is at least more than one million. Now Shaobao has released four separate books, each of which Almost 250,000 people have read it. If you get Xiangjiang, even if the number of readers decreases ten times, there will still be 25,000 people."
He looked at Luo Baoming with a smile, "As far as I know, Xiangjiang. He loves mystery novels more than we do here."
Luo Baoming glanced at Cha Jianying silently. This distant relative of Mr. Jin Yong really turned his elbows outward!
"Mr. Luo, I don't want the lion to open his mouth. But you are a newspaper in Xiangjiang, so you can't discriminate against me, a mainlander, right?"
"How could this happen?" Luo Baoming smiled. Said: "Mr. Jin Yong is pro-mainland, otherwise he would not have sent me to the capital."
"In that case, why isn't Mr. Luo even willing to give me the guaranteed minimum price of my royalties?"
Luo Baoming: "You are from mainland China!"
"But you plan to give me the minimum guarantee? Get it published in Xiangjiang! If I submit my work abroad, they will definitely pay me according to the local remuneration standards."
Luo Baoming said helplessly, "Okay, then it will be ten yuan per thousand words."< br>
“It’s just the first part.”
Luo Baoming frowned and looked at Liu Hongmin, “Didn’t we agree on seven parts?”
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: “I will do the seventh part. I can leave it to you to publish, but the fee of ten yuan per thousand words is only the price of the first part. After the first part is published, we will discuss the price of the second part after seeing the effect. I think this situation should be very good in Hong Kong. Is it common?" Luo Baoming was speechless. This situation is not only common, but common. All writers want high remuneration, and Ni Kuang's salary has increased from ten yuan per thousand words to one hundred and twenty yuan per thousand words. The money was too demanding, and Zhenbao really couldn't give it. Then Mr. Jin Yong deceived him into Mingbao, and he got a royalties of 80 per thousand words, and he paid it for many years.
"Okay! But when signing the contract, we want the priority for the remaining six films."
Liu Hongmin laughed, "Don't worry, Mr. Luo, I said I will give you all seven of them and I won’t regret it if you don’t want to publish them. I won’t sell the remaining six to other newspapers in Xiangjiang.”
When Luo Baoming heard this, he couldn't help but look into Liu Hongmin's eyes in surprise. Liu Hongmin's eyes were clear and it didn't look like she was lying to him. This made him sigh with emotion: Mainland Chinese people are so simple, even a little fox follows such principles in doing things.
Liu Hongmin was very sincere. He only said that he would not publish it in newspapers, but he did not say that he would not publish single volumes and collections of works. He is confident that as long as Ming Pao publishes Shaobao, someone will definitely want to publish Shaobao's single volume and collection.
Even if it is not published in the past few years, it will be published after "Bao Qingtian" is broadcast in 1993.
The craze caused by the TV series "Bao Qingtian" is where Liu Hongmin's confidence lies. By then, Liu Hongmin will definitely be able to make a fortune by leveraging this shareholder style.
What he was not sure about was how much Xiangjiang liked Bao Qingtian before the broadcast of "Bao Qingtian". Therefore, when he first met Luo Baoming, he felt that it was Cha Jianying who had asked for the opportunity for him.
Luo Baoming said: "Mr. Liu, I don't have a lot of RMB with me, so the remuneration can't be paid to you until I return to Hong Kong."
"I don't want RMB, I want Hong Kong dollars !”
“Why do you want Hong Kong dollars?” Luo Baoming asked in confusion: “You can’t use it in the mainland?”
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: “Of course it’s for your sake. Save me, go to the bank and exchange it into RMB.”
Foreign exchange certificates will be issued next year, and he will suffer a big loss if he uses RMB to settle. The best currency to hold in this era is foreign currency, which can buy many things internationally. It is the favorite currency for people who want to go abroad.
Of course, they like dollars. But after a few years, when the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to the U.S. dollar and a fixed exchange rate of 7.8 Hong Kong dollars to 1 U.S. dollar is implemented, it will also receive a lot of popularity.
The second is the foreign exchange coupons, which can be purchased in stores that receive foreign guests. Of course, you have to have a foreign friend and go with him, otherwise they won't accept you.
That’s why Liu Hongmin insisted on asking for Hong Kong dollars. Whether it is converted into foreign exchange coupons or converted into US dollars after a few years, it is more cost-effective than the RMB.
He already has enough RMB in his hand. If the house he is interested in is not so good, he will not worry about spending money in the next ten years.
Luo Baoming didn't know what Liu Hongmin was thinking, but it was a good thing not to have to exchange RMB. According to the manuscript fee of ten yuan per thousand words, it is only one thousand yuan. It is not worthwhile to go to the bank to exchange RMB for this amount of money.
The two agreed, and Luo Baoming regarded it as drafting the terms of the contract.
"That's it for today. After I finish the contract, I will come to you to sign it."
Liu Hongmin agreed, "No problem. Mr. Luo, now that we've finished talking about the business, let's Let’s eat! I’m telling you, you may be able to taste these dishes in Xiangjiang, but they are definitely not as authentic as those in Beijing.”
Luo Baoming also moved his index finger, “Really? Have a good taste.”
(End of this chapter)