Chapter 260 The Devotion of Suspect
According to Neon’s physical book sales, the top 20 have more than 500,000 sales, and the top ten have sales of millions.
“It’s about five seals now, so it should be about the same.” Gu Lu nodded.
"So powerful!" Yao Xiaoju said, "Brother Gu, as you said on the phone before, South Korea Copyright Xiang Chuan Agency also wants to represent you. I found the reason."
Little Brother Gu? What kind of name is this... But Gu Lu was attracted by the amount of information in the words.
"Because of certain remarks, you are in South Korea - very controversial." Yao Xiaoju looked at Gu Lu when he spoke.
Oh, Gu Lu doesn’t care about the controversy in South Korea, “So can this be used as a bargaining chip?”
The author’s young age is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Yao Xiaoju wanted to see Gu Lu's state of mind, but he never expected the other party to respond so directly.
"Of course." Yao Xiaoju also wanted to show his skills.
"According to my prediction, South Korea can sell 50,000 copies," Yao Xiaoju took out a document.
"The English version of "Mr. Holmes" can be published by Puffin Books in the UK, and the translator is Mr. Burns, a student of Howard Goldblatt." Yao Xiaoju said.
Is Howard famous? Yao Xiaoju explained briefly.
Howard is the highest-ranking translator of Chinese literature in the world today. He has a profound research on Chinese culture, which can be seen by looking at the Chinese name he gave himself: Ge Haowen.
Mo Yan’s series of works, which won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year, were translated by Howard. In addition, he has also translated Liu Zhenyun, Xiao Hong, Lao She, Ba Jin and other writers.
With such a mentor, Burns gives people a lot of confidence.
Celebrity effect, regarding this, Gu Lu is no exception.
"Although the conditions offered by Puffin Books are a bit low, I think it is the best choice to use "Mr. Holmes" to build your reputation first." Yao Xiaoju said, "At least I think "The Little Prince" will be the best choice in the future. It can also be popular in European and American cultural circles. "
In fact, it is not low, but it is not a share. Puffin Books gave a buyout of 48,000 euros, which is close to 400,000 yuan according to the current exchange rate.
"Mr. Holmes" can be made into a movie on Earth, and the protagonist is Gandalf. Gu Lu has forgotten the specific name.
"I personally still hope to share." Gu Lu explained the reason. "Sherlock Holmes is very famous in the UK, and the plot of this book should be more suitable for British readers."
"So the sales will be good, right? Yao Xiaoju thought for a moment and responded, "The general author's royalties in the UK are about 12%. If it is divided, Puffin Books should only be willing to give about 7% because the publisher needs to pay 5% of the royalties to the translator. ”
Seven percent. According to the general price of a book in the UK of sixty-seven euros, one hundred thousand copies must be sold to equal the buyout price.
In fact, in the UK, a book with 100,000 copies is considered a bestseller. Although "Yilin" said that British people love reading very much, in terms of the number of books read per capita per year, the UK does not rank among the top ten.
"Then please help Brother Yao to talk about it. I still hope to share it." Gu Lu decided to take a gamble.
Because the original version was in English, he then synthesized it and drew a Chinese version with a translated accent, and then translated it back to the English version.
There is definitely a gap between it and the original version, but Gu Lu’s current foundation can afford to lose.
Gu Lu is very satisfied with Yao Xiaoju, who has connections and abilities in the English market.
"So Brother Yao, regarding the salary issue, what are your conditions?" Gu Lu got straight to the point.
Yao Xiaoju stated his salary expectations, 10% of the book agency share.
Last year in 2012, Gu Lu's manuscript fee was about 460,000, and in terms of salary, it was 46,000, which works out to less than 4,000 a month.
Not high.
However, it cannot be calculated like this. "Ten percent is too high, sports agents usually only have 4%-6%." Gu Lu pretended to understand.
"Athletes' advertising revenue is very high, and writers' revenue should only be royalties. The gap is too big." Yao Xiaoju said, "Brother Gu, please leave some money for me to eat. ”
Both of them are serious, and they must be more serious when talking about money. Yao Xiaoju didn't relax just because the other party was young. In his opinion, Gu Lu, who could write so many works, was precocious and talented.
“But Brother Yao, you are not like an agent to help me with advertising endorsements,” Gu Lu said. “Besides, in addition to royalties, there are also copyright sales and other things, which are also a huge amount of income.”
The two of you come and go.
The dishes on the table were all cold, so we finally settled on 8% of the foreign agency income.
In China, Gu Lu is at the top of his game and doesn’t need an agent at all.
After a preliminary negotiation, the two agreed on a time and had the lawyer present to sign the contract.
Eight percent, Yao Xiaoju is interested in Gu Lu’s crazy creative ability and the adaptability of his works abroad. He planned not to make much money for two years.
Gu Lu was interested in Yao Xiaoju's ability, because "The Little Prince" is more popular in the English cultural circle, and he had to find someone with insight into translation to cooperate.
The lunch was not that good, but the cooperation was quite pleasant.
Gu Lu was having dinner with friends.
"Is it delicious?" Gu Lu asked Li Guyuan.
Li Guyuan tasted the cherry blossom bento on the table. He did not respond directly, "Does the neon bento also taste like this?"
"No, just my personal feeling, neon bento "It's more delicious than Juye's." Gu Lu replied.
Gu and Li came to spend money at a Japanese food store in Nanping. Originally, Gu Lu wanted to treat the guests, but Li Guyuan paid the royalties, and after a few words of negotiation, he successfully snatched the right to pay!
Everything from the decoration to the dress of the waiters is quite authentic, but the taste is a bit bad.
The bento box has five large grids, four small grids, and two rice balls and tomatoes wrapped in seaweed occupy the large grid.
The small compartments are: half egg, tempura, salted octopus, small pieces of fried chicken steak and boiled broccoli.
The surface is also dotted with cherry blossoms carved from carrots.
“Juyejia doesn’t feel as delicious as the food made by our No. 8 Middle School Xiaodangjia Food Club.” Li Guyuan said straightforwardly, “This is even more delicious than Neon’s. It’s hard to imagine the taste of Neon. "
"It's delicious in the comics!" Li Guyuan added.
"You also said it was in the comics." Gu Lu said, "Besides, you don't want to think about why the food club is so delicious."
"Yes, even though Ma Xuanyou is so big, he is really good at cooking." Li Guyuan agree.
"Sakura bento is just a bento eaten while looking at the cherry blossoms. You still have to finish it and eat the store's signature bento." Gu Lu said, "Look at this piece of meat."
The large piece of steak in Gu Lu's lunch box looks very comfortable, but actually tastes average, but Gu Lu is very happy to eat it, because...
Ding - [Annual Ranking Champion] [Scam Written to the extreme] [Adapted and filmed in China, Japan and South Korea] turned into "The Devotion of Suspect X".
Looking at the title of the book, the details of the book that come to mind do not require further reading.
Gu Lu is too familiar with this book.
The single mother helped by the male protagonist Daruma Shigami in the novel works in a convenience store. Ishigami goes to order a signature lunch every day.
(End of this chapter)