Chapter 80 Tomb robbery novel, take off! (Seeking follow-up reading)
Twenty-first Century Publishing House, editor-in-chief Chen Jianfei is on the phone with the distribution department.
"The sales volume of "Dead Man Blows Out the Lamp" is pretty good. Many channels are calling to request the goods? Then ship the goods! Do you need to call me?
The warehouse is out of stock. Then print it! Well, I do need to sign it, so let’s go through the normal process! Why is the printing machine broken? The book is self-published and only 10,000 copies have been printed. After printing these 10,000 copies, we will no longer have the copyright.”
Editor-in-chief Chen Jianfei was immediately confused. Ten thousand copies of self-published books were printed? Will anyone buy it? What blind people are they?
Chen Jianfei has been working in publishing for more than 20 years, and of course he knows what kind of books he publishes at his own expense. Not to mention commercial value, as long as there is some literary value, there is no need to publish it at your own expense.
Those self-published books are either for self-pleasure. For example, a certain leader searched hundreds of thousands of words of chicken soup of life from nowhere and put them together into a book, which looks very brand-new. .
Either it is for the purpose of evaluating professional titles. Generally speaking, people with little academic ability can piece together some so-called professional content and publish it, which can be regarded as extra points for publications.
No one reads this type of publication at all. If it stays in the sales channel for less than a month, it will all be removed from the shelves. In the end, it will either be taken home by the author himself, or it will be taken away from the market. Waste paper is sold.
And now this book "Dead Man Blows Out the Lamp" has sold 10,000 copies, which is indeed beyond Chen Jianfei's knowledge.
Generally, for a newcomer’s work, even if it is published by a publishing house, it is good if it can sell two to three thousand copies!
A self-published work sells 10,000 copies and the demand exceeds supply. Who are you kidding?
"Could it be that the author boosted sales by himself?" Chen Jianfei thought to himself.
But the next second, Chen Jianfei rejected this idea. The 21st Century Publishing House has channels all over the country. If you want to deliberately increase sales, you will need to travel all over the country. This is obviously impossible.
The only explanation is that this work is really of great commercial value.
Thinking of this, Chen Jianfei immediately asked someone to find the book "The Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp: The Ancient City".
It is said that 10,000 copies will be printed, but of course it is impossible to actually print 10,000 copies. Usually, a few more copies will be printed and kept as samples for the publishing house.
The subordinates quickly found "The Ancient City of the Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp". When he saw the title, Chen Jianfei remembered that Editor Wang seemed to have reported this book to him, and he had also given it to him at that time. A sky-high 8% royalty.
Now this book is self-published, which shows that the 8% royalties were not negotiated at the time.
"I remember the editor Xiao Wang said at the time, this is a novel about tomb robbing! The subject matter is quite novel."
Chen Jianfei turned to the first page, and the narrative was dull. I could read it, but I can't feel any highlights.
But as the story unfolded and entered the stage of going to the tomb, Chen Jianfei began to be attracted by the content of the story.
As for tomb robbing novels, the part about going to the tomb is a combination of adventure, thriller, fantasy and other elements. It is certainly the most exciting part.
Since going to the tomb, the plot has entered a stage where there is no urine point in the whole process. And Chen Jianfei really held back his urine and saw the final outcome.
Putting down the book in his hand, Chen Jianfei went straight to the bathroom. While standing in front of the urinal to pee, the scenes described in the novel were still replaying in his mind.
“Great book! Although it has no literary value, it can make people have endless aftertaste after reading it. The commercial value is really full!
I originally thought that the so-called Tomb robbery novels have a story structure similar to that of the movie "The Night Robbers of the Princess's Tomb". At most, they are like "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors", with a touch of fantasy, but I didn't expect it to be a combination of fantasy, adventure, thriller and mystery. These elements are integrated together, and it also combines culture, history and folklore stories!
I have never seen this type of work before. I feel that this author is going to write a series. If it can be followed up! If this quality is maintained, it feels like it can become a best-selling masterpiece like the Harry Potter series.”
Thinking of Harry Potter, Chen Jianfei's body trembled with excitement.
For a publishing house, if it can publish a best-selling book, it can last for several years, and if it can have a best-selling series of products, then the editors of this publishing house will have their jobs before retirement. Everything is settled.
The next second, I suddenly felt a wet feeling on my hands.
"Oops! I was so excited just now that my body couldn't help but tremble, and it even touched my hands!"
Chen Jianfei looked down and saw that it was not only on his hands, but also on the ground around him. Shaking bits and pieces.
On the wall, the slogan "If you can't pee in, it means you are short; if you pee outside, it means you are soft", it is particularly dazzling at this moment!
Chen Jianfei looked at the remaining liquid on his hand. According to the slogan, it has nothing to do with shaking?
Whether it is short or soft, it is a sad story!
……
Zhang Wei received another call with the area code 0791.
"Hey, is this Teacher Zhang? I'm Xiao Wang from the 21st Century Editorial Department!"
"Xiao Wang?" Zhang Wei was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was the Wang who called. edit!
What's going on? Editor Wang has become humble! They all call themselves "Little King".
Also, last time you called me, you called me "Zhang Wei". Why did you call me "Teacher Zhang" today? I have also been upgraded?
With such a low profile, I feel like something must be wrong if something goes wrong! So Zhang Wei said directly: "Editor Wang, I'm a little busy here. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Okay, then I'll get it straight. Your book "The Dead Ghost Blows Out the Lamp: The Ancient City" has sold very well since it went on sale. Are you interested in printing more copies?" Editor Wang asked.
“I’m interested! Let’s print another 100,000 copies!” Zhang Wei still showed off his wealthy attitude and said, “If you print a second time, you shouldn’t need to charge book number fees or proofreading fees. That’s it. I only need to pay for the printing fee and service fee, right?”
“Teacher Wang, how dare we charge you for the printing fee and service fee? Just wait to collect the royalties!”
“What’s the royalty rate?”
“Didn’t you say 10% of the royalties last time?”
"That's not possible!" Zhang Wei immediately refused: "I have already spent money to buy the ISBN for this book. If you print it again, you have to use my previous ISBN. You can't give me the 10% royalties. Right?”
“That’s right, Teacher Zhang, how much do you think is appropriate?”
Zhang Wei thought for a while and said, “How about this? I’ll go to your publishing house.” Let’s meet face to face! I’ve just finished writing the second part of "The Dead Man Blows Out the Lamp". Let’s see if there’s any chance of continuing our cooperation.”
“The second part is also finished,” edited by Wang. His voice was obviously happy, and he immediately said: "If there is a chance, of course there is a chance, Teacher Zhang is willing to continue to cooperate with us. Our publishing house is very happy!"
Thank you for your support! It is still a cliché, I hope you will support me and read it. I know that the Spring Festival is approaching and everyone is busy. It is a bit unkind to shamelessly ask everyone to read the book at this time. However, going to Sanjiang is really important. The difference between inside and outside can be 20,000 or 30,000. Collection, one or two thousand subscriptions, with a foundation of one or two thousand, you will have the confidence to write to 10,000 subscriptions. So I kindly ask you to take some time out of your busy schedule to help me keep reading. Thank you for passing the test!
(End of this chapter)