Chapter 331 I have other things
“I probably know about it.”
“That’s good. This is our writer’s brand, which enjoys a high reputation in the online literary circle. It is essentially the same as A long-term contract signed by Origin Chinese. The works released after signing will receive higher priority recommendations and resources, and the share ratio will be higher. You can also negotiate a guarantee with your strength and performance, you are fully qualified to sign a long-term contract. We have an appointment..."
With so many words, there must be a but.
"But, you are a minor, this is really..." Mr. Lin smiled awkwardly.
After all, Jiaqi knew them well, so he answered, "We have already prepared to sign a contract with you directly when you come to attend the annual meeting. I didn't expect that you are a minor, so we have been discussing specific plans just now."
"The current idea is that maybe we can sign an agreement first? That is, the works under your pen name can only be published to Origin Chinese Network and other affiliated websites. We are also committed to providing the resources that should be given, but after all You’re not even sixteen, so you can’t sign some things even if you want to…” the editor-in-chief said.
"It doesn't have to be so troublesome." Li Yan said, "If it's inconvenient, just wait until it's more convenient to talk about it."
It's a very simple logic, if you're underage, just wait until you're an adult.
“You just finished a book, are you ready for the next one?”
It turned out that they were worried that I would find another website...
It was impossible to sign a golden contract and stay, and I was reluctant to give up on a big topic like Li Yan, so I had to find a way to take the sincerity route.
Verbal promises are the least valuable thing in business.
Of course Li Yan understood, so he just shook his head, "I have no idea at the moment."
"Otherwise, we won't be able to sign any contract, and we are not going to be bound by an agreement.伱, as long as you agree to continue to publish books on the Origin Chinese website under this pen name, and the next book will be published only on Origin, we can negotiate with you about the conditions for subscribing to a 30-70 share, you 7 and we 3.”
"I'm very grateful to Mr. Lin for taking it so seriously, but I can't even tell if there will be another book."
As soon as these words came out, Kaiyuan's eyes almost popped out.
"Huh? What do you mean...?" Mr. Lin felt that he might have misunderstood.
“Let’s look at the inspiration for the next book.” Li Yan felt that he actually made it very clear.
Quite simply, there was no reason why he had to write another book.
In fact, Mr. Lin has not seen this kind of situation before. When Origin Chinese Network first emerged, in order to retain enough excellent authors, he created the "golden writer" contract system, binding big authors through profit sharing. It's mutually beneficial.
However, unlike the current Internet article authors who are proud of getting a "golden long-term contract", at the beginning of this system, Mr. Lin was rejected many times.
Many authors do not believe that their success is related to the platform, and have considerable objections to "binding their future".
There are also many geniuses who have achieved dazzling results with one or two books, but they are not very optimistic about the origin or even the future of online writing. So when faced with the option of "next book", they are like Li Yan today. It means "there may not necessarily be a next one".
Nowadays, many of these people regret it.
No one can guarantee that every one of his books will be a hit. It is common for the last book to achieve good results but suddenly no readers will buy it for this one.
The authors themselves were puzzled. Seeing that those who had signed the golden writer's long-term contract could get recommendations after opening the book, and could also ensure food and clothing, they finally understood the success of a book. No luck.
Today, with more and more readers, it is not easy to find your way out of a pile of books.
In fact, including Li Yan's "Nangong Boy", if it were not recommended by Kaiyuan, coupled with the golden alliance for kidney deficiency, his slow pace and "no explosive points" In the beginning, I was lucky if I could make it to the shelves.
If another talented boy were to say "there is no next book", Mr. Lin would have to give him a few words of earnest education.
He was indeed ready to say it, but suddenly the words stuck in his throat and couldn't come out.
Because the genius boys I met before were all "Internet geniuses", such as Brother Fanshu.
But damn Li Yan is a genius in all aspects.
Mr. Lin realized one thing: for Li Yan, "Internet writing talent" may not be worth mentioning among his many talents.
In addition to making more money, this book "Nangong Boy" is not as big as the two works that won the Supernova Mystery Literature Award and the Astronomical Literature Award.
After all, a leading figure who may represent the country's mystery literature community is born, and the other is a serious literary award.
This era is not about money. Many golden authors, including many, are eager to be recognized by the mainstream literary world.
Li Yan has already obtained it, and even proved that works with strong literary nature can also achieve good results in the online literary world.
Mr. Lin finally swallowed his words and asked instead:
"Is there anything you want to do in the future?" "That's a lot." Li Yan smiled. Laughing, "Mr. Lin, have you ever heard of a smartphone APP?"
This topic popped up and everyone was caught off guard.
"In the future, everyone should be able to read novels on their mobile phones. By then, mobile subscriptions will be the main focus."
"You want to do this? Do you want to cooperate with Origin?" Mr. Lin could only understand it this way.
“That’s not true.” Li Yan took a sip of tea, “I just thought of mentioning it casually.”
"I have another question for you." Jiaqi asked, "The Origin Annual Meeting event will be posted on the news website and the highlights will be posted on our Weibo account. Can you appear on the scene?"
"I even hope that you will love me."
"Hahaha, that's good. I'm still thinking about you being underage. When the time comes to sign a contract or something, I'm afraid someone will make a fuss about it." Judge It's quite thoughtful.
“I wish someone would make a fuss about it.” Li Yan laughed, “Mr. Jia, I wonder if you know that there was a ‘real brother’ who picked a fight with me not long ago, but he turned around and brought trouble to me. Positive traffic.”
“Of course I know, I’m following you.”
Hiss... But I don't know which one you are. It's because the red dot is always 99+, so I have no motivation to check it at all.
"It's okay. I know you have many fans, but I didn't see it." Judge waved his hand, "If someone asks about the signing, how are you going to respond?"
"Answer the truth, I'll give it to you. My dad is a substitute writer.”
The three founders and the editor-in-chief looked at each other and laughed.
“What if they think these are your father’s achievements and not yours?” the editor-in-chief teased.
"That's great. My dad will be so happy."
"Anyway, the money won't go to other people's fields, so it's all fun for your family."
It can be said that the two of them had a great time chatting with each other. , Li Yan almost told a simplified version of a bunch of personal stories that Barabala told at the dinner table - it was somewhat forced.
When Li Yan left the negotiation room, Kaiyuan immediately followed.
“Aren’t you going to write?”
There was urgency in the words, but more of a sadness and desperation.
Even a little confused.
“Probably not prepared.”
Kaiyuan’s lenses felt a lot darker, “That’s right, your talent is buried just by writing online articles.”
“That can’t be said. As long as you recognize and pursue what you do, everything you do will be meaningful.”
Kaiyuan didn't express the distress in his heart, but it was too obvious.
"Why, you expect me to write another book for you?"
"Well, of course it would be best to have it. Who wouldn't be happy to keep it in your hands except the great author?"
"Yuda, your success does not depend on me." Li Yandong looked around, looking for a project that he was interested in. "From an editor's point of view, you don't even have to be a higher-level editor." He picked me up when he was optimistic about it and recommended it decisively. In the end, this book belongs to the origin, and the level is no longer high."
"That's just a gamble..."< br>
"Many people don't even dare to take a gamble." Li Yan shrugged, "You can judge the attractiveness of my book, which shows that my business ability is absolutely no problem. As for luck... you won't just meet me. ”
A man in his twenties was fed chicken soup by a teenage child.
“Oh no.” Li Yan paused suddenly.
Kaiyuan is a little nervous for no reason, okay? Will you induce vomiting after drinking chicken soup?
“This is the only one at my level. You can go shopping for someone who is a little bit worse than me.”
(End of this chapter)