Chapter 140 The Dust Settles

The fat teacher Elijah's words are very philosophical. He pointed out that the social legal system is becoming more and more civilized. Bella agrees with this, but feels that his words seem to be incomplete. According to the language structure, it seems that the following should be There's only half a paragraph left...

Just when she was about to ask the second half of the question, the phone rang, and old professor John Grey informed Bella that there was news from the publisher, and she hoped that she would come over.

Realizing that her New York trip was coming to an end, and that she didn't encounter any bad guys from beginning to end, let alone those bad things, Bella said goodbye to the elegant, fat teacher very happily.

"I'm waiting for your new book to go on sale, and I will definitely buy a collection at that time." The fat teacher Carl Elijah smiled like Maitreya Buddha.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a signed copy then!"

"That's it! It's really stressful for a poor history teacher like me to buy bestsellers."

Leaving the library, Bella took a taxi to Random House.

With the recommendation of old professor John Grey, she would definitely not be able to get the treatment of a newcomer.

The editor of Random House also read her, the writing is fine, the story is tight, and there will be some controversy about religion, but the publisher is only afraid of less controversy, not more controversy, the more controversy, the better the book will sell, as long as It makes sense logically, even if Washington is a direct descendant of Jesus.

As for the many places in the book that smear France, that's not a problem.

The human trafficking incident in Paris has become such a big deal. A large number of feminist organizations in the country demonstrate every day. Democrats and Republicans are also spraying the French government on various public occasions. There is no problem in smearing France. Blacking France is politically correct now!

Bella's The Da Vinci Code can be said to keep up with current events, with suspense elements and certain plot reasoning. It integrates detectives, thrillers and conspiracy theories, and can maximize the public's interest in religion. It's a rare good book.

If others don't say it, at least these editors were fooled. They don't know a lot of knowledge in it. The view that the Mona Lisa is Da Vinci's self-portrait is even more amazing.

Several editors agreed that the Da Vinci Code was worthy of publication.

Bella's looks are also a plus, beauty writer! What a great promotional material!

It would be nice if they signed it at the price of cabbage, but unfortunately they can't.

Bella once again invited Jerry Hogarth's firm to be responsible for her legal work.

The female lawyer herself is still in Paris, but her firm sent two lawyers to help negotiate the contract.

Even though Bella has found a lot of relationships, she is still a new author in essence. Random House has done a detailed internal evaluation. The first print is expected to be 100,000 copies, and the price of a single copy needs to be calculated later. The royalties for pulling are set at the figure of 8%.

This is a number that newcomers can never get. Even for many famous writers, this number is not low. A very famous writer can ask for 15% or even 20% of the royalties, but if you dare to speak, Then the publisher dares to conceal the number of prints!

After considering several aspects, Bella finally approved this figure.

If a single copy sells for $20, she can get $160,000 in royalties before tax after selling 100,000 copies.

If Random House prints it, she will continue to take the money at the 8% rate, publish a hardcover version, or increase the price, and she can still benefit proportionally. The publisher is responsible for all kinds of publicity and rankings, and she Take the small head.

The film and television adaptation rights, advertisements, and peripheral toys are all owned by her. Of course, this is also limited. It is impossible to say that Notre Dame de Paris is written in my book. ! Cultural heritage is outside the scope of this ownership.

Random House wanted to sign the publishing rights for the book for five years. Bella had confidence in her book. She only gave the copyright for three years, and finally set a four-year deadline.

After four years, she will automatically withdraw her book publishing rights to The Da Vinci Code. It's up to you to keep it or find a new publisher.

After a series of contracts were signed, the promotion of the Da Vinci Code was entrusted to Random House.

The links such as selling miserably, interviewing, and setting up beauty writers need to be operated after the first wave of word of mouth comes out, and that will be at least two months later.

"Thank you, Professor." After leaving Random House, Bella thanked the old Professor John Grey who helped with the matchmaking.

"Thank you to Charles, he's a billionaire and I'm just a college professor."

The fat old man said cheerfully, Bella knew that the old man Charles would play some role in it, but she would not underestimate the help of Professor John Grey.

Professor Charles and his X-Men did not appear again, Bella was in a happy mood, walking with wind, almost singing, and returned to San Francisco.

The whole trip to New York was perfect without any twists and turns. The people I knew were either professors or teachers, and all of them were intellectuals. Bella cleared her suspicions, and her physique was fine! It must be my cheap sister who is always looking for trouble for me!

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As news from all parties continues to ferment, Interpol rescues many girls, and the influence of the Paris human trafficking incident is spreading around the world.

There is no writing on the face of the Americans. It is impossible for the traffickers to just stare at the Americans. The trafficked girls come from all over the world. For a time, tourists from all over the world change their color when they talk about Paris. Travel? Go dream!

If you don't carry two guns with you, you don't have the strength of a black belt, and you don't have a team of more than 100 people, it is not recommended to travel to Paris!

Many economists have expressed pessimism about the economic outlook for Paris this year. After paying compensation to the girls for mental damage ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 euros, the French government announced its surrender... No, it was an announcement of the general resignation and an early election.

These things Bella is just to watch the fun, and at the same time frighten the murderous Heather.

According to her words, a talent as talented as the big fierce girl can be sold for at least one million in France! Those high-ranking French officials will probably break their heads because of this, and even hang up a finance minister or something.

In early June, Charlie and Samantha bought the little beauty a red BMW M3 to celebrate Natasha's eighteenth birthday.

Seeing that the Paris incident was settled, they approved their travel plans, go out and play, but don't go too far.

The two are also a little worried, where is the right place to go?

"Can you swim?" Bella asked suddenly.

Who do you look down on? Natasha curled her lips slightly: "Go swimming now?"

The two walked away, taking swimsuits, sunscreen and surfboards, driving Natasha's new car, and left California at a rapid pace.

There are a lot of beaches in California, but there are more tourists, and they go wild for a swim in a remote place!