Chapter 319: The Snipe and the Clam Compete
In a word to the end:
Buying out is a conservative method, no matter what, there will definitely be benefits!
Royalty is the way to get ahead and take a little risk!
In the final analysis, whether the income from choosing the royalty share can exceed the buyout depends on how many copies of your work the publisher sells. The more you sell, the more the author's royalty share will naturally be. This is the difference between royalties and buyouts. As long as the book is still published, the author can continue to receive payment for the manuscript.
Moreover, online literature is completely different from general literature. Internet literature often has millions of words. According to the current number of words printed by the publishing house, it will be around 130,000 to 150,000 by default. Knife in the Snow" is currently co-published with Man Jinghua Publishing Company, and the amount of royalties shared by him in the second season is even more amazing than when it was settled in the first season.
547 million!
It is almost more than double the settlement of royalties for the publication of the physical book of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" in the first quarter. This is mainly due to the fact that "Fighting Swordsman in the Snow" is indeed more popular than "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" Readers love it. You must know that those who really buy physical books for collection are almost all die-hard fans who have read this novel. In addition, Xuezhong is far better than Gui Chuudeng in terms of word count.
The word-of-mouth and influence of the words "Zhi Chun Zhi Gang" in the Internet literary world are no longer what they used to be!
Just like the box office appeal of the top domestic movie stars that we mentioned in the market, Li Chungang is completely the top movie star for the Internet literature and publishing industry, and his published books definitely have unparalleled appeal. Powerful.
In addition, in order not to affect the publication of the physical book of another work "Kyushu Misty Record", it is too urgent to be born from the same root. It is impossible for Manjinghua Publishing Company to do such a stupid thing, publishing two works of Li Chungang at the same time Let the left hand and the right hand fight on the same stage, so the publication speed and promotion of "Fighting Knife in the Snow" are the top priorities in Manjinghua Publishing Company. It will be published almost once a month. There are so many volumes, instead of one volume at a time as in "Kyushu Misty Record".
Does anyone know that Manjinghua Publishing Company's reader suggestion mailbox for external use is filled almost every day with a large number of "suggestion" emails from Zhichun Zhigang readers and fans. As for other published authors...
It may be a bit too inconspicuous to rummage through so many emails!
"Fighting Knife in the Snow" will publish six volumes on time almost every month or so. For readers who want to buy, they have already grasped the rules. Those who want to write letters and suggestions are nothing more than the special meow of Manjinghua Publishing Company. What I'm looking for is some hot chicken hand-painted interjections and character designs. After all, everyone has a personal understanding of the characters in the book, and no matter how skilled the painter is, it is impossible to draw enough to satisfy many people. chime in.
So similar to this kind of emails that seem to be more like complaints than suggestions, Manjinghua Publishing Company always uses "read and can't reply" for unified processing.
What really troubled them were the readers who were urging their publishing house to speed up the time interval for publishing "Kyushu Misty Records". It is good for these people to send emails to give suggestions, and those who have the ability and have the opportunity to practice directly I found them at the headquarters building of Manjinghua Publishing Company and blocked the door. There were also some who could not do it themselves but wanted to express their dissatisfaction and resentment. They resolutely mailed them how many boxes according to their company's address. blade.
Don't think that readers can't do the legendary posting blade reminder.
With two consecutive quarters of publishing royalties, coupled with the rising manuscript fees every month, it is no surprise that when the next quarter's income comes, Li Chungang's savings will be successfully "improved" by a single digit . Yes, you read that right, this kind of Hongyuan, which in the eyes of others, may not be able to achieve in a lifetime, in his opinion, is just a small improvement of one digit.
Other than that there is no other meaning!
If it is a newcomer author, it is undoubtedly cost-effective to choose the former to buy out the publishing copyright, and all the risks will be borne by the publishing house. However, can Li Chungang be regarded as a newcomer and an ordinary author? If 99% of the publishing companies in China were not persuaded by the strength of Man Jinghua Publishing Company, it is estimated that these publishing companies would smell like blood for the publishing copyright of each new book. Coming like a shark.
Competition in the industry is inevitable. Price wars are also a means of competition, but there is still a certain scope for this price war. Prices are raised indiscriminately for the sake of competition, and no one will feel good after the price goes up.
Today you can give me one hand, another day I can give you several hands, when is the time for retribution!
Therefore, when the publishing industry found out that the cooperation between Zhichun Zhigang and Manjinghua Publishing Company was unbreakable and there was no opportunity for them to take advantage of it, they could only envy and hate with envy.
Now that both publishing companies are interested in the traditional Chinese publishing copyright of "Full-time Master", it will be much easier to solve the matter, anyway, the higher price gets it!
Li Chungang wanted the royalties not to be bought out. In Lin Meng's opinion, this was completely reasonable and the best way to maximize profits, so he asked, "What is your psychological price for the royalties, boss?" ?”
Without hesitation, Li Chungang said: "The royalty rate of 15%-18% is my psychological price. In the end, it depends on which of the two publishing companies offers a higher price. If any company offers a higher price than my heart If it is high, I am also very happy."
The royalty rate of 1518 can be said to be the absolute top price in the online literary publishing industry, and it is also fully worthy of Li Chungang's current status in the online literary industry. This is the first time he has met with the Bay Area. The publishing company cooperates, and I am embarrassed to open my mouth in one breath.
If the cooperation effect this time is good, next time Wanwan's publishing company wants to purchase the traditional Chinese publishing copyright of its own works, the royalty rate will increase slightly, and the specific increase will be temporary. It's hard to say, but at least 20% must be started.
He thought he was worth the price!
"Don't worry, leave it to me. This time, I will definitely let Wanwan's publishing house bleed!" Lin Meng didn't talk nonsense. After getting Li Chungang's price, he hung up the phone and switched to contact each other. Two Wanwan Publishing companies intending to compete for traditional Chinese copyrights have gone.
The reason why we have separate contacts instead of one contact is a small trick, to make both parties unable to guess the other party's real quotation. Already at a disadvantage.