164, Yuhikaku (Full Order Required)

In fact... Bai Gui can still find several publishers. With his current reputation in the industry, it is not difficult to find several good publishers. Besides, with so many famous and unanimous recommendations from Dongda professors, publishing is not difficult. …

But if you want to really become famous quickly and build the reputation of this book, you have to have a big publishing house!

And this...

Bai Gui has no connections in this area.

He has only worked with Asahisha.

So I could only find Mitsuko Yamada and use his connections.

Eating soft rice... Although the words are a bit unpleasant, there is a shortcut to eating soft rice, and with Yamada Mitsuko's identity as a guarantee, it is safer. He thinks it is better to eat soft rice...

"I'll give you news tomorrow."

Yamada Mitsuko thought for a while and said.

She had not had much dealings with publishing houses, but with her background, it was not difficult to find a major publishing house other than Asahisha.

"Then...thank you so much, Photon."

Bai Gui breathed a sigh of relief.

He picked up the novel from the table and handed it to Mitsuko Yamada.

But inadvertently, their hands touched each other.

Divide immediately upon contact.

Yamada Mitsuko's pink face suddenly turned red, from the roots of her ears to the roots of her neck. She seemed to have realized something. She quickly blushed and lowered her head, staring at her toes.

…

The next day.

Miss Yamada used her power to recommend a publishing house to Bai Gui.

The name is Youfei Pavilion.

She raised her head high, revealing her baby-fat slightly round chin, and said proudly.

He looked like he was begging for praise.

It's so naive.

"Youfei Pavilion..."

Bai Gui clicked his tongue.

Boy, this soft rice is really delicious.

The name Youfei Pavilion doesn't sound very nice, and it doesn't look like a sign that a big shrine should have. But this publishing house is a representative academic publishing house, specializing in publishing books on law, economics, humanities, and social sciences.

The textbooks used by many universities and the annual editions of the Six Methods are published by Youfei Pavilion!

Extremely high status!

If books can be published by Youfei Pavilion, basically no one in Japan can compare with them.

In Japan in later generations, there are three famous publishing houses, namely Kodansha, Shogakukan, and Shueisha. The first two publishing houses have not yet been established, and Shueisha is still a small publisher with no success.

"After the novel is published, I will treat you to dinner, Mitsuko..."

Bai Gui said.

There must be an inextricable relationship between the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Yuhikaku. The quality of this book is good, and it is reasonable to persuade Youbikaku to publish it.

But without the identity of Mitsuko Yamada... it would be extremely difficult to find books published by Youfei Pavilion.

Academic publishing houses like Youfei Pavilion are relatively relaxed about publishing books for professor-level figures, but if you don't have a professor title, it's obviously not going to be easy to publish in Youfei Pavilion...

…

Yuhi Pavilion is located in Kanda Ichibashi Domachi, Tokyo, which is later known as Chiyoda District. This publishing house was founded in the 10th year of the Meiji period, that is, 1877. At that time, it was called "Ushikaku" and was just a second-hand bookstore. However, two years after its founding, it was renamed Yuhikaku and turned into a publishing company. The status is increasing day by day.

The presidents of all generations have been members of the Jiangcao family.

The first president was Egusa Hattaro, a feudal lord of the old Ninja domain.

The second generation president was Shigetada Egusa.

The President Egusa mentioned by Mitsuko Yamada is the second generation president Egusa Shigetada.

Bai Gui came to the door of Youfei Pavilion with the first draft.

As soon as I entered, I was greeted by an editor from the agency.

living room.

Pour tea, plates of snacks and fruit.

The hospitality is attentive.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Bai. President Jiang Cao will come in person later."

The editor at the agency said politely.

Although Youfei Ge has not had many interactions with Bai Gui, Bai Gui is also a well-known person in the industry. He is known as a person who "refines the writing of novels". Although it is indispensable for the existence of gimmicks, there are many people who question it, but in the same way, This also represents Bai Gui’s strength...

Not long after.

President Jiang Cao hurried over.

"Since this manuscript has been recommended by so many professors, there is no one with a good reputation..."

President Jiang Cao took a look at the first draft and couldn't help but feel moved.

This novel manuscript has the signatures of many professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts of Tokyo University.

Youfei Ge is an academic publisher and has a lot of dealings with professors from Dongda University. He can recognize most of the names on this manuscript. Even if he does not recognize them, he has heard the names before. This cannot be a lie. Some of them are fake. The professor even stamped his private seal...

I originally received news that Bai Meihe was preparing to publish a novel in Youfei Pavilion...

In his heart, he will not be too welcoming or too rejecting. Since there is someone behind the scenes, Fei Ge has given him face. Besides, Bai Meihe's pen name is quite valuable and cannot be wasted easily.

I was very happy to agree.

But to decide whether to deal with the problem or publish it seriously... President Jiangcao decided to go through the novel manuscript first and check the quality. If the quality is good, then publish it seriously. If the quality is not up to standard, then deal with it.

But after this..., he was also tempted,

"Youfei Pavilion is willing to publish this book. I will give Mr. Bai 15% of the royalties on the initial publication and publish 3,000 copies. I wonder what Mr. Bai wants?"

President Jiang Cao immediately decided.

Missed it!

Youfei Pavilion missed it!

If the relationship between Asahisha and Baigui had not been strained, this novel might not have been found by Yuhikaku. It was originally decided to be published, and now it is so high quality, he asked for a very high price.

"The price is very reasonable."

Baigui raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

The royalties of the first edition of the well-known writer Natsume Soseki are only about 15%. He can get this royalty, and Yuhikaku's sincerity is indeed very sufficient.

But if you think about it carefully, this matter is easy to understand.

For such a large historical work, the publishing house has always given a higher royalty than popular novels.

The reason why he felt that the price of the second volume of the Great Qin Empire was not suitable by Asahisha was because the Great Qin Empire was a series of books, and it had a certain reputation, so it was reasonable to raise the price, unlike the short story, which had not yet opened up its reputation, so the royalty for the first edition was not high.

The novel has not been released yet, and there is no newspaper serialization to test the waters. It can be given a 15% royalty, and the first publication is 3,000 copies. It can be said that Yuhikaku is very optimistic about the prospects of this novel, and will provide a lot of resources and support in the future...

"If Mr. Bai thinks the price is right, I will let the editor in the company draft a contract."

President Jiang Cao said in a relaxed tone.

He was also afraid that Bai Gui would ask for too much.

Job-hopping does not give a good first impression to people, and writers can reduce it a little. But the labels of being mercenary and money-minded will still be inadvertently attached...

Yuhikaku drafted the contract very quickly, just a few thin sheets of paper.

There are not many restrictions.

Bai Gui looked at the contract and felt that there was nothing inappropriate, so he signed one by one.

"Happy cooperation!"

President Jiang Cao stretched out his hand.

"Happy cooperation."

Bai Gui was slightly startled, then smiled and stretched out his hand.

The two shook hands.