Chapter 9
Skip class! Then become a light novel writer!
As a matter of fact, taxis in Tokyo are really expensive, so Xia Qiu chose to take the Shinkansen to Dengeki Bunko.
Although the Shinkansen is not cheap, it is at least better than a taxi.
Grab two tickets and take the Shinkansen to Dengeki Bunko in the city.
Hmm...how can I put it~ It’s really nice to skip classes and not have to go to school!
After leaving the subway station, Xia Qiu came to the building where Dengeki Bunko is located.
According to the news from the editor on line, Xia Qiu came to the third floor. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a woman wearing OL professional clothes waiting for her.
"Hello teacher, I am your editor-in-chief. My name is Kagurazaka Iris."
I have to say that when he saw Xia Qiu, Chang Pu was still surprised. Although he already knew the teacher's age from the line, actually seeing it made people sigh.
To have such writing power at such a young age is truly a genius.
And Xia Qiu's appearance can be called handsome, at least much more handsome than that neon cowboy. This is a selling point that can be packaged!
A super handsome neon high school student and a genius healing light novel writer. With these names, it is impossible not to sell it well.
"Hello, hello, my name is Xia Qiu."
He stretched out his hand and shook Calamus.
"Listen to the name...is the teacher from China?"
"Yes, an international student."
Calamus felt frightened again by this! The light novels written by international students are so in line with local tastes, which shows what kind of genius Xia Qiu is.
"Then the teacher should have come to Neon when he was very young, otherwise he wouldn't be able to write such a high-quality masterpiece."
After that, Chang Pu invited Xia Qiu to his office.
"The share we give for signing a contract is about 9% of the royalties, because the teacher's works are awarded big prizes. Generally, the best royalty that can be given to newcomers is 9%. If the quality of the teacher's subsequent works has always been If it’s very good, you can still negotiate with us on the royalties.”
"One volume is about 950 yen. The treatment we give for publicity and distribution costs is also based on the treatment of excellent authors. The teacher should not have a familiar illustrator, right? If not, we will arrange it here."
It can be seen that Dengeki Bunko still attaches great importance to Xia Qiu's book, and the conditions given are quite good.
Even though the nine percent royalty rate is not high, Xia Qiu earned nothing without having to pay any tax.
And if 100,000 copies are sold, the money received will probably be 8,550,000 yen, which is equivalent to an income of nearly 400,000 yen in Chinese currency.
Isn’t it just a wave of fat? !
However, it is a bit difficult to sell 100,000 copies in a single month. If you can sell 30,000 copies in the first month, it will be a big hit. In the future, you can hit the sales of 500,000 copies. As for the sales of one million copies...
To be honest, Four Lies would still be difficult without the support of a comic adaptation, even if the novel is really excellent.
Kagurazaka Iris talks a lot and is very serious.
There is a saying that Neon’s light novels are really responsible! If I give an example, it is equivalent to the role of a domestic agent.
From the publication of a novel to its promotion and distribution, there are many things that editors have to pay attention to.
Just like those light novel writers in previous lives, the author really has to give a thumbs up to the editor, such as the author of Sword.
"Okay, just do as you say."
"Okay, since the teacher agrees, but the teacher is still only sixteen years old, right? It seems that you need to bring a guardian, but since you are an international student, this seems to be skipped."
After all, you can’t let your parents take a plane and fly over from China on the other side of the ocean, right?
Saying that, Kagurazaka Iris took out a contract and handed it over.
Xia Qiu took the contract and read it carefully. The contract still needs to be read carefully. I hope you don't become a player who is stuck in the contract. It will be more gain than loss.
However, a big company like Dengeki Bunko would naturally not be able to trick an ordinary little author like Xia Qiu, and there was no big problem with the contract.
Xia Qiu signed his name with a pen.
"Okay, can I call you teacher Xia Qiujun from now on? Because it feels more or less strange to call you teacher Xia Jun or Qiujun."
"Of course there's no problem. I'll have to worry about the editor in charge of Chang Pu."
After the neons become familiar with each other, they can call each other by their names.
Naturally, Xia Qiu had no such concerns, it was just a title.
And according to Neon's class society, Chang Pu should be called Xia Qiu's pen name plus the title of teacher, or his real name plus the title of teacher.
But looking at the childish face of the other party, the words "teacher is true" really made Kagurazaka Iris unable to say it out loud. For a younger brother who was a little younger than her, it was a bit awkward for her to call her "teacher", so why not change the title to something more affectionate.
And... the name Xia Qiu is really cool!
You can't let Kagurazaka Iris call Natsuaki Lolicon teacher, right? Xia Qiu doesn't want to lose face, but she still wants to show off!
"But Xia Qiujun's writing style is very good. Generally, when a light novel is handed over to our editor, it needs to be read through to find unreasonable or inappropriate wording and let the author revise it. This is what Xia Qiu sent to our editorial department. It’s so perfect that it makes me, the editor, feel useless.”
Acorus complained slightly, and then sighed, is this the world of geniuses? What should be modified and not modified? I'll go through it directly!
"Ah? Do you still want to modify it?"
For online writers like Xia Qiu in his previous life, the most painful thing is to revise the article. Revision of Jill! It is better to rewrite it than to ask him to revise it.
"By the way, when will the award for this grand prize be paid to me?"
Now Xia Qiu is more concerned about this! The grand prize is 3 million yen! It is enough for Xia Qiu to live in Japan, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, before the payment of the manuscript fee.
"Generally, the money will be transferred to your card within one month before the release. Are you short of money, Xia Qiujun?"
"To be honest, before I wrote light novels, I considered whether to be a gigolo."
"Pfft... That's a waste of Xia Qiujun's ability. However, considering Xia Qiujun's face, Japan's No. 1 gigolo should really give up his throne."
"Well, generally speaking, the four lies can be released before mid-May, so the prize money may be paid to you in mid-April. If Xia Qiujun is short of money, I can apply to the editor-in-chief to pay you part of it in advance, and transfer it to you by tomorrow night at the latest."
I am so grateful! If there is no money, Xia Qiu really plans to challenge the wilderness survival tomorrow, but Japan does not allow begging.
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