daily drama

Chapter 56

Random House.

Editor-in-Chief's Office.

"The split ratio is 4%?"

Adam frowned: "Mr. Cerf, as far as I know, the share of general novels is 6% to 14%, even if I'm a newcomer, it shouldn't be lower than 6%, right?

What's more, you have also read my book, Lord of Mysteries. The quality is far superior to the average newcomer. Otherwise, you will not be interested. What do you mean by giving a 4%? "

"Newcomers get 6%?"

Jack Cerf cursed in his heart, he hates this kind of newcomer who is prepared in advance.

"Who said that? Impossible! How can a newcomer get 6% of the share? The newcomer is not famous, and the distribution depends on the channels of the publishing house.

In this case, the risks are all on the publishing house, and do you know how high the cost of building and maintaining channels for the publishing house is?

Of course, if you are very confident in your book and feel that you can achieve great success without relying on the resources of the publisher, then publish it at your own expense, then you can indeed get a high score. "

"..."

Adam's mouth twitched, speechless, what a familiar and powerful logic.

Who has a bigger role in author writing and publishing?

The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the woman is reasonable.

Authors naturally think that the quality of the book plays the most important role. After all, readers come for the book. Without the hard work of the authors to write the book, can your publisher get up?

Now that your publishing house is up, you can comfortably make money, but you are still not satisfied?Want more?

It just doesn't give the writers a chance to live.

The publishing house believes that now is the era when channel traffic is king. With channel traffic in hand, even a book can be artificially popular, no matter how rubbish it is. In this case, hiring an author to be a shooter for the publishing house is far more feasible than cooperation between the two parties. Control and save costs.

You can't tell the difference between the mouth guns, and in the end it depends on the strength.

The result is naturally that the logic of the publishing house wins!

Even though Adam knew that the other party was sophistry, he was speechless.

Fortunately, in the United States of this era, no publishing house can be a monopoly and control all channel resources.

Even if all publishing houses have the same attitude towards newcomers, squeezing them as much as possible is the money rule of the publishing industry, but so many publishing houses naturally cannot be of one mind.

Adam believes that the quality of the Lord of Mysteries can definitely impress some publishing houses and make them dare to take risks.

Risk and return are directly proportional.

Give it a go, the bike turns into a motorcycle.

In the United States, a country where money is king, there is absolutely no shortage of people who dare to take such risks.

This is how Adam dared to say no to Jack Cerf, the editor-in-chief of one of the top two publishing houses in New York!

If not, unless he stubbornly refuses to publish, he still has to obediently sign a sales agreement, and reluctantly sell the 'son' that he has worked hard day and night for a penny to others.

"Mr. Duncan, it's the norm, it's the same everywhere."

Seeing that Adam was speechless, Jack Cerf laughed secretly in his heart. This is the benefit of 'Proving the Way with Strength'. Anything that is unreasonable can be smashed with a punch, and everything will be reasonable.

"Of course, if Mr. Duncan is willing to sign the full copyright of Lord of Mysteries to the publishing house, the share can be given according to the average old author, how about 10%?

At that time, the publishing house will invest more publicity resources on the Lord of Mysteries, and the possibility of success will be greater. As an author, the benefits you will get will be higher.

This is definitely the best choice for new writers.

Don't put your eyes on this pure yin work. After you become famous, you won't have such a dilemma when you write a book. This is a necessary sacrifice before you become famous.

Not only in the publishing industry, but also in any industry!

Mr. Duncan, you are a top student at Columbia University and you can write first-hand novels. Naturally, you are a smart person. You should know that this is the operating rules of society.

Since you can't rebel against social rules, you should enjoy it. "

"Enjoy a ghost."

Adam complained in his heart, but smiled perfunctorily: "Mr. Cerf is right..."

"Mr. Duncan agrees?"

Jack Cerf was overjoyed, but the smile on his face became more and more professional, with an expression of 'you made a wise choice'.

"Let me reconsider."

Adam laughed.

Just kidding, he has a detailed plan for his life goals. Writing novels is just a wild flower that can be picked by the roadside. Reading novels is very enjoyable and writing novels is a headache. If nothing else, the master of mysteries will be his. My first novel, and my last novel.

The first book became famous, and the later made a lot of money. No matter what Jack Cerf said, it was reasonable, but what did it have to do with him?

Besides, writing novels doesn't mean that the more you write, the better.

Many writers are at their peak when they debut!

Because the first novel was really their inspiration and dream, and it was very spiritual. Once it was sold at a low price, it was possible that such a spiritual and quality novel would never be written again in a lifetime.

At that time, most of my life will be wasted, and it will only be a dream to rely on the later books that have seriously declined in quality to reach the peak of life.

This kind of trap, even if you know it, you can't say it explicitly, because the publisher also has 'irrefutable words' to say about it: Don't you have confidence in yourself?

Writers are people in the literary and art world, and they are very respectable.

And you have no confidence in yourself, so what do you want others to think of you?

However, all of this has little to do with Adam. If he has no desires, he is rigid. He can choose to withdraw at any time. The big deal is not to rely on talent to eat. It is no big deal, so he is very calm.

Jack Cerf's mouth twitched again.

Damn, are newcomers so hard now?

Ordinarily, under his 'irrefutable truth', he shouldn't have signed the agreement in a hurry.

He knows how eager new authors are to release their books, especially the first pure yin work, that the light of dreams is calling them.

But what the hell is Adam Duncan in front of him?

There is no awareness and impulse to suffocate dreams at all. Wherever he looks like a newcomer, the old fried dough sticks are almost the same.

However, getting on the pole is not a business. As the editor-in-chief of a large publishing house, even if he is optimistic about the potential of the Lord of Mysteries, he will not easily let go of the profit sharing ratio.

After all, potential is potential, and risks still exist.

Over the years, he thinks that there are not only one or two works that have potential but finally hit the street.

"of course can."

Jack Cerf figured it out, determined to press Adam, shook hands with Adam, and opened the door for Adam gracefully: "Welcome to come at any time."

Just as Adam turned to leave, a woman came across the corridor, followed by a smiling editor, and vaguely heard the words '380 million copies, that's amazing'.

Blonde wavy, tight little suit.

Seduce the soul and steal the soul, never grow old like this milf.

Adam used to only know the beauty of delicate flowers, but now, when we meet each other, he suddenly realizes what it means to be charming!

(End of this chapter)