What should I do if the system forces me to copy books?

"I am very glad to have reached a cooperation with you! Later, we will have a dedicated editor ask you for the original manuscript of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern"."

"Yes, I have all the original manuscripts."

"Happy cooperation!", "Happy cooperation!"

What followed was nothing more than some simple courteous entertainment. Dong Sicheng was now completely eager to return, and wanted to rush back to Yanjing, where Manjinghua Publishing Company was located, as soon as possible.

Publishing a book is not as simple as ordinary people think. After copying and pasting the original manuscript sent by the author, it can be arranged for printing.In the early stage, a special editor must be arranged to do the first round of arrangement, and how many characters should be printed into the first volume.

Immediately after that, there is another error correction. Most authors of online novels are not in the habit of checking for typos after finishing writing. Readers can barely accept it when it is posted on the novel website, but it is a low-level mistake that must not be made when it is printed in a book!

In addition, there are some similar to registering the sequence, finding a painter to draw some interjections, making the cover of each volume, etc...

There are far more busy things involved than imagined!

Chapter 49 Literary Agents

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower.

"Hi sir, which package do you want? We have three packages A, B, and C to choose from."

"A package."

Li Chungang opened WeChat and scanned the QR code handed over by the other party. After paying 220 yuan, he passed the entrance and entered the elevator of the Oriental Pearl Tower, waiting to go up the Oriental Pearl Tower.

Standing in the elevator, he recalled a phone call he received after leaving Longteng Chinese Website...

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"Excuse me, is this Mr. Zhichun Zhigang? Can I ask you to give me 3 minutes?"

"I am, you have 3 minutes from now!"

I am willing to give the other party a 3-minute chance, not because of anything else, but because Li Chungang just happened to be standing on the side of the road waiting for the taxi to arrive, and he happened to have this free time.

"My name is Luo Wen, and I am a literary agent at Wenquan Literature Agency Studio! I think an excellent literary creator should devote more time to creation, but in the era where excellent literary works are becoming more and more IP-based Under the trend, there are more and more things that need to be considered!

Just like the relationship between an artist and an agent in the entertainment industry, the artist focuses on his own acting career, and all other business can be handled by the agent for help, a relationship that saves worry and effort, and achieves mutual success!

Professional matters should be handed over to professional people!

The emerging profession of literary agent was born. This emerging profession aims to help writers deal with various things other than creation, such as productization and commercialization of works, various copyright sales, price negotiations, etc...

Whether it is a super-best-selling veteran writer or a newly emerging writer, professionals like us will be needed..."

The call time has already exceeded the originally agreed 3 minutes, but Li Chungang did not mean to hang up, because he did have a kind of agreement with what the other party said in his heart, and it was more of a kind of empathy.

Imagine: if there is a copyright issue about the publication of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" this time, if he has a literary agent, and this agent participates in the negotiation between Longteng Chinese Network and Manjinghua Publishing Company on his behalf, will he fight for it? To better treatment?

There is also the question of whether to renew the "big god agreement" with Longteng Chinese Network in the future. Will it be more worry-free, time-saving and labor-saving for the literary agent to go to Longteng Chinese Network to smooth the skin?

This is the only book he currently has, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", and there will be a second, third, and countless books in the future. Will he be busy with these things every day, and still have time to focus on writing books? ?

What if the film and television adaptation rights and game adaptation rights are left to a literary agent?

Li Chungang believes that the answer to these questions is yes!From the bottom of his heart, he has actually been tempted by the other party, but there is still a problem, which is also the most core and crucial question: how can you guarantee that you, a literary agent, can serve me wholeheartedly as an author?

As Rowan said, the relationship between a literary agent and a writer is like that between an artist and an agent, and isn’t it not uncommon for an artist to be deceived and squeezed by an agent?

From a distance, it seems that a vivid example of a certain Baoqiang is still in front of my eyes. If I look closer, a certain L-started actress in Bangziguo was deceived by her former manager into millions, and it is also vivid...

"It is undeniable that I do need a literary agent as you say to help me with many things, but I have a question I want you to answer."

"Mr. Zhichun Zhigang, please speak!" Sitting at home, Luo Wen suppressed his nervousness and tried to speak in a calm tone, but the trembling legs clearly betrayed him.

But he clenched his other free hand into a fist, cheering for himself fiercely from the bottom of his heart!

From the initiative to recommend himself to the present, according to the plan that Luo Wen has simulated no less than a hundred times, as long as the other party does not hang up on his phone immediately and is moved by what he said next, the whole plan is considered [-]% complete Of……

99!

Half-ninety people travel hundreds of miles, and now Luo Wen lacks the last finishing touch: if he wants to persuade Li Chungang to let him become the other party's literary agent.

After taking a deep breath, he said, "I can't show my sincerity to Mr. Zhichun Zhigang on the phone. I wonder if I can have the honor to invite you to dinner at the Oriental Pearl Tower?"

"Is it the revolving restaurant in the Oriental Pearl Tower?"

"Yes."

"What about the time?"

"Seven o'clock in the evening."

"I just want to see the charm of the Oriental Pearl Tower, see you later!"

"Honey, I love you, Mua!"

After getting the answer that the other party was willing to go to the appointment, Luo Wen cheered and rushed into the toilet like crazy, hugging his wife who was washing clothes by hand was a good kiss, it seemed that the only way to vent his joy and excitement at this time!

His wife Lin Yimin wiped her cheeks with distaste, but her expression was full of joy for her husband. She knew better than anyone how long her husband had been preparing for today's plan and this phone call. How much thought was spent.

The tenacity of forgetting to eat and sleep, not giving up until the goal is achieved, and not turning back without hitting the south wall, it makes people feel distressed to watch!No one will live up to his will, and opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Lin Yimin is happy for her husband Luo Wen's success, and it is more of a kind of confidence that should be like this!

After sharing the joy and excitement in his heart with his wife, Luo Wen did not get carried away with complacency. He knew that the meeting tonight was the decisive point, so he rushed to the only table in this single room again, like a treasure. Usually take out a blue file bag from one of the drawers.

Be careful not to damage the file bag, because this boxy blue file bag carries Luo Wen's great expectations and full sincerity!

After changing into the most appropriate and formal attire, Luo Wen stood in front of the mirror and cheered himself up, then went out with a file bag...

Before leaving for Shanghai, Li Chungang was not completely unprepared. Instead, he searched the Internet for the top ten scenic spots in Shanghai that should not be missed. Due to limited time and funds, he finally selected two places that he was most interested in.

The Oriental Pearl Tower, known as the landmark of Shanghai, and the Bund with the most beautiful night view!

Luo Wen's agreement coincided with his plan, and it was at this time that Li Chungang appeared in the Oriental Pearl Tower, watching the night scene of Shanghai's Bund slowly coming into view with the elevator, and he began to look forward to coming tonight... …

Chapter 50 Success or Failure

Although literary agents are a new profession, are their numbers really so small?

Is it true that no one in the literary agency studio or literary agent sees the potential represented by the name "Zhi Chun Zhi Gang"?

neither!

The first person who has the courage to eat crabs is often the time when he has the greatest benefit and the greatest risk.

In fact, literary agents have long been an indispensable link in the foreign literary industry chain.

For writers, they are the planners of their writing career; for publishing houses, they are the bridge between them and the author.

In Li Chungang's view, a literary agent is an agent who allows him to concentrate on "copying books"!

It’s just that in recent years, the division of labor for domestic literary copyrights has not yet been clarified, coupled with the fact that the upstream of the literary industry chain is becoming more and more giants, and the large-scale contracts for literary works have greatly squeezed the living environment of literary agents, resulting in the fact that literary agents are still in the stars In the stage of fire, it is still unknown when it will start a prairie fire.

Luo Wen believes that the vast majority of colleagues are in a wait-and-see state at this time, especially when "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is suddenly finished and the news of the new book is not yet clear, a large part of the literary agency has been severely repelled. .

Because "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has already signed a contract with Longteng Chinese Network, the room for their literary agent to intervene is infinitely close to zero, and investing in Zhichun Zhigang at present is more like investing in his future!

Sitting at one of the dining tables in the sphere revolving restaurant on the Oriental Pearl Tower, Luo Wen, who was quietly waiting for Li Chungang's arrival, couldn't help but feel emotional. Who would have thought that a liberal arts champion who was regarded by most people in the country as the seed of future literature would also be on the Internet. Wen has made a huge name in this arena.

Although web literature also has its literariness, it is undeniable that web literature is becoming more and more homogeneous!

This kind of young writer with rich creative ability and unlimited topics is undoubtedly an absolute potential stock. He doesn't care what other colleagues think, at least for Luo Wen, there is absolutely no doubt!

Those super best-selling authors who have been famous for a long time or the god-level writers of major online novel websites are not their turn to act as literary agents.

Those people have already jumped out of the framework of the novel website, and those who are later and weaker create their own studios and recruit special staff to operate their novels. Those who really stand at the top of the pyramid start their own companies, so digging Potential stocks are the best choice for literary agents like them!

If...if Li Chungang can be signed, as long as the cooperative relationship between the two parties still exists, then there should be no need to worry about income in the next few decades.

The shelf life of a writer is until the moment the coffin is closed. As long as the writer does not voluntarily close his pen and abandon his writing, the older he is, the more valuable he is, and the more works he writes, the more valuable he is. He firmly believes that Li Chungang will definitely leave a strong mark in the Chinese literary world in the future. sum!

It is a pity that many writers with minor achievements and signs have no awareness of looking for literary agents at all, and they have never even heard of them.

The small-scale writing style of going it alone can no longer adapt to the reality. Almost all popular writers nowadays have signed literary agencies, either in personal form or studio form. Otherwise, who would have so much time to create and self-package?

Not every writer is like Li Chungang, with the existence of [Literary Encyclopedia System], they use their brains and spend a lot of time to create, but he only needs krypton gold, and enough krypton gold can unlock it. Any works!

Choosing a literary agent is an important matter for the future development of a writer. No matter how cautious you are, you can’t be too cautious. A good literary agent can increase Li Chungang’s income several times, while an unreliable literary agent can increase Li Chungang’s income several times. Min turned his head against his interests.

On the way to the appointment, Li Chungang was thinking slowly in his mind, listing out the requirements he needed one by one in advance, so that he could raise them later, if the other party could agree quickly, it would be great .

If you can't agree, it can also be used as a basis for continuing to look for the next literary agent in the future!

Artists are afraid of signing the wrong agent, and writers are also afraid of finding the wrong literary agent. If they sign an agent who knows his face but doesn't know his heart, it may be too late for Li Chungang to regret it.

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About 10 minutes before the agreed seven o'clock sharp, Li Chungang appeared in front of Luo Wen in simple and comfortable casual clothes.

"Mr. Zhichun Zhigang? I'm Luo Wen. I've seen your photos. The reality is more friendly and attractive."

"Are you Luo Wen on the phone? Seeing that you are older than me, you are considered an elder. In fact, you don't need to be so polite. It's embarrassing for me to hear Mr. come and Mr. go. You should just call me Li Chungang.

Besides, for the sake of you treating me to a free meal at the revolving restaurant of the Oriental Pearl Tower, I wouldn't turn around and leave, would I? "

Li Chungang's half-joking opening remarks immediately dispelled the last trace of tension in Luo Wen's heart, and at the same time strengthened his vision of selecting candidates. A person's quality is often the most important thing above all else.

"You're right! Take a look at the menu and order first, we'll talk about things after we're full."

Li Chungang nodded and took the menu, but he didn't open it immediately. Instead, the two sides held down the menu, looked at each other, and said seriously: "I think it's better to talk about it before eating. Regardless of the final result Good or bad, at least it doesn't affect our enjoyment of food, right?"

"Exactly!"

"Well, let me briefly talk about my situation first: I have created a Wenquan literature agency studio, which is still in its infancy. There are three employees besides me. At present, the main business of the studio is to mine A potential internet novel writer like you..."

"Writing ideas are flowing like springs, and the name is not bad. Let me take the liberty to ask: How many signed writers do you currently have in your studio?"

As a partner, Li Chungang naturally needs to fully understand the strength of his future partner.

"There's only one! It's an author who is working on Chuangwen. Currently, an employee of our studio is in charge of it. Frankly speaking, the pressure to create your own studio in a place like Shanghai is always greater than imagined. , In just three months, my family has been wiped out for so many years."

"Then what if I didn't agree to cooperate with you today?" Li Chungang said bluntly.

"From the beginning to the end, after the last month of work, we will close down in despair!" Luo Wen can understand Li Chungang's worries, "Although our studio is small, it is not without its benefits, as long as you sign a contract with me, I can promise that the entire Wenquan Literature Agency Studio will serve you!"

In order to increase his conviction, Luo Wen took out the document bag he had prepared for a long time, and handed over the long-drawn agency contract to Li Chungang, and said in a deep voice:

"This is the greatest sincerity I can give!"

Chapter 51 Lee · Millionaire · Chun Gang

“您尾号9527的储蓄卡账户6月12日19时21分发放稿费收入华币3347556.12元，活期余额3347556.12元。【工商银行】”

Li Chungang was flipping through the document Luo Wen handed over, which was actually a simple letter of authorization for literary agency. After Party A, the writer himself, signed the agreement, Party B, the literary agent (studio), would take full responsibility for A. Everything corresponding to Fang's works.

The screen of the mobile phone placed on the right side suddenly rang. It was the unique reminder tone of the mobile phone text message instead of the WeChat message. I can't move anymore.

Happiness comes so suddenly!

According to Longteng Chinese website, the release time of manuscript fees is between the 10th and 15th of each month, and there will be a certain time gap between different banks. It is promised that all the payment will be completed within 15 days at the latest.

Who knows the efficiency of business and industry, and it is not ruled out that it is because today's trip to the Longteng Chinese website has played a supervisory role, so there is a situation in which the publishing fee is sent to the SMS notification at night.

"Everyone's time is precious, so let's get straight to the point. Maybe you think your stuff is very sincere, but I'm sorry..."

At the moment when he heard the words "I'm sorry" from Li Chungang's mouth, Luo Wen felt that his heart stopped beating a little bit, and the confidence and tension before departure seemed to have disappeared at this moment, and the rest Completely ashamed.

"I'm sorry that I know almost nothing about the literary agent business if I didn't meet you, so I can't see the sincerity in your agreement, but you can tell me in detail, from your literary agent How does the general percentage of the draw start..."

For literary agents, their income is closely related to the income of the writers represented by the banner. If the income of the writer is too low, there is no way to even maintain the most basic expenses of the studio.

There are only two roads before these literary agency studios: either the quantity is greater than the quality, a large number of contracted writers, similar to casting a wide net to catch more fish, and finally choose the best ones, just need to stand out from this large number of writers Either can bring in a lot of money for the studio.

Either the quality is greater than the quantity, and having a best-selling author is already worth ten or even a hundred!

The former requires a lot of manpower and material resources, otherwise how can we handle the workload brought by signing so many writers; the latter is more about the luck and strength of the studio.

Now Luo Wen is 100% sure that Li Chungang is the potential stock that must be caught in his hands. The subscription fee for "Ghost Blowing Lantern" in the Longteng Chinese website channel is not counted. According to what he learned from his peers, it is only the domestic publishing copyright. The basic income of the company is more than one million, not to mention the royalties brought by subsequent sales.

Li Chungang knows that he will come up with more and better works in the future. If the literary agent can't fully share his worries, signing the contract is tantamount to giving people money for nothing. Since it is giving money, he might as well put these Donating money to do good deeds can at least help more people.

Luo Wen felt like he was riding a roller coaster at this time, and the ups and downs almost made people recite it in one breath, even if he didn't have a heart attack, he would almost have a heart attack.

"The revenue percentage of the literary agency industry was originally based on the contract between foreign counterparts and domestic brokers. The industry rule is 10% of copyright and royalties. Of course, this ratio varies from person to person. As far as I know, there are top-notch ones. Agency studios charge 50% of everything."

There are all kinds of benefit distribution, and there are even literary agency studios that sign a 3+5 training agreement with writers, that is, the works written by writers in the first three years, except for the basic guaranteed income, all other incomes are owned by the studio. The euphemistically called cultivation cost recovery.