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"This, this, directly talking about publishing?!”
After Machida Enko finished laughing, Shiwa, who was about to watch Kato make a fool of himself, stood up from her seat in surprise.
Was the novel written by this hateful guy that good? And it was so good that the editor and library didn't even need to check it, and it could be directly published?
This must be a lie, this must be a lie!
This guy was only a first-year high school student, while she was a second-year high school student. Moreover, she was the second-year student who ranked first in the grade deviation value!
Although Sotake High School in Chiba City was indeed a famous school, she had heard of it. However, the school she was in was not bad either. Although the school had not been established for long, the school's evaluation was also very good.
Under such circumstances, she was actually defeated so perfectly by a junior. This made the self-respecting Miss Shiyu very unconvinced!
At the same time, it also made Miss Shiyu very interested in Kato Kun's novel, the Index of Forbidden Magic Books.
"Hmph, I want to see how good your novel is."
After sensing the surprised gazes of Kato and Machida, Shiha took a deep look at the novels on Kato and Machida's legs. She sat down with a flushed face, not knowing if she was embarrassed or excited.
Of course, Shiha was not the only one who was surprised that Machida Yuanzi skipped the review of the novel and went straight to the publishing contract. In fact, Kato Kun himself was quite surprised.
However, Machida Yuanzi didn't see any problem with this. Whether it was Kato's Forbidden Magic Book Catalog or Shiwa's Love Metronome, the editors of Fantastic had a very rigorous discussion before today.
Don't think that she, as the chief editor of the library, could be in charge of any novel. If the novel did not reach that level, no matter how handsome or beautiful the author was, she would not need to be in charge.
Of course, Kato Kun was indeed a little handsome, and Shiyu was indeed a beauty. Machida Yuanzi was quite surprised by this.
In short, in this light novel world where 10,000 copies were the best-selling line, Kato's Forbidden Magic Book Catalog and Shiwa's Love Metronome had far exceeded the best-selling standard.
The only difference was that Miss Shiyu's novel was not complete enough and needed to be polished, while Kato's Forbidden Magic Book Catalog was already quite perfect.
At the very least, as an experienced editor, she had never seen such a mature submission. It was so mature that none of the editors at Fantastic could find any commercial flaws.
What were the flaws in the business of light novels? In the words of the Chinese online literature world, the main character did not send a girl, and the plot of not being hooded appeared in the book.
It could be said that the novel submitted by Kato was ready for publication. This caused a sensation in the editorial department of Fantastic Literature at that time. Almost all the editors of Fantastic Literature, including herself, were shocked, especially when they saw that the author was only a high school student from Kato's information.
It must be noted that the maturity and completeness of the catalog of forbidden magic books were not even comparable to that of those uncles.
At the very least, with her personal ability, she couldn't give any opinions on Kato's Forbidden Magic Book Catalog. It wasn't just her, the other editors of Fantastic were the same.
Under such circumstances, as a straightforward lady, there was no need for her to censor or pretend to be a big shot in front of Kato. She really couldn't modify Kato's novel.
" This is the publishing contract for Fantastic Literature. If Kato has any opinions, you can voice them directly."
Therefore, even though Kato and Shiha were still looking at her in confusion, Machida still smiled and took out a contract from her bag and handed it to Kato.
Kato had some understanding of the publishing contract for light novels. To a certain extent, it was similar to the contract in the Chinese online literature world.
Basically, no matter how amazing a book was, the choices were always the same. For example, in China's online novel world, the basic remuneration for the authors was the same as that for novices. It was the same in the light novel world.
Regardless of whether it was a guru or a newbie, they all received 10% of the royalties. According to the calculation of 600 yen before tax for each book, the royalties for each novel were 60 yen. This was just like the online literature world in China. Regardless of whether it was a guru or a newbie, every 1,000 words would get 2 or 3 points. There would not be a situation where a guru would get 3 points per 1,000 words and a newbie would get 2 points per 1,000 words. Even if there was a difference, it was not a difference in the basic royalties.
Of course, it was different from the Chinese online literature world or the Chinese literary world. In Japan, it was not only the light novel world that had a relatively stable income. The author's fee was 10% for the great gods and newbies. Even the traditional literary world had a 10% fee. It could be said that the structure of the Japanese literary world was similar to this country. They were both ultra-stable. There were no more than 10 Japanese authors who could break this stable structure of the author's fee!
There was no light novelist among the authors who could break this stable structure.
It was like a light novel author publishing his own novel as a standalone version instead of a library version.
What was a library book and what was a standalone book? Simply put, the bookshelves were light novels directly published by Fantastic Literature. Each book was about 600 yen, and the standalone books were basically traditional novels published by other traditional publishing houses. The price of each book ranged from 1,500 to 2,000, and the price of each standalone book was two to three times the price of the library.
This also distinguished the level of light novel writers from traditional writers.
Although everyone received 10% of the royalties, light novelists could only get 60 yen per book, while traditional novelists could get at least 150 yen per book.
And don't think that just because the light novel library was cheap, it was good. In fact, not only the price, but the sales of the standalone novel could also surpass the light novel library.
For example, in Kato Kun's previous life, the best-selling light novel was the 800,000 copies of the Ryuomiya series. However, 800,000 was not even in the top ten of traditional novels. Many standalone novels could even sell more than 800,000 copies in a week.
In Kato Kun's previous life, the only light novel that could be considered a successful standalone edition was Nishio-san's Monogatari series. Although the Monogatari series was a light novel, it was sold in the form of a standalone edition, not a library edition. The publishing house of the novel was not a light novel library or something like that. It was directly published by the Mandansha. Of course, because the Monogatari series was a light novel, it was named a light novel library. The price of each novel also exceeded 1500 yen.
Other than the Monogatari series, even the most successful light novel series, the Ryuumiya series, was only published by the three major light novel libraries, no matter how well they did.
Taking Haruhi Suzumiya's astonishment as an example, what was the final price of this novel, which was known as the world's first limited edition, with so many additional items? It was also 1500 yen, but it was only about the same as the original Monogatari series. This was already the best light novel that was said to have international influence.
What was even more infuriating was that even though Haruhi Kuriya's Shocking was priced at 1500 yen, it didn't mean that the author could get 150 yen per book as the value of the bonus was not included in the royalties. In other words, even if Haruhi Kuriya's Shocking was priced higher, as it was a library book, the author, Tanikawa Ryu, could only get 60 yen per book.
This was the reality of the light novel world. In terms of status, light novel authors did have some status. After all, light novel authors were recognized authors, and the profession of authors was very respected in Japan. However, compared to traditional authors, light novel authors did not have a high status.
Although this world was completely different from Kato Kun's original world, the reality of the light novel world was not much different. The only difference was that this world had a slightly larger population in Japan, and the sales were slightly better. According to Kato Kun's research, there were light novels that sold more than a million copies in this world, while the best light novel in Kato Kun's original world only sold 800,000 copies, far from reaching the million mark.
Therefore, after receiving the contract from Machida Yuanzi and confirming that there were no problems, Kato nodded slightly.
In fact, Fantastic Literature wouldn't tamper with the contract. After all, there was no room for negotiation. It was just an ordinary contract.
" By the way, Machida-san, if I sign a contract with Fantastic Library, can I create my own Doujin or foreign works? For example, can I sell my own Doujin or foreign works at various Daido gatherings or other platforms? Or can the copyrights of these Doujin or foreign works belong to me?"
"Um."
She thought that Kato had some special request. If it wasn't too difficult for the company, as the managing editor, she could agree immediately. But what was Kato's request?
She could understand why Kato Kun wanted to create a novel, but what was the point of creating a doujinshi from the original novel?
It wasn't just Machida Yuanzi, even Shiha was confused by Kato's special question.
" In principle, as long as you don't sign a contract with the library, the library doesn't prohibit the original author from creating his own doujin or selling it at doujin meetings or other places. As for the copyright of the work, other than the part that is signed with the library, the other aspects belong to the author himself."
Machida was even more confused when it came to the copyrights of doujinshi. If other people's doujinshi works that created the Forbidden Magic Books Index were considered to be copyrights, the doujinshi works that he created himself did not have such a problem.
Even though the copyright of the Forbidden Magic Books Index no longer belonged to Kato after he signed the contract, Kato was still the owner. In principle, the library did not prohibit the original author from creating doujinshi for profit.
Moreover, compared to the original, doujinshi works were only worth a few dollars.
As for the side works, they could be regarded as completely different works. As long as they weren't signed with the library, Kato Kun could play with them however he wanted.
" If that's the case, then I don't have too many questions. However, I hope that Miss Machida can specify this on my contract."
"No problem, we can agree to this request."
Seeing Machida Yuanzi, who was confused but quickly agreed to Kato's request, Kato smiled brightly.
Others might not know, but he was very clear about the value of the book in the Forbidden Magic Books Index. To a certain extent, the commercial value of the book in the Forbidden Magic Books Index exceeded the original novel.
Of course, Machida Yuanzi and the average light novel library didn't pay much attention to this, because in the history of light novels, there had never been a situation where a fantastical or doujinshi surpassed the original.
Even if Kato said that his novel could surpass the original novel, no one would believe it. Just look at Shiha, who was already on the verge of collapse, looking at Kato as if she was looking at a fool.
No one would believe that fanfiction or doujinshi works had much value.
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