This question hit Red Bean's heart. She put her hands on her hips angrily and said,"The author didn't even tell me what happened next. He told me to respect the direction of the plot and not interfere with him!”
"Ah, I see…"
On the other hand, Peach Kinomoto understood the author's behavior very well. After all, she had been reading novels for many years. After she finished reading " Muye's Love Story," she already knew the target audience. It was the vast majority of female compatriots!
"How is it? Do you want this book?" Red Bean smiled with her eyes narrowed and said excitedly. She really wanted to see the publication of " Muye Love Story "!
It was true that Peach was very conflicted. She attached great importance to " Muye Love Story ". She had never had such a novel before.
However, it was one thing for the book to look good, but whether it could be sold was another matter. From a woman's point of view, this book was a very good work and would definitely be loved by women. Not to mention the Five Great Nations and the Fire Country, if every woman in the entire Woodleaf Village could have one, it would be a huge sales volume!
However, she was afraid that it would not be popular! If it failed, the Maru Kindness Hall that she had worked so hard to manage would really "collapse"!
The funds that her boss had left her were too little. Now was not the time to choose a new book based on her " preferences." She had too many factors to consider.
Momoko Kinomoto hesitated for a moment.
Red Bean naturally did not understand Peach's thoughts, but she was very good at capturing people's emotions. He wasn't very willing. He raised his eyebrows slightly. It was probably because she was a ninja, so he couldn't reject her. Not wanting to make things difficult for Peach, she stood up and reached out her hand to Peach.""If you're not satisfied, give me the book. There's no need to make things difficult for me. I can go help the author and try other places.”
"No, no!"
When she heard that Red Bean wanted to leave with " Kinoha Love Story ", Momoko immediately stood up excitedly and stopped her, saying,""Lord Mitarai, this novel is very good. If the effect is good, it will definitely sold well. However, I was a little hesitant just now, so I hesitated. Sit down first. We'll talk slowly.”
Seeing Red Bean sit down, Peach heaved a sigh of relief and sat down as well. She knew that if she didn't make a decision, Mitarai Washing Red Bean would probably turn around and leave with the notebook. Therefore, she gritted her teeth and immediately made a decision. She looked into Red Bean's eyes and said seriously,"Our Maruzendo wants this 'Love Story of Muye' and will arrange for it to be published!”
"Ah, that's great!" Red Bean was very excited when she heard that. It was a pleasant surprise that the novel could be published. After all, she was afraid that if the novel was not accepted by a publishing house, You Xia would lose the motivation to continue writing!
The smile on Mitarai Red Bean's face also infected Peach. Unknowingly, her face also slowly turned upward, and a smile overflowed from her face.
Since they had already decided to buy the publishing rights of " Muye Love Story ", the next step was to discuss the price. Momoko took a deep breath. After taking into account the fact that Maruzen Hall did not have much money left, she asked Red Bean,""Lord Mitarai, what is the author's and your expectations for this book?”
"Ten million." Mitarai Red Bean rubbed her chin. Although she knew that she was asking for an exorbitant price, she still said it without hesitation. She even smiled at Peach and said,"That's not much, right?"
First, he would make a super high request, and then he would be rejected. In this way, Peach would lower her expectations when she made other requests later, and she would have a greater chance of getting a satisfactory result.
Peach said,"…Hehe, why don't you rob someone, Lord Mitarai?”
Red Bean blinked innocently and said,""If it's a robbery, it won't be just 10 million taels!”
These words made Peach Kinomoto so angry that she almost vomited blood. She could take out 10 million! However, that was the last of Maruzindo's funds. All of it was used to buy the publishing rights of " Kinoha Love Story ", so the subsequent printing became a problem.
Moreover, who knew how many copies of this book could be sold?
Peach frowned. She knew that Red Bean was asking for too much, so she said,""Lord Mitarai, can you be more honest?”
"Ten million taels," Red Bean raised her eyebrows.
Peach was speechless.
In Muye, a bowl of noodles from the most famous Yile cost 60 taels. An ordinary Jounin risking his life to complete an S-rank mission would only be paid a million taels. If it was a small team system, he could only get a few hundred thousand taels. Perhaps only a Three-in-One of Muye's level missions could get such a reward! Therefore, ten million taels was a fantasy.
There was an unwritten rule in the publishing industry of Naruto World. That was, all the manuscripts were purchased in the form of outright purchases. The author submitted the manuscript. After the price was negotiated, the publishing house would pay the manuscript fee in one lump sum and be responsible for the profits and losses.
With the publishing house bearing the burden, the author did not have any risk and could sit back and relax with the money. However, if they made a profit, even if they sold millions of copies, they would not give the author a single cent more. They would only increase the price the next time the author brought the manuscript.
Therefore, the negotiations were in a deadlock. Since Maruzindo could not afford 10 million taels of silver to buy " Kinoha Love Story ", it was impossible for Momoto Kinomoto to agree.
However, Red Bean would definitely not buy You Xia's book for two million! In Red Bean's eyes, this book was worth far more than that.
" Sigh..." Seeing Red Bean's teasing expression, Peach Kinomoto thought for a moment and said,""Lord Mitarai, you want our Maru Kindan Hall to take out ten million taels? You also know that it's impossible. Why don't we discuss it again?”
Looking at the bitterness on Peach's face, Red Bean also understood that it was a fool's dream to ask Maruzando to fork out ten million taels, let alone Maruzando, who was in a financial crisis.
And her real goal was to split the profits! You Xia had told him about this on the way to the training ground.
After organizing her thoughts, Red Bean expressed You Xia's thoughts,"Then can we change the payment method?”
"I'm willing to hear the details." Peach said helplessly.
"I think we can split the profits. My friend will take 20% of the profits for every copy of " Muye Love Story " sold. If the book is priced at 100 taels per book, my friend will get 20 taels for every book sold. What do you think?”
Red Bean calmly explained the " splitting method " that You Xia had mentioned. Then, she stared at Peach, wanting to see her attitude.
Peach Kimamoto pondered for a moment and felt that this method was feasible! Now that Maruzen Hall was short of funds, if the books sold well and the funds returned, they could tide over the difficulties. If the book didn't sell well, Maruzendo wouldn't have to pay the author a huge sum of money. It was a suitable method for their current lack of funds.
"I think this is a good suggestion.”After thinking about it, Peach said," But 20% is too high. The cost of physical publishing here is very high. We have to take into account printing costs, paper costs, and labor costs. We can give you a 10% cut. What do you think?”
"Hehe, are you kidding me?" Red Bean slapped the table and said angrily,""Twelve percent, not even a little less!”
"Alright, deal!" Peach smiled slyly, revealing the nature of a businessman. She said happily,""12% is no problem!"
"…"
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