Everyone entered the house together.
Considering that Little Qiong was a little afraid of strangers, Liu Feng let Little Qiong hold the rabbit and play with it back to the room first. He didn't have to stay here to accompany them.
The editors started introducing themselves.
"I am Kawamoto Xiong, the chief editor of Kadokawa Literature.”
"Editor Xi Mu!"
" Editor Uemon-"
" Editor Tian Ting-"
The last person to introduce herself was the young lady who had spoken to Liu Feng. She deliberately emphasized her self-introduction because the work [Demon High School] was under her name.
And now, the editorial department came to invite Liu Feng. She was the hero.
Unfortunately, she noticed that Liu Feng's expression did not change.
"Everyone, please have some tea."
Liu Feng served the four of them tea, but this tea was bought from the supermarket with Xiao Qiong.
But none of the editors minded.
This scene made Liu Feng laugh in his heart.
It seemed like [Demon High School] had changed their worldview, which was why they were blocking the door.
……
"First of all, we need to tell you, Mr. Liu Feng, that we've seen your work [Demon High School]. To be honest, we think it's very interesting and has the potential to become popular.”
"Therefore, I hope to sign a long-term contract with Kadokawa Literature.”
"We'll ban and promote it directly in this Saturday's edition of Kadokawa Literature.”
" In terms of remuneration, we will give you the highest treatment as a platinum author. Exclusive editing, professional standby, continuous recommendations, and a 60 - 40 split. The copyright for the adaptation was also split 50 - 50 according to the industry rules. There are also public holidays every year."
The editor-in-chief spoke, and the other small editors sat obediently.
They were all secretly looking at Liu Feng, waiting for his reply.
Tian Ting even printed out the contract and brought it over, waiting for Liu Feng to sign it.
To be honest, this treatment was already very generous for a new author.
……
"It's indeed a good condition for a newcomer. Moreover, I can see your sincerity by coming personally.”
Liu Feng said.
This made the editors heave a sigh of relief.
In other words, personally blocking the door was indeed seen as sincere.
Did that mean he agreed to it?
"But I'm sorry, your conditions are not good enough. I can't sign this contract.”
Liu Feng pushed the contract back.
"Why?"
Miss Tian Ting asked. " The treatment for newcomers should be very good."
This made Liu Feng take another look at her.
Liu Feng was quite handsome. His handsome face made Miss Tian Ting blush slightly.
However, he continued," It's precisely because this is the treatment for newcomers that I can't accept it.”
……
The chief editor's face darkened.
But Liu Feng ignored him.
He continued.
"I don't know what your definition of a rookie is, but I know that [Demon High] will bring about a change in the times. It shouldn't be worth just this little.”
" Whether it's the creativity of the story, the extremely cool plot, or the relaxed cheat, it can bring a lot of popularity.”
"And I hope you guys understand that you didn't sign with me, but I chose Kadokawa Literature. Although you can see your declining situation on Baidu.”
" The works are lousy and bloated. There's no new blood in them, and the old and established authors are raising the price. The things they write are still trash. I'm afraid it won't take two years, or even this year, for your Kadokawa Literature to fall if you don't have enough good works.”
"Hiss-"
Hearing this, the editors looked at each other.
Because Liu Feng had hit the nail on the head and said their difficulties!
Yes, it was.
It was precisely because the situation was so bad and they had encountered such a good work by Liu Feng that the editor-in-chief had brought them to Liu Feng's house to block the road.
Therefore, this wasn't a fair negotiation from the very beginning. Instead, it was Kadokawa Wenku who had a favor to ask of Liu Feng laoshi!
As for all of this, had Teacher Liu Feng already seen and guessed it?
"I grew up watching Kadokawa Bunku.”Liu Feng said emotionally," That's why I really don't want to see it being trampled on by other rookies in the end before submitting it.”
"I was sincere to you, but you guys are playing with me. Don't you think it's too much?”
"Oh…"
"That…Teacher Liu Feng, that's not what I meant.”
The editors panicked.
The others quickly looked at the chief editor.
The editor-in-chief was someone who had seen big scenes. He placed his hands on his chin." Then, Mr. Liu Feng, what are your requirements?”
Liu Feng was waiting for this sentence.
After asking them to wait for a moment, Liu Feng went to his room.
Then, he took out a stack of documents.
……
"This is what I found online. For the past three years, the weekly sales figures of Kadokawa Literature have been declining since last year. Then, Fujimi Literature kept rising and stole your customers.”
The light novel library was still relatively expensive.
Most of them were targeted at students, and students had limited pocket money. Basically, once several works from the library were released, they would not have the money to buy another one after buying one.
Therefore, once customers were sucked away by other libraries, it was very difficult to pull them back.
"In history, your highest sales volume was 600,000 copies per floor. And last month, the sales of your library had already fallen below the 100,000 mark, and even dropped to 80,000 copies a week ago, the lowest in history.”
Liu Feng took out the data comparison and showed it to them.
How could the editors not know?
They also knew that there was still a portion of the water in the numbers.
In order not to embarrass the results, the sales last week were not 80,000 copies, but more than 60,000 copies.
The reason was that since the week before last, Fujimi Literature had started to serialize a novel from another world. That novel had attracted a lot of readers.
……
"Then what is the price for Devil High School to be published in Kadokawa Literature? Teacher Liu Feng."
It was the first time that Chief Editor Kawamoto addressed Liu Feng as a teacher.
There was an unwritten rule in the industry that called powerful authors teachers. However, he had always addressed Liu Feng as 'mister' before, which was a normal form of respect. He was not as respectful as he was now.
It meant that he was wavering.
Liu Feng stopped while he was ahead.
"It's a gambling agreement! Kadokawa Literature's weekly sales volume is currently below 100,000, but after Devil High's publication, I can guarantee that it will exceed 200,000 starting from the second issue! Or even more!"
"We can split the profits now, but I want all the copyrights!”
"This request is a little too much.”the chief editor said.
It was as if he was going to refuse.
This was because everyone knew that if novels weren't a single commodity, there were also novels that were adapted into comics, animations, and games. There were even various benefits that came with the introduction of peripheral products.
This portion of the money was hard to estimate.
"Yes, this has never happened before.”
"It's very difficult for us to agree to such a request.”
"It's impossible to give you all the copyrights."
The other editors also tried to persuade him.
"No."
Liu Feng shook his head." You will agree."”
"What do you mean?"
Chief Editor Kawamoto looked at him.
"Because you guys still stayed here after I said these conditions, instead of slamming the door and leaving in a hot temper, there's only one reason.”
"What?"
" Because you can't leave. Kadokawa Wenshu is in a critical situation. Your bottom line is that you have no bottom line! Therefore, no matter what conditions I propose, you will agree!”
"Hiss-"
All the editors gasped.
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