"Mr. Yu, I'll discuss it with the editor-in-chief and call you later.”
Liang Yian knew that there was no point in continuing the conversation.
Thus, he ended the call decisively and jogged to find the chief editor, Xu Mushi.
Dong dong dong!
"Come in!"
Xu Mushi was in her thirties and was already one of the chief editors of Cultivated Land magazine.
She was wearing a female worker's suit, which accentuated her good figure.
She was wearing thin black stockings and relatively reserved high heels.
She was reading the printed manuscript of " To Live ".
Xu Mushi heard the knocking and replied without looking up,"Come in!"
He saw Liang Yian enter.
"How is it? Did you manage to secure the copyright to 'Alive?' Xu Mushi asked with a smile.”
"Chief Editor Xu, there's some trouble with the copyright of 'Alive.'”
"Yu Xian is not very satisfied with our conditions.”
"He also raised his own conditions," Liang Yian said.”
Then, he repeated Yu Xian's conditions.
After listening.
Xu Mushi frowned and knocked on the table.
"The other party said that this condition is the bottom line?”
"Yes, that's what he said." Liang Yian said.”
"However, I still have 11 points of royalties in my hand.”
"I just don't know if a little more royalties will be able to move him to give up the film adaptation rights. There are still five years.”
"Someone is giving him advice."
Xu Mushi frowned even more.
The three slender fingers of her right hand tapped back and forth on the clean table.
The atmosphere was a little tense.
Liang Yian did not dare to breathe loudly, not knowing what Xu Mushi was thinking.
This woman gave him too much pressure.
After a while, Xu Mushi spoke again,"How about this? Tell him that we'll give him the highest royalty of 12 points, but he has to sign a contract for at least 10 years, and he also wants the rights to the film adaptation!”
"Twelve points!"
Liang Yian was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said,"Isn't this against the rules?"
The industry generally believed that a 12-point royalty was the treatment of a famous author.
"There are no rules."
Xu Mushi smiled. Her smile could topple cities.
She said,"The novel 'To Live' is worth the price.”
"In the future, when it becomes a classic, this 12-point royalty will become a bonus for us.”
"Besides, how much can two or three points of royalties be worth?”
"But we have to get the film adaptation rights. I think this novel has a lot of potential for adaptation.”
"We can take a step back. We only want the priority of the film adaptation.”
Xu Mushi offered a new condition.
Liang Yian took this condition and contacted Yu Xian again.
Yu Xian did not expect that " Cultivated Land " would have priority over the film adaptation rights, not the film adaptation rights.
He didn't expect that he would directly raise the royalties to the highest point on the surface.
"Mr. Yu, our Chief Editor Xu's intention is to sign a ten-year contract with twelve percent royalties.”
"Then, we'll give you the priority of film adaptation. We'll also sign a ten-year contract. How about that?”
What he wanted previously was a royalty of nine points.
It had suddenly increased to three points. This was not a small amount.
As for whether the three points were worth the priority of film adaptation, no one could say for sure.
The price of three points would depend on the sales of the book after it was published.
If the sales volume after the publication was miserable, then these three points would not be worth much.
Yu Xian felt that the new conditions given by Cultivated Land had a basis for negotiation.
Previously, he did not struggle over royalties because he was a newcomer.
It should be enough to ask for nine or ten percent of royalties.
If he wanted a higher price, he was afraid that the other party would not give it to him. Therefore, he wanted to keep the copyright in his hands as much as possible. That way, he would have more freedom.
However, he had underestimated the other party's determination to get the priority rights for the film adaptation. They had raised the royalties to the highest point in an instant.
It was not good to reject him directly.
"We can continue to discuss this condition now," said Yu Xian.”
"However, the priority of the film adaptation and the division of profits have to be discussed in detail.”
When Liang Yian heard Yu Xian relent, he could only sigh. Xu Mushi was indeed amazing.
His attacks were accurate and ruthless.
If it was him, he definitely wouldn't dare to give the 12-point royalty.
"How about this? I'll go to Siming City tomorrow morning. We'll meet up and talk about it in detail." Liang Yian said.”
"Yes, sure. I'll give you my address.”
"If it's convenient, you can come to my place.”
Yu Xian explained,""My body is not very convenient for traveling. I'm sorry.”
Liang Yian was stunned for a moment and quickly nodded." Alright, Mr. Yu. Send me your address later."”
After hanging up the phone.
Yu Xian glanced at Miao Miao, who was playing by herself in the living room. He leaned back in his chair and felt a little conflicted.
It was August in Siming City, and the weather was still hot. The air conditioner in the house was too old to be used.
There were some Camphor trees planted next to the neighborhood. The fruits on them had already matured. When they fell to the ground, they were trampled into purple-black paste. The smell was pungent and unpleasant.
A gust of wind blew in.
The cool breeze made him feel good.
The smell of the Camphor Fruit in the wind was suffocating.
"If this book is good."
Yu Xian glanced at Miao Miao who was talking to Bunny and muttered,""After a while, I'll change my house.”
He thought that even if the royalties were not enough to buy a house for the time being.
But renting a better house was also possible…
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