Chapter 197

After receiving Kevin's contact information, Lewis immediately called Kevin.

"Hi! Is this Mr. Kevin, please? I'm from the Royal poetry press. You can call me Louis. Your collection of living beings is wonderful, so I want to talk to you. "

Lewis didn't want to beat around the bush. When Kevin got through, he went straight to the subject.

David Lee has already told Kevin about it in advance, so he has already made preparations in his heart. For this strange phone call, he must not be surprised and unexpected.

"Yes, I'm Kevin, and the lives is my first collection of poems. Thank you for your attention. Just don't know how you want to sign it? "

Since the other side is so straightforward, Kevin should be more direct. So as not to be a waste of time.

"Please don't worry, Mr. Kevin. We Royal poetry publishing house are very satisfied with your collection of all living beings, so as long as you agree that it will be published by our publishing house, I think it's easy to say everything about the conditions and so on." Louis said happily on the phone.

"Of course, I believe in the strength of your royal poetry publishing house."

"Good. Well, I'll be in Edinburgh this afternoon, and then we can talk about it, and then we can sign the contract by the way. What do you think? " Louis said while winning the chase.

"Well, Edinburgh will always welcome you."

Since he wrote the book, Kevin has been used to outsiders coming to Edinburgh to find himself. So I don't care about one more Lewis.

Since Louis is coming in the afternoon, Kevin is going to go home after reviewing the last manuscript of youth, ready to welcome each other.

Louis didn't arrive in Edinburgh until more than 4 p.m. in order to sign up for the collection of living beings as soon as possible, he contacted Kevin without taking time off. And Kevin has already made all preparations. When Louis's phone call comes, they meet in the teahouse.

Louis is a skinny editor, perhaps because he was a poet before. After all, most poets tend to be thin because of the fantasy in their minds.

"Hello, Mr. Lewis. Welcome to Edinburgh." Kevin said after a polite hug.

"Oh! I didn't expect that you were so young. The poems you wrote didn't match your age at all. You are so unexpected. " Louis said in surprise.

"Thank you. So I've told many people that you can understand me through my poems, but you can't guess me through my poems. " Kevin said wittily.

"Well, what a talented guy. I'm glad to meet such a person. Kevin, I think next, we have to talk about the publication of the sentient beings. You know, this time I came with sincerity. "

Louis was still worried about this excellent poem. After all, he knew it very well. If such excellent works are not finished earlier, maybe other publishing houses will sell them. Who knows if Kevin only contributed to one publishing house. Or only the Royal poetry press knows about his new book.

"Well, since Mr. Lewis is so cheerful, I'll be direct. This is my first time to write a poetry anthology, so my requirement is not high, 15 percent. " Kevin said directly.

"Ah! Fifteen percent? " Louis was surprised.

"Yes! Because there is no film and television copyright in poetry, the share must be 15%. You know, my last novel was 10 percent copyrighted to the publishing house, and it's just text copyright. " Kevin explained.

After all, poetry is different from fiction. Fiction can be developed through many channels, but poetry is different. It can't be made into a TV or a game. So, it's not too much for Kevin to take 15% of the revenue share of this station. Besides, he has reason to believe that the market value of this poetry collection, which integrates all the classic works of the previous earth, is absolutely reliable.

In other words, even if the Royal poetry publishing house doesn't plan to sign up with itself in the end, he doesn't have to worry. And he can give it to more publishers.

As for Kevin's situation, Louis naturally checked it before he came. He also knows that Kevin is a big hit in English literature, and that every work can sell well. It's just that the collection of poems is the first time he deals with it. He didn't expect Kevin to ask for 15% of his income.

Because of the limitation of the poetry market, the author accounts for 15% of the total income, which is a high proportion. We should know that the most popular poets are not necessarily able to reach this ratio.

"Kevin, can't there be any room for negotiation? A while ago, we signed a contract to publish a poet in the industry, and his condition is only 10%. So, you see... "Lewis tried to convince Kevin with data.

"No, no, dear Mr. Lewis. I think I have to be worthy of those poems, so 15% is my bottom line. Of course, I'm glad you like this work. It's a complete affirmation to me. " Kevin said firmly.

Kevin has to fight for a reasonable price for the works of those great poets on the earth, not for himself. Otherwise, it's an insult to the classics. After all, their representative works had a great influence at that time.

For example, Wordsworth's "I am like a cloud wandering alone", which is one of Wordsworth's representative lyric works, was written in 1804. It is precisely because of this poem that he began to establish his position in English poetry, and this poem has always been loved and loved by English poetry lovers. Even in his later years, when Wordsworth won many poetry awards, he always said that "I am like a cloud wandering alone" is his most satisfactory work.

Kevin insisted on not giving in, and Louis had to think about it. After all, before he came, he never thought that Kevin would ask so much. If it was 10%, maybe he would have agreed and signed it. After all, for him who is also a poet, he naturally knows that the content and poetry are so wonderful and perfect.

Intuition has also told Louis that Kevin's the sentient beings is bound to set off a "huge wave" in British poetry. That's one of the reasons why he came to Edinburgh in such a hurry.

It's just that the author accounts for 15% of his income. Is that too high? Should it be signed or not?