Chapter 42

Xuele publishing house, in the office of royalty settlement.

Roy looked at Wang Jian sitting opposite him, his face gloomy and terrible.

Who would have thought that this Asian youth could write a high-quality fantasy masterpiece "Arcane throne" after he published "I am the great mage" by accident?

The most important problem is that even through the book review, people did not suppress the popularity of the novel.

Now, more people in front of the high-level press, he offered excellent conditions to solicit.

You can imagine what image you are now in the eyes of the senior management of the publishing house.

But Wang Jian didn't pay much attention to Roy at the moment.

His mind is full of 20% royalty, the highest minimum royalty.

I have to admit that the bald man named Bezos offered attractive terms.

Can leave publishing house, send book through website

Is it reliable?

After thinking about it, Wang Jian decided to leave here and discuss it with his copyright agent Tom.

Along with the financial staff of the publishing house, a sales statistics table of "I am a wizard" was handed over.

The royalty of this issue of I am the grand master has been settled.

Wang Jian took over the sales statistics and cash checks and looked at them.

The second edition of "I am the great mage" sold 30000 copies.

It's priced at $10 per copy and a 7% royalty.

The total profit is $21000.

Wang Jian frowned a little dissatisfied.

After deducting 7% of its royalty share, Xuele publishing house made $279000 from the second edition of "I am the great mage".

Even after deducting the cost of books, the profit is more than 10 times of its own.

The most crucial problem is that the other party has done nothing more than print and transport them to the bookstore.

Roy watched as Wang Jian took the check and prepared to leave.

Is considering the opening, ready to repair the relationship with each other.

But unexpectedly, the editor in chief of the publishing house pushed the door and walked in. Then he ignored himself and went directly to Wang Jian.

"Mr. Wang," the middle-aged white man with not very thick hair said to Wang Jian, "I think we had a good cooperation in the early days of I am the grand master."

"As for the misunderstanding, it should be that the editor in charge is not good at his work. We hope that you will have a good attitude towards the publishing house as soon as possible. "

"We're looking forward to your next book, and to working with Xuele press."

Roy's face turned pale and then he was furious.

I still remember that when I reported to the editor in chief that the royalty of the second edition of "I am a great mage" was reduced to 7%, the other side praised myself as an excellent editor.

But after Wang Jian wrote another best-selling book, he was regarded as the lamb of sin to calm the anger of this Asian boy?

However, Wang Jian just had a casual chat with the editor in chief, saying that he would definitely consider Xuele publishing house in his next book, while thinking about the interest sharing relationship between the author and the publishing house.

It was only when he walked out of the publishing house that he just reflected that the one who was going to be transferred was threatening himself.

Wang Jian thought for a moment and shook his head with a smile.

Perhaps because of his long stay in New York, he doesn't care much about personal grudges now.

What matters more is how to get more benefits from the books in my mind.

He turned to Tom and asked him to investigate the current situation of Amazon.

All of a sudden, a flash came on.

Then a few reporters rushed out.

"As an author, how do you evaluate that" I am the Archmage "was almost Rated PG-13, and" Arcane "became the first" recommended book for American middle school students "this year?"

"Some Nobel Laureates in physics, when refuting the theory that" reading is useless ", recommended your Arcane throne to everyone. What's your comment?"

"It is said that Horace Mann middle school and Columbia preparatory school have plans to invite you to give a speech. Do you accept it?"

Looking at the camera and microphone in front of him, Wang Jian didn't react for a moment.

I'm just a copywriter.

Is it not Hemingway's only treatment for reporters to chase and intercept best-selling writers?

Do you want to exaggerate.

"Sorry, I haven't got the news yet." "I can only say that Arcane is a novel that I am very satisfied with. Thank you," Wang Jian replied

Then he got into Tom's car.

"What's the matter?" Wang Jian looked at Tom and asked, "Why are there reporters again?"

Tom shook his head and said, "I don't know. However, it should be the role of "Ivy recommended books.""After all, that recommendation usually only recommends classics. And the reason why your "Arcane throne" just hit their itch is that it should be the first novel recommended before it's finished. "

After thinking about it, Wang Jian couldn't find any other possibilities, so he said with a smile, "will this increase the sales of arcane throne?"

"Of course." Tom is much more excited than Wang Jian. "You know, American students will read some" recommended books for middle school students "semi compulsorily in their reading classes."

"If your" Arcane throne "can continue to maintain a high standard, it may become a masterpiece in fantasy literature like the Lord of the rings."

"After all, it's just too much for scholars, ha ha."

Thinking about the content of the throne, I couldn't help laughing.

Periodic table of chemical elements, Schrodinger's cat, e = MC ^ 2, American middle school students, are you ready?

In Wang Jian's imagination, the two returned to their apartment.

They were met by Jack Dorsey's big face with black eyes.

"You see, after this revision of the website, the click through rate has increased a lot." Dorothy took Wang to the front of the computer.

He pointed to the computer screen and said, "after this revision, the website has become an online bookstore."

"Online bookstore?" Thinking of Bezos, Wang Jian asked, "like Amazon?"

"No Jack Dorsey shook his head and said, "are they using the Internet as a medium or selling physical books?"

"We, on the other hand, are going to digitize books directly." "We don't need printing, we don't need transportation," he said with pride. We only need content, we only need the Internet! "

Wang Jian picked up the mouse and click to enter his website.

When entering the home page of the website, the names of books appear in rows.

These books, however, have not been published or shared by the publishing house.

As he clicks to see the book, he listens to Dorsey's noise.

"Now, we just need better servers, more bandwidth. Look at our website, and then look at Amazon. "

"We have three times as many hits as they have."

While nodding, Wang Jian casually clicked on a work called "I'm really a great mage".

After watching for a while, he almost vomited blood.

The only difference between this book and "I'm the great mage" is that they don't eat tacos, they eat doughnuts instead.

The most important problem is that the message under this work is: good-looking, really good-looking.

Keep writing!

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Wang Jian looked at the computer, looked at Dorothy, and then looked at the royalty check of "I am a great mage" in his hand.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.