Chapter 58: Nora's are awesome

Random House.

Chief Editor's Office.

"Young man, are you so tired?"

Chief Editor Jack Cerf turned black when he heard this.

Mmp!

The gap between people and people is sometimes larger than the gap between people and pigs.

A pig is always a pig, it is impossible to become a pig's feet, and sometimes people are really not people.

Although he is bald, potbellied, and still married, he thinks he is good enough for Nora, so why can Nora just meet Adam and help each other like this.

Why? !

Jack's heart is roaring!

at the same time.

Adam's heart is also roaring, why do these words sound so awkward and familiar? Is she teasing him?

The beauty that was cut off reappeared again. This thing is like leeks. It will be a stubble after being cut off. It cannot be eradicated. Therefore, it is unconsciously substituted into a classic character who is good at psychological dramas that the previous life likes: "It's a brother. Come and chop me... Oh, wrong, wrong, it should be, dying, dying."

"Ahem, okay, okay."

Adam gave a light cough and replied awkwardly, but he kept hinting to himself: "She is a good family, has a son and a family, and does not belong to the category of a scumbag. Don't give in to the demons just because you respect her."

Thinking of this, Adam Huijian cut the heart demon again, and his eyes on Nora became clear again.

Nora was really shocked this time, as if she had seen the ninth wonder of the world, closed the manuscript, impatiently Jack dragged time, and directly opened his mouth to help.

"Jack, I simply took a look. This master of the mysteries is definitely an excellent book. Random House is worth publishing, so don't bully Adam."

"Nora, this is a necessary process..."

"I know the process, but the content you are now entangled is completely outside the scope of the normal process. Adam also said that only the right to distribute books is the normal process."

Nora platform for Adam: "Adam is willing to take a 6% share, which is already very low. The first edition is no less than 100,000 copies. As for the copyrights of movies, games and other copyrights, Random House can contact on behalf of them, but the decision must remain. In Adam’s hands, the contact was successful. Adam’s 6% of Random House’s share was too low. It could be increased to 30%. This is a win-win situation."

"I have no opinion."

Adam smiled and nodded.

As Jack said, only big companies in the industry like Random House can get the high fees for film and television adaptation.

The previous 6% was nothing more than Adam was ridiculing the other party's book copyright and only giving him 6%. He also knew that this was impossible. Without the benefits brought by a sufficient proportion, the other party would not be able to help negotiate the price. .

This ratio of 30% is just right.

More Adam suffers, and Random House is unwilling, and it happens to be stuck on the bottom line of both sides.

From this point of view, Nora deserves to be a senior god, with rich experience.

"……"

Jack’s psychological shadow area is already infinitely large, but he offends Nora, who has continuously made a lot of wealth for the company, and can only smile and say: "Since Nora, you have spoken, I generally agree, but the first edition 10 Is it too much for ten thousand copies? How about the first edition of 10,000 copies, try the water?"

Nora looks at Adam. She writes color novels by profession, and she is not sure about the market for the fantasy Cthulhu style novels like Lord of Mysteries.

"Don't know the price?"

Adam groaned: "I wrote 700,000 words in the first volume."

"so much?"

Jack was a little surprised, and then frowned: "Generally, a fantasy novel with a word count of more than 200,000 to 300,000 words. You have enough words for two copies. The price can be increased, 50 dollars, but this way. , The first edition must not exceed 10,000 copies, which is too risky."

50 dollars and 10,000 copies, with 6% of the copyright fee, that is, the income of 30,000 dollars is in hand, which is enough for Adam to live a good life in a short time.

After the calculation in his mind, Adam nodded and said: "Then the first edition is 10,000 copies."

He obviously forgot about the personal income tax. After knowing the personal income tax rate of up to 39.6%, he will be in a bad shape.

"Linda."

"Editor in chief?"

Jack pressed the landline and an office girl came in.

"...Make two standard contracts."

Jack said the agreed content just now and ordered.

"Yes."

The office girl should go out. After a while, she took two contracts and walked in.

Jack looked at it and handed it to Adam: "Look, if it's ok, you can sign."

"Can I take it back and have a look?"

Adam glanced around and saw that it was indeed the content agreed just now, but he did not sign the first time.

Just kidding, this is an intriguing business game, a variety of trapping word games, there are countless, he is not a professional lawyer, how can I find out if there is any problem in it.

To be cautious, I'd better take it back and find a lawyer to have a look.

"of course."

Jack twitched the corners of his mouth. This young man is too steady.

"Goodbye, Mr. Cerf."

"Jack, I'm leaving too."

When Adam left, Nora also stood up: "Together?"

"Okay."

Adam grinned, not knowing what to say, only nodded and smiled.

People are so helpful and so just he naturally cannot refuse.

Outside the Random House Headquarters Building.

"Come and sit with me?"

Nora offered to invite.

"No more."

Adam declined and said: "There is a welcome party in the evening, besides, aren't you here to see your son? Where's your husband?"

"my husband?"

Nora laughed at herself: "Since my ex-husband and the male servant got together, and finally ran to Las Vegas for nightmare dancing, I won't have a husband in my life."

"……"

Adam was stunned by the amount of information in Nora’s words, and shouted in his heart: "People in the American drama world can really play!"

But after the shock, it was the demons reborn, and tentatively said: "Then you now?"

"As for marriage, I have already seen it through, but it's just two people living together, it's meaningless."

Nora smiled and said: "Now I am almost the whole world running, while enjoying life, while collecting stories for writing, I am free to meet the right person at the right time and place, then I will stop for a while, but forever. I won’t stop for a long time for anyone."

Adam couldn't help but thumbs up, and said in his heart: "The women named Nora are awesome."

In his memory, there is also a woman named Nora. She has six boyfriends, two ex-husbands, and one fiance, and these numbers are being updated every day.

In contrast, the present Nora gave him a better impression. At least she came out to play in the name of a free body and not someone else’s fiancée, and the most important thing is that she looks righteous!

"Brother University has a new year party tonight, shall we go?"

After confirming that it was in line with the principle, Adam initiated the invitation on his own initiative.

After Nora was taken aback, she smiled like a flower: "Okay."