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Chapter 22 Publishing Negotiation

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Monday 9/6/2004

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At 12 noon on Monday, Li Yi came to Yuelai Inn on time and went on the phone. He knew that Ren Feifei had booked a private room on the second floor of the "Furong Pavilion"

When I arrived in front of the door, the door was covered in vain, but Li Yi still knocked on the door gently. The question of politeness should not be underestimated.

Please come in! This is a female voice, it sounds quite pleasant

Li Yi opened the door and saw that there was a woman wearing a workplace OL outfit sitting inside. She was about 25 or 26 years old. She had a meticulous hairstyle and a pair of black-framed glasses covered her eyes, making it impossible to see the eyes behind the glasses clearly. Her delicate figure had a unique flavor against the background of the workplace outfit. The small melon-shaped face was painted with light makeup, and her pink cheeks were very beautiful.

Hello, Mr. Li Yi! Let me introduce myself first. My name is Ren Feifei, from the Beijing Branch of Xuele Publishing House. She stood up and stretched out her jade hand to try to shake hands with Li Yi.

Li Yi is not an easy character, but also outlines a charming smile and says: Hello Miss Ren!

From her tone, we can see that this is also the Xuele Publishing House, which has been working hard. It is originally a large publishing house. Ren Feifei repeatedly emphasized that her company is to tell Li Yi: We Xuele is very powerful

Please sit down! Ren Feifei asked Li Yi to sit down on her own, making her look like she was the master.

But in fact, Li Yi didn't care which publisher to use to publish "Ghost Blows the Light", as long as it was not that kind of small publisher; although Xuele Publishing House is great, "Ghost Blows the Light" does not publish the English version of "Ghost Blows the Light".

In this case, there is no difference between Xuele Publishing House and Chinese Publishing House

What do Ms. Ren thinks about publishing my novel? After Li Yi sat down, he didn't do anything to exchange greetings or make false moves. He directly took the lead and said straight to the point.

Ren Feifei was a little angry. Why didn’t this person play according to the routine? After so long, he had no place to use his skills. However, after all, he had seen strong winds and waves. She stroked her glasses on her nose with her hand, and then said: I wonder what Mr. Li Yi thinks about publishing his novel?

Ren Feifei thought to herself: Let Li Yi say his conditions first. If it is very simple and beneficial to him, then just agree to him directly. If the conditions are too much, then discuss with him carefully the man opposite looks not as good as he is 20 years old, so he definitely doesn't have much experience. This kind of young man is best to deal with.

Li Yi smiled, as if he was a little shy, which was slightly in line with his age.

There is no such thing as yet. There may be some time later. Li Yi did not give her a clear answer. At least he will be free to talk about it later, and there will be more room for more room for discussion.

Currently, Xuele Publishing House has just entered China less than a year and its influence in China is not very big. After all, the Chinese branch has just been established and it is facing blockade from old publishing houses, so it urgently needs good book supplements.

That's right. Our Xuele Publishing House saw your novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light" on the "Qidian" website. We think it still has certain publishing value and then want to contact you to see how our Xuele Publishing House is signed.

Actually, I don’t know much about your company. After all, I’m just a newcomer and have just entered the novel circle. This novel is my debut work, so I don’t know about these things. Li Yi started to play a pig and eat a tiger.

Ren Feifei also asked Wang Zan in advance. Li Yi did not write any other novels, and it seemed that he didn't know much about publishing the novel.

She smiled and laughed in her heart: A rookie, I don’t know anything. It’s best to deal with such a person if he doesn’t have to give him a high copyright.

Ren Feifei kept silent and looked at Li Yi and said: Our Xuele Publishing House is the one who encourages and supports newcomers the most, and our contract is quite loose, and our departments are complete. If you want to publish novels in the future, we will definitely be very helpful. The most important point is that if you cooperate with us, there will be a great opportunity to publish the novel abroad.

It sounds like the conditions are very good, but in fact, only after signing a contract can you know

Li Yi was also prepared. He did not respond to Ren Feifei's words, but asked: Although Xuele Publishing House is well-known in the world, it seems that it has been less than a year since it entered China, and you mainly publish educational books and middle-aged and young children's books. For novels, there seems to be not many. Why did Xuele Publishing House want to publish "Ghost Blows Out the Light"?

Ren Feifei originally wanted to sign a contract with Li Yi under lower conditions, and was happy that this negotiation meeting was easy to reach. Who knew that Li Yi had asked such a professional question

She finally realized that the handsome boy, who was not as ill as she thought, was not as ill as she thought.

Although she still doesn't believe that Li Yi knows a lot, she still straightens her body and makes herself look more serious. After thinking about it, she said: Although our Xuele Publishing House has only been in China for one year, it has established branches in more than a dozen major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. It has strong publishing ability and organizational communication skills, which will be of great help to publish books. Moreover, we have more than 80 years of history in North America and are ahead of most publishing houses for their professionalism in publishing.

Although we mainly publish education and middle-aged and young books, there are many novels published, such as "Harry Potter". Can't the publication and distribution of this novel prove our abilities?

Although your "Ghost Blows Out the Light" has good results on the Internet, it is just an online novel after all. We don’t know how the physical version is selling. If we had the help of Xuele, it would be of great help to the amount of books sold by Mr. Li Yi. As far as we know, no publisher should contact you yet, right?

Not yet, Li Yi replied

Li Yi naturally knew that Ren Feifei just talked about the advantages of Xuele Publishing House, but the disadvantages were obvious. It had only been one year since entering China. Xuele Publishing House was not very famous, and its sales channels were definitely not sound, and its connection with various book sales points was not close. The promotion channels were definitely not as good as those of the local old publishing houses in China. The other party was so eager to sign a contract to publish his "Ghost Blows Out the Light". First, the novel's online performance was very good and the readers were large. If published, the book sales results would definitely be good. Second, the popularity of this novel can increase the popularity of Xuele Publishing House and deepen their connection with sellers.

But Li Yi has his own ideas. He doesn't want to offend the other party. Just click until he can let Ren Feifei know that he is not a little kid who doesn't know anything.

He took out the first two articles of "Dark Fairy Tales" and handed it to Ren Feifei. See if my novel can be published? If it is translated into English, can it be published? If it is signed with Xuele Publishing House, how much royalties can you give me? Will the publication of simplified and traditional fonts be separated?

Li Yi suddenly raised so many questions, which made Ren Feifei feel a little headache. She never thought that this newcomer would be so difficult. If other newcomers heard that it was published by Xuele Publishing House, they didn't know how happy they would be.

She sorted out her thoughts, lowered her head and browsed it aside, and chose Li Yi's question to answer: If you sign a contract with us, we will give you 30 yuan per thousand words. The physical book publishing will pay you 5% of the copyright share, and the simplified and traditional versions will be bought together.

It seems that he has said a little too much. Ren Feifei picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then continued: As for the book you just gave me, I haven't read it carefully yet, and I can't tell you the result now that you need to take it back for the editor to review it before you can tell you the answer. In fact, she is just an editor. After taking the novel, she browsed it slightly and knew that it was a fairy tale book that was quite valuable. If it was published, it should have good results. However, it would be a bit reluctant to publish a fairy tale novel written by Chinese people.

Li Yi didn't expect her to agree immediately, and the price of 30 yuan per thousand words plus 5% of the copyright share is directly bought out of the simplified version and the physical version. He was not sure whether the price was appropriate. After all, he only published a simplified version of the novel in his previous life, and it was the price in 2014.

He thought for a while and then said: Let's go back and think about it first, and then contact you. First, take the printout of this novel back to see. I will call you regardless of the result in three days.

Well, Mr. Li Yi, this is my business card. If you think about it, you can call me and I will leave first. Ren Feifei got up, handed Li Yi a business card, and then left casually.

Li Yi thought to himself if she was too confident. She came here to say a few words to herself and left. Are she sure I would choose Xuele Publishing House?

It seems that someone has to find someone to raise his identity