Chapter 140 Unequal Negotiation
In his previous life, I was trapped in the real estate industry and could not move for a full twenty years.
In the first ten years, he devoted himself to studying, but in the next ten years he was forced to take over early, turning the tide and bringing the Yao family, who is about to collapse, back on track.
On the surface, it looked magnificent, but when he was forty, even though he had achieved success and fame, he felt boring when he thought about it, and he felt like wasting his life.
Now that I am back, although I feel a little unsure, even though I know it is a dragon's den, I always have to go and fight.
No matter success or failure, I want to have no regrets in my heart.
In terms of talent, I, Yao Yi, may not be as good as you.
In terms of IQ, some of you must be completely out of the question.
But you can't reach my advantage.
Ten years later, the glorious names seem to stand proudly on the top of the world, and everyone's resume exudes a dazzling light.
In his previous life, Yao Yi, as a "local and wealthy" who became famous by others' eyes, was never comparable to those people in the hearts of others.
Even if those people are not as rich as him, they can't stand others' thoughts that they are amazing.
When everyone stood together, the surface compliments and respects were comparable to those of them, but Yao Yi could keenly detect the contempt and prejudice hidden deep in the eyes of some people.
In the mouths of netizens, even the scolding he was not as high-end as others.
He was a little dissatisfied after all, but he was old and his heart was already sinking. It was impossible for him to let go of his 40s and still let go of his hand. Yao's rashly entered another field.
It’s different now. I’m still young, and I still have passion and impulse!
A man should hold a three-foot sword in his life and fight against all the heroes in the world!
He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass of the Genting Restaurant on the top floor of Shangjing's tallest building, looking down at the earth, thinking so.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Qian Yi arrived at the Genting Restaurant as promised.
Yao Yi stood up and waved to him.
Qian Yi walked over quickly with a cross-body briefcase on his back and said in surprise: "Wow, why do you choose this place? Let's find a teahouse when we meet. Drinking water in this place is so expensive."
Yao Yi made a gesture of asking for a seat, "When I was wandering around before, I happened to pass by here, and suddenly I wanted to come up and see the scenery. It's okay, does it make it expensive? Brother Qian, look, look at it from here, do you feel like you are looking at the mountains at a glance?"
Qian Yi was stunned at first, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I said first that you would calm me down when I became famous in battle. In fact, you were even more crazy than me, but you didn't show it on your face."
Yao Yi did not deny it, but nodded, "If a person does not have ambition, he will not accomplish great things, and if a person does not have ambition, he will not achieve great things. As Brother Qian said before, we want to change the times and reduce the difficulty level of learning English by one level. Since we have to do such a big thing, of course we must be confident and convince ourselves first to convince readers in the book."
Qian Yi was stunned, but his heart was already a little upset.
He felt that Yao Yi would not be aimless, and this was laying the groundwork for waiting for the negotiation contract.
The waiter over there came over and asked Qian Yi with a smile what he wanted to order.
Qian Yi habitually raised his hand, "A cup of vegetarian tea."
"Sorry, we don't have vegetarian tea here."
Yao Yi took over the conversation, "Jin Junmei."
"Okay sir, a cup of Jin Junmei."
When the waiter left, Qian Yi asked in confusion, "How do you know I like to drink black tea?"
Yao Yi smiled and replied, "When we called, Brother Qian, you have drunk several sips of water, but you will blow twice before drinking water almost every time, and you have added water once. Black tea should be hot, and it is best to use a wide mouth cup. You exhale very heavily when you blow the cup, so you should use a wide mouth cup. I guess Brother Qian, you have a higher probability of your favorite black tea."
"You're awesome!"
Qian Yi suddenly felt that he was so afraid that he would be pressed to the ground and hammered when he negotiated today.
Before, I had just communicated briefly at the dinner table, but today Qian Yi realized that this young man who looked stinky and still had a strong desire to control himself.
He suddenly became a little curious, would Ma Zhijin, the editor-in-chief of Shangjing Education, who was disgusting Yao Yi, be unlucky?
He took out the Noji 5800, put his phone on his thigh, opened the QQ group in the group that he had not opened for two days because of his busy schedule, and glanced down with his eyes.
His most gossiped brother just sent a message.
Um?!
"According to reliable information, the thirsty horse from the next door community entered the hospital and broke several bones."
Shangjing Education is actually not next door to Shangjing Literature and Art. The office buildings of the two clubs are very far apart, but Shangjing Literature and Art generally call Shangjing Education, which is a daily food grabbing, is the next door club.
As for the thirsty horse, needless to say, Ma Zhijin, who is notorious in the industry, has stopped running away.
Qian Yi almost choked by his saliva.
I may be dazzled, or maybe the way I opened the group was wrong, so I reopened it.
Mom!
real!
He scanned the content of the group chat again and found that Ma Zhijin seemed to be teasing the little girl, but was beaten by someone's suitor.
The hitter was arrested, but I didn't know if it was released. I heard that Ma Zhijin planned not to pursue the matter.
Well, that should be a coincidence. Yao Yi doesn't look like she had just caused trouble.
Wait, isn’t it Mi Meng who was misunderstood by Ma Zhijin as a public relations person?
But Yao Yi has never been in. Everyone has been in contact so closely these two days, and there is no sign of such a big thing.
Or is this the trouble Ma Zhijin had in the past?
Qian Yi was a little confused.
He couldn't figure out his thoughts clearly, so he simply stopped thinking about this matter. He paused, grabbed the waiter's teacup and pinched it, forcibly calmed down, and turned back to the topic, "Then I'll open the skylight and say something bright."
"Well, Brother Qian, you said."
"As the editor-in-chief, my highest authority is to print a contract of 30,000 copies and 18 royalties for you. The standard shipping price of our company's textbooks is 25 yuan per book, and the terminal guide price is 49.9 yuan. You know, we will also give channel dealers some rebates as appropriate. The first manuscript fee you can get in the end is at least not less than 100,000 yuan. This can be written in the contract."
Yao Yi nodded slightly. He did not interrupt Qian Yi, but only thought about it in his mind.
The number of first printed books here is 20,000 less than that of Shangjing Education, and the royalties are the same, and the shipment price is slightly lower.
Not surprisingly, Shang Jing's literary and artistic scale is indeed weaker, and Qian Yi is just an editor-in-chief, and his power is not as good as Ma Zhijin.
In other words, Qian Yi did give all the briefings at once, which is the best condition he can take out.
However, this did not meet Yao Yi's psychological expectations.
"Brother Qian, I have no objection to other aspects. Just two o'clock, the first print of 30,000 copies is too small, and the launch time will be within three months."
"Ah? There is no problem with the launch time, but 30,000 copies are too few? It's a lot!"
Yao Yi shook his head slightly, "Brother Qian, don't you say it anymore? How can 30,000 copies change the times? It will definitely be sold out quickly. I have done a simple market research these two days, and I personally think 100,000 copies are more suitable."
Qian Yi hissed and gasped, his eyes widened.
The new author has printed 100,000 copies for the first time. How arrogant is this!
If he changes someone, he has to start cursing, but Qian Yi looked at Yao Yi's calm and gentle appearance opposite him, and then he thought about his manuscript, but he couldn't curse.
Yao Yi looked at Qian Yi's expression and knew what he was thinking.
But he is really not unreasonable.
He doesn't want to waste time.
Textbooks will be launched early and sweep the market early, so that you can become a well-known English teacher early will be helpful to your next step of starting a business.
This matter should be done sooner rather than later, and there is no need to be afraid of shocking the world.
"Well, Yao Yi, you know the situation of our club. One hundred thousand volumes is really scary. And our 30 thousand volumes are just the first print. If the market is really as we expected, then add the print immediately."
Yao Yi continued to shake her head, "If the first print is sold out quickly, the addition of the print will be delayed at least one to two months. But in our country, it is hard to guard against piracy, right?"
Qian Yi was silent.
As the editor of the publisher, he certainly knew it well.
Now the country's heavy blow to pirated physical books has just begun. Although renting a bookstore is almost dusk, it is not a real end.
Unlicensed and unlicensed bookstores and street stalls all over the country are the main distribution channels for pirated best-selling books.
Pirated books are shoddy and shipped very quickly. It is even possible that pirated books will gradually be circulated on the market the next day after the genuine version is launched.
Qian Yi understands what Yao Yi means. If you really want to make a profit, you should make enough genuine products at once, quickly digest and absorb potential markets, and don’t leave too much room for piracy.
Even so, Qian Yi still couldn't accept the exaggeration of printing the first 100,000 copies. The publisher had to take a lot of risks, and the leader could basically not agree.
But he was the first to speak loudly. He just didn't expect that Yao Yi was really blown to the point of being swelled up by himself, and it's hard to say depressed words now.
Seeing Qian Yi's expression that was so uncomfortable on his face, Yao Yi smiled and said, "Brother Qian, don't be anxious. I understand your difficulties. Otherwise, you should have just scanned it all last night. Next, you should have re-read it with your professional perspective. I will also use your revision opinions to change the draft and strive for excellence. We will touch you three or four days later and make a decision when the time comes?"
Qian Yi wanted to speak but stopped and said, "But 100,000 volumes are still..."
"How can you know if you don't try it? Or after we finalize the draft, Brother Qian, try to fight with the publisher. If it really doesn't work, we'll talk about it later."
"Okay, that's it for now."
"Brother Qian, don't worry, since I have come to you about this matter, I will not go to anyone else until we can figure it out."
"become!"
Chapter completed!