Gu Cheng is very grateful for the memory left by his predecessor, which allows him to face the world and all his friends in a basically seamless manner.

The situation of cliques in the literary world is also very serious. Gu Cheng himself also analyzed it and found that the most beneficial situation for him is to stay in the literary circle. Firstly, because he was born in the literature department of Huaguo University, the highest university in China, and has a good foundation.

But my network is basically newspapers and publishing houses, as well as many literature-related professions. If I take this path, I will naturally receive a lot of support.

It’s not that there aren’t writers who can come out with a clean look, but they are too rare in comparison.

Now that it matters, Gu Cheng is not the kind of person who pretends to be aloof, so of course he uses it directly.

He looked at the contract.

The remuneration above is very clear. The author can get 8% of the royalties from the publication of the book. How to express it? Calculated based on the circulation of 500,000 copies, the basic price of this kind of book in a bookstore is more than 20 yuan. According to 8%

Calculated, the writer can get a salary of 800,000 yuan.

Also, the publisher only signed the Simplified Chinese publishing rights for your book. It will also have translations and publications in other languages, and the writer can also get corresponding royalties.

Detective novels have always been a popular subject for film and television adaptations. Basically, best-selling novels will be bought by film and television companies. The adaptation rights are another source of income. There are also electronic copyrights, audio adaptation rights, game adaptation rights, animation and comic adaptation rights, etc. Every

Every sale of a copyright is income.

And there are no other restrictive terms. Overall, it is a very superior treatment.

Because he is in this circle, Gu Cheng is very familiar with these benefits. Generally, new writers can get a fixed income, such as a thousand words, and corresponding copyrights. Generally, new writers get 3%-8%.

, and the 8% given by Yu Qi is already the top treatment for newcomers.

"We have held a meeting and discussed it, and we will print 100,000 copies directly for the first printing. Now the novels of related types are selling very well on the market, and your work is excellent, so we are very confident."

After Gu Cheng heard this, he read the contract carefully, made sure there were no traps, and signed his name directly.

The treatment Yu Qi gave himself was great. Even if he changed to another publishing house, he wouldn't be able to get the same price. We are all friends and there is nothing to argue with.

Moreover, the first printing is only 100,000 copies, so he is very confident in himself. As Gu Cheng knows, the average first printing of a newcomer is only 30,000 to 50,000 copies. If the sales are good, he will print more copies.

"Happy cooperation, senior brother."

Gu Cheng handed the signed contract to Yu Qi and extended his hand to the other party.

“A pleasure to work with.”

Seeing that Gu Cheng signed the contract directly, Yu Qi was also smiling. As the editor-in-chief of a publishing house, he is not without competitors. He also has corresponding performance appraisals every year. This year, the efficiency of their publishing house is not very good. Compared with last year, their income is

Declining.

If this situation continues, I, the editor-in-chief, and the boss behind him will not be able to explain each other, but the current literary world is like this. Big-name writers are the treasures of every publishing house, and there is basically no possibility of poaching them.

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There are very few newcomers with outstanding works. He has signed more than ten writers this year. So far, the one who has sold the most is a writer who writes sad youth literature. He has only sold 50,000 copies. This is because the writer is very handsome.

, the result of treating your own photo as the cover.

He has regarded Gu Cheng's work as his life-saving straw, so he directly gave him such a high salary. Now that he has won this project, he believes that his position has been saved.

Originally, the editor-in-chief Yu Qi did not need to come forward to sign a contract, but who asked the other party to be his very close junior brother?

This was basically the smoothest contract he had ever signed. The process from taking out the contract to Gu Cheng signing it took less than twenty minutes and it was already resolved.

He met the most difficult writer. It took two months from negotiating the contract to the final signing. In the meantime, he negotiated the terms and conditions countless times, and finally signed the contract without changing a word.

It gave their entire publishing house a headache.

Afterwards, they chatted for a few words. Gu Cheng missed his daughter at home, so he said goodbye at the right time. Yu Qi also wanted to ask him to go to the bar to reconnect with each other, but seeing that he really looked like he was in trouble, he had no choice but to give up.

"Junior brother, the payment for the first edition printing will be credited to your account tomorrow. Remember to check it. I will arrange to confirm the cover as soon as possible. We will contact you then."

Yu Qi shouted at Gu Cheng's back, and Gu Cheng responded with an OK gesture.

When Gu Cheng left the cafe, he did not go home immediately. Instead, he went to a large supermarket near his home to prepare for some shopping.

The doctor had told him not to go out during the first month of his life, because the baby's immunity is very low and various body functions are not fully developed, so even a slight cold or fever would be very troublesome.

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If you are sick, you must be very careful when using medicine. Generally speaking, babies under one month old are very fragile, so parents should pay special attention.

He made up his mind not to go out much this month and to buy necessary daily necessities.

Pushing a trolley, Gu Cheng was shopping in the supermarket.

"Oatmeal? You can add milk for breakfast. Buy some."

"Milk? Can you also pay for a monthly subscription? Will it be delivered to your door every day? Order one."

"Buy some vegetables, some meat, some toiletries, and toilet paper."

By the time Gu Cheng finished his shopping, his cart was already full.

"Dip, drip, drip, drip"

The good-looking cashier lady scanned the pile of things in front of her one by one, and when the people in line behind Gu Cheng became impatient, it was finally over.

"Hello, there are five hundred and three in total. Do you need a bag?"

"What I want is a membership card."

Gu Cheng took out the membership card from his wallet, because the supermarket was near his home. Gu Cheng also got a membership card when it first opened. He could accumulate points every time he made a purchase. At the end of the year, he could exchange for many things.

Woolen cloth.

These are the family management skills of my predecessor, so I was able to buy my own house at a young age and still have savings.

Gu Cheng took the receipt handed back by the cashier girl and a large amount of change with coins, and once again complained to himself about the inconvenience of this payment method.

In my previous life, I felt so comfortable traveling around the world with my mobile phone. Even when buying vegetables, I could scan the QR code to pay. The beggars begging on the roadside have kept pace with the times and placed a 2D display in front of their begging positions.

code.

He frowned, endured the discomfort, sorted all the loose bills into his wallet, put the coins into another pocket, put away the cards, put the packed shopping bags into the cart, and pushed

Then we arrived at the parking lot.
Chapter completed!