Unfortunately, acting cute and coquettish doesn't work on Xiong Ran, at least meaningless pretending to be pitiful is useless.
The two videos of Qiu Ruixue cheating have tempered her heart into a cold and iron-like state in this year, as hard as the "ten-year-long knife used to kill fish" in a supermarket.
So sorry, you asked me to quote.
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“15%!”
Xiong Ran smiled slightly, "Of course, I wouldn't mind if it could be higher. Although my expectation is at least 20%, it's probably unlikely..."
"How much? 15%?"
On the opposite side, Qin Siyu rolled her eyes in surprise and said, "Are you crazy?"
For pure newcomers in the industry, the general copyright fee rate of 4%-7% is already a lot. If it weren't for the fact that "The Legend of Sun Wukong" is still very popular on the entire network and its publishing value is not bad, even the figure of 10% would be impossible.
Moreover, it is not certain how many copies will be sold. After all, the full version is free on the Internet, and it is impossible to effectively estimate how many people will buy it and collect it. Maybe there will not even be 50,000 copies.
This is not the golden age of print media ten or twenty years ago. Online electronic reading is the mainstream.
If you are not a die-hard book fan or have a lot of money, you basically won’t buy physical books. There is no need.
It is well known that the more a book is sold, the lower the cost will be, from the book cover to the illustration design and then to the paper printing.
Hongtu has its own printing factory and its own distribution channels, and its revenue share is relatively high. However, whether it is the physical bookstore terminal or the online store terminal, both sales will take a part of the profit, so the copyright fee paid to the author cannot be too high.
Although, even if you give the author 20%, or even 25% or 30%, you will still make a lot of money as long as the products sell well.
But Xiong Ran is a new author, even if "The Legend of Wukong" is popular all over the Internet, it is still impossible, so Qin Siyu shook her head directly, "Xiong Ran, everything has a starting process, music is, novels are also..."
"10% is already Hongtu's sincerity."
"Although Hongtu is not the most powerful publishing house in Shanghai, its printing and distribution channels are both very complete, and it can distribute its products to physical bookstores across the country! In addition, it also has stores in several major online sales terminals..."
"It's because of this advantage that the profit share is quite considerable, so we can give you a 10% copyright rate. Otherwise, as a pure new author, you can only get 8% at most..."
"I've made myself very clear, what do you think?"
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"Well, it's clear now..."
Xiong Ran still smiled slightly, "But I am very confident in the sales of "The Legend of Wukong". I won't brag about 1.8 million copies, but it should be 200,000 or 300,000 copies. This level, not to mention Hongtu, is a bestseller in any publishing house..."
"Of course, I'm a complete newcomer, so it's impossible for me to achieve everything in one go. So let's change the process! First, it will suit my taste, and second, you can also get a bargain!"
"Tiered and staged royalty rates!"
"8% for less than 50,000 copies, 10% for 50,000-100,000 copies, 12% for 100,000-200,000 copies, and 15% for more than 200,000 copies!"
After saying this, Xiong Ran took a sip of coffee and shrugged under Qin Siyu's slightly gloomy gaze. "Everything depends on sales. We will adopt the publishing fee rate at the corresponding stage! After all, I'm a newcomer, so I'll take a small loss. What do you think, Editor-in-Chief Qin?"
"You really are, take a small loss!"
Qin Siyu gritted her teeth a little, puffing out her cute cheeks, "Are you really not afraid of it falling on your hands?"
"The Legend of Wukong has been completed for a week. If you delay it any further, the popularity of physical stores will drop significantly soon. If you don't publish and sell it now, the loss will be much greater than the rate you deducted from the publishing fee..."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not in a hurry!"
Xiong Ran gave a professional fake smile, "Even if I take a 10%-15% copyright fee, you can at least get 35%-30% profit from the red pictures after deducting various costs. You are the ones who should be anxious, not me!"
"After all, the popular book I picked up for free is right in front of me. If you don't want it, there will always be other companies that will want it. It's not just you Hongtu who contacted me! Thank you, coffee is on your side. Contact me when you've discussed it. Bye!!"
Having said that, Xiong Ran smiled, stood up and left.
Qin Siyu was a little stunned. She didn't reach an agreement on cooperation today, and she had to pay for a cup of coffee for nothing? No, two cups. Usually, men pay for coffee.
Worst case scenario, we can just split the bill and pay for each of us.
In front of the bar, Qin Siyu paid with a fiery look and gritted teeth. A hundred-dollar bill was gone. 49 yuan a cup was so expensive, a day's salary.
Xiong Ran Xiong Ran, this girl will remember you!
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"Hand in hand, one step, two steps, three steps, four steps, looking up at the sky, seeing the stars one, two, three, four..."
"I want to hold your hand like this and never let go. Can love always be pure and without sadness..."
"Hurry up and use the nunchaku, hum hum ha, hurry up and use the nunchaku, martial artists should remember that the benevolent are invincible, who is practicing Tai Chi so well..."
Xiongying site, before the afternoon shift ends.
Xiong Ran and Yu Shuying once again tested Wang Teng's singing of the three songs together. After switching back and forth and singing several times, they finally waved their hands and gave him a pass.
"Have a good rest tonight, and be in your best condition tomorrow when you go to Baixiang..." Xiong Ran encouraged by patting his shoulder.
Xiong Ying’s recording equipment is naturally not as good as Baixiang’s, so Wang Teng has to go to Baixiang to re-record his vocals before starting the shooting and production of the MV. He will be at Baixiang almost until the end of the month.
As for the arrangement, Xiong Ran has almost finished it himself. After all, Ye Xiaopeng, who is just mediocre, does not have the talent of Jay Chou on Earth, so he is not sure about the composition.
During these three years, I nominally studied songwriting, but in fact I was mainly learning how to arrange music.
After all, the lyrics and melody are all in the mind and do not need to be created. However, if you want to perfectly copy a song without understanding the intonation, pitch, and timbre of various musical instruments, you will be confused even if you copy it.
Therefore, for three years, Xiong Ran secretly compared various songs in his mind and learned to recognize and understand dozens of musical instruments. Although he had never seen some of them in person, each instrument had a corresponding dubbing on the Internet, so he could find and download any tone he wanted.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Xiong Ran to arrange a song. It is just a little complicated and troublesome. Of course, this only applies to songs he has written himself. If it comes to original arrangement, I'm sorry, he doesn't have the talent and ability to do so.
On one side is a real eagle, on the other side is a paper tiger.
"Sister Ying, can you come to my place tonight..."
In the office on the third floor, Xiong Ran hugged Yu Shuying from behind. It had been more than a week since the last time they were together. Big sister, don’t you miss her at all? Little Xiong is so pitiful…
Through daily exercise over the past week, I have accumulated a lot of physical strength and energy. Please save the child.
"Master, you need to exercise moderation, do you understand?"
Being hugged close to her, the corners of Yu Shuying's mouth curled up slightly.
"It's not good to do this too much, be obedient!"
Behind him, Xiong Ran bit Yu Shuying's left earlobe, breathing hot air, "Who says it's not good? Scientific statistics show that having sex two to three times a week can not only make you happy physically and mentally, but also invigorate blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and clear your muscles and bones..."
"I only have you now. If you don't accompany me, who will help me? What if you are seduced by someone else after a long time? You must cherish me..."
The earlobe was bitten and hot air was blown, Yu Shuying's scalp and neck were numb and itchy, and he laughed and scolded, "You stinky boy, you dare to be seduced by other women, then don't come to me again, or I will snap you to death tonight..."
"In two days, I'm a little uncomfortable these days. After I finish visiting friends, I'll go to Ang..."
Hearing this, Xiong Ran felt both disappointed and a little expectant. So he decided to exercise for a few more days to get back into good shape!
"Hong Mei is in trouble, you know?"
Suddenly, Yu Shuying changed the subject and Xiong Ran was stunned.