Even though "I, Robot" has sold millions of copies abroad, due to the complexity of cross-border settlement, it will take at least two months for him to get the first month's royalties.
Standing at the taxi pick-up and drop-off area, Lin Han waited for a long time before an empty taxi came over. There were passengers in these hurriedly passing cars.
Wang Hao summed it up in his mind, "One million can buy a lot of good cars. Do you have a favorite brand? There are many brands in 4S stores, it just depends on what type you like."
Lin Han didn't want to keep running around like this. It was a complete waste of time. He would rather sleep in and go to the exhibition on Monday morning.
If it weren't for the inconvenience of traveling, Lin Han wouldn't have had this idea. He wished he could sell more copies of the novel and give himself more royalties.
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Unwilling to share a ride with others, there was no driver to take the ride through the taxi app. He said to himself: "I must buy a car, otherwise I really won't be able to survive."
"Okay, let's meet at the Asian Games Village. There are more 4S stores there. We can take a look."
It felt very good to get the green light. Lin Han got his certificate after just waiting for half an hour. This set of procedures completely subverted his perception of the efficiency of these institutions.
This is basically all with special instructions, otherwise ordinary authors would not get the money so quickly.
"Well, filming TV series is too tiring. I am suitable to work in a TV station. Last time I traveled across the country to film, my mother couldn't even see me. Now they want me to go to the TV station to be the director of a column group. I don't know the details yet. Which column should I switch to?"
Lin Han still felt it was a pity, "You have a very high starting point and qualifications when filming "Journey to the West". You are a professional director and have worked on a large crew. It would be no problem for you to accept the direction of some smaller TV series. Now It would be a shame to give up.”
Zhang Wenya, who was processing the follow-up documents, smiled and said: "Just go to the venue directly. We have dedicated staff to distribute guest badges there. Your name and photo will be on the badges. Just find a place."
There will definitely not be any high-end laboratories or the like at the exhibition site. Most of them should be practical or achievement displays, so Lin Han does not have high hopes.
"My budget for buying a car is less than one million, and I have to spend the money wisely."
"It's no pity. It's not like you don't know that I'm very casual." Wang Hao changed the subject and said, "Don't talk about me, let's talk about you. How come such a big science fiction writer has to buy a car?" A luxury car, otherwise it won’t be worthy of your status.”
Now, no matter how popular "The Martian" sells, he can't get a penny, so he has to use his previous savings to make up for it.
The publishing house and channel distributors will specify the settlement period in the contract. Generally speaking, the settlement period for private wholesale channels is 3-4 months, for Xinhua Bookstore channels, it is 6-12 months, and for e-commerce channels, it is 4-5 months.
Lin Han has never thought about pursuing any luxury. Now he just hates that he doesn't have enough money. He can't bear to spend so much money on buying a car.
Walking out of the air-conditioned room, a heat wave instantly enveloped Lin Han, and a dazzling light enveloped the earth.
The next day, Lin Han took his wallet and mobile phone and rushed to the Asian Games Village. He was going to drive his car back to the community. Yesterday, he rented a fixed parking space in the community, and the price was not cheap.
It can be said that Lin Han's current manuscript fee is advanced by the Publishing House of the National People's Congress. The publishing house pays the manuscript fee to Lin Han first, and then settles with the dealer.
Wang Hao was wearing a T-shirt with an anime character, and he didn't care about his image at all. When he saw Lin Han, he punched him: "You are doing so well now, I can see your news on CCTV. After I tune into the science and education channel, I will definitely invite you to participate in our program and support me."
"You don't make TV series anymore?" Lin Han was a little surprised. He had just made the TV series version of "Journey to the West", so he should have taken advantage of the victory and removed the word "assistant director" in front of it.
As a local tycoon in Beijing, Wang Hao can live a good life even if he does not work.
If you want to shoot a science fiction movie on your own, sufficient funds are the most important condition. It's not wise to spend too much money on a car, not to mention that he hasn't even received the royalties yet.
So he took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to his friend Wang Hao: "Mr. Hao, if you have time today and tomorrow, come with me to buy a car."
After sitting in the back seat, Lin Han began to think about buying a car. Chen Jiaxuan was so busy now that she definitely didn't have time to buy a car with herself. Besides, she might not know much about cars.
After looking around for a long time, a car finally stopped in front of him. This happened to be where someone wanted to get off, which was a good opportunity for Lin Han.
"How about tomorrow morning?" Wang Hao's reply was also very fast, almost in seconds.
The royalties settled physically were only RMB 810,000, plus the RMB 230,000 from electronic channels. He also had to pay taxes and take a cut from Chen Jiaxuan's agent, so in the end he only got RMB 620,000.
"What kind of luxury car should I buy? Just bring a means of transportation. I'm very short of money and I'm almost worried to death." Lin Han sighed as he walked forward.
Now it was Wang Hao's turn to be surprised, "Are you still short of money? Although I don't know how much your royalties are, but after selling so many books, and there are film companies looking for you to buy the copyright, you have to have Qianba. Millions or something.”
"No problem, just buy a mobility scooter for easy travel."
When the settlement period expires, through reconciliation between the two parties, the channel distributor will either pay back to the publishing house or return the goods.
The same is true for the domestic sales of "The Martian", which can't be quenched by far water. What he can get in May is the domestic sales of "I, Robot" in March.
Only a car worth more than five million can be considered a luxury car, but Lin Han will not invest most of his wealth in it. Even if he drives a second-hand Alto, is he not a writer
He just wanted to go there to gain some knowledge and realize that people are the best. If he couldn't, it didn't matter. It was better to go out and do activities than to stay at home and write novels all the time.
"Sister Zhang, should I go directly there next Monday to report and get the guest IDs, or do I need to come here?"
The sales of the book "I, Robot" in March have actually entered a period of exhaustion. It is not as fierce as when it was first released in January, nor is it like the recovery driven by the hot sales of the English version in May. It only sold 18 copies in one month. Thousands of volumes.