Entertainment starts with travel

Chapter 288
The watermelon on the table was almost finished by Ye Kai, and Zhou Kaiwen felt that if he didn't talk about business, he would probably be served tea to see off the guests.

So he quickly asked: "It seems that the foreign publishing house does not have the Chinese copyright of Harry Potter? Or do they still look down on China, and save it for future development?"

In fact, he already knew that the copyright must still be in Ye Kai's hands.

Ye Kai is a writer who debuted in China, and most of his readers are in China. If Cambridge University Press has full copyright, it will definitely translate the Chinese version as soon as possible.

But they didn't, the reason can only be that the Chinese copyright is still in Ye Kai's hands.

"Who dares to say that they don't like Huaxia now? Brother Zhou, don't worry, the copyrights in Asia are all in my hands. Looking at the situation of this book, it is estimated that many people in the island country South Korea also want to read it."

"Haha, we don't know about other countries in Asia, but in China, we can guarantee that the sales are more than the previous two books. To be honest, we have already bought the English version, which is really good."

Zhou Kaiwen talked about some episodes of Harry Potter, proving that he had really seen it.

Most of the elite groups in the city, even if they have graduated from a junior college, but they can reach the management level of a company, they must know a little bit of English.

In the cultural industry of the publishing house, there are many highly educated people. At most, they are not used to reading English original works, so that they cannot understand them.

Ye Kai said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment."

"The Chinese version of Harry Potter, should you consider us first?" Zhou Kaiwen said in a deep voice, "Of course, my brother's current status is definitely not the previous royalties. Let's increase the royalties by 5.00%, and the royalties are 17.00%. How about it?"

The royalties for Xianjian and Langya Bang are 12.00%, but after the best-selling of these two books, Ye Kai is now one of the most famous writers in China.

Not to mention the popularity of Harry Potter in the UK, not to mention it will be popular all over the world in the future, but at least it is a big IP known to the whole world, so it is not a big problem to become an international author.

In the author's industry, Ye Kai has not been in the industry for a long time, but the achievements he has achieved are quite amazing.

It is absolutely impossible to sign Ye Kai with 12.00% royalties, so Zhou Kaiwen personally brought a new contract. If it goes well, they want to sign Ye Kai directly.

They had this idea before but failed. Ye Kai only signed the book, but what if?
"Seventeen? It's about the same as I expected. It's ok, but I haven't finished translating it yet. I'll send you the book in two days."

He also wanted to increase his domestic royalties to seventeen before, not because he didn't want to get a number like nineteen and twenty, but Ye Kai really couldn't get it.

For every increase of one point, Ye Kai can earn two or three million more.

This is a huge loss for any publishing house, and sometimes they don't make that much money for a single book.

Ye Kai thought for a long time before deciding on the number 17. Unexpectedly, Zhou Kaiwen directly broke out 17. It stands to reason that Ye Kai might be able to add a point or two after talking with them.

But Ye Kai was too lazy to ask for it, so it would be good to let them earn more, as long as they invest more in publicity.

"No, no, bro, you misunderstood, not only this one is giving you 17 royalties, we want to sign all your books in the next five years, and we will give you 17 for all books."

Ye Kai sighed, shrugged and said, "You know I won't agree."

In one year, I can work hard to become what I am now. In two years, Ye Kai doesn't know what he can write, so how could he sign a long-term contract now.

Ye Kai got up and poured a glass of water for Zhou Kaiwen, Zhou Kaiwen thanked him quickly and took it.

After sitting down, Ye Kai continued: "I told you when I was at the publishing house that I only signed contracts for books, didn't I? I definitely won't sign long-term contracts."

"That's really a pity. There are very few people in China who can get 17 royalties." Zhou Kaiwen paused for a while, wanting to see what Ye Kai had to say, but Ye Kai kept sitting with a smile on his face, not wanting to talk at all. .

Zhou Kaiwen could only continue to say by himself: "If it is a book, we are also willing to give the industry's top royalty, 15.00%."

"not enough."

Ye Kai said two words lightly.

He is no longer a newcomer who just wrote a novel a year ago. Three books, one is better and more famous, and now the new book is the best in the UK. The experience in it is that many authors will never complete it in their lifetime of.

In the UK, Ye Kai is a newcomer, and he is willing to only take [-]% of the royalties on the basis of the Asian copyright he has obtained.

But in China, Ye Kai is not a newcomer now.

Zhou Kaiwen explained calmly: "15.00% is definitely the royalties that only the top domestic writers can get, and above that are some seniors who debuted more than ten years ago."

"I thought a writer's performance speaks for itself."

"Their works appear on TV every year, and there will be new adaptations every few years. The value of their works is much higher than your book."

Ye Kai couldn't help laughing.

He is really not good at words, and he can't think of words to argue with others for a little bit or two of royalties.

To be honest, he wasn't doing it for money either. Ye Kai knew from Langya Bang that no matter how well the novel sells, the royalties in ten years are estimated to be three or four million, not more than five million.

Various adaptations are the most profitable part of a writer.

He wants high royalties, but he just wants to get to the position he should be in. Now he still gets 15.00%. How is that different from some young writers in China?
Ye Kaixin made a friend, a film actor whom he just met not long ago, the brother of Holland.

Others are the same age as me, although Ye Kai is slightly ahead in appearance, but Ye Kai is too different in career, how can I make friends if this continues?
Brother Holland invited himself to the party he held. When the time comes, there will be a group of celebrities. What is Ye Kai's identity in the past?

So it would be fine if it was before, but Ye Kai would never agree to sell the Chinese copyright of Harry Potter without the 17.00% royalty.

Ye Kai said directly: "Then there is really no other way, 17.00% is my bottom line."

"The royalties are really too high, we really can't..."

"I always think that writers should use their works to speak, not their qualifications. I asked my friends. There are quite a few people in China whose royalties exceed 15.00%."

"Many are long-term contracts." Zhou Kaiwen said, "They are all signed publishing houses. If you are willing to sign with our publishing house, the royalties can be discussed again."

"I won't sign a long-term contract." Ye Kai said.

"Those writers who signed long-term contracts and earned more royalties than me, how many books did they sell last year?" Ye Kai shook his head and blew off the froth in his teacup, the tea was still very hot.

Putting down his teacup, Ye Kai continued: "In China, in the past 50 years, has anyone been on the Times bestseller list? It seems like I'm the only one."

(End of this chapter)