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Chapter 132 New Poetry Collection

Bai Xiaoliang arrived at Weicheng Mansion at noon on Sunday. He looked at the desolation of the ruined walls all around him, and couldn't help muttering: "How did Mu Bai find this ruined place?"

In the yard of the studio, several workers are picking up construction waste and weeding, giving people the feeling that Guofeng Studio has just started.

Bai Xiaoliang parked his car in the yard. Besides his car, there was also a sedan and a minibus.

He heard from his sister that the minibus was used to pick them up to and from get off work, and Mu Bai's safety measures in other aspects also satisfied him, otherwise he would not have let his sister come to such a remote place for an internship.

The door of the studio was opened with a small opening, and Bai Xiaoliang poked his head to look inside.

He first saw his younger sister who was working at his desk in front of the computer. Thanks to Mu Bai, it was the first time he saw his younger sister so focused.

After searching again, Bai Xiaoqi finally found Mu Bai. It's been a few months since he's seen this kid, he's much more energetic, not to mention, he really stood up.

Wait, who is that girl next to Mu Bai?The facial features are exquisite, the temperament is elegant, and the eyes and smiles are all over the country.

He looked at his sister again. No wonder Mu Bai was no longer thinking about his sister. Even his brother had to admit that the girls around Mei Bai were prettier than his sister.

"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" A classmate spotted Bai Xiaoliang who was poking around.

Mu Bai looked this way: "Hey, Editor Bai is here."

Bai Xiaoliang nodded to the student who asked him, and then pretended to look into the warehouse: "Your place is not small!"

"Brother!" Bai Xiaoliang yelled with a smile.

Mu Bai said politely: "Hey, that's it." He asked Bai Xiaoliang to go to the newly built reception room.

The reception room is a small room made of foam boards, and the second-hand tables and chairs were used in it.

However, after having a confined space, the feeling is still different.

Mu Bai called Ji Yuanjie, Yang Wenjun, and Bai Xiaoqi into the reception room together, and specially asked Ji Yuanjie to bring an original painting that was about to be finished.

After Bai Xiaoliang met Yang Wenjun, he was disappointed again. He said to himself: "Mu Bai is really enviable. There are so many beauties around him. Why are there either middle-aged women or uncles around me?"

After everyone sat down, Bai Xiaoliang couldn't help sighing again when he saw his sister sitting beside Mu Bai.

Mu Bai cut to the chase and said, "Believe me, Xiaoqi told Editor-in-Chief Bai about the scene of me fighting poetry with Wang Quan."

Bai Xiaoliang smiled wryly and said, "I've heard it several times. When I was fighting poetry that day, I could recite several poems written by Brother Mu backwards."

Bai Xiaoqi blushed slightly, and gave her brother a white look.

"That's good." Mu Bai said with a smile: "At that time, there were ten poems in total, and the two poems I published before, adding up to twelve poems, which has reached the standard of publishing a personal poem collection.

"At that time I will write a new poem, to give some mystery and gimmick to the poetry collection."

"That couldn't be better." Talking about work, Bai Xiaoliang began to get serious: "If there are thirteen poems, the poetry collection can be tentatively scheduled to be 65 pages, and the illustrations and introductions, annotations, illustrations, stories, etc. must also be prepared at the same time. .”

It is not so much a collection of poems as it is a booklet, which is very popular in China now, and most of them are the works of some contemporary poets.

The design of the cover is generally very novel, and the background stories of creation are mostly interesting and simple. People who like poetry are very happy to collect such booklets.

Mu Bai took an original painting from Ji Yuanjie: "I've already started preparing the illustrations, and Xiaoqi has already started work on stories, annotations, etc."

This made Bai Xiaoliang a little surprised. Usually, the publishing house is preparing for these tasks. The studio has already started the design work before the negotiation intention is reached. Mu Bai seems to be a little anxious to do so.

If you encounter other publishers, you may use this to coerce Mu Bai to reduce the share of the royalties. After all, Mu Bai has already invested in the early stage. If you don’t want to let the early investment go in vain, you can only agree to some harsh conditions. .

Bai Xiaoliang thought for a while: "Okay, then according to the usual practice, 15% of the proceeds will be used as the copyright fee, and the studio's design fee will also be paid by the studio. However, the standard of the design fee must follow the standard of the publishing house, which is also a common practice."

He did not blackmail Mu Bai because of Mu Bai's lack of negotiation experience.One reason is that my younger sister is still an intern at Guofeng Studio, and it is said that she is quite happy working here.

Secondly, Bai Xiaoliang gradually felt the energy exuded by Mu Bai. This is a long-term partner, and he didn't want to spoil the atmosphere of future cooperation because of such trivial matters.

But what Bai Xiaoliang didn't expect was that the negotiation process just now was Mu Bai's test of Bai Xiaoliang.

Mu Bai hoped to find a partner in the publishing house, and Bai Xiaoliang was naturally the No. 1 choice, but Mu Bai also had to test the editor-in-chief Bai's foresight.

Mu Bai was still very satisfied with Bai Xiaoliang's answer, and he handed the original painting to Bai Xiaoliang: "This is an illustration produced by me. To be honest, the illustration made by your artist is too rigid."

The main subject of the original painting is a lotus pond. There is a lively child on the bank pointing at the two white geese in the pond, seeming to be saying something.

The two white geese are particularly beautifully painted, one is paddling gracefully, and the other is stretching its neck and screaming at the child on the shore, as if arguing with the child in "goose language".

No matter whether the two white geese are paddling or stretching their necks, they are all lifelike, especially the one with stretched neck, which seems to be able to say "quack" from its mouth at any time.

Bai Xiaoliang nodded slightly. It was indeed difficult for the painters of the publishing house to concentrate on drawing such high-level illustrations.

Mu Bai asked: "I don't know how many volumes editor-in-chief Bai plans to print for the new poetry anthology?"

"[-] volumes." Bai Xiaoliang had thought about this number several times: "The price should be [-] or [-], but not more than [-]."

This kind of booklet is usually more than ten yuan. Bai Xiaoliang will set this price considering Mu Bai's popularity. If there is no popularity at all, then the price is likely to be twelve, and the first printing will most likely be [-] copies.

Bai Xiaoliang's answer was similar to what Mu Bai expected, he smiled and said: "Or let's change the way of cooperation.

"I will provide the copyright of the poems, illustrations, stories, etc. will be provided by the studio, and the printing cost will also be paid by the studio in advance, and the publisher only needs to provide sales channels."

Bai Xiaoliang was taken aback for a moment, Mu Bai's proposal was really, really too considerate of the publishing house.If this cooperation method is followed, then the publishing house does not have to take any risks!

But seeing Mu Bai's confident smile, Bai Xiaoliang felt that things must not be that simple: "Do you have any special requirements?"

(End of this chapter)