Daily American Drama
Chapter 55 Sorry to Bother You
Random House.
Editor's Office.
I think we can talk about publishing first.
Adam declined Jack Cerf's request for manuscripts and got to the point.
After all, if you only ask for manuscripts and don't talk about publication, that would be hooliganism.
Although he owns the original manuscript, in the face of the capital represented by Random House, he does not hesitate to speculate on the other party with the greatest malice.
In the previous life, genuine ones were not as good as pirated ones, and genuine ones were not as good as high-quality imitations, so there shouldn't be too many of them.
Moreover, this is still the country of the United States, and the power of capital is infinite.
If the interests are large enough, copyright protection is just a joke.
How to implement copyright protection?
Go to court!
If you have no money or power, facing the other party's luxurious lawyer team, the other party can drag you into the lawsuit by citing any legal provisions, which will make you feel bitter.
In this process, the biggest possibility is that you have no money to continue to hire a lawyer to sue.
And even if you succeed in suing in the end during your long prosecution career, the biggest beneficiary will not be you, but the lawyers of both parties.
Because they all get a percentage, the more lawsuits they file, the more they demand.
It is even possible that you lose the case, even if you are God, you are speaking the truth that everyone knows.
Otherwise, there would not be so many big criminals in American dramas, who walked out of the court so arrogantly, and talked nonsense in a serious manner in front of countless media, which made the good people angry but helpless.
New York Pizza Hut, understand?
You must know that almost all judges in the United States have switched careers from professional lawyers, and most of their relatives and friends are lawyers. Naturally, consciously or unconsciously, they maintain the interests of the lawyer class.
For lawyers, it is best to file a lawsuit whenever there is nothing to do, and turn a small lawsuit into a big one.
Otherwise, it is very clear why the judges let the lawyers talk nonsense, adjourn the court at every turn, and then delay it again and again, for years and decades.
Lawyers can be called representatives of the middle class along with doctors who control life and death. Law schools, like medical schools, start with undergraduates and above. Do you think it’s a joke?
It is never stupidity that covers your eyes, but interests!
Therefore, to be cautious, what Adam handed to the other party was only the content of the first thirty chapters.
You know, in the previous life, the Lord of the Mysteries released it at a certain point that paid attention to the three golden chapters, which means that the first three chapters must quickly catch readers.
Now Adam has given the first thirty chapters, which is enough for the other party to judge the quality of the Lord of Mysteries.
Ha ha.
Jack Cerf smiled: Of course.
The Lord of Mysteries has a grand world view, which can be expanded into a huge fantasy universe.
Although there is no concept of a movie universe, the Lord of the Rings has not yet had the success of the trilogy plus the previous trilogy, and Harry Potter, who is crazy about gold, has no shadow, but it does not mean that the people of the United States do not know similar huge movies. The value of fantasy universes.
Because they have Star Wars!
This series of movies, which Adam couldn't watch at all in his previous life, has almost become a phenomenon-level symbol representing American culture, and countless Americans are crazy and obsessed with it.
In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon and the others are the most typical representatives.
Secondary lightsaber fluorescent lights.
In order to watch the latest midnight movie, not only was he willing to line up all night, he even tied a urine bag in his trousers in order not to leave.
One is to secure a seat, and the other is to keep warm, killing two birds with one stone...
When Sheldon and Leonard were invited to give lectures at other universities and passed by the manor of the father of Star Wars on the way, they chose to visit first without hesitation. For this reason, Sheldon was chased and shocked by security guards.
In this way, this experience was also regarded as a wonderful trip by them, and Howard and Rajesh who did not go were quite jealous.
The Lord of Mysteries is naturally not the same type as Star Wars, but the huge world view that is vaguely revealed still shocked Jack Cerf very much.
This is a work that combines the fantasy atmosphere of the Lord of the Rings, the mystery of Cthulhu, the suspense of Sherlock Holmes, and the unknown and mysterious elements of the East. Many elements are perfectly integrated.
The group portrait structure is also very brilliant, which is very suitable for the adaptation of film and television dramas.
This may be a great treasure.
Jack Cerf was overjoyed in his heart, but his face remained calm: So, what do you think of buying out the copyright for 10,000 knives at a one-off price? Very few newcomers can get this price.
Sorry to bother you.
Adam picked up the manuscript, stood up and nodded with a smile.
With that said, he turned around and walked outside.
...
The corner of Jack Cerf's mouth twitched, and he quickly stood up and held Adam: Mr. Duncan, is there any problem that we can discuss?
Ha ha.
Adam smiled and said: Mr. Cerf's meaning is not to discuss it carefully. In this way, Mr. Cerf can think about it again. I have something to do with HarperCollins Publishing. Let's make another appointment?
As one of the best metropolises in New York, Random House is not the only publishing house. HarperCollins is also one of the largest companies.
This is still a large publishing house, and there are countless small and medium-sized publishing houses.
The other party bought it out as soon as they opened their mouths, and it was only 10,000 dollars. Adam didn't even want to talk to the other party.
He is not a fat tiger, how can he tolerate Chi Guoguo's bullying.
Mr. Duncan, you are mistaken.
Jack Cerf smiled and said: This price is really friendly for newcomers...Of course, if Mr. Duncan has any objections, you can discuss it. Why rush to another place? To be honest, for newcomers, all publishing houses The bids are actually about the same.”
Don't mention the buyout.
When Adam heard this, he nodded secretly in his heart. All capitalists are indeed the same, and HarperCollins is unlikely to be much better. His appearance is just a better negotiation.
Besides, there was a reason why he chose Random House as the first stop.
Random House is one of the largest publishing houses with strong publicity and sales channels. More than half of the books on the bestseller list are published by Random House.
HarperCollins is also very strong, and the types of publications are more serious than classics. Big companies have big company diseases, and the internal rigidity is severe. It is a common phenomenon that the eyes grow on the top of the head. It is not necessarily possible to fall in love with the fantasy of the Lord of Mysteries. class of novels.
Of course, if the other party is too much, Adam would rather not publish it.
Don't eat steamed buns to fight for steam, the masterpiece of the great master who admired the most in the previous life, even in the parallel universe, he is not willing to sell it at a cheap price no matter what.
The price is negotiable, and you are satisfied...
Jack Cerf did not give up. What he wanted most was full copyright, which is the current and popular IP operation in Asia.
What's funny is that the ip in the United States is completely different from the ip that Dongguo later advocated.
Adam was unmoved.
If you want to buy out the entire copyright at a low price, you want to eat ass!
Because no matter what' sky-high price' the other party offered, it was still a low price in Adam's view.
The psychological expectations of the two are not at the same level at all. What is there to talk about?
Ps: Thanks for the reward from Frozen Moon!
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