Chapter 229 I'm not a full-level director, and I don't have a system
The subscription of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is still rising, and the growth of various data in the online serial version of "Zhu Xian" has stagnated.
The physical version of "Zhu Xian" has almost all sold out 220,000 copies and 1.1 million copies of the first printing.
Among them, the 20,000 sets of the hardcover version have already been sold out, and the fifth volume of the paperback version has long been sold out, and the first four volumes still have a small amount in stock.
The general manager of Xinya Publishing House is not an idiot. He predicted the situation long ago and began to place orders for additional printing. The second printing of 500,000 sets is about to be delivered.
Of the 220,000 sets of the first print, more than half of the buyers were fans of "Zhu Xian". The purpose of buying the physical version was to collect them, or to watch the ending directly.
But there are also some books that flow into the hands of people who do not belong to online readers.
It has been on the market for a week, and some readers have already read it and started to leave comments on the Internet.
All in all, the positives outweigh the negatives.
These reader groups have higher requirements than web readers in terms of text.
Ordinary online novels will feel vulgar in their eyes and cannot bear to read them.
But "Zhu Xian" is barely eye-catching for them.
The plot of "Zhu Xian" has inherited the characteristics of online novels, which are more tortuous, exciting, and faster-paced than the novels they usually read.
Therefore, they have a high degree of acceptance of "Zhu Xian". Most people think that it is too much to say that "Zhu Xian" is a classic, but it is indeed a popular book with strong readability.
Among the readers of online novels, "Zhu Xian" is regarded as a classic.
You say "Zhu Xian" is not a classic? There is a fight!
A lot of controversy has kept the popularity of "Zhu Xian" unabated, and it has attracted more people's attention.
Although the e-commerce websites "WOI" and "Tanbao.com" have long been sold out, a large number of readers have placed deposits.
The official website of FINDER e-reader also has many readers leaving messages, hoping that FINDER will include "Zhu Xian" as soon as possible.
Due to the popularity of "Zhu Xian", Xinya Publishing House has tasted the sweetness, and has been pestering Fan Yuhong about the publication of "Xianjian" these days.
Why not talk about "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"?
Because the results of the electronic version of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" were so good, Du Caige didn't want to talk about it for the time being.
Although the copyright of the audio e-book has not been sold yet, some radio stations have been licensed for audio adaptation at a low price (only for use in the radio station's program, if the assembly is sold, etc., there will be an additional charge).
Therefore, its audience is no longer limited to online readers, and has begun to attract widespread attention from the whole society.
So if you follow the 14% royalties, it is not suitable.
For such a novel that is destined to sell well, even if Xinya Publishing House is actually his direct descendant, Du Caige does not intend to sell the physical copyright at a low price.
Moreover, the physical version of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", assuming an average volume of 250,000 words and a price of 35 yuan, will sell 3 million copies within a year. Even if Du Caige gets 18% of the ultra-high royalties, the conversion is a pre-tax income of 75,600 yuan per thousand words.
And what about the electronic version? The average subscription of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is now moving towards 300,000. The subscription per thousand words is 0.5 yuan, 300,000 subscriptions are 150,000 yuan, and Du Caige's share is 70%.
After all, he can get 105,000 yuan per thousand words.
Far more than the revenue of physical publishing.
So Du Caige plans to wait and see, waiting for "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" to drain the potential of electronic subscriptions first, earn all the money that should be made, and then start the physical publishing negotiations after attracting greater social attention.
Dahuaguo is a bit higher than the royalty rate allowed in China at the same time on earth, and the top writers can get 20% of the royalties.
Du Caige hopes that "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" will get 18% of the royalties, but this figure is really unrealistic now.
So he would rather wait and let the reputation of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" ferment for a while.
Anyway, the electronic version can still make him money.
As the author of the best-selling novel "Zhu Xian\
,"Xinya Publishing House urgently needs another of his novels to follow "Zhu Xian", preferably the same Xianxia genre.
After several senior editors and editor-in-chief read the first 80,000 words of "Xianjian" and the outline of the work given to them by Du Caige, Xinya Publishing House immediately made a judgment: "Xianjian" is a book that must be won no matter what.
On the other hand, Du Caige does not plan to write the next few volumes of "Sword" by himself. This negotiation will only discuss the first volume, and the subsequent volumes will be discussed later.
After several days of arduous negotiations, an agreement was finally reached: "Xianjian: Volume One" will be released simultaneously with the online version of the Xianjian novel, and the release time is tentatively scheduled for July 15.
The royalties of "Sword: Volume One" have been increased to 15%.
Although it is only 1% higher than "Zhu Xian", but in fact "Zhu Xian" has already given a friendship price, usually first-class authors can get more than 12%.
And Du Caige got 14% as a newcomer, and the second book will definitely give in a little bit, this is a tacit understanding.
First print of 300,000 copies (250,000 paperback, 50,000 hardcover).
And the other party also has to pay 900,000 yuan (before tax) in advance to enter Du Caige's account before July 1.
900,000 is equivalent to 30% of prepaid first print royalties. The prepayment rate is relatively high.
In addition, there is a reward for triggering conditions: if the sales of "Xianjian: Volume One" reaches 10 million copies, a one-time bonus of 3 million yuan will be given to Du Caige.
In this way, assuming that the price of "Xianjian: Volume 1" is 40 yuan, then if the sales reach 10 million copies, Du Caige will receive 63 million yuan in pre-tax income.
Thinking about it this way... it seems that copying books makes more money than being a director and making movies?
After all, it is impossible for a first-class director of Dahuaguo to get 60 million in pure remuneration.
Unless the movie allows him to bring money into the group, or there is a higher box office share in the pay, and it happens to be a big box office hit.
Otherwise, the remuneration of the first-line directors is between 8 million and 20 million, and only those who are national treasures may earn more than 20 million in pure remuneration.
Well, then I should honestly copy a book or two first and save some money.
After all, making movies is too expensive.
And even if he has had 3 successful films on earth, he is confident that he is a director who can balance between artistic and commercial.
But there is really no director in this world who dares to say, "I can make a movie without losing money. If you lose, you can hack me to death."
Azure Star does not.
Neither does Earth.
Even old men, small steel guns, Ning Consumption, even Spielberg, James Cameron, David Fincher, Christopher Nolan, have lost money.
Du Caige certainly feels that he is a good director, a very good director. Although he is young, he has solid basic skills.
But let him be compared with the above directors, no matter how confident he is, he still feels that there is still a gap with these directors.
After all, he is not a full-level director, and he has no system, right.
But he is so young, there is still a lot of room for improvement.
He feels that he has the possibility to catch up or even surpass these masters in the future.
...
On June 6, the Salted Fish Festival, also known as the Dragon Festival.
After all, salted fish and dragon sets are the two creatures that like to shout "666" the most.
Du Caige, who had just finished the third consultation and regained some memories, was in a good mood.
On this day, Du Caige signed a contract with Xinya Publishing House to confirm the physical publication of "Sword: Volume 1".
Then the representative of Xinya Publishing House verbally promised him that they would transfer all the royalties from the first printing of his "Zhu Xian" to him before July 10.
That is to say, in July, Du Caige will get 5.15 million after-tax income even if not counting the electronic remuneration.
Counting electronic remuneration, it is estimated that it will reach tens of millions.
As for the copyright income of audiobooks, etc., it has not been negotiated yet, but if it is negotiated and it can be recorded in July, it will be even better.
Du Caige is now very concerned about money.
Because he may have to cooperate with Duan Xiaochen to open a company.
Of course you have to invest real money to start a company.
He asked Duan Xiaochen about how much to invest. Duan Xiaochen said that he planned to get 300-500 million registered capital when setting up the company, hoping that Du Caige could subscribe for 20 to 25% of the shares.
Then she also subscribed for about 30%, and her and Du Caige's shares together can exceed 50%, achieving absolute control.
Even if it is 20% of 300 million, it would have to be 60 million,
If it is 25% of 500 million, huh, 125 million.
Du Caige was a little overwhelmed by this number.
Although Duan Xiaochen said tenderly, "Brother, I can pay you the money first, and you can pay it back slowly."
But of course Du Caige didn't want to owe her such a large sum of money.
Duan Xiaochen debuted for so many years, and after being sealed in 2000, although she was very diligent in running business and acting, and her endorsements were also soft, she should have saved up to 300 to 400 million yuan.
It's hard enough for her to pay her own share of the investment, and Du Caige will definitely not let her take out all the money.
Then after the company is established, if it wants to expand immediately and start a project, it will immediately enter the cash-burning mode.
3 billion? Hehe, that's not enough to burn.
After all, it will cost 200-300 million to make a blockbuster, and a well-made TV series will have a budget of 100 to 200 million.
There will definitely be additional investment at that time.
No additional investment? Then wait for the shares to be diluted and change from a boss to a wage earner.
So Du Caige is now thinking about where to make some quick money and get 50,000,000 to 60 million in a short period of time.
Of course, he hasn't decided yet, and he didn't say that he must start a company with Duan Xiaochen.
It's just that if he decides to open a company at that time, he doesn't want to be stumped by the issue of money.
...
The next day, just sending Caiwei to study, on the way back, Du Caige received a call from Yu Yu.
He didn't answer right away, pulled the car over, and dialed back.
"Mr. Hemingway!" Yu Yu's timid voice was filled with excitement.
Du Caige smiled and asked, "What good things happened?"
"How do you know that something good happened to me, me, I?"
Du Caige was speechless. Do you have no AC number in your heart for your simplicity? Your voice, your eyes, are very emotional, don't you know?
"My guess."
"You are amazing!" Yu Yu exclaimed.
"..." Du Caige asked, "Tell me, what happened?"
"That's right, my roommate helped me contact a company, and the company's scout came to the bar to listen to me sing and wanted to sign me as a singer!" Yu Yu said happily.