I really don't want to eat with my face

Chapter 18

Dongyang City, Wenbi District, Mimeng Cafe.

This area is not very prosperous, Mimeng Cafe can be regarded as a good place for recreation.

Lu Changming and Lin Weixi took a taxi and walked into the coffee shop together.

Since it was still in the morning, there were not many customers in the coffee shop, so they could be seen at a glance.

Lu Changming focused on a middle-aged man sitting by the window on the west side. He was about forty years old, with a Mediterranean hairstyle and a suit, looking a bit like a salesman.

But those slick glasses made him look like a salesman.

Lu Changming and Lin Weixi looked at each other, and walked over tacitly.

As soon as he got closer, the man in the suit looked over and was stunned for a while, and Lu Changming's male god value increased by another 30 points.

"Hello, are you the editor of World Tree?" Lu Changming took the initiative to ask.

The man in the suit hurriedly got up, his face was very surprised, and he forced an enthusiastic look: "Yes, yes, I am Jiang Dong, and you are Mr. Changming?"

In fact, Jiang Dong didn't force his enthusiasm, it's just that Lu Changming was beyond his expectation - such a young and handsome guy came with such a beautiful girl, who would have thought that he was the author of "Three-Body Problem"?

Strange author added.

"I'm Lu Changming, sit down." Lu Changming gave Jiang Dong a smile and sat down.

Lin Weixi didn't make a sound, and sat silently by the side.

"Who is this?" Jiang Dong calmed down and looked at Lin Weixi.

"I'm Changye Weixi." Lin Weixi opened her mouth, and the moment she opened her mouth, it was Wang Zha.

"Changye Weixi?" Jiang Dong was taken aback, "Changye Weixi in the sci-fi world? Administrator?"

"Yes, I used to contribute to your company. The name is "The Forest of the Sea", which was published in the one hundred and third issue of "World Tree" weekly magazine." .

Jiang Dong was even more surprised: ""Sea Forest"? That issue was widely praised because of "Sea Forest", and our agency even invited you to write for our agency for a long time."

"Yeah." Lin Weixi nodded and looked at Lu Changming: "Lu Changming, let's talk about the contract first."

"Yes, yes, let's talk about the contract first." Jiang Dong's eyes fluctuated, and he felt a little nervous.

Changye Weixi inexplicably put a little pressure on him, even though the other party was obviously just a little girl.

Weird little girls have also been added.

Thinking about it, Jiang Dong had already taken out the printed contract and placed it in front of Lu Changming.

Lu Changming quickly looked at it, Lin Weixi approached him slightly, and looked at it seriously.

Jiang Dong waited quietly, and at the same time praised, the young girl in front of him is really talented and beautiful, it would be a pity not to get married.

Time passed by, and Lu Changming finished reading the contract while involuntarily sniffing Lin Weixi's scent.

Lin Weixi also looked away, slightly lowered her head in thought, and did not speak immediately.

"Mr. Changming, have you finished watching?" Jiang Dong showed an unnatural smile, and it could be seen that he was a little uneasy, for fear that Lu Changming would not accept the contract.

"The copyright of the physical book is 50 yuan, and the income from adaptation and film and television will be divided [-]-[-] after deducting the third-party fees. Is this the case?" Lu Changming summarized the contract.

"Yes." Jiang Dong hurriedly replied, "Now the publishing industry is in a downturn, and physical publishing is basically losing money. Everyone reads books on their mobile phones, and they don't buy physical books at all. Besides, "Three-Body Problem" has already been serialized electronically." , physical books are even more unsalable, and 50 is already a high price."

"Continue." Lu Changming did not refute.

Jiang Dong paused for a while and continued to analyze: "As for adaptation and film and television, it is even more difficult to say. Comics are still possible, but animation is probably not possible. In terms of film and television, limited by the theme of "Three-Body", it is difficult for any company to dare to take over. It’s a special effects problem that can scare off a lot of companies.”

Everything Jiang Dong said seemed to make sense, making it impossible to refute.

But there are too many ways to do this, let’s talk about the copyright of a physical book. With the popularity of "Three-Body Problem", it may be translated into foreign languages ​​and sold in many countries in the future. At that time, all income will go to the publishing house, because your physical publishing rights Already sold it.

This is what World Tree considers. They are betting, even if the bet is wrong, the electronic sales have already earned back the copyright fee. After all, 40 a night, what about January?What about a year?

There are even more routines for adaptation and film and television, because it is completely opaque, who can know how much your third party costs?At that time, you said that the operating expenses cost [-] million yuan, and the final profit was only [-] yuan, which was [-] cents per person. The author is also a dumb man eating coptis.

"Excuse me, what is the current electronic sales of "Three-Body Problem"?" Lin Weixi said suddenly, making Jiang Dong stiff.

Lu Changming's eyes lit up, like Changye Weixi, he grasped the vital point of World Tree all at once, and he planned to grasp this vital point, but he didn't expect that Lin Weixi would grasp it first, so he would grasp something else.

Lu Changming grabbed his coffee cup and looked at Lin Weixi quietly.

"This... Since it was only released yesterday, it is not yet easy to count the data." Jiang Dong responded, his eyes wandering.

Lin Weixi frowned: "I asked the sci-fi world's altar owner last night, and he said that it cost eight thousand dollars a night, and your editor-in-chief was so happy."

"Ah?" Jiang Dong was embarrassed, and took a sip of coffee dryly, "I really don't know about this, the operation department hasn't given the data yet."

He said this out of his mouth, but he was shocked in his heart, what is the origin of the girl in front of him?
The owner of the Science Fiction World Forum is a big shot, he is at the same level as the editor-in-chief Liu Changqian, and I have no chance to talk to him.

Eight thousand a night must have been told by editor-in-chief Liu Changqian to the altar owner, and the altar owner told Changye Weixi.

"You can call your editor-in-chief, 40 subscriptions a night, [-] yuan, and now it is estimated that the subscriptions have exceeded [-]." Lin Weixi calmly estimated the data, "The popularity of "Three-Body" is still rising, and I have found that even There are topics about "Three-Body" on Weibo, which shows that it has become popular in the science fiction literature circle."

"Three years ago, "Return to the Market" serialized by World Tree sold 24 copies within 20 hours of its release, and 15 copies of the physical book. The English version once entered the top ten sales lists in Amazon Bookstore. Ruins" has also been nominated for the No.2017 Hundred Flowers Award for Science Fiction Literature in China and the Nebula Award for Science Fiction Literature in [-]. I think "Three-Body Problem" will not be too bad."

Lin Weixi spoke eloquently, every word was graceful and crisp, and methodical.

Lu Changming nodded secretly. This aloof literary girl is indeed very good, probably her father taught her by precepts and deeds.

Jiang Dong started to sweat, he knew he was screwed, don't try to make too much money from "Three-Body Problem".

The sales of "Return to the Market" are almost half of that of "The Three-Body Problem", and it has already achieved so many amazing achievements. One can imagine how brilliant the future of "The Three-Body Problem" will be.

World Tree is not a fool, they can make analogies, statistics, and estimates, and they have already spent all their thoughts on "Three-Body Problem". They thought they would fool Lu Changming to make a lot of money, but they didn't expect to kill Chang Ye Weixi halfway.

"Miss Weixi...I'll discuss it with the editor-in-chief first, let's talk about it another day." Jiang Dong smiled awkwardly and politely, a 40-year-old man was suppressed by a teenage girl.

"The physical copyright needs to be 200 million yuan or the royalties. You can discuss the percentage slowly. Adaptation and film and television copyrights are not for sale, but follow-up cooperation is possible. Everything depends on the sincerity of your company." Lin Weixi directly issued an ultimatum.

Jiang Dong laughed awkwardly, and reached out to touch the hot sweat on his forehead.

This woman is so terrifying, she must not stay!

　This book is horrific, must vote!Grandpa is sleeping~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)