"Hello sir, welcome."
Looking at Mu Ming, who pushed the door in, the waiter came over from behind the consultation desk and asked, "Excuse me, is there a reservation?"
” "Oh, no."
Mu Ming shook her head and said.
"Okay, please come here."
The waiter reached out sideways and led Mu Ming to her seat.
After Mu Ming sat down, he smiled and handed over the drink slip and said, "Excuse me, what do you need?"
” "An iced latte, thank you."
Mu Ming handed the drink list back, and continued: "Wait a minute, someone will look for me, just bring it directly." ” The cool breeze of the air conditioner caressed the skin, and the forehead, which was still slightly sweaty from the heat just now, was already dry and comfortable.
Mu Ming took a deep breath, and sure enough, in summer, air conditioning is the best friend of human beings.
The coolness of the environment made her mind much clearer, and Mu Ming also began to think about the signing of the publishing contract.
In fact, Mu Ming doesn't mind cooperating with a small publishing company, on the contrary, if you can have good operational capabilities and resource channels, a small publishing company will be more in line with Mu Ming's interests with a behemoth like Boji Tianjuan.
Paradoxically, however, publishing companies that meet such conditions are often not small companies.
After all, the market of the publishing industry is expanding year by year, and with such high-quality conditions, it is easy to develop.
That is, the newly established company may meet the most perfect requirements in Mu Ming's heart, but it is a pity that this kind of opportunity is unavoidable.
As for whether this "glorious year" that contacted Mu Ming will be a "national warrior" or a "four or six not dependent", everything can only be known when we meet.
The other party seemed to be quite eager for cooperation, or it was originally close, in short, it didn't make Mu Ming wait long, and it arrived.
Mu Ming heard the voice of the waiter at the door asking, turned her head to look, and happened to see a man and a woman walking towards her.
Walking in front is a woman who looks about thirty years old, with long wavy hair, her appearance is not amazing, but she also has a middle-class posture, especially with exquisite makeup, a capable and neat temperament is coming.
As for the man following her, it was inconspicuous in comparison.
Rimless glasses and a standard suit look more like an assistant.
Mu Ming stood up and waited for the two to approach.
"Mr.
Mu Ming?"
The woman looked at Mu Ming, who got up, and said with a little surprise and doubt.
"I'm Mu Ming."
Mu Ming nodded, and at the same time his right hand led to the opposite one, motioning for the two to take a seat.
"Hello, I am Lin Caiwen, the general manager of the 'Glorious Prosperous Years' publishing company, and this is our editor-in-chief, Liu Sheng."
As the two sat down, the woman opened her mouth to introduce herself.
"Manager Lin, Editor-in-Chief Liu, hello."
Mu Ming nodded slightly, and when she saw Lin Caiwen reaching over, she gently held her fingertips.
Although she is usually very arrogant, Mu Ming still knows these basic etiquettes.
After settling down and waiting for the waiter to serve coffee, Lin Caiwen was the first to speak: "Mr.
Mu Ming is much younger than I imagined, and he is indeed a young talent."
There was still a hint of surprise in his tone.
Lin Caiwen's surprise is not a disguise.
Whether it is Mu Ming's age or image, it is not the same as she imagined before she met.
She had read Mu Ming's "Soul Ferry" on Weibo a long time ago, and she liked this series of stories quite much.
There are realities, funny, laughter, and moving, and many problems in the real society are transferred to the brain-opening ghost stories, and hidden under the story, there is a faint literary atmosphere.
As the old saying goes, words are like people, and Lin Caiwen has always believed that words should also be like people.
So before they met, she always thought that the author named Mu Ming should be a young man around twenty-four or five years old.
I just walked out of campus and entered society, and I have my own understanding and confusion about reality, but I still retain some innocence and romance in my heart.
Wearing a pair of glasses, he is slightly thin, reserved and gentle, and when he speaks, he will smile on his lips and look intently at your glasses.
Well, a thirty-year-old girl is still a girl, and she is always happy to fantasize.
However, after meeting, she found that the real Mu Ming was completely different from the image she imagined.
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Sunny, energetic, standing up quite tall, but still childish on his face, more like those teenagers on campus playing basketball and joking with friends than the author of a novel with considerable connotations.
"Manager Lin is polite, just call me Mu Ming."
Mu Ming naturally didn't know Lin Caiwen's rich inner activities, and after thanking her slightly, she said straight to the point: "Manager Lin, you said on the phone before that you hope to cooperate."
As you know, I've been talking to Zhongnan Boji Tianjuan, and I want to hear what your company can offer. ” Lin Caiwen didn't expect the teenager in front of him to be so direct, according to the convention, everyone shouldn't praise each other a few words, talk about literature, talk about life, talk about ideals, how can you talk about the signing conditions directly.
Are young people so realistic now?
However, Lin Caiwen is a mature businessman after all, and he just adjusted his mentality in an instant.
He glanced at Liu Sheng beside him, who took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Mu Ming: "Mu Ming, this is the contract we have preliminarily drawn up for you, you can take a look at it first." ” Mu Ming took the document and looked at it carefully.
The document is not thick, only about four or five pages, after all, it is just a draft negotiation document.
Mu Ming quickly saw the end, closed the document in his hand, and lowered his head in contemplation.
"Eight percent royalties."
This is the first clause in the contract, and it is also the most important clause in the contract, which directly determines that Mu Ming can get the less money.
Compared with the issues of concept, development, and ideology, the issue of interests is the most important thing.
Mu Ming chuckled in her heart, she first accumulated popularity, and then found a way to publish.
The contract did not mention the buyout at all, and directly chose the form of royalty cooperation, and the price given was not low.
Royalty partnerships, also known as share-sharing partnerships, are undoubtedly much better for bestsellers than buyouts.
The royalty is usually divided between 6% and 10%, and Mu Ming's 8% contract can be said to be quite a good treatment for newcomers.
Aside from the amount of the share, the other terms are not so important.
Like the number of first printing, the proportion of advance payment, promotional resources, etc., after deciding the proportion of sharing, these issues can be discussed slowly.
Mu Ming put down the contract documents, raised her head and smiled: "At present, I am still very satisfied with the conditions given by your company, and I also feel your sincerity." ” Lin Caiwen and Liu Shengju were overjoyed, and the words of the young man in front of him obviously revealed their intention to cooperate.
But before the two could speak, Mu Ming continued: "But everyone knows that the performance of a work, in addition to its own quality, the role of operation and publicity is also very important.
Don't know what advantages your company has in this regard?
” "Or to put it more bluntly, Glory is just a newly established publishing company, how can we ensure that there are enough channels and strength to tap the maximum sales potential of a book?"