Chapter 260 Suspect X's Devotion
Chapter 260 Suspect X's Devotion
"The Little Prince should be able to enter the top 2013 best-selling Japanese books in 20," said Yao Xiaoju.
According to Japan’s physical book sales, the top 20 have sales of more than , and the top ten can have sales of millions.
"It's about five prints now, that should be about right." Gu Lu nodded.
"So strong!" Yao Xiaoju said, "Brother Gu, you said on the phone earlier that South Korea Copyright Xiangchuan Agency also wants to be the agent. I found out the reason."
Little Brother Gu? What kind of address is that... But Gu Lu was attracted by the amount of information in the words.
"Because of some of your remarks, you are very controversial in South Korea." Yao Xiaoju looked at Gu Lu as he spoke.
Oh, Gu Lu didn't care about the controversy in South Korea. "So can this be used as a bargaining chip?"
The author's young age is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Yao Xiaoju wanted to see what Gu Lu was thinking, but he never expected that the other party would respond so directly.
"Of course." Yao Xiaoju also wanted to show his skills.
"According to my prediction, the sales in South Korea can reach 5 copies," Yao Xiaoju took out a document.
"The English version of "Mr. Holmes" can be published by Puffin Books in the UK, and the translator is Mr. Burns, a student of Howard Goldblatt," said Yao Xiaoju.
Is Howard famous? Yao Xiaoju explains briefly.
Howard is the most prestigious translator of Chinese literature in the world today. He has a profound understanding of Chinese culture, as can be seen from the Chinese name he gave himself: Howard Goldblatt.
Howard translated the works of Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year, and also translated the works of Liu Zhenyun, Xiao Hong, Lao She, Ba Jin and other writers.
With such a mentor, Burns gives people more confidence.
Celebrity effect, Gu Lu is no exception in this regard.
"Although the conditions offered by Puffin Books are a bit low, I think it is the best choice to first use Mr. Holmes to build up his reputation," said Yao Xiaoju. "At least I think The Little Prince can also be popular in the European and American cultural circles."
In fact, it is not low, but it is not a profit sharing. Puffin Books bought it out for 4.8 euros, which is close to 40 yuan according to the current exchange rate.
"Mr. Holmes" was able to be filmed into a movie on Earth, and the protagonist was still the actor who played Gandalf. Gu Lu forgot his specific name.
"Personally, I still hope to get a share of the profits." Gu Lu explained the reason. "Holmes is very famous in the UK, and the plot of this book should be more suitable for British readers."
"So the sales will be good, is that right?" Yao Xiaoju thought for a moment and responded, "The average royalties for writers in the UK is around 12%. If there is a split, Puffin Books should only be willing to give around 7%. This is because the publisher needs to pay 5% of the royalties to the translator."
Seven percent. Based on the average price of 6 or 7 euros for a book in the UK, 100,000 copies would have to be sold to equal the buyout price.
In fact, in the UK, a book with 10 copies is considered a bestseller. Although Yilin said that the British love reading, in terms of the number of books read per capita per year, the UK is not in the top ten.
"Then I'll trouble Brother Yao to help negotiate with him. I still prefer to split the profits." Gu Lu decided to take a gamble.
Because the original version was in English, he synthesized the Chinese version with a translation accent and then translated it back into English.
There are definitely some differences from the original version, but Gu Lu can afford to lose with his current foundation.
Gu Lu is very satisfied with Yao Xiaoju because he has connections and abilities in the English market.
"So Brother Yao, regarding the issue of salary, what are your conditions?" Gu Lu went straight to the point.
Yao Xiaoju expressed his salary expectation, which is 10% of the commission from book agency.
Last year in 2012, Gu Lu's royalties were around 46 yuan, and if he had to pay his salary it would have been 4.6 yuan, which comes out to less than yuan a month.
not tall.
But, you can't calculate it like this. "Ten percent is too high, sports agents usually only make 4%-6%." Gu Lu pretended to understand.
"Athletes earn a lot from advertising, but writers only earn royalties. The gap is too big." Yao Xiaoju said, "Little Gu, you should also leave me some money for food."
Both of them were serious, and they had to be serious when talking about money. Yao Xiaoju did not relax because of the other party's young age. In his opinion, Gu Lu, who could write so many works, was precocious and talented.
"But Brother Yao, you are not like an agent who helps me get advertising endorsements," Gu Lu said, "Besides, in addition to royalties, there are also copyright sales, which are also a huge source of income."
The two of you come and go.
The food on the table was cold, and finally an 8% foreign agency profit was booked.
In China, Gu Lu has made a name for himself and doesn't need an agent at all.
After preliminary discussions, the two agreed on a time and had a lawyer present to sign the contract.
Eight percent, Yao Xiaoju was impressed by Gu Lu's crazy creative ability and the adaptability of his works abroad. He planned to work for two years without making much money.
Gu Lu was impressed by Yao Xiaoju's ability, and because "The Little Prince" is more popular in the English cultural circle, he had to find someone with insights into translation to work with.
I didn’t have a very good lunch, but the cooperation was quite pleasant.
Gu Lu had dinner with friends.
"Is it delicious?" Gu Lu asked Li Guyuan.
Li Guyuan tasted the Sakura bento on the table. He didn't respond directly, "Does the bento in Japan taste like this too?"
"No, in my personal opinion, the bento from Japan is more unpalatable than that from Kunoya," Gu Lu replied.
Gu and Li came to a Japanese restaurant in Nanping to eat. Originally, Gu Lu wanted to treat them, but Li Guyuan paid for his work, and after a few words of negotiation, he successfully snatched the right to pay!
From the decoration to the waiter's dress, everything is quite authentic, but the taste is a bit poor.
There are five compartments in the bento box, one large and four small. Two rice balls and tomatoes wrapped in nori occupy the large compartment.
The small boxes contain: half an egg, tempura, salted octopus, small pieces of fried chicken and boiled broccoli.
The surface is also decorated with cherry blossoms carved from carrots.
"I feel like the food from Juye's restaurant is not as good as the food from our No. 8 Middle School's Little Chef Food Club." Li Guyuan said frankly, "It's even better than the food from Neon. It's hard to imagine the taste of Neon."
“It looks delicious in the comics!” Li Guyuan added.
"You also said it was in the comics." Gu Lu said, "Besides, you don't even think about why the food club is so delicious."
"That's right. Even though Ma Xuanyou is big, he is really good at cooking." Li Guyuan agreed.
"The Sakura Bento is a bento you can eat while looking at the cherry blossoms. You have to look at the cherry blossoms and eat the signature bento of the store." Gu Lu said, "Look at this piece of meat of mine."
The big piece of steak in Gu Lu's lunch box looked delicious, but actually tasted average. However, Gu Lu was quite happy eating it because...
Ding——[Annual champion of the ranking list][The scam is written to the extreme][Adapted and filmed in China, Japan and South Korea] turned into "The Devotion of Suspect X".
Just look at the title and you don’t need to read any more details about the book that pop up in your mind.
Gu Lu was too familiar with this book.
In the novel, the single mother that Daruma Ishigami helps works at a bento shop. Ishigami goes there every day to order a signature bento.
(End of this chapter)