What should I do if the system forces me to copy books?

Those sitting in the meeting room are very clear that both parties attach great importance to this cooperation opportunity.

Li Chungang and the others are planning to use the name and channels of Random House, the world's number one commercial publisher, to help him take the first step from China to overseas, so that he can go as far as possible; Caitlin's request is even simpler. , as long as the work is good enough, it can suppress Oswald in the next competition and succeed in becoming the president.

Caitlin was carefully reading the "The Book of Lord of the Rings" in her hand.

Thompson was carefully reading the "The Book of Lord of the Rings" in his hand.

This is an excellent opportunity for them to learn more about the book "The Lord of the Rings". Before, they were only deeply attracted by the content, but it doesn't mean that they didn't have any doubts after reading the entire first book. On the contrary, it is worth There are too many places to raise doubts.

Now this thick hand-bound book in front of them can perfectly solve their problems.

Supplemented with a map that can show the whole picture of Middle-earth, the veins of the leaf named "Lord of the Rings" have never been so clearly displayed in front of them, and the outline and various settings also make I have a rough judgment on the direction of the next storyline.

5 minutes.

10 minutes.

……

half an hour.

Don't look at the thickness of the thumb, but the inside is not all pure text content, there are many such as "dwarf family tree diagram", "interracial relationship connection diagram", "character setting information card", etc. , Most of these things are used to assist the author to be more adequate when writing, so as not to get stuck because of some minor problems while writing.

Don't underestimate this small book "The Complete Book of The Lord of the Rings". You must know that from five or six books, Li Chungang spent two or three days and nights focusing on it before finally catching up. Completed before departure to the United States.

On the contrary, it is the map of Middle-earth. The original "sketch" was indeed made by him, but it was later handed over to professionals for polishing and processing with reference to the sketch. A shocking panoramic map of Middle-earth that is unique to real-world maps.

—

Caitlin secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Thompson was relieved.

The rest of the people have a strong sense of joy that another village will be brightened.

These are all the useful information that Lin Meng captured from the other party's face during his careful observation. Combined with the super high standard of Random House's reception of their group, you must know that this is the era of global informationization, and you have never seen a pig run. If you haven't eaten pork yet, you can naturally learn from some sources what the normal treatment for authors invited by Random House to the headquarters is.

Although she couldn't accurately determine the reason why the other party acted like this, it did not give up Lin Meng's conclusion that Random House or Caitlin, the vice president in front of her, valued the book "Lord of the Rings" very much, and at the same time valued this book very much. One time cooperation.

As long as there is this basic judgment, then there will be more room for maneuver when the two parties negotiate on the specific conditions of cooperation!

Think of it...

Lin Meng, who originally had a serious expression on her face and barely said a word other than greetings from beginning to end, showed a smile for the first time. As long as she is sure that the other party has a strong willingness to cooperate, then she has enough confidence to gain the upper hand in the negotiation with the other party. other side.

"Take the lead in the cooperation negotiation with Random House and even completely suppress the other party!"

This is something that many cooperative companies or writers dare not even think about. You must know that others have always been crying and begging to cooperate with Random House, and then publish their works around the world. Whether they make money or not is another matter. The thing is, the most important thing is to become famous all over the world. After getting famous, whether it is to continue to cooperate or make money, it is not easy.

"Then before we get to the point, there is one question that needs to be confirmed according to the usual practice!" Kaitlyn put her hands on the conference table, leaned forward slightly, and finally stared straight at Li Chungang with her eyes, as if she wanted to use her eyes Thoroughly see through this young and talented young man in front of him.

"please say."

"Mr. Li, are you the original author of "The Lord of the Rings", and do you own the publishing rights?"

You should know that this question is basically asked by all publishers in the world, and it is also the most important question.You must know that if Li Chungang is not the original author of this novel, and the publishing copyright is not in his hands, then what is the need for them to continue talking and waste time?

"I can answer Ms. Caitlin with certainty, I wrote "The Lord of the Rings", and the publishing rights are also in my hands!"

"it is good!"

Caitlin let out a light sigh of excitement after receiving the affirmative answer. Things went so smoothly beyond her expectations. Not only did she successfully meet the author, but she even learned that the book "Lord of the Rings" is far more powerful than she expected. The content they saw in the first part was better, and they were still a little worried about whether they could be their opponents in the ring with Keppel Ron.

Now it seems--

It's because she's a little unreasonable!

Keppel Ron's advantage is that after two years of hard work, he has become a world-renowned mystery novelist, but his shortcomings are precisely here. Although there are many readers who love mystery novels around the world, compared to those who like Readers of this kind of Dungeons and Dragons-style Western fantasy novels are not worth mentioning.

Another way to describe it is the world of difference between the fantasy channel and the suspense channel!

Chapter 522 Who do you look down on, brother

As the saying goes: one thing does not work, two masters.

In the beginning, "The Lord of the Rings" was brought to the headquarters of Random House by Thompson from the far away Oriental Pearl Shanghai, and Caitlin, who was able to sit in the position of vice president, naturally knew that as a leader, it was the worst thing to do to grab the credits of employees. of.

Appropriate delegation of power to subordinates is the correct way to control subordinates.

"Thompson, the task of negotiating and cooperating with the other party will be entrusted to you, and Peggy will cooperate with you."

As Caitlin's personal secretary, Peggy said she was cooperating with Thompson on the surface, but in fact it was more like participating in this negotiation as Caitlyn's representative, and with her presence, if she really met Thompson, she couldn't make the decision. Caitlin can also be notified as soon as she makes up her mind, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

And unlike other publishing companies.

Random House has a complete set of very mature cooperation plans. There are different plans for different authors, and these plans are basically marked with negotiable areas, such as signing fees, royalties, publishing region etc...

The more famous the writer is in the world, the more room for negotiation on the corresponding plan will be!For example, Li Chungang, who is excluded from the mainland of China and is almost unknown in the rest of the world, generally speaking, Random House does not even have the link of cooperation negotiation, just send a copy to the other party's contact mailbox Standard cooperation contract, those who are willing to co-publish, print it out by themselves, sign it and mail it back to Random House headquarters, and then wait for the long publication schedule.

To put it simply: whether you like to sign or not, we at Random House are not short of publishing half a book of your work.

It sounds like the domestic Longteng Chinese website has exactly the same model when it signs a contract with a new author. The contract is sent to the author, and whether to sign or not depends on the author's preference.

It's just that if Long Teng signs a contract, at least one signing editor will follow up. After the signing is completed, the editor in charge will continue to be in charge. If this is Random House, you won't be able to get such a good treatment. It would be nice to let you know when it is actually published up.

but--

Nothing is absolute!

Li Chungang, who is still fresh and new to authors around the world, is here to break the rules.If Random House intends to deal with itself with the contract that it treats ordinary novice publishing authors, then he might as well wait for Dong Sicheng to expand its overseas territory before slowly drawing it.

Negotiations are sometimes the same as two armies confronting each other, but soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals.

Li Chungang obviously won't be involved in it, and now Caitlin is also clearly handing over to Thompson to take full responsibility. The overseas publication of the bookstore's cooperative works is completely different from the domestic publication of the cooperation with Man Jinghua Publishing Company in China.

For example, there are so many countries and regions in the world, in which countries will the first batch be printed and placed;

For example, there are so many different languages ​​in the world, how many language versions should be published;

For example, the number of first prints in each region, etc...

Too many details and terms need to be negotiated by both parties.

Lin Meng's side naturally represents Li Chungang's desire to obtain the greatest possible benefits. The same author's work is published, and the results obtained by devoting different resources are completely different. Even if the things you write are the best, but In the end, when someone publishes for you to a remote area in the mountains, and only a few copies are printed, what's the point? ?

It can be expected that this negotiation will be a protracted "tug of war" that will test the endurance of both parties!

Fortunately, Lin Meng had already guessed this situation before he set off for the United States, and he had also communicated with Li Chungang in advance to mention this situation, so he had the foresight to invite an unspecified person from the academy. The number of days off the holiday.

It is said that there is no number of days of leave, but it should not be too much. If it is too long, it will not be called leave, and it will be called a suspension of study!

This is because the college's leaders and teachers are not worried at all that Li Chungang will take a long vacation and drop his studies because of this. You must know that after the whole school year of freshman, in fact, he is often hindered by various things in his studies, and the number of leave is even higher. It is the best in the academy, and it is still the well-deserved number one when the final exam results are not yet.

Sometimes, a creature like Xueba cannot be judged by common sense.

And at this time in the conference room.

Caitlin left first on the grounds that she still had things to deal with. In fact, she was not an excuse, because the news that Keppel Ron had switched to another faction was spreading rapidly throughout the Random House headquarters, and she needed to hurry back Preside over the overall situation while stabilizing the situation.

At least……

You can't let the people who support you feel that you are completely finished. If you don't stop the birth of this bad idea in time, once it spreads, even if you can successfully reach a cooperation with Li Chungang, it may be the end of the world.

And Thompson, who was entrusted with important tasks by Caitlin, was also unceremonious. He knew very well in his heart that time was very tight for everyone in the Caitlin faction at this time, and he must take the young man in front of him in the shortest possible time. Take it down, take down the book The Lord of the Rings.

Especially when he thought of Keppel Ron's new work this year, which will be published and sold globally in less than three months. You must know that Caitlin personally nodded and approved this plan before, but when he turned his head and saw The "peach" that was about to ripen was unexpectedly picked by a competitor, and even the original plan remained unchanged.

It's just that the person who executed it changed from Caitlin's subordinate to another vice president Oswald's subordinate; the person who benefited also changed from Caitlin to competitor Oswald.

"Before the formal negotiation, there is one thing I want to confirm with Mr. Li Chungang."

Before formally launching cooperation negotiations with Lin Meng, there is a prerequisite that Thompson must first figure out, otherwise more time will be wasted in the subsequent negotiation work.

"Mr. Thompson, we are also old friends. If you have any questions, you can ask them directly. I can answer you as long as you can answer them."

"Mr. Li, can you finish the remaining two volumes of "Lord of the Rings" within three months? If possible, there is a difference between publishing the first volume and publishing the three volumes together."

"Three months!?" Li Chungang almost laughed out loud. You must know that he is a professional. If it wasn't so funny, he wouldn't be able to help it. It's really Thompson's question that makes people unable to bear it. Yue, who are you looking down on?

"It doesn't take three months, I can finish it in one month!"

"If you are really in a hurry, it is not impossible to squeeze in two or three weeks."

"If you have to work overtime, stay up late or something, it can be completed within a week or two!"

Thompson: "..."

Chapter 523 Pushing the progress bar

the next few days.

Except for Li Chungang, the head of the Wensiquanyong delegation, almost all members of the Wensi Quanyong delegation are in a busy state of going out early and returning late. It is not over after returning to the Hilton Hotel where they stayed. Everyone gathers in Li Chungang's room to continue the small internal meeting .

Firstly, I would like to report to Li Chungang about the progress of the cooperation negotiation with Random House that day;

Secondly, it is also an opportunity for everyone to speak freely and brainstorm ideas. It is important to know that some ideas cannot be discussed in front of the opponent Random House, but it is completely possible behind closed doors.

Lin Meng also didn't dare to confidently think that all his ideas were absolutely free from mistakes. In addition, the team that came to the United States this time was an elite that was carefully selected from the company, so they might be able to check for omissions and make up for vacancies.

In addition, after a few days of various language trials and confrontations.

There are also valuable information obtained from off-site at a great cost, and the occasional clichés between Jiang Qingyu, a yellow-skinned compatriot, to confirm the accuracy of the information.

This also solved the biggest doubt in their hearts during this period of time——Why did Random House treat them so "politely"? The reason was far more vulgar than imagined. The vicious competition, the thing about your family prying the corner of your own family has come out, and it is not ordinary skill, directly prying away the most important pillars of others, do you dare to imagine such a thing?

These "nasty" things in Random House can be found out, thanks to Jiang Qingyu, a compatriot. As for the information of Keppel Ron, who is likely to become Li Chungang's opponent directly, it is much easier to find. Google it online for more details.

But don't underestimate foreign reporters, not to mention that Keppel Ron's life trajectory before and after becoming famous is traceable. Even without these reporters, they can carry forward their professionalism and dig three Find out the ruler for you!

"Emmm, I don't know if you have an illusion when looking at the information of this Keppel Ron."

"What do you feel?"

"It's an illusion like watching a foreign version of the boss!"

"Hey~ It's okay if you don't mention it, but when you mention it and look at it again, it seems that you really have this kind of feeling. It's also the same as becoming famous at a young age, and it's also the same as being a god in a book, but it doesn't look so similar the later you start. Yes, because Keppel Ron focuses on mystery novels, and our boss is proficient in everything."

"That's right, how can this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes compare to our wise and powerful boss."

"100 million agrees!"

"..."

I was still discussing Keppel Ron seriously before, but for some reason, the conversation suddenly changed in the next second, and I started to shoot rainbow farts in front of the boss Li Chungang. Those gorgeous words are used as if they don't want money.

This kind of opportunity to go on a business trip with the boss is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as you are not a newbie in the workplace, anyone who is a little ambitious about his future career plans knows that in this case, there must be "something to do".

For things like praise, you only need to talk about it without spending a dime, and you can also please the boss, so why not do it!

"Ahem~ According to the information we have collected in the past few days, Caitlin's general, Keppel Ron, was pried into the wall by Oswald, another vice president of the competitor. variables!

If my guess is correct, it must be that our old friend Thompson recommended the book "Lord of the Rings" in front of Caitlin, and then the boss's works were attractive enough, which immediately impressed Caitlin and was attracted by it. As the last straw in the fight for the position of president.

Moreover, from the negotiations with Thompson in the past few days, it can be clearly felt how eager Random House is to promote cooperation with us. It is almost the conditions we put forward, and most of the other parties will resist a little. Give up resistance.According to the conditions we have negotiated now, the boss is still a rookie author even if he is not well-known in the world. The salary contract he should have received should be a G-level contract, but now it even far exceeds the C-level contract. "

Lin Meng pretended to cough twice and interrupted the rainbow fart that everyone was getting more and more upbeat. If this goes on, she, the general manager, will hardly be able to stand it anymore. The reason for calling you here is to brainstorm how to negotiate next , instead of asking you to flatter the boss.

"Boss Lin is awesome!!!"

"It's all thanks to Mr. Lin to have such a big harvest!"

"I think this condition has almost reached the maximum leeway that Random House can give. It is not impossible to continue the discussion, but the benefits are not high and time costs will be paid. Don't forget, Caitlin The reason why we are so eager is because we believe that we can successfully snipe Keppel Ron's new work "The Lost City of Time."

"I agree with Minister Qin's point of view. Be a human being and stay on the front line so that we can meet in the future. I believe that we will continue to cooperate with Random House in the future. Therefore, after the first cooperation has won enough benefits, I think we don't need to care about the rest. A little gain or loss, but to seek other benefits from a different angle and direction.”

"correct."

"It would be even better if we can reach a long-term cooperative relationship with Random House!"

Seeing that you finally remembered your "elite" status and regained your status, you and I started to discuss with each other, and they all expressed their thoughts, which made Li Chungang nod secretly, almost thinking that Giving such good benefits to the company's employees is nothing more than raising a group of veritable sycophants.

Although these days, my boss spends most of his time traveling around New York with Jiang Qingyu, the "tour guide and receptionist". Most of the time, he goes out during the day and rushes back to the hotel at dinner time.

But thanks to the closeness of these few days, he has heard a lot of useful information about Random House from Jiang Qingyu's body.

That's not to say there isn't much to see and do at night in New York.

The main reason is that people who are richer are more afraid of death. Li Chungang is also a little worried that he and Jiang Qingyu are walking on the streets of New York at night. No, the ground is not working, this kind of thing is not afraid of ten thousand in case, it should be taken seriously!

In the United States, a country that does not prohibit civilians from using weapons, those people who don't believe in evil and go out in the middle of the night...