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In fact, as the agent of the novel, what Rhodes said is not unreasonable.For example, if "Jurassic Park" wants to enter the Chinese market, it must first find a publishing house to publish "Jurassic Park". "Luo Ji Park" breaks through a certain limit, for example, when the sales volume reaches tens of millions, naturally more publishing houses will come to compete.

And if there are many competitors, there is no doubt that in the end, in the competition of many publishing houses, Adam and the others will naturally be able to obtain more benefits.

And how this benefit is reflected is divided into two parts, one is the number of first prints, and the other is the royalty rate. The higher these two aspects are, the more the first print royalties Adam will naturally get.

And if Adam's novel is recognized as a world famous novel, naturally there is no need to worry about it, because it has a good reputation there, and you are not afraid when it enters the market, but who can guarantee whether the market will buy it after a year when the enthusiasm subsides?There are many novels in this world that sell well in the United States but fail in other markets.

Therefore, in the fight for copyright, it is absolutely impossible to do something that will definitely sell well, so the number of first prints is not important, anyway, sooner or later you will get the idea of ​​​​full royalties.What's more, the partner is a big publishing house in another country, especially in a place like China where the book market around the new century is extremely irregular, there are often concealed reports and multiple printings, and even authors from their own countries have published books. The society has no choice, let alone the author who is abroad?

Sometimes, the so-called first printing royalties are basically equivalent to the buyout fee.

And because of Adam's memory from his previous life, he knew that the movie would be a success, and the big sales again and again drove the market to pursue the novel, making "Jurassic Park" continue to sell well for decades, and it can be said to be enduring. .

But what if the filming fails?This is not impossible, and there are not no bestsellers that have hit the streets in Hollywood, such as The Chronicles of Narnia, which failed to continue the legendary road of Harry Potter. The state of rushing to the street.

You must know that The Chronicles of Narnia is a novel that has sold more than [-] million in the world, and this is still a monumental masterpiece of fantasy novels without the addition of movies.

However, even with such a huge halo, there is still no way for the film to replicate the miracle of Harry Potter. In the end, the film company suffered huge losses, and the filming of the sequel had to be unfortunately shelved.

And in this life, because of the appearance of Adam, the world line can no longer be the same as before. The so-called butterfly effect, with so many variables, who can guarantee that "Jurassic Park" will be 100% successful?Adam is not God, and naturally there is no guarantee.

Therefore, when Rhodes said this, Adam also fell silent, and deduced his thoughts and plans again, while Tonares and James also discussed with Rhodes in a low voice.

Although they are a project team, they did not have an in-depth exchange of ideas because of the urgency of time. Although Tonares and James have excellent legal skills, when they encounter professional problems, they still cannot help but get caught up. .

"Okay, Mr. Rhodes, you're right. I really forgot to take this into consideration." After pondering for more than ten minutes, Adam said to the few people who were discussing in low voices: "Jurassic Park" The sales volume of this novel in North America is very good now, and we all know that its publishing house is Harper Collins.

Therefore, in the countries that Harper Collins can involve, such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, they can continue to have full rights to deliver to them for sales. I think the cooperation with them before is quite pleasant. What do you think? "

"Harper Collins is really a good partner in these traditional markets for American fiction, so giving them Jurassic Park in those markets I personally agree with, and as far as I understand, the original There is also a prior statement in the contract you signed, and under the same circumstances, they have the priority." As the leader of the project team, Tonares still understands these basic conditions, so he did not object to Adam's proposal, only saying Added to it: "However, although they are our first priority, we cannot compromise too much on the royalty rate, but let Rhodes tell us where the bottom line should be. explain."

“Harper Collins is a large global publishing house, especially in the traditional market of English books, which has extremely strong energy, and they also have a relatively uniform tax rate standard. The sales of the book market will basically be listed as the highest level, so the royalty rate for authors is basically between 12.00% and 15.00%, but I personally feel that as long as it can exceed 12.00%, it is acceptable, after all Such a royalty rate in the foreign book market is already extremely impressive." Rhodes nodded and said what he knew, and it can be seen from his words that he is still more inclined to agree with Harper Collins continue to cooperate in these markets.

"Okay, then I will leave it to you to discuss the details with Harper Collins. The bottom line is set at the 12.00% royalty rate as you said. As long as it is not lower than this line, I can accept it. As for the first printing quantity , I don’t understand this point, so I leave it to you, after all, it’s better to leave professional matters to professional people, right.” Adam has no objection, to be honest, there is no HarperCollins, "Jurassic Park "How could it be as hot as it is now, so if they take advantage of it in the end, then let them take it, as long as it is not too much, he will not particularly object.

"No problem, Mr. Baker, this is the meaning of our existence." Tonares replied with a smile. They didn't take so much money for nothing, and they always wanted to do something practical.

"As for other markets, I personally don't think there is any need to worry. Although the current prospects are not bad, I think it may be more convincing after the sales volume in North America exceeds 500 million." Adam continued, although he admitted Because of the memory of his previous life, his judgment on some things has been biased, but he is not ready to deny it completely: "In addition, you should also know that Hollywood is actively contacting us recently. I asked HarperCollins and them not to contact us temporarily. They are negotiating, let them wait for a while, and then give them your contact information when the sales volume is almost [-] million next month, and then you will have full authority to represent my opinion. I hope I can choose a comparison A capable film company will open up other markets for us, otherwise, I think the value is limited.”

"Although I have doubts about whether Hollywood can produce films with sufficient market influence, what Mr. Baker said is indeed reasonable. Except for Japan, other markets are indeed of limited value if they are not developed." Tonare Si once again expressed his agreement with Adam for the first time, and then asked his own question: "Speaking of Hollywood, Mr. Baker. Although the sales volume of "Jurassic Park" is amazing now, based on what I know about Hollywood, they have copyright rights. There won’t be much concessions in terms of this, I don’t know if you have your own thoughts on this point.”

To be honest, when Tonares received this project for the first time, he thought that the other party was just a boy who had just grown up, and this was his first novel, so maybe he would give them full authority at that time Plan, Adam Baker will not have any reliable suggestions, it would be nice if he can come up with some messy ideas without messing up.

But from the initial contact to the long talk, he found that this young man was far beyond his original imagination. Compared with other American youths of this age, Adam Baker was much more rational and mature. , and the most important thing is that he still has a lot of mature personal ideas, which is both lucky and troublesome for their team.

Fortunately, my client is sensible enough not to hold them back. The trouble is that such a client has a lot of ideas, and is extremely rational and reliable, and is often accompanied by insisting on not being disturbed by others. This makes them have to adjust according to his ideas all the time, which is why every time Tonares replies to Adam, he always agrees with the first sentence, and then expresses his own ideas, and these ideas are absolutely not It will have the opposite meaning of confrontation with Adam's idea.

Adam didn't see this, but he felt that this group of people cooperated very well, and it seemed comfortable to cooperate with them. He didn't have any objection to Tonares's slightly deviation from his original statement, after all, this is his I will talk about it later, but it is a little earlier, and he will not pay too much attention to it: "Your question is very good, Mr. Tonares, this is exactly what I want to say later."

"Today's Hollywood, or in a short period of time, Hollywood has never been very friendly to the adaptation of novels, and even to the authors of adaptations. Even if the sales of "Jurassic Park" are so good, I personally think that they will never accept the copyright of adaptations of novels. Paying more than ten million dollars, or even five million dollars will be a hurdle." Adam said with a serious face.

In the last life, although the novel was not published and created a sales miracle, the author of the novel, Clayton, was the most famous novelist in North America at that time, and he was also an excellent director. Several films he directed were successful. It can be said that he himself is a A very important person in Hollywood, but even so, the copyright of the novel "Jurassic Park" was sold for only 200 million US dollars.

You must know that the series of movies based on the novel "Jurassic Park" earned Universal Pictures more than [-] billion in profits, and the author of the novel only paid a few dollars for the sequel and subsequent cooperation after the movie was successful. A little bit of copyright, even if you get a profit of only one or two percent, it can be called extremely cruel.