"Yes, Haikuotiankong Films is very generous. If we had paid you based on the salary before signing the contract, you wouldn't have received such a high salary.
This salary is comparable to that of second-tier actors." Hong Jingbao smiled and nodded.
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United States, morning time, Warner Publishing.
"Hello, dear Oscar-winning author, I'm Jack. First of all, congratulations on selling 500,000 copies of your work, 'Forrest Gump,' in just six months. Readers have written to express their high praise for your work, and many have been deeply moved by Forrest's pure innocence and courageous spirit.
It's been six months since your last book, and many readers are eagerly anticipating your new work. I wonder if Mr. Oscar has any new creative plans? We at Warner Publishing are eagerly anticipating this.
Please take the time to reply despite your busy schedule. We are all ears, whether it is about the progress of new works or ideas for future cooperation.
Jack! Warner Publishing Editorial Department. After Jack sent Oscar the email, he waited for Oscar's reply.
He really didn't expect that this "Forrest Gump" would not only achieve huge success in sales, but also gather a group of readers and fans for the writer Oscar. Now many readers send emails, letters and call them, looking forward to Oscar's new work.
These days, publishing a novel and selling 100,000 copies a year is quite an achievement.
But the achievements of "Forrest Gump" far exceeded this scope. Its sales exceeded 500,000 in just half a year. This book deeply touched the hearts of countless readers with its unique narrative style, profound philosophy of life and Forrest's innocent and tenacious image.
On the other side, Zhang Qiurui was writing a novel in front of the computer. There was a thick English dictionary next to him, and he seemed to be translating.
After she translated the last word into English, she nodded with satisfaction and stretched.
With the sound of "ding" from the computer.
An email popped up. Zhang Qiurui clicked on it and saw that it was from Jack, urging him to release his new work.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiurui wrote a letter back to Jack.
These days, Zhang Qiurui has also been paying attention to the sales of "Forrest Gump". In North America, it has exceeded 500,000 copies. This result is already a top bestseller in this year, and only a few writers can achieve this sales volume.
"Forrest Gump" was priced at ten US dollars per copy, and Zhang Qiurui took a 6% commission. For every copy sold, he could earn $0.6. If 500,000 copies were sold, that would be a commission of $300,000.
I will sell some of them later. The more books I publish overseas, the more I can bring in by bringing in new and old books.
After Jack sent the email to Oscar, he originally thought that it would take some time to wait for his reply.
But before a few minutes had passed, his mailbox made a "ding dong" sound, indicating that a new email had arrived.
Seeing that the sender was Oscar, Jack's face lit up with joy and he quickly clicked on it to check: "How much is the royalty?"
This is Zhang Qiurui’s reply.
Jack couldn't help but laugh when he saw Oscar asking about the royalties so directly and urgently.
Oscar's first novel sold 500,000 copies, which has already made him famous and gathered a number of fans. As long as his second novel is not bad, the sales will not be too bad.
In order to retain Oscar, their publishing house certainly cannot pay royalties according to the royalties of the previous book.
As long as Oscar's second book is published by their Warner Publishing House, the higher-ups have also said that the royalties will be increased directly to 10%.
Although this royalty point is not the highest in the industry, it is definitely among the best, which is enough to show Warner Publishing's importance and sincerity to the Oscars.
Jack quickly replied to Oscar: "Regarding royalties, we at Warner Bros. have decided to increase it to 10%. This is recognition of your talent and achievements, and it also reflects our anticipation for future cooperation. I wonder if Mr. Oscar has finished writing his new work?"
After sending the email, Jack looked forward to Oscar's reply.
After receiving the letter, Zhang Qiurui replied with an "OK" and translated her newly written novel into English and sent it to Jack.
At the end, Zhang Qiurui wrote a few words. If the sales of this novel can still reach 500,000 copies, I will send it to Warner Publishing House in my native language, and you can hire someone to translate it into English. This way, I can focus more on the creation and in-depth exploration of the story without having to be distracted by the translation process, and I can speed up the writing process.
This time, Zhang Qiurui submitted a novel to Warner Bros., "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."
She condensed the film into a 100,000-word novel.
On the other side, Jack received a letter from Zhang Qiurui and saw the novel he sent. After seeing the name, he frowned slightly, and then quickly opened it to check.
"Is this based on the theme of Disney Parks? Is Oscar a fan of Disney?" As Jack opened Oscar's "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", his eyes gradually became focused and excited.
The description of the scene is full of vividness, and the characters are portrayed in a three-dimensional and vivid way, jumping off the paper, as if they were walking out of the pages and appearing vividly before him.
Jack was amazed at Oscar's control of details. Those classic Disney elements were cleverly integrated into the pirate story, which not only retained the essence of the original work but also gave it new vitality.
At the same time, Oscar also cleverly introduced some classic rides in Disney parks as story backgrounds or plot turning points, allowing readers to feel as if they were there and experience the wonder and excitement of the fairy tale world.
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