Chapter 182 Professor Li Helps
Professor Li's name is Li Zhiwen. When he heard his student's question in the office, he raised his eyebrows.
I was a little surprised. "Write the ownership of copyright in the contract. Is this your idea?"
Zhao Yanshu explained embarrassedly, "It was my wife's idea. She was a little blindly confident about the book I wrote. She always felt that it would be very popular, so she wanted to secure more benefits for me in advance, although I didn't quite understand it."
Professor Li nodded and said, "Then your wife is very good. Few people in China would think of this kind of thing in advance. In fact, only well-known foreign writers would think of this in advance.
Your wife seems to have known a lot in advance. As for the role of copyright, I think you should have a general understanding. If you don’t understand, I can talk to you again…”
Afterwards, Professor Li explained it to him in detail.
"…So, your wife's idea of preparing for a rainy day is a good one, and it protects your interests."
Zhao Yanshu smiled and said, "Well, she cares about me a lot."
Looking at his expression, Professor Li, who is still single at the age of 30 and claims to love romance and freedom, inexplicably feels a little overwhelmed.
Wu Yu glanced at him and said, "Your wife's idea is very good, but if you ask the publisher directly, they will probably refuse. After all, they are the largest publisher in Beijing, and they are also proud. How can a small author like you ask for so much?"
Zhao Yan also frowned when he heard this. Yes, what qualifications did he have to talk about these things with others?
Seeing the student's worried look, Professor Li said directly: "Okay, stop frowning, I will go with you when the time comes!"
After saying that, seeing Zhao Yanshu hesitated to speak, he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to ask Aunt Tian for help. I will tell them directly that your book has been published abroad. Although it has just been published and the sales have not been counted yet, it has been favored by several major publishing houses. I think the results will not be too bad. I hope I can help you negotiate better terms."
Zhao Yanshu finally felt relieved after hearing this, and did not refuse, "Thank you very much, Professor Li."
Professor Li waved his hand again, "Okay, stop being polite. I am your teacher after all. When you become a writer, just make me proud."
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When Lin Yuzhu returned home, he felt relieved after hearing what Professor Li said to him.
"That's great. We feel relieved to have Professor Li's help. But this means we have to trouble Professor Li again. He has a good family background, a good job, and is not short of money. I don't know what to do in return."
Zhao Yanshu thought about it and shook his head. "Don't think about it for now. I don't think Professor Li cares about these things. He just wants to help. I'll see if there's a chance in the future. There will always be a time to repay."
"That's all we can do."
…
With Professor Li's help, the situation was indeed extraordinary. In the end, the contract with the publishing house was not only signed according to Lin Yuzhu's requirements, but the buyout period was also only three years.
That is to say, after three years, no matter how the sales performance of this book is, it will be converted into a royalty system.
As for the royalty ratio, it is determined according to the sales situation at that time. The better the sales, the more royalties you will get, with a minimum of 5% and a maximum of 15%.
It can be said that this was an unexpected surprise for Zhao Yanshu.
I don’t know if they thought too highly of him, but after discussions with the publishing house, they actually set a high price for Zhao Yanshu’s book, asking 2.8 yuan per copy!
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