Based on 300,000 words, Wen Ying can still get 180,000 words of royalties from "Aige".
Han Qin raised the manuscript fee from 180 yuan per thousand words to 240 yuan per thousand words. Just by serializing in "Aige", Wen Ying could still get a manuscript fee of around yuan.
Yuan is not a small amount.
Han Qin had just looked at Wen Ying. The clothes Wen Ying wore were ordinary, not expensive brands, except for the pair of Nike sneakers on her feet.
Considering that Wen Ying knew Zou Weijun of Chengdu Publishing Group, Han Qin judged that Wen Ying's family should be between well-off and middle class in Chengdu.
Even for a middle-class family, more than 40,000 yuan is not a sum that can be thrown away in the blink of an eye.
Han Qin hopes that Wen Ying is a smart little girl who knows that a bird in the hand is worth more than many in the bush, and that too much is as bad as too little.
It’s hard to say how the novel will sell after it is published. During the serialization period, the royalties increased to 240 yuan per thousand words, but the benefits are real and visible!
Han Qin did not play by the rules. She mentioned the increase in royalties before even discussing the publishing contract, which really surprised Wen Ying.
Wen Ying immediately stood up and expressed her gratitude to Han Qin for her appreciation, but she also had some doubts:
"The manuscript fee has been raised to 240 yuan per thousand words. Are there any additional conditions, such as signing a publishing contract with the magazine?"
Han Qin smiled. Does this need to be explained clearly? It must be a necessary additional condition!
Wen Ying guessed so, but she was afraid of misunderstanding Editor-in-Chief Han, so she needed to confirm it in person.
In fact, the magazine has already increased the serialized manuscript fee once, from 130 yuan per thousand words to 180 yuan per thousand words.
Wen Ying doesn’t really care whether the price will rise again.
If it rises further, how much can it rise?
From 180 yuan to 300 yuan per thousand words, and then increased by 120 yuan, 180,000 words would be just over 20,000 yuan, which is less than 20,000 yuan after tax deduction.
It’s not that Wen Ying looks down on 20,000 yuan, she’s just not that arrogant yet.
But compared with the publication of "Teenage Idol", the serialization fee of 20,000 more or less is actually not important. If a novel is popular, it can be reprinted again and again. Some authors can even live off royalties for a lifetime after a book becomes popular!
Besides, Han Qin did not raise the manuscript fee to 300 yuan per thousand words, but only raised it to 240 yuan per thousand words.
Of course, for new authors, 240 yuan per thousand words is already a very good fee. If Wen Ying is still not satisfied, it means that she is too greedy.
But for Wen Ying, she wanted to hear what Han Qin thought about the publication of "Teenage Idol" and whether she had a complete planning plan.
There are so many new books on the market every year. The serialization of "Teenage Idol" in "Aige" has indeed attracted some readers and has a basic sales base, but readers who follow the magazine serialization may not necessarily buy the single volume.
Especially after the ending has been published in the magazine, most readers are satisfied with the ending. Only a very small number of readers like the book so much that they want to buy the single volume of "Young Idol" home for the second or third reading.
The release of the single volume of "Teenage Idol" also needs to be promoted so that more new readers who didn't know about the book can buy it.
Wen Ying gives Zou Weijun advice, and Zou Weijun will adopt reasonable suggestions.
If I give suggestions to Aige, will Han Qin listen?
A person's facial features will reveal some of his or her personality, and Han Qin can be seen at first glance as a person with a very strong opinionated personality.
This kind of personality definitely has its advantages. Without her own opinions, Han Qin would not be able to become the editor-in-chief.
But at the same time, Han Qin's personality also has negative effects: she is very opinionated and unwilling to listen to other people's suggestions.
Not to mention Wen Ying, a new author, asking Han Qin to advise her on how to plan and publish, Han Qin would not even take a new editor like Xiao Niu seriously.
Han Qin had no idea that Wen Ying had an adult soul beneath her childish appearance. Seeing Wen Ying looking at her, Han Qin knew that Wen Ying was insisting on getting an answer.
She picked up the cup on the table and took two sips of water. "I don't know what Editor Zou promised you. As I said just now, no matter how nice the words are, they're useless if they can't be put into practice. Since you and Editor Zou have already discussed this, you must know how the royalties are calculated. Your book 'Teenage Idol' is expected to have 300,000 words. With this word count, we can make a hardcover edition and price it at 28 yuan. I plan to give you an initial print run of 30,000 copies, with an 8% royalty. I'll pay you 20% after signing the contract, another 30% after the book is proofread and before printing begins, and the remaining 50% within a month after it's officially on the market."
The first print run is 30,000 copies, priced at 28 yuan, with an 8% royalty.
Within one month after the publication of "Teenage Idol", Wen Ying could get more than 60,000 yuan.
Even after the price increase, there was still more than 40,000 yuan in royalties during the serialization period of "Aige", which is exactly 110,000 yuan. After deducting taxes, there is still less than 100,000 yuan left.
As long as Wen Ying agrees to Han Qin today, this small amount of 100,000 yuan will basically be in her pocket.
To be honest, the conditions offered by Han Qin are not low.
At least she didn't give Wen Ying 6% royalties.
Even if Wen Ying signed a contract with Zou Weijun, to receive the 8% royalties, the book would have to sell at least 50,000 copies. Zou Weijun's publishing contract was a gamble on the success of "Teenage Idol," while Han Qin's terms were more practical.
Wen Ying doesn't have to worry about whether the book sells well or not. Anyway, Wen Ying will definitely get the royalties from the first print of 30,000 copies. As for whether she can get more in the future, it depends on whether the book will be reprinted!
But Zou Weijun priced "Teenage Idol" at 32 yuan, while Han Qin priced it at 28 yuan.
At first glance, the difference is only 4 yuan. Based on an 8% royalty rate, Wen Ying would only lose 0.32 yuan per copy, a negligible difference. But once sales increase, 10,000 copies will be 3,200 yuan, 100,000 will be 100 yuan, and 1 million copies...wake up! Why are you dreaming of selling a million copies? It's broad daylight.
If you really want to sell one million copies, what matters is not the price difference caused by the book pricing, but the royalty rate.
Han Qin gave a fixed royalty rate of 8%. If the first print run failed to sell, Wen Ying would get 8%. Even if the book sold 1 million copies, Wen Ying would still get 8%.
As for Zou Weijun, if he can sell 1 million copies, the royalties will be 15%.
These two calculation methods mean that Wen Ying's royalty income can be about doubled, provided that she can sell 1 million copies!
As for dreams, Wen Ying still needs to have them.
The increase from 180 yuan per thousand words to 240 yuan per thousand words is not important. The difference of twice as much in royalties is more than two million yuan, so Wen Ying still takes it very seriously.
Wen Ying glanced at Zou Weijun, who smiled and nodded, encouraging her to ask boldly. Wen Ying then had no worries.
"Editor-in-Chief Han, have you considered drafting a publishing contract for 'Teen Idol' with tiered royalties based on actual sales?"
Han Qin's smile faded and she put down the cup in her hand.
"Xiao Yu, what did I tell you just now? I told you not to care too much about petty gains and empty promises from others. I think the conditions I offered are very good. If you still think it's not enough, aren't you a little too greedy?"
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