Chapter 80 The Manuscript Payment Has Arrived
When Shi Tingyu arrived at the door, there were already seven or eight people gathered there.
The person standing in front gave his name, and the postman found the letter or package for him.
When it was Shi Tingyu's turn, most of the others had arrived.
"Shi Tingyu..." The postman kept repeating the name while looking for the letter.
Finally, he picked up a letter from a pile and handed it over, "Yes, this is it, from Jingshi Fine Arts Publishing House."
The military dependents around were a little surprised. Their letters and packages were basically from their families, and this was the first time they had seen one from this publishing house.
Someone who knew Shi Tingyu asked, "Xiao Lu's family, what does this Jingshi Publishing House do?"
Shi Tingyu didn't know the content of the letter, nor did she know whether her manuscript had been approved, so she didn't say much. She just said, "Nothing, I just ordered some books and newspapers there."
Some people believed this answer, while others didn't.
Some people knew Jingshi Fine Arts Publishing House, so they asked her if she had submitted any manuscripts for publication.
Shi Tingyu smiled and didn't say she had submitted them, nor did she say she hadn't submitted them.
If she said she had submitted them, and if they didn't succeed, she would be used as a bargaining chip by the family courtyard. If she said she hadn't submitted them, and if they succeeded, she would be accused of lying.
She asked one of the people holding the package, "Sister-in-law, did your hometown send you something again?"
The sister-in-law's attention was smoothly diverted when she heard it, and she smiled happily, "Yes, I have told my mother-in-law many times to let them keep something for themselves, but they insisted on sending it to me. Sometimes I get a headache."
The others heard it and started talking one after another.
"Just be content. If my mother-in-law is half as good as your mother-in-law, I will wake up with laughter in my dreams."
"That's right, although my mother-in-law is not bad, she is not like your mother-in-law, who sends you things every few days."
"When will you invite your mother-in-law to stay for two days?"
"Yes, then let my mother-in-law see how others are mother-in-law."
The sister-in-law liked to hear such good words and said a few more words.
The topic of mother-in-law has always been something women cannot avoid. These sisters-in-law always have endless things to say about mother-in-law, and everyone's attention has been successfully diverted.
By the time they finished the topic, there were no people around.
Shi Tingyu returned home at this time and couldn't wait to open the letter from the publishing house.
Hello, Comrade Shi.
Thank you for your trust in our company and for sending us your precious manuscript.
We have carefully reviewed the drawings of "The Loyal Dog" and unanimously agreed that it can be published.
There are several matters that need to be confirmed with you.
One is the issue of the first print run.
Our company thinks your drawings are excellent, the story is inspiring, the lines are smooth and natural, and the colors are harmonious and bright, so the first print run is tentatively set at 100,000 copies. If the subsequent performance is excellent, we can arrange for subsequent printings.
The second is the price of the book after publication.
The market price of black and white comic strips is between 0.12-0.18 yuan, and the average price of color comic strips is between 0.2-0.8 yuan.
The final price can be negotiated by phone. Our phone number is: XXXX
. The third is the method of sharing the royalties.
There are one-time purchase and royalties commission. You
can contact us by phone for details.
You can also write your request in a letter and look forward to your reply.
Jingshi Fine Arts Publishing House, wishing you good health.
1975.8.7
This is the price of comic strips found on the Internet.
After reading the letter from the publishing house, Shi Tingyu pondered.
She didn't know what the current rules for publishing books were, but she could see the publisher's intentions from the content of the letter.
The price and other things were almost the same as what she had inquired.
It's just that she didn't know whether the publishing house and the author would sign a publishing contract.
After all, the Copyright Law will not be promulgated until 1990.
However, since the matter can be discussed, she can write down her requirements.
From the lines of the letter, Shi Tingyu can be sure that the other party is still very satisfied with her work.
She can make her thoughts clear to the publishing house.
The worst result is that it cannot be published. If that is the case, she can wait for two years, until the end of the decade, when comics are booming again.
Having made up her mind, Shi Tingyu took out the letter paper and began to write back to the publishing house.
Her request was simple, she wanted to sign a publishing contract.
According to the taxation system of later generations, she wanted a 10% royalty.
As for the first print run, she had no opinion.
The comic market is sluggish now, and she believes that the publishing house has its own budget and considerations in terms of quantity.
After taking one last look at the letter, Shi Tingyu put it in an envelope and waited for the next day to take a bus to the town to mail it.
In the evening, after Lu Weiguo came back from training, he heard from Shi Tingyu that the comic strip had passed the review.
Lu Weiguo was very happy for her. In fact, he had always believed that the comic strip could be published, after all, his wife was such a good painter.
But he didn't know much about publishing and couldn't help her.
After the letter was mailed, Shi Tingyu began to wait for news.
It was not until the government primary school started that she confirmed the specific matters with the publishing house.
The publishing house agreed to her request for a contract and 10% royalties.
In the end, each comic strip was priced at 0.5 yuan.
Shi Tingyu calculated that after the first print run, she could get 5,000 yuan in royalties at one time.
This price is definitely a huge sum of money.
She remembered seeing a piece of news that in the 1950s and 1960s, someone drew comic strips and received 8,000 yuan in royalties.
At that time, it was simply a sky-high price.
Shi Tingyu and the publishing house had always negotiated contracts through letters.
By the time both parties had confirmed it, the institution
's primary school had been open for more than a week. On this day, the loud speaker in the family compound sounded again.
"Comrade Shi Tingyu, here is your remittance slip, go to the door to collect it."
Shi Tingyu immediately thought of the royalties.
She put on a coat and went out.
At the door was a postman riding a bicycle, and there were several military wives carrying packages next to him.
When the postman saw Shi Tingyu coming, he smiled and said, "Comrade Shi, this is your remittance slip, please sign it."
Shi Tingyu took the remittance slip and took a look. The remittance of 5,000 yuan was clearly visible on it.
The postman was actually very curious.
He didn't know what kind of book the other party had published that was so valuable.
Several sisters-in-law looked at Shi Tingyu, but she blocked their eyes without leaving any trace. However, they still saw the zeros at the end.
They were all shocked.
Shi Tingyu quickly signed, stamped, and took the remittance slip away.
Seeing that the person in question had left, several sisters-in-law surrounded the postman and asked questions.
"Who remitted the money to Captain Lu's wife? I saw several zeros."
"Comrade postman, where did this remittance slip come from?"
"This is a lot of money."
The postman didn't expect these people to surround him and ask questions.
He was also afraid that these military wives would think wrongly. The current situation was tense, so he didn't want to bring trouble to Comrade Shi. He also picked up what he could say: "Comrade Shi, this money is the royalties from the Beijing Publishing House."
The military wives looked at each other, thinking, when did the wife of the battalion commander Lu publish a book?
What surprised them even more was the amount of the royalties.
This book only cost so much money, what if there were more books?