Chapter 140 Raising Employee Salaries The Four Noble Truths is concluded...
Chapter 140
Lin Mujin went to Chengbao to submit the final manuscript of more than 60,000 words, and at the same time discuss related publishing issues with the editor of the publishing house recommended by Editor-in-Chief Ma.
Reception room.
Editor-in-Chief Ma and Editor Wu are both here.
Editor-in-Chief Ma took the initiative to introduce the two parties.
"This is Ms. Lin Mujin, the author of 'The Four Noble Truths.'"
"This is Editor Chu from Boyi Publishing Group."
Lin Mujin extended her hand. "Hello, Editor Chu. Could you please take some time out of your busy schedule to come over?"
Editor Chu laughed and said, "I've wanted to come here for a long time, but Old Ma wouldn't let me. I'm very optimistic about 'The Four Noble Truths.'"
Editor Wu extended his hand and invited, "Let's sit down and discuss in detail."
He poured tea for everyone.
Editor Chu said, "We at Boyi are interested in signing this martial arts novel. You should have heard of our publishing house. We serve the entire Asia region and even have business in Europe."
Lin Mujin didn't care about the big promises he made. If she couldn't get her hands on them, it would have nothing to do with her. "I wonder how many copies of the first print run of 'The Four Noble Truths' will be? How many points can you give?"
Editor Chu said, "As a newcomer, there are rules to follow. However, 'The Four Noble Truths' is truly excellent. You've also come at an opportune time. Our publishing house has already signed a cooperation contract with a mainland publisher. We'll be responsible for related works. Just those famous authors are definitely not enough; we need some other excellent works."
Lin Mujin understood that she belonged to the same category as other excellent works.
Editor Chu continued, "So this time, we can guarantee a first print run of 20,000 copies of 'The Four Noble Truths,' with a royalty of 8%."
Lin Mujin weighed it in her mind and decided that this condition was above her bottom line.
But I still have to fight for it, mainly because it will affect the next book. If the tax on this one is high, the next one will be even higher. "I have no problem with the first print run, but can the royalties be higher? I know the average is 10 points, but I'm a newcomer and I don't have high expectations. Add 0.8 points, and 8.8 is also good. I'll give it more."
Hong Kong people believe that feng shui is a good omen, so it's not surprising for her to say that.
Editor Chu smiled and said, "You know Mr. Liang only has ten points."
Lin Mujin smiled. "Editor Chu, you're treating me like a newbie again. Many famous authors do not earn high royalties because they have other incomes. This is just a way to reasonably avoid taxes."
She knows everything!
The most pitiful thing is that she doesn't even need to avoid taxes on that little money she has.
Editor Chu was embarrassed for a moment.
Editor-in-Chief Ma tried to smooth things over, but there was a hint of gloating in his words, "Old Chu, I told you that Miss Lin is no longer a newcomer. This can be considered a new attempt. Both sides should make concessions. How about 8.5?"
Lin Mujin immediately said, "Editor-in-Chief Ma, I must give you this favor."
He extended his hand again, "Editor Chu, it's a pleasure to work with you."
The tax amount has been decided.
After that, we started to discuss the price of the two volumes. It certainly couldn't be compared with those of the great masters, and the number of words was not too many, so we decided on a price of forty dollars for the two volumes.
Lin Mujin handed in the final manuscript.
After that, Editor-in-Chief Ma and Editor Chu discussed how to work together to achieve the effect of one plus one being greater than two.
Lin Mujin gave a small suggestion, mainly that if operated well, the one that would benefit the most would be her "Four Noble Truths".
Her suggestion was to allow readers to fully participate and the newspaper could organize a quiz with prizes for the finale.
Then publish some of the results described by readers, preferably with obvious opposition, so that readers can take sides and support each other, and the argument will become more heated.
Then it can be published.
Editor-in-Chief Ma was somewhat reluctant, "Then our newspaper would suffer a loss. The popularity we created would only benefit others."
Lin Mujin explained, "Interacting with readers is also a new model to explore. If successful, it will be very beneficial to Cheng Bao. Even if the results are mediocre this time, it still remains a beneficial experiment. Publishing first and then serializing in the newspaper may be disadvantageous. What if I write a sequel, which will only be available in the newspaper?"
Editor-in-Chief Ma said decisively, "Our newspaper agrees."
Editor Chu snorted coldly, "You're taking advantage of me and still acting ungratefully. Your boss will only reward you later."
Editor-in-Chief Ma smiled broadly, "If you do well on 'The Four Noble Truths,' you'll get a bonus too."
The two of them praised Lin Mujin at the same time.
Lin Mujin quickly said a few humble words and promised to bring the foreign affairs to him in three days.
Editor Chu also promised to complete the proofreading in three days and the published book would be available in a week.
Lin Mujin had to admire his efficiency. You know, there are many procedures in publishing a book.
To carry out topic planning, the publishing house plans topics based on its own publishing direction and market demand.
The next step is to collect manuscripts, and after determining the topic, contact suitable authors for creation.
However, the above two steps do not apply to her and the publishing house.
She had the work first, which was recommended internally and reviewed by the publishing house, who thought it was excellent, so it passed both the first and final reviews.
The next step is editing and finalizing, and then proofreading, which usually involves one, two, and three proofreadings.
Now Editor Chu has promised to complete the proofreading in three days, which actually includes editing and typesetting. Lin Mujin's praise is absolutely sincere.
"Ms. Lin, the contract needs some data modification and cannot be signed today. Please go to the publishing house tomorrow." Editor Chu said apologetically.
Lin Mujin agreed, of course. "No problem. I'll go there tomorrow morning."
It's only a 0.5 point increase, so it's worth the trouble.
They had almost finished talking about everything, so Lin Mujin said goodbye to the three of them and left.
She didn't go home, but went straight to the food truck.
She wanted to see how capable the newly hired Mrs. Jiang was at her job.
This person was also recruited from Kowloon Walled City. He is 28 years old and from Shandong.
She has a husband, a son and a daughter.
The two children are twins, both nine years old this year.
The husband had been a soldier and had offended the local bullies in his hometown, so he had to sneak across the river with his wife and children. Fortunately, they succeeded.
In order to support his family, Mrs. Jiang's husband joined a gang and became a thug. He was hacked during a fight between two gangs, and the gang leader gave him two thousand dollars and left him alone.
Mrs. Jiang has been working odd jobs to support her family since then.
After discussing with her cousin, she decided to hire her, but no longer provide accommodation.
As for food, they can eat together at the food truck at noon, but she needs to take care of herself in the morning and evening.
But the salary is higher, 1,200 yuan a month.
At the same time, Wang Xiaoli and the Zhou sisters also received a salary increase of 200 yuan each.
That means Mrs. Luo and her daughter can earn $2,200 per month.
The Zhou sisters can earn 1,900 yuan per month.
Let’s talk about Mrs. Jiang again. They also rented a house in Sham Shui Po, a small single room of about seven or eight square meters. Four people lived in it together. The rent was cheap, only 450 yuan a month.
Mrs. Jiang's husband's injuries have almost healed, and he can now do odd jobs, so the family's daily life can still be maintained.
This is also the reason why she and her cousin Lin hired Mrs. Jiang. They wanted to lend a helping hand in times of need and gain her gratitude, but the other party cannot be a "bottomless pit".
They are good people, but not particularly good.
Lin Mujin thought that this was enough, she didn't want to be a saint.
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