Chapter 226 Editors
Capital only cares about the value you can create.
No matter what this book or the next one is like, Xie Wenyuan’s emphasis on the project is its value.
Moreover, it seems that Chu Ge has some background. I wonder if he is a relative of Xie Wenyuan... Otherwise, it is hard for the boss to imagine that Xie Wenyuan would personally meet with a little-known internet celebrity writer, have tea with him, and chat with him for more than an hour, no matter how much he values the writer's work.
In fact, Chu Ge himself didn't know how much of Lao Zhu's face accounted for here, how much of the one hundred million accounted for, and how much of Xie Wenyuan's own attention accounted for?
But no matter what, from now on, regardless of whether he will be treated as a signboard, at least it is impossible for him to turn against him at this time, and winning him over is the norm.
“For this project, we will have a deeper cooperation with Mr. Xie. Our investment and team will participate in the joint production later.” The CEO was saying, “Mr. Xie is so discerning. We missed the treasure before. We have to wait for others to discover our good IP…”
Chu Ge thought to himself, you guys missed so many good IPs, how many books has your copyright department read? ... Forget it, I don't want to talk to you about this.
He just smiled and said, "Boss Xie told me that the animation will be produced in cooperation with us and released on our own animation website."
Perhaps the phrase "ourselves" sounds better. The CEO smiled and nodded, "That's right. So now this is also our group's own business. With our own participation and cooperation, we will strive for excellence. If there is anything, communicate more with the editorial team. We are a family after all."
Chu Ge smiled and said, "The editor has always been very nice to me."
Chu Ge believed that the group would take this matter seriously, because the group's strategy was in this direction, but to be honest, he trusted Xie Wenyuan more. Of course, there was no need to say this, the copyright had already been bought by Xie Wenyuan, and the direction was definitely controlled by him. The group was at most a joint venture, so there was no point in saying more.
The boss smiled and said, "Chu Da is also a long-time author of our site. Do you have any good ideas or suggestions for our development?"
Chu Ge was silent for a long time, holding back his words, and finally swallowed back thousands of words. He simply said: "I hope you can pay more attention to the ecology of grassroots authors... It's not easy for them."
The obituary I saw before coming here.
Myself before Qiuqiu.
Zhang Qiren left sadly.
There are also those strong and powerful people in the "Future Platinum Group" and the "God-Slaying and Proof-of-the-Worth Group".
Everyone in the group has thousands of thoughts, but you can't hear them.
All that could be heard was Xie Wenyuan and how many billions.
Or you may just hear it and do nothing...because on many levels, the demands of both parties are conflicting.
What's the point of saying more?
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Just a few minutes into the meeting with the CEO, Chu Ge followed the editors and sat down by the bookshelf downstairs. Only then did it feel like they were just chatting with “intimate people”.
The editor sighed as she spoke: "I was so scared. I thought you were going to tell your boss about it."
Chu Ge smiled indifferently: "Actually, there's nothing to be scared of. It's just plain unpleasant, but it can't change anything. It's meaningless and a waste of time."
The editor-in-chief was surprised: "You have become more stable, Chu Ge."
Chu Ge was even more surprised: "Have I ever done anything very unstable in the past?"
"That's not the case. But you said during the interview that you used to work in a state-owned enterprise and resigned after a quarrel with your boss."
"Oh, that's true." Chu Ge stroked his chin and thought for a while: "So I have really changed a lot... Oh, it's really strange, when did I start to change..."
The editor-in-chief laughed and said, "You're old now. It's normal for you to find a girlfriend and start a family."
Chu Ge looked up at the various masterpieces in the bookcase that he once admired, and whispered to himself, "Isn't this also a kind of regression... I am not as good as I was when I was young."
The editor blinked her eyes and said, "Why do you think so? Why don't you think that it's because you've cultivated your character and become more tolerant?"
Chugo laughed: "The little sister can talk."
"Because I've watched you grow and change all the way." The editor lady smiled and said, "Including the changes in your writing style and the accumulation of your words, it feels like watching a man become more and more mature and charming."
Chu Ge hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey, what you said can easily be misunderstood. Look, the editor-in-chief is looking at me unkindly..."
"Bah!" The editor-in-chief made a beating gesture and said with a smile, "Whoever thinks bad of you doesn't even bother to look at you. I saw your Early Autumn Love the other day and it had hundreds of thousands of followers. With someone like you, you can't turn back even if you want to. In the future, just bear the domestic violence and don't count on other flowers and plants."
Chu Ge sniffed and felt sympathetic.
I was specially squeezed before coming here, and it became pickled mustard tuber.
Lao Zhu Youyun was hanged at a young age... This is probably the safest same-sex relationship in the eyes of other men, and there is no meaning in competition at all.
"Speaking of which, the young lady has been very kind to me..."
"You know that too!" The editor lady slammed the table and said, "Do you know how embarrassed I am by your refusal to sign the contract?"
Chu Ge smiled apologetically: "Now it's still signed, although the things signed are a little different. To be honest, if it wasn't for the young lady's face, I wouldn't sign it!"
The editor lady spat, "Don't you really want to write the next one? Have you made enough money from this one to collect rent?"
Chu Ge clapped his hands and said, "That's the dream!"
"Come on." The editor-in-chief sighed leisurely, "We've seen a lot of people like you. You said you wouldn't write, but in the end you got itchy hands and started writing without anyone urging you. Do you really think you have nothing to do but collect rent... If you don't have a passion for this industry, who would want to sit there and work hard every day?"
Chu Ge laughed.
That’s why I can have such fun chatting with editors. Because they really understand this industry and the people who work in it.
The editor-in-chief pointed to the works in the bookshelf and said, "We have submitted your book to several publishing houses. It was quite difficult before... As you know, it is mainly because physical publishing is not very profitable now, and the book numbers are strictly controlled. Publishing houses are more cautious and assign limited book numbers to works that can make money, especially works that can be published on campus, such as children's literature and Douluo Dalu..."
Chu Ge listened attentively, there were some things he really didn't understand.
"Many well-known online IPs, such as those in our bookcase, seem to be published in full swing, but in fact, not many of them have real sales. Especially our online novels are too long, often dozens of volumes, with high costs and prices. Even the space required to store them after buying them is too much for many people..." The editor-in-chief sighed: "People with such a big house will not buy this, and people who would buy this don't have such a big house."
In fact, Chu Ge knew that even if the book was successfully published, he might not make much money. The editor was right. Unless you were a popular person on campus, you were obviously not one of them. But let’s not talk about whether you can make money or not. Even if you publish at a loss or at your own expense, there are still many people willing to pay for it.
Publishing a work has always been one of the persistent dreams of all authors.
Life is getting harder and harder these days, and the dreams of many people are gradually fading away, but this dream has always been hidden deep in their hearts and has never been erased.
"It was OK in the early years, but it has become increasingly difficult in recent years as the number of book numbers has been tightened." The editor-in-chief said, "We previously submitted a request for publication review, but several publishers rejected it. But now, taking advantage of your popularity in various adaptations, we have started again. There has been no response yet, but I guess we can still help promote it after your comics come out."
Chu Ge said sincerely: "Thank you very much to all the editors. If the book is successfully published, I will definitely treat you all to a meal."
"I heard that you are going to have dinner with the CEOs tonight." The editor said with some envy, "There might be celebrities participating in the dinner at Datang Company..."
Chu Ge said, "It's just a simple meal, so it shouldn't be so grand, right?"
"It's hard to say. This is a meeting to kick off the project, so it should be considered a relatively grand one." The editor lady rested her chin on her hand and said, "I wonder if I will see Lao Hu..."
Chu Ge said, "If you have one, can you please ask for an autograph for the young lady?"
The editor glanced at him and suddenly laughed: "Why not...you sign an autograph for us? I suspect it will be very valuable in the future."
Chu Ge felt very happy and pretended to be humble to decline, but he still felt "unable to refuse the kindness" and left a bookmark for the editors to sign.
The editor-in-chief collected the signature leisurely, and added casually, "We always say this to the author whenever we meet him. Who knows, maybe he'll make a small fortune if he stumbles upon a dead mouse."
Chugo: "Fuck."
(End of this chapter)
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