of contract

The next day, Hideki Hanyu came to the Shogakukan building with a headache and nausea after a hangover.

Although the alcohol content of sake is low, it can still be intoxicating if you drink too much, and the stamina is not small, as he now understands.

I didn't want to drink too much, but the girl who was accompanying me was really pretty, with a delicate body, sweet voice, and charming eyes. Even if he knew it was just for fun, it was the first time in his life that he could withstand it.

As a result, I accidentally drank too much. At first, I was still somewhat rational, but later I completely lost my mind. I can’t even remember where I got to the apartment.

What was a little embarrassing was that he had agreed to treat him, but he was so drunk that he didn't even know who paid for it.

Oh, I feel so embarrassed.

He still has too little experience. It seems that he will go more often in the future and ask the hostess to help him exercise more.

However, it seems that consumption is not low, and we still need to make more money.

Speaking of making money, we must mention the purpose of his coming to Shogakukan today.

When I woke up in the morning, I heard a phone message from Kitahara Eri, asking him to discuss the renewal of the contract for "Crocodiles Are Afraid of Dentists."

The royalty share was mentioned as 10%, followed by a tiered clause: 12% for printing more than 100,000 copies, and 14% for printing more than 200,000 copies.

There was no reason why Hideki Hanyu would accept the asking price and pay it back on the spot. After all, it was no longer the first printing.

After saying that, Hideki Hanyu took out his seal and stamped it directly, completing the signing with ease.

"There are no other problems. I have some ideas about the royalties."

Anyway, it’s just a copy. Once you’re familiar with it, you’ll need a copy in a few days. By then, the quantity and quality will both improve, and you’ll be able to earn a small amount of money.

When he saw Eri Kitahara, the other party said that there was someone else negotiating the contract with him today, and took him to a room with a sign that said 'Director of Sales Department'.

"Boss Imai, I'm very happy to see you." Hanyu Hideki bowed in return.

Hanyu Hideki read it carefully after taking it. The main terms were basically the same as the first printing contract. The difference was in the number of additional printings and the royalty share.

"Director Imai, I don't have an idea for my next book yet. It's too early to talk about its release now. How about we talk about the contract for additional printing first?"

But as the second printing increased to 50,000 copies, the royalty rate reached 10%, and the royalty income skyrocketed to 6.25 million yen, which is equivalent to two years' salary of an ordinary office worker in Tokyo.

Neon's royalties can be obtained after signing the contract, regardless of whether the publisher can sell it, so now he can get more than 6 million immediately as long as he signs the contract.

Shogakukan has always wanted to make efforts in the field of publishing children's literature, and the picture book competition was held for this purpose. Now it is finally possible to have Hideki Hanyu. It can be said that it is a Shogakukan system. If only one work is published, it will be published by others.

If the company poaches him, he will probably become a joke in the industry.

There are also publishing houses such as Iwasaki Shoten, Kaiseisha, Tongxinsha, Baiyangsha, etc., which are all Neon's top children's literature publishers. Their packaging and marketing experience in publishing children's literature books is even stronger than that of Shogakukan.

Imai Zaren thought for a while and nodded, "I can agree."

There is still hope for 200,000 copies, but it is better to think about 500,000 copies in a short time. After all, picture books are long-term slow-selling books. Even if they explode in a short time, the market audience will still be there.

Hakusensha, which belongs to the same Hitotsubashi Publishing Group as Shogakukan, has its magazine "MOE" since its inception in 1979. It has become a picture book magazine with huge neon influence.

Although Hanyu Hideki's new picture book has been mostly completed, he does not want to discuss priority distribution rights with Imaizawa Hitoshi for the time being. After all, he is shopping around. He made his debut through Shogakukan's picture book competition, but it does not mean that he will be tied to Shogakukan.

Together.

The second printing quantity is 50,000 copies. With such a large number, it seems that they want to take advantage of the popularity of public opinion to ship quickly.

"Okay then, let's talk about printing and renewing the contract first." Imai Zahito took out a contract and handed it to Hanyu Hideki.

"Hanyu-san, do you have any opinions on the contract?" Imaizawa Hito couldn't help but ask when he saw Hanyu Hideki was silent.

After that, if it can reach 500,000 copies, it will be divided according to the top 20%.

“A pleasure to work with.”

"Then I'll be fine."

However, although the sales of picture books are slow to pick up, fortunately, the unit price is high enough, rarely less than 1,000 yen, and the most expensive ones are even more than 2,000 yen. This also allows the picture book author to get a higher share of the royalties per book.

After entering the door, an uncle with thinning hair warmly welcomed him, "Hanyu-san, this is Hitoshi Imai, the head of the Shogakukan Sales Department. This is my first time meeting you. Please take good care of me in the future."

Of course, the sooner you make money, the better. After asking for leave from Hirohashi Asako, he went straight to Shogakukan.

For example, his book "Crocodiles Are Afraid of Dentists" is priced at 1,250 yen, and the royalties for the first 1,000 copies are only 87,500 yen.

After all, when the contract was drafted before, Hideki Hanyu was left with room for price negotiation, so it was expected that Hideki Hanyu would ask for a higher share of the profit.

“A pleasure to work with.”

"I have no objection to the share of half a million copies, but all previous share rates will be increased by one percent."

Fortunately, he has enough stocks in his mind, and they are all high-quality. If they sell slowly, he will issue a few more copies.

"That's right."

Thinking of Taro Gomi, Neon's most prolific picture book writer, who debuted at the age of twenty-seven and wrote more than 400 books by the time he was seventy, averaging more than eight books a year, then he would have doubled that, to at least fifteen books a year.

Get started.

"Please tell me."

This made Imai Sawahito extremely anxious. Originally, the renewal of the printing contract did not need to be done by his dignified sales manager. The reason why he personally took action was not to negotiate for the priority distribution rights of Hanyu Hideki's subsequent works.

It is true that Shogakukan is Neon’s top general publishing house, but when it comes to publishing children’s literature, there are many Neon publishing houses that are good at this type of publishing.

After completing the signing, Hideki Hanyu stood up and planned to leave.

"That is, 11% after 50,000 copies, 13% after 100,000 copies, and 15% after 200,000 copies."

The Gospel Library was founded in 1952, and its monthly magazine "Children's Friends" was founded under the leadership of Mr. Matsui Nao, the father of neon picture books. It is a national-level picture book publication.

But for ordinary people, six million is a lot, but for the life they want, six million is far from enough.

Although Imai Sawahito and the planning department have developed a series of promotion plans overnight with Hideki Hanyu as the core, if they fail to obtain the priority distribution rights for Hanyu Hideki's new work, then the promotion plan will be out of the question. If the promotion is completed

If Hideki Hanyu seeks cooperation with another publishing house, wouldn't it be like making wedding clothes for others?

Imai Sawahito said hello without being too polite, and went straight to the point, "The purpose of inviting Hanyu-san here this time is not only to renew the printing contract for "Crocodiles Are Afraid of Dentists", but also to discuss a new work with Hanyu-san.

Negotiate for priority issuance rights.”

"Hanyu-san, please stay." Imai Zahito could only say a word to persuade him to stay.

"Director Imai, is there anything else?" Hanyu Hideki put on a puzzled expression.

"My department has prepared a promotion plan for Hanyu-san, and I would like to ask Hanyu-san to take a look."

At this point, if Imaizahito continues to hide the plan, he may really have to hide it forever.

More than 20 friends actually invested in me, hahahaha (laughing with arms akimbo)
Chapter completed!