Although some books sell for millions of copies, sometimes they don’t make as much money as those that only sell hundreds of thousands of copies.

The same is true for bookstores and publishers. There is also a dealer among them, so the powerful party takes the initiative in both underwriting and warehouse insurance.

The so-called underwriting is easy to understand. It means that you deliver the goods without refunding or exchanging them. You can take care of yourself if you are unsold. Whether you can make money depends entirely on yourself.

As for warehouse guarantee, it is the proportion of returns within the specified time, ranging from 20% to -100%!

100% is called full warehouse security, and the amount of money left is refundable. Generally, only main channels like Xinhua Bookstore are eligible to get it.

For publishers, the return issue may not be a problem, and the settlement is the most troublesome thing for them!

Anyone who has done business knows that the final payment is basically the most difficult to get. Various reasons will be delayed or deducted, but they dare not speak out, after all, they occupy a disadvantage.

Lin Han clearly stipulated in the agreement signed with the publishing house. Regardless of whether the publishing house has received the payment from the bookstore, they have to hand over the royalties to Lin Han every month, even if it is an advance payment!

This is the influence of strong writers. Some new authors will receive the first royalty payment after their novels are published, but if they want to get the royalty share, they will probably have to wait half a year or even longer. It depends on whether the publisher has discovered conscience.

Sometimes the publishing houses have no choice. They have not received the payment for the goods, so they naturally cannot send out the royalties; but sometimes they also deliberately arrears the royalties!

There is a saying in the industry that authors who have not been owed royalties are mostly not good authors!

The bookstores there were preparing for a carnival, but Lin Han was also complained by Tan Lin. The event plan they had done well was disrupted by Lin Han's forwarding.

They had no choice but to send the prepared Weibo in advance.

Lin Han was also a little sorry, but he also forwarded the Weibo account as Tan Lin said, helping with publicity. Who knows that it is not forwarding this article!

He doesn't have much energy to spend on this at the moment. Tonight is a celebration banquet with the global box office of "The Matrix" that exceeded 1 billion US dollars. Lin Han has to go and do these things.

In fact, the box office of "The Matrix" reached $1 billion a few days ago, and now it is just a zodiac auspicious day to choose.

Although Lin Han is writing science fiction novels and pays attention to science, Galaxy Pictures is still more conservative when making time choices. Let’s talk about it after a while!

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"What are you busy with recently? Why are there no news?"

Lin Han and Xu Jiayan had a big hug. Xu Jiayan, as the most famous actor, made great contributions to this movie.

The hotel lobby looked magnificent. After Xu Jiayan handed over his coat to his assistant, he answered Lin Han's question: "I studied in Italy before, and came back to promote the movie, and then rushed back to take the exam. Now on Christmas holiday, I'm naturally back!"

"It's not bad, how is the exam result? Don't be too miserable, you can't get your graduation certificate."

"I just went to study temporarily in the middle. It doesn't matter whether the exam or not, I just wanted to have a good result!" Xu Jiayan was very open-minded. Anyway, he was not for the graduation certificate, but really wanted to accumulate some experience for his new movie.

Lin Han asked curiously: "Didn't our movie be released in Italy? Can't your classmates and teachers recognize you? Have they asked you for autographs, photos, etc., and the big stars even come to campus to study."

"Why didn't there!" Xu Jiayan cooperated quite well. "Anyway, the windbreaker and sunglasses are very popular in Rome, but they are both more reserved, but the familiar people know me."

Agent Smith in "The Matrix" has always been dressed in suits and sunglasses. Xu Jiayan is just casual and comfortable in life, so not many people can recognize him!

However, many people often post photos with him on instagram, and some people will recognize him.

After all, this is the birthplace of Armani's brand, and outdoor advertisements are everywhere. Fortunately, Europeans and Americans have a feeling of face-blindness towards Asians. Otherwise, Xu Jiayan could not study safely.

"It is said that Italians are romantic, and most of them have romantic encounters. If you have time, tell us slowly and never tell the rest of the people!" Chen Jiaxuan joked. She was very interested in gossip among these friends!

Xu Jiayan wiped the sweat that did not exist on his forehead, and said to the two people on the side: "How can you tell you such a thing casually? You will know it after a trip to Rome yourself."

Fortunately, Zheng Shuping came to the scene at this time wearing a thick down jacket, so Lin Han and Chen Jiaxuan had to give up the topic in front of him.

Mr. Zheng looked a little unkempt. The temperature inside the hotel was very high. After he took off his down jacket, he only had a set of Tang suits left, with gray hair and energetic!

Of course, the reporters waiting in the media area would not let go of such film artist-level figures. The flash lights were on one after another. Zheng Shuping waved his hand and then walked over with great strides.

Lin Han didn't expect Zheng Shuping to come, he just sent an invitation as usual!

"Director Zheng, you are still free today. Come and help smash the ice dragon together later."

"Your celebration banquet, I just come to eat and drink freely. What's the point of going to the stage?" Zheng Shuping shook his head, "Don't worry about me, I'll go and talk to old friends about the past."

That being said, Lin Han, as the master, cannot do this. He smiled and said, "There are 10 digits in 1 billion. The number of our main creators is not enough for ten people. You are here. You can't miss such a coincidence!"

"You kid is also amazing. At the beginning, I just thought your novels and scripts were well written. As a result, you are so good at making movies now. This is the first movie in China with a box office of $1 billion. No matter what changes in the film market in the future, this is a great deal of being able to leave a lot of money in the history of mainland films, much better than us old guys!"

Zheng Shuping's feelings make sense. When his "Martian Rescue" hit hundreds of millions of dollars in the world, it was agreed by the critics and media that there would be no videos that would break its records in the short term.

But in a blink of an eye, "The Matrix" broke through many obstacles among many unsupported factors, and actually won a global box office of US$1 billion in late November and early December. This is amazing!

Generally speaking, this schedule is quite unpopular. Except for the occasional blockbuster movie, the rest are either thrilling low-cost movies or family-friendly Christmas movies. Science fiction films like "The Matrix" are usually placed in the summer season.

"The Matrix" not only made the movie box office into the top 20 in the global box office list, but also received a lot of praise, and has entered the top 250 on many rating websites such as IMDB and Douban!

To describe it in a simple sentence, a movie with a higher box office is not as good as it, and a movie with a better reputation than it is not as good as it is!

As Zheng Shuping said, as long as the Chinese film market is talking about, it is impossible to avoid the appearance of this movie, just like "Hero" opened the era of domestic film blockbusters.

Many celebrities came to the scene at the celebration banquet. This is not only an opportunity to show themselves, but also a social place with many opportunities. Many actors want to get on the car of Galaxy Pictures and Lin Han!

Chu Guang was holding champagne with a full face. More than a month ago, he was an unknown newcomer. These big stars in front of him could not contact at all, but now he has become one of them.

Having the "Matrix" series is in it, even if his subsequent development is not satisfactory, then popularity is inevitable!

It’s okay to eat a movie for ten years, not to mention that Chu Guang directly filmed three movies!

On the stage, Lin Han lifted the red cloth covering the table, revealing a crystal clear ice dragon. The ice dragon is light in shape and includes the number 100,000,000, but it does not seem cumbersome. The craftsmen must have spent a lot of effort.

Lin Han and others stood side by side, holding a small hammer in their hands, first asked the reporter to take a photo, and then he smashed the faucet and the number 1 with force!

As the original author and director and producer, Lin Han naturally became the focus of journalists, and he had a lot of news about him.

"Director Lin, there have been reports that the film series of "The Matrix" has been completed. So when will we see the sequel in the cinema as soon as possible?"

This is a reporter from CCTV-6 Movie Channel China Film Report. They asked everyone the most concerned questions at the moment. After all, the global box office journey of "The Matrix" is coming to an end, and everyone wants to know the schedule of the second part.

In fact, not only the audience and the media are curious, but even the other film companies are extremely nervous. The current "The Matrix" is definitely the most powerful opponent. No one wants to be released with it at the same time, so it is completely a waste of money!

Lin Han had discussed schedule issues with Miao Hong and the rest of the film production company before, and said confidently: "Actually, we have started to produce special effects for "The Matrix 2". We will continue the production of the first part and strive to achieve the original flavor. As for the release date, it is temporarily confirmed on July 1 this year!"

Lin Han’s past movies have been released in relatively unpopular schedules and did not participate in the fierce summer schedule. This time, he brought "The Matrix 2" to the summer schedule to compete with top domestic and foreign blockbusters, and his confidence seems to be very strong!

The director who has never won the box office championship in the summer season cannot be called a commercial director. Now Lin Han has announced the sequel schedule for a high-profile period. I guess all movies of that same period have to be carefully considered, whether to stay and fight with "The Matrix 2" or change schedules to avoid it!

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Today is Children's Day, and I think everyone should read the author of this book!

This baby is waiting for everyone's monthly tickets and subscriptions~
Chapter completed!