Chapter thirty-eight global sales
"Mr. Ouyang, the novel you wrote is so exciting. There should be a later part, right?" Li Wendong realized that there were still customers afterwards, and he expressed his rudeness awkwardly, and then he cared about the book.
"Mr. Li, you misunderstood. This book was not written by me, but by my client. I am his agent and I am authorized to handle the publication matters with full authority. And you only have the first volume, and there are three volumes in your hand." Ouyang Zhenhua was naturally very happy to see that this book was so attractive to this industry insider. After waving his hand, he began to introduce the book and his character.
"Oh, which writer wrote this book? Can you tell me? I'm very interested." As a veteran in the industry, Li Wendong should also be interested in writers who can write such books. That's a resource. It's their compulsory course to know more powerful writers.
"Sorry, Mr. Li, it's not convenient for the author of this book to meet, so I entrusted it to me. I wonder what Mr. Li thinks about the publication of this book?" Ouyang Zhenhua knew that he had been misunderstood, so he quickly explained it clearly and asked about Li Wendong's thoughts and wishes.
"This book is a rare good book in recent years, but it is in the English version. The plot is also suitable for Western tastes. We have this kind of channel, so if you can, we want to publish this book." Li Wendong wanted to take it, but he really didn't want to let go of this book, which would sell a lot of books, so he praised the good book, which also implies that there are not many publishing companies in Hong Kong that can publish in the Western world, highlighting their own advantages so that the next negotiations will lower the price.
"The author also said that this book is very suitable for Western flavors, but the author also wrote a Chinese version, so if it is published, it can be published in Chinese and English." Ouyang Zhenhua has also been struggling in the shopping mall. He didn't know Li Wendong's tricks, so he pointed out that he not only knew the target market, but also prepared for the local market.
Li Wendong hesitated for a moment and said, "We are interested in publishing, but I have to meet the author, and everything else is easy to talk about." Li Wendong still did not give up on knowing the author.
There are indeed not many powerful publishing companies in Hong Kong that can publish to the West. Ouyang Zhenhua cannot make the decision on this request made by Li Wendong, so he temporarily avoided calling Chen Kangjie.
After listening to Ouyang Zhenhua's explanation on the phone, Chen Kangjie thought about it. Li Wendong's request was reasonable. The publishing company had never seen the author before, so he did not respect the other party very much. He agreed immediately, but he couldn't leave if he wanted to practice martial arts. If he wanted to see him, he could only come to Qianzhou.
After receiving Chen Kangjie's approval, Ouyang Zhenhua said to Li Wendong in a little embarrassed manner, "The author is not in Hong Kong, but in the mainland, and is an eight-year-old primary school student. If you want to meet, I can only accompany you to the mainland."
"Ah? Mainland? Eight-year-old elementary school student?" Li Wendong was so surprised that he was so big that he never thought about being the author of the mainland, let alone an eight-year-old elementary school student, how could he not shock him.
Ouyang Zhenhua could only nodded with a bitter smile. No matter who it was, he would be surprised. Ouyang Zhenhua was already deeply touched by this.
After getting the affirmative answer, Li Wendong sat down blankly. Now he became more interested in this genius. Not to mention being in the mainland, he had to meet him in the horizon, otherwise he would not be able to sleep well.
"Since Mr. Li promised to meet the author with me, there are some things you will know in the future. I can tell you some of this, that is, "Men Should Be Self-reliant", "Do you know I'm waiting for you", and "About Winter", the songwriter who entered the platinum record is also this, but you have to keep this confidential," Ouyang Zhenhua added that since he has worked together, Li Wendong will know these things in the future, so it's better to sell his favors first.
Li Wendong was shocked when he heard Ouyang Zhenhua telling Chen Kangjie's "great achievements" again. It seemed that he had met a genius and had picked up a treasure. He wanted to set off to the mainland immediately to see this genius.
"Hello, Mr. Li, welcome to Qianzhou." Just met at the Yingguan Hotel. Chen Kangjie smiled and took the initiative to extend his hand to say hello to Li Wendong.
"Hello, hello, Chen...Mr. Chen." When he saw the person in front of him, he was very calm and generous, but his face still could not hide some natural childishness, which made Li Wendong a little nervous and didn't know what to call him. In the end, he treated Chen Kangjie as an adult like the same as Ouyang Zhenhua.
"Mr. Li, you can call me Xiaojie, Chen Kangjie, I'm so embarrassed to come all the way." Chen Kangjie seemed polite and had a general's demeanor.
"Okay, I'll call you Xiaojie. Haha, Xiaojie, I'm very interested in your "Twilight City". We also have this ability. So this time, I came here, besides meeting you, the genius, just to finalize the publication of this book." Li Wendong is also an old man. He quickly got into the role and briefly expressed his purpose and goals.
"Mr. Li is willing to help me publish, so I naturally can't ask for it, but I don't know how Mr. Li plans to arrange the specific matters." Chen Kangjie still spoke so unhurried and was a bit unbearable. He kicked the ball to the other party with a light sentence, and he was just waiting to see the order to serve.
"In terms of versions, we can publish them in both Chinese and English. In terms of channels, we can cooperate with the American Rahim Books and the British Lawrence Books and Audiovisual Chain. They have good channel resources in North America and Europe. In Southeast Asia, our Chinese Business Company is responsible for it. We have ready-made channels, Japan and South Korea, and we can authorize publication. The first batch can be printed one million copies first. As for the issue of edition fees, our company can give you a US dollar for a book. If our company goes all out, it will be listed globally within one month. I wonder what Xiaojie has to say."
It can be seen that Li Wendong was quite prepared before meeting, so he said almost everything Chen Kangjie cares about at once.
Chen Kangjie thought for a while and felt that there was no major aspect that needed to be modified, but he still added.
"I have three requirements. First, the author uses the name K.J.CHEN when publishing. The second is to keep it confidential and the fourth person must not let the author know that I am the author. The third is that you can find mainland publishers to cooperate. For the mainland market, I don't need royalties." Chen Kangjie said two aspects that he was concerned about. Considering the economic situation in the mainland, he also waived this part of the fee in order to reduce the price.
Although Li Wendong was unwilling to accept Chen Kangjie's suggestions, he could only agree. He actually wanted to hype an eight-year-old writer, which would sell better, but Chen Kangjie made it himself, and he could only protect the privacy of minors.
After Ouyang Zhenhua came up with the draft agreement, he returned to Hong Kong with Li Wendong to work on publishing. Chen Kangjie also happened to be the boss and continue his next novel.
Huashang Publishing and Culture Co., Ltd. is indeed very efficient. It should be that Li Wendong wants to further open up the Western market through this book, so he worked very hard. In just one month, "Twilight" was launched globally.
As soon as it was launched, readers rushed to buy it. The first batch of 1 million copies were sold out in three days. Huashang Company quickly printed 3 million copies, but it was still not enough to sell it. The booksellers urged the goods in less than a week. In the end, it was printed eight times in a row, which may be the reason for the global simultaneous listing, or the reason why the author was mysterious and Huashang Publishing Company increased its publicity and sold 51 million copies in just four months. Seeing this amazing number, Li Wendong and Ouyang Zhenhua were so happy that they couldn't stop selling it. They thought they could only sell 5 million copies, but they ended up ten times more in half a year, and sales were still growing.
Various media have received rave reviews:
There are emotional entanglements, twists and turns of adventure, magnificent and extraordinary imagination, vivid scene description, thrilling reading pleasure, and warm comfort that hits the soul.——The New York Times
Reality, subtle, concise, easy to read, the "Twilight" series will make readers deeply immersed in it.——"School Library Monthly"
Full of tension of love, hate, and love, but elegant and refined as simple as simple? Austin has reached the ultimate of romantic novels. - Time Weekly
In K.J.CHEN's works, the ill-fated passion runs through the entire work, and the supernatural elements are even more fascinating.——"Publisher Weekly"
Chapter completed!