N-A-A Chapter 301
Chapter 301
[Raven: Mr. Qianjian, according to our statistics, the sales of "The King's Avatar" last year were very impressive, and our publishing house was also very satisfied. In order to deepen the cooperation between the two parties, we have customized a new contract for you. The electronic contract has been sent to your mailbox. You can check it first. If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time. ]
Bai Qianqu opened the computer and logged into the mailbox. Sure enough, there was a new email. There was a new contract in the attachment. The contract also clearly stated that Bai Qianqu's royalties had been increased to 8%!
On the surface, 8% is not much, but with the high sales of "The King's Avatar", 8% of the income is very considerable.
And generally speaking, only great authors can get 8% of the royalties. Those great authors have at least seven or eight books under their hands. Bai Qianqu's can be said to be an exception.
The rest of the contract did not change much. Bai Qianqu checked it casually and found no problems, so he signed the electronic contract directly and sent it back to Raven.
Seeing the new contract signed successfully, Raven was also very happy. Qianjian was willing to sign a contract with World Snake, which meant that he had no plan to change jobs at present.
Raven had heard a lot of rumors recently. Many publishing houses were coveting Qianjian and wanted to poach him.
She was also very vigilant. Out of cautious considerations, she hurried to sign a new contract with Bai Qianqu just after the new year.
The main purpose was to stabilize Qianjian and prevent him from being poached.
Other companies might not be able to afford the 8% share.
Just after the call with Raven ended, Bai Qianqu received another message on his phone. He glanced at it and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, so he hung up.
"Did my personal information leak? Why is there an unfamiliar number calling in?"
While Bai Qianqu was muttering to himself, the unfamiliar number called in again.
This time he did not hang up, but picked up the phone. A mature female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, is this Teacher Qianjian?"
Seeing the other party calling his pen name, Bai Qianqu knew that the other party had not dialed the wrong number, and he frowned.
It seems that his number has indeed been leaked, and he doesn't know who leaked it.
But he was not surprised. The truth will come out sooner or later. His information will be dug up by others sooner or later. This is expected.
So he admitted it openly: "Yes, I am Qianjian."
"Great, Teacher Qianjian, hello, I am the person in charge of "Lin Yi" magazine, my name is Zhang Yucheng."
The other party's tone was very gentle, and you could tell at once that he was an old hand who often dealt with others.
Bai Qianqu has been in this world for quite a while, so he naturally knows "Lin Yi", which is the leading publishing house in the magazine field. Almost everyone who reads short stories has bought "Lin Yi".
After Zhang Yucheng introduced herself, she saw that the other party did not react, so she continued: "Teacher Qianjian, this is the case. I have read your latest work "The Gift of the Magi" and I admire your literary talent very much. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you. We are willing to provide you with satisfactory and generous treatment, which is definitely not worse than World Snake."
"The Gift of the Magi" became a hit, and the ending full of surprises and reversals set off a wave of enthusiasm in the writer's circle.
This kind of ending is now also called "Qianjian ending", which can be said to be deeply bound to Qianjian.
As long as this writing method exists for one day, Qianjian's name will never disappear.
Since the last meeting, Zhang Yucheng has been determined to dig Qianjian and used many relationships to find Qianjian's contact information.
It can't be blamed that World Snake is not well protected. It can only be said that money can make the devil work, not to mention it's just a contact number?
However, after Zhang Yucheng got the news, she did not let the second person know. She also knew how popular Qianjian was, and she had to strike first!
Seeing that the other party wanted to poach him, Bai Qianqu shrugged and refused: "Sorry, I have no plans to change jobs at the moment."
World Snake and I have been cooperating happily, and they just increased my contract share, and my "The King's Avatar" is still serialized in World Snake, so there is no need to take the risk of offending my old employer.
What's more, although "Lin Yi" is big, it is just a magazine publisher, and it is only good in the field of short stories.
I want to be good at both long and short stories, and Lin Yi is obviously not a good place to go.
It is more reliable for me to continue to stay in World Snake.
Hearing Bai Qianqu's answer, Zhang Yucheng was a little disappointed, but this was expected. It's impossible for her to poach him right away and they will...Agree?
She didn't want to poach Qian Jian with just one phone call. After all, poaching is a slow process and can't be rushed.
"Is that so? That's a pity, but our sincerity remains unchanged. If you want to come one day, we are always waiting for you." Zhang Yucheng changed the subject, "But there is one more thing. We, "Lin Yi", are planning to launch a short story collection activity recently. At that time, we will invite more than 40 short story writers from all over the world to participate. This activity is not limited to any platform, so you are also one of our invitees. Are you interested?"
"Short story collection activity?" Bai Qianqu remembered the short story award he participated in before. At that time, it seemed that many publishing houses also held it together, and he also won a prize of one million.
Zhang Yucheng nodded with a smile: "Yes, this event is led by our "Lin Yi" and organized by many magazine publishers. Those invited to participate in our event are all outstanding writers in the field of short stories. They are very professional, and all writers participating in our event can receive a bonus of 100,000 yuan. In addition, there are other bonuses for the top three works, 1 million for the third place, 2 million for the second place, and 5 million for the first place!"
Bai Qianqu was immediately moved.
Writing a short story can get a guaranteed 100,000?
There is such a good thing?
And there are extra bonuses for the top three?
As expected of the leading publisher in the magazine field, it is really rich!
A short story is really not troublesome. Compared with a novel, it is too simple.
I haven't started writing "Ghost Blowing Light" yet, so there is no need to rush. In the new year, I can write a short story first and get some money to get off to a good start!
The name of "Thousand Swords Ending" has already appeared, so I will take advantage of the heat to add fuel to the fire!
Completely establish this writing model!
Bai Qianqu already had a suitable choice in his mind, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.