Chapter 37 Cooperation with people who respect me
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When Li Shu heard his brother say that the other party was so cheating, Xiao Wen glared at Li Shu and the others unhappy, as if he was looking at the bad guy, which made Li Shu even more embarrassed.
Doudou!
Fortunately, there was a knock on the door at this time, and Xiao Wen immediately opened the door, which made Li Shu feel a little more comfortable.
However, after seeing the person coming in, Li Shu immediately felt even more uncomfortable!
"Hello, classmate Wang Bo, thank you for opening the door for me!"
The young man came in, speaking extremely politely, looking very anxious and panting, and said with a breath: "I am the editor-in-chief of Donghai Literature Weekly, Zhang Wenqiang..."
Wang Bo nodded, knowing that the other party must have come to his two ancient Chinese essays, and immediately said, "It just so happens that you have a companion here, come in and sit."
Zhang Wenqiang walked in and saw that there were two people who knew each other, and he laughed and said, "It turned out to be Editor-in-Chief Li of Jiangnan Literature. It seems that Jiangnan Literature also attaches great importance to Wang Bo, and even sent Editor-in-Chief Li to come here in person."
Li Shu just nodded to Zhang Wenqiang, with a little contempt in his eyes, and said casually: "It's just a while before you. Donghai Literature has just been established for a year. It's so busy with all kinds of things. Editor-in-Chief Zhang has also personally taken action!"
He was telling Wang Bo that the person who came to see him was the editor-in-chief of a small magazine that had been established for a year...
Zhang Wenqiang didn't care about Li Shu's words, so he sat down, took out a contract in front of Li Shu, and simply handed it to Wang Bo, saying, "Student Wang Bo, I know the purpose of Editor-in-Chief Li and others. I want to ask you to give me a chance to see this contract before agreeing to Jiangnan Literature!"
Wang Bo looked at Zhang Wenqiang carefully, asked Xiao Wen to pour him a glass of water, and then took the contract and started to look at it.
This contract made Wang Bo much more comfortable.
The royalties have increased a lot, and the price of 60,000 words and 60,000 yuan is very sincere!
And it is not a full copyright buyout, it is just a ten-year exclusive publication period authorization. If they want to continue publishing in ten years, they have to spend money to buy Wang Bo’s authorization!
Finally, there is no trap set on Wang Bo himself in this contract, and there is no restriction!
Compared with the many traps in Li Shu's contract in Jiangnan Literature, Zhang Wenqiang's contract is very conscientious!
Wang Bo is a straightforward person and doesn't want to argue with Li Shu. He directly said to the sincerity Zhang Wenqiang: "Editor Zhang, I have two requirements!"
Zhang Wenqiang glanced at Li Shu and knew that Li Shu's contract probably made Wang Bo very dissatisfied. His contract touched Wang Bo, and immediately agreed: "Class Wang Bo, tell me!"
Wang Bo pointed to the terms of the contract and said, "Price, I ask for a word of one hundred. I know this is a little high, but the quality of my works is definitely higher than this price. Also, I heard from Editor-in-Chief Li that your journal has only been established for one year and is a brand new platform, so this is also a loss for me!"
Li Shu hurriedly interrupted: "Student Wang Bo and Editor-in-Chief Zhang were just an audit editor of our Jiangnan Literature. Last year, we formed Donghai Literature Magazine with others and took the position of editor-in-chief. Since the establishment of Donghai Literature Weekly, the highest circulation has only been tens of thousands, and it is still limited to the Donghai City. The fixed circulation of our Jiangnan Literature is more than four million, and sales outlets are scattered all over the country. Compared with those large comic magazines, our sales of millions are indeed not much, but in our literature field, only the Youth Weekly in Beijing can compare with us!"
"You publish your work in our magazines and it will definitely be of great help to increase your popularity."
"One is a small magazine with sales of tens of thousands, and the other is an industry leader with millions of users. I think you should know who to choose to cooperate, right?"
While speaking, Li Shu didn't even look at Zhang Wenqiang. Zhang Wenqiang was a small figure in Jiangnan literature, and he didn't take Zhang Wenqiang and Donghai literature seriously at all.
Zhang Wenqiang immediately defended: "Although our Donghai literature is a little weaker than your Jiangnan literature, we are definitely the most sincere, we are the most friendly to writers, and can offer the best and most transparent contract, unlike you who can cheat each one!"
Li Shu stared at Zhang Wenqiang and asked angrily: "Who have we cheated? The contract is written clearly and written in black and white, and the signature is voluntary. Who have we cheated? Zhang Wenqiang, please be careful when you speak!"
Zhang Wenqiang looked fierce and revealed his old boss's bad deeds on the spot. He also said in a deep voice: "Li Shu, don't think I don't know. The contract you signed with Professor Lin from Beijing University last year made Professor Lin cheat at least one million. Afterwards, Professor Lin didn't look for you because of face, but people are doing it, God is watching, and everyone understands it in their hearts!"
"you!"
Li Shu immediately stood up and glared at Zhang Wenqiang.
Wang Bo slapped his palm on the table and looked at the two of them and said loudly: "Okay, two, my family is not the place for you to quarrel. If you like to quarrel, go out to quarrel."
Zhang Wenqiang smiled apologetically at Wang Bo and said, "I'm sorry, Wang Bo, I'm a straight-hearted person. I just couldn't stand the bureaucrats and stinky smell in Jiangnan literature, so I left. I want to be the most friendly and open literary platform for writers. We don't want to make money, but to build the best literary platform."
Wang Bo nodded to Zhang Wenqiang, and when he looked at him, he could tell that he was talking about what he was saying.
Of course, many people hold great ideas in the early stages of their business. Whether they can persist in it later is just a matter of whether they can.
Wang Bo looked at Li Shu and said seriously: "Editor Li, my work's popularity has been made, so the importance of the platform to me is not important at all. The whole country knows me and my works. I think you need my popularity more. So, don't use the platform to speak. Do you agree to what I just asked, if you can agree, let's continue to talk!"
"If you don't agree, I can only say sorry. We don't have the basis for cooperation."
The room was extremely quiet, and Li Shu was thinking with a dark face.
Zhang Wenqiang can guess what happened before, but it is nothing more than that Wang Bo saw the trap of Li Shu's contract, so he asked for modification. He had seen such things many times when he was working in Jiangnan Literature. Jiangnan Literature generally rarely compromised, and he never compromised with newcomers!
"Wang Bo, the contract modification can be part, but it is impossible to follow yours. The price is up to 40,000 words, and you must buy out the full copyright. Remember, you are just a newcomer!"
Li Shu looked at Wang Bo with a condescending look, making Wang Bo pay attention to his newcomer's identity.
In the face of Jiangnan literature, newcomers don’t have much room for bargaining.
Wang Bo shrugged indifferently and said, "Then I can only say sorry!"
Zhang Wenqiang showed a smile and the joy of success on his face.
Li Shu frowned, stared at Wang Bo and Zhang Wenqiang, and asked, "Wang Bo, are you sure you want to cooperate with a magazine that has just been established for a year? Therefore, we abandon our Jiangnan literature?"
Wang Bo also looked at Li Shu, his eyes looked at him, and said with certainty: "Editor Li, I don't target anyone. I only cooperate with people who respect me."
Li Shu was speechless, sneered, and said, "Okay, let's wait and see, don't regret it."
After saying that, he picked up his contract, got up and left.
The young man with Li Shu also hurriedly followed, and the two quickly left Wang Bo's house.
Zhang Wenqiang looked at Wang Bo with a hint of gratitude and said, "Class Wang Bo, thank you for trusting me."
Wang Bo looked at Zhang Wenqiang and shook his head and said, "Editor Zhang, I haven't agreed to you yet. Let's talk about the contract..."
Immediately.
Under Wang Bo's strength, Zhang Wenqiang repeatedly compromised on the contract.
In the end, he almost completely met Wang Bo's requirements and formulated a contract according to Wang Bo's requirements.
Exclusive authorization for two years, price of eighty words per word, and there is no restriction on Wang Bo. After the contract is signed, half of the royalties will be paid immediately, and the remaining half will be paid after the work is published!
“Happy cooperation!”
Wang Bo looked at the new contract that Zhang Wenqiang went out to print overnight. He knew that the other party was very anxious, so he signed his name on it and said with a smile to Zhang Wenqiang.
Zhang Wenqiang was also very satisfied. Although the price he paid was a little too high, it was the best and most well-known work he could have gained in the past year.
This is also an opportunity for his Donghai Literature Magazine!
"Thank you, happy cooperation!"
Zhang Wenqiang shook hands with Wang Bo enthusiastically, his eyes filled with excitement and expectation.
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Chapter completed!