Dante watched Jimmy take the manuscript back, tilted his head and smiled: "You brought the manuscript from so far away, which proves that you are very optimistic about the manuscript. We are good friends, and I also believe in your vision. But I do read the manuscript.
No, let’s do this, I’ll call someone from the editorial department for you.”
After saying that, Dante got up and made a phone call, "Susan, ask James to come to my office."
After hanging up the phone, Dante spread his hands and said, "James, the manager of the editorial department, will be here soon. I can only help you here."
Jimmy smiled and took out the manuscript again: "If we can negotiate well with your company, I won't have to run to the remaining publishing companies. Dante, you know me, I like to cooperate with people I know. Of course, I can
I came to you first because you have good coffee here."
Dante smiled and gestured with his coffee.
After a while, James, the manager of the editorial department, came.
Dante pointed to the manuscripts on the coffee table and said, "James, here are two manuscripts. Take them back and read them. After reading them, give me an opinion on whether they are suitable for our publishing house to publish."
"Is it urgent?" James asked.
Dante glanced at Jimmy, who smiled and said, "I'm not very busy today."
"Hurry up and take a look and tell me the results today."
"OK."
After James left, Dante smiled and said, "Jimmy, are you satisfied? This can be considered a favor from me."
"No, no, no." Jimmy waved his hands repeatedly, "You are helping yourself. I am here to help you today. If you help me, you are also helping yourself."
Dante took a sip of coffee and didn't take Jimmy's words to heart.
…
After drinking coffee, Dante continued to work, while Jimmy stayed in the office, looking at the scenery outside the window, waiting for news from the editorial department.
A few hours later, when it was almost time to get off work, James finally came back with two manuscripts.
"Dante, where did you get these two manuscripts? They are very good, especially the "Resident Evil" one. It is very suitable for our company, but it only has a beginning, and it is a bit difficult to judge the follow-up."
Seeing the excited expression on James's face, Dante coughed lightly, "Ahem, if it's just the beginning, it doesn't mean much."
"No, although there is only..."
Just as James spoke, he suddenly noticed Dante's expression. He looked in Jimmy's direction and understood instantly.
Immediately, he changed the topic, "Indeed, although the beginning is good, it is difficult to determine whether it is good or bad without the subsequent story. In addition, the level of the "Second World" is quite good, but the background of the story is China, and the main characters are also
If the Chinese publish it in the United States, the sales volume is probably not going to be good.”
Jimmy was like a spirit, so he naturally saw and heard everything that just happened. However, he did not rush to express his opinion, but looked at Dante.
Dante thought for a while and said: "James, I know what you mean, it's just that it can barely be published, right?"
"Yes, that's true."
At this time Dante looked at Jimmy, "Jimmy, look..."
"Let's negotiate a price." Jimmy said straight to the point.
"James, tell me."
James understood, "I think the derivative copyright fee of 100,000 US dollars, plus a 6% royalty is more reasonable. Of course, this refers to "Second World". As for "Resident Evil", I need to wait until I read the complete draft.
Give your opinion.”
"Jimmy, what do you think of the price?"
Jimmy squinted his eyes. If there was no "Resident Evil", he would think it would be a good deal if the other party opened his mouth with this condition.
But now that "Resident Evil" has appeared, Jimmy's mentality has changed. In his opinion, this condition is simply a way of asking for food.
However, he did not show any dissatisfaction, but smiled and said: "I don't think it is necessary to talk about derivative copyrights. In terms of royalties, it is eight points. Of course, I am only talking about "The Second World". As for "Resident Evil",
Twelve o'clock."
Dante neither refused nor agreed. He pondered: "Jimmy, is this okay? It's too urgent today. I need to discuss it with the editorial department. Come back tomorrow and we can have a good talk."
Jimmy nodded: "Okay, then I'll come back tomorrow morning."
…
School started on September 1st, and Yu Dong didn't have the task of welcoming new students, so he was relatively free.
In fact, if he hadn't been a lecturer in the Department of Drama and Literature, he would have been the political counselor for another class this semester.
Now that he had a teaching assignment, Wu Changxin considered that he still had to write, so he reduced his burden in this area.
Yu Dong handed over all the matters concerning the new semester to class monitor Qu Aiguo, and asked Qu Aiguo to organize some students to help welcome the new semester. He himself went to the orientation site of the Department of Drama and Literature to see what the drama creation class was recruiting.
which students.
As soon as he arrived at the opera innovation orientation site, he heard a student carrying a big bag shouting: "Teacher Bi, he and I came here together, can't you be accommodating and give us a dormitory?"
This yelling student is not tall, but he is very strong. He has his hair parted in the middle. He holds his head high when he speaks, and his middle part falls back. The light-colored but large mole on his chin is very annoying.
Attention.
There was a little man standing next to him. When the two of them stood together, the little man looked very thin.
And the object of his complaint was Bi Feiyu.
Hearing the students' complaints, Bi Feiyu explained: "Classmate Wang Hailin, dormitory arrangements are based on order. You and Jia Zhangke are unlucky to have arrived. There is only one bed left in the previous dormitory."
Hearing these two names, Yu Dong raised his eyebrows.
Just now he was about to say that these two young men looked familiar, but he didn't expect that they were actually famous people. However, how the two of them came to Jinyi made Yu Dong confused.
"Then you can just move me and him to the next dormitory. There is no rule in this school that says which dormitory must be filled first before moving to the next dormitory." Wang Hailin was still fighting for a bed.
Bi Feiyu's face was stern, "Classmate Wang Hailin, follow the arrangement."
Seeing Bi Feiyu getting angry, Jia Zhangke who was standing next to him pulled Wang Hailin's arm: "If we can't live together, it doesn't matter."
Although Wang Hailin had a hot temper, he did not dare to disobey the teacher too much, so he could only take the note and leave.
After they left, Yu Dong walked to Bi Feiyu with a smile and said, "Why, Feiyu, the new students are not very docile."
Bi Feiyu glanced at Yu Dong, pointed to the roster and said angrily: "Everything else is fine, but this Wang Hailin has such a hot temper. He has been like this since he first came to school. We really need to set rules for them in the future."
Yu Dong smiled: "Young man, please pay more attention."
Bi Feiyu shook his head, "You are free and have enough time to come here for inspection."
"What kind of inspection? This is not to support the work. Those two boys, I will go back and help you with their ideological work."
"real?"
Chapter completed!