Chapter 520 (1/2)
At nine o'clock the next morning, Xiao Yunhai came to crown publishing house and met Jesse.
”Hi, Xiao, I haven't seen you for a week. It seems that you are a little thin.”
Jesse was smiling and hugged Xiao Yunhai and said.
Xiao Yunhai said: ”I'm making a movie nervously. It's strange to get fat. However, I see you are full of energy and energy. It seems that you have a good life. ”
Jesse squinted and said, ”of course. Harry Potter has sold 8.32 million copies so far. Can you say I'm not happy? Even when my father was alive, he never got this result. Congratulations, Shaw. The money you spent on Harry Potter will be back in a few days. ”
Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: ”thanks to your help, we can achieve this. Jesse, how many publishers have they come to
Jesse held out four fingers, made a comparison, and said, ”the four are famous large publishing houses in Europe, and they have branches all over the world. They are Mr. Kohl of Macmillan publishing company in the UK, Mr. Louis of seiyi publishing house in France, Mr. Darren of mondaldori publishing house in Italy, and Mr. Garin of Bertelsmann publishing group company in Germany.
As long as they get the copyright, I can guarantee that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone will sell well in Europe and the world as soon as possible. ”
Xiao Yunhai has also heard the names of these four multinational publishing houses, and is not surprised that they are also interested in Harry Potter.
He thought for a while and asked, ”what's the dividend ratio for books published by our publishing house before?”
”Based on the sales of books in the United States,” Jesse said. Between one million and three million, we account for five percent. Between three and five million, we account for ten percent. Between five and eight million, we make up 15 percent. Between eight and ten million, we can make up 20 percent. As for more than 10 million, it is 25 percent, which is the highest point. Even if the United States sold 50 million copies, it was 25 percent. ”
Xiao Yunhai thought for a while and said, ”with the popularity of Harry Potter now, if I want 30 percent, do you think they will agree?”
Jesse frowned a little, thought about it, and said, ”maybe. Harry Potter has sold more than 8 million copies in just 11 days, which has never appeared in the history of American sales. I think you can have a good talk with these greedy capitalists. ”
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, ”what time will they come?”
”Ten o'clock, half an hour.”
”Then we'll wait for them for a while.”
At 9:55, the four persons in charge of the publishing house came to the reception room of crown press at the same time.
After introducing Jesse to you, cole of England, speaking fluent London English, said: ”Mr. Shaw, I admire your vision and courage very much. Ms. Rowling's ”Harry Potter” has been published by several publishing houses including Macmillan publishing company. Unfortunately, due to the high price of Ms. Rowling and the misjudgment of the editors, Harry Potter has not been sold well in Britain. We have to say it's a loss. Now, you've got the full copyright of it, and it's selling well all over the United States, so I think we can cooperate. ”
Darren of Italy said: ”yes. All four of our publishing houses have the ability to distribute all over the world. Through our operation, this Harry Potter book can be popular all over the world and set off a wave of magic. Therefore, we can't be wrong to give it to us. ”
Xiao Yunhai puzzled asked: ”the four publishing houses are world-class publishing houses, sales areas will not overlap?”
Berlin helped his glasses and said with a smile: ”Mr. Xiao, please don't worry about this. Our four publishing houses have cooperated many times, and there won't be any problems. The only question is, what kind of sales are you going to take? ”
Xiao Yunhai said with a smile: ”dividends.”
”That's great,” Greene said. I think Mr. Jesse has explained the rules of dividend to you. It's not difficult for Harry Potter to sell more than 10 million, so we can give you 25% profit. What do you think? ”
Xiao Yunhai shook his head and said bluntly, ”I want 30 percent.”
Cole exclaimed, ”no way. You are too greedy, Mr. Xiao. It's against the rules. ”