Whoosh!
With a thought, Xia Ping entered the virtual network and arrived at a virtual space.
The virtual space could be set to whatever he wanted. Xia Ping had set this virtual space as a living room with a sofa, a coffee table, a television, and so on. The decorations were very fashionable.
Following this, another figure appeared in the space.
Xia Ping took a closer look and realized that this person was two meters tall and very fat. He looked like he weighed a ton. He had horns on his head and a pig nose. He wore a black suit and a red tie. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and looked like a cunning businessman.
He could tell at a glance that this was a pig demon.
However, this was nothing in the universe. The human race and the demon race had been living together for a long time. There were all kinds of races, so it was not surprising.
"Mr. Wu, you are finally willing to communicate with me. That's great. Nice to meet you. My name is Germa. I am the person in charge of the Universe Book Media Company in the Flowing Cloud Star Region. "
Germa smiled and introduced himself, looking very friendly.
"Let's cut to the chase. I am a very direct person. What do you want from me?" Xia Ping asked straightforwardly.
Germa nodded. "Mr. Wu, you are indeed a straightforward person. I will be straightforward. The reason why I am looking for you is that I want you to write a book about scams.
According to your current reputation, if you can write such a book, it will definitely sell well. "
His eyes flashed with the cunning light of a businessman.
To be honest, he was interested in Xia Ping's reputation. It did not matter if it was a bad reputation or a good one. Anyway, if everyone knew about it, it would be profitable.
Just like a celebrity, he had great fame and many fans.
However, fame alone was not enough. No matter how good one's fame was, it could not be used to make a living. Therefore, one had to cash in one's fame.
Publishing a book was a way to cash in one's fame.
Xia Ping also knew that in his previous life on Earth, many celebrities would choose to publish books, autobiographies, or scandals. They would then find someone to write it for them.
It did not matter if the book was good or not. In short, with the celebrity's fame, it could attract the public's interest and attract the interest of fans. Such a book would definitely sell and make a lot of money.
In the past, the most famous person on Earth who published books was the president of the United States. Once the president left office, he would definitely publish a book and write an autobiography. Such a famous person could earn tens of millions of dollars.
This was an income that ordinary people could never earn in their entire lives.
Obviously, Gilma had taken a fancy to Xia Ping's recent reputation in the Flowing Cloud Galaxy. That was why he wanted to cooperate with Xia Ping. He wanted to take advantage of this momentum and make a fortune.
To put it crudely, with fame, even if you wrote a bunch of nonsense, there would still be many people who would buy it.
"Publish a book? Interesting, tell me more about it. "
Xia Ping narrowed his eyes. He didn't mind Germa's intentions at all. Those who didn't have any value were basically useless. In this world, if I'm not using you, then you're using me.
In short, this would bring him a large amount of Universe Coins, which was the most practical thing.
Seeing that Xia Ping seemed to be interested, Germa immediately said, "That's right, publishing a book. Of course, if you don't know how to write, our company also has many outstanding writers. They can all help you write."
"We can sign a profit sharing agreement with you. If you sell it, you can get 30% of the profit."
He stretched out three fingers. Obviously, he didn't care whether Xia Ping had the ability to write or not. He just wanted to use Xia Ping's fame to make a fortune.
"30% of the profit?"
Xia Ping looked at Germa with a faint smile. "Using my fame to make money, and only giving me 30%? Isn't that a bit too much? At least 90%! "
"Mr. Wu, you're the one who's going too far."
Germa screamed. "Our company is responsible for helping with publicity and opening up sales channels. We also have to find someone to write for us, go through editing, typesetting, and so on. All of this costs money, and the cost is outrageous. You didn't do anything, and you want to take 90%? Do you want us to starve? That's impossible. There's no room for negotiation. "
Xia Ping shook his head. "I don't need to find someone to write for me. I can write it myself. Also, without my fame, without the celebrity effect, you probably won't be able to make money."
"90% is still too high. 50% at most. Any more and it won't do."
Germa shook his head. He couldn't accept such a profit sharing ratio at all. If they could only get 10%, how could they make money? Wouldn't they be working for the other party?
Also, as the person in charge of the Universe Book Media Company in the Flowing Cloud Star Region, he had to make a profit every year. If he couldn't make a profit, he would probably be demoted or even punished.
Of course, if he did well, he would receive praise from the head office. He might even be able to enter the head office and take up a position, rising to the top in a single bound. This was the highest goal of every person in charge of a branch company.
"70%!"
Xia Ping looked at Germa. "I need at least 70% of the profit. Any lower and I won't be able to do anything. I can only give up on working with you."
He also wanted to take all the profits, but that was impossible. The so-called working together meant that everyone would only work together if there were benefits. Otherwise, only a fool would work together with you.
70% was his bottom line.
"Of course, I'm not making things difficult for you. If this book doesn't sell in the tens of millions, I won't take a single cent." Xia Ping could sign a VAM agreement with the other party.
Tens of millions of sales?
Germa was instantly shocked. One must know that in this era, ordinary books basically didn't have much sales. Most of the best-selling books were martial arts secret manuals, which could make people stronger.
However, these martial arts secret manuals were controlled by many Saint-level sects, and they were not qualified to get a share of the profits.
Therefore, if one wanted to sell in the tens of millions of copies, it had to be a popular book of the year. He had been the person in charge of the Flowing Cloud Star Field branch company for decades, but he had not published many such books.
Although Wu Wudi was indeed a little famous in the Flowing Cloud Star Field and several other major star fields, would tens of millions of people really buy a book like this?!
According to his estimation, it would be considered good if it sold in the millions, which had already exceeded his expectations.
If it sold in the tens of millions of copies, it would really be possible only if a miracle happened.
"Alright, since Mr. Wu is so confident, I naturally won't refuse." Thinking of this, Germa immediately decided to agree to Xia Ping's conditions.
If it didn't sell in the tens of millions of copies, then he didn't need to pay a single cent. This was like getting something without risking anything.
Even if it really reached the tens of millions of copies, he wouldn't lose out.
No matter how he looked at it, this was an extremely cost-effective deal, and there was no reason to refuse.
"Alright, then let's sign the contract." Xia Ping smiled slightly.
Germa acted swiftly and decisively. To avoid any undue delay, he immediately ordered his secretary to quickly draw up a contract.
Korin used his many years of experience to carefully examine it and felt that there was no problem with the contract. It was very fair, and the other party didn't play any tricks, so it could be signed.
Therefore, Xia Ping and Germa signed the contract.
"But Mr. Wu, how do you plan to write it?" Germa asked curiously. After all, fame was only auxiliary. The content of the book was the most important. If the quality of the book was not good, it would be impossible to reach tens of millions of copies.
After all, not all people were fools.
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