What?
That was it?
The compensation was settled? And he was going to transfer the money over immediately?
Hearing Zhang Ye say that, the youth from the publishing firm was also stunned, "Ah? Oh, alright. "
He really did not expect Zhang Ye to agree to the compensation so readily. He did not even try to bargain. This was something he could not have imagined. After handling so many copyright disputes and legal matters, he had never been as happy as he was today. When he called Zhang Ye, he had spoken in a very tough tone. He had said all the ugly things, such as lawyers and going to court to sue him. He had guessed that Zhang Ye would not agree to the compensation, so he had put on a strong attitude. But who could have expected that the result would be like this? This youth could not help but feel a chill down his spine!
Could it be a scam?
Could it be a perfunctory offer?
The youth immediately went to the publishing firm's leader.
This matter was personally handled by the Beijing Education Publishing Firm's Editor-in-Chief, Zhang Kui. When he heard the youth's words, he did not believe it, "Zhang Ye really said that?"
The youth smiled bitterly, "Yes, they were his exact words."
Zhang Kui frowned, "He did not even bargain?"
The youth acknowledged, "He asked how much it was and immediately agreed. He did not even hesitate for a second."
"Alright, then go and prepare the contract. List out the terms of breach of contract and send it to Zhang Ye." Zhang Kui was also unsure and doubtful.
A female Deputy Editor-in-Chief in the room said, "Our publishing firm has really offended Zhang Ye this time. Actually, 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' and those fairy tales did not lose money. Not only did we not lose money, we even earned a lot for our publishing firm. Although Zhang Ye's books have all been taken off the shelves, there will definitely be a loss in future sales. We can't handle the books that have already been printed, but 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' and the other books were released last year. The market is almost saturated, so even if we continue to sell them, we will only earn a little more.
It's actually not a big deal. "A publishing firm's leader said," Even if it's not a big deal, it's still a loss. It's all public money, and with the contract, there has to be an explanation. "
The female Deputy Editor-in-Chief said, "We thought that Zhang Ye would not agree, so we proposed a high compensation to leave room for bargaining after the lawsuit. It would be great if we could get a million in compensation, but what did Zhang Ye think? He directly agreed to it? In this way, our publishing house will appear to be the bad guys. "
She was more emotional and did not feel good about it. When Zhang Ye chose their publishing firm to publish the book, the buyout price was only 6 million. After deducting the tax, it was only a little more than 5 million. Now, Zhang Ye had to pay back 3.5 million? When converted, it was as if the copyrights to Zhang Ye's novels and fairy tales had been given to their publishing firm for free. The sales of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" quickly broke 1 million, 2 million. Many in the industry were envious of them. Those publishing houses wanted Zhang Ye's copyrights, but could not. As they were the first publishing house that Zhang Ye came into contact with, they continued working together. Zhang Ye also trusted them very much.
But now, with this matter, the publishing firm's decision made her feel helpless. She felt that at Teacher Zhang Ye's most difficult time, they had stabbed Zhang Ye in the back. They were hitting him while he was down!
But Zhang Ye was different. With the SARFT's decree # 43, everyone knew that Zhang Ye was finished. His books could no longer be published in the future. It was useless even if he changed his pen name. It was useless no matter how well he wrote, because the ban was still there. The General Administration of Press and Publication had already merged with the SARFT. Although there were some internal differences after the merger, they were still one. Their publishing firm's highest authority had spoken, so they had no choice but to respond. That was why they were asking for compensation.
However, 3.5 million was indeed a bit too much.
But about an hour later, with the contract in place, Zhang Ye's 3.5 million was transferred to the publishing firm's account as promised.
The female Deputy Editor-in-Chief fell silent.
Zhang Kui and the other heads of the publishing firms were not in a good mood for some reason. 3.5 million could do many things for the publishing firm. It was enough to buy the copyrights of many books, but for some reason, they could not smile.
… …
The same scene happened at another publishing firm.
This was the headquarters of Huabei Children's Publishing Firm. Zhang Ye had previously published a compilation here, called "Zhang Ye's Compilation". The price was not considered high, but it was not considered low either. At this moment, this compilation had naturally been ordered to be taken off the shelves. All the major bookstores had ordered for refunds. Only a few small bookstores had not received the policy yet, so there were delays. It was estimated that they would only take "Zhang Ye's Compilation" off the shelves in the afternoon or the next day.
The person who called Zhang Ye was not one of the heads he had met at the publishing firm, but an editor he had never met before. Those people who had met Zhang Ye were probably too embarrassed to tell him personally.
The male editor told Zhang Ye about the matter and hesitated for a long time. Then, like Beijing Education Publishing Firm, he asked for compensation for the breach of contract.
Zhang Ye asked, "How much?"
The male editor stammered, "This …"
"It's fine. Go ahead," Zhang Ye said.
The male editor said, "Actually, we don't have a choice. Since it's public money, we have to account for it. Otherwise, if the higher-ups pursue the matter, we will have to bear the responsibility. Then, Teacher Zhang, it's a little embarrassing to bring up this matter at this time. About that, the compensation is about 70,000 RMB. Actually, it's not compensation for the breach of contract, but just a portion of the money we received for the returned books. It's not the selling price, but the cost of production. The leader said that if you feel that it's not appropriate, we can just forget about the compensation. It's not a lot of money anyway, so it's not a big deal. We can just go through the procedures here and fill in the accounts ourselves.
Compared to Beijing Publishing House, Huabei Children's Publishing House still had some sense of propriety. They did not go too far.
Without another word, Zhang Ye said, "Alright, I will transfer the money to you immediately."
The male editor hurriedly said, "Thank you, Teacher Zhang. What I'm about to say does not represent our publishing firm. It's just what I'm saying to you personally. I've always been a fan of yours, and I especially like your novels and poems. This matter was indeed f * cked up, but I'll support you anyway! I believe you won't be finished just like that! "
Zhang Ye smiled, "Thank you, friend."
When the male editor heard this, he recalled the scene of the staff throwing "Zhang Ye's Compilation" off the shelves in the Book Building today. His heart suddenly turned sour. That was his favorite compilation. It was the compilation of poems that he would read every day. "Teacher Zhang Ye, we should be the ones thanking you. You have given us so many classic and great works!"
Later on, the relevant personnel of the movie "The Great Pugilistic World", which Zhang Ye had previously acted in, also communicated with Zhang Ye. Although the movie had ended its screening on the big screen, if it were to be screened on television in the future, the film company would remove any scenes related to Zhang Ye, a minor supporting character, so that Zhang Ye would be mentally prepared. Zhang Ye was, of course, mentally prepared, so he said that he understood.
Programs were deleted!
Novels were taken off the shelves!
Movies were cut!
Advertisements were corrected!
Lecture videos were removed!
All of Zhang Ye's works could not escape this calamity!
Using "nothing" to describe Zhang Ye's current situation was no doubt the most appropriate!
The more desperate the situation was, the more Zhang Ye's state became abnormal. He chuckled, and his anger turned to depression, from depression to calmness, and from calmness to relaxation!
Delete them all!
Take them off the shelves!
The most difficult despair was nothing more than this!
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