"Uncle Yuan Zhou, do you think that the menu doesn't have intellectual property rights?"
The mischievous child said seriously, "Strictly speaking, intellectual property rights protect things that are original and creative. The menu is also partially protected."
"For example, if a chef writes down his own unique cooking methods and puts them on the menu, or if he writes down his own brand, these are all protected by copyright."
Yuan Zhou nodded his head when he heard that. However, these two kinds of dishes had nothing to do with The Kitchen God's menu.
The mischievous child continued, "The most important thing about Uncle Yuan Zhou's menu is the complete set of dishes and the way to classify them. Such a complete collection of dishes and the way to classify them are also protected by copyright."
"The most important thing is that the customers are willing to buy it because of Uncle Yuan's fame," the mischievous child concluded.
"Okay, I got it," Yuan Zhou nodded his head solemnly.
Next, the mischievous child taught Yuan Zhou more about the copyright protection of dishes. There were two main aspects that could be applied for copyright protection for dishes.
One was the appearance, and the other was the special cooking techniques. The appearance was actually equivalent to the copyright value of a work of art. As for the latter, there was no need to talk about it.
In any case, he had taught Yuan Zhou a lesson. Therefore, since every dish that Yuan Zhou cooked had a unique cooking technique, he could also apply for copyright protection.
"Uncle Yuan, I hope I'm not disturbing you," the mischievous child said.
This time, the mischievous child hurried over after breakfast. The timing was very precise. Yuan Zhou had just finished washing up and hadn't decided what he was going to do next.
"No, I just finished my work," Yuan Zhou said.
"Here is a total of 330 RMB. So far, 15 copies of the menu have been sold. Two are the normal version, three are the deluxe version, and ten are the Yuan Dian version. The normal version is priced at 35 RMB per copy, and the cost is 15 RMB. The deluxe version is priced at 60 RMB per copy, and the cost is 25 RMB. The Yuan Dian version is priced at 89 RMB per copy, and the cost is 39 RMB. "The mischievous child took out a small notebook and started to calculate for Yuan Zhou.
"The cost is so low?" Yuan Zhou had seen the price of the Naughty Child. According to his estimation, the Yuan Shop's production cost was at least 50 yuan, and the selling price was on the low side.
"Normal books are priced by publishers and distributors. The bulk of a book actually belongs to the distributors, who sell it to the bookstores. The actual cost of printing does not exceed 15% of the book, and it's because we're customizing it, so the price is a little high."
The naughty child explained, "Let's do a small calculation. 15% will go to the printing factory, and 10% to 40% will go to the distribution channels. The overall profit left to the publishing firm will only be between 25% to 35%. Furthermore, we don't need the distribution channels. It's all predetermined, and we don't need any operations or manpower.
"…" Yuan Zhou looked at the naughty brat in silence for a short while. He felt a little dizzy, and then he made a nasal sound, "Hmm."
Did he understand it too well?
"Because of Brother Wang Hong and Sister Jiang Changxi's help, we also got the book number," the naughty child said. "So, Uncle Yuan Zhou, you don't have to worry. We're not publishing illegally."
"I'll give Uncle Yuan 10 yuan for the normal edition, 20 yuan for the deluxe edition, and 25 yuan for the Yuan Shop's edition. That's a total of 330 yuan. Uncle Yuan, take a look and see if there's anything wrong with it." The naughty child tidied up three hundred yuan bills and three ten yuan bills and handed them to Yuan Zhou with both hands.
"Of course. You've been busy for so long, and you still don't earn as much as I do?"
Although Yuan Zhou was not good at math, he realized that the profits of the normal edition and the Yuan Shop's edition were split equally. As for the deluxe edition, the production cost was 35 yuan. If Yuan Zhou got 20 yuan for each book sold, the naughty child would only get 15 yuan for himself.
Also, the naughty child had to pay for the transportation himself. Basically, there weren't many left.
"Actually, I'm the one who took advantage of you. If it wasn't for Uncle Yuan Zhou's introduction, without Uncle Yuan Zhou's fame, I wouldn't have earned a single cent." The naughty child stuffed the money back into Yuan Zhou's hands.
"Alright, I'll accept it." Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Thank you, Uncle Yuan. That's great." Hearing Yuan Zhou's words, the naughty child immediately beamed with joy.
Although he had only sold a dozen books at the beginning, the naughty child was sharp enough to realize that the menu was equivalent to the peripherals of The Kitchen God. It didn't matter if he didn't earn money now, as the future would be very bright. This was also the beginning of the naughty child's complete accumulation of funds.
"Uncle Yuan, just leave it to me. I'll definitely do my best. Just wait to get your share of the money." The naughty child said confidently.
"I trust you." Yuan Zhou trusted the naughty child a lot when it came to earning money.
The naughty child nodded vigorously. The two then chatted about other contents of the menu. The naughty child felt that it was getting late, so he said goodbye. Although he was young, he knew that Yuan Zhou was very busy. It was already very good for him to be able to take up 15 minutes of his time.
Today was also a coincidence. The naughty child had just left, and Wan Li came over. This time, he came alone, without Liao Yue and the others.
However, Wan Li had already made an appointment to visit him yesterday. He didn't come at the last minute. After all, he had something to do.
"Chairman, good morning." Wan Li bowed and greeted him politely.
"Good morning. Did you say you had something to do yesterday?" Yuan Zhou asked.
He was still very concerned about the Green Chef's Association. Otherwise, he wouldn't have worked so hard to become the chairman. He often planned some opportunities to increase the culinary skills of the backbone members and shared some of his videos with them so that they could learn his Knife Skills.
Although the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger, he still handed over all the chefs to his direct disciple, Zhao Mei, in the end. It was also a good intention.
"It's the end of the year. The Green Chef's Association wants to hold a year-end summary meeting. I wonder if you have time. We all hope that you can attend," Wan Li said.
"This meeting should be held. Have you confirmed the time?" Yuan Zhou asked.
"We have decided on two time slots. One is from 2: 30 pm to 4: 30 pm the day after tomorrow. The other is on Sunday next week, also from 2: 30 pm to 4: 30 pm." Wan Li immediately brought out the time carefully selected by the association.
Judging from the time selected, it was obvious that it was a time that could completely accommodate Yuan Zhou. However, everyone was very busy at the end of the year. Wan Li didn't know when Yuan Zhou would be free. Therefore, he prepared two times and let Yuan Zhou see which one was more convenient.
"Let's do it in the afternoon the day after tomorrow. I can come by myself then." Yuan Zhou considered for a while and remembered that he had something to do on Sunday. Therefore, he chose the time the day after tomorrow.
"I got it. I will inform the people in the association when I go back. These are the documents for this period. I need your approval, chairman." Wan Li took out several documents from the briefcase that he carried with him.
This matter was originally handled by Secretary Qin. Every once in a while, she would bring some documents that required Yuan Zhou's signature. However, Wan Li said that he would come this time. In order not to disturb Yuan Zhou too much, she directly brought the documents over.
Yuan Zhou received the documents and read them carefully. When he felt that there was no problem, he signed his name on them neatly.
Speaking of which, as Yuan Zhou signed more and more documents, Yuan Zhou's signature became more and more beautiful day by day.
Very soon, Wan Li finished his business here. Then, he took his leave decisively and didn't waste any more of Yuan Zhou's time.
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