At nine o 'clock in the morning the next day, Xiao Yunhai came to Crown Publishing and saw Jesse.
"Hi, Xiao, I haven't seen you for a week. You seem to have lost some weight."
Jesse said as he hugged Xiao Yunhai with a face full of smiles.
Xiao Yunhai said, "I'm filming a movie. It would be strange if I could gain weight. However, I see that you are in high spirits. You seem to be doing well. "
Jesse narrowed his eyes and said, "Of course. Until today, Harry Potter had sold 8.32 million copies. How could I not be happy? Even when my father was alive, he had never achieved such a result. Congratulations, Xiao. You'll be able to recoup all the money you spent on Harry Potter in a few days. "
Xiao Yunhai said with a smile, "It was all thanks to your help that we were able to do this. Jesse, how many publishers have come? "
Jesse stretched out four fingers and gestured. "Four. They are all famous large publishers in Europe. They have branches all over the world. They are Mr. Cole from Macmillan Publishing Company in the UK, Mr. Louis from Seilly Publishing in France, Mr. Darren from Mondadori Publishing in Italy, and Mr. Garlin from Bertelsmann Publishing Group in Germany.
As long as they get the publishing rights, I can guarantee that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone will sell well in Europe and even the world at the fastest speed. "
Xiao Yunhai had also heard of the names of these four multinational publishers. He was not surprised that they had taken a fancy to Harry Potter at the same time.
He thought for a moment and asked, "What is the dividend ratio for the previous books of our publishing company?"
Jesse said, "Based on the sales of the book in America. Between one million and three million, we get 5%. Between three million and five million, we get 10%. Between five million and eight million, we get 15%. Between eight million and ten million, we get 20%. Above ten million, we get 25%. That is the highest point. Even if 50 million copies are sold in America, it is still 25%. "
Xiao Yunhai thought for a moment and said, "With Harry Potter's current popularity, do you think they will agree if I ask for 30%?"
Jesse furrowed his brows slightly. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's possible. In just eleven days, Harry Potter sold more than eight million copies, which had never happened in the history of American sales. I think you can have a good talk with these greedy capitalists. "
Xiao Yunhai nodded and asked, "What time are they coming?"
"Ten o 'clock. There's still half an hour to go."
"Then let's wait for them for a while."
At 9: 55, the four heads of the publishing houses arrived at the reception room of Crown Publishing House.
After Jesse introduced everyone, Cole from England spoke in fluent London English and said, "Mr. Xiao, I really admire your foresight and courage. JK Rowling's novel Harry Potter was published by several publishers, including Macmillan Publishing Company. Unfortunately, due to JK Rowling's high price and the wrong judgment of the editors, Harry Potter never sold well in the UK. This is our loss, of course. Now that you've obtained all the copyrights to it, and it's selling well throughout the United States, I think we can work together. "
Darren from Italy said, "That's right. Our four publishing houses have the ability to publish all over the world. Through our operations, Harry Potter can become popular all over the world and set off a magic craze. Therefore, you can't be wrong to give it to us. "
Xiao Yunhai was puzzled and asked, "The four publishing houses are all world-class publishing houses. Won't their sales areas overlap?"
Gerlin from Germany adjusted his glasses and said with a smile, "Mr. Xiao, you don't have to worry about this. Our four publishing houses have worked together many times. There won't be any problems. The only question is, how are you going to sell it? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Dividends."
Gerlin said, "That's great. I think Mr. Jesse has already explained the rules of dividends to you. It's not difficult for Harry Potter to sell more than ten million copies, so we can give you 25% of the profits. What do you think? "
Xiao Yunhai shook his head and said bluntly, "I want 30%."
Cole exclaimed, "That's impossible. Mr. Xiao, you're too greedy. That's against the rules. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "What are the rules? The biggest rule is that the sales of the novel explode. Gentlemen, Harry Potter is not an ordinary novel. Its potential is limitless. After a while, MGM Grand will make Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone into a movie. Once the box office is successful, the sales of the novel will definitely increase. At that time, the movie and the novel will complement each other and prosper together. It's definitely not something that other novels can compare to. 30% isn't high. "
Gerlin shook his head and said, "That's just a hypothesis. What if the movie loses at the box office? "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "That's still giving us free publicity all over the world. The sales of the novel will still explode. It's still beneficial to us. Gentlemen, you should know that this is only the first novel. I still have four novels in my hands, plus the last two novels that Ms. Rowling is writing. Haha, once the seven Harry Potter novels become popular all over the world, the profits it will reap will greatly exceed everyone's expectations. "
Louis, who had been silent all this while, said, "Mr. Xiao has painted a very big pie for us, but whether we can eat it or not is another matter. No matter how good the future is, it's useless if we can't achieve it. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "The sales in America are enough to give everyone confidence. Look at the comments online. More than 90% of them are good. This is very rare for a novel. "
Louis nodded and said, "That's why we're here. If you want 30% of the profits, that's fine. But there's a prerequisite, and that's that our sales worldwide must reach 50 million. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "No. Thirty million. Thirty million sales, that's my bottom line. Also, I have a condition. I don't care about other countries, but you can't enter Hua Xia. That's because I have a very happy publishing house there. "
"No, no, no!" Louis exclaimed. "Mr. Xiao, your condition is too much. Hua Xia has a population of 1.5 billion. Even if only 1% of the people buy this book, it'll bring us hundreds of millions of dollars in wealth. We definitely won't agree to that. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "Mr. Louis, are you sure? I'm a writer in Hua Xia. I've written four books, sold 160 million, and have more than 40 million fans. As long as I say the word, they'll rush to buy it. I can still guarantee sales of at least 20 million. With such a huge profit, if it were you, you'd probably make the same choice as me. "
Ge Lin said, "Even if the profits are huge, does it have anything to do with you? Your publishing house is the one with whom you have a happy partnership. "
Xiao Yunhai shook his head and said, "My most recent Wuxia novel, The Legend of the Condor Heroes, sold 50 million copies. Sunshine Publishing House gave me 90% of the profits."
"Impossible," Darren exclaimed. "How can they give you such a high profit? Also, did you really sell 50 million copies of your novel? That's too unbelievable. "
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "It's not hard to find out in Hua Xia. If you really want the Hua Xia market, then you'll have to give me a 35% dividend. "
Cole frowned and looked at the three of them. He said, "Mr. Xiao, we feel that you're too insincere. If you insist, we can only give up. "
Xiao Yunhai said solemnly, "Gentlemen, I'm really sorry. Whether it's you or the publishing house behind you, this condition won't change. "
Seeing how resolute Xiao Yunhai was, Cole and the other three didn't look good.
They stood up at the same time and made a gesture of wanting to leave. "If that's the case, then we can only give up."
Xiao Yunhai didn't have any intention of asking them to stay. He said, "I'm very sorry to have made you come for nothing. I have to have lunch with Kree at noon, so I'm afraid I can't entertain the four of you. "
Cole narrowed his eyes and said, "Mr. Xiao, is the Kree you're talking about, Mr. Kree Smith from MGM Grand?"
Xiao Yunhai asked in surprise, "Mr. Cole, you know him?"
Cole smiled and said, "Of course. Our bookstore has a best-selling novel that Mr. Kree thinks highly of, so we have a collaboration. Are the two of you discussing the movie 'Harry Potter'? "
Jesse, who had been watching the show, said, "Kree confirmed two days ago that he wants to film 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'. The estimated investment is 150 million US dollars, and the MGM Grand company's review process has probably been completed."
"Isn't 150 million US dollars a little too little?" Cole asked.
Jesse pointed at Xiao Yunhai and said, "150 million US dollars is only half of the investment. The other half will be borne by Mr. Xiao in front of you. Everyone, if we start preparing now, the movie will be released at the end of the year. At that time, our second movie will also be released. At that time, don't blame us for not giving you a chance. "
The four of them looked at each other, frowned, and sat down again.
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