After sending off Murphy, Yang Yi welcomed a new customer the next day.
The deputy manager of the copyright department and the managers of several publishing houses accompanied by him came to Yang Yi's coffee shop. This time, Yang Yi didn't treat them to the best coffee. He put away his treasured Blue Mountain and Mandelin. Instead, he made a simple mocha with milk and sugar cubes, which was praised by everyone.
Obviously, there was a lot of flattery involved!
Yang Yi smiled but did not say anything. He secretly rejoiced in his heart.
When it came to negotiations, Yang Yi was not an expert. His best helper was Guo Ziyi. Although the little fatty had already finished his college entrance examination, he gave Yang Yi a call with a smile and went on a graduation trip with his classmates. Naturally, he could not be counted on.
However, although Yang Yi did not know how to negotiate, he had brought a magical skill from his previous life — acting! Moreover, he acted like he had a card up his sleeve. When the negotiations started, he acted like he had a card up his sleeve. He asked the publishing houses to use the method of bidding and show him the conditions they had drafted.
"I hope that everyone can be honest. I will choose the final publishing house according to your conditions. After that, we will discuss in detail. This is to avoid wasting everyone's time!" Yang Yi said with a smile.
The managers of the publishing houses looked at each other. This was the first time they had met an author like this!
"Manager Huang, isn't this a little problematic?" One of the managers could not help but ask the person in charge of the copyright department.
"I don't think so!" Another manager agreed.
Deputy Manager Huang of the copyright department smiled bitterly and shook his head. He said, "I think it's okay … Cough cough, it's like this. Because we have discussed with Mr. Yang Yi before, he will have the final say in the transaction of the physical publishing rights. Therefore, we will discuss according to Mr. Yang Yi's request …"
"You can think about it. If you don't want to participate in this bid, it doesn't matter. Even if we don't have a deal, our friendship is still there!" Yang Yi also looked unyielding.
He did not know what conditions the other party would give him, but Yang Yi was convinced that his books, whether it was Soldier Assault or Drawing Sword, would definitely sell well as long as they were out in physical form!
This was tested by the market in his previous life!
In an era where piracy was rampant, Drawing Sword, which was published in the New Era, sold more than 400,000 copies in six or seven years. It was obvious how valuable it was!
In this world where copyright awareness was strong, Yang Yi could already foresee the prospects of his two so-called "web novels" and physical books' sales leaps and bounds.
Therefore, he was confident that he was not afraid of negotiations!
Sure enough, after the managers of several publishing houses looked at each other, the manager who shouted the loudest was the first to pick up a pen and paper. The others also swarmed over and almost fought over it.
The selection process of the hidden bid was needless to say. In the end, Yang Yi picked up an envelope and said loudly like a broker at the stock exchange, "Mr. Lu from Sahara Publishing, congratulations. We can discuss further in detail now!"
A thin man with messy hair stood up in surprise. He raised his hand and said, "I, I'm Mr. Lu!"
However, Yang Yi's choice caused an uproar in the room. Even Deputy Manager Huang was surprised.
"Are you kidding me?" The manager who shouted the loudest just now jumped out again. He shouted angrily, "What kind of conditions did Sahara Publishing offer you? I don't believe that a small publishing house like them can offer better conditions than our big publishing houses! "
"Well, I'm sorry. It's not convenient for me to disclose it to you." Yang Yi smiled and refused.
Deputy Manager Huang couldn't help but stand up. He said, "Mr. Yang Yi, although it's not suitable for me to interrupt at this time, shouldn't you consider it again? In terms of scale, Sahara Publishing is indeed smaller than the other three. Even if the conditions given to you are better now, in the long run, it's difficult for them to give you the benefits from sales to be comparable to the other three! "
"That's right. You're too short-sighted!" The other three managers echoed one after another.
The thin Mr. Lu actually didn't have much hope when he saw the other three competitors, but now that he was chosen, he was as happy as if he had won a prize!
But now that Deputy Manager Huang and the others said so, he became nervous again. He was afraid that the duck that was in his mouth would fly away again. He quickly said, "Although our publishing house is not big, we are very sincere. Mr. Yang, we can still discuss the conditions that you just wrote!"
Yang Yi raised his hand to quiet them down. He said faintly, "Actually, the reason why I chose Sahara Publishing was not only because the conditions they offered were very sincere, but also because they have an advantage that the other three don't have."
This time, everyone was stunned. Didn't Sahara Publishing say that it was smaller than the other three?
"What?" The one who shouted the loudest couldn't help but ask.
"Sahara Publishing has an additional channel to sell physical books online compared to you all," Yang Yi said faintly.
In fact, Yang Yi wasn't calm. The online shopping model in this world had only shown a small sign, and it wasn't as big as Taobao in his previous life.
Yang Yi was surprised by Sahara Publishing's foresight. Their boss set up an online website to sell physical books. Readers could pay for books through registered mail or bank transfer, and then send the books to the readers through the library.
This model was very similar to the earliest Zhuo, 99, and Dangdang in Yang Yi's previous life!
It could be said that this was the prototype of an online bookstore!
"What's the difference between this and online novels? Hehe, with this kind of online sales, they won't be able to sell more than a few books a month, and the readers still have to pay for the books by mail. It's not even as good as us. Our company has connections with Far East and Zhong Hua bookstores … "There were always people who were still stuck in the old mindset, and they mocked Yang Yi's choice.
However, Yang Yi's choice didn't change, and he calmly apologized to the other party.
In the end, only Yang Yi and Mr. Lu were left in the coffee shop. Everyone else left in anger, and even Deputy Manager Huang smiled bitterly. He clasped his hands at Yang Yi, and then chased after them.
Deputy Manager Huang felt that the profits from physical sales of Yang Yi's books weren't a big deal, but he still had to establish good relations with these publishers. After all, online literature was still the weak side, and publishing houses had a lot of resources, and there were still many things that needed to be done with them!
"Then, we …" Mr. Lu, whose hair was messy, said nervously. He didn't dare to touch the new coffee that Yang Yi had served him.
"Then let's talk about the conditions for me to invest in your publishing house!" Yang Yi waved his hand and smiled.
This aura immediately scared Mr. Lu silly.
It was unknown how Mr. Lu would feel if he knew that Yang Yi's savings were less than a few hundred thousand, but he still wanted to invest in someone else's publishing house …
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