#17 - Chapter 17 A special contract!

Chen Wenhan quickly sent the news.

"Alas... three million didn't move him."

"That's normal. Old Zheng's annual royalties were over twenty million back then. Can Lin Yu meet this three million with his level?"

"What royalty rate should we give him? This name is new, but his level is definitely that of a top-tier author. If the royalty rate is too low, he might be eliminated directly."

Various publishing houses discussed this.

Nowadays, e-books are rampant, and paper books don't sell well.

But children's books are still selling well. Parents don't want to hold a mobile phone or tablet when telling stories to their children.

Many publishing houses have to compete for this market.

Tongxin.com conference room.

"Boss, we also have our own publishing house, and after these years of development, our strength is not weak."

"We can compete completely!"

Chen Wenhan said.

Liang Zhirong, the boss of Tongxin.com, said: "Old Chen, although I founded Tongxin.com, I don't know much about fairy tales. From a professional point of view, is it worth it?"

"Our competition for this may strain our relationship with some publishing houses."

Chen Wenhan said: "The quality of Lin Yu's fairy tales is definitely top-notch. Even if we pay a relatively high price and suffer losses in the short term, we can make a lot of money in the long run."

"As long as he can write thirty such stories every year, he will be unstoppable and his position will be unshakable."

"In today's market, it's not the time to talk about relationships. We'd better not give up such a piece of cake."

Another editor said: "Brother Chen, what you said makes sense, but what if this is all Lin Yu has accumulated?"

"Thirty fairy tales above the level of 'immortal grass' a year? You think too highly of him, right?"

"If he can continuously produce them, then it's worth it no matter what. His fame will grow bigger and bigger, and fame is traffic, which is money."

"But if he can't write good stories anymore, it's not worth it for us to pay a high price to grab him."

Everyone spoke up.

Boss Liang Zhirong fully listened to their opinions.

"I understand what you mean."

"If Lin Yu can continue to fly, we will fly too; if he can't continue to fly, we will have to eat dirt if we go up."

Liang Zhirong said.

Chen Wenhan and the others nodded.

Liang Zhirong said: "Old Chen, you contact Lin Yu and ask him if he is willing to sign a special contract with us. If the total sales of his books are within 500,000 copies, the royalty rate is fifteen percent."

"If the sales are between 500,000 and 2 million copies, the royalty rate is sixteen percent."

"From 2 million to 5 million copies, seventeen percent, and I will give him eighteen percent for all books that accumulate more than 5 million copies!"

Chen Wenhan stared at his boss in surprise.

Normally, fifteen percent is the limit.

At eighteen percent, their profits will be greatly compressed.

After all, publishing books involves expenses in all aspects. The royalty rate for ordinary authors is good at ten percent.

The lower ones are only six or seven percent!

"Aren't you afraid that he won't be able to write in the future?"

"He should sign as long as he can write."

Liang Zhirong said.

He can afford such a high royalty rate, but others can't. He has Tongxin.com, and if Lin Yu gets better and better, Tongxin.com will also become stronger and stronger, which can make up for this aspect.

"Boss, are there any other benefits?"

"I'm afraid he may not cooperate with us with just this."

Chen Wenhan asked.

Liang Zhirong thought for a while and said, "We will print 300,000 copies for the first edition. We can give him the money for these 300,000 copies upon signing the contract."

"Boss, isn't printing 300,000 copies for the first edition a bit risky?"

Another editor said.

Liang Zhirong: "You all think his fairy tales are reliable in quality. In that case, I believe the sales will definitely not be bad."

"Old Chen, tell him that if we reprint in the future, his royalties will be transferred to him immediately as soon as we start printing."

Chen Wenhan nodded.

He quickly sent a message to Lin Chen.

"Such a contract? That's a bit interesting."

A faint smile appeared on Lin Chen's face.

Cooperating with Tongxin.com is not bad. In fact, he is also happy to cooperate with Tongxin.com.

"Okay."

Lin Chen quickly replied to Chen Wenhan's message.

"Boss, Lin Yu agreed!"

Chen Wenhan said happily.

Liang Zhirong: "Old Chen, this contract is very important. We have to meet him and sign it offline. Make an appointment with him, and I will go with you to meet him."

"Okay."

Chen Wenhan sent a message.

Lin Chen pondered for a moment.

Now that his parents are here, he can meet with Chen Wenhan and the others.

"Chief Editor Chen, offline signing is possible."

"But I have to bring my child, and I can't go far. Also, I don't want to become famous and affect my child. It's okay for you to come over to sign the contract, but don't take pictures and spread them out."

Lin Chen considered for a while and replied.

"Bring the child?"

"It seems Lin Yu is quite young."

"Agree to him, let's start as soon as possible."

Liang Zhirong smiled.

They were not in Shanghai. After buying the plane tickets, Liang Zhirong and the others quickly went to Shanghai and arrived in the afternoon.

"Are you the Lin Yu master?"

Chen Wenhan and the others were very shocked when they saw Lin Chen.

The master in their eyes was so young.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "President Liang, Chief Editor Chen, my real name is Lin Chen, you can just call me by my name."

Chen Wenhan and the others shook hands with Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, I really didn't expect you to be so young."

Chen Wenhan said with emotion.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Young people have a childlike heart, which is more advantageous for writing fairy tales."

Chen Wenhan nodded: "That's true. Lin Chen, I want to ask you how much time did it take you to create those fairy tales in total?"

"Less than a month."

"I can write one every day, but I may not be so diligent in the future."

Lin Chen said.

Liang Zhirong and the others were shocked.

Chen Wenhan said in disbelief: "Lin Chen, are you sure it's less than a month? You can write one every day?"

Lin Chen muttered in his heart.

He doesn't write one a day.

He can write ten when he's free from taking care of his child.

"Yes."

Lin Chen nodded.

Liang Zhirong and Chen Wenhan were very excited. It would be great if Lin Chen could maintain this level for a long time.

"Lin Chen, for the same quality of fairy tales, as long as you exceed thirty articles each year, I will give you a bonus of 10,000 for each additional article."

Liang Zhirong promised.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "President Liang, thank you very much."

A bonus of 10,000 per article is very tempting.

Now he still has a lot of stock given by the system. He can write ten articles a day, and he can get a bonus of 100,000.

Of course, it is impossible to write so much every day next.

That seems too perverted.

"Lin Chen, let's sign the contract."

Chen Wenhan said, taking out the contract from his bag.

Lin Chen carefully read it again and found no problems.

He signed his name and pen name.

Liang Zhirong also signed his name and stamped the company's seal.

"President Liang, Chief Editor Chen, you have come from afar. Let me treat you to a meal to fulfill my duty as a host."

Lin Chen smiled.

They are in a teahouse now, and next to it is a restaurant.

After dinner, Lin Chen hurried home.

"Grandma, when will Dad come home?"

"Qianqian misses Dad."

Lin Chen heard Lin Xiaoqian's voice when he arrived at the door.

His physique has reached ninety-three points. With the improvement of his physique, Lin Chen found that his hearing has also improved a lot.

"Dad should be here soon."

Lin Chen's mother, Chen Mei, said.

She was a little helpless. Lin Xiaoqian had asked no less than twenty times.

Lin Chen quickly opened the door.

"Dad."

"Dad, I miss you so much."

Lin Xiaoqian ran happily to Lin Chen and hugged his leg.

"Have you eaten obediently?"

Lin Chen bent down and picked up Lin Xiaoqian.

Lin Xiaoqian said, "Dad, I didn't finish it. It's because my tummy is full, not because Grandma's dishes are not delicious."