Cai Shuqing couldn't help but be disappointed when she heard this, but she still didn't give up and said: "Then how about we cooperate in publishing? We will be all responsible for the proofreading, editing, binding, publicity and sales of this book, and you only need to pay part of the printing costs." You must know that our publishing house has channels after all, and you, as an individual, are not familiar with Hong Kong, so you have to be completely responsible for your own profits and losses, so it is very difficult to sell this book. Moreover, in addition to Hong Kong, our company also has overseas sales channels, and we can sell your book to European and American countries. ”

Chen Feng listened to her plan, especially her last sentence, and couldn't help but be moved. As soon as Harry came out, the foreigner's money was about to roll in, and earning his own country's money was not a real skill, but earning a foreigner's money was a real skill. He originally planned to wait for the book to come out and then ask Xu Guodong to help find someone to sell it in various bookstores, but now that he thinks about it, this idea is really a bit immature, Hong Kong is okay, but you can't find someone to go abroad to promote it one by one, not to mention the cost, and the effect is not necessarily good. And these publishing houses are different, they have their sales channels, and that's where their advantage lies.

Chen Feng pretended to be a little adult and muttered for a while before he spoke: "I can pay all the costs of book printing, and you will be responsible for the rest, so that you can sell the books faster and better, but you can only account for 20% of the sales profits at most." If it works, we'll sign the contract, and if it doesn't, forget it. ”

Cai Shuqing couldn't help but stare at Chen Feng in surprise, and only sighed for a long time before saying: "I really can't see that you are only eleven years old, I didn't believe in genius before, but now I believe it, you can not only write such an excellent novel, but also a very powerful negotiator." I agree to this plan, but you have to make sure that the first printing must not be less than 100,000 copies. ”

Chen Feng thought about it for a while, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, if it's convenient, let's start talking about the details of cooperation." As soon as I signed the contract, I could only stay in Hong Kong for a maximum of 7 days. ”

"Okay, I'll call a meeting of the relevant subordinates of the company to discuss it now, and I'll give you a detailed contract tomorrow. After Cai Shuqing made a decision, she was also very simple. However, in the end, she turned to Chen Feng's father and guardian, Chen Dayong, and asked, "Mr. Chen, you don't object to this cooperation between me and your son, do you?"

Chen Dayong was already a little shocked when he heard that his son actually agreed to the other party's request for the first printing of 100,000 copies, and the number of copies was more than double the 50,000 or 60,000 in the previous plan, and of course the cost would be doubled, but it would be millions! He almost spoke out against it on the spot, but he thought that so many people were present and that he would be able to do this for the first time, and it would also make his son lose face, so he had to hold back his life, planning to wait until he went back, and then clean up his son and let him cancel this cooperation plan.

Now listening to Cai Shuqing's question, Chen Dayong couldn't help but express his position, so he had to hesitate: "The first printing of 100,000 copies, is it too much?"

Cai Shuqing smiled slightly, patted the novel manuscript on the table with confidence, and said: "Your son and I are very confident in this book, if there are no 100,000 copies in the first printing, I am afraid that we will not have enough to sell in Hong Kong by then, let alone sell this book to Europe and the United States." ”

Chen Dayong thought to himself, these 100,000 copies are our money, of course you don't have to worry about anything, if you can't sell them at that time, you won't have any loss, and we will lose a lot.

Seeing that Chen Dayong frowned and didn't say anything, Cai Shuqing faintly guessed his thoughts in her heart, so she smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, otherwise, we are willing to pay half of the printing cost of these 100,000 books, but we will account for forty percent of the profits from the sale at that time." ”

"It's impossible. Dad, I've decided that the first printing will be 100,000 copies, and we will pay for all the printing costs. Without waiting for his father to answer, Chen Feng refused. The publishing profits of Hong Kong and developed countries in Europe and the United States must be much larger than those in the mainland today, otherwise Master Jin, Master Huang, and the British female writer would not have become rich one by one. However, this kind of scenario is rare in the mainland publishing industry. Of course, the foreseeable profits are large, but the corresponding publishing costs are of course higher than those in the current mainland.

Chen Dayong saw his son's categorical appearance, although he was a little angry in his heart, but he still held back in front of everyone, and then thought that since the female president in front of him was so optimistic about his son's book, it might really sell well after it was published in the future, and at the worst, it would be able to recover the cost and lose less. When I think about it this way, I feel better.

"Mr. Chen, what is your opinion?" Cai Shuqing really had some expectations in her heart, and Chen Dayong, the guardian, vetoed her son's decision. Unbeknownst to others, she, a person who has been immersed in Western culture, has long foreseen the market value of this book. She only read tens of thousands of words at the beginning and was deeply fascinated, such a good book, she has not read it for several years, and the protagonist and most of the main characters in it are children, so it can be imagined that the attraction of this book to young people in those countries in Europe and the United States, as long as it is properly publicized and distributed comprehensively, this book is bound to become a bestseller, and it can make a small profit at worst.

"Since my son insisted, let's do as my son said. ”

Chen Dayong's somewhat helpless answer disappointed Cai Shuqing. I can't help but wonder about the father and son, it seems that Chen Dayong, the father, is powerless in the face of his son's stubbornness, she can only blame it on the mainland's family planning, the parents are too doting on their only child.

Cai Shuqing cheered up and said, "Okay, today, let's talk about this first." You are welcome to come back tomorrow, and we will give you a contract at that time, and then we will sit down and talk about it together. ”

"Okay, then we'll take our leave!"

Chen Feng was the first to stand up, and the rest of the people followed suit, and a large group of big men seemed to have become his little boy's followers.

Because it was still early, a group of people went to several more famous nearby attractions under the leadership of Xu Guodong, sent a lot of photos, and at noon several people had dinner together before returning to the hotel to rest.

Chen Dayong, father and son, live in the same room. As soon as he entered the room, Chen Dayong said with a slap in his face: "Stinky boy, do you think our family has a lot of money, so you take it out and burn it casually? 100,000 copies, do you know how much it costs to burn 100,000 copies? The prices in Hong Kong are very expensive, Xu Guodong has already told me before, the cost of publishing books in Hong Kong is much more expensive than in the mainland, and these 100,000 copies must cost more than one million." I'm really by you stinky boy, no matter how rich our family is, we can't spend it like this......"

After his father talked for a few minutes and fell behind for a while, Chen Feng said in a good time: "Dad, you believe me." Although I didn't dream about the novel I wrote this time, I had a strong premonition that it would definitely sell well in the future, and that it would definitely make a lot more than what I paid now. The cost of publishing in Hong Kong is higher than that in the mainland, but the price of a book with the same content in Hong Kong is also several times that of the mainland, not to mention the price of those countries in Europe and the United States. ”

"Son, are you really so sure of this book?" After several practical proofs in the past few years, Chen Dayong is convinced of his son's ability to "foresee the future".

Chen Feng knew that his father was beginning to believe his words a little, so he nodded solemnly: "Dad, you must believe me." How many times have I made you suffer? This time it will be the same, and this book will be popular in the future. You will know that my son, what I say is true. ”

Chen Dayong thought about it carefully, his precious son really never let himself suffer. Just like the last time Typhoon No. 17, he let himself spread his wealth to help the people in the county prepare for evacuation, and almost emptied the entire family, but in the end, all of his investments were very quickly earned back with profits, and he also won a great reputation.

After thinking about it like this, Chen Dayong also thought about it. Anyway, the millions of net worth of his family will be left to his son in the future, since his son is so willing to be motivated and has a full grasp of it, then let him toss it.