Thinking of this, Steve couldn't sit still any longer.

Even Commodus was a little moved, he didn't want to ask for fame, but for profit!

Of course, Commodus was not interested in royalties, but in the huge profits that Zhong Yi could bring in by publishing, and he wanted to buy a publishing house and then buy out all the rights exclusively.

At that moment, the two took a car to the Yinjiang Municipal Government overnight.

The mayor's office on the second floor of the city government is still lit, and Zhong Yi is still discussing with Gong Weiqian about the design details of Zhaobaoshan and Jinjishan Fortress.

For Zhaobao Mountain and Jinji Mountain Fortresses, Zhong Yi attaches great importance to them!

This is also normal, because if these two fortresses are not well designed, Zhong Yi will build Yinjiang into a paradise, and as soon as the Japanese Navy enters the mouth of the three rivers, it will be in vain!

Inviting the two of them to sit down, Zhong Yi smiled and asked, "Have you seen it?" ”

"Looked." Steve couldn't wait, "It's wonderful, it's wonderful." ”

"As I said earlier, mine will never let you down." Zhong Yi talked eloquently, but at the same time, he silently said in his heart, Sister Rowling, I'm sorry for you! And Old Man Martin, sooner or later I won't be able to stand up to you.

"Your Excellency, that, this ......," Steve said, rubbing his hands, "are you really willing to publish this wonderful book in my name?" ”

"Of course." Zhong Yi said, "You are my agent, why not?" ”

"Your Excellency, you are really generous." Steve bowed his head and said, "I really can't express my gratitude to you in words, and I swear in the name of God that I will never betray you." ”

Zhong Yi smiled and said nothing, you can't betray even if you want to, because there is a contract.

Unless China and Iran sever diplomatic relations at the national level, the contract will be legally binding.

If it is really time for the founding of New China and the two countries to cut off diplomacy, Zhong Yi will definitely take precautions and cash out or recover the equity controlled by Steve in advance.

When Steve was done, it was Commodus' turn.

Commodus smiled, "Your Excellency, I also want to do a business with you. ”

"Does Mr. Minister want to sign off all my publishing privileges?" Zhong Yi said with a smile.

"I really can't hide anything from you, Your Excellency the Mayor." Commodus spread his hands and continued, "But I wonder if I have this honor?" ”

"Of course." Zhong Yi smiled, "As long as the royalties are reasonable, why not?" ”

"There won't be any problems with royalties." Commodus repeatedly, "Ten percent by the highest standards of best-selling authors!" ”

"Mr. Minister, you're not interested in that." Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Is the maximum royalty standard for best-selling authors really only ten percent?" ”

"This ......," Commodus immediately showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

The Commodus family actually runs a publishing house and publishes, so they still have a considerable degree of understanding of royalties, and the royalties of new authors are often only 5%, or even 3%, and only those old authors or writers with a certain reputation can get the highest 10% royalties.

But for the work of best-selling authors, this standard cannot be followed.

Because the works of best-selling authors are sold in huge quantities, correspondingly, the publishing cost will be greatly diluted, so the royalties of best-selling authors can get 20%, or even 30%!

"Thirty percent!" Zhong Yi said, "If you agree, Mr. Minister, I will let you publish it exclusively!" ”

"Oh, thirty percent? Why don't you grab it?! Commodus lost his voice, "Even the textbooks of Oxford University do not have such high royalties!" ”

Oxford?

A thought suddenly flashed through Zhong Yi's mind.

But Zhong Yi thought about it carefully, but he didn't catch anything.

Commodus continued: "Your Excellency, I admit that this book you have written is indeed wonderful, and I am convinced that it will become a bestseller, but I will say that the bestseller does not sell so much from the beginning, but requires a lot of effort to publicize it, and this requires a lot of money!" ”

Zhong Yi frowned slightly, still thinking about the flash just now.

Commodus added, "So, at most, I can only give you twenty percent of the royalty!" Couldn't be any higher! ”

"Yes, 20 percent is 20 percent!" Zhong Yi finally grasped the main point, and he was in a good mood.

Because compared to the point he just grasped, this little bit of Harry Potter's royalty is nothing.

"Uh......" Commodus was still waiting for Zhong Yi to make a counteroffer, but he didn't expect Zhong Yi to agree directly, and said happily at the moment, "Your Excellency Mayor, then the cooperation will be pleasant." ”

As he spoke, Commodus held out his right hand.

"Happy working together!" Zhong Yi smiled and stretched out his right hand, shook it lightly with Commodus, and continued, "In addition, I would like to ask Mr. Minister for something. ”

Commodus said, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhong Yi said: "I remember that you graduated from Oxford University, right? ”

"Uh-huh." Commodus was grim-faced, in this era, the universities of the United States were not well-known, and the most famous institutions of higher learning in the world were Cambridge University and Oxford University.

That's why Commodus is proud that he graduated from Oxford University.

Zhong Yi said again: "Then do you know Professor Flory and Professor Channe?" ”

"Of course." Commodus said without thinking, "Florey is a professor of pathology, and Qian is a professor of biochemistry, and how do you know about the two of them, Your Excellency the Mayor?" ”

Zhong Yi casually said: "I have read the papers of the two of them, and I know that they are trying to find a way to purify penicillin. ”

In fact, as early as ten years ago, the British bacteriologist Fleming had discovered penicillin, but it did not attract attention.

"Penicillin?" "I've read that paper, but frankly, I'm not optimistic about the two professors' research directions, because the efficacy is not clinically proven, and the purification of penicillin is an unsolvable problem, and even if the research proves that it can indeed kill bacteria, there is no way to achieve large-scale mass production." ”

Zhong Yixin said, what do you fool know, penicillin is an epoch-making drug!

But Zhong Yi didn't tell Commodus this, and then said: "You don't have to worry about this, you just help me contact Professor Flory and Professor Dunn, and say that I am willing to fund their research." ”

"Willing to serve." Commodus shrugged his shoulders and added, "What specific conditions do you have?" ”

"There's no rush to this." Zhong Yi said, "It's not too late to wait until you contact the two professors first." ”

It's penicillin! However, Zhong Yi also knows very well that he can't behave too well!