Cafe.

"Teacher Zhang~~here."

As soon as Zhang Tan entered the door, a man immediately stood up and waved.

"Hello, Editor Qiao." Zhang Tan sat down opposite the man.

This person's name is Qiao Rong, and he is the editor of Pujiang International Publishing House. "Woman Thirty" was published by this publishing house, and Qiao Rong was responsible for connecting with Zhang Tan.

"That's great. The situation is so good now. We will definitely sell the iron while it's hot." Qiao Rong was relieved after hearing Zhang Tan's introduction.

Zhang Tan just told him that "Woman Thirty" has obtained the consent of the studio and can be officially published.

"Hopefully sell it."

Zhang Tan is also looking forward to it. Now that the TV series is so popular, the ratings are rising steadily and social topics are constantly being discussed. The three women are actively on the hot search. At this time, the book is expected to be popular.

Qiao Rong immediately took out the standard contract, Zhang Tan looked carefully, confirmed that it was the same as what he had read before, and signed the name with confidence.

"I wish Teacher Zhang to be on the list of rich writers as soon as possible."

Qiao Rong collected the contract and took one for each of them.

Zhang Tan also smiled and said, "It's a beautiful dream, but now it's daytime."

"Hahaha~~" Qiao Rong laughed: "This is the first time Teacher Zhang published a book. The tax rate we gave has reached 10%. We are very sincere and hope to have a chance to cooperate in the future."

The tax rate that industry authors can usually get is starting from 7%. Based on this ratio, the manuscript fee that authors can get from a book is "printed volume or sales volume * 7% * book unit price".

Although Zhang Tan was the first time he published a book and was not famous, "Woman Thirty" was famous, which was the biggest reliance, so he won a 10% starting tax rate for this.

If the sales volume is less than 100,000 copies, the tax rate is 10%.

If the sales volume is greater than 100,000 and less than 1 million copies, then the sales volume of more than 100,000 and less than 1 million will be calculated based on the tax rate of 12%.

If the sales volume exceeds 1 million copies, then the sales volume exceeding the sales volume will be calculated at a tax rate of 13%.

This condition is the treatment of a front-line writer. Zhang Tan and Qiao Rong struggled for a week before convinced each other to agree.

"I also took a gamble to publish a book this time. I hope we will not be disappointed," said Qiao Rong.

A newcomer or a new book, his ability to convince the publishing house to give such conditions is also a suppression of his future.

Zhang Tan said, "You won't be disappointed."

After saying that, he took out a printed manuscript paper from his bag, placed it on the table, pushed it to Qiao Rong, and said, "Editor Qiao, take a look."

"What?" Qiao Rong put on the glasses he had just taken off again, picked up the manuscript paper, looked at it for a moment, and then said in surprise: "New book?"

Zhang Tan nodded: "New Book."

Qiao Rong raised his head in surprise and looked at Zhang sighed and asked, "Is the new book released so soon? Have you written it before?"

Zhang sighed: "I just finished writing it. See if you are interested."

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Time is limited, so of course Qiao Rong cannot read it carefully. He browsed quickly, flipped through the page in a few seconds, and spent more than ten minutes reading it. He was in a turbulent heart and said, "It's a good story, and the angle is very novel."

The book Zhang Tan showed him was "Bad Boy".

"How is it?" Zhang sighed.

Qiao Rong: "It's interesting, but I can't give you a reply now. I want to take it back and read it carefully. As soon as possible tomorrow, if it's slower, you will be able to reply to you the day after tomorrow."

Zhang sighed: "No problem, you support me in "Woman Thirty", so I am willing to wait for you."

Qiao Rong returned to the publishing house and first explained the matter of "Woman Thirty", quickly printed and published it, and seized the opportunity.

According to the contract, 100,000 copies will be printed in the early stage. Whether to print them in the later stage depends on the sales situation.

Back at the office, he closed the door and took out Zhang Tan's "Bad Boy" to start watching. He originally planned to use a little time between work to calculate a little bit, but once he continued to watch it, he couldn't stop and his appetite was hung up. One suspense just ended, and the next suspense came again, making people unable to stop.

I originally said that I would finish reading the reply as soon as tomorrow, but by night, at midnight, I stayed up late and finished reading it.

Qiao Rong couldn't calm down. There was no doubt that this was a gripping suspense story. Like "Woman Thirty", the selected angle is very novel and attractive.

He felt like a cat was scratching his heart, itchy, and there was a kind of pain and happiness that was not vomiting.

He really wanted to call Zhang Tan now and talk about "Bad Boy", but it was already early in the morning and he and Zhang Tan were not so well.

So he drank the cold tea from the teacup, got up and left the study, came to the bedroom, walked to the bed, pushed his wife, and woke her up, saying to her confused face: "The meaning of life is not to sleep, literature can make time eternal. You are a university teacher, come, let's talk about the similarities and differences between traditional literature and best-selling literature."

The next day, it was still the same cafe, and Zhang Tan and Qiao Rong met again.

"What's wrong with your glasses with Editor Qiao?" Zhang Tan's eyes were first attracted by Qiao Rong's gold-framed glasses.

Qiao Rong was a little embarrassed: "I accidentally fell off the floor when I was wiping the table in the morning, and the lenses were a little worn. I'll change one later. Good book."

He pulled Zhang Tan's attention back to the question of the book.

Qiao Rong attaches great importance to "Bad Boy" and agrees to publish it. The problem now is the royalty issue.

Zhang Tan asked for the same royalties as "Woman Thirty", but Qiao Rong disagreed and asked for a reduction.

"We are confident because of the popularity of the TV series. "Bad Boy" is good, but its popularity is much worse and it cannot give such royalties." Qiao Rong said.

Zhang Tan: "Woman Thirty plays forward, "Bad Boy" will not be bad. More importantly, "Bad Boy" will also be made into a TV series."

Qiao Rong's eyes lit up: "Are you sure?"

Zhang sighed: "You can wait and see first, but I can't promise to give it to you then."

Qiao Rong smiled bitterly, Teacher Zhang was a little bit out of the way.

If you publish the book first, and then sell the film and television copyright of the book to the studio, it will be very unauthentic if you really do this.

However, there are two contract systems for screenwriters in studios.

One is the project bonus system, which means you can get bonuses based on projects. This is what Zhang Tan is now.

The other is the appointment and cooperation system, where screenwriters in the factory are treated the same as those outside the factory.

In other words, if the studio has a fancy to a certain script, such as "Love Unable to Access". If the screenwriter inside the studio signs a cooperation contract for employment, the operation process is the same. The only difference is that the studio has the right to repurchase the contract for the contracted screenwriter, and accordingly, it will also pay the screenwriter every month as a benefit.

If Zhang Tan is taking this kind of employment cooperation contract, then he can publish a book first and then hand it over to the factory. If he wants, then buy the copyright of the film and television remake.

Zhang Tan has applied for a contract change, from a project system to a contract system.

There was a fierce debate within the studio about this.

The recruitment and appointment cooperation system does exist, and there are many such screenwriters, but any screenwriter who can get such a contract has become famous, has his own connections, and has made contributions to the studio.

Zhang Tan’s qualifications are too shallow, which is the main reason for the endless debate.

The party who agrees, such as He Miao, the screenwriter director of the film and television department, said: "The screenwriter industry cannot be judged by qualifications. Young people have richer ideas, but they can do it well. Although Zhang Tan has been in the factory for a short time, the projects he has made in such a short time are obvious to all. Which one is not well-known? "Little Drama Bones" has created a big IP for the factory and can produce a whole series. The same is true for "Unfortunate Bear", let alone "Woman Thirty", who dares to think about the results before?"

The opposing party said: "That's true, the factory did not treat him badly. The project was done well and the bonus was also generous. Young people should not be too ambitious. If they make some achievements, they would yell to improve their treatment. Now they can improve. If they do their results in the future, how can they satisfy their appetite?"

He Miao looked at Du Wei sitting opposite him, the screenwriter of the animation department. Du Wei glanced at him, didn't say anything, and didn't know what he thought.

But Feng Dong, who was sitting at the head of Du Wei, took the initiative to say: "Dear leaders, can I give me some opinions?"

He is the leader of the third group of screenwriters of the animation department. Zhang Tan’s immediate boss was the lowest-level in today’s meeting.

Tang Hao, the deputy director who presided over the meeting, nodded and said, "You talk."

Today's meeting is not a special meeting to discuss Zhang Tan's contract, but a weekly meeting of the screenwriter's department. The last topic happened to be Zhang Tan's contract, so the discussion was so intense.

Feng Dong said: "To be honest, our factory has always attached great importance to screenwriters, which is well-reputed in the industry. As a screenwriter, we are very proud of this. However, fewer and fewer young people are willing to be screenwriters on duty. They like to take risks. If you ask them to get a fixed salary every month, they are unwilling to."

Someone interrupted: "Isn't there a project bonus? Our project bonus is the highest in the industry."

Feng Dong said: "Yes, our project bonus is very good, but what if he can get more through the share? Then why should he choose a lower project bonus? Project bonus can cultivate new people, but the recruitment and appointment cooperation system can retain talented people. We definitely don't want to become the industry screenwriter training base. The young talents we trained themselves are poached by other companies, and the losses are too great."

"It's like Zhang Tan. If he changes jobs, I believe many entertainment companies will be happy to accept it, and the treatment given is definitely not low."

"We can give the screenwriters outside the country the treatment, so why can't we give the screenwriters we trained? Is it a mistake?"

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Chapter completed!