"The carriage fee is indeed quite high." Yu Dong nodded, agreeing with Jimmy's words.
Jimmy laughed, "You see what I said is right."
"Well, let's do this. You can keep the air tickets and train tickets later, and I will reimburse you. In this way, you will definitely earn 10%."
"..."
"Two to one makes five, each of us gets 50%, what do you think?" Jimmy gritted his teeth, looking like he had suffered a big loss.
In fact, his expression was not completely fake, because he had a good idea before coming here, thinking that he could spend a few thousand yuan on Yu Dong, but he didn't expect that he would have to take out 50% of it now, which of course hurt him.
"Twenty percent, this ratio is already very high among writers' agents."
Yu Dong is not very good at bargaining. He just slowly raises the price according to his own bottom line. According to standards, under normal circumstances, the ratio between a writer's agent and the writer's previous signing is between ten and fifteen points.
Of course, there are special circumstances, which depend on each other's status and bargaining chips. It is normal for a new author to give up a few more points, even up to twenty points. For a well-known author, it is normal to give up a few points, and only give five points.
Yu Dong's psychological price point is thirty points. After all, the situation is more special now, and the transportation fee mentioned by Jimmy is not completely unreasonable.
Jimmy suddenly fell silent. When Yu Dong saw that he was silent, he smiled and said: "James, we know that we don't talk secretly. I know that you must have found your next home, otherwise you wouldn't have gone through all the trouble to find me. So in this process
, I’m afraid all you paid was some travel expenses and time. You want to make a quick buck, and I don’t expect you to bother to help me promote my work. We both get what we need. I’ll raise the price for you one last time.
Thirty percent. If you still feel dissatisfied, there is no need for us to talk further."
Yu Dong's firm tone made Jimmy realize that 30% was probably the final price. He actually wanted to tell Yu Dong about Harold's unwillingness to buy the copyright to put some pressure on Yu Dong.
But he thought about it again and again and still didn't say it, because it would do him no good at all.
If Harold really doesn't buy the copyright, not only Yu Dong will lose, but Jimmy himself will also work in vain, and both parties will lose in the end.
Yu Dong is a smart man and it is impossible to think of this, so it is simply unrealistic to use this to suppress him.
Thirty is thirty, you can’t leave empty-handed.
"Okay, I agree. Although it is very likely that I will lose money, I really like your work. Even if I lose money, I still want to make friends with you." Jimmy said sincerely.
"Okay, nice to meet you, Mr. James." Yu Dong smiled without criticizing him, and extended his hand to shake his hand.
"Then let's sign an entrustment contract first, and then I'll go find the buyer."
"Okay, you can arrange the contract. By the way, there is one more thing. If I want to sell my film and television adaptation rights this time, there is a condition that it cannot be transferred within one year."
"It cannot be transferred within one year..." Jimmy suddenly reacted, "Haha, Teacher Yu, you are really very cautious. But you can rest assured that I may not be a gentleman, but I will never do such a thing."
Jimmy knew that Yu Dong's intention was to prevent Yu Dong from turning his left hand over to his right hand. He first found his own people to buy the film and television adaptation rights of "One Day" at a low price, and then sold it to Harold.
In this way, the price difference in the middle does not need to be divided with Yu Dong.
God can testify that Jimmy himself did not think about this just now. If he really had this intention, there would be no need to worry about the proportion of the profit. Anyway, no matter what the proportion is, it will not affect his own profits.
"I'll add some water to you." Yu Dong smiled and took Jimmy's cup, adding water to him while saying: "It's all to ensure each other's interests, I believe you can understand."
"I understand." Jimmy nodded.
"I'll rest assured if you understand. I don't want too much suspicion between us. Maybe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future." Yu Dong said with a smile.
"Yes, you are right. An excellent writer like you has always been my favorite partner. I believe your works will soon gain a market overseas."
Although Jimmy said this, he disagreed in his heart. He did not have the same contempt for Chinese science fiction novels as Harold, but he did not think that Yu Dong could really open up the American market.
This time it just happened that the subject matter was suitable and I bumped into it.
I won't be so lucky next time.
…
The two chatted for a long time in Yu Dong's dormitory, and had a meal together at a restaurant outside in the evening.
This period of contact gave Yu Dong a deeper understanding of Jimmy James.
This guy came to China as a resident reporter when he was in his twenties. About seven or eight years ago, he returned to China and worked as a news editor for two years and then changed his career to a screenwriter.
He has not made a big name in the screenwriting industry, but because he has good connections, he often helps directors contact screenwriters and actors, or helps newspapers and publishers contact writers.
I originally wanted to do it as a side job, but I didn’t expect that it would become my main job.
Yu Dong was not surprised at all that Jimmy was able to thrive as a broker. His mouth could make others dizzy.
If Yu Dong didn't have some understanding of the market situation in the United States, he might have been coaxed by him.
Jimmy was also very efficient. He got the contract ready the next day and came to Yu Dong. Then Yu Dong hired a local lawyer to read the contract and signed it.
This contract entrusts Jimmy James to sell the copyright of "One Day" as an agent. After the transaction is completed, Jimmy James will receive 30% of the commission as a commission.
At the same time, the contract also stipulates the payment method and payment time, that is, the number of days after the copyright transaction contract is signed that payment must be made, and it can only be paid directly to Yu Dong.
…
After handing over the matter of "One Day" to Jimmy, Yu Dong stopped taking care of it. He has been paying more attention to the matter of subscription certificates recently, but he has not seen any specific news.
But he was not in a hurry. It was impossible for such a big matter not to be reported by several well-known financial newspapers. All he had to do was keep an eye on it.
A few days after Jimmy came to see him, Yu Dong received another letter from "Harvest", which contained a manuscript notice and a remittance slip, with the royalties being one thousand three hundred and eighty-two yuan.
On the day when Yu Dong received his remuneration, Tan Kai, who was far away in Chengdu, had just received Yu Dong's reply and the manuscript of "Closed Loop".
In fact, the manuscript of "Closed Loop" was sent out earlier than "Death of a Widow", but after all, Shanghai is much closer to Jinling, and the transportation in between is convenient, so it was the last one, first come one.
When Tan Kai saw the thick reply from Yu Dong, his brows that were originally furrowed because he was worried about the manuscript relaxed a little.
"I hope Yu Dong won't disappoint me this time."
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