"Sorry, your conditions are indeed a bit surprising and are beyond the scope of my decision. I need to ask the headquarters for advice. I am really sorry."

"It's understandable, please feel free to do it"

Arthur naturally would not stop the request of the person in charge of Random House Press. Indeed, according to general practice, no author would conceal his true identity. You should know that some writers can squeeze the head out of their heads for becoming famous. Arthur's unique request is rare.

However, since the other party wanted to ask the headquarters, Arthur wanted the other party to ask for another objection by the way, so he continued with a faint smile: "By the way, there is also the amount of this prepaid manuscript, one million US dollars. For the data and popularity corresponding to the novel "Fifty Shadows of Gray", in my opinion, this amount completely underestimates the influence and sales it may create!"

"No, no, Mr. Arthur, one million dollars is definitely a very generous amount of royalties and also represents the sincerity of our publishing house. This is definitely a treatment that only best-selling writers can enjoy in the American publishing industry."

Regarding Arthur's objection, the person in charge of Landon Publishing House shook his head and said, in his opinion, the young count sitting opposite him was really a bit greedy, and the one million dollar advance payment was definitely the greatest sincerity given by his publishing house to successfully obtain the copyright of the novel.

Arthur did not argue with him, but smiled and shook his head, and said lightly: "I'm so sorry. This amount is a little different from the amount in my heart. I'm very sorry, I'll let you go for nothing.

I believe you also understand. I also have a publishing house. I can completely let my own publishing house publish, so that my interests will be maximized. However, out of recognition of your company's strength and global sales channels, I agreed to negotiate cooperation with you. To be honest, the novel "Fifty Shadows of Gray" is a sure thing. According to the current data, it is definitely phenomenal. I believe that any publisher knows its potential, and I believe your company is more aware of the value it may create.

I also believe Hollywood should also notice it. Perhaps selling it to a film company is the first choice. After all, if the work can be made into a film and television drama, the income will immediately double."

Arthur's words made the people of Landon Press change their faces. They never thought that the talks before were pretty good and unhappy at all, and the young count on the opposite side just turned over the table. The speed of turning against each other was too fast. How could commercial negotiations be so discussed?

"Ahem... Dear Earl Arthur, please wait for a moment. I will immediately report these situations to the New York headquarters. Don't worry, I think there is nothing that cannot be sat down and talked about slowly." The head of Landon Publishing House laughed dryly and said hurriedly that this task was sent by the New York headquarters. If it is screwed up in his hands, there will definitely be no good results.

"Yes, boss, if you have any differences, you can discuss it slowly and you will eventually find a win-win solution." Tom, who was standing by, also persuaded him at the right time. Although he really wanted to let Bolin Publishing House publish "Fifty Shadows of Gray", he also understood that his young boss wanted to get the royalties in advance. Bolin Publishing House could not do this alone, and he could not let the boss pay himself for the manuscript fee.

Even though he knew what the boss was thinking, Tom naturally would not see the business negotiations become deadlocks and ended up in an unhappy way, so he interjected and relieved the awkward atmosphere.

It seemed that Arthur attached great importance to the advice of Tom, his subordinate. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said calmly: "Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

"Okay, please leave for a while later, and I'll be back soon." The head of Landon Publishing House was really amused and crying when he saw the two people in front of him who were completely unconcealed. However, it was a task assigned by the New York headquarters in the end, and he could not make any decisions, so he could only call for instructions.

"Please, Paul..."

Arthur smiled and reached out to signal, then turned around and signaled to Paul, the housekeeper behind him.

"Guest, please here"

The butler Paul walked forward with a calm and elegant smile and reached out to make an invitation gesture, then guided the other party to the other quiet room in front of him to make a call.

After they left, Arthur smiled and said to the others: "Let's wait while drinking tea."

"Thanks……"

Faced with everyone's gratitude, Arthur picked up the teacup and when drinking tea, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. He didn't care at all whether the other party thought he was too greedy or that his cooperation with Tom was too tricky. As long as he could finally achieve his goal, he would be successful.

After all, no matter how elegant the literature is, it needs to be paid. Writers also have to make a living. You can’t really rely on love and cold water to live, right?

Looking at the world, behind the glorious title of writer, how many people have different living conditions and ways of making a living. Only a very small number of people have entered the ranks of rich people with bestsellers. Of course, some writers in the system of a major Eastern country are much happier and have a safe creation with their wages. However, there are so-called writers who have to run around for life, and some even have embarrassingly live due to social changes.

Besides, he was insecure because he was short of money and was naturally not allowed to miss this opportunity to increase his account balance again. Anyway, the advance payment of the royalties will be deducted from the royalties after the novel is published. It is not unacceptable to him to ask for more now. Of course, this depends on how much recognition and confidence that Langdon Publishing House has in recognition of "The Fifty Shadows of Gray".

Time passed by minute by minute, and everyone sitting in the gorgeous and magnificent main hall was a little quiet. Arthur was not in a hurry at all. The calm smile on his face was always maintained. Although there was a costume, as a nobleman, learning to wear a mask was one of the skills he had developed since childhood. Not to mention the guests who came to him to give him money, even if the opponent was a mortal enemy, he should still maintain the demeanor he should maintain!

"Dadadada"

Finally, the footsteps went from far to near, and everyone's eyes passed. The housekeeper Paul took the head of Randon Publishing House back quickly. After the other party sat down, he smiled and said, "The New York headquarters agreed to your request to not disclose the author's identity for the time being. At the same time, he also decided to increase the advance payment amount of the manuscript remuneration to $1.5 million again. This is our publishing house's greatest sincerity.

The headquarters believes that "Fifty Shadows of Gray" is absolutely phenomenal. Its appearance will drop a bombshell on the world publishing industry. I hope you can terminate the network update, complete the creation of the first volume as soon as possible, publish and launch, and be for readers!"

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned and gathered on the young count. Arthur pondered for a moment, smiled on his calm face, stretched out his hand, and said, "Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!" The head of Landon Publishing House hurriedly reached out and held Arthur's hand, and said with a smile.
Chapter completed!