Chapter 85 I don't create stories, I'm just a porter of stories!
"bite"
"cheers!"
In the study, after seeing off the people from Random House Press, Arthur, Emilia, butler Paul and Tom opened a bottle of champagne and raised their glasses to celebrate.
"Congratulations, my dear, another novel is about to be published!"
Wearing a black sweater, black leather jacket, black straight-leg pants and black leather shoes, Emilia, who looks increasingly slender in black, looks intimate and natural, holds Arthur's arm, raises her sweet smile and looks at Arthur and congratulates him.
"Haha, thank you." Arthur smiled happily. Indeed, his inner joy was beyond the reach of others. He earned another $1.5 million, full of security.
"I really didn't expect that writing novels can really make money like this..."
Emilia's subsequent words made the people in the study laughter. Tom, a senior publishing expert, took a sip of the champagne in his glass and said with a smile.
"Generally speaking, best-selling writers in Britain and the United States can live well by relying on royalties alone. Occasionally, they go to college to give lectures or write columns, in order not to leave the scene of life and to always stay young and energetic.
However, relying on royalties is only the treatment of famous writers and best-selling writers. For ordinary writers, making a living requires other channels, such as teaching in college, writing radio scripts for radio stations, or writing inexperienced detective novels.
In fact, it is very difficult for writers in some European countries to make a living.
Although Swiss writers are respected, they cannot make money by selling books because their country is too small, so they mostly work part-time as translators, teachers, etc. Portuguese writers have the highest suicide rate because few people buy their works to read and even become poor. The slogan of Belgian writers is that they cannot stay in the country, and to develop, they must go to France..."
Hearing Tom's introduction, Emilia raised her eyebrows that were completely jing's eyebrow, looked at her boyfriend and smiled: "Dear, I wish you a big hit in the novel and become the best-selling novelist!"
"No problem, it will definitely be a big deal. I have confidence." Arthur smiled confidently, but a sentence in Tom's previous words reminded him of something.
"Boss, you should consider finding two agents, one in the UK and one in the US. It's not okay to have no agent staring at the publishing house." Tom suggested in a timely manner.
Although the Western publishing industry is very mature and standardized, and there are few piracy, writers also need agents to strictly supervise the publishing situation to ensure the author's legal income. After all, large amounts of funds are involved, and no supervision is left, and there will definitely be problems.
"Well, I'm leaving this matter to you. I believe you should have many choices. Help me find two honest and reliable ones, and don't need to be very well-known ones." Arthur nodded and said.
"Good boss, I will send you the information on the selected candidates." Since Tom made this suggestion, he guessed that this task would fall on himself. Fortunately, as an old man in the British publishing industry, he often deals with writers and agents and knows many agents, so it is not difficult.
However, Tom still felt very sorry for the novel "The Fifty Shadows of Gray" that did not stay in his own publishing house. For such novels that are already famous and have a wide range of readers, they are completely profitable.
"What a pity, if it can be published entirely by Bolin Publishing House, the publishing house may really grow and grow again..."
"Haha, have you left the copyright in the UK? You have to admit that the gap between us and multinational publishing groups like Random House and their sales channels are unmatched. Let's do a good job in local operations first.
Besides, with me here, what are you going to worry about? The most important thing is here…”
As he said that, Arthur smiled and pointed his finger at his head, saying confidently: "As long as this place does not dry up, there will be continuous new works to be created, and there are opportunities."
"Boss, have you got a new inspiration?" As a smart man, Tom immediately heard the hidden content in his young boss's words, stared at Arthur with bright eyes, and asked anxiously with joy on his face.
This question also made Emilia and the butler Paul look at Arthur who was still smiling and wait for his answer.
"I do have some ideas. This was only created when I heard you say that you were not good at writing detective novels. I am going to try the third novel and write a detective novel." Arthur said with a smile.
When he heard this answer, Tom, Emilia, and Paul, the housekeeper who admired his own Count's talent, were a little shocked. They all knew that horror was the best subject of the best-selling novel.
However, it is also a subject that requires the highest level of writers. It not only requires deep writing skills, but also fascinating ideas. It is really not a subject that ordinary writers can write.
"Detective novels are indeed a best-selling subject. I am looking forward to your new work by your boss."
Although this is the case, Tom naturally would not show his attitude of questioning his boss. After all, the boss sold two novels that he had not finished, and this was also the case before. He didn't believe that he was killed. The 21-year-old heir of Boblind could write novels.
However, facts are better than words, and real achievements are in front of you, and no one can question what miracle the young Count can create again.
"Haha, you will see it, but I will finish writing the two previous novels first. Hey, I really have a headache when I talk about it." Arthur didn't care what everyone was thinking. He knew better than anyone else how much things were in his mind.
Not to mention anything else, the basic interpretation methods and Charlotte I have watched in my previous life, although they are all born with Sherlock Holmes novels, they are also very innovative. Besides, aren’t there any rich cases of the Death elementary school student who has been watching for more than ten years, who will never grow up in the foot basin to reserve?
Therefore, for Arthur, it is easier to write detective novels. The main thing is that there are rich cases to learn from without any effort, or just copy them directly.
As a time-traveling protagonist, there must be a kind of ideological realm and awareness that we do not create stories, and we are just the porters of the story to succeed and not be in vain to travel through time!
"Okay, my dear, I won't disturb your work anymore, boo."
When Tom left, Emilia sat in Arthur's arms in the study. The two of them drank a few glasses of champagne together, and at the same time, they couldn't help but support each other for a long time.
Emilia, whose pretty face turned slightly red and her eyes became a little blurred, would soon brake urgently at the edge of war. The two of them pressed against each other's foreheads. Emilia kissed Arthur's cheek and broke free from Arthur's arms.
Seeing Emilia, who was petite and delicate, tidy up her clothes, she gave him a charming look and then quickly walked out of the study room. Arthur couldn't help but shake her head and laughed and smashed her mouth a few times. She smelled her palms with unfulfilled feelings. The scent of n-shaped fragrance made people intoxicated.
Chapter completed!