Chapter 308: One Million Monthly Income
On this day, Zhang Chu did not fight alone, and many writers stood up to express their opinions.
The conflict between some extreme readers and writers was finally exposed to the world at this moment. It turned out that not only one "Ghost Blows Out the Light" has such treatment, but many other works have also encountered similar situations!
Historical novels are not historical monographs. Works with jokes are also required to say that they do not respect historical figures. After writing them according to official history, they are said to undermine national unity and so on. This is simply a dilemma.
Youth love novels, fantasy fantasy novels, time travel novels, palace fighting and house fighting novels, suspense and reasoning works, supernatural books, every type has victims!
Zhang Chu just wanted to retort that idea, but never expected it to cause so many writers to share the same hatred of the enemy. He only felt extremely relieved, at least no one was dragging him down.
Even if some writers are unfamiliar with other people's works, they will not risk the world's tyranny and say it out loud under such a big wave.
I also know that this time extreme readers are indeed too much.
Within Menglong Culture Media Co., Ltd., Zhou Kang's heart was gradually relieved. It seems that with the support of so many writers, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" should be safe and sound.
"It's okay, the auspicious person has his own appearance."
A colleague on the side smiled and said, "It's just Zhang Chu. If it were the rest of the writers, they would definitely suffer a loss. Real gold is not afraid of fire refining, and the things that are not inside are useless no matter how dark it is!"
Zhou Kang nodded, and he agreed: "I thought I could go on calmly and overdo it, but now I really don't have a good rest."
At the same time, in the community next to Yanda, Zhang Bowen stood on the windowsill and looked at the flying snow outside.
The snowflakes decorated the outside into a vast white area, and pedestrians on the streets not far away all held up umbrellas.
"It's really nice to have heating. I'll install electric heating or something in my home next year."
This is probably what southerners envy the north the most. Who is not cold to bear in winter?
Zhang Chu took a bite of the apple, and he replied with a smile: "Preparing floor heating is more comfortable, but it consumes natural gas, and you also need to renovate the home."
Chu Lan pursed her lips, "Where do we live in the home decoration? I have been here for so many years, but I am still afraid of this."
"Mom, don't be reluctant to spend money. Guess how much is the manuscript fee I just received from Nanhai Publishing Company?"
Zhang Chu wanted to improve his accommodation conditions at home. Now he is used to the existence of heating. It would be very uncomfortable to turn on the air conditioner when he returns home during the winter vacation.
"Two million yuan?" Chu Lan asked tentatively. She really didn't know how much Zhang Chu's monthly royalties were.
"It's 4.75 million after tax!"
Zhang Bowen turned his head and widened his eyes and asked, "Why are there so many? Wouldn't it cost five million before tax? It's only one month, it's too exaggerated."
If you have more than four million yuan every month, you will have to have 50 million yuan in income that year. After all, there is almost no cost in the royalties, and it is not like bookstore operations that deduct various costs.
The royalties were received in time. After all, Zhang Chu wanted to buy a house, but now he had to redecorate it and buy a car, which was simply a solution to the urgent problem.
Zhang Chu was a little worried before, after all, his "Ghost Blows Out the Light" did not sign a contract with Nanhai Publishing Company. If the publisher intercepted the manuscript fees for the previous novels, he would not even be able to say anything about his suffering!
Fortunately, this company is quite honest and settled all the money it should be paid. There has been no delay in the royalties yet.
"Old man, this month I will pay the physical book manuscript fee for October and the e-book manuscript fee for December. If it is not counted as hundreds of thousands of dollars paid by Menglong Culture, I will earn about 5 million a month now. After all, I posted "Journey to the West Diary" in October, and the sales will definitely be high in the first month."
It’s personal income tax and commission from brokerage companies. Zhang Chu can still earn more than four million now, which is really amazing!
After all, in December, his "Ghost Blows Out the Light" began to be serialized, greatly increasing his fame and driving the sales of previous published works.
If the author becomes more and more famous, the sales of his works will increase, and later readers will more or less look at the rest of the author's works.
Physical manuscript fees are never paid immediately, and small publishing companies occupy a passive position when settlement with bookstores or dealers, and are usually delayed for several months.
Large publishing companies or publishing houses can get sales expenses within three months and then distribute them to the author.
Some publishing companies with bad character try every means to delay the royalties, but in the end they can only make their reputation rot in the writer circle.
In comparison, e-book manuscript fees are most proactive because settlement is quite convenient, and it is clear how much you sell, and the cost is very small.
So the royalties for this month will be received next month, and the share ratio is quite gratifying!
Not every writer can get the prepaid manuscript fee like Zhang Chu. Before his "Ghost Blows Out the Light" was launched, he had already received the prepaid manuscript fee from Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House.
Now, only after his share of the manuscript fee exceeds the prepaid manuscript fee, the Yangtze River Literature and Art Publishing House will transfer the money to Zhang Chu's account!
Fortunately, the novel is successful, and its sales exceeded one million in the first week, allowing Zhang Chu to settle the royalties normally in the first month.
"No wonder you made more than 20 million in half a year. It turned out that your income was so high." Chu Lan didn't know in a trance that the digits of the more than 4 million were.
Zhang Chu shrugged his shoulders, and he smiled and said, "You can't say that. My manuscript fee was not much in the past few months. It only broke out after the "Journey to the West" and "Pi" were launched later. The previous income was mostly in copyright."
She has always been a hand-off manager, and Chu Lan never cared about Zhang Chu's financial situation. She even transferred 2,000 yuan to Zhang Chu every month as living expenses.
When other people's children were still asking their families for money, their son had already earned millions of dollars a month!
"You have to spend this money well, but you are not allowed to spend money on everything, and don't show off your wealth. If one day I see you become a playboy on the news, I will not deal with you."
Chu Lan reminded her that she was afraid that her son would lose herself under such a huge amount of money. There are many such examples in the entertainment industry.
After a night of popularity, he was complacent after his income surged, and he devoted himself to squandering money. In the end, the person was ruined, the money was gone, and the ended in a sad way.
Zhang Chu patted his chest, and he smiled and said, "This little money is not enough for someone else's car. Let's show off my wealth after I make billions."
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It snowed today. As a southerner, I went to the snow for a day and my hands were swollen when I came back.
Chapter completed!