Chapter 618 Random House's Shocking Handwriting
There are quite a lot of things I need to bring when I go to Europe for a week, such as portable raincoats and converter plugs, all of which are placed in the box.
Others travel to Europe and meet those artistic buildings or artworks, and then come back to write a masterpiece.
But Zhang Chu seemed to be a little bit the opposite. He wrote "The Da Vinci Code" before he had time to read it!
But this time he did not plan to take the route inside, but was preparing to travel as he pleased, just to arrive in Frankfurt on October 6.
Language is not too difficult for him, but unfortunately, the system lottery is getting more and more difficult now. Otherwise, he could win some French, Italian, and Spanish, which would make it more convenient for travel.
The course for the week is over, but there are still some poor guys who have to continue classes on Tuesday night, which is a bit annoyed.
Zhang Chu's roommates made an appointment to go to the distant Sailimu Lake because they felt that there would definitely be fewer tourists in the "Last Tears of the Atlantic Ocean" far away from the west of the motherland!
At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was a good thing to take Matcha on a trip. At that time, he would take a few photos of Matcha at various attractions, and he might make this guy an internet celebrity.
I haven't been petting my cat for some days, and now Zhang Chu has inexplicably started missing it.
Originally, Zhang Chu only planned to carry a bag and go out, but he packed a small box after tidying up his things. At that time, he could store his luggage at the hotel front desk, which would be a little easier!
After preparing all the passports, Zhang Chu checked the computer in the study again to see if the subsequent chapters about "Those Things That Rabbit That Year" were sent to the Lingying comics.
After returning from class yesterday, he drew the following three chapters of the comic and handed it over to Lingying comics as soon as possible, where he could use it to print the October issue.
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At the US branch of Random House, Blair was discussing with the team with the plan he had printed out.
When choosing topics, they are fighting alone, but once they decide which book to sign, they have to work together to build them together.
Every editor wants to push his work up and become the company's mainstay, so the competition is very fierce!
The previous few times Blair was in the stage of giving in, one was because of his new recruitment background, and the other was because he did not have excellent quality books.
Now Zhang Chu's "Da Vinci Code" is the best weapon. Don't attack at this time, when will you wait?
Dyfuni, who was wearing glasses and a little obese, spoke first: "Ms. Catherine has 200,000 fans on InS, and the number of likes in each picture can reach tens of thousands. Her work on "The Lady of New York" reveals the luxurious life of the ladies in the Upper East Side of New York will definitely cause heated discussion among female readers across the United States. Look at the popular Beverly wife, you will know that American audiences like to spy on the lives of rich people. I suggest that you can promote this book in the next few months."
"I don't agree with this. Catherine's two books before this year were both dismal. She is no longer the popular writer who can attract readers to buy books!" Alice has always been against Defuni, and she was the first one to jump out to oppose it.
Another black editor, Richardson, didn't want to get involved in the fight between these two women. He changed the subject and said, "Guys, how do you think of the book "Christmas Sweater"? The horror released by Green Baker is Halloween in one month, and readers need such horror."
These editors were quarreling with each other and no one was willing to let go.
Daniel Nesbo, the vice president sitting at the front of the conference room, has seen too many similar scenes and has no reaction at all.
Blair cleared his throat and said, "I just received a new book "The Da Vinci Code" from Chinese writer Zhang Chu a few days ago. This book is really good. This is the place I summarized as a selling point or a promotional point."
"Blair, are you crazy? Chinese books can't be sold in the United States at all. This is not your UK!" Defuni raised her voice and offended both the Chinese and the British in one sentence.
This is what the Americans are, looking down on anything else!
Richardson agreed: "I have never heard of this work, and resources should not be wasted on such writers."
However, Blair was prepared for a long time. He put up the two books in front of him and said, "He is definitely not a famous person. As a person from the same company, if you don't know his works, your work will be very unprofessional. I strictly doubt your professionalism!"
The English version of "Sherlock" and "Pi's Fantasy Drifting" are well-known, and have been on the list several times this year's New York Times bestseller rankings.
And one of them has been filmed in a British drama, not only has a huge global rating, but also won many awards at the Emmy Awards last month.
At the same time, the other one was also attracted by Hollywood and the movie is being filmed.
Daifuni and Richardson did not expect that they would be caught in the loophole in their language as soon as they said it casually.
After they saw the cover, they certainly knew the writer's ability!
Vice President Daniel said at this time: "I read the manuscript sent by Blair a few days ago. This "Da Vinci Code" is very good. You should all go and see it."
Blair was well prepared. In fact, he had communicated with his boss for a long time in such a big thing, and even the North American branch had negotiated with the head office.
Otherwise, how could he hold a new book launch conference in the name of Random House?
These colleagues were very depressed. Unexpectedly, Blair actually put on a big move and killed it in seconds!
"What is the opinion from the headquarters?" Defuni asked curiously.
For writers, prepaid manuscript fees are a threshold. The greater the reputation, the better the sales forecast, the higher the prepaid manuscript fees.
Not only Richardson, but also Blair himself pricked up his ears and listened.
Daniel looked around and threw a bombshell: "After the reviews and estimates from the British headquarters, they thought "Da Vinci Code" was likely to win the global annual sales championship. The story was very exciting and it was controversial. Guess what the prepaid manuscript fee was offered in London."
"$2 million?" Defuni muttered, "Are they really that optimistic about Da Vinci Code?"
"The global book annual sales champion, it should be sold for tens of millions of copies to achieve it. This guy is really scary."
"Since the expected sales are so high, I guess $5 million!"
"No, no, you are all wrong. The headquarters issued a prepaid royalty of 12 million pounds for Zhang Chu!"
Chapter completed!