Chapter 42： be rejected

In the United States, Harry was stunned when he heard the beeping sound from the phone at his home.

"Sixty-five percent?"

Although the royalties in the American publishing industry are high, the range is between 20% and 60%. Among them, those who can get more than 45% of the royalties are undoubtedly at the peak of the writer group. a handful of people.

However, no writer has ever been able to get more than 60% of the royalties. From printing to distribution of a book, as well as the necessary publicity and advertising expenses, the publishing house pays definitely more than 30%.

Publishing houses are not welfare agencies. They also want to make money. If they give 65% to the author and throw out more than 30% of the cost, what money do they make? Even if you can sell 100 million copies of a book, and sell a book for 10 yuan, the cost can reach more than 300 million. With an investment of 300 million yuan, earning tens of millions, this business will definitely lose money.

"Did I hear it wrong?" Harry couldn't believe the quotation he heard, because even the author with the highest sales volume in the United States would not dare to make such a quotation to the publishing house.

Harry, who didn't believe in evil, called the phone again, but Burns refused to answer it. Burns was still angry at the moment. Finally, Tuvalu seemed to have improved a bit, and he had a great future. He was almost killed by Harry. In Tuvalu, when his prime minister has the trust of the king, he is Dana. When there is no king's trust, an order can remove him.

Seeing that Burns didn't answer his call, Harry had no choice but to send a text message, and got a reply after a while.

"Sixty-five percent, you heard me right, and I said right, I can't help you with this matter, you can figure it out yourself."

God, is this king crazy? How dare he make such an offer? Although Harry is optimistic about this book, it is impossible for him to agree to such an offer. Besides, I admit that your book is good, and can even hit this year's bestseller list, but even if you can get to the top of this year's bestseller list, so what? The best-selling book in the United States last year sold only 9 million copies worldwide in one year, which has set a record in the publishing industry in the past ten years.

The author of 9 million copies can only get 50% of the royalties. Why do you want 65%? Can you guarantee nine million copies of your book?

In a fit of anger, Harry almost dropped his phone, but suddenly thought that if he failed this time, he might lose his job. No job, no income, no income, so what to do with so many bills every month?

You can't drop your phone, you have to spend money to buy it if you drop it. Harry felt very pitiful at the moment. The editor-in-chief of Tangtang Moon Publishing House, with a gold-collar salary of nearly seven figures, couldn't even afford to drop a mobile phone.

why is that? Wasn't it because I was blind at the time and didn't look at other people's manuscripts? Even when I handed over the manuscripts to my subordinates, I said too much: "People who have no reputation at all have started to publish books at their own expense. It’s nothing to look at, just give it to the printing house.”

Thinking of what he hates, Harry slapped himself a big mouth. If God can give Harry another chance, he will definitely say three words to Li Daniu seriously when he brings the manuscript to him—I have a look.

Not to mention that Harry was hysterical in his own home, Li Daniu started to deal with Tuvalu's daily affairs in a refreshed manner. Of course, there were not many things, and most of them had already been dealt with by Burns and the others. Li Daniu's task is to stamp some policy documents and make judgments on some controversial matters.

Tuvalu Elementary School, with few people, within five minutes, Li Daniu dealt with all the matters, leaving only one major matter to make a decision.

In the small conference room of the royal palace, several high-level officials of the Tuvalu government gathered.

"Your Majesty, regarding the purchase of the Auckland Islands, New Zealand has given us a positive response. They...are not willing to sell!"

"I don't want to?" Li Daniu didn't expect to be rejected so cleanly, and asked: "Aren't the Auckland Islands a burden for New Zealand? They don't bring any economic benefits, and they don't have any ability to develop them. Why not?" Sell?"

Tuvalu's foreign minister said: "Not only that, but the Auckland Islands are also natural heritage reserves, and there are many endangered species living on them, so they need to invest a certain amount of energy and money every year for protection."

"Is it because of those endangered species that they refused." Li Daniu thinks that the reason is probably this. Endangered species sounds very strange.

"Well, most of those endangered species are ducks." The foreign minister said with some embarrassment.

"Duck?" Li Daniu was stunned for a moment, can ducks be rated as an endangered species?

"Yes, there are still many types of ducks, and the Auckland Islands have several species of ducks that are not found anywhere else."

"If it's a duck, it shouldn't be." What Li Daniu meant was not that ducks don't need to be protected when they are about to become extinct, but because ducks can't bring any benefits to New Zealand at all. If it was an endangered creature like the giant panda, no country would be willing to give it up. You must know that giant pandas have already become the business card of the Great Heaven. As for the duck, who would be willing to regard the duck as a business card?

"They didn't say why, but I don't think it's because of the ducks, because when I made the request to buy the Auckland Islands, I told them clearly that we will ensure that the living environment of these endangered species will not be affected. Destruction, to ensure that the number will not be reduced due to human-made reasons, UU Kanshu even promised to spend a sum of money every year, which is not weaker than their previous annual investment to protect Auckland's natural environment and creatures." Burns stood up and said euphemistically that it was not a matter of his negotiation style.

"Is there any way to inquire about some news through my personal relationship?" Li Daniu asked while looking at the Tuvalu elites sitting there.

Burns and the others looked at each other in blank dismay. Although they were at the top of Tuvalu, how could they have a personal relationship compared to a country like New Zealand whose national strength was hundreds or even thousands of times greater than theirs?

Let’s say that Burns visited New Zealand this time as Prime Minister of Tuvalu, and proposed such a major event as purchasing the country. New Zealand just sent a diplomat from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive him, and then he was very polite. Ernes went back to wait for the news.

"Could it be that the first big thing I have to do since I took office was rejected like this? I don't even know why I refused?" Li Daniu said a little disappointed, but this can't be blamed on anyone, it can only be said that Tuvalu's starting point It is simply too low.

"Perhaps, we can try... giving gifts?" Burns said cautiously.

gift? Then you might as well just talk about bribery, and dare to ask the king to bribe, and it is at the most high-end meeting in this country, so do you usually accept bribes and offer bribes?

Li Daniu was about to get mad at Burns who said this, but he suddenly realized that this method seems to be very feasible.

However, as the lord of a country, isn't it a bit... too immoral to bribe people from other countries?

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