“New work?”
Yang Xiao and Tan Kai glanced at each other, and both saw surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.
At this time, Yu Dong had already taken out the manuscript from the briefcase, "Didn't President Yang ask me if I had any ideas for short and medium stories when he went to Jinling last time? Now, this is it. This is a short story I wrote during this time.
, 20,000 words, I just happened to come over this time and bring it to you to review and check."
Yang Xiao slowly took the manuscript from Yu Dong's hand, feeling both surprised and surprised.
When she visited Yu Dong last time, she did mention the short and medium stories. That was because she wanted to keep in touch with Yu Dong and have a backup plan. Even if "Science Fiction World" did not serialize "Second World" in the future,
You can establish a cooperative relationship with Yu Dong.
 But Yu Dong’s answer was not clear at that time, so she didn’t take it to heart.
 The work on "Second World" hasn't officially started yet, but Yu Dong has brought over another manuscript.
Coupled with the novel "Zhongshan", Yang Xiao couldn't help but sigh, Teacher Yu must be too productive.
She had the intention to read the manuscript now, but thinking of Yu Donglai’s main purpose, she said: "Teacher Yu, I will read this manuscript later. Let’s talk about "The Second World" first."
"Hey, if you don't want to read it, show it to me. Regarding "Second World", I don't need it at this stage. President Yang, please go and talk to Teacher Yu. I'll leave the review to me. Let's each
Just do your job."
Tan Kai smiled and stretched his hand in front of Yang Xiao, asking her for the manuscript.
“Okay, I’ll give it to you. But you should read it quickly. After reading it, you, the editor-in-chief, can give me some advice and decide on the two works together while Teacher Yu is here.”
 In fact, the matter of "One Day" is relatively simple. After all, it is a short story, and you can just follow the magazine's normal manuscript collection process. It is just a matter of high or low remuneration.
Since "Second World" is a long novel, and the magazine has never serialized it before, we have to discuss copyright agreements with Yu Dong in detail.
Since Tan Kai wanted to read, Yang Xiao took Yu Dong to her office.
There were only two of them in the office. Yang Xiao said straight to the point: "Teacher Yu, let me tell you my thoughts first. The magazine wants to buy out the copyright directly, which also includes film and television adaptation rights, etc."
Yu Dong shook his head decisively, "I'm afraid I can't agree to this. I can sell both the copyright and the film and television adaptation rights, but we have to set a time limit. Let's discuss it in detail."
Yang Xiao didn't expect Yu Dong to refuse so quickly. She continued to try to persuade Yu Dong: "Teacher Yu, you also know that the current domestic science fiction literature environment is still not very good. As for the film and television adaptation rights, I don't think this
There is a possibility that "Second World" will be turned into a film and television production in a few years."
“Then let’s talk about this matter in a few years. You can also save a few years of money.” Yu Dong said with a smile.
 In fact, what Yang Xiao said is not unreasonable at all. If they only sign for a few years, and the copyright is not used in these years, the money will be wasted.
 This situation happens a lot in reality. Many companies buy the copyright of writers, some for five years, some for ten years, and some for three or two years.
 Generally speaking, you buy this way because you need to use the copyright immediately.
 But sometimes unexpected things happen. For example, someone bought the film and television adaptation rights of a novel to make a movie. They bought it for two or three years, but later the project was shelved due to various unexpected circumstances.
 When the copyright expires, you either have to choose not to shoot, or you have to renew it.
Of course, there are also irregularities, which are still taken after the statute of limitations has expired. Similar copyright disputes occur every year.
Yang Xiao should be relatively optimistic about the value of "Second World", but they won't use these copyrights for the time being, so they came up with the idea of ​​buying it out and occupying this pit for a long time.
From Yang Xiao’s perspective, of course she would consider the magazine.
 But Yu Dong would never agree to this proposal from his own point of view.
 He ​​understands the value of "The Second World" better than Yang Xiao and others, and he has different ideas from Yang Xiao. He does not think that "The Second World" will not be made into a film and television drama for many years.
 Perhaps it is not at this level in China for the time being, but the same cannot be said for foreign countries.
If there is a difference of opinion, the two of them need to sit down and talk. Of course, Yang Xiao's bottom line cannot be to buy out the copyright, so the two have been constantly testing each other's bottom line, hoping to get the most beneficial result for themselves.
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In the end, Yang Xiao still didn't have the heart to spend money to buy the copyright of "Second World" for a few years. She didn't dare to bet, and there was no need to bet. If the bet failed, the money would be in vain, and there would be nothing after a few years. Winning the bet
I'm afraid I won't make much money.
The key is that Yu Dong is too stubborn about the film and television adaptation rights. Even Yang Xiao offered a condition of 15,000 for twenty years of film and television adaptation rights, but Yu Dong did not agree.
You must know that the price of film and television adaptation rights in the domestic market has never been high. An ordinary work of the length of "The Second World" only costs three to two thousand yuan if signed for five or ten years.
 Some time ago, I heard that the film and television adaptation rights of Su Tong's "Honey and Concubines" were sold for a sky-high price, but it seemed to be only 5,000.
Although Yang Xiao wanted the film and television adaptation rights for twenty years, she felt that the price of 12,000 yuan was definitely sincere enough.
 But even so, Yu Dong still did not agree.
 She was a little confused as to why Yu Dong was so insistent on the film and television adaptation rights.
In the end, Yang Xiao didn't negotiate any copyrights, and only got the priority publishing rights for a single volume. It was stipulated that as long as the other party's price did not exceed theirs by more than 10%, it could only be sold to them.
There are also some small details, such as how many years it cannot be reprinted in other magazines, etc., which are also written in the contract.
However, in terms of the royalties, Yu Dong made concessions. The royalties for the whole book were only 8,500 yuan, which was only over 26 yuan for 1,000 words. It was much lower than the royalties for "Mending the Sky" that he had previously published in "Zhongshan".
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It was also because of the lower remuneration that Yang Xiao was able to maintain a good mood. She could also see from this that Yu Dong was indeed not the kind of person who only stared at petty profits. He was indeed only interested in "The Second World"
I attach more importance to copyright and am optimistic about its value.
“Okay, I’ll ask someone to get the contract, and we’ll sign it in a while.”
 After speaking, Yang Xiao went out, probably to explain the contract.
 After returning, Yang Xiao had a smile on his face.
Because the official business had been discussed, the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. She poured Yu Dong a cup of tea and lay half on the sofa. "Before we talked, I thought you were an idealist and didn't pay much attention to things like copyright."
, I didn’t expect you to understand quite well.”
Yu Dong moistened his lips with tea and smiled, "Can I understand that, President Yang, you think I am easy to deceive?"
"Haha, to be honest, I did think so before." Yang Xiao smiled happily and said: "Also, don't call me President Yang anymore. The young people in our club call me Sister Xiao in private. You
If you don't mind, you can call me that."
Chapter completed!