Rebirth As a Writer In Britain

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All of a sudden, the publishers who were interested in Kevin's book "Robinson Crusoe" all called. However, after hearing the conditions proposed by Kevin, they, like the Scottish Literature Publishing House, did not immediately make a decision.

Even if these publishers dared not make a decision immediately, they did not refuse in person, or they gave Kevin a bad face, and their final tone was very docile, just like little sheep in winter

"Mr. Kevin, I can't make up my mind for a while about your request. I need to discuss it with my superiors, so please wait patiently, okay?"

"Dear Kevin, this request is a bit unexpected, so I need to discuss it with my colleagues. Don't worry, we will not give up your "Robinson Crusoe", so please give us some time."

"Although I didn't make a decision right away, our publishing house is very interested in your book, so we will contact you again and please Mr. Kevin to keep in touch with our publishing house. Thank you, Bless God bless you"

Kevin doesn't have to worry about the book not being published this time, so let them figure it out for themselves. Anyway, they are the ones who are anxious now, not themselves.

After the phone didn't ring again, Kevin planned to go out for lunch, then pack up and go back to Edinburgh

But when he just walked to the gate of the hotel, editor-in-chief Enni just appeared at the gate of the Sykes Hotel

"Hey Kevin, is this going there?" Ennie asked with a smile

"I'm planning to go out for lunch, and I'll go back to Edinburgh in the evening, by the way, editor-in-chief Enni, why did you appear here? Are you here to find me?" Kevin asked

"yes, I'm here just for you, since you haven't had lunch yet, let me treat you"

"Well, Dear Editor-in-Chief Ennie, thank you for your hospitality in London"

Editor-in-Chief Ennie took Kevin to a restaurant in London, and then ordered a lot of delicious food and a bottle of wine for Kevin

"Come on, let's have a toast to the successful result of our press conference." Editor-in-chief Enni raised the glass to Kevin after a charming smile

Kevin also picked up the goblet in front of him, and gently touched the cup that Enni raised.

"Thank you for your trust in me, I don't think they would have believed me without your support"

"No dear Kevin,

This is your own talent that conquered the public, this is your own miracle To be honest, when your plagiarism was heard, many people thought that you would not be able to get along in the British literary world, but now? You conquered everything with your extraordinary talent, you are amazing"

"Thanks for the compliment, oh, cheers"

After speaking, Kevin took the initiative to lightly touch the glass of editor-in-chief Enni, and then took a sip of the wine in the glass

Halfway through eating the delicious food, editor-in-chief Enni suddenly put down the knife and fork, then looked at Kevin affectionately, and finally said: "Kevin, I remember you said that your book is called "Robinson Crusoe", is this true?"

"Yes, it's a very interesting story. It's different from Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Anyway, I think it's very interesting."

"Oh, what you said really made me curious. In fact, I came to you today because of this matter." Editor-in-chief Enni finally entered the topic she wanted at this time

"Does the editor-in-chief Enni mean that she also wants the copyright of my book?" Kai Wenming said

When Ennie mentioned "Robinson Crusoe", Kevin could already guess that the other party's purpose was the same as those publishers who called him today, they all wanted to sign the book

"yes, yes, after you just said that, I am eager to publish it. You know, I like your work very much. You also have a very deep relationship with our London literary publishing. So, I think this It is most appropriate for the whole work to be published by us.”

Editor-in-chief Enni knew that after Kevin announced the book information at the press conference, many publishers would definitely want to obtain the copyright of the book, so at this time she also started to pull the relationship level.

When the editor-in-chief Enni came over, the London Literary Publishing House had already ordered that Kevin's book "Robinson Crusoe" should be signed no matter what. Now I heard Kevin briefly talk about this book. After reading the content, Enni made up her mind

"Dear editor-in-chief Enni, you and I have a very close relationship, and I will not hide it from you. Before you, that is, just now, at least ten publishing houses called me with the purpose of wanting me to publish this "Robinson Crusoe." "Signed them and none of them made it, do you know why?"

"what"

Editor-in-chief Enni has already guessed that there will be such a phenomenon, and she is curious why these publishing houses failed to sign this destined best-selling work in the end, or in other words, what is the reason why Kevin rejected them

"Because I put forward a condition, they all have to think deeply about this condition, and dare not make a decision immediately. Therefore, I think that for you London Literary Publishing House, maybe I will not make any concessions on this condition. Respect Editor Ni, I hope you can understand," Kevin said sincerely

"I'm curious what kind of conditions this is. Of course, our London Literary Publishing House is an excellent publishing house in the country. I think we will try our best to meet the requirements of the author. So, Kevin, just say it."

"What I told them was, this book, I only signed a contract with the publishing house for the text copyright, and I have to keep the other copyrights myself, and my share of text copyright must be 10%. Then, they retreated because of this. Of course, Maybe they'll call me after they've discussed it."

"What? You are only willing to sign a contract with the publishing house for the copyright of the text?" Editor-in-Chief Enni was also a little surprised to hear this request

"Yes, so editor-in-chief Enni, I am very sorry, this is also a request I made to myself. Maybe even if I have an extraordinary relationship with you, this request will not back down too much. I hope you can understand."

Editor-in-chief Enni has worked in the industry for so many years, so of course she knows that this requirement is relatively high-end. After all, the reason why the publishing house wants to sign the works of popular writers is not only to make money from the book market, but also to make money from other channels such as film and television channels. Game channels, or audio channels, etc.

And if Kevin is now only willing to sign the copyright of the text, it will undoubtedly make the publishing house lose a lot of channels to make money. This is also the reason why many publishing houses retreat, because no one can guarantee how much money they can make in the book market When it comes to money, there is no doubt that it cannot be compared with film and television copyrights.

Now that editor-in-chief Enni heard this condition, she had to think about it quietly like other publishing houses (to be continued)