Rebirth As a Writer In Britain

"Jane Eyre" was the first published work of Kevin's life, so he naturally didn't want to be too harsh on his Swedish copyright conditions. After all, when Wang Wang first published him, he had already wronged it considering his lack of fame, and this time he had to fight for certain benefits for it no matter what.

So, after thinking for a while, Kevin said: "Dear Mr. Latis, I really appreciate that you value the work "Jane Eyre". As you said, this is the first time in my life. A work, so its Swedish copyright, I think it must be £3 million."

As a writer, to be honest, Kevin hates to put a price on any literary work, after all, literary art is priceless. But in real life, you have to do it. Perhaps, this is also a kind of helplessness in life.

"What? Three million pounds?" Latis' colleague opened his mouth wide when he heard this, expressing his extreme surprise at this figure.

Yes, she had such an expression when "The Collection of All Beings" cost 2 million pounds. Now that she heard 3 million pounds, her expression was naturally even more exaggerated.

Of course, there is a reason for her exaggerated expression, because the Swedish translation publishing house has never paid 3 million pounds to sign a book in history. Therefore, the price of Kevin has to make people think carefully.

Even Latis didn't dare to directly say yes to the case. After all, he had thought that it would be 2 million pounds, 2.3 million pounds, or even 2.5 million pounds, but he had never thought that it would be 3 million pounds.

What is the concept of buying all the copyrights of a book for 3 million pounds? Latis has worked in the Swedish publishing industry for so many years, and he knows no more than 10 writers who can sell this number.

Not to mention Latis, even Louis, who was on Kevin's side, and the few translators he brought were surprised by Kevin's "lion's big mouth". However, Louis did not intend to persuade Kevin to reduce the price appropriately.

As an editor who has worked hard in the book market for so many years, he is well aware of Kevin's popularity in Sweden. Especially in these few book signing activities, it can be fully reflected, and it is definitely not comparable to ordinary local writers. Therefore, if the Swedish Translation Publishing House does not choose to sign "Jane Eyre", it may be their loss. Louis is in no hurry!

Latis also understood this truth. It's just that the price of 3 million pounds is too high, and he doesn't dare to make a decision right now. This made his originally anticipated decision to sign the Swedish copyright of "Jane Eyre" no matter what the conditions were, had to be shaken.

Fortunately, he is now in Sweden, so he still has room to think. Moreover. Kevin is currently staying in the hotel arranged by him, presumably other publishers will not come to compete with him for the copyright of "Jane Eyre".

So, Latis said at this time: "Kevin, the price of 3 million pounds is a bit beyond my expectation, so I can't make this decision for the time being. Of course. I know your character, so I didn't try to make a deal with you. You negotiate terms. However, our boss will come over in the afternoon, so I want to reply to you in the afternoon. "

"Of course! Dear Mr. Latis, you can spend more time thinking. After all, we will go back tomorrow. Or you can come to see us after we return to England. Anyway, we are friends, I think Whether it's England or Scotland, they will always warmly embrace you." Kevin said with a charming smile.

Kevin thought: "Jane Eyre" is not cabbage, so there is no such thing as bargaining. As for whether the other party will choose to sign the contract. Then it's all up to the other party to measure. Anyway, at this time, he is no longer the street writer who suffers from nowhere to go.

"Okay, I think we will try our best to meet your request." Latis said with a forced smile.

Since they could only reply in the afternoon whether they wanted to sign the Swedish copyright of "Jane Eyre", Kevin returned to the Guitar Hotel with Louis and others after enjoying the delicious food. Anyway, they have bought a plane back to Edinburgh tomorrow, no matter what the final answer is, it will not affect the itinerary.

Latis also knew that he needed to make a decision quickly. After all, Kevin's signings in the past few days would let him see Kevin's popularity in Sweden. As long as he can sign the contract, he also has 100% confidence to develop all the channels of "Jane Eyre". Under the current problem, the price of 3 million pounds is too high, and he dare not make a decision on his own.

Latis looked at the time, and it was still 2 hours before the boss arrived. So he simply sat in the office and waited for his boss to come over, and then he could discuss it with him as soon as possible.

But when Latis was sitting in the office drinking tea and thinking, the phone number of Swedish Translation Publishing House also started to ring.

"Hello, is this a translation publishing house? We are from the bookstore. I would like to ask if you have any plans to publish "Jane Eyre" in the near future? Yes, it is the work of the British writer Kevin. Now many customers are coming Ask if this book is available?"

"Hi! Is it a translation publishing house? I want to ask if you have "Jane Eyre" written by British poet laureate Kevin? If so, I would like to buy a copy. Can you express it to me? The price can be more It doesn't matter at all."

"Oh my God, I finally heard your voice. Oh, are you from the Translation Publishing House? We are from the Kilo Bookstore. Recently, too many customers have come to inquire about the work "Jane Eyre" by the British writer Kevin. , Do you have any publications in the near future? If so, our bookstore would like to pre-order the goods.”

"Is it a translation publishing house? We are from Gothenburg Business Book City. Recently, too many people have inquired about the works of British writer Kevin, so we want to tell your company the news. Can you see if we can publish some of Kevin's works? , and then to meet the needs of the market? Of course, the Gothenburg Business Book City will also purchase a large number of goods."

For a moment, all the calls seemed to be directed at one person - that was Kevin. After Kevin's activities in the past few days, since he mentioned his "Jane Eyre" many times, those readers who already liked Kevin's poems are also full of interest in "Jane Eyre" at this time, in order to satisfy Curious in their hearts, they all ran to the bookstore to try to buy a copy.

This is also the reason why many bookstores in Sweden will receive so many people inquiring about "Jane Eyre" in the past few days. (To be continued.)