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    Old Commodus calculated silently in his mind for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Five million, two volumes."

    "Mr. Commodus, are you kidding me?" Zhong Yi said suddenly, "The total sales of the third volume of Harry Potter have exceeded 20 million copies. Compared with the quality of this Song of Ice and Fire  Harry Potter is even better, so no matter how low its sales volume is, it will never be less than 20 million!¡±

    After a pause, Zhong Yi said again: "If we calculate it at 20 million, a roll of 6 million US dollars, that's 12 million!"

    "No, no, no, how can it be calculated like this?" Old Commodus became anxious when he heard it, and said with a red face, "Although the final royalties for the third volume of Harry Potter reached 6 million, when we paid the royalties at that time,  I told you that advance royalties are a special case and cannot become the norm, but now, we are discussing the buyout price."

    The buyout price is because publishers have to bear unknown risks, especially for best-selling authors like Zhong Yi, because the amount of books sold in the early stage is too large. Once there is a blockage, even a powerful family like the Commodus family may  After a setback, the buyout price will definitely be cut off a lot.

    After saying this, Old Commodus said urgently: "Six million, no more."

    "Ten million, not a penny less." Zhong Yi also made appropriate concessions.

    "Six million!" Old Commodus was not ready to give in anymore. He shook his head and said, "Absolutely no more."

    Zhong Yi naturally would not give in easily. He stood up and said, "If this is the case, there will be nothing left to talk about."

    After saying that, Zhong Yi picked up the big leather suitcase next to the coffee table and prepared to leave Old Commodus's study. Business negotiations were about competing for the determination of both parties, to see who could blink first.

    Zhong Yi knew that if he gave in first at this time, he would lose.

    ¡°In fact, for Zhong Yi personally, conceding another one or two million US dollars is nothing at all, but for the Tenth Army, which is in urgent need of weapons and equipment, these two million US dollars are extremely precious.

    With one million more, you can arm most of the art masters!

    "Mr. Zhong." Old Commodus said urgently, "You will regret it."

    "No, no, no." Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "If I walk out of this gate, someone will definitely regret it, but the one who regrets it will definitely not be me."

    After saying this, Zhong Yi said: "Because for me, even if the cooperation with your Commodus family fails, I can still find other companies to cooperate. You are not the only publishing group in the United States."

    "No one else can afford such a high price!" Old Commodus vowed, "After all, this is ten million US dollars, not one million, no!"

    After a pause, Old Commodus waved his arms and said loudly: "No publishing group in the United States can spend 10 million US dollars!"

    Old Commodus told the truth.

    The publishing industry is not actually profitable. It has only been in the past ten years that it has really made money.

    A rather absurd fact is that since the Great Depression of the 20th century, almost all walks of life in the United States have suffered heavy losses, but the publishing industry has bucked the trend and has risen!

    Taking advantage of this wave of opportunities, various publishing houses have made some money.

    However, most publishing houses operate on a small scale. Sometimes, the failure of a novel may lead to the bankruptcy of a publishing house. Therefore, Zhong Yi hopes to sell the copyright of A Song of Ice and Fire, but he really has no choice but to find someone else.  The Commodus family, because the Commodus family is a huge financial group with strong financial resources.

    Zhong Yi shrugged and said, "Then just sign the royalties."

    "Oh Tefak, sign the royalties?" Old Commodus said angrily, "Then why don't you come to us? We can also sign a royalty cooperation agreement with you, and even the tax rate of the royalties is negotiable."

    "I appreciate Mr. Commodus' kindness." Zhong Yi shrugged and said, "However, I plan to invest in a small publishing house and then sign the copyright of A Song of Ice and Fire to it."

    "Huh?" When old Commodus heard this, his expression suddenly became serious.

    The operation method Zhong Yi mentioned was somewhat beyond the expectations of old Commodus.

    Old Commodus was very sure that no publishing house could afford 10 million, and he was also confident that he could give Zhong Yi the highest amount of royalties. Therefore, no matter from which direction, it is the most reasonable for Zhong Yi to cooperate with their family.

    However, Zhong Yi controls a small publishing house, which is obviously not within the scope of his consideration.

    "If Zhong Yi really does this, he can even complete the absolute control of a small publishing house with only a few hundred thousand dollars, and then it won't even take a year."A small publishing house will grow into a publishing giant due to the sales of Song of Ice and Fire, and then become an existence that can compete with their old Commodus!

    ¡° Spending $10 million to buy out the rights to the first two volumes of a novel is, of course, absurd.

    But if this ten million can be used to prevent the emergence of a strong competitor, it will undoubtedly be worth it.

    At that moment, old Commodus smiled and said: "Okay, okay, you lose, then eight million, eight million to buy out two volumes!"

    "Ten million!" Zhong Yi said confidently, "Ten million will buy out the first two volumes of A Song of Ice and Fire, and at the same time kill a powerful future competitor."

    Old Commodus shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "Okay, then ten million."

    "Deal!" Zhong Yi stretched out his hand and shook Old Commodus's hand firmly, and said, "Sign the agreement."

    Old Commodus immediately ordered the butler to bring the contract text. The two of them signed a copy of the contract, exchanged it, and finally kept the text.

    As soon as the agreement was signed, Old Commodus ordered the butler to carry the suitcase away.

    After the butler took away the suitcase, Old Commodus asked again: "Should we publish it under Steve's name?"

    "Of course." Zhong Yi said without thinking, "I want to lead troops and fight, but I have no interest in becoming a best-selling author."

    "However, the influence of this best-selling book is extraordinary." Old Commodus, "So far, Steve has not actually appeared in public, so it's not too late for you to change your mind."

    "Steve didn't show up in public?" Zhong Yi was a little surprised when he heard this.

    Based on what he knew about Steve, it seemed impossible that he could endure loneliness.

    "This is my arrangement." Old Commodus said lightly, "I don't think it's appropriate for him to steal his reputation."

    "I don't care." Zhong Yi spread his hands and said, "Just let him appear in public. Of course, if he can hold a fundraiser in the name of the author of Harry Potter and raise some funds for us, I will be very welcome."

    "You want to raise funds?" Old Commodus asked with a smile.

    Zhong Yi asked back: "Mr. Commodus, can you help me?"

    "Of course, I have a good idea." Old Commodus smiled.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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