Although the bookseller felt that Editor-in-Chief Lei might have some issues too, the publishing house was willing to burn money, and he was willing to cooperate.
Taking Editor-in-Chief Lei aside, the bookseller said, "Old Lei, we've known each other for years, but we still have to be villains before gentlemen. If you truly want to publish this book, I'll ask the Contract Star Lord to draw up a contract. If you're playing me, I'll chase you to the ends of the earth to get back the money I spent hiring the Star Lord." "Don't worry, I'm absolutely not playing you. I genuinely want to publish it."
"All right, then I'll call the Star Lord."
Taking out a blank standard contract, the bookseller spent some time comparing it with the new book, then wrote down all its details.
After finishing, he pointed at the contents and said, "Take a good look. This is all the book's information: title, word count, author, it's all here. Do you have the copyright?"
"Yes."
"All right. If there's no problem here, let's move on. What's the book's price?"
"Five yuan! If you're buying wholesale, two yuan per copy will do."
The bookseller glanced at Editor-in-Chief Lei and sneered. "That cheap? It won't even cover the cost. Are you trying to open up sales channels?"
"Yes."
"How many copies did you print?"
"Fifty thousand. After that, we're planning to print books by other people, but every print run will be fifty thousand copies."
"That's a big move. We'll haul the books back, and we'll settle payment for them a month later. Sound good?"
Editor-in-Chief Lei nodded. "Fine. But add a note here: the free gifts must be sold together with the books and cannot be sold separately." "Heh, you're guarding against me too. Fine, I'll put