Resource Tycoon Reborn

Fang Mingyuan did not remember which British publishing house published "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" for Joanne in his previous life. But he did remember that "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"

The first publication of the book only had 500 copies, but even so, Joanne was still overjoyed about it.

"Mr. Starr, how many copies does your publishing house plan to publish for the first publication of Joanne's novel?" Fang Mingyuan suddenly asked.

Starr glanced at Fang Mingyuan and turned his attention back to Joanne. Although he was also quite interested in the beauty of Zheng Jiayi and Uda Mitsuri sitting next to Fan Mingyuan, they had been in the society for many years.

, has entered middle age, is already married and has children, so naturally he will not have the extremely low resistance to beauty like a young man.

Joanne smiled apologetically and said: "Mr. Starr, this is my friend, Mr. Fang from the Chinese mainland!"

China Continent? Starr couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt in his heart. That ancient but lifeless empire in the East had nearly ten million square kilometers of land and hundreds of millions of people, but it was beaten to pieces by the British.

Country? During World War II, without the Americans, even a small country like Japan could have suppressed them for more than ten years, and more than half of the country was lost! Naturally, the British would not expose their own ugliness. For them, in Myanmar during World War II,

Starr selectively forgot those past events when he was defeated by the Japanese army and needed Chinese soldiers to come to rescue him.

Starr raised his head proudly and said: "Mr. Fang, our publishing house has naturally planned how many copies of Ms. Rowling's novels will be published for the first time. But this is a business secret between us and Ms. Rowling!"

"Then the amount of the royalties is also a secret?" Fang Mingyuan continued.

"Of course!" Starr said without hesitation, "Ms. Rowling, I don't think I need to make a special statement to you on this point, right?"

Joanne nodded, and said to Fang Mingyuan a little apologetically: "Mr. Fang, this is indeed the case. I can't tell you these contents."

Fang Mingyuan smiled and said: "Joanne, actually I am also very interested in your novel. If it were not for Mr. Starr's arrival, I think we would have almost talked about this matter in the restaurant!"

"Ah?" Joanne and Starr looked at Fang Mingyuan in surprise, while Zheng Jiayi showed an unabashed smile.

Starr was very dissatisfied. He looked at Joanne and suspected that this was a temporary "trustee" arranged by Joanne in order to increase his own worth. But the person she found was too young.

How can a young boy hold a high position in the company? Besides, is there any well-known publishing house in mainland China? As far as he knows, the Nobel Prize in Literature has not been awarded to Chinese people for decades.

!Moreover, the copyright protection measures in Mainland China are very backward, and the rights and interests of authors there simply cannot get the protection they deserve!

"Then I would like to ask Mr. Fang, which Chinese publishing house do you work for?" Starr asked in a condescending tone.

"I don't work for any publishing house!" Fang Mingyuan shook his head and smiled, "But this doesn't mean that I can't publish Joanne's novels!"

Starr became even more disdainful. He glanced at Fang Mingyuan and lost interest in talking to him. "Ms. Rowling, do you have any ideas about the terms of the contract? If there are any problems, I can give them to you now."

You answer. If there is no problem, can I sign it? I have to attend a meeting in Manchester and will leave Edinburgh early tomorrow morning." Joanne looked at Fang Mingyuan awkwardly, then turned her attention back to the contract.

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Fang Mingyuan casually took out the checkbook from his pocket, wrote down a number, then tore it off, pushed it in front of Joanne and said: "Joanne, this amount is the down payment of the contract. No matter what you end up with,

No matter how many times or how many copies your novel is published, even if one is not printed, this money is your minimum royalties income. A formal contract will be drawn up soon, and I can guarantee that the royalty rate will not be lower than that of the British publishing industry.

Average.”

Joanne only glanced at it, her eyes widened immediately, and there was an unbelievable look on her face!

Starr knew something was wrong and immediately turned his attention to the check.

Zheng Jiayi reached out and blocked the check on the table, and said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Starr, I don't need to remind you, right? The amount of the royalties is also a commercial secret!" Zheng Jiayi was also rude to those arrogant British people.

Starr was a little embarrassed by what Zheng Jiayi said, but he immediately turned his angry gaze to Fang Mingyuan and said: "Your behavior is shameful! It has no business ethics!"

Fang Mingyuan said with an indifferent expression: "Mr. Starr, please pay attention to your words, otherwise, I don't mind having a reputation lawsuit with you. Although you made an offer to Joanne, before the contract was officially signed,

, other people have every right to continue to make offers to Joanne, and Joanne also has the right to choose the one she thinks is most suitable among the many offers!"

Starr couldn't help but turned to Joanne and said: "Ms. Rowling, Starr Publishing House is an official publishing company with complete procedures and formal publishing processes. In the past three years, it has published books for many authors.

, has been widely recognized by the public! I believe, without me saying it, you will know very well in your heart which one will make you feel more at ease! It will also be more suitable for your future development!"

Joanne had not yet woken up from the shock of the number on the check in front of her. Starr said it again, and then Joanne raised her head and gently pushed Zheng Jiayi's hand away.

Showed the check on the table to Starr. "Mr. Starr, do you think I have any other choice?"

Starr wiped his eyes in disbelief, looked at it carefully, and murmured: "One, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million!" A whole million pounds!

One million pounds was neatly written on the check! If a novel can get one million pounds in basic royalties, its author can definitely be included in the ranks of first-line authors in the UK! What's more!

, Rowling is just a newcomer who has just debuted and has no reputation at all!

As for Starr Publishing House, the royalties provided to Rowling were not even a tenth of this amount!

Such a huge gap! No wonder Joanne was so shocked!

Starr gasped for breath. He really couldn't understand how this Chinese mainlander could offer such a high price! He couldn't even make back the cost of such a high royalties!

Starr looked at Fang Mingyuan again. Could it be that this Chinese was sent by his competitor to disrupt the situation? But when he thought about it, he thought it was impossible! For a fledgling Luo Lin, the other party would have to pay one million

British pounds, this conclusion is really incredible!

"Ms. Rowling, can I see this check?" Starr took a long breath and calmed down as much as possible.

Joanne reached out and picked up the check, glanced at Fang Mingyuan, and saw that he had no expression, then handed it to Starr. Starr looked at it carefully and saw that the check was drawn from Credit Suisse Bank.

Pay. Credit Suisse is the investment banking department of Credit Suisse Group established in the middle of the last century! Credit Suisse Group is a global

It is an international financial institution with operations in more than 60 countries and is one of the world's largest financial groups. Its total assets exceed US$400 billion. In terms of global bank revenue last year, Credit Suisse Group ranked among the top five in the world.

position. Its investment bank is one of the five largest investment banks in the world, and its Fengtai Insurance Company is the fifth largest insurance company in Europe!

In short, the credit of Credit Suisse is unquestionable in Europe and even the world! Joanne can take this check and go to any bank in the UK to ask for cash.

Starr sighed helplessly. This check was obviously genuine. If checks issued by Credit Suisse could be easily forged, then most checks issued by British banks would be even more untrustworthy.

"Mr. Fang, I really don't understand. How can you ensure your company's profits by giving Ms. Rowling such a high royalty rate? After all, Ms. Rowling is not a world-renowned author, let alone the American best-selling author Michael K.

Mr. Layton!" Starr asked seriously.

As the movie "Jurassic Park" achieved jaw-dropping box office results around the world, the novel "Jurassic Park" also became popular around the world, and Michael Crichton became a best-selling novelist who is also a household name in Europe.

Fang Mingyuan smiled lightly and said: "Mr. Starr, I'm sorry, how to ensure our profits is our core business secret! You only need to know that we are willing to pay Joanne more than one million for this novel.

The British pound royalties are enough! If Mr. Starr is willing to pay a higher royalties, then please continue to bid. If Mr. Starr thinks it is not worth it, then the next step is our relationship with Joanne.

It’s time to negotiate!”

Starr's face turned red! After a while, he threw his hands angrily, picked up the briefcase next to the sofa, and without saying goodbye to Joanne, Diana and others, he simply put on his coat and pushed out the door!

"Mr. Starr? Mr. Starr?" Diana and his wife, who were holding Jessica in another room, heard the voice and came out, but they only saw Starr's bleak back when he decided to go out!