1novels Chapter 317 The Disturbance of the Manuscript Leak
Chapter 317 The Disturbance of the Manuscript Leak
In the previous life, the "Harry Potter" novels had chapter leaks every now and then. Except for some of the news that was deliberately released by the authorities to hype or confuse opponents, many of the others were indeed things that happened to some people who handled them because they couldn't stand the temptation. .For readers, they are of course eager to see the novel for the first time; but for the author, this is simply a very embarrassing thing.
The publication of a novel is subject to the author's creativity, writing, and revision before it can be submitted to the publishing house, and then the publishing editor will discuss with the author on some concepts and descriptions, so that the work will be perfect before it can be presented to readers.Now that the manuscript is leaked, it means that a supermodel is thrown on the runway before she has put on her makeup and clothes. Do you think the supermodel will have any positive thoughts at this time?
In order to avoid such a thing from happening in this life, Jed set up his own publishing house, responsible for the finalization and typesetting of the two classic novels "Harry Potter" and "Twilight", and even the covers and illustrations. The design is all done here.Finally, by authorizing publishing houses in other countries, let them engage in distribution work.Jed firmly believed that the fewer people who handled it, the more confidential the novel would be.This is dubbed "KGB Publishing House" by the publishing industry with no more than ten staff members, including two copy editors, an illustrator, an art editor, and a chief editor. In addition, there are five staff members responsible for typesetting and printing.The printing machine of the KGB Publishing House is fully operated by artificial intelligence, so it does not require too many people to operate at all.
But even under such strict precautions, "Harry Potter" almost leaked several times, but Jed told everyone with his iron fist that this was his "forbidden place", and anyone who dared to offend would face the risk of bankruptcy .Jed bankrupted more than a dozen people for his Harry Potter near-leak, and several others were jailed for more than five years.Jed's iron fist shocked many people, but unexpectedly, "Twilight" still leaked.Originally, according to the agreement between Jed and Mel, the "Twilight Saga" series would not be much shorter than "Harry Potter", but Jed knew that it was this leak that caused Mel to give up the "Twilight Saga" series. The writing of the follow-up works of "The Twilight Saga: Midnight Sun", and this incomplete manuscript was also published on its official website in the name of "The Twilight Saga: Midnight Sun".But no one knows that the original title of this book should be "The Twilight Saga: Eternal Day". Because Mel's mood was greatly affected, she didn't even want this incomplete manuscript to be included in the "Twilight Saga." " from the series.
On the one hand, Jed asked John to go to the publishing house to investigate the reason for the leak of the manuscript, while he rushed to Mel's residence to appease her.Not to Jed's surprise, Mel was already on the verge of "collapsing" at home, and neither her husband nor her agent could appease her emotions.This gave Jed a headache, wondering why this aunt had such a similar temperament to any grandma in Baodao?Although Jed was furious about the leak of the manuscript, seeing Mel break down like this made her a little uncomfortable.
In fact, as one of the few contracted authors under Jade, Mel has always believed that he must be on par with Rowling, but the problem is that the achievements of "Twilight" are not as good as "Harry Potter".More importantly, Rowling's British background has made her almost an idol-level author in the UK. Her every move has the advocacy of Fleet Street. How can this be compared to Mel?Moreover, according to Mel's agent's response, Mel has recently approached other publishing houses in private several times, hoping to transfer to another publishing house.
Except for Simon and Comfort Publishing, which was not shaken because of the close relationship between the parent company CBS Group and Jed, the five major publishing houses in the United States almost all went out.Especially as the distribution company of "Twilight" in North America, Random House devoted 100% of its energy to talking with Mel in detail.According to the investigation of Jed's subordinates, Mel is already conceiving a story about "Mermaid", and this book is 100% sure that he will not cooperate with Jed again.Jed doesn't care about this, after all, the cooperation between the two is beneficial, and it's not a big deal if they don't agree.But Mel started to force him to use the manuscript leakage incident, but Jed couldn't accept it.
Jed sat across from Mel, and said lightly: "I have sent someone to investigate the leakage of the manuscript, so don't be too sad. According to the publisher's response, what was leaked was only some fragments of your first draft. Isn't your second draft completely different from the first draft? This leak will not affect your future book releases and film adaptations."
"No! It will affect my mood!" Mel wailed, "Mr. Sherman, you can't understand my mood. My boy, oh my boy, he is put in the spotlight like this... He is so vulnerable to be so hurt, I can't understand! I can't write Twilight anymore, I'm giving up on this story!"
Jed didn't answer, he only saw that Mel seemed to be peeking at something, and her husband looked at Jed very nervously.Jed put down the coffee cup in his hand and said coldly: "Ms. Mel, do you mean you want to terminate the contract with me? Don't forget, according to our contract, there are at least three books of " What about the Twilight Saga book publishing plan? If you plan to abandon the contract, then you will not only lose the future income of the Twilight Saga 4 movie adaptation, but also face at least a million-dollar lawsuit. So, Mel Ma'am, I want to know what exactly you want to do?"
As soon as Jed's words came out, the scene immediately cooled down.Mel and her husband naturally wanted to escape Jade's "claws". In their opinion, Jade only gave Mel 3% of the box office share, which was an insult to her creative talent.But what Mel didn't see was that Rowling's box office share was actually only 3%, which was only the price of the four later Harry Potter movies; Rowling's box office share of the first four Harry Potter movies was only 1%. % only.It was only because the Harry Potter movies were selling well all over the world that Mel felt that Rowling's contract was better than her own.
At the same time, John also called Jed. "Honey, this leak has nothing to do with us. The publishing house only has the latest version of the manuscript of "Twilight: Eternal Day", and the rest of the manuscripts have been destroyed long ago. I asked the technicians to check, and there are indeed none of those manuscripts." Dilapidated manuscripts from the past. And our editor Nick reminded us that Mel had a very close relationship with a man named Charles. It is said that Charles was not only involved in the creation of "Twilight", but also " The first reader of the manuscript of Twilight. Dear, I think you should understand something? In addition, the contact between Mel and Random House seems to have exceeded our expectations. It is said that Random House has already invited Many intellectual property lawyers went to the secret talks. I think Mel not only wants to change jobs, but also wants to take "Twilight"?"
"I see." Jed hung up the phone and looked at Mel with a slightly mocking look.When Jed first met Mel, she was just a typical housewife in the American Midwest.Perhaps because of the study of English literature, Mel has more romantic feelings for young women than ordinary housewives.When I told Mel that he wanted to publish "Twilight", the excitement and joy on Mel's face.But now, I didn't expect that I originally planned to create another Rowling, but this person's vision restricted everything.
Jed thought for a long time, and then heaved a long sigh, "Ms. Mel, in line with the principle of getting together and breaking up, let me give you a chance. You must complete the creation of "The Twilight Saga: Eternal Day". Our contract automatically expires. However, all the copyrights of the 'Twilight' series are in my hands. Don't forget, I am also one of the co-authors of this book. You can still get these copyright income in the future 3% as income, but after that these works have nothing to do with you.”
"Without me, is there any 'Twilight'?" Now that his face was torn, Mel didn't hide it anymore.
"That's my business." Jed said coldly, "I hope that after our contract expires, Ms. Mel will not slander 'Twilight' on any occasion, otherwise I will use the 'no-speech clause' to tell you Sue. You know, I've bankrupted a dozen shameless editors, and I don't want your name on this list. Of course, because you're gone, I can't arrange for someone to continue writing Twilight. The main biography of The City, but what about the spinoffs and prequels? Originally, I already had a good outline, and I just waited for you to complete the seven parts of the main biography, and then we would create a huge magical world similar to "Lord of the Rings". It's a pity, Ms. Mel, you have your pursuit, and all I can say is that our cooperation is over."
After speaking, Jed stood up and told his assistant to give Mel a new contract as soon as possible. "In the future, you know how to do it." Jed looked at Mel before leaving, and then left here surrounded by assistants and secretaries.
"Who does he think he is!" Mel smashed the glass in his hand angrily, "I'll let the people from Random House sue him!"
"That's enough, Stephanie!" Mel's husband, Mr. Morgan, also slapped the table angrily, "If you still want to stay in the United States, put away your fancy intestines. I have always complained that Ms. Rowling is better than you. Make more money, but is your work as popular as hers? Do you really think you have written a novel that is not inferior to "Lord of the Rings"? Without the outline provided by Mr. Sherman, your book It’s just a romance novel for middle school students! Random House will offend Mr. Sherman to death for you? How do you think the CEO of one of the world’s seven largest entertainment groups can be handled? Don’t forget, his media The group is also the sixth largest media group in the world, the fifth in North America, and the number one in Asia, and it takes only a few minutes for people to discredit you!"
On the way home, Jed already knew that "The Twilight Saga: Lunar Eclipse" became the box office champion of the weekend with a box office of 3 million US dollars, but Jed saw "Despicable" released by Universal Films on the list of next week's last movies. of me".Jed couldn't help laughing wryly, he actually forgot about this hit work, but Universal took advantage of it.Now there are more and more companies producing animated films, and almost half of the summer blockbusters are animated films.But Jed also knows that superhero movies will soon become the darling of the summer file.
Jed shook his head, shook "Despicable Me" out of his mind, then called Christopher Nolan, and said with a smile, "Nolan, are you ready? We are about to start the global promotion of "Despicable Me." Inception, I hope you and your actors can travel around the world in good spirits."
"No problem!" Nolan said with a smile, "As you wish, my boss!"