Chapter 691: Be Famous as Soon as Possible

After Monroe left, Jiang Hao picked up the phone and called the lawyer, "Lawyer Robert, this is Jon Hall, please come to my place, I have prepared the money."

"Are you going to pay the other party thirty thousand dollars?" the lawyer said in surprise.

"Yes."

Hanging up the phone, Jiang Hao took out all the money he harvested last night and put it on a coffee table. Jiang Hao counted it up, and finally came up with a figure of 625,700 US dollars, which was definitely considered a lot in the United States in the 1960s. Big money.

Take out 30,000 dollars from it and put it on the table. This is the ransom for Monroe.

Lawyer Robert came over an hour later. Seeing the thick wad of money on the table, the lawyer spread his hands and said, "Mr. Hall, actually, I think that if I file a lawsuit with that brokerage company, the price can be lowered by at least half." , even if the judge is partial to them, it is impossible to completely follow his request."

Speaking of this, Lawyer Robert lowered his voice and said: "And I also heard a news, it seems that Don Stark, the boss of the 3K gang, was assassinated last night, and now that brokerage company has no influence on the judge. It’s so big, you can save a lot of money by entrusting this case to me for at most two months.”

Jiang Hao smiled, "I just want to get the contract as soon as possible, the sooner the better, preferably today."

"I entrust this matter to you, Robert, lawyer. Of course, if you can help me save money, I will be happy. Here is 30,000 yuan. You can get one-fifth of the savings, and the lawyer's fee will be included." Jiang Hao said with a smile.

Robert's eyes lit up. He asked Jiang Hao to file a lawsuit before because he wanted to entrust him for a while and get more legal fees.

"Mr. Hall, you are really a shrewd person. You can win a woman's heart and spend less money, but I think one-third is more reasonable." Robert said with a smile.

"One-third, seems a bit much."

"That way I'll do my best."

Jiang Hao didn't intend to entangle for this small amount of money, "OK, that's one third, I hope to see Monroe's contract before dinner tonight."

"I will do my best!"

After signing the power of attorney, Robert happily left with the money in his arms. It has to be said that the magic of money is infinite.

At noon, lawyer Robert came back, took out a contract from his purse, and put it in front of Jiang Hao, "Mr. Hall, Ms. Marilyn Monroe's contract, from now on, this contract will be transferred to you Yes, that is to say, you have the same rights to Ms. Monroe as the brokerage company."

Then he took out another stack of money from his purse and put it on the table, "Mr. Hall, this is ten thousand dollars. I saved it for you. I had a long chat with Blanks, Ms. Monroe's agent. , including what happened at Don Stark’s estate last night, that Blanks immediately softened and agreed to hand over the contract for $15,000.”

"According to our previous verbal agreement, I get the remaining one-third, and I have withheld the $5,000."

Lawyer Robert's face was full of smiles at the moment, a small case made him a lot of money, and the money had nothing to do with the law firm, he could keep it in his own pocket.

Maybe you can get the sports car you like, so lawyer Robert thought when he came back.

Qian Jianghao didn't care much about the remaining 10,000 yuan. He picked up Monroe's contract and read it carefully from beginning to end. He had read many legal books, and now this contract is completely fine.

"Very good, thank you for your work, Lawyer Robert." Jiang Hao put away the contract and said to Robert with a smile.

"Mr. Hall, if you need any help from me in the future, just call, you have my business card." Robert was going to grab this big client, and he was still a straightforward client.

As soon as Robert said, Jiang Hao really remembered something, "Robert, is it okay for me to call you that?"

"certainly,"

Robert said with a smile that being able to make friends with customers is the highest level of salesman.

"Robert, I wonder if you are familiar with the publishing industry?"

"Publishing, you mean?"

"I'm a writer. I've written two books, and I want to find a publishing house to publish them. I want to find someone to help me run them, contact the publishing house, and get all the contracts done at the same time." Jiang Hao said.

"Publishing books, are you planning to publish regularly, half self-funded or fully self-funded?" Robert asked.

Conventional publishing is to submit a book to a publishing house. The publishing house thinks it is worth publishing, and the publishing is put into the market. The author's income is mainly royalties, just like what Mr. Seven Year Itch and Jiang Hao said before.

The royalties of well-known authors are high. Of course, that is mainly due to their celebrity effect, which can guarantee a certain amount of sales. The royalties of new writers are very small. Two to three percent is normal. In many cases, the books of newcomers It is already a pleasure to be able to publish the author.

Half self-financing means that the quality of the manuscript is high, and both the author and the publisher expect the distribution market to be good. It is a way for the two parties to cooperate in publishing. Of course, the benefits are shared and the risks are shared. This method is more popular in later generations.

There is no need to explain the self-funded distribution. Many of them are because no one is interested, and the author feels that he can succeed. He spends money on the version number, printing, and money for the publisher to operate. In short, all risks are borne by the author himself. .

Jiang Hao thought for a while, writing books can make money, but the money he can make is dispensable to him. What he wants is to be famous. It will be of great help to his future film plans.

One of the big items in the film adaptation of novels is called big IP in modern times.

"Half self-pay or self-pay is fine, I hope as soon as possible, of course, under the premise of ensuring my interests." Jiang Hao said.

Just looking at Jiang Hao's attitude towards money, Robert has already concluded that he is a rich man. Robert thought to himself that it is good to have money, and he can publish books if he wants to, even if no one buys them.

"Of course, it is my responsibility to ensure the interests of customers."

"This piece can be entrusted to me. I will operate it for you. We will sign a formal contract. You hand over the manuscript to me, and I will help you negotiate with the publisher." Robert said with a smile.

The two officially signed the contract. Jiang Hao took out two thick document bags from the cabinet. Robert opened them curiously, and read out the title of the book written on the manuscript, ""The Bridge of Madison County", "Scent of Scents" Knowing Women."

"The Bridge of Madison County" Jiang Hao wrote very quickly, with few words, and finished it in half a day. "Scent of a Woman" is Jiang Hao's second book. This book has a lot of words and needs to be adapted In some places, apart from robbery, Jiang Hao has been dealing with this book these days.

Robert looked up at Jiang Hao, Jiang Hao nodded at him, Robert squeezed out a smile, "Okay, I will work hard on them, Mr. Hall."

Lawyer Robert was very happy when he left. He got the legal fees of the previous business, and also got a commission of 5,000 US dollars, and got a new business. This Mr. Hall is really a big client.

Back at the law firm, Robert happily handed in the form, and the legal fee was credited. He returned to his office, made a cup of coffee, and took a few sips in a chair.

"Publishing business, this is the first time I have received such a business, but it doesn't matter, as a lawyer, you can learn what you don't understand, the most important thing is business."

Open the briefcase and take out the manuscript that Jiang Hao handed over to him. Before committing to a case, one must first understand the content of the case in depth. This is the basic requirement of a lawyer.

To be honest, Robert is not very optimistic about Jiang Hao's novels, he is ready to bite the bullet and endure several hours of suffering. In his opinion, that Mr. Hall is definitely a rich son.

It costs tens of thousands of dollars for a small model, oh, tens of thousands of dollars, what kind of woman can't play.

Although the woman named Marilyn Monroe is very beautiful and sexy, he still thinks it is not worth spending tens of thousands of dollars. She is just a young model, not a big star. There are so many beautiful women in New York Not worth the money at all.

Brother Gongzi, the writer, ha, I don’t know what to write yet. He looked at two manuscripts, "The Bridge of Madison County" and "Scent of a Woman". Which one should he read first?

In the end he chose "Scent of a Woman" because this book has the word "woman". I don't know if the author wrote it. He and the little model were rolling on the bed. story.

Maybe that would be more refreshing.

Opening the manuscript, Robert began to look, and his mind kept reminding himself that this was work, work.

But slowly, he was attracted by the content of this book.

A blind military officer, a frank and shy middle school student, an unexpected encounter, a "sexy" tango, a car racing and a hearty speech, a journey about the heart, a story of withering and rebirth.

The original work of Scent of Women is the work of Italian writer Giovanni Arpino. It was published in 1969. It was originally called "Darkness and Honey". It is a story about an Italian military officer. .

And Jiang Hao's book is adapted from the content of the movie. The characters and stories are moved to the United States, and the content is more vivid. The sharp language and rich plot are naturally much more attractive than the original book, otherwise they would not have received Oscar for best picture.

When he looked up, he found that more than two hours had passed. He had already read half of the book, but the story behind it still attracted him deeply. He looked at the slanting sun outside the window and decided to read it tonight. read it.

Standing up and stretching, he came to the coffee machine and watched the rising heat of the slowly boiling hot water. Robert suddenly realized that this book is so beautiful. As long as the publicity is done well, it will definitely become a bestseller. Underestimated that dude before coming to myself.

Returning to the desk with coffee, sat down and opened the manuscript again, and read page by page. The steaming cup of coffee slowly cooled, but Robert didn't reach for it again, and he was immersed in the story again.