Yanjing Publishing House's "Longing for Life - Van Gogh's Biography" has sold nearly half a million copies in four months. For such a biography, this is undoubtedly a record sales volume.

Zhu Changsheng and Lin Chaoyang talked about this matter just now. Now the sales of "Longing for Life - The Biography of Van Gogh" have become a phenomenon that has attracted much attention in the domestic publishing industry.

Before this work, no one in the publishing industry could have imagined that a biography of a foreign painter would sell so well.

The more important reason why everyone pays attention to this book is that Van Gogh was not well-known in China. The popularity of "Longing for Life - The Biography of Van Gogh" is actually entirely based on the influence of "The Death of Van Gogh"

above strength.

The influence of a novel driving book sales is a very new and unique proposition for the publishing industry.

"In that case, the sales volume of "The Death of Van Gogh" will definitely not be bad after it is published."

"Who knows? Of course I hope to sell as much as possible. After all, the more I sell, the more royalties I will get!"

This time "The Death of Van Gogh" was published, the standards offered by the Humanities Society were a basic royalties of 12 yuan per 1,000 words and a royalties of 5% of the print run of 10,000 copies.

The basic royalties are RMB 2,640. The royalties for printing runs have not yet exceeded 800,000 copies, so the standard of 2% for 10,000 copies is still implemented, which is RMB 1,056. After subsequent sales exceed 800,000 copies,

, the difference in royalties for this part of the print run will be made up.

Taken together, the first printing of "The Death of Van Gogh" brought Lin Chaoyang 3,696 yuan.

It's a considerable sum in total, but with the 20,000 yuan royalties paid by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Press last time, this time's royalties of more than 3,000 yuan seem ordinary.

Tao Yushu chuckled and said: "Don't be dissatisfied. Xiangjiang Publishing is not a good thing that happens every time?"

Speaking of this matter, she couldn't help but think about it, "I don't know how your novel is selling in Hong Kong."

"You also say that I am not satisfied, but I think you are not satisfied. I am a mainland writer, and I am not well-known among readers in Hong Kong. What sales can I have? Maybe the publishing house will not even be able to make back the capital."

The couple teased each other without losing warmth.

The next day, Lin Chaoyang received the payment slip from the Humanities Society. Today was Saturday, so he went to Tao's house after work.

The couple always came to Tao's house for dinner on Saturday nights.

When Tao's mother was preparing dinner, Tao Yumo said to Tao's father: "Dad, my sister has graduated. This is a happy event for our family. Should we celebrate it?"

Lin Chaoyang glanced at the round arc of his sister-in-law's cheeks, and wanted to remind her: Don't eat anymore, or it will turn into a ball.

Father Tao glanced at his youngest daughter, "What do you think?"

"Tomorrow is the weekend, we should go to the city to have a nice meal, just to celebrate my sister."

Tao Yushu complained: "Are you celebrating me or yourself?"

"It's all the same, it's all the same." Tao Yumo said with a flattering smile.

"I think Yu Mo's suggestion is good. We haven't gone out to eat for a long time, and it happens to be lively."

Tao Yucheng voted in favor. His statement was reasonable. How could eating and drinking be done without his brother-in-law?

As the brother and sister talked, they were already studying which restaurant to go to.

There are many well-known restaurants in Yanjing City. Tao Yumo wanted to eat Russian food, and Tao Yucheng wanted to eat hotpot mutton. The two couldn't argue, and finally appealed to Tao's father.

Father Tao pondered and said: "Tomorrow Chaoyang will call your parents together, and we will go to Donglaishun to have a meal together."

Hearing this, Tao Yumo's face dropped, but she soon became happy again.

When the weather is cold, it would be good to eat some hotpot mutton, sesame sauce, sugar garlic, hotpot mutton...

When she thought about the taste, she couldn't help but gasp.
Chapter completed!