chapter 005

"Mr. Benjamin, that's all my creative process is, I think this should be able to solve your doubts."

Benjamin was stunned, and then smiled, "Martin, you are really smart, I can't see you as an ordinary child, I am now extremely sure that you are the creator of "Kung Fu Panda". "

Looking at Martin, who was talking, Benjamin's only doubt disappeared, there are geniuses in this world, isn't it?

Then he said, "So, about the cost of copyright, will you come and talk to me personally, or will Mr. Grant or Ms. Linda talk to me?" "

Martin stood up and stretched, the calm and sharpness just now was completely gone, and the child's innocence returned to him, "Leave these to my father, I'm just a child!" "

Hina on the side couldn't hold back her "poof" laughter, and Benjamin, Linda and Grant also laughed.

Then came the "confrontation" between Grant and Benjamin, with Hina making a memorandum.

Linda took Martin to sit in the small hall in the backyard.

But before leaving, Martin suddenly said: "Dad, don't forget to tell Mr. Grant, my age is a good promotional gimmick, I think many people will be curious, what kind of book can an eleven-year-old boy write." This is also our bargaining chip. "

Grant and Benjamin were stunned at the same time.

Come to the small living room.

Linda asked curiously, "Martin, how did you come into contact with Chinese culture?" I remember we didn't hire a tutor for you? "

As a child of an elite family, Martin did not go to those private schools, but he had many tutors – music, painting, foreign languages (Latin, French), etiquette, horseback riding, and so on.

Martin used to suffer from it, but now Martin enjoys it.

The succubus is a natural artist, linguist, and particularly fond of ritualistic things, so what Martin once learned became his nourishment.

He not only learns from teachers, but also takes the initiative to learn by himself, and his daily schedule is full.

Even so, he can also take care of physical exercise, and every succubus is a fitness maniac, because the toned body can add its own charm and enhance the effect of his demagoguery and seduction magic.

As for why Martin has this time?

Because he learns so fast!!

Especially the artistic things such as music and painting, as soon as you learn it, you will be fine as soon as you learn it, which made several tutors marvel, thinking that this child had opened up!

Back to Linda's question.

Martin was prepared for this.

"Mom, my math teacher is Chinese, I borrowed a lot of books about Huaxia from him, and even I can speak some Chinese now, Mom, listen well——"

"Hello, thank you, you're welcome, have you eaten, goodbye…"

"Although I don't understand, my son is amazing!"

Linda rubbed Martin's hair.

"No, Mom, you can't do this, my hairstyle."

"Haha, our little Martin has grown up and started to pay attention to appearance. Rest assured, our little Martin inherited his mother's beauty and can handle it no matter what hairstyle. "

"No, I'm a man, it's called handsome."

"Cluck, that's right, handsome!"

Now Martin knows how to make his mother happy.

In the small talk of the mother and son, time flew by.

Grant negotiated the follow-up for Martin, and Random House would publish Kung Fu Panda two months later, a week before Thanksgiving, with the first print of 200,000 copies, priced at $15 and 10% royalties, which is already the treatment of famous writers.

You know, in the United States, the minimum royalties for new writers can even be reduced to 3%, and normally this amount is only in the range of 5% to 9%.

In Grant's words, Martin's words before leaving played a big role, and apparently Benjamin also felt that the gimmick of "genius young writer" could greatly promote the sales of "Kung Fu Panda".

A simple calculation, a book of 15 US dollars, 200,000 copies, if it can be sold out, it is 3 million sales, Martin can get 300,000 US dollars from it.

Of course, this is only before taxes, less than half after taxes.

"Ten thousand tax countries" is not a joke.

Fortunately, Martin's father is engaged in finance, and all kinds of tax avoidance methods are very slippery.

...

On the way back, Benjamin sighed while driving: "Unbelievable, unbelievable, you know, I have never seen such a child – it is really special to see the innocent and innocent side of the child from him, and to see the cunning and city of adults from him." "

"I thought there would be a little gain today, but actually, today is a very, very big gain, an eleven-year-old child, do you dare to believe it?"

"Benjamin, I'm just as shocked. Oh my God, that little boy is really handsome, he has a fascinating temperament, especially those bright blue eyes, and when I see those eyes, I feel like I see Paul Newman in his youth. "

Sheena's shock seemed to be different from Benjamin's, and when it came to Martin's handsomeness, her tone was full of excitement and excitement.

"Star temperament, this kid has a star temperament, he was born with magnesium light." When Benjamin said this, his heart suddenly moved.

...

Martin's home.

Grant excitedly opened a bottle of champagne, "I wish our new book to sell Martin!" "

Linda hugged Martin and kept kissing him on the cheek.

"Hey, Mom, you scared me."

Martin dodged left and right, and couldn't dodge his mother's "attack", and couldn't help but scream.

Linda giggled, "No, no, honey, you scared me, I never thought my son was a genius writer!" "

"Okay, okay, can you mother and son be separated?"

"Martin, I have something to ask you."

Martin took the opportunity to push his mother away and ran to Grant, "Dad, what are you going to ask?" "

"Martin, you said you wrote 'some' stuff, so Kung Fu Panda is obviously not everything, right?"

"Tell me, what are you doing behind our backs?"

Martin pretended to be embarrassed and lowered his head and whispered, "Dad, I actually wrote a script and sent it to my Aunt Nancy." "

Nancy Meyers, Grant Meyers' sister, Martin's aunt, and a famous female filmmaker, director and screenwriter in Hollywood.

"What?"

"Script?"