As soon as the three of them entered the lobby of the apartment building, they were stopped by a young security guard.

This security guy is the one who stopped Fujisawa Heng last time.

Although there are no rampers this time, it is too suspicious to walk in the front, wearing a suit and leather shoes, and carrying two suitcases.

"Excuse me, what's the matter?" asked the young security guard.

"We were looking for the owner who lived on the 35th floor and had a little to talk about. ”

"Thirty-fifth floor, isn't that the manga artist's residence?" thought the security guard.

He looked at the three people opposite, and two of them had a polite temperament, like the kind of people who deal with books all year round. And the other, who seems to be his own peer.

"Before, it was a suspected mobster, but this time it was a trio carrying two suspicious suitcases...... The life of a cartoonist seems to be much more exciting than outsiders imagine. If you don't know, you think that there is a Yakuza boss who runs an underground business on the top floor......"

Although the security guard had a lot of thoughts in his heart, he still nodded to the three of them and said, "Please forgive me for the delay." ”

"It's okay, it's your job too. Kazuhiko Torishima said.

Not only was this security guard puzzled by Koyama Masamin who was carrying two suitcases, but Qin Han was also very puzzled when he opened the door and welcomed Kazuhiko Torishima and the vice president of Shueisha into his house.

Shueisha is here to negotiate a contract with him today. However, even if you carry a sample of the contract with you, you won't need two whole boxes, right?

"Three of you, please come in. Qin Han made a gesture of please.

The accompanying security captain went to the balcony alone with a cup of coffee to pass the time.

And Qin Han, Kazuhiko Torishima, and Masato Koyama were ready to go to the reception room to talk about business.

When he was in the corridor, Qin Han quietly lagged behind and asked Kazuhiko Torishima, "Torishima-san, what is Vice President Koyama carrying two suitcases that look very heavy?"

"You'll find out in a moment. This represents Shueisha's sincerity. ”

"The sincerity of the two big boxes, there must be stacks of Fukuzawa Yukichi (10,000 yen), right?" Qin Han joked.

Who knew that Kazuhiko Torishima almost stumbled under his feet when he heard this.

He didn't expect Qin Han to really guess correctly.

"You'll know when the time comes. Seeing that Qin Han hadn't noticed his abnormality, Kazuhiko Torishima laughed dryly and perfunctorily past.

The three of them arrived in the reception room and sat opposite each other on the sofa.

Kazuhiko Torishima, as the former editor in charge of Qin Han, has a good personal relationship with him, and today, the main task is to play the role of a lubricant in the negotiations. In case the two sides disagree and fall into an embarrassing situation, he can also solve the siege.

The one who is really in charge of the negotiations is Masaoto Koyama himself.

For the sake of a cartoonist, the vice president of Shueisha personally stepped out, which can also be seen how much the other party attaches importance to Qin and Han.

After Koyama Masamin sat down, he glanced at Kazuhiko Torishima, and when he saw that the other party nodded, he said to Qin Han straight to the point: "Mr. Qin Han, I came to your mansion today on behalf of all my colleagues at Shueisha, and with 12 points of sincerity, I invite you to join and serialize a new work in "Weekly Shonen Jump". I am confident that this cooperation will be beneficial to both parties. ”

Qin Han nodded and said, "I know." I'm also looking forward to the possibility of collaboration with Weekly Shonen Jump. After all, your magazine is the king of Toei shonen manga, and many cartoonists dream of getting the opportunity to be serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump". I was no exception. ”

Hearing Qin Han mention that year, Xiaoshan Zhengmin's heart jumped "suddenly", worried about whether the other party remembered any unpleasant memories.

In fact, he was mistaken.

Qin Han had already been relieved, and at this time, he just recalled the past and felt it.

Koyama Masamin didn't want to delay any longer, so he directly took out the contract drafted by "Weekly Shonen Jump".

Today, Qin Han's assistant, Kyokamiri, went to meet with the editor of the Shogakukan, so Qin Han could only read the contract slowly by himself.

When he saw the conditions offered by "Weekly Shonen Jump" - 12% of the royalty of a single book, and 6% of the periphery, he couldn't help but open his mouth slightly in surprise.

In Qin Han's expectations, Shueisha, which is the strongest and has the strongest attitude in the face of cartoonists, and is easily unwilling to give up a little profit, should not have a very attractive contract. But the fact is that the other party will offer the most favorable conditions among the three major juvenile manga magazines, which is really unexpected.

Seeing the change in Qin Han's expression, Koyama Masamin knew that the other party had been touched by his generous conditions.

He struck while the iron was hot, put the two suitcases he had always carried with him on the coffee table, and then opened them one by one.

Inside, stacks of 10,000 yuan bills are neatly stacked.

Seemingly taken out of the bank not long ago, the banknotes still smell of ink unique to new banknotes.

Qin Han felt that he was about to be blinded.

Although he was rich, he never carried more than 100,000 yen in banknotes. Now when I see so much cash at first glance, I am a little scolded.

Isn't this the position that can only be posed in various cop movies when the bad guys make secret deals?

Which one did this Shueisha vice president play?

Avoiding unnecessary misunderstandings, Koyama Masamin hurriedly explained: "Mr. Qin Han, the contract has already stated that if you are willing to join "Weekly Shonen Jump", then in addition to the generous remuneration and work sharing, we, Shueisha, will immediately pay a signing fee of 40 million yuan!"

"With a signing fee of 40 million, Shueisha is really willing to spend money on me. Qin Han sighed.

"It's not too much, it's just 80,000 books. If Mr. Qin Han can join "Weekly Youth Jump", soon, these two 20 million will be able to earn back. Masamin Koyama said.

There is no precedent for such a thing as a signing fee in the comics industry. No matter how big a cartoonist is, even if they enjoy preferential treatment in terms of royalties and peripheral sharing, no one will get paid as soon as they sign a contract. And it's a huge sum of 40 million.

This time, Shueisha set a precedent, and the other party deliberately said that 40 million was "two 20 million", how could Qin Han not pay attention?

He was a smart guy and immediately read the subtext.

Shueisha is apologizing and admitting intimidation.

In last year's blockade incident, although the truth was finally revealed, Qin Han still paid 20 million liquidated damages before everything was over.

Now, in order to heal the rift between Shueisha and Qin and Han, Shueisha is willing to return it twice as a sign of apology.

Koyama Masamin came today with two large boxes of money, obviously it could not be his own opinion, but it was agreed by all the top management of Shueisha.

It seems that Shueisha, who was once high above and regarded himself as the king, had to bow his head and soften in front of him.

Although Qin Han has long been relieved of what happened back then, he is still in a good mood now.