Before you know it, the second Lunar New Year after Meng Zhe's rebirth has arrived.

Although Tianjiao Club has taken annual leave according to the custom, the difference from last year is that not all of them have returned home, and some guys who feed the whole family and don't go hungry and some guys who work far harder than others stay in Tianjiao Club and continue to carry out their work.

Among the people left, the most eye-catching is probably Zheng Xusheng, because Zheng Xusheng's serialized comic "Robots Don't Cry" has been ordered to be cut in half, and the serialization must be completed by the end of March, and then make room for Yan Kai's serial "Transforming into a Sword Immortal".

Before Zheng Xusheng, "Anime Boy" had already cut off "Old Master" in half according to readers' votes, but the author of "Old Master" was not in front of everyone's eyes but far away in Hong Kong after all, so when the halving order was issued, all the cartoonists in Tianjiao Club couldn't help but feel like a rabbit was dead and a fox was sad.

Speaking from the heart, Zheng Xusheng's current painting of "Robots Don't Cry" has been greatly improved compared with his previous works, not to mention that two single books with a total sales of more than 50,000 copies have been released.

But as the serialization continues, the differences between Zheng Xusheng, who is the original work, and the female novelist surnamed the original work are getting bigger and bigger, and these differences are not only about the work itself but also about the distribution of income - if the purpose and motive of the cooperation between the two at the beginning are very pure, then with the emergence of economic interests that can be called 'a lot of money' in this era, the cooperation between the two has been contradictory because of the distribution of interests.

Speaking of which, in fact, this kind of bullshit thing is also inevitable, because there was only a verbal agreement between the two at the beginning, and there was no written contract. After all, the remuneration for this comic serialization plus the income from a single book adds up to more than 80,000 yuan, and not everyone can be indifferent to this money?

Therefore, the cartoonist surnamed the female proposed to Zheng Xusheng that the proportion of benefit distribution be revised from the original one person and half to she taking two-thirds, and the reason is that the original author of the story is her and Zheng Xusheng is just a painter.

Although the editors of Tianjiao Club have tried hard to mediate this matter, the final result is still that they can't be discussed, and Zheng Xusheng, who has been affected by his creative mood, has naturally drawn a significant decline in the level of new comics.

How could readers who have already been appetized by the high standards of "Anime Shonen" accept these reluctant works? So readers responded to Zheng Xusheng's reluctant works by voting for their favorite works - after the short comics were transferred to "Anime Time", "Robots Don't Cry", which had always been ranked relatively low, had won the penultimate place in three consecutive issues by the last issue before the Lunar New Year.

So Meng Zhe made a decisive decision - in view of this poor result, according to the magazine's halving of "Robots Don't Cry" and terminating the contract with the original author of the comic.

This decision is on the surface, and there is another decision that has not been put on the table, which is that all magazines and publications under Tianjiao Club are absolutely not allowed to accept any type of submission from the original author of "Robots Don't Cry" in the future.

In other words, Meng Zhe added the other party to the blacklist of Tianjiao Society-banned.

Although it is said that people are blocked, but the comics can't just stop serialization, even if it's anticlimactic, it must have a tail, right? Therefore, Zheng Xusheng must also condense the rest of the story into three words according to the original manuscript of the novel and serialize it until the first half of March.

According to the new system that has just been established in 95 years of anime shon, there will be a serialization meeting every quarter, that is, every three months, and at the serialization meeting, it will be determined which serialized manga need to be cut in half and which new serials can be started.

There is a benefit to this - when the old manga that is not popular is cut in half, making room for new manga, it is possible to prevent readers who buy new manga in bookstores from being published in magazines, such as episode 195 of xxx and chapter 288 of yyy, and then turn away from magazines.

There aren't many people who like to watch stories without beginning and ending, don't they?

It's different with the new serials that keep appearing, and these new serials will stimulate new readers to buy**, and readers who have bought comic magazines can't just watch new serials, so even if it's a story like "xxx" 195 episodes, you can only grit your teeth and watch it, right?

Then, because you are attracted by the endless story, there is a high probability that you will spend money to buy a bound copy of a comic magazine or a single book of a comic.

And the time and place of Meng Zhe's speech was on the first serial meeting after the opening of the new system.

After hearing that "Robots Don't Cry", which made 'a lot of money' for herself, must be completed within three issues, the original female author who is obsessed with money finally remembered and regretted it, but how could Meng Zhe, who had already made up her mind, give the other party a chance to regret it?

"Sooner or later, you will have to pay the same or worse price for the mistakes you make, you ...... It's no exception. ”

In the face of the bitter pleading, expressing her willingness to accept the original female author of the original work who Meng Zhe entrusted Zheng Xusheng to be the editor in charge of, and the concessions proposed, Meng Zhe, who was unmoved, said such a sentence.

Meng Zhe is the boss of the Tianjiao Society, so he must do this kind of thing to maintain the dignity of the Tianjiao Society, if this matter and the mud are disposed of, then what if someone will do the same in the future?

The ass determines the head, how can Meng Zhe be exempt from vulgarity?

In this way, in the first quarter of 95, "Anime Boy" confirmed that it was going to be cut in half, that is, Zheng Xusheng's "Robots Don't Cry", but there are two new serializations to start.

In late February, Yan Kai's "Transforming into a Sword Fairy" began a new serialization, and in late March, there will be a comic called "Dragon Man" that will start to be serialized, but this serialized comic is born from the second place in the short story contest "Dragon Species" in the inaugural issue of "Anime Time".

Whether it is the short "Dragon Species" or the long-form "Dragon Man", it tells a story of superhero mode.

Speaking of superheroes, we can't fail to mention the America of Uncle Sam, because it was the Yankees who first coined the concept of superheroes - in 1938, a comic book magazine called "Action Comics" first showed the image of Superman in red boots holding a car high above his head. By 1940, the comic strip had sold one million copies a month, and the era of superheroes began.

In 1956, DC Comics, which published the first Superman story, launched Batman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern one after another to meet the needs of the public...... And so on and so forth. In the 60s of the 20th century, Marvel Comics, which broke away from DC, was created with the Fantastic Four, Hulk and Avengers...... Ah, after talking for a long time, it seems that the concept of superheroes has not been explained?

Well, the so-called superheroes condense it, referring to some people who operate in the city, have abilities or kung fu or high-tech equipment, and their only value is to replace the police uncle who always appears after the crime is over, to save the American people who are living in dire straits...... Speaking of which, superheroes and whatever, there are also projections on the starting point Chinese Internet that Meng Zhe liked before his rebirth, and these projections are basically summarized in the novel category of 'urban powers'.

It's just that after having the abilities, the urban abilities who are different from the American superheroes first think of not saving the Chinese people, but using these abilities to revenge the avengers, pretend to be pickled girls and make a fortune...... Of course, this is actually understandable, because the writers who tried to write the starting point of the superhero mode urban fantasy novel have all hit the streets without exception. As for the reason, the readers who bring themselves into the protagonist of the novel themselves are all Chinese after all, and the personal observance of Confucian culture is 'righteousness, self-cultivation, family, governance, and peace in the world'.

Therefore, "Dragon Species", an American comic-style comic that has been inherited by the power of the real dragon, so it can be transformed into a 'Dragon Man' to support justice, and it is a bit unexpected for Meng Zhe to be loved by readers.

But unexpectedly, since the readers' response is so long, this kind of natural thing has to be done.

Even, Meng Zhe is already thinking about whether to go to the Copyright Office to apply for the copyright of the portrait of the 'Dragon Man' created by Zhang Cheng or something. DC and Marvel have created superheroes, but they have all applied for this kind of copyright drop...... Of course, to apply for the copyright of comic characters or something, Meng Zhe first has to buy the copyright from Zhang Cheng, who created the superhero "Dragon Man".

is the same as the literal meaning, the original author of this short story "Dragon Species" and the upcoming long-form "Dragon Man" returned to China to study Chinese painting in the name of international students, but he had already given up his studies and sneaked up with a few classmates from the Academy of Fine Arts.

Probably because he has been an assistant for a long time, Zhang Cheng's American comic-style superhero comic "Dragon Species", the characters are no longer as hard as the lines of orthodox American comics, both decent characters and villains are designed to be more beautiful, and the faces of the female characters who appear are no longer freckles and pockmarked pits.

After obtaining the serialization qualification, Zhang Cheng, who grew up in the United States, came up with a Western-style surname that was not modest and introverted, and this guy began to blatantly pursue a soft girl he liked in the name of a serialized cartoonist.

Although there is nothing wrong with clearly conveying love and pursuing to the person you like, Zhang Cheng talked about what a superhero is when he was pursuing his sister, which made Meng Zhe can't help but want to cover his face - hey, what superhero do you talk about when chasing a girl?

It's a good idea to send a bouquet of roses! If you think the roses are cheesy, send a bunch of dog tail flowers to be funny!

So, Meng Zhe, who finally couldn't see it, decided to let Zhang Cheng understand that he was doomed to have no way out by talking about superheroes in front of his sister.

And the method adopted by Meng Zhe was to call Zhang Cheng to his editor-in-chief's office under the pretext of reviewing whether Zhang Chang's comics were qualified.

After reading the original comic manuscript of the first three episodes that Zhang Cheng had drawn, Meng Zhe opened his mouth to support his chin with both hands and asked, "Zhang Cheng, what do you understand superheroes look like?" ”

Zhang Cheng didn't even think about it, and said the superhero he knew: "There is extraordinary strength or far beyond normal technological equipment!" With a strong sense of justice that no one else has! There's a signature outfit that anyone can blurt out their name when they see it! ”

After listening to Zhang Cheng's words, Meng Zhe nodded in agreement, but before Zhang Cheng showed a smug smile, Meng Zhe said: "Sixty points, I partially understand the meaning of superheroes." ”

"Huh?!" Zhang Cheng's smug smile turned into astonishment, and then he blurted out: "Boss, are you talking nonsense?" This is clearly all the characteristics of superheroes, you must not have read too many DC and surprise comics, so you will have this kind of assumption of thought......"

Meng Zhe smiled slightly, and then said: "In addition to the points you said, the characteristics of superheroes are - first, refuse to kill opponents. But in the 70s, there were some exceptions, such as Wolverine and The Punisher; second, a special motive to fight against evil because of one's own misfortune; Third, some have a weapon that marks the surname. such as Captain America's shield and Wonder Girl's whip; Fourth, a close supporter, or a friend at work or a lover in life; Fifth, there is a specific organization or demon to fight with; Sixth, most of them have real-life careers. or millionaires like Batman, or ordinary journalists and photographers like Spider-Man; Seventh, a secret headquarters or base. like Batman's Batcave and Professor X's School of Mutants; The eighth has a story about the origin of a superhero or about his origins. or tell how he gained superpowers, or tell the tragic story behind him and his connection to the forces of evil......"

Under Meng Zhe's narration like a few family treasures, I originally thought that looking at the entire Tianjiao Society and even the whole of China's comic industry, no one knew what a superhero was better than himself, and his mouth grew bigger and bigger-worship! So worshipped!

Boss Gigi is simply a god! He even knows Meiman so deeply!

And after telling the characteristics of superheroes, Meng Zhe smiled and glanced at Zhan Cheng, who had already shown an expression of adoration to him, and asked such a sentence in a desperate manner: "Young man, do you want to know how to chase your sister so that your sister can die for you?" ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Cheng nodded like a chicken eating rice.

"Quite simply, you need to prove that you have the same charming talent as a superhero and that you're a good man who can reassure her to entrust herself to you, and that's enough for the new comic book series you're about to start. Then, you need to make her feel that work is second in your heart and she is first, so open your mouth and close your mouth in front of your sister to talk about work without praising her and praising her, it's not okay......"

As soon as Meng Zhe's words came to this, Zhang Cheng's child had already shown a grateful expression that burst into tears.

"Ah, I said that Xiao Yue, why does she always ignore me! Boss, you're a good guy! Thanks—"

(To be continued)