Experience teaches.

Turn the gun and kill in Yangcheng, Guangdong Province, and meet with "Manyou", which is another way of talking.

The slump in comics is a common phenomenon, and a few magazines that are waiting to be fed are facing a vast market but can't gnaw a single bone, and they are no longer qualified to put on a shelf. Happy holding a comic of the level of "Chess Soul" in his hand, it is equivalent to a life-saving bottle of breast milk, if it is really released when it is popular in Japan, it will not be scrambling to fight for the strength of milk.

Today's "Manyou" has just been launched, and the most valuable thing is only that issue number. At present, we are still collecting comic content everywhere, inviting well-known cartoonists to draw, and preparing to plan the first issue of publication and shelf. The office location is much smaller than that of "China Cartoon", and it can't even compare with "Mountains and Seas", but several employees are full of enthusiasm and vitality everywhere.

It seems to be much more alert than the people over there, and as soon as the two of them entered the door, a young man came over to greet them in Cantonese: "Is there anything wrong with the two of you coming to our company?" ”

Bai Xiaoya stepped forward and said, "We are from Jingshi. This is the chairman of our company, is this the magazine "Manyou", is the president here? ”

The long journey from Beijing to Yangcheng is naturally not something that a small employee can receive. He quickly led the way and went straight to the president's office.

The president's name is Jin Cheng, although he settled and worked in Yangcheng, he is a northeast man. When his company opened here, it was the first time that someone took the initiative to come to the door to deliver the manuscript, and he was warmly invited into the office, and chatted with him: "The two of you rushed all the way from Beijing to here, it's really hard...... It turned out to be introduced by Lao Niu, why didn't you say it earlier, it was even more of a VIP. Have you chosen a place to stay, don't leave at night, let me have a chance to do my best as a landlord. ”

Others greeted each other with smiles, so naturally it was not easy to treat each other coldly, at least Bai Xiaoya, who had been working hard all the way, looked much better, "Mr. Jin doesn't have to bother, let's just feel free." ”

"Be polite, be polite, that's as it should be."

Jin Cheng licked a smiling face, not like a cartoon man but like a pure businessman, and opened his mouth with a long sigh: "Hey~~ The animation industry is sluggish, and the official publications supported by the state are only superficial, and it's a pity that Lao Niu is also a pity." I don't know what works the two of them brought, can you let Jin have a look? ”

was happy, but he pinched it up, and said with an oily face: "Don't worry, don't worry." People are coming, so you can't stop seeing it. ”

"It's me who is abrupt, look at me, I haven't even poured a glass of water after coming in for so long."

A manuscript is still mysterious, in addition to having confidence in his own draft, that is, he can't look down on his own magazine. The more he was happy, the more Jin Cheng tickled his heart, and shouted outside in Northeast dialect: "Xiao Wu, go and take out my pot of Biluochun and entertain the distinguished guests." ”

Happy also opened the topic: "Kim was always born in the publishing industry, how did he think of changing his career to do animation on his own." What does Mr. Kim think of the word anime? ”

Jin Cheng's heart suddenly felt a little awkward when he heard this kind of questioning, and he seemed to have the feeling of being interviewed when he was looking for a job...... He also wondered why he had fallen one by one. There was still a kind atmosphere on his face: "Everyone is engaged in animation, and I am also keen to communicate with my peers." Anime, as the name suggests, comics are the mother of animation, but unexpectedly on the thief ship. I'm a person who loves to live a long life, but now I have to live in a fast pace forever......"

"Mr. Jin is very funny, you are having fun."

To be precise, the predecessor of the previous "Manyou" was published 8 issues of "Times Comics", which was an original comic magazine, but as the publisher of Kaneshiro, he keenly found that the official publications supported by the "5155 series" state are only superficial, in this situation, if he does not have any official background, he can only end up in a dismal end, he should first make an animation information magazine with a promising market situation, and wait until the funds, experience, editorial team, Authors, resources, and other aspects will make long-term plans when the time is ripe.

Therefore, although it was initially positioned as an animation information magazine, "Manyou" has maintained its attention to original animation since its inception, and at the beginning it also spent several years focusing on the production of Japanese animation information and became famous to form a primitive accumulation, and then set foot in the development of original comics The development steps have been very stable: with a high remuneration that greatly exceeds similar publications to attract well-known domestic authors to create manuscripts, relying on the magazine itself far away from the "5155 series" of circulation and sales and readership, and making full use of magazine resources, In a variety of flexible ways, comic book authors are promoted to the stars in a variety of ways...... To put it bluntly, it still imitates the Japanese set, publishes a single book for the magazine's popular serialized works, holds author autograph sessions, actively plans to develop follow-up industries, and gives popular authors an overall package to build momentum...... The purpose of this rapid and efficient mode of operation is quite clear: to make business cartoons.

Of course, that's all for later.

The current "Manyou" has just opened.

But after chatting for half an hour, Happy has already taken out his thoughts almost - in the case of not being able to find good original anime works, he still wants to follow the path of Japanese anime information.

Now the joy comes, and that is to send a life-saving straw.

"Mr. Jin will take a look at this first, and we'll talk about it after reading it."

Finally willing to come up with dry goods, Jincheng can't wait. This young man is young, but he is so sophisticated that he can't resist it. Hurriedly reached out to pick it up, but was stunned when he received it, "Why do you still have a laptop?" ”

"It's the animation."

Bai Xiaoya finally came in handy and stepped forward to help him click on the video on the computer. At present, there is no decent playback software in China.,Even if you make a video, you can't take it away with a floppy disk.,He's worried that it won't be able to play it here.,So he simply brought the notebook.。

Only the first episode, "The Arrival of the Chess Master", is played.

There is no opening and ending credits, no soundtrack, only 20 minutes and Chinese subtitles, but I can't see enough. Jincheng originally thought that Happy was just a team engaged in comics, but now he suddenly raised the steps to the height of making cartoons, and instantly felt that he was a countryman entering the city to see skyscrapers.

After reading it, I feel even more heartwarming.

This picture, this plot, this smart expressions and the movements of the characters, even if it is a Japanese animated film, is nothing more than that. Bai Xiaoya also introduced their background on the side, revealing the news that "Chess Soul" has been serialized at a high price on Japan's "Weekly Shonen Jump". The more she spoke, the more confused Jin Cheng became, and he was beating a drum in his heart: "The one who came is not good!" ”

"What does that mean?"

Guan Zi sold it here, and it would be purely disgusting to sell it again, and he was happy and didn't beat around the bush, and went straight to the point: "The Chinese version of "Chess Soul" is exclusively serialized on "Manyou" for free, and our "Mountain and Sea Studio" also cooperates with the publicity and distribution, but I want 50% of your shares." ”

After hearing this, Jin Cheng smiled bitterly, "Where is this old cow who introduced me to a distinguished guest, it is clearly a wolf." ”

Happy and confident, since the other party did not refuse, it means that it is okay to talk, and the rest is the step of bargaining. "If it weren't for us, I don't know what year and month it would take for "Manyou" to really do original anime distribution, and with "Chess Soul" it was the first shot. The first overseas published Chinese comic was exclusively serialized in China,The first domestic comic was adapted into animation,This gimmick is enough to make "Manyou" change the situation。 ”

Jin Cheng was instantly entangled, his fists clenched the sketch, he wanted to throw it in the face of this arrogant boy, but he was reluctant to let go.

The office was quiet, Jin Cheng was violently mentally active, and Bai Xiaoya was frightened, worried about whether there would be a fight. "There are a lot of them, and if they really fight for a while, the two of them will definitely suffer."

“30%？” After a while, Jin Cheng suddenly squeezed out a number from between his teeth.

Bai Xiaoya was stunned: "What... What the? ”

Happy eyes lit up, but he still held his breath: "50%!" ”

“…… 40%？！ ”

Happy continued to laugh: "Anime with pure gold and diamonds, 50% is definitely not a loss." ”

Jin Cheng said: "Mr. Kai is too greedy, I must take the initiative of the magazine, if someone asks for half of your shares in the Mountain and Sea Studio, what will be your reaction." 45%, no more. ”

Happy thoughtfully, he finally stretched out his hand, "Deal." ”[1]

Although he was a little entangled, Jin Cheng knew that he really didn't lose money. Originally, with his energy, "Manyou" could only be sold in the southern market at most, but now in cooperation with "Mountains and Seas", it has the possibility of being sold to Jingshi and sold to the northern market. At the reception, Happy put forward a lot of constructive suggestions, which touched him greatly.

The fixed issue is a weekly magazine, with an international large 16 open and full color, priced at 5 yuan.

The two sides jointly established a cooperative office, and the Mountain and Sea Studio collected the animation and comic manuscripts of the northern cartoonists, and did their best to build a solid framework. Even if the animation industry in China is sluggish, there is never a shortage of painters who always insist on being in front of the drawing board, all they lack is an opportunity.

The mountains and the sea are not big, and Happy originally planned to sell the manuscript fee, but now the manuscript fee cannot be sold, but it has to be pasted. "Look at what this business is doing...... It's really amazing like this. ”

But how can you build a stove without a solid and broad foundation? He had already taken the first step, and there was no turning back from his bow, and he either went to the end of the road, or jumped off the cliff halfway through, and "died-"

(Note 1: The plot needs, in reality, there will definitely be no such thing as a deal just after meeting, do not sit in the right seat.) ）