Chapter 22: Stingy
"Impossible, how could it be!" In a room of Yulang International Co., Ltd., the editor-in-chief Lin Shan was holding a copy of "Oriental Daily" in his hand, looking at the news published on the page of the newspaper, he only felt that his head was in chaos, and he never thought that the sales of "The Legend of Shuanglong of Datang", which he despised, would be so good.
Lin Shan took a deep breath and stabilized his feelings, the one thing he was most afraid of at this moment was to be exposed to Huang Yulang's natural affairs, if Huang Yulang knew about it, God knows if he would doubt his vision and expel himself.
"Hey, three-day! It's really self-digging, this little ghost is really arrogant, see how long you can support it, and then it's up to you to see. Lin Shan suddenly remembered something, and a gloomy smile suddenly appeared on his face, as long as the three-day magazine failed, Zhao Chen would be hit by Yan Zhan, and even if Huang Yulang knew about that incident, there would not be much punishment.
Just when Lin Shan thought that Zhao Chen was digging his own grave, in the face of the hot sales of "Good News Magazine", Shangguan Xiaobao did not have much joy, because Zhao Chen had not come to deliver the manuscript for a week, and there was only one issue left in his deposit.
Compared with Shangguan Xiaobao's worries, the rest of the cartoonists in the room all had an attitude of not caring about themselves. Not only that, but they were more willing to see this scene, because only in this way could they suppress the momentum of Zhao Chen's crazy ascension.
"This kid doesn't leave a phone number and address, whether it's not done or there is an accident, it's really annoying!" Shangguan Xiaobao looked at the sketch in his hand, but he was obviously absent-minded, and all he was thinking about was Zhao Chen's affairs.
At this time, a figure came in from outside the door, Shangguan Xiaobao didn't look up, he thought it was a staff member.
"Uncle Shangguan, look at your complexion, are you experiencing any difficulties?"
As soon as Zhao Chen's slightly magnetic voice sounded, Shangguan Xiaobao immediately raised his head, and when he saw that it was Zhao Chen, he stood up suddenly, staring at Zhao Chen with bloodshot eyes.
"Uncle Shangguan, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Chen was taken aback by Shangguan Xiaobao's movements, looking at Shangguan Xiaobao's slightly haggard face, Zhao Chen subconsciously lowered his head a little.
"It's not a good thing that you kid has done, it's been a week and I haven't come to deliver the manuscript, you think I don't have to worry! It doesn't matter if I haven't drawn enough drawings these days, so I'll just go and change the three-day magazine to a weekly magazine right away. It's normal for young people to be impulsive once in a while, but remember not to be too ambitious in the future! ”
Shangguan Xiaobao took a deep breath, as if he had been opened into a chatterbox, and sprayed it directly in one breath.
"This, Uncle Shangguan, you misunderstood!" Zhao Chen showed a look of sudden realization, it turned out that this was the case, and there was suddenly a trace of guilt in his eyes, it was indeed his negligence in order to save time, he raised the Wen Jiàn bag in his hand and said again: "Uncle Shangguan, I have completed the task these days, but because Tseung Kwan Ao is a little far away from here, I am afraid of losing it by using the post office, so I will make my own decision to hand it over once a week!" ”
When Shangguan Xiaobao heard this, he almost snatched the bag from Zhao Chen's hand, counted it carefully, there were fifty pages, and the heart in his heart finally let go.
Of course, these drawings can only be regarded as semi-finished products, because there are still some processes that need to be painted by two temporary assistants, Ma Rongcheng and Niu Mao.
"Qiming, Rongcheng, you two come here, this is the original manuscript and storyboard that Zhao Chen drew this week!"
After Shangguan Xiaobao preached Zhao Chen, he summoned Ma Rongcheng and Grandma Niu on the side.
Ma Rongcheng and Grandma Niu had been observing this place for a long time, and when they saw the bundle of sketches, the pressure in their hearts suddenly increased, this kid really did it! With so many manuscripts, I'm afraid I'm afraid I'll have to work overtime these days.
But the two of them can only be regarded as veterans among newcomers now, so naturally they don't dare to disobey Shangguan Xiaobao's orders, and they won't resist because of this kind of thing that they have agreed to, they can only obediently take the original manuscript and continue to lament their fate in their hearts.
"Remember to be attentive, but don't mess up!" Looking at the two people in front of him with lonely faces, Shangguan Xiaobao said a little uneasy.
"Master, don't worry, we promise to do a good job! At least be worthy of this salary. At this time, the two could only pat their chests and promise, just looking at the thick sketches and sub-shots in their hands, hoping that Zhao Chen would finish drawing this cartoon soon, otherwise the days ahead would be sad.
"Good, you can go back to work!" Shangguan Xiaobao nodded with satisfaction, as a Xiangjiang Comics grandmaster-level character, he knew the advantages and disadvantages of these two apprentices in his heart, and he was more at ease in this regard.
After the two of them left with the sketches, Shangguan Xiaobao frowned slightly and said, "Zhao Chen, it's not good for you to do this, do you want to move to Chai Wan to live, I can help you find a dormitory." ”
Zhao Chen pondered for a moment, this was naturally a good thing for him, but he didn't want to owe Shangguan Xiaobao a favor for no reason, so it would be difficult to leave the Holy Fire Publishing House in the future.
"Uncle Shangguan, I appreciate your kindness, and I will talk about the house later, so I won't bother you about this trivial matter."
Hearing Zhao Chen say this, Shangguan Xiaobao glanced at Zhao Chen deeply, and his cloudy eyes seemed to be able to see through Zhao Chen's heart.
"Alas, you decide for yourself, Zhao Chen, you are the material for doing great things, and your future achievements may be limitless!"
"Uncle Shangguan, you're really joking. Let's not talk about that, I have one more thing to ask you here, you can take a look at this first. Zhao Chen had a smile on his face, as if he hadn't heard the true meaning of Shangguan Xiaobao's words, and then handed the notebook in his hand to Shangguan Xiaobao in order to divert the topic.
Shangguan Xiaobao had a touch of doubt on his face, he thought that there were some comic materials written in it, who knew that after opening it and reading a few paragraphs, he realized that this was a novel, and it was also a novel version of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
Shangguan Xiaobao had a look of surprise on his face, where did this kid get so much time, could it really be a ghost like Ni Frame, he couldn't help but glance up at Zhao Chen, and continued to watch.
"Zhao Chen, I didn't expect you to write novels quite well! Although it doesn't have Jin Yong's amazing pen power, this is the smoothest martial arts novel I've ever seen. ”
As a generation of Hong Kong comic grandmaster-level characters, Shangguan Xiaobao has also adapted martial arts novels, many of these martial arts novels can be adapted into comics, because he has read a lot of martial arts novels, in order to find those martial arts novels that can be adapted into comics.
"Laugh! I don't know if Uncle Shangguan knows anyone from Ming Pao, I'm going to go there to submit articles! ”
"Ming Pao? You have found the right person here, your Uncle Shangguan has suffered a lot from them, and the comic adaptation rights of Jin Yong's novels have not been won until now, and they have all been snatched away by Huang Yulang's guy. Let's go, I'll take you to meet that stingy ghost now, and see what that stingy ghost will look like when he sees this martial arts novel! ”
Shangguan Xiaobao gritted his teeth a little when he talked about stingy ghosts, he was naturally the founder of Ming Pao, Jin Yong, Jin Yong's stinginess is well-known in the industry, and it has almost reached the point where everyone knows about it, and he is often called a stingy ghost in the industry, and he is synonymous with stingy writers!
How stingy he was at that time, let's talk about his columnists! Lin Yanni and Yi Shu, famous female writers in Hong Kong, wrote columns for Ming Pao, edited by Jin Yong. One article a day, it's very hard. After writing for a year, when it was time to renew the contract, Lin Yanni went to Jin Yong to ask for a salary increase. Jin Yong ignored it and said: "You love to spend money so much, no matter how much you give you, you will spend it all, don't give it!" A few days later, Yishu also asked Jin Yong for a money increase, but Jin Yong still ignored it, saying: "You are so frugal, no matter how much you give you, you are reluctant to spend it, don't give it!" ”
Not only that, but even more exaggerated ones belong to Ni Frame. At that time, Ni Frame also asked for an increase in the manuscript fee, but Jin Yong always pushed left and right, delaying by Tai Chi unloading. Ni Frame was angry with him, but after a banquet, with a little bit of alcohol, he shouted for Jin Yong's manuscript fee. He said: "Zha Liangyong, you have made so much money, you should add a manuscript fee." Jin Yong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll add!" "Finally put a storm over.
But afterwards, the manuscript fee was really increased, it was 5%, which is better than nothing, and it is extremely chicken. Ni Frame was naturally dissatisfied, and called to scold. Kim Yong couldn't resist him, so the killer came.
"Okay, okay, Ni box, don't make noise! Write to you. Jin Yong said in an almost pleading tone. As soon as he heard the letter, Ni Huan almost fainted, and sighed: "My life is at rest!" ”
It turned out that in terms of eloquence, Jin Yong was naturally no match for Ni Kuang, but when it came to writing letters and commenting on the truth, Ni Frame was definitely not an opponent. Ni Frame is afraid to write letters, he is a thousand words. There is no money to write a letter in vain, only a fool does it. The only Kim Yong is a first-class fool, but he likes to write letters. "I've never met a person who likes to write letters as much as Zha Liangyong. Two days later, Jin Yong's letter arrived. When I took it apart, there were more than a dozen articles attached, either because of the large cost of the newspaper or the economic recession, and the only way to save money was to save money. The last example must be that my brother wants to increase the manuscript fee, which will inevitably cause a chain reaction, which means that you will increase it, and others will also increase it. This expense is not light, but Ni Frame is sad and unbearable, and in the end, he can only abandon his weapon and surrender, not mentioning the matter of adding manuscript fees.
Of course, there are many examples, but Zhao Chen only knows these three things, after all, he hasn't studied much about Old Man Jin, that is, he has read a lot of his martial arts novels.
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