Chapter 41: Praise or Not?

China's animation magazine is a new affair in the 9o, and there is not much experience to learn from in China. Therefore, from the era of "Painting King" in 94, it started with imitating Japanese counterparts.

Although it is impossible to copy 100% of the successful experience of Japanese manga magazines, it is essential to learn how and how they operate and how they are based.

Among them, "Weekly Shonen Jump" was already the most successful magazine in the 9o, so the common slogan in the domestic animation magazine industry is "to be China's "Shonen Jump"!

It can be seen that major comic magazines are also actively imitating and imitating the model of "Shonen Jump"!

The most important concept of "Shonen Jump" is "investigation supremacy". Specifically, the number of long-form manga serialized in each issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump" is fixed at 2o. The popularity of works is counted based on a survey form in which readers send feedback on the popularity of the magazine's works. The status of the popularity of 1~1o is unshakable, and it can continue to be serialized. And if it's a serialized comic with a popularity ranking of 11~2o, even the works of some god-level cartoonists will be ordered to be cut in half. Only when a certain magazine is ordered to cut in half and vacate a place will a "new serialized" manga be approved.

Because of the "investigative supremacy" of "Weekly Shonen Jump", it is its survival of the fittest, and only the most popular works can be serialized. As a result, the magazine's reputation has been boosted and its interaction with readers has been enhanced.

The domestic comic industry has shouted slogans to imitate "Shonen Jump", and this "investigative supremacy" has also been introduced to China and has become the golden rule of China's original animation magazines.

But...... The problem is that the number of cartoonists in China is too small, and there are simply not enough submissions. As a result, most of the serialized comics are not cut in half by the magazine, but the cartoonists themselves can't draw eunuchs or are unfinished.

So, the half-cut mechanism becomes, but always does not get up harshly. Because, there are not many works in the first place, and if you cut it in half, there may be no works!

It is precisely because of this that there are few original comic works in China at this time, so it is easier for excellent works to stand out!

A week after "North Carolina" went along, it received more than 8oo work survey forms from readers, and 189 readers actually voted for "Rose Girl" for their favorite serialized comic in this issue.

This is already second only to Yao Feila's "Dream Man" with 287 votes. But "Dream Man" has been serialized for many years and has a large number of die-hard fans, and the current Yao Feila is almost the first person in the domestic comic industry!

And the popularity of "The Rose Girl", second only to "Dream Man", really scared the editors of the magazine.

"Xiao Yan, you are impatient, you signed a newcomer casually, Yacheng Mu Mengye, is about to become popular!" The editor-in-chief of the magazine met Yan Baohua in the corridor and said with a smile, "However, is the remuneration of 2o yuan a page too low?" ”

The remuneration is too low, and it is easier to be poached!

At the end of the 9o, it was the craze for comic magazines. There may be more manga magazines than good manga artists, and there may be hundreds of regular magazines with issue numbers and irregular magazines without issue numbers all over the country.

"'Yumeha Aki' is not a manga artist, but a pen name for two people working together. One is in charge of the idea and plot, and the other is in charge of the drawing. Originally, it was to give them a price of 5o yuan a page. However, because the story and creativity provided by the 'Yacheng Mumengye' team are students of BJ Film School, they are very shrewd. When it comes to copyright cooperation, I am only willing to sign the copyright of the magazine. The rest, single books, adaptations, etc., are all in the hands of the cartoonists themselves! ”

"Really?" The editor-in-chief held his glasses and said, "Okay, that's it for now!" ”

In fact, the editor-in-chief was a little displeased, and originally thought that 2o yuan a page was too cheap, so he was ready to increase the remuneration of cartoonists.

If the popularity of "Rose Girl" can be maintained and rises to more than 1oo yuan per page, it can also be considered. Moreover, he also thought of holding a handful, if it is popular, there can be a single book, as well as an adapted cartoon.

Now, these copyrights have not been signed...... The magazine only got the copyright on serialization!

As a result, the editor-in-chief lacks interest in this work! The copyright of the periphery is not in your own hands, after becoming popular, do you make wedding dresses for others?

In a flash, I gave up the plan to praise "The Rose Girl".

Although the plan to promote popular works on a whim has been cancelled, the editor-in-chief will not deliberately suppress it. For works like "The Rose Girl", if it should be serialized, the manuscript fee will be the manuscript fee. It's just that it won't cost more resources to get it!

Wang Qinian and Xiaoxiang naturally didn't know about this scene in these magazines.

On the weekend, when the two met, they both felt joy for the success of the comics.

As for the second number of readers' feedback, it seems that they are not in the know.

Although "North Carolina" has a number of reader surveys, it generally does not tell the author, because it is a trade secret.

When asked about the editor in charge by phone, Yan Baohua said: "The popularity is okay, but there will be no halving or something!" At present, "Rose Girl" can be serialized forever! ”

In fact, in Yan Baohua's eyes, the reasonable manuscript fee of "The Rose Girl" can get at least 2oo yuan a page, of course, the single book and the adaptation right must also be entrusted to the magazine agency.

It's just that Wang Qinian and Xiaoxiang are too concerned about various derivative copyrights, so that they lost the opportunity to be praised by the editor-in-chief.

In fact, it is impossible for the single book publication and anime adaptation handled by the magazine to not give the author any benefits. According to the rules of the industry, it will also be divided with the author. It's just that its division is much less than the author finding a channel to come out of it himself.

Right now...... The copyright of the single book and the change are in the hands of the author, but it is estimated that they will not make much profit.

Yan Baohua secretly thought in his heart, after suffering this loss, if they can sign "North Carolina" for their next work, then mention it and let them give up the kind of petty family spirit.

Without the resources of "North Carolina", who will give them a single book, and who has the resources to make an anime adaptation for them?

However, the editors of "North Carolina" only know that Wang Qinian uses the magazine as a platform and springboard to accumulate popularity.

When the pen name and the copyright of "The Rose Girl" become popular, he will raise funds to publish a single book and make an animated adaptation by himself. Even, a longer-term adaptation of the game, is in his plans. It is precisely for this reason that Wang Qinian would rather have a small remuneration for comics than package and transfer various copyrights to magazines.

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