Wang Qinian and Li Lingxiang took more than 3oo pages of drawings to BJ Cartoon magazine together. "No. 6 North Third Ring Road Middle Road" Zhongman Culture Communication Company.

After waiting for a few minutes, the two met Ms. Yan Baohua, the editor in charge, in the editor's office.

Seeing that the manuscript of "The Rose Girl" was more than 3oo pages, Ms. Yan Baohua's eyes were slightly surprised.

Because, in long-form serialized comics, serialization is often calculated in years. The serialization process is a marathon-like long-distance race, and it is impossible to draw it all at once.

In order to ensure the quality, the responsible editor will review many manuscripts in advance before serialization, especially at the beginning, which is very strict.

If the quality of the manuscript is poor, the editor has the right to ask the cartoonist to redraw it, or even reject it. It wasn't until the comics were serialized for a long time and their popularity was relatively stable that the editors began to relax their controls.

If you are not a popular cartoonist, you generally don't dare to save too many drafts at the beginning if you submit a long-form comic.

It is really rare for a newcomer like Li Lingxiang to save more than 3oo pages of manuscripts and submit them together.

"There's a lot of drafts, can you guys get a little bit?" Editor Yan asked.

"How long will it take?!" Wang Qinian and Xiaoxiang said in unison.

"In less than an hour!" Editor Yan made two cups of coffee for the two of them.

In addition, there are a bunch of comic magazines and books in the office to pass the time.

Time passed little by little.

Editor Yan read it very carefully, and it took half an hour to read it for the first time. Just when the two thought it was over, Editor Yan flipped through it from the beginning.

"......" Wang Qinian saw Xiaoxiang's nervous expression and held her hand.

After another five minutes, Editor Yan looked at the two of them and said, "The manuscript has passed, but you two, who is the cartoonist himself?" ”

"She is." Wang Qinian pointed at Xiaoxiang and said.

"Both! I am the original painting, and Wang Qinian's brother is the original! Xiaoxiang emphasized.

"This ...... It's not easy to do, two pen names, if it's a famous artist, it's nothing to co-brand. But it's best for newcomers to use a pen name to make it easier for readers to remember! Yan Baohua said.

"How about the two of us using a common pseudonym?" Xiaoxiang asked.

"Yes!" Yan Baohua's editor agreed.

"What's your pen name?" Xiaoxiang pondered and meditated, "Li Qinian? Wang Qixiang? It's not good, it's awkward...... Forget it, Brother Nian, you want to! ”

"It's called 'Yacheng Mumengye'! This pen name is a team combination, and the idea and plot I provide are the original work, and Xiaoxiang is the original painting. In the future, it will be expanded into a manga studio, and more people will join and use this pseudonym list. Wang Qinian said.

"This pen name is okay, it's just a bit like a pen name in Japan." Yan Baohua frowned and said.

It's a bit like a Japanese-style pen name, not for nothing, in fact, the manga industry due to the fact that most of the popular manga are Japanese works.

The problem is that there is no complete rapprochement between China and Japan. Due to the blood feud in history, and the friction on the current political zhì. There are often ** movements in Japan, and there are naturally anti-Japanese movements on the Chinese side.

The pen name of Yacheng Mu Mengye is usually nothing. However, if you encounter a political incident and are taken advantage of by others, you may encounter some trouble.

"Can't you?" Wang Qinian asked, "In the early stage, I used such a pseudonym to create a sense of mystery, but I didn't explain it, which made people mistakenly think that it was a Japanese professional cartoonist who submitted it in China." Then, the answer can be revealed, this cartoonist is actually Chinese, and after that, create a series of gimmicks and topics to increase exposure. For the rest, you can also find a way to sell to the Japanese market, communicate with the other party, and even if the Japanese market is not profitable, you can export it to domestic sales, and create momentum in China with the gimmick of serialization in Japan......"

Yan Baohua's eyes couldn't help but light up and said, "Young man, are you from that school?" Do you seem to know a lot about publicity and marketing? ”

"Wang Qinian, an undergraduate student of the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy, if you have any cooperative business in the future, you can make money, just look for me!" Wang Qinian took the opportunity to promote himself.

Due to Wang Qinian's initiative to talk with the editor, he introduced himself as an undergraduate student of Beiying, which not only surprised Yan Baohua, but it was reasonable to think about it carefully.

Perhaps, a talent like Beiying is overused in the comics industry, so there will be such a good idea.

Of course, Wang Qinian won't sue her, and Beiying doesn't teach creativity, his various ideas are the patents of the reborn, and a lot of future ideas are waiting for him to be "original" in advance.

As for whether the original author will cry because he is not inspired, Wang Qinian doesn't care!

Next, in terms of contracts and treatment, Wang Qinian began to be very shrewd. Originally, the copyrights of serialization, publication and adaptation of "BJ Cartoon" were all represented by North Carolina, and the author could get a price of 5o yuan per page of comics.

Originally, most comic book authors came over like this, and the price of newcomers at the beginning. If it becomes popular, the magazine may give better treatment in order to retain cartoonists, such as increasing remuneration, as well as various copyright adaptations, and also distributing dividends to cartoonists.

Most newcomers can sign a long-term contract and get a stable meal ticket, so how can they pay attention to their copyrights being taken away cheaply by the magazine? Even if you know, you will generally choose to sign a contract!

However, Wang Qinian raised objections to this point - he made it clear that he was only willing to sign the serial copyright of the magazine, and other copyrights and adaptation rights were not included!

Yan Baohua said: "If you can adapt the cartoon animation, the magazine will give you an increase in remuneration and bonuses, and it will not be used in vain!" In addition, we have a very wide range of channels for publishing single books. ”

"Sister Yan, the problem is, now there is no shadow in publishing and revising, and there can't be no shadow, and these rights are sold to magazines as gifts, right?" Wang Qinian said, "Take Mo Yan as an example, he published the novel "Red Sorghum", only the publication of the novel itself, and the copyright of film and television is still in his own hands. ”

"Well, if you insist on doing this, it's only 2o yuan per page of comics, which is the price of a pure newcomer!" Yan Baohua spread his hands and said.

"Xiaoxiang, what do you think?" Wang Qinian asked.

"Whatever, Brother Nian, you are in charge!" Xiaoxiang felt that her mind was confused, in essence, she was not very good at calculating economic accounts, but she knew that Brother Nian was smarter than her and should make a better choice.

As for whether it is 5o or 2o per page, Xiaoxiang herself doesn't really know too much. Anyway, her living expenses are all paid to her card by her parents, and in addition, she usually pays credit to acquaintances in the community when she goes home. Therefore, Xiaoxiang doesn't count this account at all, and feels that as long as the comics can be serialized and chased by many readers, she will be very happy.

"If I make a choice, 2O yuan per page of comics, is it only the magazine serial copyright authorized to "North Carolina" for various other copyrights, or is it our own!" Wang Qinian emphasized.

"Okay!" Editor Yan Baohua is very optimistic about the comic "Rose Girl", because this comic is not only wonderful in terms of plot and creativity, but also very healthy.

The fairy tale color is relatively strong, even if it is a fight, there is no bloody violence, and it is deliberately beautified into a gorgeous duel of the dolls.

This kind of comic, in Yan Baohua's eyes, has the potential to be adapted into an animated film. But it's only potential, and now "North Carolina" has hundreds of comics that have the potential to be adapted into cartoons every year, but in the end, only a few can be adapted, less than one percent.

It is precisely because of this that she didn't feel that she had to sign various adaptation rights.

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