Chapter 176: What a Great Change
Wen Ling's eyes lit up, if she joined Celadon Technology, her parents and neighbors would not say that she was bad. She almost agreed, but in the end she refused, saying, "Can I not join?" But I promise I'll do the original painting well. ”
"You have a lot of free time in Celadon Technology, you can still do your own thing!" Wang said.
Wen Ling said firmly: "From the moment I saw the first comic book, I firmly believed that I should become a cartoonist. I should stay in a dark corner and finish my own paintings, this is everything in my life, and this is my destiny. ”
The king did not live up to his heart and said, "Don't you feel ashamed to say this?" It's so joyful. He felt familiar again, as if he had heard it somewhere, and there might have been other female cartoonists who had said something similar.
People talk about fate. Wang didn't forget it, he said: "Otherwise, I will fund, you will set up a studio, and I will give you an office for free." You can usually draw what you want, but when I'm going to play the game, you'll have to help me draw the original art. ”
"Good!" Wen Ling immediately agreed when she heard this plan. It is very difficult to draw a manga without an assistant, and it is impossible to cover all the characters, actions, and backgrounds. Now that Wang has set up a studio, she can recruit assistants and draw what she wants to paint, of course.
In this way, he is still working for Wang Buying. But Wen Ling didn't care. She didn't agree to the position of original artist because she couldn't draw manga as she wanted, not because she resisted working for people.
Wang Bufu is also handy with investment, Wen Ling can't be valued now, so Wang Bufu casually quoted: "I'll give you an investment of 100,000 yuan." Forty-nine percent of the shares. You see how. Usually I don't participate in management, but I have to give priority to the projects entrusted by Celadon Technology. ”
"One hundred thousand?" Wen Ling couldn't believe it. Just three thousand yuan, Wen Ling thought that she had been recognized. Now when I hear Wang Bucheng say that he contributed 100,000 yuan, and only 49 percent, doesn't he say that she is worth 200,000 yuan?
Just now, her mother asked her to work for 800 yuan a month. If you go, how long will it take to earn 200,000?
"Can you lend me that?" Wen Ling asked, pointing to a calculator.
She suddenly wondered what would happen if she listened to her mother and went to do ordinary work.
"Oh, you use it." Although Wang was confused, he still handed over the calculator.
I saw Wen Ling pressing it for a long time, and then covered her mouth in surprise. More than 10 years!
She has now realized the value that she would have worked for more than a decade......
Wang Buying really doesn't know what's going on, 100,000 accounts for 49% of the shares, what's the point of calculation? Now that the matter of the original painting has been solved, he remembered Wen Ling's comics that are particularly popular with women, and asked, "Do you still have comic manuscripts, the kind that has no copyright." I have a publishing house that I can do for you. ”
"Yes!" Wen Ling is talking about her comic book collection. It was carefully drawn by her, and the quality was higher than the serialized comics handed to the comic club.
"Okay, you go and get it, and I'll talk to the editor-in-chief of the publishing house. You don't have to worry about publishing, and you can make the original painting as soon as possible. Then set up a studio. The king did not decide.
"Got it." Wen Ling nodded in agreement.
She hurried home, didn't have time to explain to her mother, picked up the sketch that had been rejected many times, and rushed back to Celadon Technology.
At this time, the editor-in-chief of Fenghua Publishing House also came. When the editor-in-chief saw Wen Ling's sketch, he said to Wang with some hesitation: "The painting style is very fresh, but there are no successful cases of women's comics that have been sold well, will the risk be too great?" ”
Wang didn't live up to it, didn't say a word, and took the editor-in-chief to take the comic book to show the customer service girl, and it was not surprising that it got a big praise.
So Wang Buying said very domineeringly: "There is no one else to do our success stories, so let us do other people's success stories." Female readers actually have higher spending power, and works that cater to them are actually more likely to sell well. ”
After reading the reaction of the customer service girl, the editor-in-chief nodded again and again. Fenghua Publishing House originally focused on chicken soup anthologies for women, and he understood this truth better than anyone else. Since this is the case, the boss insists on coming out, so let's go out.
……
After Wen Ling handed over the manuscript to them, she simply signed the contract and didn't care.
She returned home to the crumbs of the neighbors, and was immediately stopped by her mother: "Your father just called back and asked you to be an operator for a small financial company." You go over and meet people right away and get ready to go to work next Monday! ”
"Nope. I just went to Celadon Technology. I'm going to set up my own studio! Wen Ling is confident now.
"You're still not dead? Still thinking about drawing? Lingling, your parents don't ask you to make a lot of money, you can just be safe and stable, find a job, you can support yourself every month, don't let your parents worry, okay? The middle-aged woman was disappointed.
Wen Ling looked at her mother, and suddenly realized that Celadon Technology was really a different place. The people in it are optimistic and upward, and everyone is full of vigor and vigor.
Wen Ling actually didn't prove that she could draw good character original paintings, nor did she prove that her comic book could make money, but Wang Buyi was willing to believe in her ability and give her a chance.
Except for Wang Buying. The snack bar owner, the unknown teller, and even a stranger pressed the elevator for her while she was in the elevator. Everyone she met in Celadon Technology was so wonderful. They are all trying to achieve something, and they are also helping others as much as they can.
And in the so-called reality, no one wants to believe in her, unwilling to give her a chance to try. The reason is simply that you can't make money and you don't see a return.
Alas. Wen Ling felt that she went to the Celadon Building at the moment before she was about to compromise, and she was really lucky to see so many people with dreams and hopes.
"Mom, you don't have to worry. On Monday, I went to Celadon Technology to set up a studio. Do you know that the king lives up? The founder of Celadon Technology, a billionaire, wants to give me an investment of 100,000 yuan. Wen Ling said flatly.
"Celadon Technology? Wang does not bear it? The middle-aged woman was shocked when she thought of the building she often passed by, "One hundred thousand? The king does not pay you 100,000? ”
"yes, he's going to help me publish a comic book." Wen Ling still said very flatly.
The middle-aged woman's eyes widened in disbelief. How can it be? Didn't my daughter only earn 15 a month before? What she paints is not seen by anyone. Wang lives up to such a person, how can he value her?
If it's true, doesn't it mean that my daughter is actually very talented in drawing comics, but she has been buried? The middle-aged woman thought of the way she persuaded her daughter to go to work every day to give up comics, and she felt a little regretful. But there is still a glimmer of suspicion.
By Monday, the suspicion had completely dissipated.
The daughter really got a free office on the third floor of the Celadon Building, and set up the "Wenling Studio". Busy all day.
Wen Ling's father was still a little reluctant, and felt sorry for the operator job he had finally found talent. Qi said: "Isn't it good for the girl to be safe, I have found a good job for her, sit every day, don't have to think about it, and find someone to marry and have children in the future." Why do you have to do so many flowers. ”
The middle-aged woman will stop doing it: "Lingling did what she wanted to do, and she made money, but you still stopped it, crazy?" Today I went out to buy groceries, and my neighbors were so envious when they heard that my daughter actually got the investment of Celadon Technology and set up a studio. If she had done the job you introduced before, would she be where she is today? ”
"I'm doing it for her good. You used to make more trouble than me, but now that she is making money, she has changed her mind? I just think that it is important for girls to get married. Wen Ling's father never figured it out.
The attitude of her parents can no longer affect Wen Ling. After she arrived at Celadon Technology, the whole world seemed to change. Separated from the shadow of his parents, the neighbors went from sneering to shock and envy......
It is because she has experienced such a big change, so she also cherishes the opportunity now. She spent a weekend racing against time to make three original paintings. After handing it over to Wang Buful, he got the first serious reward in his life, 3,000 yuan.
Next, she began to set up her own studio.
She now has 100,000 and can hire several assistants. She calculated that if the monthly salary was two thousand yuan, she could hire ten assistants. Ten is not too much, and next year, there are still 200 original paintings of the characters to be made.
The assistant is also easy to find, Wen Ling directly called the cartoonist who is also in the comic club. Hearing that the monthly salary is 2,000 yuan, who won't come! At present, in the comic club, the best cartoonist who draws only gets 1,200 a month.
At the time, Wen Ling, who used to get 15 manuscript fees a month in the comic club, actually got the investment of Celadon Technology and opened her own studio, and the news spread in the comic circle, which is still very small. Everyone was dumbfounded, especially those cartoonists who were 1,000 or 2 months old, and they were not convinced.
When they heard that Wen Ling was actually recruiting an assistant at a price of 2,000 yuan, they were not convinced, so they called Wen Ling and asked for a job as an assistant. That's 2,000 dollars!
The comic club, which was originally functioning well, actually ran away one after another with cartoonists under his command. They also knew that Wen Ling had received investment from Celadon Technology and set up a studio, and the editors were envious and jealous in their hearts.
Without cartoonists, what will happen to next year's manga magazine? The editors, including the editor-in-chief, had no idea. can only huddle together and scold Wen Ling. Although the editors scolded in their mouths, in private, they still called Wen Ling in a low manner and asked if they could find a job in the studio.
In this regard, Wen Ling refused all. She is extremely disgusted with those editors, who were planning to kill her dreams a few days ago, and anyone can forgive them, but they can't!
When the studio was formed, Wen Ling heard another good news, her comic book had been published! 50,000 copies were printed, and because Fenghua Publishing House now has a strong operational capacity, it has been placed in a conspicuous position in various bookstores, and it was sold out in two days, and it began to be reprinted.
After Wen Ling got an investment of 100,000 yuan, she spent more than 20,000 yuan to buy equipment, and as a result, she got more than 30,000 yuan of printing and sales shares. Money is nothing to Wen Ling, and she is really happy that the comic book that has gone through countless rejections can be printed into a volume.
A comic book sold 50,000 copies in two days, much to the astonishment of all publishers. They bought Wen Ling's comic book collection back for study. Suddenly, many publishers have received this big-selling comic book before. Because there is no precedent for success, they either reject the manuscript or ignore it. Shengsheng missed a big-selling work!
This is certainly a dereliction of duty. Fortunately, the state-owned publishing houses are okay, and the editors-in-chief of those private publishing houses have been scolded by their bosses. If you have a more accurate vision, which round will get Fenghua Publishing House to make a lot of money.