Chapter 72: Guoman's counterattack
In the 11th district, every big-name cartoonist has an editorial team behind him, and in addition to reviewing manuscripts, he also has to locate the market, communicate and discuss the direction of the plot, etc., but Zhang Yao does not have such problems.
"Light Girl" is not an adventure type of comic, and Zhang Yao also has creative freedom, in fact, it doesn't need to be so troublesome, just have an editor to review the mistakes and omissions, and other cartoonists are like this.
Being so valued once again made Zhang Yao feel a little empty, but when she said this, the female editor surnamed He smiled and said: "Actually, it's not just because I value you that I do this, don't forget, there is an industrial chain behind every comic, and these things need to be handled by people." β
"Brother Yang said before that he would surprise my brother......"
Zhang Yao came to his senses.,In addition to the serialization of the comic itself, there are also single books.,Animation and peripherals.,The things behind it are really huge and cumbersome.,Of course, the premise is that the comic itself must be qualified.,The editor should have started something when he said so.γ
Yang Tian said: "It's really related to this, the matter of the single book has been booked, and it will be released next month, and some animation production companies have come to buy the adaptation rights." β
"But now it's only nine words."
Zhang Yao is a little worried.,The content covered in a single book of comics is generally eight to ten words.,It's really no problem to publish a single book.,But it's too early to be animated.,And he really doesn't have confidence in domestic animation production companies.,This is not a simple MV like Hatsune.γ
"In fact, the domestic animation market has always been so impetuous, and they all want to take the opportunity to make a profit, and those animation production companies have always paid little attention to comics, and it is not obvious that comics in the animation industry are the source. And there are many company animations that haven't been promoted yet.,I can't wait to release the peripherals.,The result is naturally more than worth the loss.γ β
Yang Tian said that the tone of his words was a little complicated, there were regrets, lamentations and anger, as a peer, it was inevitable that he would feel a lot, and after a pause, he said: "Those impatient animation companies have been rejected by us, you don't have to worry about this, even if you really want to animate, you must first ask for your consent." β
Zhang Yao nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, the copyright of the animation is still in his hands, but "The King of Picture Books" has the right to operate, and it will be a trouble if the editorial department is so impatient, they can consider it like this, and it is the best of both worlds, perhaps it is because of this attitude that "The King of Picture Books" can be successful.
"Actually, the real surprise is not the release of a single book."
At this time, the female editor He Lili smiled again: "If this news is announced, the whole country will definitely be cheering again, which can be regarded as a surprise for the Chinese people." β
Zhang Yao was stunned for a moment, and couldn't guess what He Lili was talking about, so he said: "Sister He, don't sell Guanzi, what kind of good news is so exaggerated?" β
Yang Tian smiled and said, "The good news is that we have reached a cooperation agreement with Shueisha, and the light girl will be serialized on Shonen JUMP next month." β
"Really? That's pretty good. β
This news really made Zhang Yao ecstatic, and after being excited, he couldn't believe it, and said: "This doesn't meet the three elements of Junior JUMP, right?" And that's a weekly, we're a monthly magazine, and now I can draw two or three words a month. β
"We all know you're also a music creator, and that's what amazes us."
Yang Tian said: "Actually, you don't need to contribute every week, just go on at this pace, the teenager JPMP I'm talking about doesn't refer to the weekly boy JUMP, but JumpSquare, this is a monthly magazine, you don't believe it, I'm afraid that I will be scolded by the readers over there as the king of pits." β
Everyone laughed when he said this, the most unbearable thing for comic book fans is that the update is slow, and the publication is closed at every turn, and sometimes the author has the heart to dismantle everything.
It's actually not difficult to really concentrate on drawing comics for a week, at most it's a matter of finding a few assistants, but Zhang Yaoke never thought of putting all his thoughts on comics, or playing tickets.
The predecessor of "JumpSquare" was "Monthly Shonen JUMP", and Shueisha in the original time and space also had this magazine, and Zhang Yao had seen it before with "Darkness", which was full of killing.
Although both magazines belong to Shueisha, the sales volume is not the same, and in this time and space, "Weekly Shonen Jump" is still the most influential manga magazine in the 11th district, with sales of more than 5 million per issue, and more than 6 million at high times.
And the sales of "JumpSquare" are less than one million, which is not as good as "The King of Picture Books", and the former actually has some themes such as love, sports, and campus, and it is a pity that Zhang Yao cannot be published on it.
This is not only a relationship between not being able to supply the manuscript, but I am afraid that more importantly, I have insufficient confidence in Zhang Yao and "Light Girl", and although the animation market in District 11 is very mature, there are many more rules and regulations.
According to Yang Tian's explanation, the remuneration given by Shueisha is the price of newcomers in District 11, although it is a little higher than that in China, but there is not much left after deducting the part of "The King of Picture Books".
Although the money is not much, but the significance is really significant, domestic animation has developed for so many years, and there are not even five comics that can be published in magazines in the eleventh district in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and none of the previous ones have achieved a good response, which can be regarded as a failure.
"Light Girl" is originally a Japanese comic style,It will be easier for readers in the eleventh district to accept it,This is the source of confidence of the editorial department,If it can be popular in the eleventh district,It's a great thing for domestic comics,Guoman has never really counterattacked Japanese comicsγ
When Yang Tian and the others cautiously expressed their hope that Zhang Yao would make Guoman raise his eyebrows, Zhang Yao was also under a lot of pressure in his heart, and this burden was too heavy for him with the mentality of playing tickets.
But he is very confident in "Light Sound Girl", after all, this was originally copied from there, and this comic was also very well received in the eleventh district in the original time and space, otherwise it would not be called the pinnacle of cute comics.
In addition to talking about a lot of comic things, Zhang Yao visited and met people on this day, from ordinary editors to editors-in-chief, and even the original founders who had been promoted to senior executives of the magazine.
Of course, he hasn't forgotten to ask Ai Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaoyi for gifts, but the editorial department has a special showroom to display all kinds of anime peripherals, and they are all genuine in District 11.