It's easy to create a manga company in an island country, but even if you have a company, you still need a certain number of manga artists to have a sales channel. After all, the comic magazines in the island country are basically as many as two or three hundred pages, which can be said to be completely different from Xiangjiang. You must know that there are basically no comic magazines in Xiangjiang, and if there are, the number of pages of these comic magazines is relatively small, basically as long as there are two or three cartoonists to maintain them, you can reach the number of pages of the magazine.

This is the case with "The King of Paintings", a total of four groups, according to the Japanese classification, that is, four cartoonists, but due to Lei Weidong's personal request, he hopes to make more money, resulting in the weekly magazine that was originally going to be published has become a three-day magazine, which is published twice a week, and the number of pages is only fifty or sixty pages.

This is the huge difference in the number of pages between the two magazines, and if you want to start a manga magazine in an island country, you need almost ten manga artists to barely maintain it, otherwise you may not even be able to reach the basic number of pages. This is also the reason why Japanese manga is basically monopolized by Shogakukan and Shueisha, because Japan's excellent manga artists are basically monopolized by these major publishing houses, and it is too difficult for new publishers to come out.

However, Lei Weidong, who has countless classic comics in his mind, is different, "Detective Conan", "Dragon Ball", "Saint Seiya", ,,,,! Lei Weidong, who has the memory of later generations, casually threw out more than a dozen classic comics, which is too simple.

Of course, Lei Weidong's thoughts Miyamoto Musashi didn't know, in Miyamoto's view, Lei Weidong was a profiteer, and he was also a profiteer with a particularly big appetite, but Miyamoto Musashi didn't recognize that Lei Weidong would publish comic magazines in Japan, because Lei Weidong simply didn't have enough manpower, and it was impossible to create so many classic comics.

However, Lei Weidong's idea of releasing a single manga book in Japan scared Miyamoto Musashi. After all, this operation is much simpler, and it can be done with the strength of Lei Weidong's company.

Taking a step back, even if Lei Weidong can't do it himself, he can cooperate with other publishers to promote comics to the whole of Japan. If that doesn't pose much of a threat to the company, it will have a big impact on yourself, in case the manga becomes popular in Japan, and the headquarters knows that the manga is flowing out of its own hands. Then his fate is unpredictable. Quitting may be the only way to go.

Miyamoto Musashi figured this out and decided to contact the headquarters immediately, and the headquarters would make a decision, so that even if he made a mistake, he would have to bear fewer consequences.

Hearing Miyamoto Musashi's proposal, Lei Weidong also felt that he might not be able to negotiate today, so several people politely decided to negotiate tomorrow.

At The Peninsula Hong Kong, Saburo Ishii got up from the edge of the bed, walked around anxiously, and suddenly stood up and asked Kawao Nakajima: "Are you sure you saw someone from Shueisha enter Xiaomi Comics?" ”

Nakajima Kawao nodded and said, "Yes, Ishii-kun, I'm sure the person who joined the Xiaomi Comics Company at that time was Miyamoto-san of Shueisha." ”

"I hope Mr. Miyamoto is not here for 'The King of Paintings.'" Saburo Ishii sighed.

"This estimate is difficult, after all, Xiaomi Comics Company can attract Shueisha people from "The King of Paintings". Kawao Nakajima did not give up hope for Saburo Ishii's thoughts.

There are three major manga publishers in Japan, namely Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Shirasensha.

Thirty years later, the three manga companies of Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Shiraizumensha merged into one. Formed a one-bridge publishing group, but at this time it was still working separately and competing in a flickering way. In terms of origins, Shogakukan has the longest history, with the White Springs Club becoming independent from Shueisha a few years ago, and Shueisha becoming independent from Shogakukan decades ago.

Saburo Ishii, who is the head of the marketing department of the Shogakukan, plans this time to negotiate the copyright of several comics in "The King of Paintings" in Japan, publish the comics first, and then adapt them into TV animations after the comics sell well.

Where did I think that I rushed to the Xiaomi Comics Company early this morning, and before I entered the door, Nakajima Kawao also saw the people of Shueisha entering the Xiaomi Comics Company. In order not to startle the snake, Saburo Ishii resolutely retreated and prepared to visit in the afternoon. Based on experience, Mitsuo Ishii doesn't think that the copyright of "The King of Paintings" is easy to obtain.

The meeting room of the Xiaomi Comics Company

Lei Weidong smiled and said to Ishii Saburo: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ishii, I won't allow any changes to the names of places and people in the comics in "The King of Painting". ”

Saburo Ishii sighed: "The reason why Shogakukan requested the publication was to change the names of Japanese places and people to make "Hokuto God Fist" better integrate these comics into the Japanese market, which can increase the sales of comics, which is beneficial to both of us." ”

Lei Weidong still smiled as usual: "I know what Mr. Ishii said, but I can't agree to this matter." ”

Saburo Ishii said, "In that case, let's move on to the rest." I hope that Shogakukan will buy out the Japanese rights of manga such as "Sailor Moon" and "City Hunter", so that it will be more conducive to the promotion and operation in Japan. ”

The smile on Lei Weidong's face did not change, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Ishii, I have already said that the buyout will definitely not work." ”

Saburo Ishii said, "I hope Mr. Lei can think about it again." ”

Lei Weidong smiled and shook his head.

What are you kidding, change the names of places and people, Lao Tzu finally changed those Japanese names, and you have to change them again. It wasn't a wasted effort. As for the buyout, how can these comics be a money-absorbing machine, and I won't have too hard to buy out. Well, how can you make these Japanese devils willingly pay more! Lei Weidong kept muttering in his heart.

When the two sides were at a stalemate, Zhong Chuhong suddenly pushed the door open and said, "Adong, Mr. Ye Yan from the White Spring Society and Mr. Aida from the company are here. ”

"Get out! Didn't you see me coming? I came in without knocking on the door, what kind of system," Lei Weidong gave Zhong Chuhong a lesson with a dark face, and then turned to Ishii Saburo with a smile, "Mr. Ishii, I'm really sorry, my secretary is not very sensible." ”

When Saburo Ishii heard the words of Shirakusensha, his face became a little unnatural.

In the morning, the people from Shueisha came.,Now the people from the White Springs Society are here again.,Now it seems that it's difficult to easily take down these comics.,I'm afraid it won't work without some blood.。

Lei Weidong was still smiling: "The serialization of comics can be handed over to your company, but the release of a single book." Mi Comics will be in direct contact with publishers in Japan. ”

"That can't be!" Saburo Ishii immediately refused, and the release of a single book of popular comics. However, it is an important profit project of the Shogakukan.

"Then there is nothing to talk about, you don't agree with the 55% copyright tax I asked for a single book, and you won't let me contact the Japanese publisher directly. So what do you say? Lei Weidong said with a smile.

According to Saburo Ishii, Xiaomi Comics can only earn a manuscript fee for weekly serialization and a small amount of royalties for a single book, and most of it is taken by Shogakukan. If other Hong Kong comic strip companies, Nippon Shogakukan and Shueisha want to buy Hong Kong comics, then Hong Kong comic companies are willing to give them away for free, as long as they can make a name for themselves in Japan, even if they are not popular in Japan, they can also use this as a gimmick to increase sales in Hong Kong.

But will Lei Weidong just need that little profit?

Apparently impossible. Lei Weidong will not do the thing of throwing watermelons and picking up sesame seeds.

Ishii Saburo persuaded for a while, but Lei Weidong did not let go at all, and the negotiations between the two sides entered a stalemate. In the end, I had to make an appointment to talk next time.