Chapter 972: Right of Adaptation
"So, Mr. Tang Ze wants the manga adaptation rights of "Han Bo and Lingshi"?"
After figuring out the cartoonist's intentions, Sun Peng tapped his fingers on the table with some surprise, and subconsciously frowned.
The right to adapt the comics of that book, of course, many people want.
In fact, no matter what the sales are, as long as there is a name of Lao Bai, the adaptation right or something will never go unnoticed, and the price of those people in China is not low. But what Sun Peng didn't expect was that he could encounter this situation when he came to Japan.
"Goo-dong!"
Looking at Sun Peng's frowning brows, Tang Zeliang swallowed hard, then nodded and said, "Yes, I like this "Han Bo and the Spirit Stone" very much...... As you know, the Onmyoji I drew before was based on a similar theme, so I'd like to be able to adapt it into a manga if I can! ”
"Onmyoji, ......"
Sun Peng's eyes narrowed slightly, and his fingers continued to tap rhythmically on the table.
The reason why he was able to recognize this Mr. Tang Zeliang was because of the "Onmyoji" comic...... To be precise, he watched the animation. Japan's most sophisticated production picture is secondary, the key is that the plot of the story is very exciting, telling the adventure story of a young onmyoji is fascinating and addictive, otherwise Sun Peng would not have searched for Tang Zeliang's other works to see.
So for Tang Zeliang's words, Sun Peng still agrees.
The most attractive thing about that "Onmyoji" is that in addition to the adventure story itself, the spells set by Tang Zeliang are not only novel and interesting, but also faintly have their own complete system, which is extremely convincing. So from this aspect alone, in fact, Tang Zeliang is right, the themes of the two are indeed relatively similar......
Listening to the conversation between the two, Kasumi Aoki next to her looked calm.
As Sun Peng's old friend in Japan, he has to have a meal together every time he comes, and Aoki Xiami knows this big man in China too well. So for the whimsy of her old friend, Aoki Xiami is really not optimistic at all - she wants to ask for a song from Lao Bai, but it is all difficult!
"Mr. Tang Ze wants the adaptation rights of "Han Bo and Lingshi", this is my honor!"
Just when Aoki Xiamei took a sip of tea slowly, waiting to see how Lao Bai politely rejected his old friend, and then thought about how to comfort this stubborn guy when he turned around, Sun Peng's sudden words made the tea that the female singer had just drunk in her mouth almost squirt out again!
"Nani?"
"I'll give you a business card, let's get back to my agent!"
As Sun Peng took out a business card and handed it to Tang Zeliang, Aoki Xiami could finally be sure that she had guessed correctly, this guy really wanted to hand over the comic adaptation rights to Tang Zeliang?!
What's going on?!
"Huh? Can it really be? ”
was also a little surprised by Sun Peng's simple answer, Tang Zeliang couldn't help but stand up in surprise and joy.
"Haha, of course it's true!"
Nodding, Sun Peng said with a smile: "I said that I like Mr. Tang Ze's "Onmyoji" very much, and "Han Bo and Lingshi" can indeed be adapted into comics...... However, Mr. Karasawa, I must emphasize that even if we can talk about it, we can only talk about the adaptation rights of the Japanese version, is it acceptable? ”
"This ...... OK! ”
Gritting his teeth, Tang Zeliang only hesitated a little and immediately agreed.
Only the Japanese adaptation rights mean that even after the manga becomes popular in the future, it will not be able to be translated into other languages, and the market is completely limited to Japan. But Tang Zeliang knew that he basically had no right to speak in the conversation with this old white, and it could even be said that without the help of an old friend such as Aoki Xiami, he would not have had the opportunity to meet the other party at all, so there was almost no room for bargaining!
The promise to let him talk to his agent was enough to make Tang Zeliang overjoyed.
And he also knew that with the influence of the name Lao Bai in Japan, as long as he worked hard to draw more wonderfully, just a Japanese version would be enough to save his career that had been decadent for several years......
……
"Thank you, Sun San."
When she finally broke up with Sun Peng, Aoki Kasumi solemnly bowed to him.
"Huh? Why is it so formal all of a sudden? ”
Looking at Sun Peng's surprised look, Aoki Xiamei took a deep breath and said with a grateful face: "Thank you for agreeing to my rude request and giving Mr. Tang Ze a chance!" I know your adaptation rights are very valuable, but he's really a good friend of mine, so ......"
"Haha, don't worry, Miss Aoki!"
Aoki Xiamei's appearance made Sun Peng a little embarrassed, and hurriedly waved his hand and smiled: "Actually, I am really thinking about the manga now, and it just so happens that Mr. Tang Ze is also a cartoonist that I admire, so ...... It should be said that if the cooperation is successful in the end, we will just take what we need. ”
For his friends, Sun Peng didn't need to say those lies.
He is indeed thinking about the adaptation of the little wizard's comics, especially when the current sales are not as good as he expected, if Tang Zeliang can draw wonderful comics and increase the popularity of the little wizard in Japan, why not?
"Really? That's great! ”
Although she didn't believe it in her heart, Aoki Kasumi still looked relieved on her face. To be honest, she brought Tang Zeliang to see Sun Peng today, and the pressure in her heart was not small at all. Although her personal relationship with Sun Peng is really good, but as the box office of Lao Bai's script has become higher and higher in the past two years, it would be a lie if Aoki Xiami didn't have a little pressure, but this Mr. Tang Ze used to be kind to Aoki Xiamei, and this kind of request can't be ignored......
"By the way, ask a question."
Just when Aoki Xiami thought that Sun Peng was giving herself face and was secretly grateful, Sun Peng suddenly smiled and asked: "Actually made a great manga artist want to adapt him, is "Han Bo and Lingshi" very popular in Japan?" ”
"Yes, a lot of kids love it!"
Aoki Kasumi's answer surprised Sun Peng, and the female singer said with a smile: "I once gave my little niece a copy, and she liked it very much, and often asked me when I could see the next episode......
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"If you ask, the sales of the Japanese version seem to be really good."
When Sun Peng returned to the hotel, Sun Ya, who received his call, finally called back and said with a smile: "You also know that the sales of martial arts in Japan are very average, and the highest set has only sold more than 90,000 copies, but "Han Bo and Lingshi" has sold 360,000 copies so far...... Tsk, that's quite a feat! ”
"More than 300,000? Terrible! ”
After hearing this number, Sun Peng's eyes couldn't help but light up!
This number is definitely not to be seen compared with the domestic one, but it is enough to surprise people. You must know that in addition to those picture books, Sun Peng's martial arts are basically unsellable in Japan. And the good sales of "Han Bo and the Spirit Stone" in Japan indicate that it can replicate the huge success of Harry Potter on Earth in Japan?
Thinking of this, Sun Peng couldn't help but smile: "That's right, second sister, you can have a good talk with that cartoonist when you go back......"