Seeing Yan Fei's apologetic face, Shen Xin didn't know what to say.

If what she said is true, the contracts of Huaxia Magazine are the same, unless he starts his own magazine, otherwise, even if he changes magazines, he still has to sign this kind of contract. In particular, he is still a newcomer and is not qualified to negotiate conditions with the magazine. When he gets the rookie king, maybe the situation will be better.

Shen Xin read the contract carefully, in addition to not being able to submit manuscripts to other magazines during the contract period, the magazine also naturally got the relevant copyright of the comics, this part contains not only games, comics, novels, peripherals and other copyrights, for a period of 10 years, the copyright fee is sold for publicity and other related expenses, the magazine and him are open, Shen Xin's only right is to decide whether to sell the copyright.

For most cartoonists, this is a relatively large amount of income, so cartoonists will not refuse.

After that, there is 8% royalty, which is the bulk of Shen Xin's income, as for the contract money, to be honest, it is not too much, just enough to barely live.

"Once a year?" Shen Xin asked.

"The principle is this, after all, no one is sure when the comic will be cut in half. But if the comics are doing well, the contract fee will also rise to varying degrees. Yan Fei faced Shen Xin's "forced questioning", and gradually lost her confidence.

This contract is indeed unfair to the author, however, the general environment is like this, even if Yan Fei wants to help Shen Xin, the magazine will not listen to her.

"Brother Xin......" Xi Muhan was more nervous than Shen Xin.

She didn't understand these things, but she felt that Shen Xin had been hesitating, and she didn't really want to sign this contract.

Shen Xin glanced at Xi Muhan, who was full of sorrow, and rubbed his forehead again.

With his current situation, he has no right to refuse this contract, and besides, Xi Muhan is about to go to high school, and he has to go to school, and the expenses in the future will be very large.

Besides, the world is as black as a crow, and even if it is "Comic Future", its contract will not be much better than "New World".

"Sister Yan, can I trust you?" Shen Xin raised his head and looked at Yan Fei in front of him.

Yan Fei was stunned for a moment, then patted her chest and said categorically: "Of course! Although I can't change the contract, it belongs to your rights and interests, and none of them will be missing. I will fight for your best interests. That's my guarantee. ”

Shen Xin hesitated, "How can you guarantee it?" You can't object to the magazine's decision. ”

Yan Fei slapped the contract, and Shen Xin raised her head in astonishment and looked at her.

"If I can't do it, I'll submit my resignation to the magazine." Yan Fei's face was expressionless, and her eyes stared straight at Shen Xin.

"Why bother? My job is to draw comics, and your job is to submit high-quality comics to magazines, right? There is no need to say it so absolutely. ”

Anyway, it is not necessarily that he will actually quit in the end.

"I don't know what other people think, but it's really boring to work from 9 to 5 every day. Edit...... Isn't it a profession that only exists when there is an author? The dream of a manga artist is to draw a manga that is recognized by the world, and my dream is to work with such an author. If the magazine doesn't work, just change to another magazine, and I won't starve to death. Of course, there is also a premise for me to bet on my career, and next year's 'Newcomer Award' is essential, otherwise, I still won't recognize you." Yan Fei folded her arms around her chest and sat back on the sofa again.

"Okay, but Sister Yan, you remember, I signed this contract, not because of the magazine, but because of you." Shen Xin said seriously.

Anyway, during this period of time, Yan Fei has been very good to him, especially in comics, and has provided him with a lot of help, and from these aspects, he should not make Yan Fei feel embarrassed.

"Thank you, I won't let you down." Yan Fei bowed slightly, her expression serious.

After several months of contact, Yan Fei discovered Shen Xin's talent in comics, and it was really because of this that she was extra cautious about Shen Xin.

As she said, working with a talented cartoonist is the happiest thing for an editor.

"Okay...... There's one more thing I want to ask you. Shen Xin picked up the signature pen, but did not write on it.

"What's the matter?"

"The contract just says that I can't contribute to other magazines, but if I give the illustrations I draw to other people or companies, is it a breach of contract?" Shen Xin looked up at Yan Fei, "This is not written in the contract, is it a default 'no breach of contract'?" ”

"That's right. But I don't recommend doing it unless you have to. The magazine has a dedicated lawyer to fight the lawsuit, but you can't afford to put it off. In the end, it's you who suffers. Yan Fei persuaded.

"I know, that's what I asked."

Anyway, the contract is signed once a year, and if you really want to terminate the contract, you can just endure it for a few months.

Shen Xin signed his name on the contract, and when he saw the pen name column, he suddenly stopped.

Until now, he has not taken a pen name.

"Hmm......" Shen Xin raised his head.

"What's wrong?" Yan Fei was really afraid of Shen Xin's request now.

"I'm thinking of a pen name."

“……”

Since Gui Zhenghe's works are used, the pen name must be reflected.

Zhenghe ...... Zheng He? Definitely not.

Gui Zheng...... Structured? It's not good either.

Since he couldn't find a suitable pen name from the three characters of Gui Zhenghe, he could only borrow one of the three characters and match it with the other characters.

Shen Xin thought about it carefully, since his surname is "Shen", why don't he simply call him "Shen Zheng"?

He told Yan Fei his pen name, but Yan Fei had no opinion.

"As you see fit." Magazines do not require pen names, and it often happens that cartoonists change pen names.

After signing the contract, Yan Fei also briefly talked about the relevant matters of the studio.

The magazine society is looking for a studio for Shen Xin, and the related expenses will be deducted from his manuscript fee, in addition, Shen Xin also has to prepare consumables such as manuscript paper and dot paper.

"The black-and-white manuscript is 300 pages, and the color page is 1.5 times that of the black-and-white page, that is, 450 yuan a page, this time it is 25 head-of-volume color pages, and 30 black-and-white pages. By the way, the assistant's salary is also paid by you, including food and travel expenses. ”

These fees are all tacitly accepted by the comic industry, and there is no magazine to take advantage, so Shen Xin has no opinion.

The efficiency of the magazine is indeed very fast, and in the afternoon of the next day, Shen Xin just bought the consumables, and Yan Fei informed Shen Xin that the studio had been found.

So, Shen Xin put the dipping pen, watercolor, manuscript paper and other materials into his backpack, and after saying hello to Xi Muhan, he left home, joined Yan Fei, and then followed him to the studio.

It is a small eight-storey building that looks ...... from the outside It's a very dilapidated kind, at least ten years old.

"A lot of authors have rented studios here, mainly because it's cheap, whether it's rent, or water and electricity, it's a relatively low kind compared to other places, in addition, take the subway from here to the editorial office of New World, no need to transfer, compare aspects." Yan Fei led Shen Xin up the stairs.

"So, there should be a lot of cartoonists in this building." Shen Xin was surprised.

"Nope. It's been a long time since a cartoonist has been here. Yan Fei thought about it and decided to tell the truth.

"Why?" Shen Xin was puzzled.

"Nowadays, few people want to live here, on the one hand, it is far away from the city, there is no entertainment, in addition, many new authors do not look down on this kind of place, more than ten years ago in the building, there is no elevator."

Yan Fei led Shen Xin to the room at the end of the corridor on the fifth floor, took out the key, opened the door, and then threw the key to Shen Xin, "After this, it will be your studio." ”