Shang Haozhi, who got the reply, immediately got busy.

He put other things aside for the time being, concentrating on sorting out the materials for "Steel".

The name, character design, and setting of "Steel Chain" in the first four episodes are all ready.

In addition, Wang Wenhong also lived in Shen Xin's studio again to understand the synopsis of "Steel Refining" in the shortest possible time.

"Chess Soul" was serialized simultaneously on "Young Leap", which had already set a lot of records at the time, and if "Steel" could be serialized simultaneously in Zone 11, it would also be a boost to the flagging "ComicFuture".

Shen Xin also knows the stakes involved, now the comics have not been serialized, the only thing Shen Xin can do is the setting and the follow-up plot, but he definitely can't tell the plot and the future, he can only mention the plot to the part where the Elric brothers and the master meet, which is equivalent to getting through the early stage of the story.

After that, he listed the main settings and comic backgrounds one by one, and it took Wang Wenhong a whole day to smooth out the settings and backgrounds.

After reading it, Wang Wenhong was even more amazed by the setting of "Steel Forge".

It is not easy for a comic to be self-justifying, but the setting of "Steel Forged" is not only self-justifying, but also self-contained, which means that the derivatives of "Steel Forged" will also have a certain market.

Wang Wenhong spent another day sorting out all the materials that could be used, and then flew to Area 11 with Shang Haozhi and the translator.

Before parting, Shen Xin told again: "Don't forget, the two conditions I mentioned to Mr. Shang. First, the length of this comic is up to me; Second, if I want to animate, I have the right choice of a production team or a production company. This is the premise of my contract with you. ”

Wang Wenhong was bubbling with a cool breath behind him, and recently, he was really busy, so much so that he even forgot that Shen Xin hadn't signed a contract with the magazine yet.

"Ahem...... I know. ”

Wang Wenhong took a deep breath.

"But what if Shonen Leap refuses that condition?"

"That'...... You monks always have two choices. 1. Change another magazine; 2. Abandon the market in District 11. Shen Xin said seriously.

Let's not talk about whether he can create an original plot based on the original book, and even if he can, he doesn't want to do it.

The length of a work is closely related to its setting and background. If the limit is exceeded, no matter what the work is, it will definitely collapse.

Shen Xin didn't want such a palace-level comic like "Steel Refining" to collapse because of these messy reasons, so he must stick to his opinion.

As for animation, it's even more impossible to find a random company to do it.

On Earth, "Steel FA" is a work with zero negative reviews, and in this world, he also wants to do the best he can.

Wang Wenhong nodded, "I will tell Editor-in-Chief Shang." ”

Shang Haozhi also scratched his head after hearing Wang Wenhong's words, "Okay, listen to him." ”

If it can be negotiated, that's the best. If not, it's a tour.

Wang Wenhong saw Shang Haozhi's expression, and his heart was cold, it seemed that the editor-in-chief had already thought of a bad situation.

After arriving in the 11th arrondissement, the three of them (including the interpreter) first found a hotel in Tokyo to stay, put their luggage, and contacted Murakami.

Finally, at 10 a.m. the next day, I will go to the headquarters of "Shonen Leap" to negotiate.

The three of them went to bed early, and the next day, after breakfast, they took a taxi with their briefcases and went to the editorial office of "Young Leap".

"Shonen Leap" has a total of five floors, of which "Shonen Leap" is on the 20th floor, and four floors up are the magazines of his brother and sister.

Registering at the front desk on the 20th floor, the front desk staff called the editorial office, and then said to the three people: "Wait a minute, someone will come out to pick you up." ”

The three of them stood at the front desk, looking around boredly.

Fortunately, the waiting time was not too long, and in about a minute, Murakami was the first to walk out, followed by two middle-aged people, who should be the staff of the magazine.

Murakami saw Shang Haozhi and shook hands cordially.

The last time Murakami came to China, Shang Haozhi entertained Murakami well on behalf of "ComicFuture" and Yishu Culture. Aside from official business, the two still have some personal relationships.

Subsequently, Murakami introduced the two people behind him to Shang Haozhi and Wang Wenhong, one named Chimei Kotani and the other named Yasuda Chi.

"The deputy editor-in-chief and the other team leader are still outside, and it is estimated that they will be back in ten minutes - why don't we go to the conference room first?"

After listening to the translation, Shang Haozhi and Wang Wenhong nodded one after another.

The guest is as he pleases.

Since you have arrived at someone else's territory, then let the Lord's arrangement be followed.

The conference room of "Shonen Leap" is relatively ordinary, not too big, and can probably seat more than 20 people.

The wenge oval table, with its black leather chairs, is a very common meeting room, and although it is not very luxurious, it is not too stressful.

"The president is in a meeting, so I can only grieve everyone here." Murakami looked apologetic.

"It doesn't matter. None of this matters, we are here to talk about cooperation, not to pick a conference room. Shang Haozhi didn't care too much.

After hearing the translation, Murakami guessed that Shang Haozhi wanted to get straight to the point, so he bowed slightly.

"First of all, I, the deputy editor-in-chief and the team leader, after reading the first episode, there were some differences. It's not the name itself, although the sales of "Chess Soul" in District 11 are very good, and Mr. Shen also has extremely high strength. However, just looking at the name, it is difficult for us to distinguish the future of the manga. Our disagreement is mainly in the development of the plot. Then, depending on the possible plot, it was discussed. Therefore, we are now curious about how Mr. Shen will choose. ”

Murakami rubbed his hands and his eyes fell on Shang Haozhi's briefcase.

"Well, I'm glad you can like it, for this cooperation, Mr. Shen deliberately sorted out the settings so that everyone can understand the whole comic. At the same time, we also provide the name of the first four episodes, as well as the outline of the follow-up. ”

Kotani's eyes lit up when he heard the translator mention "settings".

What he is most optimistic about is the setting of "Steel", after all, the comics he saw before are completely different from this setting.

Murakami cares most about the plot of "Steel Refining", no matter how brilliant the setting is, it needs the plot to embody it.

So, after Shang Haozhi took out the file from the briefcase, Murakami and Kotani, one got the name and outline, and the other got the setting, only Yasuda Zhi's hands were empty, and in the end, he had to ask for the character design of "Steel Refining" from Murakami's hands.

The three of them lowered their heads, and everyone's eyes changed from serious at the beginning to concentration, and they didn't even know that the door was pushed open by the door of the conference room.

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