When he returned to his residence, Xi Muhan was depressed.

Until Shen Xin came out of the shower, Xi Muhan was also sitting on the sofa, frowning.

"What's wrong?" Shen Xin asked while wiping his wet hair.

"Brother, am I useless?" Xi Muhan turned his head and looked at Shen Xin.

"How is that possible?" Shen Xin shook his head, "You know what? The achievements of "Ding Shi" and "Crossing Girl" are already beyond the reach of many cartoonists in their lifetimes. ”

"Brother, I thought I was already very familiar with the comic industry and the profession of cartoonist, but today, I suddenly found that I didn't know anything about the cartoonist industry......" Xi Muhan stiffened his face, and the frustration in his heart was shown on his face.

"There's no need to know. Everyone has their own way of life, and it doesn't have to be exactly the same. Shen Xin comforted.

"But, Brother Xin, how do you know this?" Xi Muhan asked.

"Me?" Shen Xin laughed dryly.

He is more in contact with the Internet, whether it is a buyout or a share, he knows a little bit, and after crossing over, he really cares little about the contracts of other comics, because those are not what he wants.

"I also came from a novice." Shen Xin found a reason and prevaricated, "Since you entered this circle, you have cooperated with Yan Fei, and Sister Yan still treats you as a treasure?" ”

Xi Muhan's face was ruddy, and he thought about it and said, "This is not too good...... Discuss issues with you and feel like a blank slate. Stupid, stupid. ”

"I just like how stupid you look." Shen Xin smiled and sat beside Xi Muhan.

Xi Muhan's cheeks were slightly red, but he looked straight at Shen Xin, "Brother, when I came back, I was also thinking about one thing. The buyout method is indeed good for cartoonists, but if the results of comics are too poor, then the funder will not lose money. ”

"That's right, there is a possibility of losing money." Shen Xin nodded, taking the buyout in the online article as an example, there is indeed a risk of losing money, and even, the same batch may not be able to return to the capital, let alone comics.

In fact, when they are also serialized on the Internet, the living environment of webtoons is worse than that of the Internet.

"However, not all comics have the opportunity to sign a buyout. Because before signing a contract, the employer also has to look at the quality of the work. If not, it will definitely not be signed. Moreover, some comics are not long, the drawing is not good, and the results are not outstanding, but it does not affect its value. As long as the story is OK, in line with the idea of not rotting in hand, the management will definitely find ways to sell the relevant copyrights. If the quality of the animation or film and television drama is very high, it may in turn drive the comics.

"Then it is to wait for the hit to come out, like "Warm Full House", the capital can use the money earned from "Warm Full House" to fund other comics. If the quality of the comics is really poor and there is no value for copyright development, the management will definitely cut the comics in half, but generally speaking, the length that cartoonists can serialize is longer than that of magazines. ”

Shen Xin didn't think much about it, so he said his understanding.

"In this way, the buyout method is really important for some cartoonists." Xi Muhan speculated.

"Not really. This approach can help cartoonists have a relatively stable creative environment, but it also has its own drawbacks. Since the remuneration is fixed, even if the hit is drawn, the income will not change much, and the creator is easy to be unmotivated, and the comics that can be of high quality may lose their sense of competition because they will not have better income, which is a reason. ”

If the environment is too stable, or even without ups and downs, and a fixed salary every month, the creator will relax.

"What's more, the cycle of a comic is too long, as short as two or three years, or as long as more than ten years, if the income of a cartoonist does not change, the subsequent life will be more difficult, right?" Shen Xin sighed.

Whether it's online articles or comics, the creator's dream is definitely not to get a dead salary.

"No one asks about the cold window for ten years, and the world knows about it in one fell swoop", even if it is a hard life, there must be hope.

"Brother, then what do you mean, is this model good or bad?"

"Whatever the model, in the final analysis, it still depends on the interests, in other words, whether the respective benefits of both parties will reach a balance. Look...... This time, either the two of them will solve it privately, or they will let everyone outside the circle know about it. But there is one thing to say, it is difficult to solve it privately. ”

"Why?"

"It's about other cartoonists - Wei Mao won't give in for his own interests, and the person who negotiates with him is even more unlikely to retreat, otherwise, other cartoonists under that person will follow suit, and the studio will be finished. At the end of the day, he buys out contracts for cartoonists, always to make money, not to find out his conscience. See, when this person comes to the surface, this is the real beginning. ”

"Oh, I found out that the comic book circle is so messy." Xi Muhan rubbed his face helplessly.

"Every industry has its own characteristics. If you want to know, go talk to Sister Yan tomorrow, and when it comes to understanding cartoonists, she definitely knows more things than Brother Wang. ”

"Isn't it? I remember that Brother Wang kept refuting me, but Sister Yan didn't say anything. ”

"Sister Yan is not only a higher level of directing works than Brother Wang, she has worked in "New World", "Manga Fly" and "Comic Future", and has served as the editor of Haruka Tamagawa, and has been in contact with more cartoonists than Brother Wang. It's just that Sister Yan thinks about the problem more on the side of the cartoonist, and sometimes she is not very rational when dealing with things. Brother Wang, on the contrary, has a purpose in everything he does, so he looks at the problem more from the perspective of interests. Just like today, his understanding of commissioned creation is more thorough than that of Sister Yan. ”

Because the characteristics of the two people are too distinct, it is difficult for Shen Xin to choose, so he dug the two people from the editorial department of "Comic Future". Moreover, the effect is really good, as for saying that there is always one person who does not have many things, Shen Xin feels that this situation will change soon.

First of all, once Xi Muhan decides to create comics, there must be someone in charge of her editor, and secondly, if Shen Xin wants to draw comics that have not yet finished on the earth, he must give the original comics an ending, at this time, it is difficult to guarantee the quality by himself. When two people think about things together, the results are much better.

Just like when he first drew "DN", he chose to give up the plot after L's death, but created an ending by himself, at this time, Wang Wenhong and Yan Fei need to check together, so that the quality of the comics can be guaranteed.

"Okay, get some rest, right? If I'm guessing correctly, I guess there will be melons to eat soon. Shen Xin stretched, "I may not have time to pay attention to this matter, but you should be interested in the direction of this matter, right?" ”

Xi Muhan was a little skeptical about Shen Xin's speculation, but he would also be curious in his heart about the direction in which this matter would develop.