The two of them who are tired of walking sit on the chairs and take a rest.

Yuzi stared blankly at the park in the distance, where several imps were gathered to read comic books.

Sighing, Yuzi said in frustration: "Boss...... Is there something wrong with us? Do we feel good about ourselves? We don't have the qualifications and standards to publish our comics? ”

Li Ze's heart is much stronger than Yuzi's.

Although he scolded his mother in his heart, on the surface, Li Ze still said lightly: "Our comics are indeed not perfect, and there are indeed some shortcomings." But the flaws are not hidden, our comic standards, not to mention these small publishing houses. Even if it's a million-dollar publishing house, we deserve it! ”

"The current setbacks are only because we are not yet famous. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and when we do, the market and readers will naturally help us speak. ”

"Who is the king of comics?" Li Ze asked with an imposing attitude.

Yuzi was encouraged by these words, and when he saw the boss asking him who was the king of comics, he subconsciously replied: "It's difficult...... Could it be us? ”

"Wrong! We're not the king of comics yet, and we still have to have this B-number. ”

"But don't worry, I can assure you that the king of comics will be ours."

Yuzi's eyes lit up, but they were a little gloomy in an instant: "I feel that this road is so difficult." ”

"Yes, it's going to be a tough road, but do you know the 101st rejection?"

Yuzi shook her head.

Li Ze said: "The 101st rejection is a well-known network theorist who has a lot of in-depth research on various routines, writing methods, structures, plots, etc., and has written millions of words just by researching his experience. ”

"At the same time, I am writing the 101st rejection myself, and I have been writing it for many years."

Yuzi asked, "Wow, such a powerful theorist?" Then he must have written very well, very successfully, right? ”

This time it was Li Ze's turn to shake his head: "On the contrary, although many people regard his network theory as a classic, the 101st rejection of his own has repeatedly hit the streets. ”

"Hit the streets, hit the streets, hit the streets, hit the streets, day after day. His network theory is getting more and more perfect, but his is getting more and more ......"

And the 101st rejection, this pen name, is also a true portrayal of his own Internet career.

Yuzi asked: "So the 101st rejection, is it still hitting the street?" ”

"I'd love to tell you that he's got what he's paid for, but the reality is: yes, he's still hitting the streets."

Yuzi asked curiously: "His theory is so powerful, why does he keep failing?" ”

Li Ze replied: "I don't know much about this. But it is normal to have strength, but suffer setbacks. Just like our "Tomie", it obviously has a very high standard, but so far there is still no publisher to ask for it. ”

"Giving doesn't necessarily pay off. There is a standard, but it does not necessarily mean that it will be appreciated. ”

Yuzi listened, and a black line appeared on his forehead: "Boss, hearing you say this, I feel like I've been poured poisonous chicken soup." ”

Li Ze smiled slightly, and changed his words: "But remember, failure is also a success to some extent." ”

"Failure is our pain and our wealth."

"The prospect of our comic business is vast, but now it is difficult."

"We must have the dream of becoming the king of comics, and at the same time, we must be fully mentally prepared for difficulties."

……

A leader's speech boosted Yuzi's morale and cheered Yuzi again.

However, although it boosted morale, and talked about some truths about seeing a rainbow after the storm.

But it must be admitted that today is still a day of failure.

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Ze took Yuzi and walked back, but he didn't plan to go back to the company, but went back to his own house to find his own mother.

Yuzi's home and Li Ze's apartment did not go by the way, so they parted ways.

On the way back, Li Ze passed by a small two-story building, and then Li Ze stopped.

"Iwate Shoten Manga Press?"

Unexpectedly, in this inconspicuous small street, in this inconspicuous two-story building, there is still a comic publishing house hidden.

Li Ze easily checked the information of the Iwate Bookstore.

Iwate Shoten, which has been established for three or five years, has not made a big name in the market.

However, Iwate Shoten is an innovative publishing house that often publishes some niche and new themes, although these niche themes are difficult to sell well, so Iwate Shoten has not become a big hit, let alone trained famous manga artists.

But these fresh attempts have also allowed Iwate Shoten to gain a group of die-hard fans.

At present, the circulation of Iwate Shoten has risen from 50,000 copies to 150,000 copies, at least it has a firm foothold in the manga industry.

150,000 copies, that's not much.

But today's Li Ze is already the kind of hungry who doesn't choose to eat.

Not to mention 150,000 copies, as long as the manuscript fee is paid, Li Ze, the publisher of Teniang's 15 volumes, is willing to cooperate!

glanced at the time, there should be more than ten minutes before the end of work, so Li Ze walked up.

The office building of Iwate Shoten is a two-story old building, and the condition is not too good, but the interior is quite tidy and has a warm and nostalgic style from the last century.

This is very different from the enterprising and innovative style of Iwate Shoten.

Without further ado, Li Ze found the editor, introduced himself as the owner of Xiaoxiaomi Studio, and submitted his own works by the way.

The editor in charge of the preliminary review of Iwate Shoten, whose nickname is Tenniu.

Tianniu watched "Fujiang" carefully and carefully, then nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Very good work, fortunately I didn't slip away in advance today, otherwise I would have missed it." ”

Tianniu stood up and continued: "This Tomie, the theme and plot are very innovative, and at the same time, the debauched beautiful girl who is a fan also makes me very interested. ”

"I like this work very much, and I passed the preliminary review."

Nice！ Li Ze cheered in his heart, but on the surface, Li Ze still remained calm and said, "Thank you." ”

A draft that has passed the preliminary review means that it is very likely to pass the final review.

However, before submitting it to the editor-in-chief for final review, it is necessary to talk about the issue of manuscript fees.

Tianniu said to Li Ze: "I personally think that Mr. Li's works are very good, but our Iwate Bookstore is a small publishing house, and we also have a set of guidelines in terms of manuscript fees. ”

"For a rookie cartoonist like Little Shrimp Studio, our manuscript fee is 1000 per page, can you look at this number?"

The length of "Tomie" is 18 pages, and at this price, the manuscript fee of "Tomie" is 18,000 yuan.

It's not that high, but a small publishing house like Iwate Shoten, unless it's a famous manga artist or a particularly promising work, can only be priced at this price.