I run a bank in Tokyo

Chapter 39

After sitting for nearly an hour, Jin Qingjuro left.

During this period, Nakayama Yuichi chatted with him about many stories of successful cartoonists.

For example, one is the type who draws as much as he likes and succeeds. To put it bluntly, he is a genius, but to put it bluntly, he is a type with few tendons; there is another type who is good at calculation, finds out the method of success, and caters to the public. likes to be successful.

Most of the best-selling cartoonists are the former.

Although the latter is rare, and there are very few "masterpieces" born, the advantage is that there is no need to worry about a work being gone later.

At the end of the chat, he was given a business card.

Generally, the business card given by editors to new writers is only the name of the editor, the address and contact number of "Weekly Shonen Jump"; further, there will be the email address of the editor; Your personal mobile phone number is also included.

Jin Qingjuro not only got Yuichi Zhongshan's mobile phone number, but the latter sent him out of the door himself.

Almost as soon as he left, public opinion spread within Shueisha.

This kind of treatment, even the security guards and the young lady at the front desk are aware of it, I'm afraid they have encountered a "gold mine"!

The editorial pressure of "Weekly Shonen Jump" is also very high. If there are no hit works released for several consecutive years, you will be kicked out of the editorial department!

After sending him away, Yuichi Zhongshan took the copy of "Naruto" back to the editing room, ready to contact the monitor.

The editing part is divided into three groups, each with a class leader.

After obtaining the consent of Jin Qingjuro, he plans to submit this work to the Tezuka Award.

The Tezuka Award is a newcomer award for juvenile story comics held by Shueisha since 1971. It is held twice a year to discover potential newcomers and works.The judges are cartoonists who have serialized their works on "Weekly Shonen Jump". The awards are divided into the highest award "Selected Award", the prizes are Tezuka Cup, certificate, 2 million yen and commemorative shield, and then the "Access Selected Award" , a certificate, 100 yen and a commemorative shield, and the "Excellent Work Award", a certificate, 50 yen and a commemorative shield.

Although there is no way to compare the gold content with the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award, the judging is not so strict. The highest selection award is often empty, and it may even be empty for several years. The longest record is 8 and a half years!

Although he thinks that this "Naruto" can be directly serialized on "Weekly Shonen Jump", but first to collect a wave of honors, with a halo shrouded in it, the chance of success is higher, maybe it will be a big success.

Comics also need publicity and hype.

In this age of information explosion, without recommendations, you don’t even have a chance for people to see your work, so how can you stand out?

Before he could get in touch, the squad leader Xiao Xiyu had already come to the door on his own initiative.

The gender is male, the style is similar to Yuichi Zhongshan, but he is a little shorter and fatter.He had already heard the news. After all, he chatted with the contributor for nearly an hour, so he rushed over immediately after hearing that he was back.

The competition among the three groups in the editorial department is very fierce. They have no advantage in this group. To put it bluntly, they are at a disadvantage. They are often criticized by the chief editor as a negative example.

"I heard that you dug a gold mine?" asked the first sentence of the meeting.

There is both excitement and doubt.

"That's right!" Nakayama Yuichi believed in his own judgment, turned on his laptop, and copied "Naruto" to his own computer.

Konishi immediately sat down and watched.

The timing was wrong, so I just browsed through it roughly, then frowned and said, "This style of painting doesn't look like a newcomer."

No matter how talented or how good the painting skills are, a newcomer is a newcomer, and the plot, painting style, dialogue, etc. will all have the unique greenness and innocence of a newcomer.

But this work is sophisticated and straightforward. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was written by a professional cartoonist who has been in the industry for more than 5 years!
"20 years old, I have never heard of this name before, and I don't know many rules in the industry, so I should be a newcomer. I asked specifically during the exchange. He has very mature experience in plot development, power system, character setting, etc. Ideas should be created by oneself.” Zhongshan Yuichi also had doubts.

"Then it is indeed a gold mine..." Xiao Xiyu looked at the comics on the computer, thinking about something.

"Naruto" with just over 30 pages is not so good that it makes them lose their composure, but if it is written by a 20-year-old rookie manga artist, the meaning will be completely different!

Once this kind of genius cartoonist grows up, he is enough to become the pillar of "Weekly Shonen Jump" and even Shueisha!

"Squad leader, I plan to submit my article for the Tezuka Prize first!" Nakayama Yuichi said.

The words are sincere and express their determination.

"Yeah." Xiao Xiyou nodded casually, he was not thinking about this problem.

Today is not the same as before. Although the status of publishing houses is still very high, good authors will also attract competition from many platforms, especially some IT companies, who are willing to spend money!

"Weekly Shonen Jump" has been in decline. This is undeniable, so it has been looking for ways to break the situation.

There are many problems, such as the unavoidable factors of the times.

However, if there is a talented cartoonist who can create an era, or there is a work that creates an era, not to mention completely solving these problems, at least it can bring a vitality to "Weekly Shonen Jump"!
The appearance of this newcomer gave him a ray of hope.

"Have you discussed the contract with him?" Xiao Xiyou asked suddenly.

The contract is not the point, the point is the newcomer exclusive contract of "Weekly Shonen Jump".

The terms of the agreement can be summarized into three points: [-]. After signing an exclusive contract with the editorial department of "Weekly Shonen Jump", the author shall not publish any works in magazines other than "Weekly Shonen Jump"; [-]. The editorial department of "Weekly Shonen Jump" pays A certain amount of contract money for the author, excluding the manuscript fee; [-]. The author is not allowed to negotiate with magazines other than "Weekly Shonen Jump" within the time specified in the contract for writing after the contract expires.

"Weekly Shonen Jump" was founded late, and it could only absorb a large number of new manga artists. In order to avoid the loss of talents, this system was created, thus laying the foundation stone for the take-off of "Weekly Shonen Jump".

"Not yet!" Zhongshan Yuyi suddenly showed a remorseful expression.

You are still too conservative!

"I'll contact him right away!" Immediately added.

"Wait first." Xiao Xiyou got up and said, "I'll go find the editor-in-chief."

Editor-in-Chief, the head of the editorial department.

"I'm sorry, it was all my mistake!" Yuichi Zhongshan immediately understood what he meant, and bowed to apologize.

Outsiders only see their scenery, but they don't understand the pressure on them.The first is the competition between different companies, the more the front, the greater the pressure, especially as the number one leader; the second is the pressure within the company, the industry is declining, there are no good works, etc.; the third is between the three groups of the editorial department The competition in the company, the company atmosphere is all based on performance; the last is the competition among colleagues, you don’t have a best-selling work in your hand, how dare you speak?
Pressed down layer by layer, it can really crush people to death!

Therefore, such a sudden new talent will be so important.

In the comics world, a classic full-length work is enough to support a company for more than ten years!

(End of this chapter)