I just want to draw cartoons quietly

But everyone could feel that the atmosphere of the whole meeting seemed to have changed.

Whether it's Li Xi, or other first-level editors of Xuan Gui, they can feel in their hearts that Deng He, who is the final decision maker, seems to have an idea for the two serialization places.

This is their cognitive experience of knowing this old man for many years.

.......

In the afternoon, Chu Yu was walking back to the rented house alone.

The phone rings.

Chu Yu's eyes froze.

Li Xi's phone call.

"Hey... how did it turn out!"

Chu Yu could also guess why Li Xi called because of something, so he asked directly.

Although Chu Yu can accept no matter what the result is, but at this moment, it is inevitable that there is still tension in his heart.

The development process of Rurouni Kenshin's Memories and the Garden of Words tells Chu Yu how important the serialization platform of a work is.

If Rurouni Kenshin's Remembrances can be serialized on Suiyuan, then with its quality, it should be preparing for the nationwide release of manga anime and single volumes.

"Passed!" On the other side of the phone, Li Xi's voice was filled with joy and a trace of weariness.

"Come to Xuangui tomorrow with your ID card, and we will discuss the signing of Natsume's account of friends and the contribution of an unnamed animation production company."

Chapter 99 Signing

The next day, Chu Yu asked for leave and came to Xuangui Comics Club alone.

Inside Xuangui Manga Club, Li Xi had been waiting for a long time. As usual, he was dressed in OL professional attire, and he looked capable and energetic.

As soon as Chu Yu walked into Xuangui Comic Company, he found Li Xi's office with ease.

"Please sit down!" Li Xi said after seeing Chu Yu.

After getting up and pouring a cup of hot tea for Chu Yu, he closed the door by the way, and the whole room was in an airtight environment.

"I don't think I need to say anything more. Just yesterday, at the serialization meeting of Xuangui Manga Club, your work Natsume's Book of Friends and another work, Qianxing Secret Realm, were selected by editor-in-chief Deng He, plus another The outstanding works in the second-level periodicals under Buxuangui, a total of three works will be decided to be serialized in the current periodical of Shuiyuan after three weeks!"

"In three weeks?" Chu Yu's eyes froze.

Before coming here, Chu Yu naturally knew that his work could successfully pass the serialization meeting.

But he didn't expect Xuan Gui to be so efficient. It was only yesterday that he decided which works could be published on Shuiyuan, and the publication date of the works was immediately set the next day.

"This is a signed contract. You should have a look at it first. If there is no problem, I will print it out and complete the signing." Li Xi placed a laptop in front of Chu Yu.

Into the head, is a long contract.

Fortunately, after the Song Jiayu incident and dealing with cuttlefish, Chu Yu has a much stronger awareness of relevant laws. Although he does not say that he is proficient in the laws of the Dragon Kingdom, at least he also understands the contract cheating cases in the comics industry. Pass.

He can see the pitfalls in ordinary contracts.

Of course, Chu Yu still has a certain degree of trust in Li Xi, Su Yu's good friend, but he must be cautious, so this contract... Chu Yu takes it very seriously.

Finally, after changing the tea in front of Li Xi for three cups, Chu Yu finally turned his eyes away from this electronic contract.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Generally speaking, this contract is quite satisfactory and there are no pitfalls.

The main key points are the following points.

First, the remuneration for manga manuscripts is [-] Dragon National Coins per page.

Chu Yu has no opinion on this point.

Although on the surface, the remuneration of two thousand dragon national coins is only 1000 yuan more than the remuneration offered by Manying.

Comparing the two journals of Diffuse Film and Water Edge, the gap between the two can be described as heaven and earth.

It is only 1000 yuan more per page, and I am really sorry for the status of the journal Shuiyuan.

But when it comes to cartoonists who can serialize comics in journals like Shuiyuan, who cares about the mere remuneration?

It's different from the Japanese manga in the parallel plane, which is popular all over the world.

In the plane of Dragon Kingdom, although Japan Island is still the one that promotes the theme of comics, the latent strength of the mainland of Dragon Kingdom cannot be ignored.

At least, in today's Dragon Kingdom comics industry, the entire animation market is extremely regulated, with a strong sense of copyright, and countless fans have been cultivated.

In the parallel time and space, the single-book sales of hundreds of millions of works can be said to be the ceiling of the manga industry, and most of them are concentrated in the Japanese region of that world.

However, in the plane of Dragon Kingdom, which has a population base of more than one billion, it is far less difficult for manga single volumes to exceed [-] million than in parallel time and space.

And in this world, Dragon Kingdom is definitely a unique existence in the world comics market.

In short, comics all over the world are imitating Dragon Kingdom.

Therefore, sales in overseas markets should not be underestimated.

This has also created a large group of astonishing rich people in the Dragon Kingdom comics industry.

There are many cartoonists who rely on book royalties, animation adaptations, and peripheral income of hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

It is not uncommon for the names of several old cartoonists to appear on the Dragon Country Rich List.

In such an environment, everyone would definitely not care about the mere remuneration for comics.

In the contract, many cartoonists are concerned about the proportion of copyright.

The comics are serialized in periodicals, and the comic agency will help you promote the comics. Naturally, the comic agency will also get a share of the copyright income of your work.

And in this contract, Chu Yu's comic royalties for the release of booklets are [-]%...

Chu Yu looked at Li Xi.

"Li Xi, it's about the ratio of comic royalties..."

"There's no need to talk about this!" Li Xi stopped what Chu Yu wanted to say.

"The regulations of Xuangui Comics Club, any cartoonist who serializes comics in the journal Shuiyuan for the first time, has this ratio in terms of the remuneration for the single volume manuscript!"

"If you want to talk to Xuan Gui about this issue, at least it will be after your comic has achieved impressive results and the new work is serialized! At that time, nine percent, ten percent, or even higher percentage of royalties, but it all depends on your track record."

Chu Yu was silent for a long time after hearing the words.

"Understood!"

Chu Yu didn't bother with this point either. Thoughts are very important, but we also need to look at reality.

Now he really has no way to negotiate terms with Xuan Gui.

For the rest, the contract includes the adaptation of animation, adaptation of other themes, and the sharing of peripheral products, which are basically normal standards in the industry.

"I have no objection!" Chu Yu nodded.

"Okay!" Li Xi smiled.

He printed out the contract neatly, and instructed Chu Yu one by one where and how to sign it.

5 minute later.

Li Xi put away the contract and extended his hand to Chu Yu.

Chu Yu also stood up to respond to her, and they held hands together.

"Welcome to Xuan Gui!" Li Xi looked at Chu Yu with a smile.

After this moment, she is Chu Yu's manga editor, which means that the two have formally established a cooperative relationship. Chu Yu's physical and mental state, the progress of manga serialization, and her private life all need to be involved to varying degrees. .

At the same time, the performance of Chu Yu's works is also related to her personal income on Xuangui and her career promotion prospects.

Among other things, if Chu Yu's Natsume's Friends Account is cut off due to poor popularity within a month or two after its serialization, then Li Xi will not be able to deal with it from now on, let alone Xuan Gui, even if he changes jobs to other comic companies in the future. Some people will use this to say something.

Signing Chu Yu was also a gamble for Li Xi.

But no matter what, for Li Xi, she has been like this along the way.

It was the same when Tang Xin was unearthed back then, otherwise Tang Xin's rise would not have been so fast.

"Okay, since that's the case, from today onwards, I will be your contact person in Xuan Gui about comics!" Li Xi looked at Chu Yu.

"Three weeks later, Natsume's Account of Friends was officially published in Shuiyuan. According to the rules, the first time a new work is published, it will be two chapters together!"

"In addition to the manuscripts of Chapter [-] that you gave me earlier, in order to keep up with the progress of the manga club's serialization, you also need to submit the manuscripts of Chapter [-] of this work from the week that this work is serialized!"

"Every week after that, the deadline is Friday, and I will visit you when it's due. I hope you don't delay your draft, and don't be like someone..."

"Otherwise, you will experience my method of urging manuscripts!" Li Xi said as if joking.

But Chu Yu could vaguely feel that she was serious.

Coincidentally, since Li Xi mentioned this matter, Chu Yu also spoke.

"Of course, if you are familiar with Su Yu, you should be able to understand that I have never delayed the draft..."

"It's just that, as a native of Los Angeles, I'm not familiar with the place in Shanghai...... In order to complete the comic creation with higher quality, I need to find some comic assistants."

"I don't know Li Xi, do you have any good suggestions for this?"

"Manga assistant?" Li Xi thought for a few seconds after hearing this.

"How many do you want?" Li Xi looked at Chu Yu.

"Two!" Chu Yu said.

Although one is enough according to common sense, but Chu Yu also has other ideas. Anyway, he is already a hand speed monster in the eyes of an ordinary cartoonist.

And because of the system, Chu Yu didn't have to spend a lot of time conceiving the comic plot.

That being the case, why don't you try to see if you can serialize two works at the same time, or even more works, with enough manga assistants?

After all, there are so many excellent works in the system, and Chu Yu doesn't expect to serialize all of them in this lifetime, but he can always serialize one more.

Chapter 100 Nine Stars

"Two?" Li Xi pondered for two seconds.

"What are the requirements for gender and age?"

"It doesn't matter!" Chu Yu said

"Understood, I will help you solve this matter within three days!" Li Xi said.

"Yes!" Chu Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

Chu Yu was also touched by Li Xi's style of doing things.

Really efficient people.

In comparison, Chu Yu, a person who procrastinates about other things except for manga deadlines, is nothing short of a salty fish.

"Okay, let's talk about some other things next!"

"Is the name of the follow-up plot of the unknown flower name brought?"

Li Xi said directly.

"Here." Chu Yu took out a stack of manuscript paper from the backpack he brought.

Except for the original manuscript of the unheard name of the three chapters at the top, the following are some manga name manuscripts. Although they are basically manga drafts and the like, it is completely fine to use it to see the general plot of the work.

"Do you mind if I read the follow-up plot of this work!" Li Xi looked at Chu Yu.

After all, this kind of behavior of giving Chu Yu's work to a friend in another company is not an agreed matter in the cooperative relationship between Chu Yu and Li Xi. This work has nothing to do with Xuan Gui now, so Li Xi has to watch the follow-up plot , naturally ask Chu Yu for instructions.

"No problem!" Chu Yu nodded.

Compared with the serialization of Natsume's Friends Account, the contribution of the unknown name is purely Li Xi's personal help. How could Chu Yu refuse Li Xi's proposal? Even if he wants to help you, he has to check the quality of the work. The request couldn't be more normal!

.......

after an hour!

Li Xi organized all the manuscripts in his hand.

She looked quietly at Chu Yu, as if she wanted to see through Chu Yu's heart.

"I understand what Su Yu said a little bit!"