Gotta Go the Healing Route

Although, for a popular manga artist like Kazama Yuki, the symbolic significance of animation works is far greater than the economic significance.

The adaptation of a work into animation can indeed bring an extra income to the original author.

Like the current Moyuan manga animation, Kazama Xi can get a copyright royalty.

The so-called copyright royalty means that the animation producer will pay you a sum of money for adapting that work into animation, and then premiering it on TV.The amount of money varies according to the popularity of the work, the carrier, the author's own fame, and so on.

Generally, it is calculated according to the number of episodes, ranging from tens of thousands of kana coins per episode to hundreds of thousands of kana coins per episode.

Things like "Magic Circle" are undoubtedly of the highest standard.Of course, Kazama Xi didn’t get all of the money, because Shueisha is the joint copyright owner, so they would take a little of it, and in the end, Kazama Xi would have about 60% to 80% left.

The copyright royalty is not a one-shot deal, and there will be secondary and tertiary royalties.

For example, after "Magic Circle" is completely broadcast on a TV station, if the TV station wants to rebroadcast it after this broadcast, it will have to pay for the second time.In addition, selling TV stations to other TV stations, or making them into CDs for sale, or selling them to overseas companies is also a secondary use situation, and the author of the original work must be paid.This kind of service is charged according to the sales situation, and the rate is about 10%.

Like Kazama Xi's "Magic Circle", according to Risheng's plan, it will be made into twelve episodes.Assuming simultaneous broadcasting on three TV stations, based on 20 Kanna coins per episode, the one-time usage fee for this animation can get up to 576 million yen, which is roughly equivalent to the amount paid by the publishing house to the printing house. 10 booklets were published.Coupled with the large amount of money paid in taxes, in fact, relatively speaking, the income is not much.

This refers to the original royalties in relative terms.

For example, "Death Note" and "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" single volumes, both of which are top sellers in this different time and space publishing market.A volume can easily sell millions of copies.And the income brought to Kazama Xi is also very exaggerated, like Kazama Xi's bank card now has a nine-figure number of Kanna coins lying.

Therefore, the economic benefits brought by animation are really nothing to Kazama Xi now.

Needless to say, the symbolic meaning is too much. The animation of the work is a kind of recognition for an original author, and it can be regarded as a watershed in the industry.

The magic circle's animation has almost completed the chain of "media cooperation" that Kazama Xi was in.

The so-called media collaboration refers to the strategy of promoting the creation of a work through various forms such as animation, novels, animations and radio dramas at the same time, and using the synergistic amplification effect to increase each other's attention.

As for radio dramas, through the promotion of Shueisha, both Dead Pen and Magic Circle have launched radio dramas one after another.

In Death Note, Shueisha invited a well-known mystery novelist to write a prequel story about L, which can be regarded as an official fan fiction.

Coupled with the animation of the magic circle, this chain is already very complete.

..............

Although it was to celebrate the animation of Rubik's Circle, while eating barbecue, the topic inevitably came to the two new works that Yu Kazama is currently serializing.

"Xi-kun, I would like to offer some suggestions and opinions about your two new works." Aster Uemura put down her beer glass and said softly.

According to the tradition of Shueisha, editors and authors will hold serial meetings every once in a while, mainly to discuss the next story and rhythm of the manga.

Take this opportunity to chat about next week's comic story.

"First of all, "The Chainsaw Man", how should I put it....It's mainly a matter of style."

The story of "The Chainsaw Man" has come to the hotel floor, where the protagonist's team goes to fight against the demon hiding in the hotel.

The existence of the final boss Gun Demon has been revealed as the main line.And the branch line is to crusade against the demons who have the flesh and blood of the demon of the gun.So far it looks like this.

This is also a very classic small climax plot in traditional kingly manga.

"It's not about rhythm, but about style?"

Kazama Xi smiled, raised her cup and took a sip of oolong tea.

"Please continue, Miss Ziwan."

"Currently, the rhythm is of course very good. This small climax has made "Chain Saw Man" enter the ranking again. But in terms of style, I don't think it shows too much Mr. Xi, you have always been here feature."

In the final analysis, this is actually not a shortcoming, because "The Chainsaw Man" is indeed a traditional kingly work.But this kind of pure kingly work made Aster Uemura feel like something was missing.

As for what's missing...

Aster Uemura was at a loss for words for a while, and she did have vague thoughts in her heart, but she just couldn't state them fully.

Fortunately, Feng Jianxi also nodded at this moment, and helped her finish the conversation.

"I know, in fact, I also think that the current "Chain Saw Man" is a bit too boring. I will solve this matter in the next plot, after all, the original intention of drawing this comic is not to follow the real tradition Royal route."

"What do you think of the other "Fist of Flame", Sister Ziwan?"

Speaking of "Fist of Flame", Aster Uemura became serious.

"Chain Saw Man" has no shortcomings on the surface, but the current flaws in "Flame Fist" are obvious.

"The atmosphere of Yanquan's story is too heavy."

That is different from the heavy atmosphere of the cruel story of the magic circle. In the story of the magic circle, after all, the struggle of the girls can arouse the readers' emotions.

But in the story of Yanquan, the despair and numbness will only make the reader's mood sink.

Although "Flame Fist" currently ranks first in the youth jump, if it continues like this, many readers may not be able to accept it.

"The best way is to set a rhythm breaking point as soon as possible, so that the readers' emotions can be vented."

"Such as setting up a small boss or something?" Uemura Ziwan asked cautiously.

"I will also find a way to solve this." Kazama Xi responded.

Then, he couldn't help but praise:

"Sister Ziwan, I can't see that your business ability has improved so quickly..."

These problems raised by Uemura Aster will be solved immediately by Kazama Yuki, but Uemura Aster said it first.

"Of course..."

Seeing that her author accepted her suggestion and praised her, even Aster Uemura couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.

It's not a good thing for an editor to have too talented a writer, at least it will be a lot of pressure.

In order to keep up with Fengjianxi, Uemura Ziwan has also been learning from other senior editors over the past year, and strives to improve herself.

After talking about the new manga, the barbecue meal has almost come to an end.Uemura Aster drank the beer in the glass in one gulp, and began to talk about other things in the circle.

It is inevitable to talk about Guiye Yashu and Zhicheng real person here.

At the end of September, Zhicheng finally healed and was discharged from the hospital without any problems.

On the second day after being discharged from the hospital, Hashiba Tsubasa took the lead in organizing a celebration dinner, and Kazama Xi was naturally invited to attend.

Speaking of which, after the last complaint incident, several new-generation manga artists including Kazama Xiwu Shanyun have gradually formed a circle.

After that, "Detective Strange Records" was republished as a matter of course.

However, after the resumption of publication, the results of this work were not very good.

It was also because of this that Aster Uemura inadvertently mentioned Aki Takino and Masato Zhicheng.

The editor of the two, Dahe Longyi, is worrying about this matter.

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Given the age and talents of Zhicheng and Guiye Yashu, they are undoubtedly worthy of the title of genius.Although it is obviously not as good as Wushan Yunhe Fengjianxi individually.

But the combination of the two, Zhicheng's painting skills, and Guiye Yashu's script, in the eyes of his editor Dahelong, have potential that is not inferior to Feng Jianxi and Wu Shanyun.

Dahe Ryoma also attached great importance to the two authors he was newly in charge of, and devoted a lot of effort to their cultivation.

After all, Shueisha not only has fierce competition among its writers, but also the editorial department is seriously introverted. If the editor fails to make achievements in the three-year assessment, he will be ruthlessly fired.The lifetime employment system does not apply to ordinary editors, and only those veteran gold medal editors are eligible to enjoy it.

There is no doubt that "Detective Strange Records" by Aki Aki and Zhicheng has the potential to become a popular manga.After all, as a work that has been serialized for half a year, Xiaozheng's performance can be stabilized at the upper level, which can be seen as mediocre.

However, no matter how popular a work is, it cannot survive the long-term suspension of publication.After all, the serialization time of "Detective Strange Records" is still too short, and the fan attachment is not enough.And this stand-up issue lasted for two months, accounting for more than half of the serialization time. Although it has been resumed now, its popularity has also lost a lot.

In many industries, if you do not advance, you will retreat. In the turbulent competition in the industry, even if you are a small step behind, you may not see the end.

This result made Uemura Ziwan, who is also an editor, sigh.

It's hard to say something as illusory as luck, but maybe it really exists.

Some people can make rapid progress in their careers and reach the peak soon. In addition to their own abilities, opportunities must also occupy a large part.But there will also be situations where people who are at the top suddenly get terminally ill and plummet from then on.

"The heaven and the earth have the same power, but the hero is not free when transported..."

At this moment, Aster Uemura spit out the Chinese proverb she learned from nowhere.

Regarding this, Kazama Xi smiled slightly, and shook her head:

"However, things like fate and luck are too elusive, but the behavior of overcoming hardships can be controlled by ourselves."

"A true warrior is one who dares to face up to the bleak life and face up to the dripping blood. And he can overcome it."

Kazama Xi ended with Mr. Lu Xun's famous line, and this barbecue celebration dinner ended.

What follows is the ordinary daily life, which steadily promotes the story progress of the two comics.

The animation issue can be regarded as a small episode, and it doesn't have much impact on Kazama Yuki's daily life. The next thing is to wait for the finished product next year.

This October, Kazama Xi thought there would be nothing special.Just as he was thinking so, he received a call from Zhicheng.

..............

Master Zhicheng asked Kazama Xi to come out to meet him, but he didn't explain exactly what happened on the phone.

Kazama Xi also has a rough guess: maybe because he couldn't accept the drop in the performance of his works after the publication was discontinued, he talked to himself like Kanta Anyi?

Could it be that he still has the potential to become a confidant big brother?

The real person Zhicheng chose the time very politely. It was the day before the release of this week's comics. With the size and efficiency of Kazama Xi's studio, he had already completed this week's work and had time left.

There was no reason to refuse, and Kazama Xi naturally agreed to Zhicheng's request to meet the real person.

The agreed address was a nice coffee shop in Shinjuku, maybe an izakaya would be more atmospheric at night.But both of them are underage and cannot drink alcohol.If you don't drink some alcohol in an izakaya, there will be too little atmosphere.

However, the quiet and elegant coffee shop is indeed a good place to talk.

When Kazama Xi came, Zhicheng had already occupied a seat by the window in the coffee shop.

"How is your body recovering?"

Since Zhicheng had not been discharged from the hospital for too long, Kazama Xi asked for condolences after she sat down.

"Thank you, there is no problem anymore."

Real person Zhicheng replied that the panda eyes that he has been wearing all year round have dissipated a lot during the two months in the hospital, and he looks really good.

"Kazama-kun, I heard, congratulations on the animation of your magic circle."

"Thank you."

Kazama Xi nodded slightly, not staying on this topic, but went straight to the point:

"what happened?"