Another World Under My Pen

At the end of August, publishers released the picture book of "Shrek" at the fastest speed.

Five million copies were premiered, two million in China, more than two million in Europe and North America, and hundreds of thousands were printed in Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. In terms of Laobai and Laobai's current famous companies, this printing volume can only be said to be quite satisfactory, and even too conservative. It's just that even Sun Ya, who is usually the most sensitive to this, has remained silent this time.

No way, who makes them so ugly?

Not only is the male protagonist a monster with green skin and a sloppy life, even the beautiful female protagonist turns into a green monster at the end! Except for Sun Peng, almost everyone was a little worried, for fear that the children would not like this brand new picture book.

So the first printing of 5 million is indeed the result of this worry.

In fact, to be honest, Sun Peng also had similar concerns. Because there are still differences between animated films and picture books, it is difficult for him to say that picture books will be as popular as movies on earth. After all, it is difficult to express the essence of the laughable actions and dialogue in the animation in the form of pictures and text.

So the print count of 5 million is actually very high.

Fortunately, Lao Bai or Laobai has a huge number of fans, and the reputation of "Sunflower Story Collection" is also very good, so Sun Peng doesn't have to worry about the publishing house losing money...

"Ruoyi, the next story is "The Incredibles"."

When I got the new book of "Shrek" and called Chen Ruoyi during the shooting, Sun Peng smiled and said, "It's about a group of superheroes, but it's a little bit different. The angle is still more interesting... The story has been written, and I have taken some sketches of the characters, and I will leave the rest to you."

"……it is good."

Although she quickly agreed, Chen Ruoyi's voice sounded a little hesitant.

Sun Peng noticed it and moved in his heart, and asked a little curiously: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

"Ahem, there is nothing wrong."

After hesitating for a while, Chen Ruoyi smiled awkwardly: "It's just that I've been busy creating a new story recently, so this new picture book... can I ask a teacher in the studio to help? But don't worry, Teacher Sun, wait. After I have made this story about myself, I will definitely cooperate with him to complete "The Incredibles" immediately!"

"..."

After listening to Chen Ruoyi's words, Sun Peng fell silent immediately.

Chen Ruoyi is creating a story of her own?

This answer shocked Sun Peng's heart, but if he thought about it carefully, it seemed nothing strange. As a picture book writer who once had ideals, Chen Ruoyi and her friends had really unsatisfactory days. In the end, they have achieved their current achievements through cooperation with Lao Bai. They have become famous and earn tens of millions of dividends every year. , It is completely out of the original dilemma.

But, any writer, who doesn't want to create his own work?

So although he was a little surprised after hearing this answer, Sun Peng could understand it. After all, Chen Ruoyi now has a lot of money, and there seems to be nothing to question about some higher pursuits.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Teacher Sun."

After waiting for a while and not waiting for Sun Peng’s answer, Chen Ruoyi seemed to be a little flustered, and hurriedly said: “Then I will stop my new work first, and do this "Superman Story" first, and I will finish all the work within two months. set up……"

"Haha, no need."

Sun Peng also came back to his senses at this moment, and quickly smiled and refused: "Well, let's get busy with your new work. Don't worry about "The Incredibles", I will polish the story."

Without waiting for Chen Ruoyi to respond, Sun Peng continued: "Let's do this first, contact me later!"

After hanging up the phone, Sun Peng's face instantly sank.

Chen Ruoyi delayed the creation of the picture book of "The Incredibles" because of her new work. Of course, this incident made him very unhappy. Even if she understands the girl's decision and appreciates her attitude towards pursuing her own work, it does not mean that Sun Peng can accept such a result.

He knew the reason why Chen Ruoyi did this was nothing more than that she was no longer short of money.

For those picture books with Lao Bai's name, only a small part of the royalties belong to Chen Ruoyi, which is about 5, 10 or 15%. Depending on the time of publication, Sun Peng gave the other party Different proportions. Generally speaking, the farther the picture book goes, the higher the proportion Chen Ruoyi gets.

With these picture books alone, the annual income to Chen Ruoyi is eight figures!

But in the same way, because all elements such as the story and the character design were done by Sun Peng, no matter if the picture book is adapted into a movie or a game, or even a variety of peripheral products, Chen Ruoyi has no share.

For Lao Bai's picture book, that is a huge benefit.

Take "Kung Fu Panda" and "Monster Company" currently being produced. As the author, Sun Peng enjoys more than 10% of the box office share. If the global box office of the two animations exceeds one billion US dollars... In terms of his work, this is a high probability event... Then he can get more than 100 million U.S. dollars per movie from the box office alone!

What's more, the follow-up income and peripheral dividends of cartoons have to exceed the box office of the movie itself!

Therefore, it is conceivable that Chen Ruoyi's pursuit of her own works is understandable, both psychologically and profitably. After all, after cooperating with Lao Bai so many times, her current reputation is not small at all, and whether her works will be published or adapted in the future, she will have innate advantages!

but……

Such a result made Sun Peng very unhappy.

He is not the kind of person who is not willing to share, nor is he interested in suppressing his competitors, but Sun Peng needs a person who can concentrate on assisting him, a painter who will not delay the creation of "Sunflower Story Collection" because of his work!

Obviously, after cooperating with many picture books, Chen Ruoyi is no longer willing to continue to be the shadow of Lao Bai...

"Om..."

Just as Sun Peng was secretly meditating, the phone suddenly vibrated again.

The number is Zhang Chun, the new general manager of Qinglan Animation. After a few words of greeting, the other party almost couldn’t wait to ask: "Teacher Sun, I just finished reading the new book "Shrek". I am very interested. I can use it as Is Qinglan Animation’s pioneering work?"

"Yes, of course."

When Zhang Chun called after taking office, Sun Peng smiled and said: "You can choose any of my works to adapt, of course, "Shrek" can also... In fact, whether Qinglan Animation or DreamWorks, You can choose the object of adaptation in my work at will, provided that there is only one, that is, the other party has not taken away the right of adaptation!"

After listening to his words, the CEO of Qinglan Animation who had just taken office was silent for a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Teacher Sun, what do you mean...we two compete?"

"Obviously, yes."

Hu Tian made a gesture to the coming Hu Tian, ​​and asked him to wait patiently for a while, then Sun Peng then smiled: "Whoever completes the animation quickly is eligible to choose the next one. Now DreamWorks has not selected the "Monster History" "Lake", so it can be your Qinglan animation. It's just..."

After a short pause, Sun Peng suddenly had an idea in his mind, and said with a smile: "I have a new story here, a new story that has not yet been made into a picture book, are you interested in challenging it?"

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