Comprehensive comics: great cartoonist at the beginning

Just now, Shota had introduced this group of people to Mengye, so Mengye took a closer look and basically got an idea.

"This should be Tang Ming’s Mandarin teacher, Miss Hiratsuka, right?"

"Nice to meet you. Hiratsuka

Shizuo smiled and nodded politely.

"Students, please feel free to sit down."

After greeting each other, Meng Ye and Tang Ming sat down at a desk.

Meng Ye calmed down and said,"I just saw your work, it was really eye-opening."

"And I heard that this is your first time creating, and you are very talented."

"Shota and I both appreciate this film"The Garden of Words"》"

Tang Ming was not modest, he just smiled and said:"Thank you editor-in-chief for your recognition."

"Shota." Mengye waved, and Shota on the side heard the words and immediately reached out and handed over a stack of documents.

"This is a signing contract we have just drafted. You can take a look at it carefully."

Tang Ming nodded and took the contract, opened it and looked at it carefully.

The signed work was of great importance, so a group of people came together.

On the one hand, it was out of curiosity, but more importantly, everyone wanted to help Tang Ming make suggestions.

Among them, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at it particularly seriously. After all, Tang Ming was her student and had little social experience. Since he accompanied Tang Ming to submit the article, he at least had to ensure that his students would not suffer.

Yumeno and Shota were not in a hurry, and calmly stood on the opposite side. Wait.

After watching for a while, Hiratsuka Shizuka asked.

"Uh, Mr. Yumeno, if I remember correctly, this kind of short story should be published as a single book, right?"

"What are the serialization matters in the contract?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka is also a comic fan, so she still knows some common sense. She has read Tang Ming's works. Short comics like this are usually published in single volumes.

However, the contract clearly states"serialization" Manuscript fee: 20,000 yuan/page", and also requested the date and quantity of manuscript submission, which is incredible.

Hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's concerns, Yumeno explained:"Ah, that's it."

"Because our comic club has just made the final decision after internal discussions that while this work will be released as a single volume, it will also be serialized in three issues in our latest comic weekly."

"Therefore, serialization issues should also be involved."

The reason why Yumeno did this is because the latest manga weekly is actually a romance-type manga weekly founded by Shueisha's new department. This weekly is just in its infancy. At this stage, there are no mainstay-level comics at all.

Even those who can There are very few works that are available.

Therefore, the sales of the entire weekly are in jeopardy.

In fact, in principle, short stories like"The Garden of Words"It is impossible for the comics to be serialized in a weekly magazine, but because we are in a particularly difficult time now and there are no other comics to publish, we have no choice but to divide"The Garden of Words" into three issues and serialize them first, to overcome this. Make plans during a difficult period.

After hearing Mengye's explanation, Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded slightly towards Tang Ming.

Although she is not a law major, she is a graduate student and is involved in all aspects.

"There is basically nothing wrong with the contract, the only issue is whether I can satisfy you in terms of the royalties."

Tang Ming curled his lips slightly and glanced at the contract on the table.

In fact, he didn't care if there were any overlord clauses in the contract. After all, he came with the system through time. As long as the system is updated, he will have the system. With the blessing of Tang Ming, he is confident and has no fear of overlord clauses.

The only issue Tang Ming needs to consider is how much money he can get at the moment.

The contract given by Mengye is actually divided into two parts, one part is for the serial publication Part of the contract is a single volume contract.

The price given by Shueisha for the serialization contract is 20,000 yen per page, while the income from the single volume contract depends on royalties, which depends on how much the work can sell, and then a percentage is taken from it. Share, the general royalty rate is 6%-10%.

Therefore, compared with the serial income, the royalty income is actually very unstable, and it all depends on the sales volume.

Tang Ming frowned slightly and thought for a moment.

At 20,000 yuan per page... the minimum guarantee for this work is more than 1.2 million yuan.

It is equivalent to the average salary of an ordinary working person for half a year's work.

"Mr. Yumeno, do you think this work is worth the price?"

"Although this is my first work, I have devoted all my efforts to complete it."

"I don’t want to guarantee you how good this work will be, but you only gave the price for an ordinary newcomer to sign a contract.……"

"I believe that this work still has some status in the hearts of editor Shota and the editor-in-chief, otherwise this meeting today would not exist, right?"

Mengye sincerely showed an apologetic smile.

Tang Ming said that there is indeed no problem. If this work is the same as the works signed by other newcomers, then why did Mengye come to meet Tang Ming in person today and arrange the contract immediately?

But the comic book club also has its own difficulties.

This is not a matter of money. A leading company in the industry like Shueisha has made more than 40 billion yen in profits every year in recent years, even if the royalties for Tang Ming are increased tenfold. A hundred times, it's nothing painful for them, and they don't care.

Besides, they need to build the reputation of the new weekly first, and attracting a group of old authors is the top priority.

"this……"

"You are right. I admire this work very much and I am very confident in it. However, from the perspective of a comic book club, the price we offer is basically the ceiling for new people to sign contracts."

"If the ceiling is broken, it may trigger a series of subsequent changes. In other words, it will affect the mentality of other new authors."

"After all, they are all novices with no historical achievements. It is not easy to break this balance."

"In other words, the price of single-page manuscript fees is just like this, and we have no way to decide."

Seeing Tang Ming's hesitant expression, Mengye suddenly panicked.

Although the order cannot be broken, this talented author cannot be let go!

"Tang Ming, I can understand the enthusiasm of young people. You need a platform to prove yourself, so be it."

"I set the price to 21,000/page. This is our attitude towards you."

"Although you didn’t add much, Shueisha has set a precedent for you... This ceiling has indeed been broken by you."

"But we are willing to give you 10% of the royalties from the single book!"

The...highest standard?

Yuigahama and Yukinoshita were stunned, and looked up at Yumeno's firm gaze.