Rebirth of the Father of Anime
Chapter 12 The First Confrontation with the Publishing House
After more than half a month of military training, the real college life officially began.
He Chen's physical fitness can only be considered average among ordinary people, and he also checked his attributes through the system during military training.
Health: 44. Responses: 37. Physical Strength: 46.
Each has improved to a certain extent. If 1 point of attribute requires 1000 reputation, it is equivalent to saving 9000 reputation for He Chen.
I just don't know if this improvement will fall back because I don't exercise?
Zhou Zhe has no interest in He Chen's cartoons, but he has no prejudice either. He occasionally chats with He Chen about some economic issues.
How could He Chen know about this kind of problem? He had never studied economics in his two lifetimes, so he could only tell him a few words about the magnificent industrial chain brought about by comics in his last lifetime.
As for Zhuang Bufan, after that incident, he rarely talked to He Chen. But he and Luo Hao were quite close, and Luo Hao didn't know why Zhuang Bufan was like this.
He Chen rubbed his nose, it turns out that human beings are very strange creatures.
The days of military training were very tense. He Chen didn't have time to draw comics, but he was not idle either. In the past few days, he searched the Internet for publishing houses in Yanjing that publish comics.
In the end, I selected a few of the most capable ones, and then took advantage of the weekend to visit them one by one with my own drawings.
He didn't submit by email, he wanted to see for himself how these editors viewed comics!
It's almost October, and the weather has become much cooler. Along with the bustling crowd, riding the subway, humming the theme song of the first volume of the elves, He Chen came to the first publishing house.
"Hello, what's the matter?"
The lady at the front desk had a sweet smile on her face and asked very politely.
It really is a big publishing house!
He Chen admired in his heart, a little nervous: "You, hello, I'm here to contribute." Submitting an article in person is to promote his own products. As an otaku, it is the first time in his life, and nervousness is inevitable of.
"Submission? Is there an editor who has an appointment?"
"Huh?" When He Chen heard this, the editor wanted to make an appointment, but no one had ever told him this before!
The receptionist glanced at it and understood it. Without any impatience, he kept smiling the same: "Then what aspect of your contribution is it?"
"Manga!" He Chen said hastily.
"Comics?" The front desk was stunned. As a big publishing house, she has seen countless people and contributed countless articles, but what are comics?
"...Little man's book." He Chen was reluctant in his heart, but still explained to her with words that she understood better.
After hearing this, the front desk suddenly realized: "Well, please follow her to the reception room and wait, we will contact the editor for you." Saying that, he greeted a beautiful woman, and He Chen followed her away.
There are many reception rooms, and the sound insulation effect is very good. He Chen looked around curiously, listening to the occasional growls coming from inside.
"Editor Zhao, my book has over 10 million hits online, why can't it be published?"
"No matter how high the click is, there is no use. The style of writing required for physical publishing is different from that of online writing!"
"Mr. Zhang, look at this plot in your manuscript, do you want to change it a little?"
"What! Change? Why change,
I think this is good! "
"But, if you write like this, I'm afraid you will lose many readers..."
"Hey, it's because they don't understand. My book is only written for those who can understand. If you don't understand, let them go!"
"..."
"This is here, please come in." The beauty suddenly stopped in front of an empty room and said politely.
He Chen looked up, and there was a "7" sign hanging on it. This number is not bad. Does He Chen's lucky number indicate that today is going to be a good start?
Walking in, the furnishings in the room are simple.
"Excuse me, do you want tea, coffee or juice?"
"Oh, tea, tea."
Afterwards, the beauty nodded to He Chen and closed the door. After a while, He Chen heard knocking on the door again.
"Please come in."
The beauty came in, served He Chen a cup of tea, then pointed to a button beside the table and said, "The editor who will contact you will be here in a while. If you have any requests, please press this to contact the front desk."
He Chen nodded. After the beauty left, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The first time I came to this kind of place, I was too nervous. He Chen adjusted his posture, leaned comfortably on the sofa, and said to himself: "This treatment is really good. It seems that the editors here should not be so short-sighted."
He Chen took out both the EVA and the animal elves. Since there were too many animal elves, he only took the first 10 chapters, basically explaining the structure of the world clearly.
After thinking about it, I put the EVA in again, and I still use the animal elf to test the air first.
After waiting for a while, the editor came. It was an uncle who looked to be in his thirties with a Chinese face.
"Sorry, I'm so busy today, I kept you waiting." The uncle was slightly taken aback when he saw a teenager when he entered the door, but he recovered immediately, closed the door, and said as he walked.
"It doesn't matter." He Chen understood very well, if a publishing house's editors are idle all day, it is not far from closing down.
"He Chen... right? I'm the editor of the comic book here, Guo Yi, just call me brother Yi."
He Chen had been leveled at the front desk, and when Guo Yi came, he already knew He Chen's name.
"Are you going to contribute a villain's book? Do you have the original manuscript?" Guo Yi acted swiftly and resolutely. After sitting opposite He Chen, he went straight to the point without saying anything.
"Yes!" He Chen handed the elf to Guo Yi.
Guo Yi was stunned for a moment again. The comic book is the kind of short story for children's enlightenment. How has he seen such a thick stack of comic books drawn on standard A4 paper?
Guo Yi took it with both hands, and on the cover there were five big characters of "**********".
What kind of story is this telling?
Curious in his heart, Guo Yi opened the cover, and was stunned when he saw the first page. He found that today seemed to be the day he was stunned the most.
"This painting... is too detailed." The little elf is not known for his painting skills, but even so, it has already surpassed the so-called villain books by hundreds of blocks.
Guo Yi frowned first, and after reading a few pages, his eyes lit up: "This kind of story is very interesting... very fairy tale."
"Not bad! Very good!" Guo Yi watched and praised repeatedly. As an editor of a big publishing house, how could he not see the charm of this?
"A story that has never been seen before! It is wonderful! It is full of love, hard work, and justice, and it is both educational and entertaining. It gives me a completely different feeling from traditional comic books!" After reading, Guo Yi sorted out the drawing , handed it to He Chen, and said happily.
Among all the editors in the publishing house, the editorial status of Xiaorenshu is the lowest - because it is children's play and does not make money. If it weren't for the country's subsidies, I'm afraid they would all cut this type directly.
But after seeing the comic book brought by the child today, he seemed to see a brand new door—it turns out that comic books can also be so interesting!
Hearing what Guo Yi said, He Chen understood that it was basically passed.
As expected of a classic, I couldn't even use the sales words I had prepared for a long time, and directly conquered the editor.
"Of course it's different!" He Chen said proudly, "How can a mere comic book compare to my comics!"
"Manga... so it's called manga!" Guo Yi muttered to himself, and immediately made a decision: "Okay! Now let's talk about the publishing contract!"
Finally ready to publish!
He Chen was very excited in his heart, but his face was calm. Although it was his first time here, he knew that if the emotions were on the surface, the negotiation would be in a passive position. In order to obtain higher benefits from the negotiation, he must suppress his inner ecstasy.
"Ten thousand, sell us all the copyrights of your pet elf!"
This time it was He Chen's turn to be stunned, ten thousand yuan? I heard that right!
The purchasing power of money in this world is the same as in the previous life, so 10,000 yuan is the 10,000 yuan that He Chen understands. Just buying an Apple computer will leave you with nothing left!
"...This is a fairy elf, very long! It can be drawn for a long time!" He Chen emphasized.
Guo Yi doesn't seem to know what He Chen means by painting for a long time... After all, the villain books in this world are all independent short stories, and a story can be finished in two or three pages, while He Chen's ten chapters have more than two hundred pages, already Far beyond his imagination.
"You are a comic book after all, 10,000 yuan - for the sake of your talking so much, it is already the highest price in the comic book world, no one can offer a higher price than this." Guo Yi's voice turned cold. He thought that the young man He Chen didn't know the market and had a big appetite, so he was quite dissatisfied and explained.
The villain books that he handles are usually hundreds of hundreds, at most one or two thousand, and he can give ten thousand to him. The elf is really beautiful.
As for making money... He doesn't think he has no income and can only rely on his parents' children to buy as many books as they can. So he is optimistic about the story, but he is not optimistic about the value of the elves themselves.
"10,000 yuan, all the copyrights of the elves?"
"right!"
"I..." He Chen almost cursed again.
For 10,000 yuan, you want to buy all the copyrights of the elves worth billions of dollars, go dream!
"I won't sell the copyright! As for the publishing income, I want a 15% commission!"
A 15% commission should be regarded as a very high commission in the publishing industry, but He Chen believes that with the strength of the little elves, he is absolutely qualified to take this kind of commission. Moreover, He Chen would never let go of the copyright of the elf, no matter how much he paid. This represented not just a elf, but an enduring series!
"...Are you crazy!" Guo Yi also cried out. He had seen countless new lions open their mouths, but this was the first time he had seen a whale open its mouth.
15% commission, what does this represent? The commission that can only be enjoyed by popular first-line writers!
It's just a villain's book, and it's drawn by an unknown and childish newcomer, and the copyright is not sold. If he gave it, I'm afraid he will be fired tomorrow.
"I'm sorry, not only we can't give this, but any publishing house in the world won't give it!" Guo Yi refused.
"Is there nothing left to talk about?" He Chen's heart gradually cooled down. He knew the terrifying commercial value of the elf, and he made a huge concession, but the other party still stuck to his mind. He Chen He has already decided to give up here... How far can he go in the future with a publishing house without vision?
"20,000! Up to 20,000! Buyout!" Guo Yi gritted his teeth, he had to apply for only 20,000, which was the highest value he felt the publishing house could offer.
"Well, I understand!" He Chen stood up without hesitation.
Let's not talk about it? So decisive!
Guo Yi's heart suddenly felt empty, as if he really missed something. Then he shook his head, no matter how beautiful it is, it is still a comic book, a child's play, what value is it?
"Welcome to contribute next time!" Guo Yi sent He Chen away, and finally said politely.
"No more, a publishing house without vision, I will never come again!"
He Chen strode away without looking back!
PS: Please collect, please recommend! The first step of the anime dynasty is about to be taken!
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