My Cartoonist Strategy

Shen Yan didn't know what to say when she looked at Yan Fu.

If what she said is true, the contract of China Magazine is the same. Unless you start a magazine yourself, even if you change a magazine, he still has to sign such a contract.In particular, he is still a newcomer and is not qualified to talk to the magazine.When he gets the newcomer king, maybe the situation will be better.

Shen Xin read the contract again. In addition to not submitting manuscripts to other magazines during the contract period, the magazines also naturally obtained the relevant copyright of the comics. This part includes more than games, comics, novels, peripherals, etc. Copyright, for a period of 10 years, after the copyright fees are sold for publicity and other related expenses, the magazine and he opened the door with him. The only right of Shen Xin is to decide whether to sell the copyright.

For most cartoonists, this is a relatively large income, so cartoonists will not refuse.

After that, it is 8% royalty, which is the main part of Shen Xin's income. As for the contractual money, seriously, it is not too much, just enough to barely live.

"One sign a year?" Shen Xin asked.

"The principle is this. After all, no one is sure when the comics will be cut. But if the comics have good grades, the contractual gold will also rise to varying degrees." Yan Wen gradually lost her confidence in the face of Shen Xin's "forcing question".

This contract is indeed unfair to the author, however, the general environment is so, even if Yan Fan wants to help Shen Xin, the magazine will not listen to her.

"Xin Brother..." Xi Mumo was more nervous than Shen Xin.

She didn't understand these things, but she felt that Shen Xin had been hesitating, and some did not want to sign this contract.

Shen Xin glanced at Xi Mumo, who was sad, and rubbed his forehead again.

In his current situation, he has no right to refuse this contract, and Xi Mumo will soon go to high school, and he will also go to school, which will also cost a lot in the future.

Besides, the crows are generally black, even if it is "Comic Futura", its contract will not be much better than "New World".

"Sister Yan, can I believe you?" Shen Xin raised his head and stared at Yan Wei in front of him.

Yan Fan was shocked, then patted his chest, and said firmly: "Of course! Although I can't modify the contract, but it belongs to your rights and interests, there will be no less. I will fight for you for the greatest benefit. This is mine Guarantee."

Shen Xin hesitated, "How can you guarantee? You can't oppose the magazine's decision."

Yan Fan slaps and shoots on the contract. Shen Xin raises his head in amazement and looks at Yan Fu.

"If I can't do it, I will submit my resignation to the magazine." Yan Fu stared blankly at Shen Xin with a blank expression.

"Why? My job is to draw comics. Your job is to submit high-quality comics for magazines, right? There is no need to say so absolutely."

Anyway, in the end, it may not necessarily resign.

"I don’t know what other people think, but it’s really boring to go to work every day from 9 to 5 every day. It’s really boring. Editing... Isn’t it a profession that only exists if you have an author? The dream of a cartoonist, is Draw a comic that is recognized by the world, and my dream is to cooperate with such authors. If the magazine is not good, just change to a magazine, I will never starve to death. Of course, let me take a career as a bet, There are also prerequisites, next year's'Rookie Award' is indispensable, otherwise, I will not recognize you." Yan Wei arms around his chest and sat back on the sofa again.

"Okay, but Sister Yan, you remember, I signed this contract not because of the magazine but because of you." Shen Xin said seriously.

Anyway, this time, Yan Wei was very good to him, especially in the comics, provided him with a lot of help, from these aspects, he should not make Yan Wei feel embarrassed.

"Thank you, I won't let you down either." Yan Wei nodded slightly, his expression serious.

After these months of contact,

As she said, working with a talented cartoonist is the happiest thing for editors.

"Well... I have one more thing to ask you." Shen Xin picked up the signature pen, but did not write the words on it.

"what's up?"

"The contract just said that I can't submit articles to other magazines, but if I give the illustrations to other people or companies, is it considered a breach of contract?" Shen Xin looked up at Yan Wei, "This contract is not written, yes Does it default to'do not default'?"

"Yes. But I don't recommend you to do this unless you have to. The magazine has a special lawyer to fight the lawsuit, but you can't afford it. It's you who will suffer the loss in the end." Yan Lu advised.

"I know, that's what I asked."

Anyway, the contract is signed once a year. If you really want to cancel the contract, just bear with it for a few months.

Shen Xin signed the name on the contract and suddenly stopped when he saw the pen name column.

So far, he has not written a pen name.

"Um..." Shen Xin looked up.

"What's wrong?" Yan Wei is really afraid of what Shen Xin asks again.

"I was thinking about the pen name."

"..."

Since Gui Zhenghe's works are used, the pen name must be reflected.

Zhenghe...Zhenghe?Certainly not.

Gui Zheng... regular?It's not good.

Since it is impossible to find a proper pen name from Gui Zheng and the three characters, one can only borrow one of the three characters and match it with other characters.

Shen Xin thought about it carefully, since his surname is "Shen", is it simply called "Shen Zheng"?

He told Yan Wei the pen name, but Yan Wei had no problem.

"You think it's appropriate." The magazine did not ask for the pen name, and the cartoonist changed the pen name frequently.

After signing the contract, Yan Fan also briefly talked about the studio's related matters.

The magazine society finds a studio for Shen Xin, and the related expenses will be deducted from his manuscript fee. In addition, consumables such as manuscript paper and dot paper will have to be prepared by Shen Xin.

"One black-and-white manuscript is 300 pages, the color page is 1.5 times that of the black-and-white page, which is 450 yuan a page, this time is 25 curled color pages, 30 black and white pages. By the way, the assistant’s salary is also yours, including Food and travel expenses."

These fees are the default in the comic industry, and there is no magazine to take advantage of it, so Shen Xin has no comments.

The efficiency of the magazine is indeed very fast. On the afternoon of the next day, Shen Xin just bought the consumables and Yan Fan informed Shen Xin that the studio had found it.

So, Xin Xin put materials such as pens, watercolors, and manuscript paper into his backpack. After saying hello to Xi Mumo, he left home, joined Yan Yan, and followed him to the studio.

This is a small eight-story building. From the outside... it is very dilapidated and has at least a decade of history.

"A lot of authors have rented studios here, mainly because they are cheap. No matter the rent, or water and electricity, they are relatively low compared to other places. In addition, from here, take the subway to "New World" "There is no need to change trains in the editorial department." Yan Wei led Shen Xin up the stairs.

"So, there should be many cartoonists in this building." Shen Xin wondered.

"No. It's been a long time since the cartoonist came here." Yan Wei thought for a while, but decided to tell the truth.

"Why?" Shen Xin puzzled.

"Now, few people are willing to live here. On the one hand, it is far away from the city and there are no entertainment activities. In addition, many new authors also do not look at this kind of place. The building more than ten years ago, No elevator is designed."

Yan Wei led Shen Xin to the room at the end of the fifth floor corridor, took out the key, opened the door, and then threw the key to Shen Xin, "This is your studio."