My Cartoonist Strategy

Shen Xin also knows that if the magazine is informed about the end of "Soul of Chess" by the end of the year, it will definitely make waves.

Many people think that star writers or cartoonists should have the right to decide their own works, but this is not the case.

In front of capital, the creator can't even decide the length of his work.

Such things are not uncommon.

The most talked about by everyone is the story of Toriyama and "Dragon Ball".

It is said that many people think that "Dragon Ball" is the most perfect after Namec.But the reality is that "Dragon Ball" was dragged to the Devil Buu by the magazine.

There are of course exceptions. The most famous one is "Slam Dunk". At that time, Yuuhiko Inoue was determined to finish it, and finally got his wish. The price was to leave "JUMP" and serialize it in another company's magazine, "Morning".

Not everyone has the courage and determination of Inoue Takehiko. Cartoonists of the same level as Toriyama must also consider the interests of magazines and other companies.

In fact, more than hot works will be subject to this restriction, in "Dream Eater", the highest and autumn man's comic "Run!""Da Fa Dan Dou" was only ranked about 10th in "JUMP", but when they volunteered to complete the comic, the magazine also disagreed. In the end, sincerely the highest The comic left "jump" as a bet before the editor-in-chief nodded and agreed to finish the comic.

It is very difficult to complete the pillars like "Chess Soul".Therefore, before the serialization, Shen Xin agreed with Shang Haozhi to have the power to finish the comics.

In the three years of "Soul of Chess", Shen Xin made some small actions. For example, he bet with Bao Jiyi, on the one hand, for the production of the follow-up comics of "Soul of Chess", on the other hand, he also wanted to get more rights. .

The contract is really too restrictive for cartoonists and authors.

Of course, magazines or platforms also pay a lot of resources for their works, such as the promotion of comics and the production of animation, but at the same time, they are also destroying cartoonists.

If a manga is in flames, the magazine will not let it end easily; and if a manga does not perform well, it will face a cut.

In order to prevent cartoonists from switching to other magazines, cartoonists are not allowed to contribute to other magazines during the contract period.

If the comic book is cut within the contract period, and there is no way to pass the serialization, what about the life of the cartoonist?

Sorry, that's not what the magazine company has to consider.

Therefore, in "Dream Eater", Shinhiro Shinjo will say that the cartoonist is a gambler, and only one in 100,000 people in the 11th district can live a life of comics.

In this comic, the author also gave an example, that is, the author of "DeathNote", if for some reason can not work, he will starve to death after five years.

"DeathNote" and "Dream Eater" are exactly the same, both are big field thrush and Xiao Hatajian, so the credibility of these words is still there.

One step to heaven, one step to hell, this is the cartoonist.

Of course, some people say that since facing starvation, will the cartoonist choose to leave?Like Inoue Takehiko, it's been a good time.

Of course, it’s okay to have Inoue Takehiko’s strength, but 99.99% of cartoonists don’t have that level.What's more, even a famous cartoonist is not sure that it will be as hot as the next one.

In the serialization of "Rogue Guest Sword Heart", it is the signature comic of "JUMP" and one of "JUMP".After the end, the cartoonist and Yue Shenhong no longer have a blazing work.

In addition, once the cartoonist leaves "JUMP", it is difficult to re-serialize in "JUMP".

It is cruel to say, but this is the situation of cartoonists in this industry. Every reader can see the surface of the cartoonist, but in most cases, the life of the cartoonist is not satisfactory.

Compared with the earth, the only advantage of this world is that there are more options,

After all, not everyone has the strength of an old thief.

Even Shen Xin, who wants to negotiate with capital, cannot be too reckless.

Fortunately, due to the big sale of "Soul of Chess", he also had a heart.

Even if no magazine is willing to accept his work-of course, this situation does not exist-he will not be able to eat, nor worry about whether the comics make money.

Talking about the conditions with the magazine and fighting for their own rights is why Shen Xin does not want to sign a contract with ComicFuture too early.

After Wang Wenhong conveyed the meaning of Shen Xin to Shang Haozhi, the next afternoon, he took Shen Xin to the editorial department of "ComicFuture".

When other editors saw Shen Xin and Shang Haozhi enter the cubicle's meeting room together, they immediately discussed it.

"Xiao Wang, what did Teacher Shen say?" Hu Ke asked.

Wang Wenhong spread his hands, "Do your cartoonists talk to you about the contract?"

Others shook their heads.

They represent magazines, not cartoonists.Besides, few people are qualified to talk to the magazine about the conditions.

"That's it." Wang Wenhong shrugged, "Me too."

"Hope he doesn't want to be stupid." Hook worried.

"It shouldn't be. After Mr. Shen and "NewWorld" make trouble, they rarely get angry. Moreover, Mr. Shang is also a sensible person. There should be no conflict between the two." Wang Wenhong said.

Others thought about it for a moment and nodded. Both of them are not too impulsive, so they should be able to stay sane.

In the conference room, Shang Haozhi poured two cups of hot water, placed one of them in front of Shen Xin, and then sat opposite Shen Xin.

"Let me talk about the contract first. What are your conditions? Copyright, or what?"

Shen Xin shook his head, holding the tea cup in his hands, and took a sip.

"There are no conditions. Things like copyright can only be sold if they are valuable, but if they can't be sold, it's useless to me. There is nothing unacceptable in the hands of the magazine."

This sentence can be regarded as Shen Xin's words.

If you want to operate copyright, you must have a network, otherwise, even if the copyright is in hand, you can't sell a good price.What's more, some high-level production companies can't be hired without spending money.

Domestic companies are easy to speak, but foreign production companies, such as orochi, rely on Shen Xin alone, it is difficult to have a relationship with them.

"ComicFuture" is the largest animation magazine in the country. Shen Xin is temporarily handed over to the magazine company for operation, but it needs to suffer a little.

However, what he signed with "ComicFuture" was not a lifetime copyright contract. After ten years, the copyright returned to him.

Now just creating comics, Shen Xin has been so busy that he has no energy to take care of copyright operations.

In the future, if he has an agent, he may be able to give these things to them, but recently, he has no such plan.

"Then why don't you sign a contract with the magazine?" Shang Haozhi asked.

Shen Xin waved his hand, "General Shang, you are wrong. I am not not signing, I am not signing for the time being."

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