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Chapter 34 Exclusive Treaty
"you are?"

An Tengwu asked suspiciously.

"We're meeting for the first time, editor Iteng, I'm the author of "Dragon Ball", Akira Toriyama."

Higashino Hirosawa stepped forward and said.

"Are you Akira Toriyama? Oh, hello, it's the first time we meet. I'm Takeshi Itou from the JUMP editorial department. What coffee would you like to drink, Mr. Akira Toriyama?"

"Ordinary is fine, add some sugar."

An Tengwu was suspicious, but he was also well-informed and experienced, and he did not act rudely.

"OK, just a second."

The waiter took notes, exited the private room and closed the door.

"Mr. Toriyama Akira, you are really young. Could it be that you are really a student?"

The waiter left, An Tengwu couldn't help asking while looking at the school uniform on Hiroze Higashino.

"Yes, high school students at school, but they are over 18 years old, age is not a problem, or, editor An Teng, do you think I didn't draw the comics?"

"It's really unbelievable. "Dragon Ball" was written by a high school student. Everyone in our editorial department thinks that it is the work of a famous writer."

Higashino Hiroze saw An Tengwu's concerns, and An Tengwu didn't hide his thoughts.

"I want to know, Mr. Akira Toriyama, have you published works in other manga magazines under other names before?"

An Tengwu thought for a while and asked again.

"No."

Higashino Hirozawa shook his head.

"Well, more than ten years ago, there was a cartoonist's waste manuscript that was stolen by an assistant and delivered to our magazine. The magazine accepted and published it, and finally caused a lot of trouble. Although it is rude, I really feel sorry for it. I believe that manga like "Dragon Ball" was drawn by a high school student who has absolutely no experience in contributing, so I hope that Mr. Akira Toriyama can prove that Dragon Ball is your work."

"I'm extremely sorry for saying such things to you, teacher, but please understand my difficulty, teacher!"

An Tengwu said sincerely in embarrassment.

The publication of stolen works by the magazine is a matter of principle related to the reputation of the magazine. Although he felt that it was too much to question Hirozawa Higashino in person about stealing other people's works, An Tengwu still had to bite the bullet and ask, not daring to take chances .

Otherwise, he who is in charge of the review will bear the greatest responsibility. Losing his job is 100% a matter, and even in this industry, he will never find a job again.

"Proof? Have you brought a pen and drawing paper? I have already started drawing the fifth chapter. I will draw a page for you now. Is it a proof?"

Higashino Hiroze did not blame An Tengwu.

If it were him, he would do the same.

After all, if you miss a manuscript, the magazine will not go bankrupt, but if you adopt a stolen manuscript, you will lose your job.

How to do it is naturally self-evident.

"Yes, yes, please, teacher."

An Tengwu said quickly, and took out pens, manuscript paper, and drawing tools such as a ruler from the information bag on the side.

When he came over, he brought the sketches and tools with him, ready to wait while working.

At home, Hirosawa Higashino can complete a page of sketches in about 5 minutes. He can’t draw so fast in front of An Tengwu. It took about 20 minutes, and what he drew was only a draft, and it took time for post-production repairs. .

The style of the entire draft is exactly the same as the first four chapters.

An Tengwu watched from the side, the more he looked, the more surprised he became, the more shocked he became.

Even if you have painted once or even several times, the speed is too fast and proficient!
Before Higashino Hirosawa started writing, an idea even flashed in his mind.

Could this person be prepared and practice drawing a page many times in advance?

But watching Higashino Hirosawa finish the painting from beginning to end, this idea disappeared without a trace.

Although I don't know how Hirozawa Higashino did it at such a young age, there is no doubt that this high school student has mature and superb drawing skills that countless manga authors do not have!
"Mr. Toriyama Akira, you are really a genius! Please forgive my disrespect just now!"

An Tengwu said with great admiration.

With such skill at such a young age, he really found a treasure!
"Thank you, Editor Anteng. I don't know what else I should prepare next?"

Higashino Hirosawa took a sip of coffee.

While he was drawing the manuscript, the waiter had already brought the coffee.

"There is nothing special to explain. I have a contract here. You can take a look at it first. If you have any questions, just ask me. After there are no questions, we can sign the contract."

"Ms. Akira Toriyama, your "Dragon Ball" has passed the serialization vote at the serialization meeting of the editorial department this morning. After signing the contract, it will soon enter the serialization state."

An Tengwu took out a bound contract from the information bag.

In the serialization meeting of the editorial department in the morning, the editorial department discussed "Dragon Ball" and agreed that it can be serialized.

An Tengwu has obtained authorization from Squad Leader Morita. If the author of "Dragon Ball" has no other contracts, he can sign them on the spot.

"Okay, let me take a look first."

Many authors of novels and comics don't know how to read contracts, and sign them when they see them. Hirozawa Higashino dare not be so rash.

There were not many pages in the contract, and Hiroze Higashino read it very quickly.

The contract stipulates that the cartoonist needs to go to the designated bank to open an account as a transfer account and many other things, and many terms are fine.

However, Higashino Hirozawa couldn't help but frown when he saw the terms of the "Exclusive System for JUMP Manga Artists".

"Editor Itan, can this exclusive clause be removed?"

After thinking about it, Hiroze Higashino said to An Tengwu.

According to the exclusive terms, once he signs a contract with JUMP magazine, he can no longer publish any works in other magazines.

This is of course unacceptable to Hirozawa Higashino.

"Remove the exclusive clause? Teacher Akira Toriyama, this exclusive clause is not aimed at you personally. All authors who sign a contract with the magazine will attach it. For this reason, the magazine will pay you an additional 24 yen for the exclusive clause every year. The contract fee, even if you don’t serialize or contribute, as long as it’s still in the contract period, you can get this money.”

"And teacher, if you have other works that you want to contribute, you can definitely submit them to us. During the serialization period, the author of the long series will often serialize some short stories."

An Tengwu patiently explained.

Exclusive clauses do restrict comic authors and make some authors feel uncomfortable.

But this is also the most fundamental guarantee for the development and growth of JUMP.

JUMP was able to achieve the top position among all comic magazines, and the exclusive terms played a big role.

Only authors who have signed the exclusive terms, can JUMP invest resources in training without any scruples.

It is also because of the exclusive terms that the author draws good works wholeheartedly.

In fact, for most comic authors, although exclusive conditions are uncomfortable, they are not unacceptable.

Being able to sign a contract with JUMP is already the dream of many comic book authors. It is unlikely that a comic book author will serialize more than two works at the same time.

Therefore, although the exclusive clause is uncomfortable, it is not unacceptable.

But Hirozawa Higashino can't, he can't accept the exclusive terms.

Even if JUMP thinks highly of him, Dingtian will agree to serialize two comics for him, no more.

It didn't fit his plan.

In fact, it is unlikely that he will serialize two works at the same time.

"Editor An Teng, as you can see, I draw sketches very quickly. I used to practice drawing many different types of themes. I didn't plan to submit them before, but I will submit them slowly in the future. These themes are not suitable for me. Published on JUMP."

"It is impossible for me to sign the exclusive clause that restricts my personality, but I can only publish the name Akira Toriyama on JUMP, and will not use it to submit other manuscripts, and I can guarantee that I will not use this name to make any connection or promotion of my other works. , if you break the contract, you can set a very heavy liability for breach of contract, and it doesn't matter."

Higashino Hirozawa thought about it and came up with a compromise plan.

Signers are not allowed, but a pen name is allowed. The pen name "Akira Toriyama" does not publish works in magazines other than JUMP.

"Teacher, listen to me..."

An Tengwu is no longer a new editor, so he naturally knew that the matter was not so easy to solve. He tried hard to persuade Higashino Hirosawa to accept the exclusive terms.

But Hirosawa Higashino couldn't accept it, and stalemate for a while.

"How about it, teacher, wait for a while, I'll call the magazine office and ask."

An Tengwu really had no choice but to say with a wry smile.

"Sorry to trouble you, Editor Iteng."

Higashino Hirosawa said sorry.

An Tengwu waved his hand and left the private room with his mobile phone.

"Squad leader Morita."

"What's the matter, who is the author?"

"The author is a high school student."

"High school student? Are you sure?"

The voice of squad leader Morita obviously didn't quite believe it.

"Yes, he drew a page of the manuscript for me on the spot. The technique is very proficient, and it cannot be counterfeited. He is undoubtedly a genius."

"Then what went wrong?"

Squad leader Morita asked.

If there is no problem with the identity of the author, Itanium can sign the contract directly, and there is no need to find him.

"He didn't want to sign an exclusive treaty."

An Teng said helplessly.

"Don't sign the exclusive treaty? Why? Didn't you explain and persuade him?"

Squad leader Morita frowned.

Other issues are easy to talk about, but if you don't want to sign an exclusive contract, it will be troublesome.

"Of course I said what I should say. He seems to have other manuscripts in his hand, and he wants to submit them to magazines of different styles. He made a suggestion that he can sign the author's name of "Dragon Ball", and promise not to use this name for the manuscript. For any publicity, we can add heavy penalty conditions to the contract."

"I think he is very determined. If we don't agree, he probably won't sign."

An Teng said with a wry smile.

"I can't make the decision on this matter. I'll ask the editor-in-chief, but it's about the exclusive treaty. Don't expect too much."

In the editorial department, squad leader Morita hung up the phone, shook his head, got up and walked to the editor-in-chief's office.

(End of this chapter)