Peninsula Entertainment Starts as a Writer

Chapter 107 "Unborn" Included

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Yongsan District, Acorn Cafe.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Han Zidong and Jin Zaijing came to a booth.

A man wearing a peaked cap was already sitting in the booth. When the man saw the two of them, he stood up and welcomed them warmly.

Han Zidong took his seat, and Jin Zaijing followed the waiter to the service counter to order.

"Mr. Yoon Tae-ho nim, sorry for keeping you waiting."

"It's none of your business, I'm here early."

Yin Tae-ho looked at Han Zidong with a smile: "You are so young and promising. Your works are really popular recently. Just on the way here, I heard no less than five people talking about your works."

Compared with Choi Jong-ho, the tiger man, Yoon Tae-ho's face is more rough, with a big round face, splayed eyebrows, and neatly trimmed lips. Even with a pair of square-frame glasses, he has a bit of a harsh air that no one should touch.

But after two sentences, Han Zidong found that this person did not have the arrogance of the old-timers in the industry treating the younger ones, and he put on a smiling face almost the whole time, which greatly weakened the sense of deterrence brought by his own image.

He saw that Yin Tae-ho's expression did not seem to be fake, and he contacted the logistics network that was running at high speed at this time, and guessed the general reason.

This is really a big plus, at least he doesn't have to worry about the entry point.

He smiled and waved his hands and said, "Maybe what they are talking about is not the comic of Xingyi, but the crowdfunding project of Xingyou."

Yin Tae-ho looked puzzled.

Just when he was about to ask what was the difference between the two, the woman came over again and sat down next to Han Zidong.

Han Zidong pointed to Kim Jae-kyung and introduced: "This is my manga assistant, Kim Jae-kyung."

Under his introduction, the two greeted each other.

"Mr. Yoon Tae-ho nim, hello (hello)!"

Yin Tae-ho paid a little attention to this bright-looking assistant, then withdrew his thoughts and picked up the topic just now.

"Xingyou's crowdfunding project is indeed a miracle, and I, who was first exposed to the concept of crowdfunding, also received a strong sense of shock.

Just what do you mean by what you just said? "

This is what you have to ask, not what I have to say.

Han Zidong completely overturned the straight ball plan made on the road, and said with a smile: "Since you have learned about crowdfunding, you must also know that crowdfunding projects have corresponding sponsorship feedback."

Seeing Yoon Tae-ho nodded, he continued to explain: "The reason why you have heard the topic of 'Star You' many times today is because the posters of Star You have been shipped one after another since early this morning.

By this point in time, more than 5 people in Seoul may have received Star You posters. "

Hearing this data, Yoon Tae-ho's pupils shrank slightly. Since it is said that 5 people received gifts, it means that the shipment volume is definitely more than 5.

Then he looked at Han Zidong suspiciously.

According to his understanding, there is no time limit for the delivery of these rewards to the sponsors. Is it a bit too public to send out more than 5 posters at once?

"By tomorrow afternoon, a total of 50 people across the country will have received this batch of character posters."

Hearing the number "50", Yoon Tae-ho was visibly taken aback.

He himself was writing comics with realistic themes, and had an in-depth understanding of professional fields such as logistics and trade, so he had already estimated that Han Zidong's expenditure would be at least 2 million, and it is very likely that it will exceed 3 million.

Yin Tae-ho took a sip of coffee, moistened his throat, and suppressed his shock by the way.

The young foreigner in front of him once again refreshed his cognition, he is really willing to spend money if he has money!
"It's a big deal, doesn't it mean that one out of every 100 people got the poster of Xingyou." Thinking of the theme of the two people's meeting today, he asked again: "Are you doing this because Xingyou wants to start?" Trial camp charging mode?"

Han Zidong gave Yin Tae-ho a thumbs-up in his heart: "That's right, after completing the first eight episodes of free content next week, you will officially enter the paid ranks."

While speaking, his right hand lightly tapped Jin Zaijing under the table, and Jin Zaijing tacitly took out a comic book and a pen from his satchel, and handed them to him.

"Mr. Yoon Tae-ho nim, I like your "Misaeng" very much, can you sign it for me?"

"of course."

Looking at his work, Yoon Tae-ho asked unintentionally while signing his name: "Then what part of this manga do you like the most?"

Han Zidong replied truthfully: "Real, ordinary, ordinary."

Yin Tae-ho was a little interested, these three words didn't seem to be a good evaluation, he continued to ask: "How do you say it?"

Han Zidong replied: "The setting is realistic, the plot is ordinary, and the characters are ordinary.

But it is precisely this ordinary perspective that is the most empathetic, and makes people follow the protagonist Zhang Keli to walk through the workplace. I think "Unborn" is likely to open up a new situation in world love comics. "

"Don't dare to do it. I don't dare to do it. I seem to remember that you are a foreigner. Looking at the workplace life with our country's background, will you empathize with it?"

"As you may not know, I worked in a Chinese restaurant for a while before drawing manga.

In the first three or four months of the food delivery, my boss and I were like Zhang Keli and Section Chief Wu in the comics. Because of poor language communication, I didn’t understand the rules of recycling tableware and garbage classification. Was deducted by our boss.

Our relationship seems to be incompatible, but it's not about bullying and squeezing.

On the contrary, with the development of time, the relationship between the two of us is getting better and better. I believe that the trend of comics should also be like this, and the ending must be tender. "

Yin Taihao nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time leaned forward, looking at Han Zidong with a little more approval.

Whether it's because of the professional sensitivity of the peers, or the other party really understands this comic, at least they really put their minds to it and studied the plot seriously.

"Although I don't have any work experience, I spent three years collecting materials to create this comic.

I'm glad this manga can arouse your empathy, it shows that my efforts are worthwhile, thank you for your likes. "

Seeing that Yin Tae-ho was in a good mood, Han Zidong continued to check his favorability: "I heard that you had the intention of making this comic into a film and television before you started writing this comic."

"That's right, after "Moss" was adapted into a movie, many film and television production companies did offer me a script offer.

However, they also want to use the web comic platform to test the response of the work before making a final decision. This can be regarded as a model of OSMU application. "

Han Zidong's eyes lit up: "This is a bit of a coincidence, OSMU is also the development strategy of our Lezhin Comic.

And film and television is an important strategy for our platform to generate income for comic writers. I am looking forward to being able to help a little in the film and television of "Misheng", but I don't know if there is such an opportunity? "

When we got down to business, Yoon Tae-ho looked a little more serious: "Your editor also contacted my assistant, and to be honest, the conditions you gave are very generous.

But after all, I had a contract with Daum, so it is somewhat dishonest to tear up the agreement unilaterally. "

When Han Zidong heard this, he couldn't wipe his face off and needed a step down.

As a senior in the industry, Yoon Tae-ho really doesn't have to worry about breaking his face with the platform, not to mention that after falling out with Daum, the second child, he at least has the boss Naver and the third child Nate to choose from.

"Teacher nim, it is you who are honest, but portals like Daum and Naver are the ones who are not authentic.

Daum launched a webtoon page in 03, and Nate released a webtoon app in 08. The existence of webtoon has greatly boosted the daily activity data of these portals.

However, nearly ten years have passed, and the webtoon writers who have worked so hard have not received corresponding treatment.

How many webtoon writers are still only able to create part-time jobs today, relying on love to generate electricity, and the inaction of these portal websites is tantamount to stifling the creativity of the entire industry.

In the past, several major portal websites did provide new positions for web comic writers, but web comic writers and web comic platforms should have achieved each other, but now they have become the shackles tied around the necks of web comic writers.

Since they have a lot of concerns, we, Lezhin Comic, will be the forerunners.

It’s just that we are a new platform after all, and we need more like-minded friends to try the charging model together.

Therefore, I hereby extend an invitation to you, hoping that you can let go of your personal sense of immorality and contribute to the healthy development of the webtoon industry. "

It is not you who are to blame, but these portals, and your ability to switch to Lezhin Comic is a move that is beneficial to the entire industry.

Yin Tae-ho was lost in thought. At his age, fame is much more important than money.

Of course, if the amount of money is unimaginable, that's another story.

Han Zidong continued to ask tentatively: "In addition, we also plan to cooperate with several organizations to launch a professional writer system for webcomic writers, so that webcomic writers can become a legitimate profession."

"Is that the Lv1-Lv5 level system you introduced?"

"That's right, these levels will be divided according to the income of the writer's works. Above Lv5, there will be two levels, Master and Platinum, awarded to writers who have created groundbreaking works."

"Linking income to rank is indeed a very interesting system. It's just how can you guarantee a stable income for writers..." Yin Tae-ho didn't finish his sentence, so he added the answer himself: "By the way, there is full attendance."

"That's right, even for writers whose signing prospects are uncertain, as long as they meet the basic requirements, we will introduce a volunteer student system.

The guaranteed basic income of these volunteer students is naturally not as high as that of full attendance, but as long as the performance of their works is getting better and better, they can still look forward to becoming formal contract writers. "

Yin Tae-ho nodded again and again: "Your system is very proper, and it does take into account the economic pressure of many webcomic writers, but have you ever thought that if this happens, the economic pressure on your platform will be great."

"Our Lezhin Comic still has 3 million crowdfunding funds on the way.

In addition, Xingyou already has a stable income from placement advertisements, and the sum of these money is at least enough for us to burn until the end of the year. "

"Ad placement?" Yoon Tae-ho heard unexpected words.

Han Zidong slightly modified the placement advertisement that Kim Minsu was following up and told Yoon Taeho.

"You are very thoughtful. Although there are similar cases abroad, I haven't seen anyone who has systematically conducted business cooperation in this area in China."

While talking, Yin Tae-ho couldn't help sighing again: "Your success is definitely not accidental. I'm beginning to trust the media's evaluation of you."

"You are rude."

"It's not Miao Zan. Your business plan is indeed complete. Besides royalties, film and television, and placement of advertisements, what other plans do you have for Lezhin Comic to generate income?"

"Going to sea, the peninsula market is limited, but RB, Xia Guo, Southeast Asia, and even North America and Europe are all markets worthy of further development."

It's not an ingenious idea to go overseas for web comics, but most of the web comic platforms don't have this demand yet.

Han Zidong took a sip of lemonade, moistened his throat, and continued: "Xingyou Manga has now completed the translation of the Chinese and Japanese versions, and the two language versions will be released simultaneously when Lezhin Comic transfers to pay."

Yin Tae-ho was once again impressed by Han Zidong's execution ability.

Maybe this young man can really succeed!
Less than a month has passed since the Lezhin Comic project was announced. Has this young man in front of him actually made so many attempts?
Compared with portals such as Naver and Daum, which have not changed in the past ten years, the leaders of these websites should be ashamed.

He knocked on the side of the coffee cup and fell into a violent ideological struggle.

"Maybe I can ask you, the liquidated damages you agreed with Daum is..."

"1000 million, Daum only provides some drainage services, so the liquidated damages it sets for most writers will not be too high, unless his comics enter the queue for fee trial operation."

"If you want to sign our website, please let us bear the money."

Yin Tae-ho smiled and waved his hands: "No, I want to sign on your platform, so naturally I have to bear it."

"Teacher, I'm going to criticize you."

"How do you say that?" Yin Tae-ho looked curiously at the two people opposite.

Jin Zaijing didn't understand Han Zidong's thoughts, and looked at Han Zidong in confusion.

"Perhaps you have heard the story of Zigong's ransom?"

Yoon Tae-ho shook his head.

Han Zidong told the allusion with a smile.

This allusion is simple to say, that is, when Zigong traveled to various countries, he redeemed a Lu citizen who had been reduced to slavery from other countries.

According to the laws of the State of Lu, he could have gone to the state treasury to reimburse the ransom, but Zi Gong refused the state's compensation.

When Confucius knew about it, he denied Zigong's actions, because Zigong's actions raised the moral standard, dampened the enthusiasm of other kind-hearted people, and did not help the Lu people who had been reduced to slaves to return to freedom.

"That is to say, if I don't charge you liquidated damages, it will block the way for other authors to turn to Lezhin Comic, and I will do bad things with good intentions."

Yin Tae-ho pointed at Han Zidong: "Interesting."

"Then would you like to do something more interesting with me, an interesting person?"

Yin Tae-ho laughed twice: "I'll see how many interesting things you can do."

After all, he stretched out his right hand.

Han Zidong stood up and held Yoon Tae-ho's hand back: "Mr. Yin Tae-ho nim, welcome to join Lezhin Comic."

"Unborn", get!

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