Cartoonist's Dream

Although Li Muren was small, he brought four outsiders upstairs to discuss business, so how could anyone allow others to go up and disturb him!

After a staircase that was neither too long nor too short, Li Mu led the four of them to the top of the building.As the owner of this place, Lu Hui began to act as a host, taking her younger sister Lu Wei to arrange chairs and tea.

The roof of Lu's house is a sky garden no less than their yard. From the roof higher than the ground, you can see the mountains and small land, and you can see bungalows, many of which are two or three-story buildings under construction.

The roof of their house is made of western-style railings, covered with ivy whose source is unknown but very vigorous, hanging down from the upper floor in lush greenery, like a green curtain to shield the fifth floor from sunlight.Most of the space on the roof is filled with flowerpots of different sizes, but in this family who knows how to enjoy aesthetics, no matter how many potted plants there are, they will not look messy.

About two-thirds of the middle of the roof is on the side of the embankment—to be precise, it is the golden section of 0618. Father Lu built a pavilion with white masts.The top of the gazebo adopts a net structure and is covered with vines. It is impractical to rely on vines to keep out the rain, but it is more than enough to block the sun.There are already clusters of mung bean-sized grapes growing on the vines, and it is estimated that they will be ready for fruit bowls in the middle of the month. [

Grape vines are prone to caterpillars. At the end of spring, some extremely diluted pesticides are sprayed. It is said that even if people drink them directly, they will not kill people, and they only spray once.When the grapes are ripe, if there is a rain or two in the middle, they can only be eaten directly if they are soaked in water. The cautious mother Lu suggested that it is best to rinse with water before eating.

Under the vines is a white plastic round table. Lu Hui placed large plastic chairs commonly used in night market ice flower stalls around the table. It is not only spacious but also has a place to hold hands, and it is quite comfortable to sit on.The Lu family originally planned to build a stone table here, but if the roof is reinstalled with a stone table like a garden, it may not be able to bear the weight and it will crack.

Lu Lingling, who is the shortest, sits at the table and can see the swollen Green River even across the embankment. The wind blowing on her face brings a wonderful feeling.

"You guys are living a wonderful life." Lu Lingling took a sip of tea, and rarely calmed down and sighed.

"Generally speaking, villagers like us who have two or three buildings for rent don't have to do anything other than collect rent." Li Mu had an unusually relaxed smile on his face.

In the words, he said that he is such a villager, as long as his parents collect the rent, he can live.In fact, it is grandma who collects the rent, and the life of the family is completely dependent on other people's breath. This is exactly the result grandma wants, which stems from her inexplicable desire to control the child.

Lu Wei and Lu Hui were also invited to be seated, but when it came to unfamiliar matters like "discussing business", they sat on the side in a sensible way and did not make a sound.

"It's completely different from those of us who are running around and working hard..." Ryoko, who didn't know the inside story, still said gently.

"Let's get straight to the point. I originally planned to sign with Dongman or Mantianxia. How do you plan to sign?" Li Mu asked calmly before they figured out their situation, fearing that they would be exposed if they continued to talk.

"Our company promises to help you publish a booklet. The manuscript fee will be 80 yuan per page, and the sales profit of the booklet will be divided into 9%. We hope that you can sign a 15-year contract with us. We will be responsible for helping you spread and increase your popularity." Wang Bingyu was the one who spoke. , out of the four, she looks the most like the boss, but the president Lu Lingling looks like an employee.

The conditions they gave made Limu dumbfounded, but on the surface he smiled noncommittally.

In addition to receiving royalties for serialization in magazines, cartoonists will also have income such as booklets and peripherals.When it comes to single volumes and comics, this is only for powerful and popular cartoonists.If it's just a small manga, don't mention the manga booklet and peripherals, the amount of the magazine's manuscript fee is a problem.The lowest manuscript fee is a few yuan per page and can be bought by others, and they can't even survive.

The income standard of cartoonists depends on the actual strength of the cartoonist. Strong and popular cartoonists get more remuneration, and vice versa.There is no doubt that Li Mu is very confident in her own strength, but now she is just a novice manga with "zero popularity".

"Excuse me, am I not the first author of your company?" Li Mu suddenly realized something, and asked: "You don't have a magazine yet, and you don't even have an author to support a magazine, so let me go first." Will you issue a pamphlet?"

"You're very smart, don't worry, we signed a 15-year peace contract with you, if we break the contract first, you will get a lot of compensation." Wang Bingyu's words moved Li Mu's heart.

If they unilaterally break the contract due to poor management, they can get a sum of compensation for signing the cartoonist, but what Li Mu cares about is why they are so sure to sign with him.

"It's flattering me. You have to sign a 15-year contract. How can you believe that I painted it?" Li Mu rested her chin on her hand and watched them with smiling eyes. Ever since she launched an offensive against them, Wang Bingyu's face It took a long time, and the address changed from "you" to "you".

"We also need to confirm this point, but it should be more or less the same." Wang Bingyu has long been concerned.

The child in front of me cannot be treated as a child no matter what.During the chat just now, they gathered some information, for example, he once drew a full-scale pencil sketch, and he had already submitted it to a national painting competition.What's more, in the current conversation, the little boy made them not feel a little "young", but like a cunning old fox staring at them. [

Even if such a person is very young, it is very possible to draw that kind of highly completed manga. She can be sure that the child in front of her must be

Comic contracting is roughly divided into two types: contracting comics and contracting cartoonists.

If the former has other works produced, the cartoonist can completely serialize them in the magazines of other publishing houses; the latter can only publish works in the magazines of the contracted publishing houses.

Once you become a contracted cartoonist, it is equivalent to signing a contract of sale, especially if you sign a comic contract for more than five years, if it is a big company like enx, it will be fine.However, Shangguo Publishing House is just a small company established by these four little girls. It is really hard to believe that such a company can last for several years.

"We want to train you and cooperate with you. I hope you can understand." Wang Bingyu struggled to find the right words.

"Well, it doesn't matter how much you charge for the manuscript fee. I want 15% or 20% of the sales profit of the booklet, so I promise to sign a 5-year or 10-year contract with you." Li Mu was silent for a while, with a polite attitude Speaking of.

He thinks that he is worth the price, or that the ultimate painter system in his mind is worth the money. If it weren't for the ultimate cartoonist system, he might have agreed when he heard the 9% share.After all, compared to the lower 2%~4% share, 9% is undoubtedly a higher share in the comics industry.The other party not only took a fancy to him, but also respected him, if it wasn't because their company was too small, and they were afraid that the publicity would not be in place and the income would be too small... Li Mu wouldn't care about the percentage of the money.

"Then there's nothing to talk about, goodbye!" Wang Bingyu frowned seriously.

After finishing speaking, he stood up with his hands on the table, as if he was going to take the other three people away.Unexpectedly, her president didn't cooperate at all. He put his feet on the chair and didn't intend to leave. Instead, he stretched out his hand to hold her and said:

"Well~ Bingbing shouldn't be so strict. Since Mr. Li Mu dared to mention it like this, he must have his own reasons, right, Mr. Li Mu?"

This president seems to be fooling around, but her eyes are full of brilliance, making people wonder which side she is on.It seems that Limu is going to find a reason to persuade Wang Bingyu. If Wang Bingyu can be persuaded, then he can sign the contract with him.If Limu can't convince Bingyu without reason, then he should obediently sign according to the original signing plan.

"Hmm..." A smile spread across Li Mu's face. He really didn't know how to convince them. Could it be that he told them that he had a system in his body and his future would be limitless?

After a little consideration, Li Mu smiled and said: "I am only 8 years old now, and I am still in the growth stage. I will definitely have a lot of room for improvement in the next few years. In fact, it doesn't matter whether I sign with the company or not, but I need to use it to practice. Material fee for painting. Let’s do this. The manuscript fee is still 80 yuan per page, and I only need 9% of the profit share for the booklet. I will sign a 10-year contract with you. But you have to help me keep 10% of the profit. If I usually need to buy any exercises Painting utensils, as long as they don’t exceed the 10%, you have to reimburse me.”

Limu is not interested in the 10% or 20% of his income. Making money is not difficult for him, but it is definitely not easy.In order to ensure that he can successfully complete the extremely expensive task of "ultimate painter" without giving up his special research on comics, he had to try his best to earn money from painting.Therefore, even if it is not in the form of money but in the form of reimbursement for buying materials, it can only guarantee the supply of painting materials, and he feels that it does not matter how the income is distributed.

The 10-year contract was terminated just when he was an adult. At this time, he happened to be recognized by the country as having his own capacity for civil conduct, and he could become an independent cartoonist.

"Can I have a look at your manuscript? Show us your skills by the way." The publisher's president asked with a pair of shiny glasses.

The content of the contract proposed by Little Li Mu is actually full of his love for comics. The reimbursement of the materials he wants exceeds the amount he needs to share in the income. How far did it grow.

"Of course no problem. My temporary studio is just below, and there are just a few pages of manuscripts. But the room is a bit small, and there will be too many people going down, um..." Li Mu muttered for a while, then turned to the owner of the room: "Lu Hui, Do me a favor."

Lu Hui nodded and got up to get the manuscript and comic tools. Lu Wei also got up and followed her sister. These strangers made her feel scared.

"Privately... I'll help you." Liangzi also got up quickly.

After a while, tools such as manuscripts, manuscript paper, pencils, comic dip pens, and ink ink were all brought up.It sounds like a lot, but it’s actually just a stack of manuscript paper and a box. If only one person takes it, you may have to worry about the box slipping down while walking. It’s too much for three people to go down together. [

"These eight are the original drafts drawn in the past few days. As for the on-site painting, do you want to watch me draw sketches, or do you want to review my skills in drawing comics?" Li Mu spread the ordinary 4 paper on the table, with smiling eyes He stared at Lu Lingling.