Cartoonist's Dream

same morning.

Hong Kong, No. 56 Haiti Road, East District, office 3-304, third floor, Hong Kong Island Center, in a space of about 70-80 square meters.

A blond, white-skinned, lazy, slightly extravagant woman is sipping coffee; a long-haired, straight black woman who looks like an iceberg is frowning; a girl who is flustered because of the frozen atmosphere; A little girl lying on the table like a dead dog.Four female college students who have graduated for more than a year gathered around the table, seeming to be thinking about something in distress——

"Is it a booklet or a magazine?" Lu Lingling, the head of the publisher, a spirited woman, asked the members.

"In order to ensure the development of the author, I think it's better to publish a booklet." The blonde woman, a member of the publishing house, is actually the patron of the publishing house, and Elisabelle expressed her opinion. [

"For the sake of the company, a magazine should be published." The one who dared to refute the funder was Hei Zhichang, the only workaholic Wang Bingyu of the publishing house.

The culprit that sparked this discussion was a letter on the table that arrived with the latest submission.The manga author whom they are most optimistic about wrote in the letter [... I am very happy to receive the manuscript fee you sent in time, and I am more and more confident in the development of your company.In fact, you don’t need to pay too much attention to the "single volume" related matters in the contract. If the development of your company needs to be published in a magazine first, the "single volume" can be postponed until after the magazine is published...]

Because the author has given authorization on the letter, and the letter and eml have recognized legal effects in the law, then

"...If "Fullmetal Alchemist" is serialized in a magazine, it will definitely improve the magazine's praise. At the very least, it will get a comment like 'what, isn't there another good article here'." Wang Bingyu Explained to Ryoko.The discourse is full of negations of other manga works.

Many readers buy a magazine just to read one of the cartoons, and the rest of the magazine is completely a bonus.

"However~ Putting the high-quality goods in the dross, just like the high-quality goods improve the quality of the dross, the dross will also confuse each other." Elisabelle added her opinion.

Mixing black and white may make people feel black and white, but it may also make people feel "gray".The reader group of a publishing house cannot be one or a few people. The number of people who have prejudice against a certain magazine and the comics in the magazine is also very considerable.

"'thsmgznesverybtspublshershvesomeproblemsetorshvelowvsontheypkupthesnnmtorsrethesme this magazine is no good its publisher is very problematic its editors have a bad eye and the comics and cartoonists they choose for the magazine are just as bad' it would be bad to be judged like this." Elisabel doesn't just spend money , she is also a university student in Hong Kong, she has her own vision and thinking circuit.

"Then, I think Anya is right, we can't hurt Xiao Limu for the sake of the company." Liangzi finally had her own opinion, and continued to suggest after expressing her opinion: "The magazine is harmful to the company, it should not be launched, it should be postponed. "

"Hoho! Ryoko rises up! Ryoko is right, since the magazine has flaws, wait until it's finished before publishing." Lu Lingling regained her spirits, sat up straight from the chair, and all the laziness in her eyes disappeared. "Liangzi and I decided to publish the booklet first and then the magazine. The number of people is two to one. Bingyu, it's up to you to recruit people and solicit papers. Bring a few outstanding cartoonists back, and go all over the world to peek at their readers like last time." Contribute."

Shangguo Publishing House is a newly born company with no reputation in itself, and basically will not become the first choice for cartoonists to submit manuscripts.Li Mushang's contribution was poached by them, and Shangguo Publishing House signed Li Mu with 120% sincerity and a high price for master cartoonists.

However, Lu Lingling seemed to have a draft in mind, and had been digging a hole to wait for Wang Bingyu and Liangzi to jump down, resulting in the current situation of "delaying the start of the publication".

"President, with all due respect, our company has not made a profit for four months. The first month is office selection and decoration, and then we are constantly sending out news articles and visiting authors, travel expenses, wages, office rent, air-conditioning fees... How much money do you think we still have to squander?" Wang Bingyu listed a series of bills, which were originally managed by the president.

The high bill is exactly the reason why Wang Bingyu advocated launching the publication within the month as soon as possible.With "Fullmetal Alchemist" supporting the table, she estimated that the magazine's evaluation would not be too bad.Once the magazine is published, it will be profitable, and she is confident that through publicity and planning, the profit from the first issue of the magazine will be used to maintain the publisher's balance of payments.

"Anya, how much money do we have left to squander?"

As the president, Lu Lingling actually used the word "splurge" herself!

"On'tknow, if it's not enough, I'll call again." The rich man Elisabel said.

Besides, to support a company with only four people, and there are four people's "travel" expenses, it's okay for her to advance her pocket money.After all, she is developing a legitimate career, not playing with the family's money~

Wang Bingyu slapped herself on the face, she knew that all the plans she had written would be turned over, and she would have to write a new plan from scratch.

"Very good, the company's development momentum is very good! Didn't someone vote for such an interesting cartoon "Q Version of Three Kingdoms"? Well, although it is four-frame, the magazine has also made a leap from the beginning." Lu Lingling got off the stool Stand up, raise one hand and speak diagonally to the sky to show that the company is thriving.

Snapped!

Wang Bingyu slapped his face for the second time, covering his face with both hands, not wanting to see the president anymore, and said dejectedly:

"Sub-! Long--! "Three Kingdoms Q Version" was sent together with "Fullmetal Alchemist". Although the painting style is a bit different, the style of writing is the same, and the contributor clearly states that they are the same person—— Pear wood." [

"Eh?!" Lu Lingling said in surprise, as if she really didn't know: "Isn't the author of "Three Kingdoms Q Version" 'Ali'? Li Mu's pen name is 'Juan'."

"Phew, I don't care! Liangzi, read the letter to her word by word!" Wang Bingyu suffered a devastating blow under Lu Lingling's offensive!

However, because of the waste material from the president, she had to cheer up quickly, opened the chair with a squeak, and returned to her desk with the plan to work harder.

Lu Lingling's eyes flashed brightly, and the corner of her mouth teased a teasing smirk.Seeing the situation, Elisabelle took a sip of coffee and began to read the latest manuscript of "Forged Steel".

"Hi! It's..." Liangzi obeyed Wang Bingyu's instructions. She lowered her head and took the letter without seeing the president's smirk. She really took heart to report to Lu Lingling, "President, the actual situation is like this Xiao Limu intends to use different pen names for different types of manga, the following is the content of his letter [To: Lords of Shangguo Publishing House...]"