Cartoonist in Doraemon

The interview has not officially started yet, and some lighting and other equipment need to be prepared in advance.

So Lin Feng followed the editor-in-chief all the way to the editorial office lounge to take a break first, and chatted about the future release of the single volume of Demon Slayer.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin Feng, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to participate in this interview. I believe that the editor-in-charge Man Yue should have communicated with you in advance about the detailed questions."

After arriving at the lounge and arranging tea and snacks for Lin Feng, the middle-aged editor-in-chief also sat down on the sofa opposite Lin Feng and smiled at him.

"It's not that I'm busy. I just happened to be free, so I came here. As for some interview questions, I know almost all the details."

Lin Feng also smiled and nodded.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, updating two chapters of comic content every week and drawing more than ten drawings on average every day is indeed a bit busy.

But for Lin Feng now, he can easily do five drawings an hour.

The daily tasks can basically be solved within two hours, and there is even plenty of time to do other things.

If we only talk about the speed of drawing, I believe there are still many authors who can achieve the level of Lin Feng now.

But that is also under the premise that they are very clear about what plot to draw next.

If it is a purely original plot, then they may be able to draw a drawing in an hour, which is already a very good speed.

So the original difficulty in the eyes of other authors is simply not worth mentioning here with Lin Feng who has a super comic system, and his speed can naturally be improved.

Go to school during the day and go home to draw at night.

Such a life, think about it, is indeed quite fulfilling.

"That's good, for this time, the editor-in-charge of Man Yue invited you, Teacher Lin Feng, to participate in this interview program. He should have told you in advance that your work Demon Slayer has topped the popularity ranking list for three consecutive weeks."

"I wonder if Teacher Lin Feng has any requirements or constructive suggestions for the future release of this work?"

If Demon Slayer continues to be popular according to the current trend, the future release of a single volume is definitely a foregone conclusion.

Therefore, the middle-aged editor-in-chief chose to speak frankly with Lin Feng, and led the conversation directly to a more important topic they were going to discuss today.

That is, the issue of the release of the Demon Slayer single volume.

You should know that this matter is a big deal for both the publisher and the author.

Once a work is published in a single volume, it means that its commercial value far exceeds the current level.

In order to better summarize a specific group of readers and fans, it is absolutely imperative to publish a single volume for a good work.

After the release of the single volume, the contract terms signed by the author and the publisher before all need to be re-signed.

Because the single volume is different from the multi-element comic magazine like "Weekly Shonen".

Basically, after being able to publish a single volume, it means that the author has a certain level and can create popular works that the public likes.

Therefore, his single-page remuneration and share also need to be further adjusted.

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse with grass.

The publisher knows very well that if they want the authors to stay under their towering tree, they must give them some generous treatment and reasons that they cannot refuse.

Otherwise, other publishers are likely to take advantage of the situation and poach authors with high prices or attractive contracts.

This is definitely a situation that the original publisher does not want to see.

So this interview is actually an opportunity for Yu Rongshe to find out about Lin Feng and see what he thinks.

Although Yu Rongshe is a publisher with a relatively large influence and scale in Tokyo, it is not ruled out that some other publishers are also ready to move.

In this era of bubble economy depression, whoever has popularity and excellent works in his hands can dominate the ups and downs and forge ahead in the countercurrent of the economic crisis.

And Demon Slayer, a dark horse that suddenly broke out of the siege, is definitely the focus of various publishers and industry insiders.

In other words, Lin Feng single-handedly saved the overall downward trend of Weekly Shonen's sales in recent years at Yueisha, and he is definitely a meritorious author.

Such an excellent author will not be easily offended by any publisher, and will even be treated as a guest of honor.

But Lin Feng is a new author after all, and there are too many uncertainties about him. If he is poached by editors of other publishers before the release of the single volume, Yueisha will definitely suffer a huge loss.

That's why they were so anxious. They hurriedly asked Lin Feng to come and discuss the future release of the single volume when Demon Slayer was only published in the sixth episode.

This is probably because they wanted to sign a new contract with Lin Feng as soon as possible and bind him to Yueisha safely.

Lin Feng can also guess about this.

Well, it can only be said that fate is different.

Who would have thought that a third-rate cartoonist who could only survive by eating the website's minimum living allowance in the previous life would now become a hot commodity that everyone wants to fight for.

"Well... I don't have any suggestions. After all, I am also a newcomer. As for the issue of the single volume later, you can decide it internally."

"As for the request, I do have a small request."

After hearing the words of the middle-aged editor-in-chief, Lin Feng pondered for a while, then raised his head and said to him with a smile.

"Oh? No problem at all!"

"As long as we can meet your requirements, we will definitely try our best to meet them!"

Hearing that Lin Feng did not make any unrealistic suggestions, the middle-aged editor-in-chief also showed a somewhat happy smile on his face.

As the editor-in-chief, what he fears most is that when discussing the contract terms with those authors, those authors will make some unreasonable requests or suggestions.

The most important thing is that they can't refuse decisively.

Because some authors have really weird tempers, you don't have any good way to deal with them.

After all, the publishing house still has to rely on his works to be serialized and sell well, so sometimes the relationship between the publishing house and the submitting authors is not as harmonious as it seems.