021 Tezuka Prize
"Well, Fujimoto Sang, even if you ask me to reprint it, I will have no money now." Qin Han said helplessly.
Because of the help of Tiger's Cave, Qin Han changed his printing factory and the cost dropped from 480 yen to 450 yen. But even so, he had no money to print.
This is the trouble for fan authors.
Without the help of the publisher, you can only take your own profits and losses.
"Don't worry about this. I will open a fast channel to allow the finance department to divide the amount you deserve into the bank account as soon as possible." Fujimoto Shunsuke said.
Tiger's Cave is only responsible for sales and must not be responsible for printing and publishing business. This is the bottom line.
"Also, I have issued an order to the heads of each bookstore to recommend your works to customers with all your strength. You just need to create your work with all your heart, and leave the rest to us!"
"Then please give me my word." Qin Han was also very happy.
Although the sales share of Tiger's Cave is lower than the profit margins of setting up stalls at Fan Renshe, it is better to be worry-free and the sales volume is large.
Qin Han estimated that he would count the second reprint. If he could sell 10,000 copies in the Tiger's Cave, he would earn about 4 million yen after deducting various expenses and income taxes.
This money can be used to establish a small game company, and all the C2 mechanisms of Kensuke Tanaka can be included to create "The Story of the Oriental Fantasy Village".
Then the game will be released, and as the boss, you will make a big fortune. And the fat man in Tanaka will become his own worker.
Thinking about it, it's so pleasant.
After discussing with Shunsuke Fujimoto, Qin Han decided to celebrate with his comic artist friends in the evening.
Just eat Chinese cuisine.
At night, Qin Han took a group of young cartoonists who had lent money to him and took the Shinkansen to Yokohama Zhonghua Street and chose a time-honored Chinese restaurant.
The consumption level here is relatively high, so these cartoonists who are still in the bitter assistant stage seem very excited.
However, in Qin Han's opinion, the roast duck shark fin and grilled meat sold in this store are all modified Chinese foods that fool the bad nuts and cannot satisfy his authentic Chinese stomach.
"It's so amazing, Qin Jun. He made millions of yen in one go by selling fan book. And I planned to participate in the Tezuka Awards in order to buy a set of audio. As a result, the original manuscript was revised and then changed, but the editor was still not satisfied." Gui Zhenghe sighed.
Yuhiko Inoue shook her head and said, "Others participated in the Tezuka Awards to win, and were attracted by the eye of the JUMP editorial department, and finally made a series debut. What a good thing you did, it was actually for the bonus."
JUMP has many newcomers awards.
In the past, the Qin and Han dynasties did not participate in the Tezuka Awards, but finally got the opportunity to serialize with the victory of the Golden Future Cup. However, the Tezuka Awards named after the comic god Osamu Tezuka has an extraordinary status among many younger generations of comic artists.
Don't say anything else.
The Tezuka Award bonus is 2 million yen, while the Golden Future Cup is only 1 million.
Moreover, the judges of Tezuka Juan not only have the JUMP editorial department, but also many great comics including Osamu Tezuka and Akira Toriyama!
"I am also planning to participate in the Tezuka Awards. Ah Kei, you can only get one million selected, haha!" Inoue Yuhiko said proudly.
"Are you going to participate?" Gui Zhenghe frowned, knowing that he had encountered a strong enemy. But he immediately smiled and said, "Ah Xiong, I heard that Tezuka's first names have curses. Are you really willing to get that two million? Anyway, I'm just buying a speaker. Even if I get a third-class 'good work', it's still 500,000 yen, which is enough."
For this guy who had no ambition, everyone at the desk couldn't help but smile and shook their heads.
However, the "curse" mentioned by Gui Zhenghe does exist.
The first name of Tezuka Juan is called "Selected", the second place is called "Selected", and the third place is "Excellent Work".
Based on the principle of preferring to be insignificant than to be insignificant, Tezuka Awards does not have a fixed quota. If the criteria are not met, the judges would rather let the "selected" vacant than to force a piece to make up the numbers.
The Tezuka Awards, which have been held for more than 30 years and have only eight selected works have been born so far.
The difficulty can be imagined.
However, these award-winning cartoonists, almost without exception, soon disappeared from the comics world and did not achieve anything.
This is the "curse" of Tezuka Juan.
In fact, the reason is very simple.
Because the judges of Tezuka Award prefer more connotational works, most of their authors have literary attributes. In this way, it is naturally difficult to stand out in the completely commercialized JUMP.
"Don't worry, as long as the work is interesting enough, the so-called curse will naturally disappear." Qin Han said.
He remembered that in another world, Yuhiko Inoue was the only one who broke the "curse" of the Tezuka Prize. He was selected for the Tezuka Prize, and at the same time he found a balance between business and art and achieved great success.
The great god Inoue, his reputation is well-deserved!
A group of young cartoonists who dream of making their debut in business are naturally very interested in Tezuka Gua. The discussion at the dinner table is becoming more and more lively.
However, compared to the others who spoke one after another, Takeshi Obata seemed a little unfathomable.
He just smiled and ate the food silently, not participating in the discussion.
"Hey, Obata, you smile so disgustingly. Is there anything good hidden in your heart?" asked Hirohiko Araki.
Araki likes rock and roll and fashion, and is the most fashionable among these young cartoonists. After dropping out of college, he went to a junior college in art design. He just graduated and came to Tokyo from Sendai and became an assistant for a short time.
He once used his drawings to give his friends a review, and he also read them in the Qin and Han dynasties.
This guy always likes to let the characters in his works pose in various strange poses, and he has already taken the prototype of JOJO later.
Ken Obata took a bite of Mapo tofu and was so spicy that he drank two large glasses of water in a row. Then he slowly said: "The next serial meeting, my comic will be discussed. It is a funny comic called "Grandpa G of the Handsome"."
"What? Go to the serialized conference directly. Shouldn't newcomers try the waters first when they go to the monthly magazine or another book?"
As the most circulated magazine in Japan, "Weekly Young JUMP" is of course not an easy task to serialize it on it.
The magazine page is limited. Once your serialization is launched, it means that other people's comics will be cut in half.
After a newcomer wins various newcomer awards, it is only considered to have just entered the eyes of the editors. After that, you often have to serialize short stories in JUMP supplements, separate books, monthly magazines and other places. You can try it out and get good reviews from readers before you can switch to a weekly serial.
Of course, if you are a giant at Toriyama level, it is another matter.
Takeshi Obata usually doesn’t talk much and likes to keep a low profile. But unexpectedly, he actually walked in front of him.
Everyone congratulated him one after another.
Chapter completed!