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301 Shogakukan Divergence

After Himematsu Michiichiro finished speaking, everyone at the meeting changed their faces.

The price he proposed is so generous that it is rare in the industry!

Among the many cartoonists under "Weekly Young Sunday", the only one who can compete with Akira Toriyama, the master Rumiko Takahashi, can compete with him.

Moreover, Rumiko Takahashi is so valued by elementary school museums, and she was treated only when she was serialized "Ranma 1/2".

After completing a super popular comic like "Fuxing Boy", she proved that she had the value of creating huge profits for the magazine and got a top contract in the industry.

Although "Dragon Sakura" is also an excellent comic, its commercial value is completely incomparable to "The Fortune Boy".

What kind of virtues and ability in the Qin and Han dynasties? Can you get the same treatment as the great master Rumiko Takahashi?

Except for Himejiro Natsumata, almost everyone in the conference room thought so.

Deputy editor-in-chief Yuki Konishi raised his objection: "Editor-in-chief Natsumata, are the conditions you offered a bit too exaggerated? When Mr. Anda Chong finished "Mi Xue Mei Xue" and started to create "Baseball Heroes", he only had 11% royalties and 5% of the surroundings. You should know that "Mi Xue Mei Xue" is a super best-selling comic with an average sales volume of more than 2 million, which is much better than "Dragon Sakura"!"

Due to the limitations of the subject matter and platform, the volume of "Dragon Cherry" in the previous life was only sold by hundreds of thousands. In this world, after being modified by the Qin and Han Dynasties, the content and style were better, and the sales tripled, which was already a very amazing achievement.

Because of the innate flaws of this comic, it is normal that it is not as good as those real comic masters.

"Now, "Baseball Heroes" has become one of the pillars of "Weekly Youth Sunday". Although the total sales volume is not as good as Takahashi Sang, the average sales volume is as high as more than 3.8 million copies! What a dazzling achievement! Even among the four jump kings, only "Dragon Ball" can beat it!" Konishi said excitedly.

For the great master Anda Chong, even in the editorial department of "Weekly Boy Sunday", many people have to look up to him.

Konishi Yuki was unfair to Anda-sun, and Himematsu Mitsuiro expressed his understanding. He nodded and said, "Of course I understand that according to the standards of the past, the conditions given to Teacher Qin Han were indeed too high. But you must understand that the times are constantly changing. In recent years, the market size of the comic industry has been growing rapidly. Excellent cartoonists will become increasingly rare and expensive. You may think that the conditions I have proposed are too generous, but in two years, I am afraid that I will not think so."

Yumin Mitsutake nodded and agreed with Himeta Koichiro.

As the vice president, he is often exposed to data such as revenue and profit, and has a very intuitive feeling about the rapid growth of the comics market.

Moreover, this rapid growth is not limited to Japan. The same is true for the superpower China, which is separated by a sea.

Many industry insiders with a more sensitive sense of smell have predicted that cartoonists, especially well-known cartoonists who are competing for major publishing houses, will be treated more and more.

In addition, Anda Chong's baseball comics only have enough markets in a few countries such as Japan that have baseball soil. And his delicate oriental descriptions and fresh styles are not suitable for the tastes of most omelettes.

The "Dragon Ball" that is so frank and fucked is the favorite of European and American comic fans.

Therefore, the performance of "Baseball Heroes" in overseas markets is very average.

And football comics are different.

Although Japan is still a football desert now, with the launch of professional leagues next year, this sport will definitely become popular in this island country.

Not to mention, the influence of football around the world.

The name of the world's number one sport is not something that can be blown up.

Himematsu Mikichiro gave Qin Han such generous conditions, and it was not just a mess, but a sufficient basis.

Seeing that Yumin Mitsutake, the highest decision-maker, was somewhat moved by Hiromata Mitsuiro, Konishi Yu was very anxious.

Although he said that in terms of comic sales, Qin Han was far inferior to Anda Chong, and used this to oppose Hiroshiro Natsumata's proposal, he knew it very well in his heart.

As a young manga, "Dragon Sakura" has achieved its achievements today. The epoch-making painting style and unique ink painting techniques that the comic artist of Qin and Han Dynasty have shown since his debut, as well as his talent that can fully control regardless of commercial comics or fanatics, no matter what kind of subject, are impressive.

Xiao Xiyong felt that if Qin Han really came to "Weekly Boy Sunday", it would pose a huge threat to "Baseball Heroes".

As for the same sports theme, Qin Han’s new works will inevitably be compared with "Baseball Heroes", and will also squeeze out a large number of publicity resources that originally belonged to "Baseball Heroes".

As Anda Chong's third editor-in-chief, he accompanied Anda Chong to revise the draft all night and gave suggestions together, and put a lot of effort into the birth of "Baseball Heroes". Konishi Yu would never want to see this happen!

He said: "Editor Natsumata's words are indeed very reasonable. However, I still think that the conditions offered to Teacher Qin Han are too generous. If it were Hojo Ji and Tetsuo Hara, I would definitely have no objection. But is a cartoonist with an average sales of one million yuan really worth the price? If we set this precedent, other magazines will issue irrational and generous contracts in order to compete for cartoonists, which is not a good thing for the entire industry."

Xiao Xiyong's words are not unreasonable.

To put it bluntly, magazines spend a lot of money to recruit well-known cartoonists to make more money. If the price is too high, it will cause the effort to be disproportionate to the gain, and in the end it will lose, that is not a good thing.

"But Xiaoxi, don't you know what our "Weekly Boy Sunday" is now? If we don't recruit a few powerful cartoonists to take charge, relying solely on the original lineup, let alone surpass jump, and even the gap with "Weekly Boy Magazine" will grow bigger and bigger!"

Although the sales of "Weekly Youth Sunday" have steadily increased in the past year, compared with the rapid progress of "Weekly Youth Magazine", the results are not so impressive.

In addition, with the lesson of "Weekly Jump", which is facing a crisis of talent gap, Natsumata Mitsuiro, as the editor-in-chief, had to make long-term plans for the magazine in the future.

In his opinion, if the Qin and Han dynasties are recruited, plus Rumiko Takahashi and Anda Chong, "Weekly Boy Sunday" can rest assured in the next five years.

Xiaoxiyong sneered: "It's not just Qin Han who is famous cartoonist. Instead of spending a lot of money to attract people from outside, it's better to provide more opportunities for his family."

"Xiaoxi, what do you mean?"
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