304 Shueisha's Apology
As soon as the three of them walked into the lobby of the apartment building, they were stopped by a young security guard.
This security guy is the one who stopped Hiroshi Fujisawa last time.
Although there were no Raptors this time, Xiao Shan Zhengmin, who was walking in the front, in a suit and ties, and carrying two suitcases, was really suspicious.
"Is there anything wrong with you, three?" asked the young security guard.
"We look for the owner who lives on the 35th floor and we have something to talk about."
"Thirty-fifth floor, isn't that the residence of the manga artist?" the security guard thought.
He looked at the three people opposite him again. Two of them were of gentle temperament, like the kind of people who had been dealing with books all year round. The other one seemed to be his own companion.
"I used to be a suspected rioter, but this time I was a trio carrying two suspicious suitcases... The life of a cartoonist seems to be much more exciting than what outsiders imagine. If I didn't know, I would think that there was a Yakuza boss who runs an underground business living on the top floor..."
Although the security guard was full of thoughts, he nodded to the three of them and said, "I'm sorry for all of you."
"It's okay, it's your responsibility." Kazuhiko Torishima said.
It was not only the security guard who was puzzled by Masamin Koyama carrying two suitcases, but Qin Han also wondered when he opened the door to welcome Kazuhiko Toshima and the vice president of Shueisha into the house.
Today Shueisha is here to negotiate a contract with him. However, even if he brings the same sample of the contract with him, he can't use two boxes, right?
"Please come in three people." Qin Han made a gesture of invitation.
The accompanying security captain went to the balcony to pass the time alone with a cup of coffee.
Qin and Han dynasties, Kazuhiko Toshima and Masamin Koyama were preparing to go to the reception room to discuss the matter.
While in the corridor, Qin Han quietly landed behind and asked Tooshima Kazuhiko: "Tooshima Mang, Vice President Xiaoshan is carrying two heavy suitcases, what are they doing?"
"You will know in a while. This represents Shueisha's sincerity."
"The sincerity of the two big boxes? It wouldn't be filled with stacks of Fukuzawa Yukiki (10,000 yen)?" Qin Han joked.
Who knew that after hearing this, Kazuhiko Torishima almost staggered.
He didn't expect Qin Han to guess it.
"You will know then." Seeing that Qin Han didn't notice his strangeness, Torishima laughed dryly and passed by perfunctorily.
The three of them came to the reception room and sat opposite each other on the sofa.
As the former editor-in-chief of Qin Han, Kazuhiko Torishima has a good personal relationship with him. Today, the main task of taking place is to play a lubricant role in the negotiations. If the two sides disagree and fall into an embarrassing situation, he will be able to rescue the situation.
The one who is really responsible for the negotiations is Xiaoshan Zhengmin himself.
For a cartoonist, the vice president of Shueisha took action personally, which also shows how much the other party attaches importance to the Qin and Han dynasties.
After sitting down, Masamin Koyama looked at Toshima Kazuhiko, nodded when he saw the other party, he said to Qin Han straight to the point: "Teacher Qin Han, today I came to Gui'an to represent all colleagues in Shuei Shu. With twelve- sincerity, I invite you to join and serialize the new work on "Weekly Youth Jump". I believe that this cooperation will benefit both parties a lot."
Qin Han nodded and said, "I understand. I am also looking forward to the possibility of cooperation with "Weekly Boys Jump". After all, your magazine is the king of Japanese boy comics. Many cartoonists dream of getting serialized opportunities in "Weekly Boys Jump". Back then, I was no exception."
When Qin Han mentioned that back then, Xiaoshan Zhengmin's heart suddenly jumped, worried that the other party had remembered any unpleasant memories.
In fact, he misunderstood.
The Qin and Han dynasties had already let go, but at this time they were just recalling the past and expressing their feelings.
Xiaoshan Zhengmin didn't want to delay any further, so he directly took out the contract drafted by "Weekly Boy Jump".
Today, Qin Han’s assistant, Jing Jiamiri, went to meet with the editor of the primary school library, so Qin Han could only read the contract slowly by himself.
When he saw the conditions issued by "Weekly Jump" - the royalty on a single book is 12% and the surroundings are divided into 6%, he couldn't help but open his mouth slightly in surprise.
In Qin and Han Dynasty's expectations, Shueisha, which had the strongest strength and the toughest attitude when facing cartoonists, and was easily unwilling to give up some benefits, the contract should not be very attractive. But the fact is that the other party would actually offer the most favorable conditions among the three major youth comic magazines, which is really unexpected.
Seeing the changes in Qin and Han expressions, Xiaoshan Zhengmin knew that the other party had been touched by his generous conditions.
He struck while the iron was hot, put the two suitcases he had with him on the coffee table, and then opened them one by one.
Inside, stacks of ten thousand yuan of banknotes were neatly placed.
It seems that it was taken out from the bank not long ago, and these banknotes also exude the unique ink smell of new banknotes.
Qin Han felt that he was about to be blinded.
Although he is very rich, his money he carries has never exceeded 100,000 yen. Now, when he sees so much cash, he is a little shocked.
Isn’t this a situation that can only be set up in various police and gangster movies when bad guys make secret transactions?
Which is the vice president of Shueisha?
An unnecessary misunderstanding, Xiaoshan Zhengmin quickly explained: "Teacher Qin Han, the contract has been stated that if you are willing to join "Weekly Youth Jump", in addition to the generous royalties and work sharing, our Jiyingshe will immediately pay a signing fee of 40 million yuan!"
"Jiyingshe is really willing to spend money on the signing fee of 40 million yuan." Qin Han sighed.
"It's not too much, it's just 80,000 single volumes. If Teacher Qin Han can join "Weekly Boy Jump", soon, these two 20 million can be earned back." Xiaoshan Zhengmin said.
There is no precedent in the comics industry such as signing fees. No matter how big a cartoonist is, even if he enjoys generous treatment in terms of royalties and peripheral sharing, no one can get money as soon as he signs a contract. And it is a huge sum of 40 million yuan.
This time Shueisha set a precedent, and the other party deliberately said 40 million to "two 20 million". How could Qin and Han Dynasty not pay attention?
He is a smart person and immediately understood the subtext.
Shueisha is apologizing and admitting his defeat.
In the ban last year, although the truth was finally revealed, Qin Han still paid 20 million yuan in liquidated damages to settle everything.
Now, in order to bridge the rift between the Qin and Han dynasties, Jiyingshe is willing to return twice as much as he apologizes.
Koyama Masamin came with two big boxes of money today, obviously it was impossible for him to make his own decisions, but with the approval of all senior officials of Shueisha.
It seems that Shueisha, who once regarded himself as a king, had to bow his head and surrender in front of him.
Chapter completed!