On this day, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather jacket came to a comic newspaper in Hong Kong City. When the man entered Baokang, he told the female staff at the front desk that he wanted to see their general manager.
The receptionist asked: "Sir, do you have anything to do with Mr. Kuang?"
The middle-aged man said with an arrogant look: "Tell Mr. Kuang that I have a business deal to discuss with him."
The receptionist didn't dare to neglect the brand name he was wearing. After bringing him a cup of tea, he went upstairs to report the matter. Soon, he invited the middle-aged man to the second floor.
Mr. Kuang asked: "Sir, who are you?"
When the middle-aged man saw Mr. Kuang, he put away his arrogant attitude and said with a smile: "My name is Xing Shaohui. My nephew has been fond of comics since he was a child. He drew a comic a few days ago. Mr. Kuang is an expert. Please help me read it.
look."
Before Mr. Kuang could speak, Xing Shaohui opened the "Detective Furukawa" in his hand and exposed the first page.
Mr. Kuang was initially a little displeased, feeling that this man was wasting his time by using his name to scare people. But now, his attention was completely attracted by this exquisite cartoon.
Involuntarily, Mr. Kuang picked up the comic and read it. In an instant, he switched from the comic characters to the plot. After reading it, Mr. Kuang asked excitedly: "Mr. Xing, was this really drawn by your nephew?"
Xing Shaohui saw Mr. Kuang's attitude in his eyes and said with a smile: "Of course it is. Originally, I asked him to submit the article himself, but he is introverted and is too scared to speak when meeting strangers. Mr. Kuang, you
How about reading my nephew’s comics?”
Mr. Kuang did not hesitate to praise and said: "It's very good. Not only the characters are exquisite and the style is comfortable, but the story is also unique. Mr. Xing, you just said you came to negotiate a business with me. Do you want to serialize it in our East News?"
The current comics in Hong Kong City are mainly about martial arts, revenge, adventure, etc., while the comic in front of me is suspense reasoning, and the two cases I read are intertwined and fascinating. And the author is also very good at hiding important plot points.
.When you get stuck on the exciting plot during serialization, you won’t be afraid that readers won’t continue to buy it.
Xing Shaohui nodded and said: "Of course, otherwise what would I be doing here? I just don't know how much the fee for one issue is?"
After thinking for a while, Mr. Kuang said: "This comic is indeed very good, but your nephew is a newcomer and the subject matter is very novel. I don't know whether it will be popular. I will give him one hundred for one issue."
A flash of light flashed in Xing Shaohui's eyes. Before coming to Dongbao, he specifically inquired about the contributions of well-known cartoonists, which cost about 100 to 150 per issue. But Mr. Kuang gave 100 after reading the cartoon. It can be seen that
I am really optimistic about the future of this comic.
Seeing that he was still hesitating, Mr. Kuang looked at the comics on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "In this case, I will increase it to two hundred for you. Mr. Xing, this is already the highest price I can give."
Naturally, Xing Shaohui would not listen to him and said: "Three hundred per issue."
Mr. Kuang really liked the comic and nodded in agreement.
Not wanting to, Xing Shaohui put forward another condition: "I will only sign for four phases. If it sells well after four phases, it won't be at this price."
Today's comics are all hand-drawn by cartoonists, so the speed is very slow. Newspapers also publish them in a weekly format. Four issues, that is, one month.
Mr. Kuang hesitated.
Xing Shaohui put the comics away and said with a smile: "Mr. Kuang, I didn't allow my son to read comics before. As for the reason, I believe you should be very clear. But I was attracted by the comics after reading it.
I even showed it to my son. Mr. Kuang, you should know what this means, right?"
The current comics in Hong Kong City are mainly martial arts. Not only do they have a lot of fighting and killing plots, but they also intersperse a lot of sentimental things. Although the government has announced the "Undesirable Publications Law" and the situation has improved a lot, there are still a lot of private goods included.
.So adults think that comics are vulgar things that will lead to bad things for children, so they are not allowed to read them. If they are caught, their pocket money will be confiscated or they will be beaten up.
Mr. Kuang knew that the other party was a shrewd person, and immediately nodded and agreed to his request. As long as the comics sold well, even if he didn't mention it, he would have to increase the price, otherwise he might go to the other party. But thinking about the other party, he suddenly felt bad.
I just hope this comic book can surprise them and help them change this disadvantage.
Xing Shaohui sent the news that day, and Pei Yue received it three days later.
Tian Shao saw the smile on his face and asked, "I'm so happy, but what's the happy event?"
Pei Yue said with a smile on his face: "Your comics will be serialized in a newspaper soon. Xiaoshao, the issue there is published once a week, and we want three hundred yuan per issue."
Older people especially like to reminisce about the past. Thanks to their grandparents, they have some understanding of the changes in the country over the past thirty years. But they really know nothing about the situation in Hong Kong City.
Tian Shao asked: "Is this price high or low?"
Pei Yue was surprised when she asked: "One issue is 300. One month is 1,200, and that year is 14,400. You can become a household worth 10,000 yuan a year by drawing comics. Do you think it is higher or lower?"
Tian Shao looked at him speechlessly and said, "You have to compare yourself with your peers in Hong Kong City, not with people in the mainland. If you want to compare like this, if the cleaning ladies in Hong Kong City are here, they are all rich people.
"
This is indeed the case. In the 1980s and 1990s, people who came back from the Hong Kong city of Baodao were all wealthy people from the mainland. At that time, it was particularly enviable for anyone to have a relative with a Hong Kong treasure.
Pei Yue said: "In Hong Kong City, this income is also very considerable."
Tian Shao smiled and said: "I hope my comics can sell well. Then I will try to persuade Uncle Liao to let me go to Hong Kong City. I don't think it will be possible to leave it to others."
Pei Yue also thought it would be better to let Tian Shao go. Some of her ideas were very advanced: "Xiao Shao, let's wait another month to see Uncle Liao."
Tian Shao shook his head and said: "The longer this matter is delayed, the worse it will be. We have a rest tomorrow and let's go report to Uncle Liao!"
Pei Yue nodded in agreement.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. The counselor found Tian Shao the next day and asked her to assist the art committee in publishing this issue of the school newspaper.
After all, it was a class matter and Tian Shao couldn't shirk it, so he agreed with Pei Yue to go there in the afternoon. He just waited for her to finish the work and went to look for Pei Yue, but she couldn't find anyone, and even Xiao Jiang was gone.
Tian Shao knew that Pei Yue had gone by himself, and returned to the dormitory depressed. The more he wanted to make an appointment, he felt that it was such a coincidence, so he ran to ask the counselor why she suddenly asked him to report on the blackboard.
The counselor smiled and said: "Tian Lingling from the Chinese Department said that you are the author of "Little Hero A Yong". I specially bought it to read it. Your painting skills are very good, so I asked you to help."
Tian Shao thought that Pei Yue was deliberately trying to get rid of him, but he didn't expect that it was Tian Lingling. Alas, this woman is not compatible with her, no, with her original horoscope, otherwise why would nothing good happen to her when he meets her?