One Piece has been loved by readers since it was first published, and sales have been rising steadily. More than a month later, the sales volume actually surpassed Dragon Ball. When a single copy was released two months later, because only two thousand copies were printed to test the water, the results were released within half a day.
It was sold out.
After Xing Shaohui got the news, he immediately ordered another 10,000 copies from the publisher.
After the single volume was released, the manga newspaper from Sakura Country that had previously bought the rights to Dragon Ball and Detective Furukawa came back. As before, they wanted to buy the serial rights to Sakura Country.
At first, the inexperienced counterparty offered to buy out the copyright, and they almost agreed, but Tian Shao firmly refused and refused. More than three years have passed, and Xing Shaohui has gained experience and is comfortable discussing copyright issues with them.
This book is selling so well in Hong Kong City, so it must be selling well outside. So this time Xing Shaohui proposed a 28-cent split, and the other party would divide the book 2-8.
Naturally, these overseas comic companies disagreed. After the tug-of-war, each took a step back. Shaohua divided it into 75% and only sold paper copyrights. Others are out of the question.
After selling the copyright to comic companies in four countries, Xing Shaohui was in a very good mood. If there were a few more comics of this high quality, the company's profits would be comparable to those of listed companies.
Gong Qishui saw that One Piece was selling so well, and regretted not participating in the production of this comic. Although Martial Arts is also very popular, it cannot compare with One Piece in terms of sales volume and popularity overseas.
Xing Shaohui was also a little emotional and said: "Anna hasn't published a new book for a year. I thought it was affected by the previous events. But I didn't expect that the new book that I had been thinking about for a year would be so popular as soon as it was published."
Although Tian Shao told him that he has been preparing for the new book, it won’t take another year to prepare! But he didn’t expect that she had written out all the previous plots, and she also decided on the drawings alone. After seeing the final draft of One Piece
, he knew that this book would be a hit, but to his surprise, it surpassed Dragon Ball.
In fact, Xing Shaohui himself prefers Dragon Ball. Of course, there is emotional blessing here. Shaohua Comics is now a veritable leader in terms of quantity and quality of comics.
Gong Qishui said with a smile: "Last year, the tabloids always said that Miss was just a flash in the pan, but now the sales and reviews are a slap in the face."
Xing Shaohui laughed. The newspapers and magazines that used to ridicule Tian Shao now seem to have amnesia. They wrote the whole article K and praised him. But it is indeed worthy of praise. He is so talented.
Gong Qishui asked: "Mr. Xing, when will the lady come over?"
Xing Shaohui shook his head and said, "I don't know. What can I do for you? If anything, I can tell you."
After what happened with Geng Tong, he will no longer reveal Tian Shao's itinerary to anyone, not even Gong Qishui. Gong Qishui and his two sons are trustworthy, but his apprentices are not necessarily. Money
It touches people's hearts. What if betraying Tian Shao brings danger?
The martial arts competition has come to an end, and Gong Qishui hopes that Tian Shao can write another book for them. If he does not help write the book, his salary and bonus will be reduced by half.
Xing Shaohui felt helpless and said, "You can't always rely on Anna, you have to think for yourself."
"I also want to write, but no one likes what I write." Gong Qishui said. He couldn't change his mind, and young people didn't like what he wrote.
Xing Shaohui said: "Then you can encourage disciples A Zheng and Qi to think! Don't restrict them all the time. Let them go out to play on Sundays and watch more foreign movies. Maybe they will be inspired and come up with good stories!
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The core of comics is to have a good story. If the story is not exciting, it will be useless no matter how beautifully drawn the characters are.
Gong Qishui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said: "You should be like Miss Tian. You can get inspiration if you go out for a walk. I don't hold them back. They all go to play by themselves on Sunday, but it still depends on luck!"
The sales volume of One Piece in Hong Kong City is enviable, not to mention that it is being sold abroad.
Tang Zeyu and Bao Huamao talked about this incident while playing golf: "Now in Hong Kong City, Shaohua Company is the only company that dominates comics."
Bao Huamao felt that there was nothing that could be done about it: "This comic company is different from others. It has to rely on its works to speak for itself. Just the comics written by Tian Shao are enough for them to last ten years."
Tang Zeyu was very itchy and said: "The comics are so popular, and they will definitely be very popular when they are made into cartoons. I will definitely make a fortune by selling them to various countries."
Bao Huamao poured cold water on him and said, "Don't think about it, she won't agree."
Like Dragon Ball, which is very popular overseas, as long as the technology is not stretched and made into animation, it will definitely make money. Tian Shao is not a fool, how can he split the business that is sure to make money without losing money?
Tang Zeyu said: "With more allies, we won't be afraid of meeting lunatics like Geng Tong again."
Bao Huamao glanced at her and said: "The thing about Geng Tong is that she was unprepared, and she lived in a residential area at the time. She was afraid of hurting innocent people. Otherwise, Geng Tong wouldn't be able to take advantage of her."
He knew from Zhao Xiaorou that Tian Shao didn't want any of Shaohua Company's profits. Therefore, Tian Shao's real backer was not her fiancé, but many big bosses. Even if this matter got serious, someone in Hong Kong City would come forward to protect her, Le
Uncle didn't dare to move. However, this would do more harm than good to Tian Shao, so it would be best to solve it quietly. Otherwise, if you don't show up and let everyone notice, it will be impossible to hide behind and make a lot of money in the future.
Tang Zeyu was startled, turned his head and looked at him and asked: "Huamao, what is the background of this Mr. Tian? You think so highly of him."
Bao Huamao couldn't possibly tell him. After playing a ball and going out, he said, "Brother Yu, as long as she can make us rich, that's fine. Does it matter what her background is?"
Tang Zeyu understood that he didn't want to tell him.
When they were tired from playing, the two of them sat next to each other to rest. Ah Cong came over and leaned over to say a few words to Bao Huamao, then stepped aside.
A smile appeared on Bao Huamao's face: "Mr. Xing just called and said that our Mr. Tian will arrive in a few days. Mr. Tian likes to eat barbecue. When she arrives, she will hold a barbecue party at my villa.
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Tang Zeyu said: "Last time you were the host, this time it's my turn."
Bao Huamao smiled and said that Tian Shao would not agree: "I have chosen a villa for her, which is about ten minutes' drive from my villa. She will not stay in Hong Kong for a long time this time. Where are you?"
She won't go if it's too far away, and I'll give her face by being close. If you want to host something, there'll be plenty of opportunities for her to come over after she graduates."
"What do you mean, she will stay in Hong Kong City after graduation?"
Bao Huamao said: "The comic company is here, and she is planning to open a film and television company. She will definitely stay for a long time. As for the future, I am not sure."
Speaking of this, he added: "The mainland is now open to the outside world. We have had many preferential policies for investment in the past. I am planning to go to Yangcheng in a few days. Brother Yu, if you are interested, come and have a look."
Tang Zeyu was not interested in investing in the Mainland. There was a lot of poverty there, and investment would be in vain and he would not make any money. He did not refuse directly, but just politely said that he was very busy recently and had no time to go out.