Chapter nine hundred and fortieth by your full authority
The cooperation between Jingxia Gang's "Young Heroes" company and Shengtang was only for two years. This was stated in the original contract. Jingxia Gang respected Liu Lang so much because he wanted to re-sign the agreement with him. After all, "Slam Dunk Master" is now
"really
It was so popular that many famous distribution companies were eyeing Shengtang, hoping to cooperate with them. Jingxia Gang felt a huge crisis. Fortunately, he had a good relationship with Shao Ming. This was his advantage. The rest
It depends on what Liu Lang means.
Of course, in order to get the contract, Jingxia Gang took the initiative to reduce the issuance fee by 5%, that is, from the current 15% to 5%. In his opinion, even if it is 10%
He can also make a lot of money in the future. If Liu Lang disagrees, he even decides to charge only 5% of the issuance fee. This price has never been seen before.
Liu Lang Liu Lang felt that there would be no problem in handing over "Slam Dunk" to the other party for distribution. He knew a little bit about Jing Xia Gang through Shao Ming, and basically figured out his character after meeting today.
It’s true that he can’t create because he lacks imagination, but not all industries require imagination, just like the craftsmen in the island country. They can create countless amazing machines because of their love and persistence. They love
He is very dedicated to his own career and his work.
Outsiders only see the achievements they have made, but they cannot see the seemingly boring work they have been doing for decades.
There is a huge difference between polishing the same part and a work that is completed according to a procedure and a work that a person has poured decades of his own emotions into.
The same goes for Jingxia Gang's persistence in comics. He truly loves this career, and Liu Lang appreciates this very much. Besides, if Liu Lang doesn't agree to the agreement between the two parties, he is afraid that he will jump off the building and commit suicide the next day.
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Liu Lang made it clear on the spot that the cooperation between the two parties could continue, at least until the "Slam Dunk" comic was completed, and the distribution fee would not change, so the original contract would be implemented.
Jingxia Gang and all the employees cheered happily when they heard Liu Lang's words. Several employees in their thirties actually opened their mouths and started crying. Sun Hu on the side was stunned: Damn, what's the matter?
?Men don’t shed tears lightly, but these people are really good at crying.
Jingxia Gang was also so excited that his face turned red and he didn't know what to say.
"Jun Inoshita, our Shengtang Company also publishes comics in the United States, namely "Transformers". You know this, right?"
"I know, I know, this comic is also very good in our country, especially the animation book is very well-made, and the ratings are also good!"
Jingxia Gang replied.
"Jun Inoshita, although the Transformers comic has been introduced to your country, because we focus on the American market and the competition in your country is fierce, we have not paid much attention to the development of the island country in the past few years. The current achievements are in line with its application.
There is a big gap between some results...!"
Liu Lang waved his hand.
"Transformers" was introduced to the island country the year before last. The Sun family was responsible for all marketing of the comics. The Sun family's main focus was still on the United States and Europe. They did not pay much attention to the island country market. There were only two people managing it here, and the publisher also paid attention to it.
This comic didn't do much promotion, but even so, "Transformers" has sold more than two million copies in the past two years, and the sales volume is still good.
In fact, in the island country, the sales volume of the "Transformers" comic book has exceeded that of the United States. The highest sales volume in the United States in a year was only 700,000 copies, but the sales revenue of the United States is much stronger than that of the island country.
The fastest-growing part of a comic's profit is not comic books, but peripheral products, such as model toys, cartoons, theme parks, etc. For example, Disney, how many people read the Snow White comic book? Mainly animation
movies, toys and Disneyland.
Americans prefer products that directly impact their senses. The annual sales revenue of Transformers model toys in the United States reaches more than 40 million U.S. dollars, and the copyright of cartoons also exceeds 5 million U.S. dollars, as well as the development of peripheral products. The total is close to
Fifty million US dollars, and the profit margin is as high as over 60%, and comic book sales account for less than 10%.
Transformers peripheral products are basically not sold in many island countries. This is a matter of customs. Island people like to read comic books and have little interest in models and cartoons. The Sun family is naturally not interested in the island country market because it cannot develop the most profitable part.
I won’t take it seriously. After all, how much money can you make by selling a few books a year?
But Liu Lang felt that the island country's market could not be given up in vain. The Transformers series was Shengtang's main segment, and it would be made into a live-action special effects movie in the future. In his previous life, the first live-action special effects movie was released in 2007, which aroused the interest of book fans around the world.
In the end, the global box office exceeded 700 million U.S. dollars, of which book fans contributed more than 500 million U.S. dollars.
The plot of this generation of Transformers has undergone tremendous changes. The protagonists have all become Chinese. This may affect the spread of comics around the world to a certain extent. After all, the world is now dominated by Western culture and a Chinese is the protagonist.
The story will be more or less rejected by them.
Fortunately, the background of this story is the future world. In this world, there is not much cultural difference. China is also a country with many high-rise buildings and traffic jams everywhere.
Moreover, Liu Lang added the mysterious immortal culture of ancient China, which added a sense of mystery to the story.
Americans don't feel any special sense of cultural unfamiliarity when reading this comic. This is also the reason why "Transformers" can be popular in Western countries. As for why it is still tepid in island countries, this is purely due to disadvantageous marketing.
It cannot be said that the Sun family is not doing well. After all, their energy is limited, and the market in Europe and the United States is very good.
Liu Lang felt that Jingxia Gang was very good at sales and publicity, so he wanted to hand over the distribution rights of Transformers in the island country to them.
When Jingxia Gang heard that Liu Lang was going to hand over the distribution rights of Transformers in the island country to him, he was a little confused and thought that the other party was joking with him, but he reacted immediately.
"Chairman, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true. It depends on whether you agree or not. If you agree, we will sign a contract. By the way, the distribution rights of Transformers will not end until the end of this year. We will not sign a formal contract until the end of the year. The contract amount will be based on the previous one."
Contract execution is 20%. If you are afraid that we will regret it, we can initial a contract first. Of course, if you don’t agree, forget it!”
"Don't agree? How can you disagree?"
Jingxia Gang suddenly stood up, and all his employees also stood up like robots.
"Chairman, the purpose of our "Young Heroes" company is to create outstanding works and sincerely serve customers. We will definitely be able to do what customers ask for. If customers do not ask for it, we will work hard to do it 100%. Chairman believes so
We and all our employees will definitely use 200% of our efforts to achieve your goal and make "Transformers" and "Slam Dunk" into excellent comic works of our island country, you can rest assured!"
After Jingxia Gang finished speaking, he led his employees to make another ninety-degree bend.
"Okay, I believe you...Brother Lu, when you return to Hong Kong Island, tell the Sun family that after the contract ends, hand over the distribution rights of "Transformers" to the "Young Heroes" company and let them be responsible for this comic.
The distribution and development of peripheral products!”
"Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I will inform them as soon as I return to Hong Kong Island!"