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The second call Li Mochen received was from Beeston Comics. The caller came from a middle-aged male voice.
"——Yes, our editorial team has read your comic submission and thinks we can have a chat with you."
"Although the style of painting is very strange, the plot is very simple and childish, the characters are too beautiful, and other shortcomings, the commercial value of your comic manuscript cannot be completely denied."
"Yes, we intend to publish this comic for you. However, there are some requirements. I hope you can revise the manuscript based on the opinions of our editorial team. Then as for publicity, we hope that after the comic is published, Mr. Wildenstein, you
Able to cooperate with publicity.”
"The extent of the revision? I can't be sure. It depends on the specific situation. After signing the contract, our editorial team will provide you with a story outline. To be honest, we prefer that your protagonist can join Beeston University
family."
"There are also copyright requirements. We need to obtain the exclusive authorization for all aspects of this comic, including film and television, animation adaptation rights, as well as the rights to recreate and adapt comic characters, etc."
"Royalty for the first edition? We will give you 6%. According to industry regulations, newcomers are basically charged 5%. The conditions we give you are very sincere. Or you can consider selling out after the revision is completed.
Give us, the current price of the comic magazine is 1,500 gold shields for a color manuscript and 500 gold shields for a black and white single page. We can provide you with this buyout price for the first edition."
"No! No! These conditions are not too harsh. Mr. Wildenstein, we need to take considerable risks to publish this comic for you."
Li Mochen's face was full of black lines and he immediately hung up the phone.
He had long heard that Beeston Comics, like the other comic publishing houses that had contacted him in the past two days, did not take a fancy to his drawings at all, but only took a fancy to his current fame. As for the repair work,
If you submit a manuscript, you will probably have to draw a new comic according to the plot they specified, and then use its current popularity for publicity and promotion. If you refuse, you will have to pay liquidated damages to the comic company.
This situation is no different from that of most so-called cartoonists in America. Basically, these cartoonists have to draw whatever plot is drawn up by the editorial team of the cartoon company. But in Li Mochen's view, those are just some painters.
, not a painter.
This made Li Mochen feel very bad. He realized that his plan to make money from comics might go bankrupt. This was the last comic company to contact him, and if even these publishing houses specializing in comics could not accept him,
If you submit your manuscript, you can imagine how well it will be accepted by other publishers.
It wasn't until Sampson finally called twenty minutes later that he cheered up a little.
"I'm sorry boss, it took us a little while to get back from there."
"You probably guessed that you are in trouble in the dark world, right?"
"It's a detachment of the Ghost Warsong Hunting Group."
Sampson explained the reason: "However, we were well prepared and we were determined to advance towards Ghost City. They did not dare to take action."
After all, this time is different from the time when they robbed the Craig Community Bank. Firstly, they have enough people. There are more than 70 magic professionals in the team with live ammunition, including six people from the extra-legal level; secondly, they are not attractive enough, and the armored vehicles
There are no gold shields or gold bricks carrying hundreds of millions.
The Ghost Warsong Hunting Group has a close cooperative relationship with Antonio, which is good, but they may not be willing to pay hundreds of casualties for one partner.
"How is the situation? How many casualties are there in our hunting group?"
Li Mochen's first concern was the casualties, and the reason why they were called a hunting group was to prevent the phone calls between the two from being eavesdropped.
"I'm sorry, three people were killed and seven were injured. Two of them may no longer be able to work for you."
Sampson's tone was very calm. After all, he was a senior commander who came from the military and had dozens of missions. He was used to seeing life and death.
"We were too impatient when hunting magical creatures. It's my fault, BOSS."
Li Mochen couldn't help but sigh: "Be careful next time. If you encounter that situation, I would rather you return it with nothing. Contact their families for me later, and I will give them pensions according to the most generous standards in the industry."
But other than that, he didn't have any more expressions.
When it comes to being used to life and death, he, Li Mochen, is better than Sampson in this regard. In the realm of Yuanqiong, tens of thousands of demons, big and small, died under his hands, and there were twenty sects that he single-handedly planned to eradicate.
He personally directed seventeen battles involving more than 100,000 people.
It is very rare for people like him to even show an attitude of caring about the lives of their subordinates on the surface.
"Thank you, there are few bosses as kind and generous as you."
Sampson sighed with relief, and then talked about what Li Mochen was most concerned about: "Our income from hunting magical creatures this time is a total of 31 million gold shields, in addition to a large number of
The additional income, the market value should be 42 million. I took them out, Major Adams thought that those things should be burned on the spot, but I think we can't make arbitrary decisions, and after the argument, he listened to me
Opinion."
"Major Adams is right. Please destroy those extra gains as soon as possible."
Li Mochen raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that the 'extra gains' Sampson mentioned were probably drugs.
"Sampson, I appreciate your caution, but if you encounter a similar situation in the future, please destroy them as soon as possible. We will not touch these things in the future. I hope that you and Major Adams will personally supervise this matter
Execution, you have to make sure our people don't steal from it, you know?
?And those gold shields - in addition to the pension costs, 30% will be used as bonuses for everyone. The specific proportion of the amount will be negotiated between you and Major Adams, and will be distributed according to the military merits. The rest of the money will be deposited in the Swiss bank I gave you.
The bank account will be used as a war chest for the rest of the war."
"30%, right? Thank you for your generosity!"
At this time, there was actually a hint of gratitude in Sampson's voice.
Three minutes later, Sampson Brut hung up the phone in a restaurant in the city center and looked at Thompson Adams sitting opposite him with a smile.
"Adams, the employer I introduced to you did not disappoint you. Did you hear that? All the drugs were destroyed, the most generous pension standards in the industry, and a 30% bonus. According to our agreement, this time my
All the winnings are yours."
"Wow, then we can order. Tell the waiter that we want the best steak. I'll treat you today."
Major Thompson Adams, who had knife-carved features and a cold temperament, raised his chin at this time, with a smile on his face: "This is indeed a generous employer, but Sampson, when can I communicate with ours?"
Meet the boss? I'm really curious about him. I think the boss is definitely different from the fighting star on TV, right?"