Hu Tiesheng was very sad and looked at Xiao Qian with a resentful look.
Xiao Qian was that ruthless person. He stood up and walked out.
"Bye bye."
Obviously, he couldn't leave.
Even though Hu Tiesheng is in his forties, his movements are so vigorous that he would have no problem playing the villain in a martial arts movie.
Xiao Qian had just taken half a step away from the chair when he blocked his way.
"Oh, you kid, why are you so stubborn? There are many things in this world that are not much more important than money?"
Xiao Qian smiled "haha", letting Hu Tiesheng know that his efforts were in vain.
"Okay, okay, you win. What do you think we should do?"
Xiao Qian would not be polite to him, and there was no need.
"Of course the copyright of the work belongs to me, and I will authorize it to be published by your magazine. For every magazine that publishes "Dragon Ball", you will be required to pay me a 20% royalty for every copy sold."
"impossible!!!!"
Hu Tiesheng jumped three feet high, his face as red as a burning eggplant.
"Why don't you go and grab it?"
Xiao Qian ignored his anger.
"I'm grabbing it now."
"you……"
Hu Tiesheng found that this kid was really difficult to deal with. The most important thing was that he was very shameless, and he had shameless written all over his face.
"This is absolutely not possible. I will never agree to it even if I die."
Xiao Qian didn't force herself and started packing her things again.
"Then bye."
"Oh, my little ancestor, how can you be more ruthless than Huang Shiren? If you ask such a price, can our magazine still survive?"
Xiao Qian didn't care about his cheating at all.
"Your magazine company doesn't even have any clues now, and you don't know how to deal with comics. This "Dragon Ball" is your pioneer. Don't think that the other comics you collected can have any influence, and what is the quality of those works?
You know it all. To put it bluntly, whether your magazine can gain a foothold depends on this "Dragon Ball". And I'm not afraid to tell you, even if I don't care how high your price is now, how will you thank me in the future?
It’s not an exaggeration. I don’t need to repeat the story of buying horse bones for a thousand dollars. You can taste it for yourself.”
Hu Tiesheng almost cried.
"I understand what you're saying, but if you charge such a high price, how can our magazine make money? And we can't explain it to the factory."
Xiao Qian sneered again and again.
"Whether my asking price is high or not depends on the sales volume of your magazine. If I only sell a hundred copies, then I am robbing you. But what if you can sell a hundred thousand copies? What about a million copies?"
Can Hu Tiesheng and his magazine sell one million copies?
If it were the same environment as in his previous life, Xiao Qian believed it would be absolutely impossible.
As long as something becomes popular, piracy is guaranteed to be rampant within a month.
But this life is different. There is no such thing as piracy. In other words, if readers want to read "Dragon Ball", they can only buy genuine magazines.
Are readers willing to read "Dragon Ball"?
Xiao Qian believes in the charm of this work.
However, he also knew that his asking price was a bit too harsh. Although he was confident, these people from Shangmei would definitely not be able to do it.
Thinking of this, he changed his mind.
"Okay then, let's change the rules. If the sales volume of the magazine that publishes "Dragon Ball" does not exceed 100,000 copies, I will not take any royalties. If it exceeds 100,000 copies and is less than 500,000 copies, I will only collect 5% of the royalties.
.For more than 500,000 copies and less than 1 million copies, I charge 10% of the royalties. For more than 1 million copies, the royalties are 20%. How about this?"
He had made up his mind that if Hu Tiesheng still refused to agree to this condition, he would really have to say goodbye.
In a good time, he didn't want to waste time with cowardly people.
Although this progressive agreement was very novel, it also made Hu Tiesheng calm down. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that Xiao Qian's idea was really not a good one.
At least according to this agreement, their magazine is completely invincible.
As for the more sold, the more royalties paid to Xiao Qian...
The problem is that the more it sells, the more the magazine makes.
"Okay, let's do it."
After all, Ma Yulan was right about Hu Tiesheng. At the critical moment, this guy was still very courageous.
Since both parties have no objections, the signing of the agreement will take no effort.
Xiao Qian called the lawyer over, the same lawyer who signed the agreement with Weng Zhian last time.
Nowadays, there are not many lawyers in China who understand business operations and commercial agreements. Most people don’t know why, but Xiao Qian knows the value of such people. So after that cooperation, he simply paid a high fee to get this person.
People hire their own full-time lawyers.
The advantage of having a lawyer is that when signing any agreement, the guardians Xiao Guoji and Ai Milan do not need to come forward.
Without their intervention, Xiao Qian's chances of saving her small treasury are much higher.
With so many artists helping out, the creation process of "Dragon Ball" was extremely fast.
After all, what Xiao Qian requested this time was just a simple version in black and white, and it took only one week to complete the first volume.
Xiao Qian carefully checked it from beginning to end and made detailed modifications. The work in his hand was almost exactly the same as the original version in his previous life.
Of course, the plot of Sun Wukong lifting Bulma's skirt had to be painstakingly eliminated.
He remembered, however, that when he was dictating this plot, the painters looked at him strangely.
If the artists were told to follow the original version, they would probably call the police on the spot.
However, the absence of one or two scenes does not affect the integrity of the plot. "Dragon Ball" is still such a wonderful "Dragon Ball".
During this period, Hu Tiesheng and his magazine preparations were also very fast.
This magazine specializing in animation is named "Guoman", which means to develop the animation industry with Chinese characteristics.
The office is located on the edge of Shangmei Factory, in a three-story building on the side of the road.
Here we are mainly responsible for operations, planning, and product production. It is enough for the magazine to acquire a printing factory that was on the verge of bankruptcy.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
After detailed research by Hu Tiesheng, Xiao Qian and others, it was determined that the main work in the first issue of "National Comics" was "Dragon Ball". In addition, there were some works by other authors, but they were all foils.
According to the design, the entire magazine has a total of eighteen pages, which is about the size of a normal notebook.
This was Xiao Qian's strong suggestion to change the compact design of the previous life. The purpose of this was to highlight the magazine. Moreover, since it was not a single volume, it was also necessary to consider giving other authors enough display space.
Everything went very quickly. It only took two days for the issue number to be approved. The first complete magazine of "National Comics" was placed in front of Xiao Qian.
"Not bad, very good, just keep doing it with this quality."
Xiao Qian read it and was very satisfied. At least it was much better than he expected.
Different from the content inside, the cover of the magazine is in color. In addition to the necessary information such as the book title, issue number, publisher, etc., the largest space is the color "Dragon Ball" stills.
Seeing such a cute boy with a long tail trailing behind his back, it is estimated that few people would not pick it up and take a closer look.
"Now, the magazine is available, but it is not enough. We must let more people know about this magazine and buy it."
"You mean advertising?"
Hu Tiesheng was not stupid and he understood it immediately.
"Uncle Hu, you actually know about advertising?"
Xiao Qian was shocked.
Hu Tiesheng's head is covered with black lines.
"The advertisement has been around since 1979, and it was broadcast on our Shanghai TV station. I know it's weird?"
It was a rare occasion when Xiao Qian felt ashamed, which made Hu Tiesheng feel that he was still a living person.
Since Hu Tiesheng knows about advertising, it will be easier to handle.
That afternoon, the two went to Shanghai TV Station to discuss advertising.
However, when the two of them walked into the director's office and before they could stand firm, a strong wind rushed over from beside them, pressing down on Xiao Qian like a huge force.
"Okay, boy, you've just thrown yourself into a trap."
Xiao Qian's eyes were filled with stars, and she thought to herself that she had not committed any crime.
But when he saw Xu Mingxia in the office, he vaguely understood.
"Auntie, it seems that you can be seen in every corner of Shanghai."
Xu Mingxia pulled him over and hugged him on her lap, her smile even disappearing.
"Hehehe, we were just talking about you, but I didn't expect you to come to the door yourself. How about it, Xiaoqian, the promise you made to Auntie can't be counted."
