Chapter 320: Heaven and Hell

Shen Xin also knew that if the magazine knew that "Soul of Chess" would end at the end of the year, it would definitely cause waves.

Many people think that star writers or cartoonists should have the right to decide their own works, but this is not the case.

In the face of capital, creators can't even decide the length of their own works.

Such things are not uncommon.

The most talked about by everyone is the story of Akira Toriyama and "Dragon Ball".

It is said that many people think that "Dragon Ball" ends after Namek, which is the most perfect. But the reality is that "Dragon Ball" was dragged to the Majin Buu chapter by the magazine.

Of course, there are exceptions. The most famous one is "Slam Dunk". At that time, Takehiko Inoue insisted on ending it, and finally got his wish, but the price was to leave "JUMP" and turn to another company's magazine, "Weekly Morning".

Not everyone has the courage and decisiveness of Takehiko Inoue. Manga artists like Akira Toriyama must also consider the interests of magazines and other companies.

In fact, not only popular works are subject to such constraints. In "Dream Eater", the manga "Run! Daihatsu Dan Dou only ranked around 10th in "JUMP", but when they offered to end the manga, the magazine also disagreed. In the end, the highest sincerity was "If you can't draw more than Eiji Comics, just leave "jump"" as a bet, the editor-in-chief nodded and agreed to end the comics.

It is very difficult to finish a pillar like "Soul of Chess". Therefore, before the serialization, Shen Xin made an agreement with Shang Haozhi to have the right to finish the manga.

In the three years since "Soul of Chess" was serialized, Shen Xin made some small moves. For example, the reason why he bet with Bao Jiyi was, on the one hand, for the production of the follow-up comics of "Soul of Chess", and on the other hand, he also wanted to obtain more rights. .

The contract is really too restrictive for cartoonists and authors.

Of course, magazines or platforms have also invested a lot of resources for their works, such as the promotion of comics and the production of animations, but at the same time, they are also destroying cartoonists.

If a manga becomes popular, the magazine will not let it be easily ended; and if a manga does not perform well, it will be cut in half.

In order to prevent cartoonists from jumping to other magazines, cartoonists are not allowed to contribute articles to other magazines during the contract period.

If the manga is cut in half during the contract period, and there is no way to pass the serialization, what will happen to the life of the manga artist?

Sorry, but that's not something magazines have to think about.

Therefore, in "Dream Eater", Nobuhiro Mashiro said that cartoonists are gamblers, and only one in 100,000 people in District 11 can live on cartoons for a lifetime.

In this comic, the author also gave an example, that is, if the author of "Death Note" cannot work for some reason, he will starve to death after five years.

"DeathNote" and "Dream Eater" are exactly the same, both are Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, so these words still have some credibility.

One step to heaven, one step to hell, this is the cartoonist.

Of course, some people also said that since they are facing starvation, wouldn't the cartoonist choose to leave? Like Takehiko Inoue, he is doing well.

It’s no problem to have the strength of Takehiko Inoue, but 99.99% of manga artists don’t have that level. What's more, even a famous cartoonist is not sure that the next one will be a hit like Takehiko Inoue.

"Rurouni Kenshin" was the signature comic of "JUMP" when it was serialized, and it was also one of "JUMP". After the end, the manga artist and Nobuhiro Tsuki did not have a hit work.

In addition, once a cartoonist leaves "JUMP", it is difficult to re-serialize in "JUMP".

It sounds cruel, but this is the situation of cartoonists in this industry. Every reader can see the superficial scenery of cartoonists, but in most cases, the life of cartoonists is not satisfactory.

Compared with the earth, the only advantage of this world is that there are more options,

But even so, industry giants like the three major magazines or "Youth Leap" still control the right to speak, and it is not easy to live comfortably in these magazines.

After all, not everyone has the strength of an old thief.

Even if Shen Xin wants to negotiate with capital, she can't be too reckless.

Fortunately, due to the huge sales of "Soul of Chess", he also has a bottom line in his mind.

Even if no magazines are willing to accept his works - of course, this situation does not exist - he will not be unable to eat, and he does not have to worry about whether the comics will make money.

Negotiating conditions with the magazine and fighting for her own rights are also the reasons why Shen Xin does not want to sign a contract with "ComicFuture" too early.

After Wang Wenhong conveyed Shen Xin's meaning to Shang Haozhi, he brought Shen Xin to the editorial office of "ComicFuture" the next afternoon.

When the other editors saw Shen Xin and Shang Haozhi entering the meeting room in the cubicle together, they started discussing immediately.

"Xiao Wang, what did Teacher Shen say?" Hook asked.

Wang Wenhong spread his hands, "Did your cartoonists discuss contracts with you?"

The others shook their heads.

They represent magazines, not cartoonists. Besides, few people are qualified to negotiate terms with the magazine.

"That's it." Wang Wenhong also shrugged, "Me too."

"I hope he doesn't think of stupid things." Hook was a little worried.

"Probably not. After Mr. Shen and "NewWorld" broke up, he seldom got angry. Moreover, Mr. Shang is also a rational person, and there should be no conflict between the two of them." Wang Wenhong said.

The others thought for a while and nodded. Neither of them is too impulsive, so they should be able to maintain their rationality.

In the conference room, Shang Haozhi poured two cups of hot water, put one of the cups in front of Shen Xin, and sat opposite to Shen Xin.

"Let's talk about the contract first. What conditions do you have? Copyright, or what?"

Shen Xin shook her head, held the teacup in both hands, and took a light sip.

"There are no conditions. Copyrights are valuable only if they can be sold, but if they can't be sold, they are of no use to me. There is nothing unacceptable in the hands of the magazine."

These words are from Shen Xin's heart.

If you want to operate the copyright, you must have connections, otherwise, even if you have the copyright, you will not be able to sell it at a good price. What's more, some high-level production companies cannot be hired with money.

Domestic companies are fine, but foreign production companies, such as Orochi, relying on Shen Xin alone, it is difficult to get involved with them.

"ComicFuture" is the largest animation magazine in China, and it is fine for Shen Xin to hand it over to the magazine for the time being, but it will suffer a little.

However, what he signed with "ComicFuture" was not a lifetime copyright contract. After ten years, the copyright would return to him.

Now just creating comics, Shen Xin is already so busy that she doesn't have the energy to take care of copyright management.

In the future, if he has a manager, maybe he can entrust these matters to them, but recently, he has no such plan.

"Then why don't you sign a contract with the magazine?" Shang Haozhi asked.

Shen Xin waved her hand, "Mr. Shang, you are wrong. It's not that I won't sign, but I won't sign for now."

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