Chapter 642: Negotiation
In the next two days, Yuan Zhe and Tong Yu took the initiative to find Wang Wenhong again and negotiated twice.
The first negotiation broke up unhappy.
In the second negotiation, both parties were much more cautious. The focus of the negotiation was not on the copyright itself, nor on Shen Xin's income, but on the method of serialization.
Now, "Steel Refining" is not only popular in China, but also has a good response abroad. Because of this, they made a concession, hoping to get the serialization rights of Shen Xin's next work.
But Wang Wenhong only assured Yuan Zhe that Shen Xin could only update on Duoman.com monthly, not weekly, which was contrary to Yuan Zhe's expectations.
Now, Yuan Zhe also needs a comic that can boost the popularity of the website.
If it is a monthly update, it will be difficult to gather popularity if one episode is drawn in January.
"If it's a weekly magazine...then wait for "Steel Refining" to finish."
Wang Wenhong wanted to see the contracts offered by Duoman.com and "ComicFuture". Now only Duoman.com offered conditions, so of course he had to wait a little longer.
"So...Xiao Wang, let's take a step back. Teacher Shen's first comic "Y's", you should know, right?" Tong Yu said seriously.
Wang Wenhong nodded, wondering why he mentioned this cartoon.
"The copyright of "Y's" is in our hands now." Tong Yu pressed the table with firm eyes, "I also know that it is very difficult for a cartoonist to create a cartoon, and it is very difficult even for Teacher Shen to serialize monthly and weekly magazines at the same time. Difficult, but... "Y's" is different, Mr. Shen should have thought about the plot behind it... re-serializing "Y's", shouldn't it be a big problem?"
""Y's"?" The muscles on Wang Wenhong's face twitched, he didn't expect Tong Yu to take out "Y's".
This comic has always been Shen Xin's regret, and at the same time, it is also Yan Fei's regret. If Shen Xin knew about it, she would definitely agree.
However, the person in charge of the negotiation is him, neither Shen Xin nor Yan Fei.
"What do you want?" Wang Wenhong frowned.
"We only need the comic copyright and film and television copyright, and the other copyrights will be returned to Mr. Shen. Please Mr. Shen will update it on Duomanwang last week."
"No." Wang Wenhong shook his head, "Even if it is "Y's", I will not agree."
"Why?" Tong Yu asked puzzled.
"This manga, if I remember correctly, the contract will expire next year or the year after. Teacher Shen can wait for another two years without rushing for a while. If Teacher Shen agrees, the contract must be re-signed, and then you will have it again 10 years of comics and film and television copyrights are not such a good thing." Wang Wenhong sneered, "Also, from my point of view, I don't want Mr. Shen to update this comic every week. On the one hand, it will increase Mr. Shen's workload. On the other hand, "Y's" has been about eight or nine years since it was discontinued, how should I put it? It is considered a very old manga, so it is hard to say what achievements the sequel can make."
"Of course, Mr. Shen won the 'Newcomer Award' for "Y's", which proves the quality of this comic, but for the current Mr. Shen, it is not worthwhile to renew this comic."
"..." Tong Yu rubbed his forehead, he found that Wang Wenhong was more difficult than he imagined.
Yuan Zhe rubbed his hands, "You should ask Mr. Shen about this matter? You should not be able to make the decision."
Wang Wenhong glanced at Yuan Zhe, feeling confused. He didn't know that Tong Yu would come up with "Y's", because this cartoon felt very strange to him. Back then, he and "Y's" were rivals, so he couldn't control it. The future fate of "Y's" - this comic has more to do with Shen Xin and Yan Fei.
Wang Wenhong glanced at Yuan Zhe helplessly, got up and walked out of the private room.
Yuan Zhe was just asking casually, but he didn't expect that Wang Wenhong was really stumped.
"Could it be possible?" Tong Yu muttered.
"I don't know...but it's more interesting than other comics." Yuan Zhe muttered in a low voice, "However, we must be prepared, we may make concessions on certain conditions."
Just as Tong Yu was about to speak, the door was opened.
Wang Wenhong walked into the private room.
"What is Teacher Shen's opinion?" Yuan Zhe asked hastily.
Wang Wenhong's face was gloomy, a little unhappy.
"Ms. Shen means that "Y's" can be changed weekly..."
Tong Yu and Yuan Zhe were overjoyed, they didn't expect it to be achieved.
"Don't be too happy... Teacher Shen has conditions." Wang Wenhong interrupted the joy of the two.
"Um?"
""Y's" is going to jump out of Duoman.com's monthly subscription, and it will be charged by "session", 0.5 yuan per episode. The price should not be too much, right? The income will be 70% and 30% of the income, seven of us, three of you. All copyrights other than comics will be recovered. The film and television copyright can be given to you, but the price needs to be renegotiated. The most important point is that Mr. Shen just authorized the comic "Y's" to Duoman.com, and he can serialize it on other platforms during the serialization period."
Wang Wenhong made four demands in a row, which caught Tong Yu and Yuan Zhe by surprise.
"But the monthly subscription is the foundation of "Y's"." Tong Yu retorted.
"That's what you guys have to consider." Wang Wenhong didn't plan to talk with Yuan Zhe any further.
"However, copyright renegotiation..." Tong Yu frowned, wiped his nose, originally wanted to save a sum of money, but it seems that this money can't be saved, "There is still income at seventy-three, isn't it... ..."
Wang Wenhong shrugged, "Isn't copyright the basis of this negotiation? As for the seven-three opening... you spent more than this price on the other teachers, right? Whether it's Teacher Wang Yunze or Teacher Duan Ping. Or, do you think Teacher Shen is not as good as these two."
Tong Yu and Yuan Zhe shook their heads in unison.
"Steel Refining", a comic, has an excellent reputation in China, the 11th district, the United States and Europe. A comic can do it.
Tell me, does Shen Xin have too many demands?
It is indeed a lot, but except for Shen Xin, no one in China can do it. The gimmick of the restart of "Y's" and Shen Xin's name are also extremely important to Duoman.com.
This cooperation can be regarded as what each needs.
Shen Xin needs a greater say in the works, and Duoman.com needs the popularity brought by Shen Xin.
"I see." Tong Yu took a deep breath and nodded, "That's it... let's talk about more details."
After the general direction is determined, the next thing to talk about is the more detailed terms.
For example, if Shen Xin still has a contract with "ComicFuture", they will find a way to avoid this contract; secondly, the repurchase price of the film and television copyright.
I hope the kid in front of me doesn't get stuck too much.
Tong Yu and Yuan Zhe looked at each other, and they could see their own thoughts from each other's eyes.
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