"Hello, is this Mr. Chen Ze?”Chen Ze received such a call the day after he submitted the article.
"I am. May I know who you are?"
"I'm the chief editor of the new animation magazine. We've reviewed the 'Slam Dunk' that you submitted. We think it's not bad and has a certain commercial value.”A series of voices came from the other end of the phone.
"Then what do you mean?" Chen Ze understood the meaning behind Lin Lan's words. He was a little excited, but he still confirmed it.
"We feel that there's a need to sign the contract! What do you think?"
Lin Lan's words confirmed Chen Ze's thoughts. He gulped. If someone had wanted to sign a contract with him half a month ago, he would have thought it was a matter of course. However, after half a month of rejection, he was indeed a little excited when he heard the news of signing the contract.
"No problem." Chen Ze took a deep breath and calmed himself down before answering.
"Alright then." Chen Ze's answer made Lin Lan heave a sigh of relief. She was afraid that something would go wrong with a comic that she valued so much. Now that she heard that the artist had agreed, she secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
"Then let me tell you our remuneration first. It's basically 400 Chinese dollars per painting. If we publish a single edition in the future, you'll also get 8% royalties. We'll split the online purchases 50 - 50. Of course, these are not certain. If your comic sales are good in the future, then these can be discussed again.”
After hearing Lin Lan's words, Chen Ze nodded in his heart. The new animation magazine was just as Time's Heart had said. The treatment was pretty good. He knew how other magazine agencies treated him. For a newcomer like him, it would be a joke if he could get more than 100 Chinese dollars for a painting, but he actually got 400 in one go.
Royalties were even better. They were usually only 3% or 5%, and 8% was already quite a high price. As for 10% or higher, only the so-called Gods or super Gods could get it. Rookies could forget about it.
What Chen Ze didn't know was that the new animation magazine company had just started to attract talents and offer better benefits. However, it wasn't that good. What really made Chen Ze get this price was the potential of the draft of Slam Dunk that he took out, the potential that made Lin Lan very tempted.
"Alright, if you don't have any questions, I'll send our editor's MT number over later. If you add it, the editor will introduce the details of our contract to you.”
"Yes, alright." Chen Ze replied. After Lin Lan hung up the phone, he received a message from her. In the text message, Lin Lan sent the editor's and her own IDs to Chen Ze, saying that he could look for her if he had any problems in the future.
After Chen Ze logged on to MT, he sent a friend request to the two numbers. Lin Lan's number did not reply, but the editor quickly approved his request. Then, the editor explained to Chen Ze about the signing of the contract and the things to take note of in the future.
"Our magazine is a weekly magazine that is published every Wednesday, so you have to submit your manuscript by Monday at the latest so that we can print it. Also, don't stop publishing unless there's something special. This is very damaging to popularity, especially for newcomers.”
Chen Ze smiled as he looked at the most important things to note that the editor had sent over. Zhou Geng might be a headache for other artists, but for him, a reincarnated and transmigrator whose mind was filled with comics, it was too easy.
As for the suspension of the magazine, of course, he knew how much damage it would do to his popularity. Even though manga artists would have their heads in the clouds or freeze at times, once or twice was fine, but if it happened too many times, even a god wouldn't be able to withstand it.
He remembered that in his previous life, one of the most famous cartoonists who took a break from publishing was Rich Crafty. He didn't just take a break from drawing, but he would occasionally draw when he was resting. Of course, this also caused his popularity to plummet. If he wasn't too talented, he would have long fallen from his divine position.
However, this wasn't a problem for Chen Ze. He had already drawn almost one-tenth of Slam Dunk. If he wanted to draw with all his might, he could probably finish Slam Dunk in a few months.
"Alright, no problem. I understand.”Chen Ze ended the discussion with the editor with this sentence. The draft he submitted this time was enough for the first series, so the next submission would be next week. However, Chen Ze could not wait to see his own series.
"Today is Saturday, which means that my manga will be published in the magazine in four days.”Chen Ze calculated the time. Whether it was his previous life or this life before he was reborn, he was just a lousy painter. He could only watch other people's comics being serialized and daydream about his own comics being serialized. Now, he finally didn't have to daydream.
He opened his friends 'contact list and clicked on the chat box with Heart of Time. He sent a message: " I've also passed the draft!”This sentence passed. He needed to find someone to share his joy with, and the first thing he thought of was the Heart of Time, who had given him advice.
"Really? That's great. In that case, we can be considered colleagues in the future.”The Heart of Time quickly replied with a smiley face.
"Yes, thank you so much this time. I don't know what I would have done without you.”Chen Ze replied.
"Then you can't just thank me verbally. You have to do something.”
"Then tell me how to thank you. I'll thank you however you want. Why don't I treat you to a meal? It just so happens that we've never met before.”Although Chen Ze and the Heart of Time had known each other for a long time, the Heart of Time had never mentioned his real situation. Chen Ze only knew that he and the Heart of Time were from the same city. He did not know anything else.
"What's the point of eating? Why don't I bring you to a famous bathing center in City G to show you what great health care is?”
Chen Ze gulped as he read the message from the Heart of Time. Ever since the Heart of Time got to know him, she would often talk about him picking up girls and having sex with them or about massages all over the country, which made Chen Ze's heart itch.
Chen Ze was indeed tempted by the Heart of Time's suggestion. However, he was still a virgin and did not want to waste his first time on this. Therefore, he did not know how to reply.
"Haha, if you knew, you wouldn't dare." Perhaps it had guessed Chen Ze's dilemma, the Heart of Time sent a message." I was just teasing you. It's better if we don't meet." This was good. In reality, they could talk about anything if they didn't know each other. Once they met in the future, some things wouldn't be easy to say. As for your gratitude, I appreciate it.”
Time passed quickly as Chen Ze slept and drew during the day and went to work at night. Soon, Wednesday arrived. On this day, Chen Ze went out early in the morning to buy a copy of the new animation weekly magazine, Manke Weekly, to see what his comic series looked like.
However, to Chen Ze's surprise, he thought that it would be difficult to find this magazine. After all, it was a new magazine agency, and the channels would definitely not be good. However, he didn't expect that the newspaper stand next to him would have one. He quickly opened it and saw that the first page was his Slam Dunk.
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