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Chapter 75

Western restaurant.

After 'Captain America' Caroline made a dream declaration, the atmosphere of the dinner got better and better, and everyone gathered around Caroline to talk about the American dream.

Adam smiled bitterly in his heart, but he could only carefully reduce his sense of existence, as if he had returned to the era of drama.

No one found it, and there was a dream blue hidden in the crowd.

Compared to Phoebe's various fragrances, Adam could see that Caroline really had the feeling of being a 'Captain of America'.

It seems that her father's death has indeed had too much impact on Caroline.

Adam respects this, but doesn't actively agree or take over.

He had passed the age of middle school blood, and he divided everything into two.

Zhou Renshu said: Don't look at what other people say, but look at what people do.

Adam was convinced.

Like an audience, he couldn't help being a little ecstatic. Caroline's 'Captain America' temperament reminded him of the Avengers, and he thought wildly: "Captain America couldn't beat Loki, and he almost fell to his knees. Loki said: I Say, kneel down..."

After the dinner, the next time.

Adam finally knew what it was like to be famous.

The reprint of 10 copies was fully spread out, and the comments of the Lord of Mysteries began to appear in the newspapers. Whenever Joey saw the relevant reports when he took the newspaper to wrap the ham, he would happily show it to Adam.

Of course, the newspapers are only tabloids, not the high-profile newspapers of the New York Times. The 'booming scene' is actually just a lively scene in a small circle.

But compared to the previous one, it was much better.

What really touched Adam was the comics companies and production companies that Jack constantly found, but they were all small production companies and small comics companies.

The idea of ​​these small production companies is to acquire some works that have potential but have not yet exploded, and then sell them to those big companies that want to acquire them at a high price after they explode, and act as middlemen to earn the difference.

Adam naturally refused.

Even if the other party is sincere and not a middleman, he will not agree.

Because that's worse.

For example, the copyright of the works of the hard science fiction gods in the previous life was sold to a small company at a low price, and this small company is indeed not a middleman to make a profit.

This is not bad.

Think about it, it would be really disgusting if it didn't end up being a sci-fi romance.

The comic company I found is slightly better.

But Adam still rejected those small comic companies, because the other party's channels and other resources are too poor, and even the quality of the master of mystery can't be guaranteed.

Until the dark horse company came.

The three major companies in the American comics industry, DC, Marvel and the dark horse.

DC and Marvel need no introduction. They are continuing their own superhero series. If they can't draw it, they will restart. But comic fans just eat this set, and naturally don't need to think about other things.

The dark horse company mainly adapts some well-known non-comic works into comics, and uses the fame of the original version to eat a wave of peripheral dividends.

The Master of Mysteries gradually became famous, and naturally attracted the dark horse company.

After negotiation, under the impetus of Random House, Dark Horse Company gave a high share of royalties of 30%.

Comics are generally released in single volumes. A thin booklet usually sells for $4, while the first volume of Lord of the Mysteries, Joker, can be divided into more than 30 single volumes for sale, and the total price can reach more than $120. The start is more than twice as long as the novel.

只要平均销量达到5万册，扣除给兰登书屋的30%接洽费，亚当能拿到5*120*0.3*0.7=126万刀。

This is only comics, and copyrights such as film and television, games, and commercial licensing are the bulk.

The full-copyright industry chains of fantasy universes such as Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel, and DC are constantly on the scale of tens of billions or hundreds of billions.

So don't blame Dongguo for talking about IP later, it is really too fragrant and profitable to develop with full copyright.

Adaptation from novels is much simpler than originals. Dark Horse Company is also a big company, and soon organized cartoonists to get the first single volume. Taking advantage of the convenience of the novel's release, they launched the comics of the same name simultaneously.

Compared with the novels of the Lord of Mysteries, which are mostly texts, the coexistence of images and texts like comics is more inclined to the form of movie storytelling scripts. In addition, it is small and the unit price is less than [-]/[-], which is more suitable for large-scale promotion. spread.

4 US dollars, can not buy a loss can not be fooled.

New Jersey.

Leonard left get out of class in a happy mood and walked out of the campus.

Since Adam scare Jimmy away with 'I can fight all day', word spread that Leonard had a ruthless friend, and no one dared to bully him again.

After all, Jimmy's tall and strong figure is one of the best in the football team, otherwise Sheldon's father, who has the same face and physical condition, would not have played football first, and later became a football coach... serious face.

Not only that, but Becky, who he always thought was his girlfriend but had to hide underground for various reasons, was no longer the same when he helped with her homework and she kept pouring white Russian cocktails in her mouth. One sentence: "Leonard, you are so kind, I wish all men were like you."

Occasionally, I also care about where Leonard's ruthless friend came from.

At this time, Leonard's ingenuity came out, summing up the routines in the comics and making up all kinds of random things.

But Becky, who vomited a lot when drunk, really believed it. While spitting, she discussed the legend of Adam, Captain America, Spider-Man, Batman... Duncan with Leonard who was supporting her in a daze.

In the future, such a Becky, with the thesis written by Leonard, went to Cornell University, one of the Ivy League schools.

Of course, the real reason was not the GPA of the papers Leonard helped write and the after-school homework in high school, but the fact that Becky's family conditions were good.

Not everyone can drink a White Russian cocktail every day at such a young age.

Except for the fact that he has not changed from beginning to end, his cold and harsh mother Beverly has never had a normal birthday or a holiday, the sun really shines into his life.

In my memory, the only time that was closest to the birthday atmosphere was when his grandfather died. All relatives gathered together, um, and cake. Although he knew it was not good, he was quite happy that time.

He did not give gifts during the holidays from childhood to adulthood, but only exchanged papers. For him who loves science, he actually likes it quite a bit.

As Leonard walked, he thought that as long as he was shielded from his cold and harsh mother who made him so old and wet his pants in public, he would be overwhelmed with happiness.

"There is a new comic~"

When passing by the comic store, Leonard's eyes lit up, and he pushed the door open with a smile on his face and walked in.

"Hey, Lord of Mysteries, Adam Duncan?!"

Because of the propaganda, the comic shop placed the Lord of Mysteries in a prominent position. Leonard saw it at a glance. It was completely different from the style of superheroes, and he immediately attracted him. When he opened it casually, his eyes immediately Given by the author's name.

　PS: Thanks to ReiChan, ko90, and Single Wang 111111 for their tips!

　　

　

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