I have a lot of achievements

Chapter 306 Arrogance and Arrogance

"I didn't expect Oda-san to chat with Meng Sang for more than an hour!"

After Wada Hongji came out, his face was still very surprised. Meng Fan and Oda had been chatting just now, and he was embarrassed to go over. However, after seeing Meng Fan handing over some sketches to Oda, he naturally Knowing that Meng Fan is a manga artist, and adding that letter of recommendation from Oda, he asked, "Is Meng Sang's trip to Shueisha this time related to manga submission?"

Meng Fan nodded, then asked with a smile, "Does Hetian Sang know any editors you can recommend?"

Wada Koji said with a smile: "If you haven't got Oda-san's recommendation letter, of course I am willing to help. With Oda-san's recommendation, my recommendation is useless. Although I also know some of the people in charge of Shueisha , but it’s really not as effective as Oda-san’s recommendation letter.”

Half Chinese and half Neon, Meng Fan could barely understand.

Oda relied on a pirate to rejuvenate the aging Shueisha, so it goes without saying that his recommendation letter is of great importance.

However, Meng Fan knew about Shueisha's serialization requirements and process before, and he also knew that having a recommendation letter does not mean that he can 100% be serialized in the comics published by Shueisha. The opportunity to meet the editor face-to-face depends on whether the conditions of the two parties are acceptable to each other.

It doesn't mean that as long as it can be serialized in Shueisha, Meng Fan will agree to any conditions.

As for the quality of the work, Meng Fan is still very confident, otherwise, it would be impossible to get a letter of recommendation from Oda.

Shueisha is located in Hitobashi [-]-chome, Chiyoda District, Kyoto. Another Kazuo Shogakukan of Neon Manga is opposite it. Shueisha was originally separated from the Shogakukan.

After a long period of competition and cooperation between Neon Manga Sanxiong, now Shueisha and Shogakukan plus Hakusensha, which was separated from Shueisha, have cooperated to form the "Hitsubashi Group". The object of confrontation is the "Otowa Group" led by Kodansha ".

——Shueisha Co., Ltd.!

After getting off the car, Meng Fan couldn't help thinking of a joke when he saw the words hanging on the office building.

I didn't know what "Co., Ltd." means before, and I always thought this company was super awesome. I wondered what it was all about?
These four words can be seen in many food and drink products produced or authorized by Neon, as well as Neon comics, animations, TV series, movies, etc., and the frequency of occurrence is too high.

People can't help but think that Neon is a society where Hedao is legal, and the word "club" looks like the name of a gang. They think that these companies are controlled by Hedao.

It was only later that I realized that the meaning of "Co., Ltd." is equivalent to Huaxia's "joint stock company"!
The so-called Shueisha Co., Ltd. means Shueisha Co., Ltd., but it just prepends the four words of a joint stock company.

"Meng Sang."

After getting out of the car, Hetian Honger said to Meng Fan: "A staff member will take you in. I have some things to do and I will leave first. I will let the driver wait for you here later. In addition, if Meng Sang is free at night If so, I would like to invite you to dinner."

Regarding Wada Honger's politeness, Meng Fan also said very politely: "Don't let people wait for me, I can go back by car after waiting. I already have an appointment for dinner. If we can meet in Huaxia next time Hetian-sang, I will take Hetian-sang to eat again."

He Tian Honger was really polite at first, seeing what Meng Fan said, he naturally agreed with a smile, but he still insisted on asking the driver to come and pick up Meng Fan later.

A staff member from Shueisha came out, Wada Koji gave some instructions and then left.

"Please come in."

The staff led Meng Fan inside. While walking, they introduced the inside of Shueisha and the places they would take Meng Fan to visit. The core areas are definitely not allowed to participate. There are places where you can participate... Barabara said a lot , what he spoke was not Chinese, nor neon language, but English. As for whether Meng Fan could understand it, he didn’t seem to care too much about it. Anyway, ordinary fans would basically faint after entering it. head off.

"Wait a mininute."

Meng Fan took out the recommendation letter and took out his mobile phone. The intelligent translator read out the entered content: "This is Oda-san's recommendation letter. He also made an appointment with Mr. Kentaro Muto for me."

"Oda?"

The staff took Meng Fan's recommendation letter out of curiosity and looked at it. They didn't open it, so they looked outside, took a closer look at Meng Fan, and said, "Wait here for a while, I'll help you to ask."

He took Meng Fan to a rest area, and then quickly ran towards the office of Kentaro Muto, the senior editor of Shueisha, and came back after a while. The change in attitude was obvious, and the words were all honorific, respectful. He took Meng Fan to the office. As for the letter of recommendation, he had already given it to Kentaro Muto.

The authority of senior editors is still very large, and Nihong is a society with a clear hierarchy. Unlike the first-level editors, they submit and apply all the time.

If Meng Fan followed the normal process of submitting manuscripts, let alone when the drawings were discovered and reviewed, he would have to go several times to meet the person who can make a decision.

"Please sit down."

The staff took Meng Fan and left, closing the door carefully and softly. At this time, the thin man sitting behind the office nodded slightly to Meng Fan and told him to sit down.

Meng Fan didn't talk nonsense, and handed the sketch, outline, and part of the gallery to Kentaro Muto.

Kentaro Muto looked like a man who didn't like to talk. He took the drawing and started to read it. After reading it for nearly an hour, he even read the outline and the gallery. There was no expression on his face, but Meng Fan Still able to capture the amazement, astonishment, and shock in the eyes, and then slowly return to calm.

Meng Fan even wondered if the following things were just to calm himself down.

"Although there are some flaws, it's not a big problem. All in all, it's a very good manga." Kentaro Muto finally spoke, speaking in neon language. Seeing that Meng Fan recorded it with his mobile phone and then translated it, he frowned slightly. , asked, "Meng Sang can't speak neon?"

"Some, but not proficient."

Meng Fan answered truthfully, and then used his mobile phone to translate and play.

"Then you have someone translate all the dialogues in your comics?"

"Yes."

It's hard for Meng Fan to say that he did the smart translation on his mobile phone. After all, the dialogue is very concise, and ordinary smart translation can't do this, and it's not accurate.

"Then you need a neon assistant."

Kentaro Muto then asked Meng Fan a lot of questions. The first few questions were related to the manga, and later they were all related to Meng Fan himself. After learning the basic information, Kentaro Muto had a bad expression.

"Meng Sang, your work may have the opportunity to be serialized in Shueisha. As for which magazine is weekly or monthly, we will discuss it later. Now, we need to solve a few problems."

Kentaro Muto tapped his fingers on the table a few times, and said: "One, it's no problem that you are from Huaxia. Our Shueisha has also cooperated with several Chinese painters before and after, but it is a problem if you are from China, so, You need to move from Huaxia to Kyoto. Accommodation, and even if you drop out, we can arrange for you to take the university entrance exam in Kyoto, so that it is convenient to discuss the manuscript and plot.”

"Second, our signing with Shueisha is an exclusive contract, so the comics you serialized in China need to be suspended or suspended."

"Three, Shueisha's magazines, no matter which one, there are many manga artists queuing up. Although the quality of your work is good, you will not get the chance to be serialized immediately. Of course, we will adjust the ranking for you. Let you get the opportunity to serialize within half a year. And within half a year, I will recommend you to a well-known cartoonist as an assistant to increase your experience and understanding of the neon comics world."

"Four……."

"Other contract content, because you were recommended by Oda-san, and the quality of the manga is indeed high, we will sign you with the conditions and treatment of the strongest rookie."

Before Meng Fan came here, he knew about Shueisha or the neon comics industry, and knew that the conditions for signing contracts were very harsh, but it was precisely because of this that he also knew that these conditions were unreasonable given the quality of his own comics.

In addition, under the premise of +6 observation ability now, Meng Fan can still capture the arrogance hidden in Muto Kentaro's eyes when he said these conditions.

Enter the content on the mobile phone, and then translate and read: "One, now that information is developed, whether it is for manuscript submission or plot discussion, it does not require me to move from Huaxia to Kyoto."

Meng Fan likes comics and voice actors, but it doesn't mean he likes Neon people and the country of Neon. It is impossible for him to move from Huaxia to Neon.

"Second, if I remember correctly, Shueisha should have another type of contract called a cooperation contract."

Muto Kentaro raised his hand to signal to stop, and said with a smile: "Since Meng Sang knows about the cooperation agreement, he should also know the requirements of the cooperation agreement, right? First of all, if there is a cooperation agreement, our manga will not give too good a serial position." Yes, and there is a possibility of being cut at any time. Secondly, the cooperation contract requires the comic author to have a great reputation in the industry, and Meng Sang should be a newcomer."

Meng Fan didn't discuss the remaining conditions that were impossible to agree to. After thinking about it carefully, he still said to Muto Kentaro: "Muto-san, the next words may be a bit arrogant, but I still want to finish. I am very proud of myself. This comic has high hopes and is very confident that it is a good comic. I believe it will become a classic comic. I would like to sign a cooperation contract with your company and authorize all the copyrights of this comic in Neon to your company. "

"Meng Sang, I know that every manga artist has great confidence in his own works." Muto Kentaro has seen too many such arrogant authors. There is no expression on his face, but his eyes must be Somewhat contemptuously, he said in a very calm tone, "Since your work is really good, and with Oda-san's recommendation, I am willing to move up the ranking for you, and promise to be able to serialize within three months, If your drawing speed is fast and the quality can be guaranteed, there is a great possibility of appearing in "Weekly Shonen Jump!"

"Weekly Shonen Jump" is the best-selling manga under Shueisha, and it can also be said to be the most famous manga in the world. This is a fatal temptation for any manga artist.

"According to the regulations, newcomers can only make exclusive appointments. As for other conditions, we can discuss them slowly." Muto Kentaro has been observing Meng Fan's expression, and seeing his movement, he said, "Meng Sang, if your comic works Being able to successfully log into "Weekly Shonen Jump" will definitely make you the most famous manga artist in China!"

The promise to give Meng Fan three months is not fake, but it is impossible to promise to be included in the "Weekly Last Year Jump".

There are indeed a lot of cartoonists queuing up at Shueisha to be serialized, and most of them can't get into "Weekly Shonen Jump", but on other "JUMP-SQ", "Weekly young-jump", "ULTRA-JUMP" Waiting for other comics, it can promise that it will be serialized in three months, and he is also a new Chinese cartoonist, which shows that Muto really values ​​​​this comic.

Otherwise, just sign a contract and let him survive.

Are there still few manga artists who have been killed by the serialization of Shueisha? One more Chinese person is nothing.

Meng Fan said, "Muto-san, give me time to think about it."

"Of course, two days. This is my number, call me anytime."

Kentaro Muto nodded with a smile, gave Meng Fan a business card, and called the staff to take Meng Fan out. He was very confident that Meng Fan would come back, not to mention two days, and he would be picked up in two or three hours. phone.

Meng Fan left the Shueisha and sighed, it really was a beautiful idea!

But no matter whether Shueisha was too harsh or he was too arrogant, he still insisted on his own ideas, took out his mobile phone and called Takahashi Goro, if Kodansha didn't have anything to talk about, then forget it.

After I become a well-known cartoonist in the industry, I will wrestle with Neon comics.

How to wrestle?
Of course, it is in the same area to speak with sales volume!

Meng Fan likes neon comics, and hopes that one day Guoman can land on neon and sweep the world!
(End of this chapter)