Chapter 12 The first confrontation with the publishing house
After more than half a month of military training, the real college life officially began.
He Chen's physical fitness can only be considered to be the average among ordinary people. During military training, he also checked his attributes through the system.
Health: 44. Response: 37. Physical Strength: 46.
Their respective improvements have been made. If it is converted to 1,000 reputation by 1 point of attribute, it is equivalent to saving He Chen 9,000 reputation.
I just don’t know if this improvement will fall back because I don’t exercise?
Zhou Zhe was not interested in He Chen's comics, but he was not prejudiced. He occasionally talked to He Chen about some economic issues.
He Chen didn't know about this kind of problem. He had never learned economics in two lives, so he could only give him a few words about the grand industrial chain brought by comics in his previous life.
As for Zhuang Bufan, he rarely talked to He Chen after that time. However, he and Luo Hao were quite close to each other, and Luo Hao didn't know why Zhuang Bufan was like this.
He Chen touched his nose, and it turns out that humans are a very strange creature.
The days of military training are very tight. He Chen has no time to draw comics, but he is not idle either. These days, he has been searching for Yanjing's publishing and comic publishing houses online.
Finally, I selected a few of the most powerful ones, and then took my drawings to visit them one by one during the weekend.
He did not submit articles with email. He wanted to see with his own eyes how these editors view comics!
It has been nearly October and the weather has become much cooler. With the bustling crowds, he took the subway and hummed the theme song of the first part of the Elf, He Chen came to the first publishing house.
"Hello, what's the matter?"
The front desk lady asked very politely with a sweet smile on her face.
It's really worthy of being a big publisher!
He Chen exclaimed in his heart, a little nervous: "Hello, I'm here to contribute." Submission in person means selling his own products. As an otaku, it is the first time in his life for him, and nervousness is inevitable.
"Submission? Are there any editors who have made an appointment?"
"Ah?" He Chen heard that the editor had to make an appointment, but no one had ever told him about this!
After taking a look at the front desk, I understood, without any impatientness, and always kept a constant smile: "Then what is your contribution?"
"Comic!" He Chen said hurriedly.
"Comics?" The front desk was stunned. As a big publishing house, she had seen countless people and countless submissions, but what is a comic?
"...Little Man's Book." He Chen was unwilling to do so, but he still explained it to her using words she understood more clearly.
After hearing this, the front desk suddenly realized: "Well, please follow her to the reception room to wait, we will contact the editor for you." As he said that, he greeted a beautiful woman, and He Chen followed the beautiful woman away happily.
There are many reception rooms and the sound insulation is very good. He Chen looked around strangely and listened to the occasional roars from inside.
"Editor Zhao, my book has exceeded 10 million views online, so why can't it be published?"
"There is a big deal when clicking on it, and the writing requirements for physical publishing are different from online articles!"
"Teacher Zhang, have you changed the plot in your manuscript slightly?"
"What! Change? Why do you need to change? I think this is better!"
"But, but if you write like this, you will probably lose many readers..."
"I can't understand it, they can't understand it. My book is just for those who understand it. If you can't understand it, let them get out!"
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"It's here, please come in." The beauty suddenly stopped in front of an empty room and said politely.
He Chen looked up and saw a "7" mark hanging on it. This number is good. Does He Chen's lucky number indicate that it will be a good start today?
When you walk in, the furnishings in the room are simple.
"May I ask, is it a tea, coffee or juice?"
"Oh, drink tea, drink tea."
Then, the beauty nodded to He Chen and closed the door. After a while, He Chen heard the knock on the door again.
"Please come in."
The beauty came in, brought He Chen a cup of tea, then pointed to a button on the table and said, "The editor you contacted will come later. If you have any requests, please click this to contact the front desk."
He Chen nodded. After the beauty left, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The first time I came to this kind of place, I was too nervous. He Chen adjusted his posture, leaned comfortably on the sofa, and said to himself: "This treatment is so good. It seems that the editor here will not have that short-sighted eyes."
He Chen took out both EVA and the **Elf. Because there were too many **Elf, he only took the content of the first 10 chapters, and basically explained the structure of this world completely.
After thinking about it, I put the EVA in again, and I would like to take the ** elf to explore the whim.
After waiting for a while, the editor came. He was an uncle who looked in his thirties and had a national face.
"Sorry, I'm so busy today that I've been waiting for you for a long time." The uncle came in and saw a teenager in his door and was slightly stunned, but he immediately recovered, closed the door, and said while walking.
"It's okay." He Chen understood very well. If a publishing house is idle all day, it will be nowhere to close the door.
"He Chen... isn't it? I'm the editor of Xiaoren Book here. Guo Yi, just call me Brother Yi."
He Chen had done a grade at the front desk, and when Guo Yi came, he already knew He Chen's name.
"Are you going to submit a villain's book? Is there any original manuscript?" Guo Yi was very resolute in his work. He sat opposite He Chen, without saying anything, and went straight to the scene.
"Yes!" He Chen handed the ** elf to Guo Yi.
Guo Yi was stunned again. The Little Man Books are all short stories used for children's enlightenment. Have he ever seen such a thick stack of Little Man Books drawn on standard A4 paper?
Guo Yi took it with both hands, and the five big words "**小小小小" were written on the cover.
What kind of story does this tell?
With curiosity in his heart, Guo Yi opened the cover and just saw the first page, he was stunned again. He found that today seemed to be the day he was stunned the most.
"This painting is... too detailed." The little elf is not known for his painting skills, but even so, it has surpassed the so-called villain's books hundreds of streets.
Guo Yi frowned at first, and after reading a few pages, his eyes lit up: "This kind of story is very interesting...it's very fairy tale."
"Not bad! Very good!" Guo Yi looked and praised him repeatedly. As the editor of the big publishing house, how could he not see the charm of this?
"A story that was unprecedented! It was wonderful! It was full of love, hard work, and education and entertainment. It gave me a completely different feeling from traditional villain books!" After reading it, Guo Yi sorted out the draft and handed it to He Chen, and said with a gaze.
Among all the editors of the publisher, Xiaoren Book has the lowest editorial status - because it is a child's thing and does not make money. If the state does not have subsidies, they will be afraid that they will directly cut this type of product.
But after seeing the little man's book brought by this child today, he seemed to see a brand new door - it turns out that the little man's book can also be so interesting!
Hearing Guo Yi say this, He Chen understands that he has basically passed.
It is indeed a classic. I can’t even use the sales words I have prepared for a long time, so I directly conquered the editor.
"Of course it's different!" He Chen said proudly, "How can a mere villain book compare to my comics!"
"Comic...it turns out to be called a comic!" Guo Yi murmured to himself, and then made a decision: "Okay! Now let's talk about the issue of publishing contracts!"
It's finally ready to publish!
He Chen was very excited, but his face was calm. Although it was his first time to come, he knew very well that if the emotions were superficial, the negotiations would be in a passive position. In order to obtain higher benefits from the negotiations, he had to suppress his inner ecstasy.
"Ten thousand, sell all the copyrights of your ** elf to us!"
This time it was He Chen's turn to be stunned. Ten thousand yuan? I heard it right!
The currency purchasing power in this world is the same as in the previous life, so ten thousand yuan is the ten thousand yuan he understood. The ten thousand yuan he would not be left if he bought an Apple computer!
"...This is a ** elves, very long! They can be painted for a long time!" He Chen emphasized.
Guo Yi seemed to know what He Chen said about painting for a long time... After all, the little people in this world are independent stories, and one story can be completed in two or three pages, while He Chen's ten chapters and more than two hundred pages is far beyond his imagination.
"After all, you are a villain's book, ten thousand yuan - because you have talked so much, it is already the highest price in the villain's book industry. It is impossible for anyone to pay a higher price than this." Guo Yi's voice became cold. He thought that the young man from He Chen didn't know the market and had too much appetite, so he was quite dissatisfied and explained.
The books he handled from his hands were usually hundreds or hundreds, and at most only one or two thousand. It was really good to give him a picture of the elves.
As for making money... he didn't think he had no income and could only rely on his parents' children to buy such books. So he was optimistic about the story, but not the value of the elves themselves.
"Ten thousand yuan, all copyrights of **一个号?"
"right!"
"I..." He Chen almost cursed again.
For ten thousand yuan, I want to buy all the copyrights of **-like elves worth billions of dollars. Let’s dream!
"I won't sell copyrights! I want a 15% commission for publishing income!"
A 15% commission should be considered a very high commission in the publishing industry, but He Chen believes that the strength of the **生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生生
"...Are you crazy!" Guo Yi also screamed. He had seen countless newcomers, lions, but this was the first time he had seen this whale speak.
What does a 15% commission mean? A commission that only popular first-line writers have!
A mere villain's book, and it's a newcomer who has no reputation and childishness, and it won't sell copyright. If he gives it to him, he's afraid he will be fired tomorrow.
"Sorry, not only can we not give this, but no publishing house in the world will give it!" Guo Yi refused.
"Is this nothing to talk about?" He Chen's heart gradually became cold. He knew the terrifying commercial value of the elves and made great concessions, but the other party still sticks to his mind. He Chen has decided to give up here... How far can his future be with no vision?
"Twenty thousand! Up to 20,000! Buy out!" Guo Yi gritted his teeth. He had to apply for only 20,000, which was the highest value he thought the publishing house could give.
"Yeah, I understand!" He Chen stood up without hesitation.
I won’t talk about this? So decisive!
Guo Yi suddenly felt empty in his heart, and he felt that he had really missed something. Then he shook his head. No matter how good he looked, it was still a villain's book and a child's thing, what value is it?
"Welcome to contribute next time!" Guo Yi sent He Chen away, and finally said politely.
"No, I will never come again if I have no vision in a publishing house!"
He Chen didn't look back and left with great strides!
PS: Please collect it, please recommend it! The first step of the animation dynasty is about to take!
Chapter completed!