Chapter 57: The grand plan to start a publication
The words woke up the dreamer, Ji Hu and Ah V were shocked at the same time, and their minds quickly began to think about the feasibility of this matter.
As a result, the two couldn't help but look at each other, and saw the blazing light in each other's eyes.
With the marketing team of Hainan Photography and Art Publishing House and the editorial team of "Picture Book King", if you want to run a brand new youth magazine, it is definitely the strongest combination in China at this stage.
"What do you mean, like Mr. Jin Yong's "Ming Pao", to promote the sales of magazines in the form of serialized novels?" Uncle Ji Hu is indeed a strong man in the industry. He immediately thought of the key to the project and asked in a deep voice.
road.
"Yes! Use the form of a long series to enhance reader stickiness." Lu Menglin blurted out, changing the Internet thinking of later generations.
Ah V frowned and shook his head: "No! It's too difficult to run a newspaper now. It's hard for us to compete with major newspapers. The content of newspapers that ordinary people pay attention to is not just novel reading, they pay more attention to the people's livelihood section."
"Yes, the semi-monthly publication of the magazine is too slow. Readers can't remember what they read half a month ago." Ji Hu thought about it, shook his head and sighed.
Lu Menglin said confidently: "We can run a weekly magazine and publish it every week, and the content can be more targeted and distinguish it from newspapers on the street."
Ah V said impatiently: "Mr. Lu, just say it! Stop tempting people!"
"Yes! Xiao Lu, if you have any ideas, just say it boldly and we will help you think about it together." Ji Hu also said.
Lu Menglin nodded and said: "I want to start a weekly, or weekly newspaper, with the main theme reporting and introducing various types of video games. The content can be divided into several major sections, and my novel will be based on game content.
Occupy one of the sections.”
When Lu Menglin mentioned video games, the other three people in the room had different reactions.
Uncle Ji Hu was obviously confused. He hardly played games and had no idea why Xiao Lu would suddenly bring up such a topic.
Ah V frowned and seemed to be deep in thought.
Only the Japanese businessman Tadao Hojo, who had always had no attitude, suddenly straightened his back and stared at Lu Menglin with piercing eyes.
"The game industry will definitely become the development trend in the future. When we run media, of course we must be forward-looking. And since you all started in entertainment, you should be familiar with the operation of such rules." Lu Menglin added.
At this time, Tadao Hojo simply stood up and walked in front of Lu Menglin.
"Lu Sang, you are a very thoughtful person. I am willing to cooperate with you. Although the game industry has not yet come to the forefront in mainland China, I am willing to believe that in ten years, China, with its huge population base, will definitely become a game industry
A big country."
"Yes, if we choose this direction and produce a forward-looking media publication, it will be equivalent to gaining the right to speak in this industry in advance." Ah V also raised his head at this time, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
"But, if you make this thing, how will you survive?" Uncle Ji Hu asked stammering.
Tadao Hojo and Ah V reached out at the same time, both of their arms pointed at Lu Menglin.
"Then it depends on whether his novels can attract gamers!" Ah V sneered.
"Of course, let me tell you about the ideas for the new book!" Lu Menglin replied with a smile.
"The protagonist of this book is a man who is very familiar to game players. His name is Iori Yagami..."
Lu Menglin talked for a full hour and a half, mixing the characters from the "King of Fighters" series that later generations have seen, with the main plot line of "Fighting Beyond the Sky", with Iori Yagami as the protagonist.
Iori Yagami's engagement was broken off by Mai Shiranui, so she worked hard to become stronger, and did not hesitate to go dark and practice fighting spirit. With the help of Yaolao Yuan Zhensai, she went deep into dangerous places and outsmarted the strange fire.
The three people in the room were so mesmerized by this deception. The words "Don't bully young people into poverty" made the three people's blood boil with excitement. They had never heard such a wonderful and fantasy story. They had climaxes one after another and felt refreshed one after another.
Moreover, he is a well-known character from the King of Fighters series, which invisibly increases the sense of immersion.
Lu Menglin talked eloquently until his mouth was dry and his tongue was dry, and then he stopped.
"and after?"
"Did Yagami and Nikaido Benimaru fight later?" Ah V and Hojo Tadao asked in unison.
Although Uncle Ji Hu didn't understand the background of the two people they were talking about, he knew that this book would be a hit just by looking at the hungry looks of these two partners.
"Let's stop talking about it for now! Is there any tea? Have a sip!" Lu Menglin said with a cheerful smile.
The three of them suddenly realized this and rushed to pour tea for Lu Menglin.
No matter what era you are in, truly talented people are more likely to be respected.
"Awesome! Lu-san, your story is simply awesome. The characters in The King of Fighters can actually be written like this! Based on my experience, your book will definitely become a hit as soon as it comes out!" Tadao Hojo raised his thumbs,
Sighed sincerely.
Ah V also nodded repeatedly, as if he was still immersed in the wonderful storyline.
"Brother Lu, your story line is great, with so many climaxes, I can't think of any reason why it shouldn't be popular! In terms of storytelling ability, you are already a master." Ah V hesitated for a moment, but did not hesitate.
I graciously gave my highest praise.
Lu Menglin shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "In my opinion, this book is more suitable to be adapted into a comic. What do you think?"
Tadao Hojo nodded and said: "Yes! The content of this book is more in line with the atmosphere of comics. Moreover, we Miura Co., Ltd. and SNK are partners, so we should be able to obtain the image authorization of the King of Fighters characters."
Lu Menglin nodded and said: "That's great! If authorized, I can directly use the Chinese translations of the King of Fighters characters, and you can also promote the comic adaptation and continue to promote it."
Ah V also followed up and said: "Yes! Now the idea is very clear. Let's jointly organize a weekly game related to fill the gap in the country. At the same time, we will serialize the King of Fighters novel in the weekly, and the anime adaptation will also be carried out at the same time. In this way
There will be no risk of the cycle being too long.”
"Game Industry Weekly? Okay, okay!" As long as Uncle Ji Hu has funds coming in, he can do anything to revitalize Hainan's business.
"Okay, let's talk about equity distribution now!" Lu Menglin struck while the iron was hot and said with a smile.
The experience of later generations told him that it is more important than anything else for brothers to settle accounts clearly and make ugly remarks come forward.
Tadao Hojo nodded approvingly again and said with a smile: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard for me to imagine that Lu Sang is only a high school student this year. Do you have any distribution plan for the equity?"
Lu Menglin smiled and said: "Then I'll just give you a rough outline first! I am the creative provider of this project, and I have also taken out the copyright of a novel to support the project. I want 20% of the equity of this publication.
, the remaining 80% is up to you, it’s not too much.”
Uncle Ji Hu was stunned for a moment, staring at Lu Menglin as if he was an alien, because he really couldn't figure it out. Are all high school students today so good?
For an idea that sounds extremely feasible, for a book that has not yet been written, you dare to ask for 20% of the equity. Are young people nowadays too fierce? Or are you really getting old?
Ah V glared at Lu Menglin fiercely and said hurriedly: "We are responsible for the column planning, content editing and layout design of the weekly, as well as the subsequent animation adaptation of the novel. We only need to hold 20% of the shares.
That’s it.”
Hojo Tadao chuckled and said: "We at Miura Co., Ltd. basically agree to invest in this project and be responsible for the initial start-up capital required until the project starts to make a profit. The price is 51% of the project shares."
With these three statements, only 9% of Future Company's shares were left in an instant.
Ji Hu said quickly: "You will handle the content, and we will handle the marketing channels. But the shares are too small, too small."
In fact, even if he doesn't have any shares, Ji Hu is willing to do it as long as he can pay a salary and support his team.
But he still insisted on striving for more. At the beginning of the project, he still understood the simple truth that a crying baby would have milk to feed.
Lu Menglin blinked, raised his hands and said: "I have two requirements. First, this publication belongs to China, and the corporate leadership must be with China. Miura Co., Ltd.'s holding cannot exceed 50%, otherwise
, how long do you think it can survive?"
As soon as these words came out, Ji Hu and Ah V, two old men, were shocked and blushed immediately.
Just now, the two of them were only thinking about their own interests and actually forgot about such an important thing.
Whether it was the prosperity of Hainan Photographic Art Publishing House or the lonely market failure of "Picture Book King", it was nothing compared to an official document. In the land of China, letting Japanese capital take control of a media would not be courting death.
?
Hojo Tadashi seemed to have anticipated this situation a long time ago, smiled and said: "I understand your country's national conditions very well, then our original shareholding ratio of Miura Co., Ltd. can be reduced to 48%, and the additional shares will be
Leave it to Ji Sang!"
This Japanese businessman was sober-minded and very discerning. When he saw something was going wrong, he immediately made a favor, and it turned out to be flawless.
"Where's Lu-san's second request?" Hojo Tadao asked with a smile.
Lu Menglin stretched out and said: "This is even simpler. You know better than me how much it costs to start such a publication. I hope that the first tranche of funds from the employer will be received in time, so that my manuscripts will be synchronized.
"
The smile on Tadao Hojo's face suddenly stopped and he nodded slowly.
"This is for sure, please don't worry, Lu Sang. The first capital investment must be at least one million. Either don't do it, or do it the best! I have great confidence in China's game industry market, please do it."
Please work hard with me!"
Chapter completed!