Chapter 1204 Infringement(1/2)
"Boss, this is a publication published by Yulang Company. They just imitate our transformed roles. They will ignore the lawyer's letter. Even if they sue, the lawsuit will be delayed for a long time. During this period, the money they earn through this magazine is enough to make up for their lawyer's fees and fines."
"Yulang Company?" Qin Fan asked: "Is the boss of this company called Huang Yulang?"
"It's him!" Huo Jianning said: "Huang Yulang is the leader of the Hong Kong manga world. He has entered the industry in the 1960s. "Dragon and Tiger Gate" created in 1971 was the highest-selling comic work in Hong Kong at that time. It can be sold for 60,000 to 70,000 copies per issue!"
"The "Dragon and Tiger Gate" was called "Xiao Liumang" when it was founded. At that time, his career was just beginning, and his sword was in a different way. Emotion and violence attracted readers. Later, the Hong Kong government rectified the publishing industry and promulgated the "Bad Publications Law". Only then did he restrain himself, reduce the plot that misled young people, and renamed it to "Dragon and Tiger Gate" and re-listed."
Qin Fan knew that Huang Yulang was the longest-lived comic masterpiece in Xiangjiang. It has been published for more than 1,500 issues and has been serialized for 30 to 40 years. It has been remade in parallel time and space by Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse.
Huo Jianning continued: "Since 1980, Huang Yulang was determined to rule the Hong Kong comics world and acquired 80% of the comic companies on the market. The Kuang Manga Production Company of the Shangguan brothers was also recruited by him. The Shangguan family's representative work is "Li Xiaolong". Throughout the 1970s, the most famous comics in Xiangjiang were "Li Xiaolong" and "Dragon and Tiger Gate". The two heroes stood together, and the sales were almost the same."
"But now Shangguan Xiaobao has been pulled over by us, and "Li Xiaolong" has also followed him! Huang Yulang has a lot of opinions on this and has said in the media that he would take revenge on us!"
"In other words, now, except for us, Huang Yulang monopolizes the Xiangjiang comic market?" Qin Fan had the memory of this Huang Yu wolf in his mind. This is a guy who came from a market and did his best to succeed.
However, many people in later generations remember him, mostly not because of his works, but because Huang Yulang became the first love boyfriend of the "god of beauty" Li Zi, a few years later.
"It can't be said that," said Huo Jianning: "Apart from us, like Shangguan Xiaobao, two years ago, a comic book named Ma Rongcheng appeared in his company, and the movie "China Heroes" sold very successfully."
In order to prevent Ma Rongcheng from competing, Huang Yulang hired a murderer to cut off Ma Rongcheng's two fingers. This is a cruel businessman.
"It's that Daqin comic again? I'm throwing his mother away! Come and poach people again?" Huang Yulang became anxious and became angry when he heard that the person who resigned went to the enemy.
Daqin comics had already poached Guang Xiaobao and a bunch of finished painters. Now they are poaching people again, which is simply too much!
Huang Yulang picked up the phone and called out angrily.
The Daqin Comics directly proposed that it can guarantee that he earns at least HK$2 million a year, and this one can be written into the contract.
Although this will bring relevant departments of the Hong Kong government to the door, Huang Yulang doesn't care.
In this way, the creation speed will certainly not be faster.
If it weren't for Daqin comics and animations, there would be more than 1,000 painters. It would be impossible to have done the animation of "Transformers" and "Harry Potter" within two months.
Only when ordinary painters see that this company has such a signature character will they believe that the generous conditions are true.
However, the plot is now fascinating, with unique characters and creative ideas that have never appeared before, so it becomes so popular as soon as it is launched.
They are all those who are extremely exploitative.
Last time Shangguan Xiaobao was leaving, Huang Yulang wanted to find the boss to stay away. But Shangguang Xiaobao had three brothers, and he was from Chaozhou. He had a good relationship with Chaogang, so he left it alone.
In fact, there are more than a thousand painters of Daqin comics under Daqin Culture. Except for about 300 people from Neon, the others are all natives from Hong Kong.
"They said that Daqin comics have given better conditions. They want to work there and not stay in Yulang International!"
"13 people? Why are there so many?" Huang Yulang frowned.
The secretary had just left not long ago.
Of course.
After hearing the secretary's lawsuit against Daqin Group, Huang Yulang said disapprovingly:
"If they want to sue, let them sue! Find the best lawyer and spend more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and even drag them to death!"
At the same time, his status in the comics industry is similar to that of Sir Shao in the TV industry.
That means that the money he earns from the "China Heroes" comics every year will not be lower than this number.
He is now at Yulang International and can earn more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars a year.
Waving his hand, Huang Yulang asked the secretary to leave.
After all, if you have the life to make money, you have to have the life to make money.
However, compared with the unspoken rules and influence in the industry, Huang Yulang felt that he was not afraid of Qin Fan at all.
In order to keep him, Huang Yulang sent his eldest disciple Qi Wenjie to send Ma Rongcheng a new contract and a check.
As long as Ma Rongcheng is willing to renew his contract, the annual minimum salary, royalties and bonuses will be 6 million Hong Kong dollars.
Those who resign and leave are the only company bosses like Shangguan Xiaobao who can be valued by Huang Yulang.
The hand-painted animation industry is actually a labor-intensive industry.
painting."
When Ma Rongcheng next to him heard the name "Brother Yuan", his eyebrows trembled.
"That's right. 13 people resigned. And they were all comics from the production department," said Ma Rongcheng.
Ma Rongcheng was very moved.
With his famous personality of Topaz Wolf's stingy personality, he is willing to pay 6 million to a main writer.
This also made him understand earlier the ruthlessness of the Topaz Wolf and the relationship between the Topaz Wolf and the Taoist side.
I have to say that Qin Fan spent a lot of money and poaching Guang Xiaobao's actions were very cost-effective.
In parallel time and space, Ma Rongcheng's "Heroes of China" is too profitable and has the idea of starting a business on his own, but Huang Yulang disagreed, and the two sides fell in love.
"Okay! No problem. I'll do it now." Huo Jianning left quickly. He was very angry with the piracy. He was happiest to take revenge.
Ma Rongcheng looked serious and looked at his boss and said, "General Manager. From morning to now, there are 13 people in the company's production department, and he has submitted his resignation to me."
So much so that "Transformers" and "Harry Potter" are actually a bit rough in order to rush to work.
He was anxious and tried every means to pirate the copies and earn profits, and at the same time began to find ways to suppress Daqin comics.
He tried to hire a murderer to cut off Ma Rongcheng's wrist, but Ma Rongcheng used his elder brother to block the blade and was only cut off two fingers.
"If they want to resign, let them get out! By the way, the half-month salary they have been bet must not be paid!" Huang Yulang shouted.
"Send a lawyer's letter first!" Huo Jianning replied, "Boss, if Huang Yulang doesn't listen to the warning, I suggest you hollow out Yulang's company directly. He is very stingy with his comics. We can easily dig it up and we can do the comics ourselves.
If Ma Rongcheng cannot be retained, this person will definitely become his most threatening competitor, and he decided to eliminate it.
Huang Yulang barely felt the kindness of knowing him, and he was a little embarrassed to leave.
He just sued, he didn't care. Since he started his business, he has not been sued by more than a dozen people in that year, and has not been sued by more than a dozen others in that year?
But Ma Rongcheng rejected Huang Yulang. His "China Heroes" is too popular and makes too much money. If he set up his own business, he could earn two or three six million.
But I didn’t expect that Daqin comics are so powerful, and the two comics released are so popular!
After the bloody incident, Ma Rongcheng decisively called the police, but Huang Yulang was secretly doing things and the murderer could not catch them. The bloody case eventually became a unsolved case.
Just kidding, do you think you are a cross-river when you attack a billionaire in a place like Hong Kong Island?
Whether it is Huang Yulang or Chao Gang, they all have great business and are impossible to confront a 2 billionaire without any haste.
In the Hong Kong government, he also has connections and has a protective umbrella!
At worst, it will take half a year to pay back the salary.
I left after I left. Anyway, there are so many painters outside, so I can continue to train and continue to train.
He, Ma Rongcheng, does not have such a background. If the Ultimate Wolf Dog is in a hurry to jump over the wall, it will be troublesome.
For example, now
Huang Yulang dared to call the person on the road and teach Daqin comics a lesson.
In parallel time and space, Ma Rongcheng joined Yulang International in 1982, signed a six-year contract, and focused on creating "Chinese Heroes".
Because before computer animation appeared, all cartoons were hand-drawn animations.
At that time, Huang Yulang had fifteen serial comics, selling 2 million copies per month, accounting for 80% of the market share of Xiangjiang comics, but half of his profits were created by Ma Rongcheng.
Huang Yulang was not stupid enough to find someone to kill Qin Fan.
Six years later, in 1988, Ma Rongcheng's annual salary was about 2 million Hong Kong dollars, which was the peak income of "China Heroes" several years after its best-selling. How much can Topaz Wolf make as a boss?
Ma Rongcheng's contract expired in 1988 and had no intention of renewing the contract.
"Acheng, is there anything wrong?" Huang Yulang said lazily, but in his heart he was thinking about Lily and Ah Hong in the Grand Palace nightclub last night, and thinking about continuing to "talk about love" with them at night.
Especially in a year or two, he plans to create an epic masterpiece in the animation industry, and his workload is even more massive.
He often does this kind of thing.
The cartoon adapted from this is even more sold to the point where Topaz Wolf dared not imagine.
In fact, Ma Rongcheng had something to say to Huang Yulang just now, that is, Ma Rongcheng himself also received the appeal from Daqin Comics Company.
This comic is a biweekly magazine, with an average sales of 150,000 copies per issue and a monthly sales of 300,000 copies. This sales lasted for a full six years.
After Shangguang Xiaobao ran away, he became the deputy general manager of Yulang International. Ma Rongcheng, who was hired by Huang Yulang to cut off two fingers a few years later, walked in.
"They didn't have to be detained for half a month's salary. They just came over and said, and then left." Ma Rongcheng's expressionless face.
Because compared to Yulang International, other small comic companies outside may have worse treatment.
But in the past, there were only two or three people who resigned every day.
However, the first few movies can be rougher in order to speed up work. However, the later ones are for the reputation of the work and suppress the similar cartoons that may appear.
So the last time Daqin comics dug Shangguan Xiaobao and other painters, Huang Yulang did not take action.
However, Qin Fan felt that the more than 1,000 painters were still a big shortcoming.
Qin Fan’s request for artists like painters is the better.
To be continued...