Chapter 143 High liquidated damages and years
Although Kaori Nanong is the president of Jiyingshe and has great power in his hands, it will undoubtedly be difficult to find Zhao Chen's real purpose.
In Kakunan Oku's mind, Masami Cheda has no status in Shueisha. He believes that Masami Cheda has been in Shueisha for seven years but has not achieved any success. So both the editor and the president think that he has no potential anymore.
Kakunan Oku's idea is actually not wrong. Manga artists often want to become famous in the first few years of entering the comic club. Because these cartoonists who have just entered the industry may not have much experience, but the thoughts in their minds are vast. Therefore, those well-known cartoonists have basically become famous in the first three years. Whether it is the current Akira Toriyama and Rumiko Takahashi, or later generations such as Yoshihiro Tokuya, Eiichiro Oda, etc., it is basically the same. There will definitely be a comic that will make them famous in the first three years.
This is really wronged. Kakunashi Kazunobu regards as having no potential, so Shueisha has never paid any attention to it. But I don’t know that this guy will become famous in history for "The Demon Kojiro" this year, and then "Saint Seiya" makes him famous. I don’t know how many contributions he made to Shueisha. It can be said that he is one of the rare latecomer.
"President, after hearing what Teacher Cheda said, he is already preparing his next work. I heard that it is a joint creation with Teacher Zhao Chen!"
A few days later, the person who came to see Kakunan was a middle-aged man who seemed gentle and elegant. He was the editor-in-chief of Masami Cheda originally in Shueisha. He has worked with Masami Cheda for so many years. Even if Masami Cheda left Shueisha, the friendship between the two parties would not disappear immediately. This is why he successfully found out about Masami Cheda.
"What. Have you found out the name and style of the new work?"
"It seems to be called "The Wind Demon Kojiro". Teacher Cheda is good at drawing combat comics. If you guess this new work is not wrong, it should be of this kind."
Hearing his editor-in-chief say this, Kaori Nan's face suddenly became unstable. Recently, "Young SORA" under the WorldSoft was called the best-quality comic magazine by many industry insiders, and there may not be many insiders in the industry. But if Masami Cheda's new work shines, the quality of "Young SORA" will undoubtedly be even better. At that time, this title will be really taken away by "Young SORA".
The comic magazine that has been rated as the best quality in the industry in recent years is "JUMP", a subsidiary of Shueisha. Therefore, the sales of "JUMP" have increased significantly in recent years, and has always dominated the number one sales in recent years.
But if this title is replaced by "Young SORA", not only will the sales growth of "Young JUMP" be greatly affected, but the sales of "Young SORA" under Tianxiashe will also rise steadily. At that time, it may not be able to compete with "Young JUMP" in two or three years.
"This is how you try to dig Teacher Cheda back from the World Club. It doesn't matter if the price is too high. The liquidated damages are paid by the Eisha!"
"But, President, we don't know what Teacher Cheda's new work is like. Is this too hasty?"
"It would be fine if we cooperate with other people, but if Teacher Cheda co-created it with Zhao Chen, it would probably be another popular comic. As long as Teacher Cheda can be dug back, everything can be made up!"
Kakunamyo sighed. If it were other comic clubs, he would directly dig out the pole of those comic clubs. Unfortunately, the world club is different, because Taizu is the president of the comic club, and there are several famous comics under his guitar. However, they are basically famous by co-creating with Zhao Chen. They cannot see their potential. Coupled with the high liquidated damages, they will lose the idea of poaching people. But the problem is that now is a critical moment. If Masami Cheda can be dug back, then you can understand the specific outline of the new work from Masami Cheda. At that time, with the deep connections that Shuei Shu has, Zhao Chen will be helpless as long as he changes it.
At that time, the quality of "JUMP" under Shueisha will undoubtedly improve. "JUMP" will stagnate. Compared with the two, Kakunam's attack is indeed a good abacus.
After receiving the instructions from the president, Kakuan Oku, the editor had to do such a thankless thing. However, when he learned about the amount of liquidated damages set by Tianxiashe for Masami Cheda, he had to face Kakuan Oku with a bitter face!
"What, one billion yen, or a ten-year contract. Teacher Cheda is too stupid. How could he sign such a contract? This is simply a contract for sale! Have you found out clearly? What did Teacher Cheda say?"
When Kakunanong heard the amount of the liquidated damages, his forehead couldn't help but burst into blue veins. He really didn't expect that Masami Cheda's liquidated damages would be so high.
"I asked Teacher Cheda to have a drink last night, and I only spoke when Teacher Cheda was drunk. Teacher Cheda said that in addition to this new work, the next work will continue to work with Zhao Chen. Judging from his appearance, I am very excited about Zhao Chen's storyboard!"
"Two works! No wonder, if I were him, I would have made such a choice! You just asked him if he had, if we really paid the liquidated damages, would he agree?"
Seeing that Jiao Nangong was staring at him with a rushing gaze, the editor couldn't help but feel a little panicked, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "He said he had signed a confidentiality agreement and would not agree."
"The confidentiality agreement and high liquidated damages are really a good idea. Even if Teacher Chetian is really dug back, it will be useless."
Kakunashi Oku would not do this kind of behavior that harms others and does not benefit himself. In his opinion, there are many cartoonists like Masami Cheda in Shueisha. At that time, as long as Zhao Chen digs out another cartoonist with a similar style, he can directly replace Masami Cheda. Shueisha will undoubtedly suffer the biggest loss at that time. Kakunashi Okunashi is naturally not stupid, so how could he do such an irrational thing in order to be angry for a moment and end up having to let it go.
After Zhao Chen dug up Masami Cheda, just a few days later, Masami Cheda completed the first issue of the manuscript, but did not hand it over to the editor in charge of him immediately, but took the manuscript to watch for Zhao Chen first. After all, Zhao Chen was his partner.
After gaining Zhao Chen's recognition, Masami Cheda subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. This was his first time working with other cartoonists, so he was naturally a little up and down, afraid that he would not be able to pass Zhao Chen's level.
Masami Cheda then handed over the original manuscript of the first issue of "Fengmo Kojiro" to his editor-in-chief. The editor knew that "Fengmo Kojiro" was a product of the collaboration between the president and the cartoonist in front of him, so he naturally attached great importance to it. Although he thought that the works he collaborated with Zhao Chen would definitely not be bad, he would still watch them carefully.
After all, Masami Cheda has been in Shueisha for seven years and has long been no novice. Therefore, she didn't feel much nervous when the editor watched, but was drinking coffee leisurely.
"Very good, I passed, but you have to choose below. Should I use this work first to enter the serial meeting, or to enter the World Society Comics Appreciation first as a work? If I choose the latter, I think your comics will probably be selected." The editor is not a person who is ignorant of praise. After reading the first issue of the manuscript, a smile appeared on his originally serious face.
"I choose the World Club Comics Appreciation!" In the face of two choices, Masami Cheda would naturally choose the most beneficial place for him, that is, to use the first World Club Comics Appreciation to initially promote the ranking of "Wind Demon Kojiro", and then start serialization.
The main reason for this is that "Fengmo Kojiro" is also a work of Zhao Chen. I believe that Zhao Chen's reputation will more or less bring some convenience to the World Society comics selection. This is the biggest advantage of this work, and it can also be regarded as taking advantage of Zhao Chen's power. Moreover, with the quality of "Fengmo Kojiro", the possibility of being selected is already good.
As for Zhao Chen, he naturally would not refuse. He naturally would not care about the increase in the popularity of the World Xiashe Comics Awards. The main thing is to throw a stone to ask for directions and create the reputation of the World Xiashe Comics Awards to attract more cartoonists to participate.
Chapter completed!