Chapter 22 Cheapskate
"Impossible, how could it be!" In a room of Yulang International Co., Ltd., Lin Shan was holding a copy of "Oriental Daily" in his hand. Looking at the news published on the homepage of the newspaper, he felt his head was in chaos. He never expected that the sales of "The Legend of the Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" that he despised would be so good.
Lin Shan took a deep breath and stabilized his emotions. The thing he feared most at this moment was that Huang Yulang discovered what happened that day. If Huang Yulang knew about this, God knew whether he would doubt his vision and fired himself.
"Hehe, the third-day magazine! I'm really digging my own grave. This little devil is so arrogant. It depends on how long you can support it. Then you will see it." Lin Shan suddenly remembered something, and a gloomy smile suddenly appeared on his face. For it, as long as the third-day magazine failed, Zhao Chen would be seriously hit. Even if Huang Yulang knew about that matter, there would not be much punishment.
Just when Lin Shan thought that Zhao Chen was digging his own grave, Shangguan Xiaobao was not very happy in the face of the hot sales of "Good News Magazine", because Zhao Chen had not come to submit the manuscript for a week, and only one issue was left for the manuscripts stored here.
Compared with Shangguan Xiaobao's worry, the other cartoonists in the room were all in a stubborn manner. Not only that, they were more willing to see this scene, because only in this way could they suppress Zhao Chen's crazy rise.
"This kid doesn't leave a phone number or address. Is it a big upset to finish it or something unexpected?" Shangguan Xiaobao looked at the drawing in his hand, but he was obviously absent-minded, and all he was thinking about was Zhao Chen's affairs.
At this time, a figure came in from outside the door. Shangguan Xiaobao didn't look up and looked at it. He thought it was a staff member.
"Uncle Shangguan, it's not good to see that you look bad. Have you encountered any difficult things?"
As soon as Zhao Chen's slightly magnetic sound rang, Shangguan Xiaobao immediately looked up. When he saw that it was Zhao Chen, he stood up and stared at Zhao Chen with bloodshot eyes.
"Uncle Shangguan, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Chen was startled by Shangguan Xiaobao's movements. Looking at Shangguan Xiaobao's slightly haggard face, Zhao Chen subconsciously lowered his head a little.
"Isn't it that your kid has done a good thing. I haven't submitted the manuscript for a week. You said I can't worry! I haven't drawn enough manuscripts these days, it doesn't matter much. I'll just change the third-day magazine to a weekly magazine right away. It's normal for young people to be impulsive occasionally, but remember that you can't be too ambitious anymore in the future!"
Shangguan Xiaobao took a deep breath, as if he was being talked about, and he sprayed it in one breath.
"This, Uncle Shangguan, you misunderstood!" Zhao Chen showed a sudden enlightenment. It turned out that this was the case. There was a hint of guilt in his eyes. It was indeed because he neglected to save time. He Yangyang the file bag in his hand and said again: "Uncle Shangguan, I have completed the tasks these days. However, because Tseung Kwan O is a bit far away from here, and I am afraid of losing it by sending it to me by post office, so I made a decision to hand it over on a week!"
When Shangguan Xiaobao heard this, he almost took the file bag from Zhao Chen with a snatch. After counting carefully, he found that there were fifty pages. The heart in his heart finally let go.
Of course, these drawings can only be considered semi-finished products, because there are still some processes that require two temporary assistants, Ma Rongcheng and Niu Lao.
"Qi Ming, Rongcheng, you two come here. This is the original manuscript and storyboard shot that Zhao Chen drew this week!"
After teaching Zhao Chen a lot, Shangguan Xiaobao called Ma Rongcheng and Niu Lao who were beside him.
Ma Rongcheng and Niu Ma had been observing the place next to each other. When they saw the bundle of drawings, their stress suddenly increased. This kid really did it! With so many original manuscripts, I am afraid that overtime is necessary these days.
But both of them can only be considered veterans among the newcomers now, so naturally they dare not violate Shangguan Xiaobao's instructions, nor will they resist because of such a thing that they have agreed to. They can only take the original storyboard obediently and constantly lament their future destiny in their hearts.
"Remember to concentrate, but don't mess it up!" Shangguan Xiaobao said a little worriedly at the two people with loneliness in front of him.
"Master, don't worry, we promise to do it well! At least we must be worthy of this salary." At this time, the two of them could only pat their chests and guarantee, just looking at the thick drawings and storyboards in their hands, hoping that Zhao Chen would finish the comic as soon as possible, otherwise the days ahead would be tragic.
"Very good, you can go back to work!" Shangguan Xiaobao nodded with satisfaction. As a master of Xiangjiang comics, he knew the advantages and disadvantages of these two apprentices in his heart, and he was more at ease in this regard.
After the two left with the drawings, Shangguan Xiaobao frowned slightly and said, "Zhao Chen, it's not good for you to do this. Do you want to move to Chaiwan? I can help you find a dormitory."
Zhao Chen pondered for a moment. This was naturally a good thing for him, but he didn't want to owe Shangguan Xiaobao favors for no reason. In this way, it would be difficult to get out of the Holy Fire Publishing House in the future.
"Uncle Shangguan, I've learned your kindness. I'll talk about the house in the future. This little thing will not bother you."
Hearing Zhao Chen say this, Shangguan Xiaobao glanced at Zhao Chen deeply, and his turbid eyes seemed to be able to see through Zhao Chen's heart.
"Oh, you decide for yourself, Zhao Chen, you are the material for doing big things, and your future achievements may be limitless!"
"Uncle Shangguan, you are really joking. Let's not talk about this anymore. I have another thing to ask you for advice. You can take a look at this first." Zhao Chen had a smile on his face, as if he had not heard the true meaning of Shangguan Xiaobao's words. Then, in order to open up the topic, he handed the notebook in his hand to Shangguan Xiaobao.
Shangguan Xiaobao had a hint of confusion on his face. He thought that there were some comic materials written in it. Who knew that after opening it, he read a few paragraphs, and found that this was a novel, and it was also a novel version of "The Legend of the Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
Shangguan Xiaobao was surprised. Where did this kid get so much time? Could it be that he is really a genius like Ni Fu? He couldn't help but look up at Zhao Chen and then continue watching.
"Zhao Chen, I didn't expect that you would write a novel very well! Although you don't have the amazing writing skills of Jin Yong, this is the smoothest martial arts novel I have ever seen."
As a master of Hong Kong comics, Shangguan Xiaobao has also adapted martial arts novels. Many of these martial arts novels can be adapted into comics, because he has read quite a lot of martial arts novels, in order to find those martial arts novels that can be adapted into comics.
"I laughed! I don't know if Uncle Shangguan recognizes the people from Ming Pao, I plan to contribute there!"
"Ming Pao? You're looking for the right person. Your Uncle Shangguan has suffered a lot from them. The comic adaptation rights of Jin Yong's novels have not been won yet, and they were all stolen by Huang Yulang. Let's go, I'll take you to see that stingy guy now. What kind of expression will that stingy guy look like when he sees this martial arts novel?"
When Shangguan Xiaobao talks about stingy, he grits his teeth. What he is naturally talking about is Jin Yong, the founder of Ming Pao. Jin Yong's stingy is famous in the industry and has almost reached the point where everyone knows it. Therefore, he is often called stingy in the industry and is synonymous with stingy writers!
How stingy he was at that time? Let’s talk about his columnists! The famous female writers of Xiangjiang, Lin Yanni and Yishu, wrote columns for the Ming Pao edited by Jin Yong. One article a day was very hard. After a year of writing, Lin Yanni went to Jin Yong to ask for a manuscript reward. Jin Yong ignored it and said, "You love spending money so much, no matter how much you give, you will spend it all, and you won’t give it!" A few days later, Yishu also asked Jin Yong for a increase in money, but Jin Yong ignored it and said, "You are so frugal, no matter how much you give you, you won’t give it to me!"
Not only that, but even more exaggerated, it was Ni Fu. At that time, Ni Fu also asked for the royalties to be added, but Jin Yong always pushed left and right to delay using Tai Chi to remove the strength. Ni Fu was angry with him, but after a banquet, he shouted loudly for Jin Yong to add the royalties. He said, "Cha Liangyong, you have made so much money, you should add the royalties." Jin Yong smiled and said, "Okay, I'll add it!" Finally, the storm was settled.
But afterwards, the royalties were really increased, 5% better than nothing, and they were extremely useless. Ni Fu was naturally dissatisfied and called to scold him. Jin Yong was so mean, so he came to kill him.
"Okay, OK, Ni Fu, don't quarrel! Write a letter to you." Jin Yong said in a nearly begging tone. As soon as he dictated the letter, Ni Fu almost fainted and sighed: "My life is over!"
It turns out that when it comes to talking about eloquence, Jin Yong naturally cannot compete with Ni Kuang, but when it comes to writing letters and comments, Ni Fu is definitely not an opponent. Ni Fu is afraid of writing letters, so he is a word of money. He has no money to collect when writing letters. Only fools do it. Jin Yong is a first-class fool, but he likes to write letters. Ni Fu said: "I have never seen a person who likes to write letters as much as Cha Liangyong." After two days, Jin Yong's letter arrived. He opened it and found that there were more than a dozen articles attached. Either the complaints and the newspaper office cost a lot or a recession, he was only saving. The last example must be that my brother would add the royalties, which would inevitably cause a chain reaction, which means that you add, and others would also add it. The expenses are not light, and only Ni Fu was sad and unbearable. In the end, he had to abandon the weapons and surrender and not mention the increase in the royalties.
Chapter completed!