"The two contracts in Chinese and Japanese are the basis. I don't want basic royalties and various bonuses for good sales performance. I want sales shares. At the same time, the copyright of the comics belongs to Shueisha, and you have the right to publish and sell. But for the adaptation rights, for example Anime, games, even movies, TV series, etc. are mine." Yang Dongxu stated his request without any pretense.
"This..." Ono couldn't help but change his face.
If he had some doubts about Yang Dongxu's identity just now, there is no doubt at all now. Such contract requirements are simply not something a child can come up with. He kept looking at Yang Dongxu with his eyes, as if he wanted to see if the child in front of him was a real child, or just an adult with dwarfism.
"Of course, if Shueisha needs other copyrights, I will give priority to selling them to Shueisha under the same conditions. At the same time, if there is any intention to sell other copyrights, or if other companies ask me about this matter, I will tell your company first." Yang Dongxu knew that he The proposed terms were a bit overbearing, so they were given some sweetness.
"Xiao Xujun, forgive me for not agreeing to you. I can't have such great authority." Xiaoye Songzhi stood up and bowed to Yang Dongxu, looking very apologetic.
"Even the executive with authority would not agree to your terms. Even Toriyama-kun doesn't have such preferential treatment." Kurai Yoshimi, who had been looking at Yang Dongxu with surprise and said nothing, said angrily.
As a small country, Kurai Yoshimi has low self-esteem, but as a technologically powerful country, Kurai Yoshimi is proud. Especially facing China, which has complicated relationships, emotions, and even hatred, she has a sense of superiority.
So he really couldn't imagine that in a country like this, a little boy who just drew a good-priced comic had what identity and qualifications, and how could he have the courage to make such excessive demands.
"Kurai Yoshimi, you are going too far. Please apologize to Xiaoxu-kun." Ono Matsutomo shouted at Yoshimi.
He naturally knew that Yang Dongxu's request was excessive, or very excessive. Judging from his years of experience in the industry, he is sure that this is an excellent comic.
Although the comics industry in RB is not as developed as that of later generations, the competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Therefore, whether it is looking for comics or snatching cartoonists, it can be said that every comics agency spares no effort, otherwise they would not go through all the trouble. Come to China.
Therefore, although Yang Dongxu's proposal was excessive, he did not reject it immediately. Instead, he stood up and bowed to express his attitude. In his opinion, as long as Yang Dongxu understands his current status, the comic can still be negotiated, even if the royalties are higher.
"Too much?" Yang Dongxu rubbed his nose, the awkward smile on his face flashed away, and his eyes moved on Kurai Yoshimi.
In fact, when Ono introduced his assistant just now, Yang Dongxu noticed this sexy assistant who was not tall but had a curvy figure. Of course, apart from her good figure, the reason Yang Dongxu had to pay attention to her out of the corner of his eye was that her surname was Kurai.
In that era when European and American dramas ruined Chinese women and AV dominated Chinese men, if you didn’t know Mr. Cang, you would be embarrassed to say that you had used Kuaibo.
So Yang Dongxu, who has read countless films, is very sensitive to this surname. It's a pity that this Cangjing is not the other Cangjing. Even if he is an eight-year-old child now, he can't express anything to his goddess...
"Kurai Yoshimi." Looking at Yang Dongxu and Yoshimi in a daze and silence, Ono Matsutomo roared again.
"I'm sorry, Xiaoxu-kun, I was impulsive just now." Feeling the increasingly severe gaze from his minister, Kurai Yoshimi had no choice but to bow and apologize.
"Ah? Oh, it's okay, it's okay." Yang Dongxu waved his hand and woke up from the fantasy of recalling Teacher Cang's teaching video.
At the same time, I also feel that although this Kurai Yoshimiwa has the same surname as Ao-sensei and has a very good figure, his appearance score has just dropped a bit, and he has lost a lot of points compared to the Ao-sensei before his rebirth.
Yang Dongxu withdrew his gaze, motioned Onomatsuchi and Aoi Yoshimi to sit down, pondered for a moment to organize his words and said, "I wonder which comic has the best sales in your country right now?"
"Of course it's Toriyama-kun's "Arale" (also known as "Dr. IQ"). It has been serialized for less than two years and has sold more than 1 million copies." Yoshimi Kurai was obviously very unconvinced by Yang Dongxu and was particularly proud. Speaking of.
"Yes, that's right. Toriyama-kun's comics are very popular, with an average monthly sales of more than 60,000 copies." Onomatsuchi glanced at his assistant, but this time he did not scold him.
Obviously, he is very optimistic about and respects the cartoonists in his country, or the cartoonist Akira Toriyama, and at the same time he also wants to suppress Yang Dongxu.
"More than 60,000 copies?" Yang Dongxu rubbed his hands and fell into deep thought.
What is the sales volume of more than 60,000 copies per month? Naturally, there will not be many in future generations, because there will be many comics in later generations with cumulative sales of over 100 million, which are simply not comparable to comics with monthly sales of 60,000 copies.
However, for the current RB market, it is already quite large. After all, comics are not as popular as in later generations. More importantly, RB has not formed a comic industry chain and an atmosphere for reading comics. This is also the case around the world. So the results of "Arale" are really not low now.
"How about this." The contemplative Yang Dongxu raised his head: "The conditions I just proposed remain unchanged. We are based on the monthly sales of 80,000 copies. If the monthly sales are less than 80,000 copies, I will not charge a penny. I want 5% of the sales volume as royalties.
10% for more than 10 copies, 15% for 150,000 copies, 20% for 200,000 copies, 30% for 300,000 copies, and a maximum of 30% cap. At the same time, I just mentioned that when the copyright exceeds 100,000 copies, the animation and game adaptation rights are mine. If it exceeds 200,000 copies, except for the comic publishing and sales rights, the remaining copyrights are mine. At the same time, those priority commitments remain unchanged. . "
"This..." Yang Dongxu's contract proposal undoubtedly made Onomatsuchi very excited.
Although he is very optimistic about "Dragon Ball" and even feels that it can compete with "Arale", the monthly sales volume of 80,000 copies is definitely the top in the RB comics industry.
If the monthly sales volume really exceeds 80,000 copies, 5% of sales will be used as royalties. Although it is a bit high, it is not unacceptable. As for more than 100,000 copies, Onomatsuchi didn't think about it at all. It was simply impossible, even if Amaterasu appeared.
Therefore, in his opinion, this plan is for Yang Dongxu to find a way out by himself. Although he set the minimum standard at 80,000 copies out of anger, it is not a height that cannot be reached.
When Yoshimi Kurai heard Yang Dongxu's proposal, her eyes widened with disbelief. She had never seen such an arrogant person. Even some well-known RB cartoonists could not reach a height, and he actually set the lowest level. standard.
"You won't get a penny by then. It depends on how you beg our society." Kurai Yoshimi sneered in her heart.
Is Yang Dongxu really out of his mind when he proposed this cooperation plan? Of course not, he has absolute confidence in "Dragon Ball", but the RB comic industry is still immature after all, so this number is actually a conservative number given by him.
The reason why being conservative is naturally related to the storyline of "Dragon Ball" in my memory. According to the memory before rebirth, "Dragon Ball" is actually created based on the Chinese "Journey to the West".
There are many characters from "Journey to the West" among them, but when it was published, it fell from the sales top spot at the beginning, falling to just over a dozen on the comic rankings.
Later, when the plot of the First Tenkabutokai began, the ranking and sales increased dramatically. After that, it became unstoppable and became a world-renowned manga with cumulative sales of over 100 million.
However, due to him, "Dragon Ball" appeared early, and "Arale" was created less than two years after Akira Toriyama painted it for four or five years.
Therefore, the previous slump will be avoided because of the early release. After all, there are not many comics now, and the previous storyline of "Dragon Ball" does not seem so boring. It is still worse than before the rebirth. Yang Dongxu is not sure. Therefore, he did not set the price so high at first, starting from 80,000 copies.
"Is the sales volume you are talking about an average sales volume, or does it only count if it is achieved occasionally in a month?" Ono Matsuchi asked very seriously.
"Of course it's the average sales volume, the average sales volume in all months from the beginning to the end." Yang Dongxu said with certainty.
Are you kidding me? The thing he is least confident about is the sales volume in the past. Naturally, he has to calculate it according to the average. Otherwise, wouldn’t his remuneration for the past period of time be wasted?
According to the sales volume of "Dragon Ball" exceeding 100 million in later generations, it would be 100,000 copies a month and 1.2 million copies a year. It would only be about forty years until the day Yang Dongxu was reborn. 12 million copies in 10 years, only 48 million copies in 40 years, which is completely within the safe range.
Therefore, even if "Dragon Ball" suffers from waterloo due to its early release, it will take a few years for the RB comic industry chain to become popular before it can be sold well, Yang Dongxu can still get everything he wants.
The only reason why he wanted the copyright for 100,000 copies was because of this. He thought what he wanted most was the rights to adapt anime and games. As for TV and movies, they were all made up. He has watched the "Dragon Ball" anime and played the "Dragon Ball" games. As for the "Dragon Ball" movies and TV shows, what the hell are they? Why haven't I seen it?
"In that case, I don't have any problems here." Onomatsuchi nodded, with a smile on his face that was even a little excited.
Obviously the contract was made according to such standards. Not only would he be happy, but those who took it back to the agency would also be happy. This is equivalent to picking up an excellent comic for nothing.
The average monthly sales volume is 80,000 copies. Haha, it seems that there is no comic like this in their big RB empire yet.
Seeing the smile on Onosatsuchi's face, Yang Dongxu also smiled happily.
