Human adaptability is undoubtedly strong. There is a saying that a good life is like XX. When you can't resist, just enjoy it with your heart.
Except that Yang Dongxu felt like he was in hell the previous month, and his mind was full of different knowledge. In the second month, I got used to this compact life.
In the third month, he even found a trace of fun in the ocean of knowledge, especially when he was playing the piano and fantasizing about showing off in front of beautiful women, learning the knowledge of directors, and thinking about female stars recommending themselves to pillow seats, and he was as happy as a waiter. force.
Time flies by spring, summer, autumn and winter. When the summer vacation of 1986 comes, 13-year-old Yang Dongxu graduates with double perfect scores and finds a middle school in advance on Wangfujing Street, making the principal of the junior high school very happy.
As long as nothing unexpected happens, a place in a key high school has been reserved in three years, and it is even possible to get the top score in the city's junior high school. In three years' time, there will be a freshman at Peking University and Tsinghua University, Yang Dongxu, who will even get the top score. In this way, as the school where the number one junior high school student is located, it will definitely show its face.
"Xiao Xujun, is there really nothing we can do?" The expression on Xiaoye Songzhi's face was very depressed, as if he had discovered that his wife was having an affair with someone.
His wife did steal someone, but this wife was not his wife, but the comic book "Dragon Ball". In recent years, this comic book has indeed been Ono's wife, and she is also his most favored wife. This wife not only doubled his income, Moreover, his position has been elevated from the original director of a department to the executive level, crossing an important threshold in the RB workplace.
But the wife he has cared for for three or four years may become someone else's today, or she may have to share it with others. Although this person is the holder of Yang Dongxu's "Dragon Ball", he still feels heartbroken.
"Either you pay the liquidated damages, I will change the publisher of "Dragon Ball", or I will implement it in accordance with the contract." 13-year-old Yang Dongxu no longer looks a little chubby and cute, but with a light beard and a height of 165cm, If you don't look at the childish face, you are already as tall as Onomatsuchi.
"But the share in the contract..." Ono still wanted to make a final effort.
"I haven't received a penny in royalties for nearly four years, right?" Yang Dongxu's eyes became sharp.
If it weren't for the mixed doubles played by his godfather and Old Man Xuan in the past few years, he wouldn't have the time or the mind to care about anything else. He will never let "Dragon Ball" take advantage of Shueisha for four years without any reaction.
Now the pain is over, the RB comic market in 1986 has been relatively mature, and the consumer base has also expanded greatly. In addition to RB's neighboring markets, even Europe and the United States have successively established comic markets. As Japanese comics have long dominated the top three, "Dragon Ball" Sales naturally increased significantly.
Since March 1986, the sales volume of "Dragon Ball" has exceeded 130,000 copies for three consecutive months, reaching an astonishing 170,000 copies per month at its peak. Such hot sales are not just a flash in the pan, and it has great potential and will continue to break through. This made the people at Shueisha unable to sit still.
Although the monthly sales volume in the past few years has always hovered around 60,000 to 70,000 copies, now the average monthly sales volume is 80,000 copies, and Yang Dongxu is still a little far away from the minimum standard for receiving royalties.
But this distance was about to be broken, so Onomatsuchi hurried to China to discuss the contract. In addition to the share of revenue, the issue to be discussed was naturally the copyright issue.
"Dragon Ball" is so popular that in addition to the publishing rights, the value of other copyrights is also increasing day by day. It is already foreseeable that this is a hen that can lay golden eggs. Shueisha naturally wants to hold this hen in its arms, and Not shared with Yang Dongxu.
"Xiao Xujun, I hope you can understand my difficulties. According to the contract, I really can't explain it when I go back." Xiaoye stood up and bowed ninety degrees to Yang Dongxu.
"Since the contract has been finalized, it needs to be executed. A publishing house as big as Shueisha wouldn't want to be a treacherous villain, would it? I hope your company will not do anything in sales, or not sell based on the printing quantity. Otherwise, I will ask a lawyer to prosecute your company. If there is nothing else, I will not keep you, I still have things to be busy with."
Looking at Ono's look, Yang Dongxu was indescribably happy. Hey, keep playing. Are you dumbfounded now? Isn't there a rumor going around RB that I am an arrogant idiot who actually signed such an arrogant contract? Now who is the fool and who is the egomaniac? Is my confidence something you mortals can understand?
"Xiao Xujun..." Xiao Ye's expression became even more ugly, and he wanted to say something more, but Yang Dongxu had already stood up and left.
"Ono-kun, what should we do?" Jimei lost the arrogance and contempt for Yang Dongxu a few years ago.
In the past two years, as Ono-kun's status has risen, she has also had a very fulfilling life at Shueisha. But if the contract cannot be negotiated this time, it will be a disaster for them.
She knew very well what the top executives of the company were like. Yang Dongxu was no longer cutting off Shueisha's body, he was simply chopping off a thigh.
If it really goes to the final stage of prosecution and the moment the contract has to be executed, the senior management who has suffered huge losses will most likely vent their anger on her and Ono.
"Let's go back to RB first. It seems that Xiaoxu-kun has no way to fight for it." Ono sighed.
If "Dragon Ball" was not as popular as it is now, if Yang Dongxu came to change the contract and make up for the previous remuneration, there would still be talks, but now it is clear that no one has any chance. Yang Dongxu is obviously not a fool. How can he give up the profits he is about to receive? Besides, according to the requirements of the greedy senior management in the company, the amount given away is not a small amount.
Before arriving, Onosatsuchi was even prepared to have tea poured on his face by Yang Dongxu. Now that Xiaoxu Jun has not done anything, he has already shown an excellent performance in Qi-nurturing Kung Fu.
"But...but..." Kurai Yoshimi was really anxious now, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind: "How about we go through the embassy..."
"Maybe you can give it a try." Onomatsuchi's eyes also lit up.
Sino-Japanese relations in 1986 were not like those in 1981. Not only would they be monitored when they entered China, but they would not be treated kindly either.
China, which is further reforming and opening up, needs a large number of foreign investors. RB, South Korea and Hong Kong, which have geographical advantages, are undoubtedly the three most important carriages for China to obtain foreign investment.
Among them, their big RB empire is the most important among the three carriages. After all, Hong Kong is just a small island, and South Korea's GDP is not even a little bit worse than that of RB. Therefore, it can be said that no one can control the position of RB enterprises in China's reform and opening up economy.
It is a bit foolish to use such economic status to influence China's political situation. But it seems that you can try it out to suppress Yang Dongxu, a commoner who doesn't seem to have much status.
Yang Dongxu didn't know that Ono was already preparing to use RB's influence on China and pull the tiger's skin to put pressure on him.
What he is considering now is that Shueisha will not file a lawsuit with him. Although Shueisha's reputation was ruined because of the signed contract, Shueisha's appearance was so ugly that he went to court.
If you want to recover in the future, you will have to pay a higher price. After all, no cartoonist wants to sign a contract with such an irresponsible cartoon company. But we also need to prevent others from jumping over the wall, right?
"With a red heart, I am ready with both hands. Let Wu Aibing consult with RB lawyers about what will happen if a lawsuit is filed. Then he will publish a comic and contact other comics clubs to put pressure on him." Yang Dongxu was thinking as he left the courtyard.
This time, he planned to see if Shueisha would be so greedy that he would be shameless. If they followed the contract, they would continue to cooperate. Otherwise, if they bullied the small, they would suppress him.
Then Yang Dongxu doesn't mind ending "Dragon Ball" early and ruining this classic, and then using other comics to cooperate with other RB comics clubs, and using what he has at his disposal to suppress Shueisha.
He took out four or five classic comics, and even produced some classic animations. Yang Dongxu didn't believe that with his unwavering help, other comics clubs couldn't squeeze Shueisha out of existence.
In fact, even if Shueisha is not greedy to the point of shamelessness, Yang Dongxu is planning to find other comics companies for his next comic. You must maximize your own interests. After all, even if you give up some benefits to the RB people, they will not think you are good, but they will think you are a fool.
Since it is a business cooperation, then show the wolfish nature of businessmen pursuing profits. Instead of being a good person and having this kind heart, it is better to make more money from RB people, and then donate bridges, build roads, etc. to the country.
At the Yang Family Banquet, Yang Dongxu made a call to Wu Aibing in Shenzhen. Now there is a mobile phone company in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but in the mainland, there are still fixed lines.
There were more landline phone booths on the street, so the Yang family's family naturally installed telephones, and they were also installed in the courtyard. After the call was connected, Wu Aibing stopped. Yang Dongxu asked the person who answered the phone to tell Wu Aibing to call the number in the courtyard at eight o'clock in the evening. He put the matter aside and got on the bus and rushed to the courtyard.
Although he had summer vacation and his grades in the high school entrance examination were good, he still had no intention of relaxing in his studies. Anyway, according to Zhou Yiren's wishes, as long as it does not affect Yang Dongxu's test scores, the remaining time must be fully arranged for his grandson, and he must learn more while he is young and has good memory.
"Did Old Man Xuan gain anything today?" He just stepped through the gate and looked at Old Man Xuan, Yang Dongxu, who was taking a nap under the grape trellis and asked.
With the deepening of reform and opening up, more and more foreigners are entering China, especially some ethnic Chinese who have begun to come back to visit relatives and so on. Not only have the prices of old items increased a lot, they are also becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.
In the past, there were harvests every day, but gradually it took ten days and a half to get good items. Now, it may not open once every few months, and even if it does, it may not necessarily be good. But Yang Dongxu would ask every time he came, and it had become a habit.
"It's on the table in the room, go and take a look for yourself." Old man Xuan didn't even open his eyes as he swayed leisurely on the recliner, feeling very comfortable.
