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After Cheng Yi came to sit down, Charlie briefly explained the cause and effect (as for the mv's current predicament, of course he didn't reveal it, he just said that the editor-in-chief was dissatisfied with the performance of the new manga, so he cut down many of them, and wanted to change the exhibition hall. , so he selected his cartoon.), then looked at Cheng Yi and said: "It's roughly like this, I don't know what your thoughts are?"

"It's a great honor to be favored by MV Comic Company, but I don't know what will be the salary and work tasks after joining your company? After all, you can see now that I am still a middle school student." Cheng Yi was not surprised by the sudden surprise. The cake was knocked unconscious, and after a little excitement, he asked very soberly.

"I'm sorry, we didn't calculate this before coming here, so we may need to ask for instructions on the specific rewards and tasks." Charlie expressed his admiration for Cheng Yi's clear mind in the face of sudden changes, he frowned and thought After a while, he said: "However, if possible, can you discuss the creative thinking of this "Druid" and your thoughts on the development of the follow-up plot, maybe this will affect our editor-in-chief on how to arrange remuneration and Judgment of work tasks."

Cheng Yi nodded, and then took out his own character design and the outline of the follow-up plot from the room. Although the opposite was a senior editor, he was not at all worried that the other party would plagiarize his ideas, after all, he knew The originality of this comic is actually not worth mentioning. What is really important in this comic is about his control over the comic style and the overall control of the comic. After all, he has read too many related superhero comics before time travel The adapted TV movie, plus he has been engaged in writing for many years, these are things that the other party cannot copy.

When Cheng Yi handed his outline to Charlie, Charlie was a little surprised. Seeing that Cheng Yi didn't care, he picked it up and browsed through it, and then discussed some of the plots with Cheng Yi.

It has to be said that, as a senior editor, Charlie still has a lot to learn about comics. Although the two are very different in age and status, they are like two friends who have known each other for many years.

Charlie admired him very much. Cheng Yi’s mind was filled with various novel and interesting plots, which made him overwhelmed every time he talked about it. Cheng Yi also expressed his admiration for the other party’s understanding of comics, and felt that he had gained a lot.

As for the mother, Catherine, from the moment the two started chatting, she automatically gave up the place to them, and then left completely with a black thread after listening for half an hour.

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"It's great, Adam, you are simply a genius cartoonist. I believe that this "Druid" will definitely be greatly welcomed after it is released." Charlie sighed deeply, and said with a sigh involuntarily .

"Thank you for the compliment." Cheng Yi was a little shy. Since he was reborn and came here, he has encountered various setbacks. This is the first time he has been praised.

"As for the remuneration, I will try my best to fight for you. I hope we will be colleagues next time when I come here." Charlie stood up and said happily. Before coming, he was very interested in Cheng Yi, a mysterious cartoonist. Some doubts, but after talking with him, he was completely conquered by the other party, and he maintained great confidence in the comics that will be released in the future.

"This is exactly what I hope, Mr. Walker." Cheng Yi also stood up and shook hands with him, and then said with a smile, he has a strong affection for this editor. If the other party can finally become his responsible editor, then he will It will save him a lot of trouble.

"Mr. Walker, you see it's getting dark, you can stay and have dinner with us." Catherine walked over and said when the two finally finished talking.

"No, Ms. Baker, my only thought now is to get the boss to agree to sign Adam." After saying goodbye to the two of them, he left in a hurry.

Looking at Charlie's passionate appearance, Cheng Yi couldn't help but sigh that the other party really loves comics, but this is the most powerful thing for him, because it means that the other party will definitely recommend him sincerely, and in this way he to obtain the greatest benefit.

"Hey! Who's that?" Cheng Yi was just about to wash up and wait for dinner when he saw his cheap brother Brett walk in, covered in sweat.

"It's nothing. How did you go to the stadium?" Cheng Yi didn't want to talk too much. After all, although the other party is full of sincerity, there is still no conclusion on this matter. It would be disappointing if there are twists and turns.

Brett didn't think too much about it, and quickly talked with Cheng Yi about his "heroic" performance on the court today, and his imagination for next week's game, without any sentimentality before parting, making Catherine worry about him for nothing .

After a simple dinner, Brett didn't leave. Although he didn't want to stay at all, his mind was full of parties and beauties, but after all, the end of the term was coming, and various tests became more frequent. If he still wanted to participate in the competition If you want to read the book, you must make it possible to pass all subjects, so you have to be patient and pick up the book and read it carefully.

However, because of Charlie today, Cheng Yi's enthusiasm increased greatly, and he picked up the work of comics again. Based on the results of discussions with Charlie, he began to improve the follow-up plot and write down the outline. If it is done, if the quality required by the comic company is not clear, the drawing will have to be reworked, so it is better to improve the plot and character design, after all, these are fixed, even if the requirements change, it will not have anything to do with it Influence.

And her mother, Catherine, had a lot of ideas and wanted to chat with Cheng Yi, but Cheng Yi was obviously not interested in chatting with her at this time, so she could only give up temporarily. It's not decided yet, if it doesn't work, it's not worth it to cause sadness.

But obviously Charlie didn't give them this chance, but three days later, when Cheng Yi and his elder brother Brett returned home, they saw that the other party had already had a high chat with his mother at home, and seeing Cheng Yi was naturally extremely enthusiastic.

"Good evening, Adam, Brett!" Charlie obviously knew his brother Brett from his mother, and greeted him warmly.

Brett looked suspiciously at this strange man with 'bad intentions'. He saw that the man was wearing a formal suit, his appearance was above average, his figure was well-proportioned, and he was about 40 years old. Her father has been dead for a quarter, and her mother, Catherine, has many suitors because of her appearance.

"Hello." Brett nodded, with a solemn expression, thinking quickly in his mind whether he should object if his mother wanted to find a stepfather for him?After all, if they are together, maybe they don't have to leave here, but if they don't object, how can they be worthy of their father.

Cheng Yi didn't take into account his elder brother's brain hole that broke through the sky. He knew that the matter was over when he saw the other party, so he was naturally in a very happy mood. He walked up quickly and said with a smile: "It seems that Charlie Did you bring good news?"

"It's natural! Congratulations, if there are no accidents, you will be a member of our mv comics soon!" Charlie said with a happy smile.

Brett, who watched his younger brother chatting happily with the other party, felt that his head was not enough for a while, so he could only stare blankly at the two congratulating each other and chatting happily.

Then it was a long time later that I realized what had happened—Adam contributed to the mv comic, and what was even more exaggerated was that he was accepted by the other party!This time, editor Charlie came here with a signed contract.

The contract signed with Cheng Yi is not a personal contract, but a comic contract, that is to say, a contract for the publication of comics is signed, including 90.00% of the copyright after the serialization belongs to the other party, and the author himself can only get [-]% of the copyright. And an income of one thousand dollars per page (of course, at present, this is indeed the top treatment that the industry can give new cartoonists).

After all, this comic is published in the exhibition hall——for MV, it is just a place for newcomers to try out. Unless you can successfully pass the new book issue, and then overcome all obstacles, and finally get a separate book, even if you are optimistic about you, it’s just a new book. Dispensable existence.

And his work includes all the work of creating a comic, which is extremely difficult for a student, especially the new issue of the exhibition hall is a weekly magazine, and the content of each issue is really stressful mountain big.

Fortunately, it will be June soon, and they will have summer vacation. There are three semesters in American middle schools, and at the same time, the summer vacation is close to three months. It can be said that there is plenty of time. He doesn't need to worry too much. After all, the new book period will be over in three months. If it remains in the ranks of first-level works, then it can be considered as a separate book. If it is classified as second-level and third-level, the pressure of updating will naturally decrease up.

In addition, there are roughly 25 to 2 comics in one chapter, and there are at least twenty. That is to say, if he completes one chapter, he can earn more than [-] US dollars, which is almost as much as his mother Catherine’s annual salary. the rhythm!

However, the three chapters of the new book issue are weekly magazines. After the new book issue, even if it is rated as a first-level work, it will be published once in two issues, or it will become a semi-monthly magazine for works. If it becomes a second-level work, it will be published directly. It will be a rhythm of one word a month, so he doesn't need to worry about it.

In addition, Adam, a newcomer, can get this income. In addition to his age for hype, editor Charlie's infinite praise for this work is also extremely important. Otherwise, if it is replaced by cartoonists in other exhibition halls, at most he about half of the income.And most of them still have assistants who need to pay salaries, plus taxes and so on, it’s not that exaggerated to get it, and as a special cartoonist for the exhibition hall, unlike an internal contracted cartoonist, the job is stable, if the grades are not good , may be cut off at any time.

Not to mention the many things, in general, after Cheng Yi signed this contract, they solved the financial problem, at least the tuition fees of private high schools are affordable, and there is another key point, that is - no moved.This made Brett ecstatic, although after that, he had to look at his brother's face.But as long as he can stay, he doesn't want to move to a remote small town, where there are not so many open and beautiful girls here. (Well, that's actually the point.)