Shen Xin also knew that if the magazine knew that "Chess Soul" would end at the end of the year, it would definitely make waves.

Many people think that celebrity writers or cartoonists should have the right to decide their own work, but this is not the case.

In the face of capital, creators can't even decide the length of their works.

Such things are not uncommon.

The most talked about by everyone is the story of Akira Toriyama and "Dragon Ball".

It is said that many people believe that Dragon Ball, which ended after Namek, is the most perfect. But the reality is that "Dragon Ball" was dragged to the Majin Buu chapter by the magazine.

Of course, there are exceptions, most notably "Slam Dunk", when Inoue insisted on finishing it and finally got his wish, but the price was to leave "JUMP" and serialize it in another company's magazine, Weekly Morning.

Not everyone has the courage and determination of Yuhiko Inoue, and a manga artist of the level of Akira Toriyama also has to take into account the interests of magazines and other companies.

In fact, it's not just popular works that will be subject to this restriction, in "Dream Eater", the manga "Run! Daihatsu Dandou was only ranked around 10th in "JUMP", but when they offered to finish the manga, the magazine also disagreed, and in the end, Cheng Cheng made a bet that "if you can't draw a manga that surpasses Eiji, you will leave "jump", so the editor-in-chief nodded and agreed to finish the manga.

It is very difficult for a pillar like "Chess Soul" to finish. Therefore, before Shen Xin was serialized, he agreed with Shang Haozhi that he could have the right to finish the comics.

In the past three years of the serialization of "Chess Soul", Shen Xin has made some small actions, such as the reason why he made a bet with Bao Jiyi, on the one hand, for the production of the follow-up comics of "Chess Soul", and on the other hand, he also wanted to get more rights.

The contract is really too restrictive for cartoonists and authors.

Of course, magazines or platforms also pay a lot of resources for their works, such as the promotion of comics and the production of animations, but at the same time, they are also destroying cartoonists.

If a comic is a big hit, the magazine will not let it end easily; And if a comic does not perform well, it will face a halving.

In order to prevent cartoonists from switching jobs to other magazines, cartoonists are not allowed to contribute to other magazines during the contract period.

If the manga is cut in half during the contract period, and there is no way to pass the serialization, what will happen to the life of a manga artist?

I'm sorry, but that's not something for the magazine to think about.

Therefore, in "Dream Eater", Nobuhiro Mashiro will say that manga artists are gamblers, and only one in 100,000 people in District 11 can live on comics for a lifetime.

In this comic, the author also gives the example of the author of "DeathNote", if for some reason he can't work, he will starve to death after five years.

"DeathNote" and "Dream Eater" are exactly the same, both of them are Oba Thrush and Ken Ohata, so there is still credibility in these words.

One step to heaven, one step to hell, that's what a cartoonist is.

Of course, some people say that since they are facing starvation, won't cartoonists choose to leave? Like Inoue Yuhiko, he is doing well.

With the strength of Yuhiko Inoue, of course, it's no problem, but 99.99% of manga artists don't have that level. What's more, even if he is a famous manga artist, he is not sure that the next one will be a big hit like Yuhiko Inoue.

When "Rogue Kenshin" was serialized, it was the signature manga of "JUMP" and one of "JUMP". After the end, the manga artist and Nobuhiro Tsuki did not have a single work that was a big hit.

In addition, once a manga artist leaves "JUMP", it will be difficult to re-serialize it in "JUMP".

It's cruel to say, but that's where cartoonists are in this industry, every reader can see the surface of cartoonists, but in the vast majority of cases, cartoonists' lives are not as happy as they should be.

The only good thing about this world compared to the earth is that there are more options, but even so, industry giants like the three major magazines or "Young Leap" still control the right to speak, and it is not easy to live comfortably in these magazines.

After all, not everyone has the strength of an old thief.

Even if Shen Xin wants to negotiate with capital, he can't be too reckless.

Fortunately, due to the big sale of "Chess Soul", he also has a bottom in his heart.

Even if no magazine is willing to accept his work — which, of course, doesn't exist — he won't be without food or worry about whether or not comics make money.

Negotiating conditions with the magazine and fighting for his own rights is also the reason why Shen Xin does not want to sign a contract with "ComicFuture" too early.

After Wang Wenhong conveyed Shen Xin's meaning to Shang Haozhi, he took Shen Xin to the editorial office of "ComicFuture" the next afternoon.

When the other editors saw Shen Xin and Shang Haozhi entering the conference room in the cubicle together, they immediately started to discuss.

"Xiao Wang, what did Teacher Shen say?" Hook asked.

Wang Wenhong spread his hands, "Do your cartoonists talk to you about the contract?" ”

Others shook their heads.

They represent magazines, not cartoonists. Besides, there are few people who are qualified to negotiate terms with the magazine.

"That's it." Wang Wenhong also shrugged his shoulders, "Me too." ”

"I hope he doesn't think stupid." Hook was a little worried.

"Probably not, after Mr. Shen and "Neorld" broke up, he rarely got angry. Moreover, Mr. Shang is also a reasonable person, and there should be no conflict between the two of them. Wang Wenhong said.

The others thought for a moment and nodded, neither of them was too impulsive, so they should be able to keep their sanity.

In the conference room, Shang Haozhi poured two cups of hot water, put one of them in front of Shen Xin, and then sat opposite Shen Xin.

"Let's start with the contract. What are your qualifications? Copyright, or what? ”

Shen Xin shook his head, held the teacup in both hands, and took a sip.

"Nothing on the ground. Copyright is a thing that can be sold to be valuable, but if it can't be sold, it is of little use to me. In the hands of the magazine, there is nothing unacceptable. ”

This sentence can be regarded as Shen Xin's heart.

If you want to operate the copyright, you must have connections, otherwise, even if you have the copyright in hand, you will not be able to sell it for a good price. What's more, there are some high-level production companies that you can't hire for money.

Domestic companies are easy to talk to, but foreign production companies, such as Orochi, rely on Shen Xin alone, and it is difficult to have anything to do with them.

"ComicFuture" is the largest animation magazine in China, and Shen Xin can temporarily hand over the operation of the magazine to the magazine, but he will suffer a loss.

However, he did not sign a lifetime copyright contract with ComicFuture, and after ten years, the copyright was back in his hands.

Now that he is just creating comics, Shen Xin is already so busy that he doesn't have the energy to take care of the operation of copyright.

In the future, if he has an agent, he may be able to hand over these matters to them, but in the near future, he has no such plans.

"Then why don't you sign a contract with the magazine?" Shang Haozhi asked.

Shen Xin waved his hand, "Mr. Shang, you are wrong, it's not that you don't sign, it's that you don't sign for the time being." ”