Started as a comics editor

Chapter 48

"Um?"

Tang Yao noticed that Kang Ming was staring at her and turned away.

“…Actually, you can’t blame the other editors.”

Kang Ming came back to his senses, avoided Tang Yao's gaze, and looked at the screen in front of him: "The two comics you recommended are really popular."

"I know this."

Tang Yao glanced at his screen and replied casually, "Isn't this what happened yesterday?"

"..."

Kang Ming was silent. He looked at Tang Yao's expression that said "what are you talking about?", then looked at the two works on the website whose number of likes had jumped to 20, and was completely convinced.

At the same time, he also confirmed that he really had no talent to be an editor, at least compared to the girl in front of him, he had no talent at all.

I really should quit my job...

Think of this.

Kang Ming shook his head and made up his mind to talk to Tang Yao about this matter.

After all, it was Tang Yao who interviewed him, and he was well taken care of by her after joining the company.

It was logical and necessary for Kang Ming to tell her that he was planning to resign.

"Editor Tang..."

Kang Ming organized his words and was about to speak.

But just as he started, footsteps suddenly sounded.

Although Kang Ming has not been working for a long time, he is indeed very talented.

moment.

He recognized the footsteps as Ding Yillong's, paused abruptly, and turned his head.

the other side.

Tang Yao also saw Ding Yillong.

He was walking towards her workstation with a dark face.

The other editors obviously noticed him as well, and the entire editorial office suddenly became quiet.

"..."

Tang Yao frowned slightly and looked at Ding Yillong who was walking towards her, wondering what tricks he was going to play next.

He walked up to Tang Yao, his face darkening. After hesitating for a long moment, he slowly said, "Third-Rate Teacher's Fate/Zero is ready for serialization in Big Comic. Contact them... The manuscript fee is 900 per page. You should know how high that is. Ask them to prepare it as soon as possible."

"...?"

Tang Yao slowly put up a question mark.

She had thought of many possibilities, but she had never thought of this one... Ding Yillong actually came to talk to her about the serialization.

Tell the truth.

900 is a lot of manuscript fee.

The so-called manuscript fee is literally what it means. The manuscript fee for a cartoonist is generally calculated by page. For example, if a cartoonist draws 20 pages in one issue, then it is 900 per page, and the cartoonist can get 18000 yuan in manuscript fees for one issue.

This is also the first income most cartoonists receive.

The overall royalties for comics in this parallel world are similar to those in Tang Yao's previous life in Japan. The royalties for mainstream comic magazines are around 450 per page... and most cartoonists only get a little less.

The famous and successful teacher Rumi in this world only received 2500 yuan for one page of his manuscript.

By the way, erotic manga artists receive the same royalties per page as regular cartoonists.

And the third-rate painter... Tang Yao, who was unknown, could get 900 yuan in manuscript fees for the first serialization, which was indeed not a small amount.

This also indirectly proves how popular "Fate/Zero" is.

but……

What the hell does Ding Yilong want? He said serialization is serialization?

"Third-rate teacher is not going to serialize in our magazine."

Tang Yao withdrew her gaze from Ding Yilong, looked back at her desk, and replied directly: "I have already asked her opinion."

"……What did you say!?"

When Ding Yillong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened: "What do you mean you are not going to serialize it in the magazine!? You are doing so many things? You are hooking up with the new media department and trying to please Ou Congquan with sweet words, isn't it just for this!?" It was obvious.

He has also found out a lot of things in the past few days.

In fact.

The reason why he came to Tang Yao was to save himself... When he failed to shift the blame, he called Ou Congquan and was scolded.

However, Zhao Fangsheng and Shang Tao never contacted him once, but instead frequently contacted Tang Yao.

Ding Yillong realized something.

After all, he is an old employee of the magazine, so it is not difficult for him to find out some internal affairs of the magazine.

soon.

He knew everything Tang Yao did...

When he learned that the problem with Ou Congquan had been resolved, he was not even notified.

Ding Yillong knew that he was in big trouble!

Then, the comic award works were released in advance... When I saw that Ou Congquan posted a dynamic to thank Tang Yao and the category on the website that stood out from the crowd.

Ding Yillong felt like the sky was falling... Such a big thing happened, and he, the editor-in-chief, knew nothing about it.

what does this mean?
Ding Yillong didn't know, but he started to panic and went to find Zhao Fangsheng early in the morning.

But Zhao Fangsheng ignored him at all.

Then, he came to find Tang Yao.

Because he also paid attention to the situation on the website yesterday, although in his opinion, Tang Yao was just lucky!

But the popularity of "Fate/Zero" is indeed high, very high!
So he planned to do something to restore his impression with Zhao Fangsheng.

For example... quickly sign the extremely popular "Fate/Zero", so that even if something he doesn't want to see really happens, he will have something to say!
But now Tang Yao told him.

That third-rate painter isn't planning to serialize his work!?
What a joke!
at the same time.

When Kang Ming heard Tang Yao's words, his eyes widened suddenly.

"My persuasion was fruitless. I couldn't change his mind. He just didn't want to serialize it. It's that simple."

Tang Yao pulled out a form from the file basket and filled it out while calmly replying, "I think I've made myself very clear."

"How can it be!!"

"You think I'm going to believe that? Wait...it's revenge, right?"

Ding Yilong was so angry that his entire body began to shake. He watched helplessly as his chance to save himself slipped away. Unable to accept this, he roared out loudly. Then, a sudden thought struck him: "Are you trying to get revenge on me? You think you can get me out of here just like that? You want to wait until I'm gone before you start serializing the story? You're dreaming! Even if I have to shamelessly delay it! I'll do it until the manga's popularity has died down! Then I'll see how you'll explain it to that third-rate painter!"

The hype surrounding this comics award will indeed fade.

The popularity of those works is the same... After all, they are all short stories, and "Fate/Zero" seems to be a long story, but it is just the beginning.

Even if the hype has faded, given the quality of "Fate/Zero", it will not be ignored... On the contrary, if it is managed well and the quality is maintained, the final result will definitely not be bad.

But the effect is definitely not as good as announcing the serialization while the popularity is extremely high.

After all, readers' emotions can't always be so high.

That's why Ding Yillong said this.

However, all this is based on the premise that... there really is a cartoonist named Third-Rate Painter.

"Then you can drag it slowly."

Tang Yao raised her head when she heard that, handed him the completed form on the table, and said calmly: "I'm not interested in accompanying you, I'll leave first."

Ding Yillong looked down and his pupils suddenly shrank.

That's a resignation form...

Kang Ming, who was standing by, also saw it and was a little confused.

No.

I haven't spoken yet?

Did you resign first?

　Sorry, I'm a little late recently. It's mainly because the storyline before leaving the job is a bit difficult to connect...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)