"That's great! Thank you!" Nami stood up excitedly and thanked her loudly, her eyes slightly red and crying.

"Oh oh oh oh!" Luffy who heard it on the side understood that this was passed, and immediately stood up and jumped and screamed, as if he had won the serialization.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!"

Zoro and Brooke also congratulated her with smiles on their faces.

After all, they couldn't tell whether Wu Sheng was working hard or not. He always seemed to be at ease, so everyone didn't think he was working hard...

But Nami is really working hard!

Wu Sheng and Sanji, who were handling ingredients in the kitchen, also heard the cheers. Sanji immediately looked sideways, and sure enough, he saw Luffy holding Brook's hand, jumping and jumping around in circles.

"Hahaha, it seems you succeeded?" Sanji looked at Wu Sheng, who was still handling the ingredients calmly.

"Yes." Wu Sheng said matter-of-factly.

"Okay, I originally thought you were a little too confident, but now it turns out that your confidence is justified." Sanji turned around and picked up another sea urchin to handle: "Go celebrate your victory with them.

, I will take care of the rest."

Wu Sheng saw that there wasn't much left, so he put down his hands and took care of it: "Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you."

He washed his hands and went out. His hurried pace was obviously not as calm as he appeared.

Sanji listened to all kinds of shouting outside:

"Takeda, you're here!"

"Serialized!"

"Thanks for your hard work!"

"You can cry! A man will not be laughed at if he cries for joy!"

"Hahahahaha!"

...

There was cheering outside.

In the kitchen, Sanji, who had chatted with Wu Sheng, smiled, knowing that this was just the beginning of the marathon in their lives, and Wu Sheng and Nami had only qualified for the competition.

"I want to work hard too!"

---

The next day, Jiyingshe Building.

Although there was a small celebration yesterday afternoon, under Wu Sheng's restraint and urging, everyone did not make a fuss. After the congratulations, they went home and agreed to celebrate again after the contract was officially signed today.

He and Nami came over as soon as school was over to complete the formal signing.

Now they are sitting at the same reception desk as last time, waiting for Hattori to come down.

Although this matter is related to him and Nami, especially Nami's financial situation in the next few years, the two of them can see the results after working hard for more than half a month, which makes Nami extremely trust his judgment, so she put this time

The signing negotiations were also completely left to him.

After waiting for a few minutes, Hattori came first.

He took a stack of contracts and papers, said hello to them first, and found a chair to sit down.

"I have lived up to your trust, and the matter has progressed smoothly. Congratulations to you, and please take care of me next." Hattori first expressed his congratulations.

"Thanks to Mr. Hattori for not disapproving of us being newcomers and handing in the manuscript the same day he saw it. If he had missed this serialization meeting, he would have had to wait another three months." Wu Sheng and Nami bowed together to express their thanks.

"No, this is because your work is indeed excellent. Okay, the day is still long, so don't be polite, let's get to the point." Hattori handed over the contract in triplicate: "This is the contract, you must

look carefully."

The two took over the contract and it seemed.

The first thing Wu Sheng saw was the annual contract fee for the contract, which was as much as 650,000 yen. The annual contract fee was in addition to the royalties. It was a binding contract. Once the cartoonist signed this contract, he would not be able to work in the company within one year.

Publish any comics in any magazine other than JUNK.

This is actually a domineering contract. If after signing this contract, the comics will be cut in half within a few months, and the cartoonist cannot pass the serialization meeting for the new comics within a year, and he will not be able to submit articles to other magazines, then this year

It was scrapped. However, compared to the newbie contract of Goose and Wen, this contract pales in comparison. It also paid so much signing fee, and even seemed a bit gentle like a father.

Wu Sheng didn't care, he just whispered: "There are a lot more than I thought."

Unexpectedly, Hattori heard it and smiled and said to him: "It's quite good. The editor-in-chief is very optimistic about you. This number is based on the fact that you are still high school students and you should not have your own studio, so we took the initiative to increase the number.

About 30%.”

"That's really helpful, thank you." Wu Sheng was overjoyed after hearing this.

At this time, Nami exclaimed: "The manuscript fee is 12,000 yen per page?! I thought the maximum fee for a newcomer was 8,000 yen."

"Haha, those are the prices for short stories submitted by newcomers. Newcomers serializing on JUNK all charge 12,000 yen per page." Hattori answered with a smile. Indeed, many newcomers will misunderstand here.

"10% royalties for stand-alone books, not bad." Wu Sheng continued reading and nodded, basically meeting the highest standards for newcomers in the industry. It seems that the reputation of a genius can bluff people.

"Well, if you have any other questions, you can ask me now. If there are no questions, just sign the contract. Do you all have the official personal seal?" Hattori said.

"No problem, it's very generous." After Wu Sheng read it, there was indeed no problem. The only annoying issue was the annual contract, which was not a problem here at all.

Seeing that Wu Sheng had no objection, Nami naturally had no objection either, so the two of them signed the contract with their seals.

"Okay." Hattori breathed a sigh of relief, and it was settled after signing. Now everyone is on his own.

After relaxing, he continued: "Let's talk about serialization. The deadline for JUNK is two weeks before its release. That is to say, you have to draw the original drawing of the second episode next week, and then one episode per week, at the same time

Also, the front page of the first episode must be drawn in these two days."

"Hmm, I've already started drawing the second episode, and it's about halfway done now," Nami said.

"Huh? So fast?" Hattori was stunned. He just confirmed the serialization yesterday, right? He drew ten pages in one night?

"She started painting on the day she submitted the manuscript." Wu Sheng explained with a smile.

Hattori smiled, and the two of them were too confident: "Ten pages in three days is very fast. In order to save time for revision, please try your best to

You can give it to me one day before the deadline."

"No problem!" Nami said firmly, Kazlan's big eyes sparkling with excitement and ecstasy.

12,000 yen per page, that is, an income of 240,000 yen a week, which is far beyond Wu Sheng’s estimate of 750, and actually reaches an annual income of tens of millions! Not to mention one day in advance, one liver, two

So what about heaven?

Wu Sheng saw Nami's happy look and quickly followed suit: "As assistants, we hope to hire girls. Is it okay? I usually have other part-time jobs at night, so I won't be in the studio often."

"Part-time job?" Hattori asked in surprise, "Are you planning to continue working?"

"Yes, there are various reasons." Wu Sheng put forward the logic he talked to Sanji yesterday, and then roughly explained the income from working at GM Tokyo, "I still want to be cautious and not put the eggs

Put them all in the same basket, and I’ll see how things go when the single volume is released.”

Nami nodded in agreement and explained helpfully: "The storyboards have reached 20 episodes now, so this won't be delayed."

In fact, it has already reached episode 40, so she is not worried at all that Wu Sheng will delay the rhythm of the comic.

"Well, what should I say?" Hattori was confused, but finally decided to say it directly: "After serialization, there is no point in drawing so many storyboards in advance, because we will make adjustments to the development of the story based on reader questionnaires and rankings.

."

"What?" Nami asked in surprise.

Then he looked at Wu Sheng, wouldn't those 40 words have been in vain?

"Well, that's it." Wu Sheng thought for a while and made a verbal agreement: "If the ranking drops out of seventh place and we change the storyboard, I will quit my part-time job."

Hattori saw the confidence on his face and thought to himself: "Well, as expected, these two are still very young. They are always in the top six. This is basically a situation that only happens in popular works. It's okay, newcomers are always overconfident.

What's more, since they can hit the target instantly, we should teach them a lesson."

Then he said with a serious face: "Okay, that's it. Comic creation is a very laborious task. Since it can be serialized, I still hope you can pay attention to this matter."

In the end, I couldn't help but add another reminder: "If you really get cut off because of this, don't say I didn't predict what I said."

"Don't worry, I won't make fun of our future." Wu Sheng promised with a serious face: "Then please take care of me in the future."

...

It was already evening when they both came out.

Wu Sheng looked at Nami, who was calculating her income with a satisfied look on her face, and couldn't help but smile.

This signing was indeed a bit beyond his expectation. Not to mention the signing bonus of 650,000 yen, a page of 12,000 yen, the annual income from the manuscript fee alone is about 12.48 million yen, minus the 6 million assistant rental fee, the two of them have an annual income of about 12.48 million yen.

An income of 3.24 million yen is already a lot for a high school student.

If the single book goes well, then the two of them might be able to escape poverty and become rich directly.

Although Wu Sheng could not be said to be poor, he was buying knives and guns during this period, and was treating himself to big dinners. He usually spent a lot of money, and he couldn't just sit back and have nothing.

He smiled and said to Nami: "Let's go, the next step is to celebrate!"

They declined Hattori's invitation to have a feast, and agreed to have it on the day when the original drawing for the second episode was handed in, just because the group was planning to celebrate on their own today.

And he and Luffy had already prepared a surprise for Nami.
To be continued...