Chapter 71: Later serialization

"I see, do you want me to continue drawing Fate/Zero..."

Kurokawa and Mi were silent for a while, then quietly glanced at Yu Iwamoto, who seemed a little restless, and said, "No."

"Sure enough..." Yuu Iwamoto sighed: "Well, JUMC is willing to give up part of the benefits, as long as you continue to draw the plot behind Fate/Zero!"

"No, I've said it before, Fate/Zero is already a complete story, and there is no need for a follow-up."

"So, during the period of Fate/Zero's serialization, you can continue to think about the following plots. Well, after all, there is still more than half a year, and it should be fine with the ability of Mr. Kurokawa, right?" Iwamoto Yu hurriedly waved He waved his hand and said, "In terms of the manuscript fee, we are willing to pay three times as much as before! Not only for the follow-up, but also for Fate/Zero, which is currently being serialized, it is also possible to change the contract quickly."

In fact, what the editor-in-chief told him before he came was up to five times.

However, bargaining also requires a process, and of course it is impossible to say it at the beginning.

"Although it's hard for you, I still want to say that it's not about the manuscript fee, but about the integrity of the manga. What I need is integrity. It's not about adding a plot at the end, and when it's time to end That’s the end of it, and that’s what I need.”

"What about the four times the manuscript fee?" Iwamoto Yu asked tentatively.

"No! Absolutely not." Kurokawa and Mi calculated slightly in their hearts as they spoke... Now it is four times, so what is the bottom line? five times? Six times... Or is it four times if he has already said the bottom line... Well, four times is enough, after all, my main purpose is not this.

"However, if you can promise me one thing, I will draw the latter."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Iwamoto Yu said in surprise.

Kurokawa Kazumi stood up and said: "Of course it's integrity. Let's forget it this time. Next time—no matter when, what, or manga, if I want to finish it, I will finish it immediately. I can't extend it for any reason. Serialization! This—plus that four times the manuscript fee, if I agree with these two, I will continue to draw!"

…

"Look at the follow-up situation, and I'll make a decision." Shigeo Nishimura thought for a while and decided to check the situation. JUMC has ushered in a golden age in his hands, but he is not satisfied, he wants to make JUMC climb to a higher peak!

At this time, "Fate/Zero" has been serialized to the third episode.

Different from other comics, it has a unique style of painting, beautiful characters, a heroic female King Arthur... and a story with a certain depth.

It has attracted a large number of readers for JUMC.

In the past, the crowd that JUMC faced was mainly teenagers. However, after the release of "Fate/Zero", through the reader survey, it was found that it attracted a lot of middle-aged people...Compared with other comics, they like this comic more. In-depth comics.

Although the sissy version of King Arthur made those who understand the history of King Arthur a little unacceptable at first, but they were soon attracted by the heroic knight who looked like a boy.

And the fourth episode is the first real battle in Fate/Zero

As soon as this remark came out, the entire comic market exploded—

The excellent fighting scene is invincible, the smooth plot, and the intrigue of the characters in the battle give people a feeling of excitement.

The previous "Fate/Zero" is the same as the animation, one episode and one episode, but here Kurokawa and Mi focus on portraying it.

I have seen so many battles in my dreams, and I have indeed experienced them myself, although it is certainly not as good as the battles of these heroic spirits. But there is a basis for fantasy, instead of nothing, just relying on the brain to think.

so...

According to his own understanding of the battle, after sublimation, he focused on portraying the battles after "Fate/Zero", highlighting the fighting power and fighting skills of the heroic spirits.

These people are all famous people in history.

Has already experienced countless battles.

so-

Here, spearmen are not the only ones who can use combat skills. How could King Arthur, who has been battle-tested almost from scratch, not face the tricks in these battles? How could there be no defense at all?

Then—right after the fifth chapter was released.

Shigeo Nishimura looked at the five million JUMC sales and made a decision.

"Call first..."

Some things cannot be decided by him alone. He is the editor-in-chief of JUMC, but he is only the editor-in-chief of JUMC...Some things still require the above words to sign this new contract.

Not long after, he hung up the phone... above, convinced by him.

"Agree to him! Agree to his request. In the future, JUMC will not ask him to serialize manga that he doesn't want to serialize. He can finish it whenever he wants. The manuscript fee... will be set at five times the previous one!"

Originally, it was four times better, but for the friendship of the cartoonist, he decided to increase it to five times.

He knows when to be generous and when to be stingy.

According to the survey, about 60% of these newly added readers have never read manga before. But I was still attracted by this "Fate/Zero", that is to say, this comic has a strong ability to pull people into the pit.

Kurokawa and Yaya, who got the news, were relieved. He also knew that JUMC was selling well recently, but he didn't know to what extent.

I don’t know, although the JUMC in this period began to rise rapidly, it only reached 400W, but now it has increased to 500W because of this "Fate/Zero".

It can be said that although it is an exaggeration, it is indeed a reality.

In this era of poor entertainment, it is also an era of rapid development in Japan.

They don't care about such a small amount of money, but this comic brings them fun, which is a completely different feeling from the past.

"That... Mr. Kurokawa, you have already drawn this one, right?" Iwamoto Yu flipped through the manuscript in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched as Kurokawa and Ya handed him the manuscript.

"How is it possible? It was drawn after you agreed." Kurokawa and Mi said while drawing their new original manga, "Well, it's a plot that I've thought about before, it's a very simple thing."

"That is to say... you want to draw, right?" Iwamoto Yuu sighed slightly.

The manga in his hand is divided into two parts.

One is the later part of "Fate/zero". It will be discussed in the future. It is probably about the experience of the survivor of the Holy Grail War, Weber Wilwitt, after returning to the clock tower. .

The whole is divided into three chapters.

The other is a manga called "fatestaynight" based on the perspective of Emiya Shiro, a child who was rescued by Emiya Kiritsugu in the fire in Fuyuki City in "Fate/Zero"...