Thinking of this, Long Tao smiled knowingly and sent a message: "You can't be called a cartoonist yet, you are just a comic author. In my eyes, only comic authors who have published more than 100 million copies can be considered cartoonists."
"My goal is to exceed 20 in the first week, and once my novel exceeds 100 million copies, then I can add this word to the comics."
"Oh my god, the goal for the first week is to publish 20 copies? Are you one of those legendary comic book authors?"
“No, no, this is my first comic book.”
"Is your first comic book so amazing? What's the name of the comic? I'll take a look at it when I have time."
"My comic book is not on the market yet, but it is expected to be officially released next Friday. It is called One Punch Man. If you like hot-blooded comics for boys, I can give you two copies. I hope you can give me more suggestions then."
“It’s not on the market yet?”
When Sakai Hanasaki heard that Long Tao's comic book had not yet been released, he suddenly lost interest.
Sakai Hanasaki originally thought that Long Tao's comic was a very amazing comic, but after hearing what Long Tao said, her expectations of Long Tao were lowered a lot.
As a newcomer, the comics have not yet been released, so everything is unknown.
Everyone naturally has a certain admiration for the strong, and Sakai Hanasaki himself is no exception.
In Sakai Hanasaki's opinion...
It is a good thing for newcomers to be confident in their own abilities, but if they are too arrogant while being confident in their own abilities, it is not a good thing in the world either.
Hanasaki Sakai has not systematically studied the entire comics market, but he knows that 20 copies is definitely not a small number. Even some of the comics giants that Hanasaki Sakai knows have never had a first-week sales volume of more than 20 copies.
Now Long Tao asked for 20, which made Sakai Hanasaki feel that Long Tao was a little too confident.
Fortunately, Sakai Hanasaki is quite well-mannered. If it were someone else, they would have deleted Long Tao long ago.
At the same time, the system gives another prompt.
[Even if you are telling the truth, you still need to consider the other party's tolerance and the other party's level. You and the other party are strangers, and the other party knows nothing about you. In this case, even if you show your normal strength, you will be considered bragging. ]
[In this case, there are two points to note if you want to achieve your goal. First, you need tight packaging. A good packaging can often achieve good publicity effects. Without good packaging, rashly showing some strength will cause people to question. Second, if there is no good packaging, there needs to be corresponding evidence as information support. Combining these two points can achieve better results. ]
After seeing the system’s prompt, Long Tao learned something new.
After Long Tao sent the message, he didn’t think too much about it. Now after seeing the system prompt, Long Tao found that it was indeed the case.
So Long Tao added some information as evidence.
At this time, Long Tao sent another message: "Although this comic has not yet been released, KY Animation has promised a guaranteed annual fee of 5,000 million. Although 5,000 million is not a lot for me, I think KY Animation will not waste the money."
After Long Tao sent this message, he simply sent the contract he had signed.
Chapter 212 Routine
Long Tao couldn't help but think, no wonder some scumbags could become scumbags, they really have some skills.
Long Tao was just chatting normally now, and he didn't pay much attention to points like this that could be avoided.
No wonder I failed when I tried to date someone in my previous life. So this is why.
It's just that there was nothing to show in the previous life, so even if I wanted to show it, it would be useless. Long Tao doesn't like to lie... Long Tao can do other things, but he doesn't like to lie.
Especially packaging one's own strength to deceive women.
It is natural to have the ability to do these things, because it can provide the other party with the corresponding material basis. If you don’t have the ability to do these things, it is really outrageous.
This is also the reason why Long Tao cannot become a scumbag.
It's just that the scumbag does have his own merits. If Long Tao knew the scumbag's skills, he would have obtained a lot of important information by chatting with him now. As a result, after Long Tao chatted with him, he didn't get much important information.
It's just not too late, Long Tao is still young, he has plenty of time and opportunities to try, constantly hone himself, and accumulate his strength. This is enough for Long Tao.
When Hanasaki Sakai saw the contract sent by Long Tao, she was stunned. At first, she thought that Long Tao was a novice author with average ability, but she never expected that Long Tao's ability was far beyond her imagination. This surprised Hanasaki Sakai.
A novice author can actually get a guaranteed annual salary of 5,000 million. My God, how terrifying is this? Sakai Hanasaki's husband now earns 1,200 million a year. Sakai Hanasaki originally thought that her husband was already very capable.
But she never expected that Long Tao's strength was so much stronger than her husband.
Sakai Hanasaki was a little skeptical at first, she thought it must be a contract fabricated by Long Tao. However, the two were strangers, and the other party had not shown any purpose for the time being, so it was impossible for him to fabricate a contract.
After thinking this through, Sakai Hanasaki believed in Long Tao's strength.
Sakai Hanasaki put away his contempt.
If Long Tao was a new manga author, then Sakai Hanasaki would definitely treat him as a normal friend. In other words, treat him with a normal attitude.
In this situation, if Long Tao were too arrogant, it would reduce the goodwill between the two of them.
But now that Long Tao has presented his contract and proved his relevant ability, the situation is completely different.
Look at it as normal.
Long Tao does have the ability to say such words.
It turns out that everything Long Tao said before was not groundless, but the truth.
This made Sakai Hanasaki's favorable impression of Long Tao even more.
Being capable and confident is indeed a normal demeanor for young people. Why did Sakai Hanasaki know that Long Tao was a young man? It's very simple, because it was written on Long Tao's contract.
Sakai Hanasaki didn't expect that such a great cartoonist is only 19 years old this year.
He is already such a great cartoonist at the age of 15. If Long Tao were older, it would be even better.
Sakai Hanasaki had no idea about Long Tao's future.
So Sakai Hanasaki asked curiously, "Have you been drawing comics since you were a child? This is amazing. You got a guaranteed contract of 19 million a year at the age of 5,000."
"Before, I just liked to read comics, but I didn't study them systematically. I only started drawing comics in the past two years."
When Sakai Hanasaki saw the message sent by Long Tao, he was even more shocked.
It only took two years for the comic to reach this level. If Long Tao was given enough time, it would be even better.
This talent is too terrifying.
"You are amazing. You have achieved such great success in just two years. If it takes longer, it will be even more incredible."
Sakai Hanasaki gave a heartfelt compliment.
Sakai Hanasaki was indeed telling the truth.
Having achieved such great achievements at the age of 19, Long Tao will definitely be an extraordinary person in the future.
"Compared to those powerful seniors, I still have a lot to learn. For example, my condition has declined recently, and I am a little confused about some of the later plots..."
"At the moment I'm lacking a prototype character, which I originally set as a young mother. But since I've never been married, I don't quite know how to shape this character."
Long Tao made up an excuse on the spot.
For Long Tao, serious nonsense is something he is used to. However, compared to other people who deceive others with malicious attitudes, Long Tao just makes some modifications and exaggerations on the original basis, which is not excessive.
In fact, there is such a character in One Punch Man, and he is very popular.
Simply telling a lie is easy to be exposed, but fabricating a lie by combining facts makes it completely impeccable.
After Long Tao said this, even if Sakai Hanasaki went to verify this kind of thing in the future, Long Tao would not be afraid.
After all, what is presented in the comics, combined with reality, has absolutely no flaws.
When Sakai Hanasaki heard Long Tao say this, it suddenly dawned on him that Long Tao was lacking such a prototype character.
When seeing this message, Sakai Hanasaki thought that Long Tao knew his information and said these words based on his information and added him as a friend.
But Sakai Hanasaki was sure that she had basically not been out in the past six months, and it was impossible for anyone to know any information about her.
In this case, this possibility can be ruled out.
This message reminded Hanasaki Sakai of himself.
Doesn't that mean that he can also be the prototype character of the comics? Sakai Hanasaki was very excited when he thought of this. However, after the excitement, Sakai Hanasaki still forced himself to calm down.
Sakai Hanasaki sent a message: "What kind of mother role do you want to portray? Do you have an outline? I happen to be a mother too, so I may be able to give you some advice."
Hanasaki Sakai was too bored because her husband had been away on business for too long, and now this prototype character of Long Tao made Hanasaki Sakai particularly interested. So Hanasaki Sakai not only took the initiative to ask, but also offered to help.
Long Tao smiled knowingly when he saw the message from Sakai Hanasaki. He didn't expect Sakai Hanasaki to be so positive about his message, which surprised Long Tao.
More than the surprise, there is excitement...
Since Hanasaki Sakai is so interested in this role, Long Tao can communicate with Hanasaki Sakai based on this role.
By the time...
Chapter 213 Asking for Photos from Beautiful Women
"My original idea and conception for this character was this..."
Long Tao gave a brief introduction to the prototype character of One Punch Man, but compared with the original version, Long Tao deliberately mentioned some shortcomings.
This character already had many shortcomings, and the reason why Long Tao added some more shortcomings was actually to give Sakai Hanasaki enough room to play.
If Long Tao described this role too perfectly, then Sakai Hanasaki would not know where to start and naturally would find it difficult to give Long Tao enough advice. In this case, it would be very difficult for Long Tao to promote the relationship between the two people.
And now...
After Long Tao deliberately mentioned so many shortcomings, when Sakai Hanasaki heard what Long Tao said about these settings, he would definitely give Long Tao corresponding suggestions. At this time, Long Tao would decline, and then Long Tao could continue to speak according to Sakai Hanasaki's suggestions.
After Sakai Hanasaki has received enough advice, Long Tao can then build a good relationship between the two based on Sakai Hanasaki's advice.
When the time is right, Long Tao can invite Sakai Hanasaki to have dinner together as a token of his affection.
As for other things, Long Tao is not very clear...
However, Long Tao still knew all these things clearly.
He doesn't know how to chat with others, but he has no problem with the basic routines.
When Hanasaki Sakai saw the message sent by Long Tao, she couldn't help but frown. She didn't expect Long Tao to set the character like this. Hanasaki Sakai was a little angry because the character image set by Long Tao did not meet her expectations at all.
But when Sakai Hanasaki thought about the fact that Long Tao was only 19 years old, not married, and even had never been in a relationship, it was nothing.
In this situation, it is indeed unreasonable to make too many demands on Long Tao.
So Sakai Hanasaki seriously suggested: "I think your setting may not be very pleasing. My personal suggestion is this. This mother's life is indeed very busy, but it still cannot conceal her maternal love and brilliance. You can start with the details. For example, when the child is sick, what will she do?"
Sakai Hanasaki gave Long Tao a lot of advice, which was very pertinent and based on reality. Some of the advice even made Long Tao feel refreshed.
However, since the comic itself has been completed, Long Tao is too lazy to bother to modify the settings in it. Long Tao will not modify the relevant settings in it, but he will still follow what Sakai Hanasaki said.
"Thank you for your advice. After listening to your suggestions, I have a rough outline of the specific image of this character. I will seriously adopt your suggestions and make modifications."
Long Tao said seriously.
After hearing what Long Tao said, Sakai Hanasaki was very happy in her heart, but she did not express it directly.
Sakai Hanasaki sent two messages: "What I sent above is just my personal advice. You need to go to the market to analyze the specific situation. Everything should be based on the market."
"If you really can't find some relevant cases in the market, you can also adopt some of my suggestions."
Long Tao saw the two messages sent by Sakai Hanasaki and smiled. Since Sakai Hanasaki was so interested, Long Tao was not afraid that the fish would not take the bait.
After the two chatted for a while, Long Tao felt that the time was almost right, so he sent another message: "I haven't asked you what your job is, sister?"
"I used to be an editor. Now I mainly stay at home and read books with my children."
"Wow, it turns out that you were an editor before. I hope you can give me some advice when I have questions in the future."
"It's okay, we can discuss it together. It's not about teaching."
"Sister is really too modest."
"No, I'm just being honest. I see you're so young, are you in college now?"
"Sister is really amazing. She can tell at a glance that I'm in college. Yes, I'm a sophomore at Waseda University."
"Wow, that's amazing. I didn't expect you to be a student at Waseda University. Waseda University is a very impressive school."
"I'm also lucky... What books does your sister usually read?"
"I prefer health and fitness. What about you? What's your major?"
"I'm a literature or politics major. You're so literary when you talk, aren't you a tall, thin, literary youth?"
"No. You're wrong about that."
"I don't believe it unless you send me a photo."
"No. You must be trying to trick me, unless you send me a photo first."
