Chapter 124 - Self Publish (2/2)
On the other hand, Penguin Animation Network possessed a lot of resources to be mastered. Everything else aside, it was a warehouse of literature. There were way too many novels that needed to be adapted into a manga. The editor was right. He could pick any novel he wanted.
If Meng Fan really wanted to adapt a manga, his first choice would definitely be “There’s a Spirit Underground”.
Even if Mr. Sleepy hadn’t contacted him himself, Meng Fan was still familiar with the contents, so “There’s a Spirit Underground” would be his first choice, regardless.
As for his conditions, especially the pay was all an afterthought to Meng Fan.
He thought about it carefully before sending Mr. Sleepy a WeChat message. “Does the manga you mentioned the other day still need to be adapted?”
Mr. Sleepy responded very quickly. “Of course!”
He sent another message, a picture of a train ticket.
“I thought you forgot about it, I already bought a train ticket. I was prepared to go to Hangzhou tomorrow and block you at your school!”
Meng Fan smiled bitterly. “I agree to the adaptation. But it will be a few days before I can actually begin. Is that alright?”
Mr. Sleepy said, “That’s not a big problem, but you can’t make me wait too long. I’m good at loving but not at waiting.”
Meng Fan straight up did not reply and sent a message to Yi Xin. “Sorry senior, I already have a novel I will be adapting. But after I finish that one, it will be serialized on Penguin Animation Network, probably. We will have an opportunity for cooperation.”
“What’s the genre?”
“Spiritual/horror.”
“… I am the campus editor.”
“At this point, I can be the campus spooky spirit too.”
Meng Fan didn’t joke with him this time. The main character for “There’s A Spirit Underground” was a student, and the setting was inside a school campus. All the following scenes occur within the campus too, so it wasn’t an exaggeration to say he was the campus spirit.
After chatting for a while, he returned to his conversation with Wu Tong and continued to draw.
After Liang Qing left, Wu Tong also returned to the next stop of the Academy fine arts exhibition. There was a lot to share, and she had learned a lot. However, compared with the experience of being Liang Qing’s personal assistant, it was not enough at all.
For the next two days, Meng Fan spent most of his time on “Guide to Campus RoMANce”. After finishing ten chapters, he even found time to touch up some aspects to ensure it passed the assessment.
After organizing it, he handed it off to Qin Jiao.
Qin Jiao sent the publication to the publishing house that morning, and the results came back before 5:00 pm. He had successfully passed the trial. Since he already attained a book number, he could publish it at any time.
The publisher was also willing to publish the manga, but the given period was relatively long and uncertain. For the entire procedure to be complete, it would take at least half a month.
In fact, half a month was already very fast. But Meng Fan couldn’t wait, so he chose to pay it himself.
Of course, if it weren’t for his relationship with Qin Jiao, the publishing house might have scheduled it faster than if he paid for it himself.
But because of his relationship with Qin Jiao, the cost of reading, editing, typesetting, printing, packaging, etc were all greatly reduced, and the cost of publishing and management fees could not have been lower. Meng Fan decided to print 1000 copies initially, and with everything included, it added up to about ten or twenty thousand. The base cost of one copy was the same as a book that cost $5000, and the quality was great too.