Chapter 227 - He Comes at You With Everything (1/2)
Chapter 227: He Comes at You With Everything
“Don’t be in such a hurry to hang up.”
Mr.Sleepy interrupted Meng Fan. “Are you interested in the manga handover ceremony? If so, I’ll arrange for your flight right now.”
“There’s not much meaning in that right… I’ll pass.”
Novel adaptations were very different from creating original manga. For the latter, signing ceremonies were a means for interacting with the fans and drive some sales, but for the former… Well, would fans think of coming for the original author or the adaptation artist?
It wouldn’t just be awkward for Meng Fan and Mr.Sleepy if Meng Fan showed up. The fans would feel awkward as well.
“Sigh. Alright. I was going to organize a Shanghai signing ceremony, so I could see you… f*ck; he hung up so fast!”
Mr.Sleepy called Meng Fan back. “I wasn’t done yet. I need to talk to you about the pay.”
The manga for ‘There’s A Spirit Underground’ had uploaded its first 10 chapters on Penguin Animation Network for free. The rest would all be on a paid basis unlike ‘Guide To Campus RoMANce’. They hadn’t signed a contract for the latter, so they couldn’t charge for the manga and ended up making the entire series free.
The manga for ‘There’s A Spirit Underground’ was funded by Mr.Sleepy himself in addition to Meng Fan’s operations. Even those who had read the novel before would discover new elements in the adaptation, so it was very popular.
Plus, the artistic style and talent were on another level!
This manga was quite popular on Penguin Animation platform, and with Meng Fan’s recent frenzy of updates, a rate of at least once a day or even three times a day… They had dominated the place of top manga for a while now.
Meng Fan could see the figures, and all of them reaffirmed the prowess of Penguin Animation Networks’ paying customer base.
“As for the pay, it will be given to you based on the existing ration. Oh, and didn’t you say you hired some assistants? I will pay them for you. You didn’t receive much last month, but there will be a lot this month although it hasn’t been calculated yet. The animation network figured it out with my end, so I’ll pay you for the first half of this month.”
“The actual publication cost will also be calculated based on the existing conditions, but I should tell you first, the money will take a while to arrive. Basically, only the earliest commission will be fast since there isn’t much, but there will be more to come. If you need money, I’ll send it to you first.”
“Alright. I’ll let you know if I need it.”
This time, Mr.Sleepy hung up before Meng Fan could do it first. He then sent Meng Fan his portion of the payment from the manga manuscripts and rounded it to the highest number. 100,000 HXB.
This was a fat paycheque. After all, it was divided then got divided once again, and it had only been in stores for a short period.
It was just that compared to Meng Fan’s commission from hand drawing posters… It was almost too little, but the two were very different; one was a continuous stream of income, the other was a one-time payment.
Of course, if he used the money to pay Chen Da Qiang and the other assistants, it was more than enough to last a few months.
Lou Lan woke up at 8:00 in the makeshift bed that had been set up outside the recording studio. He yawned and headed into the studio’s bathroom and took out his toiletries. It took him less than ten minutes to shower, wash his face, beard, and brush his teeth. He then stuffed his dirty clothes into a bag and secured it…
When he looked at the amount of bags stuffed inside the closet, Lou Lan would have an idea of how long it had been since he last went home.
After several years, Lou Lan had long gotten used to spending days at a time in the studio without going home.
Voice actors had a tough job, but the staff assisting them did not have it easy either. It was the same concept as Bear Grylls’ cameraman being equally badass as Bear himself by following him everywhere.
“Another night?”
Once he exited the washroom, employees had already begun to arrive. Seeing Lou Lan had spent the night from their WeChat group, they had brought him breakfast.
After Meng Fan left the previous night, Lou Lan had organized his clips and sent them to the contractor. He then found some female characters that were suitable for Meng Fan before more voice actors arrived and worked him until 3:00 am sharp.
“I heard something happened with your previous contract and needed a new role. You said you’ve asked Tian for the female voice, but once she arrived, the role was gone.” The person then asked curiously, “Tian said Meng Fan ended up voicing the role. Is this true? He can dub for females as well?”
Lou Lan nodded as he ate his breakfast. “I asked Tian, but she said she couldn’t make it, who knew she was going to be available again? When she arrived, Meng Fan was already done.”