My years as a superhero in Marvel

A detached villa near Flushing in Queens, which Jason rented as the headquarters of Marvel. The rent here is about $160,000 a year.

Because the villa is very big, with a beautiful garden, and there are many rooms in the villa, after being divided it is enough to meet the needs of the initial stage of entrepreneurship.

Jason had his own considerations as to why he did not rent an office building in Manhattan or Queens.

The first is that office buildings in Manhattan are too expensive to rent. However, the prices of office buildings in Queens, which are slightly better, have also soared in recent years.

And the key is that you cannot sign a long-term contract. The rent price goes up every year, and now you have 10 million US dollars of capital in your hand.

But the money actually accumulates very quickly, so saving should still be the main goal.

Moreover, the first task of the new company was not to directly expand into movies, television or other big action projects, but to simply start with comics.

After all, it was the first time to do something like this. Jason had no experience in this area, and Peter had even less hope. Harry was thinking that the Osborn Group was already on the right track, and he just needed to keep the general direction. So he actually had no experience in starting a company.

So even though Jason has hired a professional manager to take charge of the company's future operations, he still doesn't want to take too big a step at once.

Moreover, the creation of comics also takes into account the inspiration of the artist and screenwriter. Jason doesn't think that anything good can be produced in the cramped space of an office building.

There is an open park near this location in Queens, and the scenery around the villa is also nice. You can see the bay in fifteen minutes' walk north.

In addition, because this is a quiet community, this kind of environment is more conducive to the artists to create with peace of mind. So Jason directly signed a two-year long-term contract to lease this property.

Metropolitan High School has already gone on vacation, and December has officially begun the countdown to the most important holiday in the United States, Christmas.

The whole United States is preparing for this most important holiday, and Jason's company also chose to start recruiting at this time.

According to his idea, he would recruit all the painters and necessary staff around Christmas so that the first issue could be released in January next year.

With the support of Harry Osborn, the legal procedures of the new company went very quickly, and administrative talents of various professions were also easily recruited.

The only things that need to be considered are the artists and screenwriters. After all, they are the most important personnel in the company. If they can't draw good comics, they can't write good stories.

No matter how popular Spider-Man and Night Walker are, it is still difficult to make this comic a best-seller.

Today was the day when Jason, as the examiner and boss, reviewed the artists. He had already selected several good artists, all of whom had very good skills, imagination and storytelling.

Unlike Japanese and Hong Kong comics, the artists of these comics are usually the screenwriters. Sometimes the artists will refer to the opinions of the editor-in-chief of the publishing house, but more often the stories exist in their own minds.

This means that if a publishing house loses an important illustrator, it will seriously affect the business of the entire publishing house.

In order to maximize profits, publishers often let artists continue writing stories without limit. Many Japanese comic artists have exhausted all their talents in the later stages of their work. It is too difficult for one person to draw five or six hundred chapters or even thousands of pictures for a comic.

However, because each Japanese cartoonist has a different understanding of stories and characters, many artists can easily form their own unique style, and this unique style has given them many fans around the world.

American comics, on the other hand, are more inclined towards assembly line operations; the artist's ideas are only part of the equation, and more are the opinions of the screenwriter and company editor-in-chief.

What often happens is that a dozen painters and screenwriters from different studios meet together to discuss the plot, and then fill in each other's gaps.

And because American comics often create one or several long-term popular characters, all the stories revolve around this popular character.

The copyright of this character or story itself belongs to the company. All the artist has to do is draw it. Of course, sometimes the artist will create some popular characters to fill in the gap.

But all copyrights belong to the company. Perhaps some artists may get special shares for a certain character, but the vast majority of artists are just assembly line workers in this industry.

The advantage of doing this is that all comic works under the company can have a unified style, and there is no need to worry about the company's industry being shaken by the departure of a certain artist.

But the downside is that sometimes in order to maintain the consistency of the company's style, we are forced to modify some very brilliant ideas.

However, Jason still decided to do it according to the industrial standards of American comics, because the main purpose of this company is to create comics on superhero themes that have already appeared in reality.

It is not necessary for the artists to create characters on their own. They just need to communicate well with the screenwriters, and then they can make some vague modifications to the story and give their opinions. Finally, the artist can draw it.

This is the production model that best suits this company. After confirming the first few painters, Jason next welcomed someone he was more familiar with.

It was Ivy whom he saw that day, Gwen's classmate. She was invited by Jason to apply for a job. Her original ideal career in life was to become a special gourmet for a gourmet magazine.

This way she can eat all over the United States and still earn an income. Another option is to become a professional cartoonist.

For her, both careers are ideal choices, and she already has a large number of fans online who read her comics.

"So this is your art collection?" After seeing the art collection that Ivy handed over, Jason's face looked like he was about to die. He really didn't expect that Ivy would bring such an art collection to apply for the job.

Although it is a personal freedom to paint whatever one wants, Jason really doesn't want to see this work again.

The application required the artist to provide previous paintings, and comics with a complete storyline would be the best, so Ivy brought her favorite work.

Coincidentally, Jason had also seen her masterpiece, which was the Night Walker and Spider-Man series.

What kind of development is this! I opened a comic book company to promote my positive image, but how come I ran into such a ghost! Jason was complaining crazily in his heart.

"Yes, this is my most proud work." Ivy raised his eyebrows. "Maybe BL doesn't fit the current mainstream market, but as an artist, I can accept the plot provided by the company."

"I think since I'm applying for a painter position, the most important thing to look at is my painting skills." Ivy said this confidently.

Well, compared to the rough lines of American comics, Ivy's painting is very detailed. It's not as soft as Japanese comics, nor as stiff as American comics.

It should be said that this is a good point, not drawing everyone as muscular men. However, this collection is too detailed.

Jason decided to close the collection of paintings to prevent himself from being overwhelmed. "Your painting skills are the best among all the painters I have ever seen."

This is the truth, so even though Jason was very unhappy with what Ivy drew, he did not eliminate a potential artist because of this kind of thing.

"But the company's main business direction and paintings will also be superheroes, but the customer base will be between 14 and 25 years old, so you can't bring your personal interests into your work."

Jason knocked on the table to remind Ivy.

"Don't worry, Boss. I will only draw related works on my personal website and will never bring my emotions into my work." Ivy smiled and showed his two fangs assuring.

"And I know who the heroes the company will be selling in the future. Some related fan works can also boost the sales of the company's own works."

However, her promise made Jason want to vomit blood. Should he use legal procedures to stop her? But she was right. A certain degree of fan fiction can indeed boost the sales of the company's main products.

At this moment, Jason was really confused. Jason calmed down his inner emotions and asked, "Are the plots in your collections all conceived by yourself?"

I have to say that apart from things like danmei, many of the plots and ideas in it are very imaginative and give people a refreshing feeling.

"Partly, but not all," Ivy explained. "A lot of the plot and plot was actually created by Gwen."

"Gwen is particularly talented in this area. She is the smartest girl I have ever met. I think we can hire her as a part-time editor."

Poof! Jason was drinking water when he heard these words and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of water onto the ground.

Gwen is the screenwriter of this story? My God, Peter, your girlfriend is really too powerful. I can only wish you happiness in the future. Jason thought so with a solemn expression on his face.

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