Chapter 102 Dead End and Dawn

"That's right, to a certain extent, second-tier magazines are indeed not taken seriously. No matter which organization, the strong have the right to speak. But within the organizing committee, there are mutual restraints." Yan Fei flipped over again One page notepad.

"How to contain it?" Shen Xin asked curiously.

"Every year, the organizing committee has 12 positions, of which 7 positions are fixed. They are the three major journals, plus four magazines with a single issue sales of more than 1.5 million copies-"Man Weekly", "Girls Century", "Madden "District" and "Excellent Students Weekly". In addition, there are five non-fixed magazines. Before the meeting starts, the Cartoonist Association will send emails to the five magazines, inviting them to serve as members of the organizing committee."

The Cartoonist Association is mainly composed of retired old cartoonists, and has a relatively high prestige in the cartoon industry.

"Although the organizing committee consists of 12 magazines, there are only 7 magazines with voting rights, and the three major magazines and the four minor magazines are the main ones. If the comics participating in the selection are not related to these seven magazines, then , these seven magazines will use voting to determine the winning entries.

"Once participating in the selection process, if there is a comic belonging to a certain magazine, then the voting eligibility of this magazine will be replaced by one of the candidate magazines."

"That is to say, magazines are not qualified to vote for their own cartoons?" Shen Xin finally understood the general idea.

Yan Fei nodded.

"I didn't expect it to be so complicated."

"No way, after all, each award has a large bonus, and at the same time, it can bring great honor to the cartoonist. As long as there is an opportunity, everyone will work hard. In addition, in order to ensure the fairness of the voting The Cartoonist Association will also supervise the entire selection process." Yan Fei closed the notepad, and that was basically all the information she had inquired about.

"Thinking about it this way, "Y's" can't play animations in July, and the impact is quite big." Shen Xin leaned on the sofa, her mind was a little confused.

"That's right, but there is still room for manipulation." Yan Fei said.

"How to say?" Shen Xin was puzzled.

"Because of the conditions of the Newcomer Award, the length of each manga will not be too long. If it is shown in the first half of the year, the animation must be produced now...or even years ago, so that there will be an original plot and break the overall sense of the manga. It is for this reason that the screening of new comics is usually in the third quarter.

"The popularity selection in July, August, and September is another model. Only five comics will be eliminated at this stage, and the accumulated popularity will not be brought into the final selection. In other words, we only need to suppress It's OK to pass the sixth place." Yan Fei explained.

"Sister Yan, even if it is stipulated like this. But when those magazines vote, they will also consider the popularity of the second stage, right? In the end, it is still not good for Brother Xin." Xi Muhan was worried.

"I know. But in the third stage, "New World" can't help. The only thing Mr. Shen can rely on is the quality of "Y's". Some words are actually cruel. The president and editor-in-chief never expected Shen The teacher can get the 'Newcomer Award'. As long as "Y's" can enter the third stage, they are very satisfied.

"Attracting enough attention and using this popularity to increase the magazine's sales as much as possible is what the president cares most about. Instead of trying his best to fight for an award that may not be won, it is better to just let the comics be shortlisted .Use the smallest cost to attract some readers. After all, if you can't get the 'Newcomer Award', then there is no difference between the second place and the fifth place. This is how small magazines live."

When Yan Fei said this, she bit her lip and held the notepad tightly with both hands, her nails deeply embedded in the rubber cover of the notepad.

"Sister Yan, I just want to ask a question, do you think so too?" Shen Xin sat up straight and stared at Yan Fei.

Yan Fei shook her head, her expression a little excited, "Of course not. I remember I said something,

‘Your rights and interests will not be missing any of them. If I can't do it, I'll resign'. I am optimistic about "Y's", even without the support of the magazine, I will do my best. I think it's not just me, if Wang Wenhong was in my position, he would be like me.

"The dream of a cartoonist is to draw cartoons that are recognized by the world, and the dream of a cartoon editor is to look at the co-authors and stand at the top of the cartoonist."

The corners of Shen Xin's mouth curled up, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Sister Yan, I want to meet with the president and editor-in-chief as soon as possible. I want to know what they think."

"We go to work on the seventh day, which is the day after tomorrow. Then, you go to the editorial department of "New World", and I will take you to the president and editor-in-chief." Yan Fei wrote this down in her notepad.

"Well, the seventh day of the first lunar month... the booklet of "Hunting Abyss" seems to be released on that day as well."

"February 16? That's right." Yan Fei also remembered this incident.

"So... the competition for the 'Newcomer Award' has actually begun." Shen Xin murmured.

After Yan Fei said goodbye, Shen Xin went back to her room and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, after Shen Xin got up, she sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

The manga capsule gave him knowledge about painting, but did not tell him how to operate manga. Especially, what can he do when he is at an absolute disadvantage.

The production of animation cannot be counted on in a short period of time.

advertise?

If it is only for the promotion of comics without adding new elements, the effect will be very limited.

game?

"Y's" can indeed be made into a Galgame, but the production cycle of the game is not short, and the long-distance water cannot quench the near-thirst.

novel?

There are quite a lot of novels being changed into comics, and it is really uncommon to change comics into novels.

After that, there are figures, gashapons and the like.

Having said that, "Y's" really has the potential to be produced. The female characters appearing in it are all very beautiful, and the scale of "Y's" is also very appropriate.

However, the effect is not good if only the figures are released. The nature of the figure determines that it can only "kill" regular customers, and few people are interested in unfamiliar figures.

If you can't expand your readership, you won't be able to increase book sales.

As for movies, it's even further. Most of the comic-changing movies are led by animation, and the investment is made after judging whether the performance is good or bad.

Therefore, the method of being friendly to old readers and attracting new readers... really needs to be thought about carefully.

Shen Xin thought for a long time, and her thoughts slowly drifted to "Dream Eater".

Compared with fighting and bloody comics, love comics are also a relatively small genre.

If you compare it to online novels, generally speaking, fantasy and urban can be regarded as "kingly ways", while other categories, such as supernatural, suspense, sports, games, etc., can be regarded as "evil ways".

In the same way, love comics are also "evil ways" compared to hot-blooded comics.

The "kingly way" has the way to prove the way of the "kingly way", and the "evil way" also has the survival rules of the "evil way".

Maybe... Is it possible to start from other aspects?

Thinking of this, Shen Xin's mind fell into deep thought, trying to find a glimmer of light from all the dead ends.

Xi Muhan came out of the room, poured a glass of milk, turned around and saw Shen Xin sitting on the sofa in a daze, confused, and then saw a smile appearing on Shen Xin's face.

"Brother Xin, are you okay?" Xi Muhan was a little worried.

"It's okay." Shen Xin stretched her waist, "It's just that I suddenly thought of something interesting."