Chapter 108: Rookie Awards Ranking List

"Oh, I see."

Shen Xin nodded slightly, he was almost numb to the comments on the Internet, especially, the ending of this sentence was so "beaten".

But breaking chapters is a skill and a science, and many authors have not grasped the essence. In comparison, Shen Xin still admires Gui Zhenghe's fragmentation skills.

"You know readers will scold you, but you still draw like this?" Lu Ning looked helpless.

"Drawing comics is a kind of creation. Ms. Lu, if readers say a word casually, you have to find a way to incorporate it into the comics. You won't be able to create good works. This is my advice to you." Shen Xin reminded, "Conversely, people will only discuss it after watching "Y's", so it's a good thing for someone to scold."

That's okay too? But what Shen Xin said seems to be correct.

Someone scolded, which means there are readers watching. If readers don't even want to mention it, it means that this comic is really over.

"What's the evaluation of the outstation?" Gao Hang asked.

"Other websites... Let me check Manjia.com." Lu Ning opened Manjia.com's forum and found the "Other Magazines" section. There were still new posts related to "Y's" on it, but the topic of discussion was three. The content before the four chapters.

"These posts seem to be related to the booklet." Lu Ning turned around and said.

"Isn't it? After the booklet, "Y's" has also published five chapters. How can no one talk about it? It was quite popular before. During the Chinese New Year, the children of my neighbors were talking about this comic. Just look at it." Gao Hang said in surprise.

"Actually, it's not difficult to understand," Shen Xin said.

"Why?" Gao Hang didn't understand, and Lu Ning also looked at Shen Xin in confusion.

""Y's" has entered the domestic market, but "New World" has not yet been recognized by domestic readers. The price of a magazine is about the same as the price of a single book. If readers are only interested in one of the comics, it will It's better to just buy the booklet." Shen Xin explained.

"Will it affect the sales of "Y's"?" Lu Ning asked.

"It should have a certain impact." Shen Xin thought for a while, "After all, the time interval between the release of each book is too long, and some readers will lose interest in "Y's"."

This is also the case with online novels.

For example, some online authors update too slowly, and some readers will "collect" their novels, and then read them in one go after hundreds of chapters have been updated. This practice is commonly known as "raising books". But after a long time, readers will forget the previous content, and when they read it again, they will never find the feeling of reading at the beginning.

If it reaches this level, the book cannot be "picked up".

"Then what should we do? Ask the magazine to run some more advertisements? Or create some public opinion? "Y's" has finally gained such a little popularity, and it's a pity to lose it in vain." Gao Hang was a little anxious.

Lu Ning nodded slightly, her thoughts coincided with Gao Hang's.

"If advertising is useful, "New World" will not be just a second-tier magazine. What we have to do is to ensure the quality of "Y's". Even if a single book is published in two or three months, people will still remember this comic. "

"Really? Can it be done?" Gao Hang's eyes lit up.

"En." Shen Xin nodded.

A certain old thief often stops updating for more than half a year, and people still watch the re-serialization. The same is true for online novels. Some authors who update weekly or even monthly can still attract readers as long as they release new chapters.

The quality is not enough, the quantity is enough.

If the quality of a book is not good and the update is slow, its fate will definitely be in the street.

So far, the quality of "Y's" has been relatively good, so even if there is a loss of personnel, it is within Shen Xin's acceptable range. What's more, the last chapter of the second volume is on the way of Yizhi and Yigui's travel, and the next part happens to be a wonderful place, which should leave a large number of readers.

Lu Ning's face eased a lot, and then the mouse clicked on the homepage of Manjia.com. On the banner at the top of the website, it said "Sales list of works selected for the comic festival", and subconsciously clicked on the webpage.

"Mr. Shen, are you going to select the newcomer award?" Lu Ning asked.

"That's right... Only if the sales volume of the booklet enters the top ten has a chance." Shen Xin picked up the dip pen and began to draw ink lines.

"Let me take a look, teacher, you are currently ranked 17th, with a total sales volume of 510,000 copies." Lu Ning said while looking at the leaderboard of the newcomer list.

"Huh? Is it only ranked 17th?" Shen Xin was a little surprised, he thought the ranking would be even higher, "How many books is the first place?"

"1.2 million copies, but 4 copies of that book have been published. On average, the sales volume of a book is 300,000 copies."

The Newcomer Award of the Manga Festival is different from other awards. Most of the other awards are based on the performance of the work in the most recent year, and the evaluation time is from the beginning of July last year to the end of June this year.

As for the Rookie Award, there is a minimum requirement of 30 episodes, so comics published after December last year cannot publish 30 episodes before June.

Therefore, entries for the Newcomer Award are not based on the date of publication, but on the release date of the first volume of the long manga. Between the beginning of July last year and the end of June this year, only cartoonists who released a single volume of long-form comics for the first time are eligible to participate in the selection of the Newcomer Award.

In fact, after March, there are very few single volumes of newcomers released, and the magazine society postponed the release date for a few more months, allowing these works to participate in the next Newcomer Award selection.

It is also because of this that some of the comics that participated in the selection have already published four or five volumes. And "Y's" only went on sale in November last year, so it's not easy to get into the top 20.

"However..." Lu Ning looked at the ranking and frowned, "The 18th place is "Crime and Punishment", and the booklet has reached 500,000 copies."

"A single volume of 500,000 volumes?" Shen Xin pinched the bridge of her nose, "The gap is a bit big. Moreover, there is a "Hunting Abyss" behind "Punishment", and with its current situation, it will be a matter of time before it enters the top ten. "

The pressure is a bit high.

Shen Xin stretched her waist, wondering what happened to the president, did she find a suitable author?

Just when Shen Xin thought of Song Tai, Song Tai was also busy with radio dramas.

Yunhai has several companies that produce radio dramas, but considering the particularity of this production, Song Tai decided not to outsource the radio drama of "Y's", but to produce it by the magazine.

For this reason, he deliberately went to Hongchuan. He wanted to invite one or two well-known authors to change the comics of "Y's" into a script suitable for radio dramas and enrich the content of "Y's", but he was greatly disappointed.

He found several well-known writers in a row, but these people had little interest in rewriting the "Y's" radio drama. On the one hand, the price Song Tai offered could not impress them, and on the other hand, the radio drama was perfecting the plot of "Y's", and it was not their own work.

Song Tai visited several authors in succession, but all returned disappointed, and lost interest.

The cost of radio dramas is limited. If the price is too high in terms of scripts, you may not be able to hire the voice actors you like.

Later, Song Tai had to communicate with Shen Xin. After two or three exchanges, Shen Xin made a concession and changed from a well-known writer to a well-known light novelist.

With lower conditions, Song Tai could choose from a much wider range, and soon found a few light novelists who were willing to cooperate.

After repeated screening, Song Tai finally settled on a well-known author in the light novel world. The other party liked the story of "Y's" very much, and the remuneration was only one-third of that of the famous writer, and he decided to give the script of the first volume within two weeks.

When the time comes, Song Tai will hand over the completed script to Shen Xin for review. If there is no problem, start recording immediately.

After finalizing the author of the novel, Song Tai set his sights on the voice actor again.

Compared with the author who wrote it, Song Tai believes that voice actors have the greatest influence on radio dramas. The first thing the audience comes into contact with is not the plot, but the sound.

The understanding and shaping of characters by high-level voice actors can firmly grasp the hearts of the audience. For this reason, Song Tai began to select seiyuu on a large scale.

【Apology Statement】

Because I took it for granted before I went down, there was a bug in the newcomer award. If the works released between July of the previous year and June of the next year are eligible to participate in the Newcomer Award, it will cause a bug, that is, between December of the previous year and June of the next year The manga, because the manga does not have 30 chapters, it is disqualified from the selection.

Therefore, the selection qualifications for the Newcomer Award are now revised.

(1) The entry must have at least 30 episodes;

(2) The age of the cartoonist is under 30 years old, and he has never released a single volume of long-form comics before;

(3) The first volume of the long-form comics that participated in the competition should be published between the beginning of July of the previous year and the end of June of the following year;

(4) The publication time of the first chapter of the work and the release date of the first volume of the booklet should not exceed half a year.

"Chapter 17 Conditions and Pressure" will be revised, and the content related to the Newcomer Award will also be revised in the near future.

This was my mistake, apologies again.