Chapter 1179 Worry

"Mr. Shen, this is why you don't understand. It is unrealistic to give each contracted author a considerable amount of guaranteed benefits. In this case, the magazine's operating costs will increase, and if it fails, the magazine society will go bankrupt. Moreover, if it cannot Form competition and let some people muddle along, and the overall quality of comics may not necessarily improve on a large scale." Yu Chen corrected.

Wang Wenhong pushed open the door, took a bottle of mineral water, and handed it to Shen Xin. While drinking the water, Shen Xin was also thinking about Yu Chen's words.

What Yu Chen said is correct. From the perspective of a company, profit is the primary goal, and "Comic Future" is different from the online disk platform. It sells physical magazines. Since it is a physical magazine, it must either have inventory or sell it. In short, it is impossible to maximize the benefits, and it is easier to lose money.

Take online novels as an example. Websites can’t afford to buy out novels on a large scale, let alone paper magazines such as “Comic Future”—paying author fees, selling magazines, inventory, publicity Wait, "Comic Future" has a big family and a big business, and the profit is not as high as imagined.

"I also know the difficulties of magazines... Indeed, it is impossible for every author not to worry about their livelihood, and magazines are not obliged to do so. "Comic Future" or "Manga Fly" have their own selections Standard, I also think that this standard is correct, but this type of comic studio will not disappear because of Fan Yinmo’s withdrawal. As long as there are benefits, there will be people who will do this, and some cartoonists can also use it as a basis. I hope Mr. Yu can get familiar with this situation one day earlier."

"You mean, let me agree with this type of studio?" Yu Chen asked in surprise.

As a benchmark of domestic cartoonists, Shen Xin's thinking like this really surprised him.

"Of course not. I'm just saying that the intersection between "Comic Future" and the studio is not that great, especially after you posted on Weibo. However, the number of comic schools is increasing, and the number of graduates is also increasing every year. These What should people do? You can’t always be assistants to cartoonists, right? Instead of letting the studio hide in the dark, it’s better to let them surface, register with the Cartoonists’ Association, and let the Cartoonists’ Association supervise them and regulate multi-party contracts , Don’t let the studio take advantage of loopholes—blocking is worse than sparse. If you find a few outstanding cartoonists from inside, your company may also recruit them? Poaching people is not a shameful thing.”

Large companies poach the backbone of small companies, which happens from time to time in any industry, not just in the comics industry. What's more, "Comic Future" has indeed poached people, and there is nothing to deny.

Yu Chen's eyes brightened instantly, and now his biggest headache is the cultivation of talents.

Sometimes, spending a lot of experience and investing more resources may not be able to get satisfactory newcomers. If it is as Shen Xin said, it is indeed possible to find some good talents.

From this point of view, he should support Shen Xin's opinion.

"Mr. Shen, if these two things are accomplished, you have done a great thing for domestic comics." Yu Chen laughed.

"This is not so easy to do. As you said before, if the cartoonists participating in the studio are content with the status quo, they will not be able to produce works that make people stand out. In this case, it is impossible for the selection of people to exist. .”

"That's right. There must be means of competition... But how can cartoonists consciously compete?" Yu Chen rubbed his chin and frowned.

Shen Xin spread out his hands. In such a short time, he couldn't think of a good solution.

“However, this is not something that can be controlled by one company.

I suggest... If you can let go, you might as well bring in Duoman.com, and "Manga Fly" is fine too. "

"Pull them?" Yu Chen sneered.

He doesn't know the reason why Shen Xin said this, but every platform is a competitive relationship. From his point of view, he can't wait for these two companies to go bankrupt soon.

"Mr. Yu, I joined the comic circle relatively late. For me, the most memorable stage was when I first entered the industry. At that time, I also worked hard to participate in the 'Comic Festival'. The competition with me was " "Punishment" and "Hunting Abyss". Later, with the rise of online comics, Duoman.com joined in, offered a super high amount of bonuses, and held the Golden Paintbrush Award, which made the attention of the "Comic Festival" drop sharply. The platform increased, The cartoonists are scattered, which reduces the competition among cartoonists a lot.

""Comic Future" only cares about its own readers, and Duoman.com only cares about its own readers. To be honest, such a comic circle...is very boring. Games, light novels, videos, film and television dramas, movies...and these entertainment projects For example, what is the advantage of comics? I believe that what makes "Comic Future" go downhill is not "Manga Fly", or Duoman.com, but those industries that can produce more interesting content.

"One person only has 24 hours. Excluding work and study, eating and sleeping, the real personal time is only one or two hours. If manga does not come up with high-quality works, in the end, manga will be the place where time is squeezed. One side. Competition is crucial to how good works come from. Moreover, the fiercer the competition, the more high-quality comics can be created. In this way, the comics industry will not fall behind.”

Wang Wenhong stared at Shen Xin with wide eyes.

Isn't it good to lie down and make money? In this case, the competition will be more intense.

He recollected it and realized Shen Xin's intention.

From the current point of view, there is no cartoonist who can defeat Shen Xin in China, but the cartoon industry is sluggish, and the person whose income has the greatest impact is undoubtedly Shen Xin.

In fact, what Shen Xin thought was similar to Wang Wenhong's. The competition in the comics industry became more intense, and it really had little to do with him. Because the fame of "Shen Zheng" has already been established, it is impossible for others to chase after him.

"Y's", "Soul of Chess", "Steel Refining", "DN", "DUNK"...

The results of "Y's" are slightly weaker, but the total volume of "Soul of Chess" is more than 2 million, and the sales of "Steel Refining", "DN" and "DUNK" are even more exaggerated.

A cartoonist who can draw so many high-quality and high-selling comics in one go hardly exists on Earth, not to mention that he still has a lot of cards in his hand.

In the country, not to mention approaching, you can't even find anyone chasing him. Even in District 11, after such a long period of accumulation, Uematsuno may not be able to surpass him steadily.

However, the audience of manga readers will decrease, the manga industry will shrink, and even the whole industry may go downhill. Just like the web articles on the earth, they have shown signs of fatigue due to the impact of short videos and games.

In the future, the comic industry may not be like this, and this is also what Shen Xin is worried about.