Chapter 1196 Chasing

When Shen Xin saw that person, he was very young, in his twenties, she turned her head suspiciously and looked at Shi Ping.

He doesn't recall a question-and-answer session.

Shi Ping shook his head slightly, indicating that this was not arranged by him, but since it was a live broadcast, he couldn't stop it.

How to deal with this matter falls on Shen Xin.

Moreover, this person not only raised his hand, but also stopped Shen Xin, which made it impossible for Shen Xin to pretend not to see.

"What's the matter?"

"Mr. Shen, let me introduce myself first. I am a reporter. I am here with my friend who is a cartoonist. I have read many of your cartoons, and I think they are all good." The young man stood up.

"Thank you." Shen Xin nodded slightly.

"Your speech just now was also very good, but I don't agree with the final ending. Now, many online platforms have emerged, giving many cartoonists a choice. Even cartoonists who are not skilled enough can serialize on the platform. Moreover, The popularization of smart phones has given many comic apps the opportunity to develop, which has also given the soil for the survival of cartoonists. What I want to say is that there are no fewer good works now." The young man said.

"So it's a reporter friend." Shen Xin nodded.

Shen Xin was not surprised that reporters would come to the scene.

The reason why Shi Ping broadcasted the press conference live was to expand the popularity of the "Cartoon Ceremony". It is normal to invite a reporter, and it is not surprising that this reporter has a friend who is a cartoonist.

"I think since your friend can appear here, he should be a well-known cartoonist in the circle, right?" Shen Xin asked.

The young man nodded.

"So, after this live broadcast is over, ask your friend what he thinks of the studio incident that happened a while ago. They all say that the work is a cartoonist's child, and I think your friend should also have this idea. However, Those cartoonists who enter the studio, how many of them want to draw 'their own' cartoons? Not just as ghostwriters.

"Give it a go, bicycles become motorcycles. If the comic market is really big, why don't they give it a go? Let me tell you, they don't dare. It takes almost half a year for a comic to be conceived, passed through the serialization meeting, and then serialized." The online platform may be faster, but it will take two or three months, which does not guarantee that the work will sell well. If no one reads it,

Months of hard work were in vain, and eating was a problem, let alone raising a family.

"As for the network platform... yes, with the emergence of smartphones, there are many more comic platforms, but there are also many other competing apps. Light, video, short video, self-media, mobile games... so many softwares are concentrated On a mobile phone, time is divided. Don’t just look at more platforms, but also see that readers spend less time on comics. You are a reporter, you should know about these surveys, right?”

Having said that, Shen Xin took a deep breath, looked serious, and turned to look at the director, "Can the live broadcast be over?"

The director looked confused and at a loss, and quickly looked at Shi Ping. After seeing Shi Ping nod, he cut off the live broadcast signal.

Shen Xin held the microphone, stuffed one hand into his trouser pocket, and looked at the cartoonists in the audience.

"I don't really want to say some things, but I can't vomit them fast. About some time ago, when I met Mr. Yu, I talked about domestic comics. My feeling is that the comic industry as a whole is going downhill. There is not enough domestic competition. As a result, there is no way to produce famous works, so I proposed whether it is possible to combine other platforms to increase the competition of works and create enough good works to attract readers.

"Maybe someone will scold me, saying that I am already under enough pressure, and if I increase the competition with other cartoonists, I will be overwhelmed. However, I want to ask those who make a living from cartoons, are you really Have you thought about the future...Twenty or thirty years later, when there are only single-digit cartoonists on the plate of comics, are you sure you are one of them?

"You can't, because no one can be sure about the future. To be honest, it's been a long time since I saw any comics that caught my eye in China. My two friends have been sweeping the rankings in major magazines and apps , sorry, they didn't recommend a domestic manga to me either.

"Of course, these are just my personal opinions. You can say that my judgment is not accurate, you can say that I am talking nonsense. I admit all these. I am just a person, not the god of manga, it is the title of Tezuka-senior. However, I am afraid that the more I go up, the more lonely I will be, because... you can no longer keep up with my footsteps."

Having said that, Shen Xin felt helpless in her heart, and finally said "sorry" and walked off the stage.

The director's eyes widened. He was still depressed just now, because Shen Xin didn't say the ending, but asked to cut off the live broadcast directly. Now it seems that this decision is really quite wise.

After Shen Xin's words, don't they tell readers that most cartoonists can no longer create comics that make people's eyes shine?

In fact, Shen Xin's words had a big impact on the cartoonists present.

Nobody has an eye-catching work?

They don't admit that their works are mediocre, but when Shen Xin said it, they couldn't refute it.

"; DUNK" has an average volume of 3 million volumes in China. They want to refute, not to mention too much, at least 1 million volumes, right?

However, none of the comics being serialized, including other comics except "; DUNK", has more than one million volumes. The closest "Yao Dao", due to the late water injection, caused some readers to lose, and the volumes were also stuck. In 900,000 volumes.

Originally, they could have said that this was the emergence of web comics, which led to a diversion of readers, but the sales volume of "; DUNK" is so terrible that it is much more than when web comics did not appear.

As for the sales achieved because of the promotion of the high school league, what about District 11? What about South Korea?

They have no reason to object at all.

"This guy is really abominable... Let's forget about it, and he said so many words!" Ye Hexu rubbed his head, feeling a little headache, "The last sentence is so fucking stupid. What 'can't catch up with me'? I I don't admit it!! Shen Xin must not be so prominent again!"

Ye Hexu also knew that "The Demonic Way" was too long, but even if he wanted to finish it now, he couldn't do it, because Jian Xiaomei was pregnant, so he couldn't calm down and create new comics.

Apart from Ye Hexu, there were other cartoonists who felt uncomfortable with Shen Xin's last sentence.

"Mr. Shen is too arrogant, isn't he? To say that, um, I didn't see it before, his skill at pretending to be X is as good as fire. 'I'm afraid the more I go up, the lonelier I will be', 'You can't catch up with me' Footsteps'... Tsk tsk, listen, is this a human language?" Su Han put his arms around his chest, with a look of disbelief.

"Maybe this is the teacher's self-confidence?"

Regarding Shen Xin's speech, Lu Ning had nothing to say.

She thinks that "Girl Through Time" is not bad, but compared with "DN", there is still a big gap, let alone compared with "; DUNK".

"No. I can't swallow this breath. Make sure to let him know that he is prejudiced."

"How to let him know?"

"A work." Su Han's eyes widened, "This time, I'm serious."

Lu Ning grinned, if it was really useful, there wouldn't be only one "; DUNK" that broke through three million copies.