Chapter 219 Analysis

At dinner, Shen Xin and Wang Wenhong didn't talk about work matters, but because they already knew about the re-release of "Soul of Chess", everyone felt more relaxed.

Wang Wenhong didn't say too much at the dinner table, but he knew that the first volume of "Soul of Chess" was just a small opening. He predicted that in the next week or two, the single-day sales of "Soul of Chess" would not drop too much. Great improvement, but the popularity lasts longer than ordinary comics.

After eating, the assistant continued to draw the manuscript on the first floor, and Shen Xin and Wang Wenhong also sat down on the sofa on the second floor.

"To be honest, in the first two days after the release, I really thought I was going to die." Wang Wenhong smiled wryly.

"It's bad, isn't it?" Shen Xin asked Wang Wenhong before, but Wang Wenhong never answered, and just asked him to ask Shang Haozhi.

He felt troublesome, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"Can you guess?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"I'm not a fool. You are my editor, so you don't know the sales volume?" Shen Xin looked at Wang Wenhong angrily.

Wang Wenhong laughed dryly, Shen Xin was right, if he didn't even know the sales volume of "Soul of Chess", then his role as editor was just a display.

"On the first release day, the sales volume of "Soul of Chess" was only 30,000 copies, and you also drew a very popular comic. You should know better than me what this sales volume means for the first edition of 300,000 copies?" Wang Wenhong asked road.

Shen Xin nodded, only 30,000 copies were sold on the first day of release, and a maximum of 100,000 copies were sold in a week. For "Soul of Chess", it is indeed a rather poor result.

"But why, is there a reprint today?" Shen Xin asked puzzled.

Wang Wenhong pushed the middle frame of the glasses, "Do you know what I have been busy with for the past two weeks?"

Shen Xin shook her head, how could he know these things?

"Actually, there's nothing special about it. I just recommended "Soul of Chess" to Hongchuan's Go Dojo and the chess club. Yes, "Soul of Chess" is not as popular as "Slam Dunk", but I don't think it is "Soul of Chess". "The quality of "Slam Dunk" is worse than that of "Slam Dunk", but Go is not as popular as basketball.

"Actually, the most fundamental reason for the recent decline in the ranking of "Soul of Chess" is that Zhen Duo's 9th dan lost to the lieutenant general of Han. Most readers of "Soul of Chess" don't understand Go. If it was before, they might not care about Zhen Duo's 9th dan Whether they will lose or not, but after the publication of "Soul of Chess", it is different. Some readers have begun to accept Go, and even plan to go to the Dojo or Go classroom to learn.

"At this moment, they saw that the number one Chinese Go player had lost to the deputy general of the Han Kingdom, and they were disappointed in Go again. They were tired of the house, and "Soul of Chess" was also implicated. The students in the dojo, especially want to People who apply for amateur interest classes are also in hesitation."

Shen Xin scratched her head, she didn't expect such a relationship between them.

"However, those who aspire to become professional chess players have not been affected, and those amateur players who often go to chess clubs to play chess have relatively little influence. This is like the audience of the national football team. Many fans expressed their disappointment in watching the national football game. , There are many who don’t play football very much. And fans who really play football, even if the national football team loses some unimaginable games, they will still play football in their free time. Therefore, I plan to let these fans become readers of "Soul of Chess".

"However, if these people have time to read comics, they would rather play a game of chess again. Therefore, only when there is no space in the chess club, they will take time to look at "Soul of Chess", and then put "Soul of Chess" down when there is space. When he left the chess club, he might think of the content of "Soul of Chess" again, so he would buy a copy casually.

In addition, there is another situation that you have already drawn in "Soul of Chess". "

After Wang Wenhong talked so much, his mouth was a little dry, so he drank a cup of coffee.

"Have it?"

Shen Xin was a little puzzled, and was about to recall the content of "The Soul of Chess", when Xi Muhan immediately said, "Child."

"That's right. Children who can play Go. For "Soul of Chess", they are the real readers. The characters in "Soul of Chess" are about the same age as them, and they can also understand Go, and they may even have a feeling of empathy. Feel."

Shen Xin raised her eyebrows.

Because Zhen Duo lost the game at nine dans, some readers who were just interested in Go immediately changed their attitudes, and Wang Wenhong also went to chess clubs and dojos to promote some Go lovers, it is hard to say that "Soul of Chess" is a loss still earn.

"However, getting Go fans to buy "Soul of Chess" is not something that can be done in one day, so the sales volume of the booklet only started to increase on the third day after the release of "Soul of Chess". Peak? I guess readers who give up "Soul of Chess" will come back in the future. In the end, a certain balance will be reached."

"Why?" Xi Muhan asked puzzled.

"Sister Xiaohan, if a magazine only has one high-quality comic, like "new world" and "y\'s", once some readers give up "y\'s", they probably won't buy it again. After "new world", they will drift away from "y\'s".

""Comic future" is different, some readers like "Dragon King", some readers want "Hunting Abyss", some readers like "Crime Punishment"... as long as they like one of the comics, they will buy it "comic future". At that time, readers will also read "Soul of Chess".

"Do you think the decline in the vote rate of "Soul of the Game" is because the readers haven't read the "Soul of the Game"? No, they don't want to vote for the "Soul of the Game". The plot is sped up, but I know that Teacher Shen has his own plan, and I don't want to disrupt Teacher Shen's rhythm. Moreover, I believe that slow-paced comics often have great stamina."

Whether a magazine is strong or not depends on how many top works it publishes. Not only because of the competition among these works can improve the quality of the magazine, but at the same time, these works also form a big net to protect each other. Even if a manga's popularity declines due to some factors, it can still be reversed with one or two chances.

As with comics, so with novels.

Shen Xin knew this truth, but after Wang Wenhong explained it, it became clearer.

"Brother Wang, thank you so much this time." Shen Xin smiled.

"Hearing you call 'Brother Wang' is much more difficult than hearing you call 'Sister Yan'." Wang Wenhong also smiled, "However, our relationship was really not very good at that time, and I knew it. "

"Yeah, when you poached my assistant, I wanted to rub you on the ground." Shen Xin said.

"That... the idea is really bad, but it's not my idea. I'm just an accomplice at best. If you want me to poach people, I can do it too."

"Come on, I won't do such shameless things." Shen Xin stood up from her seat and stretched out her right hand, "Brother Xin, from now on, I still have to rely on you."

Wang Wenhong smiled without saying a word, stood up, pushed the middle frame of his glasses, and held hands with Shen Xin.