Chapter 351 Selected Comics
.. , my manga artist strategy
"Then what?"
"Since the theme of the different world is the most popular, it means that there are more readers who like to read this type of comics, and there is a large enough readership." Shen Xin reminded, "I think this type of comics may be popular. "
"Stay hot?"
This word popped up in Yan Fei's mind immediately.
"Really not. The premise of popularity is that there is a big hit work. For example, if everyone thinks that "Soul of Go" is good, if someone immediately draws a Go manga, it can be said that this Go manga is a hype, but the other world It's the background of the story. Let's put it this way, the backgrounds of "Soul of Chess" and "Punishment" are very similar to reality, you can't say that "Slam Dunk" is just trying to catch the popularity of "Soul of Chess", right?"
Yan Fei chewed the ramen, recalling Shen Xin's words, she felt that what Shen Xin said was more reasonable.
"Well, there is another problem. There are many readers who like the theme of different worlds, and the number of comics is also large. On average, the readers of a comic are extremely limited, and they are not even comparable to niche comics. Just like "Soul of Chess" , has attracted almost all readers who like Go, because this is the top comics related to Go in Huaxia."
This is again a very real problem.
Just like in online novels, fantasy is definitely a big category. Many readers start with online novels from fantasy novels. This makes the readers of fantasy novels far exceed other types in a certain period of time. At the same time, the number of fantasy novels is almost the largest. One can imagine the difficulty for a new book to break through the tens of thousands of fantasy novels.
With so many novels, even if some of them are routines, some of them are very innovative novels. This also enriches the content of fantasy novels, and at the same time fills in the "dead spots" that fantasy novels may miss.
If a novel wants to make readers buy it, the author must show sincerity.
Everyone has eyes, and perfunctory works are easily discarded.
Using this as an analogy, the same is true for comics with alien themes.
The comics that can break out from the many different world comics are almost the signatures or pillars of major magazines.
"You're right. But bad comics can't divide readers of good comics, and you can't use the average to measure a comic genre."
Yan Fei was taken aback for a moment, but she had to agree with Shen Xin's words.
When a comic becomes popular, it must have its unique features. The market and readers' preferences cannot be deduced by experience. Except for the market itself, no one knows what the next big hit will be.
"Will Chinese readers accept it?"
"Let's try it, first draw a few chapters' names, and then try the readers' reactions." Shen Xin took a sip and ate the udon noodles.
"I think it will be difficult." Yan Fei frowned slightly, not agreeing with Shen Xin's words, "If the background is set to a different world, there will indeed be a lot of room for manipulation. Because the logic of the different world is determined by the author, But how the setting can be accepted by the readers without major logical mistakes is the most important thing. You are right, it doesn’t take much time to draw a name, but it will take time to design the background and logic of a world A lot of time. If the name fails, will you still change the settings?"
"That's why I have to prepare for a long time, including searching for information, setting the background, and striving for a draft."
Of course, Shen Xin knows the importance of setting, so even if he knows the name of the whole comic, he still has to be more careful. He has a deeper understanding of the background and setting of the whole story before he draws the name.
"Since you have a plan in your mind, I'm relieved. But the comics with different worlds as the theme are different from the comics you have drawn before, so you must be careful." Yan Fei warned.
"I know."
In fact, after leaving Tamagawa Haruka's studio, Shen Xin had already decided on the next manga to be drawn - "Fullmetal Alchemist".
The background of this comic is an overhead world, but it also involves some real knowledge, such as alchemy and alchemy. Moreover, the combination of formation formation and alchemy is also very innovative, not to mention the quality of the manga, even in the 11th district, it is a hall-level manga, it depends on whether the Chinese readers in this world can accept it.
However, if you choose "Steel Refining", there will be other problems. "Steel Refining" is a manga published in "Monthly Shonen Gangan", and the number of pages of a single episode is completely different from that of the weekly magazine. Weekly magazines have about 20 pages, while monthly magazines usually have 40 or even 50 pages, which is almost doubled. Therefore, whether he can draw so many manuscripts within a week is one of the reasons. In addition, whether the magazine can give "Steel Refining" so much space.
There is a big difference between magazine serialization and online publication. The number of pages in each issue of the magazine is fixed. If the number of pages of a manga increases, some manga will reduce the number of pages, and there will even be an extra manga that will be cut in half.
Alas, how does the magazine operate, should we sit down and negotiate after we go back?
Take one step at a time. If it doesn't work, think of another way.
After the two of them finished their meal, they returned to the hotel.
Seeing Wang Wenhong and Xi Muhan, Shen Xin briefly talked about the process of the meeting, and then said to Xi Muhan: "Make a list of good books on occultism and books related to alchemy that you have read. Go back and refer to it carefully.”
"Well, I'll find it for you later, anyway, I've read a lot of this kind of books recently." Xi Muhan wrote down Shen Xin's request.
"So the type of the next comic has been determined?" Wang Wenhong said happily.
"Well. The other world has something to do with mysticism." Shen Xin said.
"Another world?" Wang Wenhong was taken aback, this was somewhat different from what he thought, "It's also related to occultism? Can readers understand it?"
"Isn't one of the tasks of comics to simplify complicated knowledge? If we really can't satisfy the editor-in-chief, we can think of other ways. I'm quite confident about the next comic. But brother Wang, we must hurry up , go back and ask the homeowner about the house, and, hurry up and find an assistant"
"Gao Hang?"
"Let's find Gao Hang first." Shen Xin nodded.
Although it is still uncertain when it will be serialized, Shen Xin decided to let his assistant try the digital screen to see if it can speed up the work efficiency.
It may be a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but it takes a while to practice from unfamiliarity to proficiency.
"That's good, I'll contact Gao Hang later... Well, wait a minute?"
"Sister Yan, are you really not considering my invitation anymore?" Shen Xin asked Yan Fei again in a low voice.
Yesterday and today, Shen Xin realized the difference between Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong again.
Comparing the two, Wang Wenhong's handling ability is much better than Yan Fei's, and Yan Fei's understanding of works is better. In terms of language, Wang Wenhong also has a weakness - he can't speak Japanese.
Yan Fei glanced at Shen Xin, then at Wang Wenhong, shook her head and said, "No. However, if I go to "comic future", I will apply to be your editor in charge."
Wang Wenhong frowned slightly, and said bravely: "Come here, I will be afraid of you?"
Shen Xin looked at the two people who were likely to quarrel, and sighed, but never thought that he was the source of the quarrel.
Later, Ji Yinxuan and Charlotte also returned to the hotel and made a "work report" to everyone.
"We have found a very good supervisor, and the quality of the movie "Soul of Chess" can also be guaranteed. However, the details of the contract may need to be finalized again, and it will take about a day." Ji Yinxuan's face is hard to come by. A smile emerged.
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