Chapter 478 New Book Release

? On December 30, the ninth volume of "Steel Refining" was officially released in China.

As soon as the door of Jiman Bookstore was opened, the clerk saw that there was already a queue outside the door.

"Customers who have pre-ordered the ninth volume of "Steel Refining", please stand on the left side, take your ticket stub, go to the front desk to pay the balance, and receive the comics. Readers who have not booked, please go to the new comic area on the first floor, select buy comics."

Hundreds of readers bought a comic at a time, and it happened before, especially when "The Legend of the Dragon King" was at its peak.

However, in the recent period, especially after July, it is difficult for this kind of scene to reappear.

In the impression of the clerk, the only thing that is more lively than now is probably the last volume of "The Legend of the Dragon King".

It's just that there was a sentimental factor that time.

After all, the comics that have been with you for more than ten years are over, even if some people don't read them, they will buy them deliberately, just to commemorate their youth.

But now, the emergence of Duoman.com has somewhat affected the operation of the bookstore.

In particular, Duoman.com has added 50 new comics, and "Comic Future" has also released 50 old works online. These changes have also made readers adapt to online reading.

The hot scenes that often appeared in the past are rarely seen again now, especially like today, when so many people lined up to buy books before the door opened.

After the clerk spoke, the customers consciously stood in two teams. The first team stood on the left side. Under the guidance of the clerk, they came to the front desk, handed in the ticket stub, paid the balance, and took away the ninth volume of "Smelting Steel".

The other team went to the new book release area to buy the new book "Smelting Steel".

"This is your book." The store manager put a copy of "Smelting Steel" in the customer's hands with a smile on his face.

The customer was about to leave when he suddenly saw a magazine standing on the front desk. On the cover was a young man in a light-colored sweater, with his hands in his trouser pockets and looking ahead.

He is very young, probably in his early twenties, looks very delicate, seems to be gentle, but there is an air of arrogance about him.

"Conversation with Shen Zheng: Original artist of different characters." The customer whispered out the title of the cover of "Star Game", "Hey, store manager, is the Shen Zheng above the author of "Steel Refining"?"

"Exactly.

In December, "Star Game" deliberately conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Shen. "

"One." The customer stretched out his hand.

The corner of the store manager's mouth curled up slightly, and then he put a copy of "Star Game" into the customer's hand.

The other customers immediately pricked up their ears when they heard the conversation between the two.

Games also belong to the second dimension, although they are divided into several factions, such as animation party, comic party or game party, and there are also people who "double repair" or "three repairs", but even those who only watch anime will also be interested in some games. All heard.

Hearing that "Star Game" interviewed Shen Zheng, many people are interested in this issue of "Star Game".

Seeing this scene, the store manager showed a smug smile.

...

The popularity of "Smelting Steel" in bookstores quickly "spread" to the Internet. Some readers posted photos of themselves when they purchased online. Some comic book store customers crowded shoulder to shoulder, as if they were buying discounted items in a supermarket.

At the same time, someone also showed the cover of "Star Game" to let everyone "satisfy their hunger".

"The hottest cartoonist in China right now is Mr. Shen, right? "Star Game" conducted an exclusive interview with him, and put it in the most important column of 'character', a full five pages."

"Huh? The photo is so young? Has it been retouched?"

"How is it possible? He is only twenty-five or six years old now, younger than most cartoonists."'

"No... In my memory, most of the newcomers are probably older than Mr. Shen."

"Ms. Shen won the Newcomer Award when she was 18 or 19 years old. How does the others compare?"

"Too."

"Damn it, it doesn't matter if you're young, and you're so handsome, you suddenly feel very blocked."

"Don't worry, if you work seriously and hard for a few years, you will find that the gap between you and Teacher Shen is even bigger."

"……roll."

"Those who bought "Star Game", let me reveal a little bit, what did Mr. Shen say in this issue of the magazine?"

"I didn't say much, I just briefly mentioned the process of entering this industry, focusing on how I came into contact with "God's Fall", and then I was invited to become the character designer of "God's Fall"."

"Huh? Just a brief mention? I thought it would be very detailed?"

"This is a game magazine, not a manga magazine. Of course, the focus is on the game. However, Mr. Shen also worked hard to design the characters. There are more than 30 characters and nearly a thousand sketches."

"so much?"

"At the end of the interview, several sketches were published, each of which was very classic. But most of them were not finished drafts. To be honest, after reading those sketches, I was looking forward to it. By the way, the key point. Zhenyu Technology said, After the game "God's Fall" is released, these sketches may be made into a picture album for sale, including the original paintings submitted to the production team, which will be included. Looking forward to ing."

In just one day, the number of posts in the "Comic Future" section exceeded 300, which rarely suppressed Duoman.com. More than half of the posts were related to "Steel Refining" and Shen Zheng, and the rest were related to upcoming serials. "Hunting Abyss" related.

...

The editorial department of "Comic Future" has been in a tense atmosphere since the release of the ninth volume of "Smelting Steel".

"Smelting Steel" is the most popular comic in "Comic Future", so the sales volume of this volume is likely to be the ceiling of "Comic Future" in the near future.

Unless there is a comic that is better than "Smelting Steel", otherwise, if you want to break this figure, you still have to rely on "Smelting Steel".

Despite the tension in the editorial department, the sales volume of "Steel Refining" on the first day did not come out until noon on the 31st.

"On the first day, 150,000 volumes!"

When Shang Haozhi heard this number, the tension in his heart eased a little.

150,000 volumes in a single day. According to this trend, it should reach 700,000 volumes in the first week.

In the current comics industry, this sales volume should be among the best.

"Fortunately..." Wang Wenhong took a breath, 150,000 is a relatively safe number, at least worthy of the popularity some time ago.

The only fly in the ointment is that there is no animation for "Smelting Steel", otherwise, it is possible to exceed one million in a single week.

"Although we have temporarily slowed down, we can't take it lightly." Shang Haozhi said with a calm heart, "Did you all read the countdown posted on the homepage of Duoman.com? They must have other actions."

Mentioning this countdown, Shang Haozhi's heart was filled with disgust.

"Oh, is it the countdown to the interview with the mysterious person? The mysterious person should be Teacher Wang, right?" Zhou Xiaoming suddenly realized.

Shang Haozhi glared at Zhou Xiaoming angrily, he deliberately didn't speak so thoroughly, but Zhou Xiaoming still pierced through.

At this moment, he forgot that he was the one who started the topic.

On January 1st, the first issue of the New Year magazine was released. At the same time, Duoman.com also interviewed Wang Yunze.