Chapter 486 "Soul of Chess" And "Steel Refining"

For this year's annual meeting, the magazine did not make any big arrangements. It just invited everyone to have a meal and talk about this year's plan and expectations for the future.

Among these plans, the production of the full version of "Soul of Chess" was the first to be mentioned.

Before the enthusiasm for the single edition of "Soul of Chess" has completely subsided, "ic future" can't wait to release the full version. This kind of situation is very rare, but the magazine also has its own small plan.

After Wang Yunze left, the magazine has been short of an author who can take the lead alone.

As the largest publication of Huaxia comics, it is not allowed to have such an author.

Among the many authors in the agency, Shen Xin is undoubtedly the closest.

Many people in the industry are joking in private. Compared with Wang Yunze, Shen Xin's drawing skills are superior, and the quality of comics is better than "The Legend of the Dragon King". The only thing that is lacking is the background.

It's a vicious circle.

Many readers know that the quality of long-form comics, especially those that go up thirty or forty volumes, is difficult to compare with the quality of the previous and mid-term stories, but a top domestic cartoonist does not have such a large-scale comic book The venue is really not good, no one in the industry will recognize the strength of its top cartoonists. At the same time, readers can better remember cartoonists who draw super long serials.

What Shen Xin lacked was a comic that had been serialized for more than ten years.

The idea of ​​"ic future" is also very simple. Even if there are no comics of this length, the magazine must introduce a top-notch cartoonist.

On January 15, the full version of "Soul of Chess" was officially released.

Before the release, neither Shen Xin nor Wang Wenhong had idle time at work.

The price of the full version of the booklet is much higher than that of the normal version, so the new version of the manga must be full of sincerity.

Shen Xin has to design the poster, redraw the cover, and have the magazine make it into a consistent style.

For example, the complete version of "Slam Dunk" is all white, and the complete version of "Dragon Ball" is uniformly red.

In addition, considering the production cost of the stand-alone version, all the inside pages are black and white comics, while the full version must include the serialized front color pages, in-volume color pages, and even the magazine cover and title page.

Although the magazine released the full version,

Its original intention is to make money, but the magazine should not be too ugly, at least to make readers feel that it is worth the money.

For this reason, Wang Wenhong had to travel between the design room and Shen Xin's studio. In addition, he had to go to the sales department to check the reservation data in real time.

Due to the relatively high price, generally speaking, the sales volume of single volumes is not too high, and the minimum sales volume given by the magazine is 200,000 volumes per volume.

The full version of the single book is not released 20 volumes at a time, but is sold one by one - if 20 volumes are released in one go, the price will go up to 1,000 yuan. For most readers, this money is not easy. buy, sell

The first book will be released on the 15th, and the second book will be released after "The Big Dipper Cup" is released.

It is expected that one copy will be released every month in the future, but how to operate it depends on the decision of the magazine.

The pre-sale of the full version of the first volume of "Soul of Chess" is not bad. Before it is released, nearly 10,000 people have pre-ordered it.

On the day of the release, the large bookstores were very popular. According to statistics from the sales department, 30,000 copies were sold in a single day. There were many posts on Manjia.com's forum, and the photos of the first volume of the complete version of "Soul of Chess" were released.

In addition to the color pages consistent with the magazine, there are also exquisite posters and funny small four-panel comics, and the cover is exquisite hard paper and soft cover.

Even though the price of a single copy has reached 60+, many people still think it is worth it, which once again confirms the original success of "Soul of Chess". However, because of its high selling price, it also affected the sales volume, and sold about 120,000 copies in the first week.

Considering that the movie "Soul of Chess" will be released in the future, the sales of comics should increase by then, which makes the magazine still have confidence in "Soul of Chess".

In addition to the increase in sales of the single volume of "Soul of Chess", "Steel Refining" is still hot.

There are also readers, and even some cartoonists are wondering why "Smelting Steel" has clearly ended its climax, but its popularity and popularity have never diminished. Even Xiaoshu has stabilized other comics.

"It must have been enhanced by the "Soul of Chess" comics!"

"In less than a week, "Soul of Chess" will be released, which will lead to Teacher Shen Zheng's new work."

"However, the recent plot of "Smelting Steel" is really good."

"What's so good about it? The last few episodes are limp, completely lacking the enthusiasm of the previous episodes, and the pace is so slow and procrastinating."

Seeing this message, someone immediately opened a separate post and x-on: the netizen who said this sentence.

"Have you really understood the last few words? The two words of 'Western Sage' have dug so many holes, aren't they attractive enough? There are also these two words of 'The Arrogant Palm of Tiny Humans', which are also interesting. Not only It revealed the process of Rose's rescue, and also pointed out the reason for the death of Wen Li's parents-the Rockbell couple, who were doctors, seemed to rescue the Ishwar people, but they were killed by the Ishwar people.

"According to the reminder, the murderer has a tattoo on his right arm. It is not difficult to guess that the murderer who killed Wen Li's parents was Scar. Finally, after Edward returned home, he saw Hoinheim who had been away from home for many years. The relationship between father and son Dialogue and communication are also full of highlights. There is no sign of procrastination in such a work. After the battle between Roy and the artificial man, Mr. Shen immediately led to another line of Edward, and dug so many holes.

"In the same story, Edward, who was still in Xerxes in the first half, returned to his hometown at the end. The process in the middle was not elaborated at all, and it went directly to the next point - the encounter between Edward and his father. Such The pace is not fast? The plot is still procrastinating? Are you staring at the book?"

After this post was posted, people responded quickly, both those who supported him and those who opposed him.

Laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the doorway.

The cartoonists who are really first-line or have first-line strength know how much choice they have to make when drawing the plot of these few episodes.

Duan Ping watched the last four episodes of "Steel Refining" over and over again, and sighed helplessly. This time, he was convinced that he lost. It's not that he couldn't do the plot arrangement, but he didn't dare to do it.

Fu Bo, who was somewhat resistant to Shen Xin, also admitted defeat.

Most of the authors, if they stand in Shen Xin's position, will definitely delay the plot of the story, because it is rare to have such a big hit. At the same time, it is not difficult for people with a discerning eye to see that if "Steel Refined" is serialized for a long enough time, it will definitely establish Shen Xin's position among Chinese cartoonists, because it can make up for Shen Xin's lack of background.

Shen Xin doesn't seem to want to slow down the pace, but just wants to draw a good comic. As for the length of the comic, it depends entirely on the story itself.

Such a good manga is likely to end in three or four years, which is really a pity.

Fu Bo felt a little regretful, as if he had wasted such a good opportunity.

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