Chapter 501 Conditions

Bao Jiyi rubbed his temples again.

As a manager, he certainly knows the importance of core resources. Similarly, although he is the chairman of Yishu Culture, he still has restrictions when making certain decisions.

After all, Yishu Culture is not his company alone.

Shen Xin's "seven to three" distribution, in terms of income, made the magazine feel a little loss, and at the same time, the management also felt offended-if the magazine only takes "three", it is a kind of initiative. convert.

If other cartoonists follow Shen Xin's example, how will the magazine operate?

Bao Jiyi also cared about this most.

"I know your difficulties, but you still want me to bet on other people's mouths?"

Bao Jiyi made a pun.

If Shen Xin really shows a level of superiority, he can not only shut up the mouths of the management, but also shut up the mouths of other cartoonists—if you want privileges, you can, Mr. Shen is your benchmark, not to mention surpassing Mr. Shen , at least the grades cannot differ too much.

Taking a step back, if Shen Xin fails to do it, he can also persuade Shen Xin—you see, it's not that I didn't give you a chance, it's that you didn't grasp it.

In this way, he can advance or retreat, at least he can take the initiative in the confrontation with many people.

"However, it is impossible for "Steel Refining" to suppress Wang Yunze's new work throughout the entire process. Again, the two sides have different starting points. If it's just one or two chapters, it's about the same."

"Is that so... You know that Wang Yunze's new book will be serialized in the middle of the year, right?"

"Um."

"In the first chapter of Wang Yunze's new book, the difference between the two people's grades should not be too large."

"How to judge the outcome?" Shang Haozhi asked back.

"One week after the release of the new book, the online popularity of the two comics was less than 100,000."

"Well... let's talk about it first, if "Steel Refining" takes the lead, there is no limit of 100,000 heat points."

"Of course. The more "Steel Refining" takes the lead, the better. But, can "Steel Refining" take the lead?" Bao Jiyi questioned.

In the early stage of a comic, it mainly depends on the first chapter to increase its popularity. Moreover, Wang Yunze is the main cartoonist of Duoman.com, and Duoman.com will definitely launch a series of activities around Wang Yunze.

It is still difficult for "Steel Refining" to surpass the popularity of the first chapter of Wang Yunze's new book.

"Since it's a bet, it must be considered comprehensively." Shang Haozhi responded.

"Okay, that's number one."

"Huh? And the second one?"

"Of course, the first article can only show that the upper limit of "Steel Refining" is high, but the quality of a manga cannot be judged only by the upper limit."

Shang Haozhi nodded patiently, "What's the second one?"

"The second point is... from now on, there will be an extension year until the end of "Steel Refining". Forget it, it’s up to Teacher Shen to decide.”

"Huh? Extended year? Last year's annual sales reached 10 million copies of comics,

Is it still a work from more than 20 years ago? "Shang Haozhi's eyelids twitched, "And now, facing the impact of web comics, this sales volume is basically impossible. "

The so-called extension year means starting from a certain month in a year and extending it by 12 months. Therefore, there is a possibility of New Year's Eve.

The best annual sales volume of "The Legend of the Dragon King" is only seven or eight million copies.

12 months, 10 million copies...

This kind of sales volume is also the top in the 11th district... No, it is the only manga, and only 1 or 2 comics in the entire 11th district have this level.

"But it is simpler than the annual sales in a natural year. As for what to do, you can discuss it with Mr. Shen." Bao Jiyi reminded.

Ten million copies...how could it be possible?

Shang Haozhi is a bit bigheaded, and this condition is indeed a bit harsh, but no matter how much he supports Shen Xin, in this case, he still has to stand on the side of the magazine.

"Okay, I'll pass on your conditions to Mr. Shen and see how he responds."

Shen Xin should also make her own request.

If there is no accident, Shen Xin may press down to 8 million copies in one extension year. This sales volume, if "Smelting Steel" works hard, it should be able to achieve it.

The production of an app cannot be completed in three or two days, and it will take half a year at the earliest when it is launched.

The magazine created a separate department. To some extent, it freed the editorial department of "Comic Future", but in the future, there should be a competitive relationship between the two departments.

So Shang Haozhi doesn't have to worry about the app, it's mainly on Shen Xin's side.

After leaving Bao Jiyi's office, Shang Haozhi returned to the editorial department, saw Wang Wenhong working, and called him.

"Put on your coat and go out with me." Shang Haozhi said.

Wang Wenhong didn't know why, so he quickly put on his clothes and followed Shang Haozhi out.

"What's up?"

"Go to Teacher Shen." Shang Haozhi whispered.

"Ah? Looking for him? Did you really go to talk about Teacher Shen just now?" Wang Wenhong's heart tightened.

"Um."

"What result?" Wang Wenhong asked hastily.

"Isn't this still being discussed?" Shang Haozhi looked serious.

Along the way, the two of them were not talking.

Wang Wenhong could also see that Shang Haozhi was in a bad mood, indicating that there should be difficulties in the negotiation.

When the two came to Shen Xin's studio, Shang Haozhi explained the reason clearly, and Wang Wenhong immediately shook his head.

"The first one is easy to say, but the second one is too difficult! The domestic comic market has already been impacted by web comics. If we add District 11, we should be able to do it."

Shang Haozhi glanced at Wang Wenhong angrily. If the 11 districts were added, the current sales of "Steel Refining" would be close to 8 million.

"What was the domestic sales volume of "Steel Refining" last year?"

"About five million volumes." Shang Haozhi replied.

"It has to be doubled." Shen Xin crossed her arms.

"The only advantage of "Smelting Steel" is that there are still animations that have not been released. However, I think it is still too difficult to exceed 10 million copies in one postponed year." Wang Wenhong sighed.

Shen Xin frowned, thinking about the feasibility.

After three or four minutes of silence, Shen Xin finally looked up at Shang Haozhi.

"Okay. I agree, but the magazine must give me due help, otherwise, it will be difficult for "Smelting Steel" to compete with Mr. Wang's new work."

"No problem. But ten million copies..."

"That's my business. Tell Chairman Bao for me that the 'seventy-three openings' I said before will be invalid. If I do these two things, he will agree to my terms as simply as I do today."

"What's your condition?"

"Secret it first. He can also refuse. I hope that everyone will be more straightforward and don't be silly. You can also pass this sentence to him for me."

During the serialization of "Smelting Steel" on the earth, the annual sales volume was about five or six million copies.

Compared with the earth, Shen Xin also has her own advantages.

First of all, Earth's "Steel Refining" is a monthly magazine, and what he draws is a weekly magazine. The content updated every year is doubled, which means that the number of booklets sold each year is doubled; The number depends on the difference. Again, the animation has a bonus to "Smelting Steel", but now, the animation has not yet been released.

More importantly, what Bao Jiyi mentioned was not the sales volume in a natural year, but the total sales volume in the next 12 months starting from a certain month.

Shen Xin can choose 12 consecutive months with relatively high sales.

Of course, there are also disadvantages, that is, no one knows how much influence web comics have on the booklet.

Actually, Shen Xin was also gambling.

There are some signs of loosening in the comics market. He has to show incredible results in order to take the initiative.

This is also an opportunity for him.