Chapter 503: Unabated Heat

Only four people knew about the bet between Shen Xin and Bao Jiyi, and Bao Jiyi also specially told the other three not to disclose this matter.

Bao Jiyi's wariness against Shen Xin was mainly about what conditions Shen Xin would raise after winning the bet.

Knowing in advance, he can deal with it, but like now, Shen Xin throws out an unknown condition, which makes him a little crazy.

However, Shang Haozhi was right. If "Smelting Steel" can be limited to 10 million copies in a certain postponed year, it will definitely touch the ceiling of domestic comics. Moreover, judging from the current point of view, the starting point for the increase in book sales is likely to be October this year, which is the day when the "Steel Refining" animation was released.

As for the mysterious unknown condition afterwards, even though Bao Jiyi didn't know about it, Shang Haozhi also reminded him that since Shen Xin didn't make it clear that he would leave, it means that the two sides still have room for maneuver. They just poach the wall.

Bao Jiyi handed over this matter to Wang Wenhong, and at the same time vowed in his heart that if Shen Xin can really do this, the website will definitely keep Shen Xin at all costs.

After Shen Xin negotiated the conditions with the magazine, his main goal was to create "Steel Refining". At the same time, he took advantage of his spare time to clarify the follow-up plot of "Steel Refining".

Speaking of Bao Jiyi's two requests, others paid more attention to the second one.

Because in the history of Huaxia comics, there has only been one comic book with an annual sales volume of over 10 million. sought after by people.

Now it's different, there are too many comic magazines alone, not to mention serialized comics, readers have more choices, which will lead to a problem-diversion.

This has led to "The Legend of the Dragon King" being serialized for 14 or 15 years, and the sales volume was the highest in the year, with only seven or eight million copies, and other comics are far behind.

Therefore, if Shen Xin can sell 10 million copies within 12 months, she can almost become a "god" with one book.

But the first condition is also difficult to deal with. If it is only Wang Yunze's new work, Shen Xin is not afraid, but he is afraid that Duoman.com will hold too many activities.

After all, as long as there are enough topics in the comics, the popularity will rise quickly, and even before it is serialized, it may generate popularity.

In the past month, under the influence of "Soul of Chess: Beidou Cup", the popularity of "Steel Refining" has remained high, and "Soul of Chess" broke into the top ten in one fell swoop with the help of the movie version, which surprised many people.

Even though it was written two years ago, it still has such a high popularity... Isn't this too exaggerated?

Not only the popularity of the two comics is good, but the sales volume of the booklets is also high. The second volume of the complete edition of "Soul of Chess", which was first printed with 200,000 copies, sold 60% to 70% in just one week after its release. The magazine had to notify The printing house will print another 50,000 copies.

After that, at the end of February, Zhenyu Technology took the opportunity to release the game pv of "Soul of Chess", which raised the popularity of "Soul of Chess" again.

"For the movie "Soul of Chess", it's okay to go to the cinema to watch it. How do you play the game?"

"I don't know. I don't know how to play Go. I guess even Zhenyu Technology can't play any tricks."

"However, looking at the screen, it seems to be an AVG (adventure game), following the process in the original book."

"Huh? Then I might as well read the comics again."

"This kind of game must have branches. Maybe there will be a relationship line..."

"Ah? Does "Soul of Chess" have a heroine?"

"Xiao Liang."

"..."

Many people are not very optimistic about the game "Soul of Chess", but some people think that since the movie is so good, the game of "Soul of Chess" should also have its own characteristics.

In a blink of an eye, it's March.

The movie "Soul of Chess: Beidou Cup" ended and began to be shown on major TV stations at the same time. Some websites that bought the copyright of the movie also put the video on the homepage of the website for recommendation.

The popularity of "Soul of Chess" continues...

During this period, Shen Xin sorted out the follow-up plots of "Steel Refining", and divided the plots into levels according to the excitement of the plots.

Throughout February, whether it is a small book or popularity, "Smelting Steel" won the first place.

Of course, on the one hand, under the influence of "Soul of Chess", some people love the house and black, and transfer their love for "Soul of Chess" to "Steel Refined", which is being serialized, but more importantly, the plot of "Steel Refined" during this period , is just as good--albeit not a fighting one.

Edward saw his father in his hometown, and the two didn't talk much.

At night, Hoinheim talked with Wen Li's grandma.

"Is the human body formed by the two children really Du Lisha?"

Edward, who was eavesdropping outside the door, knew this and was shocked.

The next day, after Hoinheim left home again, Edward dug up the tomb where he and Al's body refinement products were buried, only to find that the skeleton of a man was buried inside, not his mother's.

The heavy rain poured down, and Edward, who learned the truth, knelt on the ground and laughed out loud.

This incident made him understand the truth of "the dead cannot be brought back to life", and at the same time, it also made him sure that Al could restore his body to its original state.

In these four episodes, Yao Lin and Zhang Mei also have their own encounters.

Yao Lin announced his identity as the prince, which surprised Al and Wen Li. Zhang Mei and Xiaomei (the little panda) met Yuki (the third chapter of the original book, the owner of the mine).

The popularity of "Soul of Chess" did not overshadow the brilliance of "Smelting Steel" itself, and, in the publication of Chapter 79 "The Tomb without a Name (Part 1)", the secrets related to the "Gate of Truth" were gradually revealed.

Both readers and writers are attracted by this word.

When Edward learned that the product he refined was not his mother, he immediately called his master Izumi.

"There is a sentence that may offend the master... But, is the child that the master has completed the human body training really your son?"

After talking on the phone with Izumi, Edward also returned to Chuo City and met Al after the war.

Edward, Al, and Wen Li sat together, recalling the past, even some memories that Al and Wen Li knew, but Edward did not.

"This is the memory before the age of ten, but what about after the age of ten? You don't have a head, where are those memories and experiences stored?"

Al took the helmet and pointed to the mark drawn on it.

Edward shook his head, "That imprint just fixes your soul...I think...your body exists in a certain space, and your body and brain are also constantly working."

On the one hand is the body, on the other hand is the soul, and it is the "spirit" that unites the two.

...

Readers saw this and once again fell into heated discussions.

"The most exciting fights are over, but why is the story still so good?"

"Because it has been deciphering, there is no redundant plot. Although multiple lines go hand in hand, each line tells something related to the story."

"Did you find out that although it is a decryption, the logic of these words is very clear."

"That's right, I also found out. After Edward realized that he was not a mother, he deliberately gave it to Izumi to confirm his guess."

"Edward also asked about Al's memory, which is also to verify the guess."

Many readers found that as the story progressed, "Steel Refining" not only did not fall into dullness, but became more exciting, which made the popularity of "Steel Refining" never decrease.