Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty Sixth: The End of the Year Is Approaching

154,000 volumes in a single week is already a very difficult sales volume for a new work.

Shen Xin was very satisfied with the sales volume, but Xi Muhan pouted.

Not to mention that this figure is far behind Shen Xin's 900,000, and even compared with the first volume of "Steel Refining".

"Don't think so, the first volume of "Soul of Chess" only sold 210,000 copies in the first week." Shen Xin comforted.

"Go is too unpopular, food is not so unpopular." Xi Muhan retorted.

Shen Xin was suddenly dumbfounded.

Xi Muhan was right.

The disadvantage of "Soul of Chess" is that the threshold is too high. Although "Soul of Chess" is maintained at a high level by virtue of its outstanding plot, it must be said that most readers do not understand Go, which really makes the performance of this manga highly appreciated. big impact.

Even though gourmet food is still a minority compared to hot-blooded comics, it does not prevent readers from appreciating it-if you don’t know how to cook, don’t you know how to eat?

Those delicious dishes, drawn by Lu Ning, are really tempting. Moreover, Lu Ning is very good at dot paper, Shen Xin already knew it when he drew "Y's".

After such a long period of honing, Lu Ning's way of clicking on the Internet is better than before.

Some dishes are very delicate in themselves, embellished with gorgeous dot paper, not too drooling.

Compared with "Soul of Chess", which has a higher threshold, "Ding Shi" is accepted by readers due to its faster pace.

However, even so, it still did not exceed "Steel Refining".

"You guys are already doing very well, really." Shen Xin reiterated again, "You know, this sales volume makes many authors envious."

Xi Muhan is still depressed, but the result has come out, and she can only look forward to working harder in the next period of time.

As contract authors of "Comic Future", Xi Muhan and Lu Ning also attended the annual meeting in January.

The two girls looked very excited, but Shen Xin could see that this year's "Comic Future" had shown signs of fatigue, and the only thing that caught the eye was their own app.

As Shen Xin expected,

The "Comic Future" app focuses on high-quality products, that is to say, each serial comic will be edited, so the requirements for manuscripts are also relatively high, and it must be at the level of first-line or pseudo-first-line comics.

Some authors who are not in Hongchuan can also submit manuscripts through the Internet, and authors can also communicate with editors online. Thereby solving the problem of difficult submission.

Shen Xin is quite interested in this piece.

Whether he is willing or not, in the future, his comics will also be serialized on the website and published on the app, it is only a matter of time.

Now, because of the interests of all parties, "Comic Future" has not put the serial comics on the app. In fact, this is not helpful for the promotion of comics, but will divert readers.

Shen Xin was also a little surprised by the mode of taking the boutique route.

Yishu Culture did this to tell others that even if they submit articles on the app, there are still thresholds.

In fact, this approach also has disadvantages. For example, an author like "one" drew "Psychic 100%" and "One Punch Man", but was rejected because the style of painting was not suitable, that would be too much. The gain outweighs the loss.

Duoman.com and "Comic Future" have their own advantages and disadvantages, and Shen Xin is not an operator, so she doesn't worry much about these things.

As the most popular cartoonist in "Comic Future", Shen Xin has become the author sought after by major companies after she appeared.

Although "Steel Refined" may not have the opportunity to cooperate, it does not mean that there will be no opportunities for subsequent works. Moreover, who can be sure that Shen Xin will still stay in "Comic Future" in the future?

The relationship between Wang Yunze and "Comic Future" is so good, why don't they just leave?

Shen Xin's heart is full of helplessness, but she has to establish a good relationship with these people.

Some familiar authors, such as Ye Hexu, Shi Yan, and Shen Xin also chatted with them for a while. After such a long period of adaptation, Han Ye is no longer so shy, but if he does not talk to him, he will not take the initiative Find someone to chat with.

The feeling he gave Shen Xin was that he was an otaku.

After Luo Zheng and Shen Xin met, they simply greeted each other, then turned and left.

After all, because of the animation production, he had some opinions on "Smelting Steel", but no animation company in District 11 approached him, so even if he was depressed, he had nowhere to vent it.

The only thing that surprised Shen Xin was that Zuo Yuan did not come to the annual meeting.

Asking Yan Fei, the answer she got made Shen Xin dumbfounded.

"Ms. Zuo is a little embarrassed to see you. I think I want to thank you in person if I can publish a booklet after the serialization. Now I'm working overtime to design the name." Yan Fei smiled.

"Look at his works. I know he wants to draw good cartoons, but he also needs to look at the market. Sometimes the market trend is more important than a person's strength." Shen Xin warned.

It is not unreasonable to say that the times make heroes.

"Don't worry, I understand." Yan Fei nodded with a serious expression.

After the annual meeting, it means that the end of the year is approaching.

The atmosphere of spring gradually enveloped the whole of Hongchuan, and "Comic Future" is also planning to release the volume 16 of "Steel Refining" as a single volume before the year. Considering that during the Chinese New Year, the single volume cannot be printed, the first edition of this volume is decided to be 1.8 million copies , this volume has also become the comic with the most first editions in China this year.

All major comic bookstores have posters of "Little Bean Ding" Edward, which indicate the time when the new book will be released—one week before the new year.

Shen Xin, who is currently at work, has no leisure at all, because everyone in the studio has been very busy during the time before the year because they have to catch up with the manuscripts for the next year.

Fortunately, we live in the same building, and our aunts take care of our meals. Therefore, although we are very busy, we don't take up too much sleep time.

Xi Muhan and Lu Ning were equally nervous about their creations.

The first volume of "Ding Shi" sold 154,000 copies. In the eyes of many people, this sales volume is already very good, but Xi Muhan felt that it was not enough. So, after the annual meeting, she hugged her laptop all day long, Either typing on the keyboard, or watching documentaries or books related to food.

I want to find as much exciting content as possible.

Seeing Xi Muhan like this, Lu Ning knew what was going on in her heart, so she could only draw the sketch with a more serious attitude than usual.

However, none of the comics in front of "Ding Shi" are soft persimmons. If "Ding Shi" really breaks into the top four, either the manga will end, or animation will drive the popularity and sales of the manga.

Animation is temporarily impossible, and it will take more than a year at the earliest. As for the manga ending...

"Jian Xiaomei, there are less than 20 more episodes left, and "Hunting Abyss" is over!"

Ye Hexu leaned over his desk to paint, muttering.