Chapter 631: The Angle of Looking at the Problem

After leaving Zuo Yuan's residence, Xu Jie's heart did not calm down.

He didn't tell Zuo Yuan some things.

Shen Xin's two requests spread throughout the editorial department.

These two requirements, relatively large-scale magazines, should not agree, but Shen Xin is not an ordinary cartoonist. Although she is only in her twenties, she is already a representative of domestic cartoonists.

Without "ComicFuture", Shen Xin may not have reached the current height, but without Shen Xin, "ComicFuture" may have sunk several times already.

To some extent, Shen Xin and "Steel Refining" have become synonymous with "ComicFuture".

Yishu Culture has never encountered such a strong cartoonist, and what is even more terrible is the readers of "Steel Refining", and they have a strong stickiness. Even if the D version appeared, the sales volume of the single book still reached 1.5 million in the first week book.

Maybe there is a bonus of Shen Xin saving lives and injuries. Some readers who read the D version also chose to buy the booklet after reading the news. Therefore, the final sales of "Steel Refining" made the editorial and sales departments of "ComicFuture" Take a breath.

To be honest, this conflict was beyond many people's expectations, but in private, Shen Xin's actions are understandable.

When the magazine cannot guarantee the profits of the cartoonist, the cartoonist must of course find a way to stand out from the encirclement.

If it is another author, the magazine can take it easy, at most slap in the face, and then give a jelly bean. But Shen Xin couldn't do it, even Bao Jiyi couldn't ignore his opinion.

The most urgent problem that the magazine needs to solve now is to find a replacement. The plan given by Shang Haozhi is to vigorously promote "The King of Rock and Roll" and "Restaurant in Another World" in the last two months. At the same time, he also told Jian Xiaomei , let Ye Hexu launch new works earlier.

As long as one of these three works can reach the level of "Smelting Steel", the magazine can take the initiative in this game.

is it possible?

It's really hard to say, at least Xu Jie has no idea.

At this time, "Age of the Gods" is a yardstick, whether it can surpass "Steel Forged" is put aside, can other comics surpass "Age of the Gods"?

Disaster!

With something on his mind, Xu Jie took the subway and arrived at Luo Zheng's studio. Just as he opened the door, a smell of pickled peppers hit his face.

It is the taste of pickled pepper instant noodles.

Xu Jie wrinkled his nose, swallowed his saliva, and his stomach inadvertently let out a gurgling sound.

"Ms. Luo, where are you eating noodles?" Xu Jie looked around, Luo Zheng and three assistants were wolfing down instant noodles.

"En." Xu Jie responded, sucked a piece of noodles into his mouth, looked up at Xu Jie, "Didn't I hand over the manuscript to you?"

"I know." Xu Jie coughed from choking.

"Do you want to eat?"

Xu Jie swallowed again, thought for a while, and said, "Have a bowl."

Luo Zheng handed Xu Jie a cup of instant noodles, pointed to the kettle and said, "Pour the water yourself."

Xu Jie put the instant noodles on the table and pulled up a chair, "I'll talk about the noodles later... The magazine is going to publish a comic."

"Then push it, what does it have to do with me?" Luo Zheng picked up the instant noodle cup and took a sip of the noodle soup.

"Of course it's related. The comics that the magazine is going to push are "The King of Rock and Roll" and "The Restaurant in Another World."

Luo Zheng stopped and looked at Xu Jie with bright eyes, "Forcibly pushing? How much?"

"It's huge! Use all the resources that can be used." Xu Jie asked.

"Because "Steel Refining" was suspended?" Luo Zheng asked rhetorically.

"Well, the suspension of "Smelting Steel" and the end of "Hunting Abyss" have caused the quality of "ComicFuture" to decline. During this period, the magazine must find a comic that can carry the entire magazine. From the current Judging from the situation, it should be "King of Rock" and "Abyss" that have the best chance... Didn't you say that the magazine will not give you more resources than "Forged Steel"? Now is your chance.

"Xu Jie stared at Luo Zheng.

"The opportunity is here!?" Luo Zheng smiled slightly, "This is indeed an opportunity, but you have to tell me how many weeks "Steel Refining" will be suspended, and I will arrange the plot."

Only one step away from last time, "King of Rock and Roll" will become the most popular comic in "ComicFuture".

That's right, only one step away!

If you can grasp the last opportunity, not to mention that you can win "Steel Refining", at least you can compete with "Steel Refining" for the first place in many small books.

He thought that "The King of Rock and Roll" would be suppressed by "Forged Steel", but he didn't expect that because of the unexpected suspension of "Forged Steel", he got another chance.

He knew why Shen Xin suspended the publication, and admired Shen Xin's actions, but one size counts for one size, such a good opportunity is in front of you, if you don't grasp it, you are a fool, aren't you?

Xu Jie knew that Luo Zheng was right, if there was a definite time frame, the plot arrangement would be more reasonable.

"8 weeks...or more."

"I see." Luo Zheng nodded slightly, "I have one condition. If the situation like last time happens again, I hope the magazine can support me."

Xu Jie was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood that the "last time" that Luo Zheng said meant "the accusation made against him by the music column group".

"Don't worry, this time is different from last time... The magazine will definitely praise you." Xu Jie said in a deep voice.

"Then there's no problem." Luo Zheng held a piece of instant noodles in his mouth, sucked it into his mouth with a "ziliu".

At the same time, Jian Xiaomei also told Ye Hexu what Shang Haozhi meant, hoping that he would quickly draw a new comic.

"Is there an accident?" Ye Hexu looked up at Jian Xiaomei.

"Huh?" Jian Xiaomei was slightly taken aback, and looked at Ye Hexu in surprise, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Mr. Shen's injury is not serious in the first place. For him, the two-month hiatus is enough for him to recover. Before, my monk made an agreement that after the end of "Hunting Abyss", I will add a short comic , the next one is the serialization of "Steel Refining"... Mr. Shang is so anxious, it can only show that "Steel Refining" cannot be serialized as scheduled, and the absence is not short. The magazine did not issue a relevant announcement, probably because they do not want others I know... so, I guess a little..."

Ye Hexu's voice stopped abruptly.

"What?"

"Mr. Shen has a conflict with the magazine... I heard that Mr. Shen went to the magazine two days ago, right?" Ye Hexu asked back.

Cold sweat broke out on Jian Xiaomei's forehead, Ye Hexu's mind was spinning too fast, right?

"Why did they argue?" Ye Hexu asked.

"I'm not so sure either."

The magazine obviously wanted to suppress this matter, and Jian Xiaomei couldn't say too much.

"In this case... you tell Mr. Shang, after "The Hunting Abyss" is finished, I'm going to travel to find creative inspiration."

"Eh? Travel? When will you come back?" Jian Xiaomei was startled.

"I don't know, look at the results of the negotiation between the magazine and Mr. Shen." Ye Hexu shook his head.

"You just give up such a good opportunity?" Jian Xiaomei asked in surprise.

"Jian Xiaomei!? I'm not stupid." Ye Hexu revealed an evil smile, "The standard of "Steel Refining" is far higher than other domestic comics, and it is a kingly manga. From this point of view, there is no one in China that can match it. Not to mention "ComicFuture"; secondly, don't you think that if you think about it for two months, you can create a comic comparable to "Smelting Steel"? Impossible. If it can be done so easily, other cartoonists Already created it."

Ye Hexu chuckled and said no more.

Shen Xin's importance to "ComicFuture" surpassed that of Wang Yunze before, even if some excessive demands were made, the magazine would satisfy them. The stalemate between the two sides showed that Shen Xin touched the core interests of the magazine. What are those core interests, he wondered.

In this case, if he had to be a "team", he would only stand with Shen Xin, because they are both authors and may have the same interests.

Of course, he couldn't say these words to Jian Xiaomei.

"Teacher Shen may face the situation of Teacher Wang..."

"No. Don't forget, when the magazine was embarrassing Mr. Wang, it didn't have such a large-scale D-version." Ye Hexu shook his head, "Manga Paradise sent a bunch of useless tweets, but there is one thing that is right. .D version can indeed let more people understand a work.”

Jian Xiao's eyebrows twitched twice, Ye Hexu's perspective on things was different from others. 8) For more exciting novels, welcome to visit our Reading Academy