Chapter 646 Perseverance and Refutation

Which is more important, platform or work?

This is actually a difficult question to explain. Generally speaking, the platform has a greater role in blessing the works.

A good platform can promote a good work to more readers. Therefore, when the sales volume of two magazines is too different, the role of the platform will be very important.

Shen Xin has a deep understanding of this point. When he was drawing "Y's", he clearly felt how much a good platform can add to the work.

Therefore, when Shen Xin leaves "New World", if she has the opportunity to be serialized in the best domestic magazine, she must seize the opportunity.

However, with the understanding of the comics industry, Shen Xin's relationship between the platform and comics is also changing.

If the platform has a certain degree of exposure, as long as the quality of the work is excellent, comics can still be popular.

This is not nonsense, because there are comics that have done it, and it is "Attack on Titan".

When Isayama was submitting a manuscript to "Jump", the editor of "Jump" rejected the manga on the grounds that "your style of painting is not suitable for "JUMP", and Isayama had to switch to Kodansha.

Isayama made his debut with the short story "orz" in 2008, and it was serialized in "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine" in October 2009.

"Weekly Shonen Magazine" is second only to "Jump" in sales in the 11th district, but its supplement "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine" is different.

First of all, "Bessatsu Shonen" is a monthly magazine, and its release cycle is much longer than that of a weekly magazine; secondly, "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine" was first published in September 2009, which means that "Giant" started in the second issue of this magazine Serialized.

After that, the popularity of "Giant" continued to increase, and in 2014, it ranked second in the sales volume of comic books in District 11. The first place was "Pirate", and the gap between the two comics was only 100,000 copies.

Does the platform matter? "Giant" is serialized in a newly created monthly magazine. Compared with "Jump", the magazine's sales and reputation are at a disadvantage, but the achievements of "Giant" are beyond the reach of many works serialized in "Jump" .

Does the platform matter? Although "Bessatsu Shonen Magazine" is a new magazine, the resources that can be used behind it are not comparable to second-tier magazines.

That's why Shen Xin came up with what he said just now. It's not that platforms are unimportant, but that if there is no absolute gap between several platforms, he has a chance to choose.

Furthermore, he himself has a high reputation in China, as long as the platform is not too bad, no matter which platform he is on, it is actually the same.

In particular, after the advent of the Internet age, the role of the platform has also been blurred. In addition, it is also very popular to be able to get the first or top few comics on the D version website.

Of course, "ComicFuture" also understands this, so there is a clause in the contract. During the contract period, cartoonists are not allowed to contribute articles to other magazines, in order to avoid this situation.

Wang Wenhong and Yan Fei looked at Shen Xin with their mouths slightly open, they didn't expect him to say such tough words, Shang Haozhi was also very surprised.

In this matter, he is undoubtedly on the side of the magazine, because he is the editor-in-chief of "ComicFuture", he wants to protect the interests of the magazine, but he doesn't want Shen Xin to leave "ComicFuture".

This creates a contradiction.

In all fairness, although Shen Xin's words sound uncomfortable, they are true.

Not to mention the distance, just take the recent period of time as an example, "Smelting Steel" has become popular in Europe and the United States, and has little to do with "ComicFuture", and "The King of Rock and Roll" that has been promoted has only been popular for more than a week , and was suppressed by "Steel Refining".

Although there is a certain chance, but no one expected that "Forged Steel" would become a hit in the West, and no one expected that "Forged Steel" would be popular when "The King of Rock and Roll" was promoted on "ComicFuture".

The animation happened to be broadcast to the most exciting place, and the popularity spread from abroad to China again, which made the already very popular "Steel Refining" become popular in an instant.

The fire of "Steel Refining", or Shen Xin's current achievements, has jumped out of the domestic platform. To put it more bluntly, there is no domestic platform that can support a manga that is well-known all over the world and determine the upper limit of the work. Always its quality.

The two sides are negotiating and these words cannot be uttered in this situation.

Whether it is Bao Jiyi or Shen Xin, they are trying their best to put pressure on the opponent, reduce the opponent's advantage, and use this to increase their bargaining chips, so as to take the initiative in this game.

But whether Shen Xin or Bao Jiyi, they all know that the initiative is no longer in the hands of "ComicFuture".

This can be judged from the attitude of the two people.

When Shen Xin said that there was "not much difference" between several platforms for him, Bao Jiyi's face showed a chill instantly, but he did not refute abruptly, which showed that he was also weighing Shen Xin's reaction after refuting this sentence.

However, Shen Xin's behavior is unpredictable. Sometimes she is easy to talk to, but sometimes she is difficult to deal with. If she guesses wrong, the two parties will have no chance to cooperate.

Bao Jiyi stared at Shen Xin, thinking about the gain and loss of the next sentence in his heart.

If Shen Xin stays, the magazine can regroup and overcome the difficulties; if Shen Xin leaves, "ComicFuture" will definitely reshuffle, and when it faces other magazines, "ComicFuture" will be in a very difficult situation.

But agreeing to Shen Xin's request is equivalent to making an exception, and in the future, other cartoonists will have thoughts.

Several people remained silent, their eyes fell on Bao Jiyi.

"Mr. Shen... Let's take a step back. We agree that we only need the comic copyright of your next work, but please don't serialize it on other platforms." Bao Jiyi took a deep breath and said patiently.

The competitiveness of the magazine lies in the uniqueness of the works, "I have it, you don't" can attract readers. Therefore, giving up the copyright seems to have a certain economic loss to "ComicFuture", but Yishu Culture can accept it.

Shen Xin's serialization on other platforms has a greater impact on "ComicFuture" than giving up copyright.

"Director Bao, I know what you mean. But it's impossible." Shen Xin took a deep breath, "Authors, including me, all depend on their status. The success of a work is very accidental. In case of a mistake, the next In a few years, there may be no way to slow down. Whether a work is successful or not, the impact on the magazine can be controlled, but for the author, once the work fails, the situation will become difficult. I have no way to put all the Eggs', all in one 'basket'."

"I don't think so. Of course, the three works drawn by Mr. Shen are of high quality, but if Mr. Shen loses the quality of the works due to distraction, we will be under great pressure." Bao Jiyi said meaningfully.

The pressure of only drawing one book is completely different from that of double drawing. Bao Jiyi didn't doubt Shen Xin's strength, but doubted whether she had enough physical strength and energy.

Shang Haozhi nodded again and again, Bao Jiyi's answer was soft but hard, it was a good answer, it all depended on how Shen Xin responded.

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