Chapter 74 Between Advance and Retreat

Just as Yan Fei knocked on the door of Shen Xin's office, Wang Wenhong also ran into the elevator in one breath.

After the elevator door closed, he squatted down weakly on the ground, wiped the sweat off his cheeks, and took a few breaths.

Ever since Chen Zijiao agreed to compete with Shen Xin, he found that things were becoming more and more out of control.

Knocking on the door of Chen Zijiao's studio, the sweaty Wang Wenhong looked at the confused Ruan Ying.

"Wang Bian..."

"Is Teacher Chen there?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"In his own studio." Ruan Ying said.

Wang Wenhong nodded slightly, and hurriedly pushed Chen Zijiao's studio away without caring about other things.

"What's wrong?" Chen Zijiao turned around when he heard someone open the door, and saw Wang Wenhong, who was sweating profusely, with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Something went wrong... Su Han just posted on Weibo that "Crime and Punishment" will be released on January 12." Wang Wenhong said.

"Eh?" Chen Zijiao blinked, then slammed the table, "Isn't "Shaky" going to be released on the 10th? Su Han is messing with me?"

"Probably not. The release dates of large magazines are all set in advance. In December, "Comic Future" just released the new work of "The Legend of the Dragon King". "Can only be picked in January. "Comic Future" can't make its own signature comics fight each other."

Wang Wenhong was in a bad mood. He only paid attention to "New World" and "Y's", but forgot to consider other magazines.

What a failure.

"What should we do now?" Chen Zijiao asked anxiously, "We can't meet with "Punishment" right?"

"That's what I'm most worried about." Wang Wenhong sighed.

Regardless of the sales volume of "Comic Future", or the number of readers and popularity of "Punishment", "Shaky" cannot be compared with it.

Although the original work is Su Han, there is no doubt that "Sin and Punishment" is Su Han's "son", and the quality is not inferior to her famous work "Book of Seven Sins", while "Shaky" is more like an "illegitimate child" ", not only are there loopholes, but they don't care much.

"Now... all we can do is avoid "Crime and Punishment"." Wang Wenhong said seriously.

"How to avoid it?" Chen Zijiao was like a headless chicken, his mind was a little messed up.

"The release date of "Crime Punishment" is in the middle of the month. If it is released according to the original date, sales will definitely be affected. To stagger "Crime Punishment" can only make the release date of "Shaky" be pushed forward or backward. The premise of the release date is, It will shorten the publicity cycle of the single book and affect the sales of the single book. If the release date is delayed, it may overlap with the release date of "Y's", and our advantages will no longer exist. You must think about the pros and cons .” Wang Wenhong put all the causes and consequences of the whole incident on the table.

"Which... do you think is better?" Chen Zijiao asked back.

Wang Wenhong looked at Chen Zijiao, feeling a little resentful that iron could not be made into steel.

Why are you so decisive when you want to make dirty tricks?

"Then I'll reorganize the resources you can use. Yesterday, "New World" posted on Weibo that they will publish two episodes of "Y's" in the new issue. It can basically be determined that they want to publish in this Within the month, release the booklet of the second volume of "Y's". Considering the new book printing and publicity cycle, "Y's" only has a new book release period of one week at most. The content that needs to be published as a book has been completed, so our release date Selection has certain advantages.

"In addition, you can also sign books in different bookstores. Since Shen Xin has already held this event, the effect of book signings is definitely not as good as yours. It depends on your choice."

Chen Zijiao folded his hands on his chest, raised his forehead slightly, thinking about the pros and cons,

I didn't think of a suitable way for a long time. In the end, he simply broke his heart and said, "Then release it together with "Y's"."

Wang Wenhong's eyes lit up, Chen Zijiao's thoughts were the same as his.

"reason."

"The release of the booklet definitely needs publicity. If there is not enough publicity time, the sales will undoubtedly be affected. I don't want to lose because of these factors. Moreover, I just need to rush to release "Y's" two days before the first day to hold down the momentum of its first day , there should be a chance of winning." Chen Zijiao calmed down and expressed his thoughts.

"Is there any other reason?" Wang Wenhong looked at Chen Zijiao in surprise, and he did consider these two points.

"No... no more."

"In the final analysis, the most important thing about comics is still the quality of the comic itself. Before the release, set up a complete story of three or four episodes to firmly attract the readers' attention. Then, there should be readers paying attention to the new "Shaky" Booklet. Remember, the best publicity is the comic itself." Wang Wenhong said.

"But, what kind of story can attract readers?" Chen Zijiao asked urgently.

Wang Wenhong sighed, this guy... really lets himself teach everything.

"The fastest and most effective way is to use Su Han's story." Wang Wenhong replied without thinking.

"Which story?" Chen Zijiao seemed to have found the "Stone of Victory", and quickly grasped it tightly.

"Don't forget, why did "Faltering" become like this? It was because in Su Han's original novel, the death of a character was mentioned, and all the blame was directed at the male protagonist. Since then, the style of the story has completely changed."

"That's right... We added a female character at the time, and then we started to sell meat fighting style. And that part of the story is incompatible with the following story, so we didn't think much about it later. You mean, use that part of the text?"

Wang Wenhong nodded slightly, "Su Han's storytelling ability is top-notch. Although it will be more difficult without Su Han's support, if there is no way to win "Y's", "Shaky" will not need to consider the latter."

"No problem." After clarifying everything, Chen Zijiao also gained confidence, "I don't believe it anymore. With Su Han's script and my artist, I still can't win against Shen Xin. You know, "Y's" came before , was firmly suppressed by "Shaky"."

Seeing Chen Zijiao finally smiling, Wang Wenhong felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he didn't know where this uneasiness came from.

I hope... there will be a good result...

Wang Wenhong believed that he had tried his best and had a clear conscience. As for the result, it was beyond his control.

Advertisements for "Crime and Punishment" were overwhelming, and even Yunhai was not spared. The platform of the station and the subway were also covered with advertisements. The first page of Yunhai's comic forum was all topics related to "Crime and Punishment".

"Shaky" and "Y's" are also not to be outdone. In addition to announcing their respective release dates on Weibo, the billboards outside major bookstores and supermarkets, as well as on buses and taxis, also published the pictures of the two works. advertise.

The joy brought by New Year's Day has not dissipated, and the comic market in January is already full of gunpowder.