Chapter 763: Illustration

Sure enough, it was a small calculation.

Yu Chen muttered in his heart, but said in his mouth, "So?"

"Illustrators..."Comic Future" is the most famous comic magazine in China, there will always be one or two cartoonists with better drawing skills?" Kong Xian laughed.

"What level do you want?" Yu Chen asked.

"Of course, the higher the quality, the better...By the way, the best cartoonist in China is Teacher Shen, so, can I ask Teacher Shen for help?" Kong Xian narrowed her eyes, "If you use Teacher Shen's paintings, no matter who the artist is Anyone should be able to praise it? I saw the character design he made for "God Arrived", it is very gorgeous, and the details are also very fine."

Light novels, especially light novels published in single volumes, really rely on the quality of illustrations, otherwise, there would be no such thing as "buy illustrations and get toilet paper".

Yu Chen rolled his eyes, thought for a while, and finally said a word, "Let's just talk about this kind of joke."

Shen Xin is serializing "Y's" and "DN" at the same time, how can she have time to take care of these things? Moreover, strictly speaking, Shen Xin is not entirely the author of "Comic Future".

"I'm serious." Kong Xian said.

Yu Chen opened his mouth slightly, and then smiled wryly: "Sister Kong, you really dare to say it. Let's not talk about whether Teacher Shen's time is allowed, but just talk about the price. Domestic black and white illustrations should range from hundreds to thousands. The price is a bit higher, for first-line illustrators who are well-known in China, it should be 20,000-50,000 for a leaflet. If this illustrator is also well-known in the 11th district, it should be 50,000-80,000. The first-line in the 11th district For illustrators, it should be more than 100,000.

"Mr. Shen is in District 11, and his reputation can surpass that of some top-tier cartoonists. Moreover, he is also... no, very famous in Omi. Moreover, Mr. Shen's drawing skills are already very good. Please, Mr. Shen, a single page Color paintings start at a minimum of two to three hundred thousand... As for the black and white pages, Mr. Shen probably won't consider it. Besides... Forget it, I don't think anyone in China can afford it."

"It won't be so expensive, right? I heard from the gossip that there are about tens of thousands of characters in "God Falls", right? We don't want so many, one or two coloring pages are enough." Kong Xian said in surprise .

Yu Chen sneered, "Sister Kong, how many years ago did Mr. Shen draw the character design of "Shen Jiang"? I remember that "Steel Refined" was serialized not long ago, right? What is the achievement of "Steel Refined" now? ? What is the achievement of "DN"? To put it bluntly, if you are willing to spend money, others may not be willing to draw?"

Kong Xian turned to look at Shang Haozhi.

"Huh? Almost.

Ji Yinxuan and Teacher Shen are sisters and brothers, and Teacher Shen probably wouldn't be willing to ask for a price. Manga artists of this level, especially those who are still serializing, will not accept illustrations for light novels. If you are free, there may be a chance... By the way, if your author can produce amazing works, there may be a little chance. "Shang Haozhi explained.

"What is the chance of a little...?" Kong Xian asked again.

"Uh... 10%... 5%?" Shang Haozhi said nonsense.

If it's right, Shen Xin might make a decision right away, but if she doesn't like it, she has no chance at all.

However, from "Soul of Chess", "Steel Refining", to "DN", Shen Xin's vision should not be low all the way through these works, and there are probably very few works that can make his eyes shine.

"The probability is too low." Kong Xian shook her head.

However, thinking about it carefully, she also felt that her thoughts were a bit wishful thinking.

Except for the amazing light novels, the possibility of getting Shen Xin to draw illustrations is indeed too low.

"Let's use the illustrators you usually use? If there are real masterpieces, I'll ask Mr. Luo Zheng for you." Yu Chen persuaded.

Luo Zheng's manga still has two or three chapters to finish, and the manuscript has also been handed in, so there should be free time.

As for Shen Xin, to be honest, it's really impossible.

"However, I personally suggest that if you really want to recruit a few newcomers and are willing to spend money, you should find a good illustrator. If Mr. Luo Zheng serializes comics, he doesn't have time to draw illustrations for light novels."

"That's what I said, but gimmicks are also necessary."

Luo Zheng can also be regarded as the signature of "Comic Future", and his drawing skills are also good. If Luo Zheng draws two illustrations, it will be a great addition to the light novel.

Of course, compared with Shen Xin, there must be a gap. After all, "God's Arrival" is set in District 11 and has a good reputation, which can be seen on the Internet and Twitter.

"President Yu, I'm sorry, I'm really ashamed today." Kong Xian sighed.

Yu Chen waved his hand and thought, where have you been? Thinking back to the time when Director Bao went to seek Shen Xin, he was rejected all the same?

"Speaking of which, you didn't call me here for this, right?" Yu Chen glanced at the other three.

"This is one of them. In fact, it's mainly on the app. So far, the features of our app have come out." Shang Haozhi glanced at Zeng Yue.

Zeng Yue took out a file folder, took out two sheets of paper, handed one page to Yu Chen and the other to Kong Xian.

"The current situation is like this. The main income of the app now is in light novels and comics, but due to the existence of "Comic Future", it is impossible for us to serialize the latest and best comics on the app. The development is not very favorable. Moreover, if the app serializes popular comics, it will also have a certain impact on the magazine. Therefore, our temporary idea is to cooperate with "Qichuang Library" to serialize some comics. We can learn from some good artists, but If cartoonists who are not very good at making stories find some authors, the cost should be able to come down."

"No problem." Yu Chen immediately agreed.

If the app serializes the latest single volume, it will greatly reduce the income of the magazine. It is better to try it separately first, and the cartoonist is also a resource, so as to prevent the cartoonist from being lost to other platforms.

"If the manga has good grades, a booklet may be published, and I ask for your help then." Zeng Yue continued.

Yu Chen was taken aback for a moment. The fact that the manga can be released in a single volume means that it is possible to contact the animation company, and it is more likely that he will come forward at that time.

After pondering for a while, Yu Chen also nodded and agreed.

Making animations not only benefits from manga, but also the single volume of light novels. This should be a win-win.

"One more thing, now I have selected a group of online light novelists, and I am preparing to focus on training them." Kong Xian took the words.

"How to cultivate? Publish a booklet?" Yu Chen asked curiously.

"Not so fast. Even if it is published, the light novels that are serialized on the Internet will have to go through a large number of deletions. It is estimated that about one third will be deleted? Physical books also have costs. In addition, we will send editors one by one At the same time, let them serialize short stories and light novels on "Qichuang Library", so as to hone their writing skills and cultivate their popularity." Kong Xian is very confident.

Yu Chen gave a "tsk", glanced at the paper in his hand, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Over the past year, not only has the performance of "Comic Future" improved steadily, but the app has also turned from loss to profit, with a huge increase in revenue. Next, Zeng Yue will be able to flex his muscles even more.

"Comic Future" is currently doing well, but how long can it last for 4 million copies sold in a single week?

"By the way, Mr. Shang, we are short of new writers..." Yu Chen couldn't help complaining.

"Hurry up and find it? Newcomers who contributed articles, newcomers and veterans from other magazines in the company, as long as they are suitable, they can all be signed. Also, pay attention to other platforms and newcomers emerging from the comic festival."

"Um?"

Yu Chen understood the first half of the sentence, but what does the second half mean?

"Huh, what? Poaching people? As long as you have strength, liquidated damages are nothing at all." Shang Haozhi patiently explained, "How do you think Mr. Shen got here? Of course he was poached."