Chapter 84 Winning and Losing
After Chen Zijiao learned of Qiao Yu's resignation, he felt very depressed. He didn't draw a single manuscript for a whole day, and only a few people responded to the Weibo request for purchase.
Wang Wenhong was helpless, but he was helpless.
No matter how capable he is, it is impossible to change the character of others, especially for a person like Chen Zijiao who does not control his emotions at all, he has no other way except to persuade and comfort him.
The sales of "Y's" and "Shaky" are gradually being pulled apart.
On the morning of the 31st, "Y's" had already surpassed "Shaky" by 70,000 copies, with a total sales volume of 420,000 copies. Among them, the second volume sold 160,000 copies within a week, making it into the top 10 of the domestic new book list .
Even under the influence of "Punishment", "Y's" has become another best-selling comic.
What surprised "New World" magazine even more was that although the sales volume of "Y's" in Yunhai City began to decline, its share in the domestic market showed a clear upward trend.
After the first volume of "Y's" was reprinted in 20,000 copies, the sales department notified the editorial department that it would be reprinted again, and this time the printing quantity was 50,000 copies.
After receiving this news, Shen Xin was also in a good mood.
As long as "Y's" can be accepted by domestic readers, then the sales of this comic should be relatively objective.
The original version of "I"s" of "Y's" sold 10 million copies in 15 volumes on the earth. On average, each volume sold more than 600,000 copies.
In this world, the number of Chinese manga lovers far exceeds the 11th area of the earth, and the sales of "Y's" should not be too bad.
Shen Xin also knows the disadvantages of "Y's". Its storyboarding and composition, even including the artistry, are still far behind the original work. Therefore, he is still cautious about the sales of "Y's".
He has only been working as a professional cartoonist for about half a year now, as long as he improves methodically at the current speed, he will eventually achieve the desired results.
As the deadline approached, Shen Xin's mentality became more and more stable, while Chen Zijiao became more irritable and kept throwing away comic tools.
Ruan Ying, who draws the background, is often frightened, but unable to change the status quo.
The quality of the line drafts given to her by Chen Zijiao was getting worse and worse. In order to complete the original drafts, she even had to add a lot of content by herself, which invisibly increased her workload.
"Hey, Sister Ruan, are you ready to retreat now?" Xiao Liu, who was sitting opposite, asked Ruan Ying in a low voice.
"Retreat?" Ruan Ying was slightly taken aback.
"That's right, no accidents, "Faltering" will definitely be finished within a month, and then everyone will have to look for new jobs." Xiao Liu lowered his head to draw the effect line, "Of course, with Sister Ruan's strength, find an assistant job Sure, but it’s still a bit difficult for me to find a decent job.”
"Is it easy?" Ruan Ying murmured to herself, sighed, and didn't say a word for a long time.
In the early morning of February 1st, Wang Wenhong and Yan Fei went to the sales department of the other magazine to count the sales volume of the two comics.
At 1 o'clock in the morning, the official Weibo accounts of the two magazines simultaneously posted Weibo.
"New World":
"Congratulations to Teacher Shen. As of the early morning of February 1st, the total sales of the two volumes of "Y's" reached 450,000 copies, of which the second volume sold 180,000 copies. I hope Teacher Shen will continue to work hard and get a better ranking. "
"Dreamer":
"As of the early morning of February 1st, the sales volume of "Faltering" was 360,000 copies. Congratulations to Teacher Shen, and thanks to Teacher Long for his long-term efforts."
"Congratulations! Teacher Shen!"
Four glasses containing different beverages collided with each other, making a crisp sound.
In order to wait for the final news, Gao Hang and Lu Ning,
Even Xi Muhan, who is already on winter vacation, is anxiously waiting for the official Weibo of the two magazines.
Until this moment, everyone's suppressed emotions finally vented out.
Gao Hang couldn't help but let out an angry roar, and put the glass he was holding tightly on the table heavily, with tears in his eyes.
Although he didn't say anything else, Shen Xin understood how he felt at the moment. After winning this duel, he also proved to Chen Zijiao that he was not the main reason for the decline of "Faltering".
Now, even if he stood in front of Chen Zijiao, he still had enough confidence to face Chen Zijiao with a calm heart.
Lu Ning beamed with joy, showing a rare smile.
As a member of the team, the comics she participated in drawing can achieve such results, which makes her feel excited.
Despite the heavy workload in the past month, it also gave her a deeper understanding of comics.
"Okay... don't say any more, let's serve dinner." Xi Muhan brought out the meal that he had prepared earlier from the kitchen, "By the way, will Sister Yan come over? It's already late at night, so there should be no cars." ?”
"May I ask her?" Shen Xin took out her mobile phone and dialed Yan Fei's number. After asking, she said to the others, "Sister Yan has already rushed over, and she is in the car of another editor. arrive."
"Then I'll make the soup quickly." Xi Muhan said in response, and Lu Ning hurried into the kitchen to help.
Not long after, Yan Fei came to the studio with a large bouquet of roses in one hand and a large box of cakes in the other. After seeing Shen Xin, she handed the roses over.
"Congratulations, the editor-in-chief asked me to congratulate you on behalf of the magazine. 180,000 copies were sold in a week, which is only 120,000 copies less than "Crime and Punishment". What an amazing achievement." Yan Fei smiled happily.
"Are you mocking me?" Shen Xin said with a dry smile.
"What are you talking about? This is absolutely true, okay? There are no outsiders here. To be honest, in fact, the platform's bonus to the work is still quite large. If "Y's" is published in "Comic Future" or "Manga Fly" is definitely more popular than it is now, after all, it's the platform that restricts you." Yan Fei sighed.
"Haha... It's not bad now, let's get famous first, and we'll talk about the rest later." Shen Xin didn't care.
"The Weibo posted by "Dreamer" was too insincere. It was originally agreed that the loser would end within a month, but that Weibo did not mention this matter." Gao Hang posted to "Dreamer" Weibo, brooding.
"Wang Wenhong explained this to me on the way to send me here." Yan Fei glanced at Shen Xin, "By the way, he said he would come over to congratulate you in a few days, and today he wants to comfort Chen Zijiao. Way to come."
"It doesn't matter." Shen Xin shrugged.
Wang Wenhong is absolutely inseparable from the matter of poaching two assistants. Therefore, Shen Xin didn't want to have too much contact with this person.
"Actually, the reason why "Dreamer" posted on Weibo like that was to give "Shaky" a step down and let him end it automatically. After all, Chen Zijiao has also paid a lot for "Dreamer", so it can be regarded as a favor for him?"
"What if he doesn't finish?" Gao Hang said dissatisfied.
"Everyone in the Yunhai manga circle knows about this. If he doesn't finish it, he will lose his trust. The magazine may consider this in the future." Yan Fei explained.
Shen Xin also no longer has much interest in Chen Zijiao.
The word-of-mouth recovery in recent issues of "Shaky" is actually more like a flashback. In particular, the quality of the latest episode has dropped sharply, pushing "Shaky" into a dangerous situation again.
Even if it is not over, it will be difficult to turn over again.
With the help of this incident, "Y's" was successfully brought to the attention of domestic readers. This is what makes Shen Xin happiest.
He has to think about how to gain a foothold in the next few months, competing with "Punishment" and "The Hunting Abyss".