Chapter 992 Questions and Answers

Shen Xin was surprised by Shi Ping's words.

Do you want to make a set of cartoonist textbooks in China? And I chose "Steel Refining"...

He must seriously think about it.

The "Cartoonists Association" picked "Steel Refining", and it really has a vision.

The plot of "Steel Refining" does not have many forks. From the beginning to the end, there is only one main line, and the power system is also very complete. From the beginning to the end, the original setting has never been broken. Comics have a certain connotation, discussing the meaning of life and death, discussing "one is all", discussing humanity and anti-war, and deepening the story. On the contrary, "Smelting Steel" grasps these just right, It does not make the reader feel difficult and obscure.

The more critical point is the characterization of "Smelting Steel".

There is not a single superfluous character throughout the story, most of the characters are very vivid, not to mention the creation of the protagonist team and the 7 artificial humans, even some small characters are also memorable.

As for the storyboard and composition, the standard is also very high.

Such a work is simply the perfect comic teaching material.

The "Cartoonists Association" put forward such a request, and Shen Xin almost didn't need to think about it before agreeing.

From his own point of view, in the circle of Huaxia comics, he is indeed very famous, but this popularity will always go down, but the works are compiled into textbooks and learned by some comics, and the fame of "Steel Refining" will come again. Another level, at least a little longer.

In addition, if someone really learns some skills through "Steel Refining", or helps his future career, then he has done a good deed by traveling here, not for himself, but for the sake of the world. Huaxia comics.

"I have no problem, but the copyright of the comic "Steel Refining" is in the hands of "ComicFuture." Shen Xin explained.

"The authorization fee for "Steel Refining" is too high..." Shi Ping looked embarrassed.

After all, "Steel Refining" boosted the sales of "ComicFuture" with 40 pages per week when "ComicFuture" was at its most dangerous. This kind of miracle has only happened once in "ComicFuture", and Shen Xin has only done it once.

Therefore, "ComicFuture" is also extremely cautious in authorizing "Steel Refining".

What's more, for a phenomenon-level work like "Smelting Steel", it is normal for the cost to be high.

"In that case..." Shen Xin rubbed her chin, "I can be a middleman, but there are conditions. I want to read your proposal and the overall plan."

"Can."

Since he wants to get the authorization of "Steel Refining", Shi Ping knows that he must at least submit a proposal, which is fair.

"Well, please contact Wang Wenhong in the future, he will be in charge of this matter." Shen Xin asked Wu Xiaoli who was talking with Xi Muhan and Lu Ning at the side for paper and pen, and wrote Wang Wenhong's phone number on it.

Wang Wenhong handles this kind of thing more easily, but he is just a cartoonist.

Since Luo Zheng heard Zuo Yuan's narration, he also wanted to have a long chat with Shen Xin.

As soon as Bao Jiyi's speech was over, he looked for Shen Xin everywhere. When he found it, he saw Shen Xin talking to an old man. He waited for more than ten minutes before the old man left.

He came over immediately, for fear of being preempted by others.

In the end, Shen Xin only took two mouthfuls of fried noodles, and saw Luo Zheng approaching again, and smiled wryly in her heart, it seems that it is basically impossible to have an Ansheng meal tonight.

Before coming, he had expected this possibility, and the reality was exactly the same as the speculation.

However, he really didn't expect that Luo Zheng would come to him. In his impression, the number of times the two of them spoke was really very few.

"Mr. Luo, hello."

"Hello." Luo Zheng looked puzzled, thinking of the situation of "Idol Age", gritted his teeth, looked at Shen Xin, "Mr. Shen, you must tell me, what are the shortcomings of "Idol Age"?"

"Ah?" Shen Xin's eyelids twitched twice, black lines all over her head.

He didn't know whether Luo Zheng wanted to hear the truth or lies.

"Mr. Luo,

what do you mean? "

"Now "Idol Age" has been declining, so there must be flaws, right?"

"You should discuss this with Xu Jie, right?"

I'm not the editor.

Shen Xin muttered in her heart.

"He is a member of the magazine. Many times, the interests of cartoonists and editors are not the same." Luo Zheng said.

The interests of cartoonists are not consistent... Everyone is a competitor, so there must be jealousy.

Shen Xin thought to himself, and said, "The editor is the bridge between the magazine and the cartoonists, and the magazine wants to make money from comics. On many levels, the interests of the cartoonists and editors are the same."

"That's not what I mean. I mean that the gap between "Idol Age" and other comics—not just ""—is gradually widening, and it's hard to get back up. I want to switch to other themes, but the results are not good..." Luo Zheng sighed He took a deep breath, with a sad face on his face, "I... don't know what to do with myself."

Shen Xin immediately understood.

He knew very early on that after a cartoonist finished a hit, the new serial work might hit the streets.

Of course, Pujie has different standards for different people.

Taking online articles as an example, if an author has a thousand subscriptions for his last book, then his next book will be two thousand, which can be said to be a big step forward. Even if the next book is ordered for 3,000 yuan, he will think that the novel is out of the market.

Luo Zheng is in the latter situation, and as time goes by, if no adjustments are made, the situation will become more and more difficult.

"end."

"The magazine disagrees, saying that my next work may not be able to surpass this step. Moreover, I have no confidence that the results of the next manga will be better." Luo Zheng struggled.

"No one can be sure about the market." Shen Xin shook her head, "Including the magazine."

Hearing this, Luo Zheng's hopes were suddenly wiped out. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Shen Xin asked again: "Other people can't change the fate of the work, only you."

"But... how should I change it?" This was what Luo Zheng was most concerned about.

"To put it simply, you have two problems. First, the magazine won't let you stop updating because you don't know the quality of the next work. Then, if you let the magazine know the level of the new work, this problem should be solved."

"How to do it?"

"Anonymous submission. If it is unanimously approved by the editorial department, then the possibility of serializing the new book will be very high. While serializing "Idol Age", draw another high-quality short comic and submit it under the name of a newcomer ... This period of time will be difficult." Shen Xin explained.

This kind of operation is not uncommon in online articles. To paraphrase the words of industry insiders, "the author of the great master doesn't have a few vests."

But it is extremely rare in comics, because "it is very difficult to draw another work while serializing". It will be very exhausting in terms of energy and physical strength, and even lead to a decline in the quality of the two works-if online authors double-open, the novels will be affected, let alone the comics.