My Cartoonist Guide

Chapter 78 Bad news and good news

“Then are we set to win?” Gao Hang said with joy.

“Not necessarily.” Shen Xin shook his head, “If the next story is interesting, these loopholes are not important.”

The duel between 　　 and Chen Zijiao will last for several weeks before the outcome will be determined. A cartoon will not change the situation.

Shen Xin has acted for two consecutive weeks, at least seizing the opportunity, but Chen Zijiao will not remain silent, this time the change in comic style is his reaction.

Many things that follow are no longer under the control of the two, so Shen Xin only needs to do his own thing.

Compared with the changes in “Toggle,” Shen Xin is interested in another short comic.

He is familiar with this manga and even read the first version of this manga.

A month ago, Qiao Yu delivered this cartoon to him.

At the time, it was a dark fairy tale. Although it has a certain connotation, the scene is too depressing and dark, and it is not suitable for publication in the boy manga. Therefore, Shen Xin’s suggestion is to revise the name again.

Later, this manga deleted the “Birth and Sister Life and Death Choice”, but it still failed to pass the editor-in-chief level. Unexpectedly, this comic was published in “Dreamer” in another form.

’S previous name used dwarfs as the first point of view, so the scenes presented were too bloody, but this is also the characteristic of dark fairy tales. No one is sure who will survive. This suspenseful atmosphere will firmly attract readers and get their attention.

However, after modification, the first perspective was changed to the Hunter League to encircle and suppress the dwarves. The meaning of dark fairy tales is greatly reduced, and instead favors ordinary hero comics. Some of Qiao Yu’s shortcomings, such as not-so-solid storytelling and fighting action. The lack of coherence is magnified, making it dull to read.

Diablo Comics wants to attract readers and pass the review by the editorial department. It must balance the depressive atmosphere in the comics with the content expressed on the screen. This requires the artist to repeatedly scrutinize and modify the name so that the sub-shots can pass the side. Characterize and express the desired effect.

In this process, the name has to be modified more than a dozen times.

Qiao Yu obviously has no such patience.

Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong both gave Qiao Yu the opportunity, but unfortunately he didn’t grasp it. In the final analysis, the shooting and composition were not good.

After closing the magazine, Shen Xin looked at Gao Hang and Lu Ning, “That’s it for today.”

“Well, I got it.” Lu Ning stretched out, “By the way, I have an exam tomorrow, and I can’t come in the morning.”

“Well. I’m fine here, but you, don’t drop the subject.” Shen Xin put the manuscript of episode 18 into the file bag, feeling a lot more relaxed.

“I can pass even if I didn’t attend the class.” Lu Ning retorted.

“Um… Teacher Shen, can I get some background information back, I want to enrich myself.” Gao Hang raised his chubby hand.

“It’s fine for you to read it yourself, I haven’t read many of those books, and I can’t recommend it to you.” Shen Xin said.

“Good.” Gao Hang rushed into the reception room excitedly.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

“Sister Yan should come to pick up the manuscript.” Shen Xin said.

Lu Ning hurriedly ran over and opened the door of the room. Yan Fei outside the door kept stomping with cold.

Yan Fei and Lu Ning said hello, then hung their scarf and coat on the hanger, carrying a purse, and came to Shen Xin’s desk.

“There is a good news and a bad news, which one do you want to hear?” Yan Fei said straightforwardly.

“Where is so much bad news?” Shen Xin looked at Yan Fei with a serious face, and his eyelids twitched.

“This bad news does not come from Chen Zijiao, but from “The Punishment”. So far, 250,000 copies of the punishment have been sold.”

“Wait, you mean, 250,000 copies were sold in 5 days?” Shen Xin was surprised.

“Yes, on average, 50,000 copies a day. After all, “Crimination” is facing domestic readers, and the platform of “ComicFuture” is not comparable to “NewWorld”.” Yan Fei looked helpless.

This…it’s kind of like a money printing machine.

“In other words, after Ye Hexu and Su Han broke up, it didn’t affect the sales of Punishment. But what does it have to do with me?” Shen Xin puzzled.

“I used to think that the cartoonist who painted “Crimination” was not a newcomer, but today I realized that I was wrong. The partner Su Han was looking for was a newcomer.”

“Apart from Ye Hexu in “ComicFuture”, are there other great newcomers? I haven’t heard of it before.” Shen Xin also often watches “ComicFuture”, and he did not find such a cartoonist.

“No, this cartoonist participated in the “MangaFly” short comic contest. It is said that Ye Hexu directly named him and asked him to take over his follow-up work on “Crime”, and “ComicFuture” spent a lot of money to dig him over.” Yan Fei said.

This plot seems to be more bloody.

and many more…

Shen Xin suddenly remembered one thing. He changed the artist before and after “The Punishment”. He didn’t notice the difference in painting style and storyboard. In other words, the strength of this cartoonist was not worse than Ye Hexu, otherwise. It is impossible to imitate Ye Hexu’s style.

“The cartoonist who draws “The Punishment” is…”

Shen Xin stood up suddenly, pulled out the latest issue of “ComicFuture” from the drawer, turned to the column of “Punishment”, and glanced at the column of painting, on which the cartoonist’s name-Jump Jump was written.

Needless to say, it must be a pen name. However, this pen name doesn’t seem to be awkward.

The appearance of 　　 Jump Jump has undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the “Rookie Award”.

If the difficulty of winning the “Rookie Award” last year was “normal”, then this year can be called a “nightmare”.

Shen Xin felt a headache, rubbed his forehead, and wanted to change his mood, “What’s the good news?”

Yan Fei’s face suddenly showed a happy smile.

“Manjia.com, do you know?” Yan Fei asked.

“I know, the country’s largest comic information website.” Shen Xin nodded.

The relevant information of the previous comic festivals are all published on this website, and because it is the largest website in China, the forum users come from all over the country, and it is almost the vane of the trend of domestic comics.

The 　　 forum has set up different sections. Larger magazines such as the three major magazines and “Girls’ Century” all have their own readers. These sections usually stipulate that it is not allowed to discuss comics from other magazines in the section.

The comics of the second and third tier magazines are discussed in the “Other” section, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, and this section has more than one hundred posts a month, which is an unpopular one. Even if someone wants to advertise here, Few results.

After all, the backbone comics in many big magazines are more popular than the signature comics in small magazines.

“Yes, there is a discussion post about “Y’s” in the hot posts on the top of the forum.” Yan Fei tapped the desktop twice.

Shen Xin blinked, Yan Fei’s words really exceeded his expectations.

Now the “Crime” is gaining momentum, and the popularity of the signature comics of “The Legend of the Dragon King”, “The Hunting Abyss” and “MangaFly” will all be affected, and “Y’s” just appeared at this time.

“Why?” Shen Xin was surprised.

“You don’t know the reason?” Yan Fei asked rhetorically.

Shen Xin shook his head.

“The color page of the latest episode has attracted the attention of many people.” Yan Fei said with a smile, “Many people are attracted by the color page inside, and then it extends from the picture to the plot.”

Shen Xin scratched his head. At the time, he only wanted to make “Y’s” have a sense of existence during the release period of “Crimination”, but he didn’t expect that domestic readers would spontaneously discuss it on Manjia.com’s forums.

Is this a windfall?

“I have seen that post. The reason why it was topped is that in addition to the readers’ attention to the coloring page, several cartoonists also have a good evaluation of the coloring page. In other words, it is a technical post.” Yan Fei Said excitedly.

Discussing a work alone has limited enthusiasm, especially during the period when “Punishment” is selling well, it is difficult to attract readers’ attention. But the technical post is different. It will attract some amateur and even professional painters.

Because of the participation of celebrities, such posts usually attract the attention of netizens.