Chapter 570: The Scramble for Comic Serialization
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In the morning half a day, You Yong had already watched Mr. Li Dong's work called "Soul Master" several times.
The battle theme of the royal road, with a little fantasy and supernatural color, is the theme that Mr. Li Dong is best at.
But to be honest, in terms of You Yong's personal point of view, he is actually more inclined to the fox demon little matchmaker.
Mr. Li Dong's "Soul Master" is also very good, but there is not much new compared to the previous works.
On the other hand, the fox demon little matchmaker is different, an unprecedented type, with novel themes, wonderful plots, and well-drawn characters.
Originally, this matter must have been decided by the final editor-in-chief.
Who knew that after the editor-in-chief read the fox demon little matchmaker, he hesitated for a long time, and finally threw the two sketches in front of You Yong and left a sentence.
Now that you've sent a text message, it's up to you to decide!
You Yong wants to cry without tears, this is to let him do the things of sinners.
Mr. Li Dong has a certain status in the industry, and his temper is notoriously bad, and as the editor-in-chief of Starlight Publishing House, he doesn't want to offend this person.
However, let him give up this fox demon little matchmaker, he was really reluctant.
Judging from his nearly ten years in the comics industry, this work definitely has the potential to be a hit.
Now his head is so big that he doesn't even have the heart to eat lunch, you know, because the work in the weekly magazine ended so suddenly, he has to decide on a replacement work today.
"Brother You, isn't the author of this fox demon little matchmaker a newcomer, in my opinion, you will have a good chat with her later, see if you can postpone the serialization for a while, and when there is a finished work in the weekly magazine, I will pick it up. โ
The woman is also one of the three editors-in-chief, and she put forward her own suggestions with a smile.
You Yong's eyes lit up, and he immediately hesitated a little and said: "Can this work? This work is very good, maybe there are other publishing houses that take a fancy to it." โ
"You can sign the contract first, and looking at the pen name and the style of the work, it should be a young girl, or a newcomer, and it should be possible to talk about it. The woman said with a smile.
You Yong rubbed his chin in deep thought.
At that moment, two men walked side by side into the publishing house.
One of them is Lu Changzhi, the remaining editor-in-chief of "Manke Weekly", and the other is a middle-aged man with a thin figure and a little unkempt, who is the teacher Li Dong that You Yong talked about with the woman.
You Yong was slightly stunned when he saw the two, and then hurriedly got up with a smile to greet him: "Teacher Li Dong." โ
"Editor-in-Chief You, Teacher Li Dong's new work Soul Master, are you sure to serialize it?" Lu Changzhi squinted at You Yong slightly, with a faint smile on his face.
Due to the advanced age of the editor-in-chief, he has expressed several times, intentionally or unintentionally, that he wants to retire and go home to recuperate, and give up the position of editor-in-chief of Manke Weekly.
Among the three editors-in-chief, the woman used to be the editor of the magazine, and her experience in the comics industry is still a little shallow, so the candidate for editor-in-chief is one of You Yong and Lu Changzhi.
Therefore, there has always been a fight between the two openly and secretly.
And after this teacher Li Dong joined Starlight Publishing House, Lu Changzhi has always been in charge of his works.
The work that suddenly ended in the weekly magazine is an important work that occupies a lot of space in the weekly magazine, and it was You Yong who was in charge of this work before.
Therefore, Lu Changzhi really wanted to snatch this part that belonged to You Yong, so he urged Li Dong to speed up the completion of the first part of the new work, and only brought it to the editor-in-chief this morning.
Unexpectedly, You Yong also chose a work.
Originally, Lu Changzhi naturally had absolute confidence in Mr. Li Dong's new work "Soul Master", but who knew that after the editor-in-chief watched the "Fox Demon Little Red Lady", he actually handed over the decision to You Yong.
At this time, Lu Changzhi was a little anxious, so he called Li Dong to come over directly.
Facing Lu Changzhi's slightly questioning tone, You Yong's face was slightly cold and silent.
In order to bring the greatest benefit to the publishing house, You Yong originally agreed with the woman's suggestion, and tried to discuss it with the author to see if the fox demon little matchmaker could delay the serialization, and use the soul master to top it first.
But Lu Changzhi's approach of bringing people to question him like this made him a little angry in his heart.
"Editor-in-Chief Lu, since the editor-in-chief has handed over the decision to me, how to decide is mine, and I will be sure before I get off work today. You Yong responded without being salty.
"Still undecided?"
Lu Changzhi frowned, and said with some disdain: "Can a newcomer's work be compared with Mr. Li Dong's new work?
"Lu Changzhi!" You Yong was enraged by this strange tone, and his eyes widened and he called him by his name.
The female editor Nie Man drank a cold drink slowly and watched the play.
"Editor-in-Chief You, can you show me this newcomer's work?" Li Dong stepped forward and stretched out his right hand expressionlessly.
You Yong was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and handed over the sketch of the fox demon little red lady to him.
The sketch only has the first two words, and it looks like it still has some weight, but there is not much content in essence.
In addition, there are some short settings and outlines, which Li Dong quickly read.
He has always been good at the bloody battle theme of the royal road, and he is not interested in the fox demon little red lady, and it is still a newcomer's work, how can it be compared with his works?
"The joke is too deliberate, too young, the plot is roughly based on the theme of love, which may attract a small audience, but the specific plot is not outstanding, the theme of fox demon and human love has long been rotten on the street, and now the audience of comics is basically teenagers, and what they like is the bloody battle of the royal road. โ
Li Dong casually threw the finished sketch in front of You Yong, and pointed out the various shortcomings of the fox demon little matchmaker with a cold face.
You Yong and the female editor-in-chief were both stunned, they all looked at the fox demon little red lady, why didn't they find it so unbearable!
"Editor-in-Chief You, if you think that a work of this level can replace me, then I must consider whether to continue to cooperate with your publishing house. Li Dong continued with a cold face.
You Yong's brows tightened, and his eyes flickered slightly.
Although he was a little uncomfortable being threatened by Li Dong like this, a veteran cartoonist like Li Dong really didn't have to worry about having no partner to work with, no matter which publishing house he went to, he was fragrant.
"Editor-in-Chief You, what else do you have to consider, Mr. Li Dong is very clear about the importance of our comic weekly, if something goes wrong, once it affects the sales of the weekly, I am afraid that you can't afford the anger above. Lu Changzhi helped.
Just when You Yong sighed in his heart and was about to open his mouth to compromise, a somewhat familiar girl's voice came from the door.
"Edit big, I'm coming. โ
You Yong followed the prestige, and saw that the person who came was the author of the fox demon Little Red Lady, the girl who met yesterday.
The girl waved at him with a bright smile, full of youthful vitality, which made people feel cheerful when they looked at it.
Beside her, there is a handsome young man with the same outstanding appearance, and his refreshing smile makes people feel like a spring breeze.
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