As Tang Congsheng came to the next door, he saw that in the small room, there were four tables, and several people were burying their heads in writing and drawing. There are stacks of paper on the table, as well as various colored pens and other painting tools.

"Everyone, President Summer has come to see you! everyone is welcome!" Tang Congsheng clapped his hands and greeted with a smile.

Hearing the voice, these employees hurriedly put down their pens and papers, stood up, and applauded while looking at Xia curiously.

They are no strangers to summer and have all seen the movies he has acted in.

However, seeing that he was really in front of him, and he was so young and handsome, everyone couldn't help but be a little shocked.

This young man is only twenty years old, and he has only been in his career for half a year, and he has already made a huge name, which is really remarkable.

"Thank you. Summer nodded and said, "I'm summer, so everyone should be familiar with me." But I'm still very new to you, can you introduce yourself first?"

"Hello President, I am Xu Jingchen, I used to be an assistant to Mr. Ma Rongcheng in Yulang Comics Club, responsible for helping "Chinese Heroes" to hook faces. A bespectacled, twenty-year-old boy introduced himself to Summer.

Summer was slightly stunned, he thought that Xu Jingchen would be at least thirty years old, but he didn't expect that he was so young, he was simply a big boy who had not dried up.

However, he became Ma Rongcheng's assistant at such a young age, and he also participated in the creation of "Chinese Heroes", which is really remarkable.

"Achen, hello!" Xia smiled and shook hands with Xu Jingchen, "Welcome to our comic club." ”

"Hello, President, I'm Tan Peng. He studied under Shangguan Xiaobao, and his works include "Bruce Lee" and "Birthday Star". ”

……

"President. Hello, I'm Lee Jung-woo, I'm 21 years old, and I used to be an apprentice at Novelty Comics. ”

"Hello President, I am Mao Jun, and I was the editor of "Martial Arts World" before. Now in charge of editing the script. ”

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The six people present introduced them one by one, and when they heard Mao Jun introduce himself as the editor of "Martial Arts World", Xia was stunned.

"Martial Arts World" is a well-known martial arts novel magazine in Hong Kong, and martial arts novel writers such as Huang Ying, Wen Rui'an, and Simon Ding have written for him. It stands to reason that if you get into the position of editor in a magazine, the income should be very considerable, and you can't afford to come to the comic club to write scripts again.

"Could it be a spy?" said Summer in shock.

His "Fantasy World" is also a fiction magazine, although it publishes fantasy novels, but the target audience is the same as "Martial Arts World". It's okay to say it's a sworn enemy.

There must be a reason why its employees are not doing the very promising job of editing, but they come to him to write some scripts.

"Mr. Mao, you did a good job in "Martial Arts World", why did you think of coming here to write the script?" Xia then asked with a smile, while paying attention to Mao Jun's expression.

"President, you don't know yet, "Martial Arts World" is going to be suspended. Mao Jun said with a wry smile.

Summer was stunned. Suddenly exclaimed, "What?

"World of Martial Arts" is at least twenty years old. At its peak, it sold 150,000 copies. I heard that there were still 70,000 or 80,000 copies sold last year, but why did it suddenly stop publication?

"It's true, Mr. Xia. Mao Jun's face darkened, and he quickly explained, "Since the advent of "Fantasy World", because of its updated theme. The imagination is richer, more exaggerated, and more obscene, so it is very popular with readers. Compared with "Martial Arts World", the theme is old-fashioned. The old routines are gradually abandoned by readers. Last month, it sold less than 10,000 copies, which is not enough to pay for the writers. So the boss finally decided to stop the publication, and we lost our jobs. ”

Summer nodded, "I see, that's a pity." ”

"President, there's nothing to be sorry for. The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and a new generation replaces the old. Who made the boss of "Martial Arts World" unable to understand the change and not reverse the direction in time. Now that fantasy novels are so popular, even "Oriental Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily" are rushing to publish them, but he still has to stick to martial arts novels, so he deserves to be eliminated!" Tang Congsheng pouted.

"Okay, let's not talk about it. Summer waved her hand and said, "Which manga were you just drawing?" he asked curiously.

"President, you haven't made up your mind yet, how dare I let them scribble? Now they're just designing characters and writing scripts. Tang Congsheng explained, "Look, our first issue, which comic is better to adapt?"

Summer was stunned for a moment, and then pondered.

The novel "Fantasy World" is now being serialized by six novels, "Notes on Tomb Robbery", "Buddha is the Way", "The Legend of Mortal Immortals", "The Legend of Little Soldiers", "Qin Shi Mingyue" and "Ethereal Journey".

All six novels are very popular, and each has a group of loyal fans. And it's not too difficult to adapt. With the current drawing skills, you can draw scenes from the novel. (At the same time, Japanese manga already had "Saint Seiya", "Hokuto God Fist", and "Dragon Ball".) There are also Superman, Iron Man, Thor, and many more in American comics. ）

So how to choose between half a pound and eight taels is really a difficult problem.

"In this case, let's draw "Buddha is the Way" first. After thinking about it in the summer, she made the decision.

"The Legend of Mortal Immortals" and "Qin Shi Mingyue" all belonged to the theme of martial arts from the beginning, and there are already many such comics in Hong Kong. Like Huang Yulang's "Dragon and Tiger Gate", Ma Rongcheng's "Chinese Heroes", Shangguan Xiaobao's "Bruce Lee", etc., all belong to martial arts-themed fighting comics, and they all have good sales.

If you adapt "The Legend of Mortal Cultivators" or "Qin Shi Mingyue", you will have to compete with these popular comics from the beginning, which is obviously not conducive to the development of the comic club.

"Notes on Tomb Robbery" is a supernatural thriller novel, which is a niche theme. It is difficult to adapt it into a manga and get high sales. The really best-selling manga are still hot-blooded anime like "Dragon Ball", "One Piece", "Naruto", and "Slam Dunk".

"The Legend of Little Soldiers" is a science fiction novel, and drawing any theme with Hong Kong comics has become the urine of martial arts fighting comics, and it is really difficult to draw a magnificent air battle scene. And readers may not be able to accept it.

In addition to these four categories, only "Ethereal Journey" and "Buddha is the Way" remain. Among the two, Summer still decided to choose "Buddha is the Way". Because although "Ethereal Journey" is rich in imagination, the story is relatively weak, and it is not as good as the ups and downs of the story of "Buddha is the Way", which is fascinating.

"Okay, just listen to the president, first draw "Buddha is the Way". Tang Congsheng said with a smile.

"When will I finish the book?" asked Summer curiously.

"Five days is enough. Tang Congsheng replied.

"Oh, so fast?" said Summer in surprise.

A comic book has more than 30 pages and at least 200 pictures, and it only takes five days to complete it, which is really fast enough.

"We now have a lead writer, four assistants, and a script editor. Tang Congsheng also introduced, "Xu Jingchen, as the main pen, is only responsible for drawing line drawing, and the remaining four assistants are responsible for outlining, coloring, background, etc. In this way, if you work together and specialize in one item, you will naturally be able to draw quickly. ”

"I see. Summer smiled and nodded, he really didn't know much about manga publishing, and when he explained this, he understood at the time. Isn't this the same as the nature of the assembly line in the factory? Division of labor and cooperation, each person is only responsible for one item, and the proficiency goes up, and the efficiency is naturally high.

"By the way, go back to a toy company and customize a batch of toys. Summer instructed Tang Congsheng again.

"What are you doing with custom toys?" Tang Congsheng said puzzled.

"Select a representative magic weapon from each issue of the comic, reduce the proportion, and let the toy company produce it and give it to readers along with the book. Summer explained.

He had read Ma Rongcheng's "Fengyun" comic before, and he was given a small weapon with the book. This sales strategy was very popular at the time, and I don't know how many students used up all the money for meals in order to collect all the top ten divine soldiers.

"Can that work?" Tang Congsheng frowned and said, feeling that the idea of summer was so unreliable.

Customized toys, the cost of plate making alone is afraid that it will cost 5,000 yuan. If you customize another 50,000 pieces, you will need at least 30,000 yuan.

And a comic book sells only 70,000 or 80,000 copies. The wholesale price is two yuan, the cost is one yuan, and the profit is only one yuan. If you give away a valuable toy, you'll basically not make much money.

If you cut off the wages of employees, it will not only not make money, but on the contrary, you will have to lose a lot of money.

"President, it's too risky. We don't make much money in the first place, and if we give away toys, we will lose money. Tang Congsheng Li persuaded.

"Don't worry, listen to me first. We launch two magazines. One is to give pocket weapons with the magazine, and the other is not to give pocket weapons. If you give away weapons with the magazine, we will increase the price a little. If we don't give away weapons, we still keep the original price. Summer explained.

"In that case, you can try. After listening to this, Tang Congsheng nodded and said.

Summer smiled, "Then let's do it, remember to find a good toy company and do it decently." It is better to sell it more expensively than to fool readers with some defective products. ”

"President, how much is appropriate?" Tang Congsheng asked again.

"Let's try the water with 5,000 first. Summer thought for a moment.

If there are too many customizations, they are not rare, and they are not precious.

"Good. Tang Congsheng nodded, "Then president, does our comic club still have the name of the "Fantasy World" magazine?" he asked again.

"No, this comic club has nothing to do with Mr. Cha, it's purely my own. If you hang the name of the fantasy world magazine again, it's a little unclear. I think it's better to start from scratch, let's call it the World Comic Society. Summer waved his hand and solemnly announced. (To be continued.) )