Chapter Ninety-Four: Annual Meeting
He Chen was busy with his assistant's work, and Liuyun and Phoenix Publishing House finally gave feedback on the sales of comic book books.
Digimon took advantage of the boom at the end of the day, with 700,000 copies sold in the first week of the first book, 350,000 copies of Pokemon sold in the first week, and Pokemon Special surpassed the sales of 400,000 copies in the first week.
This surprised many people and felt unbelievable: a fanart could beat the deity in physical sales.
For a long time, in terms of comics, everyone has regarded He Chen as an insurmountable peak, but "Pokemon Special" has given them hope and opportunities: as long as the story is good, nothing cannot be surpassed!
"If you want to say defeat, it doesn't count defeat, boss, didn't you give a moment of looking back a lot of Jianyì? Counting, this book should be written by the two of you together. Zhuang Bufan said to He Chen.
When I first saw the world of "My Pokémon", when discussing the plot with a moment of retrospectiveness, He Chen did reveal a lot of the content of the special chapter, which restored the original flavor of "Pokemon Special".
"The story is a momentary retrospective, and I'm just making a little bit of an opinion. He Chen did not take credit, on the contrary, he very much hoped to see such a situation, at least to show that everyone did not buy comics for his name, but really appreciated comics.
"There is progress only when there is transcendence, and I very much hope that more and more people can surpass me. ”
The more people surpass his comics, then it means that He Chen can see more classic comics, and there is nothing more enjoyable for him.
"It's rare for young people to have such a mentality. Yi Tianxing praised him, his son didn't come, this time he came to talk to He Chen about things on behalf of his son's Liuyun Publishing House, and by the way, he continued to discuss with He Chen that he wrote a story for his grandson.
It is rare for others, but it is ordinary for He Chen, because he knows that those stories were not created by him, so he will never be proud of it.
"Doraemon" due to Yi Tianxing's reasons, the director zhì major schools across the country have bought it, the story is interesting, and the popularity among students is not low, coupled with the ulterior motives of major merchants, the sales of the first volume of the guide zhì in the first week exceeded the 5 million mark in one fell swoop. It was released in December this year, but it directly reached the second place in the annual cumulative sales list, and there was only a gap of more than 100,000 copies from the first place.
"Tut, if your "Doraemon" is no longer serialized online, it may be able to win the first annual sales in a week. Yi Tianxing said that online serialization has a great impact on physical publishing, after all, in addition to people who only read physical books, only people who really like a certain book will buy and collect it.
He Chen pursed his lips and didn't care: "Don't talk nonsense, if I don't serialize it on the Internet, you won't be able to see my comics, you won't make such remarks if you can't see it, and everyone won't follow suit, and you won't be able to achieve the influence you have now." The annual accumulation of 5 million copies of the letter was returned, and the first week was ...... Don't you know how much moisture there's in here?"
He Chen didn't know how many people here were really willing to collect "Doraemon", which had only been serialized for a short time, but he believed that the school must have contributed a lot to this sales in order to respond to the call of Yi Tianxing, the winner of the Novola Literature Award.
Yi Tianxing smiled slightly: "No matter how many people look at it, if it is sold, it is sales, these are all real, there is no moisture, do you still dislike too much money?"
"Vulgar! A great writer, look at your face when you talk about money. He Chen said disdainfully.
Yi Tianxing was calm: "What's the merit here, your sales are not fake, others must have a reason to buy your book - it doesn't matter if you like it, or the school recommends it, or you see that everyone buys it, so you can mix it up." Sales don't necessarily mean that your book is good, but it definitely shows that your book is very popular. ”
"Teacher He Chen, do you want to give up the online serialization, or let the online serialization be delayed for some time than the physical one?" Between He Chen's influence now, and the strength to sit and discuss with Yi Tianxing, Phoenix Publishing House also began to call He Chen, a student who has not yet graduated, a teacher.
"Conan" was unexpected, and its popularity on the website was not high, but the physical sales were only slightly lower than that of "Digimon", which was in full swing of anime: 140,000 in the first six days.
He Chen was very puzzled about this, speculating if it was because of the handsome cover on the single book?
The website was serialized, and He Chen only set a cover for the book. The single book is dedicated to the reader's collection, so He Chen drew additional wonderful color pictures that are not available on the website, as well as color pages of each character who appears in the single book.
Phoenix Publishing House, which originally had the intention of drinking soup, didn't expect to pick up a piece of fat, so it also moved its mind to propose such a proposal to He Chen.
Such a requirement has a very low impact on He Chen, and it is very easy, even if He Chen only makes online stories one step slower than physical publishing, the sales of single books will be greatly improved, and they who have operated online novels have a great grasp of this.
And this is also very good for He Chen, as sales increase, He Chen's remuneration will naturally increase.
It's a pity that He Chen refused without hesitation, in terms of influence and speed of communication, there is no carrier that can compare to the Internet. On the Internet, He Chen can also learn about some of everyone's opinions on the story for the first time, which can make it easier for him to adjust the rhythm of the comics.
Yi Tianxing strives for perfection in his books, writing very slowly, and he always thinks about how to combine artistry and commerciality to create works that are both in-depth and attractive, but He Chen can't help with this. The two discussed the plot, and He Chen also told Yi Tianxing about the various elements that he had in his impression that could "heal" people's hearts.
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The year flies so fast, and it's December 25th, Christmas.
Although Tianman was not founded on this day, comics rose on this day, so He Chen took this day as Tianman's annual meeting.
All employees of Tianman, as well as its contracted authors, are invited.
It's a pity that Yi Tianxing can't come, and He Chen still wants a great writer to be his special guest to upgrade Tianman's annual meeting, so he can only give up.
And the location is still the old place, Tianman has chartered the entire hotel, and the boss who still has the charm is personally accompanied.
"Hey, Ye Jun, you don't come here every time because you fall in love with this boss lady, do you? I remember that you don't have a wife? Ye Xiaoyu, this kind of thing can't be connived at, go back and sue your mother. He Chen teased Ye Jun.
Ye Xiaoyu said strangely: "Master, she is my mother." ”
“…… She's your mother?"
Ye Xiaoyu nodded, reaffirming He Chen's words.
He Chen pinched Ye Jun's neck and shook it violently: "You girl, this is your hotel, every time you eat, your mother takes the invoice to find financial reimbursement! Are you so cheating on your own company? I want to deduct your salary and shares!"
"Damn, you didn't ask me!You think I'm willing to come, if I don't come here, how can I have the money to go to the restaurant!" Ye Jun struggled to break free of He Chen's hands and complained.
The proprietress quietly came over and said with a smile, "What are you talking about?"
"No, we're just talking about the company's plans. Ye Jun was sloppy.
"Mom, Dad said he didn't want to come here to eat. ”
He Chen looked at Ye Xiaoyu in surprise, and then looked at Ye Jun, who was glanced at by the proprietress in a cold sweat, his eyes were full of sympathy and interrogation: Is this guy your own son?
"Mr. He......"
"Sister-in-law, they are all members of their own family, what is the name of Mr. He, just Xiao He. He Chen said politely, according to his age, he was younger than Ye Xiaoyu, and he should have called the proprietress an aunt. But he and Ye Jun have always been dealing with each other, calling him brother and brother, calling him aunt, isn't he a generation lower than Ye Jun for no reason?
How could He Chen do such a thing? So he simply called him his sister-in-law, anyway, Ye Xiaoyu always called himself master, and his rank was lower than himself, and he wouldn't care about such a relationship when he looked at him.
The proprietress laughed coquettishly, obviously her sons were older than He Chen, but they looked like they were only thirty-five or sixteen. I really don't know if Ye Jun saved Yue Lao's life to be able to cultivate such a marriage.
"Xiaohe, Tianman's annual meeting we are preparing for as a top priority, a qiē is the highest standard, and if there are any requirements, we will ensure that everyone is satisfied and comfortable. ”
"Thank you so much!" He Chen said gratefully.
After chatting a few words, the proprietress left, and He Chen said to Ye Jun: "Wife is strict, I'm afraid that all the blessings of your life will be used up on your wife, right?"
"Don't laugh at me, with such a wife, you may not be as good as me!"
Of course, Tianman's annual meeting also has the characteristics of Tianman,Tianman's employees are wearing cosclothes,Scan a circle in the venue,You can see at a glance who is Tianman's employees,Who is the waiter,Who is the author of the contract。
Even Ye Jun, who didn't wear a cos suit last time, also wore a new sao package this time.
"Ye Jun, I think you should cos Dr. Asasa. ”
Ye Jun's stomach rose as quickly as Tianman, and when he saw a new one with a big belly, He Chen felt that his eyes were raped.
Many of the signed authors met He Chen for the first time, so from time to time someone ran over excitedly, looking for He Chen to sign autographs and group photos, and then ran away happily.
Among them is the author of "9999 Ways to Die of Porters", named Tang Ou, a man in his thirties, who seems to have been a screenwriter before.
"Okami, your comics are so creative, I like your comics very much, can you give me an autograph?"
Ordinary people signed and held He Chen's book, but what he handed He Chen was his own book - "9999 Ways to Die of a Porter" was also published.
"Without you, I wouldn't have seen another world, and books like this wouldn't have been born!"
“…… Without you, I wouldn't have known I might have died so badly. He Chen joked, Tang Ou scratched his head, He Chen signed his name, handed it to him and said, "I hope you can create a more exciting story." ”
Ling Hechen regretted that the author he wanted to see the most could not come to the annual meeting for a moment.
When the annual meeting was ready, He Chen walked up to the podium and looked at the crowd of people in the audience: they had old employees of Tiange, new employees of Tianman, and newcomers who had stepped into the comic industry and knew nothing. But the same glint twinkles in everyone's eyes.
"Last year, at this time, Pokemon was hailed as a miracle in the handheld game world, and the comics also came into people's field of vision for the first time!"
"This year, the animation adaptation of the manga has been on TV, and the single book has been distributed nationwide, and the manga has been recognized by people!"
"Last year, there were only two comics, one called Pokemon and one Pokémon. The manga site only has Dmfun. ”
"This year, there are a total of 152 comics on Dmfun!
"Last year, I was the only one. ”
"This year, I have you, and the comic book industry has you!"
"This year is a year for Tianman. ”
"But I hope that next year will be a year for the comic industry! I hope that each of you can create more wonderful stories! I hope that each of you can surpass me!"