Chapter Sixty-Eight: Cultivating Girly Manga
It was not until around the 90s that a group of talents appeared again in Hong Kong's shoujo comics, such as Chen Ye, Mak Jiabi, Xue Qing and Liu Lili.
Wu Ming is very aware of the current situation of Xiangjiang Girl's Comics, and he also knows that it is not impossible to forcibly create a publication, as long as he throws out a few future peak girl's comic masterpieces, he will not worry that no one will read them.
But at that time, the comic magazine became Wu Ming's one-man show, which was not what Wu Ming wanted to see. Wu Ming wants the rise of Chinese anime, not the rise of him alone.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have to work hard in the comic industry in Xiangjiang, nor would he have to send someone to the island country to learn animation production. With so much time, investing in other industries makes ten, hundred, or a thousand times more money than opening a comic publishing house.
It's just that Wu Ming doesn't want to live a new life, but in the future, he still sees the Chinese animation industry as weak as in his previous life. Children can only watch some young animations such as "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" and "Bear Infested". Teenagers can only watch anime from the island country and disdain their own country.
Wu Ming wanted to change that, and in this era, there was no comic industry in the mainland.
Originally, the animation industry was very good, it was a world animation powerhouse, and it had the world's top animation production company "SH Art Film Studio", but unfortunately it is also going downhill now.
In this era of reform and opening up, he had no way to change people's concepts. Private individuals are also not allowed to enter the publishing industry in the mainland, not to mention that he is still a native of Xiangjiang and belongs to foreign businessmen, so it is even more impossible to touch this red line.
In this era, Xiangjiang comics can almost directly represent Chinese comics. As long as he develops Xiangjiang comics well, he will find more advanced activists from the mainland to learn how to draw comics.
In the future, when the mainland is open-minded, comic magazines can also be distributed to the mainland. Naturally, it can drive the entire Chinese comic industry.
In addition, produce more animations and sell them to mainland TV stations, so that mainland children can watch some animations that keep up with the times from an early age.
In the future, animation production companies can also be set up directly in the mainland to defeat those animation companies that want to cheat animation subsidies. It also makes those shameless people who specialize in crooked ways and plagiarize foreign animations have no place to stand.
Regarding Zhang Dexin and Shangguan Xiaobao's concerns, Wu Ming did not refute them, but agreed with them.
"Yes, there are not enough manga artists who can draw shoujo manga nowadays. That's why I'm not going to start a shoujo manga magazine right now. I'm talking about this this time just to ask you to train more manga artists in this area, so that they can draw more short shoujo manga.
It doesn't matter how high their level is.,As long as it's an ordinary level of shoujo manga.,Give them a chance to serialize.。 These shoujo manga will be serialized in "Weekly Shonen Star" and "Monthly Shonen Star" for the time being, so that they can learn more about those well-known shoujo manga in the island country.
You go and win over the older generation of girl cartoonists, play the emotional card with them, and let them know that our Phoenix Society wants to support the girl cartoons in Xiangjiang.
Otherwise, just waiting like this, you don't pay attention to shoujo manga at all. I don't know how long it will take for our shoujo manga magazine to be published. ”
Zhang Dexin and Shangguan Xiaobao are both old and red-faced, the two of them really have no interest in girl comics, and they have not discovered talents in this area.
Zhang Dexin retorted: "But no one reads the girl's comics at all, so it's better to give up directly." Cultivate more shonen manga and earn more. ”
Wu Ming snorted coldly and said, "Uncle Zhang, how do you know that no one reads the girl's comics, and Li Huizhen's "13 o'clock" will soon sell very hot." The reason why no one reads it is because there are no good women's manga magazines on the market right now.
Those peers in the island country, aren't the girl's manga magazines also selling well? If we don't develop, others will see the opportunity, and then this market will be snatched away by others. ”
After listening to Wu Ming's words, Zhang Dexin was speechless.
Shangguan Xiaobao thought for a while and said: "Boss, you're right, in the past, Lao Zhang and I had too deep prejudice against shoujo comics, and I will discover more newcomers who are talented in shoujo comics in the future." ”
Zhang Dexin also said: "In the future, I will greet the editors and ask them to pay more attention to cartoonists who are suitable for drawing girl's comics." ”
Wu Ming nodded, he said so much just to let Zhang Dexin and Shangguan Xiaobao understand the importance of shoujo comics. Now that they know, there's no need to say more.
Wu Ming smiled again and said, "I came today, and I have another happy event to tell you." My "Hulu Brothers" has been successfully made into an animated film, and only needs Chinese dubbing before it can be broadcast in Xiangjiang. ”
Zhang Dexin was pleasantly surprised: "Really, this is our first animated work of the Order of the Phoenix. ”
Shangguan Xiaobao also sighed: "It's really worthy of being the boss, and I've always wanted to make "Bruce Lee" into an animation, but Xiangjiang is not like an island country, where there are so many animation production companies, so there has never been a chance." ”
Wu Ming looked at Shangguan Xiaobao with a smile and said, "When the group of people sent to the island country to study animation production come back, I will set up an animation production company in Xiangjiang." When the time comes, Mr. Kwong will naturally be able to get what he wants. ”
Shangguan Xiaobao thanked: "Then I will have to trouble the boss a little more." ”
Wu Ming smiled: "No trouble, no trouble." In the future, as long as our Phoenix Order comics are popular, they can get the opportunity to be animated. Even if it's other comic companies, as long as they're willing to come to me, I'll help them make it. ”
After the establishment of the animation company, it is natural to produce animation, and there is an opportunity to practice and send it to the door, Wu Ming will naturally not let go of the opportunity to accumulate experience.
Zhang Dexin frowned and said: "Isn't this an enemy? Help them make comics, what if their comics become popular and grab the market with us." ”
Wu Ming said disapprerovitically: "What are you afraid of, under the same conditions, will our Phoenix Society still be able to compare with them? ”
Shangguan Xiaobao admired: "Boss, it's really good-minded. If he was replaced by Huang Yulang, he would never give anyone else a chance. ”
Wu Ming smiled: "It's nothing, anyway, we can't completely monopolize the comic market in Xiangjiang, and there's no need for that." As long as we take the lion's share, we can leave some soup for them, and we can also gag some people's mouths. ”
Wu Ming doesn't pay attention to the remaining markets in Xiangjiang, and with that effort, it will make much more money by developing a few more games. And it is impossible for Wu Ming to occupy all types of comics.
For example, erotic comics, this kind of comic Wu Ming will never touch. So it's better to be generous, let go a little, and get a good reputation.