After frantically investing in advertising, Manjia's PV grew at a terrifying rate, then slowly declined, and finally stabilized at an average of about 1.5 million times a day. It is five times more than the original 300,000.

The highest subscription of the latest episode of "Shangjing Ghoul" is about 1.1 million, and the second-ranked "One Punch Man" is about 780,000.

Other works have also risen significantly from the first day, basically divided into works, with an average income of three or four thousand yuan per word, many of which are higher than their own work.

This also makes more authors devote themselves to the creation of the next episode with passion. According to the backstage number jù, some monthly changes, even March changes, have now become weekly changes, or even daily changes.

Of course, there is an editorial check on the quality, and there will never be shoddy quality.

In fact, since Zhao Pang became the editor-in-chief of the editorial department, the quality of the works of the contracted authors has improved by leaps and bounds. Many of them are novices who have become monks halfway, and professional guidance is like a rain that falls after a long drought for them. With the exception of individual authors, they are all like dry sponges, constantly turning Zhao Pang's guidance into their own. So the comics look even better.

But there was still a huge problem in front of Lear.

That is, their cartoonists cannot register with the Cartoonists Association as rookie cartoonists.

The Cartoonists Association is not only the largest cartoonists' union in China, but also the oldest cartoonists' union in China. Almost ninety-nine percent of the cartoonists are members of the association, although most of them are LV0s that have never been published in a single book.

The association has a very strict hierarchy, and only after the work has reached a certain sales and influence can the author be recognized by the jury and promoted to a higher level of writer. And different levels of writers enjoy different benefits.

The most basic unemployment benefit. The author of LV1, when there is no serialization, can receive 300 Huaxia coins from the association every month as a basic living guarantee. LV2 can receive 3,000 yuan, LV3 can receive 6,000 yuan, and LV4 and LV5 can receive 30,000 yuan from the association every month even if they are not working.

However, authors of this level, except for Fu Jian's cheekiness, rarely receive it.

In addition, there is also an income that is closely related to the manga artist is also linked to the manga artist level. That's the percentage of royalties.

Before the establishment of the association, there was fierce price competition among publishers. In order to get contracts with best-selling cartoonists, they set high royalties for well-known painters, but used some cheap torn paper to print and deceive consumers. Cartoonists who are not well-known often do not get a little manuscript fee for their hard work, and even if they can be published, the royalties are very low by unscrupulous publishers.

This behavior has had an extremely bad impact on the industry. In order to ensure the interests of new cartoonists, and also to ensure that consumers can buy books of excellent quality, the Cartoonists Association has developed a standard.

That is, for writers of different grades, the tax rate of the publishing house can only be based on the rate set by the association. If a publisher is found to have violated this rule, he will be boycotted by all the cartoonists in the association forever.

Not only the publishing industry, but also the peripherals, film and television, and animation adaptations. Almost every industry that can be covered in the comics industry has customized the relevant royalty rates. The higher the rank, the greater the royalty ratio and the more money they get, and the lower the rank, the less royalties they get.

It is also for this reason that cartoonists are desperately trying to raise their ranks.

In order to register as a LV1 manga artist with the Manga Artists Association, you must first submit a certificate of your debut in a magazine. In this regard, the association also has detailed regulations. For example, the magazine must sell more than how many copies it must sell in order for the application to be valid.

There is no doubt that the Manga family is unable to provide such proof.

As an emerging comic platform, Manjia is destined to take a different route from traditional paper publishing from the moment it was born. But the terms of the Manga Artists Guild are too old to understand the model of the Manga family.

So what should he do, do he want to start the journal himself?

But Lear didn't want to do that. At a time when the publishing industry is sinking day by day, going back to the quagmire is undoubtedly turning back the clock of history. But they can't let their cartoonists become black......

After all, in the future, their comics will definitely be animated, filmed, and even all kinds of peripherals!

Just when Li Er was worried about this, Zhao Pang came to his office with a letter.

"Who still writes letters in this era...... Li Er opened the envelope suspiciously, and found that the sender's column was actually written by Fu Jian, and suddenly an old groove squirted out of his throat: "Damn, it's actually this guy!"

It is said that after Li Er left "Shangjing Boy", Fu Jian also reverted to his old ways and began to take an indefinite long-term leave. But unlike before, this guy actually left the group. I heard that the girl who fell in love with him is still a somewhat famous female cartoonist, and there is a jewelry store at home. People like Nima can actually meet such a blind Bai Fumei, and the Qing Dynasty is going to die!

While spitting in his heart, he opened the letter. Inside was a piece of pink letter with Fu Jian's thick evil taste.

"Mr. Lear:

I know that Mr. is superb in gambling, and he has not tasted defeat in the hemp arena. Today, there is an opportunity for Mr. to learn mahjong skills with mahjong masters from all walks of life. When the time comes, the dragon and the tiger will fight, and Mr. can also try his skills, isn't it painful? I also asked Mr. Li to appreciate his face and move to the 3rd floor of the Beijing Dining Point on February 7, and the contemptible people prepared a beautiful gift to wait for Mr. to come.

Your friends

Fu Jian respectfully.

February 5, 2016"

"Isn't it that the last time I played mahjong and won him a hundred yuan, I became a master of mahjong, what the hell. Li Er was about to throw away the invitation, but was stopped by Zhao Pang.

"This is an invitation to the Fu Jian Cup Mahjong Competition?"

"yes, what's wrong?" said Lear, puzzled.

"That's right. Mr. Fu Jian has a wide range of connections, and his mahjong competitions are often attended by industry heavyweights, including reviewers from the Cartoonists Association. If you go to the event, there's a good chance you'll get to know them. ”

"People from the Manga Artists Guild also like to play mahjong?"

"Of course. Mahjong is the quintessence of China, and there are many cartoonists and critics who are fascinated by it, but those who can receive Fu Jian's invitation are all influential figures in the industry. Zhao Pang said with a stern face.

Li Er pinched the invitation, and was a little entangled for a while.

To go or not to go?