063 Editorial Department of Celebration
After talking to Yui Aragaki at noon, Qin Han was still a little worried about this matter, but in the afternoon, the other party called him again, and his tone was relaxed, and the matter seemed to have been perfectly resolved. By the way, I also congratulated the official start of serialization of Qin and Han comics.
After ending the call with his childhood sweetheart, Qin Han continued his work.
"Dragon Sakura" has already started serialization, and a small doujin exhibition at Musashino Art University at the end of October is about to begin, so his focus has shifted to the manga version of "FATE/stay-night".
Every day or two, he will post some character pictures on Station P to build momentum for the doujin.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Qin Han finished the day's work, and the background drawing and line filling of the remaining manuscript could be handed over to the elf pen to complete.
Standing up from the transparency table and moving his body, Qin Han was about to go to the sofa to watch TV while Ge You was paralyzed, empty his head, don't think about anything, and spend the evening leisurely.
Suddenly, the phone rang.
At first glance, the caller was Xiong Zexin.
As soon as Qin Han answered the phone, a noisy and noisy sound rushed straight to his eardrums.
"Little Bear, why are you making such a fuss over there?
"Teacher Qin Han, we are celebrating in the editorial department!" Xiong Zexin's voice sounded excited.
This group of corporate soldiers who treat overtime as if they were eating and drinking water is really amazing......
Qin Han was secretly speechless.
He is a cartoonist, and his working hours are all arranged by himself, so he can bury his head in his liver until 3 o'clock in the morning, and then sleep until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and only get up to eat "breakfast" at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
It seems that office workers are really hard.
Xiong Zexin didn't know that he was sympathized, and said: "Teacher Qin Han, do you know what we are celebrating? Today's magazine sales report has come out, and the first day sales in Tokyo are 320,000!"
Since it is difficult to report the sales of magazines in distant areas at the first time, and the timeliness is poor, when calculating the first day of magazine sales, only the Tokyo metropolitan area is counted.
After all, the entire Tokyo metropolitan area has a population of more than 30 million, accounting for about a quarter of the entire Toei, which is still very representative.
Generally speaking, sales in Tokyo on the first day were one-third of the total sales of the current issue.
In other words, the total sales of the 19th issue of "young_animal" this year are very likely to reach 960,000!
This is definitely a huge leap forward!
According to this momentum, it will not take a few issues of the magazine to sell more than 1 million copies of "young_animal", and it will truly enter the palace of best-selling magazines.
The editorial department of "young_animal" attaches great importance to today's sales report, and waits until 10 o'clock in the evening, after the data is counted, before leaving work.
Of course, the results did not disappoint their expectations.
This time, the White Springs Club won a big battle!
Listening to Xiong Zexin's explanation, Qin Han knew the reason why this group of editors was so excited, and he smiled: "Congratulations." But to say something a little boastful, "Dragon Sakura" is a manga with a lot of stamina, and the more you go to the back, the more exciting it becomes, so it seems to me that it is a matter of course to sell more than one million. Save some energy, there will be more opportunities to celebrate in the future. ”
"Yes, Teacher Qin Han, I will leave the future work to you!"
Putting down the phone, Xiong Zexin looked at the jubilant editorial department, and suddenly felt the urge to cry.
She studied at Toei Sports University in college, was the main leader of the judo club, and originally dreamed of being able to participate in the Olympics, but who knew that she was seriously injured in a competition and had to retire.
After graduating from university, he came to Hakusensha by accident and became an editor of a manga magazine.
She showed the enthusiasm of being an athlete and devoted herself to her work, although sometimes recklessly, and also got the nickname "Little Bear", and also gained a lot.
When she thought that with her help, the cartoonists would be able to create one great work after another, and that the magazine's sales would continue to rise, and she felt that it was all worth it.
At this time, the editor-in-chief of Hetian stood on the desk and shouted like a child: "Okay, take advantage of this momentum, simply go all out and surpass "Weekly Morning" and become the No. 1 youth comic magazine!"
"More than Weekly Morning!"
"No. 1 Youth Manga Magazine!"
A group of editors were also infected by the editor-in-chief of Hetian, and clenched their fists and shouted slogans.
Xiong Zexin also shouted, and set his goal higher: "Surpass Jump and become the No. 1 comic magazine in Dongying!"
Who knew that when she shouted, the atmosphere in the editorial office suddenly stagnated.
A group of hot-blooded young people suddenly turned back into office workers who had been rounded out by reality.
"Little Bear, you're a good joke. ”
"I've dreamed of marrying Yona Kojima as my wife, but I've never dreamed that our magazine can surpass Jump. ”
"Impossible, impossible. ”
"It's not an order of magnitude at all, it's not comparable. ”
Xiong Zexin looked confused, feeling that this group of people had become really fast.
Editor-in-chief Wada beckoned to her: "Little Bear, do you still want to work overtime? Go have a drink and have a good rest on the weekend." I'm in for a treat tonight!"
The group rejoiced and came to a nearby izakaya.
The Hitotsubashi Publishing Group, which consists of Shogakukan, Shueisha, and Shirasensha, is named after the fact that all of these companies are located in Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, and each publishing house is very close to each other.
Therefore, the izakaya, which is frequented by the editors of "young_animal", is also frequented by many peers.
When the editor-in-chief of Wada led Xiong Zexin and others to the izakaya, another group of editors had just finished drinking and were about to go to the second stall. The person who is the leader is also a celebrity within the group.
"Hello Torishima-san. Editor-in-chief Wada greeted first.
"It turned out to be Wada-san. Kazuhiko Torishima nodded, "I'm really congratulated on hearing that this issue of your magazine is selling well." ”
"Thanks to Mr. Qin Han's "Dragon Cherry", we have such results. Editor-in-chief Hetian smiled from ear to ear, "I heard that Mr. Qin Han is the rookie author you discovered back then, and half of the increase in sales of "young_animal" is due to you. ”
"What does it have to do with an old man like me. The ability of the editor-in-chief of Hetian to dig Qin Han into the Baiquan Society is the ability. ”
That's all thanks to the earth!
Of course, Editor-in-Chief Hetian was embarrassed to say this, but said humbly: "It's just because the comics that Mr. Qin Han wants to draw are more compatible with "young_animal". If Mr. Qin Han wanted to draw a juvenile manga, we would never have a chance. ”
After greeting each other, the two said goodbye to each other.
"Editor-in-chief Wada, that is the legendary editor, Kazuhiko Torishima?" Kumazawa looked at the back of Kazuhiko Torishima's departing explosive head with a wistful expression.
"Little bear, work hard, maybe one day, the eyes of the junior editors will look at you like you look at Kazuhiko Torishima today. ”
"Yes, Editor-in-Chief Wada!"
After an unexpected encounter with the JUMP editorial department, the editors of "young_animal" came to the private room, drank and ate, and were so happy.
Because the private rooms of this Japanese-style izakaya are separated by thin paper doors, the sound insulation is poor, so the content of their conversation and conversation is clearly heard by the next door.