On the night of the release of "Sunset", the lights were as good as yesterday. In a rented house in the outer ring of the capital, a man is fighting at night.

"It's so hard to write......"

Wang Jianning deleted the article that had just written a few lines, pushed away the keyboard and mouse and stood up and covered his head, his expression was very painful.

"What's wrong?" said his girlfriend when she came to him from the bathroom after taking a shower and curled up her wet hair, "Did anyone mess with you?" ”

"Who else could it be?" Wang Jianning looked decadent, staggered to the sofa and sat down, and said, "Who else can there be besides the editor-in-chief and Teacher Qingbai." ”

"Teacher Qingbai?" the girlfriend asked with a surprised face: "Didn't you still say that he was your God of Wealth some time ago, why are you annoyed with him now?" ”

"It's not the same time it used to be, Lily. ”

Wang Jianning sighed: "Usually whoever gets the first-hand information of Teacher Qingbai will be appreciated by the editor-in-chief, and he can also be rewarded with a lot of small money." I originally thought that this time was also a good errand, so I didn't think much about it after I took over and ran to check the information, but after checking, I realized that I was cheated this time. ”

Xiaoli glanced at the magazines that were set aside, and she saw exactly the same ones on the desks of many of her colleagues. And when I commute to work today, almost all the bookstores passing by are queuing, and many people are buying this magazine, which should be very popular, "I see a lot of people who buy magazines, and even my colleagues who don't read magazines have many people who buy them, presumably the content should be good, how can it be pitted?"

“…… When I say being cheated, I don't mean the content of the work. ”

Wang Jianning shook his head, hesitated for a while before thinking of how to explain, "The content of the story is very good...... No, it should be said that the plot of each of the 25 comics is not bad, and it should be too good if it is evaluated comprehensively. ”

"What do you mean?"

""Xibai" is a new publication, which means that it does not have its own fixed fans, and its popularity needs to be cultivated slowly. Mr. Qingbai chose to use "EVA" to open the market, which is a point that everyone can think of. Everyone felt that the teacher's intention was to transfer the popularity of EVA to these comics, which was what most magazines did when they were launched. ”

Wang Jianning sighed again: "But the bad thing is that I thought that the work that needed to be grafted to be popular can be picked up, but it is a masterpiece with the strength of the giant status of "EVA". ”

"The cartoons were so good that even if the magazine sold 100 yuan a copy, it didn't stop the enthusiasm of readers, and it only took one morning to sell more than 8 million copies. If my estimate is correct, the sales of "Yubai" on the first day of release will probably be a record...... The 10 million mark is close at hand!"

"Sunsetron", which was released on Sunday, includes almost all of Wang Ming's best works, including "Attack on Titan", "Angel best", "When the Cicada Cries", "Natsume's Friend's Account" and other works. 25 works and more than 10 styles of work, from hot blood to daily life, from gods and demons to the city, no matter what type of comics you like, you can find it in this magazine, even if it looks like a mediocre work, there is a reason for readers to read it.

When the trend of giving away posters in the first issue has passed, many readers who have bought posters will stay because they have found their favorite comics in this magazine. Wang Jianning can even guess what those readers think, ""EVA" is so good-looking and want to buy it, it's a pity to only read one comic after buying it for a hundred yuan, this one is good... It's also very good, and it's worth the 100 dollars......"

He even felt that if "Xibai" was released on Friday, the sales of publications such as "Cat Look" and "Dusk" would definitely be greatly affected.

Others dare not say that at least after reading "Xibai", they are also interested in several popular comics in those magazines, from "must be bought" to the point of "can be bought or not".

Xiaoli laughed: "What does this have to do with you, it can't affect you." ”

"Who's to say it doesn't affect?"

Wang Jianning stood up, took a glass of water, and said distressedly: "The editor-in-chief took money from several magazines, gave me 2,000 when I was leaving, and told me to find a few comics with not very good content on "Xibai" after I go home, as long as I can cool down "Xibai" a little, it will be passed. However, these cartoons are so good that I can't bear to belittle them. ”

Wang Jianning's reaction made Xiaoli stunned for a moment, and then sarcastically said unhappily: "You usually do less things that have no conscience?"

"I said a long time ago that your editor-in-chief is not a good person, once I went to bring you food, and he wanted to do something to me, wait a minute...... Say, don't you have a little coffer!"

"Uh......" Wang Jianning wanted to slap himself, but because of his girlfriend's obscenity, he had to hand over the small treasury, and then continued: "It's useless to talk about it now, let's think about how to complete the task assigned by the editor-in-chief!"

"At first, I thought it was a simple task, but now that the money is collected, there is no room for turnaround. ”

Xiaoli is just an ordinary urban white-collar worker, although her boyfriend is a person in the press industry, she is not proficient in this aspect of twists and turns, so she asked: "I just want to know, how much do you think the sales of "Xibai" will be?"

Wang Jianning glanced at the data on the computer, then looked at the information in his hand, and said with a serious expression: "If calculated according to the average sales reduction of magazines across the country, the sales of "Xibai" will exceed 20 million in three days, and the sales volume in a single week will exceed 30 million. ”

"That's not a lot of sales, even if it's among the top 10 in the sales list, it's only too powerful to be desperate. Listening to Wang Jianning's words, Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If that's the case, why don't you just write two or three daily comics and hand them over......"

"If only it were that simple!"

Wang Jianning rejected his girlfriend's suggestion and explained: "I said that "Xibai" sold 30 million not because it could only sell so much, but because I got the production capacity data of all the printing factories under the name of Bilibili. Excluding the possibility that they prepared half a month in advance, in a week, they will produce up to fifteen million copies, you can take a look at this report......"

Pulling out a form from the pile of materials and handing it to his girlfriend, Wang Jianning continued: "In other words, after Bilibili's production capacity is increased in the future, the sales of magazines may increase." ”

"What?" Xiaoli's eyes widened, hoping to see a joking expression on her boyfriend's face, but he had a serious face and no unusual expression, "This ...... Is it true?"

She felt dizzy. Engaged in accounting work, dealing with money every day. 30 million volumes, 100 per volume, is 3 billion, the data shows that the cost and labor cost of a volume is about 62 yuan 7 cents 3 cents, counting it 62 yuan. The commercial tax of the Dragon Kingdom is 40%, which means that for every copy of "Xibai" sold, Bilibili will lose two yuan.

Of course, the actual situation is much more complicated than this, and the first issue of Bilibili magazine is likely to lose more, but this figure is only known to their company insiders.

"Whether they have the idea of 'wool comes out of the sheep' or not," Xiaoli held her boyfriend's hand and said firmly: "We can't lose our conscience!"

Wang Jianning looked at his girlfriend's expectant gaze and gritted his teeth: "Fuck! That pervert editor-in-chief has insulted you, and it just so happens that I didn't do it well, so I'll resign tomorrow!"