085 Weekly's Morning's Countermeasures
"That's right!" Ryoko Endo was so excited that she took the case, and those who didn't know really thought that she was a dedicated employee of the magazine.
"It just so happens that there are a few comics in Weekly Morning that are not very popular. You should discuss which ones should be cut in half, and which ones should be moved to a separate volume or supplement. The number of pages freed up will be used to serialize new comics, and the momentum of "young_animal" must be suppressed, so that they know that the position of our youth comic magazine is unshakable!"
Every serialized comic book embodies the hard work of the editor and the author, and it is very cruel to decide which comic to cut in half. However, in business, this is also something that has to be done for the sake of magazine sales.
Soon, the discussion came to fruition.
The two comics were cut in half, and the finale was put in a supplement of one season and one volume of "Weekly Morning". The other comic was changed to be serialized from time to time.
In this way, the magazine was able to free up about sixty pages of space for other comics.
But when you cut the comics, as long as you make up your mind, you can do it without any scruples. But then, it's not so easy to pick a new manga to replace it.
An editor recommended "Hanamura Gold and Silver Railway". This is a manga about rural life along the railway, written by Yoshiro Nakasa.
This kind of vernacular comic is very niche, but it also has a regular and loyal readership, and it can also add diversity to Weekly Morning. So although it didn't help much to increase sales, I passed the serialization review and got the opportunity to be featured in the magazine.
Another editor, recommended is "Soul Records".
This is an urban supernatural comic, focusing on thriller and suspense, and the overall style is weird, dark, and bloody, and it still has a certain commercial value.
Finalized these two manga, but Ryoko Endo was not satisfied.
Although because of her daughter's affairs, Ryoko Endo wanted to curse Qin Han to death, but deep down she also knew that "Dragon Sakura" was a very good manga, and "Hanamura Gold and Silver Railway" and "Soul Medical Record" were not enough to compete with it.
"Are there any new comics to recommend? During this time, so many newcomers came to talk about the company's contributions, haven't a single talented talent been excavated?"
Looking at the ugly face of Ryoko Endo, who was furious, Tadao Kojima was very conflicted.
He did meet a very talented newcomer who created comics that were eye-catching, and they were realistic works similar to "Dragon Sakura".
Tadao Kojima is very disgusted with Ryoko Endo's arrogance and arbitrariness, acting only according to his own preferences and ignoring the interests of magazines. Therefore, he hoped that "Weekly Morning" would experience a setback, so that the top management would be awakened and seek change, and expelled Ryoko Endo from the editorial office of "Weekly Morning".
Sitting and watching "Weekly Morning" being surpassed by "young_animal" should be in line with what he wants in his heart.
However, if he did so, it would mean that he would not be able to recommend the wonderful manga at hand. This is contrary to his original intention.
After all, Tadao Kojima's ambition to become the editor of a manga magazine is to make more wonderful and interesting comics available to readers.
After struggling in his heart, Tadao Kojima finally made up his mind.
"Teacher Qin Han will understand me. Moreover, I believe that with the strength of Mr. Qin Han, he will definitely be able to defeat "Weekly Morning" in a dignified manner, and there is no need to play any tricks. I just need to keep a normal mind and do my job. ”
Thinking of this, Tadao Kojima stood up and said to the editor-in-chief, "Takakura editor-in-chief, two weeks ago, I met a newcomer who was a former employee of Matsushita Electric and quit his job to dream of becoming a manga artist. ”
With that, he took out the file bag he had brought with him and distributed the original comic manuscripts to other editors. 、
The editor-in-chief of Takakura took a stack of original manuscripts and saw the scribbled title on the first page - "Cultivation on the Island of the Division".
"Hmm, a realistic comic about office workers?"
The editor-in-chief of Baocang flipped through the original manuscript of the comic page by page, and his heart became more and more surprised.
There are still such works?
The depiction of money, power, and desire in the workplace is so vivid and fascinating. Could it be that the author used to be an office worker to create such a work?
If "Dragon Sakura" depicts the reality of students, then this "Farming on Long Island" describes the reality of adults.
If the editor-in-chief of Baocang was like Qin Han, he would not be so surprised if he had the knowledge and memory of another world.
The island farming series created by Hirokan Kenshi was once a smash hit in Toei, and the single book set a record of tens of millions of cumulative sales. And Hirokan Kenshi's wife, Shiba Menwen, is also a famous manga artist, and his masterpiece is the famous "Tokyo Love Story".
The editors sat at the conference table and read the original manuscript of the first three episodes of "Cultivation on the Island of the Section", and reached a consensus - with this comic, it was enough to confront Qin Han's "Dragon Sakura".
The No. 1 throne of Dongying Youth Manga Magazine, "Weekly Morning" will never be handed over!
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The competition between the White Springs Society and the Kodansha did not have any impact on the Qin and Han dynasties.
In fact, after the celebration meeting, it can even be said that he is a little out of business.
Qin Han opened a company.
The name of the company is Terracotta Entertainment Contract Company.
The reason for the name is that the company's business scope includes emerging entertainment industries such as ACGN. The Terracotta Warriors, as the figure of the legendary First Emperor, is the most expensive and largest toy in history, which can well represent the company's business scope and the ambition of the Qin and Han dynasties to unify the two-dimensional entertainment industry.
That's why he came up with such a peculiar name.
In Toying, as long as you have money, it is not difficult to start a company. Qin Han entrusted a professional law firm to handle various matters, such as document application, document preparation, etc.
It didn't take long for the Terracotta Warriors Entertainment Contract Club, with a registered capital of 5 million, to be officially established.
The only thing that can be a little tricky is finding where to do business.
However, it took a few days to find the ideal location.
The company is located in Shinagawa-ku.
The reason why I chose this place is because the current employees of the company are members of the original C2 organization of the same society. Many of the C2 members, including Kensuke Tanaka, are students at Keio University.
Keio University is located in Minato Ward, and in order to make it easier for employees to go to work, Qin Hancai set up the company in Shinagawa Ward, next door.
Of course, the relatively low rent is also an important reason.
The business place is located in a one-family building in Kita-Shinagawa 5-chome, Shinagawa-ku, that is, a single-family house. Although it is not as formal as an office building, it also has a bit of a taste of Silicon Valley elite garage entrepreneurship.
Besides, most of the employees are part-time college students now, so there is no need to pay too much attention to the venue.