In the 70s, the Hong Kong comics market was dominated by two giants. Shangguan Xiaobao's "Bruce Lee" and Huang Yulang's "Dragon and Tiger Gate" staged a good show.

Later, after the expiration of the contract with the publisher, Shangguan Xiaobao and his younger brother Shangguan Xiaowei co-founded the "82 Painting Society" to recruit disciples, set up comic newspapers such as "Good News" and "Qingbao", and trained a large number of cartoonists.

Before Ma Rongcheng joined the Yulang Agency, he used to draw for comic newspapers such as "Good News" and "Qingbao", and worked as Shangguan Xiaowei's assistant for a period of time, and received guidance from Shangguan Xiaowei.

By the 80s, the "82 Painting Society" had already begun to decline, and "Bruce Lee" had already been painted, but it was opened again - the prequel and the sequel continued to continue. However, a few years after Bruce Lee's death, the theme gradually ebbed, so the comics of the "Bruce Lee" series were reduced to only selling 10,000 or 20,000 copies per issue.

The signature comic "Bruce Lee" series of "82 Painting Society" is in a recession, not to mention other comics. Most of Shangguan Xiaobao's apprentices and grandchildren betrayed their teachers and defected to the more promising Yulang International.

"Hahahaha, Ma Rongcheng is good, the first time he wrote "Chinese Heroes", selling 10,000 copies a day, Huang Yulang is completely blindsided!" Shangguan Xiaobao couldn't help but be quite proud.

Niu Lao, a disciple of the "82 Painting Society", also smiled: "Master, Ma Rongcheng's "Chinese Heroes" can sell so well, and it can be seen that the market is not decided by the Yulang organization! As long as there are good comics, no matter who publishes them, readers' eyes will be bright! ”

Shangguan Xiaobao nodded and said, "Hmm! Huang Yulang is not omnipotent, although our "Bruce Lee" is inferior to "Dragon Tiger Gate", but as long as we seize the opportunity and have some good ideas and texts, readers will still buy it, and the sudden rise of "Chinese Heroes" is proof of this! ”

"Good idea?" Niu Guy thought, "Now I can sell 100,000 copies of the comic per issue. Except for "Dragon Tiger Gate". The good "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is an adaptation of Zhang Shaojie's novel, and the cutting-edge dark horse "Chinese Heroes" is also Zhang Shaojie's original work. Hey, Zhang Shaojie, this kid is really amazing, good comic ideas are basically related to him! ”

Shangguan Xiaobao said with a smile: "Not bad! Now in the comic market, Huang Yulang is not a god, he can't dominate the market! What can really dominate the trend of the Hong Kong comics industry is Zhang Shaojie! It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the world of Zhang Shaojie! ”

"Master, what do you mean is that you are also going to win the comic adaptation rights of Zhang Shaojie's works?" The cowboy asked.

Shangguan Xiaobao smiled: "The son can be taught!" Although the teacher is known for its prudent management, but now this market is to rely on the spirit of adventure to develop the market, in order to become bigger and stronger! Why was Huang Yulang able to surpass me by seven or eight times in just a few years? The reason is that he dared to take risks before and dared to bet on the future of the Hong Kong comic market. So, his reckless crazy expansion! As a result, he really won the bet! In the blink of an eye, the market was taken up by him, and we all became small characters who could not become a climate! Now, on the other hand, Huang Yulang has lost his previous adventurous spirit, and comics like "Chinese Heroes", he can look away, which proves that Huang Yulang's judgment on the market is not absolutely effective! Huang Yulang has a flaw, this is our opportunity! ”

Everyone in the 82 Painting Society was in high spirits when they heard that the head of the company, Shangguan Xiaobao, was about to make a big move! Even if the sky is really going to die, the 82 Painting Society has to work hard. Between survival and death, if you don't struggle and fight with all your might, how do you know if there will be a chance to shine?

How to say it, the popularity of "Chinese Heroes" even aroused the ambitions of many veteran painters who were defeated by Huang Yulang.

The Hong Kong art scene will be lively again!

―――――――――― morning, Zhang Shaojie went to Ming Pao Group with the draft of "Resident Evil".

"Good morning, Mr. Zhang!"

"Good morning!"

When I arrived at the company, people kept greeting Zhang Shaojie respectfully along the way. Undoubtedly, although everyone doesn't know that Zhang Shaojie is already a shareholder of "Ming Pao", they also know that Zhang Shaojie's status in "Ming Pao" is second only to Jin Yong, Shen Baoxin and other veterans!

Not long ago, Zhang Shaojie, with the permission of Jin Yong and Shen Baoxin, gave orders to many editors of "Ming Pao". A series of copyright investments were made. It was also the previous actions that made Zhang Shaojie begin to have a certain prestige in the "Ming Pao" group.

Although, Zhang Shaojie's manuscript does not need to be reviewed by the editor, and it can be published and published. However, he still doesn't want to be so "big".

Because he has developed trust in the professional review ability of the editors of Ming Pao Group. Let the editors check the quality, and then let the work go to market, which can reduce the probability of the work hitting the street.

For "Resident Evil", Jin Yong was not interested in reviewing the manuscript, and asked Zhang Shaojie to find other editors to review it.

Zhang Shaojie went to find Hu Bo.

Now Hu Bo is the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Martial Arts and History" and the editor-in-chief of the newly established "Ming Pao Publishing House". Although some manuscripts are still reviewed, they are all works by some famous artists and some fine works written by some cutting-edge dark horse authors. Therefore, the aesthetic vision is constantly improving.

However, a masterpiece of the level of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", Hu Bo has never seen it again in the past few months.

"After the completion of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", you will not do your business all day long. first wrote "The Rise of Great Powers", and now what is this, "Resident Evil"? Hu Bo complained a little, "Are you ready to give up martial arts in the future?" ”

"Hehe, I'll write martial arts in the future!" Zhang Shaojie said, "Changing a few themes, just to avoid grabbing the martial arts market with "Datang"!" ”

"Resident Evil is supposed to be science fiction, right?" Hu Bo asked.

"Yes! It's a sci-fi and zombie theme, a bit influenced by Western culture, but the main narrative is still very Chinese! Zhang Shaojie smiled slightly.

Hu Bo flipped the beginning, "Raccoon City Serial Murder Case!" ”

At the beginning of the novel, a suspenseful technique was used, which made Hu Bo feel curious. Then he briefly explained that the Raccoon City Police Department had formed a S.T.A.R.S team to investigate the truth

At the beginning, it is written from the perspective of a female police officer, Jill, who originally thought it was just an ordinary homicide. However, because several victims were accidentally found, they were bitten to pieces and died, which doesn't look like a homicide that ordinary humans can do at all!

As Jill investigates the case, he begins to feel horrified and even has nightmares at night

From this point of view, Jill. Valentine is just an ordinary female surname, although she has undergone military training and has strong combat ability, but she is still an ordinary girl with a normal mentality after all.

Next

Jill, Chris and other S.T.A.R.S team members appeared one by one, making people feel that this is a team where everyone has unique skills, and it is a superhuman combination that has always been very combative.

With the vanguard of S.T.A.R.S. team, the helicopter entered the forest and was wiped out. The incident began to become more serious and tense than ever!

Immediately afterwards, the follow-up personnel of the S.T.A.R.S team, Jill and others, were sent by Captain Wesker to continue the investigation of the truth.

Jill and the others encounter the terrible zombie dogs, and then enter an ancient castle!

The dead teammates of the vanguard team turned into zombies and began to attack everyone. In order to protect themselves, Jer and the others have to shoot their former teammates who have turned into zombies with guns!

The battle in the kasbah was a nightmare.

They are constantly encountering terrifying monsters, and their teammates are constantly dying and even turning into zombies.

It can be said that every moment reminds the fear, it seems to hear the roar of zombies, and it seems that there may be monsters pounced out of every corner

"Oh my God, this novel, I almost can't breathe when I read it. Every second stimulates people's nerves, for fear that in the next line, they will see a terrible scene again! Hu Bo said.

Zhang Shaojie smiled and said: "Then you say, how many copies can be sold when this book is published?" ”

Hu Bo pondered: "It's hard to say! Although from the perspective of plot tension and suspense setting skills, it is better than "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"! However, this text is also too gloomy and terrifying! ”

Zhang Shaojie nodded and said: "I don't expect it to sell as well as "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"!" In fact, this work is more suitable for movies, comics, and game adaptations in my eyes. I wrote and published this book to accumulate a little popularity for future films, television, games, and so on! ”

Regarding Zhang Shaojie's statement that he plans to adapt films, television and games in the future, Hu Bo does not think he is bragging.

It may be difficult for ordinary writers to adapt film and television, but a writer like Zhang Shaojie can basically adapt this book for film and television.

As for the game adaptation, it's hard to say that there are no game companies in Hong Kong. The game industry in Europe and the United States is developed, but for the time being, Zhang Shaojie does not have much popularity in Europe and the United States, and game companies will definitely not look at it differently because Zhang Shaojie is famous in the two small markets of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Hu Bo said: "This book, with your Zhang Shaojie's reputation and fame, can sell more than 50,000 copies." As for how many copies will be sold in the end, it depends on whether readers can accept this kind of theme! ”

"The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" and "The Rise of a Great Power" have made Zhang Shaojie's name already a household name in Hong Kong. This allows Zhang Shaojie to attract many readers to buy his new book just by name.

"Resident Evil" Zhang Shaojie is ready to be published in late September.

During these more than 10 days, the editors of Ming Pao will carefully proofread and typeset.

In fact, Zhang Shaojie's manuscript, except for Jin Yong, no one in "Ming Pao" has the confidence to add or delete it significantly. At most, editing is to fix some typos and unreadable sentences.

In fact, Zhang Shaojie didn't mind at all, the professional editor of "Ming Pao" slashed his manuscript and killed him. However, the editors of "Ming Pao" are afraid that after revision, they will damage the linguistic charm of Zhang Shaojie's novel, so they should not "operate" on the novel in a big way!

(To be continued)