Chapter 55 Goal Setting
If you talk about the comic magazines that currently exist in the world, then the most successful is undoubtedly "Cartoon King", this comic magazine was founded in 1993 like "Picture Book King", when it was first launched, their production staff was completely a group of comic book idiots, and the manuscripts used were also scrap manuscripts provided by the former "Picture Book King", which can be said to have no future at all. However, "Cartoon King" gradually changed its business route on the basis of this simplicity, changed the rules of other magazines to focus on the national market, and concentrated the target in a corner of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the readership targeted simply jumped out of the competition and faced women. This made its production route gradually clear: a shoujo manga magazine for women, a beautiful shoujo manga magazine, and a shoujo manga magazine that radiates nearby provinces. Under this clear business idea, "Cartoon King" slowly gained a firm foothold and became one of the few comic magazines that can be profitable in the comic market.
However, "Cartoon King" is good, but it is not suitable for publishing "Pure Love Codex", after all, "Cartoon King" will transform into a girl's route in the future, and "Pure Love Codex" is a comic that serves teenagers, and it is very inappropriate for teenagers to serialize comics in girl's comic magazines, just like Chen Xiang has now also serialized "Xiaoshan Diary" in "Cartoon King", but later because of the adjustment of this magazine's route, he also found another way.
In addition to "Cartoon King", Xiang Junfei was the tallest among the short, and selected "Beijing Cartoon" as the publishing platform for "Pure Love Codex". Contrary to "Cartoon King", which focuses on the girl's route, "Beijing Cartoon" takes the juvenile route, which is in line with the readership of "Pure Love Codex". In addition, the backstage of this magazine is the Beijing Publishing Group, one of the seven pilot publishing groups in the country, so the backstage ensures that "Cartoon King" will not appear like some private magazines, run a few issues and leave. In fact, this magazine is also the longest surviving and most influential among the five comic magazines supported by the 5155 Project, and it has cultivated Yao Feila, Nie Jun, Yao Wei, Qiu Tian, Yao Ting, ANN, Xia Da, Meng Yu, Weng Chen, Jian Yi and other domestic first-line comic authors, which can be regarded as a comic magazine that has left traces in the Chinese comic industry.
"I've already thought about it, we will vote for "Beijing Cartoon" for comics, this magazine still has some strength, so if you are really hired, it won't be long before you can become a well-known comic team in China." Xiang Junfei began to depict their famous scenes to everyone on the side, and the school became the focus of everyone's attention, from time to time people would ask them for autographs, and many readers would fall into the comic plot they weaved for them, in a word, they would become the focus and celebrities because of this comic.
12 or 13-year-old children, when their formal vanity is at their strongest, if "Pure Love Codex" is really serialized on "Beijing Cartoon", then Ma Qiang will definitely not hide his head and tail like Xiang Junfei, and he will be eager to break the news to the teachers and students of the school on the school radio, saying that the cartoons he drew have begun to be serialized in magazines. Now after hearing the bright future that Xiang Junfei described to them, the three of them were eager to go to the post office immediately to send the manuscript.
"Junfei, do you think this cartoon can be seen by others? Why don't we send the manuscript to a few more companies, this one doesn't want it, so that one family may want it, let's cast more nets, what do you think? Ma Qiang, who was afraid that "Beijing Cartoon" would not accept the draft, suggested.
Chen Jia and Wu Lili also nodded in support, after all, there is no harm in investing in a few more, it is safer.
If Xiang Junfei was just an unknown painter, he would unconditionally accept Ma Qiang's suggestion, but who is Xiang Junfei - the first person in the mainland comic world and the most high-profile new star in the Hong Kong and Taiwan comic world, although his true identity cannot be revealed, but Xiang Junfei is undoubtedly the big bowl of the Chinese comic world at this time. Although he is not the main creator of "Pure Love Codex", he will also help revise the script and sketches in daily club activities, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the producer of "Pure Love Codex". Xiang Junfei still has full confidence in this comic created under his nose, although Chen Jia and Wu Lili's painting work is not as good as that of Japanese third-rate comics, but the script is at least at least a quasi-first-class level. And compared with ordinary pure love comics, the addition of the gimmick of transformation makes this one very attractive. You must know that "Ranma 1/2", which also has transformation elements, is becoming a hot mess in China at this time, and the popularity of "Ranma 1/2" naturally makes readers have a strong interest in transformation-themed comics. At present, transformation comics are rare, especially those that enter the mainland are very rare, and there is no reason why "Pure Love Codex" with this element will not attract the attention of readers.
Unless the editor of "Beijing Cartoon" is a stupid X who has never touched comics, then he has no reason to reject "Pure Love Codex".
It was precisely because of his self-confidence that Xiang Junfei picked up the sketch and said, "Why, are you so unconfident in the works you create?" Don't worry, you just wait patiently and watch it, it won't be long before this comic will be serialized in "Beijing Cartoon", I assure you. ”
Since Xiang Junfei revealed his rich comic knowledge and superb painting skills in front of them, Ma Qiang and others have never doubted Xiang Junfei's ability, and now when they hear his assurance, the original little uneasiness suddenly disappeared, Chen Jia and Wu Lili have not shown any exaggerated expressions in order to ensure that the lady in front of people has not shown any exaggerated expressions, but Ma Qiang is different, at this time, people are so happy that even saliva comes out of their mouths, it seems that they have some interesting pictures in their minds, and they can't help it.
Because the submission has been confirmed, so next, Xiang Junfei and the others began to discuss what pseudonym to get to submit, after all, "Pure Love Codex" is the result of team creation, and it is impossible to take a pen name in the name of a single person.
We listed a lot of pen names, such as Rose, Streamer, Snow Trace, Morrowind, etc., etc., but these pen names are not suitable to represent a team, so they have been vetoed, and finally Xiang Junfei thought that their club is called the Shared Comics Club, so it is better to directly use the shared English SHARE as a pen name.
This suggestion was affirmed by all members of the sharing community, and the young comic group, which goes by the pen name SHARE, submitted their first work to Beijing Cartoon.