CHAPTER XVI
"Thirty thousand, it's not bad, I believe it will get better and better in the future!" Zhao Chen's face was still very flat, in fact, this was also in his expectation, if he couldn't even do this increase, how could "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" become a classic, but at the same time, this also made him make up his mind and decided to strike while the iron was hot!
"I think so too, in the future, "Good News Magazine" will rely on you to support the faΓ§ade!" Shangguan Xiaobao's masterpiece "Bruce Lee" was serialized in "Dong Pao", and the sales of "Dong Pao" have been high, but the sales of the "Good News" and "Lian Tuo Daily" have been relatively sluggish, which is one of his heart problems, and at this time, Zhao Chen's sudden rise made him see the hope of the hot sale of "Good News".
"Uncle Shangguan, this is what I drew in the past two days, as well as the following part of the sub-shot draft, please take a look!" Zhao Chen nodded, and handed the briefcase in his hand to Shangguan Xiaobao.
Shangguan Xiaobao was surprised, he didn't expect Zhao Chen to deliver the manuscript directly after only two days, didn't he know that this seemed too urgent! How many pages can be drawn in two days, even he is afraid that he will not reach ten pages.
Despite this, Shangguan Xiaobao still didn't say anything, he didn't want to dampen Zhao Chen's enthusiasm, he thought it was very normal for young people to be impatient occasionally, and he himself was like this before.
It's just that when Shangguan Xiaobao took the two briefcases, his hand suddenly paused in mid-air, and the briefcase in his hand was obviously much thicker than he imagined.
"Could it be that there are not only the drawings drawn in the past two days, but also other unsuccessful?" Shangguan Xiaobao, who thought like this, was also relieved, so he opened the briefcase, put aside the drawings that were obviously sub-shots, and pulled out about twenty original comic manuscripts from another briefcase.
But when he saw half of it, he felt that something was wrong, and what he had seen before was also the plot part of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty". This made him a little impatient, and he hurriedly checked the original manuscript of the comic below, which had not yet been opened.
"Zhao Chen, from the actual recruitment, many of these manuscripts should be your previous manuscripts, right?" Shangguan Xiaobao seemed to think of something, and the expression on his face became calm again, an expression that should be like this.
"Uncle Shangguan, I don't have to lie to you, these are all painted by me after I went back that day!"
"How is that possible! How could it be possible to draw twenty pages of original comics in more than two days, and even if they could really draw, how could they achieve such high quality! Shangguan Xiaobao had a little anger on his face at this time, he didn't like others to lie to him, and it was such an easy thing to distinguish, I really couldn't be a fool.
"Uncle Shangguan, I'm not lying, after I went back that day, I only drew four pages in one night, and then I drew another eight pages every day for the next two days, adding up to a total of twenty pages! There's really no need to lie to you, otherwise I won't go through it immediately, and then I'll lose my own face! Zhao Chen showed such an expression, he knew that Shangguan Xiaobao would not believe his painting, it was really unreasonable.
Shangguan Xiaobao stared at Zhao Chen's eyes for half a salary, but he didn't notice any weakness of heart, which couldn't help but make him believe a little, but he felt that it was too fantastical; He had never heard of a cartoonist who could draw so many pages in a day and still ensure the quality, not only Xiangjiang, but also the island country called the comic kingdom did not have this kind of demon!
And most importantly, he doesn't have an assistant yet! In other words, work such as painting backgrounds, blacking out, and connecting points is done by yourself, which is also too counterintuitive.
Only Zhao Chen knows the reason why he paints so quickly, that is, he will never forget the memory, as long as the picture he has seen before can appear in his mind, the director only needs to follow the painting, at most, he occasionally adds something of his own, so that not only does he not have to rack his brains to think about the lines, plot and other issues, but there is almost no need to make modifications, and the special eraser he bought has not been wiped several times in this week's painting.
At this time, perhaps Shangguan Xiaobao unconsciously raised his voice so that the other people in the room could also hear it; The consequence of this is that everyone in the room put down their work and looked at Zhao Chen with all kinds of strange eyes, in their opinion, Zhao Chen was obviously lying to them, because it was beyond their imagination.
"Uncle Shangguan, in addition to handing in the sketches of the past two days, I also want to ask you one thing, I hope Uncle Shangguan can fulfill it!" Seeing that the atmosphere around him was a little dull, Zhao Chen said next.
"What is it, as long as Uncle Shangguan can do it, he will definitely help you!"
"It's that I want Uncle Shangguan to revise the distribution time of "Good News Magazine", and I want to change the weekly magazine to a three-day magazine!"
Zhao Chen's words were simply a stone that stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone in the room was shocked, their eyes widened, and their faces were full of disbelief, which made the whole room smell the needle for a while.
"Three Days? Nonsense, Zhao Chen, you know what you're talking about! β
"I know, I think with my degree, the three days are very sure, if Uncle Shangguan sends me two more assistants, maybe I can still try to challenge the daily!"
Zhao Chen's face was full of confidence, and in the end, it was even more ridiculous, he didn't know if he could do that, but even if he could, it wouldn't last long, unless there were a large number of manuscripts!
Shangguan Xiaobao never thought that he would hear such unexpected words, which made him feel like he was in a dream, and the scene in front of him was too unreal for him.
The other people in the room were not much better, or their ability to bear it was not as good as Shangguan Xiaobao, after all, Shangguan Xiaobao's knowledge and experience were far from being comparable to them; One by one, their mouths opened wide in surprise, even Ma Rongcheng, who had always been more reserved, looked at Zhao Chen with an expression of looking at a monster.
"Zhao Chen, don't lie to me, otherwise you should know how strict the consequences are, many genius cartoonists just overestimate themselves, and eventually disappear from the comic world. Moreover, you have only written the beginning of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", and it is very normal for inspiration to explode for a while, and when you create for a period of time, the inspiration will naturally slowly dry up, and then maybe the whole person will have a tired mentality of comics, which is a common problem. All you have to do is keep a normal mind, don't be too ambitious, and don't overload yourself, otherwise you will get tired easily! Okay, let's not talk nonsense, Uncle Shangguan asks you again, do you want to continue to serialize in the form of a weekly magazine, or do you plan to use the three-day magazine plan you just proposed? The final choice is yours! β
Shangguan Xiaobao deserves the title of 'good old man', and he may have some faith in what Zhao Chen said, but he still inevitably preached, and Zhao Chen listened to it one head and two big. But he also knew that Shangguan Xiaobao was for his good, but he didn't understand him at all!
This made him have to say with a rare resolute look: "Uncle Shangguan, I still decided to choose the three days!" β
Zhao Chen's words were loud, but they also stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, shocking everyone in the room, they originally thought that Zhao Chen would restrain himself after listening to Shangguan Xiaobao's advice, but they never expected that they still did not hesitate to choose the unprecedented three-day magazine, which made them have nothing to say At the same time, they also looked at Zhao Chen with a gloating expression.
There is competition in every industry, not to mention the comic industry, especially if you work in the same company, the competition is naturally more intense. What's more, they are not familiar with Zhao Chen, at most they are general friends, judging from the good sales momentum of "Good News Magazine" today, it is very likely to bring them a strong competitor, and now this competitor is not willing to challenge the unwarranted three-day magazine, although this is beyond their expectations, it is also the result they want to see.
Shangguan Xiaobao's right index finger kept tapping on the tabletop, and a pair of slightly cloudy eyes stared at Zhao Chen tightly, but when he saw that Zhao Chen still had a resolute face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Zhao Chen, so be it! I can agree with the three-day magazine, but since the three-day magazine is too difficult, I have decided to assign you two temporary assistants in the meantime, and you can hand over some simple things to them, so that you can speed up your progress, but you will have to pay them the corresponding salary every month, what do you think? β
Zhao Chen didn't think much about it, he really couldn't ask for two temporary assistants to add him, how could he postpone it. As for paying them wages, what does it matter, the degree of self-painting with two more assistants will increase a lot, which is simply arranging two wage earners for themselves, and he is the boss!
"Of course you can, but I don't know which two? Uncle Shangguan, let's talk about it first, I don't want the painting is too bad! β
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