The sales of 12,000 are indeed not vegetables.

But in this struggle, his sales of 12,000 copies are really not enough, and it is really the kind of thing that can only be heard when thrown into the meat grinder battlefield.

Sakamoto sighed for a long time, but there was nothing he could do about this situation.

And he aside, everyone is focused on this release day.

Not only Urashima Press, but also Fuji Press.

Fuji Press, on its part, lost its voice.

"Unnatural Death sold 18,000 copies in one hour, and Ozawada-sensei's new manga sold 19,000 copies..."

Furuta Shinji looked at the data at hand and took a deep breath, and at the same time smiled sideways and asked Suzuki Yu, who rarely came to the editorial department: "Suzuki-sensei, don't you want to say something when you look at this data?" ”

He's kind of having fun in the middle of it, and he can't help it... It's a terrifying gap.

Suzuki Hagami sold 800,000 copies of the manga volume at Urashima Press, which was a great success, but compared to Tsukasa Higashino and Ozawada, the gap is still not small.

Looking at this situation, "Unnatural Death" is basically going to hit the manga with an average sales of 1.5 million volumes, and Ozawada's manga... To be honest, it's a bit hard to estimate.

After all, compared to Tsukasa Higashino, Ozawada's fan base is too solid.

Ozawada's manga will have to wait until the second volume of the monograph comes out to see the exact situation.

"Fan base doesn't tell the whole story." Suzuki Yu had dark circles under his eyes and said with a pale face: "There is a high probability that Higashino-sensei will win this time." ”

"Oh? Do you have so much faith in Higashino-sensei? Furuta Shinji said with a smile: "This is the first volume sales competition that tests the fan base the most... It stands to reason that Mr. Ozawa should have more advantages. ”

"Of course Higashino-sensei will win." Suzuki Yu stood up, knowing that Furuta Shinji was knowingly asking.

Ozawada relied on the advantage of fans and didn't open the gap with Tsukasa Higashino in the first hour, so when the fan popularity gradually subsided, the competition was quality.

She stood up, as if she wanted to go out.

"Suzuki-sensei, what are you going to do? The specifics of your manga animation are about to come out, don't you have to wait? ”

"It's okay, Higashino-sensei's manga is very interesting, I just went to buy it and read it."

Suzuki Yu replied very dryly.

Furuta Shinji also shook his head at Suzuki Yu's behavior as an enemy, but Higashino Tsukasa was not bad at selling her book, so Furuta Shinji didn't care about her.

Suzuki quickly went downstairs and quickly found a bookstore.

This is quite normal, after all, Fuji Publishing House itself is in a prosperous area, and there is no shortage of bookstores and shopping malls.

As soon as he entered the bookstore, Suzuki Yu picked up the shopping basket on one side and began to load the single book of "Unnatural Death" into it.

She filled more than 100 volumes, and the readers waiting in line to buy the single book of "Unnatural Death" were stunned.

They've seen people who bought two copies at once, and they've also seen people who supported Tsukasa Higashino to buy more than a dozen copies... But this kind of ruthless person who directly buys more than 100 copies... It's the first time I've seen it.

Seeing that she was about to finish loading the "Unnatural Death" at the front desk, there was a young man behind her who was holding a single copy of "Unnatural Death" in her hand, and she was anxious.

He's also a fan of Tsukasa Higashino, and he's going to buy two copies, one for his collection and one for viewing... As a result, he didn't have time to get the second one, and now he saw that it was about to be gone.

So he hurriedly said hello: "I'm sorry, can you keep a copy for me?" ”

"Huh?" Suzuki Yu was stunned, and then carefully looked at the unopened copy of "Unnatural Death" in his hand, and after thinking for a while, he said: "I want to ask if you still want the one in your hand, can you give it to me?" ”

What the?!

This Suzuki Yu bought the whole counter and remembered what he had in his hand.

The young man was immediately stunned, and then he covered the "Unnatural Death" in his hand and shook his head, saying that he would never sell it.

This action made Suzuki Yu shake his head helplessly, carrying the heavy shopping basket in his hand, and walked to the front desk to pay: "Please give me a box... Then I asked a clerk to help deliver it to the Fuji Publishing House next door..."

As a true fan of Tsukasa Higashino, that's all she can do.

I guess I've done a little bit of my best, and I hope that Tsukasa Higashino can defeat Ozawada - she can't get used to this kind of unfair competition between Iwakaku Press and Mozuki Shoten.

But this is a clear act of adversity... Suzuki Yu also pinched his chin, thinking that next time he wanted to buy it, he would buy ten copies, and he wouldn't buy more.

What if she buys too much and she can't catch up with Tsukasa Higashino?

Suzuki Yu thought as he led the bookstore clerk into Fuji Press, but at this time, the editorial office of Iwakaku Press on the other side fell silent.

There was a real silence.

Obviously today is a working day, but not many people are handing over comics, and the entire editorial department is quiet.

And of course.

Because the editorial department of Iwakaku Press expected that Ozawada would sell 4,000 copies of "Unnatural Death" in the first hour.

But no one thought that Tsukasa Higashino would bite so hard, and Ozawada and Tsukasa Higashino were only 1,000 copies sold.

This was a big surprise to them, and they also knew that the sales of this thousand copies were very unstable.

"Unnatural Death" is likely to overtake in the second hour, and a solution must be found.

But no matter how you try to figure it out... This situation is still a bit difficult to change.

After all, sales are such a thing... They can't do it in the dark, right?

If it is exposed at that time, the reputation of Rock Point Press will be damaged.

They don't have to be quick and fast.

"Mr. Ozawa, what do you think of this data?"

Editor-in-chief Yamano thought and asked Ozawada beside him.

"Higashino-sensei is really good." Ozawada couldn't see any expression of loss on his face: "Even if you have a fan base, it's a little difficult to win against Higashino-sensei." ”

Ozawada is a more practical person in this turmoil.

He didn't smear Tsukasa Higashino, even if the first episode of Tsukasa Higashino's "Unnatural Death" was average, he didn't accept an exclusive interview like Sakamoto and make a special trip to comment on this matter.

And in fact, it proved that his idea was correct.

Even if it's him... I feel like I'm going to be picked up by Tsukasa Higashino to the ground.

But that's fine.

In this way, comic book writers in the manga industry will not always focus on robot manga.

This pool of stagnant water stirred up by robot comics... It feels like I'm finally able to get out of the quagmire.

"Mr. Ozawa, you are similar to what I thought..."The performance of "Unnatural Death" is indeed too amazing." The editor-in-chief of Yamano of Iwakaku Publishing House also sighed.

The above gave him this task, let him win against Tsukasa Higashino, and press Tsukasa Higashino down again... But now it seems that this requirement is somewhat difficult to fulfill.

My family knows my own affairs.

With that extra 1,000 sales, it is definitely not difficult for Higashino to surpass it today.

Ozawada has fans, and Tsukasa Higashino is not a vegetarian.

But when I think about it, Tsukasa Higashino suppressed himself once in Ken Komori before... The editor-in-chief of Yamano is also somewhat angry.

He didn't expect that Tsukasa Higashino had such a good relationship with Hosokawa Koharu, and that he was willing to have a bad relationship with him, the editor-in-chief of Iwakaku Publishing House, for a responsible editor who might be changed frequently...

It shouldn't be like that.

He was a little depressed, but he couldn't help it.

In this situation, where all parties were focused, the data for "Unnatural Death" and Ozawada's new manga soon came out.

"Unnatural Death" sold 18,000 copies in the second hour, and there is almost no trend of its whereabouts.

Ozawada's new manga sold 18,000 copies in the second hour, down 1,000 copies from the first hour.

It's quite normal that the first hour is always the time when sales are at their highest, and the further back you go, the more sales will fall, and eventually they will stabilize at a relatively stable level of sales.

In the third hour, more than 18,500 copies of "Unnatural Death" not only did not fall, but even increased slightly.

Ozawada's new manga fell to 16,000 copies sold.

At this point, "Unnatural Death" has completed the overtaking.

But that's not what other publishers are focusing on anymore.

They had already guessed this result as early as the second hour, when the sales of "Unnatural Death" did not fall.

But in the third hour, "Unnatural Death" not only did not drop sales, but even increased... They were completely confused.

The strength of "Unnatural Death" is simply exaggerated.

It's been three hours and there has been no fall, and it has risen slightly... What kind of monster is this?

And the surprise of them is still happening.

"Unnatural Death" stood up for six hours, and finally rose a little more, climbing to 19,000 copies sold in one hour.

There were originally a lot of comics in the back to see when it fell, but I didn't expect it to become longer... What's going on?

In this way, "Unnatural Death" withstood the pressure until the tenth hour, and finally began to decline gradually, and finally stabilized at 17,000 sales per hour - it is only relatively stable here, and it will definitely fall later, no matter how manga can escape this law.

But even so...

The results of "Unnatural Death" are also exaggerated.

During the same period, Ozawada's manga was stable at 15,000 copies per hour, while Sakamoto at Mozuki Shoten sold 9,000 copies per hour.

In comparison... Tsukasa Higashino's achievement, saying that monsters are absolutely no problem.

As for the nameless publishers who want to join in the fun...

If you can have one or two thousand copies sold in an hour, you are already burning high incense.

The market has really been squeezed to the limit, and Tsukasa Higashino is really carelessly crushed to death by many comic book authors like crushing ants.

In this situation, of course, there are also some print media that began to comment - they did not dare to speak when the sales of "Unnatural Death" were not fully displayed, for fear of misestimating them.

But now that "Unnatural Death" has taken the lead, of course they are going to start gaining popularity.

This heat... Don't rub it, don't rub it.

As a result, there are suddenly a lot of articles analyzing the plot of "Unnatural Death" on the market, and the analysis at a glance seems to figure out the intention of even a scene storyboard drawn by Tsukasa Higashino.

This gave Tsukasa Higashino a taste of what 'reading comprehension' is.

But there are too many plot analyses of "Unnatural Death", and it is impossible for everyone to get this heat.

So some people started talking about Ozawada and Tsukasa Higashino at the same time, after all, Ozawada is the big pillar of Iwakaku Publishing House, and Higashino Tsukasa is also the big pillar of Urashima Press, and it is necessary for the two people to compare.

After analyzing the past in this way, even the neglected Mozhu bookstore Sakamoto was dragged out and whipped severely - the remarks he had made on TV before were dug up, and many people laughed at him.

Look at you, you dare to mock Mr. Higashino like this? You sold 12,000 copies in the first hour.

This really made Sakamoto feel like crying without tears.

12,000 copies in the first hour is really not a dish, and it is a small pillar level in any publishing house, how can it become a special dish in your mouth?

And why didn't you report on me on my previous release date? At this time, he suddenly jumped out and whipped the corpse?

Sakamoto is really miserable, but he can't vent yet.

Because Tsukasa Higashino is too far ahead of him in terms of readers' praise and sales.

In the comics industry, you still have to rely on the results of single book sales, and without sales as confidence, Sakamoto can only be beaten.

Grievances are real grievances.

At present, the situation can be said to be very good, and "Unnatural Death" is a big sale, and there is a trend of becoming popular out of the circle.

If it weren't for the fact that there are only five words at present, it is estimated that people will come to the door to ask about the TV drama or animation.

Hosokawa Koharu also had a very good time.

As a rookie editor who joined Urashima Press last year, after 'training' Tsukasa Higashino to draw several popular manga, the editor-in-chief of Urashima also handed over the position of editorial team leader to her.

In addition to being in charge of Tsukasa Higashino, she is also in charge of four rookie manga editors, and Hosokawa Koharu, as the team leader, also has the power to participate in serialization meetings (meetings to discuss half-cut works or serialized new works). )

This can be regarded as a carp jumping over the dragon gate, but Hosokawa Koharu is a little weak-hearted.

To put it well to the outside world, it is to cultivate Tsukasa Higashino.

Internally, she actually thinks that it was Higashino Tsukasa who cultivated herself.

She's also confused.

How did I just mix and become a team leader?

But fortunately, she is quite experienced compared to those newcomers, and she can still help them in some common sense issues.

Of course, what these four rookie editors are most curious about is the matter of Tsukasa Higashino.

They felt that the rise of Tsukasa Higashino and Koharu Hosokawa was simply too bizarre.

This made Hosokawa Koharu somewhat relieved.

Some common sense questions can be answered, and she can reveal a little bit about curious things about Tsukasa Higashino.

This team leader sits firmly in the position.

No one on the old editor's side said much, after all, Hosokawa Koharu has made great achievements this year, and it is also because she is a newcomer and a woman, otherwise it is estimated that the position of deputy editor-in-chief will be her turn.