"Are we going to win, then?" Gao Hang said happily.

"Not necessarily." Shen Xin shook his head, "If the next story is interesting, these loopholes are insignificant. ”

The showdown with Chen Zijiao will last for several weeks before the winner is decided, and one or two comics can't change the situation.

Shen Xin has made moves for two consecutive weeks, at least seizing the opportunity, but Chen Zijiao will not remain silent, this change in comic style is his reaction.

Many of the next things are no longer under the control of the two of them, so Shen Xin only needs to do his part.

Compared with the changes in "Crumbling", Shen Xin became interested in another short comic.

He is familiar with this comic, and has even seen the first version of this comic.

A month ago, Qiao Yu delivered this comic to him.

At the time, it was a dark fairy tale, and although it had a certain connotation, it was too depressing and dark for publication in shonen manga. Therefore, Shen Xin's suggestion is to re-modify the name.

Later, this comic deleted the "brother and sister life and death choice" section, but it still did not pass the editor-in-chief's level. Unexpectedly, this comic was published in "Dreamer" in another form.

The previous name was based on the dwarfs as the first point of view, so the scene shown was too bloody, but this is also the characteristic of dark fairy tales, and no one is sure who will survive. This suspenseful atmosphere will firmly attract and get the reader's attention.

However, after the modification, the first perspective was changed to the Hunter Alliance's encirclement and suppression of the dwarfs, and the meaning of the dark fairy tale was greatly reduced, and it was biased towards ordinary hero comics, and some of Qiao Yu's shortcomings, such as the not very solid storyboard and the lack of coherence of the fighting action, were magnified, making it boring to read.

In order to attract readers and pass the review of the editorial department, the dark comic must balance the oppressive atmosphere in the comic with the content expressed in the picture, which requires the painter to repeatedly scrutinize and modify the name, so that the sub-shot can express the desired effect through side portrayal.

In the process, the name has to be changed more than a dozen times.

Qiao Yu obviously didn't have such patience.

Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong both gave Qiao Yu a chance, but unfortunately he didn't grasp it, in the final analysis, it was still not good for storyboarding and composition.

After closing the magazine, Shen Xin looked at Gao Hang and Lu Ning, "That's it for today." ”

"yes, got it." Lu Ning stretched her waist, "By the way, I have an exam tomorrow, and I can't come in the morning." ”

"Hmm. I'm fine here, but you, don't hang up. Shen Xin put the original manuscript of episode 18 into the file bag, and his body and mind were much more relaxed.

"Even if I didn't attend the class, I could still pass." Lu Ning retorted.

"That...... Mr. Shen, can I take some background information back, I want to enrich myself. Gao Hang raised his chubby hand.

"It's good for you to read it yourself, I haven't read many of those books, and I can't recommend them to you." Shen Xin said.

"Okay." Gao Hang rushed into the reception room.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"It should be Sister Yan who came to pick up the manuscript." Shen Xin said.

Lu Ning hurriedly ran over and opened the door, and Yan Fei outside the door was so cold that she kept stomping her feet.

Yan Fei said hello to Lu Ning, hung the scarf and coat on the hanger, carried the leather bag, and came to Shen Xin's table.

"There's good news and bad news, which one are you going to hear?" Yan Fei said straight to the point.

"Where did you get so much bad news?" Shen Xin looked at Yan Fei with a serious face, and his eyelids jumped.

"This bad news does not come from Chen Zijiao, but from "Crime and Punishment", which has sold 250,000 copies so far."

"Wait, you mean, sold 250,000 copies in 5 days?" Shen Xin was surprised.

"That's right, on average, 50,000 copies a day. After all, "Crime" is aimed at domestic readers, and the platform of "Comic Future" is not comparable to "New World". Yan Fei looked helpless.

This...... It's kind of like a money printing machine.

In other words, after Ye Hexu and Su Han broke up, it did not affect the sales of "Punishment". But what does this have to do with me? Shen Xin was puzzled.

"I always thought that the cartoonist who drew "Punishment" was not a newcomer, but today I realized that I was wrong, and the partner Su Han was looking for was a newcomer."

"In addition to Ye Hexu, there are other powerful newcomers in "Comic Future"? I didn't think I'd heard of it before. Shen Xin also often watches "Comic Future" and does not find such cartoonists.

"No, this cartoonist participated in the short comic contest of "Manga Fly", and it is said that Ye Hexu directly named him and asked him to take over his follow-up work on "Punishment", and "Comic Future" spent a lot of money to poach him." Yan Fei said.

This plot seems to be more bloody.

Wait a minute......

Shen Xin suddenly remembered one thing, "Crime and Punishment" changed the artist before and after, and he didn't even notice the difference in painting style and storyboard, that is to say, the strength of this cartoonist is not worse than Ye Hexu, otherwise, it is impossible to imitate Ye Hexu's style.

"The cartoonist who draws Crime is ...... now"

Shen Xin stood up suddenly, pulled out the latest issue of "Comic Future" from the drawer, flipped to the column of "Crime and Punishment", and looked at the painting column, on which was written the name of the cartoonist-Jump.

Needless to say, it's definitely a pen name. However, this name does not seem to be good.

The appearance of Jumping Jump undoubtedly increases the difficulty of the "Newcomer Award".

If the difficulty of winning the "Newcomer Award" last year was "ordinary", then this year can be called a "nightmare".

Shen Xin felt a headache and rubbed his forehead, wanting to change his mood, "What's the good news?" ”

Yan Fei's face suddenly showed a happy smile.

"Manjia.com, you know what?" Yan Fei asked.

"Know, the largest comic information website in China." Shen Xin nodded.

The relevant information of the previous comic festival is published on this website, and because it is the largest website in China, the forum users also come from all over the country, which is almost the vane of the domestic comic trend.

The forum has set up different sections, and relatively large magazines such as the three major magazines and "Girls' Century" have their own readers' "positions". These sections usually stipulate that no comics from other magazines are allowed to be discussed in the section.

The cartoons of second- and third-tier magazines are discussed in the "Other" section, and this section, with more than 100 posts a month, is the unpopular among the unpopular, and even if someone wants to advertise here, it has little effect.

After all, the stalwart comics of many big magazines are more popular than the signature comics of small magazines.

"That's right, in the hot post at the top of the forum, there is a discussion post about "Y's". Yan Fei tapped the table twice.

Shen Xin blinked, Yan Fei's words were indeed beyond his expectations.

Now that Crime is gaining momentum, the popularity of the signature manga of "The Legend of the Dragon King", "Hunting Abyss" and "Manga Fly" will suffer, and "Y's" came out at this time.

"Why?" Shen Xin was surprised.

"You don't know why?" Yan Fei asked rhetorically.

Shen Xin shook his head.

"The color page of the latest episode has attracted a lot of people's attention." Yan Fei said with a smile, "Many people are attracted by the color pages inside, and then extend from the picture to the plot. ”

Shen Xin scratched his head, he was only thinking about making "Y's" have a little sense of existence during the release period of "Crime and Punishment", but he didn't expect domestic readers to spontaneously discuss it on the forum of Manjia.com.

Is this a windfall?

"I've seen that post, and the reason why it was topped up is that in addition to the readers' attention to the color pages, several cartoonists also have a lot of comments about the color pages. In other words, it's a technical sticker. Yan Fei said excitedly.

Discussing a work alone has limited popularity, especially during the period when "Crime and Punishment" was a big hit, it is even more difficult to attract the attention of readers. But the technical post is different, it will attract some amateur and even professional painters.

With the participation of well-known personalities, such posts usually attract the attention of netizens.