"That's right, to some extent, second-tier magazines are really not taken seriously. No matter which organization it is, it is the strong who have the right to speak. However, within the organizing committee, there are mutual constraints. Yan Fei flipped another page of notepad.

"How?" Shen Xin said curiously.

"Every year, the organizing committee consists of 12 positions, of which 7 are fixed, which are three major magazines, plus four magazines that sell more than 1.5 million copies in a single issue - "Comic Weekly", "Girls' Century", "Hot Zone" and "Honor Student Weekly". In addition, there are five non-permanent magazines, and before the start of the meeting, the Cartoonists Association will send an email to the five magazines, inviting them to serve as members of the organizing committee. ”

The Cartoonists Association is mainly composed of retired old cartoonists, who have a relatively high prestige in the comics industry.

"Although the organizing committee is composed of 12 magazines, there are only 7 magazines with voting rights, and they are mainly composed of three major journals and four minor magazines. If the comics participating in the selection are not related to these seven magazines, then the seven magazines will vote to determine the winning work.

"Once one of the comics in the selection belongs to a magazine in his family, then the voting qualification of this magazine will be replaced by one of the candidate magazines."

"In other words, the magazine is not qualified to vote for its own comics?" Shen Xin finally understood.

Yan Fei nodded.

"I didn't expect it to be so complicated."

"It can't be helped, after all, most awards have a lot of money, and at the same time, it can bring great honor to cartoonists, as long as they have the opportunity, everyone will do their best. In addition, in order to ensure the fairness of the vote, the Manga Artists Association will also supervise the entire selection process. Yan Fei closed the notepad, and the news she heard was basically that.

"Thinking about it this way, "Y's" can't broadcast animation in July, and the impact is quite big." Shen Xin leaned on the sofa, his mind a little messy.

"Yes, but there's a bit of room for manoeuvre." Yan Fei said.

"How?" Shen Xin was puzzled.

"Since the entry is the first full-length manga of a manga artist, unless it is a phenomenal work, few magazines make a rookie manga into a half-year series. Usually it's just a matter of making 12 episodes first and testing the waters. The comics that have the ability to compete for the newcomer award will have their screening time scheduled for the fall.

"And when it comes to the popularity selection in July, August, and September, it's another model. Only five manga are eliminated at this stage, and the accumulated popularity is not carried over to the final selection. In other words, we just need to beat 6th place to be OK. Yan Fei explained.

"Sister Yan, even if it is so stipulated. But when those magazines vote, they will also take into account the popularity of the second stage, right? In the final analysis, it is still not good for Brother Xin. Xi Muhan was worried.

"I know. But in the third phase, "New World" can't help either. The only thing that Mr. Shen can rely on is the quality of "Y's". Some of the words are actually cruel. The president and editor-in-chief never expected Mr. Shen to win the 'Newcomer Award'. As long as Y's can make it to Phase 3, they're satisfied.

"Attracting enough eyeballs and using those popularity to maximize the sales of the magazine is what the president is most concerned about. Instead of trying your best to win an award that you may not win, it is better to just shortlist the participating comics. Attract a subset of readers at the lowest cost. After all, if you can't get the 'Newcomer Award', then there is no difference between second and fifth place. This is how small magazines live. ”

Yan Fei said this, biting her lip, holding the notepad tightly with both hands, her nails deeply embedded in the rubber cover of the notepad.

"Sister Yan, I just want to ask one thing, do you think the same way?" Shen Xin sat up straight and looked at Yan Fei.

Yan Fei shook her head, looking a little excited, "Of course not." I remember saying, 'There will be no less rights and interests that belong to you.'" If I can't do it, I'll resign.'" I'm optimistic about Y's, and even without the support of the magazine, I'll do my best. I think it's not just me, if Wang Wenhong is in my position, he will be like me.

"The dream of a manga artist is to draw a manga that is recognized by the world, and the dream of a manga editor is to look at the authors he collaborates with and stand at the top of the manga artists."

The corners of Shen Xin's mouth curled, and a chuckle appeared on his face.

"Sister Yan, I want to meet with the president and editor-in-chief as soon as possible. I want to know what they think. ”

"We go to work on the seventh day of the new year, which is the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, you go to the editorial office of New World, and I will take you to the president and editor-in-chief. Yan Fei wrote this down on a notepad.

"Well, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, ...... single book of "Hunting the Abyss" seems to be on sale on that day."

"February 16th? That's right. Yan Fei also remembered this incident.

"So ...... competition for the 'Newcomer Award' has actually begun." Shen Xin muttered.

After Yan Fei said goodbye, Shen Xin returned to his room and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, after Shen Xin got up, he sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought.

The comic capsule gave him knowledge about drawing, but it didn't tell him how to run a comic. Especially, what can he do when he is at an absolute disadvantage.

The production of animation cannot be counted on in a short period of time.

Ad?

If it's just to promote the comics without adding new elements, the effect will be limited.

Game?

"Y's" can indeed be made into a Galgame, but the production cycle of the game is not short, and it is far from quenching the thirst.

Novel?

There are many novels that are changed into comics, and comics are changed into novels, which is really uncommon.

After that, there are figurines, gachas, and the like.

Having said that, "Y's" really has the potential to do it, and every female character in it is very beautiful, and the scale shown in "Y's" is also very appropriate.

However, only the figurines are launched, and the effect is not good. The nature of the figure determines that it can only "slaughter" regular customers, and few people will be interested in unfamiliar figures.

If you can't expand your readership, you won't be able to increase the sales of a single book.

As for the movie, it's even further. Most manga movies are led by animation, and after judging the quality of the results, they are invested.

So, it's a good way to be friendly to old readers and attract new readers...... It really needs to be thought through.

Shen Xin thought for a long time, and his thoughts slowly drifted to "Dream Eater".

Romance comics are also a relatively niche genre compared to fighting comics.

If it is analogous to online novels, roughly speaking, fantasy and urban can be regarded as "kings", while other categories, such as supernatural, suspense, sports, games, etc., can be regarded as "evil roads".

In the same way, love comics are also "evil ways" for hot-blooded comics.

The "royal way" has the path of "royal way", and the "evil way" also has the survival law of the "evil way".

Maybe...... Is there something else that could be done?

When Shen Xin thought of this, his mind fell into deep thought, and he tried to find a glimmer of light from the dead ends.

Xi Muhan came out of the room, poured a glass of milk, looked back and saw Shen Xin sitting on the sofa in a daze, confused, and then saw a smile on Shen Xin's face.

"Brother Xin, are you okay?" Xi Muhan was a little worried.

"It's fine." Shen Xin stretched his waist, "I just suddenly thought of something interesting." ”