Chapter 638: Competition
"By the way, one more thing...... Do you want to know? ”
"Huh?"
"Comic Future is now promoting "King of Rock and Roll", which should be preparing for "King of Rock and Roll" to replace "Steel". Wang Wenhong speculated.
"I know that Comic Future's move is so obvious that it's not hard to see. We're both putting pressure on each other. Shen Xin picked up the pen and explained.
"It's good that you know...... Is it a big problem? ”
Shen Xin shook his head, "The pressure we face comes from Comic Future, but you have to believe that the pressure on Comic Future is much greater than ours. ”
That's why they highly recommend "King of Rock and Roll". Once "King of Rock and Roll" became popular, our advantage was much smaller. Wang Wenhong frowned.
"That can't be helped, if "The King of Rock and Roll" can really carry "Comic Future", it means that Mr. Luo has worked hard, whether it is "Comic Future" or Huaxia Comics, it is a good thing." Shen Xin said with a smile.
"It smells sour." Wang Wenhong teased.
"You're wrong, I mean it. Domestic comics can't prosper by just one person. Only when cartoonists create more good works can non-comic readers pay attention to comics, which is a healthy market. In the Internet age, there will be an influx of better foreign works into China. If there is no high-level work, the living environment of domestic cartoonists will shrink, and at that time, my situation will not be too good. ”
Wang Wenhong raised his head and thought for a while, what Shen Xin said was also true, if the work could not make money, "Comic Future" and Duoman.com would definitely reduce the manuscript fee of cartoonists.
"But even if 'King of Rock 'n' Roll' does get up, you don't have to worry too much, don't forget, there's 'Shonen Leap', do you think they'll be able to tolerate the progress of the 'Steel' anime beyond the comics? It's not just me who suffers, but also "Shonen Leap" and "Comic Future", and Wan Box bought the rights to "Steelcore" and made the game because of the popularity of "Steelcore". If the journal is closed for too long, these companies will put pressure on Comic Future. Shen Xin said.
"Makes sense...... I suddenly realized that you were hurting in time. Wang Wenhong nodded again and again.
If it weren't for Shen Xin's injury, the animation would catch up with the comics, and it might have to wait for a while.
“……”
Shen Xin suddenly didn't want to talk to Wang Wenhong.
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After getting Shen Xin's reply, Wang Wenhong also actively talked with several other magazines, but these magazines, including Duoman.com, all looked like they wanted to talk and stopped.
It's not that they doubt Shen Xin's strength, but they really can't tell when "Steel Forge" will end.
Too long, so many variables.
Wang Wenhong saw that these people had no intention of talking again, so he did not ask any further.
From his point of view, he doesn't want Shen Xin to be too tired, generally speaking, quality and quantity are inversely proportional, and it is easy to get distracted by operating several comics at the same time, in case the plot is stringed, things will be serious.
There is no need for Shen Xin's comics, this book is at the level of "Steel Forge", as long as he can take a big step ahead of other cartoonists.
Part of the reason why he is willing to cooperate with Shen Xin is for money, his family is already urging marriage, but the savings in his hand have just reached 6 figures, and he must find a way to make money, Shen Xin's salary has more than doubled compared to before, not counting bonuses, which is very attractive to him.
But what is more important than money is feelings.
Feelings are a strange thing, obviously the least valuable, but often the heaviest weight, the most unbearable.
When he was Shen Xin's editor-in-charge, he didn't have much sense of accomplishment, and he always felt that Shen Xin's success had little to do with him.
After joining Shen Xin's studio, he immediately had a different feeling, because Shen Xinqiang was drawing comics, but he didn't know much about operations, which gave him an opportunity.
Of course, he doesn't know how to operate, but he understands comics. He can learn a foreign language and also find time to learn other things.
Therefore, Shen Xin doesn't need to create too many works, as long as the quality is guaranteed, he can do his best to help Shen Xin.
He had a hunch that he and Shen Xin would be very compatible, and neither of them would care too much about personal gains, but the quality of the work must be guaranteed.
Wang Wenhong is not in a hurry, the more he is at this time, the more he must calm down. Otherwise, it will make other magazines feel that he and Shen Xin's hearts are weak, and they will fall behind in this fierce and protracted confrontation.
During this time, "Hunting the Abyss" officially ended, and many fans of "Hunting the Abyss" came to the bookstore again to buy "Comic Future"; At the same time, "Comic Future" has finally paid off its promotion of "King of Rock and Roll", and the release of the new book is imminent, finally pulling "Steel" from the third position.
While industry insiders lamented the strength of "King of Rock and Roll", they also had to sigh that "Steel Refining" only left the top three after the 50th day of its closure.
The plot of "King of Rock and Roll" ushered in a climax again after the protagonist revealed the unspoken rules of the show.
Again, this time the plot is already exposing the dark side of the industry, indecent transactions.
Luo Zheng also worked hard for the plot this time, and began to pave the way from before the sixth or seventh episodes.
The protagonist's friend was suppressed and banned by the company, and at the same time, because of the last time, there were also people who held a grudge against the protagonist, and the girlfriend who served as the host of a popular show was forcibly taken down by the company and replaced by another woman, and the protagonist was also targeted, and there was a sound failure at the concert.
After a large depressing plot, the reader's inner depression also reaches its peak, at this time, the plot reverses, and the protagonist gets information from a paparazzi and begins to fight back.
The reader's emotions are like dry wood meets fire, which ignites at one point.
"The King of Rock and Roll" has caused great repercussions in the readership, and the popularity once approached the second place "Sky Wolf", coupled with the month-long promotion of "The King of Rock and Roll" by "Comic Future", the popularity of "The King of Rock and Roll" in the industry has been rising.
The high-level leaders led by Bao Jiyi also slowly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this situation.
Picking up "The King of Rock and Roll" first, and then "Otherworldly Restaurant", should be able to stabilize the current situation, and then take the initiative in the conversation with Shen Xin.
The management of Yishu Culture made its own small calculations, but "Steel Refining" was forgotten by readers as Bao Jiyi wished.
Two days later, the popular animation released "Dark Gate", which made the plot of "Steel" also usher in a climax - after Edward designed and lured out Scar and the android, Lan Fang was injured by Bradley and was forced to cut off his arm in order to escape from the pursuit, and Yao Lin caught Gratoni.
While rescuing Lan Fang, Gratoni broke free from the ropes and swallowed Edward, Yao Lin, and Envi, who came to rescue Gratoni. And in the "Gate of False Truth", Edward, Yao Lin and Enwei, who revealed his true identity, launched a fierce battle.
This plot was originally a big climax of "Steel Forge", and many readers caused great discussion when they saw the comics, and now the animation has been released, so that a large number of readers and comic lovers will once again focus on this comic that has been suspended for nearly two months.