Chapter 958: Gathering
"SLAM DUNK" not only continues to increase in popularity in China, but also has signs of momentum in District 11, with two consecutive episodes, ranking third in small books.
MANY READERS PREDICT THAT AS THIS GAME PROGRESSES, SLAM DUNK MAY STABILIZE IN THE TOP TWO.
"However, the first place is "The Gate of Eternal Life", and normally, "SLAM DUNK" should not be able to win "The Gate of Eternal Life".
This is the most frequent message on the Internet, and after Murakami saw this sentence, a heart was put into his stomach, which shows that he made the right bet.
Less than a year after it was serialized, "SLAM DUNK" can be compared to "The Gate of Eternal Life", which has been serialized for 14 years, which already says about the success of "SLAM DUNK".
On the third day after the release of the latest issue of the magazine, the fourth volume of "SLAM DUNK" "The Protagonist Appears" was released in major bookstores.
On that day, many bookstores were in long queues, and the bookstores with slightly less stock were sold out even on the first day, and later these bookstores had to let the magazine re-ship.
The momentum continued on Monday, the sales of "SLAM DUNK" dropped slightly, two magazines were released again, and the 42nd episode of "SLAM DUNK" "Never Throw in the Defeat" once again raised the heat.
Although Xiandao continued his performance, the Xiangbei team responded, and the scores of the two teams were always anxious, with only a 2-point gap. In order to save the ball, Hanamichi hit his forehead against the wall, and Xiandao, who had been attacking the Xiangbei ball frame, also gasped again and again, and Liu Chuanfeng, who had been resting, was finally about to play.
Armageddon is on the verge of breaking out.
The reader's emotions are also mobilized, and the follow-up plot is discussed in the comic group or on the Internet.
Although the result is nothing more than victory and defeat, readers discussed it very delicately, and even found out "Chess Soul", from this comic, analyze Shen Xin's creative habits, and in the end, come to the conclusion that Xiangbei is more likely to lose.
Under the dual effect of the release of a single book and the wonderful plot, "SLAM DUNK" surpassed "Age of the Gods" in one fell swoop and became the most popular comic in China.
At the same time, "Comic Future" and "Shonen Leap" also announced the weekly circulation of the latest episodes of "SLAM DUNK" on their respective official Weibo/Twitter accounts.
In China, the sales of "Comic Future" reached 800,000 copies, and District 11 also sold 580,000 copies in a week.
Yu Chen and Murakami didn't speak, but this result made both of them very satisfied, you know, "SLAM DUNK" only appeared once in the training match, and then there was a selection competition, the final of the selection competition, and even, the finals of the national competition.
At this rate, SLAM DUNK basically started with an average volume of 1.5 million copies.
There are only more than 20 comics that exceed this number in District 11, and although the market for "Comic Future" is larger, the overall quality of comics is not as good as that in Area 11, so there are only more than 10 comics that can reach an average volume of 200,000 copies.
Therefore, the expectation of the two magazines for "SLAM DUNK" is that it will be a best-selling manga at the level of a pillar.
In this atmosphere, the cartoonists of the two magazines have different degrees of pressure.
"Shonen Leap" was slightly better, because they were prepared for a monster title like "The Gate of Eternal Life", and "SLAM DUNK" was only hovering in third or fourth place, and it didn't show too impressive results.
This kind of achievement in the cartoons, they have seen.
"Comic Future" is a completely different story, "SLAM DUNK" has been in the first position of the small book for five or six consecutive issues, and the single volume of the fourth volume has sold 800,000 copies in a single week.
In the absence of animation, there is only one "DN" manga with better results than "SLAM DUNK".
That's right, it's still Shen Xin's.
SLAM DUNK hasn't even shown the potential of monster comics, but without exception, it's now the monster of Comic Future.
In the face of such works, different cartoonists have different ideas.
In a café in Hongchuan, Ye Hexu held a straw and took a sip of juice, but his eyes were aimed at "Comic Future" placed on the table.
This is the latest issue of "Comic Future", and at the same time, from this episode, "Comic Future" is also about to enter the first breaking point of the entire comic.
Liu Chuanfeng came on the court, but Coach Anzai called Hanamichi and Liu Chuanfeng to arrange a strategy.
There are two minutes left in the game, and the plot is getting more and more tense, and even, top domestic cartoonists like Lianye Hexu are beginning to look forward to the follow-up plot.
At the moment when Xiandao received the ball and was about to break through, Hanamichi and Liu Chuanfeng appeared in front of him at the same time.
In the picture, Yuzhu, Qingzi, Xiangyanichi and Lingnan's team members expressed their horror.
Double defense!
Continuous full pages and close-ups, the battle between the three people is drawn from various angles, and the three-dimensional sense of the story is immediately reflected.
Under the joint defense of Hanamichi and Liu Chuanfeng, Xiandao also showed an excited look.
The final decisive battle is about to break out.
Ye Hexu's eyes widened, and every storyboard in the comics was in full view of him.
Zizi ......
The mango juice in the cup had been drunk, and he didn't know it, and when he reacted, he hurriedly called the waiter and ordered a glass of sundae, just turned his head, and suddenly saw a man in a black T-shirt sitting opposite. The man's hair was relatively long, but fortunately it was tied up, revealing a delicate face, and at this time he was lowering his head, clasping his fingers, not speaking, and not looking at Ye Hexu.
"Oh......" Ye Hexu was startled, and quickly took two breaths, and his heartbeat calmed down, "Teacher Han, when did you come?" ”
"Just while you're reading the comics." Han Ye's voice was very soft.
"Why don't you tell me?"
"You're reading comics."
“……”
There is no difference at all between saying and not saying.
However, considering Han Ye's character, it was not easy for him to say so many words.
Fortunately, he and Han Ye are quite familiar, if there is a different person, Han Ye probably won't speak.
"What about the others?"
"Teacher Xifeng will be here soon, and the others don't know."
"I don't understand, why did Teacher Luo Zheng call us out." Ye Hexu took the sundae from the waiter's hand and scooped a spoonful, "Do you want it?" ”
"I'll order." Han Ye shook his head.
"You...... Yes? Ye Hexu expressed doubts about Han Ye's words.
Han Ye was silent and didn't make a sound, and after a long while, he spoke: "It should be for 'SLAM DUNK', right?" ”
“……”
Ye Hexu scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and put it in his mouth.
He is now on the same channel as Han Ye.
Seeing that the sundae had all been eaten, the two of them did not speak again.
Just as Ye Hexu was thinking about whether to order another cup of iced tea, Luo Zheng and Xifeng pushed the door and entered the café.
"It's been a long time since I saw the two teachers." Ye Hexu waved his hand.
"I'll only see you next year." Luo Zheng retorted.
"Teacher Ye, long time no see."
Compared with others, Xifeng's fame and prestige are the lowest, Luo Zheng can refute it, but he can't, and besides, I haven't seen him for three or four months, and time is indeed continuous.
"Everyone is due?" Ye Hexu asked.
"Two more."
"Who?"
Luo Zheng glanced out the window, "They have also arrived." ”
Ye Hexu turned his head and saw three people coming over, two of them, Ye Hexu had just met at the annual meeting, they were Shi Qun and Jin Yingchen.