When Shen Xin saw that person, he was very young, and he was in his twenties, so he turned his head suspiciously and looked at Shi Ping.

He doesn't remember the questioning session.

Shi Ping shook his head slightly, signaling that it was not arranged by him, but since it was a live broadcast, he couldn't stop it.

How to deal with this matter fell on Shen Xin.

Moreover, this person not only raised his hand, but also stopped Shen Xin, which made Shen Xin unable to pretend not to see it.

"What's the matter?"

"Hello Mr. Shen, let me introduce myself first, I am a journalist, and my friends who are cartoonists came here, I have read many of your comics, and I think they are not bad." The young man stood up.

"Thank you." Shen Xin bowed slightly.

"Your speech was also very good, but I don't approve of the final ending. Now, many online platforms have risen, giving many cartoonists a choice, even if they are not good enough, they can be serialized on the platform. Moreover, the popularity of smartphones has given many comic apps the opportunity to develop, which also gives cartoonists the soil to survive. What I want to say is that there are no fewer good works now. The young man said.

"It turned out to be a journalist friend." Shen Xin bowed.

There will be reporters at the scene, and Shen Xin is not surprised at all.

The reason why Shi Ping broadcast this press conference live is to expand the popularity of the "Comic Festival", and it is normal to invite reporters, and it is not surprising that this reporter has a friend of a cartoonist.

"I think since your friend can appear here, he must be a well-known cartoonist in the circle, right?" Shen Xin asked.

The young man nodded.

"So, when this live stream is over, you ask your friend what he thinks of the studio incident that happened some time ago. It's said that the work is a cartoonist's child, and I think your friend should have this idea too. But how many of the manga artists who come into the studio want to draw their own comics? And not just as a ghostwriter.

"Give it a go, turn a bicycle into a motorcycle. If the comic market is really good, why don't they give it a go? I tell you, they don't dare. It takes almost half a year for a comic to go from the beginning of its conception to the passage of the serialization meeting and then to the serialization. The online platform may be faster, but it will take two or three months, which does not guarantee that the work will sell well. If no one watches, months of hard work will be wasted, and eating will be a problem, let alone supporting a family.

"As for the online platform...... That's right, with the advent of smartphones, there are many more comic platforms, but there are also many other competing apps. Light, video, short video, self-media, mobile games...... With so much software concentrated on one phone, time is divided. Don't just see more platforms, but also see that readers spend less time on comics. You're a journalist, you should know about these investigations, right? ”

Speaking of this, Shen Xin took a deep breath, his expression became serious, and he turned his head to look at the director, "Can the live broadcast end?" ”

The director looked confused and at a loss, so he hurriedly looked at Shi Ping, and after seeing Shi Ping nodding, he pinched off the live broadcast signal.

Shen Xin held the microphone, tucked one hand into his trouser pocket, and looked at the cartoonists in the audience.

"There are some things that I don't really want to say, but if they are stuck in my throat, I don't vomit or feel unhappy. About some time ago, when I met with Mr. Yu, we talked about domestic comics. My feeling is that the comics industry as a whole is going down. There is not enough competition in China, so there is no way to produce masterpieces, so I propose whether it is possible to join forces with other platforms to increase the competition of works and create enough good works to attract readers.

"Maybe someone will scold me, saying that I am under enough pressure, and if I increase the competition with other cartoonists, I will be overwhelmed. However, I would like to ask those of you who make a living from comics, have you really thought about the future...... Twenty or thirty years from now, when the comic plate is only enough for a single-digit manga artist, are you sure you're one of them?

"You can't, because no one can be sure of what the future holds. To be honest, it's been a long time since I've seen any eye-catching comics in China. Two of my friends have been scanning the charts in major magazines and apps, and sorry, they haven't recommended a domestic comic to me either.

Of course, these are just my personal opinions. You can say that my judgment is not accurate, and you can say that I am talking nonsense. I admit all of this. I'm just a person, not a god of manga, it's the title of Tezuka's senpai. However, I am afraid that the further I go, the more lonely I become, because ...... You can't keep up with me anymore. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Xin felt helpless in his heart, and finally said "sorry" and walked off the stage.

The director's eyes widened, and he was still depressed just now, because Shen Xin didn't say the end, but directly asked the live broadcast to be cut off. Now it seems that this decision was really quite wise.

Shen Xin's words, didn't he tell readers that most cartoonists can't create eye-catching comics?

In fact, Shen Xin's words brought a lot of impact to the cartoonists on the scene.

No one makes a splash?

They don't admit that their works are mediocre, but when Shen Xin says it, they can't refute it.

"SLAM DUNK" has an average of three million volumes in China, and they want to refute it, not to mention much, at least one million volumes, right?

However, the comics that are being serialized, including other comics except "SLAM DUNK", none of the volumes have more than one million copies, and the closest "Demon Road" has been partially lost due to the water injection in the later period, and the volume is also stuck at 900,000 copies.

Originally, they could have said that this was the emergence of a webtoon, which led to the diversion of readers, but the horrible sales of "SLAM DUNK" were much more than when the webtoon did not appear.

As for the sales that were only achieved because of the promotion of the high school league, what about District 11? What about Han?

They have no reason to refute it at all.

"This guy is really disgusting...... Forget it, and say so much! Ye Hexu rubbed his head, a little headache, "The last sentence is very good." What's 'can't keep up with me'? I don't recognize it!! Shen Xin must not be allowed to be so showy again! ”

Ye Hexu also knew that "Demon Dao" was too long, but even if he wanted to finish it now, he couldn't do it, because Jian Xiaomei was pregnant, and he couldn't calm down and create new comics.

In addition to Ye Hexu, there were also other cartoonists who were unhappy with Shen Xin's last sentence.

"Teacher Shen is too arrogant, right? actually said that, well, I didn't see it before, his skills of pretending to be X are perfect. 'I'm afraid that the further I go, the more lonely I become', 'You can't keep up with me'...... Tsk, listen, is this human talk? Su Han crossed his arms around his chest, looking unconvinced.

"Maybe it's the teacher's confidence, right?"

Regarding Shen Xin's speech, Lu Ning had nothing to say.

She thinks that "Crossing Girl" is not bad, but compared to "DN", there is still a big gap, let alone compared to "SLAM DUNK".

"No, I can't. I can't swallow this breath. Be sure to let him know that he's prejudiced. ”

"How do you let him know?"

"It's a work." Su Han's eyes widened, "This time, I'm serious. ”

LU NING GRINNED, IF IT WAS SERIOUS AND USEFUL, THERE WOULD NOT BE ONLY ONE "SLAM DUNK" THAT EXCEEDED THREE MILLION COPIES.