Chapter 84: Victory and Defeat

After Chen Zijiao learned of Qiao Yu's resignation, the whole person also languished a lot, and for a whole day, he did not draw a single chapter of the original manuscript, and only a few people responded to the purchase Weibo he sent.

Wang Wenhong was at a loss, but he was helpless.

Even if he has the ability, it is impossible to change the character of others, especially a person like Chen Zijiao, who does not control his anger at all, except for persuasion and comfort, he has no other way.

The sales of "Y's" and "Crumbling" were gradually pulled apart.

On the morning of the 31st, "Y's" had already led "Crumbling" by 70,000 copies, with a total sales of 420,000 copies, of which the second volume sold 160,000 copies in a week, breaking into the top 10 of the domestic new book list.

Even with the influence of Crime, Y's became another best-selling manga.

What is even more surprising to New World Magazine is that although the sales of "Y's" in Yunhai City have begun to decline, its share in the domestic market has a clear upward trend.

After 20,000 copies of the first volume of Y's were reprinted, the sales department informed the editorial office that it would be reprinted again, and this time the print run was 50,000 copies.

Shen Xin, who got the news, also had a good mood.

As long as "Y's" can be accepted by domestic readers, then the sales of this comic should be more objective.

The original I"s of Y's sold 10 million copies in 15 volumes on Earth, with an average of more than 600,000 copies per volume.

In this world, the number of Chinese comic book lovers far exceeds the 11 regions of the earth, and the sales of "Y's" should not be too bad.

Shen Xin also knows the disadvantages of "Y's", its storyboard and composition, even including the painting work, are still far from the original, so he is still cautious about the sales of "Y's".

He has only been a professional cartoonist for about half a year now, and he only needs to improve methodically at the current speed, and he will eventually achieve the results he wants.

As the deadline approached, Shen Xin's mentality became more and more stable, while Chen Zijiao became more irritable and kept throwing comic tools.

Ruan Ying, who painted the background, was often frightened, but she was powerless to change the status quo.

The quality of the line manuscript given to her by Chen Zijiao is getting worse and worse, and in order to complete the original manuscript, she even has to add a lot of content by herself, which invisibly increases her workload.

"Hey, Sister Ruan, have you figured out a way out now?" Xiao Liu, who was sitting opposite, asked Ruan Ying in a low voice.

"A way out?" Ruan Ying was slightly stunned.

"That's right, it's no surprise that "Crumbling" will definitely be completed within a month, and everyone will have to look for new jobs by then." Xiao Liu lowered his head to draw the effect line, "Of course, with Sister Ruan's strength, it will definitely be no problem to find an assistant job, but for me, it is still a little difficult to find a decent job." ”

"Is it easy?" Ruan Ying muttered to herself, sighed, and didn't say a word for a long time.

In the early morning of February 1, Wang Wenhong and Yan Fei went to the sales department of the other party's magazine to count the sales of the two comics.

At 1 o'clock in the morning, the official Weibo of the two magazines posted on Weibo at the same time.

《New World》:

"Congratulations to Mr. Shen, as of the early morning of February 1, the total sales of the two volumes of "Y's" have reached 450,000 copies, of which the second volume has sold 180,000 copies. I hope that Mr. Shen will make persistent efforts and get a better ranking. ”

《Dreamer》:

As of the early hours of February 1, "Crumbling" had sold 360,000 copies. Congratulations to Mr. Shen, and thank Mr. Long for his hard work for so long. ”

"Congratulations! Mr. Shen! ”

Four glasses with different beverages collided with each other with a crisp sound.

In order to wait for the final news, Gao Hang, Lu Ning, and even Xi Muhan, who has been on winter vacation, are anxiously waiting for the official Weibo of the two magazines.

Until this moment, everyone's suppressed emotions were finally vented.

Gao Hang couldn't help but roar, and the glass he was holding tightly was placed heavily on the table, with tears in his eyes.

Although he didn't say anything else, Shen Xin understood how he felt at the moment, and after winning this duel, he also proved to Chen Zijiao that he was not the main reason for the decline of "Crumbling".

Now, even if he stands in front of Chen Zijiao, he has enough confidence to face Chen Zijiao with a calm heart.

Lu Ning raised her eyebrows and rarely showed a smile.

As a member of the team, she is excited to be able to achieve such results in the comics she has participated in.

Despite the heavy workload in the past month, it has also given her a deeper understanding of comics.

"Alright...... Don't say any more about it, it's time to eat. Xi Muhan brought out the meal that had been prepared a long time ago from the kitchen, "By the way, will Sister Yan come over?" It's late at night, so there shouldn't be any cars, right? ”

"Shall I ask her?" Shen Xin took out his mobile phone, dialed Yan Fei's phone, and after asking, he said to the others, "Sister Yan has already rushed over, and she is in the car of other editors, and she will be there soon." ”

"Then I'll make the soup quickly." Xi Muhan said in response, and Lu Ning also hurriedly entered the kitchen to help.

Not long after, Yan Fei came to the studio with a large bouquet of roses in one hand and a large box of cakes in the other, and handed over the roses after seeing Shen Xin.

"Congratulations, the editor-in-chief asked me to congratulate you on behalf of the magazine. It sold 180,000 copies in a week, which is only 120,000 copies less than "Crime and Punishment", which is a great achievement. Yan Fei smiled.

"Are you making fun of me?" Shen Xin said with a dry smile.

"What are you talking nonsense? It's definitely truth or dare, okay? There are no outsiders here, I'll be honest, in fact, the platform's bonus to the work is quite large. If "Y's" was published in "Comic Future" or "Manga Fly", it would definitely be more popular than it is now, and at the end of the day, it is the platform that restricts you. Yan Fei sighed.

"Haha...... It's not bad now, make a name for yourself first, and talk about the rest later. Shen Xin didn't care.

"Dreamer's Weibo post is also too insincere, it was originally planned that the losing side would be finished within a month, but that Weibo did not mention it." Gao Hang's Weibo on "Dreamer" is obsessed.

"Wang Wenhong explained this to me on the way to see me off." Yan Fei's gaze swept to Shen Xin, "By the way, he said that he would come over to congratulate you in a few days, and today he wants to comfort Chen Zijiao, but there is no way to come." ”

"It doesn't matter." Shen Xin shrugged his shoulders.

The matter of poaching the two assistants, Wang Wenhong is absolutely inseparable. Therefore, Shen Xin didn't want to have too much contact with this person.

In fact, the reason why "Dreamer" posted on Weibo like that was also to give "Crumbling" a step down and let him end it automatically. After all, Chen Zijiao also paid a lot for "Dreamer", so it can be regarded as a favor for him, right? ”

"What if he's not done?" Gao Hang was dissatisfied.

"People in the Yunhai comic circle know about this matter, if he doesn't finish it, he will lose his trust, and the magazine may take these into account in the future." Yan Fei explained.

Shen Xin is no longer much interested in Chen Zijiao now.

The word-of-mouth rebound of "Crumbling" in recent issues is actually more like a return to the light, especially the quality of the latest episode has dropped very much, once again pushing "Crumbling" into a dangerous situation.

Even if it's not over, it's hard to turn it over.

With the help of this incident, he successfully made domestic readers pay attention to "Y's", which is what makes Shen Xin the happiest.

He's going to think about how to stand his ground in the next few months and compete with Crime and Hunting Abyss.