Newcomer Award?

Shen Xin was stunned for a moment, and then chuckled.

"What's wrong?" Yan Fei was puzzled.

"Sister Yan, do you remember that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when you and I were on the phone, I had some words that I didn't have a chance to say?"

At that time, "Crumbling" happened to have an accident, and Shen Xin's attention also shifted to "Crumbling".

"I remember." After Shen Xin's reminder, Yan Fei immediately remembered, "You shouldn't mean that what you wanted to talk to me about at that time was the 'Newcomer Award', right?" ”

Shen Xin bowed slightly, "I saw Ye Hexu." ”

"Huh? The author of "Hunting the Abyss"? Yan Fei hurriedly asked.

"Hmm. Then I just talked to him for a while. Shen Xin explained.

Xi Muhan brought two cups of coffee, put them in front of the two of them, and then sat quietly next to Shen Xin.

"What did he say?" Yan Fei said curiously.

Shen Xin said the conversation between him and Ye Hexu concisely.

Yan Fei frowned, and waited until Shen Xin finished speaking before sighing.

"Alas, he was telling the truth. Comic Future and New World are too big, and the surrounding companies have very different attitudes towards the two magazines. ”

Shen Xin nodded, this is the "resource" that Ye Hexu mentioned before that the magazine can use.

"When I was on vacation, I also thought about whether there would be an opportunity for Y's to animate. After all, letting more people know about Y's and getting their support is really important for you who want to win the 'Newcomer Award'.

However, even if there is a production company willing to produce, the quality of the production and the time slot broadcast cannot be compared with "Hunting the Abyss". Even so, we still have to fight for it, otherwise, the gap between the two comics will get bigger and bigger.

"Therefore, I have been hesitating whether I can reduce the copyright price in exchange for the opportunity to cooperate with top animation companies."

Yan Fei looked at Shen Xin.

Lowering the copyright price means that he will take a lot less money, and many cartoonists will not easily agree.

Shen Xin knows that what he needs most now is popularity. As long as he is popular enough, he will have a great say in the second comic, and even have the opportunity to negotiate the conditions with the magazine.

"No problem, as long as there is a suitable animation company, copyright fees or something, you can just talk about it."

Yan Fei smiled awkwardly, "This is my original idea, and before, there were animation companies willing to cooperate." I'm also going to talk to you about this after the big framework is finalized. ”

"Accident?" Shen Xin hurriedly asked.

Yan Fei nodded slightly.

"Originally, the idea was to animate one season of 13 episodes. While you're drawing a manga, the production company starts working on it, and it will be broadcast in July, and then it will be broadcast for 7, 8, and 9 months, so that "Y's" will reach its peak popularity in October. However, recent public opinion on the Internet has put this plan on hold. ”

"Sister Yan, what does this have to do with "Y's"?" Xi Muhan hurriedly said.

"It's a little bit related. In fact, not only "Y's" was affected, but other types of comics, including the crime genre "Crime and Punishment", also affected the production of animation because of the scale. Animation companies are not charities, they seek to make a profit.

"Making animations, selling them to TV stations, and then selling CDs is the main source of income for animation companies. Now that public opinion has not completely disappeared, large-scale comics still have a relatively large negative impact, and animation companies must wait and see for a while. ”

Xi Muhan clenched the corner of his clothes uneasily, "Sister Yan, you mean, "Y's" has no chance to be made into an animation?" ”

"Not really, the animation company is just waiting and seeing. It's just a wait-and-see period, which may be one or two months, or it may be half a year. Some companies have offered to buy the rights first, and want to 'stock up' at a low price and wait until next year to make production. But if "Y's" can achieve a lot of results at the comic festival, the copyright fee will naturally rise, and then the initiative will be in our hands, and there is no need to sell the animation copyright at a low price in advance. Yan Fei put down the coffee cup, but looked at Shen Xin.

"In other words, we couldn't animate Y's when we needed it the most." Shen Xin said.

"There is an opportunity to make. It's just that there is a wait-and-see period, and the broadcast time will be delayed. It is estimated that it will be broadcast in the fourth quarter of this year at the earliest, that is, in October, November, and December.

"But in October, when some of the awards are almost complete, the animation will be shown again, and the effect will be limited, and the animation production company will keep the copyright fee very low. It's a big loss for both you and the magazine.

"The magazine believes that "Y's" will have a better income from the animation after the comic festival."

Shen Xin pondered for a long time, then looked up at Yan Fei, "What do you think?" ”

"After the ceremony, contact the animation production company." Yan Fei said seriously.

"I see." Shen Xin was a little helpless, he was already very careful, but he didn't expect that the matter of "Crumbling" still affected "Y's".

"But...... The loss of not being able to animate in time should be irreparable, right? Xi Muhan said in frustration.

"That's right. So we had to find another way. Yan Fei was helpless first.

"Sister Yan, what do you have in mind?" Shen Xin asked.

"So far, you don't know the process of the manga festival, right?"

"Hmm."

Yan Fei took out a notepad from her shoulder bag and explained the award process of the comic festival.

"The comic process of the Newcomer Award is divided into three stages, the first stage is from now on, until 24 o'clock on June 30, the top ten newcomer comics in terms of sales will be promoted, and the comics outside the top ten will be eliminated. In the second stage, from July 1st to September 30th, Manjia.com will rank according to the popularity value of each comic, and the comics that finally rank in the top five will advance to the final stage.

At that time, the organizing committee of the comic festival composed of several magazines will hold a week-long meeting to analyze and discuss all the comics, and finally vote to select the winners of the major awards. The final result will be revealed at the comic festival. ”

Shen Xin nodded slightly, "The previous process is relatively easy to understand, but how do you measure the popularity of a work?" ”

"Users of Manjia.com can vote once a day, which is recorded as 1 popularity value; For every manga sold, you will gain 10 popularity points. In addition, the comic network will select the five most popular long reviews for each comic and place them at the bottom of the comic to help new readers understand the comics. ”

To some extent, these long reviews are equivalent to work recommendations, and they are also worth paying attention to.

Yan Fei's explanation solved some of Shen Xin's doubts.

"I still don't understand that the final stage of the discussion is discussed and voted on by the comic book festival committee, so a small ...... like New World Second-tier magazines should not be qualified to serve as committee members, and how can the rights of second-tier magazines be guaranteed? ”