Shang Haozhi is a person who knows how to restrain himself, even if he is usually under pressure, he will not vent his grievances to his subordinates.

But this time, Shang Haozhi couldn't hold back the depression in his heart, and after seeing Wang Wenhong, he directly asked "when will the new book be available", instead of "whether to finalize Shen Xin's contract".

Hook closed his mouth, and at this point, he had no room to interject, so he could only pray silently for Wang Wenhong in his heart.

Jian Xiaomei and Xu Jie also looked at Wang Wenhong, and they also wanted to know Shen Xin's latest decision.

"That...... Editor-in-chief, can we say something alone? Wang Wenhong said softly.

"Huh?" Shang Haozhi touched his beard, slightly surprised.

After he saw Wang Wenhong, he subconsciously said something, but looking at Wang Wenhong's meaning, he seemed to have gained something.

"Come here."

Shang Haozhi got up and walked to the conference room next door, and Wang Wenhong followed closely.

Jian Xiaomei and Xu Jie stared, they also wanted to know the content of the conversation, but Wang Wenhongming didn't want others to know.

The two looked at each other, stood up, and sneaked towards the conference room.

The office where the editors hold meetings is actually in the editing room, separated by a glass wall.

The two of them squatted down, wanting to know the content of the conversation, but the sound insulation effect of the glass door was too good, and the voices of Wang Wenhong and Shang Haozhi were not loud, and the two of them couldn't hear them at all.

Sensing that it would be fruitless, the two men stood up and returned to their seats, their faces full of depression.

In the conference room, Shang Haozhi and Wang Wenhong each pulled a chair and sat down.

After being silent for more than half a minute, Shang Haozhi asked: "Let's say, what are the gains from this trip to District 11." ”

"Actually, there is quite a lot to gain...... Let's talk about yesterday, shall we? Mr. Shen bought the studio, and basically, he will not leave Hongchuan for a long time to come. We have the best chance of signing a contract with Mr. Shen. Wang Wenhong explained.

Shang Haozhi nodded, "We have cooperated with Teacher Shen and know each other, which is our advantage." ”

"As for the trip to District 11, Mr. Shen has determined the theme of the next part, which is a royal comic and a bloody adventure." Wang Wenhong explained.

"Royal Road Comics?" Shang Haozhi frowned slightly, "The magazine now has two royal comics. Will there be overlap among readers? ”

"Editor-in-chief, good royal road comics, which magazine is missing, are you sure that there are too many good royal road comics in our magazine?" Wang Wenhong asked rhetorically.

"Our magazine lacks good comics, and of course there is a shortage of royal comics." Shang Haozhi hurriedly waved his hand.

Just kidding, how can there be a magazine with a lot of comics?

"That's it. However, it seems to be related to the occult, Mr. Shen is checking the information and making the comic setting, so he should be named in two or three months, right? ”

"Whew...... Two or three months...... There should be nothing wrong with the magazine. ”

Shang Haozhi speculated a little, two or three months to launch the name, another month to draw the original manuscript, and no matter what happens in the second half of the year, the comics will be published.

"There's a catch, though." Wang Wenhong was a little embarrassed.

"What's the problem?"

"Mr. Shen's next comic is set in a different world—" Wang Wenhong whispered.

"What? Another world!? Shang Haozhi involuntarily raised his voice, and then knocked his forehead helplessly, "Look at my memory...... Since it involves the occult, it must have something to do with the West. No, how could he think in that direction? ”

"That's the case...... Wang Wenhong took a deep breath, "The last book, "Chess Soul" was a big hit in District 11, so ...... Ahem, editor-in-chief, did you say that Mr. Shen's next comics will also sell well in District 11? ”

"What bad idea did you come up with?" Shang Haozhi glared at Wang Wenhong fiercely, his face was full of sorrow, "It's not the first year you've been in charge of editing." It is really not easy for Mr. Shen to be able to draw "Y's" and "Chess Soul". More importantly, age...... He's too young, and he's only in his early twenties...... 23 years old, right? He needs consistency now. You say, what if a servant is on the street? Can he afford it? It also had an impact on him personally. Besides, "Y's" and "Chess Soul" are both set in modern times, which is completely different from the way of thinking in another world. ”

You know that's the case.

Wang Wenhong muttered in his heart.

Shang Haozhi's reaction was the same as Wang Wenhong imagined, in fact, his thoughts were the same as Shang Haozhi's, and they were not very optimistic about this comic, but Shen Xin was confident, so he had to believe Shen Xin.

Moreover, he couldn't confess Yan Fei. If Shang Haozhi knew that this was her idea, he would inevitably be prejudiced against her.

"However, Mr. Shen also said that he will draw the name first, wait for us to evaluate, and if we don't agree, he will continue to consider other comics."

"That's fine." Shang Haozhi let out a sigh, "However, you tell Mr. Shen that it's best to submit the settings as well...... No, I'll see for myself then. You hurry up and finalize the contract. ”

Wang Wenhong shook his head helplessly, "Editor-in-chief, I think you should communicate with Teacher Shen in person, right?" ”

Shang Haozhi's mouth opened slightly, and then he said helplessly: "I know that there is no such good thing." ”

Wang Wenhong pouted, and the next thing was the game between Shen Xin and Shang Haozhi, even if he wanted to intervene, it was estimated that both parties would not agree with his words.

"I know, then take the time to meet with Shen Xin." Shang Haozhi pondered for a moment and shook his head again, "I should meet him as soon as possible...... As soon as possible. ”

Wang Wenhong saw that Shang Haozhi wanted to get up, so he also stood up and stopped Shang Haozhi, "Mr. Shang, there is one more thing." ”

"Huh?"

"Yan Fei has resigned, do you know?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"Yes."

"Don't you have any ideas? The author she brought won the 'Newcomer Award', the 'Best Foreign Manga Award' and the 'Best Long-Form Manga of the Year Award', and an editor like her can't be found in ComicFuture, right? Wang Wenhong asked.

"I've sent her an invitation, but she's not coming, what can I do?" Shang Haozhi didn't have a good breath and said, "I can't even recruit an editor, I have to go to the door in person to invite him, right?" ”

"Huh?"

Hearing Shang Haozhi's explanation, Wang Wenhong was stunned, and he couldn't figure out what Yan Fei was thinking.

……

Shen Xin is also very busy now.

Since you want to draw "The Alchemist of Fullmetal", you must have a certain understanding of alchemy.

Although he has the name of "Steel", it still does not prevent him from understanding the background and setting of "Steel", as well as the content related to alchemy.

For such a palace-level comic, Shen Xin may have to dissect it from the inside out, so that he will know more about "Steel Tempering", and when drawing, he can be at ease, and at the same time, Shen Xin can also learn more content related to creation from this comic.

Whether it's an outline or a background, it's a lot to learn.