At this year's annual meeting, the magazine did not make a big deal of it, but just invited everyone to have a meal and talk about this year's plan and expectations for the future.

Among these plans, the production of the complete version of "Chess Soul" is the first to be mentioned.

The popularity of the single book of "Chess Soul" has not completely subsided, and "Comic Future" can't wait to launch the full version, which is very rare, but the magazine also has its own small abacus.

After Wang Yunze left, the magazine has been lacking an author who can take the lead alone.

As the first major journal of Chinese comics, it is not allowed to have no such authors.

Among the many authors in the society, Shen Xin is undoubtedly the closest.

Many people in the industry joke in private, compared with Wang Yunze, Shen Xin's painting skills are superior, and the quality of the comics is better than "The Legend of the Dragon King", the only thing lacking is the heritage.

It's a strange circle.

Many readers know that long-form comics, especially those comics with thirty or forty volumes going up, the quality of the stories behind them is difficult to compare with the early and middle periods, but a top domestic cartoonist, without such a large-scale comic town, is really not good, and no one in the industry will recognize the strength of its top cartoonists. At the same time, readers will be able to remember the cartoonists who drew super-long serials.

What Shen Xin lacks is a comic that has been serialized for more than ten years.

The idea of "Comic Future" was simple: even if there was no comic of this length, the magazine would have to launch a top-notch manga artist.

On January 15, the complete version of "Chess Soul" was officially released.

Before the release, whether it was Shen Xin or Wang Wenhong, their work was not idle.

The price of the complete version of the single book is much higher than that of the ordinary version, so the new version of the comic must be full of sincerity.

Shen Xin had to design the poster, redraw the cover, and have the magazine make it into a consistent style.

For example, the complete version of "Slam Dunk" is all on a white background, and the complete version of "Dragon Ball" is consistent with a red background.

In addition, considering the production cost of the single book, the inner pages are all black and white, and the complete version must include the color page at the beginning of the volume, the color page in the volume, and even the cover and title page when it is published in the magazine.

Although the magazine launched the complete version, its original intention was to make money, but the magazine should not be too ugly, at least to make readers feel that it is worth the money.

For this reason, Wang Wenhong had to run between the design studio and Shen Xin's studio, and in addition, he had to go to the sales department to check the booking data in real time.

Due to the relatively high price, generally speaking, the sales of a single book are not too high, and the minimum sales volume given by the magazine is 200,000 copies of a single book.

The complete version of the single book is not released 20 copies at a time, but the sale of one book - if you release 20 copies in one go, the price will go up to 1,000 yuan, for most readers, this money is not easy, buy separately, sell

The first book will be released on the 15th, and after the release of "Beidou Cup", the second book will be released.

It is expected that one will be released every month in the future, but how to operate it depends on the decision of the magazine.

The pre-sale of the complete version of the first volume of "Chess Soul" is also quite good, and nearly 10,000 people have already pre-ordered it before it is released.

On the day of the sale, the large bookstore was extremely popular, and according to the statistics of the sales department, 30,000 copies were sold in a single day.

In addition to the same color pages as the magazine, there are exquisite posters and funny small four-panel comics, and the cover is a delicate cardboard soft cover.

Even if the price of a single book reaches 60+, many people still think it is worth it, which once again confirms the original success of "Chess Soul". However, because of its high price, it also affected sales, and about 120,000 copies were sold in the first week.

Considering that there will be a follow-up movie "Chess Soul" released, the sales of comics should rise at that time, which makes the magazine still have confidence in "Chess Soul".

In addition to the increase in the sales of the single book of "Chess Soul", "Steel Refining" is still hot.

There are also readers, including some cartoonists, who wonder why "Steel" has obviously ended its climax, but its popularity and popularity have not diminished, and even the small book has stabilized other comics.

"It must have been added by the "Chess Soul" comic!"

"In less than a week, "Chess Soul" will be released, which has driven Mr. Shen Zheng's new work."

"However, the recent plot of "Steel" is really good."

"What does it look like? The last few words, soft, completely lost the passion of the previous issues, the rhythm is so slow and procrastinating. ”

Seeing this message, someone immediately opened a separate post and @ the netizen who said this.

"Do you really understand the last few words?" The words of the Western sage, digging so many holes, are not attractive enough? There are also two words, 'the arrogant palm of a small human being', which are equally good-looking. Not only does it reveal how Rose was rescued, but it also points out the reason for the death of Winry's parents - the Lockbells, who are doctors, seem to be saving the Ishvars, but they are killed by the Ishvars.

According to the hint, the murderer had a tattoo on his right arm, and it is not difficult to guess that the murderer of Wen Li's parents is Scar. Finally, when Edward returned home, he met Hoinheim, who had been away from home for many years, and the dialogue and exchange between father and son were also full of highlights. Such a work shows no signs of procrastination at all. After the battle between Roy and the androids was over, Mr. Shen immediately drew another line of Edward's and dug so many holes.

In the same episode, Edward, who was still in Xelxes in the first half, returned to his hometown at the end, and the process in the middle was not elaborated at all, and he went straight to the next highlight - Edward's encounter with his father. Isn't that fast-paced? Is the plot still dragging on? You're reading a book, aren't you? ”

After this post was posted, people quickly replied to the post, both netizens who supported him and netizens who opposed him.

Outsiders look at the bustle, insiders look at the doorway.

Cartoonists who are really on the front line or have a line of strength know how much of a trade-off they have to make when they can draw the plot of these words.

Duan Ping went over and over to read the last four episodes of "Steel Refining", and sighed helplessly, this time he was convinced to lose, and the arrangement of the plot, he didn't dare to do it, but he didn't dare to do it.

Fu Bo, who was a little resistant to Shen Xin, also admitted defeat.

The vast majority of authors, if they stand in Shen Xin's position, will definitely drag out the plot of the story, because it is rare to have such a chance of fire. At the same time, it is not difficult for discerning people to see that if "Steel Forge" is serialized for a long enough time, it can definitely establish Shen Xin's status among Chinese cartoonists, because it can make up for Shen Xin's most lacking heritage.

Shen Xin doesn't seem to want to slow down the pace, he just wants to draw a good comic, and as for the length of the comic, it all depends on the story itself.

It's a shame that such a good manga will probably end in three or four years.

Fu Bo felt a little regretful, as if he had wasted such a good opportunity.