At dinner, Shen Xin and Wang Wenhong didn't talk about work, but because they already knew about the reversion of "Chess Soul", everyone's mood was relatively relaxed.

Wang Wenhong didn't say much at the dinner table, but he knew that the single book of the first volume of "Chess Soul" was just a small opening, and he expected that in the next week or two, the single-day sales of "Chess Soul" would not increase much, but the popularity would be more lasting than ordinary comics.

After eating, the assistant continued to draw the original manuscript on the first floor, and Shen Xin and Wang Wenhong also sat down on the sofa on the second floor.

"To be honest, the first two days after the release, I really thought I was going to die." Wang Wenhong smiled bitterly.

"Poor, right?" Shen Xin asked Wang Wenhong before, but Wang Wenhong never answered, just asked him to ask Shang Haozhi.

He felt troublesome, so he didn't ask any more.

"You guessed?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"I'm not stupid. You're my editor-in-charge, wouldn't you know the sales? Shen Xin looked at Wang Wenhong angrily.

Wang Wenhong laughed dryly, Shen Xin was right, if he didn't even know the sales of "Chess Soul", then he was the editor-in-charge.

"On the first day, the sales of "Chess Soul" were only 30,000 copies, and you also drew a very popular comic, what does this sales mean for the first edition of 300,000 copies, you should know better than me, right?" Wang Wenhong asked rhetorically.

Shen Xin nodded, only 30,000 copies were sold on the first day, and 100,000 copies were sold at most in a week, which is indeed a rather poor result for "Chess Soul".

"But why, it's going to be reprinted today?" Shen Xin was puzzled.

Wang Wenhong pushed the middle frame of his glasses, "Do you know what I've been busy with in the past two weeks?" ”

Shen Xin shook his head, how could he know these things?

"Actually, it's nothing special, it's just that I recommended "Chess Soul" to the Go Dojo in Hongchuan and the Chess Club. That's right, the popularity of "Chess Soul" is not as popular as "Slam Dunk", but I don't think it's because the quality of "Chess Soul" is worse than "Slam Dunk", but that Go is not as popular as basketball.

"Actually, the most fundamental reason for the recent decline in the ranking of "Chess Soul" is that Zhen Duo lost to the deputy general of Han Guo in the ninth paragraph. Most readers of "Chess Soul" don't understand Go, and if it was before, they might not care if Zhen Duo would lose Jiuduan, but after "Chess Soul" was published, it was different. Some readers began to accept the game of Go and even prepared to go to a dojo or a Go classroom to learn it.

At this moment, they saw that the first person in Huaxia Go had lost to the deputy general of Han, and they were disappointed in Go. Tired of the house and black, "Chess Soul" was also implicated. The students of the dojo, especially those who want to sign up for amateur interest classes, are also hesitant. ”

Shen Xin scratched his head, he didn't expect that there was such a relationship in between.

"However, those who aspire to become professional chess players have not been affected, and those amateur chess players who often go to the chess club to play chess have less impact. This is like the audience of the national football team, many fans who say that they watch the national football game and are disappointed in the national football team, there are many fans who don't play much. And the fans who really play football, even if the national football team loses some unbelievable games, they will still play in their free time. Therefore, I plan to let these enthusiasts become readers of "Chess Soul".

"However, if these people have time to read comics, they would rather play a game of chess again. Therefore, only when there is no vacancy in the chess club, they will take time to take a look at "Chess Soul", and then when there is a vacant seat, they will put down "Chess Soul" again. When I leave the chess club, maybe I think of the content of "Chess Soul" again, and I will buy a copy of it. In addition, there is another situation that you have already drawn in "Chess Soul". ”

Wang Wenhong said so much, his mouth was a little dry, and he drank a cup of coffee.

"Is there one?"

Shen Xin was a little puzzled, and was about to recall the content of "Chess Soul", Xi Muhan immediately said: "Child." ”

"That's right. It's the kids who can play Go, and for "Chess Soul", they are the real readers. The characters in Soul of Chess are about their age, and they can read the game of Go, and maybe even feel empathy. ”

Shen Xin's eyebrows raised.

Because Zhen Duo lost the game in the ninth section, some readers who were just interested in Go immediately changed their attitudes, and Wang Wenhong pulled some Go enthusiasts over by going to the chess club and the dojo to publicize, and it is difficult to say whether "Chess Soul" is a loss or a gain.

"However, since it is not possible to get Go lovers to buy "Chess Soul" in a day, therefore, on the third day of the release of "Chess Soul", the sales of the single book began to grow, and the sales reached 100,000 copies yesterday, which can be regarded as a peak, right? I estimate that readers who gave up on "Chess Soul" will come back in the future. Eventually, some kind of equilibrium will be reached. ”

"Why?" Xi Muhan was puzzled.

"Sister Xiaohan, if a magazine only has one high-quality comic, like "Neorld" and "Y's", once a reader gives up "Y's", they will probably not buy "Neorld" again, and after that, they will gradually distance themselves from "Y's".

"ComicFuture is different, some readers like "The Legend of the Dragon King", some readers want "Hunting the Abyss", and some readers like "Crime...... As long as they like one of these comics, they buy ComicFuture. At that time, readers will also read "Chess Soul".

"Do you think the voter turnout of "Chess Soul" has dropped because readers haven't read "Chess Soul"? No, it's that they don't want to vote for "Chess Soul". So far, compared to other comics, "Chess Soul" has a slower pace and needs one or two plot speeds, but I know that Mr. Shen has his own plan, and I don't want to disrupt Mr. Shen's rhythm. Moreover, I believe that slow-paced comics tend to have a lot of stamina. ”

The strength of a magazine depends on how many top works it publishes. Not only does the competition between these works improve the quality of the magazine, but at the same time, these works form a big net that protects each other. Even if a manga loses popularity due to some factors, it can be reversed with one or two opportunities.

This is true of comics, and the same is true.

Shen Xin knew this truth, but after Wang Wenhong explained, it became clearer.

"Brother Wang, thank you so much this time." Shen Xin said with a smile.

"It's much more difficult to hear you call 'Brother Wang' than to hear you call 'Sister Yan'." Wang Wenhong also smiled, "However, our relationship was really not good at that time, and I knew it in my heart." ”

"yes, when you were digging my assistant, I wanted to press you to the ground and rub it." Shen Xin said.

"That'...... The idea is really bad, but it's not my idea, I'm just an accomplice at best. If you want me to poach people, I can do that too. ”

"Come on, I won't do such tasteless things." Shen Xin stood up from his seat and stretched out his right hand, "Brother Xin, next, it's up to you." ”

Wang Wenhong smiled without saying a word, stood up, pushed the middle frame of his glasses, and shook Shen Xin's hand.

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