This time, it is no longer just "Comic Future" that is affected by the impact of Duoman.com, but also the other two major magazines and first-line magazines such as Comic Weekly, which also feel the pressure.

Since most of the magazines' main comics will publish single books, and the audience of comics outside the top 10 of the small book rankings is not as large as the comics at the top.

As a result, a lot of people have abandoned magazines in favor of free comics.

The 46th issue of Comic Future saw another record low in sales.

At this time, even Bao Jiyi couldn't sit still, and immediately called Shang Haozhi, who was in a meeting.

"What is your solution to the current situation?" Bao Jiyi, who was sitting in the boss's chair, looked at Shang Haozhi standing in front of him, and frowned.

"Honestly, Comic Future alone...... It's hard to estimate. Shang Haozhi looked at Bao Jiyi squarely, his hair was already a little messy, which was indeed rare for Bao Jiyi, who has always paid attention to his image.

"Really?"

Bao Jiyi's eyes are sharp, Feng Shuo's combination of punches is really unguardable, and the entire comic world has been turned upside down by Feng Shuo.

Feng Shuo is like a catfish, stirring up this lake and not calming down.

"Moreover, this is not the most important thing, other small magazines cooperate with Duoman.com, providing a lot of good comics, and the union between them is also not good for us."

There is no shortage of high-quality comics in small magazines, but because the volume of the magazine is too small, the magazine's assets are not strong enough, so it is impossible to spend a lot of money on advertising. Now, with the help of multiman.com, many comics can be in close contact with readers through the display screen.

It's just that,Now the cooperation between the small magazine and the multi-comic network is limited to the end of the comics.,Because the multi-comic network also has its own serialized comics.,The quality of some serials is still very high.,"Heavenly Wolf" in the first place on the popularity list and "Holy Martial Academy" in the third place are examples.。

Of course, they have the advantage of free comics, but if they are garbage comics, even if they are free, no one will read them.

The rankings of "Game" and "Steel" are separated by these two comics.

Coupled with the "Golden Brush Grand Prix" that will start in December, Duoman is also trying its best to cultivate its own cartoonists.

On the other hand, "Comic Future", although "Otherworldly Restaurant" also performed well during this period of time, but helplessly, "Comic Future" lost its signature comics one after another, and it was difficult for one or two signature comics to stop the decline in magazine sales.

But Bao Jiyi can't criticize Shang Haozhi, not only "Comic Future" is under pressure from Duoman.com, but other magazines are also uncomfortable.

"So what do you mean...... Are we just going to die? Bao Jiyi tapped on the table, "We also have webcomics - since they can be free, so can we." ”

"No way!" Shang Haozhi hurriedly shook his head, "Those authors who signed the contract gave us the electronic copyright because they believed in us......"

"But we're also thinking about them, and if Comic Future fails, they're even less likely to get any money out of these comics." Bao Jiyi said meaningfully.

Shang Haozhi clenched his fists, "But this is still a drop in the bucket, and it can't change the overall situation - I suggest that we wait until next year." ”

"Next year? Why? ”

"Next year...... Duoman will charge a fee, and at that time, the magazine's sales may pick up. In addition, "Hunting the Abyss" will also return, and we will be in a better position. Shang Haozhi proposed.

"But there is still a 'golden brush' on Duoman.com...... The total prize is 10 million, and it is difficult for us to come up with such a large sum of money as a bonus for a while. So, we basically don't have an advantage. Bao Jiyi shook his head, originally thinking that "Comic Future" would also hold an award next year, but now it seems that it should be very difficult.

Shang Haozhi took a deep breath, "I have another way." ”

"Huh?"

"Separate the magazine and the digital version of Comic Future. Editors are drawn from various editorial departments to set up an editorial department responsible for the operation of webtoons - this organization is independent of all magazines and is responsible for the electronic copyright of all works of Yishu Culture. Shang Haozhi said stubbornly.

"Shang Haozhi!" Bao Jiyi slapped the table hard, "Do you know what this means?" ”

"Transformation!" Shang Haozhi said loudly, "If the electronic copyright is operated separately, which one is more popular with readers, the magazine or the website, we will focus on which one." ”

"Even if it's a webtoon, you have to have a work that carries the beam, what comic are you going to make the main force, is it "Steel" or "Game"? Do you know how much of an impact this will have on the sales of a single book? ”

Shang Haozhi gritted his teeth and remained silent, this is the crux of the matter, he does not dare to guarantee that the author's income will definitely increase.

"And ...... Planning, have you thought of a planning? It's just a brain pump, and whatever comes to mind, he will say anything. Bao Jiyi sighed.

"Although this is an idea that I came up with on the spur of the moment, I am not without ideas."

"What's the idea?" Bao Jiyi asked rhetorically.

Shang Haozhi pulled out his smartphone, "Mobile App." ”

“App？” Bao Jiyi frowned slightly, thinking about the pros and cons.

The biggest advantage of the mobile app is that it liberates the occasion for readers to read comics, not to stay in front of the computer, but to read comics anytime and anywhere.

This is pretty much the same thing as magazines...... No, maybe in some ways, even more than magazines.

"Submit a proposal first...... I remind you that even if the board of directors agrees to operate the electronic version separately, it may take much longer than you think to reorganize the internal organization. ”

"I will make a plan as soon as possible, but I will also ask Bao Dong to ......"

"Let's look at the plan first." Bao Jiyi waved his hand and said.

Shang Haozhi took a deep breath and bowed his head slightly.

……

"This is the current situation, the App production of Duoman has been approved, and if it is fast, it should be made in the middle of next year. When the time comes, giving the app a free trial for a certain period of time should be able to attract a large number of readers. Moreover, the biggest advantage we have over the magazine is that the department does not need to be integrated, and the comics can be transferred directly to the app. ”

Tong Yu threw the document on the desktop, looked around left and right, and finally his eyes fell on Qian Sheng's body, "Editor-in-chief Qian, the click-through rate of the website is okay recently, right?" ”

"Yes, some of the readers who left were brought back, and there were nearly 5 million registered users, including more than 3 million active users. The evaluation of us on the Internet is also very high, many people say that they will never buy magazines again, and some people say that they also know that second-tier magazines also have good comics. Qian Sheng flipped through the notepad and said what he had prepared.

"So, the quality of the comics is related to the quality of the comics, but more importantly - the platform. Any cartoonist who rejects us, they will definitely regret it later. ”

Tong Yu silently added another sentence in his heart, including Shen Xin, who refused twice.