Chapter 117: Competition

Ye Hexu posted the pictures of the Ps pillow and mouse pad on Weibo, and @ Shen Xin and the official Weibo of "New World".

Soon, Jian Xiaomei sent a private message asking him to delete Weibo.

But after Ye Hexu finished posting on Weibo, he returned to the workbench and continued to draw the original manuscript of "Hunting Abyss", and other assistants also worked one after another, and no one knew that Jian Xiaomei had sent a private message.

In the end, Jian Xiaomei called the middle-aged assistant again and asked him to transfer the phone to Ye Hexu.

"Hey, what's the matter?" Ye Hexu took off his headphones and asked suspiciously.

"Hurry up and delete Weibo." Jian Xiaomei's sharp voice came out of the microphone.

"Huh? Why? Ye Hexu was puzzled.

"Nonsense! You're doing the equivalent of promoting Y's. Don't forget, you're rivals! Jian Xiaomei's voice was very irritable.

"Oh, I know all the reasons for that, but don't pay too much attention to it. Y's is a great manga, and I'm always right to give some advice as a fan, right? Besides, don't you think those peripherals are great? Ye Hexu laughed.

"You're a ...... I'm. Do you know? The sales of "Y's" have exceeded 600,000 copies, and the gap between "Hunting Abyss" and it has also increased from 50,000 to 80,000. Jian Xiao's eyebrows swelled, how could she become such a cartoonist? There was no sense of crisis at all.

"Huh? Pulled away again? Why? Ye Hexu said in surprise.

Originally, the sales of 250,000 copies in the first week were not bad, but after the first week, the sales of the comics began to decline, and it was about to reach April, and the sales of "Hunting the Abyss" were only 520,000.

In fact, not only "Hunting the Abyss", but even the sales of "Crime and Punishment" have been sluggish for a long time, almost four months after its release, and it has never reached 650,000 copies, ranking 13th on the new book sales list.

"Y's" is not up or down, sandwiched between "Hunting Abyss" and "Punishment", and its sales have risen steadily, but by the previous week, the sales list of the single book was less than 600,000 copies.

Unlike "Hunting the Abyss" and "Punishment", "Y's" sales include two single books, which means that "Y's" has the same potential as the other two, but judging by the current trend, it is more stable than "Crime and Punishment" and "Hunting Abyss".

"It has a lot to do with the release of radio dramas. Those readers who are attracted to "Radio Drama" are likely to buy two single books at once. The increase in sales will be faster. ”

Ye Hexu bowed slightly, and suddenly laughed again.

"What's wrong?" Jian Xiaomei was puzzled.

"Jian Xiaomei, you know about the marathon, right?" Ye Hexu said with a smile.

"Nonsense, don't you know?" Jian Xiaomei said angrily.

"Then you should know that people who start to run fast don't necessarily have the last laugh, and champions are often tailgating at the beginning. Mr. Shen's radio drama is really eye-catching, but don't forget, "Hunting the Abyss" has an autumn episode. The propaganda role of animation is far from being comparable to that of radio dramas. All we need to do now is quietly follow Y's and Punishment. After July, it's our home field. ”

"Teacher Ye."

"Huh?"

"You can use your brains too?" Jian Xiaomei hesitated.

"I just thought it was fun."

Ye Hexu's laughter reached Jian Xiaomei's ears.

Jian Xiaomei took a deep breath, "Mr. Ye, "Y's" has begun to be promoted in the media in Hongchuan, and the third volume will be released at the same time as the radio drama, and the release date is April 7. ”

"Oh, more than two weeks. It seems that this time "New World" has also made up its mind to push "Y's" up. ”

Not only that, but the second volume of "Crime and Punishment" was also released on April 7. The single book of the two comics will collide directly. ”

"Huh? Why do they have a good development and sales period? Ye Hexu was a little surprised, but after a little contemplation, he thought of the reason.

"Crime" has consistently ranked high on the Comic Future questionnaire. If the opponent is "Legend of the Dragon King", "Crime" may move the release date back, but its competitor is "Y's", but it is different.

Why did "Crime" make way for "Y's"?

The intent of New World is even more obvious. The release of the radio drama will allow the popularity of "Y's" to reach its peak in a short period of time, and may even be higher than the popularity of July, August, and September.

If you have such a popularity value and still can't compete with "Crime", then the probability of "Y's" winning the "Newcomer Award" will be much smaller, and even more exaggerated, "Y's" may automatically give up the pursuit of the "Newcomer Award".

"Jian Xiaomei, you ask the editorial department, can you let "Hunting Abyss" also be released in April." Ye Hexu said.

"What do you want to do? Don't mess around, there's no need to mess around with them. Jian Xiaomei issued a warning.

"How is that possible? But Jian Xiaomei, you should also be clear. If the second volume of Hunting the Abyss is released in May, it means that before July, there will only be two single copies of Hunting the Abyss. Are you sure that with only the sales of two single books, "Hunting Abyss" can squeeze into the top ten of the newcomer sales list?

"Instead of having a bottom in your heart, it's better to use the third volume of "Hunting the Abyss" and "Y's" and "Punishment" to have a showdown in June. Besides, waiting for the animation to be screened will also drive the sales of single books. ”

This guy ...... What the hell does the brain think? The span is too big, right?

Jian Xiaomei immediately lowered her head and pondered, and after three minutes, she raised her head and said to Ye Hexu, "I know." I will mention your suggestion to the editor-in-chief, but whether the second volume will be released in April depends on the editor-in-chief and the sales department. ”

"I see." Ye Hexu hung up the phone and casually threw the phone to the middle-aged assistant.

June, hehe, I'm really looking forward to it, I don't know if it's going to be a big mess.

The G pen dipped in ink, and the smile on Ye Hexu's face became stronger.

……

Almost at the same time, in another studio in Hongchuan, a young man in a white sweater was painting at his desk, and the G pen in his hand slid smoothly along the pencil line drawing.

Behind him, there were still three assistants, lying on the workbench and painting.

Although there are four people in the whole studio, there is an indescribable oppression, as if the air in the studio is thinner than outside, making people breathless.

"Ding-dong."

The doorbell rang, and the assistant near the door stood up instantly, hurriedly walked to the door, opened the door, and the refreshing air blew in his face, and he immediately felt a lot more energetic.

"Is Skipping Teacher still painting?" Standing at the door was a young man in a white suit and a purple shirt.

"yes, the same as before. When we left yesterday, the teacher was sitting there drawing, and when we came, the teacher was still continuing. Brother Xu...... Is the teacher's body really okay? The assistant looked at the young man with some embarrassment.

The young man in front of him is named Xu Jie, and after Hopping took over "Crime", he became the editor in charge of "Crime".

"I see. I'm going to talk to him. Xu Jie patted the assistant on the shoulder and walked into the studio.