Chapter 385: Expectations and Choices
Yan Fei was very busy during this time, on the one hand, she had to find a suitable house for Haruka Tamagawa, and on the other hand, she had to find an assistant who knew Japanese.
Fortunately, ComicFuture is the largest magazine in China and has ties to other companies.
Eventually, Yan Fei found a painter in an outsourcing company.
The artist studied in District 11 in his early years, and during his studies, he worked as an assistant to a cartoonist, although it didn't take long for the cartoonist to be cut in half by the magazine because of his grades.
He still lacks basic skills, but this gap can be made up for by other assistants.
As for the studio, it is definitely necessary to take into account Haruka Tamagawa's residence. Therefore, Yan Fei found a 100-square-meter residence.
After doing these preparations, Haruka Tamagawa's work visa was also issued, and Haruka Tamagawa, who was far away in District 11, came to China with his luggage and began his career as a cartoonist in Hongchuan.
All items used in drawing comics, such as desks, chairs, manuscript paper, drawing boards, writing tables, pens and tools, must be purchased.
For this reason, Yan Fei accompanied Yuchuan Yao and ran all over the shopping malls in Nanjiatan.
After purchasing the items, Yan Fei finally took a breath, first let Yuchuan Haruka draw the name, and when everything was done, she would come over to make changes.
As for the assistant who could speak Japanese, he also lived with Haruka Tamagawa after he moved into the studio - although he was not required to work yet, some of Haruka's daily needs, such as eating and shopping, still needed a translator.
Sales of ComicFuture are still declining, reaching 5.4 million copies so far.
If it weren't for the struggling support of "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting Abyss", I'm afraid that the sales of "ComicFuture" would have dropped even more.
After the serialization time of "Steel Chain" was determined, the editors of the editorial department finally felt relaxed.
In the second half of the year, the two comics "Steelcore" and "Game" began to be serialized, and the sales of "ComicFuture" should be able to stabilize.
"That's the case now...... It's probably a little over a month before you'll be able to catch your breath. Jian Xiaomei stood behind Ye Hexu and told him the current situation of "ComicFuture", "It's been really hard for you in the past few months, you have to keep thinking about the plot, and you haven't stopped publication...... The editor-in-chief asked me to tell you, thank you for this time. ”
"Nothing. My interests are closely linked to the magazine. I'm doing it for myself. Ye Hexu lowered his head and painted, "the second half of the year...... There's also the addition of "GAME", which should be interesting. By the way, have you seen the name of "Steelcore"? ”
"I've seen it a little."
"How?"
"How so? The setting is very innovative. Now the question facing Mr. Shen is whether he can draw the new ideas in the setting through a brush. The magazine gave "Steel Refining" a lot of expectations, hoping that Mr. Shen's pressure would not be too great. ”
"It's impossible not to be stressed." Ye Hexu yawned, "After all, it is the most anticipated new work of the magazine this year." ”
"You're looking forward to Steel, right?"
"Of course, it's been a long time since I've watched ComicFuture, and I hope Steelforge feels fresh to me." The corners of Ye Hexu's mouth curled slightly, "I guess that Teacher Wang Yunze and I are in the same idea." ”
"Huh?"
"Because...... The recent magazine is too cold, only the two of us are competing, and the next place is "The Wife from the Future Doesn't Like Me", not that this comic is not good, but I don't have a point. Moreover, it wants to hit the top of the list, and its strength is not enough. ”
"Yes."
Jian Xiaomei nodded, what kind of results can a comic achieve, you can see the clues in the early middle and early stages, no matter how bad it is, you can judge it when the animation comes out.
"My Future Wife Doesn't Like Me" did not break into the top three during the release of the animation, indicating that its potential could not reach the heights of "Chess Soul" and "Hunting Abyss".
"I'm afraid, Teacher Luo Zheng doesn't like it very much. After all, the ranking of the little book is destined to decline. ”
"How old is he?" Ye Hexu grinned.
"Shhh, you can say these things in the studio, don't go out and say them." Jian Xiao's eyebrows jumped slightly, she was really afraid that Ye Hexu's mouth was too big.
Although Ye Hexu didn't take advantage of being afraid of Luo Zheng at all, he still had to tie the knot.
"yes, got it." Ye Hexu nodded and said, "I'm not a fool. ”
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The pressure on ComicFuture has lessened slightly, but MangaFly, which is also one of the three major publications, is getting more and more difficult.
After Shonen Leap officially announced that Haruka Tamagawa had transferred to ComicFuture to release a new title, MangaFly had a big gap, and they had to find a new title in the shortest possible time.
At the team leader meeting, Yuan Zhe rubbed his forehead helplessly, but his eyes swept to several other team leaders.
"Okay, what's next for you?"
"I didn't expect Haruka Tamagawa to choose to serialize it on ComicFuture, and now the signature comics of major magazines in District 11 are difficult to sign, and even if they do, readers won't buy it without the previous plot." A balding man sighed.
"Those manga artists who are about to start serialization don't have the strength of Haruka Tamagawa, so it's hard to afford the girder of "MangaFly"." A middle-aged man with round glasses shook his head helplessly.
"It's all to blame for Yan Fei's little...... It's disgusting that a woman, even if she changes jobs on her own, and pulls her author to "ComicFuture". A woman covered her mouth, and her hands covered with red nail polish shook in front of everyone, dangling in front of everyone.
Yuan Zhe was patient, looking at the list of personnel in front of him, all those who cheated and played tricks had to get out, well, start with these three old guys.
Until then, put up with them for a while.
"Let me start by saying what I think, since there are no suitable cartoonists in District 11, you can expand the scope, and Han Guo can also consider it. In addition, we can't just lock our eyes on comics, isn't there lightness? Looking for a more popular domestic light, and then looking for a suitable cartoonist, I don't believe that "MangaFly" can't push a masterpiece! ”
Yuan Zhe tapped the table twice.
"MangaFly" does not have a light magazine, if you like light, you can only buy it from other magazines.
Although it will cost an extra amount of money, the light that is more famous in the industry has been recognized by the market, so the risk of adapting the light into a comic will be much smaller.
There was no way to do it, and if it wanted to compete with ComicFuture, MangaFly had to come up with something that would make people shine.
There was silence in the meeting room, and several team leaders looked at each other.
They hadn't paid attention to this piece before.
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