Just when everyone was discussing "Steel Forge", Xu Jie also entered the magazine with a happy face.

The others looked at Xu Jie with a confused expression.

Xu Jie felt everyone's abnormality and was puzzled: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Nope. You look like you're having fun. Jian Xiaomei said curiously.

"Teacher Zuo's name has been handed in." Xu Jie said with a smile.

"Really? How's it going this time? ”

Wang Wenhong has some impressions of Zuo Yuan, and it really takes a lot of courage for him to serialize a short story like "Mountain God" on "Comic Future".

"Fortunately, after the modification, the new name has been much better. Wait a minute, ask the team leaders to review it, and then write a comment. Xu Jie saw left and right, and found that the team leader and the editor-in-chief were not there, and asked curiously, "What about the team leader?" ”

"Have a meeting upstairs." Yan Fei said.

"Huh? Meeting? What is the meeting at this time? It's not time for the serial meeting yet, right? Xu Jie asked.

"It's not a serial meeting, it seems to be an online version of a comic." Wang Wenhong picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Huh? Online version? The price may be cheaper, but it's not very convenient, right? Xu Jie wondered.

Shang Haozhi had mentioned this model at the meeting, but he was not optimistic.

The online version does have its own advantages over magazines – cost. It is equivalent to saving the printing house and travel expenses.

But there are drawbacks to this, and when you look at it on a computer, it doesn't end up being as good as a magazine. Moreover, once readers accept this method, bookstores and printing houses are estimated to be in danger.

"By the way, is Teacher Zuo in trouble?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"It's really difficult to carry a daughter. However, her daughter is very sensible, and "Mountain God" also alleviated Mr. Zuo's crisis. Xu Jie sighed.

Wang Wenhong and Yan Fei were a little helpless, although they wanted to help, it was impossible for them to take the initiative to intervene, unless Xu Jie asked them to help, otherwise, it was equivalent to not believing in Xu Jie's ability.

Editing, too, with dignity.

"You have a lot of responsibility." Wang Wenhong sighed.

Xu Jie nodded, "I know, that's why I want to help Teacher Zuo as much as possible and publish a short story again." If the results are good, it may be able to be serialized. ”

"You have a lot of confidence in this short story." Jian Xiaomei said.

"Are you alright?" Xu Jie rubbed his nose, "If I can use my strength to help Teacher Zuo, it will be the greatest compliment for me." ”

Being able to change the author's life should be the greatest achievement of every editor-in-charge, right?

Yan Fei knew Xu Jie's feelings very well, so she could only bow slightly, "Come on." ”

"yes, it will." Xu Jie put the name in the file shelf and quietly waited for the team leaders to return.

……

Shang Haozhi originally wanted to discuss the webtoon with Bao Jiyi, but Bao Jiyi directly threw the matter back to him.

"You were in charge of this from the beginning, even if I was called, it would be useless for me. Besides, I don't have that much time to deal with this. I'm optimistic about you, but there's a word of caution for you, hurry up. Bao Jiyi patted Shang Haozhi's shoulder with a leisurely expression.

It's not that he doesn't have time, but he completely decentralizes power in this matter.

After all, no one can say what the webtoon will look like in the future, and it is still in the exploration stage.

In particular, the issue of how to balance the charges is a headache for many people.

If the price is set low, the revenue of the cartoonist will suffer, and the price will be too high, and the reader will not buy it.

Now we can only take one step at a time.

This is also the reason why Shang Haozhi called out the deputy editor-in-chief and the three team leaders separately, the plan has not yet taken shape, and there is no need to involve more people.

"This is my list of the first digital comics for you, fifty in all. This batch of comics,It's been about 20 years from now.,A lot of paper versions are lacking.,The table at the back,The data I asked the sales department for.,Basically, a single book of each comic.,There are a certain number of missing.。 However, the original is still in our hands, and there is no big problem in resurrecting these comics.

"At the time, these cartoons were very famous. There are some comics, not even worse than "Diary of a Killer", I think I can try it. ”

The other four editors all worked long hours and were very familiar with the comics on the list, which were indeed smash hits at the time.

"These comics are quite famous, but are some of the comics a little old-fashioned?" Zeng Yue questioned.

"So there will be classification, old style comics, and it will be made into a nostalgic area. The people who saw these cartoons at that time were about the same age as us, and if they could see these cartoons again, would they be reminded of their youth? Moreover, it has been one or two decades, and some episodes have been forgotten. At this time, the launch of the online version is likely to pique their interest. ”

"That's right, when people get older, they think about what happened when they were young." Jia Hui sighed.

Of these people, he is the oldest, and therefore the most touched.

"If the top management agrees, we can immediately start signing an electronic contract with the author." Shang Haozhi holds a pen and writes down the main points in his notebook.

"But...... Isn't it too fast. Webtoons aren't going to go mainstream, right? Li Junwen asked.

"I originally had the same idea as you, but after I went online, I realized that I was wrong." Shang Haozhi sighed, "There are already webtoons on the Internet. ”

"Huh?"

Zeng Yue and the three of them all let out a sound of surprise, and then suddenly realized.

"Editor-in-chief, are you talking about piracy in District 11?"

Even if the China of this world attaches great importance to copyright, there will still be fish that slip through the net.

In fact, this problem is not only in Huaxia, but also in District 11. Otherwise, "Chess Soul" would not have spread to District 11 at that time, let alone as for the Han Kingdom. "Chess Soul" has never been released in Han, but Han's readers take care of it.

"It's not. These comics are actually comics serialized on forums.,According to the information I got from diving in these forums.,These cartoonists were originally just fan-authors.,But you know,Homo authors are sometimes more eager to be recognized.,Plus they also have their own jobs.,It's impossible to do it full-time.,So I draw a dozen or twenty pages a month.,Posted in the forum.,For everyone to read.。

"Due to the problems of basic skills in these people, and there is no editing guidance, the plot will also have a tendency to deviate. Sometimes, in order to attract the reader's attention, it is even possible to take a risk and draw the content that crosses the line. But it has to be said that such forums are gradually increasing, and moreover, there is also a certain readership. To be honest, I suspect that the decline in magazine sales has something to do with the rise of forum comics. ”

"Why? You also said that there is a content problem with these comics, why does it affect the sales of our magazine? Jia Hui was puzzled.

"It's very simple, because these comics serialized in the forum are free, and at most they will ask for some forum coins." Shang Haozhi explained.