Chapter 400: It's the Annual Meeting Again
The annual meeting of "Comic Future" is more famous in the Chinese comic industry.
A large part of the best-selling works in China are from "Comic Future", and the copyrights of some famous comics have been acquired by major companies, so some companies also want to take the opportunity to collect the rights of comics that have not yet been sold.
For this reason, game companies, animation companies, or toy companies will send people over.
These people are not necessarily the company's top executives, they are here to build a good relationship with Yishu Culture, and if there is cooperation in the future, they will also communicate.
In previous annual meetings, animation companies such as Long Yao, Feibo, and Yingyin have all come to the scene.
Therefore, "Comic Future" can be regarded as a small party that is not open to the public.
The annual meeting usually falls on the first weekend of New Year's Day, but any cartoonist who has the opportunity to come by wants to stop by and have a look.
On the one hand, I would like to meet the signature cartoonist of the magazine, and on the other hand, I would like to take this opportunity to communicate with the heads of other companies and establish a good relationship.
If you can't get a foothold in the cartoonist industry, it is also convenient to transform into an original artist or illustrator.
Shen Xin is the signature cartoonist of "Comic Future", but he is not a banner yet. It's not that Shen Xin's level or the quality of comics is not good, but compared with Wang Yunze, his qualifications are still shallow.
Wang Yunze has been painting "The Legend of the Dragon King" for 13 years, and "Comic Future" has witnessed how he has gone from a first-line cartoonist to the banner of "Comic Future". At the same time, Wang Yunze has also experienced the most glorious ten years of "Comic Future".
In the comics industry, when most people mention Comic Future, the first cartoonist that comes to mind is Wang Yunze.
Some people even predict that no one will be able to surpass Wang Yunze's status in "Comic Future" in the future.
After all, to become the banner of a top manga magazine, you need not only a manga artist with superb drawing skills, but also an opportunity, and a manga that has been serialized for more than 10 years.
Shen Xin felt that the title of "flag" might also be a burden to cartoonists.
As the saying goes, "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight", behind the glamorous and glamorous, there must be a lot of unknown sadness.
Of course, there will be people who will say that it would be good for him to bear this sadness, as long as it can make him the banner of "Comic Future".
But if you really sit in that position, I'm afraid that's not what you think.
The three assistants followed Shen Xin to the Junhao Hotel, and under the guidance of the waiter, they entered the venue of the annual meeting.
There were already quite a few people in the hall.
Shen Xin and his entourage didn't come early, there was still half an hour before the start of the annual meeting, and there were many people in the hall.
He swept his eyes around, wanting to find someone he knew, Wang Wenhong or Yan Fei could do it, and Ye Hexu could also do it, but before he could find it, he was surrounded by a group of company leaders.
"Mr. Shen, hello, I am the energy of Feibo Animation, this is my business card......"
Flycast? I know this company.
Shen Xin subconsciously took the business card handed by the manager of Feibo Animation, and before he could put it away, he immediately handed over another business card.
"Mr. Shen, if "Steel Chain" is animated, please be sure to consider our company."
"And us, Xiangrui Technology ......"
As one of the few popular comics whose production rights have not yet been attributed to "Comic Future", "Steelcore" is the first choice of major production companies, like "Game" and "Otherworldly Restaurant", especially "Steelcore", which is significantly more popular than the other two.
Liu Rui and Hang Jian originally thought that they could follow Shen Xin to meet other cartoonists, but seeing the current situation, Shen Xin had no time to care about him.
Gao Hang has long been experienced, cartoonists like Shen Xin and Wang Yunze will automatically become the focus of everyone after they appear, and when they saw that the two of them were a little regretful, they took the initiative to take them around for a while.
finally got rid of the production company, and Shen Xin was also sweating profusely and had a dry mouth.
From the tray in the hands of the passing waiter, he took a glass of red wine and drank two sips, then he relieved himself, looked around, and saw a group of people gathered on the other side, judging by his height, the person in the middle of the crowd was likely to be Ye Hexu.
Putting the goblet back on the tray, Shen Xin picked up another glass of juice, and just took a sip when he heard the mouth open next to him.
"Long time no see."
"Huh?"
Shen Xin hurriedly turned his head and saw a long-haired girl in a long black dress, standing in front of him expressionlessly.
"Learn ...... Senpai? What are you doing here? Shen Xin said in surprise.
"Invited." Ji Yinxuan straightened her bangs, "The movie and game of "Chess Soul" are now handed over to us to produce, so we have a partnership with "Comic Future". ”
"I see."
After Ji Yinxuan's reminder, he remembered that the two companies did indeed have such a relationship.
Generally speaking, larger game companies will make original games and then release a series or their own mascot.
For example, Sony (God of War) or SE (Final Fantasy & Dragon Quest), Glory (Three Kingdoms), Capcom (Monster Hunter), etc., as for Lao Ren, not to mention, its fist products, taken out alone, can support a game company.
The popular manga of "Jump" was produced by Bandai Namco.
It is difficult for ordinary large companies to have the energy to make comic games, so Shen Xin doesn't quite understand why Ji Yinxuan will cooperate with "Comic Future".
Is it really because "Chess Soul" is too popular?
Ji Yinxuan glanced at Shen Xin, saw the confusion on his face, and chuckled.
"Curious why I took over the game rights of Chess Soul?"
"Sort of."
Since they are senior sisters and brothers, they don't have so many scruples about each other.
Now that it has been seen, Shen Xin simply admitted it generously.
"Because...... Copyright is cheap. ”
“……”
Ji Yinxuan's words greatly surprised Shen Xin's expectations.
"We took over the copyright of "Chess Soul" from Xiangrui, and "Chess Soul" is in their hands, and there is almost no value. Therefore, the game copyright of "Chess Soul" is looked down upon by the outside world. However, the popularity of "Chess Soul" is real, so I want to use "Chess Soul" to determine my position within the company. ”
Shen Xin had a black line, and Ji Yinxuan's answer was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"It's hard to make a Go game that sells well, right?"
Ji Yinxuan smiled rarely, "It is precisely because of the difficulty that the success achieved is more convincing." Rest assured, the game is being produced smoothly, and it is estimated that it will be completed by the end of this year, and then it will be tested and released as soon as next year. If there are no accidents, it should be a few months away from the release time of "Beidou Cup", right? ”
"So "Beidou Cup" will be released next year's Chinese New Year?"
"I don't know, the JOB Inspector has high quality requirements, and we have already invested a lot of money." Ji Yinxuan was a little helpless.