It's another year of Chinese New Year's Eve.

Before I knew it, Komori was a year older, and next year it was time to go to elementary school.

On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, in addition to Gu Miao's family, Aunt Chen's daughter's family, and his father-in-law, there were also three more Xiaoxiong family.

They're here to join in the fun.

After Mr. Xiong passed away, Mr. Xiaoxiong's family felt lonely during the New Year, so they came to Gu Miao to partner with him, and a few more people seemed to be more lively.

Gu Miao didn't pay attention to the matter of a few more pairs of chopsticks, and came when she wanted to.

Xiao Xiong always came, and the Lao Wang family next door also invited them to celebrate the New Year together, not only to have more people, but also to Xiao Sensen's idea.

This kid is so funny.

He told Lao Wang's granddaughter that he wanted to show her his sister Duoduo, so he pestered Gu Miao and wanted to bring her to celebrate the New Year together.

Gu Miao thought to herself, why do you want to accompany your grandparents for the New Year?

However, since his son had spoken, he was embarrassed to refuse, so he found a lively excuse and invited Lao Wang's family to come to the house for the New Year.

Don't really say it......

Dozens of people sat together, the scene was really lively, and there were seven or eight children running around the room, and the atmosphere of the New Year became rich all of a sudden.

Thanks to Gu Miao's villa, the villa is big enough, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people.

That's it, Gu Miao also went to borrow a large round table.

The round table at home is only enough for a dozen people, and without adding a table, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is really impossible to eat.

"By the way, what's going on?"

When the women were busy choosing vegetables and cooking, Xiao Xiong always pulled Gu Miao, pointed to a press release on his mobile phone and asked, "Why did "Comic World" stop publishing?" ”

"What's that?"

Lao Wang, Lao Gu and Lao Jiang, who were chatting, couldn't help but come over when they heard this.

"Comic World" is out of publication?

This news can be said to have stunned everyone. You must know that since its inception, "Comic World" has been one of the top three publications of domestic comic magazines and is deeply loved by readers.

Xiao Xiong always subscribes to this magazine, not to mention that he likes to read many of the comics serialized on it......

But no one thought that the good "Comic World" magazine would be discontinued.

What happened?

Backed by Wanbao Comics, how could "Comic World" suddenly stop publication? Could it be that the magazine can't run because of a lack of money?

"It's not about the money."

Gu Miao shook her head and denied: "Wanbao is not short of money, it is more than enough to support a comic magazine." ”

"How do you ...... that?"

Before Mr. Xiaoxiong's words were finished, Gu Miao explained: "The reason for the suspension of publication is very complicated, if you have to explain it, it is that the magazine's sales are not satisfactory, and it is more affected by Internet comics. ”

"Manga World" was first launched, accepting contributions from cartoonists from all over the world, and serializing a variety of manga works, and the future is still very bright.

However, in recent years, due to the rise of mobile Internet reading platforms, especially the recession of paper publications, the sales of magazines have become lower and lower.

No one looked at it.

When the sales of the last issue of the magazine fell below 100,000 copies, a discussion was held within Wanbao Comics to discuss the future development of "Comic World".

Although Gu Miao did not attend the meeting, she also heard about the solution.

Nan Tong told him that after discussion, everyone agreed that there was no need for "Comic World" to continue.

Later, Wanbao comics paid more attention to online network serialization rather than paper magazine serialization.

Magazine sales are getting lower and lower, and the comic publishing industry is becoming more and more sluggish, which also leads to more and more cartoonists beginning to prefer online serialization.

There are several advantages to webtoon serialization, one is that it is convenient and fast, and you don't need to go through the publishing process, and you can send it after you finish drawing.

Second, the interaction is timely, and the author can receive any feedback from comic readers as soon as possible, which is much more convenient than serialization in magazines.

The third is that there are many people watching!

Compared with paper publications, it is not impossible to serialize comic works on the Internet, and the readers are at least several times that of magazine serialization, or even ten times more.

The cartoonists are all gone.

If you can't receive a good manuscript, "Comic World" magazine will naturally not be able to do it.

Based on this premise, Gu Miao also supported Wanbao Comics' internal resolution to suspend the publication of "Comics World" magazine and concentrate on the webtoon serialization business.

For now, at least, online serialization has a much brighter future than paper publishing.

"That's ...... too"

Little Bear always nodded.

The paper publishing industry is indeed sluggish, and many books cannot be sold when they are printed.

With the exception of textbooks and world classics, which are not worried about selling, sales of other books, including magazines, are all declining.

"It's not just Comics World, just wait and see! After a while, several other comic book serialization magazines and serial magazines will also announce the suspension of publication one after another......"

Gu Miao made a prediction: "Paper publishing is sluggish, and magazines are even worse. There may not be many people who continue to do it without stopping the publication. ”

This is not alarmist.

"Comic World" is backed by the towering tree of Wanbao, and life is so difficult that it has to announce the suspension of publication and turn to online serialization, so how good can other magazines be?

"In the future, whether it's watching comics, or even watching cartoons, movies, and variety shows, you have to watch them all online."

Gu Miao smiled and said, "Tell me a piece of cold knowledge that you don't know!" CCTV's nightly weather forecast, the ratings in previous years are terrifying, you know this, right? ”

"I know that, it's outrageous."

Lao Gu frowned and said, "Listen to what you mean, not now?" It shouldn't be! CCTV's nightly weather forecast, I feel that there are still many people who will watch it. ”

A lot of people?

Gu Miao couldn't help but smile and said, "It used to be terrifying, after all, everyone was counting on this to understand the weather changes in the next few days." ”

"But now, there's a more convenient smartphone and a special weather app...... In addition to the elderly who don't know how to use it, how many people will stare at the TV to watch the weather forecast? ”

In the past, the weather forecast program broadcast by CCTV was said to be the first program under the Spring Festival Gala and news broadcast, and it is estimated that no one will question it.

After all, at that time, people all over the country were counting on this show to learn about the weather changes in the coming days.

But this time and that time!

The current weather forecast, although the ratings are still amazing, has shrunk by at least half compared with before.

Even the ratings of the thunderous news broadcast have dropped, and the weather forecast will not drop?

It can only be said that times have changed.

The situation for Comic World magazine is more complicated than that, as the number of newsstands everywhere has reduced and the magazine's sales channels have become narrower and lower.

Is it time to die if you don't stop publishing?

"Newsstands have indeed become less ......"

Lao Wang agreed: "In the past, there were newsstands everywhere on the street, but now there are few of them. ”

This change is clear at a glance.

If there are no newsstands, or if there are fewer newsstands, it will lead to the decline of the industry and the sales of magazines and newspapers will plummet.

Without sales, cartoonists can't make money, so they will naturally run away one after another.

As soon as the cartoonist runs, there will be no good works serialized, and if there are no good works serialized, sales will decline again......

It's a vicious circle!

"Comic World" announced the cessation of publication, which is definitely the most important news during the Spring Festival this year.

After all, this magazine has accumulated a lot of readers and fans after being serialized for so many years, and many people suddenly learned that it was suspended, and many people couldn't accept it.

But if you can't accept it, you have to accept it, after all, the magazine really can't go on.

It's good to watch comics on the Internet in the future, anyway, the largest online comic serialization platform in China, Asia and even the world belongs to Wanbao Comics.

Beep to read!

Don't underestimate this reading software, in addition to reading domestic comics, you can also read neon comics and North American comics, and the richness of the content is the first in the world.

In particular, after Wanbao Comics completed the acquisition of Mardete Comics and incorporated a large number of American comic superhero IPs, the platform has become a mecca in the hearts of global comic fans.

After all, on this platform, a large number of high-quality works of Chinese comics, neon comics and North American comics are gathered.

Watch the webtoon, then go on the beep and read!

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In the new year, there is not only a new atmosphere, but also a new zodiac movie!

It's the Year of the Pig!

Last year's "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf's Dog to Fuwang" achieved remarkable results, and this year's "Pig Things Go Well" also performed well.

Merely......

Although the box office of the movie is stable and improving, since the Year of the Monkey, the reputation of the Pleasant Goat Zodiac series of movies has become poor.

For example, this year's Year of the Pig movie.

The voices of online criticism are endless, and most viewers feel that the zodiac series is becoming more and more boring, and they can guess what the plot is in the second half after watching the first half.

Some people also said that he was sleepy watching the Year of the Pig movie, and he regretted buying a ticket to see the premiere......

How to say it.

The focus of everyone's criticism is mainly the templated plot of the zodiac series of "changing the soup without changing the medicine".

Every year in this style.

When I saw it in the first two years, I guess it will be a little interesting, at least the Spring Festival is fun.

But after a long time, a templated comedy movie like this will really make people feel tired and question the level of the screenwriter.

Does the Spring Festival have to have this kind of festive and joyful atmosphere? The problem is that everyone has watched the zodiac movie for so many years, and they are already immune to this set.

Can you order it fresh?

Taking this year's "Pig Things Go Well" as an example, the story told in the movie is basically a nonsensical comedy in which a pig makes trouble everywhere in the green grassland and arouses the anger of wolves and sheep.

The screenwriter is not without care.

There is no shortage of popular elements in the movie, as well as interesting clips, which are quite good when you look at them alone.

But when you put it together, it's awkward.

Because this set of templates is too much like a sketch of the Spring Festival Gala. In the first year, you will find it interesting to watch "everyone makes dumplings together", and in the second and third years, who is not tired?

"Let's change the style in the Year of the Rat."

Gu Miao also felt tired.

Zodiac movies, this kind of festive and joyful template has been used for six or seven movies in a row, and the audience is not tired of him.

Next year's Year of the Rat zodiac movie, no matter what you say, you have to change the style, even if you see everyone in tears during the New Year, it is much better than being expressionless now.

Seriously......

If it hadn't been promised at the beginning, he would have finished filming the zodiac, and it would never have been possible to lift the burden halfway, Gu Miao wanted to mess up now.

Question the original motivation, understand the original motivation, and become the original motivation!

In the past, he always complained that the original motivation was not authentic, and he stopped filming the Zodiac movie only halfway through.

But now, he won't say such things.

Whoever likes to shoot this thing, he finished filming a round of zodiac signs anyway, and he won't touch the pleasant goat in the future.

From the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Pig, to now, the entire Wanbao animation is very numb. This numbness means that no one wants to continue doing it.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the audience is becoming more and more dissatisfied with the zodiac movie, and what else can they get if they continue to do it except be scolded?

When I thought of Mr. Gu's so-called "zodiac signs must be done", and now that we are only halfway there, everyone is even more numb.

No one knows what it will be like when the zodiac signs are the last one. It is estimated that by that time, the reputation of this series will have long been rotten......

How many twelve years can there be in life?

From the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Pig, Gu Miao already felt powerless, and when he thought of the later rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, and dragons, he would be depressed.

So what to do?

The words are all released, learn original motivation, and don't do it halfway?

Unlikely!

Gu Miao has her own insistence, no matter what the final result is, and no matter how bad the reputation is, the Pleasant Goat Zodiac movie must be completed.

If this is not done, he will not be able to close his eyes after death.

The good news is that it's already halfway there.

Grit your teeth and hold on for another five years to get rid of this curse. Five years is not a long time, and it has passed in the blink of an eye.

The bad news is......

The Pleasant Goat Zodiac series of big movies, the director who decided to draw lots at the beginning, has completely run out. The remaining few movies, no one wants to take over.

Yes, no one wants to.

Including Gu Miao herself, no one was willing to take over, and when everyone heard the Pleasant Goat Zodiac series, they immediately shook their heads.

"Do you want to authorize other friends and let them do it, and the producer will hang our name?"

Lao Zhang's idea won Gu Miao's approval.

The movies of rats, cows, tigers, rabbits and dragons can indeed introduce external forces, and Wanbao Animation's gang of killers is probably not counted on.

But the question is, who to turn to?

Those who have ideas, but don't have that strength. Those who have that strength are not interested in the Zodiac series......

After thinking about it, Gu Miao suddenly felt that as Wanbao's godson, Yitian Studio, whose production strength was not bad, might be able to take on the heavy responsibility.

The godson has been too lazy lately.

Since "Spirit Cage" became an instant hit, Yitian Studio has been full of self-confidence, and has made several original animations one after another, but the bottom pants are gone.

It's Wanbao's godson, and if he falls into such a situation, he can't say anything if he doesn't pull it.

So Gu Miao came to the door and asked them if they were interested in the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" zodiac series of movies?

If you're interested, not only big movies, but also TV versions can be handed over to them to make.

Yitian Studio was overjoyed.

coincided with the studio's disaster, and the godfather sent a masterpiece like "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" in time, which is simply not too intimate.

What hot potato?

No matter how hot the Pleasant Goat is, it will not be worse than now. Staying alive is the most important thing, as for word of mouth...... It doesn't matter!