0143, a dead end for comics?
There is an old saying that "if you have a thousand dollars, you want ten thousand dollars", which means that if you get a thousand dollars, you still want to get ten thousand dollars.
Yun Feng is like this now.
Since earning six or seven million a month is not enough, set a small goal and earn sixty or seventy million a month first.
Whether money is on the earth or on the blue star, it is indeed quite important, it is also the guarantee of survival, and the amount of wealth can actually prove a person's strength.
But then again, even if Yunfeng is full of firepower, songs, and comics, this small goal of earning sixty or seventy million a month is difficult to accomplish at present.
Difficult, there are challenges.
Today's weather in the magic capital is stuffy like an impermeable can, there is no wind at all, and the thick air seems to be condensed, making people breathless.
In the afternoon, Yun Feng came to Youxian Qi Magazine, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw that there was a young lady at the front desk.
Seeing that someone was coming, the young lady asked with a smile: "Hello sir, welcome to Youxian Magazine, do you need help with anything?"
Yun Feng's becoming a shareholder of Youxian Qi Magazine has not been officially announced, and except for Zheng Rong, other employees do not know.
Yun Feng replied, "I'll find you Editor-in-Chief Zheng." β
After speaking, he added: "I made an appointment with him." β
The young lady checked the appointment form, but no one made an appointment to meet with the editor-in-chief in the afternoon, so she asked, "Sir, may I ask your surname?"
Yun Feng replied, "My name is Yun Feng. β
"Please wait. The young lady picked up the internal phone and was about to call the editor-in-chief.
At this time, Dong Jie happened to come out of the magazine office, saw Yun Feng standing at the front desk, and immediately asked, "Great God, are you here to find Brother Zheng?"
Yun Feng smiled at her, but didn't answer her question, but asked, "Brother Zheng is here, right?"
"Yes. Dong Jie nodded and said, "I just came out of Brother Zheng's office. β
Yun Feng nodded slightly and went inside.
The young lady hurriedly asked Dong Jie: "Sister Dong, I heard you call him 'Great God', is he the legendary 'Cross-border Heavenly King' and 'Morning Cloud and Dusk Rain'?"
Dong Jie smiled slightly and said, "You remove the word '?'." β
The young lady was surprised: "He is really young......"
"Not really. Dong Jie said adoringly: "I heard Brother Zheng say that he is only a freshman." β
While the two were talking, Yun Feng had already arrived at Zheng Rong's office.
"Didn't you say you came at five o'clock?"
"Oh, I just thought of something, come over early and discuss it with you. β
......
Zheng Rong brewed a cup of coffee for Yun Feng, put it in front of him, and then asked, "What's the matter?"
Yun Feng didn't answer and asked, "What positions are our comic studios recruiting now?"
Zheng Rong replied: "An artist is responsible for the design of comic covers and promotional posters, and a poster is responsible for typesetting, packaging, publicity, and distribution. β
When Yun Feng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and said, "Just the two of you?"
Zheng Rong nodded and explained: "Since Fengyun Comics are all completed by you alone, you don't need other positions for the time being, because there is nothing to do when you recruit them." β
This......
It seems to be right.
After thinking for a while, Yun Feng said: "Recruit the screenwriter, the main writer, the line hook assistant, and the coloring assistant." β
Zheng Rong asked, "Do you want our comic studio to open a new comic?"
Yun Feng nodded and said, "Well, that's what it means." β
Zheng Rong said: "It's not difficult to recruit people, the difficult thing is to create a best-selling comic, there are dozens of large-scale comic studios in China, and there are hundreds of comic studios with small teams of three or five people. β
The meaning of his words, Yun Feng heard very clearly, that is, he was saying "a dead end in comics".
Of course, there are exceptions, but they are rare.
It's mainly that the style of painting tends to be cute.γCartoon.,The quality is not high.,And it's basically short comics.,Most of them are less than a whole 100p.γ
This is one of the reasons why MD in the United States of America has been able to steal more than 60% of the domestic market share from long-form comics.
Zheng Rong also chose to release the comics after reading the manuscript of Fengyun Comics given by Yun Feng, if Yun Feng just said it with his mouth at that time, and there was no manuscript of Fengyun Comics, then the result would be different.
However, Yun Feng smiled and said, "Mine can't also be changed." β
Zheng Rong's eyes lit up, this is different, Penguin Comics's Silver Charm Studio has become the first comic studio in China by virtue of the manga of Nan Kite Limeng, and Guan Hu's.
The popularity of Yunfeng's several books is unmatched in China, and it must be possible to use it for comics.
But......
It also depends on the ability of the screenwriter and the main writer.
In China, there are many people who have failed to change popularity.
After some thought, Zheng Rong asked, "Is the copyright of your comics in your own hands?"
He knows that in the Panda Chinese network, the copyright belongs to the website, unless there is a book with more than one million words and decides to have more than one million, and becomes a signed author of the great god, the website will return the copyright.
He also knew that although Yun Feng's several books had broken the record, they did not exceed one million.
Yun Feng shook his head and replied, "The copyright of my comics is still on Panda Chinese.com, but it's ......."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "Copyright can be bought." β
That's right.
However, comic rights are not cheap.
Zheng Rong fell into deep thought.
It is impossible for a comic studio to only work for Yun Feng all the time, and it is impossible for fairy comics to always rely on receiving other people's comics to serialize, so it is inevitable to take the road of original comics.
Whether to become bigger and stronger, or to settle for the status quo, needs to make a decision.
Who hasn't had an ideal?
When Zheng Rong established the monthly magazine, it was not just for life, at that time, he was ambitious, and he wanted to make a first-class magazine in China and even the world.
Although it is said that it almost went bankrupt and closed down, the ideal is that it has not been discarded.
At this moment, Zheng Rong ignited the fighting spirit in his heart and said loudly: "It's done!"
Yun Feng was taken aback, but he didn't have to think about it for so long, and then said: "I will get the copyright of my comics in a month or two." β
Zheng Rong nodded, about copyright, it must be more convenient for Yun Feng to talk about it.
After talking about some related matters, he got up and said, "I'll take you to your office and tell you about the staff." β
Yun Feng said: "Do I still have an office?"
Zheng Rong said: "Of course. β
The office is spacious enough, and there are all kinds of things in it, even more than Zheng Rong's office, including drawing boards, brushes, paints, etc., not to mention computers and tablets.
Yun Feng was quite satisfied.
It's almost time to get off work.
Zheng Rong summoned the employees to the conference room.
When they arrived, they found that the magazine had grown again, and there were more than a dozen employees.
And in this, only Guo Chuan and Dong Jie are known.
Yun Feng suddenly became nervous, this was the first time he had been a boss, although it was only half a year.
At this time, I saw Zheng Rong say with a smile on his face: "Let everyone come over, there is an important thing to announce." β
All the employees were looking at the young man next to Zheng Rong, and they all guessed that this important matter should be related to this young man.
And Guo Chuan and Dong Jie, who knew Yunfeng's identity, thought: Brother Zheng won't sign someone to the magazine office, right?
Zheng Rong continued: "Now, let me introduce you solemnly, this is the 'great god' that you talk about all day long. β
As soon as these words came out, all the employees were shocked.
The idol that I have been thinking about is now in front of you!
They are all fans of "Crossover Heavenly King" and comic fans of "Morning Clouds and Twilight Rain".
Although it's the same person.
But......
It is precisely because they are the same person that they like it even more.
Next, Zheng Rong's last sentence made them even more excited: "At the same time, it is also another boss of our Xianqi Magazine." β
Not only can you meet your idols, but you can also work together.
Suddenly, there was thunderous applause in the conference room.
Yun Feng smiled slightly and introduced himself: "Hello everyone, my name is Yun Feng, the cloud of white clouds, and the peak of mountain peaks. β
As soon as this name came out, everyone present breathed at this moment.
Yunfeng?
No way......
They all think of a person.
For those of them who like to listen to songs, the spectacular scene of nine songs hitting this year's new song popularity list is still vivid.
And the person who created this spectacular scene is called Yunfeng.
It's been a long time.
Dong Jie, who was quite bold, opened her mouth and asked, "Great God...... May I ask you ...... Singing ...... That Yunfeng?"
Yun Feng didn't deny it, nodded slightly, and said, "It's me." β
All the employees were stunned and looked at each other: "......"
This information hits their brains.
Wait a minute.
It's a bit messy.
Let's take a good look at it first.
Yun Feng, who sings, is actually the cross-border king who writes and the morning clouds and twilight rain who draw comics?
Zheng Rong smiled happily.
He loved the image.
When he confirmed this information to Yun Feng at that time, it was the same, and he digested it for a long time.
I still remember that I was willing to take a sales commission because Yun Feng's popularity and quality were super high, and later I agreed to invest in the magazine because of the anti-sky-level Fengyun comics.
That's why.
He didn't expect that Yun Feng also had very good talents in singing, lyrics and composition.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
The employees came back to their senses, and once again, they applauded enthusiastically and fiercely.
At this moment, Yun Feng was simply a demon-level genius in their eyes.
It is a great honor to be in the same company as him.
ββββ
The day when Yun Feng went home was postponed again, because he had to participate in the recruitment of the comic studio.
With his checks, the selected painters are more in line with his requirements.
There are a lot of applicants.
Looking at resumes, asking questions, etc., Zheng Rong is in charge.
Yun Feng was looking at the interviewer's own comic works.
This is the most direct and effective way to determine whether a person has a talent for creating comics.
He used the skill book before, not only did he have top-notch painting skills, but he also gained a lot of professional knowledge, which was able to identify whether a person's drawing skills were high or low, how well the storyboard was handled, and his ability to understand the plot.
"Severely disproportionate ...... of the character's face"
"Too much attention to the ...... of light and shadow"
"Storyboard mess......"
"The text box won't put ......"
"The scene setting is too rough......"
......
Yun Feng squeezed his eyebrows carefully, a little tired, not only physically, but also mentally.
Many interviewees can't even distinguish between the four major elements of comics.
Among the characters, stories, worldviews, and themes, the characters are the most important, and they are the carriers of the author's thoughts or theme expressions, especially the protagonists, who are sometimes shaped strongly and vividly, and other constituent elements can even be ignored.
"It seems that it is not so easy to set up a comic studio. β
For a moment, Yun Feng wished that he had a doppelganger technique.
If it weren't for the fact that one person was really busy, he wouldn't have thought about starting a comic studio.
Drawing comics is not as good as writing, and the limit on hand speed is too great.
After all, there is a world of difference between words and pictures, words, a few clicks on the keyboard to type, but the picture is different, even if it is copied, it also requires a lot of patience and time.
Sometimes, the painting is very impatient, I can't meditate, and I want to finish it quickly, but the painting doesn't work very well.
Until 5 p.m., today's interview ends.
Zheng Rong entered Yun Feng's office with a stack of resumes and asked, "How are you here?"
Yun Feng sighed and said, "There is one who barely passed. β
"Is it only one?" Zheng Rong handed over the resume in his hand and said, "You can take a look at these work experience, graduation school, and comprehensive quality." β
Yun Feng flipped through his resume, and there was no one he felt could barely sign it, it was estimated that he did not perform well in the interview and was passed by Zheng Rong.
But it doesn't matter, he can get it.
Zheng Rong asked, "How?"
Yun Feng put his resume aside and said, "Is there any interview yet?"
Zheng Rong replied: "Yes, the benefits we offer are so high, there are many people who submit resumes, and it will take at least two days to complete the interview." β
Yun Feng nodded and said, "Then take a look." β
Zheng Rong secretly said to himself, this requirement is too high.
The strength of a few people selected can enter the big comic studio.
They didn't even get noticed.
Could it be that Yunfeng chooses based on his own criteria?
That......
I'm afraid few people can qualify.
If there were a few more like Yunfeng, Guoman would have risen a long time ago.
However, as a boss, it's understandable to be demanding.
After three days of interviews, the results were not too bad.
One comic editor, one screenwriter, five painters, and one studio assistant were recruited.
Finally, there is a comic studio.
And Yun Feng also arranged tasks for them.
Based on this short story, it is comic adapted.