At 8 o'clock in the evening that day, there will be a celebration party.
Mu Xingxing has never been interested in this type of activity, but Mu Xingxue is very insistent - although the celebration party is just a group of people eating, drinking and talking about business, but if you think about it carefully, in the past three years of Huaying's development, it has indeed changed from We have not held similar activities before, so it is still necessary to properly communicate and exchange "feelings" with our partners.
"Are you going to communicate?"
"certainly."
After Mu Xingxue said this, Mu Xingxing also calmed down. As long as he was not asked to deal with those people, it was easy to hold the celebration banquet for how long. Because of this, when dozens of familiar or unfamiliar partners came over with wine glasses, Mu Xingxing pushed Mu Xingxue out without hesitation.
The partners present are obviously no strangers to the operation mode of Huaying Animation - professional Guimu Xingxing, and all other things can be learned from Mu Xing.
But Mu Xingxue is obviously a difficult master to deal with.
Those who have never offended Huaying before, it is okay to say, at most they just suffered a little loss in the negotiation-but considering that Huaying is now rising, it is said to be a profit, but in fact it is still a coveted win-win deal. As for the distributors who were embarrassing before, especially during the critical period of the development of "Hua Ying Manga"...
Several people looked at each other, and when their eyes fell on some of the restless people in the field, they became more gloating.
Seeing that Mu Su Xing whispered a few words to Mu Xingxue, he turned and walked out. Everyone tactfully got out of the way, knowing that he would not want to have an interview with the real master tonight, but at this time, originally Shepherd Xing, who was about to walk out the door, seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Mu Xingxing said casually: "I heard that Boss Li has the intention to develop into the newspaper industry?"
Everyone:! ! !
Considering that the distributor of "Huaying Manga" in Xingning Province has not yet been confirmed, the meaning of these words could not be more obvious. In an instant, countless eyes of envy, jealousy and hatred fell on Li Mingrui. If the eyes had any substance, they might have pierced countless holes in him.
Li Mingrui was also stunned.
In fact, this is not the first time the two have mentioned this topic - the last time Mu Suxing took the initiative to bring up this business, it was when the channel dealer took advantage of the fire to rob. The two companies have always cooperated happily, and Li Mingrui had another intention He wanted to give charcoal in the snow, so he immediately patted his chest and said that as long as Huaying needs it, he is willing to accompany him at any time.
Li Mingrui knew in his heart that Mu Su Xing actually said that at the time, just to suppress the arrogance of the channel dealers, and he did not sell "Huaying Comics" in Xingning Province afterwards, so the cooperation naturally came to nothing .
To his surprise, Mu Xing still remembered this incident.
Although it has not been released yet, everyone with a discerning eye knows that with the current popularity of the Sherlock Holmes series and the finale of "Las Vegas", the sales of "Picture Comics" will definitely make a profit rather than a loss. The most important thing is , once it reached a cooperation with "Huaying Comics", it can be said that his company climbed directly to the top of the channel business on the first day it entered this industry!
With the development of computer technology, the audio-visual industry is only getting worse day by day. Li Mingrui was already thinking about gradually transforming or opening up new markets. For him, Mu Xiuxing's move is almost like a drop in the sky. Pie.
Li Mingrui took a deep breath, stabilized his nervousness, and tried his best to stay calm and said: "Yes, we have applied for a 'publication business license'. It will take about 3-5 days to complete. It's just a matter of supply..."
"That's such a coincidence," Mu Xingxing said casually: ""Huaying Comics" also happens to be short of a distributor. I wonder if Boss Li is interested?"
"Of course, it's an honor."
After finalizing the issue of the distributor of "Huaying Comics" in a few words, Mu Xingxing left the venue without staying in the venue for a long time and without looking at anyone again. Li Mingrui, who was originally lingering far away from the crowd, got the opportunity to discuss the details of cooperation with Mu Xingxue under the envious eyes of everyone.
"Who is this person?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"It seems to be the CD channel distributor of Huaying Animation. It is said that when the "Huaying Comic" incident happened, the originally scheduled distributor was looking for trouble. He said that he wanted to increase the share ratio, which annoyed Huaying. When Boss Mu called, , Today Audio and Video confirmed on the spot that as long as Huaying is willing, he is willing to expand the business scope of Huaying..."
Some people were indignant: "To put it bluntly, he is just a lucky guy. If Boss Mu had called me at that time, would I still have refused? Not everyone is as brainless as those fools."
Several people did not deliberately lower their voices when speaking, and because of this, the other group of parties in their words - the channel dealers who had originally threatened to reduce the share ratio, suddenly became even more ugly.
But at this moment, they couldn't refute, and they didn't have the shame to refute - they had already been told by their superiors that no matter how much they paid, they must win the distribution rights of "Huaying Comics".
As long as the profits are huge enough, what does it mean to bow to Huaying?
——
I don't know that the arrogant channel dealers in the past have made the decision to "win the distribution rights of "Huaying Comics" no matter what", and they won't take it to heart if they know it - now the initiative only lies in the hands of Huaying , Although Mu Xingxing does not hold grudges, he is not tolerant and generous enough to continue to cooperate with these channel providers.
In contrast, it would be better to support a partner who already has good cooperation, at least it will look much more pleasing to the eye.
...
Three days later, the twenty-sixth issue of "Huaying Comics" was officially released.
Baiyun Comics Editorial Department.
Jing Huahao sat alone on the sofa chair in the office, absently browsing through the electronic manuscripts compiled by the editors, and didn't even notice that the pen he was playing with had dropped to the floor.
He is waiting.
Waiting for a result, also waiting for a give up.
The door of the office was knocked without warning at this moment, Jing Huahao stood up all of a sudden, and opened his mouth and said, "How is it? What is the total sales volume of the latest issue of "Hua Ying Manga"?"
The door opened with a creak. The editor in question was stunned for a moment, and quickly shook his head: "The sales volume of "Huaying Comics" has not been released yet..."
"Didn't come out?" Jing Huahao sat back on the chair in disappointment, frowned and said, "If you didn't come out, why did you come here?"
The editor looked hesitant: ""Night Watch" has ended. Teacher Meng Zhiyuan plans to terminate the contract with "Baiyun Comics". Editor-in-Chief, look..."
Meng Zhiyuan?
Jing Huahao remembered the comic author.
Meng Zhiyuan, once one of the pillar-level cartoon authors of "Baiyun Comics", unfortunately, after the end of the previous work, the response of the new work "Night Watchman" was mediocre, and the reader's popularity vote has always remained in the bottom two. When Mu Su Xing came to discuss the animation copyright of "Night Watchman" in person, Jing Huahao also had hope for "Night Watch Man" based on his trust in Mu Su Xing.
Anyway, Meng Zhiyuan is an author who has drawn phenomenal cartoons, maybe "Night Watchman" is just a slow rise?
With this idea in mind, when Baiyun Culture was approaching the final step of discussing the animation copyright of "Night Watch" with Huaying Animation, it resolutely changed its mind and handed it over to Yunsu Animation, which offered a higher price - ""The Night Watchman"" produced by Yunsu Animation. "Night Watch" was also launched some time ago, but unfortunately it was also unsuccessful and failed to stir up any excitement among the audience.
It happened that in such a desperate situation, Meng Zhiyuan boldly told his editor that he would continue to draw the second part of "The Night Watch".
Just because of this matter, Jing Huahao often tried to persuade Meng Zhiyuan, but unfortunately the other party insisted on having his own way. As time went by, Jing Huahao also got angry. Now Meng Zhiyuan took the initiative to terminate the contract...
He thought of "The Night Watchman", which had received no response in the past two years, and his expression became more and more impatient: "Then terminate the contract, and you can make your own decision on such a small matter. Tell me what to do? Do you still expect me to keep him?"
Seeing the displeasure of his editor-in-chief, the editor bit the bullet and continued: "That's right, Mr. Meng hopes that I can ask on his behalf, if "The Night Watchman" continues to draw the second part, how will the copyright be calculated then?"
With the popularity of "Night Watchman", which comic magazine is willing to give him the opportunity to draw the second part? Jing Huahao snorted, and said without thinking: "Of course the copyright of his works after he left "Baiyun Comics" belongs to him. If you are still worried, I can add this to the contract."
The editor nodded, turned around and went out to inform.
At the same time, the sales volume of the twenty-sixth issue of "Hua Ying Manga" was also announced——
13 million.
Rao Jing Huahao had prepared early in the morning for the sales volume of "Huaying Comics" to surpass that of "Baiyun Comics". When he reached the number of double kills, he was still in a daze.
Too high.
If it is 8 million, or 9 million, Jing Huahao can barely hold the idea of "relying on the discovery of new comic authors", with the hope that one day he will overtake "Huaying Comics", but 13 million...
Jing Huahao rubbed his forehead and leaned helplessly on the back of the chair behind him.
It was at this moment that he clearly realized that the current momentum of "Hua Ying Manga" was no longer something they could stop.
If you don't fly, it's all right, soar into the sky.
——
At the same time, knowing that the app ranked first in the search list, "Hua Ying Manga" also appeared——
#How to evaluate the sales volume of the twenty-sixth issue of "Hua Ying Manga" breaking through 13 million?
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Deserved.
In terms of the quality of the comics serialized on "Huaying Comics", it is not surprising that it has achieved a sales volume of 13 million. Not to mention other comics, only one Sherlock Holmes series is enough for "Huaying Comics" to stand out from the crowd.
The other answerers have analyzed a lot of specifics, so I won't repeat them here. As a member of this industry, I would like to say a few words from another perspective—if I had to use one sentence to describe the impact of the high sales volume of "Huaying Comics" on the comics industry, this sentence should be——
Its daybreak.
That's right, it's dawn.
Those who don’t know the inside story may think that I’m exaggerating. In fact, as long as you, as a comic author, have drawn serials for any other weekly magazine that is not "Hua Ying Manga", you will understand what it feels like: popularity first, serial The manga with the lowest popularity ranking in the three issues was directly cut in half. The exclusive system in the contract guaranteed the interests of the magazine, but made the manga authors lose the guarantee of writing.
During the serialization period, he didn't understand the author's ups and downs, and blindly asked the author to squeeze out all his energy. Finally, when it was time to end, the manga was also required to continue serialization because of its high popularity, until the manga itself was squeezed out of popularity, and finally ended sloppily.
In the past, comic book authors were always squeezed, and that was because the world was as black as crows, and there was no choice. In the past, although the contract of "Hua Ying Manga" was superior, but its own background was not enough, it was not attractive to comic authors. Even newcomers mostly used "Hua Ying Manga" as a springboard.
But it's different now.
The sales volume of 13 million means that from now on, "Hua Ying Manga" is no longer a new magazine that has no resistance to the old three major comic magazines - in other words, for those who are dissatisfied with the old three major comic magazines For long-time comic book creators, they have another option.
On the other hand, for the three old comic magazines, as long as they want to retain their great writers and find potential newcomers, their contract restrictions must be guaranteed to be at the same level as "Huaying Comics", and In other words, even if some authors are reluctant to leave the original comic magazine out of nostalgia, they will no longer be squeezed and forced by the original comic magazine.
Its daybreak.
——
At the same time, the editorial department of Flame Spirit comics.
"We've come this far..." Chang Tianlu let out a long sigh as his eyes fell on the new version of the contract that had been discussed and finalized at the company meeting, and he couldn't tell what mood he was in at the moment.
As expected? Or is it so?
Chang Tianlu had thought about this possibility when he first received the news that Zhuo Liming had switched to "Hua Ying Manga"—once "Hua Ying Manga" reached the same level as the three old magazines, the entire industry would inevitably follow suit. Changes occurred, but Chang Tianlu never imagined at that time that his whimsical thoughts would turn into reality that was within reach before his eyes.
"Editor-in-chief!"
Chang Tianlu was in a trance when a strange voice suddenly sounded outside the open office door—it was a young man in his early twenties, who looked familiar.
Seems like a new author?
As soon as this idea flashed through his mind, the panting young man stopped and stood in front of him the next second.
Chang Tianlu: "What's the matter?"
The young man pursed his lips, as if he had made some important decision, and bowed to him: "Editor-in-chief, please give me another chance! I..."
Before the young man finished speaking, he was interrupted by the editor who arrived later: "Mr. Mo, the elimination system for the last place is a rule established by our "Flame Manga" since its inception. It has been ranked last in the readers' popularity poll for five consecutive issues. With all due respect, we have given you enough opportunities."
"No," the young man said anxiously: "The previous plot is just foreshadowing. The real plot of this comic has not yet fully unfolded. Believe me, the latter will be really exciting!"
"Every author who hopes to get a chance says this, but it turns out that in comics, most of the slowness is equivalent to boredom-" Probably he has a good relationship with young people, the editor said, and then He softened his tone and said helplessly: "Xiao Mo, I know you have just graduated and are eager to prove yourself, but comics are something that cannot be rushed. You are still young and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"But……"
Chang Tianlu remained silent.
According to the regulations of Yan Ling Comics, every comic author is responsible for a dedicated comics editor. In other words, even if something happens, the author in front of him should go to his own editor to solve the problem instead of going to him.
but……
Chang Tianlu felt that he might have some demonic obstacles.
He had already heard the words of the young man in front of him since he entered the industry. However, for some reason, for a moment, he heard an interview he had accidentally seen in Animation Weekly. , suddenly appeared in his mind——
"I am not saying this to hope that animation companies will give up lower-risk animation projects and take risks instead, but I hope that both capital and audiences can be more patient with this type of work and not be disappointed by the beginning or the temporary failure. Decadence is a death sentence for the work to be boring.”
The young man lowered his head and let the editor take him out of the office.
"Wait a minute." Chang Tianlu suddenly said.
"Editor-in-Chief?"
"Go and get your manga," Chang Tianlu said calmly, looking at the dejected young man in front of him, "Since you think your manga is slower and the follow-up plot is more exciting, then tell me the follow-up story now." I'll listen - if the plot of the comic can impress me, I will give you the chance to continue serializing it."
...
"The exclusive system should also be abolished? What about comic creation? Should the author be given full creative rights? Will this cause too much damage to the magazine? If a comic author contributes to other comic magazines at the same time, it will lead to us What should I do if the quality of my serialized works declines? This is too passive!"
"Don't I know about this problem?" In the huge conference room, Jing Huahao also became irritated: "Now that all comic magazines are changing, do you think we still have a choice?"
In the conference room, the drafting of the terms of the new contract was still in dispute. Outside the hall separated by a wall, Meng Zhiyuan walked out slowly with a contract representing graduation.
As one of the veteran authors of "Baiyun Comics", Meng Zhiyuan is quite popular in the editorial department. When he came out, people kept greeting him with smiles along the way. Meng Zhiyuan froze for a moment, and then showed a slightly forced smile.
He stood still outside the gate of the Baiyun editorial department, and took a last look at the place where he had been working for nearly ten years without realizing it.
After all...it's over.
Meng Zhiyuan didn't know what mood he was in at the moment.
relief? have. Happy? It doesn't seem to be the case.
It's not that he doesn't dislike the overlord clause of "Baiyun Comics", nor is it that he is indifferent to Baiyun Culture's decision-making that doesn't take into account his personal feelings and wishes. Of course, there is resentment accumulated over the past ten years, but the hard work and hardships that have been shared for so many years can't be faked. of.
Unfortunately, it's all over.
Meng Zhiyuan closed his eyes, then opened them again. He turned around, stopped looking back, and walked towards the busy street.
He had just stopped a taxi on the street and sat down in the back seat. The phone in his pocket vibrated. He took it out and saw the incoming call notification on the screen at a glance——
Zhuo Liming.
This made Meng Zhiyuan smile subconsciously. The call from his old friend undoubtedly made his slightly melancholy mood much better. He answered the phone and was about to chat with the other party when he suddenly said: "Sanque One, Lao Meng, do you want to play mahjong together?"
Chapter 121
It is impossible not to play mahjong, people live to play mahjong.
When Zhuo Liming once again received a mahjong invitation from his boss and colleague, he was already accustomed to it. He skillfully put down the unfinished draft, and when he arrived at the same place with ease, Mu Xing and Shen Xing were already waiting there.
He looked around, but he didn't find another old friend. Then he looked at the two people opposite. They had skillfully pulled out their chairs and sat down calmly, as if nothing was wrong.
Adhering to the love of colleagues, Zhuo Liming still asked: "Isn't Editor-in-Chief Qiu coming?"
Shepherd stared at him in surprise: "What did you call him for?"
Zhuo Liming: "?"
Seeing that he still looked confused, Shepherd Xing had no choice but to say: "Do you want to be pressured by him to go back and draw the manuscript?"
Zhuo Liming understood.
"In short, I announce," Mu Xiuxing said: "From today on, Chief Editor Qiu has been officially kicked out of our Huaying Mahjong Exchange Association. We will no longer play with him in the future."
Shen Xing applauded in unison to show his approval.
This is not difficult to understand. After all, it is a serialized comic weekly. The relationship between the editor and the comic author will inevitably have a battle of wits and courage at some point. , Zhuo Liming only felt familiar and funny: "Isn't your speed always very fast? The next issue of Sherlock Holmes is not finished yet?"
Mu Xingxing coughed.
Shen Xing said very politely: "Oh, didn't we agree to come and play mahjong? Why do you bring this up so politely? Come on, come on, everyone, sit down. Today we will only play mahjong and not talk about the manuscript."
Zhuo Liming couldn't help but laugh: "What about the missing person? If Editor Qiu doesn't come, we won't be able to gather four people."
"It's easy. Just call any of you and ask a friend who is free to come over."
As Shen Xing said that, his eyes along with Zhuo Liming's fell on Mu Xiu My circle of friends is probably full of people who want to offer rewards to me."
Zhuo Liming thought for a moment: "Then I'll do it."
He pulled out the address book on his mobile phone and glanced at the names of a large list of contacts. He quickly settled on a familiar name among them. The phone beeped twice and was quickly connected.
Zhuo Liming didn't have much to say to his old friends. He chose to get straight to the point: "Three are missing, Lao Meng. Do you want to come and play mahjong together?"
Counting it, Zhuo Liming had known Meng Zhiyuan for almost ten years.
Ten years ago, the two of them started serializing in "Baiyun Comics" at about the same time, and it became popular at the same time, bringing the then-fledgling "Baiyun Comics" to the level of the three major comic magazines. Later, they met at the annual meeting of "Baiyun Comics", and they became friends naturally. After so many years, the friendship between the two is naturally unmatched by ordinary friends.
Because of this, when Zhuo Liming threw out such an invitation, Meng Zhiyuan didn't even think about it and readily agreed: "Okay, where is the location? I'll go find you."
ten minutes.
The vacant seats were filled by new poker players, and the atmosphere in the box gradually became subtle. Meng Zhiyuan looked at Muzhixing, then at Zhuo Liming, and repeated: "Playing mahjong?"
Zhuo Liming affirmed: "Yes, is there any problem?"
Meng Zhiyuan was speechless.
If it were in the past, of course this activity would not be allowed. The competitive pressure of "Baiyun Comics" is extraordinary. It is already quite difficult to maintain stable updates for a long time, let alone work. Take some time out of your time to entertain yourself forever.
But now...
Meng Zhiyuan rolled up his sleeves and got on!
It has to be said that after a long period of fatigue at the desk and drawing, the occasional relaxation is still very comfortable - especially since his poker luck was quite good today. He has won seven or eight games in a row since he sat down.
"Open the bar!"
When Meng Zhiyuan happily grabbed a handful of banknotes again, Muzhixing finally couldn't help it anymore: "I heard that Teacher Meng Zhiyuan has terminated his contract with "Baiyun Comics"?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Zhiyuan hadn't replied yet, and Zhuo Liming was shocked - he thought that according to his last routine, Mu Xingshao said that he would have to fight for a few more days before casually mentioning signing the contract. thing.
Meng Zhiyuan's mind was already focused on mahjong at the moment. Hearing this, he didn't think much and subconsciously said "hmm".
Mu Suxing glanced at the cards in front of him: "I don't know if Mr. Meng is interested in starting a serial in "Hua Ying Manga"?"
"OK."
The two of them looked at each other and said something to each other. A question that should have been cautious and cautious was completed in an understatement during the interval of playing mahjong.
It is undeniable that the reason why Zhuo Liming called out his old friend was that, apart from not having seen each other for a while, he might not have encouraged him to change jobs. Of course, considering that Meng Zhiyuan has now left "Baiyun Comics", Zhuo Liming's Behavior is not even poaching, it can only be said to be a reliable new author for the boss Amway.
Before that, Zhuo Liming even seriously thought about how he should cooperate with Mu Suxing to complete the job of recruiting new comic authors, thinking that none of them would come in handy.
It wasn't until the whole mahjong game was over, when the two began to discuss when to go to Huaying to sign the contract, that Meng Zhiyuan belatedly realized what he had promised.
Having said that, Meng Zhiyuan has no intention of regretting it. For him, serialization in which comic weekly is not drawing? Judging from the current sales and influence of "Huaying Comics", this is even the best choice that many people want.
It was five o'clock in the afternoon when the show ended, and Meng Zhiyuan thought that choosing a date would be better than bumping into the sun, since he had already met it, why not sign the contract by the way today. The manga author took the initiative to ask, and Mu Suxing naturally had no reason to refuse. After the four of them left the chess and card room, they went directly back to the Huaying manga editorial department.
Meng Zhiyuan looked at the rules and regulations listed on the information.
It is almost the same as the outside world - even more generous signing terms. Even the exclusive terms of Huaying Manga's own people jokingly called the "Overlord Contract", Meng Zhiyuan couldn't find any problems.
In Meng Zhiyuan’s view, even the so-called “Overlord Clause” is understandable. Compared with the ordinary contract, the benefits provided by the exclusive contract seem to be aimed at cultivating “Hua Ying Manga”’s own manga authors. Yes, for this type of author, there will naturally be some extra constraints, otherwise what should I do if I encounter a white-eyed wolf?
No matter how conscientious "Hua Ying Manga" is, it is not for charity.
The only thing that puzzled Meng Zhiyuan was...
"This copyright is divided into..." Meng Zhiyuan was a little confused.
Let's just say that he was recently adapted into an animation "Night Watchman". This adapted animation produced by Yunsu Animation, its popularity and sales can be said to have created a record low in Yunsu Animation's history, and Yunsu Animation is a blood loss. A good investment was wasted in this way.
It was under such circumstances that "Hua Ying Manga" not only did not intend to lower the price of the copyright, but even offered a high price as it was in his peak period!
Qiu Fengmao actually couldn't understand that Muzhixing would offer such a high price, especially when it was confirmed that Meng Zhiyuan's next work would be the second part of "The Night Watch".
But if you don’t understand, you don’t understand. After this period of time, Qiu Fengmao has already been convinced by Mu Xiu Xing. To put it bluntly, at least 90% of the credit for the success of "Hua Ying Comics" lies with Mu Xiu Xing alone, not to mention Mu Xiu Xing. Whether this deal is worth it or not is because Star Shepherd wants to mess around, so let him go.
Therefore, in response to Meng Zhiyuan's question, Qiu Fengmao just smiled: "This is what our boss means - since he has given this price, then at least in his opinion, you are worthy of this price, it's that simple. .”
It's that simple?
Meng Zhiyuan was a little in disbelief.
Meng Zhiyuan still clearly remembers the reaction of Baiyun Comics editorial department when he said he would continue to draw the second part of "Night Watch". You know, Huaying Animation was the one who originally wanted the animation copyright of "Night Watch", but it was only because Yunsu Animation cut it off that it "escaped the disaster."
If it were another company, I'm afraid no one would ask for the animation rights to the second part of "Night Watch", but Huaying not only asked for it, but also directly offered a price that was much higher than he imagined.
Huaying - or to be more precise, what is the Pleiades thinking about?
At the same moment, in another office just separated by a wall.
Mu Xingxing could not answer Meng Zhiyuan's doubts, because the next moment they returned to the company, he was pulled away expressionlessly.
"Where's the outline of the working cell?" Fang Lian asked.
"The deadline is the day after tomorrow, and the Sherlock Holmes comic is not ready yet?" This was the editor in charge who issued the soul inquiry on behalf of Qiu Fengmao.
Dai Yuyan was a little gentler than the two of them. She spread out the notepad in her hand and said: "About the short animation "Red Cliff Fu", Master Zhang Hongyuan hopes that you can talk to him about the specific ideas and opinions..."
Shepherd started to have a headache again.
But Shen Xing also came over to join in the fun: "Boss, I've finished drawing "Las Vegas", give me a new script to draw!"
Facing the unblinking gazes of everyone not far away, even Mu Xingxing, could not help but feel a little stressed at this moment: "I've been drawing more and more, and in two days I'll have drawn ten episodes. "
"I've already drawn 90% of the next Sherlock Holmes serial, I'll definitely catch up!"
"Please tell me, it is said that I will come to visit you in person in two days, and then I will talk about the style and concept of the entire series..."
As for Shen Xing——
Mu Suxing said calmly: "Hey, you are already a mature comic author, you should learn to write scripts for yourself."
after an hour.
After a lot of effort, he finally sent a few people away, Mu Xiuxing finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the pile of documents in front of him for a while, which was almost as high as a hill. He closed his eyes, and then opened them again. .
Not dreaming.
Realizing this cruel fact, Mu Xingxing took a deep breath. After working diligently and conscientiously for nearly three years, Huiying BOSS, who has always been known as a model worker, made his first historic decision——
While there was no one in the office, Mu Xing quickly packed up his things. Then without looking back... ran away.
Three days later, the twenty-seventh issue of "Huaying Comics" will be released.
When many Huaying readers finally grabbed their favorite comics and were ready to happily enjoy this week's update, and then opened the homepage of "Huaying Comics", a completely unexpected notification came in unexpectedly. their vision——
I saw the words that originally belonged to the serialization of Sherlock Holmes:
Going out to collect materials, see you in a week.
——The Pleiades.
Luo Gaofeng:? ? ?
Chapter 122
At the same time, the news about Meng Zhiyuan's termination of contract with "Baiyun Comics" and his current job at "Huaying Comics" quickly spread to all major animation information magazines and newspapers.
In this regard, some people seriously analyzed the situation in the comics industry in the future, while others said in a joking tone: If you find that the comic authors under your own banner have gone to the chess and card room in the future, please invite the editors of major comic magazines You must be vigilant, otherwise your precious author may be poached by the mahjong method, and turn around and go to Huaying to play mahjong.
Netizens complained one after another:
"Don't talk about mahjong-style poaching, let's learn more about mahjong-style breaks? Mr. Zhuo, who is diligent and diligent all year round, has learned the seven styles of googugu without a teacher since he was on the mahjong table of Huaying. Not to mention, after playing mahjong, I packed my luggage and ran away overnight [manual goodbye]”
"Suddenly I'm envious of how the casino group in "Las Vegas Attack" was broken. At least they can unite to blacklist the protagonist group and prohibit them from entering. If the chess and card rooms in Xingning Province can also be blacklisted Just a dog thief [sighs]”
"Wake up upstairs, where is the mahjong game? Do you think it will be useful if you don't let the thieves enter the chess and card room? You are so naive."
"Actually, I think it's okay. After all, Xingxing has never been a pigeon in the past. Maybe he really went out to collect materials this time? Even if not, it doesn't matter if he takes a break once in a while..."
While netizens were still crying over the bad news that the Sherlock Holmes series had been discontinued for the first time, Qiu Fengmao on the other side finally contacted Mu Xiuxing himself through his mobile phone.
Qiu Fengmao looked at the manga manuscript in his hand, which was at most halfway in progress, and gritted his teeth: "Have you finished half of the drawing as promised? Is this your half?"
Mu Xingxing coughed lightly: "Isn't there a saying that 'a man who travels a hundred miles is half a mile'? My 50% progress, if rounded up, wouldn't it be 90%?"? ? ? Is this the way you use it?
Qiu Fengmao was so angry that he couldn't do anything about it. In all fairness, Qiu Fengmao is not incomprehensible to Musuxing’s sudden running behavior—after all, Musuxing is not just a simple comic author, but also keeps the Sherlock Holmes series updated on the basis of taking into account the animation , itself is a very hard work.
What's more, the situation that Muxiuxing is currently facing is close to "three openings".
Human energy is inherently limited, and when the original workload is too cumbersome, an occasional willful rest may catch people off guard, but what can he do?
The boss I chose by myself, no matter how much trouble there is, I have to help clean it up!
"Okay, okay, I won't be poor with you anymore, let's get serious," Qiu Fengmao said sternly: "You don't know how much the Sherlock Holmes series has added to the sales of "Painting Comics", right?"
The twenty-seventh issue of "Hua Ying Comics" has just been released, and the specific sales volume has not yet been released. Qiu Fengmao estimates that due to the impact of the discontinuation of the Sherlock Holmes series, the sales of this issue of comics may have dropped by at least 30% - this It was still the result of his conservative estimate.
When the sales results come out, the degree of decline will only be higher than this number, not lower.
If it were in the past, the downward trend of "Painting Comics" might not have been so obvious, but now "Las Vegas" has been completed. Although Zhuo Liming's new work can also support some sales, it is now inferior to Sherlock Holmes. There is no comparison to the popularity of horror.
"It is impossible for Huaying Manga to pin all its sales on the Sherlock Holmes series."
"Of course I know that." When talking about this topic, Qiu Fengmao also had a headache. The biggest problem in Huaying right now is the lack of popular comics that can drive the sales of comic weekly.
It's not that the popularity of the Sherlock Holmes series is not good, but that the Sherlock Holmes series accounts for too much of the sales volume of "Shadow Manga". In the long run, this is obviously not good for the development of "Huaying Manga".
Mu Xingxing suddenly said: "What if I didn't draw the Sherlock Holmes series?"
Qiu Fengmao was slightly startled.
"If I didn't draw the Sherlock Holmes series, or in other words, the manga author who can support the sales of "Hua Ying Manga" is an ordinary manga author who has nothing to do with you. Now this author has a problem with his status, and he has applied for a period of suspension. According to Huaying’s system, this is of course allowed—if this happens, how do you plan to deal with the resulting decline in magazine sales?”
"But……"
"No, but," Shepherd Xing said calmly, "I recruited you to Huaying because I think you have the ability to develop Huaying Manga into Huaying's equivalent existence in the animation industry. "The sales of "must be maintained by me, so what's the point of me hiring you?"
Qiu Fengmao was speechless.
Because what the Pleiades said is true.
The development of "Hua Ying Manga" to the point where it is today is obviously inseparable from the Sherlock Holmes series and "The Fall of Las Vegas". In terms of the development of this weekly magazine, it can be said that Shepherd Star has done enough as the boss There are many more - he draws popular comics, and he recruits top comics authors. From the first five issues bound with its own popular animation peripherals, to the latest Sherlock Holmes series turning the tide... It can be said that without the Shepherd Star, "Hua Ying Manga" would have been over long ago.
To put it bluntly, even without Qiu Fengmao, "Huaying Comics" can still easily beat other weekly comics in terms of sales. As the editor-in-chief, although he was not at fault, he did not have any credit at all.
"How to deal with the magazine vacancy period caused by the end of popular manga is your problem, not mine." These are the last words left by Mu Suxing to Qiu Fengmao.
The call was hung up, Mu Xingxing sighed and stuffed the phone back into his backpack.
From the moment of decision to googling, to packing up the luggage and taking a casual trip, the total interval was less than five seconds. In the past, he was surrounded by friends and employees, or he was covered by dense work. Now Mu Suxing is sitting alone on the subway in a foreign land, but the effect of relaxing the body and mind that he thought was not achieved at all.
Instead, I became more anxious.
Sure enough, the best vacation spot for workaholics is in your own study room.
Thinking of this, Mu Xingxing felt a little helpless.
He said it was none of his business, but as soon as the phone was hung up, Mu Xing couldn't help but think about work matters.
Fortunately for "Working Cells", the animation itself is not long and there is no difficulty in production. It should not be a problem to leave it to Dai Yuyan. The artistic animation side is a little more troublesome, but the main pressure at the current stage is still on the gentlemen who are responsible for drawing the original paintings. Considering the artist's creation speed, this obviously cannot be rushed for a while.
As for the Sherlock Holmes series...
According to Mu Xingxing's original idea, he planned to hand over this series of comics to other comic authors to continue like animation production. However, every time he brought up this topic, the ones he trusted would either expressly reject it, or they would say otherwise. Haha changed the topic, obviously they have no intention of taking over the Sherlock Holmes series.
"The main reason is that there is too much pressure." When Shepherd Xing asked the reason for the refusal, Shen Xing said honestly: "Now everyone outside is blowing up Sherlock Holmes. It's not like you don't know, who doesn't want to draw Sherlock Holmes? An opportunity for such a classic? But the problem is, once the painting is ruined, let alone you, the boss, I guess those readers will make me miserable."
After Shen Xing said this, Mu Xiu Xing naturally found it difficult to forcefully assign the Sherlock Holmes series to other authors.
"The Sherlock Holmes series is easy to handle. Anyway, the four full-length stories have been serialized, and the remaining fifty short stories can be arranged according to my own schedule. Each short story can be serialized for a period of time..." Shepherd star thought: " The main problem is that Huaying Comics has too few popular comics.”
No need for Qiu Fengmao to complain, Mu Xingxing can also imagine that in a short period of time, if you want to find a work that can support the sales of the magazine - not to mention the level of Sherlock Holmes, you have to reach the level of "Storm Las Vegas". Neither is a simple matter.
never mind.
Both the left and the right have reached this point, so before I completely transfer the burden to Qiu Fengmao, I can finally help the other party.
He probably had an idea in his heart, and Mu Su Xing felt a lot more relaxed.
After getting through the early period of anxiety when he was still worried about work, in the remaining six days, Mu Xing chose to wander around like an ordinary tourist: either sightseeing in the mountains and rivers, or visiting local landmarks, and... Or follow Amway, a netizen, and eat all the famous local delicacies.
In the middle, the shepherd star also took time to go to a theme park. After playing for two minutes all day and queuing for two hours, he would like to talk about his biggest feeling during this trip——
"In the future, when I open a theme park, I must start with the most basic diet," Mu Suxing complained to the other party, who couldn't bear it anymore: "It doesn't matter if the price is more expensive, but it's expensive and tasteless, so I can't bear it!"
It has to be said that food issues are definitely an important indicator that can affect a traveler's mood. The food in this area is so different from that in Xing Ninh Province that it has almost ruined his mood for fun these days.
Regarding this, Fang Lian said happily: "Thank God, this is the best news I've heard all day—so when will you come back and work overtime with me?"
Shepherd star: ...
There is literally nothing to talk about today.
Mu Suxing hangs up the phone in dismay, and transfers to the last location.
This is an ancient city with a lot of history. It is said that it was the capital thousands of years ago. When Mu Xing arrived, it was a local festival, and the streets and alleys were full of people. Mu Xi walked for a while along the streets filled with red lanterns and beautiful paper-cuts. Finally, when night came, Enjoyed a lively puppet show on the street corner.
The so-called puppet show is also called puppet show and puppet show. To put it simply, a puppet is performed by putting gloves into the costume of a puppet. Because the body of the puppet looks very much like a "bag made of cloth," it is called "Puppet Opera". Hundreds of years ago when the entertainment method was extremely monotonous, it was once the most popular form of entertainment among the people.
However, with the increasing number of modern entertainment methods, this traditional bag puppet show has been forgotten by the public and is difficult to see anymore.
I didn’t expect to see it here.
After appreciating the puppet show, Mu Su Xing set foot on the routine the next day, and at this moment, it was already the seventh day since he left Huaying.
"Welcome to our Pastoral Director who has traveled thousands of miles to collect information," Shen Xing clapped in unison: "So, boss, what's the result of your information collection?"
In fact, that's all Shen Xing said at the moment - he is also a comic book author, and he goes out to collect materials. Can't he still understand it? No matter what the material is, Gu Gu Gu Gu will be done. He made a casual joke here, but he didn't want Mu Su Xing to say: "I do have some ideas, come with me."
...
three days later.
There are still four days until the release date of the twenty-eighth issue of "Hua Ying Manga".
While counting the days in his mind, Luo Gaofeng casually opened the official website of Huaying Comics—"Huh? New work preview? Is this a newly released section?"
Different from the picture-based trailers on other people's official websites, the trailer for the next issue of "Huaying Comics" is quite perfunctory. There are no pictures, not even a rough plot summary, only one sentence that cannot be more simple and crude -
"Detective Sherlock: Pink Research" is about to start serialization, so stay tuned!
When his eyes fell on the series of familiar headlines, Luo Gaofeng's first reaction was: What the hell is this stinky and shameless bastard, is he crazy for wanting to take the heat of our Sherlock Holmes?
The second reaction was: ...Fuck, wait, it seems that Huaying did it himself.
Although reason and past experience tell him that "Huaying Huaying" will definitely not do stupid things like self-destruction of the Great Wall, but the name of the manga that cannot be changed now will inevitably make him issue a soul inquiry.
Luo Gaofeng: Are you there? Why should you pick your own bad food?