Chapter 135: Yan Fei's Plan
The next day, the official Weibo account of "New World" released the first-day sales volume of the fourth volume of "Y's" - 95,000 copies.
Shen Xin was surprised that facing the aggressive "Punishment", "Y's" was only at a slight disadvantage, and the gap was not that big.
For this result, Shen Xin is completely acceptable, but the readers of "Y's" are in a different mood.
"5,000 volumes... Only 5,000 volumes are missing, and the first two episodes of the radio drama will be released. It's abominable!"
"Don't just buy books, don't forget to send questionnaires. How about 300,000 copies?"
"Yes. Go to the post office today."
The moderator of "Other Forums" also made a post.
"I snatched 432 comics signed by Mr. Shen yesterday, and they will be sent to everyone in the order of payment. If there are any you don't want, please private message me. If you don't grab them, you will get your money back."
Next, the landlord posted the IDs of 432 netizens on the first floor, and asked these IDs to send him a private message to confirm the information again.
"Other Sections" seemed lively, but "Comic Future" was quieter.
Although the sales volume of "Punishment" was higher than that of "Y's" on the release day, the gap between the two was not that big. This was achieved under the premise that "Punishment" released radio dramas and novels at the same time. In other words, "Y's" has now been accepted by some readers.
Many readers of "Comic Future" have a hard time accepting this reality.
Some of them have never even heard of "New World", let alone "Y's".
But it is such a comic that was not well-known a few years ago, which is on the same level as "Punishment", which surprised many readers of "Comic Future".
"What's the origin of this "Y's"? It's so powerful?"
"The author's ability to compete for this year's 'Newcomer Award' means that "Y's" is his first full-length comic."
"I know, but a newcomer from a small magazine is not weaker than Su Han and Tiaotiao..."
"That says a lot about the quality of the manga."
"I suddenly want to read this comic..."
"But don't be too pessimistic. Although there is not much difference in the sales of the two comics, the novel of "Punishment" also sold 150,000 copies in the first week, and the sales volume is also very high."
"Ha, for Teacher Su, this should be a basic operation, right?"
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After Shen Xin's book signing, her right hand has been sore. Even after resting for a night, the soreness in her muscles has not disappeared.
Fortunately, he will not have to work for the next few days, so he can take a little breather.
After calling Xi Muhan to make sure she was fine, Shen Xin asked her what she wanted.
"I bought everything you want last time, just take a good rest."
Xi Muhan said so.
However, Shen Xin could hear the anxiety in her tone, so she laughed dryly, "Tomorrow? I'll go back tomorrow."
The three assistants originally said that they would take a good tour of Nanjiatan, but since the end of the book sale and returning to the hotel, the three of them never mentioned this matter again. Instead, they stayed in their respective rooms. When Shen Xin saw them in the restaurant, all three of them had dark circles on their faces.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Xin asked in surprise.
"Teacher, we have decided to collaborate on a "Y's" doujinshi." Zhou Yang said.
"You?" Shen Xin asked in surprise.
"That's right... I have been studying with you for half a year, so I want to try to see if my painting skills have improved." Lu Ning looked serious.
"I'm in charge of the name, and practice the arrangement of the story." Zhou Yang touched his nose with excitement.
Gao Hang opened his mouth,
Scratching his head again, "Mr. Shen, I...I mainly want to practice different backgrounds. In the future, Zhou Yang will leave and our workload will increase."
"Uh... If you think about it this way, it's fine." Shen Xin scratched her head, but it wasn't fair to other contributors.
"We only draw doujinshi, and don't participate in competitions." Lu Ning saw Shen Xin's doubts, "We are just looking at the results of our studies in the past six months."
"Then... looking forward to your work."
Now that the three of them have made up their minds, Shen Xin has no reason to stop them.
The four of them stayed in Hongchuan for an extra day, bought the books and tools they needed, and returned to Yunhai in the afternoon of the fourth day.
Yan Fei, who returned to the sea of clouds a day earlier than them, sorted out the plans for the fans and the bonus pool that night, and found the editor-in-chief with the written plan in the morning of the next day.
The editor-in-chief read the plan three or four times, rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment, and finally said: "The plan is good, but it is a bit complicated to operate."
"But the effect will be very good." Yan Fei said.
"That's right." The editor-in-chief nodded slightly, "But the president probably won't agree."
"Why?" Yan Fei asked in surprise.
"You don't need to ask, but you brought Ji Yinxuan in." The editor-in-chief said meaningfully.
"Then you mean... no?" Yan Fei had a headache.
The editor-in-chief is inherently soft-tempered, and the president of the manga "Y's" is in charge of it himself. If it is not necessary, the editor-in-chief will not discuss the matter of "Y's" with the president.
"It's not impossible..." The editor-in-chief frowned, and after thinking for half a minute, he suddenly stood up from his seat, "Go, see the president."
Yan Fei's eyes brightened, followed the editor-in-chief, and left the editorial department.
Song Tai has been in a good mood for the past two days.
The fourth volume of "Y's" has just been released for two days, and the sales volume has reached 18 volumes. The stamina is even stronger than that of "Punishment". The advertisements in the radio drama also increased the cost after the third volume was released, barely maintaining the income and expenditure. Balanced, the sales volume of "New World" has risen steadily, reaching 850,000 copies.
If we make persistent efforts in the next two months, "New World" may even have a chance to break through one million copies.
"Dad, I estimate that this week, the sales volume of "Y's" will exceed 500,000 copies, breaking the record of our magazine again." Song Ren looked at the report in his hand, with the corners of his lips curled up.
"If we can enter the ranks of first-line magazines during this period, even if Mr. Shen leaves, as long as other outstanding authors enter, we can still stabilize. By the way, prepare yourself. In October, we will receive a large number of manuscripts, and we will be paid a lot. Set it higher. Newcomers and old authors, we have to sign, to see if we can use this momentum to completely turn around."
Knowing that Shen Xin's mind has been made up, Song Tai has already prepared for the worst. On the one hand, the magazine needs to support newcomers like Zhou Yang, and on the other hand, it needs to invite famous cartoonists.
Before, "New World" was too small, and the more famous cartoonists in the industry were reluctant to come.
Once the sales volume of "New World" exceeds one million in a single issue, it means that "New World" has a certain strength.
Afterwards, after another year or two of operation, "New World" may not be able to squeeze into the top ten, and it will also be attractive to other cartoonists.
"Don't worry, I know how to do it. If we can find a famous old author, we don't have to worry about Shen's job-hopping anymore." Song Ren glanced at the form in his hand and sneered.
Even though "Y's" has brought a lot of money to the magazine, he still doesn't like the feeling that it will disappear at any time.
Holding it in your hand is the most reliable.
First he declared war on Chen Zijiao without authorization, and then he flatly refused to cooperate with "New World". These factors made Song Ren not have a good impression of Shen Xin.
"Now we and Mr. Shen are both prosperous and we are both prosperous, and we are all damaged, you kid, don't do stupid things." Song Tai gave Song Ren a stare.
Song Ren loosened his shoulders, a little depressed, "Dad, I can still tell the priority of things."
While the two were chatting, the editor-in-chief took Yan Fei and knocked on the door of the president's office.