Chapter 213 Initial D Volume

Time enters November

At the beginning of the month, the first volume of Initial D's single volume was officially released.

For the release of Initial D's single volume, Beizhou Comics can be said to have done enough publicity.

Initial D is now extremely popular, and it has only been so popular in the early stage of the comic plot, from the perspective of Beizhou Comics.

They are definitely not satisfied with Initial D just getting the first place in Beizhou Comics, but thinking about more

For example, in the entire Dragon Country comic market, it defeated Squirrel Comics' current most popular comic "Double Rings", which has 19 volumes of single volumes and an average sales volume of 22.3 million copies.

And Xuefeng Comics' current most popular work in the comics club, the comic single volume has been released in 31 volumes, and the average sales volume is 20.5 million copies of the comic "Red Dragon".

These two works are the "serialized" comics with the highest single volume sales in the Dragon Country comics industry in the past two years.

As for the first work of Beizhou Comics, "The Forbidden Door", its comic book sales in Longguo are only 14 million copies per volume.

Nixing Comics, which is also one of the four major comics companies, has only 12 million copies of its serialized comics.

And in the comics industry in Longguo, there are only nine super popular comics with an average sales of more than 10 million volumes among the serialized comics.

Among them, Beizhou Comics has two, Nixing Comics has one, and Squirrel and Snow Wind Comics have three comics with an average sales of more than 10 million volumes.

Of course, this only refers to the data of the "serialized" comics in the current Longguo comics industry, and does not involve the sales data of historical works in the comics industry, otherwise it would be too outrageous.

In the golden age of comics and novels sales in Longguo's history, more than a decade ago when there were the most teenagers and students, the sales of these works were much stronger than now.

In fact, from the sales data of the single-volume editions of these works, it can be seen that the comic industry in Longguo is openly divided into four major comic companies. In fact, among the four major companies, the influence of Songshu and Xuefeng has been stronger than the other two in recent years.

But this situation is actually very normal. Just like in the parallel world island country, there are also three major comic magazines, but in the island country, the sales of "Shonen Jump" are far ahead of "Shonen Sunday" and "Shonen Magazine".

After all, the magazine "Jump" is really lucky. It can gather works such as Dragon Ball, Slam Dunk, Yu Yu Hakusho, Saint Seiya, and JOJO in one issue at the same time. Who can compete with Jump? But after the above works were basically completed, "Death, Fire and Sea" took over the serialization and dominated for another 20 years. The other two companies really couldn't compete with Shonen Jump for the first place.

And Longguo.

It's a matter of time. The four major comic companies have each been the so-called "first" comic company in the industry for a short time.

As long as the comic company cultivates a popular work, the throne of the "first" comic company will change quickly.

This is also the biggest reason why Beizhou Comics Society spared no effort to promote Initial D.

It is unlikely that the most popular comic work "Forbidden Gate" in the journal will surpass "Double Rings" and "Red Dragon" in the single-volume market.

But for the young Initial D, everything is possible.

Unlike the previous situation when Xia Yan's company released the BD of Magical Girl Madoka Magica, Beizhou Comics Society, a large comic magazine in Dragon Country, has a very accurate assessment of the sales volume of a single-volume work before the release, and the situation of production capacity and sales channels being delayed is basically non-existent.

But even so, two days before the release of Initial D comics, the imagination of shortages in some areas was inevitable.

In addition, in conjunction with the release of the first volume of Initial D single-volume, Xia Yan and Mo Ran cooperated with the comics society to hold fan signing sessions in the two regions of the Imperial Capital and the Magic Capital.

Xia Yan has held this kind of event many times before, and is familiar with it.

But it was the first time for Mo Ran, and he was quite nervous. Moreover, Beizhou Comics Club is very clear that its attitude now is to promote the two of them, and want them to represent Beizhou to see if Initial D has a chance to compete with the two strongest works in the Dragon Country comics industry, "Double Rings" and "Red Dragon". After knowing this, Mo Ran will definitely not be able to calm down.

She was still an unknown little flounder in the comics industry more than half a year ago, but she has grown to this point in the industry by cooperating with Xia Yan half a year later. She must be a little guilty.

The two changed into the clothes prepared for them by Beizhou Comics Club. Xia Yan wore a light white suit, and Mo Ran wore a light green long skirt. Professional makeup artists also helped with her hair and makeup.

"Xia Yan, you are not nervous at all." Mo Ran followed Xia Yan and whispered.

"You just get used to it. After all, there will be many such occasions to participate in the Initial D comic later."

Xia Yan walked in the corridor while looking at the work daily report sent to him by the staff of Xia Tang Animation Production Company on his mobile phone.

"Get used to it?" Mo Ran heard this and took a deep breath.

"You'll definitely have to get used to it." Xia Yan said.

"Now, we are both popular cartoonists with the highest comprehensive influence in the Dragon Country comics industry. If we are intimidated by just a few hundred or a thousand fans at the book signing event, we will be laughed at by the media."

As Xia Yan spoke, he pushed open the door in front of the two of them.

In this specially rented and decorated venue, the two of them appeared

At the scene, hundreds of fans cheered loudly.

The wind and waves blew up Xia Yan's hair and Mo Ran's green skirt. The last second, the two were still in the quiet corridor, and the next second, it was the deafening signing event.

"Teacher Xia Yan is so handsome."

"Miss Mo Ran, you are so beautiful, do you have a boyfriend?"

"Is the rumor on the Internet true? Mo Ran, are you and Xia Yan in a relationship?"

"Teacher Yuan Qing, can you draw faster? The battle of Usui Mountain has been drawn for almost a month or two, and I am so anxious. What is the ending of Zeng Zhi and Ikegami's love?"

"And Xia Shu and Tu Hai, how come they have been flirting for so long, but they haven't confirmed their relationship yet! Xia Shu's father has a lot of scenes, can you not use the precious comics industry to depict Xia Shu's family? We are not interested in her father.

A group of fans who are close to Xia Yan and Mo Ran said what they were thinking in an excited tone.

Xia Yan's expression was normal.

But Mo Ran, who knew that Xia Yan had roughly introduced the later plot of the Initial D comics to her.

His expression was very strange.

After a while, probably

Xia Yan, as the creator of Initial D, created the true face of Xia Shu's strongest and rich father for the Dragon Country comics fans, and it will be revealed.

This work will explain to fans what reality is.

And the meaning of the sentence "Racers don't need women!"

But now, Xia Yan smiled and responded to the fans who came to the signing event of the first volume of the comic book with a gentle face.

"I know."

"I will consider your suggestion."

"The ending of Initial D? I haven't thought about it yet, but I will definitely create the image of the legend of Akina Mountain perfectly. ”

Most of these fans would ask some normal questions when they were queuing to buy the single volume.

But there were also some fans who were just making fun of him, asking some outrageous questions.

What if his girlfriend ran out of battery?

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What if he was busy, could he drift with one hand while driving?

These fans were just here for fun. Xia Yan looked normal, but Mo Ran next to him looked confused.

Of course, the purpose of the book signing event was essentially to help promote the work. Xia Yan and Beizhou Comics Company didn’t care about the thousands of comic single volumes sold at the book signing event.

But in this process, the news media interviewed and promoted this matter and the single volume of Initial D comics. The key is to make a name for yourself.

The next day

The news of the book signing event of Xia Yan and Mo Ran's comic books was directly searched on the Dragon Country website through the promotion of Beizhou Comics.

The photos and personal resumes of the two were also spread through various channels.

On the other hand, Liuli Bookstore was not to be outdone.

Although Liuli Bookstore and Beizhou Comics are companies in two different industries, at least in promoting Xia Yan, the two companies have the same interests.

It is also necessary to buy hot searches and find water troops.

On the same day, some information about the novel Sword Art Online was also pushed to the top of the hot search list.

Whether it is Xia Yan or Mo Ran, Dragon Country animation, comics, genius boys in the novel world, and genius comics beauty The label of "girl" has also gradually gained popularity under the deliberate guidance of the two companies.

After all, the results speak for themselves.

Initial D ranked first in the Beizhou comic journal, and Sword Art Online ranked second in the Liuli journal. The authors of these two works are of course geniuses.

A few days later, the first week sales of the first volume of the Initial D comic single volume were released.

The outside world estimated that the sales of the first volume of the Initial D comic single volume were about 3.4 million copies.

After all, many popular comics in Longguo only sold two or three million copies of the single volume in the first week of their first volume. The total sales within three months after the release are generally more than three or four times the first week sales data.

But these works have been serialized for a long time. As the time gets longer and the fan base increases, the popularity of the work may grow to the point where the sales of the first volume of the comic book exceed 15 million copies or even higher.

However, the first week sales data of the first volume of the Initial D comic book exceeded the outside world's expectations.

The total sales in the first week were 4,852,130 copies.

Beizhou Comics even held a celebration event on its official website to celebrate the sales of the first volume of the Initial D comic book exceeding 4.8 million copies.

First week: 4.8 million!!! ! ! !

After this data came out, the comics industry was boiling.

Many practitioners and fans in the comics industry flooded the forum with related topics on this day.

"4.8 million copies in the first week? Is it cheating?"

"If I remember correctly, this is the second highest weekly sales data of the comic book after the first volume of the comic book was released after the end of the golden age of the Dragon Country comics industry twelve years ago and the transition to the current silver age? "

"That's right. During the golden age more than a decade ago, the number of young people in Dragon Country was 60 to 70 million more than it is now. There were many children back then, and we could occasionally see such top-notch comics. Now, it's really difficult. I'm actually a little skeptical about the first-week sales data of Initial D. Did Beizhou Comics upload fake data?"

"The first volume of the popular comic "Dragon's Breath" ten years ago sold a total of 4.9 million copies in the first week of its release. After that work was finally completed, the average sales volume of each of the fifteen comic volumes was 26 million copies. Can the prefix D be comparable to "Dragon's Breath"?

"It can't be compared like this. Wang Ming, the author of "Dragon's Breath", was already very popular before. He was a giant in the comics industry and one of the most popular cartoonists during the golden age of the comics industry. His new comic has this kind of first The weekly sales figures are understandable, but what are Yuan Qing and Mo Ran, pure newcomers in the comic industry! Speaking of which, Initial D’s first-week sales are a bit more difficult.”

"Although Yuan Qing had accumulated a certain number of fans of novels before serializing Initial D, compared with Wang Ming's comic fans back then, they were insignificant and not on the same level. However, the sales volume of the first volume of the stand-alone comic in the first week was only For reference, don’t be too superstitious.”

"Indeed, just like "Two Rings", its first single volume sold 720,000 copies in the first week, but the plot of the comic later exploded, and now it has soared to 22 million? Similarly, "Orange" seven years ago The first volume of the comic "Miracle" sold 3.3 million copies in its first week. However, the comic's popularity was too low until the 79th chapter. The average sales volume of the final volume of the comic has not exceeded 10 million in the first week, and it cannot be 100%. Hundreds of things to decide.”

"But 4.8 million is too exaggerated. A good beginning means half the success is not just a lie. Not to mention works like Double Ring that develop in the later stage, works like "Red Dragon" that explode with plot from the beginning , the first volume of its single volume sold only 3.4 million copies in its first week!”

"Teacher Yuanqing is cheating, Teacher Mo Ran is cheating! These results are a slap in the face to Xiao Heizi."

"Haha, I'm so relieved to see it. Those scumbags who have been criticizing "Initial D" and other niche self-pleasure comics this week will never reach an average of three million copies in the single-book market have now disappeared. "

"It sold 4.8 million in the first week. The quality of the plot will be maintained later. After a year of serialization, the average sales of single volumes of this comic will exceed 20 million copies. It should be very stable."

"Well, let's see if the quality of this work will deteriorate later. But no matter what, in this era, any work that can sell more than 4 million in the first week of its first single volume is a god!"

"No, how can a racing comic be so powerful?"

"Instead of asking questions on the Internet, why not buy it for more than ten yuan and read it to find out. I remember that the content of the first volume of the comic ended at the key plot point of the FD racing with Gao Qi, right? After reading it, you Let’s take a look at your question.”

"All in all, I wasn't interested in racing at first. Now I've signed up to learn to get a driver's license."

"I got into the trap just because I saw the popularity of the Initial D booklet last week. All I can say is that everyone should not buy it. You will definitely regret it. I couldn't sleep at night after reading the first volume of the Initial D booklet. I couldn't sleep at night. I am dreaming of "inertial drift". I am currently shopping for second-hand "Beizhou" periodicals in the second-hand seafood online shopping market. I can't wait for the second volume of this comic to be released. I want to buy second-hand periodicals directly to catch up on those I haven't read in the middle. The comic content keeps up with the comic serialization progress.”

"Holy shit, brother, after reading your second-hand journal, can you sell it to me as a third-hand journal at half the price! I also bought the first volume of the Initial D single volume, and I was disgusted by that guy Yuanqing's ability to break chapters. I was really I can’t figure out how fans of this comic survived during its serialization period.”

"Haha, I have been a fan of Mr. Yuanqing's journal for three years. All I can say is, just get used to it. After reading it, go to his comment area and scold him a few times to calm down."

"Is it really that good? I don't believe what's the point of a road racing comic?"

"I can only say that the one upstairs is not expensive for more than ten yuan. It's not too late to say this after you buy it and read it. Otherwise, I will regret that you will miss this best work in the Dragon Kingdom comics industry in the past ten years. ."

"Well, now I just hope that Mr. Yuan Qing can draw faster and end the serialization of Usui Bingshan quickly, so that Zeng Zhi can be replaced by Chi Gu and the misunderstanding can be solved."

For several days, the Dragon Kingdom comics world has been immersed in the turmoil of the single-book sales figure of 4.8 million copies in the first week of the first volume of Initial D.

Single volume sales data are a reflection of the strength of a comic.

Previously, Initial D was king on Beizhou, and no one could accurately judge its influence and quality, but now.

Many talents in the entire comics industry finally understand what level of comics this work is.