My Cartoonist Guide
Chapter 597: Doubts about falling sales
The editors' attention immediately shifted to Shang Haozhi.
Shang Haozhi walked straight to the desk, turned around, and patted his hands twice, "Say two things, the first one. Six separate books will be released this month. Among them, three are recommended, first, in 5. On the 10th, the second volume of "Ding Shi" was released for sale, with the first edition of 220,000 copies, and "Returning to 12 Years Old" on the 18th with the first edition of 120,000 copies. There is a signed book at Wing Hang Bookstore..."
Yan Fei's eyes lit up when she heard this sentence.
She didn't expect that "Back to 12" would have the opportunity to sell a single book so soon, and she still signed the book.
Yongheng Bookstore is also located in Nanjiatan. It can be regarded as a medium-level bookstore, not at the same level as Jiman Bookstore. However, for Zuo Yuan, this is definitely a good opportunity to promote himself.
Looking even further, this may be the magazine's expectation for "Returning to 12 Years Old".
"...On May 22, the 18th volume of "Steel Refining" was released. The current first edition is 2.3 million copies."
After Shang Haozhi finished speaking, only an inhalation sound came from the office.
2.3 million volumes, not 230 volumes...This first edition absolutely crushed all domestic comics.
However, considering the popularity of "Steel Refining" in China, this is almost the same sales volume, especially in recent episodes, the story of the story has risen, and the 18th volume may even exceed 2 million copies.
"In addition, there is one more thing..." Shang Haozhi paused, and turned his gaze to Xu Jie. "The first week of sales of the latest booklet of "The King of Rock" was only 141,000 copies... Although the sales are also good, they are not as good as the first one. Compared to the 600,000 editions, it's still too shabby."
"What?" Xu Jie stood up immediately and looked at Shang Haozhi in amazement, "The editor-in-chief, 400,000 copies, right? 140,000 copies... This is more than the weekly sales volume when the first volume of "The King of Rock" was released. Still low!"
After all, "The King of Rock" is also the pillar of "ComicFuture". The latest book only sold 140,000 copies. Ghosts believe it!
"I had the same opinion as you at first, but the salesperson in the sales department sent me the photos of the warehouse and the list of major bookstores, and I couldn't help it."
"But... Then wouldn't it only sell 140,000 copies!?" Xu Jie's brain was aching.
"Will it be criticized by the last show, leading to a decline in sales?" Wang Wenhong asked curiously.
"How is it possible? It happened in October and November last year. It’s about to come to May now. It’s been half a year...Moreover, I bought more than 300,000 copies in the first week of the last volume. The impact of the column team's criticism led to a drop in sales. Why did it drop so much this time?"
"I don't know. In fact, not only "The King of Rock", the sales of the comics released at the same time are also sluggish...Don't be pestered, hurry up and find the reason." Shang Haozhi looked around, his eyes finally fell on Wang Wenhong, "Little Wang, come here for a moment."
"Huh?" Wang Wenhong was taken aback, it seemed that there was nothing to do with him, and the performance of "Steel Refining" was unspeakably stable.
Shang Haozhi took the document and went directly into the conference room separated by the glass wall. Wang Wenhong took a deep breath, feeling a little nervous.
When passing by Yan Fei's table, Yan Fei asked in a low voice, "Did you commit something?"
"Hey, what can I do?" Wang Wenhong rolled his eyes and muttered.
Pushing the door into the room, Shang Haozhi had already sat down.
"Just find a place to sit... Uh, should you sit next to me?" Shang Haozhi thought for a while, then changed his mouth.
Wang Wenhong became more suspicious, but he listened to Shang Haozhi's words, pulled a chair, and sat beside Shang Haozhi.
"Xiao Wang, how many years have you been in ComicFuture?"
"Seven years, almost eight years." Wang Wenhong explained.
"It's been eight years... To be honest, the time is not short, right?" Shang Haozhi asked.
"Well, thank you for your leadership's cultivation and seniors' guidance, I can grow so much..."
"Don't talk about these useless P words, there is one thing to say, your contract will expire soon, in November this year." Shang Haozhi handed the documents in his hand to Wang Wenhong, "The salary must have been improved, but you are also in our business. Clearly, it depends more on commissions. You have "Steel Refining" in your hands. No one in our magazine's commission should be higher than yours, right?"
"Uh... You said this, I haven't considered it yet." Wang Wenhong gave a dry smile.
It must be a lie to say that he hadn't thought about it, but he had been in one position for eight years, and to be honest, he was also a little tired.
If it wasn't for Shen Xin, he might not stay in "ComicFuture" again.
"You'd better think about it. In China, apart from "ComicFuture", there is no magazine that is more suitable for you. Although Duoman.com has a strong momentum, in the final analysis, their demand for editors is not large, and the quality of the editors is also Not high. As you know, the performance of the "CF" app is not very good now. The installed capacity is only a few hundred thousand. The executives are not too satisfied with this and may need to integrate in the future. Therefore, there are still many opportunities for "ComicFuture" "Shang Haozhi said meaningfully.
"I see..." Wang Wenhong nodded.
No matter where you go, when, when the other party can't do it, they will always make some seemingly beautiful visions. As for what these visions look like, whether they can really be eaten, the person who throws the cake does not care at all.
Wang Wenhong glanced at the contract in his hand, and roughly turned a few pages, almost the same as the previous one.
"Editor-in-Chief..." Wang Wenhong looked up at Shang Haozhi.
"Ok?"
"I'm not sure yet, wait two months? Now "Steel Refining" is rushing for results, and my energy is on "Steel Refining", so I can't make up my mind for a while."
"Yes, the recent results of "Steel Refining" have been very popular." Shang Haozhi nodded.
Wang Wenhong's expression took a while.
"Now the momentum of "Steel Refining" is just right, and there is no room for a slight glitch... Has Teacher Shen revealed when "Steel Refining" will end?"
"It's probably the end of next year or the beginning of the next year... the end of the year is more likely." Wang Wenhong explained.
"So fast!?" Shang Haozhi looked surprised, "At the end of next year... it will only be 200 words~lightnovelpub.net~ Yes, you also know Mr. Shen... his creative habit, as long as the story is finished, It will end the comics."
"Yes." Shang Haozhi rubbed his forehead with a frustrated expression, "Unfortunately, "Steel Refining"..."
If before the end of "Steel Refining", the sales of "ComicFuture" may continue to decline... and this decline is likely to be a crash.
Shang Haozhi rubbed his chin, thinking for a long time, "What do you think of the plummeting sales of "The King of Rock"?"
"Huh?" Wang Wenhong didn't expect Shang Haozhi to ask him about "The King of Rock".
"I don't know, but since the sales of other comics have also declined, it means that it is not a comic book of "The King of Rock". What's more, the latest issue of "The King of Rock" is not poisonous."
"I think so too." Shang Haozhi said coldly, "So, there is a problem."