My Cartoonist Guide
Chapter 636: Strangeness and speculation
After Duoman.com organized the event for members to rush for one year and get one year away, the revenue growth rate has improved a lot compared with the second quarter, but there is still a problem that plagues the website-they also lack good comics.
Wang Yunze’s "Age of the Gods", Duan Ping’s "Sirius", and Fu Bo’s "Shengwu Academy" are all comics that have a high reputation in China. However, the best comics on Duoman.com all have a shortcoming. That is, there is no charge.
With the increase in length, the popularity of "Dream Fairy" has gained a lot of fans. Other comics also sell well, but in terms of quality, they are slightly less popular than free comics.
In the beginning, in order to create popularity, the comics of popular authors were forcibly included in the free zone, and now they have built a wall for themselves.
Fortunately, due to the existence of the second "Golden Paintbrush Award", Duoman.com can guarantee a certain degree of attention, but this year is in the preliminary period, which can truly make the "Golden Paintbrush Award" the focus of the public, and it should be next year's award. Scramble.
However, in the face of the impact of version D, Duoman.com has the momentum to gain momentum, indicating that the situation has improved.
Now, they need to find new income growth points in addition to monthly income.
For this reason, Yuan Zhe and Qian Sheng did not lose their hair, but with each option, the risks are relatively high.
For example, they can buy a large amount of electronic copyrights for comics in District 11, but this also requires a lot of money. What's more, the 11 districts must also have the right to speak on the charging model. It is up to them to decide whether it is a monthly subscription or another model.
It is difficult for the management of Duomawang to accept this condition.
In addition, there is another point that they don’t want to face. If a large number of comics in the 11 districts are introduced, it will inevitably cause greater competitive pressure on domestic comics. This is not necessarily a good thing for domestic comics-they do it for "Golden Paintbrush". "Award, a lot of money is paid, and the cost is always to be recovered.
When Yuan Zhe returned from the "Cartoons Association", as soon as he entered the office, Qian Sheng took a copy of the materials and called him into the smoking room.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Zhe asked puzzled.
"I got an interesting news today..." Qian Sheng said with a smile.
"What news?" Yuan Zhe asked.
"Do you know who is responsible for teacher Shen Zheng?"
"Yan Fei." Yuan Zhe said in a bad mood.
At the beginning, he brought Yan Fei into "MangaFly", of course he knew her very well. Furthermore, due to the recent anti-D version, various platforms have contacted each other and exchanged information with each other.
Ordinary cartoonists may not pay attention, but the turmoil of top cartoonists can easily arouse the attention of major magazines.
"I'm talking about the previous..."
"Wang Wenhong." Yuan Zhe said.
"Do you know what he is doing now?"
"I heard that I left my job...I don't know what to do afterwards." Yuan Zhe shook his head.
Duoman.com does not pay much attention to the role of editors. The author makes more plot adjustments based on readers' feedback. Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to Wang Wenhong's whereabouts.
"He entered teacher Shen Zheng's studio." Qian Sheng pointedly broke.
"Huh?" Yuan Zhe was taken aback, puzzled, "No...what does Teacher Shen want Wang Wenhong to do? Does Wang Wenhong know how to draw cartoons?"
Cartoonists recruit their own editors... this kind of thing is really not common.
"I don't know, but the current behavior of "ComicFuture" is a bit weird. Recently, they have obviously been advocating "The King of Rock"."
"Isn't it because "Steel Refining" was suspended?" Yuan Zhe explained.
"It's not the same. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the overall quality of "King of Rock" is not at the same level as "Steel Refining". Moreover, "Steel Refining" has been suspended for two months, which is not short to say, but it has now entered 7 In October, the reissue of "Steel Refining" was a matter of an instant. Why did they bother so hard to support "The King of Rock and Roll"? At this time, Wang Wenhong and Shen Zheng joined forces. Is there any other meaning?"
Yuan Zhe's eyes brightened instantly.
"contradiction!"
If they really disagree, is there a chance for Doman.com?
"It should be so. But ComicFuture knows that Mr. Shen is their most important cartoonist, but still has the idea of changing the stage, indicating that the conditions put forward by Mr. Shen are difficult for them to accept. Even other magazines may not necessarily Can bear it."
"That's true." Yuan Zhe nodded and calmed down. "The cartoonist is too stingy, and many platforms will be guarded against it. Shen Zheng still looks at himself too high, no matter what, he is just a cartoonist. Without a suitable platform, it is difficult for the public to understand his works."
"I had the same idea at the beginning. I felt that the platform is more useful, but..." Qian Sheng handed over the materials in his hand to Yuan Zhe, "Look at this material..."
Yuan Zhe took the material and glanced roughly, his attention was immediately attracted, "Is "Steel Refining" ranked so high in the United States?"
"In the comics that are being serialized in Asia...No, it is the animation that is currently being screened. "Steel Refined" ranks first. Of course, judging from the score and the long story, combined with the latest plot of "Steel Refined", if there is no major accident The score of "Steel Refining" will rise. There are also the ratings of several American animation websites. Although the number of people participating in the comments is not large, the ranking of "Steel Refining" is in the top five..."ComicFuture" is not published in the United States. Animation should not be authorized, but it has the current results. Have you not noticed anything now?" Qian Sheng asked back.
Yuan Zhe frowned, how could he not hear what Qian Sheng meant?
"Steel Refining" in the United States has shown a problem, the platform is very important, but if you want to say that a comic must be completely dependent on the platform to be popular, I am afraid no one will believe it, UU reading www.uukanshu.com Otherwise, why Huaxia other comics, Can't get the support of readers in the United States?
"You said, is it possible for us to have another contact with Teacher Shen Zheng."
"It is accessible, but it is difficult to get substantial benefits. Anyway, there is still a contract between Teacher Shen and "ComicFuture"." Qian Sheng reminded.
"I have to try it. Even if there is no gain in the short term, "Steel Refining" can't be over yet, right?" Yuan Zhe asked, "In fact, we don't need to talk to Teacher Shen first, we can take a look from Wang Wenhong's mouth."
"I want to remind that if even "ComicFuture" cannot accept Mr. Shen's conditions, it should be difficult for us to accept it."
"The conditions are negotiated." Yuan Zhe stood up, "You help me contact Wang Wenhong, I want to see him soon."
If you hold two trump cards of Shen Xin and Wang Yunze in your hand, even in the face of "ComicFuture", Duoman.com can also have an absolute advantage.
At present, the situation of each platform will not be too good. To describe it in one word, it is "chaos". However, crisis and opportunity coexist. A magical stroke is likely to turn the platform over. Therefore, whenever there is an opportunity, they Give it a try.
Qian Sheng nodded, but he was not optimistic about this contact in his heart. Of course, he also wanted to dig Shen Xin over, but he also understood that in this "competition", "ComicFuture" still occupies an advantage.