My Cartoonist Strategy

On Friday, Shen Xin went to the bookstore to buy a magazine "Weekly Comic Futura".

As the first of the "Three Major Magazines," this magazine, which has sold more than 5 million copies in a single issue, is undoubtedly the leader of all comic magazines in China.

This sales volume is very close to the peak of "Weekly Jump". Considering that the Chinese population of the world is 8.9 billion, and the comic atmosphere is no less than that of the 11th district of the world, so "Comic Futura" can have more than 5 million. It is not difficult to understand the sales volume.

Of course, Shen Xin also hopes that his comics can be published in this magazine. Using the comics he has seen on the earth, he has become the pillar of "Comic Futura" in one fell swoop, standing on the top of the comics industry to make up for the regret that he did not become a netizen in his lifetime. .

Hey...

Thinking of this, Shen Xin felt a little excitement.

He held the Weekly Comic Futura in his arm, and the other was carrying vegetables and instant noodles, ready to go home, but the phone in his trouser pocket rang.

Who would be so bored to call at this time?Is it... the editor named "Wang Wenhong"?

Shen Xin turned on the phone with a trace of expectation, but the woman's voice came from the microphone.

"Hello, is this Shen Xin?"

"Yes." Shen Xin nodded.

Not Wang Wenhong.

"I am the editor of Weekly New World, can I ask you to come out and meet?"

"Weekly New World"?

This magazine is also very famous in Yunhai. The sales volume of a single issue is about 500,000. Because it is a weekly magazine and its publication frequency is fast, the reader's stickiness is higher than that of "Daimer".

However, Shen Xin and Weekly New World did not intersect, and it was unclear why the other party sought him.

"No problem." Shen Xin will not miss any chance.

"Do you have time now?" The other party then asked.

"Yes, but..."

"Well, I'll wait for you at the Starbucks in the city center." The other party simply hung up the phone without giving him the time to reflect.

Can you finish it first?I want to send the dishes home.

Shen Xin was depressed, and his family and Starbucks were in the opposite direction, but if he wanted to see this mysterious editor, he had to rush to Starbucks directly.

After thinking about it, Shen Xin felt that this was a rare opportunity and decided to see the female editor.

Taking the subway, Shen Xin hurried to the cafe designated by the editor, pushed open the door and looked around, there was no one he knew well.

Ah-failure!

I just forgot to ask how the two met each other.

But then again, the impatient editor did not give him the opportunity to speak, and because the other party was using a landline phone call, he could not communicate with the female editor.

Shen Xin lost his temper and had to consider whether to leave.This is when someone near the window suddenly raised his hand and waved at him.

His eyes immediately moved to see that it was a long-haired beauty who raised her hand.

She wasn't too old. She was in her early 20s, but her shaggy, permed hair made her look quite mature. It complemented her full body and was very attractive.

Liu Mei's phoenix eyes and high nose bridge, combined with sexy lips, have to say that this woman's appearance is very attractive to most boys.

Is she an editor?

Shen Xin has seen "Dream Eater" and "Reprinted Out", most of the editors are very sloppy, and the woman in front of them is completely a person of two worlds.

Shen Xin was not sure, but he walked over.

"Are you Xin Xin?" The woman stood up.

Wearing high heels, she was only a little bit sharper than Shen Xin.

"Yes, may I ask you..." Shen Xin wondered,

"You sit first."

The woman waved for the waiter and asked for two cups of coffee.

After the coffee was served, the female editor also handed her business card to Shen Xin.

Shen Xin glanced down at the content above, "Yan Wei, the editor in charge of "New World" magazine... Excuse me, what's the matter with you?"

"Your current age, shouldn't you?" Yan Fan asked curiously.

"18 years old immediately." Shen Xin said truthfully.

The host had skipped grades while attending school and was under 17 years old when entering college.From this point of view, the talent of the host in art is much better than the general.

"So young?" Yan Fan wondered.

"My birthday in the second half of the year." Shen Xin explained patiently.

Many web authors are "forever 18 years old", but he is a genuine minor.

Yan Wen listened to Shen Xin's explanation and looked at Shen Xin twice more.

For cartoonists, the younger the age, the greater the potential.

Even in China, there are still not many cartoonists under the age of twenty, let alone Yunhai.

Yan Wei opened the handbag around him and handed a copy of "Witch" to Shen Xin, "Is this your work?"

Shen Xin nodded. Although it was a black-and-white photocopy, he did copy the cover. His name and phone number were all written on the cover—this is his handwriting.

"I remember I gave this book to the editor of "Dreamer". Did you get the doujinshi from him?" Shen Xin puzzled.

"That's right." Yan Wei took the coffee cup awkwardly.

If Shen Xin knew that his book was thrown by Wang Wenhong, it would be blown out.

Considering this factor, Yan Wei did not tell the truth. Compared with the moment, she still hoped that Shen Xin could focus on painting.

"That's it." Shen Xin rubbed his chin, and couldn't guess what Yan Fan and Wang Wenhong thought.

Are editors of different magazines not enemies?How could Wang Wenhong transfer his comrades to Yan Fan?

As Shen Xin thought about the reason, Yan Fan also put down the glass and turned his head to stare at him.

"I know you gave the "Witch" manuscript to "Dreamer", but I really like your storyboard and composition, and I hope you can contribute to "New World". Of course, the manuscript fee we give will not be lower than " Dreamer". As for the story, I can go to other originals, you just need to turn the originals into comics." Yan Wei said.

Shen Xin listened to Yan Wei's words and frowned, and the beauty editor apparently believed that he was extremely poor at writing stories.

Please, he is an online novelist on earth. Although it is only third-rate, third-rate is also "flow". Don't look down on people.

Besides, he has seen a lot of comics, and he knows some of the routines. With the addition of comic capsules, the outline of a comic should not be a problem.

The most important thing is that no matter who Yan Wei seeks to cooperate with, the manuscript fee should be divided equally with the other party. If the other party has a certain reputation in the industry, he will get less money.

He strongly disagreed to share the manuscript fee with another person.

For this reason, Shen Xin shook his head immediately without thinking, "The story...I can do it myself, no other people are needed."

"Ah?" Yan Wei frowned, looking at Shen Xin's eyes full of doubt.

Shen Xin is a little bit above, but he can also guess Yan Wei's thoughts, who made the "Witch" manuscript really not good in plot.

"Otherwise, wait for me to draw the name, and then you can judge whether it can be qualified." Shen Xin suggested.

Yan Wei thought a little, and then nodded, "Also...but the first one must be a short one."

"Short story?" Shen Xin blinked, his forehead sweating a bit, "Can't the long story?"

He has never seen any short comics, which led him to "reference" whose comics?

"It must be short." Yan Wei said very seriously, "It is very risky for magazines to directly serialize long-form comics for newcomers. Long-form comics must be at least a dozen words long. In case, the comics are serialized after three or five words. , Without stamina, the magazine will lose money. I am optimistic about your sub-lens and composition, and only these two will not make you a top cartoonist. Sorry, I cannot take this risk."

Shen Xin was discouraged after listening to Yan Wan's explanation, but Yan Wan's worries also made sense.Like Xiao Hatan, the top painter, known as the "general meeting" genius by the editor of "jump", many of the cartoonists he studied with were more famous than him.But it wasn't until he received a script by Yuri Horida that he entered the eyes of the general readers with a "Soul of Chess".

"I know, short stories."

After all, he was also an online writer during his lifetime. It should be no problem to write a short story.

Hearing Shen Xin's agreement, Yan Fu held up the coffee cup with both hands. "I think your style is very sensual and suitable for love comics. "Witch" is also a short story with love style. My suggestion is- Your first comic, preferably a love comic. There are some similarities between short and long stories."

Eh?

in love?

Wait... you mean, let me be a dead man and draw an original love story?How big should your heart be?

Shen Xin bit her lip, an urge to cry.

He took a sip of coffee depressively and drew a short romance cartoon. For him now, it is indeed difficult, because there is no relevant experience.

At this time, the Starbucks door was pushed open, and Shen Xin, who was looking directly at the door, glanced at the door unconsciously, and immediately frowned.

Yan Wen was not sure, so he turned his head to look at the person coming in.

The man was tall and thin, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, with a professional smile on his face.

"Wang Wenhong..."

Yan Fu's expression also became difficult to look at.