My Cartoonist Strategy
Chapter 17 Conditions and Pressure
"What's the relationship?" Shen Xin puzzled.
"This is related to the selection conditions of the'Rookie Award.' Yan Wei took a sip of coffee. "There are four conditions for the selection of the Rookie Award. One of them is that the selected works must be published with more than 30 words and a single book is issued. "
"30 words? Well, if it is a monthly magazine, it is really impossible." Shen Xin nodded. The monthly magazine can only publish up to 12 words a year. "What about the next three conditions?"
"The works selected every year must be works published from June to June. In addition, before this period of time, the cartoonist did not publish long comics, and the cartoonist is under 30 years old."
"That is to say, even if there are collaborators, cartoonists can participate in the selection, right?" Shen Xin asked back.
"Yes."
"Chen Zijiao is also eligible?" Shen Xin said again.
Yan Wan nodded.
Shen Xin frowned. Chen Zijiao's strength in Weekly Dreamer was already very good. To win him, he also needed to choose the comics for reference. Now he added another Ye Hexu... "Punishment" due to the number of journals, failed to meet the selection criteria.But no one dares to pack tickets, Ye Hexu will not release new works in the remaining months.
Yan Wei saw that Shen Xin was worried, and hesitated for a moment, then went on to say: "The "Rookie Award" bonus is not much, but for cartoonists, the newcomer king is a very heavy award, because most people only have A chance to win a prize. If you can win the'Rookie Award', it will be of great benefit to your future development. I think you don't want to stay in "New World" all your life?"
"Ah? Sister Yan, this is the first time I saw an editor push his author to another magazine." Shen Xin laughed.
"Of course I don’t want you to leave, but the cartoonist is an animal looking for a dream. If it’s the 11th district, this dream is called "Weekly Leap." In China, dreams are "three major journals." If you can get it from other people Winning the'New King', the'Three Majors' will definitely throw an olive branch." Yan Wan's eyes flickered and she was very confident in Shen Xin.
"However, the opponent is very strong, and I can't guarantee to win Chen Zijiao. If Ye Hexu also draws a cartoon before the end of the year, the campaign will be difficult." Shen Xin sighed.
"By the way, what was the name you said on the phone before?" Yan Fan asked.
Shen Xin shook his head again and again, clutching the shoulder bag next to the seat, "No, the new name can't compare with Su Han's two scripts... It's far worse. When I go back, reconsider? Sorry."
Originally, Shen Xin had some confidence in his name, but after reading the comics of Ye Hexu and Chen Zijiao, he could be sure that this name has no chance of winning these two works.
"Uh... that's right." Yan Wei was also frustrated, but then thought of another thing, he took out a thick reader's questionnaire from the shoulder bag, "The questionnaire came out, and the vote rate of "Formula Love" is In the history of "New World", one of the few comics with the highest turnout for short comics exceeded my imagination."
"Eh... so high?" Shen Xin blinked. "Is the statistics wrong?"
"My first thought was the same as yours, so I found hundreds of questionnaires. I want to know the reasons and the results. Guess what?"
Shen Xin shook his head. He was not Jin Tianyi. How could he know what the reader would write on the questionnaire.
"Would you like to see for yourself?" Yan Fan handed the reader questionnaire to Shen Xin.
It is impossible for readers to vote for "Love Formula", but the readers who voted left more or less a few words.
"I haven't seen such a comic in a long time, and I feel that I am several years younger.
"It seems to find the feeling of first love again.
"Oops, isn't this what I did? How does the author know? (Laughs)"
"Graduating soon, seeing this comic, a little melancholy..."
"Next year, I don't know if I have a chance to confess to him..."
...
He took another look at the age composition, mostly distributed between the ages of 15 and 25, and the ratio of men and women is relatively coordinated. Boys are only slightly more than girls. This is not common in juvenile comics.
"Hello, Sister Yan...this is..." Shen Xin turned around roughly, his face embarrassed.
"Readers have found resonance... Although it is accidental, there are two types of people who are very interested in your comics. One type is the person who has graduated. When they see this comic, they feel the same; the other part is High school students, they are either yearning or melancholy for this comic, but no matter how they say, they will have a part of the intersection with the content of the comic. This comic has a certain sense of authenticity." Yan Yu explained .
Huh?
Shen Xin scratched his head embarrassedly, feeling like a blind cat caught a dead mouse.
He had never thought about this effect before drawing a comic.
"I suggest that if possible, the style of serialized comics is best to be similar to it. Perhaps you can create a comic that is no less than "Shaky".
"Ah? Still need to draw this type?" Shen Xin frowned twice.
He does not agree with the word "love".
"Yes, you should also want to get the newcomer award?" Yan Fan asked.
"That's right."
As Yan Wei said, if he really won the rookie award, he might be much smoother on the road of comics.
This time, the manga that doesn't want to use the earth will not work.
"By the way, as for the header color page, it is still the good condition we said before, you must hand over the name that can maximize the advantages of Caiman." Yan Wei said seriously.
"I know."
Shen Xin sighed deeply in his heart, even if it was a copycat, it seemed that it was not so easy.
After saying goodbye to Yan Wei, Shen Xin's mind was messed up.
Back at home, Xi Mumo hadn't returned yet. Shen Xin washed his hands. Today, he can make the egg fried rice that has been trained for a long time, so that the little girl can see for a long time.
Shen Xin was busy until eight o'clock.
Looking at the golden frangipani mixed in the rice, there was a little pride in him.
Fortunately, in the entrance examination of Yuanyue Academy, the egg fried rice cooked in the same way is not so?
Shen Xin took a spoon and tried a bite, and spit out the rice at the next moment.
"Bah, it's so salty...no, the salt is not evenly mixed. Why did it fail again, and it's obviously beautiful." Shen Xin looked crazy.
Such a salty egg fried rice must not be seen by Xi Mumo, otherwise, the image he has built for so long will be completely gone.
"Brother Xin, what are you doing?"
"what?"
Shen Xin turned around quickly, Xi Mumo carrying a white roll-up bag, looking at him curiously.