Chapter 76 An Yi, a Millionaire
Although the sales of the single-line book "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are far from that of "Xiaying", Ding Hebei still congratulated An Yi and told her that with the single-line sales of over 5 million this month, An Yi has joined the ranks of first-line cartoonists!
You should know that even if the circulation of "The Kingdom of Martial Arts" can reach 90 million copies per issue, if readers who have followed serialized in magazines and are not fans, they will never pay for single-book collections. After all, comics are just a pastime thing, and it is normal to forget after watching it.
Therefore, ordinary new comics may be lucky enough to serialize "The Kingdom of Martial Arts" and have also released single-line versions, but their maximum sales volume of single-line versions cannot even break 100,000 copies. A single-line version that directly reaches 6 million copies is absolutely a rhythm of winning the gods!
In fact, the monthly sales of single-line books can also be intuitively seen in the circle. The sales volume of less than 100,000 copies is the level of the lowest professional cartoonist. The sales volume of 100,000 to 1 million copies can support yourself, because even if it is calculated based on the lowest 5% royalty, the sales volume of 100,000 copies and the price of single-line books ranging from 10 to 20 yuan is also calculated as the lowest price of 10 yuan. Then the author's income is 50,000 yuan. Generally speaking, the monthly sales volume of the first month of single-line books accounts for half of the total sales. Roughly calculate, the author's total income of a single-line book can reach at least 100,000 yuan. If he can produce a few single-line books, he will naturally make more.
Such income can indeed make the author a professional cartoonist without worries about food and clothing. However, this can only be considered a third-tier cartoonist, but they can already be called "little gods".
Second-tier cartoonists are cartoonists with sales of more than 1 million this month. They can already be regarded as popular cartoonists, and their works can also be animated and live-action TV dramatization. All second-tier cartoonists have no more than 100. In fact, they are second-tier cartoonists, or are they compared with first-tier cartoonists and top cartoonists, they are actually considered "the gods".
The sales of first-line cartoonists exceeded 5 million this month, no more than 30 in total, and each of them was a "great god". As for top cartoonists, they can be called "the supreme god". All the comic magazines in the industry have no more than 10, of which 3 are in "The Kingdom of War", and the sales of single cartoons exceeded 10 million this month!
Teacher Ke Yongqun's monthly sales of "Xiaying" were stable at more than 40 million, and so far, the few other top cartoonists were beyond the reach of...
Therefore, the national-level comic "Xiaying" is indeed well deserved. Its sales are now largely due to the impact of the new martial arts work "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
But the quality of "Xiaying" itself is impeccable. Although the martial arts system is a bit outdated, its story is still wonderful and the characters are still worrying about. Anyway, many readers have long been used to watching "Xiaying" serials and buying a single book to collect it. Many people have special feelings for "Xiaying", which has accompanied them for nearly ten years...
An Yi’s royalty is 10%. For a new cartoonist, such a royalty is already thick enough. Of course, it is incomparable to Ke Yongqun’s highest 15% royalty, but as long as An Yi continues to increase her popularity, her royalty will definitely increase again.
The single-line book of "Seven Weapons" is 20 yuan, while the single-line book of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is 15 yuan, which is higher than the average single-line book. This is because of An Yi's own painting skills. "Seven Weapons" is a collection of fine short comics, and the materials are more particular, so it can be marked as the highest price of a single-line book.
However, it is obvious that this has also affected the sales of "Seven Weapons", but its own odds have also led to its slightly niche, so it is understandable that the sales volume is not as good as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", not to mention that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is still in a hot series, while "Seven Weapons" has been completed. It is irrefutable that the serialized works are more popular than the completed works.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" sold more than 1.5 million copies, making the fans of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" very proud in Yi'an Bar. He directly mocked the fans of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". However, the sales gap was there, and there was nothing to argue. Many fans of "The Seven Welfare" could only knock their teeth and swallow them into their stomachs. However, they all made up their minds that once Teacher Yi'an started the long series of "The Seven Welfare" style, they must use crazy voting to defeat "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"!
They are obviously all fans of Teacher Yi'an, but they have been fighting to this level, which has become an anecdote in the industry. However, more cartoonists admire Teacher Yi'an's ability to easily control martial arts comics with different plot styles, just like there are two original authors with different styles but super strong strength behind him...
Of course, it can be seen that the paintings are all made by Teacher Yi'an. Although the styles of these two works are somewhat different, some places can be seen at a glance by Teacher Yi'an, especially the fighting plots. Ordinary martial arts cartoonists cannot draw as wonderful and exciting as Teacher Yi'an.
So, how much does An Yi earn from the sales volume of single-line books of these two works?
"Seven Weapons" is about 4.5 million copies, 20 yuan per volume, and 10% royalty. An Yi's income is about 9 million yuan. The first volume of The Legend of the Condor Heroes is about 6 million copies, and the first volume is about 15 yuan per volume, and the royalty is 10% royalty. Her income is still about 9 million. In a sense, according to An Yi's income, "Seven Weapons" actually tied with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"...
The two combined have a total income of 18 million yuan. If the tax is deducted, the income she can get is at least 16 million yuan!
This is a monthly income!
Just income from a single book!
Monthly income of tens of millions!
Praise this Greater China without pirated versions!
Do you understand why the comics industry in Greater China is so developed?
Do you understand why so many people have been determined to be cartoonists since childhood?
Do you understand why the status of a cartoonist is so high?
Because the comic artist who became a god has an amazing income. If he can draw a popular work, it will be enough to spend his whole life!
However, if there are so many people who want to make a lot of money as a cartoonist, the chance of becoming a great god is actually too small! If you can become a "little god" in the comics world, you can already live a comfortable life...
Many lower-level cartoonists cannot even obtain the qualification for long serialization, let alone single-line books. Although some can be published, the royalties in the first volume are still 8%. As a result, sales can only be sold for 8,000 copies, 10 yuan per volume, and the income is only 6,400 yuan. As a result, the royalties in the second volume were cut to the lowest 5%, and the printing volume was directly reduced to 5,000 copies, 10 yuan per volume, and the income was suddenly reduced to 2,500 yuan...
As for the third volume?
Where did the third volume come from? The comics were cut in half!
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