Chapter 164: He Xi's expectations
"He Xi's confidence - I can surpass Zhongxia comics as long as a female reader!"
Looking at a news title on the Internet, Meng Huo couldn't laugh and cry: "It's just nonsense."
He did not have such confidence. He just drew girl cartoons in a girl magazine. Isn’t that a matter of course?
This happened on the night when "Weekly Girl" was released. Meng Huo had been busy all day and could only take the time to go online to see other people's comments on "The Male Public Relations Department of Yinglan College".
The media praises and derogates, but generally they still appreciate it. There is only one reason for the derogatory viewing: it is not suitable for male readers to watch.
This view is indeed prominent, and many male readers also leave messages in his personal space.
"Teacher He Xi, your mythical status in my heart has been shattered. I didn't expect that you would give up your integrity for those female readers!"
"I don't like "Yinglan College Male Public Relations Department". I feel uncomfortable when I see the public relations. Those six tall, rich and handsome men look at them, how come they look like ducks? Teacher He Xi, you disappointed me."
"I can't read it, and the more I draw it, the worse it gets. It's so disgusting. A man actually paints the heroine's harem cartoon!"
"I always think that Teacher He Xi, you are different from other cartoonists, but now it is becoming more and more vulgar. What is the difference between "The Male Public Relations Department of Yinglan College" and other girl comics? I might as well go to Qin Ya's "Star", at least they are serious and beautiful girls!"
These comments were sent by male readers, which then caused dissatisfaction among female readers.
"You guys regard "Weekly Girl" as your family? It is a comic for us girls. If you don't like it, leave. No one wants you to read it!"
"Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light the lamps. What is the reason? Boys' novels and comics have three wives and four concubines. Why can't girls' comics be used? Moreover, "The Male Public Relations Department of Yinglan College" only has one episode. How do you know it's the harem? What if it's innocent?"
"Don't pay attention to them. I just read several of them are professional trolls. I don't know where to see the news and I've just squirted. I may not have read the comics. People who like Teacher He Xi will not be fooled here. I am a girl, but I will read whatever Teacher He Xi draws. I've gone to grab "Weekly Boy" all night tonight. Are you in a team?"
"Add me one. I happen to be on night shift-"
"So too, I added me to "Weekly Boy" and by the way I am a male reader. The story of "The Male Public Relations Department of Yinglan College" is quite interesting. I believe that Teacher He Xi will not fall into the routine of rebelling the harem literature, and will definitely draw new ideas."
Meng Huo flipped several pages of comments, and although there were many belittlements, most of them were praised. In simple terms, "Weekly Girl" is a place where girls' comics are serialized, and male readers can face them rationally if they don't like them. Only a few petty people will pick on them.
And tomorrow is "Weekly Boy", and male readers are looking forward to launching new boy comics.
The beginning of "Sakura University Male Public Relations Department" is very girlish comics. It can also make people misunderstandings that go against the harem, but the later development is still very good. The emotions of the male and female protagonists are relatively dedicated, and time will prove its value.
After turning off the computer, Meng Huo was satisfied: "It seems that the sales will not be bad."
There is such a fierce discussion on the Internet, which means it is very popular, and the sales of "Weekly Girl" will not be bad.
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At this time, a shopping mall was a few women choosing clothes.
"My mother called me just now and told me that she bought a book called "Weekly Girl" and asked me if there is any manuscript for the next issue. I said no, and she blamed me as an editor for being useless..."
"You can't say that the magazines are selling well today. I have nowhere to sell them when I get off work."
"Well, although the quick report has not been released yet, depending on today's situation, the results are not much worse. The editor-in-chief said that as long as the sales of "Yinglan College Male Public Relations Department" are good, the company will give us all bonuses, which is great now."
This is a group of female editors from "Weekly Girls". When they found that the bonus was expected, they went out shopping together.
As the few people chatted, they gradually became a little disappointed: "But we really need to reflect on it..."
"Yes, I made an appointment with a few teachers. When they arrived, they must be open to their minds tonight!"
It is a good thing that "Weekly Girl" has a hot sales, but why has it cut so many serialized comics in half and the sales have increased instead of decreasing? Could it be that He Xi, alone, really beats so many people?
If it were the case, the editors would definitely put all the reasons on He Xi, but this time it was different.
The drawing work of "The Male Public Relations Department of Yinglan College" was mainly completed by two female cartoonists. Such a hot sales volume at least proves that the quality of this comic is very guaranteed and their painting skills are beautiful enough.
Then why did the paintings look good but ended up in half before? The root of the matter is still a story.
"Ahhhh, now they must use their brains more!"
A female editor scratched her head, and she felt irritated when she thought of the bunches of elm lumps under her.
"This is not easy." "Yes, it's simple, how can I use my brain..."
Other editors are a little helpless. Not everyone looks like He Xi. For most cartoonists, it is very rare to think of a few good stories in their lifetime.
"I found that using my brain is not as useful as guiding." Another female editor suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Didn't Teacher He Xi give us a theme of "Magic Girl" before? Now it's opening up the copyright of "Pokemon" comics, and the effects are very good!"
Meng Huo handed over "The Magic Girl", and female cartoonists used their brains to think about it, and the theme works appeared one after another. After a few months, "The Magic Girl" is still a popular contribution, and the quality of contributions is much higher than that of other girl comics.
Last week, Meng Huo opened up the copyright of "Pokemon" comics, and several female cartoonists also came up with ideas, such as the heroine and the elf participating in a gorgeous performance competition, which made people shine.
"guide?"
The other editors looked at each other a few times: "Is this not realistic?"
"Original comics are all about crossing the river by feeling the stones. The market is so small. Everyone writes them according to their previous experience and the pattern is fixed. And we have always persuaded cartoonists to draw those routine texts. What else can they guide?"
"There is no way to do this. It is not easy for readers to recognize if you want to write a new topic..."
"No - it was true before, but now it's different. Every work of Mr. He Xi is a new theme, and each one is popular. If we ask the cartoonist to find the original point of Mr. He Xi's works to find the original ones, it would probably work."
An editor was excited as he spoke: "Yes, yes, I found the way!"
Others are curious.
"What road, let's talk about it in detail!"
"Look for some expectations!" The editor excitedly explained: "For example, "Detective Conan", when I watched it, I kept thinking about why Kidd had so few appearances. I was looking forward to his appearance again. This is the expectation."
"Other readers are definitely looking forward to Kidd's appearance. Suppose a teacher treats Kid as a model and draws a cartoon, and the male protagonist is a mysterious and elegant monster thief magician like Kidd. Wouldn't that satisfy some of the readers' expectations?"
Other editors' eyes lit up.
"It seems yes, I'm interested in listening."
"Expectation point - I think this is interesting. Expectation point can develop into many places, such as the witches, monsters, and love in different time and space in "Inuyasha", which can be used."
"Not only that, the cherry blossoms in "Five Centimeters in Seconds" are also well drawn, and can even be used as the theme! I also like the section of the tram in the snow, and I think readers will also want to see a similar story."
"Teacher He Xi's works are full of gold. His comics are so charming that they will definitely leave readers with a lot of imagination. These imaginations are actually just some expectations!"
The editors became more and more excited the more they thought about it. They discovered a brand new path, a path that could allow other cartoonists to catch up with He Xi.
Other cartoonists look for places that readers expect but are not satisfied with from He Xi's works, and then rely on these expectations to create stories. The comics developed in this way are not only rich in types, but also very interesting, and even a group of comic genres such as "witches" and "sakuras" will appear.
"Good idea, call the editor-in-chief!"
"Don't fight for the moment, let's talk about it when you go to work tomorrow. The editor-in-chief is busy with the inspection of "Dream Eater"."
"Yes, I've forgotten this. But the company is too biased towards "Dream Eater" and actually asked the two editors to do the final inspection together..."
"There is nothing to do about this. "Dream Eater" is a comic drawn by the chairman himself. He requires both male and female readers to adapt. The editor-in-chief faces a lot of pressure."
"It's a pity that "Weekly Boy" has to surpass us again."
"Dream Eater" is the comic that Phoenix has attached the most since "Detective Conan". In fact, many female editors have read the first draft of the comic. They feel very good, but not so amazing.
Some people even think that it cannot reach the height of "Detective Conan", but Xu Jing insists on doing it alone and has high hopes for it. Xu Jing has been looking for such a comic. "Dream Eater" is a comic that can be used as a textbook and can influence many people. This is also a very difficult comic.
Forty years ago, Anthony influenced countless people with a movie called Sherlock Detective, and the number of reasoning writers in the whole world increased several times.
Also in China, novel competition is fierce, and the reason why Longteng Company broke out is that several books describing novelists played a key role. Some young people began to yearn for this profession when they saw the lives of novelists and their struggles and glory in Longteng.
Qin Ya is one of them. The people she symbolizes have brought vitality to Longteng Company and also promoted the prosperity of the novel.
Xu Jing’s idea is very simple. He hopes that a comic book will also appear in the comics industry that describes the struggle of cartoonists. If this comic becomes popular, it will not only make people understand more and accept comics, but will also have a positive impact on the future development of the comic market... (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!