Chapter 246: It's too miserable
On Saturday, "Weekly Boutique" is released
A bookstore gathered a lot of readers, but a strange phenomenon occurred: there were more people buying "Xi" comics than "Weekly Boutiques".
"Strange, yesterday's "Xi" comic sales were so good, why did it still sell so well today?" A clerk muttered. She saw a reader standing in front of the comic counter. The reader flipped through the comic samples of "Xi", then flipped through the samples of "Weekly Premium", and then picked up "Xi" and walked towards the counter without thinking.
This is not the first time I have seen this scene. Many readers who originally planned to buy "Weekly Premium" chose "Savvy" after comparing the two comic magazines. Is there such a big gap between the two?
"I'm talking about Sister Bai, there is only one comic in "Sigh"? Why do more people buy such a strange magazine?"
The clerk asked the senior who was listing books, and the latter smiled and said, "Teacher He Xi's new work is very outstanding. Now everyone regards "Xi" as a single book and buys it home for collection. I think the sales popularity may continue for several days.
The cooling speed of a single-line book is slower than that of a magazine, but today's situation is indeed special. "Weekly Boutique" has been very popular every week since its release, and only this week makes people feel cooler. However, "Xi" is different. Its popularity on the first and second days does not seem to have changed much.
Many bookstore owners have begun to worry. They order "Weekly Boutiques" according to their usual popularity, but Ninghai is the most fierce place in the comic war. Under the impact of "Savvy", the sales of "Weekly Boutiques" in this city have declined greatly.
Readers are not so generous that they buy comics and magazines every day. How to set the quantity of purchases in the future has become the biggest concern for these bookstore owners.
But there are people who don't bother at all.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
On campus, Sun Minghui laughed loudly, but the man standing in front of him put on a stinky face.
"That bet doesn't count. He Xi's new comic is quite powerful. It should be the one who wins the game. That's me!" The man said strongly, and he screamed in his heart. Yesterday, "Xi" was very upset. He was originally looking forward to the weekly quality of "Weekly Quality" to save the situation. But the result was a complete defeat.
This university is located on the edge of the city and is on holiday today, but many students from all over China will not leave school. Even if they go out to play, they will return to school and buy magazines. In the past, "Weekly Boutique" should have sold hundreds of books, but now only fifty books are sold.
When the school starts, it is estimated that the "Weekly Premium" can only sell about 200 copies this time, which is insignificant in this school of six or seven thousand people, but the boss tragically ordered 700 copies of magazines.
"Who cares about you!"
Sun Minghui sneered at the man. His "Savory" comic sold 300 copies in two days and would continue to rise in the next few days.
A few days ago, the man in front of me was proud, but now he was depressed. Sun Minghui felt proud, and this feeling was so cool: "You said you wanted to give me the "Savory" comics, but now I regret it, it's too late!"
The man was speechless and felt very frustrated.
At noon, Meng Huo and the other two finished lunch at a Chinese restaurant.
"I can come to this restaurant introduced by Alice." Li Qin smiled. She always cooked at home. But now she thinks it's better to have a meal occasionally: "I found that rabbit meat is delicious, and I learned to cook it after I got home."
"Auntie, teach me too!" Chen Jie said from the side: "I want to learn too. Auntie, the food you cook is amazing."
Last time everyone had a dinner together, the editors and assistants praised Li Qin's craftsmanship. Li Qin said inadvertently that Meng Huo said that she wanted to marry a woman who could inherit her craftsmanship. As a result, Chen Jie kept it in her heart, and she was full of fighting spirit to learn cooking skills.
Compared with Alice, Chen Jie is more like a hardworking country girl. She has good cooking skills and it will not be too difficult to master Li Qin's skills.
"Okay, we'll do it together when you have a holiday next week." Li Qin likes Chen Jie very much. The child's thoughts can be understood at a glance. She couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Huo, how about you come and help you next week?"
She looked back and found that her son was parked a few steps behind, looking to the side with a look of surprise: "What's wrong?"
"Ah, no... nothing." Meng Huo quickly withdrew his gaze and smiled: "I saw two people I knew."
"Who?"
Chen Jie looked over curiously.
"No one, I just know each other and have never dealt with each other. Let's go!"
Meng Huo didn't want to be too much, so he grabbed Chen Jie's hand and pulled it out. As soon as Chen Jie was caught, she immediately didn't mind anything and walked out with the two of them with joy.
However, in the corner where Meng Huo looked just now, a man and a woman were sitting opposite each other. If Chen Jie could look at her a few more times, she would definitely recognize that these two people were the two most important cartoonists in Zhongxia Company, Qin Ya and Li Xin.
"How is this store not bad, isn't it? This is a time-honored brand with a history of two hundred years."
Qin Ya asked while eating that she and Li Xin were not dating here, but they were both cartoonists valued by Zhongxia and they also dated them.
"Well, that's OK."
Li Xin lowered his head to eat and said depressedly.
"Why, aren't you happy?" Qin Ya looked at his face and comforted him: "Be content, you are already very lucky to be able to fight He Xi to this extent. If it weren't for Zhongxia's advantage, his "One Piece" would have been overwhelmed by you, and you wouldn't even feel it. He Xi is a real powerful player!"
In the morning, the two of them visited the bookstore and found that the sales popularity of "Weekly Boutique" was not as popular as that of "Xi" manga, which was the second day of its release, which hit Li Xin a big blow.
"I'm not willing to give up. After all, it's because of the sense of substitution of "Son of the Detective" does not match the hobbies of our people..."
Li Xin wanted to complain, but Qin Ya stretched out her hand: "Stop, come on! Don't be funny."
"How could Duke Anthony set the stage of "Son of the Detective" in China? ... Besides, "One Piece" has a fictional world view, and the characters in it are similar to Western naming styles. If you want to talk about the sense of substitution, it should be that "One Piece" is worse, right?"
What she said makes sense. Li Xin was speechless for a moment. The strange theme of "One Piece" actually surpassed the "Weekly Quality", which he still cannot understand now.
"Why is this?" Li Xin lowered his head, ate a bite of the dish hard, and said angrily: "I really don't understand!"
Qin Ya looked at him and muttered to herself: Is this fool still asking why? The only explanation is the difference in strength.
He Xi's comics are simply amazing. This time he lost not only Li Xin, but also several comics from "Weekly Premium". These comic artists who are highly favored in Zhongxia Company were actually crushed by He Xi at one time!
"Sure enough, I am the only cartoonist who will be closest to He Xi in the future."
Qin Ya looked at Li Xin who was eating angryly, and a sense of pride surged in her heart. He Xi would indeed not be defeated easily. Only she could compete with him, because Qin Ya was also a person who could write stories and draw.
Only she and He Xi have the same talents in this world.
The comics industry is developing rapidly, and adapting comics is ultimately a misguided path. It is too unfree to exert the true strength of a comic artist. Only by writing the stories you think of for the sake of the comics can you draw the best comics.
"Hey, I'll say Qin Ya, how many days will the "Xi" manga be popular?" After Li Xin calmed down, he raised his head and asked, "Will it make up for the previous sales gap?"
The gap between He Xi and him has reached nearly 10 million copies by relying on "Weekly Quality". If the sales volume of "Xi" comics reaches this number, then He Xi will stand on the same starting line as him, and Zhongxia Company's dominant position will be gone.
"I don't know." Qin Ya shook her head and replied lightly: "It's normal for two days to become popular. The specific sales volume depends on the situation in the next few days..."
That's what Qin Ya thinks Li Xin's prospects are not very wonderful... After "One Piece" came out, the trend revealed was actually crushing all the way.
"Weekly Premium" doesn't even have the chance to struggle, it's so miserable!
Chapter completed!