But one day later, media from all over the country smelled this different atmosphere, and overwhelming news appeared in the newspaper booth.

"The Rise of Phoenix!", "The Historic Moment in the Comics World!", "Phoenix Comics Beyond Zhongsummer Comics!"

Different titles tell the same thing, and Suhua Daily called it a historic change: "Congratulations to Phoenix, no one can deny the rise of Phoenix... However, those who are paying attention to animation have long noticed that Phoenix comics have always been more authoritative than Zhongxia. China's major animation companies regard Phoenix comics' popularity ranking as a standard, and have made various activities to show their support and praise for Phoenix."

"So today's news is not surprising. Phoenix's comic counterattack was born with the joint efforts of itself and the entire industry. Today, everyone, Phoenix and related animation companies can proudly say that Phoenix has truly become the weather vane of China Comics!"

On Manga Island, even readers who are most familiar with Phoenix Company couldn't help but open their eyes in surprise and exclaimed one after another.

"Phoenix's Girl Comics' sales exceed that of Zhongxia Company? This... this is impossible. Theirs are daily magazines. How can they compare to the total sales?"

"Is this news fake? How could Phoenix suddenly become the number one?"

As this is true for comic island, readers in other cities will find it even more difficult to come back to their senses. Every comic reader will intuitively think that this is fake news, because there has been no such report before. They do not know that Phoenix and Zhongxia have already been evenly matched, but naturally think that Zhongxia's sales are far higher than Phoenix.

But now it is not just a newspaper that reports like this. Overnight, the news grew from nothing to something, from saplings to big trees, and media from all over the country are paying attention to this matter. Online media are also unwilling to show up.

He Xizhi's house was as lively as if it had been turned on. Someone even asked if he hadn't woken up yet, and then he was immediately awakened by others: "Don't worry. You're definitely awake. I was also very surprised today. After checking, I found that the media had not reported it like this before. In fact, the sales of Phoenix's comics were close to Zhongxia Company for a long time."

"Oh my God, today's news really subverts my concept! Then again, Teacher He Xi's new work is indeed amazing..."

"Phoenix Company is too low-key. It turns out that it has been so powerful for a long time. I asked why I think Phoenix Company is so difficult to buy every time I buy a weekly magazine!"

"Teacher He Xi pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger. We were all cheated before. We always thought that Phoenix was the second! It turned out that he was the eldest!"

"Zhongxia actually lost to Phoenix, it's incredible!"

And amid the shock caused by the news, the shock in the industry should not be underestimated.

Animation companies that cooperate with Phoenix were overjoyed. They talked about congratulations on various occasions on Weibo and interviews, while cartoonists successively handed out congratulatory letters on Weibo, excited about Phoenix's comic sales growth.

Various magazine lists that publish comic popularity have also changed one after another. Phoenix's comic nouns have generally been adjusted forward, while Zhongxia's comics have dropped a lot.

The popularity of the Zhongxia Forum is sluggish, and fans are calm in disappointment and unbelievable. The concept of "the addition of Zhongxia financial resources and channels in their fixed minds will definitely lead to the sales of no1" suddenly shattered, and the impact on them is too great!

Many angry fans began to question the media data. How could Phoenix's weekly magazines add up to more than Zhongxia's daily magazines?

However, no one cares about their doubts, they may have forgotten. After years of cultivation and cohesion, the number and quality of cartoonists of Phoenix Company are not worse than those of Zhongxia Company. The ratio of weekly and daily journals is not 1:1. Phoenix Company has a total of four weekly magazines released for four days a week. It is not very difficult to believe that sales exceed Zhongxia Journal.

Of course, even with the 4:7 release frequency, Phoenix Company can win, which means that each weekly magazine sales have significantly surpassed Zhongxia Company. This has brought a severe impact on various animation studios of Zhongxia Company.

Lin Li is the head of an animation studio under Zhongxia Company. After the newspaper published the news early that morning, she felt that the atmosphere in the entire studio had changed. During work, every artist and manager were absent-minded and made mistakes.

"Please cheer up!" Lin Li corrected several mistakes and said angrily: "Isn't it just news? Is it necessary to shake it like this?"

But her words did not make the studio better. On the contrary, some artists stopped their hands and pointed their eyes at Lin Li one after another.

"What's wrong?" Lin Li's heart burst.

"Manager, I'm sorry..." A senior old artist sighed and sighed: "Zhongxia Company can no longer compete with Phoenix Company in comics. I think you should consider it. It's better to take our studio out of Zhongxia."

Lin Li's expression changed drastically: "You..."

"I also think it's better to get out of Zhongxia!" However, before Lin Li could say anything, other painters started to speak with the old painter.

"We are a company that specializes in making girl animations. The popularity of girl comics, which are the original animated works, is too important to us. Now, with Nakasu, there is no future at all."

"Manager, Zhongxia Company sells hundreds of serialized comics every week. It turns out that the popularity of a single comic is difficult to compare with Phoenix. You are reading now... The total sales of their magazines are lower than that of Phoenix, so the gap is even more obvious!"

The number of girl comics in Zhongxia Company is not 1:1 from Phoenix Company. Zhongxia’s serial number exceeds Phoenix, but the total sales volume is smaller than Phoenix. Therefore, it can be judged that the popularity and influence of each girl comic in Zhongxia are lower than Phoenix.

Although China's animation companies also have original animation companies, they are mainly based on comic adaptations. The comic industry is still in the rising period, and original animation has not developed. In fact, those who can create original animations are still mainly based on Hegui.

It is precisely because it is an adapted animation that the popularity of the original comics is very important to the animation companies. The higher the popularity of the original works, the better the adaptation effect. The current situation is that Zhongxia Company's comics are not as popular as Phoenix Company.

"And Zhongxia Company has many animation studios, so we have to compete with others..."

Zhongxia has so many animation studios. They can even occupy half of the country in China. However, they can only make comics authorized by Zhongxia. There are obviously no very popular comics. But everyone still has to compete for them, and the animations released in the end are not popular. Don’t mention how much breathing they are.

The situation is getting worse now, why not leave Zhongxia? After leaving Zhongxia, they can freely choose comics from other comic companies, especially the popular comics of Phoenix Company. Phoenix Company is an open platform, and its comic artists will not make too many restrictions except He Xi. Animation companies can obtain animation authorization by persuading comic authors.

"Our studio is excellent. It's no worse than the animation companies outside, why should we be tied here?"

"Manager, look at the situation in the past few years...we have suffered so many losses!"

The artists envy other animation companies. Many small companies have created many good animations in recent years because Phoenix opens the copyright of comics and the use of voice actors. Their performance has improved by leaps and bounds. Zhongxia's animation studio has not grown much and has been relying on their old capital.

In the past two years, many artists have switched jobs from studios and have continued to be tied to Zhongxia Company, making people unable to see the future.

"But have you ever thought about it? Without Zhongxia's financial support, how much will our animation cost increase?" Lin Li asked.

"We have calculated this, and it will not increase much!" The painters were prepared for a long time, and someone handed Lin Li a form. There were various cost calculations: "Although we have the support of Zhongxia Company in making animations, we have to submit a part of the results. If we leave Zhongxia, we don't have to submit it. If we remove this money, our cost will not be much different from now."

Lin Li frowned and looked at the form: "Your form is very detailed, but it seems that you have forgotten the most important point, where is the voice actor?"

"The voice actors of Phoenix Company are not more expensive than those of Zhongxia Company." A painter said: "Even if the voice actors provided by Zhongxia Company are discounted, the price is actually more expensive than that of Phoenix Company.

Zhongxia Company uses celebrity voice actors, after all, they are celebrities, and many celebrities are unwilling to do cheap things. Therefore, the discounted dubbing price is more expensive than that of professional voice actors from Phoenix Firm.

In terms of effect, celebrity voice actors have not only become popular after the first soaring popularity. In the past few years, they are not new. Their popularity has not helped animation much. And their strength cannot be far from the voice actors of Phoenix Company. In fact, the latter makes people feel more professional.

Taking all the factors into consideration, as long as you leave Zhongxia Company, Lin Li's animation studio will not cost more than now. Her reasons have been exposed by the artists. In fact, if possible, Lin Li also wants to leave Zhongxia, but there is another most important issue here.

"No, we still can't do this." Lin Li shook her head and said, "This studio was established with the support of Zhongxia. Zhongxia owns more than 50% of our shares, and we don't have the money to redeem it."

There are two modes of animation studios under Zhongxia Company. One is that Zhongxia acquires shares and authorizes the production of animations, and others are responsible for the specific operation. The other is that Zhongxia directly opens an animation studio. They are Zhongxia's own sons and are treated better in all kinds of treatments.

Lin Li's studio is the first model. Zhongxia invests 55% and is their largest shareholder. However, this proportion is already rare. The proportion of other studios is mostly between 70 and 90%. Lin Li took a lot of effort to reduce the proportion.

Although Lin Li agreed with Zhongxia that if she had money, she could redeem the studio, and Zhongxia Company would not stop it. The same is true for other animation studios. Zhongxia was very kind-hearted. They were rich and were not worried that one or two studios would leave.

The situation has changed now. In recent years, there are many studios that want to leave Zhongxia, but few can succeed because Zhongxia has too much stake. The animation studio's net worth has been rising again, and few companies can make up enough money.

Lin Li's words made several artists look at each other, and then said, "Manager... we all discussed it. If Manager, you are willing to take us out of Zhongxia, you can give us the money."

"you?"

"Yes, we decided to redeem the studio together." The leading painter said: "Everyone put the money together and borrowed it from relatives and friends, and we can redeem it... But in this way, we are all small shareholders."

Lin Li pondered, this was a good idea: "Will your family take risks with you?"

"Why not? Our studio is amazing!"

The confidence of artists comes from their confidence in animation studios. This confidence is not without reason. In fact, the animation studios established by Zhongxia Company in the early days were generally elite studios, and their strength was far superior to those outside animation companies.

Although these animation studios have not become popular, the main problem is that there are no good works, not strength issues. Once they leave Zhongxia, under fair competition conditions, they have a greater chance of snatching up the popular comics of Phoenix.

"Although we can't compare with Mr. He Xi and Angel's studio, we are more than enough to deal with other animation companies..."

"Without Zhongxia, we will definitely be able to grow rapidly!"

The artists are full of confidence, but Lin Li still has one concern: "We are working for Zhongxia Company now. Even if we successfully leave, will Phoenix Company refuse to provide us with comics?"

"Phoenix Company is not so stupid!"

"This is a good thing, and they have no reason to refuse us."

The painters didn't seem to be worried about this problem at all. Lin Li thought about it. According to Phoenix Company's previous practices, they would definitely be happy to see it. In addition, this was also a blow to Zhongxia Company. They were not fools, so there was no reason to refuse.

"Okay, I will discuss independence with Zhongxia..." Lin Li let out. She knew that it would not be possible to not make this decision. Under the current circumstances, if she chooses to stay in Zhongxia Company, the painters will definitely find a way to change jobs and leave.

It should be more than them at this time, but other animation studios in Zhongxia will also have different thoughts.

Lin Li must start early, the situation is still fermenting and not fully revealed. More studios will wait for the next week's Girl comics situation. The first week can be said to be an exception. If Phoenix's sales wins in the second week, they will not hesitate.

However, even if the failure next week, it will be a matter of time before Phoenix surpasses Zhongxia in the comics industry. Its advantages will become bigger and bigger in the future. Phoenix Company will continue to increase sales and even launch a new magazine trump card, but Zhongxia’s salary has reached the ding point in comics.
Chapter completed!