Chapter nine hundred and ninety-two: collaborators
On the same day, Qin Ya from Ninghai received an invitation from the past editor and came to Qingwan Bookstore. Walking inside the bookstore, Qin Ya looked at the book buyers passing by, and was attracted by the books in their hands.
"Oh my God, I've never seen such a beautiful cover!", "What book is this?"
In addition to her, many strangers were also attracted by these novels with beautiful comic covers. Of course, Qin Ya would not be so blind that she could not recognize the covers of these novels. She knew their identities at a glance.
"Teacher He Xi's novels look so popular..."
Qin Ya was secretly surprised. She had seen a lot of advertisements for "Clannad" and "Shanna with the Scarlet Eyes" at the door just now, but she remembered that these two novels should have been released before the New Year. During the Spring Festival every year, a large number of new and popular works are released. He Xi's works can remain popular in the fiercely competitive market for so long, which is quite remarkable.
But not long after, Qin Ya found that she had underestimated two novels.
In the popular selling area of the bookstore, a large group of readers gathered around the bookshelf of "Clannad" and "Shanna with the Burning Eyes". The enthusiastic discussions from it surprised Qin Ya.
"These novels are amazing. This is the first time I have seen such a novel!?", "The original work is Teacher He Xi, no wonder it is so amazing... Just the comic pictures inside, I have to buy them home to collect them!", "The quality of these paintings is simply conscientious, too gorgeous, I can't put them down even if I hold them in my hand..."
"Drawing?" Qin Ya was wondering, a mother and son passing by suddenly stopped, and the boy took his mother's hand: "Mom, is there a comic strip inside?"
"This is not a comic strip!" The mother smiled and bent down, mocking the boy's head: "Didn't I buy a lot of books for your dad yesterday? You said the paintings inside were very beautiful. They were bought from here. Mom has already bought them... Let's go and check out the tutoring books."
The mother took the boy's hand and took him away.
Qin Ya felt even more strange. Painting, what kind of painting is that? She was about to walk to the bookshelf, but suddenly someone slapped her shoulder. A familiar female voice sounded: "Princess, I've been looking for you for a long time, and your outfit almost made me recognize you."
Looking back, Qin Ya found that it was the female editor who invited her to come here.
"Sister Wang Xin." Qin Ya turned around and said hello. She made some costumes and was indeed not easy to be recognized.
"Do you want to read Teacher He Xi's novel?" Wang Xin looked at the bookshelf in front and smiled: "It just so happens that I'm asking you to come here today and is related to these novels."
Qin Ya showed doubts on her face, and asked her to come and was related to Teacher He Xi's novel?
"Let's take a look at Teacher He Xi's novels first!" Wang Xin took Qin Ya forward: "They are the best works sold by our company this year during the Spring Festival. Unfortunately, the release date was two days before the New Year, otherwise they would probably be the best-selling works this year."
Novels released before the New Year will be defined as works from last year, so they will naturally not be recorded in this year's list. However, Qin Ya was still shocked by Wang Xin's words: "The best-selling work? Have no other teachers released new works this year?"
The Spring Festival is the peak season for new novels to be released. Every year, dozens of large, medium and small gods publish books. The competition is particularly fierce. He Xi cannot become the best-selling one, right?
"No, this year is the same as before." Wang Xin smiled and said, "It's just that Teacher He Xi's works are too popular, completely surpassing others."
"How is it possible..." Qin Ya's face was incredible. She believed He Xi's influence in the comics industry, but in the novel world, he could create such a miracle. His opponents are all popular writers!
Although "Clannad" has long been a super popular work and has attracted a large number of fans, the animation of "Shanna with the Eyes" is also being popular. The best-selling of the two novels is not surprising, but it should not be sold to the point that exceeds other popular new works!
Furthermore, these novels were not written by He Xi himself. The writers took his original manuscript and settings to modify them into manuscripts. Although these writers selected by thousands of troops have very strong writing skills and don’t have to worry about the quality at all, it is impossible for every reader to think so. It is normal for fans of the original work to ignore the novel.
As a result, their popularity is beyond imagination. Why?
"You will know after reading these books." Wang Xin saw Qin Ya's surprise and smiled and took her to the bookshelf.
Qin Ya immediately took down the closest "Shana with the Rainy Eyes". She flipped a few pages and quickly understood the reason why the people around her couldn't put them down. The content of this book is different from that of ordinary novels. There are many beautiful illustrations on the cover and inner pages, which bring a strong visual effect.
"Is these paintings the reason?" Qin Ya mopped the pages of the book, and the comics and texts fit unexpectedly perfectly.
"Yes, these paintings and content are integrated so perfectly. No one would have thought that novels could be published like this before!" Wang Xin said that comics in this world have only emerged in recent years, so naturally, the concept of real illustration novels has not yet appeared, and light novels have not been born - in fact, Longteng Company has never heard of the word "light novels".
Qin Ya was surprised. No wonder these two novels are so popular. Their styles and templates are different from other novels, and they look more pleasing to the eye. Without mentioning the content, this freshness can bring out the money in many people's pockets.
"Is this Teacher He Xi's idea?" Qin Ya asked.
"Of course." Wang Xin nodded: "Before Teacher He Xi said that, no one would have thought that the novel could be made like this - we were also surprised that novels and comics could be combined so well."
"It's really beautiful." Qin Ya looked at the book, and she developed a desire to collect: "I remember that in the past, there were some novels that used to bring paintings, but everyone thought that paintings could not steal the attraction of text, and novels were mainly written in texts - now it seems that this is not bad!"
If you just bring some pictures in the content, there are actually always things, especially in magazines. But there are never any pictures in novels. Everyone thinks that this will hinder the fluency of reading texts. Unexpectedly, He Xi's approach cracks this point.
In fact, neither of them knows it very well. The illustrations of light novels are not simple pictures. There are strict regulations and requirements for both content and format. They pay great attention to the coordination of illustrations and content, and they also have to be comics - photos and other images are not very suitable.
"You let me see these." Qin Ya's heart moved: "Can it be..."
"Well, I want to ask if you are interested in writing back novels?" Wang Xin nodded and expressed the purpose of this invitation: "Now it seems that the cooperation between comics and novels is becoming more and more extensive, and perhaps there are many potentials that we have not discovered."
"Your "The Legend of the Galaxy Song" is also an excellent work. After this experiment by Teacher He Xi, we confirmed that it will definitely be a best-seller after it is adapted into a novel." Wang Xin said to Qin Ya: "How about you give it to us for publication? You can use this illustration method."
Wang Xin picked up a book "Clannad". He Xi's hot sale will bring other comics (animations) to launch novel versions in the same mode. Illustration novels may become popular in the future. Qin Ya's "The Legend of the Galaxy Song" can also be used as one of the catalysts, and it can also bring her additional royalty income.
Qin Ya was a little moved, but when she remembered her job, she shook her head: "No...I don't have this time." Phoenix Company has already had a lot of jobs. Even if she is willing to publish comics and develop the two lines, she may be powerless.
"Time doesn't matter. We can arrange for others to adapt it for you." Wang Xin said: "You usually follow your usual work and just provide us with some illustrations before publishing. We will be responsible for the rest."
After saying this, Wang Xin saw that Qin Ya was a little hesitant and immediately added: "You have a good foundation in the novel market, and some readers miss you very much. There is no need to worry about the sales of "The Legend of Galaxy Song"."
Qin Ya nodded immediately: "Okay, but who do you want to arrange for me to adapt? Ordinary people will not agree!"
"Absolutely no problem... She just came." At this time, Wang Xin saw a petite figure walking slowly at the door, and quickly said to Qin Ya: "I haven't told her about this yet. You have to be smarter later."
"She?" Qin Ya looked back and saw that it was a woman dressed in a fashionable way, but her face looked like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She immediately recognized the other person, thinking that this person would definitely not be able to help her adapt the novel.
The woman had already come over, she greeted Wang Xin, and then looked at Qin Ya: "Wang Xin, who is this person? She has a shabby face!"
"My name is Qin Ya, Miss Ye Feimeng!" Qin Ya said angrily. She knew that this would be the case. Every time she saw this woman, she looked like she forgot about her. However, in fact, Ye Feimeng was just using this method to express her disdain for her.
Ye Feimeng - There is a romantic name that she is a pillar of Longteng Company. If Qin Ya is a romance princess, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the romance queen today. Of course, Ye Feimeng is not willing to inherit this title. The person who has the title of "romance queen" in the past was her respected teacher. Ye Feimeng felt that she was not worthy of this title.
But even so, she is still the best-selling romance novelist in Longteng Company now, and the sales volume of each work is much higher than that of Qin Ya. One of the major reasons why Qin Ya was able to draw comics back then was because she always had Ye Feimeng standing under her. She couldn't make a name for herself and wanted to save the country in a curve - but now she is completely curled and can't go back.
"Oh, Qin Ya... No wonder she looks familiar. Wang Xin, you asked me to come for her, right?" Ye Feimeng looked at Wang Xin: "I heard that you had Teacher He Xi's souvenirs here!"
This woman is still so arrogant - Qin Ya thought to herself that Ye Feimeng doesn't even pay much attention to the editor on weekdays. No wonder she came over. It turned out that she was focusing on Teacher He Xi's souvenir. She knew that Ye Feimeng was a fan of He Xi a long time ago. When she drew comics, Qin Ya felt that she had the idea of defeating He Xi and disgusting her.
"You are so old, why are you still chasing stars?"
Qin Ya sarcastically said that this woman looks younger than her, but she is actually ten years older than her, and her children are in junior high school. This is also one of the reasons why she is extremely unhappy. Many readers are obsessed with this old woman, and always like to compare them to make Qin Ya useless.
"Oh, chasing stars is not a matter of age. As long as I am better than me, I am willing to chase them." Ye Feimeng covered her mouth and smiled: "I am not like some people who can never see their own strength clearly. They always feel that they can be the first."
"You!" Qin Ya was angry, but she quickly thought of something and snorted coldly: "You are the only one who is rampant now. I will surpass you sooner or later... No, my popularity will soon catch up with you."
Ye Feimeng's brows frowned and she tickled with some displeasure.
It is undeniable that Qin Ya's popularity has increased greatly after the transformation. Now that the animation of "The Legend of Galaxy Song" is popular, her popularity has already caught up with Ye Feimeng. Although Ye Feimeng's works have changed many TV series, the adaptation of a novel is a big transformation after all, and the transition between comics and animations is very smooth. The audience's impression of the original author of the TV series is not as high as that of the original author of the animation.
"Well, don't argue." Wang Xin smiled and looked at the interaction between the two people, and then said, "You two are excellent writers. I asked you to come. Is there a suggestion I want to hand it over to you?"
“What suggestions?”
Ye Feimeng asked.
"Suggestions for cooperation... Miss Feimeng, you are a writer, Qin Ya is now a cartoonist - you are no longer a rival." Wang Xin said: "Qin Ya, you can help Miss Feimeng adapt the work into a comic, and she can help you adapt the comic into a novel... You still have the opportunity to launch works together. If you two can combine them together, who else in China can compare you in the market for girl works?"
"Just, why do I want to cooperate with her?" Ye Feimeng looked down on her, and Qin Ya was a little unhappy: "Sister Wang Xin, you should change my helper."
But Wang Xin's smile remained unabated. She first said to Ye Feimeng: "Miss Feimeng, if you cooperate with Qin Ya, you will see Teacher He Xi often in the future. And it is not impossible to ask Teacher He Xi to illustrate you..."
"I agreed!" The woman cut the gold and slashed.
The sudden change scared Qin Ya. She looked at Ye Feimeng: "You are so fast... But, I haven't spoken yet?" She felt a little proud. The form seemed to be beneficial to her. It would be impossible not to exclaim your anger at this time!
"Don't you want Miss Fei Meng to adapt "The Legend of the Galaxy Song"?" Wang Xin smiled and looked at her: "Then let's change someone else?"
Qin Ya was immediately speechless. In fact, Ye Feimeng's talent is real and there is no better partner than her. Moreover, if the two could conceive their works together, the next comic might surpass "The Legend of the Galaxy Song" and make Qin Ya's identity in the animation industry to a higher level.
"Well..." Qin Ya reassured: "It's not impossible..."
Chapter completed!