Chapter 7 Outbreak
Zhou Wei is a bookstore owner. The only thing he wants to do now is to lie in the quilt and sleep more. Yesterday's weather forecast said that it will cool down significantly today. As expected, it has dropped several degrees today. If there is a choice, Zhou Wei will definitely choose to stay in the warm quilt. Unfortunately, he is a bookstore owner. Closed one day means a day's income is reduced.
But despite this, he opened the store much later than usual. When he opened the store, he was startled by the scene in front of him.
"Boss, why did we open the door now? We have been waiting outside for a long time."
"Boss, give me the latest "Manke Weekly"."
"Boss, I also want the latest "Manke Weekly".
In front of Zhou Wei, a large group of people were crowded with noise, but they all called "Manke Weekly".
"What day is today?" Zhou Wei thought about it and it seemed like it was an ordinary Wednesday, nothing special. As for the "Manke Weekly" they wanted, Zhou Wei also had an impression, it seemed to be a new magazine. However, the sales of some time ago were not very good, and it was completely impossible to compare with the magazines of Lotte Club. Why did so many people buy it suddenly?
"You all want "Manke Weekly"?" Zhou Wei asked uncertainly.
"Of course, boss, please hurry up. I'm still waiting to watch "Slam Dunk"." One person said in the crowd. His words resonated with everyone in the crowd, and everyone shouted: "Yes, boss, hurry up, we're all waiting to watch "Slam Dunk."
"Oh, OK, OK, I'll bring the latest issue of "Manke Weekly" immediately." Zhou Wei hurriedly moved out the latest issue of "Manke Weekly" with confusion. Soon, the things he moved out were sold out, and the popularity he had never seen before in his store for so long.
There were many people coming to his store intermittently, all of whom came to ask about the magazine of "Manke Weekly". When they received news of Zhou Wei's denial, they all showed a disappointed expression, and a couple quarreled.
"Yang Cheng, let you get up early and buy "Manke Weekly". You insist on oversleeping. Now that you are ready, you have sold out. We have found so many stores but have not. What do you think?" The girl said angrily with her waist on her back.
"Sorry, Xiaoya, I overslept because I accidentally. Besides, I also want to see how strong the immortal path in Lingnan is. I must not buy it on purpose." The boy explained carefully.
"Sendao is definitely not as powerful as Rukawa Kaede." The girl first defended her idol like this, and then said, "There is no choice but to look for it again."
As they said that, the two walked out of the gate of Zhou Wei's bookstore.
Zhou Wei has been running a bookstore for so many years, but he has never encountered a situation where customers come to the house like now come for a magazine. Therefore, while he was upset that he had not prepared so many books in advance, he also became interested in comics that attracted so many people.
"Next week, you have to pay attention to getting more goods from "Manke Weekly"." He thought this way, took out the last book "Manke Weekly" reserved in advance from under the bookcase, took it out and started to read it.
"I want to see how good this "Slam Dunk" is!"
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Chen Ze didn't know that his comics had caused a sensation in the outside world. After finishing the night shift yesterday, he immediately fell to bed when he came back. It was not until six o'clock in the afternoon that he woke up amid the ringing of the phone.
"Hey, who!" Chen Ze answered the phone in a daze. During this period, he worked hard while drawing comics. Fortunately, he was a reborn person and did not have to conceive plots and characters like other cartoonists, so he could barely deal with it.
But he had already made up his mind that after a while, after "Slam Dunk" became popular, he would quit his evening job.
"Tell you good news, it's popular, the "Slam Dunk" you drew is popular." A woman's excited voice came across the phone, which made Chen Ze feel familiar.
Who is this? Chen Ze felt puzzled, but he quickly reacted. Such a nice voice should be Lin Lan, the editor-in-chief of New Animation Magazine. Chen Ze was very impressed by her voice. Generally, such a nice voice cannot be made by beautiful women.
"What did you say?" Chen Ze asked. He was confused just now and was only concerned about distinguishing who it was, and had not heard clearly what the content was.
"I said it's popular, "Slam Dunk" became popular." Lin Lan said excitedly on the other end of the phone.
As the owner of New Animation Magazine, she has been paying attention to the sales volume of her "Manke Weekly" magazine. Although the sales volume has not increased rapidly in recent times, it has been growing steadily. And more and more people leave messages to watch "Slam Dunk".
However, when the sales volume of the new magazine came out today, she was shocked. The 200,000 copies sold in the pre-sale were sold out in the morning. The printing factory worked overtime to print and barely deal with it. After the last check, it was found that it had sold 600,000 copies. Although even the fraction of the Lotte Club may not be comparable, this is a small climax of the new anime.
Especially those who came back from market research, basically those who came to buy "Manke Weekly" came for "Slam Dunk". Thinking of the expressions of the editorial department who just saw this news, Lin Lan felt proud. She made you laugh at me secretly, now you know who is the candid.
Lin Lan was very happy with the achievements of "Slam Dunk", which was the best proof of her profound vision. After deliberately slapped the editors under her with the results, she immediately called Chen Ze. In any case, Chen Ze was discovered by her and the key to her surpassing Lotte Society. Of course, she had to establish a good relationship.
"Is that?" Chen Ze said, his tone very calm. He has seen this Slam Dunk's popularity in his previous life, so he is very confident about whether he can be popular here. Although it is two different worlds, he believes that the work of God can shine everywhere, and it will never fade with the change of time and space. This is the difference between the work of God and ordinary work.
Of course, Chen Ze's faint tone surprised Lin Lan. This guy was too calm. If he had changed to an ordinary cartoonist, he knew that the comics he had worked hard had finally become popular, so he would jump up without being excited. If he hadn't seen a copy of Chen Ze's ID card when signing the contract, and knew that he was only twenty years old, he might have thought he was an old man.
"Of course, our latest issue of magazines sold 600,000 copies. And according to the survey, most of the customers were looking for your "Slam Dunk". It has been a long time since we had a popular newcomer like you." Lin Lan said, "Who made you not as good as those old masters now, but as long as you can maintain your level, it is certain to be promoted to a first-line painter."
Lin Lan dares to say this with her own reasons. She vaguely remembers that the comics that are popular among the top painters now do not have the same momentum as Chen Ze's slam dunk masters as Chen Ze. Lin Lan is sure that with the momentum of selling 600,000 now, it will definitely be possible to break one million in the future, or even break five million in the standard line of super masterpieces.
"Then Mr. Chen, let's talk about the price increase."
Lin Lan's words attracted Chen Ze's attention. When she first signed a contract with Chen Ze, she mentioned a price increase mechanism. This was invented by her to help new anime retain potential painters. Now Chen Ze's "Slam Dunk" shows the potential of a masterpiece, so of course she has to use it to retain Chen Ze.
In the end, Lin Lan increased the price of a 800 Chinese coin, which was twice as high as the beginning. Chen Ze was just a floppy cartoonist in his previous life, and he only held the lowest price. Therefore, the price and sincerity offered by Lin Lan made him very satisfied.
Chapter completed!