Chapter 104: The Hidden Rules of the Comics Industry
Just one, the first batch of 50,000 copies of "angelwings" were sold out. In addition to female comic fans, there are also a large number of male comic fans who are also secretly buying it. It is really the scene of the transformation of the US war that is so deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Such sales were a bit beyond Zhao Chen's expectations. Then, according to market research, the publisher expanded the printing of 50,000 copies, and finally the market slowly stabilized.
A week later, the sales volume of the first issue of "angelwings" was almost over 100,000, and perhaps the sales volume was far inferior to that of another comic magazine in the World Club, "Boy SORA", but the shock caused to other comics clubs was no worse than that of "Boy SORA" at the time, just because "angelwings" is a girl's half-monthly!
You should know that even the most famous girl comic magazine in the island country now has sales of hundreds of thousands of copies per issue, while the first issue of "angelwings" sold 100,000 copies, making this girl's half-monthly magazine jump into the top ten sales of girl comic magazines. This is a level that "Young SORA" has never reached. After all, the number of the two is quite different from the reader group, and the pressure and competition faced by "Young SORA" is obviously too great.
"angelwings"'s amazing success directly led to the major comic clubs calling the wolf here. Now the comic giants no longer have the mentality of despising the world club. It is true that the world club has the potential to reach their level. What surprised these comic giants the most was that this was mainly because of one person, that is, the president of the world club - Zhao Chen!
It is also because of this that Zhao Chen's reputation in the comics world in the island country has risen rapidly and won the title of a genius in the comics world. Zhao Chen's ability is really amazing. No cartoonist dares to despise it. Even Osamu Tezuka, who is known as the god of comics in later generations, is the same. He calls Zhao Chen a rare comic genius in ten years.
It is precisely for these reasons that both comic giants and large comic clubs have changed their attitude towards the World Club and become like facing a great enemy. It is because the World Club has made too fast progress, and it feels like Baiquan Club a few years ago.
Baiquanshe broke away from Shueisha on December 1, 1973. He is mainly famous for his girl comics. He has always been the number one girl comics in the island country. He has also become a comic giant known as Shueisha, Primary School Pavilion, and Kotanshe. Of course, there are still many best-selling comic magazines like "Younganimal" under Baiquanshe that are mainly young.
But on the other hand, the development speed of Tianxia Society is higher than that of Baiquan Society, just because Baiquan Society is too high, it was separated from the production group branch of Shueisha. As for Tianxia Society, it has achieved such results after more than two months of establishment, and has established itself as a medium-sized comic club. The growth rate is still rapid, and the sales in the past two months alone have exceeded one billion yen. However, compared with the annual sales of Shueisha and Primary School Pavilion, the two are undoubtedly pale in comparison.
In fact, if we look at annual sales, Baiquan Club is far inferior to Shueisha and Primary School Pavilion, because Baiquan Club's annual sales exceed 10 billion yen, which is far from the other two major clubs. It is only because of Baiquan Club's status in girl comics that it has become known as the three major clubs.
The comic club that is most worried about the rise of the World Club is undoubtedly Baiquan Club. The sales of the first issue of "angelwings" are really too good, and there is a threat to threaten several major girl comic magazines in Baiquan Club. The second is ShueiShe, Primary School Pavilion and Kotanshe. The sales of "Youth SORA" may be far less than that of "Weekly Youth JUMP", "Weekly Youth Sunday" and "Weekly Youth Magazine", but with the current growth trend, there is a trend that threatens these three major youth weekly magazines.
However, these four comic giants are watching the changes, and no one wants to be the first to be the first to do it, because they are not fools. The world club that naturally appears is supported by Zhao Chen alone. Even if it is poaching people, it is useless unless Zhao Chen dies.
Unfortunately, there is another hidden rule in the comics industry in the island country, that is, competitors cannot threaten comic workers, otherwise they will be despised by other comic clubs. Even these four giants dare not do such dark things. The risks are too great, and the consequences can be imagined once they are discovered.
The reason for this implicit rule is that this happened before. The leading cartoonist of a comic club was threatened by his competitors, but the leading cartoonist was indifferent at the time and continued his previous work. Unfortunately, his competitors carried out the Yama/Gui Group and kidnapped the cartoonist. As for what happened later, it can be imagined that the cartoonist was always supported by the cartoonist. After missing this cartoonist, the sales volume was worse than the other one, and eventually went bankrupt. It is because of this example that there was such an implicit rule that was finally there. Firm competition was OK, but it could not threaten the life safety of the cartoonist, otherwise it would be boycotted by all comic clubs.
This consequence can be said to be quite serious. Even comic giants cannot bear such consequences. After all, many comic clubs have their own sales channels and connections, so the consequences can naturally be imagined.
These comic giants are all waiting and waiting for the opportunity. Among them, Baiquan Club has even set its sights on the bimonthly "angelwings".
Half a month later, the second episode of "angelwings" was released again. This time, sales have obviously increased significantly. At least it has become much more famous than before, and has established a reputation among many comic fans.
During this half month, some secretly bought "angelwings" and often recommended it to their best friends after watching the US War and regarded it as a must-have for otaku, which directly led to the US War's popularity in the circle of comic fans, attracting a large number of attention.
In addition, Zhao Chen's fame has increased significantly these days, which directly led to a lot of more comic fans in the island country than before. He initially established the title of fine comic artist among comic fans. This is mainly because the quality of the comics serialized by Zhao Chen is quite good.
When the second issue of "angelwings" was released, there were obviously many more comic fans who came to buy, including nearly half of male comic fans. Their eyes were mainly focused on the US war. It was really the gorgeous transformation that made them feel sad.
As for those female comic fans, their main purpose is also because of the American war, not only the quality of the American war, but also because it is an unprecedented battle to transform into a girl comic. These female comic fans who read the obviously different styles from other girl comics are fascinated by. Similarly, the American war is loved by Baihewo!
It is precisely because of these reasons that the sales of the second issue of "angelwings" reached nearly 200,000 copies, which is almost twice as many as the first issue. How to prevent those comics from being frightened, this shows the charm of the American War.
In this episode of the American War, another beautiful girl appeared, that is, Yamei, which represents Mercury. This is a beautiful girl with love and wisdom. It can also be said to be synonymous with perfection, a model student, good homework, smart and beautiful, gentle and strong, and is first-class in all aspects. She is the calmest in the battle. It is precisely because of this that she has become the think tank of Sailor Moon.
After Yamei transformed, she wore a sailor suit, which is a great love for male comic fans and lily. After all, if only Moon Hare transformed, she would gradually become uninterested after watching it too much. This is also the main reason why American wars can be popular among comic fans. Several beautiful girls of different types and styles transformed, tsk, the scene is really deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The second episode of "Sailor Moon" is undoubtedly even more sensational. It aroused the strong desires in the hearts of many male comic fans, and was also eagerly waiting for the next episode of "angelwings", hoping to see a new beautiful girl appear.
As the readers' base grows rapidly, the fame of the US War has increased significantly, which has greatly boosted the fame of "angelwings". Many comic fans who had no idea about it also remembered the name of this girl's bimonthly and planned to secretly buy one to watch.
Among them, Baiquan Club hated him even more, because the sales of "angelwings" have increased significantly, Baiquan Club has undoubtedly suffered the greatest losses, and the sales of its girls' comics magazines have been weakened to a certain extent. Perhaps the weakening is relatively minor, but it is enough Baiquan Club to be vigilant. If this continues for so long, the losses will undoubtedly be even more miserable, which also strengthens Baiquan Club's idea of suppressing the world society.
Chapter completed!