Chapter 97 Shueisha President
"I happened to create a new work recently, so please give me some comments!"
Zhao Chen's eyes were always staring at Araki Hirohiko. After all, Araki Hirohiko is young after all, and even if he hides his emotions, it will inevitably leak out. Zhao Chen knew that if he did not eliminate his negative emotions, Araki Hirohiko might go to other companies to submit drawings!
In order to eliminate the negative emotions in Araki Hirohiko's heart, Zhao Chen immediately took out the first episode of "The Rebellious Lelouch" and placed it in front of Araki Hirohiko.
Araki Hirohiro suppressed his anger and turned his eyes to Zhao Chen's drawings, and his eyes could not move. On the first page of the drawings alone, Araki Hirohirohiro knew that he could not compare to Zhao Chen in terms of painting style.
Next, Hirohiko Araki felt indulgent. Not only was Zhao Chen's painting style much more exquisite, but he could also grasp the readers' psychology, handsome men, beauties, campuses, robots and wars, and other popular elements. In just one issue, he could well portray the characters' personalities and give readers a sense of tension and mystery!
Even Hirohiko Araki, as a cartoonist, had a strong urge to continue reading after reading it. It can be seen how sensation it would cause if this comic was serialized.
At this time, Hirohiko Araki remembered last year's animation "Mobile Suit Gundam", but no matter what he thought, the Gundam last year's drama was not as good as the comic in front of him, both in the robot model and the plot and style.
There is no way, the first Gundam in 1979 did have some flaws and is far from reaching its peak state. It is naturally incomparable to the 21st century "The Rebellious Lelouch". This is mainly due to the gap formed by the times. The times are progressing, and the comic style in the future will be much more gorgeous!
"How about it?"
"Okay, so awesome!"
Araki Hirohito's lips were filled with a bitter smile. It turned out that I was like a frog in a well, completely watching the sky. My original arrogance had completely disappeared, and even my confidence began to lack. Now I can't control this work at all, mainly because of the difference in the style of painting.
"Mr. Araki, your talent is actually good, and you have also formed your own style and characteristics. As long as you continue to work hard, you may not be unable to reach this level in the future!"
Araki Hirohito's disappointment came into view, but Zhao Chen couldn't see it, so he had to comfort him.
"Thank you! Zhao Chenjun, you are the best cartoonist I have ever seen and the most talented cartoonist. This work will definitely become a popular in the future. I am willing to become a contracted cartoonist of the World Club. I just hope that Zhao Chenjun can give me some advice if you have time!"
Hirohiro Araki bit his lip hard, trying to forget Zhao Chen's age, and made up his mind and bent down.
"Mr. Araki, no need to do this. Since you have decided to become a contracted cartoonist of the World Club, you can come to me as long as you have any questions in the future!"
Zhao Chen was shocked. The actions of Araki Hiroshi were no longer much different from those of the disciples. He quickly stood up and helped him up.
"I will definitely work harder in the future!"
Signing a cartoonist is to sign a comic bookist exclusive contract to confirm that they can handle the serialization of the comic book club. Concluding this contract means that no matter whether there is a new work concept or not, they cannot cooperate with other comics media; even if they have a complete plan, they must wait for the relevant editor to find relevant orders. Except for a very small number of popular cartoonists, once they give up the contract, it is difficult to return to this stage. This contract poses considerable risks to any cartoonist.
After signing the contract with Hirohiko Araki, Zhao Chen's thoughts were completed, that is, he finally collected the number of pages of the weekly magazine, and the overall quality was not bad.
Among them, "The Rebellious Lelouch", "Football Player" and "The Three Sisters of the Cat Eye" are all comic works that shine in later generations. It can be said that if these works are used for weekly serialization, the overall quality is not worse than Shueisha's "Young JUMP". Among them, it has to be said that Hojo Ji firmly adds Zhao Chen's name to the author column of "The Three Sisters of the Cat Eye", which means that the three comics are all related to Zhao Chen, which makes Zhao Chen a little amused.
At this time, the "Youth JUMP" released by Shueisha included Akimotoji's "Oolong Police Station", Toriyama's "Alarei", and Shita Masami's "Boxing King Genesis" and other works. In terms of quality, the overall quality of the three works of Tianxiashe is undoubtedly higher, but the rest of the works are generally inferior to the other ordinary works of "Youth JUMP", which led to Zhao Chen's belief that the comic magazine he was about to open is no worse than "Youth JUMP".
Zhao Chen, the name of the comic weekly, had already discussed with several editors, and finally decided to name it "Young SOAR". SOAR means flying and soaring. The reason for this name is mainly because Zhao Chen hopes that this weekly can soar into the sky and break the monopoly position of several major comic magazines in island countries!
The cover of "Young SORA" is still played by Zhao Chen himself. The handsome and black-bellied Lelouch occupied the main shot of the cover, while Xiaoyi was a little weaker. In addition, there are the three sisters of Maoyan. As for other ordinary comic protagonists, they are used to fill in the blanks to prevent the cover from being full.
The comic that started was "The Rebellious Lelouch". Zhao Chen decided to use a color version of the page during the Lelouch serialization period to further highlight the advantages of this comic. This may increase the cost, but Zhao Chen would not care about these things.
The beginning is "The Rebellious Lelouch", the latter is "The Three Sisters of the Cat's Eyes", the rear is "Football Player", and the rest of the ordinary comics are placed in the middle.
Zhao Chen is very confident that the charm of "Football Young Player" is difficult to affect this classic sports anime even if it is the queen. Moreover, Zhao Chen is still the one who created it. As long as "The Rebellious Lelouch" is popular, "Football Young Player" will inevitably be driven. This is the advantage brought by the serialization of multiple works by the same author.
In addition, Zhao Chen decided to add a reader survey on the last page of each weekly comic to decide the ranking of serialized comics, mainly to increase competition among cartoonists to improve the charm of the works. However, because there are too few qualified comics, he will not imitate "Young JUMP" to cut off his works for the time being.
"Journal SOAR" is priced at 220 yen, which is slightly lower than "Journal JUMP", but the costs of the two comic magazines are different. Due to sales, the publishing cost of "Journal JUMP" is significantly lower.
The comic market in the island country is undoubtedly far exceeding that of Xiangjiang, and the comic readers are calculated in tens of millions. The sales volume of each issue of the three major comic magazines is close to tens of millions, not to mention there are various other comic magazines. In addition, facing the copyright, it is worthy of the island country becoming the largest publishing market in the world.
Comparing the comic markets of Xiangjiang and the island country, it is undoubtedly a big tree that can be shaken by a candle. There is no comparison! The reader group of Xiangjiang comics is only hundreds of thousands, and the most purchased "Youth Weekly" has only sold more than 100,000 yuan. The largest comic magazines in the island country have sales of millions in each issue. This is because the competition for comics in the island country is too fierce.
In other words, Zhao Chen can only be considered a small fight in Xiangjiang, and now it is a real test. Once he succeeds, he will surely soar into the sky.
At the gate of Jiyingshe, Zhao Chen glanced at the towering building in front of him and stepped into it with his head held high.
"Hello, sir!"
Like last time, the front desk lady was still so polite, with a constant smile on her face.
"I'll look for Manager Aita from your marketing department!"
When the front desk lady put down the phone, she said with a little regret: "I'm sorry, Mr. Aita is not here!"
"Then you president are here, I'm here to fulfill the previous agreement!"
"Sir, do you have an appointment?"
"Sure enough, you'll know if you look at this!"
Zhao Chen held his forehead with one hand. The front desk lady was like a robot. Her answer was still as formulaic as the last time, and her tone did not change, which forced Zhao Chen to take out the contract.
The front desk lady took the contract and looked at it a few times, and finally showed a look of surprise in her eyes. She didn't expect that the person in front of her was actually a novelist, or was attracted by President Shueisha. This is too small.
Fortunately, the front desk lady had a very good psychological quality. She knew that the visitors were different this time, so she picked up the phone and called the president's office.
"Sir, the president promised to meet you."
Zhao Chen asked where President Jiyingshe's office was located and went straight into the elevator next to him.
Chapter completed!