The Fall of the Vampire

The development of web comics is still in its infancy, and even the payment model is copied from web novels, which is not yet mature. Therefore, cartoonists who want to make money generally do not choose to publish their works online.

Although Qin Yuyao's need for money is not that great, but she grew up reading comic magazines since she was a child, and naturally hopes that her works can be published on paper that can be touched, not on the virtual network.

She got the submission methods of several publishing houses from Duan Yangping, and each of them submitted three chapters.

Cast the net over a large area, and if you are lucky, you should be able to catch one or two.

However, the reality is that since the third day, she has received notifications from various publishing houses one after another. The content is similar, and the simple summary is two words: no.

The beginning of the first part of JOJO is indeed not very amazing. The biggest gimmick "ripple" is still new to the islanders, but it is too common in Huaguo. No matter how mysterious it is, it is still qigong. The original author started to serialize JOJO after drawing the popularity accumulated in other works and the trust of the editor, and she is a newcomer, so naturally it will not be so easy.

Not surprisingly, it should be the end of all destruction. Qin Yuyao had no choice but to discuss with Ximen Qing whether to serialize it on the Internet.

"Online serialization..." Ximen Qing thought about it, and said, "It's not that it can't be done, but this is the same as an online novel. There must be a period of popularity accumulation in the early stage, and during this period, there is really no profit at all. Yes, and it doesn’t mean that you will be successful if you get through this period, it’s like gambling, maybe after it’s on the shelves, there will be big fish and big meat to support young models, but it may also be to spend money on the streets and work in the sea.”

"Of course, the chance of JOJO hitting the street is definitely very small, but this is a comic after all, not an online novel. According to the current development, you may need to use love to generate electricity within a year or two."

The Internet is a very magical place. Here, it is not a fantasy to get rich overnight, and you can often see some cases of sudden popularity. To use the words in the Internet circle to describe it, it is "a book enshrines the gods".

However, where do so many gods come from in reality, and many great gods have never shown their mountains and dews, and have worked diligently for six or seven, seven or eight years, accumulating a lot. This is the more common pattern.

How can anyone last that long? Often 99% of them are eliminated in the first three years, and 99% of them are eliminated in the next three years. Among the remaining people who persevered, a few truly talented people became gods, and most of them wasted a lot of time without gaining anything.

It's not that Ximenqing is against Qin Yuyao's serialization on the Internet, but if that happens, she won't be able to become a full-time cartoonist like Song Yunwu. She has to continue working in the editorial department to stick to her dream, which will be very hard.

"Well, I'll think about it carefully." Qin Yuyao didn't rush to make a decision, at least she had to wait for the remaining publishing houses to reject all of them and cut off her expectations completely.

...

The comics division of Weekly Edge Publishing House.

The editors are in a meeting.

The atmosphere in the conference room was not good, and the editor-in-chief sitting at the top had a sullen face: "Can anyone tell me how many sales of "Weekly Manyou" last week?"

"5000." Someone whispered from below.

"So you know!" The editor-in-chief suddenly raised his voice, "The purpose of opening up the comics branch is to open up new markets, not for your retirement! Half a year ago, our sales volume was 10,000. Half left? You guys are really talented!?"

An editor on the side said: "Editor-in-chief, the decline of the paper media market is a general trend, and our sales are not the only ones that have declined."

"Don't you think I don't know!?" The editor-in-chief yelled directly at the man, "But look at the decline rate of other people's homes, is it as exaggerated as ours? In a few months, are you planning to increase sales? Up to 500? I won’t mention the Weekly SQUAT! Why can they come back against the wind, and when everyone else is falling, they are the only ones that are rising? And they are still skyrocketing!”

"Eye! Eye! Eye! How many times have I said, don't always use the aesthetics of your fashion magazines to pick works! Didn't SQUAT turn over because of a "Dragon Babu"? Look at you again, What are these things? Danmei, Danmei, Danmei...it's Danmei who rides the horse!"

The editor-in-chief smashed out the magazine in his hand: "Damn your beauty! How small is this stuff, don't you have any clues? Within 3 issues, cut them all for me!"

"But the editor-in-chief!" A female editor immediately said, "We started the publication so late, and we relied on Tanmei to open up the market. Wouldn't it be a little sorry for the readers who have always supported us?"

"Are you a philanthropist? Huh?" The editor-in-chief glared at her, "If you want to do charity, go to the Red Cross as soon as possible! Our purpose is to make money! Do you understand how to make money? Don't talk to me about feelings, cross the river and tear down bridges, in short , if I see another danmei work appearing in our magazine next month, you all pack your bags and leave! Well, also, don’t use the name "Weekly Manyou", the market has already positioned it It has become a BL magazine, if you want to change your image, you have to change your name first."

The editor-in-chief left after speaking, leaving only a group of editors with serious expressions. One of the female editors even started to cry.

Another female editor at the side persuaded: "Hey, Xiaomei, please take a closer look. The new official took office. He was specially sent by the headquarters to save our performance. Didn't we foresee the drastic reforms a long time ago? You If you raise objections at this time, he must be targeting you."

The female editor named Hiromi Nito said aggrievedly: "But he is too much. It is not wrong to like Danmei. Many readers have always supported us silently. It is too much to abandon them now."

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we also have to eat," another male editor said. "I heard that this editor-in-chief was recruited from other places with great effort by the headquarters. I think he must have some skills."

"I hope," the female editor who persuaded Hiromi Nitta sighed, "If we can't save this magazine, we will really be laid off."

They were originally dispatched by the headquarters, and now the headquarters has been filled with newcomers, so there is no place for them to go back. If "Weekly Manyou" becomes cold, they will not be far from unemployment.

The reality is so cruel, no matter how reluctant they are, they still have to find new comics according to the editor-in-chief.