My Cartoonist Guide

Chapter 1196 Catch up

When Shen Xin saw that person, who was very young, in his twenties, he turned his head in confusion and looked at Shi Ping.

He did not remember the questioning session.

Shi Ping shook his head slightly, indicating that this was not arranged by him, but because it was a live broadcast, he could not stop it.

How to deal with this matter fell on Shen Xin.

Moreover, this person not only raised his hand, but also stopped Shen Xin, which made Shen Xin no way to pretend not to see it.

“What’s the matter?”

“Hello, Mr. Shen, first introduce myself. I am a reporter and come here with my friend who is a cartoonist. I have read many of your cartoons and think they are all pretty good.” The young man stood up.

“Thank you.” Shen Xin nodded slightly.

“Your speech just now is also very good, but at the end, I don’t agree with it. Now, many online platforms have emerged, giving many cartoonists a choice. Even cartoonists with insufficient levels can serialize on the platform. Moreover, The popularity of smartphones has given many comic apps opportunities for development, and this has also given cartoonists the soil to survive. What I want to say is that there are no fewer good works now.” The young man said.

“It turned out to be a reporter friend.” Shen Xin nodded.

There will be reporters on the scene, and Shen Xin is not surprised at all.

Shi Ping’s live broadcast of this conference was to expand the popularity of the “Comic Festival”. It is normal to invite reporters, and it is not surprising that this reporter has a friend of a cartoonist.

“I think if your friend can appear here, he should be a cartoonist who has a certain reputation in the circle?” Shen Xin asked.

The young man nodded.

“Then, when this live broadcast ends, you can ask your friend what he thinks of the studio incident that happened some time ago. They all say that the work is a cartoonist’s child. I think your friends should have this idea too. But, Those cartoonists who enter the studio, how many of them want to draw their own cartoons? Not just as ghostwriters.

“Give it a try, bicycles become motorcycles. If the comics market is really good, why don’t they try it? I tell you, they dare not. It takes almost half a year for a comic to be conceived, through a serial meeting, and then to serialization. The online platform may be faster, but it will take two or three months. This does not guarantee that the works will be sold. If no one is watching, months of hard work is wasted, eating is a problem, let alone supporting the family.

“As for the online platform…yes, the emergence of smartphones has added a lot of comic platforms, but also a lot of other competing apps. Light, video, short video, self-media, mobile games… so much software concentration On a mobile phone, time is divided. Don’t just look at more platforms, but also see that readers spend less time on comics. You are a reporter, you should know about these investigations, right?”

Having said that, Shen Xin took a deep breath, looked serious, and turned to look at the director, “Can the live broadcast be over?”

The director looked confused and at a loss, and quickly looked at Shi Ping. After seeing Shi Ping nod his head, he cut off the live broadcast signal.

Shen Xin took the microphone, tucked one hand into his trouser pocket, and looked at the cartoonist in the audience.

“There are some things that I don’t want to say, but Ru Kou is in my throat and I don’t vomit. Maybe some time ago, I met with President Yu and talked about domestic comics. My feeling is that the comic industry as a whole is going down. Domestic competition is not enough. As a result, there is no way for masterpieces to appear. Therefore, I proposed whether we can cooperate with other platforms to increase the competition of works and create enough good works to attract readers.

“Maybe someone will scold me, saying that they are under enough pressure, and if they increase competition with other cartoonists, they will be overwhelmed. But, I want to ask those people who make a living on cartoons, you really Have you thought about the future… Twenty or thirty years later, when the plate of comics is only enough for single-digit comics, are you sure you are one of them?

“You can’t, because no one can be sure about the future. To be honest, I haven’t seen any eye-catching comics in China for a long time. Two of my friends have been scanning the charts in major magazines and apps. , Sorry, they have not recommended a domestic comic to me either.

“Of course, these are just my personal opinions. You can say that my judgment is inaccurate, you can say that I am talking nonsense. I admit all of these. I am just a person, not the **** of comics, it is the title of Tezuka-senpai. However, I am afraid that the more I go up, the more lonely I will be, because…you can no longer keep up with me.”

Having said this, Shen Xin felt helpless in his heart, and finally said “sorry” and walked off the stage.

The director’s eyes were wide, and he was still depressed just now, because Shen Xin did not say the concluding remarks, but directly asked to cut off the live broadcast. It now appears that this decision is really quite wise.

After Shen Xin’s remarks, didn’t he tell the readers that most cartoonists can no longer create impressive comics?

In fact, these words of Shen Xin brought a lot of impact to the cartoonists on the scene.

No one’s eye-catching work?

They don’t admit that their work is mediocre, but Shen Xin said that they have no way to refute it.

“;DUNK” has three million volumes in China. They have to refute, not to mention, at least one million volumes, right?

However, none of the comics being serialized, including other comics except “;DUNK”, has more than one million volumes. The closest “Demon Dao”, due to the water injection in the later period, caused some readers to be lost, and the volume was also jammed. In 900,000 copies.

Originally, they could also say that this was the emergence of web comics, which led to the diversion of readers, but such a terrifying sales volume of “;DUNK” was much higher than when the web comics did not appear.

As for the sales volume that was achieved because of the promotion of the high school league, what about District 11? Where is Han country?

They have no reason to refute.

“This guy is really damn… Even if he ends, he still said so much!” Ye Hexu rubbed his head, with a headache, “The last sentence, it’s good to say tmd tugging. What’s’can’t catch up with my footsteps’? Me? I don’t recognize it!! We must never let Shen Xin be so popular again!”

Ye Hexu also knew the length of “Demon Dao” was too long, but even if he wanted to finish it now, he couldn’t do it. Because Jian Xiaomei was pregnant, he couldn’t calm down and create a new comic.

In addition to Ye Hexu, there are other cartoonists who are unhappy with Shen Xin’s last sentence.

“Ms. Shen is too arrogant? You said so Well, I didn’t see it before. His skills in pretending to be X are so perfect.’I’m afraid that the more I go up, the more lonely’,’ You can’t keep up with me’…Tsk tusk, listen, is this human?” Su Han’s arms around his chest were unconvinced.

“This may be the teacher’s self-confidence?”

Lu Ning has nothing to say about Shen Xin’s speech.

She thinks “Through Girl” is not bad, but compared with “DN”, there is still a big gap, let alone with “;DUNK”.

“No. I can’t swallow this breath. I must let him know that he is prejudiced.”

“How to let him know?”

“Work.” Su Han’s eyes widened, “This time, I’m serious.”

Lu Ning grinned. If it was serious and useful, there would not be only one “;DUNK” that exceeded 3 million copies.