"Come, please come in ......"

Opening the door, Meng was invited to enter the door by two newcomers.

Mach and Wang Yan, these are the two assistants he prepared for "One Piece", Mach will not talk about it for the time being, he is a veteran manga artist who is more talented than Tomato.

And Wang Yan, this fledgling girl should also have a satisfactory talent, otherwise it would be impossible to succeed in a one-time submission.

And Wang Yan's coming is also a request from the editorial department of the weekly girl, this girl has just embarked on the road of a cartoonist and has a strong plasticity. The editors hope that she can get a training here and have a better exhibition in the future.

"Excuse me."

The first time they came to Meng Huo's house, Mach and Wang Yan were very nervous, the two changed their shoes, and after walking in cautiously, the living room was now full of several other assistants.

"Welcome, Mr. Mach......"

Tomato greeted Mach, while Wang Yan watched Teacher Hua Meng get nervous and walked over to say hello respectfully. "Okay, in the future, you will have the same identity as me here as Teacher Hexi, no need to be formal, and stay when you are working for me when you want to express yourself."

Hua Meng smiled and touched Wang Yan's head, this girl has not officially debuted yet, but she has two assistant jobs on her body, which is pressure and luck.

"This is with us as an assistant to Teacher Ho Xi, he ......"

Tomato began to introduce Xi Xi Wenlin and Mach and Wang Yan to get to know each other, Meng Shu left the living room with a smile, these assistants need to talk about it well, and the serialization of "One Piece" will be published in the future. Mach and Wang Yan also had to be guided by the other three.

Meng Shu put the time of the three comics together, and "Detective Conan" didn't interfere too much. But the pressure on the other two parts is still a bit high, but he feels that the assistants will guide each other and make the two Mach familiar with the work faster.

Half an hour later, when Meng Shu came out again, several assistants were already talking very lively, and the rusty atmosphere of several people disappeared.

"Alright, it's time to get to work!"

He slapped his face in satisfaction, and then led the men into the study.

Meng Shu did not add an additional study room for One Piece. It's more atmospheric for all people to be together, and the room is big enough to have a table per person, and now there are only six people, and only two rows are enough to sit side by side.

At the beginning of the work, Meng Shu and Hua Meng were next to each other, and on the other side of Hua Meng was a tomato. And opposite the three of them are Wang Yan, Mach and Xi Wenlin, this arrangement puts Tomato and Xi Wenlin at the end, and Meng Shu and Hua Meng can get in touch with each other.

Since Mach and Wang Yan had just started working, their degree was very slow, and Meng Shu focused on Inuyasha with "Flower Dream" while guiding them.

However, the degree of mach and Wang Yan is slow. But when they carefully painted a few of Meng Shu's drawings on the background and outlets, the results were unexpectedly good.

"Have you practiced drawing One Piece at home?"

Meng Shu took the manuscript and read it again, and then asked Mach.

"Yes......"

Mach nodded, relieved. He is not a sorry assistant now, and he may be fired at any time. If you don't make some preparations, you can't be at ease.

It is a great honor to be He Xi's assistant, and no cartoonist dares to take it lightly. Not only him, but many manga artists at Phoenix have practiced the style of "One Piece".

"Look at the demeanor of the teacher, I should have passed the test......

Mach thought to himself, what a pity that the attitude on his face made him feel excited, the start was good, and it might not be a problem to transfer to an official assistant in the future.

"Well, in the future, you will be responsible for the background homework and special effects of One Piece."

Meng nodded with satisfaction, he was very happy, it was quite rare for Mach to be able to draw the background, and his special effects were also very good, the manga style of "One Piece" was funny and exaggerated, and it was difficult to draw all kinds of renderings if it wasn't for people who knew it.

He then turned his head to look at Wang Yan diagonally opposite, and also praised him.

"Wang Yan, you are in charge of blackening and outlets first, and you have done a good job of these two. Don't be in a hurry, I'll teach you more substantive work later......"

Meng Xu also asked Wang Yan to draw the background and effects, this girl cartoonist has excellent drawing skills, although he is unfamiliar, but he sees high potential.

However, as a beginner, Wang Yan's comprehension of "One Piece" is obviously not as profound as that of a professional manga artist, and there is a sense of stiffness that can be seen in her paintings, which is specially drawn to cooperate.

Relatively speaking, Mach's drawings are more natural, and the long-term adaptation of the novel makes him more suitable for imitating and cooperating with Meng Huo's original work, and the drawings drawn do not violate the harmony at all.

This is a gap in experience, and it will be difficult to make up for a while, but with so many assistants by his side, Wang Yan's progress should be very fast.

To Meng Wei's comfort, although Wang Yan couldn't handle the background, she did a very good job in other aspects, especially the areas that require patience and detail, such as blackening and outlets, and she wielded the delicate nature of a girl and did it perfectly.

"Why don't we use computers, teacher?"

At this time, Hua Meng suddenly asked.

They usually use computers for their work, and if they do, the outlets and blacking are very simple, and they don't need to do it manually.

"If you continue to use it, Wang Yan will not be used for the time being." Meng Shu replied with a smile: "It's better for her to exercise more, and then choose the computer for post-operation when it's too late." ”

The computer is a very handy tool, but the manga artist still has to start with the actual thing. Even if it is computer graphics, if the strength is not up to standard, it is useless, and Meng Shu feels that there is no need for new cartoonists to use computers at all.

And they are in time now, and the pressure on One Piece is not very great.

"Pity" has been sold for two months, and its battle with "Weekly Boutique" has come to an end, and Meng Huo plans to reduce the number of "One Piece" words next month, so he doesn't have to continue to maintain high-intensity work.

And Mach and Hua Meng are more capable than Wang Yan expected, and with the help of the two of them, the work pressure has become less.

Time flies

In mid-June, Meng Huo was living as peaceful at home as usual, but outside, the singles of "Detective's Son" and "Detective Conan" were about to be sold.

These two single books sold on the same day have attracted a lot of media attention, and the victory or defeat of He Xi and Li Xin, or He Xi and Zhongxia Company will be determined by these two single books.

In the previous sales statistics, the sales of "One Piece" soared all the way in the stunning eyes, pulling the advantage of He Xi to more than three million.

However, these three million are not an invincible number.

In the early morning of the single book sale, Lin Qi, a female reporter from Ninghai TV, and the photographer were the first to come to Qingyun Book City, which is the largest comprehensive bookstore in the city.

"Seniors, it seems that there are very few people."

Lin Qi looked around, scanned the crowd and said.

"Not a lot...... That's because the square is big, so it doesn't look like much. The photographer standing next to her set up the camera and said with a smile: "Besides, it's not dawn yet, and most of the readers haven't come yet." ”

There is another reason why he didn't say it, Qingyun Book City is the largest book city in Ninghai, and there is a lot of inventory every time, and experienced readers will not come to line up, and they can buy it in the end anyway.

"Oh." Lin Qi responded, she had just become a reporter, and she didn't know a lot of things: "Senior, why did the TV station shoot a single book for sale this time, and the previous magazine sales were ignored, is it better for a single book to sell than a magazine?" ”

"Of course......"

The photographer raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lin Qi: "Isn't this an obvious thing?" The comics serialized in the magazine are connected before and after, and the readers who buy the magazine need to be cultivated, and the sales volume is of course less than that of a single book. ”

One difference between a magazine and a monolith is that each issue of the comics has no beginning or end, and a new reader may not understand anything after only buying the magazine once or twice, which limits the number of lines in the magazine.

Phoenix's channel disadvantage also comes from this, its sales model requires bookstores in various regions to take the initiative to order, but magazines need to stabilize the long-term consumer group, which is risky, and bookstores will be very cautious about ordering magazines.

However, a single book can be considered a book, such as Detective Conan, the first two copies of which were very popular and bookstore sellers were happy to order the following volumes.

"But...... If it's a link between the front and back, that's not right...... Isn't it necessary to connect back and forth in a single book? ”

Lin Qi expressed puzzlement with a puzzled face, aren't single books the same as magazines? If you don't watch the previous plot, how can you sell the single book in the back?

The photographer laughed.

"It is true that the single book should be linked back and forth, but when it is sold, the previous issues will be reprinted, and the bookstore can choose the order ratio of the volume according to the different situation of readers in the region."

He gave an example: "Some bookstores in the mainland have never done "Detective Conan", and they will order a large number of the first two volumes to sell together; Like us in Ninghai, most of the readers have read it, so the first two volumes of the bookstore will be ordered very small, mainly in the third volume. ”

Lin Qi is not stupid, she can understand now, magazines are rarely printed, usually once a week, and they are sold out when they are sold out, and it is difficult for you to buy old ones.

A single book can be reprinted, and every time a new single book is sold, the previous volume will be updated, and this is the biggest difference between a magazine and a single book.

The magazine is a comprehensive platform, and the single book can be said to be a real comic. However, magazines are very important, and without its promotion and publicity, it is difficult to sell a single book directly for a comic.

However, this is not absolute, and He Xi's "Five Centimeters per Second" broke through the limitations of magazines and directly sold single books - it seems that only He Xi can do it.

"It's a pity that the teacher is so strong......"

Thinking about it like this, Lin Qi is really powerful. It's no wonder that Zhongxia will be so targeted, and no wonder the TV station will care so much about this single sale.

In the last sales competition, it depends on who wins and who loses......

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