Recently, after the revamp of "Dreamer", the atmosphere in the editorial department of "New World" has become very awkward.

Every day, when the editor-in-chief passed by Yan Fei's side, he never forgot to look at Yan Fei twice, and after noticing that she had nothing to say, he sighed again.

Xiaoli, who is very sensitive to gossip, quickly noticed the abnormality of the editor-in-chief, and during the meal, she talked about it, and finally reminded Yan Fei in a low voice, "Sister Yan, you really have to be careful." You're so beautiful, don't be tempted by the editor-in-chief. ”

"What are you thinking?" Yan Fei glanced at Xiaoli angrily, "Do you think he has the heart to think about these things now?" Still bothered by Dreamer? ”

"Yes, I heard that this issue of Weekly Dreamer is also selling well. But our magazine is starting to go downhill, and I heard from the sales department that this issue of New World has 30,000 or 40,000 fewer copies than the previous issue. Having said that, the quality of "Weekly Dreamer" is really good, and the new works of Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang are also of high quality, so it would be nice if they were published in "New World". ”

These two men were previously stalwarts writers for the weekly New World, but they were poached by Dreamer.

"They're not the point, it's on Crumbling. None of the comics we serialized can compare with it, after all, Su Han's signature is very appealing, and "Criminal" is only published in a monthly magazine, so some of Su Han's readers specifically bought "Dreamer". In addition, the female characters drawn by 'Dragon Playing in the Water' are very attractive, and it also attracts some male readers. ”

"But the magazine is not in good shape, and the editor-in-chief shouldn't always observe you, right?" Xiaoli was puzzled.

"Where is he watching me? It's clearly up to me when I hand in the manuscript. Yan Fei solved Xiaoli's doubts.

"Huh? You mean that kid? Well, yes, after all, the results of "Love Equation" are really good. But he doesn't necessarily have the ability to draw good serialized comics. Xiao Li, who was muttering to herself, noticed that Yan Fei was smiling and silent, and had a flash of inspiration, and hurriedly asked, "Sister Yan, that kid can't really draw a name, right?" ”

"The first three episodes have been drawn, but the quality of one episode is not good, so I asked him to draw another one again and submit it at tomorrow's serial meeting."

"How's the quality?" Xiaoli is like a curious baby, blinking.

"Quality...... You'll find out tomorrow. Yan Fei narrowed her eyes.

Yan Fei guessed right, the editor-in-chief has really been worried about "New World" recently.

As a veteran fritter who has been in the comic book industry for more than ten or twenty years, he certainly knows what the problem of "New World" is now.

In recent years, the weekly Comic Future has been under pressure from other magazines, and even Manga Fly, one of the three major magazines, has had to import comics from the 11th district to barely support it, which has improved the reading level of readers. Before, they thought it was a wonderful comic, but now they don't care about it.

Under such pressure, it is difficult for a second- and third-tier magazine like New World to launch comics that have been serialized for more than two years.

The pillar before "New World" was the football comic "Chasing the Wind", but after entering a weak period, no matter how much you try to find it, you can't return to the top, and it is estimated that it will be forced to end in half a year at most.

At this moment, the revision of "Dreamer" and the emergence of "Crumbling" made "New World" really crumbling, and the digging of backbone authors made the magazine have a lot less choices, and the editor-in-chief could only rack his brains to make "New World" revitalize.

He wants a good work now, some time ago, the reputation of "Love Equation" was good, which made him have certain expectations for Shen Xin, but Shen Xin was too young and had no experience in creating serial comics, which made him feel unconfident.

It would be nice if "New World" could launch another blockbuster.

The editor-in-chief sighed.

……

Serialization meetings are usually held once a month, on the last Friday of the month, after which all editors select their approved names and put them in the serialization meeting for discussion.

The editor-in-chief, who was in a bad mood, summoned all the editors into the conference room at almost 11 o'clock.

"I ordered a boxed lunch for everyone, and I don't want to go out at noon. If there is any good work, hurry up and hand it in...... Let's start with Xiao Zhang, right? The editor-in-chief looked at a young editor on the left.

Xiao Zhang immediately handed over the photocopied name to each editor.

"This is Mr. Zhang Da's new work "You Can Meet You Anywhere", which is a light-hearted comic, mainly about the male and female protagonists of different classes in the same school, since the first year of high school, they often meet on various occasions, misunderstandings, and the plot that develops from this."

Yan Fei knows a little about Zhang Da, and her brain hole is relatively large, but the painting is relatively rough, and the picture often does not achieve the desired result, and the name of this comic is the same.

She has been watching the name of "Y's" in recent days, and now she is watching "I Can Meet You Anywhere", which tastes like chewing wax. But the works that can be submitted to the serialization conference are all approved by the editor in charge, and she doesn't have much to say, so she can only sigh secretly when others are discussing this manuscript.

Xiao Zhang, who was always observing the expressions of the editors, immediately moved his gaze and said with a hippie smile: "Sister Yan seems to have something to think of this comic." ”

"No, I think it's good." Yan Fei didn't want to make a fuss.

"And what did you just sigh about?" Xiao Zhang asked again.

"Huh? I can't find my cat. ”

"Poof."

Xiaoli, who was sitting next to Yan Fei, covered her mouth and laughed. She knew that Yan Fei didn't have a cat at all, and this sentence was pure nonsense.

Xiao Zhang's face was hot, and he said hard-headedly: "Sister Yan, how many words can you say?" ”

"That's it, Sister Yan, tell him, where is this name not good." Xiaoli's voice was very small, but the people in the conference room could hear it clearly.

Yan Fei glared at Xiaoli angrily, this little girl was really not afraid of causing trouble, but the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief also looked at her, and she could only express her own opinions.

"It's a good idea, it uses coincidences to drive the story forward, and the pace is relatively brisk, which is suitable for 9 to 14 or 15 year olds. The title of the book is very distinctive, and as a reader, I will be attracted to this title and thus have a high sense of anticipation for the manga. ”

Xiao Zhang nodded, agreeing with Yan Fei's words.

In fact, he and Zhang Da discussed the title for hours.

"But I think the title of the book is a failure, it limits the rhythm of the comic, and the title highlights 'coincidence', so only 'coincidence' can be used to drive the plot. I want to ask, how does Mr. Zhang draw more than 30 words, will there be so many 'coincidences'? Moreover, such a story is more suitable for unit dramas, and is not very suitable for stories that span several words. ”

Yan Fei didn't want Xiao Zhang to be too ugly, so she picked up a painless shortcoming, but she didn't expect to ask Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang felt some dryness in his throat, "This...... I will discuss it with Mr. Zhang, and I will definitely be able to say more than 30 words. Sister Yan has said so much, I think you should also have a favorite name, right? I don't know if I can take it out, so let's learn together. ”

"It's not me yet." Yan Fei politely refused.

The editor-in-chief waved his hand, "Editor Yan, if you have a good name, you might as well take it out." ”