A perfect life starting from a light novel writer

(The chapter name is wrong, 68 is written as 69, the chapter name cannot be changed, it does not affect the reading.

It is the end of August.

In August, there are two important events in the comics and novels industry in Longguo for Xia Yan.

The average volume sales of Initial D and Sword Art Online have exceeded 22 million.

Initial D is still 500,000 volumes away from topping Longguo in terms of average volume sales.

And its number one enemy, the Squirrel Comics Society, serialized by Shuangjie, made big moves at the end of August. The author of Shuangjie attended various commercial activities and TV programs, and the Shuangjie comics were discounted one after another in bookstores.

The works of this era will only compare sales with works of the same era.

Just like in the parallel world, no one will compare the sales of Demon Slayer with dozens of Compared with the Slam Dunk comics from years ago, it is concluded that Demon Slayer is far greater than Slam Dunk.

Let’s not talk about those weird works in the history of Dragon Country comics.

In the current Dragon Country comic serial market, the comic with the highest sales volume is Double Rings, and it is precisely because of this first-rank sales data that the market gives this work such a high commercial valuation.

Don’t look at the difference in the sales ranking of the single volume. If Double Rings can’t maintain this performance and the market psychological expectations decline, then the revenue obtained by this work from various industries next year will be reduced by at least tens of millions.

In addition, the sales of Beizhou Comics Club due to Initial D have increased significantly. This week, the sales data of the "Beizhou" magazine is very close to the "Squirrel" of Squirrel Comics Club. The competition between the two works is not only It's just about two works, but behind it is the battle between the comic journals that serialize the two works.

Who is the best-selling comic journal in Dragon Country?

A year ago, the journals of Beizhou Comics and Songshu Comics were only ranked first and third in the comic journal market.

But now, a year later, it has become a battle for the first and second positions.

As for the light novel industry, the situation of Liuli Bookstore is similar.

The weekly sales of "Liuli" magazine has risen to 16.4 million copies.

The weekly sales of "Starry Sky" with 17.2 million copies is not much different.

Moreover, the average sales of Sword Art Online volume of 22.1 million copies is very small compared to the sales data of 23 million copies of Starry Sky's top work, Revolutionary of Different Worlds. .

In the comics and light novels industry, Xia Yan and the two companies he cooperated with, Beizhou and Liuli, are riding on this wave to move towards the top position in the industry.

However, at this time, the ambitious Beizhou Comics Club received a thunderbolt from Xia Yan.

Xia Yan.

He is going to finish Initial.

Initial D is going to finish

Finished.

This is like two armies facing each other, and suddenly the top general of the team said that he was going to go home to farm and not to serve in the army

What the hell is this.

In Beizhou Comics Club, Xia Yan's comics editor and a bunch of middle and senior executives of the company came to Xia Yan's home this morning.

"So, Teacher Xia Yan, you have to think about it more!"

Xia Yan's editor-in-chief advised earnestly, and several Beizhou Comics Club executives nearby also gave various exhortations.

From their perspective, a comic book with an average sales volume of 220,000 copies and a rising performance will top the Dragon Country's current serialized comic book volume sales and become one of the top five works in history in less than a month.

Are you going to finish it?

Are you against money or fame?

A few hundred million in annual income is not in your eyes?

Or is it that you have already reached the top five comic book sales in history, and you are just lazy and don't want to impact the top three or the first?

Although it is not the golden age of the two-dimensional industry, the number of teenagers is at least 20% less than 20 years ago, and the overall environment is not so good. It is a bit difficult to impact the highest sales data of historical single books, but there is a chance!

Mo Ran next to her also looked at Xia Yan with curiosity, but she was very clear about her position. Although she and Xia Yan were in a cooperative relationship and the cooperation was always pleasant, the premise was that she would not interfere with Xia Yan's creation.

Xia Yan earns hundreds of millions a year from Initial D, and she can also get tens of millions. The gimmick of her and Xia Yan being the strongest beautiful boy and girl cartoonists in Dragon Country is also an excellent promotional element. Initial D can be said to be a label printed on her, Mo Ran.

But even so, when Xia Yan proposed to finish Initial D, she was silent for only a minute and supported Xia Yan's decision.

She draws comics very well, but the plot creation is a bunch of defense. If even Xia Yan thinks that this comic is about to end, she will naturally not make any stupid suggestions.

For example, the words of the editor-in-chief and several senior executives of the comics company in front of her, what Initial D's later world view expansion direction is huge.

Let Tu Hai dominate the island country and then dominate Asia in the world view, rush out of Asia, go to the world stage, and confront the racing masters of other continents in the world view.

At least it can be serialized for another seven or eight years.

Mo Ran looked at Xia Yan's face and had already noticed his impatience.

"So Mr. Yang, what's the point of that?" Xia Yan interrupted the editor with a smile.

"I won't do such a thing as draining all the value of a work, digging it out until there is not a drop left, and letting the audience's expectations and emotions for the work be exhausted before finishing the work."

Xia Yan's tone was gentle, but the emotion in his words was firm.

In the parallel world, how many fans of Initial D gave up after seeing the protagonist join Takahashi Ryosuke's team?

There is a long plot in the comics, and the animation also depicts a lot of the later plots. However, compared with the early plots, there are too few people willing to watch the later plots.

Xia Yan forced the later plots to be serialized, which only lowered the historical evaluation of this work in Longguo.

It is true that Initial D is very profitable, but Xia Yan is not the only one to take out this work. There are other works that are no less than Initial D.

Why do you have to stick to this work?

"I just finished Initial D, not my career as a cartoonist. Initial D is finished, and I will continue to serialize new works." Xia Yan said.

New works?

The visiting Beizhou Comics executives looked at each other.

Just like in the parallel world, after Kishimoto finished Naruto and Kubo finished Bleach, they didn't make any popular comics.

This kind of case is also the case in the comics industry of Longguo.

We certainly believe that you have the ability to create a new comic, but we don’t think that your new work can catch up with the performance of Initial D.

The probability is too low.

Several people are still frantically persuading, but Xia Yan has lost his patience.

"As the author of Initial D, I have the right to finish my work." Xia Yan's tone sank.

"Or have I lost this right without my knowledge?"

The other party shut up immediately, fearing that they would anger Xia Yan.

After all, Xia Yan did not sign a long-term contract with Beizhou.

"I have made up my mind, so there is no need to persuade me anymore. I can no longer create a comic that is more interesting than the previous content, so let it end at the peak of performance. If Beizhou Comics Club has any objection to this, it will prevent our future cooperation from continuing."

"No, no, how could it be!" Several people on the opposite side said hurriedly.

"We are only here to discuss with you, Mr. Xia Yan, and we are definitely not here to put pressure on you."

Xia Yan saw that his attitude had been accurately conveyed and did not say anything more. After expressing his intention to send the guests away, the few people could only return empty-handed.

After leaving Xia Yan's villa, the few people looked at each other in surprise.

"Is this the arrogance of the first comic genius in Longguo? He is determined to finish Initial D?"

"What can we do? He is still young and doesn't know what a comic with such achievements represents. If he gives up now, he will definitely regret it in ten years."

"Come on, he doesn't rely on just one comic to make a living. Our comic company needs this comic to achieve a leap in influence. Alas, I can only go back and report it to the company truthfully."

"You are so young and energetic! But I envy him so much. He created such a work at the best age and was able to finish it at the peak of the work's popularity. If I were him, I would definitely not be willing to give up the ready-made income of hundreds of millions a year to gamble on new comics."

Several people sighed and left dejectedly.

Mo Ran hesitated in the lobby of the villa and spoke for the first time.

"Xia Yan, if Initial D ends like this, will you really not feel regretful?"

"No." Xia Yan is patient with Mo Ran.

After all, she was very comfortable working with her for more than a year. While Xia Yan was so busy, she was responsible for all Initial D's activities, autograph sessions, press conferences, and flew all over the country to meet with fans from all over the country.

The success of Initial D is also related to her efforts as a comic writer.

"For a work, it is enough to let it end in a suitable place. As for considering its commercial value, it is putting the cart before the horse. Besides." Xia Yan smiled.

"I finished Initial D so that I could free up time to create better works. What's a pity?"

"Time is limited. Why waste limited time on a work?"

"But people's creativity is also limited!" Mo Ran looked at Xia Yan with clear eyes and retorted.

"You believe me." Xia Yan paused and smiled at this time, then pointed to his head.

"I can create things here, which is far greater than the length of my life. I work hard for 24 hours without sleeping, and I will not run out of inspiration. Twenty years later, when you look back at the present, you will know what a waste it is if I really spend ten or twenty years of my time on a work."

Mo Ran looked at Xia Yan's handsome face, and her mind was shaking violently at the moment.

If others said this, she would just feel that it was blind bragging, but Xia Yan said this.

It was a bit handsome and convinced her.

"Forget it, anyway, I'm on the same front with you. If you want to finish Initial D, give me the comic storyboard of the final episode of Initial D as soon as possible. At that time, I will push away all activities, show all my comic skills, and draw the best quality comic episode." Mo Ran felt her heartbeat speed up a little.

After accepting Xia Yan's decision from the bottom of her heart, she was also nervous and excited.

Xia Yan finished the epoch-making work Initial D at this time, which means that this work has lost the opportunity to end badly from now on.

This may not be a bad thing.

If Initial D is finished now, there is no doubt that people in ten or twenty years will describe this work with two words.

Masterpiece!

Masterpieces are produced in short and medium-length stories, and this principle is also true in the Dragon Country comics industry.

"Of course, but when the time comes, I will give you the storyboards for the first chapter of the new comics while I give you the storyboards for the final episode of Initial D. I'll be in trouble for you then." Xia Yan said with a smile.

"Do you have an idea for a new work?" Mo Ran asked without thinking.

"Of course, we are so famous in the comics industry in Longguo now, so we must strike while the iron is hot to make our influence even higher. It's impossible to take a break for a few years." Xia Yan said.

"Also, even though I didn't talk to them very gently before, I'm not a heartless person. Beizhou helped me gain a foothold in the comics industry, so I won't be so willful. Although I will definitely finish Initial D, I will also give them a better work in return."

I went to watch BLG play JDG again. It was another day of staying up late, and there is still a chapter to come