full-time artist

"Shadow thought that readers would buy it even if he painted a niche subject like reasoning, but it turned out that he was inflated."

"The artistry is really good, the plot is really good, and everyone agrees that this comic is excellent, but this kind of subject matter is destined to be difficult for both refined and popular tastes."

"The high score is because those who don't like to read this comic have given up."

"The high score is because readers who have abandoned this comic can't give any bad reviews, because everyone knows that this work is actually great. It can be seen from the plot and artistry, just like a movie made by a certain director. Both the scenes and the shots are top-notch, but everyone doesn't like watching it."

"The shadow is on the street."

"..."

In fact, for the average cartoonist, this result is not bad.

But for a cartoonist of Shadow's level, this result is definitely a hit.

Compare heat.

Of Shadow's four comics, the most popular is "Death Note".

The one with the lowest popularity is this Kindaichi.

Although Jintian's word of mouth is even higher than "Death Note".

There has been no new manga for nearly a year.

The long wait did not make Shadow's fans lose.

However, "Kindaichi Junior Case Book" actually lost shadow fans because of its unpopular subject matter.

Therefore.

Reader fans who love the manga are even starting to worry:

Will the eunuch drop the "Kindaichi Case File"?

Manga readers can be considered seasoned.

They are very clear!

When some cartoonists encounter unsatisfactory sales of new works, they often cut off their works to open new pits.

Especially for a cartoonist like Shadow, who has made a big hit since his debut!

The first three comics became more and more popular, but suddenly the fourth comic was in a slump, and it was not well-received.

Under the huge gap, can the shadow withstand such a blow?

……

Of course Lin Yuan could bear such a blow.

What's not going to hit the street? It's obvious that "Kindaichi Case Book" is a very popular cartoon.

It's just that everyone subconsciously took the popularity of this manga to "Death Note".

Compared with the previous one, the performance of this comic is not good.

But if you put it in the entire comic circle, the results of this comic are still very good, not to mention the reputation is so good!

Anyway, Lin Yuan didn't plan to cut this comic.

That hurt too much for readers who really liked this comic.

Just keep uploading and you're done.

In fact.

It's not just readers who worry about the shadow eunuch.

Seeing the results of "Kindaichi Juvenile Case Book", Luo Wei and Jin Mu also tested Lin Yuan's attitude:

"Have you considered opening a new pit?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

Jin Mu's face changed slightly.

Luo Wei next to him asked anxiously, "Then what about the "Kindaichi Juvenile Case File"?"

Lin Yuan said as a matter of course: "Continue to serialize."

Jin Mu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then you still consider opening a new pit..."

Lin Yuan asked back: "Who said we can only dig one hole at a time?"

Kim was startled.

Luo Wei was also taken aback:

"Double open?"

Lin Yuan smiled: "That's the reason. In short, the "Kindaichi Juvenile Case Book" will never be cut."

"..."

Both Luo Wei and Jin Mu's expressions became weird.

The two were about to say something when Jin Mu's cell phone rang.

Kaneki went out to answer the phone.

After answering the phone, Kaneki returned to the office with an uneasy expression on his face.

Luo Wei asked: "What's wrong?"

Jin Mu said angrily: "The tribal comics hinted that our eunuch "Kindaichi Juvenile Case Book" opened a new hole."

Luo Wei was drawing a picture when her hands stopped suddenly, she didn't want to continue drawing, she said coldly:

"Didn't tribal comics never intervene in the author's affairs before? There is also a stipulation in the contract that the website must not interfere with the author's creation. They imply that we cut the comics, which is very unfair to those readers who follow the comics!"

Luo Wei still likes "Kindaichi Case Book".

As far as her personal feelings are concerned, she is not willing to cut this comic at all, and although the performance of this comic is not as good as Shadow's first three works, it is not to the point of asking for a eunuch.

Lin Yuan also frowned slightly.

Tribal comics have crossed the line a bit.

Kaneki sighed: "Of course they understand the contract, so they just gave a suggestion, and I have already rejected it. This is purely capital behavior. They think that we can make more money than "Kindaichi Boy Case Book" by opening new pits."

Luo Wei pouted: "Then you can't just think about making money, you don't even respect your own users."

"They've changed managers..."

Kaneki was helpless.

If Han Jimei was in charge of tribal comics, he probably wouldn't be able to do such a thing.

This new supervisor is not doing well.

Lin Yuan suddenly said: "Then open a new hole and communicate with them."

"Do you really want to double open?"

Both Jin Mu and Luo Wei were a little worried.

Lin Yuan nodded.

Luo Wei said: "The update speed of those two comics will be affected."

Jin Mu added: "Under double-opening, the creative energy may not be able to keep up, and it is easy to drag each other down, causing you to lose focus on a manga."

You must know that comics like "Kindaichi Case Book" are very plot-heavy.

Without enough time to conceive, the quality of the plot can easily go wrong.

"It's ok."

Lin Yuan had already made up his mind.

Jin Mu has always been unable to influence the boss's decision, and he did not continue to insist: "Then what is the subject matter chosen by Xinkeng?"

delicacy?

sports?

Or continue the previous successful path and draw "Death Note", a wise-fighting type of evil manga like "Death Note"?

"reasoning."

Lin Yuan said.

puff!

Luo Wei almost fell down.

Jin Mu also looked confused: "What?"

Lin Yuan could only repeat: "reasoning."

Luo Wei: "..."

Kaneki: "..."

New pit or reasoning comics?

Mr. Shadow, is something wrong with you or something wrong with us?

Chapter 698 He Says He Doesn't Accept It

Tribal comics.

conference room.

The new director Ling Kong said grimly: "Tribal Comics is now the highest-ranked website in the industry, but I don't want everyone to slack off because of this. The department still has huge room for improvement. The question I want to raise today is that the company's contract for the head writer is too high." Forgive me. Of course, I am not saying that my predecessor did not do well. On the contrary, she did a very good job. She used the best conditions to attract more than 90.00% of the excellent cartoonists in the industry to our website, which promoted the rapid development of our website. , but when our website develops, we can provide authors with better resource conditions, does it also mean that they will come back more? My predecessor did not do well in this regard. Business is not about human relations, and there is no one The company relies on human affection as a support link to maintain..."

No one in the audience spoke.

As soon as the new manager came, he drastically reformed the company's system, with a clear tendency to "remove Han and help the United States".

This is also a normal thing.

The new director doesn't like being told that he's here to pick peaches from tribal comics.

He is eager to make the website better, so as to prove that he is more suitable for sitting in the current position than Han Jimei.

After the prologue.

Ling Kong looked at the deputy editor-in-chief on the right: "How is the negotiation with Shadow?"

The deputy editor-in-chief showed embarrassment: "They don't want to cut the "Kindaichi Juvenile Case File" in half."

Ling Kong frowned: "Didn't you make it clear? I can give them the best contract, but Shadow's current works are not worthy of his treatment. I need him to offer a higher value to prove that the company has made concessions to him on the contract." is worth it."

"To be clear..."

The deputy editor-in-chief smiled wryly: "But Teacher Ying won't listen to our company... Chief Han... Cough, Han Jimei also said that tribal comics will give Shadow the greatest creative freedom..."

"Do you understand now?"

Ling Kong glanced across the audience: "My ex spoiled the cartoonists, especially the cartoonists in the head. Of course he can continue to draw, but the recommendation should be properly reduced until he realizes his achievements. , I’m really sorry for his treatment, I believe you are very clear about my philosophy: word of mouth is worthless in front of sales, and this will also be the philosophy of our website in the future.”

"that……"

The deputy editor-in-chief said, "But Shadow promised to open a new comic."

"Double open?"

The other editors all showed surprise expressions.

One of the editors hesitated slightly and said:

"Mr. Shadow's decision to double open shows that although he didn't fully follow your request, he still gave in after all. Teacher Ying never gave in to the company in the previous three comics..."

Many people next to him nodded.

Many of you here are old editors from the Han Jimei era.

These old editors all know that when Shadow communicates with tribal comics, his attitude is relatively strong.

Before the release of "Spirit of the Halberd", Han Jimei persuaded Ying to change his mind because the market for gourmet comics was not good.

But Shadow didn't respond at all.

Shadow's willingness to double-open this time can indeed be understood as a step back, which is already very rare.