The Strongest Animator [Rebirth]

Why does "The Sign of Four" have the magic power to bring Sherlock Holmes to the world?

Needless to say, the talent and charm of the protagonist Sherlock Holmes, in Conan Doyle's original novel "The Sign of Four", Sherlock Holmes' skills have been further demonstrated and supplemented, and the portrayal of the characters is more complete.

But that's not the cause of the pastor's headache.

In addition to the charm of the protagonist itself and the fun of the case itself, another feature of "The Sign of Four" is that the background of the story is no longer limited to London in the Victorian period, but has expanded to the world in an almost adventure novel mode. category.

It must be pointed out here that the author Conan Doyle's writing style is very realistic.

The entire Sherlock Holmes series is impressive, except for the twists and turns and interesting storylines, and Sherlock Holmes who seems to have really existed, Conan Doyle's depiction of Victorian London is also heart-warming.

Some people only love the magnificent and prosperous Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago, but naturally some people will never forget London after the second industrial revolution: London shrouded in gray smoke and rain, production workers in front of sawmills, steamboats on the Thames River...

That is the eternal feeling hidden in the hearts of people in the West District.

The Shepherd decided to draw such a London.

This is not a simple matter.

Victorian England - it was a very special time.

At that time, the Blue Star had not yet been unified, and the United Kingdom still represented the existence of the most developed country in the world. The birth of the second industrial revolution created the unparalleled prosperity of London, and also brought a dark gray smoky London.

How to transform Conan Doyle's realistic descriptions into the vivid London in the comics is one of the cores of the "Four Signatures" comics, and it is also the most worrying problem for Shepherd Star in recent times.

Thinking of this, Mu Su Xing rubbed his slightly swollen and sore temples, and his eyes fell on a large pile of reference books with a sense of age that were exclusively provided by the system mall.

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When Shepherd locked himself in the office and concentrated on studying the details of Victoria London, "Hua Ying Manga" officially announced its choice:

The editorial department of Huaying is very sorry for the bad influence of "The Fall of Las Vegas" on some minors in Xingning Province, and will permanently remove the comic "The Fall of Las Vegas" within the scope of Xingning Province. Sri Lanka.At the same time, in order to ensure the integrity of the manga magazine itself, starting from the fifth issue, the full version of "Huaying Manga" will only be released in regions outside of Xingning Province.

As soon as the notice came out, many readers who followed the development of the incident immediately exploded!

"???"

"A brief summary of the main point of the announcement is—Xingning Province Official: The theme of the comic is wrong, and it is recommended to take it off the shelf for re-revision. Huaying Comic: Oh, it will not be sold, goodbye."

"...So the consequence of capturing and being banned is that not only will I not be able to count the cards in the future, but I won't even be able to see Sherlock Holmes??? This is too cruel!"

"It's not just the Conquest and Sherlock Holmes series, okay? Don't forget, Zhuo Liming just signed to Huaying Manga yesterday, and I'm crying. Can you still happily follow Mr. Zhuo's new work?"

"Does this mean that you would rather be broken than broken? Stars, do you dare to be tougher? Weeping in the storm!"

……

If it is said that the readers are simply expressing their own thoughts, the cold-eyed media generally expressed their dislike for the decision of Shepherd Star:

"This is the stupidest decision I've ever seen—if anyone pushes "Hua Ying Manga" to the cliff, then the ones who really push "Hua Ying Manga" to the abyss are obviously themselves."

"Huaying thinks about cultural differences too simply. Success in Xingning Province and success outside of Xingning Province-these are two completely different concepts. If readers in the West District are really so easily moved , We will not rack our brains in order to expand the market but have nothing to do."

……

While the outside world was buzzing, at the same time, the editorial department of Baiyun Comics, the conference room on the second floor.

The atmosphere in the room was very dull.

No matter how "Baiyun Comic" shows itself in front of outsiders, it doesn't care.Zhuo Liming's departure and the loss brought to "Baiyun Comics" by the end of "Returning on a Snowy Night" are also true.

"Wandering and stopping in the past has no meaning for Baiyun Comics." After a short silence, a female editor in a light blue suit and light makeup stood up first: "What we should consider now is that we should How to recover the series of losses caused by the magazine—”

"But all the cartoonists who can sustain the sales are basically covered by the magazines they sign. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to find opportunities to poach corners."

"If you want to increase sales, it's not just a way to poach talent." Jing Huahao smiled.

Everyone present looked at him at the same time.

"In the final analysis, readers are actually forgetful. No matter how much you like comics, if you don't show them all of a sudden, you may feel itchy at first, and you will feel lost for a while, but after a long time, you have read fun and fresh things. If there are too many, naturally there will be a lack of interest, which is meaningless." Jing Huahao said.

"Increasing sales doesn't necessarily have to poach other authors—enriching the types of comics serialized in magazines and expanding the target audience of "Baiyun Culture" can also achieve the goal of increasing sales."

Speaking of this, Jing Huahao raised the corners of his lips and smiled: "It just so happens that someone has already proved the possibility of attracting reasoning readers through reasoning comics—"

As if to match his "performance", as soon as Jing Huahao finished speaking, the door opened with a creak, and a middle-aged figure walked out.

"Let me introduce, this is Mr. Zhuang Mingxu, a famous mystery novelist of Blue Star," Jing Huahao said: "In the next time, Mr. Zhuang will assist our author to complete the creation of mystery comic scripts—"

Then occupy the reasoning comics market vacated by Sherlock Holmes.

……

Three days passed by like this, and with the release of the fifth issue of "Hua Ying Manga", everyone got the sales status of "Hua Ying Manga" in other provinces.

98 million copies.

This is the answer given by "Hua Ying Manga".

With the brilliant start of "Hua Ying Manga" before, it is not an exaggeration to say that the current sales volume is close to 100 million.However, considering that the weekly comics are published in other provinces, this achievement can be said to be quite good among comic magazines that try to break down cultural barriers.

but--

Putting down the fifth issue of "Huaying Manga" that he had just finished reading, Chang Tianlu shook his head silently, feeling a little regret welling up in his heart.

In this series of comics, "The Capture of Las Vegas" still continues the standard of the work, and the plot of "The Four Signatures" has become more attractive, but the plot has also become more... popular.

But the question is, if there is no compelling reasoning, is that still reasoning?

Thinking of this, Chang Tianlu sighed deeply in his heart.

Maybe I think too much?

Thinking about it, how can the cultural barriers that have plagued countless literary and art workers for decades be easily broken by a new company that has just arrived?

Time just continued to flow unhurriedly.

Issue Six...

The seventh issue...

The eighth issue...

Readers discussing the Sherlock Holmes series and the capture gradually dispersed, and the lively forums gradually took on new trends and themes.

When Ye Shulin logged into the chat software as usual, following his click, the group chat page immediately popped up——

"Are there any good mystery novels or comics recently?"

"I'm following the article on "Flame Spirit Comics". The modus operandi is quite interesting, but unfortunately my girlfriend can't stand it."

"The one in "Baiyun Comics" is not bad either. It basically has no flaws in logic. I heard that the script seems to be written by a master of reasoning? No wonder the cases are always very well written."

It was a very ordinary conversation, but Ye Shulin suddenly realized that - since when did people seldom mention Sherlock Holmes.