A Perfect Life Beginning as a Light Novel Writer
Chapter 160
Chapter 160 Talk
Three days later, the ratings data of various works in the animation industry this week were released.
It's the same as everyone expected.
Magical Girl Madoka is number one this week.Mechanical city second.The secret treasure of the dragon is the third.Throbbing. Fourth
If it is said that the ratings of the seventh episode of Magical Girl Madoka Magica is only the third pick in the summer animation market, it has not caused any big waves.
Then this week, Magical Girl Madoka's ratings reached the top, so it doesn't need much publicity. Most animation fans in Dragon Country are very sensitive to these data.
After all, everyone is very busy, and they are not interested in looking for food in a pile of popular animations. A work that can be the most popular in the quarterly animation market must be a powerful work.
And at this time, I went back to look at the remarks made by the producers of Chu Yi, Li Jun, Zhou Ke and other three animations a few days ago.
Now everyone thinks about it.
So sour.
Especially the animation fans of Magical Girl Madoka Magica, at this time, a group mocking mode was launched on the entire network.
It's their job to call them "warriors of love". Why are these three green onions so yin and yang, the magical girl Madoka?
Have you watched these animations, the animations they made are comparable to the one toe of the magic circle?
"Hahaha, I have long said that these animations are not good. The original ones are actually pretty good. After the animations, they were turned into some kind of rubbish. Now it's all right. It's a shame to be surpassed by a magical girl animation."
"The investment in each of the three animations is more than four times that of Magical Girl Madoka. How could they lose so quickly?"
"If the amount of investment must be directly proportional to the popularity, then the Longguo animation industry would have already gathered a bunch of big investment animations."
"One thing to say, the animation production level of Magical Girl Madoka is indeed different from these three works, but the touch of the plot is too different."
"After reading the third episode of Magical Girl Madoka, I think it is a masterpiece, but I was wrong, because it has a sixth episode. After the sixth episode, I think it is the best of the best. Then the seventh After the episode came out, it continued until the eighth episode. Every episode of this animation challenges my evaluation of it. I will put it here. If the next four episodes of this animation can maintain the quality and not be unfinished, it must be an animation A masterpiece of the world."
"A masterpiece? It's too exaggerated. It's only the eighth episode now."
"I'm not bragging. Don't look at the old villain who is raving about "Soldier of Love" now. You can watch it in a few months. At that time, a group of people in the Dragon Kingdom animation industry will definitely praise it."
"I think so too. It will take some time for the word-of-mouth and fermentation of this work. After a few months, the market's evaluation of this animation will be more fair and objective. And by then... Chu Yi, Li Jun, Zhou Ke If you look at the sour words of these three people again, it will be a big joke in the industry."
The executives of the three major animation companies in Longguo are now full of anger when they see the industry's current cynicism towards them.
Of course, a businessman values profits, so a little loss in reputation doesn't matter.
But the point is that the three companies have spent more than 7000 million yuan to produce these animations this quarter, plus promotional expenses, this investment is also top-notch in the animation industry.
You want to say that losing to the works of the other two companies that are also the three major animation companies is unbearable, "Xia Tang" animation company?
What kind of ghost company is this?
It just rose up, and then took a piece of the animation market this quarter.
Don't even think about it, when the summer is over and several animations start to compete in the surrounding market, their works will still be suppressed.
If TV stations from overseas countries come to buy animation broadcast copyrights, the quotations given to them by the three companies will probably be at least 10% to 20% lower
Although business competition is based on their own abilities, many people in the three major companies have already hated "Xia Tang".
Colleagues are enemies, not to mention that the screenwriter of this company also made public remarks to ridicule, the problem is, his ridicule has come true.
But now I can only hide these emotions in my heart, next time if I have a chance.
They will definitely teach the company "Xiatang" a lesson.
Time to enter the middle of May.
In the entire Longguo light novel market, Xia Yan's popularity is slowly decreasing.
After all, he hasn't serialized a novel for almost half a year, and readers of Longguo's novels won't spend too much time on him.
Bai Xuan contacted him by phone three times a week, very regularly, for fear that Xia Yan would be abducted by people from other novel book clubs, even if Xia Yan told her repeatedly that even if he didn't take Liuli Book Club's face, he would look stable in her face She was in Liuli Book Club, but she was still a little uneasy.
After all, after Xia Yan won the sixth place in the Emperor Star Award, among the light novel writers under the age of 20 in Longguo, Xia Yan is a well-deserved No.1.
There are so many people staring at him, if Xia Yan doesn't serialize a new novel for a day, her doubts will not be dispelled.
But now Xia Yan doesn't have any works suitable for adaptation into light novels, so he can only continue to play Tai Chi with Bai Xuan.
Now, his main focus is not only on the animation of Magical Girl Madoka, but also on the initial D.
May nineteenth.
Mo Ran finally drew all the cartoons of the first three episodes of Initial D.
The thick stack of drawing paper is her painstaking effort over the past month.
There is no manga assistant, and every stroke is drawn by her alone.
And the fact is that, as she said, after the initial preparations were completed, her manga drawing was fast and good.
Even though Xia Yan knew the plot of the initial D, she was still subconsciously immersed in the comics she drew.
Now that the first three chapters of the manga have been drawn, the next step is to submit the manuscript.
Of course, normally speaking, posting or submitting manuscripts in person is a routine operation.
But Xia Yan thought for a while and gave up this approach.
Because it was too lucky to do that, and I happened to meet an incompetent manga editor, and the result... can be imagined.
so.
in a coffee shop.
Wearing a bright red long dress, Bai Xuan, who was dressed beautifully and intelligently, looked at Xia Yan and Mo Ran with a confused expression.
"So you said that you don't have time to create light novels, but you have time to create comics? And you also want to use my relationship to introduce you to one or two reliable comic editors to contribute?" Bai Xuan's voice was a little bit Angry.
Xia Yan had known for a long time that she might have this kind of reaction, and quickly said that the work of Initial D was not suitable for adaptation into a light novel due to the special reasons of the racing car, Bai Xuan's face softened a little.
"Racing cartoons?" Bai Xuan hesitated for a while.
Xia Yan found her the right person.
The three branches of light novels, manga, and animation blend with each other.
Just like the three most powerful light novel book clubs in Longguo, the four major comic book clubs and the three major animation companies, they have frequent mutual interest exchanges and even cross shareholdings with each other.
As a light novel agent, Bai Xuan not only knows people from the light novel world, but also knows many people from the manga and animation world.
But the problem is
Why did she do Xia Yan this favor?
Her relationship with Xia Yan was only in the field of light novels. It was really funny to help Xia Yan introduce partners in the comics world.
"Why should I help you?" Bai Xuan asked straightforwardly.
"Well, this will allow me to owe you a favor." Xia Yan said after pondering for a while.
"Favour?" Bai Xuan looked at Xia Yan.
"Having worked with me for so long, you know my character. Don't you always think that if I don't sign a long-term contract with the bookstore, I might suddenly quit one day?" Xia Yan said.
"But as long as you do me this favor this time, I can promise you that under the same conditions, no matter how hard people from Xingkong Novel and Qingze Bookstore come to dig me up and call me to harass me, I only need to hang out in the novel world for a day. I won't backstab you, Bai Xuan."
Under the same conditions, Qingze Shuku and Xingkong Novel, two light novel bookstores, are actually stronger than Liuli Bookstore.
After all, among the three major book clubs, Xingkong is the first, Qingze is the second, and Liuli is the third.
After Xia Yan said this, Bai Xuan's expression immediately moved.
That's what she's always been afraid of.
If Xingkong and Qingze give very generous recruitment conditions, then Xia Yan is understandable to run away, people run to high places, light novel writer is just a profession, not a saint.
But often the industry actually has a very consistent judgment on the value of a talent.In the eyes of the three major book clubs, Xia Yan is also of equal value, and in order to prevent vicious competition among peers, light novel authors find horses by riding donkeys to find horses, and set prices on the ground. The conditions offered by light novel writers will not vary too much.
In case Xingkong Novel and Qingze Bookstore figure it out one day, in order to find Xia Yan, they also agree to the condition that he not sign a long-term contract, and promise him to give Xia Yan the support resources of being a related household after he runs away. Then Xia Yan runs away The possibility will be greatly increased.
After all, the three major bookstores give light novel writers manuscript fees, and the ratio of booklets is almost exactly the same. The difference lies in internal management. Liuli Bookstore is more fair, and the other two have serious nepotism. If you want to get ahead, you have to find a backer in the bookstore. Join a faction.
Don't think that novelists are just writing novels. There are so many talented novelists, why should others praise you?In the novel industry, especially Xingkong and Qingze, people are very particular about human relationships and sophistication.
Xia Yan's promise can be said to dispel all her doubts of Bai Xuan.
Under the same conditions, Xia Yan would only stay with her, Bai Xuan, to write light novels.
The weight of this promise depends on how well Xia Yan understands words like faith and human affection.
Bai Xuan thought for 3 minutes, and the whole scene was filled with embarrassment.Especially Mo Ran, who has been sitting there without saying a word.
Bai Xuan raised her head, she is willing to gamble, Xia Yan is a trustworthy person.
"I understand, I will do my best to help you find the best comic serialization platform and editor I can contact, but whether your work can pass other people's assessment depends on the strength of your work I will give you an answer on this matter within two weeks. By the way, I know the rules, I can't read your comics, but I want to ask more, what's the name of your work..." Bai Xuan's voice was high volume up to three minutes.
Hearing this, Xia Yan smiled and shook his head.
"Let me play a riddle. Sister Bai Xuan, don't take the initiative to learn about this work."
"If you really find a good comic platform for it to be serialized, then in a few months, Sister Bai Xuan, you will know its name."
"What do you mean?" Bai Xuan asked curiously.
"It will definitely become popular in Longguo to the extent that no one in the two-dimensional industry knows about it." Xia Yan laughed.
"." Bai Xuan.
So confident?
"I hope that the next novel you create can also have this kind of confidence, instead of telling me that you have the confidence to create a comic book that will catch fire all over the Dragon Kingdom." Bai Xuan's voice was cold, but she puffed up slightly. Cheek, it can be seen that she was a little irritated and a little angry.
It doesn't really matter whether the teenager's self-confident speech can be realized, but what is important is.
Xia Yan has never shown such strong confidence in his novels in front of her.
After all?
Are you a manga artist or a light novelist?Don't confuse priorities!
"Let's wait for the next time. At that time, I will create a light novel of the same level to repay sister Bai Xuan's support." Xia Yan smiled, but her tone was also very serious.
"It definitely made Sister Bai Xuan feel that the cooperation with me back then was worth the money."
When Bai Xuan heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and after taking another look at Xia Yan's comic partner Mo Ran, she didn't say much, and left the coffee shop gracefully with her black bag.
After Bai Xuan left, Mo Ran, who had been silent by the side, finally dared to take a big breath.
The topic was too high-end, and she, a little fish in the Two-dimensional world, couldn't intervene.
"Is this the world you live in every day, junior?" Mo Ran's pupils shone brightly.
"Engage in these insider py transactions with industry leaders every day."
"What industry boss? Sister Bai Xuan is just an ordinary novelist agent." Xia Yan laughed.
"And she's a nice person, but she doesn't like to laugh."
common broker.
nice people.
Mo Ran was silent.
She basically also has some understanding of the situation in the light novel world of Longguo.
This is Bai Xuan, the famous novelist manager of Liuli Publishing House. Many light novel writers of average fame would spend a lot of effort trying to hug her thigh and treat her to a meal just for a chance to be serialized.
After all, let alone "Liu Li", even if it is an opportunity to serialize a "Liu Li color" novel, the benefits to the creators may be tens of millions.
The annual net profit of most private companies in Longguo is higher, and the serialization opportunities of this kind of journals are jointly controlled by these brokers and editors.
In Xia Yan's eyes, is she just an ordinary novelist agent?
"Okay, wait a week or two." Xia Yan said.
Although he didn't know what kind of comic serial platform Bai Xuan would find for him, Xia Yan knew it very well.
The level of practitioners in the comics industry she can come into contact with is definitely much higher than that Xia Yan can come into contact with when she submits comics without saying hello.
(End of this chapter)
Three days later, the ratings data of various works in the animation industry this week were released.
It's the same as everyone expected.
Magical Girl Madoka is number one this week.Mechanical city second.The secret treasure of the dragon is the third.Throbbing. Fourth
If it is said that the ratings of the seventh episode of Magical Girl Madoka Magica is only the third pick in the summer animation market, it has not caused any big waves.
Then this week, Magical Girl Madoka's ratings reached the top, so it doesn't need much publicity. Most animation fans in Dragon Country are very sensitive to these data.
After all, everyone is very busy, and they are not interested in looking for food in a pile of popular animations. A work that can be the most popular in the quarterly animation market must be a powerful work.
And at this time, I went back to look at the remarks made by the producers of Chu Yi, Li Jun, Zhou Ke and other three animations a few days ago.
Now everyone thinks about it.
So sour.
Especially the animation fans of Magical Girl Madoka Magica, at this time, a group mocking mode was launched on the entire network.
It's their job to call them "warriors of love". Why are these three green onions so yin and yang, the magical girl Madoka?
Have you watched these animations, the animations they made are comparable to the one toe of the magic circle?
"Hahaha, I have long said that these animations are not good. The original ones are actually pretty good. After the animations, they were turned into some kind of rubbish. Now it's all right. It's a shame to be surpassed by a magical girl animation."
"The investment in each of the three animations is more than four times that of Magical Girl Madoka. How could they lose so quickly?"
"If the amount of investment must be directly proportional to the popularity, then the Longguo animation industry would have already gathered a bunch of big investment animations."
"One thing to say, the animation production level of Magical Girl Madoka is indeed different from these three works, but the touch of the plot is too different."
"After reading the third episode of Magical Girl Madoka, I think it is a masterpiece, but I was wrong, because it has a sixth episode. After the sixth episode, I think it is the best of the best. Then the seventh After the episode came out, it continued until the eighth episode. Every episode of this animation challenges my evaluation of it. I will put it here. If the next four episodes of this animation can maintain the quality and not be unfinished, it must be an animation A masterpiece of the world."
"A masterpiece? It's too exaggerated. It's only the eighth episode now."
"I'm not bragging. Don't look at the old villain who is raving about "Soldier of Love" now. You can watch it in a few months. At that time, a group of people in the Dragon Kingdom animation industry will definitely praise it."
"I think so too. It will take some time for the word-of-mouth and fermentation of this work. After a few months, the market's evaluation of this animation will be more fair and objective. And by then... Chu Yi, Li Jun, Zhou Ke If you look at the sour words of these three people again, it will be a big joke in the industry."
The executives of the three major animation companies in Longguo are now full of anger when they see the industry's current cynicism towards them.
Of course, a businessman values profits, so a little loss in reputation doesn't matter.
But the point is that the three companies have spent more than 7000 million yuan to produce these animations this quarter, plus promotional expenses, this investment is also top-notch in the animation industry.
You want to say that losing to the works of the other two companies that are also the three major animation companies is unbearable, "Xia Tang" animation company?
What kind of ghost company is this?
It just rose up, and then took a piece of the animation market this quarter.
Don't even think about it, when the summer is over and several animations start to compete in the surrounding market, their works will still be suppressed.
If TV stations from overseas countries come to buy animation broadcast copyrights, the quotations given to them by the three companies will probably be at least 10% to 20% lower
Although business competition is based on their own abilities, many people in the three major companies have already hated "Xia Tang".
Colleagues are enemies, not to mention that the screenwriter of this company also made public remarks to ridicule, the problem is, his ridicule has come true.
But now I can only hide these emotions in my heart, next time if I have a chance.
They will definitely teach the company "Xiatang" a lesson.
Time to enter the middle of May.
In the entire Longguo light novel market, Xia Yan's popularity is slowly decreasing.
After all, he hasn't serialized a novel for almost half a year, and readers of Longguo's novels won't spend too much time on him.
Bai Xuan contacted him by phone three times a week, very regularly, for fear that Xia Yan would be abducted by people from other novel book clubs, even if Xia Yan told her repeatedly that even if he didn't take Liuli Book Club's face, he would look stable in her face She was in Liuli Book Club, but she was still a little uneasy.
After all, after Xia Yan won the sixth place in the Emperor Star Award, among the light novel writers under the age of 20 in Longguo, Xia Yan is a well-deserved No.1.
There are so many people staring at him, if Xia Yan doesn't serialize a new novel for a day, her doubts will not be dispelled.
But now Xia Yan doesn't have any works suitable for adaptation into light novels, so he can only continue to play Tai Chi with Bai Xuan.
Now, his main focus is not only on the animation of Magical Girl Madoka, but also on the initial D.
May nineteenth.
Mo Ran finally drew all the cartoons of the first three episodes of Initial D.
The thick stack of drawing paper is her painstaking effort over the past month.
There is no manga assistant, and every stroke is drawn by her alone.
And the fact is that, as she said, after the initial preparations were completed, her manga drawing was fast and good.
Even though Xia Yan knew the plot of the initial D, she was still subconsciously immersed in the comics she drew.
Now that the first three chapters of the manga have been drawn, the next step is to submit the manuscript.
Of course, normally speaking, posting or submitting manuscripts in person is a routine operation.
But Xia Yan thought for a while and gave up this approach.
Because it was too lucky to do that, and I happened to meet an incompetent manga editor, and the result... can be imagined.
so.
in a coffee shop.
Wearing a bright red long dress, Bai Xuan, who was dressed beautifully and intelligently, looked at Xia Yan and Mo Ran with a confused expression.
"So you said that you don't have time to create light novels, but you have time to create comics? And you also want to use my relationship to introduce you to one or two reliable comic editors to contribute?" Bai Xuan's voice was a little bit Angry.
Xia Yan had known for a long time that she might have this kind of reaction, and quickly said that the work of Initial D was not suitable for adaptation into a light novel due to the special reasons of the racing car, Bai Xuan's face softened a little.
"Racing cartoons?" Bai Xuan hesitated for a while.
Xia Yan found her the right person.
The three branches of light novels, manga, and animation blend with each other.
Just like the three most powerful light novel book clubs in Longguo, the four major comic book clubs and the three major animation companies, they have frequent mutual interest exchanges and even cross shareholdings with each other.
As a light novel agent, Bai Xuan not only knows people from the light novel world, but also knows many people from the manga and animation world.
But the problem is
Why did she do Xia Yan this favor?
Her relationship with Xia Yan was only in the field of light novels. It was really funny to help Xia Yan introduce partners in the comics world.
"Why should I help you?" Bai Xuan asked straightforwardly.
"Well, this will allow me to owe you a favor." Xia Yan said after pondering for a while.
"Favour?" Bai Xuan looked at Xia Yan.
"Having worked with me for so long, you know my character. Don't you always think that if I don't sign a long-term contract with the bookstore, I might suddenly quit one day?" Xia Yan said.
"But as long as you do me this favor this time, I can promise you that under the same conditions, no matter how hard people from Xingkong Novel and Qingze Bookstore come to dig me up and call me to harass me, I only need to hang out in the novel world for a day. I won't backstab you, Bai Xuan."
Under the same conditions, Qingze Shuku and Xingkong Novel, two light novel bookstores, are actually stronger than Liuli Bookstore.
After all, among the three major book clubs, Xingkong is the first, Qingze is the second, and Liuli is the third.
After Xia Yan said this, Bai Xuan's expression immediately moved.
That's what she's always been afraid of.
If Xingkong and Qingze give very generous recruitment conditions, then Xia Yan is understandable to run away, people run to high places, light novel writer is just a profession, not a saint.
But often the industry actually has a very consistent judgment on the value of a talent.In the eyes of the three major book clubs, Xia Yan is also of equal value, and in order to prevent vicious competition among peers, light novel authors find horses by riding donkeys to find horses, and set prices on the ground. The conditions offered by light novel writers will not vary too much.
In case Xingkong Novel and Qingze Bookstore figure it out one day, in order to find Xia Yan, they also agree to the condition that he not sign a long-term contract, and promise him to give Xia Yan the support resources of being a related household after he runs away. Then Xia Yan runs away The possibility will be greatly increased.
After all, the three major bookstores give light novel writers manuscript fees, and the ratio of booklets is almost exactly the same. The difference lies in internal management. Liuli Bookstore is more fair, and the other two have serious nepotism. If you want to get ahead, you have to find a backer in the bookstore. Join a faction.
Don't think that novelists are just writing novels. There are so many talented novelists, why should others praise you?In the novel industry, especially Xingkong and Qingze, people are very particular about human relationships and sophistication.
Xia Yan's promise can be said to dispel all her doubts of Bai Xuan.
Under the same conditions, Xia Yan would only stay with her, Bai Xuan, to write light novels.
The weight of this promise depends on how well Xia Yan understands words like faith and human affection.
Bai Xuan thought for 3 minutes, and the whole scene was filled with embarrassment.Especially Mo Ran, who has been sitting there without saying a word.
Bai Xuan raised her head, she is willing to gamble, Xia Yan is a trustworthy person.
"I understand, I will do my best to help you find the best comic serialization platform and editor I can contact, but whether your work can pass other people's assessment depends on the strength of your work I will give you an answer on this matter within two weeks. By the way, I know the rules, I can't read your comics, but I want to ask more, what's the name of your work..." Bai Xuan's voice was high volume up to three minutes.
Hearing this, Xia Yan smiled and shook his head.
"Let me play a riddle. Sister Bai Xuan, don't take the initiative to learn about this work."
"If you really find a good comic platform for it to be serialized, then in a few months, Sister Bai Xuan, you will know its name."
"What do you mean?" Bai Xuan asked curiously.
"It will definitely become popular in Longguo to the extent that no one in the two-dimensional industry knows about it." Xia Yan laughed.
"." Bai Xuan.
So confident?
"I hope that the next novel you create can also have this kind of confidence, instead of telling me that you have the confidence to create a comic book that will catch fire all over the Dragon Kingdom." Bai Xuan's voice was cold, but she puffed up slightly. Cheek, it can be seen that she was a little irritated and a little angry.
It doesn't really matter whether the teenager's self-confident speech can be realized, but what is important is.
Xia Yan has never shown such strong confidence in his novels in front of her.
After all?
Are you a manga artist or a light novelist?Don't confuse priorities!
"Let's wait for the next time. At that time, I will create a light novel of the same level to repay sister Bai Xuan's support." Xia Yan smiled, but her tone was also very serious.
"It definitely made Sister Bai Xuan feel that the cooperation with me back then was worth the money."
When Bai Xuan heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and after taking another look at Xia Yan's comic partner Mo Ran, she didn't say much, and left the coffee shop gracefully with her black bag.
After Bai Xuan left, Mo Ran, who had been silent by the side, finally dared to take a big breath.
The topic was too high-end, and she, a little fish in the Two-dimensional world, couldn't intervene.
"Is this the world you live in every day, junior?" Mo Ran's pupils shone brightly.
"Engage in these insider py transactions with industry leaders every day."
"What industry boss? Sister Bai Xuan is just an ordinary novelist agent." Xia Yan laughed.
"And she's a nice person, but she doesn't like to laugh."
common broker.
nice people.
Mo Ran was silent.
She basically also has some understanding of the situation in the light novel world of Longguo.
This is Bai Xuan, the famous novelist manager of Liuli Publishing House. Many light novel writers of average fame would spend a lot of effort trying to hug her thigh and treat her to a meal just for a chance to be serialized.
After all, let alone "Liu Li", even if it is an opportunity to serialize a "Liu Li color" novel, the benefits to the creators may be tens of millions.
The annual net profit of most private companies in Longguo is higher, and the serialization opportunities of this kind of journals are jointly controlled by these brokers and editors.
In Xia Yan's eyes, is she just an ordinary novelist agent?
"Okay, wait a week or two." Xia Yan said.
Although he didn't know what kind of comic serial platform Bai Xuan would find for him, Xia Yan knew it very well.
The level of practitioners in the comics industry she can come into contact with is definitely much higher than that Xia Yan can come into contact with when she submits comics without saying hello.
(End of this chapter)
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