Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 351 Secret Meeting

There is a little-known neon-style manor in Tokyo. The pavilions, bridges and flowing water outside the house all reveal a leisurely charm of Nanshan.

Inside the house, there are wooden screens and famous calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls. Torishima Heyan is like a follower at this time, sitting on the tatami against the wall and not squinting, listening to the discussions of everyone present.

"Who would have thought that Century magazine would be so popular? What should we do now?"

The speaker was Nishimura Shigeo, the editor-in-chief of Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump", and the reason why Torishima Kōhiko was able to come here this time.

Today, Torishima Hehiko can be said to be one of the most popular editors of "Weekly Shonen Jump".

Unlike the original "Jump" magazine, which was full of stars in time and space, although today's "Jump" magazine also has many excellent comics, it no longer has dominance in Neon.

The top-ranked work in the magazine today is "Fist of the North Star", which began serialization in 1983. It relies on extreme violence and bloody scenes to attract a large number of readers.

The second-ranked book is "Arale" edited by Torishima Hehiko.

"Arale", which was originally serialized for only four years, has now been serialized for five years.

In response to this, Toriyama, a lazy person, has rebelled several times, shouting that he doesn't want to paint anymore!

It's a pity that Toriyama Kazuhiko calmed him down, but he can do it again and again, but he can't do it again and again. I'm afraid Toriyama will still finish "Arale" by the end of this year.

In this time and space, there is no "Jump" magazine with top comics such as "Dragon Ball", "City Hunter", "Captain Tsubasa", etc. The reliance on "Arale" is even more serious than in the original time and space, and Torishima Hehiko's status is also higher than in the original time and space. To be higher.

After all, the only person who can comfort Toriyama's treasure now is Toriyama Kazuhiko.

The fact that he was able to come here with his editor-in-chief this time is proof that Nishimura Shigeo attaches great importance to Torishima Hehiko.

“Editor-in-Chief Nishimura, I’m afraid I have to ask President Akita this question, right?”

The speaker was Noma Noma, currently the vice president of Kodansha.

Unlike other major publishing houses, Kodansha is a family business. The old president, Noma Iiichi, is about to retire, and Kodansha will fall into his hands next.

Regarding Noma Noma's troubles, Akita Sadao seemed very stable and was not affected by Noma's words at all.

"I did underestimate that Li Wannian. I didn't expect him to be so powerful!"

What Akita Sadao said was sincere.

In the past, my own comic magazine had the opportunity to become Neon's number one comic magazine, but now it has fallen to Neon's fifth ranked comic magazine. The average sales volume is only about 30, which is almost one-tenth of what it was back then.

It is impossible to say that he does not regret it, but when facing other people's ridicule, Akita Sadao can keep his face from showing, which shows that his Qi-nurturing skills are really good.

"Okay, Noma, just stop saying a few words!"

The person who came out to break up the fight was Tetsuzo Aiga, the old president of Shogakukan.

This time, the secret gathering was attended by the heads of the four major Neon publishing houses.

The purpose of their gathering here is naturally to deal with the strong attack of Li Wannian's "Weekly Shōnen Century".

In the current neon comic industry, "Century" ranks first, and it is far ahead, with an average sales volume of 300 million copies.

"Jump", which ranks second, has about 180 million copies. As for the other three, "Magazine" and "Sunday" have about 100 million copies. The last one is "Champion", which once ranked first.

It can be said that the combined sales of these comic magazines are only one "Sunday" higher than "Century"!

In the local market of Neon, they were beaten down by a foreign company. How could they have the dignity to say that Neon is a big country in comics?

Although Tezuka Makoto has a stake in the "Century" magazine, everyone knows that this magazine really relies on Li Wannian from Hong Kong Island.

"We are not here to quarrel. The presidents should talk about business!" Tetsuzo Aiga spoke again, bringing back the topic that had gradually gone off the rails.

"What's there to say? People's cartoons are good, so we can't tie up that long-lived man's hands, right?"

Noma Wei Dao didn't care about Dao.

To be honest, Noma Noma was not very enthusiastic about this party.

First of all, the sales volume of their "Magazine" has barely changed, and it has not been greatly impacted by "Century" magazine.

Secondly, many of the cartoonists under his magazine are students of Osamu Tezuka, and the owner of "Century" is Makoto Tezuka, which makes them close to each other and makes it harder for him to interfere too much.

"Humph, I admit that when it comes to works, we are indeed no match for him, but it is not difficult to stop a cartoonist from drawing cartoons!"

Akita Sadao spoke at this time and said quietly.

Even though he suffered a big loss from Li Wannian, he didn't give up. He just tried to convince him just to deal a serious blow at the critical moment.

This gathering was also facilitated by him.

"It seems that President Akita has already figured out what to do?"

His words immediately attracted Shigeo Nishimura. Among them, the one who was most concerned about this matter was undoubtedly the editor-in-chief of "Jump".

After all, as long as the first one is killed, the second one will be the cheapest!

"It's very simple. These people all have big families and big businesses. As long as they use some connections, how can the magazine continue to be run in Neon?"

Akita Sadao's words immediately made several people frown.

It is true that the "three major clubs" all have plutocratic and official backgrounds, but this behavior of referees personally participating in the competition is still somewhat uncomfortable. After all, it violates the rules of the game they have established themselves.

"Oh, why wouldn't President Akita do such a thing himself?"

Noma Noda retorted again. In his opinion, Akita Sadao was using them as spearmen.

"My ability is limited, and there are not many people with strong abilities, so I just asked a few people to discuss it together!"

"It's better not to do this. After all, there's Makoto Tezuka involved. He's the son of the 'God of Comics'!"

Aanga Tetsuzo, who was relatively steady, also spoke at this time.

"Then I can't help it!"

Akita Sadao spread his hands with a disappointed expression.

"Perhaps we can use our own power to influence them. Business competition itself is not just one way!" Nishimura Shigeo also suggested at this time.

"What method do you want to use? Poaching? Channel competition? Publicity and suppression?"

Noma Weidao said several things in one breath.

"Why can't we use them all?"

In response to Noma Noma's inquiry, Shigeo Nishimura grinned, showing a winning smile.

(End of this chapter)