A perfect life starting from a light novel writer

Three days later, the ratings data for various works in the animation industry this week were released. ✿.｡.:* ☆:**:. .:**:.☆*.:｡.✿

It's the same as everyone expected.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is number one this week. Mechanical City is second. The third secret treasure of dragon. Throbbing.Fourth

If the ratings of the seventh episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica are only the third in the summer animation market, it has not caused any big waves.

Well, this week, Puella Magi Madoka Magica's ratings reached the top, so it didn't need much publicity. Most animation fans in Dragon Kingdom are very sensitive to these data.

After all, everyone is very busy and has no interest in looking for food among a bunch of popular animations. A work that can be the most popular in the quarterly animation market must be a powerful work.

At this time, let’s go back and look at the remarks made by the producers of the three animations Chu Yi, Li Jun, and Zhou Ke a few days ago.

Now let’s reflect on it.

So sour.

Especially the anime fans of Madoka Magica launched a group mocking mode on the entire network at this time.

It's their business to call the "Love Warrior" names, so why are these three green onions so weird about Madoka Magica?

Have you ever seen these animations? Are the animations they produced comparable to Magic Circle One Toe?

"Hahaha, I have long said that these animations are not good. The original ones are actually pretty good, but after the animation, they turned into garbage. Now it's better. It's so shameful to be surpassed by a magical girl-themed animation."

"The investment in each of the three animations is more than four times that of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. How can they lose so quickly?"

"If the amount of investment must be directly proportional to popularity, then the Dragon Kingdom animation industry would already be full of big-investment animations."

"One thing to say, Puella Magi Madoka Magica's animation production level is indeed different from these three works, but the touching effect of the plot is very different."

"After watching the third episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, I thought it was a masterpiece. But I was wrong because it has a sixth episode. After finishing the sixth episode, I thought it was the best among masterpieces. And then the seventh episode After the episode was released, until the eighth episode, this animation challenged my evaluation of it. Let me put it here, if this animation can maintain the quality in the next four episodes, 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 thief that everyone is criticizing "Love Warrior" now. Wait for a few months and watch it. By then, there will definitely be a group of people in the Dragon Kingdom animation industry crazily touting it."

"I also see it this way. It will take some time for the reputation 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 sarcastic words of these three people, it will be a big joke in the industry.

The top executives of the three major animation companies in the Dragon Kingdom were furious when they saw the cynicism towards them in the industry.

Of course, businessmen value profits, and a little loss of reputation does not matter.

But the key point is that the three companies have spent a lot of money this quarter, spending more than 60 to 70 million to produce these animations. Coupled with publicity expenses, this investment is also top-notch in the animation industry.

How can you tolerate losing to the works of two other companies that are also among the three major animation companies, "Xia Tang" animation company?

What the hell kind of company is this?

It rose like this and stole a piece of the animation market this quarter.

There is no need to think too much. When the summer is over and several animations begin to compete in the peripheral market, their works will still be suppressed.

If TV stations from overseas come to purchase animation broadcast rights, the prices quoted by the three companies will probably be at least 10% to 20% lower.

Although business competition is based on everyone's ability, many people in the three major companies still have a grudge against "Xia Tang".

Colleagues are enemies, not to mention that the screenwriter of this company publicly made a mockery. The problem is, his mockery came true.

But now I can only hide these emotions in my heart, if there is a chance next time.

They will definitely teach the company "Xia Tang" a lesson.

Time has entered mid-May.

In the entire Dragon Kingdom light novel market, Xia Yan's popularity is slowly decreasing.

After all, he has not serialized novels for almost half a year, and the novel readers in Long Kingdom will not spend too much time on him.

Baixuan contacted him on the 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 repeatedly told her that even if she was not in Liuli Book Club's favor, she would still be stable in her face. at Liuli Book Club, but she was still a little uneasy.

After all, after Xia Yan won the sixth place in the Emperor Star Award, Xia Yan is the well-deserved number one among the light novel writers under the age of 20 in the Dragon Kingdom.

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 that are suitable to be adapted into light novels, so he can only continue to play Tai Chi with Bai Xuan.

His current focus, apart from the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, is Initial D.

May 19th.

Mo Ran finally finished drawing the first three chapters of Initial D comics.

The thick stack of drawing paper is her hard work over the past month or so.

There was no comic assistant, so she drew every stroke by herself.

And the fact is just as she said, after the initial preparation work was completed, her comic drawing was fast and good.

Even though Xia Yan knew the plot of Initial D, she was still immersed in it unconsciously when she read the comics she drew.

Since the first three chapters of the comics were finished, the next thing was to submit them.

Of course, normally, mailing or submitting in person is a common practice.

However, Xia Yan thought about it for a while and gave up this approach.

Because it was too much of a gamble, and if you happened to meet an incompetent comic editor, the result... can be imagined.

So.

In a certain coffee shop.

Bai Xuan, dressed in a bright red dress and beautiful and intellectual, looked at Xia Yan and Mo Ran with a confused face.

"So you said that you don't have time to create light novels during this period, but you have time to create comics? And you want to use my relationship to introduce you to one or two reliable comic editors to submit your works?" Bai Xuan's voice was a little angry.

Xia Yan knew that she might have this reaction a long time ago, and hurriedly told her that Initial D was not suitable for adaptation into a light novel due to the special reasons of racing works, and Bai Xuan's face was slightly relieved.

"Racing comics?" Bai Xuan hesitated for a while.

Xia Yan finally found the right person.

Light novels, comics, and animations are intertwined.

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 frequently exchange interests with each other, and even cross-hold shares with each other.

As a light novel agent, Bai Xuan not only knows people in the light novel industry, but also knows many people in the comics and animation industries.

But the question is

Why should she help Xia Yan?

Her dealings with Xia Yan are only in the field of light novels. It would be too funny to help Xia Yan introduce partners in the comics industry.

"Why should I help you?" Bai Xuan asked directly.

"Well, this way I can owe you a favor." Xia Yan said after a pause.

"Favor?" Bai Xuan looked at Xia Yan.

"You have been working 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 book club, I might suddenly jump ship one day and run away?" Xia Yan said.

"But as long as you do me this favor this time, I can promise you that under the same conditions, even if the people from Xingkong Novels and Qingze Library try to poach me or harass me by phone, as long as I stay in the novel industry for one day, I will never backstab you, Bai Xuan."

If the same conditions are offered, Qingze Library and Xingkong Novels are actually better than Liuli Library.

After all, among the three major book clubs, Xingkong is first, Qingze is second, and Liuli is third.

Bai Xuan's expression immediately changed after Xia Yan said this.

This is what she has always been afraid of.

If Xingkong and Qingze offer very generous recruitment conditions, then it is understandable that Xia Yan ran away, people always run to higher places, and light novel writers are just a profession, not a saintly rank.

But often the industry actually has a very consistent judgment on the value of a talent. In the eyes of the three major bookstores, Xia Yan's value is also quite high. In order to prevent vicious competition among peers, and to prevent light novel authors from looking for other jobs and raising their prices, everyone has a tacit understanding with each other, and the conditions offered to a certain light novel writer will not be too different.

What if Xingkong Novel and Qingze Bookstore come to an understanding one day, and in order to dig out Xia Yan, they also agree to his condition of not signing a long-term contract, and promise to provide Xia Yan with support resources as a relative after he runs away. Then the possibility of Xia Yan running away will be greatly increased.

After all, the royalties and single-volume share ratios given by the three major bookstores to light novel writers are almost exactly the same. The only difference is the 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 and join a faction.

Don't think that novelists just write novels. There are so many talented novelists. Why would others support you? Human relations are very particular in the novel industry, especially Xingkong and Qingze.

Xia Yan's promise can dispel all of Bai Xuan's doubts.

Under the same conditions, Xia Yan will only stay under Bai Xuan to create light novels.

How heavy this promise is depends on how deeply Xia Yan understands the words such as trust and human feelings.

Bai Xuan thought for three minutes, and the whole scene was awkward. Especially Mo Ran, who had been sitting there without saying a word.

Bai Xuan raised her head. She was willing to bet that Xia Yan was a person who would keep his word.

"I understand. I will do my best to help you find the best comic serialization platform and editor I can contact. However, whether your work can pass the assessment of others depends on the strength of your work. I will give you an answer within two weeks. By the way, I know the rules. I can't read your comic manuscript, but I want to ask more. What is the name of your work?" Bai Xuan's voice was three points higher.

Xia Yan smiled and shook his head when he heard it.

"Let me give you a riddle. Sister Bai Xuan, don't take the initiative to learn about this work."

"If you really find a good comic platform to serialize it, then in a few months, you will know its name, Sister Bai Xuan."

"What do you mean?" Bai Xuan asked curiously.

"It will definitely be so popular in Longguo that everyone in the two-dimensional industry will know it." Xia Yan smiled.

"." Bai Xuan.

So confident?

"I hope that you can have this kind of confidence in your next novel, instead of telling me that you are confident that you can create a comic that will be popular all over Longguo." Bai Xuan's voice was cold, but her slightly puffed cheeks showed that she was a little stimulated and a little angry.

Whether the boy's confident words can be realized is not important, but what is important is.

Xia Yan has never shown such strong confidence in his novels in front of her.

What is the bottom line?

Are you a cartoonist or a light novelist? Don't confuse the main and the secondary!

"Wait until next time, and then I will create a light novel of the same level to repay Sister Bai Xuan's support." Xia Yan smiled, but his tone was also serious.

"I will definitely make Sister Bai Xuan feel that it was worthwhile to cooperate with me at the beginning."

Hearing this, Bai Xuan raised a smile at the corner of her mouth. After taking a closer look at Xia Yan's comic partner Mo Ran, she didn't say much, and left the cafe elegantly with her black bag.

After Bai Xuan left, Mo Ran, who had been silent all the time, finally dared to breathe heavily.

The topic was too high-level, and she, a little fish in the two-dimensional world, couldn't interrupt.

"Is this the world you live in every day, junior brother?" Mo Ran's pupils flickered.

"Every day, I engage in these insider py transactions with industry leaders."

"What industry leaders? Sister Bai Xuan is just an ordinary novelist agent." Xia Yan laughed.

"And she is a very nice person, but she doesn't like to laugh."

An ordinary agent.

A very nice person.

Mo Ran was silent.

She basically knew something about the light novel industry in Longguo.

This is Bai Xuan, a famous novelist agent of Liuli Book Club. Many light novel writers with average reputations have to spend a lot of effort to get close to her thighs and treat her to a meal for a serialization opportunity.

After all, let alone "Liuli", even a serialization opportunity for a novel of "Liuli Se" may bring tens of millions of benefits to the creator.

It is higher than the annual net profit of most private companies in Longguo, and the serialization opportunity of this kind of journal is jointly controlled by these agents and book club editors.

In Xia Yan's eyes, is she just an ordinary novelist's agent?

"Okay, wait a week or two." Xia Yan said.

Although he didn't know what kind of comic serialization platform Bai Xuan would find for him, Xia Yan knew it very well.

The level of comic industry practitioners she could contact was definitely much higher than what Xia Yan could contact by submitting comics without any notice.