I’m Really a Superstar

Japan.

Online, street, car, school.

Talk about One Piece can be heard everywhere.

"Serialized two words today!"

"It's so enjoyable to watch."

"My Luffy! Cute is dead!"

"Fighting is so passionate!"

"This is the best comic I have seen in recent years!"

"I want to pay for it!"

"Me too, when will I be out?"

"I have watched it four times!"

Fourth words.

Fifth words.

The sixth chapter.

"One Piece" serialization continues.

And because of the doubling of the weekly serialization volume, the page length of "One Piece" quickly reached the requirement of publishing a single book. The normal 32-format book is also called the new book in Japan. About 180 pages are enough. Had to advance the plan in the separate book.

Publicity.

print.

Make the cover.

The number of first prints was also discussed.

At a meeting in the Youth Hall, everyone had different opinions.

"All talk, how many first prints?"

"Try one hundred thousand copies first?"

"Hundred thousand copies are a bit less, right? With the current popularity of "One Piece", I think it needs at least 200,000 copies to make the base, maybe more."

"Two hundred thousand? Impossible."

"It's the first volume. Two hundred thousand is too high. This is the treatment of top cartoonists."

"But the current "One Piece" is already the hottest serialized comic in Japan!"

"The booklet hasn't been released yet. I don't know how it sells. It's a bit early for the hottest comics."

"It's a compromise, I suggest 150,000."

There are promising.

Of course there are also disagreements.

The popularity survey of "One Piece" is high, and it has been number one for many consecutive periods, but word-of-mouth is word-of-mouth, and sales are sales. This must be said separately. It is not that there is no such kind of praise. Word-of-mouth is only one aspect of the comics, and ultimately sales have to speak.

there.

Someone from Zhang Ye's studio also went to Japan.

...

this day.

morning.

Six o'clock in the morning Beijing time.

At seven o'clock in the morning in Tokyo time, there is a time difference of one hour late.

Zhang Ye is making breakfast in the kitchen, while holding a mobile phone in his other hand, he is on a video call with Ha Qiqi. In the video, Xiao Sun is talking to his sister over there, and Ha Qiqi is also very energetic.

Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Here?"

Ha Qiqi: "I and Xiao Sun have already arrived in Japan. Today is the day when the first volume of "One Piece" is on sale. It will be on sale soon. Don’t you know, you can’t really feel "One Piece" if you don’t come here. "The popularity, let’s put it this way, I can still understand the three words of One Piece in Japanese. Did you know that I heard One Piece mention it four or five times in my ears when I was in the car with Xiao Sun?"

Zhang Ye: "Haha, that's good."

Ha Qi smiled diligently: "I and Xiao Sun will go to the bookstore right away and tell you the latest news in a while."

Zhang Ye said: "Thank you, thank you for your hard work."

Ha Qi said together: "It's not hard, you should, you draw more, and then take good care of Wu Ju at home. We have other things."

Zhang Ye: "Good."

After hanging up the video, Ha Qiqi and Xiao Sun set off immediately.

But when they walked outside a nearby bookstore with the largest rules, both of them were dumbfounded, only to see that the long line had drained more than a hundred meters.

One Piece!

One Piece!

This sound is all in my ears!

Xiao Sun was stunned, "Did you buy "One Piece"?"

Ha Qiqi is also a little bit empty, "No way?"

They didn't understand and didn't dare to be passionate about themselves, and then turned around and changed to a smaller bookstore, only to find that the same was true, they were all queuing!

What is this for?

What are you here to buy?

At this time, the time is up!

When the bookstore suddenly opened its doors for business, the crowd in line suddenly rushed in. Although the order was in order, although it was not chaotic like the domestic one, everyone was walking fast, and everyone rushed in one direction. Comic sales area!

"One Piece!"

"I want a copy!"

"Give me a copy!"

"Is One Piece coming?"

Xiao Sun was shocked!

Ha Qi is excited!

Not being passionate, I really came to buy "One Piece"!

...

Osaka.

A certain point of sale.

"Does One Piece have it?"

"Give me one piece of One Piece, thank you."

"Has the eighth volume of "King Wu" come out? Not yet? Oh, then I want a copy of "One Piece."

...

Hokkaido.

A certain bookstore.

"what?"

"Nothing?"

"How could it be gone?"

"I came in line in the morning."

...

Kyoto.

A supermarket.

"What about "One Piece"?"

"Didn't you issue a single book today?"

"Sold out?"

"So fast?"

"Is there no copy?"

"Ahhhhh! It's too late!"

...

at the same time.

The editorial department of the Youth Hall.

A person from the marketing department suddenly ran in and said out of breath, "One Piece is selling crazy! Who is the editor in charge of One Piece?"

Seto Kyoko stood up in shock, "It's me."

The humanity of the marketing department said: "Hurry up and get ready for printing!"

The other editors were also stunned.

"Reprint?"

"This is just on sale."

"Why print it now?"

"What is the result?"

None of them understand.

This kind of reprinting is a major issue. Generally, it is necessary to wait for the first printed one-line copy to be sold out before considering how many copies to reprint or reprint according to the results. How can it be sold for two hours? The issue of reprinting is raised. Up?

Everyone looked confused.

I saw the humanity of the marketing department: "What do you know, "One Piece" was on sale for two hours, and all the 150,000 copies of the first print were sold out!"

Seto Kyoko was stunned!

All the people in the editorial department were stunned!

Sold out?

all?

150,000 copies? ?

Deputy Editor-in-Chief: "I rely on!"

A male editor fainted: "Would you like to be so cruel?"

One person shouted: "Hurry up, let the editor in chief!"

Everyone understands something big!

This is not just a major event in their children's hall, it is a major event in the Japanese manga world!

How many years has it been?

How many years has there been no manga of this kind in Japan?

...

Two days later.

"One Piece" was printed with 150,000 copies.

Sold out in three hours!

...

A few days later.

"One Piece" was printed again with 200,000 copies.

Two hundred thousand copies sold out again!

...

Reprint!

Sold out!

Reprint!

Sold out!

In the end, the sales volume of the first book of "One Piece" reached a staggering 1.01 million copies, breaking the historical sales record of the first book of comics!

The youth hall is crazy!

Other manga magazines are crazy!

The whole Japan is crazy!

I think that after the completion of the national manga "Racial Awakening" six or seven years ago, such crazy scenes have never appeared in the Japanese manga world. The popularity of "One Piece" came too suddenly, and it was too unprepared. Many Japanese are caught off guard!

Six years!

It's been six years!

Another national comic, they are finally waiting!