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"Delayed release, sales volume has not decreased, "Weekly Boys" has achieved success in sales in major bookstores!"

""Detective Conan" launched a new character, and the protagonist's myth has been shattered, causing many dissatisfaction!"

"Gorgeous, superb, shocking, He Xi shows his sharpness, and vows to use the most handsome thief to fight "Detective Sherlock"!"

Several newspapers were placed on Alice's desk, and Alice knew Meng Huo had succeeded without reading the contents.

The impact of the delayed release was far less than the sensation caused by this issue of "Detective Conan". The entire Ninghai City set off a frenzy of buying, and some booksellers even increased the price privately, but they were all sold out within a day.

The editors in the editorial department congratulated Alice enviously, and even Sun Yang asked her to hand over a letter from Teacher Tomato.

This letter is not encrypted, and Alice can also see the content. Teacher Tomato praised the new plot of "Detective Conan" in it, and said that he is a new fan of Teacher He Xi, and hopes that he can beat "Detective Sherlock" ".

Who is Teacher Tomato?

When Alice took over Meng Huo, she heard Ye Xiong specifically mention this veteran cartoonist. It is said that he had a big prejudice against Meng Huo. Ye Xiong asked Alice to be careful not to affect Meng Huo. But it wasn't long before Mr. Tomato became Meng Huo's fan!

Meng Huo was using comics to gain recognition from others, which made Alice feel a sense of pride.

But when the entire editorial department was excited, the editor-in-chief Ye Xiong was sitting on his desk frowning.

"Editor-in-Chief, are you not satisfied with the sales of this issue?"

Alice asked strangely.

"No, sales are fine." Ye Xiong shook his head, looked up and said, "I'm just wondering whether Mr. He Xi's role of Kidd is suitable for Mr. He Xi, because his charm is too great to easily steal the limelight from the protagonist. "

He originally wanted to say Meng Huo, but then changed his words. Now the editorial department uses a pseudonym to refer to Meng Huo, which can prevent the risk of leakage.

"I don't think you need to worry about that."

Alice smiled and said: "I talked with Teacher He Xi, he has no plans to put Kidd in the main storyline, Kidd is positioned as a special character who appears occasionally, his greatest charm is mystery, Teacher He Xi will not destroy this A sense of mystery."

Keeping mystery creates a special sense of beauty, and the original Phantom Thief Kidd is such a character. He is elusive and has a chicness that is beyond reach. Readers don't know who he is, what he looks like, where he comes from and where he is going, so they look forward to his gorgeous appearance again.

Simply put, Kidd's influence on "Detective Conan" will be small, but his impact on readers will be great.

"If the editor-in-chief is worried, I will go to Mr. He Xi's house to get the original manuscript of the next episode, and then I will be able to see Kidd's position." Alice continued to add.

Ye Xiong nodded: "That's fine."

"By the way, help me remind Teacher He Xi of one thing."

...

"Don't draw too beautifully?"

At noon, Meng Huo received a message from Alice, and couldn't help but wonder if Ye Xiong's head had gone crazy.

Other cartoonists want to make their works look better, but Ye Xiong is good, but he wants Meng Huo not to draw too beautifully!

"This sentence is not what you think."

Alice smiled wryly, and quickly explained that Ye Xiong meant to keep Meng Huo's usual manga fragments,

There is no need to draw the kind of comics that exceed the specifications, that is, the last picture of the first chapter, the promotional poster, and this time Kaitou Kidd.

"Why!"

Meng Huo was a little unhappy: "It took me a lot of effort to draw those pictures. Could it be that the effect is not good?"

He has a feeling that his efforts have been denied.

"It's not bad, it's great."

Alice shook her head. She took out several reports from her satchel and spread them out on the table: "Look, this is part of the results of several months of reader surveys."

Meng Huo picked up the report curiously, while Alice continued.

"In the results of the survey on how readers like "Detective Conan", we found a very strange thing. More than 50% of the readers were attracted by the picture in the first chapter."

"They saw that picture from magazines, the Internet, and friends, so they became interested in buying the magazine. It is undeniable that the high quality of "Detective Conan" can keep them, but without that picture, this manga would never The reader base at the beginning will be greatly reduced, and it may take a long time to settle before it becomes popular."

"Are you exaggerating?"

"No, original comics are less popular than you think."

Alice's expression was calm. If a market is bleak, even if there are high-quality works, it will take time to settle and ferment. This rule was broken by Meng Huo.

"Not only that, we conducted a survey on your poster, and the result is surprising. Many people who have not read "Detective Conan" plan to buy a booklet, and the reason is that because the poster is so beautiful, they are willing to spend money to collect it."

"And "Weekly Shonen", which was released yesterday, is the third time you have shown that talent."

Alice paused, with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Guess what happened?"

"what?"

"Three hours." Alice stretched out three fingers and said with a smile: "We printed more than 300,000 copies in advance, but it only took three hours, and all the inventory in Ninghai City for a week was sold out."

"I'll tell you one thing, no matter how popular magazines are, publishers and bookstore owners will keep some magazines for sale in the next few days, so if you go to block the door early the next morning, there is still a chance to buy "Weekly Boys" .”

However, as soon as the strange thief Kidd came out this time, the whole Ninghai was boiling. Those senior readers would rather spend more money to force out the bookstore’s inventory. print.

Speaking of the reason, of course it is because of Kaitou Kidd's charm, but how did Kaito Kidd's charm come out?

Mystery and magnificence are not the source of all these. The source should be the stunning picture on the cover, which shaped the reader's first impression of Kaito Kidd. And after this impression is perfected by the plot, Kidd's charm will be fully displayed.

"..."

After reading the report, Meng Huo thought for a moment.

"No! According to you, this is a good thing, why don't you let me paint?"

"The meaning of the editor-in-chief is not to tell you not to draw all the time, but to choose carefully." Alice smiled slightly: "We are worried that readers will get used to it if they read too much. You can't spoil them. The fewer such pictures, the better. It’s fine to show up at critical moments.”

"You're going to turn it into something like a magic weapon."

With her explanation, Meng Huo finally understood. However, in the past, flashes of inspiration rarely appeared, so even if he wanted to draw more, he couldn't help it.

What is Ye Xiongbai worrying about, isn't the most important thing now the booklet?