Comic cheating, dream-eating life

This is "Tian Sen", a comic book specialty store in Electrical Street.

Salesperson Onozawa looked at the long queue at the door and was speechless.

"Wow, what's going on today? There are so many people!"

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Winter mornings are not generally cold.

It seems that some people came last night. They brought tents and sleeping bags. I really don’t know what they were trying to do.

The time was getting closer and closer to nine o'clock when the door opened, and the numbness on the faces of the few people at the door turned into anticipation.

"Guys, this is a war."

"Tiansen" store manager Shinzaki stood at the door, staring at the customers with a solemn expression.

"Next, we can't stop for a moment! We must comfort them as quickly as possible!"

He looked at the single volume of "Ultraman Tiga" stacked up in the middle of the store.

"This is a popular work of "Weekly Shōnen Jumk". The first edition has 200,000 copies, and there are 100,000 copies in Tokyo. In 20 stores in Tokyo, 600 copies have been allocated to "Tamori"!"

"200,000 copies!" Onozawa shook his head, looked at the crowd at the door, and said in surprise: "200,000 single copies, why are so many people queuing up?"

The store manager Shinzaki gave a thumbs up: "That's a good question. However, this is the work of JUMK, the same JUMK who produced "Dragon Ball" and "One Piece". It ranks first in sales of national comic magazines." "

"Moreover, the single volume sold this time is "Ultraman Tega". During the serialization period of JUMK, the ranking of this newspaper did not fall below the 6th place. It has a large number of supporters. Therefore, the 20w first edition is far from enough demand."

Onozawa nodded drowsily, and when he heard the words behind him, he suddenly became excited: "It's great, yes, but for such a good comic, why is the first edition only 200,000? Although 200,000 is already a lot.

The salesperson Masako Ozawa on the side touched the single book and smiled without showing her teeth: "Because the author is a newcomer and has not been tested. 200,000 is already a big adventure."

As she spoke, she scanned a single book, paid for it, put it in a paper bag, and put it under the table.

"Hey! Senior, do you like this comic too?"

Facing the surprised Onozawa, Ozawa Masako gently smoothed her hair and combed it behind her ears: "Because my boyfriend likes Tiga very much."

"Hey!" Onozawa was petrified.

"Okay, don't be in a daze." The store manager patted him on the shoulder, ignoring the young man's worry: "Get ready! This batch of single volumes also contains 500 signed comics by the author. This is his first time sign."

"The impact," the store manager narrowed his eyes, "is coming."

…

"Phew~ It's finally over..."

It opens at nine o'clock, and it's now about 12 noon.

I just apologized and dismissed a customer who came to buy.

Onozawa was too tired to move.

"You've worked really hard today," the store manager, who was used to this level of work, clapped his hands energetically: "I've ordered lunch, let's take a good rest."

Onozawa nodded quickly. After a trial, he lacked rest.

Moving to the lounge, he took out the "Ultraman Tiga" he bought in advance.

I am curious about what kind of work has such a magical power that attracts readers to queue up all night long.

Remove the plastic cover and once you open the cover, you can see the author's signature - Spring, Summer and Autumn - on the title page.

The characters are like dragons, very artistic.

"Wow! This is the author's signature! It can be sold for a lot of money!"

Onozawa thought that many customers couldn't wait and removed the plastic wrap immediately after paying.

One person who got the autographed book was so happy that he said thank you several times and bowed deeply to him. I held the single volume and kissed it several times.

It made him feel at a loss.

Many people took out several copies of Fukuzawa Yukichi on the spot and wanted to buy signed single volumes.

It also triggered an auction.

But he was rejected by the European Emperor.

"No matter how much money I pay for this single book, I want to treasure it. "Ultraman Tiga" is simply my belief and my life!"

If it can cause such a big fluctuation in readers, this single book will definitely be interesting.

Ah, even though I was finally bought by the krypton gold boss for 500,000 yen...

The first episode, Tiga vs. Golzan and Melba.

Chapter 2, "The Myth of Stone".

…

Onozawa's eyes are getting brighter and brighter, and he is immersed in the comics.

Ultraman Tiga's literary drama moved him, and his fighting drama attracted him deeply.

In every aspect, it is a perfect work.

Just like when I first started reading online articles, I didn’t want to waste any time.

He stared straight at the comics, forgetting all the time.

"Onozawa, it's time to eat."

At some point, senior Masako Ozawa appeared behind him, patted his shoulder, and called softly.

"Are you also watching "Ultraman Tiga"? How about it? Do you have an autograph?"

Ozawa explored his body, blinked and asked.

"Yes." Onozawa reluctantly moved his eyes away and looked at the senior he had always liked.

At this time, she seemed to be less attractive to him than before.

"Hey! It's fake, it can't really be a signature! This is 1 in 400!"

The way the senior covered his mouth seemed a bit artificial, Onozawa thought.

"Ah~ That's great. My single volume doesn't have a signature." She twisted her waist and muttered.

"Yeah." Onozawa nodded and walked out the door.

A stunned Ozawa Masako was left behind.

He knew what his senior meant, and wanted him to give her the signed booklet.

But no.

Onozawa glanced at the single book in his hand, and he was ready to treasure it.

At least I won't sell it for 500,000 yen.

…

Two days later, the Weekly Shonen Editorial Department.

"Editor-in-Chief, the single volume of the first episode of "Ultraman Tiga" is about to be sold out!"

After Abomin Yoshihisa called, he notified Sasaki immediately.

"Reprint it," Sasaki said without changing his expression, looking at the information in front of him.

It’s about the animation of “crow”.

"What about the number of reprints?"

"500,000 copies."

"50w!" Pingjiujiu exclaimed.

After realizing it, he glanced at the screenwriters who were looking at them curiously, covered his mouth and whispered: "Isn't it too much? Until now, the first volume of "Crow" has only sold 850,000 copies."

Sasaki shook his head. Even when deciding on such a big matter, he still maintained his inherent calmness: "I think "Ultraman Tega" has the possibility of breaking the record of "Death Note". The good start of the first version makes I feel more confident."

Bottle looked deeply at Sasaki.

"Does the editor-in-chief value spring, summer and autumn so much?"

If you think about it carefully, the serialization of "Ultraman Tega" went very smoothly.

Someone asked, "Will there be any problems if high school students are serialized?"

It was directly rejected by the editor-in-chief.

Newcomer Spring, Summer, and Autumn started serializing on jumk as soon as he debuted.

Some time ago, too, I would specially visit Chun Xia Qiu’s house.

And directly agreed to serialize "The First Ultraman" in the monthly magazine.

But that was "Death Note". The first volume of "Death Note" had sales of one million in two months!