In order to appease her male readers and martial arts fans, Xu Qingru's new work "The Swordsman" was finally published in the magazine, but it didn't even get a color page at the front of the volume. Readers who didn't know better thought that Xu Qingru was just a person who had just been lucky enough to be in the magazine. A new cartoonist serialized in the magazine "Legends of Modern and Ancient Times. Martial Arts".
The most important reason is that not long ago, a senior figure in the publishing group to which the "Legends of Modern and Ancient Martial Arts" magazine was affiliated had transferred the editor-in-chief Ding Yixiang, and then transferred his crony, the deputy director named Liu Liqun. Editor-in-chief, promoted to editor-in-chief.
However, Ding Yixiang has indeed done a very good job over the years. It is obviously not an easy task to transfer this editor-in-chief who has made great contributions for no reason. If the senior figure did not have a profound background, such a thing would not even be considered.
Moreover, when Ding Yixiang is transferred, he will also use the term "promotion". This kind of "promotion and promotion" is not only common in officialdom, but also in large groups.
The high-level figure named "Hong Bo" spent so much time and energy on this because he was very optimistic about the development of martial arts comics. The sales volume of "Legends of Modern and Ancient Times. Martial Arts" has further increased, and the revenue created has become even more astonishing. It is like the golden age of martial arts. The arrival of this year made him determined to make a big splash in this field!
However, Ding Yixiang, the editor-in-chief of "Legends of Modern and Ancient Times. Martial Arts", did not cooperate at all. He asked the editor-in-chief to put pressure on Xu Qingru. He was always very reluctant. Instead, he said that Xu Qingru was "Legends of Modern and Ancient Times." The most important pillar-level author of "Martial Arts" must not push Xu Qingru too hard, and must win over Xu Qingru...
This made Hong Bo very angry. Who does Xu Qingru mean?
He believes that "Legends of Modern and Ancient Martial Arts" has "Spring and Autumn Journey with Sword" as a sea-fixing needle. Although Xu Qingru has "proven the truth" through two works in the Condor Series, he has not even one truly super-popular movie. There are no full-length works, but this author still enjoys various privileges, and the most critical point is that the author does not compromise on copyright!
Hong Bo is very jealous of the copyright income from Xu Qingru's Condor Shooting series of martial arts works, because they are very suitable for adaptation. A person in a high position like him certainly knows how much profit there is in the copyright surrounding the comics, but it is a pity that he can only watch!
All of this prompted him to make up his mind - he wanted to take full control of "Legends of Modern and Ancient Martial Arts", and tied up talented authors with contracts that seemed generous but were harsh in reality, so as to pocket the profits from the copyright. In terms of magazine serialization royalties and individual book distribution, we can make some concessions.
After he made a huge exchange of benefits, Ding Yixiang, the editor-in-chief who made great contributions to discovering the talented creator Xu Qingru, was finally "promoted" not long ago and entered the headquarters of the publishing group, with a higher position and a higher salary. It tripled, but the position was vacant...
Ding Yixiang is also open-minded. At the celebration of his promotion, he admitted that he was tired after struggling in the field of martial arts comics for so long. It is better to be an ordinary reader than to be an editor, so that he can enjoy the purity of reading comics. hapiness.
Xu Qingru's editor-in-chief Zhou Fang was considered a direct descendant of Ding Yixiang. Ding Yixiang's promotion and Liu Liqun's replacement made her feel very sad.
She didn't doubt Liu Liqun's ability, but she felt that the other party was too strong and domineering, and he was very resolute in doing things. She doubted whether Liu Liqun could coordinate everyone well. After all, the new editor-in-chief only valued appearance. No sand.
Ding Yixiang, on the other hand, is a very generous person. Even though he knew the reason for his "high promotion", he still held a glass of wine and blessed Liu Liqun, who succeeded him. This kind of heart is really hard to admire.
However, after Liu Liqun took over as editor-in-chief, he did not immediately make any big moves. Instead, he first hosted a banquet for the editors to gather people's hearts, and then went alone to meet with several great masters and popular comics, including the author of "Spring and Autumn Journey with a Sword". Home……
His attitude was very approachable, and he immediately won the favor of many editors and authors. Everyone felt that it was not bad for him to succeed Ding Yixiang.
But Liu Liqun ignored Xu Qingru. Apparently he had had enough of this willful author. Coupled with the will of the big man behind him, the first decision he made was to suppress Xu Qingru's new serial "Swordsman".
Even if some editors resent such behavior, they don't dare to say it openly. After all, they are the new editor-in-chief, and the new officer always has to be burned when he takes office.
The cartoonist Liu Liqun strongly favors is Li Hongliang, the winner of this year's Newcomer Bounty Award. Xu Qingru and Jiang Xue are both judges for this year's Newcomer Award. This newbie creator named Li Hongliang is indeed talented. He is only in his second year this year. At fourteen years old, he has unlimited potential.
Then Liu Liqun became obsessed and confident that as long as he supported Li Hongliang, he could completely replace Xu Qingru, so he specially arranged for the new serial of "Newcomer King" Li Hongliang to collide with Xu Qingru's "Swordsman".
On the one hand, he promoted Li Hongliang's works overwhelmingly, on the other hand, he spared no effort to suppress "The Swordsman". In the end, in the first issue of the popularity survey between the two, Li Hongliang ranked third, while Xu Qingru was only fifth...
Then Liu Liqun announced at the editorial meeting that "Legends of Modern and Ancient Times: Martial Arts" has produced another real comic genius, and he is teacher Li Hongliang, because his new serial popularity ranking surpassed Xu Qingru.
Liu Liqun's claim made some editors complain. The publicity treatment of Li Hongliang and Xu Qingru is so different. If Li Hongliang cannot surpass Xu Qingru in the popularity ranking of the first episode, he himself will probably be ashamed.
"I actually really appreciate Mr. Xu Qingru's works, but the quality of his new serial "Swordsman" is really not that good. The data from the popularity survey can already explain the problem. After I became the editor-in-chief, no matter it was Whether a new cartoonist or a senior cartoonist, everything depends on performance. If the popularity survey of "The Swordsman" continues to decline, then I will mercilessly cut this work in half!" Liu Liqun said loudly.
Zhou Fang looked at Liu Liqun, who looked domineering, and suddenly thought of a word called "The picture is poor and the dagger is seen".
"The quality of Teacher Xu Qingru's work has declined so seriously because there is no senior editor to check it. So if "The Swordsman" is cut in half, I hope she can get back on track and use the right method to create a super-popular full-length work. In the end, It would be the same world view as "The Condor Shooting"." Liu Liqun finally stated what he ultimately wanted to achieve.
Unfortunately, the popularity of "Swordsman" did not decline as he imagined...
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