Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 113
To be honest, although what Cai Zhizhong said is a bit exaggerated, it is not unreasonable. Li Wannian can really put down what he is doing and go see Ao Youxiang, even if he is in trouble now.

Since the release of the new issue of "Two-dimensional Shonen Weekly", the magazine has naturally experienced a decline in sales and an overwhelming amount of abuse.

In particular, some die-hard fans of "Death" kept writing letters to the magazine, scolding the entire magazine and even Long Live!
"You old mother, I stopped all other comics and concentrated on "Death". Whoever likes "Dragon Ball" will read it. Anyway, I don't read it..."

"Isn't this scolding too harsh?"

Looking at the obscene words in the letter, Qiu Fulong couldn't help but feel his gums hurting, and subconsciously looked up at Li Wannian.

"What does this mean? I still have someone here who threatens to send me bullets!"

However, Li Wannian didn't seem to be affected in any way, and even shook the letter in his hand, as if he was showing off.

It's just...how can anyone show off how hard they get scolded?
Isn't that inappropriately masochistic?
"Snapped!"

Just as he was saying this, Zhong Chuhong came from behind, lightly hit Li Wannian on the head with a letter, and said angrily: "I'm going to send you bullets, and you're still laughing?"

"You're just kidding. If he really beats me to death, who will draw "The God of Death" for him? Don't worry! These people are probably the ones who want me to live healthily the most."

With that said, Li Wannian held Zhong Chuhong's hand and comforted him.

When several assistants saw the master and his wife handing out sweets, they all lowered their heads and looked out the window, pretending not to notice.

As more and more people know about it, although the two still have not announced it to the public, they no longer hide it in front of some close people.

But this is quite painful for a few assistants.

Can you please feed us dog food during working hours?Even if you are the boss, you have to consider our feelings, right?
Whose responsibility is this reduced work efficiency?
Zhong Chuhong was the first to wake up. He blushed and retracted his hand from Li Wannian's hand. He covered his ears and said, "Who is worried about you? But, seriously, what are you going to do next?"

"What to do? Read the letter!"

As he spoke, Li Wannian folded a letter and stuffed it back into the envelope, then took out another one from the pile of envelopes on the table and opened it.

"You know that's not what I'm talking about!"

Regarding Li Wannian's misinterpretation of his meaning again, Zhong Chuhong didn't accept his words at all.

"Okay, okay!" Seeing Zhong Chuhong's burning eyes, Li Wannian finally gave up and put the letter on the table. However, he did not answer Zhong Chuhong directly, but asked Qiu Fulong, "Along, what do you think of " How about the comic "Dragon Ball"?"

Hearing the teacher's question, Qiu Fulong couldn't continue to pretend to be dead. Like a student who was called on by the teacher in class, he was excited, straightened his body and said: "The painting is very good!"

"Where's the good?"

"Uh...fortunately...the expressions of the characters are drawn very well?"

Qiu Fulong saw the prompting look in Niu Lao's eyes and gave an answer.

It's just that although he answered, he looked very unsure.

"Are you asking me?"

Qiu Fulong has been Li Wannian's assistant for almost half a year now, but because he is the youngest, he still has the lowest professional ability among them all.

As a result, Li Wannian often asked Qiu Fulong random questions, causing Qiu Fulong to wake up in the middle of the night because he dreamed that Li Wannian was asking him questions.

Look at the poor child!

"Ah, no, ah, no, yes!"

"Is it really?"

"I don't know!"

Qiu Fulong, this kid is almost crying!Fortunately, Mr. Niu took action at this time and saved Qiu Fulong.

"I think not only the expressions of the characters, but the most outstanding thing about this comic is the storyboard and clear lines. The action scenes outlined with the simplest lines are simple and full of power, completely different from "Death"!"

Mr. Niu indeed had several years of work experience, and he spoke in a clear and logical manner, which made Li Wannian nod his head.

"Then do you think this comic is good?" Li Wannian asked again.

"It's pretty good, at least it's better than most comics on the market!"

"Does that mean my skills haven't declined?"

"how can that be possible!"

After talking to Mr. Niu, Li Wannian turned to look at Zhong Chuhong and said, "Do you understand?"

"Understand what? Your skills haven't declined? I already knew this!"

"Of course, you have the most say on this point. Hey, hey, don't do anything!"

Seeing that Li Wannian was acting dishonest again, Zhong Chuhong immediately prepared to threaten him, and Li Wannian immediately returned to being serious.

"What I mean is, since the quality of my works has not declined significantly, and the level can still crush most comics on the market, why do I get scolded by so many readers?"

Zhong Chuhong vaguely understood what Li Wannian wanted to express, "Is it because readers can't evaluate it objectively?"

"Yes, a large number of my readers are Death fans. In their eyes, any comic is not as good as "Death", even my works! Therefore, he is not evaluating the new comic at all, he just wants to read "Death" "That's all. So, I don't have to listen to his opinion at all!"

"What about you now?" Zhong Chuhong looked at the messy studio and countless letters, and she wanted to complain.

"Ahem, isn't this just out of curiosity? Don't care about these details!"

"But the magazine's sales are still declining after all!"

Due to the suspension of "Reaper", the sales volume of this issue of Two-dimensional magazine dropped to less than [-] copies. Compared with the peak period of [-] copies, this is no longer a sales discount, but clearly a broken sales volume.

"But it's still No. [-] on Hong Kong Island, isn't it? To be honest, it's better than I imagined now!"

Zhong Chuhong saw that Li Wannian was so calm and had no idea whether Li Wannian had a good mentality or had another trump card. Li Wannian actually didn't care about the loss of more than 3 sales.

"This is a time of transformation that Two-dimensional magazine must undergo. I just want this to happen in advance!"

As soon as these words came out, even the other assistants raised their heads and listened carefully. This matter must also concern them.

"What do you mean?"

"'Death' will eventually end. If we wait until that day, will this situation happen? I'm afraid the situation will be even worse than the current situation!"

"Then how to solve it?" Mr. Niu replaced Zhong Chuhong and became Li Wannian's new supporter.

"It's very simple, just have a steady stream of 'Deaths'! The magazine can't last long with just one mainstay comic. Now I'm just letting the readers adapt, and let their love for the comic be transferred to the magazine itself, and more What’s more, since the publication is just suspended now, readers will not be lost forever, and we can still bear these losses!”

"So, the only question left now is, can "Dragon Ball" replace "Bleach"?"

"must be able to!"

Li Wannian said very confidently.

(End of this chapter)