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Chapter 52 (Blast Update) Completion rate, a key indicator for new works!

The headquarters building of Qunying Society.

The web department director's office is located in the basement area.

"Director Mikami, you've been drinking too much recently." Assistant Okita carefully took the plastic bottle from the table and replaced it with a glass of water.

Suntory's BOSS coffee is one of the most popular overtime drinks among Japanese companies.

But drinking at night is too harmful to the body. Although everyone knows this, there are still many people who insist on doing it. This is probably related to the high work pressure.

"Thank you for your hard work, Okita-kun." Saburo Mikami did not refuse.

Assistant Okita was not outstanding in terms of personal ability, and sometimes even messed up things, but Saburo Mikami never changed his assistant.

On the one hand, it's because Minister Mikami is used to it, and on the other hand, more importantly, he is really an honest guy.

Being honest and hardworking, he will do his job to the fullest and will never be lazy to the fullest. Such people do not expect to have an upper limit in terms of explosiveness, but their lower limit is not low.

There is no doubt that he is loyal, and he cares about his superiors sincerely. Even if Saburo Mikami insists on some bad living habits, he will still stubbornly persuade him every time.

Assistant Okita reminded again: "Minister Mikami, tomorrow morning's report material will give an A-level evaluation of One Punch Man."

"Well, be humble and don't speak so loudly."

I will decide whether to explode or not. Mikami Saburo knows very well what his assistant is good at. But helping me keep the bottom line, at least caring about work and health, is the responsibility of this reliable assistant.

If it was a female assistant, he would feel uncomfortable.

Oda Shingo actually chose a female assistant like that. I hope it won't affect his comics! Mikami Saburo muttered to himself.

"Minister, your report tomorrow morning may really be able to get a higher rating, such as S-level," Assistant Okita reminded again, "One Punch Man is doing very well! In just three hours, more than one-fifth of the web version readers have already collected the new comic."

"I know. But the more important indicator is the completion rate! It takes at least three hours to determine the completion rate!" Mikami Saburo waved his hand, "But even if the completion rate of the new three chapters exceeds 50%, I have to keep a low profile. It would be bad if someone targeted me and stabbed me in the back."

When a new comic is released online, if it is a well-prepared heavyweight promotion, multiple chapters will be released at once. The most common is three chapters at a time, which is consistent with the operation concept of new animation and TV series.

For comics serialized on the web, during the free period, collection is certainly an important indicator, but the more critical thing is the completion rate!

You can be considered to have finished reading a book only if you read it page by page without skipping pages and the reading time is within a reasonable range.

New comics are usually released in three chapters.

If the completion rate during the free period is lower than 30%, based on experience, it will be considered a flop and the subscription rate will not be high when it is put on the shelves later.

A score over 45% is considered passing, a score over 55% is excellent, and a score over 60% is a masterpiece!

After all, when it comes to web reading, many people do this and that, and may not persist in reading for various reasons.

According to Japanese tradition, paper publications are still king. People just casually browse online comics, which is also an important reason why the completion rate is low during the free period.

According to experience, three hours after a new comic is released online on a website is a relatively accurate time point for calculating the completion rate.

The completion rate of new works on the Qunyingsha website, even if you just start counting the chapters, is only a pitiful 36% on average!

"More than 60%, no, at least more than 55%!" Saburo Mikami clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and whispered as Okita's assistant walked away.

Saburo Mikami, who has always been young and promising, rarely gets into such a nervous situation.

He waited too long.

How long has it been since I encountered such a huge amount of attention on a work? Even the contract terms were set to be scary!

Even after the contract was signed, Saburo Mikami felt like he was being played around by Shingo Oda.

Even Saburo Mikami admired the other party's rhetoric.

And the method of arranging the female assistant to speak, instead of letting himself express his attitude, really made Saburo Mikami admire him.

I'm facing a big shot in the workplace! How can I be a student on leave from Tokyo University of the Arts? !

“This work is a good one!”

“More than 50% of readers will definitely finish reading it!”

“No, maybe even 55%!”

Saburo Mikami whispered to himself, trying hard to trust his judgment.

But the bigger concern is that, on the one hand, the operation of this work has involved myself.

First, a rumor has been spread in our company, saying that because of a work by an unknown newcomer, he scolded the editor in public, and the video was even posted online!

Secondly, the contract terms might become a laughing stock of the company, and even if the results were unsatisfactory, he might further lose his voice in high-level meetings!

Yes, the web department now has less and less say!
There is a lack of multiple popular works with stable average ratings of over 3,000, especially no representative works to show off!
[What's the point of having over 30 people online? What about subscriptions? If you can't even get a few thousand, the web department should just stop saying anything!]
The ridicule of the Hundred Ghosts Minister at the high-level meeting seemed to still echo in his ears. There was even a rumor that the board of directors was also dissatisfied with the performance of the web department!

Damn it! Do young people have to be suppressed? I am excluded just because I am not from Kyoto University of Arts!
Saburo Mikami is unwilling to give in!
The remake of "One Punch Man" must be a success!

He clenched his teeth and stared at the display screen, waiting for the three-hour completion rate to be refreshed.

Just as the time was getting closer to 11 o'clock and the three-hour completion rate was about to be displayed, Assistant Okita suddenly rushed in.

"Minister! The author of One Punch Man has released an online announcement. Starting tomorrow, the work will be updated three times a week for a month!"

Assistant Okita looked panicked.

"Oh no! The young man is too impatient!" exclaimed Saburo Mikami.

This is not because I am worried about whether the work can be updated in time, but because I think it is a bad sign!
The promise to increase the update frequency is either because the author is too confident and hopes to increase the popularity further, or because the author has no confidence!
And the latter possibility is more likely! The author may feel that his performance is not ideal, and wants to attract more readers by promising high updates!
This is just a temporary solution! He is a novice after all!

Saburo Mikami was so anxious that he grabbed the phone and dialed.

While waiting for the call, he stood up and paced back and forth, tapping the ground with his toes anxiously.

"Oda-kun, every Wednesday is what you said you could do, but it's hard to take back a public promise..." After a few polite words on the line, Mikami Saburo began to remind him, "Oda-kun, there's a saying in Kansai. No matter how big a pelican's beak is, it can't swallow a water snake in one bite."

"Keep steady, Captain Mikami. A man should be able to stay steady." Oda Shingo said, "I can really do it, and it will be very easy."

Oda Shingo was so calm that Saburo Mikami was a little surprised.

However, at this time, a soft voice of a woman from Oda Shingo's side came from the microphone: "Ah! Mr. Oda, don't move, I'm numb, ouch..."

Mikami Saburo: “…”

The girl's tone was angry, especially the sound of "Aiya", which made people wonder if she was also wet, and Oda Shingo was squirming...

It's quite relaxing, huh? But please be serious! You are a new comic author who has started a serialization!

Soon, Oda Shingo's explanation came over the phone: "My office space is very crowded, so I accidentally bumped into my assistant."

He scolded on the other end of the phone again: "Toudou-kun, no, Toudou Kacheng! Didn't I just accidentally touch the tendon of your elbow?! Stay calm, and don't make any weird noises when you're on the phone!"

Oda Shingo quickly turned back to Minister Mikami and said, "I will always keep the progress of 20 chapters ahead in the background, you can check it at any time and rest assured!"

Saburo Mikami: "Uh, watch out for the squirming, no, I mean, I hope you don't promise too much to the readers."

"Minister Mikami, if we don't have confidence ourselves, how can we give confidence to our subordinates? And if the comic becomes popular, there will be enemies. As for the enemies, let them tremble in fear under our momentum!"

Young people are indeed fearless like newborn calves, Sankami Saburo thought to himself.

Mikami Saburo was also a shrewd man. Since the other party had made such a promise, he certainly could not blame him for anything: "Oda-kun, you have really surprised me! I believe your work will achieve excellent results!"

After hanging up the phone, Saburo Mikami noticed that the completion rate on the screen flashed at this moment.

Over 50%! It must be over 50%! This way, I can report it at tomorrow's morning meeting! Sansaburo Mikami shouted in his heart and began to look at the screen seriously.

The stickiness of online readers is too low, and there is indeed a lack of good works in online serials, because the high-quality ones have been snatched away by the official publication "Jump"!

How long has it been since the web department had a follow-up rate of more than 50%? Three months? Half a year? No, a year!

However, the remake of "One Punch Man" is really excellent, maybe it can aim for 60%?

A trace of hope quietly emerged in San Shang Saburo's heart...

Looking intently at the screen, the moment he saw it clearly, Saburo Mikami froze.

After a few seconds, he took off his expensive glasses produced by the Kaneko Company in Fukui Prefecture, took a break, and then put them back on to take a closer look.

“Minister Mikami!” Assistant Okita rushed in from outside again, shouting, “The completion rate is out, did you see it?!”

"Fall in! Okita-kun, a man should be able to keep his composure." Mikami Saburo said calmly, "Why are you making such a fuss over such a small matter? Look how excited you are."

"Hi." The assistant bowed and prepared to leave.

"Hashidou Madai, Okita-kun." Mikami Saburo called out to his assistant, "For tomorrow morning's report on the remake of One Punch Man, please change the rating."

Assistant Okita asked tentatively, "Do you want to adjust from A to S level?"

"..." Mikami Saburo slowly stood up, pointed at the screen and yelled, his voice even louder than Okita's just now, "What S-level? 92% completion rate! This is called S-level?!!!"

"Ah, I was wrong..." Assistant Okita bowed and apologized subconsciously. After all, this is a custom in the Japanese workplace. No matter who is wrong, the subordinates have to take the blame.

"The completion rate is 92%! Do you know how valuable this is?!" The entire basement of the web department was filled with the roar of Saburo Mikami: "Change it to S+++! Plus plus plus, fill that line with plus signs!"

Thank you, I have read more than a thousand times! I will update it for you! Please continue to open this book every day! There will be another chapter in the evening~ baby~
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