Chapter 624 Difficulties and Costs

"Brother, I'm cooking, why don't you chat with Brother Wang and Sister Yan?" Xi Muhan, wearing an apron and holding a spatula, said to Shen Xin who just came down from the stairs.

"Yes. You are busy first." Shen Xin responded.

He has already told Wang Wenhong what he should say, but Wang Wenhong has not left his job yet, so it is impossible for him to tell the whole story. Now Wang Wenhong can only leave his job and do a big job.

There are still many opportunities in the Internet age.

"By the way, what is the magazine office busy with now?"

"Still busy working on Manga Paradise." Yan Fei sighed, "That website is really too arrogant, it said a lot of exaggerated things..."

"Is it a tweet from Manga Paradise? It should be easy to refute." Shen Xin recalled.

At first glance, those four tweets seem to be reasonable, but in fact, Manga Paradise used a trick of cheating.

Whether it is a library or a bookstore, the so-called "free" has restrictions.

First of all, whether it is a bookstore or a library, their "free reading" has a time limit.

It’s okay for a person to spend half an hour or an hour in a bookstore and read manga for free. But if he stays in the bookstore 10 hours a day for several days, the store manager will definitely have an opinion.

Books borrowed from the library have a return date, and there is no saying that a book will be borrowed for a lifetime-unless the book is topped with a borrowing card.

This is very different from the free comics that Comic Paradise touts.

Second, there are limitations in other areas as well. Generally speaking, it is impossible for readers to take books out of the bookstore without purchasing the books, which is a "location restriction". Although there is no location limit in the library, there is a limit to the number of books that each person can borrow. If the number exceeds the limit, there is no way to continue to borrow.

The most critical point is also the most easily overlooked. Whether it is a bookstore or a library, their "free reading" is a "one-to-one" relationship, that is, one book corresponds to one reader. But Manga Paradise is "one-to-many", which allows one manga to be read by countless people at the same time.

Bookstores provide one-on-one reading for the purpose of promoting sales and discovering potential customers; libraries provide one-on-one reading, which is convenient for citizens to learn knowledge on the one hand, and on the other hand, the library buys books and pays the publishers for the books. Fees, just like a person who buys a book and lends it to a friend. But this is not the case with Comic Paradise. It does not provide corresponding remuneration to publishers or platforms.

What's more, Manga Paradise itself is a D-version website, and there should be no advertisements.

It is said that free comics can allow readers to better understand the author and promote their works, but the concern of 99% of cartoonists is not to let more people understand their works, but to survive first.

In addition, it is basically impossible for the platform to provide the possibility of free reading because of the cost.

Regardless of the drawing of 100 yuan per page or the drawing of 700 or 800 yuan per page, the magazine has to pay the cartoonist, which is not a small expense; purchasing book numbers, printing, shipping, and advertising are also costs; As for the salary of the editor, the remuneration of other employees, etc., are also expensive.

But Manga Paradise doesn't need to think about these things, as long as it puts up a few advertisements, in addition to paying for the server, there will be a surplus.

Therefore, the cost is different. Of course, Manga Paradise can produce free manga, but the magazine cannot.

As for some websites that provide free videos, unless they are moving, many of them are losing money.

Shen Xin is clear about these principles, but some people are easily aroused.

"You're not going to refute?" Yan Fei asked.

Shen Xin shook her head, "No plan."

"A lot of people are waiting for you?" Yan Fei took a breath, unable to understand Shen Xin's actions.

"To refute this kind of thing, ordinary cartoonists can do it. As long as there are reasons and evidences, they can convince the other party. From my point of view, the effect is not good. Besides, my arm is still injured?" Shen Xin said with a wry smile.

He was an Internet author before time travel,

The typing skills are still there, but at that time, he typed with both hands, but now he only uses his right hand, which is indescribably awkward.

Yan Fei put her hand on her forehead, she took it for granted, and even forgot that Shen Xin's arm was injured.

"As many people like a work, there are as many people who hate a work. If I open my mouth casually, I will attract many people who hate "Smelting Steel". If you don’t need the enthusiasm, why not take advantage of the rest time to conceive the next comic.”

Going against version D is important, and if he needs to speak up, he'll do it. However, writing these rebuttals, to be honest, anyone can write similarly.

If there are certain things that must be done by him, he is of course obliged to do so, which is not the case at present.

Compared with writing a rebuttal, his attitude is more important, as long as he expresses his position at the right time.

To crack down on the D version, the author's power is actually very limited, what really needs to be relied on is the law and the union of various magazines.

"Do you have any ideas for the next manga?" After becoming Shen Xin's editor, Yan Fei naturally cared about his manga.

"I'm not sure yet... Tell me, what do you think of drawing a work that focuses on cartoonists?" Shen Xin thought for a while and said casually.

The recent experience touched him a lot, and he subconsciously thought of "Dream Eater".

"Based on your experience?" Yan Fei was taken aback, then quickly shook her head, "No, it's too cold."

Is Dream Eater cold?

Hmm... Let's be cold, on average, there are one million volumes in a single volume. Let's say it's not cold, quality and sales are not directly proportional.

When painting "Dream Eater", Takeshi Obata and Oba Tsugumi were already very famous. Even so, they could only maintain a good sales volume for "Dream Eater".

Is "Dream Eater" good quality?

Shen Xin can pat her chest and say, it is a rare boutique.

According to his understanding, "Dream Eater" is also a kingly manga, hard work, friendship, victory, all the elements that should be there are not lacking, but like "Soul of Chess", "Dream Eater" is still too small to be a comic book If there are too many readers, some readers will be removed automatically before serialization.

Therefore, Yan Fei's worries were not unreasonable.

Shen Xin nodded slightly, and temporarily put "Dream Eater" down.

"By the way, how is the magazine going to deal with the D-version incident? It's been a long time since this happened, so the magazine should take some action?"

Shen Xin brought the topic back to version D again.

"How can it be so simple?" Wang Wenhong sighed, "Before, I seem to have said that the server of Manga Paradise is overseas, and it is difficult for the magazine to have a good solution."

"Then what should we do?" Shen Xin asked back.

"Preparing to join forces with the 'Cartoonists' Association'. Each platform will contribute funds, and the 'Cartoonists' Association' will be asked to deal with it. At the same time, the major platforms will cooperate with relevant national agencies to block the comics forum app and block its news on search engines."

"Should it be resolved soon?"

"How can it be so fast?" Wang Wenhong shook his head, "There are a lot of troubles, and it will take a week or two at the earliest." 8) For more exciting novels, welcome to visit our reading institute