The King of Crossover Entertainment.

Chapter 202 0202, Yunfeng wants to cosplay
"o(￣▽￣)ｄ, I like the fairy-like unpunctuality."

"Isn't it 12 noon? How come it's earlier? You didn't even send a notice."

"Wow, it's updated, it's updated. I've already bought the blades and prepared to send them to 'Chao Yun Mu Yu'. Since you updated on time, I'll let you go this time."

"We've been waiting for a whole month for the showdown between Bu Jingyun, Nie Feng and Xiong Ba!"

"Although I haven't watched it yet, I personally feel that Xiongba has a greater chance of winning. The three martial arts of Tianshuang Fist, Paiyun Palm, and Fengshen Leg are originally Xiongba's, and Xiongba also has the more powerful Sanfen Guiyuan Qi."

……

The fourth issue of "Feng Yun I" is finally available for sale online and offline after much anticipation from comic fans.

Comic fans who are accustomed to reading comics on mobile phones, tablets, and desktop computers have all opened the Penguin Comics website.

For a time, the number of views on Penguin Comics soared, and the number of people reading the fourth issue of "Feng Yun I" online at the same time reached one million, successfully breaking the previous record of 900,000 created by the third issue of "Feng Yun I".

Comics fans who like to read comics in albums go to the nearest bookstores and newsstands.

The influx of comic fans made the owners of bookstores and newsstands laugh so hard that they couldn't stop.

Today, the comic "Feng Yun I" has become the most popular comic work among comic fans in China.

It has also long broken the monopoly of MD company.

and……

"Storm and Cloud I" opened up the domestic market for Chinese animation, and best-selling Chinese animation works emerged one after another.

In fact, professional comic authors and comic studios play a vital role in guiding original comics.

They need to improve their works through readers' feedback, and they need to have their own style and avoid imitating trends, while also catering to the preferences of the mainstream audience.

From the perspective of long-term interests, they must not only consider market benefits, but more importantly, guide the style of original comics.

In addition, most domestic comic authors and comic studios only pursue pictures.

In fact, for a good comic series, the story comes first.

When a work is put on the market, although image design is very important, what really captures the hearts of the audience is the storyline of the work.

The domestic comics industry has a habit of using traditional stories as scripts. Exploring traditional culture is of course important, but when several generations use the same plot to make comics, not only will they lose the audience, they will also mislead people into thinking that the comics industry is the business of artists and that writers and screenwriters have no chance to participate.

Therefore, we should boldly create new stories, which may be risky, but if we do not do so, the vitality of the original script will be invisibly atrophied, and even the future market will be lost.

The reader popularity voting rankings of various comic magazines in the third quarter also underwent tremendous changes.

First, with the comic "Tianxia", Yinmei Studio, a subsidiary of Penguin Comics, received 842587 votes.

Second, with the comic "Divine Soldiers", the Feiyu team under Manga DreamWorks won 799568 votes.

Third, with the comic "Top of Immortality", Fang Yan, a well-known writer under Penguin Comics, won 752415 votes.

Fourth, with the comic "Thirteen Shura", Aurora Studio, a subsidiary of Qvod Comics, won 714368 votes.

Fifth, with the comic "Kendo Grandmaster", the Fire Dragon Studio under the comics received 668542 votes.

……

As for Yunfeng's ranking, it fell from first place in July and August, the first two months of the third quarter, to tenth place, and currently has only more than 400,000 votes.

There are many reasons for the drop in ranking, the most important of which is update.

Because the new issue of "Feng Yun I" is only released at the end of each month, fans have to wait until they buy the magazine before they can vote.

I would like to add one thing here. The actual number of votes is not proportional to the sales volume of the comic magazine, because some people who buy the magazine are passers-by, children, people who do not often go online, or "the party that will definitely come back next time". They will not vote on WeChat Moments. This is related to personal habits.

The actual sales volume of comic magazines may be several times or even dozens of times the number of votes.

Therefore, the reader popularity voting lists of various comic magazines are all fake. The actual number of buyers is the foundation of the comic author.

but……

People look at things from different perspectives.

Some comic authors attach great importance to various lists and rankings.

After all, this is also a way to show your popularity.

Although Yunfeng ranked tenth and received only half of the votes of the first place, this is just a difference in votes and ranking. The actual number of fans and total sales are several levels lower.

Since the release of "Feng Yun I", its high popularity and heat have told the domestic comics industry that this approach is feasible.

At the same time, it is hard to believe that this phenomenal comic work was actually drawn by a newcomer who crossed over from the online literature world.

Morning clouds and evening rain...

A comic book writer who emerged out of nowhere.

Up to now, the only information the outside world knows about him is two adjectives: "young and handsome" and "talented".

It is very likely that such a mysterious person will be crowned with the title of "Master of Comics" by the end of this year.

Compared to these some and some.

The person involved is Yunfeng.

I was extremely busy in the days before National Day.

After class that afternoon, I went immediately to Youxianqi Company.

In the taxi, Yunfeng received a call from Xia Dachuan.

"Where have you been? I just saw you packing up things on your desk. How come you're gone in the blink of an eye?" As soon as the call was connected, Xia Dachuan's anxious voice came from the other end of the line.

Yunfeng replied: "Uh...didn't I tell you?"

"What?" Xia Dachuan asked back, pausing for about one or two seconds, and then instantly raised his voice an octave, saying, "You won't have anything else to do today, will you?"

Yunfeng hurriedly explained: "It's not that there is something else going on. It's that previous matter that has not been dealt with yet."

Xia Dachuan said anxiously, "The basketball game starts next Monday, and we haven't practiced properly yet. Even if we lose, we can't lose too badly, don't you think?"

This is the logic, but it is a serious matter, Yunfeng cannot not go, so he said: "Well, you guys practice first. I won't write or draw for two days on the weekend. I will practice overtime for two days to get the feeling back. I guarantee that I will not hold you back in the competition."

"Don't be anxious. It's more important to focus on your work." Hearing this, Xia Dachuan didn't know what to say. In fact, this basketball game was just an unimportant extracurricular activity.

"Tell them my apologies for me." Yunfeng always keeps his word, but things have been concentrated in the past few days and he really hasn't found a way to take both sides into consideration.

Not long after hanging up the phone, he arrived at Youxianqi Company.

"The manufacturer sent all the peripheral samples over, and I put them in your office."

This is not...

Three days after the National Day holiday, that is, on October 10th, 6th and 7th, there will be a comic exhibition in Shanghai.

Zheng Rong got a booth for Youxianqi Company, which mainly exhibited peripheral products of "Feng Yun I".

"Okay, I'll go take a look right away."

Yunfeng came here in the afternoons these days to take care of this matter.

When he opened the door of his office, the first thing that caught his eyes was the 1:1 life-size figures of Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng. Yun Feng was stunned, his mouth opened, unable to speak for a long time. After a long while, he finally uttered two words: "Fuck."

He had never come into contact with action figures in either of his previous lives. At most, he had seen them in videos, the palm-sized ones collected by others.

The two figures in front of him were taller than him. Even without the base, the height of the character models was at least 1.8 meters.

Yunfeng walked forward quickly.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

There were constant exclamations.

Yunfeng walked around the two figures, and every part of his body was exquisite.

Look carefully at the details.

You can see that Bu Jingyun's peerless sword and Nie Feng's Xueyin Knife are made of steel. Although they are not sharpened, they still emit a cold light. They are really exquisite.

Moreover, the facial features and expressions of these two figures, Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng, are extremely realistic.

Bu Jingyun faintly had some dark purple light, giving the overall feeling very gloomy.

Nie Feng has a faint golden glow, giving people an overall feeling of strength and determination.

At this time, Zheng Rong came to the office.

His eyes fell on the two figurines and he said, "The level of detail is beyond words."

Yunfeng smiled and said, "Of course, there is no need to negotiate the price."

Zheng Rong followed with a smile and said, "You get what you pay for. They are the pillars of our company, so we can't be careless."

That’s right, there must be an eye-catching exhibit in the booth.

Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng are two of the most popular comic protagonists at the moment, so it’s perfect.

Yunfeng turned his attention to the desk, where there were quite a few things.

There are small-sized character models, picture books, plush toys, pillows, shoes, hats, gloves, etc.

The variety is very complete, which attracts consumers through differentiation, rather than large quantities of a single specification. Its purpose is to highlight individuality.

The target consumer groups are mainly school students and young people who have been influenced by animation since childhood. They are concentrated in people with certain economic strength and who particularly prefer animation products. With the development of the economy, their values ​​and consumption patterns are relatively open, and they are willing to pursue individuality to show their differences.

However, there is still a long way to go if we want to start from scratch and enter the comics-related industry.

After reading it all, Yunfeng expressed his feelings, and finally added: "My feelings can only represent myself."

A product is ultimately to be sold on the market. It is good only if consumers think it is good. It is useless if you, the bosses, think it is good.

Hearing this, Zheng Rong smiled and said, "Don't worry, we are using a crowdfunding model."

Yunfeng knows about this "crowdfunding model".

It can be seen as a pre-consumption model, similar to "group buying + pre-order", where users pay first and then the products are manufactured.

There are many benefits, such as being able to recover funds and reduce financial pressure; being able to predict market heat; being able to enhance brand influence; being able to increase the public's awareness of the company and its products and finding potential customers.

Xianqi Company has a marketing department, Yunfeng was too lazy to get involved in these matters, and asked, "Have you invited the Cosplay costumes and actors?"

"Well, the costumes are ready, but..." Zheng Rong looked bitter and said, "There are too few Cosplay actors in China now. We only found five, but..."

He hesitated, then sighed helplessly and said, "I sent their photos to your email, you can pick them yourself."

Yunfeng felt something was not right and went over to turn on the computer.

Looking at Cosplay alone, its development trajectories on the Blue Planet and Earth are different. On Earth, it flourished in island countries, while on the Blue Planet, it is most popular in the United States.

but……

One thing is the same, Cosplay in China started very late, and is still a niche, fan-oriented self-entertainment activity, with very few commercial Cosplay actors.

After Yunfeng looked at the photos of the five Cosplay actors that Zheng Rong found, the corners of his mouth twitched wildly and he said, "Brother Zheng, their images are also..."

To put it mildly: they are unprofessional.

To put it bluntly: What the hell are they!
Jung Yong smiled bitterly and said, "He is indeed the best cosplayer I can find right now."

He must be not only tall and handsome, but also have a good figure and proportions. Where can I find one?
and many more……

Zheng Rong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stared at Yunfeng, looking him up and down.

This Cosplay actor is so far away and yet so close at hand!

Yunfeng didn't realize that he had become Zheng Rong's target yet, and said to himself: "Forget it, it's better to have nothing than to have something awful, so just cancel the Cosplay, it's too eye-catching."

“Hehe.” Zheng Rong just smiled and said, “Xiao Yun, why don’t you go ahead? With your looks and figure, you can easily pull off the cosplay of Bu Jingyun or Nie Feng.”

Yunfeng shook his head like a rattle and said, "I can't do it."

Zheng Rong said again: "What's wrong with that? Wait, I'll get the clothes for you."

Yunfeng hurriedly said: "Hey, Brother Zheng..."

Zheng Rong left the office without looking back.

Yunfeng's mouth twitched again.

I……

Cosplay?

He was stunned for a moment.

Think again.

It seems, as if, that it is not impossible.

Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng are okay, they are not Cosplay characters with strange images and clothing.

However, after careful consideration, Yunfeng finally refused.

Zheng Rong said with a little disappointment: "Xiao Yun, you really don't want to consider it?"

Yunfeng shook his head and said, "I definitely can't do it, but our school is full of talented people, I think there should be someone willing to do it."

Zheng Rong's face lit up, and he said, "Then go ask them. The company will pay for it, 200 yuan an hour."

Yunfeng smiled and said, "I'll take care of this."

What’s a comic convention without Cosplay?

Besides, he already has a goal.

My roommate Li Junyi has first-class looks and height, and he often works part-time as a print model, so he is a very suitable candidate.

After the Cosplay issue was settled, Zheng Rong changed the subject and said, "Xiao Yun, I plan to put the comic "Detective Conan" at the comic convention to warm up the show."

Yunfeng said without hesitation: "Brother Zheng, it's up to you to decide on this matter."

(End of this chapter)