Hong Kong Comic Master

Chapter 13 Determined to leave

"We chose a weekly magazine, while Wong Yuk-long's "Life News" and Shangguan's "Happy News" are both daily newspapers. Our tracks are different and our sales models are completely different!"

"I don't really understand!"

Li Chongjun and Li Wannian walked together on the streets of Dundas, discussing whether the new magazine would impact the original comic industry structure of Hong Kong Island.

Hong Kong Island is really too small, and the comic industry is so small. If you eat more, I will eat less.

The popularity of the comic "Death God" will inevitably affect other competitors, and it will be difficult for them not to attack you.

However, Li Wannian did not think so.

"Their daily newspapers are mainly based on volume, relying on low prices and quantity to compete, while we adopt a high-quality, low-frequency model. Dad, just imagine that their daily newspapers are cheap, but each one costs 2 yuan, which is 14 yuan a week. Our weekly magazine is priced at 3 yuan, and there is always one issue per week. What will happen in this case?"

"You mean, ours is more cost-effective?"

"Not only that, except for their die-hard fans who buy every issue, ordinary readers will not buy every issue because it is very expensive, while the weekly magazine is completely affordable for them, only 12 yuan a month, and then we will cultivate better reader stickiness!"

"But, in this way, we are not as good as them in making money?"

"Of course we are not as good as them if we only rely on Hong Kong Island!"

"You mean... go out?"

Hong Kong Island's businessmen and literary and artistic workers seem to be short-sighted. They lack long-term vision and only know how to make quick money.

This is precisely why Hong Kong Island's film industry collapsed, emerging industries could not develop, and finally became slaves relying on finance and real estate.

Li Wannian certainly wouldn't do that. His vision was never limited to Hong Kong Island, but the whole world.

"That's right. Content creation ultimately depends on quality. As long as the quality is good, we have the confidence to go out... What's wrong, Dad?"

As he was talking, Li Wannian suddenly found that Li Chongjun had stopped.

"We're here!"

"We're here? We haven't gone home yet!"

"We're home, but we're just at your house!"

Li Chongjun took out a key from his pocket and shook it in front of Li Wannian, then took him straight up the stairs.

This is a very new apartment building with exquisite decoration. Outside the door is Dundas Street, which is very convenient, and it's only a few hundred meters away from Li Wannian's home.

Going up to the fourth floor and opening Room 04, what comes into view is a spacious living room.

Well, for Hong Kong Island, it's considered spacious.

Of course, it may also be because there is no furniture inside, which makes this 20-square-meter living room look very spacious.

"This is..."

"I have rented this room for you to use as a studio. Sorry, although I have some money recently, I have not paid off the loan yet, so I can only rent it first. When I make a lot of money, I will buy you a house!"

"Thank you, Dad!"

Looking at the endless Li Chongjun, Li Wannian was moved from the bottom of his heart.

Although the family has made about 70,000 to 80,000 yuan from the two comics in the past half month, the family's debt is also very high, more than 300,000 yuan.

Therefore, Li Chongjun still saves as much as possible and dares not neglect it.

But even in such a difficult situation, he still chooses to rent a house for Li Wannian, which shows that Li Chongjun cares about Li Wannian.

Don't say that Li Chongjun will definitely treat Li Wannian well because he has to rely on Li Wannian to make money. There are so many black-hearted bosses in the world, and there are too many bastard bosses who don't pay wages and use you as a donkey in the production team!

"Why are you being so polite to me? Check what you need at home and tell me, I'll buy it for you!"

Li Chongjun didn't want to be so hypocritical. He kept turning around in the room, giving people the illusion that he was very busy.

"Dad, don't worry about these things. Don't forget that I'm a student now. If I come home late every day, I'm afraid my mother will find out!"

"Don't worry about this. I'm renting a house in the name of your second brother. I'll tell you that you're here with your second brother! As for your mother, I'll tell her the truth after I pay off the family's debts! Tell her now, I'm afraid she'll worry!"

Seeing that Dad had thought of everything, Li Wannian didn't say anything more, but looked around the empty room. Unexpectedly, he was only 13 years old and he would have his own studio!

"So, do you understand?"

In the office, Huang Yulang looked at his two disciples with interest.

"I understand!" Qi Wenjie thought for a while and nodded.

"Brother Huang, you mean that although their works are very good, they only publish one every half a month, which actually has little impact on the entire comics industry?"

"That's right!"

"But what if they also publish daily?"

"Hehe, Ajie, tell me, with your ability, how long does it take to draw a comic of this level?"

"Uh, I can't draw it!"

"..."

"Hahahaha..."

Zhang Wanyou on the side laughed out loud.

"For example, say it seriously!"

Seeing that Huang Yulang was serious, Qi Wenjie quickly changed his words and said: "With my ability, I'm afraid it will take more than a week to draw one, and if the quality is reduced, it will take a week!"

"Even if this Wansui is much stronger than you and can draw a chapter in three days, but if you ask him to publish a daily newspaper, do you think he can draw it?"

Qi Wenjie and Zhang Wanyou immediately realized it.

"Brother Huang, you mean, we win by quantity!"

"Yes, in terms of comics quality, we are certainly not as good as him, but comics are ultimately a business, and ordinary readers don't care about these techniques at all, they just need a good story! However, speaking of it, I really want to meet this Wansui, judging from his level, he is definitely not a novice, but I have never heard of him. Is it someone's pen name?"

"Not likely, at least no one in our family and Shangguan family has this level!"

Zhang Wanyou, who had been playing soy sauce, suddenly spoke up.

"That's really strange, could this person have jumped out of a stone?"

"Dong Dong Dong!"

At this time, there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Come in!"

Huang Yulang returned to his office chair.

After opening the door, a thin figure walked in, it was He Zhiwen.

"Mr. Huang, are Brother Qi and Brother Zhang here too?"

He Zhiwen came to Huang Yulang timidly. As an assistant, he rarely talked to Huang Yulang. .

"Awen, what's the matter?"

"Boss Huang, I want to resign!"