"How is this possible? Wasn't the previous three million copies the limit? Is Keiko's Dragon Jump magazine really going to... soar into the sky?"
He slowly poured the slightly cooled tea in the cup onto the soil in the courtyard and said, "Notify everyone and see what Lin Tongchun has been doing recently. Let's use all our Tokugawa family's resources and energy to help him out.
I never thought that the Tokugawa family, which is about to fall, would have to try to please the family of a son-in-law who was kicked out..."
A "Hai" came from the shadows.
All the major manga publishers in Tokyo were also extremely shocked. That night, the lights in the conference rooms of giants such as Shueisha, Kodansha, and Shogakukan were destined to be on all night.
Emotions of panic, jealousy, and disbelief lingered like ghosts.
The comics company presidents' faces turned pale and the ringing of their phones almost broke their dedicated lines.
Feedback from the market about "reader loss", "channel complaints" and "new writers wavering" is getting more and more devastating.
"Monster! What kind of monster is Dragon Jump?!"
"Five million copies a day? How is that even possible?! What kind of magic power does their Dragon Jump magazine have?"
"Quick! Call an emergency meeting immediately! We must come up with a solution!
Do some advertising! We must also immediately increase advertising for the new issue!"
"Investigate! Dig deep to find out how these four works, Pokémon, Dragon Ball, Fist of the North Star, and Sailor Moon, were drawn.
Who is the new manga artist that Dragon Jump has nurtured? We're poaching him! No matter the cost!
In panic, they felt the threat of being overthrown so clearly for the first time. A brand-new rule maker appeared with overwhelming force.
Inside the office of the president of Dragon Jump, the calls finally died down, but the numbers and shock left behind still burned hotly in the air.
Keiko Kobayashi pressed her brows tiredly, but her cold eyes were surprisingly bright, like sparks that could start a prairie fire.
She dismissed all her subordinates and was the only one left in the office.
Her eyes swept over the piles of sales reports on the table, the urgent faxes from major channels, and the reprint list that had just been delivered. The bright red number "500,000+" on it was like a medal, burning her sight.
The brilliant lights of Tokyo outside the window also became the background of her grand victory song.
A huge sense of accomplishment and the urge to report the victory to that person violently collided with her heart defenses.
Without any hesitation, she picked up the red international dedicated phone on the table, and with an imperceptible tremor on her fingertips, she dialed the number - Hong Kong Island, Repulse Bay, Villa No. 3.
The receiver rang only twice before the call was connected.
A low, steady voice, with a barely perceptible warmth, came: "Keiko?"
"Lin Huowang-kun..."
The moment she heard his voice, the tension that Kobayashi Keiko had been trying so hard to maintain instantly relaxed, and a huge surge of joy that she wanted to express and share swept away all her reserve and calmness, "We did it!
The second issue of "Dragon Jump" sold 5 million copies! Just today! The first print run of 3 million copies sold out early in the morning, and the additional 2 million copies sold out by 10 pm! All of Japan is going crazy!
Lin Huowang on the other end of the phone was silent for two seconds.
Then his voice came, with clear praise: "Good! Very good! Huizi, well done."
"The market reaction far exceeded expectations."
Lin Huowang's voice regained absolute calmness and control. "The time is ripe. Huizi, follow the strategy we agreed upon earlier and act immediately!"
“First, we will fully promote the internationalization of Dragon Jump.
All translation and publishing agency contracts that had been previously contacted in North America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and especially in the Chinese-speaking areas of Hong Kong and Taiwan were immediately initiated for signing.
The principle remains unchanged, and the settlement is based on a guaranteed deposit plus a tiered sales commission. The specific terms are authorized to be flexibly handled by you while ensuring our bottom line of profit.
The primary goal is to expand the brand influence of Dragon Jump to the global comics community."
"Second, we will initiate negotiations for secondary development of the copyright for our comic content. We can now openly discuss requests from internationally renowned comic magazines, including major North American comic book chains, to reprint our work.
Key partners: "Lion City Comics" in Southeast Asia, "ACE Comics" in North America, etc.
Similarly, the guaranteed fee plus the share of reprint volume cannot be a buyout. We need them to help us open up the market!
“Third, the advertising value of Dragon Jump magazine itself is unlimited from now on.
Immediately announce the advertising bidding details, especially the bidding information for the prime positions on the back cover, second cover, third cover, front insert, and center insert.
The threshold is high, and we only recruit major international brands or top brands in the target market area!
The price is negotiable, starting at a 30% premium over the market price! Since we are so popular now, we must make a lot of money from advertisers."
"Fourth, and most importantly for expanding influence and generating revenue—TV Tokyo has already completed the Pokémon anime, and will immediately schedule its broadcast!
The pre-heating publicity must keep up and the prime time slot cannot be shaken.
Animation is an influence amplifier. It can multiply the value of our IP tenfold or even a hundredfold, which in turn drives comic sales and new market development! We are also simultaneously advancing sales negotiations for animation overseas copyrights.
Lin Huowang's instructions were clear and powerful.
He paused briefly, giving Keiko Kobayashi time to digest the information, and then his voice took on a sharp edge, going straight to the core:
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