Just as Chen Ze and Lin Lan expected, before the signing event ended, the news that Chen Ze was the man who cosplayed Kaede Rukawa a few days ago had already spread online.
After many female fans received this news, they expressed their regret on the Internet. They should have come to Chen Ze's signing event this time so that they could see for themselves what the 3D Kaede Rukawa looked like.
Some passersby who had seen the video were also shocked by Chen Ze's appearance. The manga industry was not the entertainment industry. It was already good enough for a good-looking male mangaka to appear. They did not expect such a handsome one to appear this time.
Originally, Slam Dunk was very popular online, but Chen Ze wasn't that popular. After this incident, Chen Ze's popularity soared, and he reached the top of the Thousand Faces Manga Chart on the same day.
He also made it onto Weibo's 24-hour hot news. Coupled with the popularity of " Slam Dunk ", the news of him coming out with a standalone book seemed to have grown wings and immediately spread across the entire Internet.
Although the reporters for the signing event had been kidnapped by Wang Tian, Chen Ze and Lin Lan had used this method to achieve better publicity. Not only the original fans, but even some passers-by expressed their interest in seeing what kind of basketball manga the cartoonists with high basketball skills could draw.
Although the official standalone version had yet to be released, it was basically certain that the sales would not be bad.
Wang Tian's face was ashen as he looked at the computer. It was filled with news about Chen Ze.
He had already done very well. He had even invited reporters, and the signing event had been very successful. All the major websites and magazines had already reserved a section for him to promote his new book.
However, he did not expect that Chen Ze, who he had thought was already beaten to a pulp, would actually use this method to turn the tables. There was news about him all over the internet now, but the fact that he had published a new book was like a stone sinking into the sea.
"Damn it!"
Wang Tian clenched his fists tightly.
"Then, are we still going to publish the standalone edition this time?”
Beside him, a staff member of the Lotte Society branch asked. Their original plan was to release a new standalone book on the same day as Chen Ze and completely destroy Chen Ze with sales.
However, looking at the current trend on the Internet, they might not be the ones who would be defeated and collapse, but their own side.
"Yes, why not?"
Wang Tian gritted his teeth. What a joke. How could he change the date? If he changed it, wouldn't it mean that he was afraid of Chen Ze? He recalled the conversation between the chief editor and himself before he came. He was not willing to admit defeat in front of Chen Ze.
"Online popularity and physical purchasing power cannot be equated. Slam Dunk is definitely not a match for my work.”Wang Tian said.
At the same time, Chen Ze was also ready to release a separate edition.
Finally, the day of the release of the booklet arrived. Although Slam Dunk was popular, whether it was in terms of distribution channels or bookstores, the giant Lotte Club had the advantage. This made Wang Tian feel a little more at ease.
Song Tao was a high school boy and a manga fan. Recently, he especially liked to read Slam Dunk from Manke Weekly. When he heard that Slam Dunk was going to be published as a standalone edition, he had prepared the money early on to buy a copy for his collection.
However, he went to bed too late the night before when he was reviewing Slam Dunk, so he didn't get up until after nine the next day.
"Please don't sell them out!"
Song Tao prayed in his heart. He quickly washed his face and went straight to the bookstore.
"Boss, hurry up and give me a copy of Slam Dunk, which just came out today.”
Song Tao had already found out that this bookstore had Slam Dunk, so he didn't waste any time and went straight there. As soon as he entered the bookstore, he panted.
"No, they're all sold out." the bookstore owner said.
He didn't know what day it was today, but Slam Dunk, which he had just entered, had been sold out as soon as it opened. More people came to ask if there was Slam Dunk, including Song Tao, who was in front of him. There were at least dozens of people.
"If I had known earlier, I would have played more Slam Dunk and played less Time Traveler.”The boss thought to himself.
" The Boy Who Traversed Through Time and Space " was a new comic book by Lotte Club. With the reputation of Lotte Club, the sales of this comic book would definitely be good, which was why the bookstore owner bought a lot of it.
In the end, it proved that it was selling well, much better than ordinary comics. However, who knew that the sales of a comic published by a small magazine would be so good that it was sold out. Compared to the two," The Boy Who Traversed Through Time and Space " seemed weak.
"Slam Dunk is gone, but I bought this comic book in my bookstore. I heard that it's the work of a comic artist from Lotte Society. Do you want to give it a try?”The boss recommended to Song Tao.
"No, no."
Song Tao shook his head. He only had the money for one comic book. How could he be interested in buying this?
He quickly walked out of the bookstore and ran to the other end of the street. There was a bookstore at the other end of the street that sold Slam Dunk as well. Hopefully, they still had stock there.
Song Tao's situation was repeated throughout China, especially in the south. Lin Lan knew that the sales this time would not be bad, so she printed 200,000 copies as the first day of sales.
200,000 copies was already the best result a popular manga author could achieve on the first day of sales. Who knew that it would not even last a morning before it was sold out.
Lin Lan urgently printed another 200,000 copies and sold them out in less than four hours. In the end, another 200,000 copies were printed. This time, it was barely enough to meet the needs of the entire market.
Finally, the sales figures for the first day came out. Chen Ze's Slam Dunk had actually sold 623,830 copies. This result shocked everyone. Even though Lin Lan was mentally prepared, she was already shocked by this number.
One had to know that this was 600,000 portions, and it was only the first day. To reach this number on the first day, it could be predicted that the sales of the entire single volume would definitely exceed four million copies. Four million copies was already a figure that an A-list manga artist could reach. As for Chen Ze, he was just a newcomer. This was only the first volume of his first manga.
"How far has he gone? Li Mingyang? Still!" Lin Lan thought with a complicated expression after receiving the data.
At the same time, Wang Tian's sales figures for the first day were out. A total of 198,560 copies were sold. It was a very good result. This was especially true for a mangaka like him, who had always been in the north, and his fans were mainly in the north. To be able to achieve such results in the southern Georgopol was already a testament to his strength.
However, Chen Ze had sold it for 600,000. Compared to that, Wang Tian did not seem to be much.
Indeed, he had crossed regions, and Chen Ze had an advantage in this aspect. However, as a new generation mangaka who had debuted for several years and was supported by Lotte Society, his fame and the resources he could mobilize were much greater than Chen Ze's.
This time, he had made several preparations to deal with Chen Ze, but he still lost to him.
Wang Tian also knew that no matter what reason he came up with, he would definitely lose this time's 600,000 versus 190,000 sales.
Recalling what he had said in front of the media reporters, Chen Ze's sales this time was like a slap in the face.
"This bastard." Wang Tian gritted his teeth.
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"Wang Tian lost!"
At the headquarters of Beijing's Lotte Club, the chief editor, Shi Jieren, took the sales data of the two people on the first day and reported to the real person in charge sitting on the sofa.
After hearing Shi Jieren's words, the man was silent for a long time before he slowly said,"Tell Wang Tian that he still has one more chance. If he couldn't beat Chen Ze in the viewership ratings, he wouldn't need to come back. Our Lotte Society doesn't need losers.”
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