In the following days, "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" continued to be serialized, and more and more content was updated.
Star Online.
The ratings are out.
This comic titled "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" has a rare rating of 9.5 points!
Word of mouth explodes!
This is the highest-rated comic among the several comics released by Shadow so far. Readers who follow this comic are becoming more and more satisfied with the plot of this comic. Many people even say that "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" is a masterpiece ranked first in quality among all the mystery comics on Blue Star!
But the weird thing is...
It is obvious that this comic has the highest rating among the four comics Shadow has released so far, but the popularity of this comic does not seem to explode as its rating and reputation!
Quite the opposite.
While Kindaichi's reputation continues to rise, the popularity of this comic has actually dropped slightly compared to the first day
That’s right, it’s falling!
In the ranking of new works, Kindaichi gradually dropped from the first place on the first day to the second place.
What surpasses Shadow is a new work released by a cartoonist who is less famous than Shadow.
It seems that the popularity of the third place is getting closer and closer to Kindaichi. Maybe in a few days, Kindaichi will be pushed to the third place
Now the situation is very clear.
Shadow's new comic is critically acclaimed but not commercially successful!
On this side, the ratings and word of mouth are rave reviews, but on the other side, the rankings and popularity are declining day by day!
This was almost impossible to happen in the past.
I never thought that there would be a day when Shadow’s comics would be critically acclaimed but not commercially successful!
The industry finally stopped hesitating and doubting:
"Mystery is indeed a niche category. Even Shadow can't save this category from low popularity and low attention."
"No matter how good the reputation is, it's useless if the sales volume is not enough!"
"Shadow chose the wrong subject this time."
"Shadow thought that readers would buy into his niche genre of mystery, but it turns out that he was just too arrogant."
"The art is indeed good, the plot is indeed good, everyone admits that this comic is excellent, but this kind of subject matter is destined to not be appreciated by both the elite and the masses."
"The high rating is because people who don't like this comic have given up on it."
"The high rating is because readers who have abandoned this comic can't give it a bad review, because everyone knows that this work is actually great, you can tell from the plot and the art, it's like a movie that a certain director has carefully shot, no matter the scenes or the shots are all top-notch, but everyone just can't enjoy it."
"The shadow fell to the street."
"… "
In fact, this result is quite good for an average cartoonist.
But for a cartoonist of Shadow's level, this result is definitely a failure.
Just compare the heat.
Among Shadow's four comics, the most popular one is "Death Note".
The least popular one is this one about Kindaichi.
Although Kaneda's reputation is even higher than that of Death Note.
There hasn't been a new comic in nearly a year.
The long wait did not cause Shadow to lose fans.
However, due to its unpopular and niche subject matter, "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" led to the loss of Shadow fans.
In view of this.
Fans of the comics are even starting to worry:
Will Shadow abandon "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi"
Comic readers are also battle-hardened.
They know it very well!
When some cartoonists encounter unsatisfactory sales of their new works, they often cut off the work and start a new one.
Especially cartoonists like Shadow who became popular as soon as they debuted!
The first three comics were more popular than the previous ones, but the fourth comic suddenly performed poorly, with good critical and commercial success.
With such a huge gap, can Shadow withstand such a blow
…
Of course Lin Yuan could withstand this kind of blow.
What's the matter with the flop or not? "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" is obviously a very popular manga.
It’s just that everyone subconsciously compares the popularity of this comic with "Death Note".
Compared to the previous one, the performance of this comic is not good.
But in the entire comics circle, the performance of this comic is still very good, not to mention its reputation is so good!
Anyway, Lin Yuan doesn't plan to cut this comic.
That would be a huge disservice to the readers who truly like this comic.
Just keep on serializing and that's it.
In fact.
Readers aren't the only ones worried about the Shadow Eunuch.
Seeing the results of "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi", Luo Wei and Kaneki also tested Lin Yuan's attitude:
“Have you ever considered opening a new pit?”
Lin Yuan nodded.
Kaneki's expression changed slightly.
Luo Wei beside him asked anxiously, "What about "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi"?"
Lin Yuan said as a matter of course: "Continue serializing."
Jinmu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then you are still considering opening a new pit..."
Lin Yuan asked back: "Who said we can only dig one pit at a time?"
Kaneki was shocked.
Luo Wei was also shocked:
"Double opening?"
Lin Yuan smiled: "That's the reason. Anyway, "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" will definitely not be cut."
"… "
Luo Wei and Kaneki's expressions both became strange.
The two were about to say something when Kaneki's phone rang.
Kaneki went out to answer the phone.
After answering the phone, Kaneki returned to the office, looking unhappy.
Luo Wei asked: "What's wrong?"
Kaneki said angrily: "The tribal comics are suggesting that we eunuch "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" to open a new plot."
Luo Wei was drawing, and suddenly her hands stopped, not wanting to continue drawing, and said coldly:
"Hasn't Tribe Comics never interfered with the author's affairs before? There are also provisions in the contract that the website cannot interfere with the author's creation. They hinted that we should cut the comics, which is very unfair to those readers who follow the comics!"
Luo Wei still likes "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" very much.
From a personal perspective, she is not willing to cut off this comic at all. Although the performance of this comic is not as good as Shadow's previous three works, it is not to the point of being discontinued.
Lin Yuan also frowned slightly.
Tribal comics have crossed a line.
Kaneki sighed, "Of course they understand the contract, so they just gave me a suggestion. I have already rejected it. This is pure capital behavior. They think that we can make more money by opening a new pit than "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi"."
Luo Wei curled her lips: "You can't just think about making money and not respect your own users."
"They changed the supervisor..."
Jinmu was helpless.
If Han Jimei was in charge of tribal comics, he would not do such a thing.
This new supervisor is not very good.
Lin Yuan suddenly said: "Then let's open a new pit and communicate with them."
"Do you really want to open two accounts at once?"
Both Kaneki and Luo Wei were a little worried.
Lin Yuan nodded.
Luo Wei said: "The update speed of the two comics will be affected."
Kaneki added: "When you have two comics, your creative energy may not be able to keep up. It is easy for each to drag down the other, causing you to not be able to focus on one comic."
You have to know that comics like "The Case Files of Young Kindaichi" are very plot-oriented.
Without enough time to think about the plot, the quality of the plot can easily be affected.
"It doesn't matter."
Lin Yuan had already made up his mind.
Jinmu has never been able to influence the boss's decision, so he did not continue to insist: "What is the subject of the new pit?"
gourmet food
sports
Or continue with the previous successful path and draw an unconventional and evil manga like "Death Note"
"reasoning."
Lin Yuan spoke.
puff!
Luo Wei almost fell down.
Jinmu was also confused: "What?"
Lin Yuan could only repeat: "Reasoning."
Luo Wei: “…”
Kaneki: “…”
A new plot or a mystery comic
Shadow teacher, is there something wrong with you or with us