Artwork for Guo Jingming's N World

Ever since the publishing of “Top Novel” in late 2006, it has claimed the throne of popularity in its industry.Last year, “Top Novel” defeated the literary typhoon Ba Jin’s “Gains/收获” to become the number one magazine in China.

After the second rendition of this wildly popular magazine, “Top Comic” was separated as another magazine subscription, gaining Guo Jingming even more footing in youth literature in China. Guo Jingming’s “Top Novel” is undoubtedly an excellent example of success, but as he admits, earning money is only a result, not his goal. “Doing magazines is one of my hobbies, and I treat it like my career. I think it’s a wonderful thing to see that it has now grown to be so popular.”

However, Guo Jingming has had his eyes set on the manga market since a series of successful launches of novels and magazines. Followed by the hot sales of Tiny Times series, Guo Jingming plans to mark his entry to the manga market with the manga version of “Tiny Times 1.5″ along with works such as “Droopy Eyes/下垂眼” and “Youth Troubles Club/青春白恼会” and “Elf’s Tail/妖精的尾巴”, which will be released within a short time after “Tiny Times”. This of course, would mean another big bucket of cash for Guo Jingming from the Chinese youth literature market.

According to publisher’s statistics, “Top Novel” has sold around 700,000 copies per month. Guo Jingming’s “Tiny Times” has sold out all of its first batch of 1.2 million copies within seven days after its release to the public, and the number has continued to rise to 1.6 million within two months.

source: sohu
translation: ixiedin