January of 1989.

  Today is the big day. The release of the Sm Dunk and Ghost Report/YuYu Hakusho ics. The manga's colors are portrayed in a carefully detailed bd-white tohanks to my superior drawing skills. I hope to achieve a plete sale of 50,000 copies of both series this month. The initial distribution will take pationwide, with pns to expand to ada soon. In summary, there are nearly one million potential ic readers in the popution, and if we sider the drawing update, my skill level would be categorized around 2010, which is quite acceptable.

  In the end, with the top position at Dark Horse ics, a total of 500,000 copies were printed, with around 25,000 copies to be distributed per serial number.

  The first Sm Dunk itroduces our protagonist Sakuragi/Wilt Robertson, a teenager with anger issues who is sidered a deli due to his behavior. He has one goal only: to find a girlfriend who will love him, despite having an impressive record of fifty rejes, which makes him the ughingstock among his loyal friends who are also sidered a gang.

  In an unlikely enter, he meets Haruko Akagi/Hanna Brosmer and bees pletely infatuated with her. Being a basketball fanatic, Sakuragi/Wilt tries to impress her with his basketball skills, despite never having pyed basketball before and having no knowledge of the sport's main rules.

  The manga begins with a girl with bck hair and smooth, fair skin.

  ...

  -I like Orndo from the basketball team. - I'm sorry, Sakuragi/Wilt, - the woman says.

  Sakuragi/Wilt only scream i as his heart breaks in two. A crowd in the distance shouts, "Ohhhhh!"

  You could graduate peacefully. -

  -Fifty girls, hooray! -

  -gratutions, Wilt. In three years of junih, you've beeed by fifty girls. -

  -No one will beat that record for sure! -

  The miserable Sakuragi/Wilt thinks.

  -Ouch! Don't hit us! - say the group of boys who are struck by Sakuragi/Wilt.

  ..

  The manga's storyline tinues with Wilt's depression caused by the reje from girls and his enrollment in senih school.

  Since 10:00 AM, ic stores have opened, manga. Overall, the manga features an impressive full-color cover of Sakuragi/Wilt holding a basketball, wearing the e school uniform of South California. The cover is embossed cardboard, and the pages are on 140-gram offset paper, thid glossy, with beautiful illustrations. Given the Ameri i in sports, it's highly likely that most people will be ied in buying the ic, priced at 1.99.

  -How are you? -my father asked.

  -I'm fine. I'm fident. I'll be satisfied if the first issue of Sm Dunk sells 50,000 copies. As fhost Report, which premieres tomorrow, I don't have a general estimate yet, but I hope for a simir value, - I replied.

  The cost of the 500,000 copies amouo seves per issue, which is 35,000. The amount was borrowed from Dark Horse ics with a monthly i rate of 5%, and the pressure weighed on my mind.

  The system cssified the sale of 100,000 copies. I'm partially certain that among future wishes, one of them is to have a book signing or to plete a series. Maybe bee an actor. In my steps, I'm waiting to improve my drawing skills and buy some series before their publication.

  Although I'll try to extend some series and use others, it's not possible to have a book signing for more than 10 series at once if I want to bee an actor. Therefore, I'll focus on finishing Sm Dunk and Ghost Report as quickly as possible to move on to the series.

  Due to the impressive print run we ducted; produ costs are not particurly high. However, we need 40,000 to start rec the lost money, which is focused solely on Ghost Report/YuYu Hakusho. It's quite peculiar how fame help one series tribute to the success of aniven the market's attra.

  Therefore, on January 10, 1989, the new wave of ics began. Deep down, my only desire was to fulfill my goals as an actor. But the key moment of ic sales is also a crucial part of my creative development idea.

  The following day, on January 11, 1989, the Ghost Report premiered. I restarted school and resumed my new ag idea at the theater club, taking advantage of the ag csses my grandfather secretly paid for as a Christmas gift. Almost fifteen days passed, and today, on January 25, the first sales report for ics by states would be carried out. Throughout the day, I received exg feedback from my readers, which gave me a good omen that the sales were going well.

  The results were revealing: a total of 23,000 copies for the first volume of Sm Dunk, and 21,000 copies for the sed volume. Not bad sidering they had only been on shelves for five days.

  Ghost Report sold 18,000 copies in the first release and 19,000 copies in the sed, which is insistent sihe sed part sold more copies than the first, whereas Sm Dunk had the opposite oute.

  The first two issues of each series sold aimated 81,000 copies. The total profit after loans and distribution issions amounts to 76,083, which will be used to repay the 20,000 ba.

  Acc to my father, the expenses and costs of operations for this first month are not 56,000; they are 45,000 after dedug fixed and operational expenses like rent and discrimination. The profitability tax is 34%, which is insane, amounting to 15,000. However, due to some exemptions, it will be reduced to 25%, which is 11,250 for the 45,000, but this will only st for the first year as a pany. After that, the full rate will be paid.

  With the current crisis of savings and loans, the IRS has slightly rexed its rates for repreneurs who have just started a business. However, the payment is for the following year. For example, if a new expense lied to the pany is opehe tax is lower.

  We didn't reach the goal of 30,000 sales per chapter/book, but we mao cover the basic produ and transportation costs. The sale of posters reached a total of 1,200 posters for both series, providing a temporary relief as no more posters would be dispatched until May, closing and beginning the summer.

  There was still a stock of 1,600 posters distributed across the states, but it was insignifit and the iment was recovered. Each poster has a value of 20 ts, so the profit doesn't exceed 200. heless, it's a profit and the step.

  My excitement levels had never been so high. I gained so much that it probably summed up all my months of effort with the fulfillment of wishes and tinuous dispys in the school's art club.

  That's chapter six of this series.