Big Manga

At 8:30 in the morning, the continuous spring rain covered Manga Island, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. Qin Ya walked out of a bookstore and ran into the Phoenix Building with an umbrella.し

When she came to the door of the island studio, Qin Ya put down her umbrella and walked in. It was already working time, and Qin Ya was a little worried that Meng Huo would blame her for being late, but when she walked into the studio, she didn't find him.

"Ms. He Xi hasn't arrived yet?"

She was a little surprised. Meng Huo was always on time for work, but it was also possible that he had already arrived at the company and was dealing with other work, so he hadn't come yet.

Qin Ya thought so, she is really lucky today.

However, as soon as she sat down, another person came to the island studio. Meng Huo's secretary came in, found Qin Ya and said, "Miss Qin, the vice president can't come here today, please handle the work here."

"...Oh, good..." Qin Ya nodded blankly: "Does he have any work today?"

"It's not work, it's leave." The secretary shook his head and said, "I don't know exactly what it is, Miss Qin, I'll leave the work here to you."

After he finished speaking, he took his leave and left, and the painters in the island studio began to make noise.

"It's really rare. Teacher He Xi asked for leave?"

"Did you catch a cold?"

"It's easy to catch a cold in this weather!"

They discussed that several painters have caught colds one after another recently, and this guess is not unreasonable. But Qin Ya felt that the possibility of Meng Huo catching a cold was very slim, and she had never seen her get sick.

Moreover, Meng Huo has been a little bit wrong these days. He left in a hurry yesterday, and today he asked for leave directly--asking for leave is very rare for Meng Huo.

He didn't have invitations from TV stations and newspapers, didn't have any activities, and didn't go on a trip. How could he suddenly ask for leave?

"I bought this comic for nothing."

Qin Ya took out a magazine from her satchel, feeling a little pity. This is the "Zhongxia Daily Magazine" that she bought on the way when she came to work. I heard Meng Huo casually mention a manga before, and today is the first day of serialization of that manga.

Qin Ya wanted to buy it as a surprise for Meng Huo, but she didn't expect him to be away.

"Princess, are you also reading Zhongxia Daily?"

An artist noticed the comics that Qin Ya took out.

asked curiously.

"I don't usually watch it." Qin Ya asked back: "Will you guys watch it?"

"Well, I'm chasing Mirror Moon's comics."

"Me too... It doesn't matter if you read other manga or not, but Jingyue's manga is worth reading."

Several artists replied, the same manga magazine. Of course, Phoenix Company's work is more worth watching than Zhongxia Company's. The quality of the magazines on both sides is actually not much different, but the original comics of Phoenix Company are much more attractive than the adapted comics of Zhongxia Company.

Although Zhongxia Company also develops original cartoons, the quality is not as good as that of Phoenix Company. Phoenix Company has a large number of outstanding original cartoonists, so what a pity. In the case that the prices of the magazines of the two companies are not much different, most people will give priority to Phoenix Company.

However, Jingyue's comics are only available in "Central Summer Daily", and many comic fans buy magazines to read her comics-some of the artists at Shima Studio are also fans of Jingyue.

"Besides Mr. He Xi's cartoons, my favorite cartoonist is Jingyue."

"Her previous style was too paranoid, but since last year, Jingyue's comics have become more and more beautiful."

The painters were discussing Jingyue, and Qin Ya suddenly remembered what Meng Huo had said—the woman who looked like Alice was Jingyue.

Does his request for leave have anything to do with Jingyue?

Qin Ya felt strange. Speaking of which, Jingyue had mysteriously disappeared since she appeared, and all the reporters in China couldn't find her. Maybe this incident had something to do with Meng Huo.

There are two reasons for her to have this association. One is because Meng Huo knew Jingyue's identity, even the CCTV reporter didn't know, how could he know?

The second reason is that during the more than half a month that Jingyue disappeared, many people in the newspapers and the Internet made a big fuss about Jingyue as Alice, and there were also many people who used this to attack Meng Huo and Phoenix Company.

However, Meng Huoming knew the truth and could tell it, but he didn't. Not only did he not tell the truth, but he also took special care of Jingyue when dealing with these rumors, trying to avoid others digging her secrets—this is not very normal in Qin Ya's view.

"When the teacher comes back, I must ask him what's going on..."

The more Qin Ya thought about it, the more she felt that Meng Huo and Jingyue didn't seem like strangers. She was a little unhappy, but she thought it was because Meng Huo was suspected of deceiving her.

"But there are no comics for Mirror Moon today, right?"

"Mirror Moon's comics are indeed not released today."

The painters were chatting, and suddenly they became strange, "Zhongxia Daily" is basically on sale every day. However, Jingyue's comics are serialized once a week, and today is not her serialization day.

"Princess, you don't usually buy "Zhongxia Daily", do you?"

"Why did you think of buying this magazine today?"

The painters were surprised that Qin Ya would choose to buy magazines today, and she was almost late because of the rain. They had never heard that she was chasing the comics of Zhongxia Company.

Qin Ya woke up from her thoughts and said, "Teacher He Xi told me a week ago that there are new comics serialized on it today. I'm a little curious."

"Teacher He Xi?"

"Mr. He Xi would care about a new manga!?"

The painters looked at each other. There is a look of surprise on everyone's face - there are hundreds of new comics appearing every year, and there are very few that Mr. He Xi can take a fancy to, let alone the comics of Zhongxia Company.

"What comics are so powerful?"

"Could the princess lend us a look at today's Zhongxia Daily?"

The curiosity of the painters was aroused, and Qin Ya agreed. She didn't have much work today, and she originally wanted to finish reading the new serials in this magazine with Meng Huo before going to work.

Although Meng Huo is not around now, it was a good idea to buy it for other painters to see, so Qin Ya handed the magazine to others.

"Princess, don't you look first?"

"I'll see it tonight."

Qin Ya herself is not very interested in the new manga, as long as she reads it before tomorrow, she can chat with Meng Huo.

The painters didn't refuse either, and several people who were interested in the new serialization got together to read it. Today's cover of "Zhongxia Daily" is a cover of a boy holding a sword.

""Legend of Sword and Fairy"—martial arts comics? But this cover is interesting, and the cartoonist's level is quite high."

"I used to be used to the picture of Mirror Moon on the cover. This one looks fresh, but this style doesn't look like an angel. When did Zhongxia Company have such a powerful cartoonist?"

"Isn't there a name on it? Zhao Mei... Remember, isn't this the illustrator? A while ago it was said that it was a new serial. It should be this one, right?"

"Who is Zhao Mei?"

"A very young illustrator with good drawing skills - she even drew comics? The person responsible for the script and story is called Qilin... Have you never heard of this person?"

The beautiful cover made the illustrators full of praise. People who didn't know Zhao Mei before now also had an impression of her. After opening the magazine, the new serial "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was placed first.

The first story of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is very simple. Just explained the background and the beginning of the story.

The name of the male protagonist in this comic is Li Xiaoyao, an orphan who grew up in a small fishing village. Li Xiaoyao, whose parents disappeared since he was a child, was brought up by his aunt and worked as a waiter in the store.

One day, Li Xiaoyao's aunt fell seriously ill. In order to repay his aunt's kindness in nurturing, the young man resolutely embarked on a dangerous journey of seeking medicine.

This is the whole content of the first chapter of the manga. The development of the story is not new, but the picture is really good. After flipping through the whole magazine, the picture quality of other manga is far worse than it.

"Outstanding!"

"This drawing is really good. Angel cartoons are not so beautiful, are they?"

"I want to keep it as a collection... It's a pity that the plot is too short. I can't see how the plot of the comic will develop. Do you think it will be a very clichéd monster-fighting and upgrading comic?"

"I don't know, but this painting is worth seeing."

The illustrators got an unexpected surprise. Let’s not talk about the plot for now. The picture of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is indeed a surprise. There are few such beautiful comics in comic magazines on the market.

Zhao Mei proved her strength in "Legend of Sword and Fairy", and the effect of the first chapter of the manga was immediately displayed. In major bookstores, more people went to buy magazines at noon than in the morning. Manga readers have heard that there is such a high-quality new manga on sale.

Of course, the response is good. However, there was no rush to buy Meng Huo when he debuted. There are already quite a few original comics, and comic readers have become accustomed to the comics of He Xi and others. It is difficult for a beautiful comic to cause the sensation of the past.

Today's readers care more about plot. The imagery becomes secondary.

"Congratulations, great success!"

In the evening, the female editor of Zhongxia Company approached Zhao Mei and expressed her congratulations. Although the data has not yet come out, judging from the situation during the day today, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has already made a good start.

Many readers have already expressed their intention to continue to follow up on the Internet. As long as the follow-up comics continue to maintain this high standard of painting style, this comic will definitely become popular.

However, Zhao Mei couldn't be happy.

"It's still far away. The bookstore doesn't even have a queue."

She has been paying attention to the sales of magazines all day long, but there is no sign of panic buying in major bookstores, and there are very few people queuing up to buy books.

The performance of this release is not as hot as when she released novels in cooperation with other novelists before.

When the novels of well-known novelists are released, they have to queue up to buy them, but "Zhongxia Daily" seems to be very calm, far from meeting Zhao Mei's expectations.

"You are wrong...don't confuse novels with comic magazines, they are incomparable."

After hearing Zhao Mei's complaint, the female editor couldn't help laughing. How can this metaphor explain the problem?

The novels are sold one by one, the weight can make readers enjoy reading, and the plot is also very clear. However, the newly serialized comics are released in magazines one chapter at a time. Their plots progress slowly, and the response generally has a delayed effect.

Even if you want to compare novels, it should be compared with manga booklets, not manga magazines.

Furthermore, the Qilin group are all newcomers, and there are not many comic fans to join them. Although Zhao Mei is well-known in the illustrator industry, illustrators are generally not well-known now, and not many readers care about it in the comic industry. Most readers only know of her after reading the comics of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" today illustrator.

"Anyway, calm down and don't worry too much... It takes a few chapters for the manga to show its effect. You have to have confidence in "Legend of Sword and Fairy"!"

The female editor comforted her, Zhao Mei thought about it after she calmed down. She had read the stories in the novel and the script, so she felt that today's release was unsatisfactory, not worthy of the quality of "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

However, readers don't know its quality. The content of the first chapter can't even see the beginning. Li Xiaoyao and Linger haven't married yet, and the whole story hasn't actually started yet.

Readers need time to experience "Legend of Sword and Fairy", and Zhao Mei also needs to give them time.

"I see, thank you, editor."

After calming down, Zhao Mei thanked the editor and said that she would no longer be affected by such emotions because of such things.

"That's right." The female editor smiled: "The most important thing to be a cartoonist is to have a peaceful heart. You have to believe in yourself and your partner. As long as you draw the cartoons well, you will surely succeed!"

Zhao Mei nodded, her complexion improved a lot: "The editor is actually here to comfort me, right?"

"Ensuring the cartoonist's mental state is also one of the editor's jobs." The female editor nodded, and then sighed: "But Qilin is not under my jurisdiction. I don't even know his information, and I don't know how his state is."

"Who is in charge of Qilin?" Zhao Mei was curious, that partner is too mysterious, and she still doesn't know who his responsible editor is.

"The minister is personally responsible." The editor said, the minister she mentioned was Yang Liang, and Qilin's works were handed over to the editorial department by Yang Liang.

"But today's matter, the minister doesn't seem to be worried about Teacher Qilin's state." The editor frowned and said, "Ms. Qilin has faced more criticism than you."

It's more than a lot-it's almost one-sided.

After today's "Zhongxia Daily" was released, Zhao Mei's painting skills were well received. Basically, all readers' eyes were on the picture, and no one said it was bad.

But also because of this, the slow-heating plot of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has been greatly questioned, and even Kirin has also received a lot of criticism.

"Who is Qilin? Zhongxia's own son? Why do you use such a good painting to give him a job as a new script artist?"

"Blind Zhao Mei's painting for nothing, it will definitely be more popular if it is replaced with other works!"

"Kirin fuck off, let Zhao Mei draw better cartoons!"

——Zhao Mei also saw many such criticisms on the Internet during the day, and these were still good, some of them were even more unsightly, which made her angry.

Especially when some of her former fans saw "Legend of Sword and Fairy", they all said that a flower was stuck in cow dung. It is clear that the plot has not yet unfolded, but their views on Qilin are indeed chilling. (To be continued.)

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