At 8:30 in the morning, continuous spring rain covered Manga Island, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. Qin Ya walked out of a bookstore and ran quickly into the Phoenix Building holding an umbrella. Arriving at the door of Dao 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. However, when she walked into the studio, he was not there. "Isn't Teacher He Xi here yet?" She was a little surprised. Meng Huo was always on time for work, but maybe he had already arrived at the company and was dealing with other work and hadn't come yet. Qin Ya thought, she was really lucky today. However, as soon as she sat down, another person came to the island studio. Meng Huo's secretary walked in, went to Qin Ya and said, "Miss Qin, the vice president has something to do and can't come over today. Please handle the work here." "Oh. , Okay." Qin Ya nodded blankly: "Does he have any work today?" "It's not work, it's a day off." The secretary shook his head and said, "I don't know what it is, Miss Qin, please leave the work here. You." After saying this, he said goodbye and left, and the painters in the island studio began to make a noise. "It's so rare that 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 had caught a cold recently, and this conjecture was not unreasonable. But Qin Ya felt that the possibility of Meng Huo catching a cold was slim. She had never seen her get sick. ¡°And something has been wrong with Meng Huo these past few days. Yesterday he left in a hurry, and today he directly asked for leave. This was a very rare thing for Meng Huo. ¡°He had no invitations from TV stations or newspapers, no activities, and no travel. How could he suddenly ask for leave? "I bought this comic for nothing." Qin Ya took out a magazine from her bag, feeling a little regretful. This is a mid-summer issue she bought on the way to work. She heard Meng Huo casually mention a comic before, and today is the first day of serialization of that comic. Qin Ya originally wanted to buy it as a surprise for Meng Huo, but she didn't expect that he would be away. "Princess, are you also interested in the summer issue?" An artist noticed the comics Qin Ya took out. asked curiously. "I don't usually read it." Qin Ya asked, "Do you know how to read it?" "Well, I'm following Jingyue's comics." "I also read other comics and it doesn't matter whether I read them, but Jingyue's comics are worth reading. Several artists replied that for the same comic magazine, Phoenix Company's magazines are naturally more worthy of reading than Zhongxia Company's magazines. There is actually not much difference in quality between the two magazines, but Phoenix Company's original comics are more attractive than Zhongxia Company's adapted comics. Although Zhongxia Company also exhibits original comics, the quality is not as good as Phoenix Company. Phoenix Company has a large number of outstanding original cartoonists, so why bother when the prices of the magazines of the two companies are not much different. They will give priority to Phoenix Company. However, Jingyue¡¯s comics are only available in the mid-summer period. Many comic fans buy magazines to read her comics. Some of the artists at Jingyue Studio are also fans of Jingyue. Besides comics, my favorite cartoonist is Ky¨tsuki. " "Her style used to be 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 said that the woman who looked very much like Alice was Jingyue. Does his request for leave have anything to do with Jingyue? Qin Ya felt weird, talking about it Jingyue has mysteriously disappeared since she appeared, and reporters across China have been unable to find her. Maybe this incident is also related to Meng Huo. There are two reasons for her to have this association. One is because of Meng Huo. Knowing Jingyue¡¯s identity, even CCTV reporters don¡¯t know it. The second reason is that during the more than half a month since Jingyue¡¯s disappearance, many people in newspapers and on the Internet thought that Jingyue was a real person. Alice made a big fuss, and there were many people who used it to attack Meng Huo and Phoenix Company. However, Meng Huo knew the truth and could have told it, but he not only did not tell the truth, but he also dealt with these rumors. She also took special care of Jingyue and tried to prevent others from digging into her secrets. This is not normal in Qin Ya¡¯s opinion. ¡°When the teacher comes, I will definitely ask him what happened.¡± The more Qin Ya thought about it, the more she felt. Meng Huo and Jingyue didn't have a relationship like strangers. She was a little unhappy, but she thought it was because Meng Huo was suspected of cheating on her. "But there are no comics about Jingyue today, right?" ¡± "It is true that Mirror Moon's comics are not on sale today." The artists were chatting, and suddenly it became strange that the mid-summer issues were sold basically every day. However, Jingyue's comics are serialized once a week, and today is not her serialization day. "Princess, you don't usually buy mid-summer magazines, do you?" "Why do you think of buying this magazine today?" The artists were surprised that Qin Ya would choose to buy the magazine today, and she was almost late because of the rain, but they didn't I heard that she was following Zhongxia Company¡¯s comics. Qin Ya woke up from her thoughts and said: "Teacher He Xi told me a week ago that a new comic was serialized on it today. I was a little curious. When I read the book?" "Teacher He Xi?" "Teacher He Xi actually cares about it. A new comic! ¡± The artists looked at each other. There is a look of surprise on everyone's face. Hundreds of new comics appear every year, and there are very few that can catch the eye of Teacher He Xi, let alone comics from Zhongxia Company. "What comics are so powerful?" "Princess, can you let us read today's mid-summer issue?" The artists' curiosity was aroused, and Qin Ya agreed. There was not much work today, and she originally wanted to do it before work. Together with Meng Huo, we read the new serial in this magazine. Although Meng Huo is not here now, he finally bought it for other painters. Qin Ya then handed the magazine to others. "Princess, don't you read it first?" "I'll read it in the evening." Qin Ya is not very interested in the new comics, as long as she reads them before tomorrow and can chat with Meng Huo. The artists didn¡¯t refuse, and several people who were interested in the new serial got together to read it. Today¡¯s cover of Zhongxiaxia issue is a cover of a young man holding a sword, in ancient costume, and the painting is quite beautiful. "Is it a martial arts comic about Sword and Fairy? But this cover is a bit interesting, and the cartoonist is of a very high standard." "I used to be used to the cover showing Mirror Moon's painting. This one looks fresh, but the style doesn't look like an angel. When did Zhongxia Company have such a great cartoonist? " "Isn't there a name on it? Zhao Mei remembered, isn't this the illustrator? " "Zhao Mei is it?" Who? " "A very young illustrator with good drawing skills actually draws comics? The person in charge of scripts and stories is called Qilin. Have you never heard of this person? " The beautiful cover has made the artists full of praise. It turns out not to be so. People who know Zhao Mei now have an impression of her, and when they open the magazine, the new serialization of Legend of Sword and Fairy is at the top of the list. The story of the first episode of Legend of Sword and Fairy is very simple. It just explains the background and the beginning of the story. The male protagonist of this comic is named Li Xiaoyao, an orphan who grew up in a small fishing village. Li Xiaoyao, whose parents have disappeared since he was a child, was raised by his aunt and worked as a waiter in a store. One day, Li Xiaoyao¡¯s aunt became seriously ill. In order to repay his aunt's kindness in raising her, the young man resolutely embarked on a dangerous journey to seek medicine. This is the entire content of the first chapter of the comic. The development of the story is not new, but the picture is indeed good. After flipping through the entire magazine, the picture quality of other comics is far worse than it. "Outstanding!" "This painting is really good. Angel comics are not so beautiful, right?" "I want to collect them, but the plot is too short. I can't see how the plot of the comics will unfold. What do you think? "Is it a clich¨¦d comic about fighting monsters and upgrading?" "I don't know, but this picture is worth a look." The artists got an unexpected surprise. Let's not talk about the plot for the moment. The picture of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is indeed a surprise. There are few comics magazines on the market with such beautiful comics. Zhao Mei proved her strength in The Legend of Sword and Fairy, and the effect of the first chapter of the comic was immediately shown. In major bookstores, more people went to buy magazines at noon than in the morning. Comic readers had heard that such a high-quality new comic was on sale. Of course, the response has been good. But there was no rush to buy like when Meng Huo debuted. There are already a lot of original comics, and comic readers have become accustomed to comics by He Xi and others. It is difficult for a beautiful comic to create the sensation it did in the past. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????. The image becomes secondary. "Congratulations, it's a great success!" In the evening, the female editor from Zhongxia Company came to Zhao Mei to express her congratulations. Although the data has not yet come out, looking at the situation during the day, Legend of Sword and Fairy has made a good start. Many readers are already onlineExpressed the intention to continue watching. As long as subsequent comics continue to maintain this high standard of drawing style, this comic will definitely become popular. However, Zhao Mei was not happy. "It's still far behind. There aren't even many queues in bookstores." She has been paying attention to the sales of magazines all day long, but there are no signs of panic buying in major bookstores. There are very few people queuing up to buy books. This sales performance is not as hot as when she collaborated with other novelists to sell novels. When novels by well-known novelists are on sale, people have to queue up to buy them, but the mid-summer issue seems very calm, far from meeting Zhao Mei's expectations. "You're wrong. Don't confuse novels with comic magazines. They can't be compared." After hearing Zhao Mei's complaint, the female editor couldn't help laughing. How could this metaphor explain the problem? The novels are sold one by one, and the weight can make readers enjoy reading, and the plot is also clearly told. However, newly serialized comics are sold in magazines chapter by chapter. Their plots progress slowly and their response is generally delayed. Even if you want to compare novels, you should compare them with comic books, not comic magazines. Furthermore, the Kirin group are all newcomers, and there are not many comic fans to support them. Although Zhao Mei is somewhat famous in the illustration industry, illustrators are generally not well-known now, and not many readers care about her in the comics industry. Most readers only found out about an illustrator like her after reading the comics of Legend of Sword and Fairy today. . "Anyway, please calm down and don't be too anxious. It will take several chapters for the comic to be effective. You have to have confidence in Legend of Sword and Fairy!" The female editor comforted her, and Zhao Mei thought the same thing after she calmed down. She read the story in the novel and the script, so she felt that today's sales were very unsatisfactory and not worthy of the quality of Legend of Sword and Fairy. However, readers have no idea of ??its quality. They can¡¯t even see the beginning of the first chapter. Li Xiaoyao hasn¡¯t married Ling¡¯er yet, and the whole story hasn¡¯t actually begun yet. Readers need time to experience Legend of Sword and Fairy, and Zhao Mei also needs to give them time. "I understand, thank you, editor." After calming down, Zhao Mei thanked the editor and said that she would not be affected by such emotions because of this kind of thing again. "That's right." The female editor smiled and said: "The most important thing when being a cartoonist is to have a peaceful heart. You have to believe in yourself and your partner. As long as you draw the cartoon well, you will definitely succeed!" Zhao She nodded her eyebrows and looked much better: "The editor is actually here to comfort me, right?" "Ensuring the mental state of the cartoonist 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 what his status is.¡± ¡°Who is in charge of Qilin?¡± Zhao Mei was curious, that partner is too mysterious, and she still doesn¡¯t know who his editor is. ¡°The minister is personally responsible,¡± the editor said. The minister she was talking about was Yangliang, and all Qilin¡¯s works were handed over to the editorial department by Yangliang. "But in today's matter, the minister doesn't seem to be worried about Teacher Qilin's condition." The editor frowned and said, "Teacher Qilin has faced many more criticisms than you." More than that, it is simply one-sided. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Zhao Mei's painting skills are highly praised. Basically all readers' eyes are on the picture, and no one can say anything bad. But because of this, the slow plot of Legend of Sword and Fairy has been greatly questioned, and even Qilin has also received a lot of criticism. "Who is Qilin? Is he Zhongxia's biological son? Why do you want to use such good paintings to work for him as a new script writer?" "Zhao Mei's paintings are in vain, and other works will definitely be more popular!" "Qilin is so rough! , let Zhao Mei draw better comics!¡± Zhao Mei also saw many such criticisms on the Internet during the day, and these were considered good, but some were even more disgusting, 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 was clear that the plot had not yet unfolded, but their views on Qilin were indeed chilling. (To be continued.)