Chapter Eighty-Five: The Demon Capital
The magic capital, the economic center hub of the Dragon Kingdom.
Here, elites from all walks of life in the Dragon Kingdom gathered.
Similarly, in the Dragon Country comic industry, the status of the magic capital is very important, except for the special place of RB Island, the magic capital comic industry is the benchmark of the Dragon Kingdom comic industry.
After more than three hours of high-altitude flight, stepping on the ground again, Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin were undoubtedly much more stable in their hearts.
It's just that the feeling of airsickness may take a while to go away.
As soon as they walked out of the airport, Pang Feng and Song Jiayu, who were used to seeing big scenes, looked as usual, and Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin looked around.
After leaving the airport, as soon as I went out, I saw a familiar scene. On buses and subway passages, there is no shortage of advertisements from all walks of life.
Real estate information, high-end restaurants, celebrity endorsements, and of course, there are also comic characters who are popular in the magic capital.
Chu Yu was curious all the way.
Soon, after nearly an hour's drive, a group of four arrived at a hotel that didn't look cheap.
"This is the hotel arranged by the Dragon Star Award Committee, and in addition to us, the authors of the ten works that have entered the second round of selection after the first round of selection and the people behind the comic company behind them have been invited here. Editor-in-chief Pang Feng obviously knows these matters very well.
After coming here, Pang Feng made a phone call, and soon, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather collar walked out of the hotel elevator with a smile on his face.
I am a staff member of the Dragon Star Award Selection Committee, responsible for your accommodation, hospitality and safety in Los Angeles before the selection conference, my name is Lin Yong.......
As he spoke, Lin Yong looked at Chu Yu and the other four with his eyes, and muttered in his heart.
Although Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin did not wear school uniforms, but each changed into their usual casual clothes, their ages can naturally be seen at a glance.
Two seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys and girls, with a middle-aged man, plus a young man.
It's clear that something isn't right with this combination.
The other comic teams that Lin Yong entertained today are generally only five or six people, the comic authors must be present, and the editors naturally need to be there, and the senior management of the comic club looks at their arrangements, maybe they come, or they don't, as for whether the comic assistant or other comic creation team members have the opportunity to come, it all depends on the arrangement of the comic club.
But it doesn't matter which team?
I haven't seen anyone under the age of twenty, let alone one or two?
"Well, I don't know you, who is the author of the Rogue Kenshin Remembrance Chapter, Mr. Shuixin?" Lin Yong asked suspiciously.
"By the way, it was my mistake!" Pang Feng said.
looked at Chu Yu and the others and introduced them one by one.
"This is Song Jiayu, deputy editor-in-chief of our cuttlefish comics club. ”
"This is Zhao Qinyin, the comic assistant of the Rogue Kenshin Reminiscences. ”
Finally, Pang Feng looked at Chu Yu.
"This is the author of the Rogue Kenshin Remembrance Chapter, Shuixin. Real name, Chu Yu!"
When Lin Yong heard this, he was stunned for a few seconds, and then he carefully looked at Chu Yu's eyes, and the solemnity in his eyes was even greater.
In the comic industry of the Dragon Kingdom, there has always been a phenomenon.
That is the creative talent of young people, and the creative talent is often more abundant.
Many old cartoonists have a lot of ideas when they are young, and their masterpieces are frequent. But after the age of thirty, the delivery is like a sponge squeezing water, although it can be squeezed out, but the comic plot is always so aura.
Therefore, major companies in the Dragon Kingdom comic industry pay special attention to the cultivation of young cartoonists.
Although the first round of the Dragon Star Award has ended for two weeks, the popularity of this work about the Roger Kenshin Remembrance has not dissipated in the magic capital, and even in the whole Dragon Kingdom.
Comic exhibition venues all over the country,Cos about Xuedaiba and Kenshin often appears, which can always cause a lot of commotion.,Various comic groups in the local magic capital.,During this time, the same creations about the reminiscence of the rogue Kenshin are also endless.。
Although in terms of influence, it is still much inferior to the works serialized in journals of the level of the Seven Magic Capitals.
But the fact that the first round of the four-week Dragon Star Award alone has made such waves in the Dragon Kingdom comic industry has fully proved the commercial value of this work and the wide range of audiences.
And at the beginning, many cartoonists in the Modu comic industry would have a sense of superiority after tea and dinner on the entries for this Dragon Star Award.
But after the Rogue Kenshin Reminiscence chapter was serialized on the official website of the Dragon Star Awards, such behavior has basically dissipated.
Indeed, after watching this work, many cartoonists in the magic capital thought that they were not qualified to comment on this work with a high profile.
Originally, the entire Modu comic industry did not know about the situation in Luo Province, and most people thought that Shui Xin was at least a middle-aged cartoonist over thirty years old.
In this way, although Shuixin's strength is very strong, it will not make the comic giants of the magic capital pay too much attention.
After all, the inspiration period for comic creation is about to die.
But if Shui Xin is really the teenage boy in front of him......
Lin Yong understands very well!
There is no doubt that after the award of the Dragon Star Award, the value of this person will rise several times in the eyes of the giants in the Modu comic industry!
"Teacher Shuixin, right! Look up for a long time!" Lin Yong stretched out his hand towards Chu Yu.
After shaking hands with Chu Yu, he shook hands with Pang Feng, Song Jiayu, and Zhao Qinyin in turn.
The few people didn't talk too much, Lin Yong immediately led the four of them to their respective rooms, told them to pay attention to safety, don't run around in the magic capital and get lost, and then left.
The Dragon Star Awards ceremony will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. in a venue near the hotel.
At that time, not only will the comic team members of the ten award-winning comics be present, but even some well-known local cartoonists will be invited to be guests, and some tickets will be sold to fans of these ten works.
There will probably be thousands of people in the entire venue, and the whole event will be webcast.
"Hu ......." flew the plane for such a long time, and Chu Yu was a little tired.
Soon, he fell asleep in bed.
In the afternoon, Chu Yu was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.
"Who!" Chu Yu opened the door.
Outside the door was a bearded man with black-rimmed glasses.
Although he had already gotten some rumors about Shui Xin, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes when he saw that the person who opened the door was really such a young boy.
"Hello, it's Mr. Shuixin!" said the bearded man with a smile.
"Is there something wrong?" Chu Yu's eyes rose with vigilance.
"Eh, don't get me wrong, Teacher Shuixin......." The bearded man handed Chu Yu a business card first.
Chu Yu looked at it.
Comic Editor of Shanghai Tianji Comics Co., Ltd...... Congratulations.
"Teacher Shui Xin is really like a rumor, young and promising, handsome and chic, as the information shown on the business card, I am one of the seven major companies in the magic capital Tianji comic company a comic editor, I came this time, only on behalf of the heavenly machine to send an invitation to Mr. Shuixin, if Mr. Shuixin intends to come to the magic capital in the future....... Heavenly machine, it won't let you down!"
After speaking, Zhu Shang didn't disturb Chu Yu's rest too much, and after a few polite words, he left.
"Heavenly Machine?" Chu Yu shook his head.
"Will Tianji, one of the seven major demons capitals, actually take the initiative to invite me?"
"It's amazing!"
Chu Yu thought about it, but put this business card away, maybe it will be useful in the future!
Soon, Chu Yu felt sleepy and was about to continue to catch up on sleep.
But not asleep yet.
There was another knock on the door.
Outside the door, there was a woman of about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with a good appearance and wearing a professional dress.
"Teacher Shuixin, are you?......." The woman looked at Chu Yu and smiled.
.......
A little more than an hour later.
Chu Yu's whole person was completely sleepy.
In his hands, there are about a dozen business cards.
The seven major comic companies in the magic capital, Phoenix, Turtle, Tianji, Qiye, Orange Cat, Aoba, and Water Hedgehog.
Almost all comic editors have offered him an offer to cooperate.
There are even some comic companies, where there are two or three comic editors in the same company.
In addition to the Seven Magic Capitals, the rest of the small and medium-sized comic companies in the Magic City also have comic editors to try their luck, and the promised conditions are also very generous.
"What's going on?"
Chu Yu couldn't have imagined that he had only been running away from the demons for a few hours.
There is still one day before the Dragon Star Award ceremony starts, and there are so many invitations from these comic clubs?
Chu Yu felt like a fragrant dumpling for a while, and everyone wanted to take a bite.
In fact, Chu Yu was right.
Judging from the situation of the winners of the Dragon Star Award over the years, basically such people can eventually go far in the Dragon Kingdom comic industry.
In addition, Lin Yong bragged to his friends in the comic industry after leaving with Chu Yu and others, leaked Chu Yu's age information, and the news that the Shuixin contract was about to expire was exposed by some people in the magic capital who were connected to the comic industry in Luo Province.
A young comic genius...... And it seems that the contract is about to expire.
After hearing the news, it is normal for the editors of these comic clubs to come to the door and hand over a business card.
This situation is not unique to Chu Yu, and other Dragon Star Award contestants have also received invitations from these people to a greater or lesser extent.
It's just that it's not as exaggerated as Chu Yu!
........
Night....... Chu Yu and Su Wei exchanged messages.
"How's it going? Have you arrived in the magic capital?"
"It's early, and now I'm a guest here with one of my predecessors in the past, Chu Yu, you will never guess the situation of my predecessor in the Demon Capital!"
"I haven't been in touch with her for two years, and I haven't known about her situation, but I really didn't expect that she actually helped us in the first round of the Dragon Star Awards, the comic editor responsible for cartoonist Tang Xin. ”
After Chu Yu read it, he hurriedly typed.
"What's the situation?"
"In other words, at the end of the Dragon Star Award selection, Tang Xin's canvassing behavior was instructed by that senior of yours who wanted to help you?"
"How can it be so complicated, Tang Xin's behavior is purely her personal behavior. But I can only sigh that this world is so small......"
This is also true, but Chu Yu is too lazy to sigh about this.
"These are the little things...... You also know our purpose, remember to sneak into the conference tomorrow, otherwise you won't be on stage when I call your name on stage, then wouldn't I be embarrassed?"
"You can rest assured, tomorrow's Dragon Star Award Conference, the special guest invited by the organizer is Tang Xin, and I will be done with my seniors when the time comes. ”
"Okay then! You can do it yourself anyway. ”
.......
Soon, the day passed.
Although the authors of the ten entries live in this hotel, they have little contact with each other, and the only thing they have in common is that they all have a point of contact...... Lin Yong.
In the afternoon, everyone left the hotel one after another and came to a meeting place not far from the hotel.
This is the venue of the Dragon Star Award Ceremony.
In any case, the Dragon Star Award is the most influential comic award in addition to the more influential awards in the magic capital.
And according to so many years of experience, the Dragon Star Award selection is also known by outsiders as the Seven Preparatory Camps of the Demon Capital.
The reason why it is called so is because over the years, all cartoonists who can enter the second round of the Dragon Star Award and win the top five places are basically one of the seven major players in the magic capital.
The Seven Magic Capitals are such an existence, sales channels are all over the country, comic elites emerge in an endless stream, and even if one or two particularly excellent cartoonists appear in the distribution areas outside the Demon Capital, such guys are also exposed because of the Dragon Star Award, and they are finally collected by the Seven Magic Capitals.
And this year, there are two or three such typical examples.
Shui Xin, the author of the Roger Kenshin Remembrance, Zhang Yun, the author of the Blazing Feather, Sun Ji, the author of the War Spirit, and others are undoubtedly the focus of the awards.
Although most people agree that this award should be won nine times out of ten should be Rogue Kenshin Reminiscence, but before the results are out, anything is possible.
Outside the venue, a group of comic fans dressed in various cos costumes gathered at the scene.
Among them, the beautiful young ladies of Cos Sedaiba are very large at a glance, attracting passers-by to take pictures.
And most of the cos sword hearts are fat houses, not to mention what flying sword flow, even a group of people who are afraid to jump up and down half a meter can still swing the prop sword in their hands, which is relatively much more spicy.
Walking into the venue, Chu Yu and Zhao Qinyin, Song Jiayu, Pang Feng and others took their seats according to the location number plate given by Lin Yong.
At a glance, the location of Chu Yu and the others on the entire scene should be the place where the ten participating comic creation groups are seated.
In front, there are judges sent by the seven major cities of the magic capital to participate in the conference. The rest of the seats are some of the guests and fans who were invited to the conference.
But today, it is obvious that after watching the whole audience, the overwhelming advantage of fan fans is undoubtedly the fans of the Rogue Kenshin Remembrance chapter.
The banners raised by almost the average people,Cos outfits are all related to the Rogue Kenshin Remembrance.。
And then there are the fans of Blazing Feather, although not as many fans as Rogue Kenshin Remembrance, but not to be underestimated.
"You say, which work is the most likely to be awarded this time?"
Song Jiayu was beside him, and several colleagues from Yun Province and Yue Province discussed it together.
"Then you don't need to say, nine out of ten are stable, it's the Rogue Kenshin Remembrance Chapter that hasn't run away!"
"No, I think Blazing Feather still has a great chance! Although the first round is only the second place, but after entering the second round, the gap between the two works is very large. ”
"In comparison, the Rogue Kenshin Remembrance Chapter is fifty points, the Blazing Feather is forty points, and the Battle Spirit is thirty points, the gap between them is not big, after all, the seven major comic companies in the Demon Capital add up to seventy points, plus the votes of the one hundred and thirty-seven participating comic clubs in each province, a total of two hundred and seven points are allocated to each work, not to mention anything else, maybe the works of your Yun Province and the works of our Yue Province also have a chance to win?"
"Don't think it's so good? Putting that aside....... I'll just talk about the quality, among the nine works, is there enough for this work to exist?......."
As they spoke, there were more and more people discussing, and at this time, they also noticed Chu Yu and the others.
After all, the people in this film are basically the people who came to the comic clubs that entered the second round.
"Hey, which of these contestants are these?" a man asked as he looked at Chu Yu and the others.
"Uh...... It's the manga you talked about a lot before.,The creator of the manga Rogue Kenshin Remembrance.。 Song Jiayu was the first to speak.
"I am the comic editor of this work, the deputy editor-in-chief of the cuttlefish comic club, Song Jiayu!"
"Drifter....... Kenshin ......." The people on the other side were stunned for a few seconds when they heard this, but they reacted immediately.
As soon as Song Jiayu said this, almost all the people around him who heard this passage looked at him.
"Oh, long admiration....." The other party immediately became polite.
In the front row of Chu Yu, it was the comic team of the five parts of Qin Province that were selected to enter the top ten works, as the overlord of the Dragon Star Award in previous years, they actually lost to the Rogue Kenshin Remembrance in the first round of selection, so after hearing Song Jiayu's words, they couldn't help but turn their heads and look at the four of them.
It's just that...... They didn't see anything famous!
On the contrary, it was Song Jiayu on the side, and his comic colleagues from other provinces blew up.
said how he discovered Shui Xin with his discernment, and how he discussed the plot with Shui Xin, so that he completed this work perfectly.
Chu Yu, Zhao Qinyin, and Pang Feng had strange faces.
I couldn't help but have a thought in my heart.
Why does this guy have such a thick skin?
From start to finish, what did you do other than reverse the effort?
In front of three people in the know, saying such things without changing his face is indeed something that ordinary people can't do.
Of course, in the eyes of those people from other provinces who don't know the inside story, Song Jiayu has already left a shadow of an excellent comic editor in their eyes at this time.
For a time, Song Jiayu became the center of the people around him.
......
Soon, the award ceremony began.
On stage, a female presenter takes the stage, and on the huge screen on the stage, ten egg-shaped options appear that are clicked on, marked with numbers from one to ten.
At this time, Song Jiayu gradually stopped his braggart journey!
The audience fell silent.
Chu Yu's eyes swept around, but he didn't see where Su Wei was? After all, there were too many people.
"Hello everyone, I am Han Die, the host of this award conference, and now I announce the official start of the Dragon Star Award ceremony!" the female host said on stage.
The whole scene boiled at once.
(The two chapters are updated together!I'll end this plot as soon as possible.,Start the next work serialized!Otherwise, the pace will be too slow!)