"All editors-in-chief and editors-in-charge enter the conference room at once!"

The day has finally come. Li Er cheered up and walked into the conference room with the large army of the four groups with a solemn face. Because Zhang Huaishan is not the editor in charge, he can only give Li Er a supportive look.

Sitting in the first place are the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief of Bao, and the first in line on either side of him are the editors-in-chief of each group. The second priority is the editor-in-charge of the first and second groups, and then the editors of the third group. The four groups were ranked last because of their worst results, and Lear's seat was the furthest in the corner.

Huge ceiling lamps illuminate people's expressions. A group of big killers who have won 20 consecutive episodes of "The Adventure King" have been very calm. They also have the most high-ranking comics in their group.

The second and third groups are mortal enemies, and the atmosphere between the two editors-in-chief is also very tense this time. The results of the second and third groups are always very close in each flash report, which makes the two editors-in-chief always want to decide the winner and loser at the meeting.

And Bai An, the editor of the fourth group, had a lot of beads of sweat on his fat face. Originally, they didn't have any hope for a good place. Because they haven't won the top 10 in half a year. In the past few months, the comics in the group have also suffered heavy casualties. Because of the largest number of comics in the half, other editors and cartoonists refer to the four groups as the group of death.

It is also for this reason that the rookie authors are afraid to avoid the four groups. Even the old authors with a little strength tried their best to transfer the group, which made the strength of the four groups even weaker. But this time is different, with "Bad Luck Superman", they will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory at this flash meeting!

Editor-in-Chief Bao holds a piece of paper full of flash rankings, which carries all the results, including the hopes of the four groups.

The editors of the four groups looked at Editor-in-Chief Bao in unison and swallowed a mouthful of saliva nervously.

Zou Gu calmly leaned back in his chair, believing that "Bad Luck Superman" would definitely be fine. The short story is the first in the flash, and the local topic list finally ranks eighth, so this ranking will definitely be able to enter the top ten!

As long as "Bad Luck Superman" breaks through the breakthrough of four groups of comics that have entered the top 10, he Zou Gu will definitely become the biggest hero of the four groups! When the time comes, after the editor-in-chief Bai An retires, he Zou Gu will be able to sit in the position of editor-in-chief just around the corner! Colleagues will also be grateful to him for the increased bonus!

The only variable is Lear. Zou Gu looked at Li Er, who was four or five people away from him, and looked at his calm expression, Zou Gu couldn't help but get angry. Why does he have a confident expression, just because of Gao Qiao's broken comics?

"The King of Ten Thousand Travels" is no longer good! He has been the editor of "The King of Ten Thousand Travels" for so long, don't you know how bad that comic is? He has been ranked at the bottom three times in a row, and there are countless times when he has been ranked in the dozens, and he is very popular.

Gao Qiao has no talent! That comic is not good by nature, "Shangjing Boy" doesn't need such a dark comic, what kind of dark power, this kind of setting will only make parents look for trouble and teach bad children!

If this kind of congenital deficiency comic can become the number one if it is changed casually, he Zou Gu would have done it a long time ago. But that simply won't work!

The rookie editor is not good at all, he doesn't understand any common sense and boasts about Haikou, who does he think he is? "Wanyou Wang" is the first? Impossible, if the crane tail can also be the first, then he Li Er should not be an editor, just draw comics, and he will definitely become a signature cartoonist!

Editor-in-chief Bao cleared his throat and said in his thick and majestic voice: "This time, I am very pleased to see that the fourth group finally has comics that break into the top ten. ”

Zou Gu instantly caught this information, his back straightened, and his upper body leaned forward.

"And it got a pretty high ranking...... Editor-in-Chief Bao's gaze crossed Bai An and fell on Zou Gu and the others behind.

Except for Li Er, the editors of the four groups, including Zou Gu, held their breath.

Editor-in-chief Bai An's fat face was densely covered with a string of crystal beads of sweat. He took out his handkerchief and wiped it vigorously. The editors-in-chief of the other groups looked at it, and it was only a top ten, so could they be so nervous?

There seemed to be a dense drum beat in the air, but Lear realized that it was just his own player who was naughty again.

"Third place, forty-four votes, "Bad Luck Superman", congratulations to the fourth group. Editor-in-Chief Bao announced.

"Great!" Zou Gu stood up excitedly, and the editors of the four groups also rejoiced and congratulated Zou Gu excitedly.

"Ahem, I understand your excitement, but it's still in a meeting, so sit down first. The deputy editor-in-chief reminded.

"Yes, thank you, editor-in-chief, deputy editor-in-chief. I will definitely continue to work hard!" Zou Gu's face flushed with excitement, he sat down and glanced at Li Er proudly. Sure enough, what is the scarf topic list, brush it out, the questionnaire proves that "Bad Luck Superman" is the strongest!

He could almost see the position of editor-in-chief beckoning to him.

The editors of the other groups also applauded symbolically, but they all thought in their hearts: "It's not the credit of that newcomer, if it weren't for Wang Daoyi, who won the first prize of the month, there would definitely be no one in the top ten in the four groups." ”

"Even if we lose third, the rest of the place is ours. ”

"What is a fluke, there is no way to do it if the strength is different. Luckily, I wasn't in one of the four groups when I joined the company. Both the editor-in-chief and the editor-in-charge are too rubbish, and those who have the ability will be dragged into the quagmire. The name Death Group is really not wrong at all!"

Although they were dismissive of the four groups in their hearts, out of politeness, none of them said it to their faces.

Li Er, who was sitting in the corner, was still silent, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes behind his lenses, could it be that his idea was useless to "Wanyou Wang" at all, and "Wanyou Wang" still couldn't rise in the ranking?

"I didn't say that there was only one work in four groups in the top 10, in fact, there was one work in four groups that made it into the top 10. And even higher!"

"What? What other work besides 'Bad Luck Superman' has such strength?"

"I didn't hear that there are other new serials in the four groups!"

"It's higher than the third place, isn't that just the second and first place?"

The editors couldn't help but whisper, and the editors of the four groups couldn't believe it. can defeat the work of "Bad Luck Superman", wouldn't that be Li Er's ...... The four groups of informed editors all looked at Li Er, who was sitting in the corner, but Li Er was too far back to see his expression.

Zou Gu was also shocked, even more shocked than when he heard the third in "Bad Luck Superman". "Wanyou King" was originally his work, and he knew that "Wanyou Wang" was about to face the fate of being cut in half, so he deliberately pushed it to the newcomer editor. If "Wanyou King" is ranked higher than "Bad Luck Superman", wouldn't it prove that he, the veteran editor-in-charge, is not as good as Li Er, the rookie editor?!

Then he Zou Gu will become the laughing stock of the four groups!

He couldn't help but think that when an editor mentioned him in the future, he would definitely say ......

"Ah, that Zou Gu, it's the idiot who gave away the popular comic "Wanyou King"!"

"It's so funny that I lost to a newcomer who has only been in the company for a few months. ”

"I don't know if the editor-in-chief recommends a candidate, but I definitely won't vote for Zou Gu. ”

And so on, and so on.

Please, Buddha, Allah, Jesus, Bodhisattvas, it must not be the King of Ten Thousand Travels! Zou Gu closed his mung bean-sized eyes and prayed in his heart.

Li Er still had that bland expression, but his palms were soaked with sweat at some point.

I don't know if the gods and Buddhas in the sky have muted Zou Gu, or simply because others are too obscene, no one will bless him. Editor-in-chief Bao still said the name: "Second place, eighty-seven votes, "Wanyou King". ”

Zou Gu's eyes widened, and he looked like the sky was falling. The editors of the four groups were not excited, their faces were more shocked and incredulous. It seems that the name of "Wanyou King" was not in their plans.

The editors of the other groups also widened their eyes: ""Wanyou King, is it the comic that announced the cut in half last time, didn't I hear it wrong?"

"Are there two comics of the same name being serialized?"

"Hey, it's not April 1st today, right, and the comic that's scheduled to be cut in half actually got second?"

The discussion has been going on for a long time, and no one wants to believe that a comic that has been at the bottom for a long time has actually undergone a big reversal today. Generally speaking, there is always a pattern to the rise in popularity of a work, and even if it is a work that has not been ranked well in the past, there is usually a process of slow rise. And "Wanyou King" simply did not accelerate, directly from zero to the speed of light, is this possible......?

It's a reversal that only comics can do, but here's the reality!

"Quiet, quiet. The deputy editor-in-chief said loudly, and it was not easy to restore the peace in the conference room. But it's like a calm sea, which looks like it's free from wind and waves, but in fact there are turbulent undercurrents.

Editor-in-chief Bao took off his glasses and said indifferently: "I am personally surprised. But rest assured, I asked the audit company to double-check the results, and the results are real. And I also revealed that the number of votes for "Wanyou King" and the first place is actually very close. ”

All the editors understood what this meant, so they thought that when the results of this newspaper came out, "Wanyou Wang" was likely to surpass the current first place.

But...... Don't be kidding, isn't that a slap in the face for all of them! Since a serialized work is not as good as a slashing work, should we let it continue to be serialized? But if we decide to cut it down and regret it, then the rules so far have become empty words!

"Then, is the decision of "Wanyou King" to be cut in half, do you want to take it back?" an editor asked the question that Zou Gu wanted to hear the most.

"The results of "Wanyou King" have indeed made a huge breakthrough. Editor-in-chief Bao said, "...... However, who can prove that this is not a flash in the pan, and who can prove that "Wanyou King" can continue like this forever?"

Editor-in-chief Bao continued: "Besides, cutting a work in half is the result of many discussions at the top, and it is absolutely impossible to cancel the previous decision just because a work has a good ranking. ”

The editor-in-chief of a group breathed a sigh of relief, because the next serialized work that decided to take over "Wanyou Wang" was their group, and if "Wanyou Wang" was not down, they would not be able to go up.

"Wait, Editor-in-Chief Bao, I don't think so!" Lear stood up and said.

The deputy editor-in-chief frowned: "Who told you to stand up and speak, don't you know that you have to raise your hand to speak at the meeting?"

"I'm sorry, I'll do it again. Lear sat down and raised his hand.

"What are you kidding!" The deputy editor-in-chief was furious, and the editor-in-chief waved his hand: "Let him say what he wants to say." ”

"I remember the former editor-in-chief saying, 'The most important thing about comics is fun'. The purpose of setting up the questionnaire is nothing more than to identify which comics are interesting and which are not, and then weed out the uninteresting comics. Now, "The King of Ten Thousand Travels" has proven that he is more interesting than 99 percent of the magazine's comics, so why insist on this decision to cut it in half? I don't think it's reasonable. ”

Li Er saw Editor-in-Chief Bao's eyebrows raised, and he continued: "...... Readers have proven with their actions that "The King of Ten Thousand Travels" is a comic worthy of serialization. Is it true that the rules are important, or that the readers of the magazine are important, and that the comics that readers love are cut in half?!"

Li Er thought of the comics he liked but were cut in half, and his feelings became more and more excited: "Even if it's for the rules of the magazine." I don't think there is any conflict between the two.,If any of the next comics can get the first place in the questionnaire.,Then you can continue to serialize!

Editor-in-Chief Bao waited for a moment to make sure that Li Er had finished speaking, and then said: "Making a decision is not as simple as you think. And "Wanyou King" is not the first, but the second, and he is still some distance from the first. Even if "The King of Ten Thousand Travels" is the first, have you ever thought about what to do with the works that have already decided to be serialized?"

Li Er wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Editor-in-Chief Bao: "I'm sure you, as a responsible editor, have some talent in some aspects. But running a magazine is not as naïve as you think, and you still have a lot to learn! Now sit down, young man. ”

Lear had no choice but to sit down. Editor-in-chief Bao continued to announce other rankings, and in the end, only two works in the four groups, "Wanyou King" and "Bad Luck Superman", entered the top ten. The bottom three are still all works of the fourth group.

After that, the editor-in-chief never called Li Er's name again, and he didn't even cast his eyes here once.

Li Er wondered if he had offended the editor-in-chief, but he was really unwilling. It was clear that he had created such a miracle and had received so many votes from readers, but the decision to cut it in half could not be canceled.

Lear didn't know how he got out of the conference room. Zhang Huaishan looked at his lonely expression, and put down his hand that was going to congratulate him: "No, the scarf is brushed like that, and it still hasn't been in the top ten?"

"The King of Ten Thousand Travels" is the second ......"

"What, isn't that a good thing, why do you look like you've been blown up by someone. Zhang Huaishan patted Li Er's shoulder vigorously.

The editor-in-chief is unwilling to cancel the halving, which means that "Wanyou Wang" is still about to end with only two words!"

"I think it's because I didn't take the first place, didn't you say last time that you won the first place, but this time you only won the second, I guess they have gossip. ”

"This is just a quick report, and this newspaper does not know yet. And I listen to the tone of the editor-in-chief, maybe we will take the first ......," Li Er said hesitantly.

"Hey, manly man, why do you look like you're going to die! Cheer up! Don't always think about the negative side, maybe you won the first place in this newspaper, and the editor-in-chief will pay attention to it!"

"I hope so. That's all Lear could say.