Chapter 45: The Insider
Ye Jing walked into the locker room, and it was not difficult to find Ren Qiuyun hiding in the corner with her back to the door. I saw her bend over, pick up the pile of comics that had just fallen from the ground, gently wipe off the shoe prints on the cover, and stack them meticulously on the corner of the table.
"Autumn ...... Qiu Sauce?" Ye Jing raised her voice and opened her mouth with the so-called cute voice, although it made her get goosebumps all over her body, but Ye Jing still did it, because Xiaoqiu seemed to like this kind of nickname in the house circle, and Ye Jing also hoped that she would be in a better mood after hearing it.
"It's Xiao Jing...... Xiao Qiu blocked his forehead with his hand, and nodded to Ye Jing, "It's busy outside...... Are you done?"
"No ......" Ye Jing casually pulled out a chair and sat opposite Ren Qiuyun, "I just want to come in and accompany you......"
Of course, Xiaoqiu understood the meaning of Ye Jing's words, and she hid in the locker room alone, precisely because she didn't want people to see her awkward appearance, which ruined everyone's interest.
"Thank you, I'm fine......" Qiu-chan sighed, "I guess I've gotten used to it......"
"Don't you like the way they do it?" asked Ye Jing.
"Those people don't focus on comics at all, but ......" Qiu-chan suddenly realized that the girl was right in front of her, "hug ...... I'm sorry...... I'm not targeting you......"
Ye Jing waved his hand: "It's okay, in fact, I don't like this myself......"
"Huh?" Ye Jing's words made Qiu Jiang feel a little surprised.
"Hey...... Actually, I'm just a layman who was driven out of the shelves by the seniors......" Ye Jing smiled self-deprecatingly, "Actually, I still don't think I can really do idol work well, and to be honest, I didn't plan to be an idol well." If I really want to work part-time, I'd rather find a quiet job like a librarian. ”
"But...... You're still reluctant to do it yourself, right?" Xiao Qiu said, his eyes darkened a lot, "Because the club is everyone's dream, not one person's ......"
"It's really hard...... Ye Jingwan smiled, "but it's not so much that I'm reluctant to do it, it's better to do it very hard......"
Xiaoqiu shook her head, not feeling any difference between the two.
Ye Jing rubbed her hands and explained: "In the final analysis, I decided to work hard to do this job because I like everyone in the club and think they are very interesting, because as long as I can do a good job, then this club will always exist, and everyone can always be happy and tired of being together." ”
Ren Qiuyun raised her head, and there seemed to be a seed-like thing gradually sprouting in her heart.
"I often hear seniors say that the club in a college town is more like a game, and the game ......," Ye Jing took a deep breath, "It doesn't matter what the game is playing, all you care about is who you play with, right?"
Ye Jing's words seemed to have magical power, which made Xiao Qiu suddenly realize that the lighting in the dressing room was so bright.
Whether it's a good review or a snub, it's what matters what we create together.
"It's good that the door is closed...... "Xiaoqiu said half-jokingly, "If you let those male colleagues outside know that you care about them so much, you can't make them crazy......
"Hehe, will it be......" Ye Jing broke out in a cold sweat, and her mind was full of Li Ming, who looked at people with his nostrils, and the second general who often showed off the lower limit. I can't help but sigh, it's still the little durian that looks more pleasing to the eye......
"How's that?, are you feeling better?" Ye Jing waved his hand, dispelling the group of people who were dancing in his mind, and asked with concern, "Let's go out together?
"Well~~ That's right, no matter what Big Fat is doing, isn't it all to promote my comics......" Xiaoqiu wiped her face, "These comics are like my children, as long as the child can be promising, what is there to worry about as a parent......"
Ye Jing paced to the door, and when she chatted with Xiaoqiu or not, she also looked out of the door from time to time. What made her quite concerned was that as far as the eye could see, she saw some club members voting for other animation clubs several times. Of course, she herself is not dissatisfied with her companions' switch to it, after all, good works are recognized by everyone. It's just a little curious that the controlling Li Ming and the meritorious big fat man allowed this kind of thing to happen under their noses.
"You also found out, right?" Xiaoqiu came to Ye Jing's side at some point, and said helplessly, "...... exchange tickets"
"Ticket exchange?oh......" Hearing Xiaoqiu's little dial, Ye Jing suddenly realized, "But is it okay to do this?"
"Although in principle, the animation clubs participating in the tasting have no voting rights, but through some operations, such an agreement can still be reached, and most of the animation clubs that are worried about being unpopular will agree with each other like this......" Xiaoqiu muttered leisurely, "It's just ...... I still want to ...... Draw for those who like my work......"
Although Ye Jing, who heard these words, was also full of feelings in her heart, she was more concerned about the significance of the act of exchanging tickets than these.
"It's completely useless, right?" Ye Jing looked puzzled, "The appraisal will adopt a vote ranking system, that is, no matter how many votes you have, as long as there are more than you, the work will not be adopted, right?
"At least make a lot ......of popularity," Xiaoqiu pouted, "Besides, there are many people who use the number of votes as the evaluation benchmark for their works......
"This ......" Ye Jing couldn't cry or laugh a little, "Can the reserved ticket be considered popular?"
"I can get some encouragement...... Xiaoqiu sighed, "Make your own comics...... It's far harder than most people think, not many people can stick to it, and what's there to blame for being a self-hypnotic ostrich living in a small world like this......"
Some people, even though they know it's just a game, still play it seriously......
Ye Jing suddenly remembered what Li Ming said, and the complaints that originally came to his lips became less easy to say now, because many things that seemed ridiculous to outsiders were actually ......
It's not really that fun......
If the common hobby of comics was the initial fetters of the Xiami Animation Club, and now, compared to the intrinsic quality of comics, they seem to be more unexpectedly promoting, all of which has undoubtedly departed from the original intention of the club. On the way to pursue my dreams, I unconsciously forgot the scenery from the beginning of the journey.
On the long road of life, we don't necessarily have to keep an eye on the glorious end to maintain the momentum to move forward, right? Looking back occasionally, we can also feel how far we have come along this road......
"And all this...... What's the point?" Ye Jing muttered as if to herself.
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Ye Jing, who had been optimistic and naughty since they met, suddenly lost a smile on her face at this moment, which made Xiaoqiu nervous.
Ye Jing looked up at Xiao Qiu: "Didn't you see that they voted without even looking at the book? It's like there is a blank sheet of paper under the cover! If this can decide whether it is good or bad, then won't your painstaking creative process be a meaningless joke?"
"Yes...... But ......" Ren Qiuyun certainly doesn't like to do this, but obviously, as Ye Jing said, she cares more about everyone in the club than the comic itself, "Didn't you just say that everyone working together is the real meaning?"
Ye Jing was speechless for a while, but in her empty head, she still clearly remembered the comfortable and pleasant smile on her face when Xiaoqiu was flipping through the club's albums in the Xiami Animation Club.
"No, Qiu Chan, I was wrong...... Ye Jing said, ripped off the head rope and shook his head, and in a few clicks, he threw off the ponytail that had lost its fixation.
"Xiao Jing, what are you doing here?" Xiao Qiu hurriedly stopped Ye Jing, who wanted to take off her sailor suit further.
"I figured it out......," Ye Jing said, "My job is not to dress like this and stay here as a vase, if I can't remind you of the original intention of everyone creating your favorite comics together, the so-called support will not be successful at all!"
"So......" Xiaoqiu's tone became even more panicked, and she couldn't help but reach out and grab Ye Jing's arm, "What are you going to do?"
"It's very simple......" Ye Jing wiped her mouth, "I'll go out and tear up those so-called exchange tickets now!"
"Uh-uh?" Xiaoqiu hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Don't...... If you do this, isn't it in vain to make a lot of effort for them?"
"But the real so-called hard work is this comic!" Ye Jing interrupted Xiaoqiu, "It is valuable for everyone to work hard together, but what is even more valuable is the struggle that does not forget the original intention." If you just learn to adapt, then the final destination will definitely not be the dream that everyone yearns for at the beginning. Do you really want to do that?"
Ren Qiuyun held Ye Jing's hand tightly and slowly let go......
It's a fantasy that I've racked my brains and sketched out carefully, not the kind of comics you call that all look the same, I hope you can read it carefully, and if you like it, I'll be happy. If you don't like it, I appreciate your time......
Strange to say, in the face of the idol in front of him, who had the opposite of his appearance, and had a premonition that Ye Jing was going to do those actions that might make the club activities a mess, Xiaoqiu suddenly felt a little relieved and no longer tried to stop it. The idol in front of her, who has the opposite of her appearance, is like the embodiment of her inner desire to throw her fist and resist something.
Rebellious, unyielding, those qualities that have faded away in the game of college town clubs, those who used to be proud of their purity, called youth, seem to be gradually overflowing the dry chest.
"Are you really this year's Donggong idol?" Ren Qiuyun teased, "It looks like you don't match this game......"
"Well, if you want to play the game seriously......" Ye Jing smiled, "Then you have to tell everyone first, don't cheat......"