Meng Shu decided on a new comic, but he didn't say anything.

He once again proposed the idea of returning the chessboard to the director of Muto in Tokyo, and of course the answer he got was the same as last time, Meng Shu couldn't spare time, so he found someone he could trust and asked them to take the chessboard to Tokyo.

Meng did not tell the Go community that he was going to draw a comic strip of Go, but he had decided to announce it at the carnival. Since he was going to announce it at the carnival, the chessboard couldn't be returned after the carnival - then in the eyes of other people, he was really bought by the chessboard, and maybe someone would still be obsessed with his new comics in the future.

Returning the chessboard first, and then announcing the new comics, Meng Shu felt relieved. Besides, he doesn't pay so much attention to the Go chessboard, there is no difference between history and history in his eyes, and even if he wants a good chessboard, he can buy good things that he can't find flaws for tens of thousands.

The workmanship of the modern chessboard is more exquisite than that of ancient times, and the shape is more beautiful, Meng Shu read some chessboards in magazines, which are no worse than those given to him by the Go world, and the sense of history in his hand makes him feel hot.

The chessboard was sent back to Tokyo smoothly, and it is said that Director Muto was very disappointed, but Meng Shu didn't care about his thoughts. He was not in a hurry to buy a new chessboard, because there was no need, the carnival was about to open, and Shen Jie was too busy to play chess with Meng Xu because of the rehearsal in the final stage.

August 6th, the day before the carnival opens.

Manga Island is ready, and from the 5th, there is a high number of pedestrians on the streets of Manga Island, and by the 6th, a larger number of tourists arrive. Looking down from the Phoenix Tower. Several major thoroughfares are filled with people.

"So many people. Tomorrow's order is fine, right? ”

Xu Jing also arrived today, and he stood in Meng Shu's office and watched the lively scene outside, a little worried about the situation tomorrow. There are already so many people before the carnival even starts, although it is only gathered on a few streets, but tomorrow more people will arrive, and the entire manga island may be filled with people.

"No problem, I've got the whole company out of the way."

Meng nodded his head, during the carnival. In addition to the necessary jobs, all Phoenix employees were assigned! They have several departments, as well as professional security companies, and even recruit a lot of college students, which has minimized the risk.

"And the police will come here to help during the carnival."

There is a police station on Cartoon Island, and during the carnival, the Suhua city government has arranged for a lot of manpower to maintain order here.

"That's good......" Xu Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the flow of people below with a little joy: "But I really didn't expect that the number of these tourists exceeded our expectations." That's more than twice as many as last year. ”

Meng nodded his head, he had received the information before. Near Manga Island: The occupancy rate is close to 100% today, including some hotels on both sides and some hotels in the university town, and most tourists will arrive today, but many people will come to Manga Island tomorrow after playing outside.

There are no special events on Manga Island today, and visitors who come here now obviously want to experience what it's like when the crowds are smaller.

"Then I'm going to check on the cartoonists first, do you want to come with me?"

Meng Shu turned around and asked, some cartoonists from Phoenix Company have also arrived, they are one of the key points of the carnival, whether it is as the leader of this side or the first cartoonist of Phoenix Company, Meng Shu has to go over to see them.

"I've met them, so I'm not going, you can go!" Xu Jing shook his head, he had already seen a lot of cartoonists in Ninghai when he came, so he didn't want to see him at this time: "I just happened to see the situation of the carnival." ”

Xu Jing wanted to check the situation of the carnival in Meng Shu's office, and he was a little worried about an accident for such a grand event.

The cartoonists are staying in the reception room of the editorial department of the Phoenix Mansion at the moment, these people are the core cartoonists of the Phoenix Company, and they are different from the Ninghai family in the past, and now the cartoonists who come here live in many places.

Phoenix has grown rapidly in recent years, the number of cartoonists has soared, and the management style has also changed, although most of the cartoonists have moved to Ninghai, Tokyo and Suhua to live, but there are still a few who live in other cities.

And now, the manga artists gathered on Manga Island are all excellent professional manga artists, and they are holding a signing party during the carnival.

Last year's carnival on Cartoon Island was a great success, and after discussion, Phoenix turned the 'signing session' into a standard event for future carnivals every year. The carnival brings a large number of manga fans, and it is also the perfect time for manga artists to hold book signings.

In the same way, during the carnival, which lasts for several days, the signing meeting is also quite an eye-catching event. Meng met the cartoonists in the editorial office, and several of his assistants were also present.

"Why don't you want the teacher to attend the book signing?"

After the greeting, a cartoonist asked.

"No, it won't." Meng Shu shook his head and replied, "This is your chance. ”

After he finished speaking, Qin Ya, who was chatting with several female cartoonists, said with a smile: "The teacher doesn't participate in any fixed projects, he wants to participate, but he was pulled by the people in the company and said no." ”

Tomato was curious: "Don't participate in the fixed project? Why? ”

"To make the carnival more successful......"

Meng Shu explained with a wry smile that it stands to reason that he is the biggest selling point of the carnival, and the outside world has always wanted to know what activities he will participate in this year. However, because of the increase in the number of tourists in advance, Phoenix decided not to let him participate in any permanent projects after full discussion.

No matter what project you participate in, what a pity to appear in the event of a risk of numbers. And if there is a restriction on the number of people who can enter, it will lead to hype and competition for tickets, and some tourists who have worked hard to come to the comic island will not be able to meet him, and they will also be very disappointed.

For this, the Phoenix company came up with a cunning idea......

"Random cameos?"

Hearing this idea, many cartoonists are confused.

"Yes, it's a random cameo......," Meng nodded, he had to meet with the readers twice a day during the carnival, but the stage was not fixed, which meant that where he appeared was completely up to the luck of the visitors.

In this way, it can not only provoke readers to participate in the event, but also rely on the mechanism of "what a pity" to adjust the flow of people on the manga island.

During the carnival, there are many events on the manga island, such as official book signings, voice actor performances, handshakes, live conversations, and so on...... There are also cosplay contests, merchandise sales, food tasting contests, amusement park events, and so on......

There are dozens of events held every day, and it is impossible for one person to play them all at once.

"So, the announcement of the new game is not the teacher's responsibility?"

Tomato asked in surprise, this carnival has a lot of curiosity about what is it, for example, new comics, new animations, and new games have attracted countless media attention, and among these three things, new comics have whetted their appetite, but He Xi has not been sure, so no one knows if the answer will be given at the carnival.

And the new animation is the successor animation after the end of "Light Sound Girl", but many media speculate that this animation should wait another month for it to be announced, so it is also very unstable. The only exception is the new game, the news of this game has been confirmed, and many people are dumb and staring at its news.

"The new game will be announced tomorrow, but not me."

Meng Shu said with a smile, the announcement of the game was announced by He Qian, and he would not necessarily appear. In fact, whether this thing is announced or not, Meng Huo has appeared in the carnival a lot more times than last year, and it is inevitable that he will talk about this game.

"The official flow chart of the carnival will be released later, and you will understand it when you read it."

Meng Huo didn't want to talk about his work at the carnival anymore, and the reason why the cartoonists were so strange was because the comic island had only disclosed some of the activities that attracted attention, most of which were still commercial street activities and some voice actor performances.

The specific process will be announced today, including the fact that Meng will make a random cameo appearance.

He saw that the cartoonists were in normal condition, so he said goodbye and left, and not long after he left, Phoenix Company did publish the specific flow chart of the carnival on the official website, forums, and various parts of the comic island.

This flowchart has two highlights, one is that the carnival celebration will not stop, and the official Phoenix Pavilion and the cartoonist signing will last almost the entire carnival. The second highlight is that there are seven meet-and-greets during the carnival, but the timing of the seven meet-and-greets is a secret.

"it!"

When many media saw the news, they said a dirty word on the spot, so many meetings, none of them were leaked, so how can reporters find it? There are more than a dozen events held at the same time every day, so it's hard to rely on luck if you want to interview!?

Moreover, Phoenix Company has obviously increased the attractiveness of the meet-and-greet to the extreme, each with a different theme to attract fans, and will also give gifts to the tourists present, even the reporters are itching to see it.

What's even worse is that "if you are present at all seven events of Teacher Ho Xi, you will get four free games for four people at next year's Manga Island Carnival!" ”

The free tour of next year's carnival, from the round-trip travel fee to various tickets, accommodation and food, Phoenix Company reimburses a qiē fee, which is not much of an attraction for the local tyrants, but it is a super gift for most tourists.

For four people, enough for a family to come and play.

"Such a generous Phoenix company, oh no...... What a treacherous Phoenix company! ”

A reporter first said a word of generosity, and then immediately corrected it to treacherous, tourists will definitely try different activities for the sake of what is the gift package, and the economic benefits brought by it definitely exceed the cost of Phoenix Company. (To be continued......)