Chapter 152: Unexpected
This kind of unhappiness is not only because "ComicFuture", as the first issue of Chinese comics, has been pressing on the head of "MangaFly", but also because the seemingly loyal middle-aged man in front of him took advantage of Yuan Zhe's unpreparedness to poach the newcomer he was optimistic about.
Yuan Zhe was very angry, but considering the state of jumping, especially his fragile heart, Yuan Zhe could only suffer this loss.
The future of the magazine is important, but the future of the cartoonist is equally important, and Han Ye has psychological problems, if he pushes it too hard, he can't think about it, which causes an accident, and the brand of "MangaFly" will really be smashed.
Yuan Zhe sprinkled all his grievances on Shang Haozhi.
Seeing Shang Haozhi's noncommittal look, Yuan Zhe was a little upset, but he didn't have much temper, but, to a certain extent, "ComicFuture" should be determined to win the newcomer award.
"By the way, Hiroshi, I heard that there is also a manga called "Y's", right? What about the quality of that manga? Yu Bai suddenly remembered this.
"Uh, Y's?" Shang Haozhi's expression tightened, but his face returned to normal at an extremely fast speed, and he laughed, "It's just a second-rate magazine, so I won't put that level of comics in my eyes, and I don't fall into the stream at all." In love...... This kind of theme is just a playhouse, and I'm not optimistic about it at all. Its author doesn't have any chance of winning the 'Newcomer Award'? ”
"Really? Why did Mr. Shang suddenly have confidence? Yuan Zhe wondered.
"Then it also depends on who the opponent is? If the opponent is "Top of Basketball", I may be sure of winning. But if you want to say "Y's", come on, have you forgotten that "ComicFuture" is one of the three major magazines? For a second-rate magazine's comics, if I don't have confidence, then I've been the editor-in-chief for so long. Shang Haozhi said with a smile.
Yuan Zhe bowed slightly, what Shang Haozhi said made sense, no matter how "Y's" said, it was just a second-rate magazine. How is it possible to have an impact on the comics of the three major magazines?
Yu Bai glanced at Yuan Zhe and was silent, just quietly touching his goatee, but his eyes were looking at the LCD TV.
At this time, on the TV, the seven judges also began to vote by secret ballot, throwing an envelope into a small black box.
The Cartoonists' Guild teller retrieved the box and placed it at the end of the long table, and two other members of the Cartoonists' Guild came over, one of them picked up a pen and counted the votes on the whiteboard, while the other stood next to the teller and supervised the process.
Soon, seven tickets were counted.
2 votes for "Crime and Punishment", 2 votes for "Hunting the Abyss", 1 vote for "Top of Basketball", 2 votes for "Y's", and 0 votes for "Ghost Hunter".
The three people in the lounge were stunned when they saw this vote.
"Mr. Shang, didn't you say that the quality of "Y's" is not good?" Yuan Zhe was puzzled.
Shang Haozhi touched his beard with a strange expression.
"yes. I don't think it's good, but the judges probably think that this comic is better than "Top of Basketball". However, to be honest, the results of "Top of Basketball" are really chilling, and they have published seven single books, barely exceeding two million copies, which is really not a good sales. ”
Yuan Zhe listened to Shang Haozhi's words, and had the urge to scold his mother.
If you bastard hadn't poached Han Ye away, would he have relied on "Top of Basketball"? When the time comes, just find a best-selling script and hand it to Han Ye, and Han Ye will get up in an instant.
"Two, wait a minute. Don't forget that there are bookshelves in the lounge, so let's just find one and look at it. Yu Bai reminded.
Shang Haozhi frowned slightly, and his gaze moved to the bookshelf in the corner.
I forgot that there were bookshelves here.
Watching Yuan Zhe walk to the bookshelf, Shang Haozhi secretly touched the pocket comics in his coat pocket with a solemn expression.
"Nope." Yuan Zhe turned around and shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
Shang Haozhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Why don't you go back to the bedroom and look for it?" Yu Bai asked.
"I don't have this book in my bedroom." Yuan Zhe shook his head.
"You don't have a bedroom either?" Shang Haozhi was a little surprised when he heard this.
Yu Bai touched his goatee and fell into deep thought.
"Old Yu, what do you want?" Yuan Zhe was puzzled.
"Nothing...... Neither did I have a bedroom. However, I did see it in the restaurant. ”
"How's the content?" Yuan Zhe said curiously.
"I ...... I didn't look at it. Yu Bai's old face flushed, "I'm already an old man, reading love comics is out of place." ”
So why are you blushing?
Yuan Zhe has a black line.
"Actually, except for "Ghost Hunter", I haven't read many other books...... There are so many comics to read, and I'm not a judge. Yu Bai hurriedly explained.
Yuan Zhe understood Yu Bai's thoughts.
In fact, he himself knows that "Top of Basketball" can't compete for the two comics of "ComicFuture", so he didn't focus on the "Newcomer Award", otherwise he wouldn't have watched "Y's" before.
"However, even if the quality of that comic is high, at most on the same level as "Crime", the next round of voting should be able to determine the winner." Yu Bai's eyes moved to the TV.
After a period of discussion, the seven judges in the room picked up their pens again and prepared to vote for the second time.
"It's true. However, there may also be a third time. In the unlikely event that both "Crime" and "Y's" get two votes, it should be possible to play one or two more rounds to determine the winner. Yuan Zhe explained.
Shang Haozhi raised his head and thought about it, there is indeed such a possibility, and judging from the first round of voting, this possibility is still relatively large.
The supervisor put away the judges' votes again, and after placing them on the long table, it was still the same as before, one person wrote the votes on the whiteboard, and the other supervised.
The so-called counting of votes is to write the word "positive".
The first three votes, one for each book, and the fourth and fifth votes are for "Hunting the Abyss".
The last two votes will be crucial.
If "Hunting the Abyss" gets one more vote, the winner of the "Newcomer Award" is produced, and once "Crime" and "Y's" each get one vote, it means that there will be another round.
Shang Haozhi took his hand out of his coat pocket, his palms were a little wet, but his eyes were staring straight at the big screen, ready to high-five the two people around him to celebrate, although the other party would not necessarily high-five him.
"Hunting the Abyss" only needs one more vote to win the final victory.
At this time, the teller recorded the sixth vote on "Y's", and Shang Haozhi instantly felt his heart beating hard.
Just one vote!
Shang Haozhi silently cheered for Ye Hexu, but the last vote fell on "Y's" again.
"'Crime and Punishment' is out of the game." Yuan Zhe muttered to himself.
A comic from a second-rate magazine actually eliminated the newcomer comic of "ComicFuture", which shows that "Y's" definitely has a "problem", and the "problem" is not ordinarily big.
Shang Haozhi's eyes widened, this was almost the worst result.
To a certain extent, "Y's" stands out against the backdrop of "Crime and Punishment", and at the same time, it has also entered the field of vision of other magazines.
At that time, it may be difficult to get in touch with the author of "Y's" privately.
"Yet! Vast! Will! You're talking about a P! Yuan Zhe instantly understood, gritted his teeth and said, "This is the comic of the second-rate magazine you said?" That's what you're talking about? You play with me!? You kid, you want to eat alone! ”