Chapter 208 Quick Report and Small Book

( ) On April 29th, the 21st issue of "Comic Future" was officially released, and Shindo Hikari and Zuo became the theme of the magazine's cover. "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting the Abyss" appear in the corner of the cover.

For a comic magazine with a volume of more than five million copies, it is difficult to change the sales of a comic whether it is updated or not. Many people just read "Soul of Chess" while buying "Comic Future". ". There are also some people who were attracted by the poster of the 20th issue. When they bought the magazine back, they turned to this comic about Go.

No matter what kind of mentality readers are, they didn't have much hope for "Soul of Chess" at first. After all, Go belongs to the minority in the comics, and, for those who don’t understand Go, reading Go comics is probably similar to reading a reference book.

However, when these readers turned the first page of "Soul of the Game", they noticed the difference in this comic. When Zuo Wei appeared in front of Jin Tengguang, many readers were amazed by the scene like a god descending from the earth.

"The protagonist of the comic is a kid who doesn't know how to play Go. I don't know if Teacher Shen chose him as the protagonist. Does it have any deep meaning?"

"Although Jin Tengguang doesn't know how to play Go, Zuo Wei knows it... Besides, in the Ming Dynasty, Zuo Wei was the teacher who taught the emperor Go, so his chess skills must have been one of the best at that time."

"You don't understand this, right? Zuo Wei was very good at Go at that time, but the rules of Go have changed, so Zuo Wei may not be better than professional players now."

"I have doubts. Zuo Wei is from the Ming Dynasty, but after his unjust death, his soul exists in the world, so he should know the changes of Go?"

"Hearing what you said, I know you didn't read the first chapter carefully. Zuo Wei can't take the initiative to pick people. In the past few hundred years, he has only been attached to one person, so he probably doesn't understand Go now."

"Speaking of which, even though the Zuo Wei on the poster is amazing, I didn't expect Zuo Wei in the comics to be so cute, especially, the pitiful look in his eyes, I really want to be hugged and loved by people."

"Zuo Wei is mine, no one should take it away."

"Go upstairs, Zuowei is mine."

"Don't mess around, don't you think Jin Tengguang is a brat?"

"That's right, if I were Jin Tengguang, with such a Go master following me, I would definitely learn Go, and maybe I could become Jiuduan soon."

"The Chess Master, who was assisted as a possessor before, probably thinks the same way."

"I want to ask,

Who is the 'Xie Shiqi' written on the cover page? "

"The word 'three paragraphs' after her name means she is a professional chess player."

"So, all the content related to Go is true?"

"Of course. There are many professional chess players in China. If you scribble casually, you will definitely be pointed out. At that time, it will be really embarrassing."

"Teacher Shen is so rigorous. This time, I must support Teacher Shen."

Although the battle for the first place between "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "The Hunting Abyss" has reached a fever pitch, there are still quite a few posts related to "Soul of Chess" in the forum of Manga.com, and the popularity is only slightly weaker than that of the first two hits. Comics, which surprised many editors at Comic Future.

Conventionally, the first chapter of a serialized manga is often easier to win votes from readers. On the one hand, because the first chapter has the most pages, usually more than 50 pages, and secondly, the first chapter is usually a complete story. Lead to the follow-up plot, so, in this chapter, the cartoonist will rack his brains to attract readers' attention.

However, in the past month, the competition for the top three positions has become more and more intense. The latest serialized comics, let alone hit the top of the list, did not even break into the top four.

Shang Haozhi mentioned this matter many times at the meeting, but the other editors couldn't do anything about it. The top few comics have already hit the bayonet. How could the other few comics rush in?

Before "Soul of Chess" was serialized, the best score given by the editors was fourth. They knew that in order to draw "Soul of Chess" well, Shen Xin deliberately invited professional chess players as consultants. However, the competition ahead was really too fierce, and the serialization date chosen by "Soul of Chess" was too bad.

Most of the editors took "Soul of Chess" as the background board, however, the popularity of the forum surprised them. The first chapter of "Soul of Chess" remains very popular, and it is not at all obvious that this is a comic that has just started serialization.

Wang Wenhong hasn't had a good night's sleep since the 21st issue of "Comic Future" was released, for fear that "Soul of Chess" will not achieve the desired results. He didn't dare to call Shen Xin, fearing that Shen Xin would be affected, so he could only keep this matter in his heart.

On the third day after the 21st issue of the magazine was released, the deputy editor-in-chief Zeng Yue entered the editorial department with a "quick report" and sent a copy to each editor.

Wang Wenhong closed his eyes, took two deep breaths, and calmed down as soon as possible. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and scanned from top to bottom.

"The first place, "The Legend of the Dragon King"; the second place, "The Soul of Chess"..."

Wang Wenhong's gaze stopped here, and he stopped looking down—the third place? Who cares?

All he knew was that "Soul of Chess" ranked second in the quick report.

"Why did "Soul of Chess" get the second place? The monster in "Hunting Abyss" has been discovered, and the battle is imminent. With such a tense plot, why is it only ranked third?" An editor was puzzled.

Not only did he not know the reason, but even Jian Xiaomei was at a loss.

"Hunting Abyss" is gradually reaching its climax, even if it can't compare with "Legend of the Dragon King", it shouldn't lose to "Soul of Chess".

"Don't worry, this is just a 'quick report', and the 'little book' really decides the ranking." Jia Hui comforted.

"I know, team leader." Jian Xiaomei took a deep breath.

"Little Book" is the result of randomly selecting 1,000 postcards and counting the postcards, so the ranking is more authoritative than "Quick Report".

But Wang Wenhong didn't care about these things. After coughing dryly, he said to the others, "I'm going to smoke a cigarette."

After leaving the editorial office, he hurried to the corner and called Shen Xin.

"Mr. Shen, the second place in the 'Quick Report'." Wang Wenhong said in a low voice.

"Second place?" Shen Xin was slightly taken aback, "I thought it was the first place?"

"Mr. Shen, you can be content. Recently, it has been really difficult to squeeze up the rankings. If 'Little Book' can also be ranked second, it will definitely be a good result."

Shen Xin didn't know anything about the editorial department. Hearing what Wang Wenhong said, he nodded, "That's not bad. Brother Wang, would you like to treat me to dinner?"

"Wait until the 'Little Book' comes out. It's not the final result yet." Wang Wenhong said hastily.

"Well. Waiting for your good news."

Wang Wenhong hung up the phone, heaved a sigh of relief, and felt much better.

On Friday, the results of "Little Book" came out, and all the editors were silent when they saw the statistics in their hands.

Wang Wenhong took a deep breath, and slowly sat on the sofa, his inner feelings could not be expressed in words.

"First place, "Soul of Chess", 523 votes."