Chapter 305 Reason

The genius remembers the address of this site in a second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No advertisements! "Gentleman in Cross-dressing" won the "Best Long Comic Award of the Year", which surprised many people.

When the awards were broadcast live, Bao Jiyi was having dinner with the client.

When the award ceremony was broadcast on TV, Bao Jiyi's hands trembled slightly, and his face turned black.

After saying a few polite words, he left the suite on the pretext of going to the bathroom.

When he came to the bathroom, Bao Jiyi took out his mobile phone and called Shang Haozhi.

"Are you on the live broadcast?"

"Um."

"What's going on? Why was "Soul of Chess" eliminated? Is it related to the last few comics?" Bao Jiyi said angrily.

"Probably not. The judges will not judge such an important award based on the content of the last few episodes. Otherwise, as long as any comic is created when the selection is approaching, it will be fine."

"Then tell me, "Gentleman in Cross Dress" is better than "Soul of Chess"?" Bao Jiyi asked back.

"I think... there is no way to answer you now."

"Are you with someone else?" Bao Jiyi asked.

"With Du Yulu." Shang Haozhi said.

The editor-in-chief of "Girls Century"?

Bao Jiyi immediately understood that Shang Haozhi and Du Yulu had a very close relationship before, but they broke up later.

Although they are not lovers, the relationship between the two is not too rigid.

"Old Shang, how is Teacher Shen doing now?"

"He...was a bit disappointed at the beginning, but later, accompanied by Wang Wenhong, he went back."

"Old Shang, call Wang Wenhong and ask him to enlighten Teacher Shen. Also, you are a little tired tonight...I will know the selection rules tomorrow."

"I can't get it. These things have been taken away by the Cartoonist Association." Shang Haozhi said.

"Then...you determine the reason first, and we'll talk about the rest tomorrow." Bao Jiyi gritted his teeth, enduring the depression in his heart.

After hanging up the phone, Bao Jiyi took two deep breaths, adjusted his mentality, faced the mirror, showed a professional smile, and waited for his face to return to normal before leaving the bathroom.

After Shen Xin returned to the studio, she sat in front of the workbench and continued to paint.

He was not able to win the "Best Long-form Comic Award of the Year" today, which really surprised him. If he is not disappointed, he must be lying.

Whenever there is an award, as long as there is expectation, there will be regrets. Even if this award is won, it is useless to "Soul of Chess".

Wang Wenhong grinded a cup of latte and served it to Shen Xin, then took a chair and sat opposite to Shen Xin.

"how do you feel?"

"It feels... like I didn't get the 'Three Good Students' award in the class." Shen Xin touched the cup, it was a little hot, so she didn't rush to drink it.

"And then? Lost, crying, resentment, self-blame... what about these emotions?"

Shen Xin rolled her eyes, "So you care so much about this award..."

"No, are you really not sad?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"There is loss, there is also frustration, but that's all. Besides, what more headaches do I have? How can I waste time here?" Shen Xin smiled and patted the drawing on the drawing board.

"This sentence..." Wang Wenhong looked at the words on the painting, his face changed slightly, "This sentence should be...'Zuowei disappeared'?"

"Um."

"Are you still planning to draw like this?" Wang Wenhong smiled wryly.

"Yeah... There are only a few dozen chapters in the manga, so let's put it aside for the time being? Finish the manga first."

"Well. If that's the case, then don't think about the 'Manga Festival' anymore." Wang Wenhong persuaded.

It seems that you have been mentioning it?

Shen Xin looked at Wang Wenhong angrily.

The news that "Soul of Chess" failed to win the "Best Long-form Comic Award of the Year" spread rapidly on the Internet, and the Internet quickly divided into two factions.

One of them is the readers of "Soul of Chess". After they learned the news,

Clap your hands.

"It deserves it! Retribution, Mr. Shen! Hurry up and take back the words 'I don't want to disappear', "Soul of Chess" can still be saved."

"The Skynet is well-established, and it's not missing. The sky has already reminded you, Shen Zheng! Hurry up and turn around!"

"The judge teacher finally let out a sigh of relief for me, and I feel a little relieved."

...

The other faction is made up of some older cartoonists and comic critics. Their approach is more ruthless, and they directly compare "Soul of Chess" and "Gentleman in Cross Dress" item by item.

From plot, to painting skills, to storyboarding...

The results of each comparison show that "Soul of Chess" has an absolute advantage.

Then, these people compared the sales and popularity of the two comics, and "Soul of Chess" was still in the lead.

"I don't understand. What is the basis for the judges' judgment? 'Comic Festival' Qiu Gongyu." An old cartoonist asked his assistant to post on Weibo.

"Some people don't understand this year's 'Manga Festival'." A commentator also raised doubts.

Ye Hexu was even more straightforward, taking a photo of last year's trophy and attaching the text, "I don't want the 'Manga Festival'."

Wang Yunze expressed more reservedly, took a photo of the smashed TV, and wrote: "It's broken."

In short, this night, there was chaos on the Internet, and Shen Xin, who was in the center of public opinion, was rushing over the manuscript and had no time for others.

The next day, the entire "ComicFuture" was discussing the fact that "Soul of Chess" missed the "Best Comic Award". The editorial department looked at the depressed Wang Wenhong, and didn't know how to persuade him, so they could only cast a sympathetic look at him.

However, they didn't know that these gazes were the source of Wang Wenhong's depression.

Shang Haozhi came very late, entering the editorial department at nearly 11 o'clock.

After putting the briefcase on the desk, Shang Haozhi picked up the landline, said a few words to Bao Jiyi, and then walked out of the editorial office.

Yesterday, after Bao Jiyi sent the client away, he asked his assistant to buy a set of "Men in Disguise".

When he came to the office the next day, he read the 10-volume manga twice, and compared it with "Soul of Chess", and then he was depressed for more than half an hour until Shang Haozhi knocked on the door.

"It's hard work. Did you have fun yesterday?" Bao Jiyi smiled.

Shang Haozhi rolled his eyes, but did not answer Bao Jiyi.

"Ahem... yesterday, why did "Soul of Chess" fail? Is it related to the recent plot?" Bao Jiyi noticed that Shang Haozhi's expression was wrong, and changed the subject again.

"If so, what would you do?" Shang Haozhi asked back.

Bao Jiyi's face was gloomy, "What else can we do? This is Teacher Shen's choice, and we can't help it. But didn't you say that the judges can't judge the performance of a manga for a year based on the content of a few episodes?"

"Really not. In fact, it has little to do with Mr. Shen...but it has a lot to do with us." Shang Haozhi smiled wryly.

"What do you mean?" Bao Jiyi's face became more and more gloomy.

"If "ComicFuture" wins the "Best Long-form Comic" award for three consecutive years, other magazines will be under too much pressure. So..." Shang Haozhi explained.

Bao Jiyi frowned tightly together.