Chapter 32 "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
An Li attended the award ceremony and dinner for the "Rise of the Future" Newcomer Award. During this period, he fully felt how huge the influence his sister had in the comics industry through those two works!
Whether it is Teachers Hu Hong and Teacher Nie Shenjian who also won the newcomer award, or other popular cartoonists who are serialized in "The Kingdom of Martial Arts", they all took the initiative to say hello to An Li. Many people who are not aware of the inside story thought An Li was Yi An, the newcomer who won the gold medal!
But no matter how you look at it, An Li is more than fifteen years old...
Later, after An Li's continuous explanation, they realized that the one who drew those two masterpieces was his sister An Yi, and she was a girl!
An Li was not looking for his sister to not come to the awards dinner here. Of course, the excuse he made was not that his sister was just a dead house and hated going out and socializing, but that his sister was feeling uncomfortable recently.
This panacea-like reason has successfully fooled all cartoonists because they really can't imagine that a very important honor would be so important that someone wouldn't come out because they were too lazy to go out and would not come to collect it in person.
Although there are endless personalized cartoonists in the comic industry, this "Rise of the Future" Newcomer Award has become an authoritative award in the industry through the accumulation of reputation one after another. Many cartoonists are proud to be able to win this award.
Many cartoonists have developed a strong curiosity about this teacher Yi An, whose real name is An Yi. It is incredible that a girl can actually make such huge innovations and breakthroughs in the field of martial arts comics!
Sure enough, is this a genius?
After the dinner, Ji Hongfei, the editor-in-chief of "The Kingdom of War", and Ding Hebei, took the initiative to come to Anli.
Ji Hongfei is a middle-aged man with a buzz cut, a suit and a tiest suit, and a very elite style. He smiled, shook hands with An Li, greeted him politely, and then said: "Your sister is indeed a real genius. I am going to visit her in person, hoping to sign a contract with her and let her go on the path of a professional cartoonist."
Of course An Li would not refuse, but naturally he, who has a certain sensitivity in business, said: "The Kingdom of Martial Arts is of course my sister's first choice, but I hope that the treatment it gives to my sister can be in line with her strength."
Ji Hongfei still smiled kindly, but was slightly surprised in his heart. He didn't expect that An Li was so smart, but he still said proudly: "The Kingdom of Martial Arts is the most widely distributed comic magazine in the industry, and the authors are also treated the best. For your sister, since she can win the gold medal at the age of fifteen, it proves her strength. Therefore, our magazine is very optimistic about her future and is willing to invest in her. You must not worry about the salary! If there are other comic magazines who want to poach, no matter what price they offer, our magazine will definitely offer a higher price! Teacher Yi An, our "The Kingdom of Martial Arts" is bound to win!"
Ji Hongfei is indeed a very courageous editor-in-chief. After hearing what he said, An Li was relieved for the time being.
Ding Hebei looked at the editor-in-chief with a yearning look, because Ji Hongfei was also slowly promoted from an editor to an editor-in-chief, like Mr. Ke Yongqun, who was once the author of Ji Hongfei...
Therefore, Ji Hongfei's vision and business capabilities are unquestionable.
The three of them went to the community where Anli and Anyi lived together.
When Ding Hebei discovered that An Li lived in such a community, he finally understood why he was so persistent in the treatment issue. Obviously, the family conditions of the brother and sister were not very good.
When An Li, who was holding a trophy and a commemorative dagger, stood at the door, he suddenly thought of something very embarrassing - his sister would still be wearing pajamas and only underwear, right?
If this is true, then my sister will be devastated today!
However, based on the current time, my sister should be in a painting state.
Thinking of this, he felt relieved for a moment.
He opened the door and led the two guests in. Although the house was not big, it was very clean and tidy, full of warmth.
Ding Hebei felt that her sense of expectation had reached its peak at this time, because she was about to meet Teacher Yi An who she had always wanted to meet!
Ji Hongfei has excellent qi cultivation skills, and he always smiles.
Anli skillfully made tea for them, and then said, "My sister seems to be still painting in the studio."
When Ding Hebei heard this, her eyes suddenly glowed. Obviously, she wanted to see what An Yi was painting. Is it another new work?
Ji Hongfei also became interested at this time, so An Li took them to An Yi's studio.
This studio was originally renovated with a study room, and since An Yi picked up the brush again, it has undergone a great transformation. All An Yi’s past honors were put out again, and the walls were hung with An Yi’s daily works, ink paintings, abstract paintings, oil paintings, etc., which can be said to be full of artistic atmosphere.
Recently, An Yi has been painting a portrait. The so-called portrait, simply put, is a portrait of a character without a background.
Anyi has already started preparing her first long serialized comic. She didn't think too much and directly chose Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" for comic adaptation.
In her opinion, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" should be the most orthodox kingly martial arts novel, and its protagonist Guo Jing has become synonymous with "heroes". Therefore, such a work, adapted into a comic, should be most in line with the style of "The Kingdom of Martial Arts" and will definitely be popular with readers!
Jin Yong completely established his position as a master of martial arts novels with the trilogy of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, and even earned amazing income with them. Various film and television adaptations emerged one after another. Of course, she had to perfectly show her style with comics!
In a sense, Jin Yong is the original author of An Yi's comics. As the painter, An Yi no longer needs to consider the plot, and she doesn't feel that she has the ability to change Master Jin Yong's works. In her era, martial arts was gradually declining.
So before painting "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", she only needs to draw the main characters as character designs. This early preparation is enough. She doesn't have to make any outline or plot settings at all. This can undoubtedly make her painting speed reach a level that other cartoonists dare not imagine!
Chapter completed!