At 8:30 in the morning, the continuous spring rain covered Manhua Island, and there were not many pedestrians on the street. Qin Ya walked out of a bookstore and ran into the Phoenix Building with an umbrella.

When he arrived at the door of the island studio, Qin Ya put on her umbrella and walked in. It was working hours now, and Qin Ya was a little worried that Meng Huo would blame her for being late, but when she walked into the studio, she saw that he did not appear.

"Have Teacher He Xi not arrived yet?"

She was a little surprised. Meng Huo was always on time to go to work, but he might have arrived at the company and was dealing with other tasks, and had not come yet.

Qin Ya thought about this, she was so lucky today.

However, as soon as she sat down, another person came to the island studio. Meng Huo's secretary walked in and found Qin Ya and said, "Miss Qin, the vice president cannot come here if he has something to do today. Please deal with the work here."

"Oh, okay" Qin Ya nodded blankly: "Does he have any job today?"

"It's not work, it's taking leave." The secretary shook his head and said, "I don't know what it is. Miss Qin, I'll ask you for the work here."

After he finished speaking, he said goodbye and left, and the painters in the island studio began to make noise.

"It's really rare, Teacher He Xi actually asked for leave?"

"Did you catch a cold?"

"It's easy to catch a cold in this kind of weather!"

They discussed that several painters have caught colds one after another recently, and this guess is not unreasonable. However, Qin Ya felt that the possibility of Meng Huo's cold was minimal, and she had never seen her get sick.

Moreover, something is wrong with Meng Huo these days. He left in a hurry yesterday, and today he even asked for leave directly for leave, which is a very rare thing for Meng Huo.

He did not have invitations from TV stations and newspapers, had no activities, and had no travel, so why did he suddenly ask for leave?

"This comic was bought in vain."

Qin Ya took out a magazine from her bag, feeling a little sorry. This was a Chinese summer magazine she bought on the road when she came to work. She heard Meng Huo talk about casually before. Today is the first day of the comic serialization.

Qin Ya originally wanted to buy it to surprise Meng Huo, but she didn't expect that he would be gone.

"Princess, are you interested in the summer magazine?"

A painter noticed the comic that Qin Ya took out and asked curiously.

"I didn't usually watch it." Qin Ya asked back, "Can you watch it?"

"Well, I'm chasing Mirror Moon's comics."

“I also don’t care whether I read other comics or not, but Jingyue’s comics are worth watching.

Several artists replied that the same comic magazine. Phoenix Company is naturally more worth watching than Zhongxia Company. The quality of the magazines on both sides is actually not much different, but the original comics of Phoenix Company are much more attractive than the adapted comics of Zhongxia Company.

Although Zhongxia Company also exhibits original comics, the quality is not as good as Phoenix Company. Phoenix Company has a large number of outstanding original comics, so why bother with it? When the prices of the two companies' magazines are not much different, most people will give priority to Phoenix Company.

However, Jingyue’s comics are only available in the summer magazine. Many comic fans buy Magazine Island Studios to read her comics. Some of them are Jingyue’s fans.

"In addition to Mr. He Xi's comics, my favorite cartoonist is Jingyue."

"She used to be too paranoid, but since last year, Jingyue's comics have become more and more beautiful."

The painters were discussing Jingyue, and Qin Ya suddenly remembered what Meng Huo said. The woman who looked very much like Alice was Jingyue.

Does his leave have anything to do with Jingyue?

Qin Ya felt strange. Speaking of which, Jingyue has mysteriously disappeared since her appearance. No reporters in China could find her. Maybe this matter also has something to do with Meng Huo.

There are two reasons why she had this association. One is that Meng Huo knew Jingyue’s identity, and even CCTV reporters didn’t know it. How could he know?

The second is that in the more than half month after Jingyue disappeared, many people on the newspapers and the Internet regarded Jingyue as Alice, and many people used this to attack Meng Huo and Phoenix Company.

However, Meng Huo knew the truth and could tell it, but he did not do so. Not only did he not tell the truth, but he also took special care of Jingyue when dealing with these rumors, trying to avoid others digging out her secrets. This was not very normal in Qin Ya's opinion.

"When the teacher comes, I must ask him what's wrong."

The more Qin Ya thought about it, the more she felt that Meng Huo and Jingyue didn't look like strangers. She was a little unhappy, but she thought it was because Meng Huo was suspected of cheating her.

"But there is no Jingyue's comic today, right?"

"Jingyue's comics are indeed not sold today."

As the painters were chatting, they suddenly became strange. The Zhongsummer magazine was basically sold every day. However, Jingyue’s comics are serialized once a week, and today is not her serialized day.

"Princess, you don't usually buy Chinese summer magazines, right?"

"Why did you think of buying this magazine today?"

The painters wondered that Qin Ya would choose to buy magazines today, and she was almost late because it rained. They had never heard of her chasing the comics of Zhongxia Company.

Qin Ya woke up from her thoughts and said, "Teacher He Xi told me a week ago that there was a new comic series on it today. I was a little curious. I read the book?"

"Teacher He Xi?"

"Teacher He Xi actually cares about a new comic!?"

The painters looked at each other. Everyone had a look of surprise on their faces. Hundreds of new comics appeared every year, and few of them could be attracted by Teacher He Xi, let alone Zhongxia Company's comics.

"What comics are so powerful?"

"Can the princess borrow us to see today's midsummer issue?"

The painters' curiosity was aroused, and Qin Ya agreed. She didn't have much work today. She wanted to finish reading the new serial in this magazine with Meng Huo before work.

Although Meng Huo is not here now, he finally bought it for other artists Qin Ya, so he handed the magazine to others.

"Princess, don't you look first?"

"I'll see it later."

Qin Ya herself is not very interested in the new comics. As long as you finish reading them before tomorrow, you can chat with Meng Huo.

The painters did not refuse either. Several people who were interested in the new serialization gathered together to read it. The cover of the Zhongsummer issue today is the cover of a young man holding a sword. It was decorated in ancient costumes and was painted quite beautifully.

"Is the martial arts comic of Legend of Sword and Fairy? But this cover is interesting, and the comics are of a very high level."

"I used to be used to the painting of Jingyue on the cover. This one looks fresh, but this style is not very similar to an angel. When did Zhongxia Company have such a powerful cartoonist?"

"Don't there be a name on it? Zhao Mei remembered it. Isn't this the illustrator? I said a while ago that the new series should be this one?"

"Who is Zhao Mei?"

"A pretty young illustrator with good painting skills, she actually drew comics? The person in charge of scripts and stories is called Qilin, hasn't you heard of this person?"

The beautiful cover made the artists praise her. People who didn't know that Zhao Mei now have an impression of her. After opening the magazine, the new series of Legend of Sword and Fairy was put first.

The first story of the Legend of Sword and Fairy is very simple. It just explains the background and the beginning of the story.

The male protagonist of this comic is named Li Xiaoyao, who is an orphan grown up in a small fishing village. Li Xiaoyao, whose parents have disappeared since childhood, was raised by his aunt and worked as a waiter in the store.

One day, Li Xiaoyao's aunt fell seriously ill. In order to repay her aunt's kindness for raising her, the young man resolutely embarked on a dangerous journey to seek medicine.

This is the whole content of the first chapter of the comic. The story is not new, but the picture is indeed good. After reading the whole magazine, the picture quality of other comics is far worse than it.

"It's the only one!"

"This is a great painting. Angel's comics are not that beautiful, right?"

"I want to collect it, but unfortunately the plot is too short. I can't see how the plot of the comic will be developed. Do you think it's a very clichéd monster-fighting and upgrading comic?"

"I don't know, but this painting is worth seeing."

The painters got unexpected surprises. If you don’t talk about the plot for the time being, the scene of Legend of Sword and Fairy is indeed a surprise. There are few such beautiful comics in comic magazines on the market.

Zhao Mei proved his strength in the Legend of Sword and Fairy, and the effect of the first chapter of the comic was immediately revealed. In major bookstores, there were more people going to buy magazines at noon that day than in the morning. Comic readers all heard that there was such a high-quality new comic sale.

Of course, although this response was good, there was no rush to buy when Meng Huo debuted. There were already many original comics, and comic readers have become accustomed to the comics of He Xi and others. It is difficult for a beautiful comic to cause the sensation of the past.

The current plot and the sense of picture become secondary.

"Congratulations, great success!"

In the evening, the female editor of Zhongxia Company found Zhao Mei to congratulate him. Although the data has not yet come out, judging from the daytime situation today, the Legend of Sword and Fairy has already started.

Many readers have expressed their intention to continue reading online. As long as the subsequent comics continue to maintain this high-standard style, this comic will inevitably become popular.

However, Zhao Mei was not happy.

"It's still far from the bookstore, there's not even a queue."

She has been paying attention to the sales of magazines all day, but there are no signs of rushing to buy books in major bookstores, and there are very few people queuing up for buying books.

The sales performance is not as popular as she used to be when she was co-selling novels with other novelists.

When the novels of famous novelists are sold, they have to queue up to buy them, but the Zhongsummer Daily magazine seems very calm and cannot satisfy Zhao Mei's expectations.

"You're wrong. Don't confuse novels and comic magazines, they can't be compared."

After hearing Zhao Mei’s complaint, the female editor couldn’t help laughing. How could this metaphor explain the problem?

Novels are sold one by one, and the weight can make readers enjoy reading and the plot is very clear. However, the newly serialized comics are sold in magazines one by one. Their plot progresses slowly, and the response generally has a delay.

Even if you want to compare novels, you should look for single-line comic books to compare them, rather than comic magazines.

Furthermore, the Qilin group is both newcomers and there are no supporters for comic fans. Although Zhao Mei is a bit famous in the illustration industry, the illustrator is generally not very famous now, and not many readers care about it in the comic industry. Most readers still read the comics of Legend of Sword and Fairy today to know that there is an illustrator like her.

"Anyway, you have a calm mind. Don't be too anxious. The comic will take several episodes to appear before it will have effect. You must have confidence in Legend of Sword and Fairy!"

The female editor comforted her. Zhao Mei calmed down and thought it was the same. She read the stories in the novels and scripts, so she felt that today's sales were not satisfactory and was not worthy of the quality of Legend of Sword and Fairy.

However, readers don’t know its quality. The content of the first chapter cannot even be seen at the beginning. Li Xiaoyao has not married Ling'er yet, and the whole story has not actually begun.
To be continued...