Chapter 700: Before the release
"Be careful on the road, I may call you over in a few days."
"Okay, Teacher He Xi, no need to give it to me!"
After the two chess players left the apartment and took the elevator, they sighed almost at the same time.
"It's so awesome..."
"Yes, no matter whether Teacher He Xi has learned Go before, he must have not learned it under the guidance of professional chess players. The fact that he can reach this level proves that his talent is very high, which is a pity..."
Wu Teng's eyes suddenly became dark, and the game tonight proved He Xi's absolute talent.
Without formal learning and guidance, he reached the level of a professional chess player, which shows how outstanding his talent is. If he could dig out him when he was a child, perhaps He Xi is now a shining star in the Chinese Go world.
However, this kind of thing is not uncommon. This is the current situation of Go in China. Huaxia has never lacked talented children. The problem is that the Go world cannot retain these children. Every year, many optimistic children leave Go because of society and parents. They feel that Go has no future.
To solve this problem, we can only essentially change people's perception of Go.
"Well, forget it, no matter what, it is a good thing for Teacher He Xi to be good, so we don't have to worry too much about the quality of the Go comics he drew."
Fujiwara comforted him, and Muto couldn't help but curl up when he thought about it. Many people were worried that cartoonists who didn't understand Go could not draw Go well, but they were all shocked. He Xi's chess skills were there, and the new comics had an extra layer of guarantee.
"But there is only more than a week left, I don't know if I can hurry..."
The two chess players thought in their minds that comics require a lot of energy, but Meng Huo's progress was much faster than they expected. After getting the first chess score this night, he had already completed the creation of the first chapter of "The Soul of Chess".
In this new comic, Meng Huo increased his speed. The next day, he loaded the manuscript of one episode and recalculated the time. It was more than a week before the comic was released. If he seized this time and used his psychic energy, he could still draw the manuscript of two episodes.
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Meng Huo was considering whether to draw it. Although there was still time to go before release, the trailer had to be released in a magazine tomorrow, and he had to find some decision. At noon, Meng Huo called Ye Xiong - he was going to launch a three-episode "Soul of Chess" in next week's "Weekly Boy".
"Three episodes!?" Ye Xiong was shocked: "Teacher He Xi, are you kidding? Can you draw the original manuscript of Three episodes?"
He couldn't understand Meng Huo's work situation very well. It was basically impossible for him to draw "The Soul of Chess" with three episodes in two weeks.
"Well, I've already drawn a chapter. Calculate the time and I can catch up."
Meng Huo replied that he would not allow Ye Xiong to refuse. His original manuscript is now not even needed to be reviewed, and several editorial departments will rush to ask for it. Although Ye Xiong felt it was incredible, there were too many magical places in He Xi.
There are only three episodes, and this does not harm the magazine.
"I'll arrange it right away."
Ye Xiong agreed. A day later, "Weekly Boy" was released as scheduled, and the serial information of "Chess Soul" was placed on the cover.
As early as the press conference, Meng Huo announced that the serialized magazine of "Chess Soul" was "Weekly Boy", so many reporters were paying attention to the release of "Weekly Boy" on this day, wanting to see if there is serial information to judge whether He Xi can launch a new comic on time.
However, the cover of "Weekly Boy" disappointed them. Not only was there a serial trailer printed on this cover, but it was also a serial trailer of three episodes.
"The first episode is just three episodes, and the speed is amazing!"
"The press conference has just ended, and Teacher He Xi's movements are so fast. He is simply a model worker among cartoonists!"
The trailer for "The Soul of Chess" has been released, and serialization has become inevitable, which has made many newspapers praise He Xi's high efficiency. They are not so stupid that they will question the degree to which Phoenix Company released fake news. This is obviously impossible. Since the launch of "Weekly Boy" magazine, no serialization trailer will go wrong.
That is to say, next week's "Soul of Chess" will definitely have three episodes. This not only surprised the reporters, but also the readers who bought the magazine were extremely excited.
"I didn't expect there would be three episodes. It seems that I can't miss "The Soul of Chess"!"
"It's only three episodes in the first serialization, so I must read it very well, and I have to read Go comics too!"
The trailer of the episode three serialization brings more than surprise, but it is also attractive. After hearing that it was a Go comic, many readers were not very attracted to it. However, after the episode three, the concept of it suddenly became different. This number can be read very well - after all, it is He Xi's work, and you can read it regardless of whether you are interested or not.
Of course, this trailer is not all good news, it has also brought a certain degree of negative impact.
Among all the negative effects, the most prominent one is the increase in doubts about the quality of the comics. Regarding this Go comic, as early as when He Xi announced it, its quality has always been a concern for everyone. No matter how capable He Xi is, can he really draw Go comics well if he doesn’t understand Go?
"Is "Soul of Chess" really the comic that He Xi wanted to draw? Or his game work? I didn't really like Go comics at first, but now I'm saying that I can't get it at once next week, so I can't be optimistic about it!"
"Although I have always been a supporter of Teacher He Xi, I have also begun to worry this time..."
"Two-week episodes, but don't forget that Teacher He Xi has other work he is doing at the same time. Time is too hasty. It is impossible for the quality of "Soul of Chess" to be worrying about! Is there any inside story about Phoenix Company? Otherwise, why would you be so anxious?"
On the Internet, posts and speeches that are not optimistic about "Chess Soul" are everywhere. Even on the Hexizhi Home Forum, many loyal fans also have doubts about "Chess Soul". The subject matter is unfamiliar and time is so hasty, it is indeed difficult for people to admire it.
If it weren't for the work of cartoonist He Xi, it would have been a one-sided voice now.
"Teacher He Xi has such a high reputation." After the release of "Weekly Boy", Tomato and the others were also paying attention to the news about "Chess Soul". After seeing a series of reviews online, they had to sigh at He Xi's reputation.
As a mortal enemy, Zhongxia Company also conducted a survey on "Chess Soul" at its forum, mainly asking the forum members whether "Chess Soul" would become the worst work of cartoonist He Xi.
The results of the survey are very interesting. Among the thousands of comic readers who participated in the survey, the number of people who chose "probably the worst comic" was as high as 85%.
"The Soul of Chess" has all the conditions to become Mr. He Xi's worst comic!"
After counting the views of comic readers, this survey report shows that almost everyone believes that "Chess Soul" is He Xi's worst material selection. This comic has all the qualities of becoming the "worst" comic, and everyone can give several reasons.
The two most core reasons are "not reading Go comics" and "not understanding Go comics". In fact, most comic readers are disappointed with the selection of "Soul of Chess" - they would rather watch mahjong than watch boring and unfamiliar things like Go.
However, on the other hand, although readers are generally not optimistic, more than half of the people still choose the two options of "Do you buy the Weekly Boy next week" on the question of "Do you want to buy the weekly boy"?"
This indicates that more than half of readers are willing to try to watch "Chess Soul". This is a very impressive proportion. You should know that this is a survey conducted at Zhongxia Company forum. If the survey is conducted at Hexizhijia Forum, the proportion will further increase.
There is only one reason for this situation...
"The comics industry's obsession with He Xi has become deeply rooted in people's hearts and is almost impossible to surpass."
After years of accumulation, the current cartoonist He Xi has already gained a foothold. Whether it is Phoenix Company or Zhongxia Company, all comic readers are willing to believe him and not easily shaken - even though "Chess Soul" has so many reasons not to be optimistic about, readers are still willing to try it.
"I will only know if it's good or not." This is their common idea. It's a possible bad comic for He Xi to use the cost of a magazine. It's still more cost-effective than spending money to read comics from other comics.
"This is winner-takes all." Yu Feihang commented on the survey in the newspaper the next day: "The angels of Zhongxia Company are working hard on He Xi. If they want to take all comic readers, just how much they cherish... But in fact, He Xi is not only the readers."
He Xi is not only the readers, but also his colleagues: cartoonists.
In another report specializing in the frontier investigation of comic development, comic companies of all sizes have recently begun to appear in the shadow of "skills" comics, especially some sensitive small comic companies, which encourage comic artists to improve the development of such comics to the top priority.
Few people noticed these phenomena, the reasons are not clear, and the future is even more unpredictable, but Yu Feihang believes that their incident with He Xi cannot be delayed, and there must be reasons worth exploring.
Unlike those companies, the cartoonists within Phoenix Company could not hold back either - but the reason they couldn't hold back was not because they wanted to draw new comics, but because He Xi launched a new comic with special significance.
After a long time, He Xi launched a new comic. According to convention, this incident also means: after a while, He Xi may need a new assistant again.
"Teacher He Xi's position as an assistant must not be given to others!"
Cartoonists could not resist the temptation of cherishing the new assistant. For a time, hundreds of cartoonists from all regions of Phoenix Company were impetuous and fought openly and secretly for the position of the new assistant.r1152
Chapter completed!