Chapter 704: Bystanders
The friends did not agree, and Lin Dong had to give up buying "Weekly Boy".
After the bus closed the door and set off, he was a little depressed.
"Look at this!"
The boy looked at him, then handed over his phone. Lin Dong picked it up and saw that there were a forum for comic exchange in his phone. There were more than a dozen posts, two of which were information about He Xi's new comic "The Soul of Chess".
One of them reads, "Someone on Weibo praised Teacher He Xi, saying that "The Soul of Chess" is a very professional Go comic!", while the other reads, "Everyone hurry up and buy "Weekly Boy", Teacher He Xi's new work is good!"
Lin Dong was more interested in the next one. He clicked on this post and asked the boy casually: "Why don't you go to Hexizhi Home Forum?"
"Come on, He Xizhi's house is stuck. Every time I watch that forum, I want to throw my phone away!", "Similarly, there are too many people and sections in that forum. I don't go to it anymore. My computer is stuck, and my phone is always unable to connect. The classmates around me are playing in other forums.", "By the way, I have discovered a new forum recently..."
Friends were talking a lot, Lin Dongneng understood them, He Xizhi Home Forum is too complicated, with more and more sections, and the member composition is also diverse, including comic readers, gamers, fan writers, and netizens who like to visit forums...
He Xizhi’s family is very stuck every day, and many fans have been stuck, but Lin Dong usually likes to read things on it at home because the information and number of people in this forum are the most common in the comics industry.
After opening the post, Lin Dong saw that the post was also reposted from He Xizhi's Home.
"This is the information I saw from He Xizhi's house. Someone has finished reading "The Soul of Chess". I heard it is very good. People who don't understand Go can also read it very well. I believe that Teacher He Xi, he has a great painting. Go and buy it! I'm already leaving!"
The main text of the post was written like this, but the person who replied below did not believe it.
"Come on, how do you read Go comics if you don't understand Go? Don't spread rumors here!"
"Yes, there are also posts outside that "Soul of Chess" is a professional Go comic! Are you teasing us? It is also said that it is a professional comic, and it is also said that you can read it if you don't understand Go. These two are too contradictory. Whoever believes is stupid!"
"Stop bragging, the poster looks outside. This is the worst comic for Teacher He Xi to release. If it is really good, it will be a hot topic now as before. No friends around me have to tell me about it!"
Looking at these replies, Lin Dong felt that it made sense. How can a Go comic be very professional and doesn’t need to understand Go? And at this time, everyone on the bus would say that the new comic is very good and will not be as cold as it is now.
"The Soul of Chess" should not be a very good comic...
"Maybe it's right not to buy it." Lin Dong touched the money in his pocket. He felt a little lucky, but what he didn't know was that at this moment, more and more positive comment posts from "Chess Soul" were gradually emerging on the He Xizhi Home Forum.
"Absolutely masterpiece! I bought "Weekly Boy" as soon as possible. These three episodes make me feel so happy!"
"The Soul of Chess is so good! Although it is a Go comic, I can't understand their chess game at all! But for some reason, it feels very ignited!"
"Teacher He Xi's new work is very cool, it feels like a passionate dream comic, right - it's similar to "Dream Eater"! But I think it's faster than "Dream Eater". I started playing chess in the first episode, and it was really good to draw!"
At the forum designated by Phoenix Company, a group of people were not very optimistic at the beginning, but when the comic was released, positive comments appeared after seven o'clock. At around eight o'clock, more and more people finished reading the first three episodes and excitedly started topics on the forum.
“This comment is very good!”
Yanjing, Xingboxiang, who had just started working, scrolled the mouse to browse the web. He Xizhijia has not yet established an exclusive section for "Chess Soul", but news has appeared in some other sections, and it is mainly based on positive reviews.
"But why is the market performing so poorly?"
Xingboxiang then became curious again. She had just read the News Morning Post in the car and found that the sales of "Weekly Boys" in various places were not very good, and it can be seen from the speeches on the forum that the trend has not changed much.
"It's strange." She then looked at other websites and some chat rooms curiously. After observing for a few minutes, Xingboxiang came to the conclusion: "So that's it, the information has not been spread yet."
She found the reason, and the specific news about "Chess Soul" has not yet been spread online. To be more precise, the positive reviews of "Chess Soul" are still emerging on the Hexizhi Home Forum, and other websites and news media are focusing on its sales.
Today, the release of "Weekly Boy" is different from usual. Once Chang He Xi's new serial was released, it was popular since it was released. The comic shops in big cities were full of people, so once it was reported, others quickly realized this, which made the scene even more popular.
However, the scene today cannot be said to be very popular, especially because it was influenced by a novel released on the same day, and the result was so bleak that the media was shocked.
It was a new work by a novelist who had less influence than He Xi. Today, her new work was released at the scene of her new work being lively than He Xi's new work. In this comparison, He Xi's new work seemed dismal.
It is now around 8 o'clock in the morning, and the first batch of reports have just come out. The news websites that dominate public opinion are placed on the release site, and the information is also concentrated on this matter. It cannot allow readers to get to the content of "Soul of Chess" as soon as possible, so naturally it cannot boost the sales of comics.
However, this information lag will pass soon. There have been more and more positive comments on the Hexizhi Home Forum. Now that information circulation is so fast, the quality of "Chess Soul" comics will be discovered by the news media and then completely spread.
At that time, "Weekly Boy" will set off a craze, and He Xi's new work will obviously not fail.
Xingboxiang was relieved. After reading the reviews on He Xizhi Home forum, she knew that "The Soul of Chess" should not be able to save it, and it can maintain He Xi's consistent quality. However, although many posts on the forum are labeled as "magic works" and "stunning", Xingboxiang still doesn't believe it very much.
"Although it is a good thing to maintain quality, but praise is too good and makes people feel fake..." She shook her head, then closed the forum, and some people were also calling for the divine work in the chat room, but others obviously did not believe it much like Xingboxiang.
The administrator also came forward to comfort him: "Okay, okay, the sales of "Weekly Boy" is not very good now. As a fan of Mr. He Xi, everyone is anxious. But don't swear too much, just make a spoiler at any time, so how can others believe it!"
"Yes, the review of "Soul of Chess" in the forum is quite good. Don't worry, it will be recognized by everyone soon. If you try so hard, it will make people wonder where the Go comics can go?"
"I think we should objectively admit one thing. Teacher He Xi's "Soul of Chess" is definitely of good quality, but that's enough. As a niche comic, its audience will always be limited. Don't praise it too much, otherwise you will have to make a spoil for the teacher again!"
Xingboxiang seems to be more rational in this chat room. After reading the forum, everyone let go of their worries and understands that the quality of "Chess Soul" will not be bad, but at the same time, they also understand that it would be good if the comic "Chess Soul" is not ashamed of He Xi. If you continue to praise it, it would be too difficult.
And it is easy to be targeted - just now, Xingboxiang just closed the chat room when she saw some random fights appearing on Weibo.
"I read the news in the morning and He Xi's new comic sales failed. As I expected, it would be a hell for a comic that wrote Go to be a best-seller! But as soon as I went online, I found that some people still refused to admit it. You see these comments - I am also drunk when He Xi's fans are obsessed with this level."
The president of the China Basketball Association said this on Weibo, and he also screenshots several fans' comments on "The Soul of Chess", of course, they are all controversial comments such as "Go is saved".
The Basketball Association once offered He Xi a high price but was rejected. When the president heard that He Xi's new comics were an unknown little character like Go, he felt that he had been humiliated by He Xi, and he scolded him several times during this period.
But speaking like this still made Xing Boxiang feel that he was too petty.
Not to mention the Football Association, this company has always been gloating, and the official Weibo has always disliked He Xi. One of the reasons why the Basketball Association is so angry is that after He Xi refused to invest from the Basketball Association, the Football Association publicly mocked this on Weibo, which made the Basketball Association lose face.
Football and basketball are two major sports in China. They have always fought each other. Today seems no exception. The president of the Football Association also specially reprinted the Weibo of the president of the Basketball Association, and then commented below:
"Don't get drunk either. A few weeks ago, you were almost the same as these fans. You even gave away 400 million to please the cartoonist named Hexi... By the way, was Hexi or Hexi coming? I was so drunk at that time!"
This sentence immediately brought the Basketball Association, He Xi, and fans into it. Xingboxiang had met the president of the Football Association. He was a stubborn guy. She thought this sentence might be the most technical sentence he said.
As for other people's comments, besides Phoenix Company, He Xi's fans and Go circle are related to the "Soul of Chess", and the influential characters, whether they praise or criticize, are generally a bystander mentality of gloating.
They saw the scenes of the release and were waiting for the failure of "Chess Soul".
"What a pity, you can't wait."
Xingboxiang turned off the computer and sighed. She felt that the sales of "Soul of Chess" would soon rise. These gloating people were destined to not wait for the scene they wanted to watch. But in the same way, she felt that it was impossible for "Soul of Chess" to turn the tables completely.
It can stand up, but it is impossible to have an influence that will surprise others. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, novels are better, updated and faster!
Chapter completed!