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Chapter 706: Queue in the rain

At noon, the rain did not stop.∽↗

However, as soon as the school’s bell rang, Lin Dong and the others ran out in a hurry with umbrellas. There are three bookstores outside the school that sell comics and weekly magazines, but the number is very small. Usually, they have to rush over in front of other students to have a chance.

This time they started preparing before get out of class, and the teacher did not delay the class, so several people ran into three bookstores separately.

"Boss, do you have "Weekly Boy"?" Lin Dong asked breathlessly, holding an umbrella. While he asked, his eyes were already looking at the weekly booth in the store.

"You don't have to read it anymore." The bookstore owner closed the newspaper in his hand and said happily: "You want to read Teacher He Xi's new comics, right? Those two stores are gone. If you want to buy one, you should go to the big bookstore to buy it."

Lin Dong opened his eyes wide: "Sold out? How is that possible! We were the first to rush out!"

He heard other surprises and couldn't help but look behind him. At some point, a few girls rushed in, and were also panting, as if they were disappointed after hearing their conversation - obviously they also wanted to buy "Weekly Boy".

And there were several groups of people running towards this place at the school gate.

The bookstore owner looked outside the door and raised his voice and said, "You don't need it anymore. The Weekly Boy has sold out. At around nine o'clock, nearby residents came to buy it. There should be no bookstores around."

These bookstores are located next to the school, and the general customers are students, but occasionally, the surrounding residents will visit them.

"Lin Dong, I don't have it here!"

"So too!"

Friends from the other two stores gathered over, and Lin Dong gritted his teeth: "It's so unlucky. It's raining again and it's out of stock again!"

"Hey! "Weekly Boy" is gone!?"

"What a pity. I ran away in vain. I plan to watch it at noon!"

The other students who walked to the store complained a few times, then turned around and left one after another. The girls behind Lin Dong also turned around with regret, and one of them comforted him: "Don't be discouraged, we will definitely buy it in the afternoon."

Lin Dong turned around and wanted to leave in disappointment.

"I advise you to buy it and go to another place now." At this time, the bookstore owner suddenly said, "I heard that there is no printing this time, and Teacher He Xi's new comics are also beautiful. I'm afraid that you can't buy them even if you want to buy them in the afternoon."

Lin Dong and his group and the girls stopped and looked at the boss in surprise.

"Boss, you're a bit exaggerated. Even if you don't have any prints, there are many sales of "Weekly Boy" and you can still buy it in the next few days!"

"Yes, and it's raining again today, so there will definitely be few people buying it, and you can buy it tomorrow!"

"That's the normal situation." The boss shook his head and said, "Every time Mr. He Xi released a new work, it will drive sales to rise. As soon as "Chess Soul" is released, the sales of "Weekly Boy" will definitely rise sharply, and you can definitely sell it out in one day..."

He reached out and pointed to the smart TV hanging on the wall: "You guys watch it!"

The TV was hanging deep in the shop. The children walked in a little while before they could turn around and saw Lin Dong opened his mouth blankly. The TV was playing the midday news in Ninghai City in a low voice. The TV screen showed the scene of the big book city. The dense crowds of people stood in the square with umbrellas, and the teams came one by one.

"This, is this... going to buy "Weekly Boy"?"

Lin Dong asked incredible.

"Yes, it's the peak hours after get off work, and many people have come out to buy comics." The boss sighed: "You see, those teams are more than ten meters long. If you don't buy them, can you still buy them?"

The children didn't dare to say 'ok'. A girl was so surprised that she even fell on the ground. She hurriedly picked it up and asked, "How could this happen? Why are so many people queuing up!"

This is simply unreasonable. Even if it is off work time now, it is raining heavily in the sky. How come so many people are queuing outside the bookstore with umbrellas? Not to mention comics, this kind of grand scene is hard to come by in novels and other works of art!

"Impossible, this is PR! This is a certain scam!"

Yanjing, the president of the Basketball Association noticed the scene of the news report of Ninghai TV at noon. He stood up in shock. The first feeling was that this was an illusion created by Phoenix Company on purpose - how could Go comics have such an overwhelming sales scene?

"Yes, this must be a scam, a scam!"

The news flashed by, and the president turned on the computer a little hurriedly. As soon as he went to Weibo, he saw many peers scolding, scolding Phoenix Company's show, and scolding Ninghai TV for not broadcasting such scenes.

It seems that everyone's eyes are all sharp... The Basketball Association president breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the official Weibo of Ninghai TV Station that was besieged by everyone.

"Please calm down. Our TV station cannot cooperate with Phoenix Company to make a show. This is ordinary news. In fact, we have discussed not to broadcast it, but our TV station has an obligation to provide Ninghai people with news that they pay attention to. This is a big event that happened in the city, and we have no reason to cover it up."

The head of the Basketball Association was stunned. Ninghai TV's statement exploded like a lightning bolt in his mind, and it smashed his luck mentality into pieces.

Yes, Ninghai TV, if you say the person who doesn't want to report this news the most, they should be the first. The president of the Basketball Association conducted a special investigation into the comics industry in order to please He Xi a while ago. He knew that Ninghai TV was on the side of Zhongxia Company, and the two were both prosperous and humiliating, and it could not show up with its competitor Phoenix Company.

In this report, Ninghai TV will feel more difficult than others, and they will definitely want to cover up this matter, but if He Xi's new comic "Soul of Chess" is in Ninghai City, there are so many people queuing up to buy it in the heavy rain, then if this news is not reported, the people of Ninghai City's trust in the TV station will be shaken.

So the TV station will not erase this fact because of prejudice or hostility. They reported this scene, that is, "It's all true!"

"There are really so many people standing in the rain queuing up to buy "Weekly Boy"?"

The head of the Basketball Association sat in a chair. He couldn't believe this conclusion. If it were other comics, he would believe it, but this was a Go comic! What is Go? It was something that was forgotten, not so good, and few people could understand!

How could such a lively buying scene be possible for such a comic?

"I don't believe in evil!"

He was so angry that he wanted to close the website, but suddenly he saw a Weibo speech on the Weibo page, Liu Yurong, president of the Volleyball Association.

"Only after watching "Chess Soul", I know what He Xi is; after watching "Chess Soul", I know what Go is!"

Liu Yurong felt very uncomfortable at this moment, and he never felt so uncomfortable at this moment.

In the morning, he disagreed with He Xi's new comic release, but he was better and did not sarcastically online like others. Instead, he found a time to buy a book called "Weekly Boy" at the bookstore.

He finished the first three episodes before lunch, but after reading them, he couldn't even eat lunch.

"I feel uncomfortable!" He said to his wife: "Why did I be blind at that time? Teacher He Xi was clearly at the Tokyo volleyball game. Why didn't I seize the opportunity to meet him? Even if it was a little chance, I should seize it!"

"The Soul of Chess, this is not the kind of Go comic we imagined! A rough man like me who doesn't know Go at all is also very encouraged after reading it. Three episodes, only three episodes! I have never looked down on Go. Now, when Teacher He Xi draws it, I think it is very handsome, unique in character and charming!"

"It's not going to be hot, and there's still a reason for it?"

Liu Yurong was angry and wanted to fire his vice president. What kind of advertisements, what is not enough money? Such an inconspicuous little thing in Go can be transformed under He Xi's hands. The name of the number one cartoonist in China is absolutely worthy of its reputation!

What if he didn't draw Go but volleyball? Volleyball is one of the popular sports in the country. If He Xi has processed it and released a comic that has been serialized for one or two years, let alone 400 million, even 500 million can be worth it!
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