Big Manga

"Mom, I'm back!"

At ten o'clock in the evening, on Manga Island, Ling Shuang briskly ran into the dessert shop with her schoolbag in her hands.

"Mom, everyone, listen to me, Mr. He Xi held a competition to adapt a novel..."

As soon as she entered the door, she couldn't wait to talk loudly about the news she had learned at school during the day. The dessert shop was quiet for a while, and then many girls laughed.

"I said little princess, we already knew about this!"

The female guests smiled. As always, many regular customers gathered in the dessert shop. Almost all of these girls from nearby knew Ling Shuang. Ling Shuang turned her head curiously and found that there were still many girls bowing their heads and writing.

"Everyone knows?"

"How can I not know..." A clerk came over to help Ling Shuang lift her schoolbag, and said with a smile, "Everyone is planning to participate in the competition, and I'm also wondering whether to join in the fun."

"Everyone wants to participate!?"

Ling Shuang was taken aback.

"Why not? Anyway, it's not troublesome..." A female college student closest to her said enthusiastically, holding a pen in her hand, and she had already written two manuscripts. It is difficult to have such an interesting competition, and they all want to try it. Although the chance of success is very small, what if they are selected?

Even if you can't be selected, it would be great to break into the interview and meet Teacher He Xi!

"This competition is very lively, and many people in our school are also writing!"

"Yes, yes, our school library is full...so many people want to participate!"

"I went to a coffee shop just now, and it was full of people, and a lot of boys were writing!"

Nearly half of the customers in the dessert shop are female students from the university town. When talking about this adaptation competition, every girl seemed very interested.

"This competition is even more exaggerated than our review scene before the final exam!"

"After all, it was organized by Mr. He Xi! The university city is still heavily influenced by him, and other places will not be so lively."

"But I heard that many people from other schools are also writing!"

"...this...relatively speaking.

It must be more lively here! "

There was a lively discussion in the dessert shop, but apart from the chatting girls, more people bowed their heads unmoved and continued to write their novels. Ling Shuang also saw several people talking about writing techniques. The first round of the competition was to adapt a specific case of "Detective Conan" into a novel, which may have stumped many girls.

Although the prerequisites for adaptation are the same. We all know the plot of animation. But detective novels seem to be more suitable for boys to describe. Many girls find it difficult, especially because they don’t know how to write the atmosphere of detective novels well.

Smart girls discuss with each other or try to find a breakthrough point by themselves, but there are also some impatient girls in the store. When they can't write, they will simply look at the works of their companions around them. Plagiarism seems to be not uncommon.

This made several girls who were plagiarized unhappy.

"Oh, don't do this, you copy too much. You will make us all lose the election."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's so invisible!"

"How could you not see it!"

"It's weird if you can't see it!"—Ling Shuang also thought so, it is impossible for Phoenix Company not to check, the check for plagiarism is very simple, and it is absolutely useless to read other people's works.

The clerk helped Ling Shuang carry the schoolbag and walked into the store. Ling Shuang looked curiously: "Where's Mom? Why isn't she here?"

"The store manager is in her room!" The clerk smiled and said, "She is also writing a manuscript, and told you to finish your homework when you come back, and have dinner later."

Ling Shuang immediately puffed up her cheeks, she grabbed the schoolbag suddenly, and then ran to an empty seat. Taking out the book amidst the surprised eyes around him, he put it on the table: "I want to participate in the competition too."

The clerk followed, with a look of astonishment on his face: "What about the homework?"

"Don't do it!" Ling Shuang took a pen and wrote on the notebook: "I don't want to lose to you. I also want to see Teacher He Xi."

Her personality is so stubborn, once decided, no one can change it.

In another city, Ninghai, the novel competition caused no less repercussions than Su Hua.

In the coffee shop in the evening, sweet piano music was played gently, but as a writer, Lu Yanqiu was not in the mood to enjoy it. She slowly drank milk tea and looked nervously at the responsible editor who was reviewing the manuscript in front of her.

This is not her first submission. But it's more tense than ever, and the world of fiction is changing with each passing day. Ordinary writers are getting more and more difficult to mix with. Lu Yanqiu has not successfully published a book for two years.

"Well..." After a long time. The editor put away the manuscript, and sighed: "It's still the same, Yan Qiu, your writing style has always been very good, but the story is too old-fashioned, and the idea of ​​this book is no longer popular now."

She looked at Lu Yanqiu with some regret, and then gave her a desperate answer: "Sorry, this book cannot be published."

Lu Yanqiu's bright eyes immediately dimmed: "I really... am not suitable for this job?"

She is an old writer with ten years of qualifications, but she is not a genius writer. When she first debuted, she successfully published a few books, but in the highly competitive novel market, she couldn't keep up with the changes of the times and eventually became a loser.

This book was already the work of Lu Yanqiu's best effort, but it failed the review, which made her start to question whether her path was right.

"It's not that you are unsuitable, but there are too many novelists now..." The female editor sighed inwardly as she saw Lu Yanqiu's lost look. Every year, the novel world sees many such scenes, except for the talented old writers. In addition, most of the seats of old authors will be crowded out by stronger newcomers.

However, Lu Yanqiu is an author she likes very much. Apart from the old-fashioned ideas, her writing is actually very attractive. The female editor thought for a while, and then suddenly asked, "Do you usually watch animation or manga?"

Lu Yanqiu was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head: "My daughter can read it, but I don't like this new thing."

"That's it!" The female editor covered her head and said, "Your head is so stiff because you are too stubborn. You refuse to accept new things and think about writing books all day long. If you don't read new things, of course you will be abandoned by the times." !"

"Let me give you a suggestion." She paused, and then said, "Have you heard that Teacher He Xi is recruiting for a novel adaptation?"

"I've heard of it." She received a text message from Longteng Company during the day. That text message was sent to all non-potential writers in groups, saying that it was to let writers who were interested in this matter submit articles to Phoenix Company.

"I suggest you try it." The female editor laughed: "With your writing style, it should be no problem to break through."

"But I'm not interested in comics."

"I'll find out if you're interested in going there." The female editor patted Lu Yanqiu's head with the manuscript: "Don't be so stubborn, it's definitely good for you to go there. Teacher He Xi's works are always unconstrained and eclectic. He Your imagination is very rich, which just makes up for your shortcomings."

"This……"

Lu Yanqiu hesitated a little.

"Don't think about it, it's definitely a good job. Teacher He Xi's novel will be published by our company, and you won't suffer." The editor laughed. He Xi's job there is a solid job, which is much more secure than his own creation. With his production speed, Lu Yanqiu used to have nothing to worry about. .

"Besides, you don't have to be tied to death there. If you don't like it after two years, then you can jump out again." The editor finally persuaded: "How can you stay with Teacher He Xi for two years? , should also expand your imagination.”

Lu Yanqiu was a little moved, although she didn't watch animation. But He Xi had already heard about it. That is a super talented creator, and it is not limited to the animation career. The editor-in-chief of the novel of Longteng Company once said that if He Xi transforms into a writer. It must also be invincible.

Moreover, He Xi's works are full of strange things and rich in imagination, which always break through people's imagination. Nowadays, many first-line novelists will also find inspiration from his works.

"I... think about it!"

However, Lu Yanqiu still couldn't make a decision, she gave a vague answer first, and decided to go home and think carefully.

Lu Yanqiu's family is an ordinary family, her husband is a white-collar worker, and her daughter has just entered junior high school this year, and she comes back to watch animation on time every day - when Lu Yanqiu came home that day, her daughter had already returned home.

But what surprised her was that today's daughter didn't watch animation as seriously as usual. While she was turning on the TV, there were still some manuscript papers on the table in front of her.

"Xiaoxuan. Are you doing your homework?" Lu Yanqiu asked.

"No, Mom. I'm going to participate in Teacher He Xi's novel competition." Daughter Xiaoxuan said excitedly, and she handed the manuscript paper to Lu Yanqiu. There were already several paragraphs of jerky text on it.

"This competition again..." Lu Yanqiu thought to himself, then frowned slightly, and asked, "Are there many people participating in this competition?"

"Of course it's lively!" The daughter nodded and said, "There are twenty people in our class who are going to participate, but it's just for fun...The one who can pass the review in the end must be a powerful writer like my mother."

Hearing her daughter say that she was 'great', Lu Yanqiu's heart tightened. In fact, she was not very good at all, and the editor had rejected all the novels she had prepared for more than half a year.

My daughter always thought she was amazing and was proud of her. Lu Yanqiu felt a little guilty, and lowered her head and asked, "Xiaoxuan, if... I mean, if mom goes to participate in this competition, will you support me?"

"Mom wants to participate in the competition?" Xiaoxuan froze for a moment, then suddenly jumped up: "Support, I support it too much!"

"Mom, let's participate, you will definitely pass!" She hugged Lu Yanqiu's neck, and said excitedly: "In this way, Mom will be able to adapt Teacher He Xi's novel. The cooperation between you two will definitely be very powerful!"

Lu Yanqiu smiled, seeing her daughter's reaction, she already knew what to do.

She is going to participate in this novel adaptation competition...

While the competition was getting hotter, this night, Phoenix Company, Alice made a sudden phone call and informed Meng Huo of a more serious situation than they had expected.

"A headhunting company has already contacted our seiyuu?" Meng Huo was very surprised: "What's going on? Didn't you say that those companies should start with the real thing first, and then they will poach talents on a large scale?"

"I miscalculated!"

Alice's voice was very dignified. At the beginning, she really judged which star companies planned to start with Xia Chuan first, and then gradually expanded the scope of poaching. But after half a day of investigation, she found that these two things were actually going on at the same time!

After finishing the phone call with Meng Huo in the afternoon, Alice immediately ordered the firm to pay attention to the movements of star companies and headhunting companies, and then unexpectedly received a panic report from her subordinates very quickly. It turned out that some headhunting companies were secretly talking to voice actors We got in touch.

These things have been going on in secret, and Phoenix Company doesn't know about it. If it weren't for Meng Huo's sensitivity, those poaching operations would probably expand to the point of being uncontrollable. Since the male voice actor left last time, Phoenix Company has stepped up supervision, and Alice didn't expect this kind of problem to occur again.

"Damn it, those idiots in the office manage it." Alice was extremely angry, and she was so angry: "I haven't discovered such an important thing, I want to reorganize the management structure of the office!"

However, Meng Huo is not interested in the management structure of the firm, he just wants to know whether the current situation can be controlled.

"Is it too late to react now?" he asked, "And why are they spreading real rumors while getting in touch with ordinary seiyuu? What's the benefit?"

"It's too late, the situation hasn't expanded yet." The incident was discovered early, and Alice was not worried that the situation would get out of control. As long as she made a decisive counterattack now, although she couldn't say that all the seiyuu would be kept, at least she was confident that the seiyuu affairs would not be hurt. The root of the place.

As for the strange actions of those star companies, they are actually simple, they are just grasping this matter with two hands.

Maybe those companies also know that under the current conditions, the possibility of Xia Chuanzhen's job-hopping is very low, so they first created rumors to separate Phoenix Company and Xia Chuanzhen, and this rumor is also a smoke bomb that can cover up their other actions.

What Star Company wants is to take the bottom out, and the primary goal is to conduct a large-scale poaching operation against Phoenix Company. If they succeed, Phoenix Company's affairs will be dealt a fatal blow. And when the voice actor is poached, the empty office will no longer be brilliant, and it will become easy to poach Xia Chuanzhen and others at this time.

"In other words, they have the confidence to carry out large-scale poaching, right?"

Meng Huo asked calmly.

"Absolutely."

Alice nodded, but this is not good news. If you want to poach the voice actors of Phoenix Company on a large scale, the price paid by the other party, their power and bait must be unprecedented. It is likely that there are not only three companies, but more than a dozen companies. Concerted action by the company.

"It can only be done in a special way."

"What special method?"

"..." Alice was silent for a while, and then said: "I want to hand over the office to Shen Jie."

"...Alice, don't tease me." (To be continued)