Chapter 426 Summer Animation Festival

Early the next morning, Chen Shuren was woken up by a knock on the door.

When he opened the door and saw Xie Xie, Chen Shuren also looked confused.

In the past, if he hadn't gotten up by himself, or if Tang Yingcheng hadn't called him, this was the first time Xie Xie called him.

"Brother Shu, hurry up and wash up. You have to go to the animation festival early, otherwise you will have to queue up for a long time to enter."

Hearing Xie Xie's words, Chen Shuren suddenly realized.

It turns out it’s to go to the anime festival!

Thinking about how quiet the little girl was usually, and then looking at her excited expression now, Chen Shuren sighed, hobbies can really change a person.

"I got it, I'm going to wash up now! Go and call Tom and the others! By the way, let Tom call Mr. Kou and ask him to take care of it quickly!"

Chen Shuren's eager attitude made Xie Xie smile even more.

"good!"

There was a flash of sparks and lightning, and it was not even seven o'clock when the group finished packing.

"Where's Mr. Kou?"

Chen Shuren asked Tang Yingcheng.

"He'll be here soon. He's driving a business car."

"Oh? That's just right. Let's go out and wait!"

After waiting at the door for about five minutes, Kou Zhongguo drove there.

"Hey, didn't you wait long?"

Kou Zhongguo asked with a smile when he saw the four people waiting neatly at the door.

"Just came out, who is this?"

Chen Shuren looked at the driver, and then asked Kou Zhongguo.

"This is the driver I called. Get in the car quickly."

After sitting in the car, Kou Zhongguo explained to several people:

"You have just arrived in Fuso, so you must be unfamiliar with the road conditions here, so I called a driver."

"By the way, you can also drive when you go to collect wind. Fuso is not big. From where you live, you can drive to everything in up to 3 hours. If things are done quickly, you might be able to go home and rest."

Chen Shuren accepted Kou Zhongguo's arrangement with a smile.

Thinking of what he was thinking about at the izakaya yesterday, Chen Shuren asked directly: "Mr. Kou, what business is the company here currently doing?"

Kou Zhongguo was stunned for a moment when he suddenly heard Chen Shuren ask this, but then a hint of excitement arose in his heart.

He didn't even believe it. Before I did anything, Chen Shuren was already ready to help me?

Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Kou Zhongguo replied: "The music department is our main business in Tianyu, so there must be one here."

"In addition to the music department, there is also a film and television department and an animation department that will be established soon."

"Actually, the original film and television department also took care of some animation matters, but the development of the company was not good before. There was no business in either film, television or animation, so there was no distinction."

“It was only after I came that I broke it up.”

Chen Shuren nodded.

It seems that Kou Zhongguo is indeed a person who wants to do things.

"What about the direction of the animation department?"

"direction?"

Kou Zhongguo turned to look at Chen Shuren from the passenger seat, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I am planning to make it a format similar to the four major comic book clubs, and then integrate manuscript collection, operation, and animation."

Speaking of this, Kou Zhongguo also became interested.

"You may not know that although Fuso is dominated by the four major animation clubs, it does not mean that there are no other comics clubs to survive."

Later, Kou Zhongguo told everyone about the current situation of the animation industry in Fuso.

Because the four major comics agencies now have a very high status, they no longer like the manuscripts written by many similar cartoonists in the past.

But it’s not that there is no market for the works of those cartoonists, but if the Big Four don’t want them, what can they do?

Some cartoonists have special feelings for the four major comics clubs, so they will directly abandon the original manuscript, redraw it, and then continue to submit it to the four major comics clubs.

But there are also people who are reluctant to give up their hard work. At this time, they will choose a lesser comic book club.

These are the target groups of Kou Zhongguo. After all, Tianyu is not well-known in Fusang. It is a bit unrealistic to use Tianyu's name to attract some good cartoonists.

What he can do is to take the initiative to find and communicate with them, and then win over some cartoonists who have no sentiments but good skills at a high price.

After understanding what Kou Zhongguo meant, Chen Shuren nodded secretly.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "Mr. Kou, I have a friend who likes to draw comics. Later, after the comics club is established, I will ask him to submit his work to Tianyu for a look?"

Kou Zhongguo, who was still wondering if Chen Shuren was preparing any movies or music, felt a chill in his heart after hearing this.

"Are you talking about what Zeng Juan told me before? Isn't that friend of yours going to join the Big Four?"

Although there was a big gap in his heart, Kou Zhongguo remained calm on the surface.

"Well... he has two comics, one was voted for the Big Four and the other was voted for Tianyu."

After Chen Shuren finished speaking, he felt a little embarrassed.

To put it this way, it seems as if his 'friend' gave the good ones to the Four Greats and the rubbish ones to Tianyu.

Just when he was about to explain, Kou Zhongguo already agreed.

"No problem. I know someone from the Big Four. If your friend wants to vote, just let me know."

"To tell you the truth, when I recruit people from the comics club, I will use people from the Big Four to introduce cartoonists who have been screened out by the Big Four but are pretty good."

"However, I can let your friend's work be reviewed by the people over there, but if it fails, I have no way to influence them."

When Chen Shuren heard this, he nodded and smiled: "This is natural, it just needs a threshold to enter. If it doesn't work, then forget it."

Seeing Chen Shuren acting like this, Kou Zhongguo's thoughts started to change.

Since Chen Shuren is such a friend, can he invest in it?

Whether it was from Zeng Juan or Jiang Qinghe, Kou Zhongguo learned that Chen Shuren was a person who would not let his friends suffer.

"Haha, if it doesn't work, then your friend should remember to submit the manuscript to our Tianyu comics. If the quality is good, then there will definitely not be too little follow-up promotion resources!"

Chen Shuren was surprised, but nodded.

But he knew in his heart that the Big Four would not reject his comics.

On the Tianyu side, one book is enough to repay the favor.

While chatting all the way, we finally arrived at the Summer Comic Festival.

As soon as they got off the bus, everyone saw the queue that had been waiting for tens of meters.

Chen Shuren looked at the queue that would probably take another ten minutes and couldn't help but pat Xie Xie on the head.

"You better have experience, otherwise I'm afraid you'll have to queue for an hour or two today. Come on over!"

Xie Xie's mind was completely absorbed by the animation festival at this time, so she didn't even notice Chen Shuren patting her on the head.

Kou Zhongguo on the side originally wanted to say that he could call someone to take them in, but when he saw that everyone was already queuing, he didn't say anything.

The team only lasted ten minutes at most, so there was no rush.

As time went by, when Chen Shuren and his party entered the event area, the number of people queuing behind them had increased several times.

"Tsk, there are so many people!"

Shi Lei exclaimed.

It’s not that there are no similar festivals in Yangzhou, but those festivals are held by people of all ages.

Unlike this animation festival, it’s basically people between 10 and 25 years old.

There are very few people over 25 years old.

"Damn, why are you still dressed like this?"

Shi Lei looked around, and suddenly a man in a monster shell walked past him, startling him.

Tang Yingcheng smiled and explained to him after seeing it.

"These are people who cosplay, and they use this form to express their love for a certain character in a certain anime."

"This kind of dressing up is quite time-consuming. That is to say, we came early. If you look at it at noon, there will be two or three people playing a role."

Although Tang Yingcheng is not a deep anime fan, he has watched a lot of anime.

Coupled with the professional understanding during this period, I can explain it with ease.

After walking and stopping along the way and looking at various booths, everyone felt that it was an eye-opener.

Even if you have not watched those animations, you can still appreciate the charm of those works in the introduction of the booth.

At this moment, Xie Xie suddenly pulled the hem of Chen Shuren's clothes.

"Brother Shu, I want to go shopping alone."

Chen Shuren lowered his head and looked at Xie Xie in surprise, and then uttered something that made Xie Xie's flattering smile freeze.

"no."

But then, Chen Shuren said with a smile: "You can't do it alone, but I can accompany you. If you think it's okay, then we'll leave. If not, then continue to follow."

In this regard, Chen Shuren's position is still very firm.

Xie Xie tugged at the corner of his clothes, always feeling a little embarrassed.

Originally, she didn't want people to know that she had submitted comic works, let alone that this person was still her 'student'.

But looking at Chen Shuren's look, Xie Xie knew that it was impossible for her to go alone.

After struggling in her heart for a while, she finally agreed to let Chen Shuren go with her when the others were paying attention.

Seeing this, Chen Shuren said hello to Tang Yingcheng and others.

Tang Yingcheng was already interested in the animation festival, while Shi Lei was just curious, and Kou Zhongguo was more like doing market research.

So the three of them didn't say anything about Chen Shuren's departure.

Chen Shuren, on the other hand, followed Xie Xie to an exhibition hall with a large number of people.

Looking at the name, Chen Shucai discovered that this was actually the location of Sakura Club, one of the four major comic clubs.

When queuing up to enter, Chen Shuren asked Xie Xie what he wanted to do.

"Did you draw the comics yourself?"

The surprise on Chen Shuren's face flashed away, and he felt relieved when he thought of Xie Xie's strength.

Since I love anime and have a talent for drawing, it’s no surprise that I wanted to create something myself.

"Can I see it?"

Chen Shuren asked curiously, but what he received was that Xie Xie held his backpack and shook his head.

Her behavior made Chen Shuren even more curious.

But no matter how curious he was, there was no way he would snatch the bag and look at it.

The two of them waited in line for half an hour before entering the exhibition hall.

As soon as he entered, Xie Xie seemed to have found his target, and walked over there with Chen Shuren.

When they arrived at the place, Chen Shuren saw seven or eight people queuing up, mostly teenagers.

The queue was very fast this time, and we arrived at Xie Xie in less than a minute.

When Xie Xie took his manuscript out of his bag and handed it into a window, he received a notice to come back in half an hour.

Facing that cold window, Xie Xie's heart was warm.

"Xie Xie, should we wait here now, or should we go outside for a walk?"

"Wait here."

Chen Shuren nodded, and then he and Xie Xie followed the crowd to observe.

It seemed that because he had settled a matter on his mind, Xie Xie finally spoke more.

"Most of the people who submitted their works at the window just now came here to try their luck after being rejected by the Big Four to see if they could be favored by the supervisor. There should be very few people like me from out of state."

Only then did Chen Shuren realize.

"So you agreed to teach me how to draw just to come here and submit my manuscript?"

Xie Xie's face turned red and he hurriedly explained:

"Yeah, but I also teach painting seriously. If you don't come, I will teach you too!"

Seeing Xie Xie's anxious look, Chen Shuren touched her head again.

"I know, Teacher Xiao Xie."

But this time, Xie Xie reacted. With her face turning red, she shook her head in annoyance and got rid of Chen Shuren's clutches.

"Don't...don't touch my head!"

Seeing Xie Xie's fierce reaction, Chen Shuren scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, I always regard you as my sister. I will never touch you again!"

Seeing that Chen Shuren apologized sincerely, Xie Xie said nothing more. After spending so many days together, Chen Shuren still had a good impression in her heart.

Otherwise, if someone she doesn't know very well touches her head, she will definitely let him taste the power of women's self-defense!

After the two of them visited the exhibition hall, they found an empty seat and sat down.

Not long after I sat down, a small table became available next to me.

In the crowd on the side, when they saw an empty seat, three young people ran over.

As soon as they sat down, they started chatting.

Chen Shuren didn't want to hear it, but he couldn't bear the distance between the two seats.

"Brother Li, are you sure our manuscript can pass?"

A girl who was three or four years older than Xie Xie asked a boy of about eighteen years old. The expectation on her face could be seen by everyone.

When the boy heard this, he glanced at Chen Shuren and then said confidently:

"Don't worry, I asked my uncle to say hello. As long as your name is spelled correctly, you will naturally be one of the three accepted places for this exhibition!"

"That's great. You've also read my comics. The quality is definitely there, but ordinary editors can't tell it!"

"Well, don't worry, Xiaolin. I will ask my uncle later to see if he can ask his friends to arrange a good exposure position for you. After all, the exposure position for newcomers is very small and hidden."

The boy's words made the girl named Xiaolin's eyes shine and she leaned towards him.

"Really? Brother Xiao Li, you are so awesome!"

"It's a small thing."

At this time, another girl who seemed to be Xiaolin's friend spoke.

"Isn't it true that the editors at the Big Four are very strict? How come you can still influence submissions?"

When the boy heard this, he smiled disdainfully.

"That's an ordinary person. My uncle's relationship is certainly not ordinary!"

But the girl didn't seem to be interested in Xiao Li, and continued to criticize: "If there are three places, then the chances of those who submit here should be pretty good?"

When Xiao Li heard the girl's words, his tone was full of mockery.

"Quite big? Haha, you are still young. Apart from Xiaolin, do you think there is anyone with connections like me?"

Xiao Lin was surprised when she heard this: "Brother Xiao Li, do you mean that these three places are all reserved?"

"nature!"

Hearing this, Xiaolin felt even more grateful, and Xiaolin's friends had nothing to say.

On the side, after Chen Shuren listened silently to the conversation next to him, he sighed that the ubiquitous backdoor is really powerful!

At this time, Xie Xie, who was sitting opposite him, lowered his head.

...(End of chapter)