Chapter 176 That's Not Necessarily True

Early in the morning, the editorial team of Contemporary Comics.

A group of editors were busy with their own work.

At this time, the editor-in-chief Hou Jinqiu put a pile of comic manuscripts on the table and said, "The manuscripts of the comic competition at Tiandu University have been collected. You put aside your work and distribute them for review. Pick out the manuscripts with good quality and select the top five."

"Brother Monkey, are you really asking us to review the comics drawn by students from the Department of Fine Arts of Tiandu University?" Ding Yong shouted exaggeratedly.

Brother Monkey is a nickname given to the editor-in-chief Hou Jinqiu by a group of editors. Because Hou Jinqiu is not arrogant and has a good relationship with everyone, everyone dares to call him that jokingly.

A group of editors looked at the thick stack of manuscripts brought by Hou Jinqiu and smiled bitterly, "Why do you always cooperate with Tiandu University to hold such boring competitions? It's torture to see the comics drawn by these novices."

They are the top editors in the industry, and most of the time they review the manuscripts of those well-known cartoonists.

Hou Jinqiu glared at everyone and scolded, "Who hasn't been a newcomer? This is a necessary stage for cartoonists!"

"Uh... Brother Monkey makes sense, let's start reviewing the manuscripts!" Ding Yong shouted.

He is an old editor, so he has the best eyesight. He also knows that his editor-in-chief cherishes talents and is unwilling to miss any opportunity to discover new talents.

"Okay, review the manuscripts."

"Yes, listen to Brother Monkey..."

A group of editors responded. Although Hou Jinqiu is easy to talk to, it is terrible if the editor-in-chief really gets angry, so a group of editors, although somewhat reluctant, still honestly go to receive the comic manuscripts for review.

Hou Jinqiu's face looked a little better, and he said, "Gong Xueyi also participated in this competition. Show me Gong Xueyi's manuscript later."

"Gong Xueyi?"

"Haha, she also participated in this kind of competition?"

"Speaking of which, Gong Xueyi's "The Gate of Life and Death" is about to be completed."

Gong Xueyi is a contracted cartoonist of "Contemporary Comics". She is one of the most powerful cartoonists of the younger generation. She has a very high popularity in the contemporary comics world, and her strength is not inferior to some veteran cartoonists.

So these editors are naturally familiar with Gong Xueyi, a talented female cartoonist.

"Let's see who can review Gong Xueyi's manuscript."

"Hehe, I took the thickest stack, and most of them were reviewed by me."

"Speaking of which, among so many comic manuscripts, only Gong Xueyi is worth looking forward to."

When a group of editors were joking with each other, they had already returned to their positions to review the manuscripts, and the conversation quickly stopped here.

After all, it is the most professional comics editing team in the industry. When there is a certain professional ethics, everyone here treats comics with a very rigorous and serious attitude.

The entire editorial department fell silent, with only the occasional sound of turning pages.

In the following time, occasionally an original manuscript would be taken out by an editor alone, which means that the manuscript taken out alone has received preliminary recognition, which is considered good among the mixed manuscripts.

Suddenly, Ding Yong's voice mixed with surprise rang in the silent editorial department: "This is Gong Xueyi's work!"

Upon hearing this, a group of editors all raised their heads, and several editors even stood up and walked to Ding Yong's seat, saying with interest: "This should be Gong Xueyi's second work, let's see how the quality is?"

Ding Yong smiled and said: "It's not original, it's a comic work adapted by Gong Xueyi based on the martial arts novel "Seven Weapons"."

"It's not original, well, that's normal, after all, the competition time is only more than a month, and the original time is too tight." Hou Jinqiu also came over, after all, the three words Gong Xueyi are still very attractive.

"The author of "Seven Weapons" seems to be a student of Tiandu University, and he became the 50th martial arts master in Longguo some time ago."

"Yes, the author is Luoyang. I have read the original book. It is very exciting. I guess he knows Gong Xueyi. It is easy for them to communicate since they are in the same school."

"Let's not talk about it for now. I can't wait to know what the comic version of "Seven Weapons" will look like..." Several editors said expectantly.

The comic circle and the martial arts circle have some intersections. It is not uncommon for novels to be adapted into comics, and comics to be adapted into novels. So they will pay some attention to each other. It is not surprising that these editors know Luoyang.

The editor-in-chief took several editors to read the comic version of "Seven Weapons" adapted by Gong Xueyi.

"The Changsheng Sword is very handsome..."

"The Peacock Feather is so good, it's worthy of Gong Xueyi."

"The seven weapons are divided into six stories, and Gong Xueyi adheres to a unified style of painting, which is very comfortable to read..."

"The abrupt feeling of story division in the novel has been reduced a lot, and the various weapons in it are all beautifully designed!"

The editor gave his own evaluation while reading, and when several editors finished reading the manuscript, they all gave unanimous praise: "Great, the usual amazing level!"

"Rather than saying that the comics are great, it's better to say that the story itself is great. The biggest contributor to this comic is Luoyang, the original author." After several editors finished their comments, Hou Jinqiu spoke lightly.

Several editors were stunned, and then nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, speaking of it, although the style of painting is great, there is almost no change in the plot."

"What makes us feel good is mostly the story itself, not the comics..."

This is also a common problem in adaptations. Few cartoonists can break through the shackles of the original work and draw something that truly belongs to them. Although Gong Xueyi is a genius, she still hasn't broken through this shackle.

"However, even so, Gong Xueyi is still the biggest surprise in this batch of manuscripts." Ding Yong said.

Several editors also nodded: "It's a bit worse to be harsh, but considering Gong Xueyi's age, this level is also very good."

"Yes, in general, the quality is great."

Editor-in-chief Hou Jinqiu had no opinion on this point. Putting aside other things, Gong Xueyi successfully showed the wonderfulness of "Seven Weapons", which was enough.

This is not a perfect adaptation, but it is a beautiful presentation.

"Anyway, it's more than enough to win the first place in their school's comic competition."

Ding Yong said confidently.

Several editors who had just finished reading the comic version of "Seven Weapons" also nodded in agreement.

But at this moment, a different voice suddenly rang out: "Gong Xueyi is first? That's not certain!"