Chapter 119 Member Invitation and News

"Part-time cartoonist?" Xia Yan was stunned when he heard this.

Then asked.

"I wonder which comic book my senior created? I may have read her masterpieces."

"You must have never seen it." When the girl heard this, her fair and beautiful expression darkened, but she still managed to smile.

When Xia Yan heard this, he sat upright.

Although he has been somewhat obsessed with writing novels this year, his daily reading of animations and comics has not dropped.

The person facing the word "sure" clearly despised his level as an old two-dimensional person.

Even if he really hasn't read her works, Xia Yan will feel uncomfortable if he doesn't say anything at this time.

"Maybe? I'm usually interested in many unpopular comics." Xia Yan said seriously again.

"None of my works have been released on the market, how could you have seen them?" The girl paused after hearing this and said in a very reluctant tone.

Not released on the market.

Xia Yan immediately understood the meaning.

In other words, I didn’t pass the submission to the comic magazine.

Xia Yan was embarrassed now.

There was silence between the two for ten seconds.

"Okay, let's not mention my part-time comic job."

The girl carefully took out the book "Go to the Moon" from her bag, and then looked at Xia Yan with bright eyes.

"Sign it for me."

Xia Yan paused for a moment. This senior said she was a fan of his, but in fact she had a completely easy-going attitude when facing him, which was completely different from the novel fans she had met before.

He also has a lively personality and is a bit familiar.

But just signing his name, Xia Yan wouldn't think too much.

After seeing the two big characters "Xia Yan" on the single volume of "To the Moon".

The girl's expression showed satisfaction.

Then came her sexy act.

She tore a notebook page from her bag.

"As the saying goes, courtesy reciprocates. If you give me a signature, I will give you a signature in return."

A few seconds later, a piece of paper with the word "Mo Ran" written on it was returned to Xia Yan.

Xia Yan looked at the signature on his hand in confusion, but to show respect, he put it away solemnly.

"Don't take it lightly." Mo Ran saw Xia Yan's confusion and smiled lightly.

"Although I am not well-known in the comics industry for the time being, one day I will definitely become one of the few popular female cartoonists in the Dragon Kingdom comics industry. My little brother, you and I exchange autographs. There is no loss at all."

"I have actually been interested in comics for a long time. I have always thought that being a cartoonist is also a fascinating profession. Unfortunately, I have a handicapped hand, so I became a novelist. My senior sister has such lofty ideals, which really impresses me."

Xia Yan also started to talk politely.

Apart from anything else, during this year's contact with many book club staff and animation company staff, these useless polite words came out of my mouth. They were all used by others to compliment Xia Yan, and he imitated them.

"Are you also interested in comics?"

Mo Ran, who was already preparing to pick up her bag and leave, had an expression of interest on her beautiful face.

"Are you going to change your career to become a cartoonist?"

"Cough cough cough" Xia Yan almost choked on her coffee.

Senior sister, where did you hear that I meant this?

"It can only be said that I have been interested in this industry before." Xia Yan said.

"That's it!" Mo Ran rolled her clear eyes after hearing this, and then said.

"Then if you really enter Shanghai University of Science and Technology, you can ask about the comic club. I am the president of this student club. We will recruit new members at the beginning of the semester. Our club does not have enough members and the number of members is limited. I will give it to you now. Reserve a membership spot.”

Xia Yan blinked and was about to refute.

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, I have something else to do. If you don't know anything about Magic City University and can't find the comic club, it doesn't matter. I will just come to you when the time comes. Yuan Qing, a popular novelist in Magic City, enrolls with me School, it will be easy to find out about you when the time comes.”

Mo Ran smoothed her hair around her ears, waved goodbye to Xia Yan, and then trotted out of the coffee shop to leave.

ha.

Xia Yan looked at her back, and it took him a long time to calm down.

Although I feel like her behavior is a bit weird, I still feel inexplicably comfortable after chatting with her.

Forget it, she looks like a person who is popular in three minutes. If she comes to me to join any club after school starts, I will probably forget it by then.

Shaking his head, Xia Yan drank all the coffee in the cup without wasting a drop.

He is not willing to pay hundreds of yuan for a cup of coffee.

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Although I think this thing is not as delicious as the instant coffee in the supermarket. Food without added technology and hard work will indeed taste a little worse.

July

Xia Yan had nothing to do in the Magic City area for the time being, so he quickly signed up for a driving school.

vvvip package, one-on-one round-the-clock service, the coach will never dare to scold you, and will hand you water when you are tired from studying, proactively ask you if you want to smoke, and you don’t have to worry about making an appointment for the exam.

Everything is good, the only drawback is that it is expensive.

the other side.

The sales results of the single book "To the Moon" in the first week after its release are released.

Sales volume in the first week of the seventeen provinces of the Dragon Kingdom totaled

1.87 million copies.

The novel "Cyberpunk Crime", which originally ranked second on New Gods, sold only 910,000 copies in its first week.

In Dragon Kingdom, there are indeed some very popular novels that sell tens of millions of copies.

But those works do not release single novels every month or every week.

Therefore, in the past week, the title of the single-book sales champion of Longguo novels in a single week fell to "Go to the Moon".

These sales data are published in many magazines. Many readers actually read novels only by looking at the sales list. Works with high sales may not be good, but novels with low sales must be rubbish.

This concept is deeply ingrained in the minds of many readers of novels.

After mid-July, the work "To the Moon" once again set off a wave of discussion in the Dragon Kingdom.

"Sugarman" Pictures, owned by Tang Yin's father, also struck while the iron was hot and announced that "To the Moon" will be made into an animated film.

For a time, Xia Yan's fans from all over the Dragon Kingdom fell into a carnival.

In mid-July, Xia Yan's college entrance examination results were released, with a total score of 453. For students from the No. 3 Middle School in Southern Province, this was an extremely mediocre result.

But this also means that Xia Yan can directly apply to the Department of Literature of Modu University based on the letter of intent for special recruitment he signed before, and there is a 100% chance that he will be admitted.

In the afternoon of the next day, Xia Yan received a congratulatory phone call from the school's admissions office teacher.

And wait until mid to late July.

Baixuan also gave Xia Yan a formal reply.

She made an appointment with Xia Yan again and gave Xia Yan a contract.

As for the content of the contract, it is basically what Xia Yan and Baixuan discussed.

"The journal Liulishe will have several serial vacancies within two months. As for Parasite Beast, after our team's evaluation, everyone has rated this novel very highly. I will do my best to help Xia Teacher Yan, please strive for one of these opportunities, so it’s a pleasure to cooperate.”

Baixuan smiled after Xia Yan signed the cooperation contract.

Time has entered August.

Xia Yan has been in the Magic City area for more than a month and has gradually become accustomed to the climate and culture of this place.

By this time, he had not been active in the entire Dragon Kingdom novel world for three months.

But recently, things have been a bit special at Tang Yin's place.

She was busy working on her business plan, and sometimes she didn't have time to make a phone call to Xia Yan for several days.

Seeing her serious attitude, Xia Yan couldn't disturb her.

I actually called once and asked where Song Lingjun wanted to apply for college.

Song Lingjun replied to him meaningfully, and you will know when the time comes.

In a blink of an eye, it’s mid-August

When Xia Yan was preparing to welcome his college career, there was also a notice from the novel agent Bai Xuan.

His novel "Parasite" has been selected together with two other works. Liuli Publishing House is preparing to hold a meeting in the near future to decide which work will be published in the journal "Liu Li Color" in three weeks. serialized.

In a journal like this, a serialization quota may not be available every month.

Therefore, the opportunity is rare. If you miss it, you don’t know how long you will have to wait.

But Parasite Beast is different from Xia Yan's previous works. This work is not slow and has novel themes.

And with its quality, it shouldn’t be a big problem to compete for a serialization spot in a glazed journal.

Thinking of this, the tension in Xia Yan's mind gradually faded away.

As for the other side.

An office of Liuli Publishing House.

Meng Lin, who had met Xia Yan once before, now had some documents and information on her desk.

"You didn't sign a contract with me and went to sign a contract with Baixuan?" Meng Lin had a hint of dissatisfaction on her face, then shook her head.

"Forget it, geniuses are always arrogant and arrogant, which is normal. However, who among the writers who can serialize their works in Liuli Publishing House was not a genius novelist when they were young?"

"You will suffer the consequences of not signing a long-term contract just at the novel serialization meeting."