After hearing that the interview staff of China Central Weekly was personally led by Zhou Yiren, Yin Nan immediately went to the reception room on the third floor.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou…Hmm?"
However, after entering the reception room, what he saw surprised him.
This was because other than Zhou Yiren, who he had already known in advance and recognized, there were a few other people in the reception room!
Of course, if they wanted to conduct an interview, they would definitely need a few staff members…
But the point was, the three people sitting next to Zhou Yiren in formal attire were obviously not reporters, right?
"Ah... Mr. Yin, you're here!"
When Zhou Yiren saw Yin Nan, he also stood up and shook hands with him. Then, he introduced the three people behind him very directly,"Let me introduce you. This is Yao Xiaoming, the head of the China Basketball Association. This is Zhang Zengliang, a member of the China Sports Administration.”
"They really are from the government."
Yin Nan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He had some guesses about the other party's intention. Could it be that the government was finally starting to take the comics industry seriously?
Sure enough, after greeting the three people one by one, the head of the China Basketball Association directly said,"We are much older than you, how about we call you Little Yin?”
"Of course!"
Yin Nan naturally wouldn't be arrogant and immediately nodded in agreement. After all, the three of them saw that even the youngest Yao Xiaoming was probably in his 40s, and the oldest Zhang Zengliang was probably close to 60. In front of them, he was indeed a junior.
"Little Yin, you really are a talented person. My grandson loves this comic too. You have to give me an autograph later.”
At this time, Zhang Zengliang was the first to speak. The meaning of his words was extremely obvious.
"No problem."
Seeing that the three of them did not seem to have any ill intentions, Yin Nan temporarily relaxed. He immediately began to chat with the three of them.
With Zhou Yiren's introduction and the three people's conversation, Yin Nan also roughly figured out the purpose of these three people's visit. What surprised him was that although these three people came together, the purpose of their visit was really not too related!
"I'll be a member of the China Basketball Association? This isn't appropriate, right?"
After hearing Yao Xiaoming's suggestion, Yin Nan almost bit his tongue. The heavens had mercy on him. To put it nicely, Yin Nan's basketball skills were a little familiar. To put it bluntly, he was the type of player that he had never played before other than watching a game. Wasn't it too hasty for him to become a member of the Basketball Association?
"Little Yin, you're being too modest. The China Basketball Association is the organizer of China's basketball publicity. The main consideration is the committee member's understanding and influence on basketball. With the understanding of basketball skills that you showed in SD and your current influence on basketball, there's no problem for you to be a committee member!”
After hearing Yao Xiaoming's explanation, Yin Nan was even more speechless.""I'm just a manga artist, what influence do I have in basketball?”
However, he didn't expect Yao Xiaoming to shake his head and say,""Looks like you don't know the influence of SD yet, Little Yin…Do you know how much the popularity of basketball in China has increased after the release of SD?”
"Ever since SD started broadcasting, the popularity of basketball among junior high school students and above has increased by at least 300%. The number of CBA and NBA viewers has jumped from sixth place to first place in the country!”
Without waiting for Yin Nan to reply, Zhang Zengliang, who was standing at the side, directly opened his mouth and said a series of results. Then, he smiled at Yin Nan and said,"It can be said that you have brought the entire domestic basketball market to life!”
Following his words, Zhou Yiren, who had been watching the show for a long time, also said,"After the 23rd episode of the latest SD, many schools in the country officially opened their own basketball clubs and competed according to what you described in your manga. The number of participants was shocking.”
After hearing the trio's explanation, Yin Nan finally understood what they meant. It turned out that apart from the explosive viewership ratings on the Internet and TV, the popularity of slam dunk had spread directly to the campus. It had even made basketball, which had been considered a small popular sport, surpass table tennis, which had been the most popular sport in the country for many years, and directly became the most popular sport in the country during this period of time!
Especially when he saw that the popularity would not fade in the short term, Yao Xiaoming, as the head of the Basketball Association, knew that this was a great opportunity for the development of basketball. Therefore, he came to Yin Nan and hoped that he could become a member of the Basketball Association in name. That way, they would have a reason to use SD's influence to develop the basketball industry!
Zhang Zengliang, the head of the Sports Administration, thought a little more. Since Yin Nan could draw a basketball comic, could he not draw soccer, table tennis, softball, diving, and even sprinting?
That was why he had come here. He hoped that Yin Nan could help him create a sports-related comic.
Faced with these two's requests, Yin Nan did not think much before making his own decision!
"Since President Yao has already said so, then I'm ashamed to accept the honor.”
The fact that the Basketball Association was willing to mobilize their own resources to help him promote was something that he could not wait for, not to mention that he could still be a member of the Basketball Association from now on. Of course, Yin Nan would not refuse such a free benefit!
However, as for Zhang Zengliang…
"Elder Zhang, what you said makes sense. However, I have a lot of comics on hand recently. Moreover, you know that creating such things requires inspiration, so..."
Although he didn't have any suitable comics on hand right now, Yin Nan wouldn't be so stupid as to offend them. Furthermore, he would definitely have the opportunity to create similar subjects in the future!
Not to mention other things, he knew of many classic sports comics such as " The Hero of Basketball "," Ping Pong "," The Prince of Tennis ", and " The Young Master of Football ". If he could build a good relationship with this Mr. Zhang Zengliang, it would be much more convenient when he drew comics to publish in the future. That would naturally be great!
"Of course, we can understand that artists need inspiration to create. Little Yin, as long as you can create something in the future, you can look for me. I guarantee that the release of your animation will definitely not encounter any resistance from public relations!”
After hearing Yin Nan's words, Zhang Zengliang immediately expressed his stance, and for a moment, he looked like both host and guest were happy!
After dealing with these two big shots of the sports world, Yin Nan turned his attention back to the last person!
" Then, Minister Tan, may I ask why you came to see me this time…"
Yin Nan had a vague guess in his heart, but he still asked with some uncertainty.
"There is no other reason…"
Tan Zhaobin chuckled after hearing that."Our Ministry of Education hopes to include your Digimon and Doraemon in the list of recommended reading books for primary school. We also hope to include SD in China's physical education textbooks. I'm here to ask for your opinion.”
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