Chaotian Hotel was one of the best hotels in G City. It was also the venue for the new animation magazine's annual meeting.
Chen Ze was currently standing at the entrance of Chaotian Hotel. The big words " Warmly Celebrating the New Animation Magazine Agency's Annual Meeting " flashed on the screen.
The Chaotian Hotel was not far from where Chen Ze lived. He only took ten minutes to get there.
"Not bad. It seems that the magazine agency has invested a lot.”
It was Chen Ze's first time coming to a hotel of this level, but the size of the lobby told him that renting this place was definitely not cheap.
The annual meeting of the new animation magazine was held in a hall on the second floor. Chen Ze was led by the waiter to the entrance of the small hall very quickly.
The banner at the entrance was hung to welcome the cartoonists of the new animation magazine to the annual meeting. The first name on the list of cartoonists was Chen Ze.
"Hello, please show me your invitation card!”
A young woman who looked like a waitress stopped Chen Ze at the door. She was quite pure and beautiful.
"This is my invitation!" Chen Ze smiled as he handed over his invitation card.
The waitress took the invitation and opened it. The way she looked at Chen Ze changed.
"You, you, you are Chen Ze?" The waitress was a little excited and panicked.
"That's right!" Chen Ze nodded. When he saw the waitress's expression, he thought to himself, Could she be one of my fans? The waitress's words confirmed Chen Ze's thoughts.
"I'm your fan. I love your manga, Slam Dunk, especially Kaede Rukawa. He's so cool. Can you give me an autograph?"
As she spoke, she took out a pen and autograph paper from the side.
In fact, this waitress was specially here today to do the job of guarding the door. She was originally a waitress at Chaotian Hotel. A few days ago, she received news that the new animation magazine company was holding its annual party here, so she specially switched shifts with someone else to serve their annual party. She wanted to see Chen Ze and get his autograph.
"Of course not!"
Chen Ze took her pen and paper and signed his name. With a few strokes, he drew a cartoon version of Rukawa Maple on it.
"It's signed!"
Chen Ze handed the item back to the waitress. The waitress took it and looked at it. She immediately called out softly,"Ah, this, this is Liuchuan Maple!"
Her face was flushed red, and she was obviously very excited.
"Thank you, thank you!" She hurriedly bowed and said, feeling very happy. The decision to change shifts today was really correct. Not only did she see Chen Ze in person, but she also got Chen Ze's autograph and even his autograph of Ruchuan Maple. If she went back, her sisters would be so envious of her.
Thinking of this, she felt even more delighted.
"This is your badge." Although the waitress was excited, she did not forget her job. She handed Chen Ze a name tag with the words 'Chen Ze' written on it.
This badge was designed by Lin Lan to allow manga artists to get to know each other. This way, communication would be faster and more convenient.
"Thank you!" Chen Ze took the badge and walked into the hall.
At this moment, many people had already gathered in the hall. They were sitting at various tables and chatting with each other. The atmosphere was very lively.
"Hello, who are you?"
A man in his twenties walked toward Chen Ze. He was a little fat, but his temperament was amiable. The name tag on his chest said "Gui Yazi".
"So it's him." Chen Ze thought to himself.
Although he had never seen Gui Yazi before, he had read his comics in Manke Weekly. He was a very talented mangaka. Although he was not very famous now, Chen Ze believed that in time, he would have a chance to make a name for himself.
"You are God Chen Ze? The author of Slam Dunk?" Gui Yazi said loudly. In an instant, everyone in the hall fell silent and looked over.
In just a few months, Chen Ze's " Slam Dunk " had caused a huge uproar on the Internet. It had even caused Lotte Society to be afraid and want to ban it. Later, he switched to the internet and sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
This kind of achievement was almost heaven-defying in a newly established small magazine like New Animation Magazine. The other cartoonists were all newcomers. Of course, they were very interested in Chen Ze and even worshipped him.
It was Gui Yazi who addressed Chen Ze as 'you' instead of 'you'.
"Cough cough!" Chen Ze coughed twice. Everyone in the hall was staring at him, making him feel extremely awkward.
Perhaps others had also realized this problem. Everyone hurriedly started chatting enthusiastically again, but their eyes kept wandering around Chen Ze.
They were very curious about Chen Ze. After meeting him for the first time, they had the same thought.
"He's actually so young and so handsome.”
Although Chen Ze couldn't be compared to movie stars, he was much better looking than most of the nerd cartoonists.
"I'm Chen Ze. You must be Gui Yazi. I've read your manga before. Very good. Persevere and you will definitely stand out.”Chen Ze said to the person in front of him.
When Gui Yazi heard Chen Ze's words, he scratched his head and smiled shyly,""Thank you for your praise, Great God. It would be great if that day really came. My real name is Yang Lei. I love reading your manga the most. The Sandao and Mitsui in it are my favorite characters. However, if only you had drawn Slam Dunk earlier, then I would have played basketball in the past and wouldn't have grown so fat.”
"I haven't been reborn yet!"
Chen Ze thought to himself, but he said,"You can still fight now! Basketball was a sport that emphasized the spirit of never giving up hope until the last moment. This had nothing to do with age, as long as you were willing to do it.”
"Besides, we manga artists spend most of our time drawing at home. It's not good for our health. We have to go out and exercise more often.”
This was indeed Chen Ze's heartfelt words. Staying at home all year round was the easiest way to ruin one's body. It was not just the mangaka, even the web novelist in Chen Ze's previous life was the same.
Before he was reborn, he had just heard that another web novelist had died suddenly at home. The cause of death was likely to be related to him typing in front of the computer for a long time.
Gui Yazi, or Yang Lei, nodded after hearing Chen Ze's words. He looked at his body and thought that he should go out and exercise more in the future.
After ending his conversation with Yang Lei, Chen Ze started wandering around. He started to pay attention to the men around the age of 27 or 28 to see if the Heart of Time had come.
Wherever he went, the cartoonists and magazine staff greeted him politely. Many young cartoonists even looked at Chen Ze with admiration.
Chen Ze's example had greatly encouraged them. It turned out that not only a huge magazine like Lotte Society could produce a comic god, but a small magazine like their own could also do so.
Their target and learning partner became Chen Ze.
Chen Ze looked around but still could not find the Heart of Time.
"Don't tell me he stood me up again!”Chen Ze cursed.
At this moment, someone patted him on the back. He turned around and saw a familiar figure.
"Zhang Jingning, why are you here?”
Chen Ze was very surprised. He looked down at her badge and saw the words "Heart of Time" written on it.
"You, you are the Heart of Time?"
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