The National Comic Festival was an annual event in the Chinese comics industry. It was organized by several major magazine companies in the industry, including Lotte Society. The venue was in the Chaohe Theater in Beijing.
At this moment, Chen Ze and Lin Lan took a car and rushed to the entrance of the Chaohe Theater. As soon as he got out of the car, Chen Ze saw a long red carpet on the road leading to the entrance of the theater. The flashing lights on both sides kept flashing.
"This is like an Oscar!”Chen Ze muttered softly.
"What?" Lin Lan said," What Oscar?"
The Oscars were a grand event for American movies in Chen Ze's previous life. Of course, Lin Lan had never heard of it.
"Oh, it's nothing. I'm just saying, the scale is quite large.”Chen Ze shook his head and quickly explained.
"Of course. This is the highest ceremony in the animation industry. Even though I'm very dissatisfied with the Lotte Club, judging from the scale of the event, they really have the ability.”
Chen Ze nodded after hearing Lin Lan's words. He knew how influential animation was in China. As the highest ceremony, Lotte Society naturally wanted to show off its strength and influence the more lively it was.
"Alright, let's go to the red carpet!”
Lin Lan extended her hand and smiled sweetly at Chen Ze.
"Yes!"
Chen Ze nodded and reached out to let Lin Lan hold his arm. The two of them walked towards the red carpet.
At this moment, the reporters on both sides of the red carpet saw Chen Ze and Lin Lan walking into their line of sight. The man was in a suit and the woman was slim and elegant. They were a perfect couple.
"What a good pair!"
The reporters on both sides looked at the two of them and had the same thought. The comic world was different from the entertainment industry. Most of its artists were rather ugly. Therefore, when they walked the red carpet at the Holy Land of Comic and Animation every year, most of the time, they would be a very incompatible couple.
It had been a long time since a handsome mangaka like Chen Ze could match up to his female companion. Therefore, the reporters took out their cameras one after another, wanting to record this beautiful moment.
"Hello, Chen Ze. I'm a reporter from 'Best Live' magazine. I'd like to ask what you think of being nominated for Best Newcomer this time? Do you have the confidence to win this award?”
"Hello, Chen Ze. I'm a reporter from 'Weekend Memories'. May I ask why Lotte Society nominated you for Best Newcomer this time?”
"Hello, Chen Ze. I'm a reporter from 'Entertainment Duel' magazine. May I know who this person beside you is?”
As soon as Chen Ze and Lin Lan walked out of the red carpet and arrived at the entrance of the theater, the reporters who were waiting there immediately rushed up to Chen Ze and asked him.
However, it was obvious that these reporters knew a little about the feud between Chen Ze and Lotte Society, so their questions were all directed at Lotte Society.
"I'm both surprised and honored that I was nominated for Best Newcomer of the Year and that my work, Slam Dunk, was nominated for Best Newcomer.”Chen Ze said.
"However, there are still quite a few good works in the comics industry this year. There are also a large number of talented people who have joined our comics industry. Therefore, it would be best if I could get the Best Newcomer Award. I'm not surprised if I can't get it."
After all, the sacred land of Chinese manga was still controlled by Lotte Society. If it was a completely neutral organization, it would not be a problem for them to win the Best Newcomer Award with Slam Dunk, but they could not be so confident now.
"I'm sorry, Chen Ze. You haven't answered my question. Who is this female companion beside you?" a reporter said.
"Oh, this is my boss, the chief editor of the new animation magazine, Ms. Lin Lanlin.”Chen Ze glanced at Lin Lan and explained with a smile.
"What? She's Lin Lan? She's actually so beautiful.”
"Lin Lan is actually such a beautiful woman.”
Hearing Chen Ze's words, the surrounding reporters exclaimed. In their hearts, daring to go against Lotte Club was not something a young woman could do, especially when she was so beautiful.
"It's rare for a female boss to walk the red carpet with a male artist. You two seem to be very close?”A reporter from a gossip magazine suddenly said.
"Chief Editor Lin Lanlin is a very good chief editor. She takes good care of us painters. As for the red carpet this time, she only accompanied me because I couldn't find a female companion.”
Chen Ze quickly explained after hearing his words. Otherwise, with the media's integrity, the headlines tomorrow would definitely be about his scandal with Lin Lan.
Sure enough, after the gossip reporter heard Chen Ze's words, his eyes revealed a look of disappointment. He did not expect Chen Ze to be so young and speak so flawlessly.
After answering the reporter's questions, Chen Ze and Lin Lan entered the theater under the guidance of the staff and came to their seats.
There were rows of seats in the theater. The manga artists, animators, voice actors, and so on who were invited this time had their respective positions according to their qualifications.
Chen Ze was only a newcomer, so he was usually the one who sat in the back. However, his manga, Slam Dunk, was really too popular. Therefore, even though he was very inexperienced, he still sat in the front row.
In front of him, the first three rows were the senior gods of the comics circle. In the front row were the great gods of the Lotte Club. It could be said that the first three rows were the elites of China's animation industry. Those who could sit there had their status recognized by the entire industry.
After Chen Ze sat down, he looked around. The people around him were all famous cartoonists. He smiled and nodded to greet them.
They knew that the person sitting here was Chen Ze, who painted Slam Dunk, so they didn't dare to put on airs like seniors. They all smiled and nodded.
"It's Wang Tian. He's the most popular mangaka in recent years. Although he's not even 30 years old, I heard that he can already sit in the third row this time.”
After Chen Ze finished greeting them and sat down, a burst of exclamations suddenly came from behind. Then, the surrounding people began to discuss.
The people around him were all outstanding figures in the comics industry. To be able to make them talk like this, one could only imagine how amazing Wang Tian was.
"Who is Wang Tian?" Chen Ze looked back and saw a group of people walking over. He didn't know which one was Wang Tian, so he asked Lin Lan.
"You don't even know Wang Tian?" Lin Lan said," He's a newcomer mangaka that Lotte Society has been promoting in recent years. His representative work,'The Boy Who Traversed Through Time and Space', has sold tens of millions of copies. He's considered by the industry to be Li Mingyang's successor.”
Chen Ze nodded. It was indeed quite impressive. However, to Chen Ze, selling tens of millions of copies was nothing. In his mind, he had comics that had sold hundreds of millions in Japan.
However, there was something that Lin Lan did not say. If not for Chen Ze's appearance, he would have been the fastest rising mangaka in recent years.
Chen Ze no longer paid attention to Wang Tian, but Wang Tian seemed to have noticed Chen Ze. His group of people walked over. The person standing in the middle said,"You are Chen Ze? The artist of Slam Dunk?"
He was Wang Tian, and his appearance was extremely ordinary. However, there was a hint of pride and self-satisfaction in his eyes, which made him look a little disgusted.
"It's me." Chen Ze nodded.
"It doesn't look like much!" Wang Tian pursed his lips as if he was very disdainful of Chen Ze." If a basketball theme can sell so well, it looks like there's no one else in the comics industry in Georgopol.”
Wang Tian had come here specifically to mock Chen Ze. He had heard about this newcomer in the Lotte Club. He had become a hot topic on the Internet with a basketball theme, and he had even surpassed him on the Top 1000 Ranking List. What would Wang Tian, who considered himself Li Mingyang's successor, think? Of course, he wasn't convinced by Chen Ze. He thought that Chen Ze's manga was a mess and that he only knew how to hype it up on the Internet.
"You can try if there's no one in Georgopol!”Chen Ze said indifferently.
Although Chen Ze didn't like to fight with others, he naturally wouldn't be weak since he was bullied.
The surrounding people did not expect Wang Tian and Chen Ze to fight the moment they met. In an instant, the surrounding anger became a little strange.
"Alright, alright. I'll definitely give it a try if I have the chance.”Wang Tian was stunned. He did not expect Chen Ze to retaliate so directly. After a while, he sneered.
"Wang Tian, what are you doing here?"
Just as the atmosphere was getting more and more tense, a voice was heard.
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