No matter how deep the grudge between Chen Ze and Lotte Society was, they had to let it go during the new year.
The National Manga Festival was held on the 28th of December. After Chen Ze attended, he took his luggage from the hotel and rushed to the airport, planning to fly back for the New Year.
Although his family did not support him drawing comics, the two sides had a falling out. However, there was no such thing as an overnight feud between a family. Chen Ze was originally hesitating whether he should go home for the New Year this year. His cousin had called him two days ago, which made him decide to go home this year.
Lin Lan had insisted on sending Chen Ze off, but Chen Ze saw that she seemed to have something to do, so he said no and went to Beijing Airport alone.
Chen Ze was waiting alone in the waiting room. His destination was the central part of China, Hubei Province. There was still more than an hour before the plane took off. In his boredom, he took out a comic book from his luggage.
This comic book was Slam Dunk. It had been published in Manke Weekly for a long time, and it could have been published as a standalone book some time ago. However, due to the matter with Lotte Society, the standalone version had not been published.
Chen Ze had only gotten a trial book after all this time. If this book was to be published, it would have to wait until the end of the year.
"Not bad!"
Chen Ze nodded after reading the contents. Compared to Slam Dunk, which Chen Ze had read in his previous life, this book was more exquisite, and each book had more content.
In his previous life, there were thirty-one volumes of Slam Dunk, which was thirty-one books. However, according to this world, it would only take about 20 or so books to complete.
"Hey! Chen Ze."
Chen Ze was engrossed in watching when he suddenly felt someone pat him on the shoulder. He turned around and saw a familiar figure appear in front of him.
She was a beautiful girl with an oval face and shoulder-length hair. She wore a light-colored windbreaker and looked very energetic. She wasn't as stunning as Lin Lan, nor as pure as Zhang Jingning. However, she was also an extraordinary beauty.
"Cheng Yuxi, it's you!" Although he had not seen her for a few years, Chen Ze recognized her immediately.
"It really is you, Chen Ze." Cheng Yuxi said in a surprised and happy tone," From afar, I saw a back that looked like you. I didn't expect it to be you." Didn't you go to university in G City? Why are you here in Beijing?”
"I'm here to do something." Chen Ze said.
Looking at the familiar figure in front of him, it was as if he had returned to his high school days.
At that time, Cheng Yuxi was the school belle and top student in the school. Countless people secretly had a crush on her, and Chen Ze was one of them.
However, as a classmate, Chen Ze knew Cheng Yuxi better than anyone else. He knew that he would never be able to catch up to her. Since he couldn't catch up, it was good to be good friends.
Just like that, after changing seats, the two of them became very good friends. This friendship lasted until university. As everyone's university life became busy, they gradually lost contact.
However, even in the end, Chen Ze did not have the courage to confess to Cheng Yuxi. Although this was only a matter of Chen Ze before he was reborn, the current Chen Ze had completely accepted his past memories. Of course, he could empathize with these feelings.
Cheng Yuxi looked at Chen Ze and realized that he had changed. Unlike the timid look in his eyes in the past, his eyes now shone brightly and he appeared extremely confident. Under this temperament, he became quite handsome.
She was not a fool. Of course, she knew that Chen Ze liked her back then. Although she also felt that Chen Ze was a good person, it was a pity that he could not give her what she wanted.
"Cough!"
Hearing the person beside her cough, Cheng Yuxi quickly said,""I see. Come, Chen Ze, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Wei. He's my boyfriend. He's also a signed artist of Lotte Society. I remember that you want to be a manga artist. If you have any questions, you can ask him.”
"Zhang Wei, this is my high school classmate, Chen Ze. He used to tell me that he wanted to be a mangaka, and if you can help him, help him.”
After hearing Cheng Yuxi's words, Chen Ze finally noticed the man beside her. His appearance was extremely ordinary, but his name was Zhang Wei of the Lotte Club. He seemed to be a popular mangaka. Although he couldn't compare to Wang Tian, he was still one of the middle-level mangaka of the Lotte Club.
"You want to be a mangaka? The life of an artist was very hard. One had to have perseverance and perseverance. The most important thing was talent. Ninety-nine percent of the newcomers would die, and only the remaining one percent would have a chance of success.”
Zhang Wei said in a very arrogant tone. In his opinion, he was also an artist with an annual salary of a few million yuan. He was already giving Chen Ze a lot of face by coming to talk to him. This was all for Cheng Yuxi's sake. Otherwise, she would not even bother to look at a newcomer like him.
Hearing Zhang Wei's words, Chen Ze frowned. When she heard that he was Cheng Yuxi's boyfriend, she was still wondering what kind of man would be able to woo her. Looking at it now, he was just an arrogant frog at the bottom of a well.
Even the chief editor of Lotte Society, Shi Jie, had to speak to him politely to rope him in. An ordinary mangaka actually had such a strong sense of superiority. Cheng Yuxi's taste in choosing people was really too bad.
Chen Ze secretly shook his head. Zhang Wei was her boyfriend, and Cheng Yuxi had good intentions. He couldn't ignore him, so he pretended not to hear him and didn't talk to him.
When Zhang Wei saw that Chen Ze was ignoring him, he was furious. How many newbies in the magazine agency would flatter him? This time, he was considered to have lowered his status. A newcomer who had not even entered the industry actually dared to ignore him.
"If a newcomer wants to learn to survive in the comics industry, the first thing they have to do is learn to respect the seniors. If Senior is happy, he can casually recommend you. Who knows, you might go to heaven. Of course, if they were unhappy and banned you, they would not be far from going to hell.”
Zhang Wei's slightly threatening and mocking words directly made Chen Ze laugh in his heart. Why were the people from the Lotte Club all the same? They always pretended to be seniors and wanted to ban them.
He shook his head and ignored this person. He said to Cheng Yuxi,""I'm going to the toilet first." As he spoke, he put away the comic book in his hand, carried his luggage, and walked towards the toilet.
Cheng Yuxi looked at Chen Ze apologetically. It was supposed to be a good reunion between old classmates. How did it turn out like this? She also knew Zhang Wei's style. He liked to give face. Usually, he would forget about it, but he did not expect that this time, it would actually be his classmate's fault.
Seeing that Chen Ze was ignoring him, the anger in Zhang Wei's heart burned even more. This guy didn't give him any face. He was about to teach Chen Ze a lesson when he suddenly saw a comic book in his hand. The title was Slam Dunk.
"Is Slam Dunk out yet?”
Zhang Wei was also a fan of " Slam Dunk." From the moment he started reading this comic, he had planned to collect a complete set. Therefore, he paid close attention to the release of its standalone version.
Two days ago, the new animation magazine company announced that they would only release the first standalone version of Slam Dunk after the new year. How did he have it now? Could it be that it was released in advance? Or was he watching a pirated version?
Zhang Wei thought for a moment. This was impossible. I went to the official website to check this morning. The time hasn't changed. As for pirated versions, China was very strict with them, and the citizens had the awareness of resisting pirated versions. There was no room for pirated versions to survive, so how could Slam Dunk be released?
Wait a minute! Zhang Wei suddenly thought of a possibility. What was his name? Chen Ze!
Zhang Wei swallowed his saliva. F * ck, what am I pretending to be!
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