On April 29, the "Comic issue" was officially released, and Hikaru Shinto and Sawei became the theme of the magazine's cover. "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting Abyss" appear in the corner of the cover.

For a comic magazine with a volume of more than 5 million copies, it is difficult to change the sales of a comic book whether it is updated or not, and many people just read "Chess Soul" by the way while buying "ComicFuture". Some people were attracted by the poster of the 20th issue, and as soon as they bought back the magazine, they turned to this comic related to Go.

Readers of all mindsets didn't initially have much hope for "Chess Soul". After all, Go is a niche in the niche in comics, and for people who don't know Go, they read Go comics, which is probably similar to reading reference books.

However, when these readers turn the first page of "Chess Soul", they notice the difference in this comic. When Zuo Wei appeared in front of Jin Tengguang, the kind of picture like a god descending to earth made many readers feel amazed.

"The protagonist of the comic is a child who doesn't know how to play Go, and I don't know if Mr. Shen chooses him as the protagonist, does it have any deep meaning."

"Although Jin Tengguang doesn't know how to play Go, Zuo Wei knows it...... Moreover, in the Ming Dynasty, Zuo Wei was the teacher who taught the emperor Go, and the chess skills must have been among the best at that time. ”

"You don't understand that, do you? Zuo Wei was very high at the time of Go, but the rules of Go have changed, so Zuo Wei is not necessarily better than professional chess players when he comes to the present. ”

"I have doubts, Zuo Wei is a person from the Ming Dynasty, but after his unjust death, his soul exists in the world, so he should know the changes in Go, right?"

"Hearing you say this, I know that you didn't read the first sentence carefully, Zuo Wei can't take the initiative to pick people, in the past few hundred years, he has only been attached to one person, so he shouldn't know about the current game of Go."

"Having said that, although the Zuo Wei on the poster is amazing, I didn't expect the Zuo Wei in the comics to be so cute, especially, that kind of pitiful eyes, I really want people to hold them in their arms and love them well."

"Zuo Wei is mine, don't rob anyone."

"Get upstairs, Zuo Wei is mine."

"Don't mess around yet, don't you think Jin Tengguang is a bear child?"

"Yes, if I were Jin Tengguang, with such a Go master to follow, I would definitely learn Go, and I might be able to become a nine-dan soon."

"The chess master who was possessed by him before probably thinks the same way."

"I want to ask, who is the 'Xie Shiqi' written on the cover page?"

"Her name is followed by 'Sandan', which means that she is a professional chess player."

"So, everything above is true about Go?"

"Of course. There are also many professional chess players in China, and if you scribble casually, you will definitely be pointed out. It will be a real shame then. ”

"Teacher Shen is so rigorous, this time, I must support Teacher Shen."

Although the battle for the first place between "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting Abyss" has entered a white heat, there are still many posts related to "Chess Soul" in the forums of the comic network, and the popularity is only slightly weaker than the first two popular comics, which surprised many editors of "ComicFuture".

Traditionally, the first episode of a serialized manga is often more likely to win the reader's vote, on the one hand, because the first episode has the largest number of pages, usually more than 50 pages, and secondly, the first episode is usually a complete story, and it also leads to the subsequent plot, so in this episode, the manga artist will rack his brains to attract the reader's attention.

However, in the past month, the competition for the top three places has become more and more anxious, and the latest serialized manga has not even hit the top of the list, and none of them even broke into the top four.

Shang Haozhi mentioned this matter many times at the meeting, but the other editors couldn't help it, the first few comics have already been fought to the point of bayonet popularity, how can the other comics rush in?

Before the serialization of "Chess Soul", the editors gave the best score as fourth. They knew that Shen Xin deliberately invited professional chess players as consultants in order to draw "Chess Soul" well, however, the competition in front was really too fierce, and the serial date selected for "Chess Soul" was too poor.

Most of the editors used "Chess Soul" as a backdrop, but the popularity of the forum surprised them. The first episode of "Chess Soul" maintains a high degree of popularity, and it is not at all obvious that this is a comic that has just begun to be serialized.

Wang Wenhong has not slept well since the release of "Comic", for fear that "Chess Soul" will not achieve the desired results. He didn't dare to call Shen Xin, for fear that Shen Xin would be affected, so he could only keep this matter in his heart.

On the third day after the 21st issue of the magazine was released, Zeng Yue, deputy editor-in-chief, entered the editorial office with a "flash report" and sent a copy to each editor.

Wang Wenhong closed his eyes, took two deep breaths, slowed down his mood as soon as possible, and then, suddenly opened his eyes, and quickly browsed from top to bottom.

"First place, "The Legend of the Dragon King"; Second place, "Chess Soul" ......"

Wang Wenhong's gaze stopped here, and he didn't look down anymore - third place? Who does he care?

He only knew that the score of "Chess Soul" in the flash report was second.

"Why did "Chess Soul" win the second place? The monster from "Hunting the Abyss" has been discovered, and the great war is about to break out. With such a tense plot, why is it only ranked third? One editor wondered.

Not only did he not know the reason, but even Jian Xiaomei was confused.

"Hunting Abyss" is getting higher. tide, even if it is not as good as "The Legend of the Dragon King", it should not be lost to "Chess Soul".

"Don't worry, this is just a 'quick report', and it is the 'little book' that really determines the ranking." Jia Hui comforted.

"I know, team leader." Jian Xiaomei took a deep breath.

The "little book" is the result of a random selection of 1,000 postcards, so the ranking is more authoritative than the "quick report".

Wang Wenhong didn't care about this, and after coughing dryly, he said to the others: "I'm going to smoke a cigarette." ”

After leaving the editorial office, he couldn't wait to come to the corner and called Shen Xin.

"Teacher Shen, second place in 'Quick News'." Wang Wenhong whispered.

"Second place?" Shen Xin was slightly stunned, "I thought it was the first place?" ”

"Teacher Shen, you should be content, in recent times, it has been really difficult to squeeze forward in the rankings. If 'Little Book' can also be in second place, it will definitely be a good result. ”

Shen Xin didn't know about the editorial department, and when he heard Wang Wenhong say this, he nodded, "That's not bad." Brother Wang, do you want to invite you to dinner? ”

"I'll talk about it when the 'little book' comes out. It's not the final result yet. Wang Wenhong hurriedly said.

"Hmm. Waiting for your good news. ”

Wang Wenhong hung up the phone, let out a sigh of relief, and his mood was much smoother.

On Friday, the results of the "little book" came out, and all the editors saw the statistical table in their hands and were silent.

Wang Wenhong took a deep breath and sat down on the sofa slowly, his inner feelings completely inexpressible in words.

"First place, "Chess Soul", 523 votes."