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Meng Huo decided on a new cartoon, but he didn't announce it.

He once again proposed the idea of ​​returning the chessboard to Director Muto in Tokyo. Of course, the answer he got was the same as last time. Meng Huo couldn't find time, so he found someone he could trust and asked them to take the chessboard to Tokyo.

Meng Huo did not tell the Go world that he was going to draw Go cartoons, but he had decided to announce it at the carnival. Since it was announced at the carnival, the chessboard couldn't be returned after the carnival—in other people's eyes, he would really be bought by the chessboard, and there might be people who would never forget his new comics in the future.

Returning the chessboard first, and then announcing the new cartoon, Meng Huo felt at ease. Besides, he didn't pay much attention to the Go board. History and history didn't make any difference in his eyes, and even if he wanted a good chess board, he could buy something good enough that he couldn't pick out any flaws for tens of thousands.

The workmanship of modern chessboards is more exquisite than that of ancient times, and the shape is more beautiful. Meng Huo read some chessboards in magazines, and they were no worse than those given to him by the Go world. The sense of history in his hands made him feel hot.

The chessboard was successfully sent back to Tokyo. It is said that Director Muto was very disappointed, but Meng Huo didn't care about his thoughts. He didn't rush to buy a new chessboard, because there was no need, the carnival was about to start, and Shen Jie was too busy to play chess with Meng Huo because of the final rehearsal.

August 6th is the day before the opening of the carnival.

Manga Island is ready. From the 5th, there are many pedestrians on the streets of Manga Island, and on the 6th, a larger number of tourists arrive, looking down from the Phoenix Tower. Several major avenues are full of people.

"With so many people, tomorrow's order will be fine, right?"

Xu Jing also arrived today. Standing in Meng Huo's office and looking at the lively scene outside, he was a little worried about tomorrow's situation. There were already so many people before the carnival even started, although they only gathered on a few streets. But tomorrow more people will arrive, and the entire comic island may be full of people.

"No problem, I have dispatched the entire company."

Meng Huo nodded. During the carnival, except for the necessary jobs, all Phoenix employees were dispatched! They have several departments. There are also professional security companies, and even recruited many college students to minimize the risk.

"And the police will come here to help during the carnival."

Manga Island has a police station, and it's during the carnival. The Suhua City Government has arranged a lot of people to come here to maintain order.

"That's good..." Xu Jing breathed a sigh of relief,

Looking at the flow of people below with a little joy: "But I didn't expect that the number of these tourists exceeded our expectations, more than twice that of last year."

Meng Huo nodded. He had received information before that the vicinity of Manga Island: Today's occupancy rate, including some hotels on both sides and some hotels in the university town, is close to 100%. Most tourists will arrive today, but many people are outside play. I will come to Manga Island tomorrow.

Manga Island has no special activities today. The tourists who come here now obviously want to experience the feeling when there are fewer people.

"Then I'll go and see the situation of the cartoonists first, do you want to go with me?"

Meng Huo turned around and asked. Some cartoonists from Phoenix Company also arrived. They were one of the key points of the carnival. Whether as the leader here or the number one cartoonist of Phoenix Company, Meng Huo had to go and see them.

"I've met them before, so I won't go, you go!" Xu Jing shook his head. He had already met many cartoonists in Ninghai when he came here, so he didn't want to see him at this time: "I happened to see the situation of the carnival."

Xu Jing wanted to check the carnival's situation in Meng Huo's office. For such a grand event, he was a little worried about accidents.

The cartoonists are now staying in the reception room of the editorial department of the Phoenix Building. These people are the core cartoonists of Phoenix Company. Unlike the Ninghai family in the past, the cartoonists who come here now live in many places.

Phoenix Company has developed rapidly in recent years, the number of cartoonists has increased greatly, and the management method has also changed. Although most cartoonists have moved to Ninghai, Tokyo and Suhua, there are still a few people living in other cities.

But now, the cartoonists gathered in Manga Island are all outstanding professional cartoonists, and they will hold a signing session during the carnival.

Manga Island's carnival last year was a great success. After discussion, Phoenix Company made the "signing event" a standard event for future annual carnivals. The carnival will bring a large number of comic fans, and this is also the best time for cartoonists to hold book signings.

And similarly, in the carnival that lasted for several days, the signing event was also a very eye-catching event. Meng Huo met these cartoonists in the editorial department, and several of his assistants were also present.

"Will Teacher He Xi attend the signing event?"

After the greeting, a cartoonist asked.

"No." Meng Huo shook his head and replied, "This is your chance."

After he finished speaking, Qin Ya, who was chatting with several female cartoonists, laughed and said, "The teacher doesn't participate in any fixed projects, but he wanted to, but was pulled by the people in the company and said no."

Tomato was curious: "Don't participate in regular projects? Why?"

"In order to make the carnival more successful..."

Meng Huo explained with a wry smile, logically speaking, he is the biggest selling point of the carnival, and the outside world has always wanted to know what activities he will participate in this year. However, because the increase in the number of tourists was detected in advance, Phoenix Company decided not to allow him to participate in any fixed projects after full discussion.

No matter what event he participates in, He Xi's appearance will bring the risk of the number of people after all. And if there is a restriction on the number of people entering the venue, it will lead to hype and competition for tickets, and some tourists who have worked so hard to come to Manga Island will not be able to see him, and they will be very disappointed.

For this reason, Phoenix Company came up with a cunning idea...

"Random cameo?"

Hearing this idea, many cartoonists were taken aback.

"Yes, it's a random guest appearance..." Meng Huo nodded. He had to have two talks with readers every day during the carnival, but the stage was not fixed, which meant that where he appeared depended entirely on the luck of the tourists.

In this way, it can not only arouse the fun of the readers to participate in the activities, but also use the mechanism of "He Xi" to adjust the flow of people in the comic island.

During the carnival, Manga Island has a lot of projects, such as official autograph sessions, voice actor performances, handshake sessions, on-site conversations, etc... There are also competitions held by merchants, peripheral sales, food tasting competitions, amusement park activities, etc... …

Dozens of events are held every day, and they can be played anywhere. It is impossible for one person to play all of them.

"So, the announcement of the new game is not the teacher's responsibility?"

Tomato asked in surprise, this carnival has a lot of curiosity about He Xi, for example, new comics, new animations, and new games have attracted countless media attention, and among these three things, new comics have whetted the appetite, but He Xi Unfortunately, it has never been confirmed, so no one knows whether the answer will be given at the carnival.

The new animation is the successor animation after the end of "Light Sound Girl", but many media speculate that this animation should wait another month to be announced, so it is also very unstable. The only exception is the new game. The news of this game has been confirmed, and many people are staring at the news in dumb.

"The new game will be announced tomorrow, but not by me."

Meng Huo laughed and said that the announcement of the game was made by He Qian, and he might not appear on the stage. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether he announces it or not. Meng Huo’s appearances in the carnival are much more than last year, and it is inevitable that he will also talk about this game.

"The official carnival flow chart will be released later, and you will understand everything after reading it."

Meng Huo didn't want to talk about his work in the carnival anymore. The reason why the cartoonists were so strange was because Manga Island had only disclosed some activities to attract attention, most of which were commercial street activities and some voice actor performances.

The specific process will be announced today, including the fact that Meng Huo will make a random cameo appearance.

He saw that the cartoonists were in normal condition, so he took his leave and left. Not long after he left, Phoenix Company really released the specific flow chart of the carnival on the official website, forums, and various places in the comic island.

There are two highlights in this flow chart. One is that the celebrations of the carnival will not be interrupted. The official Phoenix Pavilion and the cartoonist signing event lasted almost the entire carnival. The second highlight is that He Xi has seven face-to-face meetings during the carnival, but—the timing of the seven face-to-face meetings is a secret.

"Fuck!"

When many media saw the news, they said a bad word on the spot. There are so many meetings and none of them are leaked. How can the reporters find He Xi? There are more than a dozen occasions holding events at the same time every day, so it's hard to be lucky if you want to interview He Xi! ?

Moreover, Phoenix Company obviously made the attractiveness of He Xi's meeting to the extreme. Each show has different themes to attract fans, and they will also give gifts to the tourists present. Even the reporters feel itchy after watching it.

What's even more deceitful is - "If you are present in all seven activities of Mr. He Xi, you will get four people to play for free at next year's Manga Island Carnival!"

Next year's carnival will be free to play, from round-trip travel expenses to various tickets, accommodation and meals, and Phoenix will reimburse all expenses. This is not very attractive to the rich, but it is a super gift for most tourists.

Four servings, enough for a family to come and play.

"What a generous Phoenix company, oh, no... What a treacherous Phoenix company!"

A reporter first said a word of generosity, and then immediately corrected it as treacherous. Tourists will definitely try different activities for He Xi and the big gift package, and the economic benefits will definitely exceed the cost of Phoenix Company. (to be continued)