Chapter 23

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The third "Màn Màn Ài" Original Manga New Talent Competition!

Beiping Ai Man Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. is an anime and manga copyright operation institution invested by Huaxia Qintian Media Group. It has distributed many excellent Japanese anime works in China and has a good cooperative relationship with Kodansha, one of Japan's three major manga publishing houses.

Two years ago, to enter the Chinese market, Kodansha reached a strategic investment agreement with Qintian Media, investing and participating in Ai Man Culture.

Based on the "Màn Màn Ài" magazine platform, a cross-media anime and manga dissemination network has been built, focusing on the development and operation of all-age anime and manga copyrights, dedicated to creating a composite publishing operation model centered on copyrights.

The "Màn Màn Ài" Original Manga New Talent Competition is held by Ai Man Culture, with one edition per year, and this year is the third. The competition is open to manga enthusiasts in China and Japan, with nine senior editors from Ai Man Culture and Kodansha serving as judges to jointly select the gold, silver, and winning awards.

One gold award winner will sign with Kodansha, have their work serialized in Kodansha's manga magazines, and receive an opportunity to study and improve in Japan.

One silver award winner will sign with Ai Man Culture, become a key new talent, and have their work strongly promoted in the "Màn Màn Ài" magazine.

Ten winning award winners will have the opportunity to sign with "Màn Màn Ài," with slightly higher稿酬 than regular new talents.

These benefits are no big deal for Mai Xiaoyu. As for certificates, trophies, and exhibitions at universities and comic conventions in both countries, they are just fleeting. The only thing in his eyes is the generous prize money!

One million for the gold award!

Five hundred thousand for the silver award!

In Chinese currency, not Japanese yen!

Combined, one and a half million, enough for Aunt Song's medical expenses!

Drawing manga really does make money fast!

As for the winning awards and such, ha ha, a twenty-thousand-yuan prize, not even enough to fill a tooth!

After carefully reviewing the registration conditions, requirements for the competition themes, evaluation rules, submission deadlines, and selection times, Mai Xiaoyu was delighted.

There is still a week until the submission deadline, and this manga competition seems tailor-made for him, delivering money right to his door!

I thank your eight generations of ancestors.

Silently thanking heaven, Mai Xiaoyu began searching online.

Which of those classic manga with explosive sales in my dreams do not exist in reality!

"Doraemon," exists!

"Saint Seiya," exists!

"Yu Yu Hakusho," exists!

"Dragon Ball," damn, it exists too!

...

"Slam Dunk," does not exist!

"Naruto," does not exist!

"The Seven Deadly Sins," does not exist!

"Attack on Titan," does not exist!

"One Piece," I thank your eight generations of ancestors, it does not exist!

...

Which two should I choose?

That's right, two!

I want to sweep both the gold and silver awards!

I want all one and a half million!

Half an hour later, Mai Xiaoyu made his decision.

"Naruto"!

"Hana Yori Dango"!

There are reasons for choosing these two manga.

Backed by Qintian Media and Kodansha, and with the super generous prize money, the "Màn Màn Ài" Original Manga New Talent Competition is hailed as the top event in the Chinese manga industry, with no equal.

From the first edition, tens of thousands of participants from China and Japan have competed for twelve award slots. The extremely low winning ratio is shocking. But the lower it is, the more it proves the value of the competition and the more it gains public recognition.

However, competitions and backroom dealings are like twins, one cannot exist without the other. Even if it's just a rumor, it might be an illegitimate child, and it's hard to say what's true.

In the first two editions, the gold award winners were all Japanese participants, while the silver awards were all Chinese participants. The ten winning awards were divided between China and Japan, with four from China and six from Japan.

In this...

No backroom dealings?

Backroom dealings?

The internet is in an uproar, and no one can say for sure.

Mai Xiaoyu is a professional con artist, the emphasis is on "professional."

From his professional perspective, the likelihood of backroom dealings is very high. He doesn't believe that the Japanese would spend a million to help the Chinese manga industry out of kindness.

Therefore, he chose "Naruto" to aim for the gold award.

The ninja culture in "Naruto" is a unique Japanese culture and one of Japan's identity markers. The core of the manga revolves around Japanese ninjas and includes many traditional Japanese myths. Try to blacklist me!

"Hana Yori Dango" is aimed at the silver award.

In his dreams, this manga has long dominated the top spot as Japan's best-selling shoujo manga, translated into multiple languages and sold overseas, and has been adapted into TV series, movies, and animations multiple times.

Most importantly, the names, places, and dialogues can be easily localized to fit Chinese culture, making it a potential representative work of Chinese manga.

As a Chinese person, regardless of whether the means are noble or despicable... I am proud!

With the manga selected, it's time to prepare the tools.

Pencil for sketching? No need!

Eraser? If I'm not using a pencil, why would I need an eraser?

Ruler, triangle, and French curve? Thanks, but no thanks.

...

With the tools prepared, it's time to recall the scenes.

On the spacious desk, the original manga paper is laid out, with brushes, drawing pens, G-pen nibs, ink, and ink bottles lined up. Mai Xiaoyu closed his eyes and recalled the first chapter of "Naruto" from his dream.

That strange dream, where everything is vivid and never fades, as if imprinted in his mind like words on a book, incredibly clear. Whenever he wants, every detail and every scene will appear in his mind.

The scene is set to "Naruto," ready for copying.

Human copier, level one preparation.

Human copier, level two preparation.

Human copier, start!

His hand moved, picking up the pen and drawing on the paper, the strokes swift and continuous.

Outside the window, the sky was clear and the clouds light. Inside, Mai Xiaoyu was solemn and focused, his hands moving quickly, drawing and coloring, the human copier running at full speed, accurately copying the scenes from his dream into reality.

Naruto, Iruka, Konohamaru, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Shizuka, Doumyouji, Hanazawa, and Misa... one by one, the vivid characters came to life on the paper.

For six whole days, Mai Xiaoyu ate and slept at the company. Except for washing up and using the bathroom, he almost never left the office, fully immersed in the manga... copying.

During this time, Guang Xiaoxing, Zhang Xiaoquan, and Liu Tao returned to the company. They learned from Deng Chao that Mai Xiaoyu was in a closed retreat, and out of curiosity and concern for his health, they asked Deng Chao to notify them immediately when Mai Xiaoyu emerged.

For six whole days, the tireless human copier, Mai Xiaoyu's skills clearly improved, advancing from a beginner to an intermediate level. The first volume of "Naruto" with seven chapters and over 180 pages took three and a half days, while the first volume of "Hana Yori Dango" with five chapters and over 150 pages took only two and a half days.

On the seventh day, the future manga master emerged from his retreat!

Looking at the thick stacks of drawings, he signed his name, a victorious smile on his face.

One and a half million, come to me!

[The 515 Fan Festival is coming soon, hoping to continue to impact the 515 red envelope list, and on May 15th, the red envelope rain can reward readers and promote the work. Even a small amount is love, and I will definitely update well!]

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