As soon as Mu Fan and Ying Lili arrived at the venue, the staff at the front desk walked up to them enthusiastically, "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?"
"We're here to sign up for the comic festival."
If they didn't make it clear, the front desk would definitely not let them in. Mu Fan could only take out the manga draft he had drawn from his bag and give it to the front desk. The front desk took the draft and looked at it, and immediately showed a surprised expression, "What an exquisite style."
Even the front desk of the comic association required a certain amount of knowledge about comics to be able to work as a front desk receptionist. When she first saw the manga draft that Mu Fan and Ying Lili took out, she was stunned.
She could also see that the exquisiteness of the drawing style was very different from that of ordinary manga artists.
But when she thought about the time of the comic festival, a difficult expression appeared on the front desk's face, "But teachers, the registration for the comic festival is the day before the comic festival starts, which means that the registration closed yesterday. Currently, the selection for the comic festival has already started, so there's no time to register today."
"Can't participate?"
Mu Fan's heart sank. He had placed all his hopes of waking up his senior sister on this comic, but now, he actually received the news that he couldn't participate in the competition. Didn't this mean that all his efforts over the past few days had been in vain?
And because she couldn't participate, Chen Yushan might feel that she would only bring trouble to others. Without the talent for writing, she wouldn't be able to become a light novel writer in the future.
She might not even touch light novels in the future.
At this time, Ying Lili suddenly pursed her lips. After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and said seriously to the front desk, "I am Hideri Kashiwagi. I am the manga artist for this comic. Previously, the person in charge wanted me to participate, but by the time I made the decision, it was already too late. I hope that you can give me a chance to sign up."
"Hideri Kashiwagi sensei is actually a boy?"
The receptionist was surprised. People in the industry had always thought that Hideri Kashiwagi, who had the highest sales volume in the book industry, was an uncle-level boy. No one would have thought that Hideri Kashiwagi was such a petite and cute high school girl.
The receptionist lowered her head in surprise and flipped through the comic in her hand. At the same time, most of the drawings overlapped with the style of the comic in her mind.
That's right, this was Hideri Kashiwagi's style!
The familiar style of the book!
When she found that the comic in her hand was really from Ying Lili, the receptionist turned back to her seat, picked up the phone, and dialed a number.
"Hideri Kashiwagi -sensei, please wait a moment. I'll contact the person in charge of the comic festival. Since you're a well-known cartoonist who was appointed by the person in charge, if it's you, we might be able to make an exception and let you participate today. "
Seeing the receptionist make the call, Mu Fan couldn't help but look at Ying Lili. When he saw the serious look on the girl's face, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
Ying Lili had always felt that it was embarrassing to show her otaku nature in front of her classmates and other people, so she rarely took the initiative to reveal her otaku nature, let alone her identity as a manga artist in front of others.
But now, even if her identity was exposed, she still had to submit the comic. She hoped that her senior would be able to cheer up.
It had to be said that Ying Lili's character was remarkable in many ways.
Although she was a little arrogant, her kind heart was not something that anyone could compare to.
Because the receptionist went to inform the person in charge, Mu Fan could only sit with Ying Lili at the rest area and wait.
Ying Lili took out her phone and looked at the time. Her face showed an anxious expression. "The comic festival's selection should have already started. We might not be able to make it in time."
"Let's wait a little longer."
Mu Fan patted Ying Lili's shoulder and comforted her. Since the receptionist just called the person in charge, there should still be some opportunities. Otherwise, they would have already been told to go back first.
They waited for about ten minutes before the elevator door was opened. A man in a suit, with glossy hair and gold-rimmed glasses, who looked like a top student walked over. When he saw Ying Lili, he was slightly stunned at first, then he said in an unbelievable tone, "You're Hideri Kashiwagi -sensei?"
Ying Lili stood up and nodded. "Yes, you're the person in charge of this comic festival, Kajima-sensei?"
"It really is Hideri Kashiwagi -sensei!"
Hearing Ying Lili's familiar voice and the same voice on the phone, Kashima's face was full of excitement.
This comic festival needed to invite famous manga artists to make it more attractive. Ying Lili's "A Father's Love Is Like a Mountain" had already broken through the 200,000 sales mark. Even some of the orthodox manga could not compete with this book in terms of sales. Therefore, Ying Lili could be considered a well-known manga artist and was included in the comic festival's list of well-known manga artists.
Now that Ying Lili could come, he could also make the leader more satisfied with his work.
"I just didn't expect that Hideri Kashiwagi -sensei would be such a cute and beautiful girl …"
When Kashima found Ying Lili's information and called Ying Lili, he always thought that Ying Lili was an uncle who used a voice changer, or that even if she was a girl, she would be a girl with a dinosaur appearance. He thought a lot, but no matter what, he did not expect Ying Lili to be so beautiful.
This clearly surpassed all the beautiful manga artists who had exposed their information and appearance. She was worthy of being called the most beautiful manga artist!
He really did not know what kind of expression these self-proclaimed big shots in the industry would have if they knew that Hideri Kashiwagi -sensei was actually such a cute and beautiful girl. He guessed that their jaws would drop in shock.
When he thought of this, Kashima laughed in his heart. He was looking forward to the reactions of these big shots in the industry.
But in response to his praise, Ying Lili waved her hand calmly and reminded him, "Kashima sensei, I have a request. I hope that you will not reveal my identity at the comic festival."
Kashima asked in shock, "Why? Could it be that Hideri Kashiwagi -sensei, you don't want others to know your identity? If your readers know that you are such a cute and beautiful girl, the sales of your manga will probably increase again, right? "
"My works sell the plot and the characters in the manga. I don't need my own character to attract people."
Ying Lili's attitude was extremely firm. Since the artist did not want to reveal her identity, Kashima did not have the right to reveal her identity. He could only sigh in disappointment.
It seemed that he could not see the others' jaws drop in shock …
Mu Fan smiled slightly. In fact, Ying Lili's approach was very wise. After all, once her identity was revealed, with Ying Lili's current fame, there were many students in the school who liked to read manga. If she was discovered, she would inevitably be ridiculed.
Most importantly, her identity was that of a rich young lady. Many people who did not like to be an otaku would think that manga artist was an unrefined profession. It was inevitable that they would have some opinions about her. Most importantly, if the readers knew that she was a beautiful high school student, her Weibo would probably be flooded with comments.
It was better to use the identity of an uncle that others had always thought of as a cover. It would be safer.
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