Deep down, Lin Yuan was not interested in this kind of territorial dispute, but such things often went beyond Lin Yuan's control.
Even Kaneki has this idea, let alone Chu Ren who is extremely proud in the field of animation.
The next day.
The news that Chu Kuang will release a new work in August appeared in the website information column, attracting the attention of many readers and fans:
"A new Shadow work? You're going to start a new work right after finishing Shokugeki no Soma?"
"It's so fast, it looks like this is an original comic?"
"Shadow is definitely not willing to be just an artist. Besides, the performance of Food Wars! has already proven his originality."
"Although I'm not a big fan of Food Wars!, I still wish Shadow's new work a big hit, because I'm a fan of Chu Kuang!"
"I started following Yingzi because Xianyu followed him and I was curious. But I ended up liking this cartoonist because of Food Wars!. However, everyone keeps teasing Yingzi for being an unknown. I hope Yingzi can get rid of this title soon."
“Hahahahaha, it seems like quite a few people know Yingzi because of Chu Kuang, Xianyu and Chu Kuang.”
“It can be said that it is very transparent.”
"… "
Even though some die-hard fans have always emphasized Shadow's status in the comics industry, it is still not easy to remove the label of "little transparent" from him.
A few days later, a real-life interview was released on Tribal Comics.
Before big-name cartoonists release new works, the website will arrange interviews.
But this interview has nothing to do with Shadow.
Shadow's interview hasn't started yet.
This time it's about the blood sea and saury—
Xuehai and Sanma are the two big-name Chudi cartoonists who will be releasing new works in August.
Both of them are from Chu and will release new works in August, so they jointly accepted an interview with the website to warm up for their new works.
Lin Yuan also did a similar interview before releasing "Food Wars! Soma".
There's nothing wrong with this.
But what these two people said in the interview made Luo Wei a little depressed.
For example, this sentence from Sanma:
"I didn't expect that Mr. Xuehai would release a new book at the same time as me in August. If I had known earlier, maybe I would have considered changing the date."
Another example is the sentence of Xuehai:
"Boss Qiu is very strong. August can be in the same period as Boss Qiu, so he won't be so lonely."
At first glance, it seemed that the two of them didn't say anything excessive, they were just exchanging ordinary business compliments.
But the question is, what about the shadow
It was supposed to be a month of three great players competing on the same stage in August, but you two were the only ones praising each other for your commercials. Do you think my shadow doesn't exist
Or is it that Shadow is not worthy of being your opponent
Obviously, these two people deliberately did not mention the shadow.
The two even declared with a smile: "This August is the comic derby for us Chu people."
The so-called derby generally refers to a game between two teams from the same place.
This is why Luo Wei is depressed—
The shadow was ignored!
The last few sentences of the interview made Luo Wei roll her eyes.
This all started with the host's final follow-up question. The host probably thought the two should mention the shadow, so he forced the topic open:
"What do you think of Shadow Teacher who released a new work at the same time?"
"shadow?"
Sanma looked at his own shadow: "I can't see clearly."
The sea of blood is a pun: "Isn't the shadow a transparent one?"
Anyone who knows a little bit about memes knows that shadow is jokingly called "little transparent" by many people.
The saury and the sea of blood are used to convey the connotation of shadow.
Then, Sanma said casually: "It's just a joke. Shadow is a very capable cartoonist. I believe he must have a great talent for music. After all, he is from Qin."
Xuehai added: "Just like we Chu people are born with a strong talent for comics."
The two of them spoke quite humorously, like they were performing a crosstalk, singing in unison.
But their meaning is self-evident.
Chu Ren’s comics? They are the best.
This is why Luo Wei was so depressed that she rolled her eyes.
You’re not even to mention.
After this interview came out, it caused quite a stir in Tribal Comics. Many people commented under the interview, and it was even a little controversial.
"Are you really joking?"
"Hahahahahahaha, aren't you two teachers so funny? Did they discuss this beforehand?"
"I feel like the joke went too far and was a bit offensive to Shadow Teacher."
"The Chu people's derby is okay, but they really don't take the shadow seriously."
"These two guys from Chudi are old Yin-Yang masters as soon as they open their mouths!"
"Sanma and Xuehai are a bit of a show? You say they are joking, right? It feels like they are mocking Shadow in their words, but you say they are mocking Shadow? These two people don't seem to say anything too extreme. After all, Shadow is a nobody, and netizens just make fun of him for no reason."
"As a Shadow fan, I'm a little disgusted anyway. These two are really bad for me."
"Are Shadow's fans so sensitive? I'm just kidding."
"Here it comes? If you refute a few words from fans, you are sensitive, and if you scold a few words from fans, you are rude. I guess you are just transparent."
"u1s1? These two are indeed powerful, stronger than Shadow."
"I'm not a fan of these people. I'll be fair to you: it's not a mockery, it's just a rant, but I feel like I don't think highly of these two people."
"… "
The outside world is analyzing this interview.
Some people also speculated how Shadow would react.
As a result, the next day, Shadow’s interview came out.
Just like last time, Shadow took the text interview.
Editor: "Shadow Teacher, what do you think of Sanma and Xuehai Teacher?"
Shadow: "Anyway, he's not as good-looking as me."
Editor: "… Teacher Shadow is so humorous (laughing with tears in his eyes), is Teacher Shadow confident that we can publish books at the same time?"
Shadow: "Although I can't tell crosstalk, I'm pretty good at drawing, including comics."
Editor: "Hahahahahahahaha, I heard that Shadow-sensei's new work is called "Death Note", what does it mean?"
Shadow: "Everyone whose name is written in the Death Note must die."
Editor: "What a strange setting. Very good. If there really is such a notebook, whose name would Shadow Teacher write?"
Shadow: “Guess.”
Editor: "… I'm so scared. Do you have anything to say to teachers Qiu Dao Yu and Xue Hai?"
Shadow: "I am indeed good at music and can play many instruments."
Editor: "Teacher Yingzi is so humorous. Have you seen the works of Teacher Qiudao and Teacher Xuehai before?"
Shadow: “No.”
Editor: “…”
The interview lasted half an hour. After the content was released, it also sparked a lot of discussion and even escalated the controversy.
"That's a very generous response from Teacher Shadow."
"From the perspective of passers-by, there is nothing wrong with Shadow Teacher's response."
"I feel that the Chu people were dissatisfied with the Qin people's music before, and they were beaten so badly that they couldn't raise their heads, so they came to comics to find confidence."
"You can see that Shadow Teacher is a little angry."
"… "
Of course she was angry, because this interview was sent by Luo Wei while she was watching Lin Yuan from the side, and she was very angry.
What is "not as handsome as me"
What "I can't do crosstalk"
Luo Wei asked Lin Yuan to reply with these words.
Only in the following few interviews was Lin Yuan himself responding.
As for being angry, Lin Yuan felt okay. After watching the interviews with Sanma and Xuehai, he didn't feel anything.
I call myself a nobody, but it’s actually part of the “I Killed Me” series.
I can only blame myself for having two other aliases that are too eye-catching.
However, some fans of Sanma and Xuehai were a little angry and left comments under the interview:
"Why are you pretending? Have you ever seen the works of Sanma and Blood Sea?"
"This is not a generous response at all. He even attacked the looks of Mr. Sanma and Mr. Xuehai!"
"He also wanted to write the names of Blood Sea and Sanma-sensei on the Death Note!"
“This is no joke!”
"… "
Luo Wei used a small account to reply to each of them one by one. Her replies were simple, just copying and pasting the same words:
"Blue Star is famous for its double standards!"
Following this reply, fans of Sanma and Xuehai became even more dissatisfied, and there was a tendency for the two sides to start a quarrel.
As more and more people join in, the controversy grows.
This has made the release of new works in August have a bit of the smell of impending storm.
Anyway, there is no need to think about the Chudi derby.
In fact, if you check the identity of each message leaver, you will find that most of those who support Shadow are Qin people, and most of those who support Saury and Blood Sea are Chu people.
Ultimately, it is a regional dispute.