Chapter 173 The new popularity ranking is released!
Qunyingshe Building, a small conference room of the "Jump" publication department in the basement.
More than two dozen editors and department heads are waiting for the results of the popularity vote.
"The voting for this issue's popular comics begins, and the data analysis begins." The old editor stood in front of the large display screen and said slightly nervously.
According to his qualifications, this is simply a small scene and not stressful at all.
But this time the popularity vote is related to the bet between former minister Hyakuki Hayato and the genius Oda Shingo.
Oda Shingo, no one denies that he is a genius.
Two works are serialized at the same time, and the quality is extremely high. The second work has even been released!
An editor below looked back nervously. Behind him was the office of Baigui Shunren.
Hyakki Hayato did not sit out, but the door was open, and he could clearly see the screen in the distance and hear the votes clearly.
Editors don’t dare to speak, or even make big moves.
[Maybe something is going to happen, the results of "Parasite" are too good. ] Some editors secretly used their mobile phones to chat privately with acquaintances.
[Yes, it was originally said that it would reach the top three in popularity within two months. I thought it was impossible at first, but now there seems to be hope? ]
The top three in terms of popularity are not simply the top three in a certain issue, but a quarterly selection similar to the new animation series of "Jump".
The data relies on the sum of ranking points for a total of 13 weeks in this quarter. The top three comics are the top three.
The comics that become the top three will be introduced on the special page just like the top pick, third overall pick, and second place pick. There will even be exclusive interviews with the authors and special pages for SP chapters.
Since "Parasite" is a new comic and has insufficient past accumulation, if it wants to become the top three most popular comic, it needs to always occupy a position of second or higher after it appears.
Except for "notouch", which always ranks first on the list, other comics have different performance levels, but Parasite Beast has been making great progress.
Now that the average score of the third quarter is calculated, as long as "Parasite Beast" reaches the first ranking, it will most likely win the top three in the quarter!
A tense atmosphere began to permeate the publication department.
The old editor swallowed and began to import the data provided by the technician.
[It won’t really rank first, right? It only takes a month to decide the winner? ]
[Not necessarily, "notouch" has also been the climax of Koshien recently. ]
[But "Parasite Beast" is really menacing. ]
The editors chatted privately on their mobile phones.
"Parasite Beast" just started serializing and it didn't exceed 10 chapters!
Who has seen the popularity reach such a level that readers block the door of bookstores to buy "Jump"? Or even read it directly in the store? This is a grand event that has not happened for many years.
As for industry reviews, almost all accounts that review comics and talk about comics have made relevant videos, not to mention website lists.
There are also rankings on the hot blood list, alien list, and even the love list. This is obviously a manifestation of the dominance of big IP!
"Manatsu no Tong no Rain" is still on the music website charts, and there are rumors that it may be used in prime-time TV series as an interlude or ending theme.
Who can believe that this is a tune written by a cartoonist?
Data begins to appear on the display.
Progress bars began to appear on more than 20 cartoons one by one, which was an expression of the increase in the number of votes.
An editor cursed in a low voice, "What tricks are the technicians doing? They also read the message display, which makes people anxious to death!"
"That's right, it's so abominable!"
Everyone watched eagerly as several column charts suddenly emerged and continued to grow.
Hyakki Hayato, who was sitting in the office and looking at the screen from a distance, rubbed the elegant and expensive porcelain cup until it almost made the sound of sandpaper.
Could this guy Oda Shingo really get first place in advance and win the bet with me?
Hyakuki Hayato already had some regrets in his heart.
The top three spots that were so hard to come by were actually given to this disobedient new cartoonist?
Could it be that the unspoken rules of the magazine where the boss of the magazine can manipulate cartoonists can be subverted so easily?
Hyakki Hayato was unwilling to give in.
"Sword of the Goddess", "Parasite Beast" and "Notouch" are the three most notable ones.
Respectively representing the works of the annual genius manga artist Kosuke Watsuki, the annual dark horse genius Oda Shingo and the veteran manga master Adachi Adachi.
""Sword of the Goddess" has stopped growing!"
"Only "Parasite" and "Notouch" are left!" The editors exclaimed without bothering to chat privately.
Seeing that more than twenty cartoons have ceased, only two heroes are left fighting for supremacy.
Two columnar bars, one red and one blue, extend towards the right side of the screen.
Slow and stubborn, it's hard to tell the difference.
I don’t know how many editors at the scene wanted to strangle the technician to death, but the former director Hyakki Hayato, who was watching from a distance, must have wanted to fire the technician... "Oh! Stop it!"
The old editor couldn't help but exclaimed.
The red color of "Parasite Beast" and the blue histogram of "notouch" have both stopped.
Whose is longer? !
Everyone's eyes are focused on the junction of blue and red.
At this time, no one was thinking about the red and blue CPs. Everyone was eager to see the results.
But the lengths of the two colors are so close! At first glance, you can't tell which one is longer.
Just when all the editors were going crazy, numbers suddenly appeared on the right side of the bar chart.
The number for "Parasite" is 9143 votes!
The number for "notouch" is 9178 votes!
“Wow!” An editor suddenly exclaimed.
"Hahaha! "Parasite" didn't win first place!"
"It's incredible! I didn't get first place, I'm scared to death!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Teacher An Dafeng is obviously so powerful! Such a ferocious "Parasite Beast" was suppressed by him!"
Editors were buzzing.
Soon, they gradually stopped again and looked at the minister's room with the door open at the back.
"Well, this issue's popularity list can well reflect the author's true strength!" Hyakki Hayato walked out with a happy face, holding a high-end porcelain cup in his hand.
In the eyes of everyone, he seemed to have no psychological burden and took a leisurely sip of tea.
Uh... Hyakki Hayato was a little panicked.
He suddenly found that there was no tea in his porcelain cup, only the barely moist tea leaves stuck to the bottom of the cup.
I have been nervous about the rankings just now, and I accidentally drank all the tea without realizing it...
However, Hyakki Hayato is a superb actor, holding an empty cup blankly and pretending that the tea tastes good.
At this time, the new technician jumped out and said to the colleagues around him as if he was taking credit: "How was it? Is the columnar growth chart I made this time good?"
"..."
The editors looked at him as if they were a fool.
Some people wanted to beat him up.
On the other hand, some bright-minded editors were secretly happy: Could it be that if Oda Shingo breaks into the popularity list, some technicians in our magazine will be fired?
At least this guy is unlikely to pass the probation period...
The data for the new Popularity Award list will be announced soon.
Mikami Saburo got it quickly, and then frowned.
Oops! I didn't expect that Mr. Adachi's work was so powerful, and that Oda Shingo's "Parasite" could withstand such a fierce fighting situation?
This may be a blow to new cartoonists!
He has seen many geniuses, who played very well in the downwind game, but fell into despair once they encountered setbacks.
Mikami Saburo quickly called Oda Shingo: "Hey, Shingo, there is something very regrettable..."
He tried to be more tactful and told the other party that he was still ranked second.
But Oda Shingo's reaction shocked him.
"Oh, second, okay, I understand. Then I'll take my assistants on vacation!"
His careless voice came from the phone receiver.
"Hey, Todo Xiangcheng, don't hold your neck, I can't breathe, I can't breathe..."
His voice seemed to be blocked.
At the same time, the sound from the microphone was also mixed with a few screams of joy from girls.
(End of chapter)