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Chapter 208 Best Newcomer Award Announced!

"Shingo, you have to be mentally prepared," said Saburo Mikami.

Oda Shingo smiled and said, "If they don't give me the award, I will give them a cold shoulder."

"Nobuo, there is a saying in China, 'The road ahead is long and difficult.'" The old president came over and said a few words to Oda Nobuo.

Oda Shingo smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm sure we'll meet again."

The old president was stunned, and immediately praised: "Oh? You actually know the next sentence. Rare, really rare. Young people as knowledgeable and talented as you are very rare among the new generation of cartoonists today."

Namikaze Yuzuru and Todo Kaoru were standing nearby, looking at Oda Shingo with a bright look in their eyes.

During the exhibition, in addition to the old president and Saburo Mikami who came over to say hello, other comics clubs also came over to say hello.

Among them, the people at Springfield Books were the most enthusiastic.

After all, Oda Shingo brought a lot of revenue to Springfield Bookstore. And according to reliable sources, he has connections there.

So Springfield Books was literally poaching people on the spot.

However, Oda Shingo deliberately maintained a certain social distance, neither cold nor hot, and maintained the relationship between them just right.

Because if Saburo Mikami goes to Springfield Books, he doesn't know what area he will be responsible for, which will directly affect Shingo Oda's position.

At the same time, Oda Shingo also heard that the people from Springfield Bookstore's attempt to win him over was not arranged by Mrs. Yukino.

Because the other party actually mentioned that the division of the single volume of "Parasyte" can be discussed in detail.

Mrs. Yukino had already talked to me about this.

"Teacher Oda?!" A young cartoonist came over.

"Nobukata?" Oda Shingo remembered that this was a person he met at a previous party in an izakaya who served as a temporary assistant to Gouda Takeshi.

I asked about his recent situation. It turned out that Xinfang is still insisting on creating comics, but he is not very famous yet, so he can only serialize it in the supplement.

"Teacher Oda will definitely win the Rookie Award this time." Nobukata's face was full of admiration.

Oda Shingo laughed: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."

"Oda-sensei is so humble."

Suddenly, a woman's surprised voice was heard.

"Oda-kun?"

It turned out to be Reiko, the female manga assistant who was willing to lend money to Oda Shingo.

Next to her are manga artist Takeshi Gouda and his male assistant Suneo.

Shingo Oda once noticed that "Love Fist" had been cut short. Gouda Takeshi is currently in the process of holding back on new works.

"Hmph!" Gou Tianwu didn't give Oda Shingo a good look at all. He turned around and walked away.

Xiaofu didn't say much.

Reiko bowed to Oda Shingo apologetically, regretting what she had said carelessly.

Oda Shingo waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

Reiko quickly left with Gouda Takeshi.

"I think I've seen it before?" Fujido Kaoru tilted his head and pondered.

"Izakaya." Namikaze Yuzuru reminded.

Fujido Kaoru said "oh" and didn't even activate the defense radar.

Reiko's appearance was too good to be true, and she didn't reach the warning line. The two girls, who were used to Mrs. Yukino, didn't even consider her as an opponent...

"Excuse me, I happened to overhear something. Are you Mr. Oda Shingo?" A cartoonist in his thirties came over and asked tentatively.

He hesitated for a long time before he dared to speak.

In fact, Oda Nobuo was younger than him, and calling him teacher was a respectful title.

"It's me." Oda Shingo was very nice.

The two also exchanged some insights on comics.

Soon, the award ceremony began.

Under the guidance of the conference staff, those with invitation letters began to enter the award hall.

"By the way, let's bring something in." Oda Shingo looked towards the beverage area.

With a little effort, he prepared everything and went in.

It's just that he was sitting there with the two girls, and with Fujido Kaoru and Namikaze Yuzuru sitting on the left and right, they formed a tent shape with Oda Shingo...

In the eyes of some envious and jealous people, this looks like being surrounded by people on both sides.

The award ceremony was recorded on site by several online TV stations.

Among them is Tokyo TV, which was once dealt with by Oda Shingo, but it was only an online channel.

At the exit of the VIP room, the old president, Vice President Xiaoshan and some other bigwigs of the comics club came out one after another and sat in the front row of the stage. On the stage, the male and female hosts appeared.

According to Japanese custom, the show starts with some jokes to warm up the atmosphere.

Shingo Oda took out his mobile phone and looked at the forum. Many fans were watching the live award ceremony.

[Oda-sensei will definitely win the Best Newcomer Award.]
[Need I say that?]
Fans are unanimous in their opinions.

[Next, let's review the comics market situation in 2023-2024. ] The two hosts on the stage guided us to look at the big screen.

This concerns the market, and Oda Shingo is taking it seriously.

He noticed that by the summer of this year, "One Punch Man" and "Parasyte", which should have occupied enough screen time, were mixed in with other comic scenes and flashed by!

Not to mention the record-breaking web subscriptions for One Punch Man, there was no mention of the astonishing number of pages in the serialization of Parasyte, and there was even no coverage of the Showa-style public opinion.

He frowned.

Both comics are the result of my own hard work. It is like my excellent child, but at the moment of his most glorious and shining debut, the cameraman deliberately moves the camera away.

At this moment, Oda Nobuo felt his left hand warm, and it was Namikaze Yuzuru who gently covered his hand on it.

Soon, his right arm went limp and it was actually Fujido Kacheng who pulled his arm over.

Hello, this is not a movie theater.

Although I know they are trying to comfort me, this is not the right place!
And I will comfort myself, Oda Nobuo thought to himself, you don’t need to comfort me too much... uh, no, I have a good attitude, I don’t need any comfort.

Oda Shingo quickly retracted his hand and pulled his arm.

Fortunately, he moved quickly, and the next second, a camera swept over and he was almost captured.

The two girls also realized it and their faces turned red.

When it came to the award ceremony, the two hosts spoke wittily and the atmosphere was pretty good.

The Best Manga Award of the Year was given to "notouch", and Shingo Oda applauded very seriously.

Even though "Parasyte" surpassed this manga this month, its performance level is very stable from an annual perspective.

He read the comic and called it the best comic of the year, worthy of the long-established comic master Andafuto.

[Next, the Best Newcomer of the Year Award is announced... The nominees are Kiyohiro from "The Magician with Zero Ability", and Shingo Oda from "One Punch Man" and "Parasyte"...]

On the big screen is the corresponding picture of the comics.

As for the poor "Sword of the Goddess" and Tsuki Kosuke, they were banned without even being mentioned because of family problems.

Almost everyone at the scene looked in the direction of Oda Shingo.

Although Kyohiro Kiyoshi's "The Magician with Zero Power" has achieved good results, he cannot compare with Shingo Oda in terms of comic quality or market influence. He is just a student who accompanies the prince.

But when the live camera turned to Oda Shingo, the director was stunned.

The live broadcast of the Manga Awards was always smooth and there were no problems. But this scene of Oda Shingo was unbelievable and he was unable to react for a moment.

There was no time to stop it, and Oda Shingo's performance was reflected in the camera and seen by countless viewers.

As expected, the nervous look did not appear, but instead...

suck-

Oda Shingo was holding a large cup of milk tea and slurping it through a straw!

Not only him, but also the two assistants beside him were drinking milk tea in exactly the same posture!

Hello?! How come you guys don't feel nervous at all?!
Some fans of the comics were puzzled: Could it be that Mr. Oda was so sure that he would win the award?
The award ceremony is still going on on the stage and the winners are about to be announced.

[The next thing to reveal is the exciting moment. The winner of the Best Newcomer of the Year award is...] The female host whetted the appetite and turned the topic of saying the name to the male host.

[……] The male host opened the award slip, his expression changed slightly, and he did not speak for a few seconds.

He looked at the whole place, then subconsciously focused his gaze in the direction of Oda Shingo, and was suddenly surprised to find that he was sipping milk tea, and was a little stunned for a moment.

[Don't keep us in suspense, tell everyone now.] The female host quickly tried to ease the situation.

[2023-2024 Best Newcomer Award…] The male host quickly gathered his thoughts and said seriously, word by word: [The selection is vacant!]

vacancy?!
What happened? Everyone present, the audience in front of the TV, and the comic fans in front of the live broadcast stared wide-eyed, unable to believe their ears.

Several camera lenses immediately turned towards Oda Shingo.

The photographer wanted to capture Oda Shingo's expression at this moment.

But they were disappointed.

As if he had just heard a piece of news that he had expected, Oda Shingo stood up at this moment, continuing to hold the milk tea cup in one hand, sipping the milk tea as he walked away.

He left the table!

Walked out midway!
No, he didn’t leave in anger, but left while drinking milk tea!
So calm and leisurely, as if saying...

"Oh, the show is over? It has nothing to do with me. I'll leave first!"

(End of this chapter)