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All-rounder Artist-Chapter 865 - 819: I Am the Tribe’s Number One Loyalist
Mid-October.
The weather had cooled down.
There was hardly any need for air conditioning or even a fan.
That day.
Tang Yi looked around furtively before guiltily sneaking into a club, as if afraid of being discovered.
Don't get the wrong idea.
This wasn't the White Horse Club.
As a renowned female comic artist of the Tribe, Tang Yi didn't indulge in the pleasures of the wealthy, although she herself was quite the elegant and wealthy woman.
In fact, Tang Yi was here because of a friend's invitation.
And this friend of Tang Yi's was none other than Han Jimei, the current arch-rival of Tribe Comics, the chief of the Alliance.
This was the reason for Tang Yi's surreptitious behavior.
She was a comic artist from the Tribe, yet meeting privately with the chief of the Alliance was rather inappropriate.
Even though no one around recognized her.
In fact.
If it hadn't been for Han Jimei's help at the beginning when she was with the Tribe, Tang Yi wouldn't have even wanted to come today.
After all, she had no immediate plans of switching to the Alliance.
Yes.
As soon as Han Jimei invited Tang Yi to meet, Tang Yi guessed that the other party might be trying to poach her for the Alliance.
After all, it wasn't the first time Han Jimei had extended an olive branch to her.
When the Alliance was first established, Han Jimei had called her, inviting her to join the Alliance.
Today, Tang Yi attended purely to make things clear to Han Jimei:
No matter what terms were offered, she would not join the Alliance. There was no use in wasting time on her!
Just because the Alliance was doing well now didn't mean she should switch sides.
What would that make her?
Moreover, Tang Yi didn't believe that the conditions offered by the Alliance could surpass what she received at the Tribe.
Thinking this.
Tang Yi entered a room that had been previously arranged.
"Eh?"
Upon entering the room, Tang Yi was stunned.
Apart from herself, there were five other people in the room!
And Tang Yi knew all of them!
Like her, they were all top comic artists from the Tribe!
If not, they were first-class comic artists!
Three of them were pure illustrators.
Two, like herself, created both the story and the illustrations.
At the same time.
The five people in the room also turned to look at Tang Yi, each with different expressions, clearly recognizing her.
"Hello."
Tang Yi greeted them with an odd expression:
"Dragon King, Brother Wolf, Wildsword, Grassheart, and Bai Li, you guys were also invited by Han Jimei, right?"
She knew everyone's names here.
All of them were well-known comic artists in the circle, and they occasionally met each other at Tribe Comics.
"Tang Yi."
Everyone nodded in greeting.
Dragon King, being somewhat familiar with Tang Yi, smiled and asked, "Are you thinking of switching to the Alliance?"
"No!"
Tang Yi was startled and immediately shook her head, "I am a loyal member of the Tribe. I'm here today only to tell Han Jimei to stop trying to lure me to switch."
After saying this.
Tang Yi's eyes darted, "Instead, it looks like I've caught you guys red-handed. Are you planning to switch to the Alliance?"
Dragon King smirked, "I'm just here to see."
Grassheart laughed, "I'm curious about the terms the Alliance offered."
Bai Li said indifferently, "An old friend invited me; it was necessary to come."
Brother Wolf appeared nonchalant, "If the offer is good enough, I might join the Alliance; otherwise, forget it."
Wildsword's expression was the coldest.
This person had always been somewhat aloof among the comic artists, speaking in a stern voice:
"No matter what, I would never join the Alliance."
Tang Yi laughed.
None of them were planning to join the Alliance, it seemed.
Like her, probably because they had all been helped by Han Jimei in the past, they had reluctantly come to meet.
It seemed Han Jimei's scheme was not going as planned.
What was Han Jimei thinking, gathering everyone together?
This only made poaching more difficult for the Alliance.
In the presence of so many peers, who would have the gall to switch allegiance and betray the Tribe?
Wouldn't it be better to meet in different places?
Just as Tang Yi was puzzled over what Han Jimei was thinking, Han Jimei appeared.
The woman had numerous documents in her hands, and it was unclear what they contained. After walking in, she scanned the room with a confident smile and began speaking:
"Thank you all for honoring the invitation."
As everyone nodded, Grassheart smiled and went straight to the point:
"Does Ms. Han want to poach us?"
"Grassheart, you're really impatient," someone quipped.
Han Jimei smiled, "All of you are top comic artists, of course I want to poach you, otherwise I wouldn't have invited you here."
"How much money did you prepare to be so bold?"
Tang Yi couldn't help making a joke: "Just so you know, I will not join the alliance. Tribe Comics' number one loyalist, that's me, Tang Yi!"
"Then maybe, Tang Yi, you should take a look at this."
Han Jimei pulled out a document: "After reading it, Tang Yi, you could decide whether to join our alliance or not."
"What's this?"
Tang Yi took the document, her face curious.
The others also looked puzzled at the document, wondering if it contained some leverage against Tang Yi.
This isn't a movie, after all. It wouldn't make sense.
Han Jimei said mysteriously, "Open it, and you'll know."
Tang Yi rolled her eyes but opened it anyway, and then she exclaimed in surprise:
"A comic?"
In Tang Yi's hands was indeed a comic, named "Magical Girl Madoka."
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"How about you give it a read?"
"Ms. Han really knows how to keep us in suspense. Who drew this comic?"
"Shadow."
"Shadow God's new work!"
Tang Yi's expression changed dramatically!
The expressions of the other artists also turned serious!
If there were gods in the world of comics, it would only be Shadow!
Even in the eyes of his peers, Shadow was an insurmountable peak!
No one dared to treat his works lightly!
Even Wildsword, who was notoriously aloof, now stared intently at the comic in Tang Yi's hands, feeling an impulse to feast his eyes on it.
On the sofa.
Brother Wolf suddenly laughed, "I once managed to work on three comics simultaneously, and countless readers and peers were amazed by my brain capacity, until Shadow started working on five and I realized there are always greater heights. I didn't expect Shadow God to have quietly started a new work, really curious how this big shot's brain works, it's like he's on a whole new level of multitasking!"
"That's not necessarily so."
Han Jimei blinked and handed over another document, "Maybe Brother Wolf should check this out?"
"What?"
Brother Wolf was taken aback, then took the document, which also turned out to be a comic.
The comic's title: "Death God!"
His voice suddenly became a bit hoarse: "Is this also Shadow God's new work?"
"Who says it isn't."
Han Jimei seemed a bit emotional, remembering her brain nearly crashed when she received these from Jin Mu.
Especially after she read the contents.
Han Jimei was out of it for quite a while.
The storm inside her heart was not enough to describe her shock at the time.
"Let me see."
Brother Wolf said, his voice trembling a bit.
The remaining three artists looked at Han Jimei, a terrible suspicion forming in their minds.
"No need to ask, everyone has one, Teacher Shadow's new series, and you are the first batch of readers apart from me."
Han Jimei smiled and handed the comics to the remaining three people.
Grassheart received a comic named "Doraemon!"
Dragon King got "Gundam!"
Wildsword received "Attack on Titan!"
Each artist had a different specialty, and Han Jimei had chosen these five, each receiving a comic that matched their particular style.
Right remedy for the ailment!
As everyone received their comics, Han Jimei said with a smile, "There are fruits and tea here, take your time to read, I'm going next door for a skincare treatment, ring the bell if you need anything, and a staff member will come."
After saying this,
Han Jimei walked out of the room in her high heels, clacking away and closing the door behind her.
Inside the room.
Three people were reading their comics.
Grassheart whispered to Brother Wolf, "What does Han Jimei mean by this, are these really all Shadow's new works?"
"Why not read them and find out?"
Brother Wolf spoke, already believing it somewhat, hence his eyes twinkled:
"As for her intention, she probably wants to use Shadow's comic quality to convince us that Tribe is doomed, and we should embrace the alliance."
"Shut up!"
Wildsword suddenly spoke up, holding "Attack on Titan," his voice uncharacteristically trembling.
"..."
The two exchanged glances, neither arguing with him, and also began reading their comics.
The guy has a really bad temper.
He'll probably get beaten up sooner or later.