Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 395 Faction Struggle

"Chairman!"

"President!"

"Senior Wang!"

Along the way, people kept greeting Wang Ze, which was very helpful to him, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

In fact, Wang Ze is not called Wang Ze. His real name is Wang Jiaxi. Wang Ze is not only his pen name, but also the name of his son.

Yes, he used his eldest son's name as his pen name.

I don’t know what he thinks?

He was born in Tianjin in 1924. His father was Wang Chengbin, a Beiyang warlord and a senior official in the three eastern provinces. He himself graduated from the Western Art Department of Fu Jen University in Kyoto, and then his family moved to Hong Kong Island.

Starting in 1962, he used the pen name Wang Ze to publish "Old Master" in newspapers and magazines on Hong Kong Island. It became popular throughout Wanwan, Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia.

Of course, there has always been controversy over plagiarism in his work "Old Master".

As early as 1930, the famous Chinese cartoonist Peng Di published cartoons such as "Old Master" and "Old Sweet Potato" in newspapers. The characters and personalities were very similar to Wang Ze's "Old Master".

However, Wang Ze, as the person who misappropriated or even plagiarized the image of the original work, has repeatedly claimed that "Old Master" was created by himself in 1962: "I painted 'Old Master' more than thirty years ago. They are too far apart and I have no idea at all." I’ve read that comic.”

What is the real situation? With the death of old cartoonist Peng Di in 1983, it has long been buried in the long river of history, but everyone has a steelyard in their heart and can make their own evaluation.

But no matter what, after Li Fanfu retired, he became the oldest and most accomplished cartoonist in the cartoon association.

So under his operation and Li Wannian's refusal, he naturally became the second chairman of the committee of the Hong Kong Comics Association.

Although he immigrated to the United States as early as the 80s, he still returns to Hong Kong Island frequently.

The reason why he took the trouble to travel back and forth across the Pacific Ocean frequently was because he could receive such respect in such an association.

"Crack!"

Wang Ze arrived relatively late. When he arrived, the award ceremony was about to begin.

However, Wang Ze went straight to the second floor, came to a private room, and pushed the door straight in.

"President!"

Opening the door, there was a person sitting on the sofa in the private room, and he stood up immediately.

"Old Feng!"

"President, please stop making fun of me, just call me Xiao Feng!"

The visitor is Feng Zhiming, the author of "Sword Laughter", nicknamed "Old Feng".

However, in the original time and space, he also had another nickname: "Bao Ren".

This is because in the original time and space, he repeated the first grade of middle school and dropped out of school in the second grade.

I applied for a job at "Happy News" twice, and after a lot of hard work, I became Shangguan Xiaowei's comic assistant. Later, "Happy News" closed down.

Then he followed Shangguan Xiaowei to start "Golden Comics", and "Golden Comics" closed down in about a year.

He switched to the Youth Daily, and then the Youth Daily changed its boss.

He changed his career to become an oil painter, but he disagreed with his boss, who fired him first.

Shangguan Xiaowei's brother Shangguan Xiaobao started the "Lianhua Daily". At that time, Lao Feng, an unemployed vagrant, quickly joined and it closed down within a year.

I have to say that he has some luck! But it was different in this time and space. Due to the emergence of the Second Dimension Magazine, he became a well-known cartoonist in Hong Kong Island. The annual dividends from the Second Dimension Magazine alone were enough for him to live a comfortable life.

However, this kind of life has now changed.

"Sword Laughter" has been serialized for ten years unknowingly. The long-term serialization, coupled with the increasing number of competitors, has caused a serious decline in the popularity of his comic, which has even dropped to near the halfway mark.

Therefore, Feng Zhiming wanted to change this life.

He is not short of money now, but what he lacks is stable living security. As a member of the Hong Kong Comics Association, he still gets subsidies!

Of course, Feng Zhiming wanted to be a committee member not only for the money, but also for the status.

Rather than competing with a bunch of young people in magazines, it would be better to be a committee member.

"Hahaha, sit down, sit down! Xiao Feng!"

"Hey, President!"

Feng Zhiming, who had just sat on the sofa, straightened up immediately.

"I fully support this matter of yours, but of course it's not enough for me alone!"

"I understand, I understand, as long as President Wang agrees, it will be a huge help to me!"

Feng Zhiming expressed his position repeatedly.

"Actually, if you want to succeed in this matter, you must have a personal attitude and you must strive for it."

"What do you mean?"

"Yes, it's him! As you know, Xiao Li is quite powerful in the meeting now. He has easily occupied four seats among the committee members. It can be said that he is invincible."

"But, I heard that his apprentice Ao Youxiang is also running for election this time!"

When he heard that Wang Ze asked him to beg Li Wannian, Feng Zhiming almost cursed in his heart.

If I could ask for it myself, why would I need to come to you?

I am one of the first cartoonists in Two-Dimensional Magazine. In terms of feelings and merit, he is definitely not bad. But the question is, can these be compared to his direct disciples?

"You still don't understand, who is Aoyou Xiang? He is a crooked person! What kind of association are we? It's the Hong Kong Comics Association! Do you understand?"

"Are you saying that he is not qualified to run?"

I have to say that Feng Zhiming's painting ability is indeed great, but in terms of politics and interpersonal relationships, he is really a bit stupid. This is not surprising, after all, he is semi-literate!

"Of course not!" Wang Ze shook his head tiredly and continued to explain patiently: "Our association has long stipulated that anyone who is Chinese can become a member. Since they are members, of course they are qualified to stand for election."

"What do you mean?"

"A Wanwan man wants to be a committee member of the Hong Kong Island Association. Whose interests does he represent? Those must be the interests of Wanwan cartoonists. But where are the most cartoonists on Hong Kong Island?"

"Of course it's Hong Kong Island!"

Although there are quite a lot of Chinese cartoonists in Hong Kong today such as Wanwan and Southeast Asia, according to the association’s member statistics, local Hong Kong cartoons still account for 70%.

"So, if he becomes a committee member, will the cartoonists in Hong Kong be willing to see it? Are the cartoonists under Xiao Li also willing to see it? Are the Shangguan Family also willing to see it?"

Wang Ze's three consecutive questions made Feng Zhiming suddenly realize that even though there were three candidates, Shangguan Xiaowei had sufficient qualifications, but the Imperial Guard faction would not agree to his selection at all.

Aoyouxiang, local cartoonists and non-Jiangwei faction also disagree.

And these people are all people he can win over!

Of course, if you want to win the consent of these people, you still have to get around the person standing above them, Li Wannian!

(End of this chapter)