Original Title: 嘘，国王在冬çœ
Author: Qing Mei
Raw Link : Shh, the King Is Hibernating
Male Lead: Lin Yi
Female Lead: Yu Shu Xin
Blurb One:
Breaking News! The top-tier otaku of the pink manga pyramid has suddenly abandoned martial arts for literature, serializing a pure and innocent snowboarding competition manga. Is it a case of midlife crisis or a heartfelt response to the call for 300 million people to take to the ice and snow?
Fan 1: “A sports-themed manga, huh? So, when do the male lead, the second male lead, and the female lead get together?”
Fan 2: “A sports-themed manga, great! So, do the male lead, the second male lead, and the female lead just train on the jump ramp every day without any romantic entanglements?”
Fan 3: “Excuse me, as an insider with vested interests, I must remain anonymous. Where did the artist get such precise techniques for snowboarding that are even more accurate than instructional videos?”
One day, at a domestic snowboarding championship, during the big air event, the camera inadvertently captures the return of the big air snowboarding master, Shan Chong, two years after his retirement. Three seconds later, a petite girl, barely reaching his shoulder, rushes out from the athletes’ lounge. She has an oversized helmet and goggles hanging from her elbow.
She catches up in a few strides, tugs at the sleeve of his snow jacket, and waits for him to turn around, bending down as if to listen to her. She stands on tiptoe, angrily slams the helmet onto his head, and fiercely tugs at his ear.
Fan 1: “I think I just saw my favorite otaku lady on TV.”
Fan 2: “Isn’t she supposed to be at home updating her manga? Why is she at a snowboarding competition?”
Fan 3: “Excuse me, as an insider with vested interests, I must remain anonymous. It’s not for inspiration; she’s here to get her man. Your favorite otaku lady has taken away our top snowboarding master. Tremble, humans.”
Blurb Two:
When you are racing down the slopes of Niseko in Japan, dominating the runs in Hakuba, Nagano, or crouching through the small forests of Wanlong in Chongli, don’t forget the person who once knelt in the snow to teach you how to get up and how to glide. He…
He took me up a 7KM advanced slope after the lifts closed and said, “Today, either you push yourself down this slope, or I’ll come up tomorrow morning to collect your body.”
What did you do to him? No regular coach would be that harsh.
I wouldn’t let him take off his face mask.
Why?
That way, no matter how harsh his words were, I could imagine him as someone I liked and then forgive him.
Who?
Takeshi Kaneshiro or Takashi Kashiwabara would do.
You deserved it.
– Snowboarding
-A retired, sharp-tongued master with numerous sponsorships vs. a playful, inexperienced girl
-No real-life prototypes (though I wish there were)
-To avoid real-life comparisons, all jump data in this story has been exaggerated
-As the author, my greatest honor is to inspire a love for snowboarding. With the snow season approaching, please wear helmets when entering and exiting the slopes, and beginners should hire a coach. Love you all…
