I run a bank in Tokyo

Chapter 38 Contribution

"Welcome, may I help you?" The voice of the lady at the front desk was as expected sweet, and her attitude was also very kind.

"I'm here to submit an article, and I made an appointment with the editor in Zhongshan to meet at 9:[-]." Shin Seijuro smiled.

This will make you appear generous and not nervous.

"Please fill in the information." The lady at the front desk handed him a form.

Mainly personal information, including company or school name, place of residence, etc.

Shin Seijuro filled it out quickly.

"Please wait a moment." The lady at the front desk took the form and browsed it over, then contacted the editorial department and said to him: "The Zhongshan editor will be down soon. Please go to Room 5 over there and wait."

On the left hand side of the front desk, there are a total of 8 cubicle conversation rooms.

The area is small, and it can seat 4 people at full capacity.

Of course, if you have to squeeze together, that's another story.

Shin Seijuro turned on his laptop and got ready for work.

Only then did I remember that I didn't seem to have looked at this building before, and I only vaguely remembered that there seemed to be some comic posters at the entrance.Because it was different from his previous life, he didn't know the name, and his previous life was not interested in this aspect.

The working hours of the chat room are from 9:10 am to [-] pm. He is the first guest, and it is impossible to listen to the conversations of other editors and contributors.

However, I have searched for some experience on the Internet these days.

Although I was a little nervous, my mentality was much better than that of ordinary contributors. At worst, I would vote for "Weekly Shonen Magazine" or "Weekly Shonen Sunday".

Although the momentum of the latter two is not as good as before, it is precisely because of this that they will seize every opportunity.

In addition, the online comics market has been growing rapidly, and there are also comic apps such as "Line Comics" and "Comico".

The elementary school is next door!

The above are his psychological activities, which are almost the same as the newcomers who are interviewed normally. Crazy comforts himself in his heart, arranges the way out, and so on.

"Is it Jinjun?" Just as he was mentally active, a deep and deep man's voice suddenly sounded.

"Yes!" Shin Seijuro suddenly became nervous, stood up quickly, and responded respectfully.

Well, after all, it is a major matter involving a debt of 100 billion yen, so tension is inevitable.

"I'm Nakayama from "Weekly Shonen Jump", please give me some advice." It's not much different from what he imagined, with a thin body, slightly messy hair, glasses, and an unkempt beard.

It is understandable that "Weekly Shōnen Jump" only has 18 editors, so time is tight.And as a comics editor, I am basically always in a state of letting myself go. It is said that there are many swimsuit posters in the editing room.

"Please advise." When he was replying, Yuichi Zhongshan was also looking at him.

The figure, image, temperament...anyway, there is nothing about the whole body that looks like a cartoon.

None of that quality!

He sighed in his heart, but he still said, "Can you let me see the drawing right away?"

"Okay." Shin Seijuro directly turned the laptop over.

"Itae..." Nakayama Yuichi muttered softly.

As an editor of his age, although he does not reject new technologies, he still prefers hand-drawing.

Of course, this is a matter of proficiency in personal habits, and he restrained his emotions well.

"Naruto", the name of the manga.

Is it a story about ninjas?
It's not that I haven't seen similar comics before. On the contrary, I don't know how many cartoonists want to create a new genre, but almost none of them are satisfactory.The mainstream of today's society is passionate youth, sports fantasy and the like. As a newcomer, it will be easier to succeed if you start by imitating.

On the cover is a boy with yellow hair, wearing strange goggles, and three beards on each cheek.

Is he carrying a ninja weapon behind his back?

And under the feet, are these two huge toads?

Nakayama Yuichi is quite responsible. He is not an arrogant editor and looks at the covers carefully.

Then I suddenly found something, quickly turned the page, and browsed through it in a hurry.

It’s actually the finished version!
No wonder there is a cover!
How arrogant is this?

The normal process should be that the cartoonist first draws the storyboard draft, which is a simple plot and storyboard, and it is also for the editor to see when submitting the manuscript.Afterwards, those cartoonists who have signed a contract to publish will discuss with the editor, the editor will put forward their own opinions, and the cartoonist will revise the storyboard draft until the editor is satisfied.

Finally, the cartoonist starts to draw the original draft, which is a big project!

Therefore, a cartoonist often has more than three assistants.

I won’t mention these here, but let’s just say that he actually submitted the completed version directly, with the background, frame, blackening and other steps already completed... Nakayama Yuichi has already begun to think about how to reject him as tactfully as possible.

It's not a matter of self-confidence anymore, it's too arrogant!

However, out of duty, I will review it from the beginning.

"Once upon a time, there was a demon fox. This fox had nine tails. When the fox moved its tail, mountains would collapse and tsunamis would rise. The people couldn't bear the disturbance, so they summoned ninjas.

There was a ninja who sealed the demon fox regardless of life and death, but this ninja also died of exhaustion.

Its name is the fourth generation [Hokage]! "

The settings are fine.

Did it borrow from the legend of Tamamo-mae...

Painting skills...Huh?

Unexpectedly solid drawing skills!
Nakayama Yuichi couldn't help but sit up straight, and his expression became focused and serious.

A common problem for newcomers is to treat comics as novels, too many narrations, the lines are also explanatory, the drawing and the characters cannot be well integrated, the sketches are drawn as comics, the lines are complicated, and the lines of the characters and the background cannot be distinguished, etc. Wait, there isn't one!

Judging from the first volume, the story structure is complete, each character has his own position, and the handling of details and background is excellent, such as the food a certain character likes or hates, height, birthday, interests, ninja registration number, etc. , as well as the characteristic buildings in the background and the construction of the world framework, which seem to refer to the Warring States pattern...

This viewing lasted half an hour!
Generally, the editors of "Weekly Shonen Jump" and the new writers talk for 10-30 minutes, and they will leave after 30 minutes.If you encounter someone who is harsh or has a bad personality, you may leave within 10 minutes, and you will keep yawning during the period.

Now Nakayama Yuichi reads comics for a full 30 minutes!

As time went by, Jin Qingjuro no longer felt nervous.

After all, it was a comic masterpiece that had been popular for more than ten years in its previous life. Although it was called the "second best", that was because the one at the top of the list was too powerful.What's more, the popularity overseas is even higher than the one at the top of the list.

A work can be popular for more than ten years, it must have its charm!
"Very good!" After another 10 minutes, Nakayama Yuichi seemed to suddenly wake up. He looked up at the handsome young man opposite. After complimenting him, he asked, "I'm drinking coffee, what are you drinking?"

coming!

The iconic attitude of the editor of "Weekly Shonen Jump"!

Generally, the dialogue process between the editor of "Weekly Shonen Jump" and the new author is like this. They will first ask you the reason and motivation for drawing manga, which was forgotten by Yuichi Nakayama; Point out shortcomings.

The most important thing is the latter. If the editor asks you to work hard in the future, it means that you have been rejected.

If you are invited to drink tea, it means you are qualified!
"Coffee." Shin Seijuro had already seen it on the Internet, so he was naturally familiar with it, so he was overjoyed.

"Does Jinjun want to become a professional cartoonist?" Nakayama Yuichi finally remembered to ask him the question.

"I have this plan." Jin Qingjuro replied.

Yu Zhongshan's impression of him has been completely reversed, and he doesn't mind his ambiguous answer at all. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Then what is Jin Jun's motivation for drawing this manga?"

Of course, Jinqing Juro didn't say "money" in the head, but replied after pondering for a moment: "There is such a story in my mind, and I want to draw it."

It is estimated that no matter how he answers now, Yuichi Zhongshan will agree.

"It should be a story I've been thinking about for a long time, right?" Zhongshan Yuyi took a sip of coffee, leaned back, and said in a chatting gesture, "Jin Jun's drawing skills are very solid, I can't even pick this manga." How many shortcomings! I look forward to Jinjun's future!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Jin Qingjuro got up to thank him, and then replied: "It was originally a delusion when I was a child, and I occasionally recollect it by myself in the dead of night. Some things happened at home some time ago. My parents passed away unfortunately, and my life suddenly became at a loss. With the encouragement of my neighbors, I decided to do something meaningful to myself, and then I thought about drawing this story."

Sincerely, I can't tell that he made it up now!

"I see..." Yuichi Zhongshan was also touched.

After all, things like the death of his parents can be easily found out, and he never thought that he was "acting on the spot".

(End of this chapter)