Hong Kong Comic Master

"Is it in front?"

"It should be... right!"

"should?"

Sawajiri Shi, who was driving, almost collapsed after hearing the uncertain answer from Li Wannian sitting in the back seat!

After they arrived in Nagoya at around four o'clock in the afternoon, he found a colleague in Nagoya, borrowed a car, and set off with Li Wannian and others.

Only then did he know that Li Wannian's destination was not Nagoya city, but Nishi Kasugai Town, 20 kilometers away from Nagoya.

Although it was almost five o'clock when we set off, Sawajiri thought that the destination was only 20 kilometers away and would only take half an hour to drive, so he readily agreed.

However, what Sawajiri Shi didn't expect was that Li Wannian didn't know the way!

Li Wannian had never been here before, and he didn't know the specific location of the destination. The real journey was completely different from what he imagined!

They asked several people along the way, but no one knew where the village they were going to was.

Fortunately, I finally asked an old lady and pointed out the direction.

But even so, by the time they arrived, the sky was already getting dark.

"Li Sang, why don't you call your friend?"

"He doesn't have a phone at home!"

"..."

Fortunately, just when Sawajiri's patience was about to be worn away, a turning point appeared.

Li Wannian, who was looking around, actually saw the person he was looking for.

"Toriyama Na! Toriyama Na!"

Outside the canteen, Toriyama, who was bragging with Daxiang, heard someone calling him. When he turned around, he found that it was Li Wannian.

"Wanniansang, why are you here?"

Li Wannian jumped out of the car and quickly came to Toriyama Ming, "It's so hard to find you!"

"You should have told me in advance! I can go to Nagoya to pick you up. My place is not easy to find!"

Li Wannian feels the same way. No wonder the Nagoya government wants to build an expressway in Toriyama. The transportation here is really inconvenient.

"Daxiang, don't you like watching "Dragon Ball"? This is the author of "Dragon Ball", long live!"

After the two exchanged a few words, Toriyama suddenly thought of something and said to Dai Xiang.

"Are you Long Live?"

Daxiang opened his eyes wide at this time, looked at Li Wannian and said in disbelief.

"Yes, I am!"

Li Wannian simply admitted it directly.

"Really...really?"

Daxiang froze on the spot, at a loss, still looking in disbelief.

Is there any cartoonist who looks so handsome?

On the contrary, it was Toriyama who was provoking from the side: "Why don't you go and get an autograph?"

"oh oh!"

Daxiang reacted and quickly took out a magazine from the store.

Don't care whether she is real or not, just let her sign her name first.

Although what Daxiang had in hand was not a single volume, Li Wannian signed the magazine happily.

"Come on, come on, please come in! There is some chaos at home, please forgive me! Doudou-san, Oga-san, this is my good friend, long live the cartoonist!"

Toriyama's parents are both farmers. They have lived in the village almost all their lives, and it is impossible for them to have seen much of the world.

Now I see Li Wannian and Zhong Chuhong, a handsome couple, dressed like rich people, so I feel a little intimidated.

"Hello, uncle and aunt, I am a friend of Toriyama, and this is a gift for you!"

After getting off the train, Li Wannian bought some gifts at the station, otherwise it would be too rude to arrive empty-handed.

"Hello...you guys!"

"You haven't eaten yet, right? I'm going to prepare dinner!"

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Toriyama's mother reacted immediately and hurriedly walked towards the kitchen.

"Thank you, aunt!"

"Everyone, please take a seat!"

Toriyama arranged for everyone to sit on the tatami, and Li Wannian also introduced each other.

Only then did everyone realize that the unattractive rural young man in front of them was actually the cartoonist of "Boy Jump".

Except for Zhong Chuhong, everyone sitting here was either a cartoonist or an editor, so while we were chatting, we talked about cartoons again.

"Submitted thousands of submissions? Such an exaggeration?"

"Hey, that's right! If I hadn't met Wanniansang, I'm afraid I would have given up long ago!"

Everyone in Hojoji Temple was shocked when they heard that Toriyama submitted thousands of original drawings, but all of them were rejected.

Isn't this too exaggerated?

What kind of author and editor is this?

The most important thing is that neither of them gave up!

"I have long heard that editor Kazuhiko Torishima of Jump magazine is a rejection maniac, but I never thought he was so outrageous!"

Sawajiri Shi, who is also an editor, was also shocked when he heard these words.

He asked himself that he was quite strict, but he couldn't do anything like Torishima Hehiko at all.

"Is your original painting of the rejected manuscript here? Can you let me see it?"

Li Wannian suddenly suggested at this time.

"Of course no problem!"

Toriyama got up and went to his room, and soon came back with a sack. After opening it, he found that it was full of original drawings.

Several people took out the original painting and looked at it.

Li Wannian was just curious. After all, he had heard this story in his previous life, but he had never seen Toriyama's rejected manuscripts. Now he finally had the opportunity to see it.

Compared to Li Wannian's curiosity, the other two were shocked.

I thought that Toriyama’s manuscript would be rejected because he was not capable enough, but the original paintings in front of me were as exquisite as the comics currently being serialized in several major comic magazines.

Among them, Hojo Temple was even more surprised. If Wansui was better than him because he was a cartoonist who was serializing comics, then Toriyama’s current status was exactly the same as his.

But such a powerful person could not draw a work that satisfied the editor in a year and a half. Would he be able to serialize comics in his life?

“Toriyama, have you ever thought about changing magazines?”

Hearing Li Wannian’s sudden question, Sawajiri Fumi put down the original painting in his hand calmly. The man in front of him was very capable. If he could come to Champion, he could discover a new cartoonist.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to change. Besides, although Torishima is a hateful guy, he is good to me and has taught me a lot. I feel that I will soon be able to draw a work that will satisfy him!"

"Really? That's good!"

Li Wannian secretly thought it was a pity. How great would it be if he could trick Toriyama to come?

Even in the comic kingdom of Japan, Toriyama's status is enough to be ranked among the Presidents of Japanese cartoonists.

To paraphrase a comment made by the basketball world on Jordan-in the Japanese comics world in the 1980s, there were two kinds of cartoonists. Akira Toriyama was one kind of cartoonist, and the others were another kind of cartoonists.

If "Jump" didn't have Toriyama, could it still become the overlord of the Japanese comics world?

It's a pity that Toriyama refused.

"By the way, let me show you my new comics. It's just in time for you to give me some advice!"

At this point, Toriyama suddenly slapped his head, got up and walked into the house. Not long after, he took a stack of original drawings and handed them to Li Wannian.

Li Wannian took the original drawing and saw that it was called "The Utopia of Penguin Village".

Penguin Village? Is Arale coming?