Gotta Go the Healing Route

After about 15 minutes, all six people, including three cartoonists and three editors, had finished reading this work.

Seeing that everyone had already closed the printed manuscript, Atsushi Itakura, who was quietly drinking tea in his seat, also put down his teacup and said:

"It seems that you have all finished reading, and then please express your opinions and comments."

Qingshan Bridge leaned on the back of the soft chair, and was the first to speak:

"In terms of stories, this "Royal Way" tells the story of a young man who was framed, fell into the abyss, and crawled out of the abyss for revenge."

"To be honest, the story develops in a straight line, and there is nothing new in the structure. The connotation of the story is far less than that contained in the "After-Death Text"."

but....

"It's the rhythm..."

Following Aoyama Ohashi's words, Yoshikawa Shunpei continued:

"Although the story of revenge is simple and brainless, the rhythm of the author's narration..."

The helplessness, despair and anger of the protagonist entering the abyss, the unwillingness and unyieldingness when encountering monsters in the abyss.

The emotions of the characters are fully expressed through excellent pictures and fed back to the readers.

From being frustrated to finally finding out the culprit who was framed, and completing revenge.The whole story is very compact, but it is very hearty.

Especially in the final revenge link, the whole emotional explosion is fully stimulated, which makes people feel very happy.

The author's ability to mobilize the reader's emotions is a must!

"This kind of rhythm...I know why this work is called "The Way of Kings."

Yoshikawa Shunpei said with emotion:

"This is simply a short story that completely follows the royal road. The title of the work has already explained the author's intention."

The author of this story is a genius who takes the kingly route!

Yoshikawa Shunpei also had to make such an evaluation.

"Are all the juniors now so powerful?"

Seeing the unanimous praise from the three cartoonists, Itakura Atsushi also heaved a sigh of relief.

Although some privileges were used to make this work enter the final selection, in the final analysis, the final result still depends on the strength of this work.

"but...."

Yoshikawa Shunpei said again:

"Both works are excellent. In the previous Newcomer Award, it would definitely be a golden award. However, in this award, if Yingying chooses one work to win the award..."

"I will choose the "After Death Text"."

Shunpei Yoshikawa explained:

"The painting style of "The King's Way" is good. The character design has its own ideas, and it is also unique in terms of aesthetics. But the author's brushstrokes are a little immature. It seems that the author has not studied this style of painting for a long time. It's long."

"However, the painting style of "After the Death" is beautiful and realistic. Although it is a unique style, the painting style is very mature. It can be seen that after the author created this painting style, he has already carried out Long hours of grinding and revision."

"In terms of painting style, "After the Death" is definitely better than "The Way of Kings". Of course, "The Way of Kings" is also very good."

"As for the story..."

Shunpei Yoshikawa looked towards Aoyama Ohashi, motioning for him to comment on the story part.

Qingshan Bridge nodded, then sighed:

"To be honest, I think the two works are completely incomparable in terms of storytelling. The story of "The King's Way" is too simple. Indeed, the author's ability to control the rhythm of the story is amazing. If the author writes a long story, It must be able to show this ability to the fullest. However, this is a short comic."

"Although the comics we create are products for entertaining the public, showing the connotation on the premise of entertainment is also one of our pursuits as cartoonists."

"In the final analysis, it is the artistry in comics. Compared with "The King's Way", the artistry displayed in "After Death" is really much higher."

Yoshikawa Shunpei and Aoyama Ohashi expressed their opinions one after another. Although Shimokawa Kyoka did not speak, her expression clearly agreed with the two colleagues.

In this regard, Itakura Atsushi is not surprised.

The comments of Aoyama Bridge and Shunpei Yoshikawa are very pertinent.Leaving aside the style of painting, in terms of the artistry of the story, "The Posthumous Text" indeed surpasses "The Way of the King".

"I know the thoughts of several teachers."

After exhaling, Itakura Atsushi also spoke.

"However, a few commented from the perspective of comics. Why don't we editors have our own ideas?"

"Everyone should also know that there are many works in the comics market that have been given a high reputation by cartoonists, but in the end they are in the embarrassing situation of being well received and not selling well."

After all, it is difficult to unify the two attributes of artistry and commerciality.

A creative work that can perfectly combine the two is undoubtedly not a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. (a certain film that has been declared as World Heritage)

"Sorry, I look at these two works from a commercial and capital point of view. But it's also because of our editorial duties."

"The style of the manga "After the Death" is biased towards the cult genre."

"Wang Dao comics are still the mainstream now. Although the response is not as strong as before, it seems to me that there are no successors."

"In my eyes, the author of this "Royal Way" comic, Wu Shanyun, will be the leader of the future kingly comics. He is also a leader in the industry."

'It's too exaggerated...'

Hearing Itakura Atsuya's comments, the three cartoonists couldn't help but frowned, and this idea popped up in their hearts.

Seeing the expressions of the three of them, Itakura Atsushi also seemed to know what everyone was thinking, with a smile on his face.

"Leaving aside the work of "The King's Way", let me talk about the author who created this work."

Itakura Atsushi also pushed his eyes on the bridge of his nose, and his eyes behind the lenses showed a final look.

"do you know?"

"This author named 'Wushan Cloud' is actually a high school student, a girl under the age of 17."

So far, in the comics industry, the average age at which cartoonists are eligible for serialization is 25 years old.

The record-breaking youngest serial manga artist also passed when he was qualified for manga serialization.

The 16-year-old cartoonist can only be described as a genius.

"Genius is privileged, isn't it?"

Chapter 31 Review Results

PS: Maybe I didn’t make it clear earlier, let me clarify here, Wu Shanyun is not the protagonist’s vest.

What do 16-year-olds usually do?

Most of them are still studying, enjoying the youth that is only once in life under the care of their parents.

It is still rare for someone to play professionally at the age of 16 and win the championship at the age of 17.

And the 16-year-old cartoonist...

To be honest, if you want to make achievements in the creative field, you can't do without a certain life experience.

Taking traditional pure literature as an example, pure literature not only needs to pay attention to high-level writing, but also needs to have depth, thoughtfulness and connotation in content... Therefore, those great writers who left immortal works often have rough experiences After all, after seeing all the cruelty in the world and in a person's life, he has tempered the inspiration that comes from human nature and can touch the depths of the soul.

Although comics are classified as popular reading materials, most of the content is also discovered from life experience.The masterpieces that are truly handed down to the world are honed by cartoonists who have worked hard for an unknown period of time.

"No wonder..."

Shunpei Yoshikawa looked back at the typed manuscript in front of him.

"The work "The King's Way" tends to show a superb rhythm rather than a story. Is this the author's strategy to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses..."

"Wang Dao's long comics are nothing more than rhythm and setting. Although this short comic does not reflect the wonderful story setting, it at least proves the author's superb skills in rhythm."

Hearing what Yoshikawa Shunpei said, Itakura Atsushi also smiled, and then said:

"It's more than that. As for the story, although this short comic doesn't reflect it well, the child's talent in this aspect is also amazing. You will see later."

"It seems that Mr. Itakura really likes Wu Shanyun very much." Yoshikawa Shunpei echoed.

"But being a cartoonist is not a casual profession."

Qingshan Bridge also spoke at this time:

"Is this kid really determined to become a professional cartoonist?" Aoyama Ohashi stared at Itakura Atsuya and asked.

Cartoonists need to maintain a fixed posture frequently, with little exercise, short rest time, high pressure to catch up with manuscripts, and irregular work and rest diet. It can be said that it is not good for health in terms of body, mind and spirit.But even if you are sick, you must continue to create.

"Is this kind of suffering and tiredness a 16-year-old child can bear?"

Regarding Qingshan Bridge's question, Itakura Atsuya nodded affirmatively without hesitation.

"I can understand Mr. Qingshan's concerns. To be honest, although the profession of cartoonist does not have a prescribed age for participation. If you want to sign a contract with it, you must make a thorough review, such as the guardian's wishes, and the individual's physical and mental state."

"But when it comes to a passion for comics, that's where I really like that kid."

"I've met that child, and she has a truly sincere heart for comics. With all due respect, that child's devotion to comics is something I can't see in any cartoonist in the industry."

Itakura Atsuya's evaluation caught everyone's attention.

As the deputy editor-in-chief, Atsuya Itakura rarely commented on people and things, but this time he gave such a high praise to the girl manga artist who has never been masked.

"It's really rare, Mr. Itakura can be praised so highly. But if this Wu Shanyun is really only 16 years old, he can create such a work at this age, and he really deserves such an evaluation."

Yoshikawa Shunpei said softly.Then he coughed softly again:

"I don't have any objections to adding "The Way of the King" to the top ten works. As for who will win the gold award..."

"According to the previous rules, let's start scoring now. The person with the highest score will be the first winner of this newcomer award." Shunpei Yoshikawa said.

Although Shunpei Yoshikawa said so, he didn't have much hope for the short story "After Death" that he was optimistic about to win the gold prize.

Speaking of which, Shueisha’s newcomer award system, the reason why the jury consists of three manga artists and four editors, is to some extent Shueisha’s effort to ensure its own control.

If the ratings of the three cartoonists represent mainstream opinions, then the ratings of the four editors represent the internal opinions of the editorial department.

There is one more editor than cartoonist among the judges, which in itself shows that the internal opinions of the editorial department carry more weight in the evaluation.

Newcomers recognized by the editorial department can gain a great advantage in the evaluation.

After all, this newcomer award is also an award launched by the publishing house to help potential newcomers build momentum.

As for Itakura Atsuya, or the Shueisha he represents, he is so optimistic about Wu Shanyun, Yoshikawa Shunhei can also understand.