The Strongest Animator [Rebirth]

At the same time, within the editorial department of Huaying Comics.

The people who received the samples of the inaugural issue couldn't wait to open the magazine. They had actually read these comics during the review stage, but the facts have proved that even if you reread the classics, they can still bring you a pleasant reading experience. :

"When I read the script, I always felt like I was a middle school student, but when I read the manga, it's not bad? The storyboard is also very cool, I like it!"

"I prefer Mr. Mu's Sherlock Holmes series," someone interjected. Qiu Fengmao called "Mr. Mu" as a joke at first, but later found that Mu Suxing didn't mind, and everyone felt kind, and soon Followed the trend and shouted: "The script of the original book is well written, and to be honest, Teacher Mu's performance also surprised me..."

Before he finished speaking, he seemed to realize what he had said inadvertently, and quickly changed his words: "I mean, the finished comic is even better than I imagined..."

Shepherd star smiled and didn't mind.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time he has drawn a manga in a serious way—if not counting the storyboards.After all, there is still a certain difference between manga and animation. The adaptation of Sherlock Holmes is not easy, and it is natural for some people to have doubts.

The reason why the theme of suspense reasoning is not popular in the field of comics is that apart from the fact that the subject matter is relatively cold, there are also limitations in the comics themselves. It is not easy to create a specific atmosphere expressed by the original text on the two-dimensional screen. The Shepherd Star has no experience to refer to in this regard.

Fortunately, he has always been good at storyboarding.

With Conan Doyle's god-level original blessing, Shepherd Star doesn't need to consider the idea of ​​the plot. Although it is a comic, in fact, Shepherd Star almost uses it as an animation sub-shot to draw, and the specific effect...

Looking at the satisfied looks of the editors in front of me, there is nothing wrong with it?

This is true.

Qiu Fengmao carefully read the entire comic weekly, and after confirming any problems with the comic content and the paper quality of the magazine, he put down the weekly magazine and moved his gaze to the four sets of bookmarks placed on the other side.

As they said before, the four sets of bookmarks correspond to "My Hero Academia", "Cardcaptor Sakura", "Magic Girl Madoka" and "Expedition Girls". There are three bookmarks in each set, and the same selection is The most popular characters in these four works.

"As for the peripherals," Qiu Fengmao thought for a while, and quickly made a decision: "Use this set for the bonus weekly magazine of the first issue."

Shepherd Xing glanced at the bookmark in his hand and had no opinion on this choice.But another editor was a little puzzled: "Why "My Hero Academia"? Wouldn't it be better to replace it with "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" that just ended?"

"If our target market is only the large area centered on Xingning City, the magic circle is indeed a good choice," Qiu Fengmao shrugged: "the magic circle is very popular on our side. On the west side, My Ying has the most fans."

"Although it is only the first issue, there are some preparations, so we can't really wait until the moment to do it."

The selection of peripherals for the inaugural issue has been finalized in this way, and the next thing to consider is the issue of publicity.

She did not intervene in the next thing. For him, drawing comics is his own hobby, not a necessity. If he needs to do everything by himself, then why does he hire so many editors?

Leaving the rest of the incidents, large and small, to the responsible persons, the Shepherd Xing had just pulled out when a text message came on his mobile phone - saying that the place he wanted to book had already been booked, and he was waiting for him to take it. People passed by.

"Shen Xing? Let's go." Shen Xing is the comic author responsible for drawing "The Fall of Las Vegas".

At this moment, when Mu Su Xing called his name unexpectedly, Shen Xing was slightly taken aback, and soon remembered the previous agreement - when the two of them exchanged comics before, Mu Su Xing mentioned it to him, saying that it was for further development. Improve the quality of the comics, and maybe take him to see the real card counting scene at that time.

However, in case he misunderstood, he still asked: "Where are you going?"

Shen Xing thought that this question was so normal that it couldn't be more normal, but Mu Suxing over there smiled when he heard it. He put his hands in his pockets, with a relaxed and natural expression, and said like a joke: "Save me!" world."

Of course, Shen Xing didn't believe in nonsense such as "saving the world".

but……

After half an hour.

As the car slowly stopped in front of a shop, through the open window, Shen Xing saw their destination at a glance - in a small two-storey building, at the railing on the second floor, The signboard with the words "Blue Sky Billiards and Chess Room" shone brightly in the sun.

Uh, this should mean... planning to let him experience blackjack up close?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he was slapped in the face the next second.I saw Mu Suxing, who got off the car first, chatted with the shop owner in a low voice, and then he led Qiu Fengmao, who followed closely behind, and walked towards... the mahjong room without hesitation?

Mahjong room? ? ?

Shen Xing was a little confused.

Compared to his complete absence, Mu Su Xing looked like a fish in water. He and Qiu Fengmao sat down at the mahjong table alone, and cast a questioning glance at his colleagues who were still in a state of confusion. .

Shen Xing was a little confused, so he just thought that his two bosses had become addicted to mahjong, and sat down at the table with the mentality of socializing.

"Three are missing and one is missing," looking at the last vacant seat on the table, Shepherd star smiled slightly, he pointed his index finger at the mahjong tiles on the table, and announced in a casual and unconscionable manner : "Okay, now call the last person to come over."

last person?who?

Shen Xing was a little curious in his heart, but to his surprise, after saying these words, his two immediate bosses shut their mouths in unison, their eyes blinking...Looked at him?

-

Xingning City, in a study in Sanshui Villa District.

The tabletop, the floor, the single bed... But wherever people can see, manuscript paper with unknown patterns is scattered everywhere, and it is almost impossible to find a clean and tidy place.The owner of the room lowered his head, buried himself in the messy pile of papers on the table, and swung his right hand holding the paintbrush.

a long time.

"Huh—" With the last stroke, the man exhaled deeply, with a relaxed, joyful, and somewhat reluctant expression on his face. He cast his eyes on his favorite work on the table, and said to himself To himself: "Thank God, it's finally over, now I should be able to rest for a while, right?"

Zhuo Liming is a cartoonist.

More precisely, he is one of the three pillar-level cartoonists of "Baiyun Comics" weekly, and his ancient comic work "Returning on a Snowy Night" has been serialized in "Baiyun Comics" for four full years. During the year, the popularity of "Returning on a Snowy Night" has remained high, and each issue has been able to stabilize the top three in the reader's popularity poll.

As the plot of the manga is gradually reaching its climax, "Returning on a Snowy Night" drawn by him has not fallen from the number one popularity throne for a long time.

Of course, this is all a thing of the past.

No matter how stable the popularity ranking "Returning on a Snowy Night" had before, when the story is announced to be over, everything will naturally come to an end.Although Zhuo Liming was reluctant to give up on this, he was more relieved and satisfied after the work was finished.

With such a mood in mind, he happily handed over the draft to his assistants, who then handed it over to the editor-in-charge after drawing and coloring.

however--

"The end? Mr. Zhuo, are you kidding me?" Jing Huahao was not surprised when he suddenly received the final draft from his cartoonist, but felt inexplicable and unbelievable.

As the most popular comic work in "Baiyun Comics" for the past year, "Returning on a Snowy Night" is unquestionable in its popularity and ability to attract money. As more game companies turn their attention to the IP market, its games The copyright made Baiyun Cultural Publishing Group earn a lot of money.

Just such a comic that can be said to have supported half of the sales of "Baiyun Comics" actually said it was coming to an end?

What a joke!

If "Returning on a Snowy Night" is really over, not to mention that his year-end bonus this year will be ruined, the overall sales of "Baiyun Comics" may also drop. When the time comes, the editor-in-chief will blame him?

How is this possible? !

Jing Huahao frowned, he concentrated his attention, and said in a gentle tone: "Mr. Zhuo, have you been under too much pressure for serialization recently? Well... how about this, I will give you a month's leave, and this month you will Take a good rest at home and adjust your state, do you think this is okay?"

Zhuo Liming didn't say anything.

Although the other party didn't say it clearly, the meaning of the words couldn't be more obvious. He pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "I'm in good condition, I don't have any problems, and I'm not impulsive. Because "Returning on a Snowy Night" has arrived It was time to end, so I decided to end it in the most appropriate place, simple as that."

"Teacher Zhuo," Jing Huahao began to feel a little impatient, but considering that the other party is a popular cartoonist of "Baiyun Comics", he endured the anger in his heart and tried to persuade him calmly: "Look, "A Snowy Night" "Return to People" is still the most highly rated manga in every issue, and readers are full of enthusiasm for it, so if you finish it at this time, don't you feel sorry for the anticipating readers?"

Zhuo Liming insisted: "This is my work, and I have the right to decide when it will end."

His tone was resolute without leaving any room for it, Jing Huahao was even more annoyed when he heard it, and his attitude became obviously cold: "Please pay attention to your words, don't forget, "Returning on a Snowy Night" is not only your "Return on a Snowy Night" Returning on a Snowy Night is also "Baiyun Comic"'s "Returning on a Snowy Night" - I will not publish this final draft, I will announce to the public that you are unwell in the next issue, and the publication will be closed for a week, you better think clearly Let's make a decision."

After saying this, without waiting for Zhuo Liming to respond, he hung up the phone without mercy.

silence.

The unattended mobile phone went dark in an instant, Zhuo Liming gritted his teeth, and kicked directly under the chair by the table, the suddenly unbalanced chair fell to the ground, making a harsh sound.

"Old Zhuo? What's the matter?" The door of the study came in response. Facing his wife's concerned inquiries, Zhuo Liming couldn't get angry anymore. He fell back on the single bed in the study and said irritably: "I just now contacted the editor-in-chief."

He didn't finish his sentence, but this obviously didn't affect his wife's understanding of his unfinished meaning: "They won't let you finish?" The woman frowned, and her face became a little ugly: "How dare they——!"

Zhuo Liming didn't say anything, his slightly drooping eyes became more and more gloomy.

Baiyun culture has always been ruthless.

This is a publishing group that has been squeezing its comic authors endlessly since a long time ago. This can be seen from the relevant systems of "Baiyun Comics".

The comics with low popularity will be cut in half, and the works with high popularity will not be allowed to end until the authors and comics are squeezed out, and the works that were originally at the top will gradually fall into the half-cut range before they will be "killed" to end. What's more, it may be thrown into the sub-weekly under "Baiyun Comics", and finally end up in a miserable and tragic end in his later years.

It's not that he didn't think about the possibility of being forced to continue drawing, but what Zhuo Liming never thought of was that with his current status, he couldn't be an exception in "Baiyun Comics".

Zhuo Liming twitched the corners of his mouth, only feeling disheartened.

"Why don't they dare?" Zhuo Liming said coldly, with a sarcastic and self-deprecating smile on his lips: "Anyway, it's not the first time Baiyun Comics has done this kind of thing. Back then, Teacher Ye Lan's "Red Moon" 》How popular, what is the result? Wasn't it being squeezed to the point of being worthless, and that's why it's like sending a beggar to the sub-journal?"

If it wasn't for that damn contract...

Zhuo Liming was very restless in his heart. The principle of a cartoonist made him unwilling to add any unnecessary additions to his already complete story, but he also knew the influence of Baiyun Culture's methods, and the contract on him also doomed him to Don't think about contributing to other comics in the past one or two years.

The mobile phone that he was about to forget rang at this time.

Zhuo Liming didn't answer.

According to his understanding of Baiyun comics, most of the editors in the editorial department lined up to persuade him to come. After yelling, a familiar voice sounded over there:

"Mr. Zhuo, I... I am Shen Xing, I was your assistant before..."

Zhuo Liming narrowed his eyes.

He is not in a good mood at the moment, and he is not in the mood to be hypocritical or pretentious. He is planning to get straight to the point and explain clearly, and hang up the phone to continue worrying about his own affairs.

He didn't want the other party to throw out an invitation that was completely unexpected and wrong: "Mr. Zhuo, we are missing one of three, do you want to play mahjong together?"