Big Manga

It was late at night, but the lights in Meng Huo's new home were still on.

Shen Jie took a shower from the bathroom, wiped her hair with a towel, then sat on the sofa in the living room, and took out her mobile phone to surf the Internet.

She logged into her chat software, and several windows popped up beeping.

"Sister Jie, have you watched "Pokemon" today? It's really good! But those women with excessive hormone secretion actually went to the square to gather, and the people we followed secretly broke into a cold sweat , luckily nothing serious happened."

"Big sister, I heard that teacher He Xi has released a new animation. I didn't see it when I was working overtime today. They all said it was very good. Can you help me find a recorded video? The other sisters must have it. You can help me. Let me tell you, I know this behavior is wrong - but that stupid TV station didn't rerun it!"

"Jie'er, Miqin and the others played the Occupy Square movement very well, tomorrow's newspaper will definitely report it! We will hold an event sometime, if this continues, their numbers will increase, and we will lose!"

After seeing several messages, Shen Jie wiped her hair with one hand and quickly typed a reply with the other. She didn't mind how other people played, as long as no one approached Meng Huo, Shen Jie didn't want to bother.

However, she still encouraged her sisters in another way, closed the chat software after appeasing, and opened the space to watch.

Shen Jie's personal space is very clean. There are no comments or photos. The name of her account is "Passerby A in a small place".

This time she entered He Xi's space. Meng Huo didn't post the photos on the space, but this space is still a popular space on the Internet, and many people leave messages every day.

Due to the broadcast of "Pokemon", there are a lot of people leaving messages tonight.

"Teacher He Xi, this is the 999th flower I present to you."

"Damn it, how did Ah Feng offend you? Why do you keep stealing his headlines!"

"Teacher He Xi, I drew a portrait for you. Do you think I have the talent to be a cartoonist?"

"Real naked *chat video*, please add Penguin 8*675..."

Except for most of the comments that are all nonsense, there are still some comments that are very serious.

"Teacher He Xi, I like "Pokemon". The pictures and songs give people a fresh feeling,

And the story is very interesting, not boring at all, I hope you can continue to draw it well. "

This message got a lot of replies, and most of them expressed their praise for the animation, which made Shen Jie feel very happy watching it.

She went to He Xi's space just to see how others praised Meng Huo.

Meng Huo didn't sleep at this time either. Alice decided to stay at night, and Meng Huo and her discussed new themes and new comics in a study that was twice as large as before.

"The idea of ​​Oriental Fantasy Township, I think it is very good...but the possibility is too low." Alice said: "This theme needs many people to create together to make it active. Our number of cartoonists is limited, and even if everyone goes If you paint, you won’t be able to draw any special features.”

There are too many characters in "Oriental Fantasy Township". There is no barrage game in this world to attract popularity, and fan creation is underdeveloped. Alice is not optimistic about its operability at all.

"Comparatively speaking, I think it is a great idea to open the copyright of "Pokemon" comics!" She is satisfied with Meng Huo's other idea: "Now that the animation is airing, launching similar comics will definitely be very popular!"

"But are you really willing to let go of the copyright?"

Alice asked cautiously, this is a very important question. If Meng Huo releases the copyright, and other authors can freely use elves for secondary creations, then the cartoonists of Phoenix Company will have to die of joy.

"Well, no problem."

Meng Huo nodded. He doesn't care about the copyright of comics. The most profitable part of "Pokemon" is games and peripheral products. The revenue of comics and animations is not comparable to that of animation. He doesn't care about it at all.

However, letting go of the copyright is just handing over the copyright to the Phoenix Company. The company's cartoonists can use it at will, but the cartoonists in other places can't do it.

"Okay. I have figured out the details of these two themes." After the discussion, Alice took out the file bag and put the settings and materials prepared by Meng Huo, and said with a smile: "I'll take it back to my dad first." Look, what I said just now is just my opinion. If he has any opinions, he has to call you over."

"no problem."

Meng Huo had originally planned to discuss with Xu Jing, and there was nothing wrong with letting Alice notify him, so he took out another manuscript and handed it to Alice.

"This is my new comic."

"Let me put it away first." Alice simply flipped through it a few times, and then put it away: "It's too late tonight, I'll take it home tomorrow and take a closer look, and I'll give you my opinion when I have time."

She became more and more proficient in manga editing, and was able to give Meng Huo some unique advice.

"Also, the new manga... are you going to hire an assistant?"

Alice asked, she hesitated to speak, aroused Meng Huo's curiosity, he said: "Other editors told me about the assistant, I should invite, is there any problem?"

"Hmm..." Alice thought for a while, and then said: "I investigated the matter of Zhongxia comics before the Chinese New Year, and found that you don't need to hire an assistant for the time being."

"What does it mean?"

Meng Huo found it strange that Alice was still encouraging him to hire an assistant last year, but why it changed this year, and what caused her attitude to change so much.

"Have you ever heard of a digital tablet?"

Alice asked.

Meng Huo was taken aback for a moment. Of course he knew about the digital tablet. Some cartoonists in his previous life would use this thing to draw. This is a tool for computer graphics. Did Alice suggest that he use a computer to make cartoons?

However, after Meng Huo's investigation, the world has advanced technology, but the comic industry has only a short period of development. He did not find a tool specially designed for cartoonists.

"The cartoonists in Zhongxia Company are all using digital boards and computers. They have special cartoon processing software on their computers, which can quickly process post-work."

Alice explained to Meng Huo that the hardware equipment for computer graphics has been completed long ago, but these equipments were originally used for advertising design, game design and other work, and the software did not support comics.

After the establishment of Zhongxia Comic Company, the designers gradually enhanced the comic software support of computers and digital boards, and now some professional computer drawing tools have appeared.

The so-called computer graphics do not mean that cartoons can be drawn with a mouse. It actually means that cartoonists can draw directly on digital boards and other input devices without relying on paper. to modify.

This also means that computer graphics still depends on the drawing skills of cartoonists.

But the advantage of computer drawing over hand drawing is that it is easy to modify. Cartoonists draw caricatures on paper. If a drop of ink is wrong or the hand shakes, the whole drawing will be finished. However, if a drawing is wrong on the computer, it can be revised repeatedly.

The most important thing is that the post-process of computer graphics is very convenient, just like the two assistants Meng Huo hired: Teacher Hua Meng and Teacher Tomato. The main job is to carry out post-processing on the first draft, and the processing is very easy to complete on the computer.

"Then I won't hire an assistant, you can help me buy some equipment!"

It is difficult for traditional cartoonists to accept new things, but Meng Huo has no such pressure, he pursues high efficiency. And he doesn't need a computer to draw, his speed is very fast, just draw the first draft with paper.

The first draft is input into the computer with a scanner, and then the assistants use the computer to paste the dots and post-processing. The work efficiency will be greatly increased, and the existing assistants are enough.

As for the positions of assistants that other original cartoonists hoped—Meng Huo felt that the problems of cartoonists should not be solved by being his assistants, but choose other routes, such as new themes for Alice.

Deciding to buy a computer graphics device, Alice took a note and left. She went to take a shower. Meng Huo stretched himself and found that the living room was still lit, so he walked over.

In the living room, Shen Jie was lying on the sofa, falling asleep.

"Why are you sleeping here..." Meng Huo walked over and shook her shoulders, "Shen Jie, wake up, you'll catch a cold if you sleep here!"

Shen Jie's sleep was not very deep, and she was quickly awakened by shaking. She struggled to get up, her eyes wandered for a moment, and then she aimed at Meng Huo.

"Meng Huo..."

"Um?"

"You woke up my dream!"

"Eh..." Meng Huo was a little surprised, then smiled wryly, "What dream?"

Shen Jie patted her face, she became more conscious.

"A doomsday dream." She pouted and said, "I dreamed that a huge meteor hit the earth, and nothing could stop it, and people all over the world panicked and ran around."

"I seem to have seen this in that movie." Meng Huo thought about it, and it was already a matter of his previous life: "Then...you ran away?"

"I was at school, but I ran out when I heard the news. People are everywhere in Ninghai, the streets are in chaos, and there are all kinds of crimes. I will look for you everywhere..."

Shen Jie was silent for a moment, didn't want to say too much, and continued: "You are my fellow in Ninghai, I kept shouting and running, but I couldn't find you, then the sky turned black and the meteor fell... "

"Then the world was destroyed?... What a tragedy!" Meng Huo laughed: "You have to thank me, I saved you from the nightmare."

nightmare...

Shen Jie looked at Meng Huo, smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I have to thank you."

She wanted to thank Meng Huo for not waking her up in advance. At the end of that dream, Shen Jie still found Meng Huo, who was sitting by the sea and drawing manga.

Shen Jie ran over, ran to his side, met him, and the meteor fell...

Although both of them died, Shen Jie's heart was filled with warmth. She found Meng Huo, found Meng Huo among countless people, and that was enough!

Shen Jie felt that if she was with him, it wouldn't matter even if she died.

How lucky it is if two people can die together.

If they can still become husband and wife, grow old together, pass away hand in hand, and sleep in the same tomb, that would be the happiest thing for Shen Jie.