Full-time cartoonist

Takahashi Kazuki's studio.

This week was the first chapter of the "Yu-Gi-Oh!" serialization. Today, Friday, he felt very nervous.

"Xiao Zheng's result is third place."

Bottle Jijiu called him to inform him.

Takahashi Kazuki's heart tightened. His last serial work had the same result, and it was cut in half not long after.

You can't blame him for worrying about gains and losses, because no one can relax after finally getting the serialization opportunity.

In the first episode of "Yu-Gi-Oh!", he designed a very exciting game.

After Muto Yugi assembled the Millennium Building Blocks, a soul in the blocks was released. He got into Muto Yugi's body and started a dark game with the gangsters.

Both parties use a rope to hang flat on the outer wall of the tower, and then use the points of the playing cards to rise, and the other party will also fall.

When one party returns to the top of the tower, the other party falls into darkness.

This exciting game is his favorite work. Looking at the results now, readers don't buy it.

The opening has been so bad, can the future of "Yu-Gi-Oh!" be good? More seriously, does this comic still have a future?

Pingjiu comforted him: "Don't worry, because most of the readers' surveys voted for "Slam Dunk". The gap between you and the second place is only three votes."

"Slam Dunk"?

Takahashi Kazuki suddenly realized that the latest chapter of this work was very exciting and aroused public opinion in Japan.

No matter where he went, he could hear people discussing the plot of "Slam Dunk."

In schools and workplaces, people cannot integrate into the group without discussing this work. It is a phenomenal comic.

Takahashi Kazuki recalled what Yoshihisa Abotel once said to him: "Tori Akino-kun said that Yu-Gi-Oh! is the future of Jump."

He suddenly felt more confident.

After hanging up the phone, Takahashi Kazuki looked outside the door and decided to buy the single volume of "Slam Dunk" tomorrow.

…

Tokai University Gymnasium, Japan.

Yagami, captain of the basketball team, was suddenly surprised when he watched the practice match.

He saw a new member who was very powerful.

The female manager of the basketball team on the side said: "That's the newly joined Kanda Taketo. He should have played basketball before, has competition experience, and is very strong. It's not because he wanted it after watching "Slam Dunk" Playing basketball.”

"Well," Yagami looked at Kanda Taketo under the backboard with admiration, "His physical fitness is very good and his foundation is solid. He will be a strong support for the basketball team."

The national competition will start in November, which is good news.

He frowned as he looked at it.

"Why are the others so absent-minded? Is it because they have been training too frequently recently?"

"No, everyone hopes to enter the national competition and dominate the country," the female manager shook her head.

Kyoko Akagi walked into the gym and heard their doubts.

She approached Yagami and the others with her hands behind her back and explained their confusion, "Don't you know yet? There will be a book signing event for Miku Tori Akino, the author of "Slam Dunk", tomorrow."

"Oh!" Ye Shen opened his mouth, his expression a little surprised, but he quickly calmed down.

The female manager shook her head, "No wonder."

No one on the Donghai Basketball Team dislikes the comic "Slam Dunk".

She turned her head and looked at Yagami, who also looked moved, so she suggested:

"Just go and participate. It can be considered as an incentive for everyone."

Ye Shen looked at the absent-minded team members and nodded helplessly.

When Kyoko Akagi saw this scene, she knew that there was a lot of excitement and she raised her hand: "I want to go too!"

…

At the Mandarake branch in Ikebukuro, Higashino Hibiki was sitting on a seat, and the autograph session was about to begin.

There were many more people today than at the "Soul of Chess" signing party in the past, and the flow of people was so large that passers-by were attracted in.

Higashino Hibiki didn't know the specific number, but it looked like there were thousands of people, densely packed with heads.

The organizer used dividing guardrails to create a long queue. There were more than a dozen rows in total, and there were hundreds of people in each row, but they were already fully occupied by the crowd.

Hibiki's hands felt sore just looking at it. It would be nice if he could use a seal to seal it.

He shook his head and sighed inwardly. Then he said to the organizer: "It's time to start."

…

"After signing, I will go back to the basketball team for training immediately. Do you understand?"

After the team purchased the first volume of "Slam Dunk", Yagami said to the team members at the entrance of the Mandarake Ikebukuro branch.

"Understood!" Tian Bei raised his hands.

More than a dozen people who were over 1.8 meters tall, and a few people who were 1.9 meters tall were gathered together. They were particularly conspicuous, and many people looked back in shock.

When I entered the venue, I no longer had this worry.

Because there are many tall people, among the huge crowd, the members of the Donghai basketball team saw many familiar people.

"That's from the Japanese university basketball team." Kobayashi pointed to the front and said.

Yagami looked over and saw that the people joking there were indeed members of the Japanese university basketball team.

They were also the championship team of the last Japan University Basketball League!

In other words, it is a team that dominates the country!

His pupils tightened and he felt a different kind of pressure.

This is them, the most important opponent in the national competition!

"That's the Japan Sports School basketball team over there!" Baba pointed to another team.

Nippon Sports School is one of the top four teams in the college basketball league. Although its results last year were not satisfactory, it must not be underestimated. It is a strong and established team.

"There are actually so many strong teams coming to Mr. Tori Akino's autograph session..." Kyoko Akagi was shocked.

She knew about the popularity of "Slam Dunk", but she didn't expect Tori Akino's influence to be so amazing.

For a while, I couldn't contact him and Hua Chao's good friends.

When they met that time, the other person was just a handsome, harmless person with no characteristics.

She looked at Hua Chao's eyes and knew that he was happy for Higashino Hibiki, but she felt unhappy for a while.

Ye Shen said: "There are more and more people, hurry up and line up, otherwise we don't know what time it will be."

"yes!"

They were at the end of the queue. Looking at the long and winding queue, they suddenly felt distressed. Half an hour had passed and only one column had advanced.

However, at this time, Hibiki Higashi's hands were sparkling.

He understood why famous people signed autographs in an eclectic way.

His pen name has five characters, and it would take 2,000 characters to sign for 400 people.

He could only write according to Kuang Cao.

Fortunately, the person in charge told him that the time to enter the autograph session was over, otherwise Hibiki Higashino really wanted to abandon the stall and leave.

"Tori Akino-sensei, long time no see."

Dong Yexiang looked up, his eyes widened, and he stood up immediately.

"Teacher Chai Menwen, why are you here?"

"Sit down, you're welcome," Fumi Chamon, the author of "Tokyo Love Story," stood opposite Hibiki Higashino and said with a smile, "I like your work very much. If I finally get the chance, of course I will participate."

She handed Higashi Hibiki a single book with both hands. Hibiki looked at the cover and couldn't laugh or cry.

""Garden of Words"?"

"Yeah! There will be no signing party when this work is released, so I can only learn from it."

Things have really turned around. Hibiki Higashino took over "The Garden of Words". This single volume has been read many times and it has become wrinkled.

He opened the cover, went to the title page, and wrote his name.

"To Teacher Chai Menwen."

"Thank you." Chai Menwen held the monograph, waved his hand, and disappeared into the crowd.

…

Chai Menwen walked against the queue and looked at the grand scene of the autograph signing. He couldn't help but be speechless, "The rookie cartoonist back then has now grown into a national-level author. It's really amazing."

As she was about to leave, she saw a familiar person. This person is also a cartoonist, and he is very beautiful and famous.

Among girls' comics, it can be said to be the most popular existence.

"Naoko-chan, are you also coming to Tori Akino-kun's autograph signing?"

Feeling impressed by Higashino Hibiki's influence, she did not go up to chat for fear of exposing Naoko Hime's identity.

…

Another hour passed, and the organizer asked Hibiki Higashi if he needed a rest. Hibiki looked up at the endless crowd and shook his head.

He worked conscientiously.

From time to time, I heard the excited voices of readers.

"Tori Akino-sensei, your drawing of "Slam Dunk" is really great!"

"Thank you so much for your hard work!"

"Coach, I want to play basketball!"

Hibiki wanted to be moved by these words, but because he had heard them so many times, his threshold was raised.

He could only nod his head to show that he heard them, and silently signed their names.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

"Tori Akino-sensei, we're in trouble."

It's a very beautiful female voice.

Most of the readers of "Slam Dunk" are men, so Hibiki raised his head in surprise.

The long black fluffy hair and the delicate and majestic face looked very familiar. He had seen her before, not in Japan, but in China.

It seems that he is also a celebrity. Dong Yexiang nodded calmly.

After signing "Slam Dunk", the other party took the single copy and did not leave.

She smiled coquettishly and took out another booklet from her backpack, which was still "The Garden of Words".

It seems that the main reason why she came to the book signing was because of this work.

"please!"

She clasped her hands together and bowed to Higashikata Hibiki.

Dongye Xiang was speechless for a while, Chai Menwen left, and another great god came.

"Okay," he nodded with a smile on the outside, but in his heart.

"Please write, "I hope you will also have a beautiful love, Akino Tori sends Naoko Takeuchi to you in the future." "

Hibiki raised his head in surprise. The beauty in front of him was Naoko Takeuchi, the author of "Sailor Moon".

When "The Garden of Words" was serialized, Naoko Takeuchi recommended this work to her readers.

So he stood up again and thanked Naoko Takeuchi.

"Yeah, it's okay," Naoko Takeuchi waved her hand, "I just like this work, and of course I have to tell my beloved readers about my feelings."

After she finished speaking, she pretended to be angry with a straight face: "I contacted Mr. Zhuo Yuan at that time to get your phone number, but Teacher you refused."

Higashino Hibiki smiled bitterly and said: "After all, my girlfriend is by my side, and I don't dare to communicate with a beautiful woman like you."

Naoko Takeuchi's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had discovered Xiaoyugan's cat.

She burst out with strong curiosity: "Girlfriend! Is it similar to the relationship between Yukino and Takao!"

Naoko Takeuchi has been curious about it for a long time. Such a immersive comic does not feel like a fake.

Higashikata smiled and nodded, "Ah."

"That's great!" Naoko Takeuchi clenched her fists and jumped happily, "Is this love that is not affected by the world? It's so enviable."

Higashino Hibiki glanced at the restless crowd, sat down and signed the single volume of "The Garden of Words".

"I'm sorry to bother you today, but I learned a little secret. I won't tell anyone else."

Takeuchi Naoko blinked and left calmly.

Dong Yexiang breathed a sigh of relief.

"continue!"

He didn't want any more accidents, and he was hoping in his heart that he would just end the signing meeting quietly.

But the next middle-aged man made Hibiki admire him.

"Hello, Tori Akino-sensei, I am Takahashi Kazuki, do you have any impressions?"

Hibiki Higashino was surprised, "Mr. Takahashi, the author of "Yu-Gi-Oh!", I have admired his name for a long time."

The first time I heard about this name was the news that the teacher had sacrificed his life in a heroic act.

A billionaire can still risk his life to save others. This teacher is simply a lesson to the world.

He has a noble character.

A golden spirit.

But at this moment, Takahashi Kazuki excitedly said to Higashino Hibiki: "Do you still remember my name?"

"Of course I remember him. Of course I remember the author of "Yu-Gi-Oh!"

Higashikata stood up again.

It would be rude to sit down any longer.

The readers behind Takahashi Kazuki looked forward in surprise.

What's going on? Why does Mr. Tori Akino stand up again and again?

Could it be that this ordinary middle-aged man is also a big shot?

"I hesitated for a long time, but I came here anyway. I just want to ask Tori Akino-sensei why you think "Yu-Gi-Oh!" will...become the future of Jump."

"There are actually some problems with what I said."

Takahashi Kazuki's eyes dimmed.

"It should be Shueisha's future."

"Why?"

"The work "Yu-Gi-Oh!" is a work that fits the times. In the future, the birthrate will be declining and entertainment will be diversified. Simply relying on paper magazines, Jump, and Shueisha will soon lose its status today."

Hibiki Higashino explained, "If you want to become bigger and stronger and create greater glory, you must explore the IP value of the work. And "Yu-Gi-Oh!" is the jump comic that I think has the most potential so far."

"Perhaps such a game content will be drawn in "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and it will be welcomed by players all over the world."

Takahashi Kazuki's eyes widened, he did not consider this factor.

It was only because of work and hobbies that I chose to make game-oriented comics.

What he didn't expect was why Tori Akino was so sure that "Yu-Gi-Oh!" would produce a highly influential game work?

He didn't ask. After taking the single volume signed by Hibiki Higashino, he left here with more motivation.

Although Takahashi Kazuki hopes that the comic content will be more popular with readers, rather than just designing a game to be released.

But now that he heard these words, he was also very happy. After all, he was used to failure.

Thanks to Yiyun for the reward, and thanks to Yue Hua for the reward.