Full-time cartoonist

In mid-May, Masashi Kishimoto was leaving.

"The next time we meet, it will be when I am serializing." He raised his chin and became confident again.

The situation was adjusted so quickly.

Higashikata sighed and waved goodbye to him.

The two-month study is over.

Hibiki looked at Kishi's back at the door. Akimiya Akemi walked up to Hibiki and asked curiously: "Can Kishimoto-kun pass the serialization?"

"Naruto is fun," Hibiki replied, "so it must be okay."

This level of fun is enough to stand out among dozens of excellent comics.

"It's great," Akimiya Akemi sighed, "I can realize my dream."

Dong Yexiang put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her silently.

After a while, he suddenly said: "My storyboard for "Millennium Actress" has been completed. I want to trouble you."

Akimiya Akemi forgot her sadness, looked up at Hibiki and exclaimed, "Is it done? Please let me take a look!"

She had been curious about this short story for a long time.

"Okay." Dong Yexiang nodded with a smile.

…

"The Unknown Flower" also aired 5 episodes.

After being freed from the shadow of Meima's death when she was a child, Naruko Anchor put on cute clothes, cleaned up her nail polish, and became ordinary and pure.

She also tries to stay away from her bad girl friends.

Songxueji, who has always been awkward, also has obsessions that he can't get rid of.

In the beginning, Jinta became very venomous when he mentioned Mebama.

After hearing that Renta could see Mebama, Songxueji became jealous of Renta.

Soon, he claims to be able to see Mebama as well.

One night, he appeared in the bushes near the secret base wearing a white dress with a blue bow on the chest and a wig, and was caught by everyone.

The emotions quickly reached a climax.

Songxueji, who had always used his poisonous tongue to protect himself, was finally able to release the pressure in his heart when everyone saw him like this.

Just like Jinta and Naruko Anjo, he also believed that Meima's death was caused by himself.

Songxueji shed tears, "If Yajian will appear, it must appear in front of me."

"Even if she turns into a ghost and curses me."

"They should all appear...in front of my eyes!"

He yelled at the top of his lungs and finally sobbed weakly.

The animation has been foreshadowing for a long time and is gradually unfolding.

Watching this scene, Toru Mitsuda felt his eyes sore.

Just now he had ridiculed that Songxueji, who had always looked like an elite, was actually a cross-dressing boss, but now he understood the weight of Meima in his heart.

This character went from being a nuisance to a clown, and in Tetsu Matsuta's heart, he eventually evolved into a compassionate state of mind.

Song Xueji liked Mei Jian. On the day Mei Jian drowned, Mei Jian chased Renta. He confessed to Mei Jian, but Mei Jian panicked and rejected him.

Therefore, Songxueji believed that it was his confession that caused Mebama to panic and drown.

He was jealous of Renta, whom Mei Jian liked. As he grew up, the shadow in his heart gradually became distorted.

Now, he is also jealous that only Jinta can see Mebama, thinking that he is the one left behind.

"Songxueji is really pitiful."

The fifth episode of "Unknown Flowers" can be regarded as the most exciting episode ever aired.

Sukai Jinta's dilemma, although Mebama is a soul, it may be his own fantasy, but he doesn't want Mebama to leave.

When he thought about the ending of Meima leaving, he felt weak.

He took the existence of Meima as a matter of course when it came to the tangle of Hisakawa Railway, and went all out to help Hita. After hearing that Mebama was around, he was extremely eager to help Mebama become a Buddha.

"This... this is like wanting to atone for sins," Toru Mitsuru thought subconsciously.

In the heart of Jiuchuan Railway, I am afraid that it also has its own knot.

"When he was a child, Hisakawa Railway was the weakest, but now he has become the strongest. He has experienced himself while traveling around the world. Is there a reason for such a big change?"

Four people, Jinta Sukai, Naruko Anjo, Matsuyukiji, and Hisakawa Railway, all believed that Megama's death was related to them, and the remaining Tsurumi Chiriko was probably no exception.

After that accident, everyone changed and was abandoned by time.

"I'm afraid this is also the reason why Mei Jian appears."

Mitsuda thought.

Under Hisukawa Railway's questioning, Mebama shed tears.

She didn't know why she appeared or what she wanted to achieve.

Seeing Meima crying, Tetsuya Mitsuda couldn't help crying.

This very ordinary story, with its eloquent emotional output, finally made Toru Mitsuda feel the pain of losing a loved one one day.

He must be heartbroken, accompanied by powerlessness and irreversibility.

He thought that if his brother Mitsuda Tsubasa had an accident, he would be desperate.

"Brother!"

At this moment, a man's head appeared, and he stared at the tearful Mitsuda Teru with his mouth open.

"Eh..." Mian Tiante was stunned.

The dignity of being an older brother is gone...

He wiped his tears randomly and asked in a hoarse voice: "Are you okay?"

If you have nothing to do, go out quickly!

"Brother," Tsubasa Miantian came over and stared blankly at Miantian Tetsu, whose eyes were red, and saw that he couldn't help but dodge.

"What happened?"

"What's going on? Don't disturb me watching TV!"

Only then did Tsubasa Mitsuda notice the TV, which was showing "Unknown Flower Names".

Thinking about his classmates saying that this animation is very tear-jerking, Tsubasa Mitsuda inevitably had an idea.

"Is it true? Brother, are you?" He hesitated.

"If you tell me, I will kill you." Mitsuda Tetsu's eyes widened with murderous intent.

"Sorry!" Mian Tianyi trembled with fright, and he immediately explained:

"What I want to say is that the video store near my home is selling the DVD of the first volume of "Unknown Flower Names"."

Just at this time, the animation ended.

"You didn't tell me earlier." Mitsuru rushed out.

Only Tsubasa Mitsuda was left standing in the living room.

"Is "The Unknown Flower's Name" really that exciting?"

He couldn't understand it, it was just a plain cartoon.

…

There was a long queue at the video store near his home. Mitsuda Tetsu, who was wearing slippers, was very distressed. He could only wait patiently.

Another two minutes passed, and the store came to the end of the line and gave a sign, which meant it was sold out.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not late.

From time to time, he saw people coming excitedly and then leaving disappointed.

"Does a youth love animation like "Unknown Flower Name" also have such a large audience?"

But if you think about it carefully, this is a well-written work, and it is natural for it to be recognized by everyone.

Another twenty minutes passed, and finally we arrived at Mian Tian Tetsu.

Luckily he came out with his wallet.

A disc costs 5,600 yen, which is a steal for him. This is a reflection of his support for animation companies.

After all, the broadcast of Japanese animation is equivalent to advertising, and the TV station needs to be paid.

After seeing the advertisement myself, I liked their work. Then the purchase is normal.

"I hope the animation company won't lose money. I still want to watch their other works."

An outsider like him only bought one CD, while the otaku next to him directly bought three copies, saying that it was indispensable for watching, collecting, and preaching, which Toru Cottona couldn't understand.

"This is the best animation in April. And Mebama is very cute!" The otaku gave a thumbs up.

"What's the point of spending some money on my wife?"

…

One week after the DVD of "Unknown Flower" was sold, "Future Society" cheered.

When everyone was nervously anticipating the sales, when they heard that the first volume of "Unheard Flower Names" had sold 32,000 copies, they really couldn't control their emotions!

This is 32,000!

It's really scary.

Kiko Takagi calculated the profit. If the average sales volume is around 3,000, then the capital can be guaranteed.

If it's around 5,000, that's pretty satisfying.

Her expectation was 10,000, which would be a bestseller.

The first step of "Future Society" will be a solid step.

But she never expected that 32,000 volumes would be sold!

32,000 multiplied by 5,600 is about 180 million yen. Excluding taxes and part of the money given to the publisher, there is no problem in getting 100 million.

Based on the content of two episodes on one disc and a total budget of 30 million yen, "Future Society" is simply making a fortune.

Judging from the current situation in Japan where 80-90% of animations are losing money, this can be called the light of the industry.

"I'm so amazing!" She couldn't help but think like this. Although she understood that more credit belonged to Mirai Tori Akino and Yuko Asahina, she still felt inflated.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

…

Hibiki Higashino suddenly had an idea. Animation was so profitable, so he could draw Mao's comics and just go straight into the animation field.

One DVD volume of "Unheard Flower Name" earns 70 million yen, and a total of five volumes will be released, which is 350 million yen.

This is just the initial data. As the animation continues to be broadcast, the sales of the second and third volumes of discs will continue to rise.

There should be no problem in reaching an average sales volume of 40,000 in the end.

Plus single DC, music collection, peripheral authorization...

In that "Unknown Flower", it was not a problem for him to earn 1 billion a year.

"Ah, there are only 1 billion..."

This money is only enough to pay taxes on his comic income this year...

"I'd better continue drawing comics..." he thought in despair, thinking that he could retire.

…

Higashino Hibiki rushed to Shueisha with the storyboards of "Millennium Actress".

Halfway there, he saw a crowd of protesters, right-wingers.

They believe that befriending China will harm Japan's interests.

The more friendly China and Japan become, the more troubles they will cause.

Arriving at Shueisha, Hibiki Higashino handed "Millennium Actress" to Nao Sasaki.

"Why are you keeping a straight face?" Sasaki asked casually while looking at the Millennium Actress.

"It's nothing." Dong Yexiang replied while looking out the window.

"That's it."

Sasaki stopped asking and started reading the manga.

He read a total of 200 pages for 30 minutes, reading it very carefully.

After reading it once, Sasaki turned to the previous pages and read for a while.

This story is inherently complex, with a stream of consciousness flavor, time and space intertwined, and the characters' psychology constantly changing, which requires careful savoring.

After a while, Sasaki breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What a wonderful story."

"It is a work that is not inferior to Osamu Tezuka's work."

He was referring to the depth of Millennium Actress.

"Chiyoko Fujiwara's movie story and her real-life encounters are intertwined, both fictional and real. It expresses the comparison between the millennium era and personal inner feelings, which is both grand and delicate."

"Underneath the majesty and brilliance are Chiyoko's emotions. The conflict between collective consciousness and individuality."

"This kind of work is as shocking and beautiful as the statue of David."

As an editor, he clarified "Millennium Actress" so quickly and expressed his own opinions. Nao Sasaki does have reading comprehension.

"I think so too." Dongye Xiang nodded.

Sasaki couldn't help but nod while looking at "Millennium Actress", he couldn't put it down.

This comic is destined to attract the attention of the industry and receive acclaim. But it’s not a work that should be available on the jump platform.

He should be on the screen in a movie, not for teenage readers to watch.

Thinking of this, Sasaki said in surprise: "Tori Akino-sensei, this work doesn't seem like your style."

It is different from "Soul of Chess" and "Slam Dunk", with the passion and will of a young man to fight.

It is different from "The Garden of Words" and "Five Centimeters per Second" in that it has the pain and touch of love.

It's so unique and unique.

Just like Osamu Tezuka's "Fire Bird", it is full of philosophy and artistry.

Dongye Xiang was stunned. After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "It just occurred to me suddenly."

"Well," Sasaki touched his chin. He really couldn't bear to part with "Millennium Actress". This work may become another milestone for Jump, complementing the most popular "Dragon Ball".

“There’s absolutely no problem with short story serialization.”

He directly agreed on behalf of Torishima Kazuhiko.

When the storyboard was returned to Higashi Hibiki, he was still a little reluctant to part with it.

"It's time for me to say goodbye." Dong Yexiang stood up.

Sasaki saw him out.

Arriving at the lobby of Shueisha, the elevator just reached the first floor. Hibiki saw the people in the elevator. They were several college students with name tags on their chests and excitement on their faces.

"They are visiting students," Sasaki said after noticing that Hibiki was a little curious.

“There are people who dream of becoming editors.”

If you regard your career as a dream, it would be great for someone like you to be an editor.

Full of enthusiasm and motivation.

Hibiki nodded. Although he was only a recent graduate, looking at this group of young and energetic students, he could still feel the youth and vitality of Shueisha.

"Editor Sasaki, I'm so sorry to bother you!"

A student came to Sasaki and bowed.

"Are you..." Sasaki hesitated a little. He didn't have contact with these students today. He just heard about them, but the other party recognized him at a glance.

"Ah, I'm so sorry, I took the liberty."

This student has medium hair, a slender body and a fashionable temperament, but he is very polite and respectful.

"My name is Yoshida Koji, and my dream is to become an editor."

"I have long heard about Editor Sasaki's deeds. Only six years after you joined Jump, you became Jump's deputy editor. You were the editor of Tori Akino-sensei. Together with him, you completed "Soul of the Game" and "Slam Dunk". ’s work. It’s amazing.”