Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 137 Is there hope (4000 words)

"Do you want to draw professional comics? Mr. Higashino?"

Faced with Hosokawa Koharu's question, Tonoji just nodded: "I do have this idea."

"Really?" Hosokawa Koharu lowered his head and looked at the draft storyboard of "The Winner Is Justice" in his hand, looking a little hesitant: "Why not continue drawing horror comics? While the popularity of "The Ring" is still there, Didn’t go down.”

As the editor of "Cold", Hosokawa Koharu naturally hopes that Higashinoji will continue to draw horror comics step by step.

Higashinoji shook his head kindly at first, and then added a rhetorical question: "What does Editor Hosokawa think of the current "Midnight Ring"?"

How about it?

Hosokawa Koharu was stunned: "Of course it's perfect."

She took a special look at the publication history of "Abominable Chill" and found that there was basically no comic that topped the list every week like Higashinoji's "Midnight Ring" did for fourteen consecutive weeks.

Even if there is.

No one can break Higashinoji's record of more than 700 votes.

"Yes." Higashino took a sip of water and continued: "It will be very difficult to break through "Midnight Ring" based on horror comics."

It’s not that he can’t draw it. After all, there is also a horror movie as famous as “The Ring” and “The Grudge.”

It's just that "The Grudge" focuses more on the horror of ghosts, which is completely different from the depressing atmosphere and imminent threat of death in "The Ring".

"So you want to draw professional comics?"

Hosokawa Koharu muttered.

"Yeah, but it's not just "The Winner is Right", there's also "The Block Collapse". Which one does Editor Hosokawa think is better?"

Higashikata asked tentatively.

Although the "Winner Is Justice" on the left was a popular drama in Japan in its previous life, it is really difficult to compare it with the 45.3% ratings of "Block Collapse", which is one of the milestones of Japanese dramas.

However, it is not unreasonable for Higashinoji to bring out "The Winner is Justice".

Under Higashinoji's gaze, Hosokawa Koharu just thought for a while, and then without hesitation reached out his hand and pressed it on the draft storyboard of "The Winner is Justice".

"If I really have to choose, I will definitely choose "The Winner Is Justice"."

Seeing Hosokawa Koharu's determined look, Higashinoji sighed inwardly.

Hosokawa Koharu is worthy of being an editor from a prestigious university. Although she seems to be very unreliable at ordinary times, she also has the eye of an editor - she saw the weaknesses of "Block Collapse" at a glance.

"Can you let me hear the reason?" Higashino asked simply.

"The next one, "Bulk Collapse", mainly tells the story of sharp conflicts between bad girls, teenagers and their parents, but to be honest, this kind of story has too heavy an educational meaning. Although the plot is very exciting, the overall atmosphere is too heavy, and it is simply too heavy. It’s not suitable for a youth comic magazine like Chill.”

Hosokawa Koharu explained the reason very simply.

And what she said also touched Higashinoji's heart.

Yes, not all works from the past can be adapted into comics without any brains.

The success of a comic depends on its audience.

This is something Higashino noticed when he started drawing the draft of the storyboard.

At the time, there were actually three draft storyboards filed for Higashinoji's drawings.

They are "Naoki Hansawa", "Builds Collapse", and "The Winner Is Justice".

The first two are popular national dramas, the kind that are extremely popular in Japan.

"Block Collapse" set a record for the highest ratings in a Japanese TV series, and its influence was terrifying. After that, many Japanese families began to pay attention to their children's family education.

The most famous line of "Naoki Hansawa" is the classic line of the protagonist Naoki Hansawa, "Tit for tooth, repay tenfold" - which also set off a wave of tenfold repayment in Japan at that time.

Although "Winner Is Justice" is also considered a popular drama among the people, it does have some shortcomings in front of "Naoki Hansawa" and "Block Collapse".

At first, Higashinoji felt that the final result should be to choose between "Naoki Hansawa" and "Brick Collapse".

But during the process of painting "Builds Collapsing", Higashinoji became sensitive to a problem.

That is, whether it is "Naoki Hansawa" or "Block Collapse", the audience groups they target are basically parents and working employees. However, Urashima Publishing House, where Higashino Tsukasa is going to submit his manuscript, mainly targets young people in their manga magazine. Worse, employees who are just a little older and have just entered society.

This is somewhat inconsistent with the audience.

Next, the plots of "Naoki Hansawa" and "Brick Collapse" are too serious, and the overly realistic and depressing plots are somewhat incompatible with the exaggerated artistic processing style required by comics - after all, there is indeed a difference between Japanese dramas and comics. Very different.

This is not to say that the plots of "Naoki Hansawa" and "Brick Collapse" are not as good as those of "The Winner is Justice", but that their own plots are not suitable for adaptation into comics.

Higashinoji was aware of this, so he put down "Naoki Hansawa" and after finishing "Collapse of Building Blocks", he switched to "The Winner is Justice".

Because compared to "Hansawa Naoki" and "Bulk Collapse", the exaggerated style of the "Winner is Justice" comic is particularly outstanding.

To paraphrase the words of some Chinese viewers in previous lives, "The Winner Is Justice" is a Japanese drama that is very comic-like, with perverse techniques, and is particularly good to watch. ’

Have you ever seen a lawyer with a pretty face who likes to use his fingers to make gestures and talk at every turn in court? ——Normal lawyer dramas don’t have it.

But in the Japanese drama "The Winner Is Justice", such plots can be seen everywhere.

The male protagonist Kensuke Komimon, who is always talking, and the heroine Dai Machiko who plays a funny role next to him, make the overall atmosphere of "The Winner is Justice" very absurd and funny, full of Comic sense.

Finally, coupled with the indescribable gray areas in the legal industry, this makes this comical absurdity cast a gray shadow.

And this is also the main reason why Higashino chose "The Winner is Justice".

"The Winner Is Justice" is currently the best solution to turn it into a comic.

But just like this is not enough.

Although Higashinoji is very satisfied with the effect of the adaptation of "The Winner is Right" into a manga, the most important thing is to see the attitude of Koharu Hosokawa.

You must know that although there are some professional comics being serialized in "Cold", the essence of those professional comics still relies on horror and blood.

For example, "Scary Doctors" and "Scary Law Firm", which performed well on "Chill", both have more or less supernatural elements.

To be honest, for a purely professional comic like Higashinoji, even Hosokawa Koharu didn't know how to reply for a while.

But as a professional editor, Hosokawa Koharu can clearly feel the potential of "The Winner is Justice".

Some of the above ideas and concepts were refreshing to her.

Perhaps the most impressive thing among them is the words spoken by the lawyer Komemon Kensuke created by Higashinoji - 'Justice can be bought with money. ’

Can justice be bought with money?

Although he is reluctant to admit it, Hosokawa Koharu also knows some laws.

Just like the title of Higashino Tsukasa's comic "The Winner Is Justice".

The law does not seek the truth, but only chooses to speak with evidence. Even if a person really kills someone, he cannot be charged without evidence.

Because the law itself does not tell the truth.

This concept is really too novel.

And what kind of sparks will be produced when this novel concept collides with the concepts of Japanese youth who are pursuing new trends today?

To be honest, Hosokawa Koharu is looking forward to it.

But just expecting is not enough.

but--

Hosokawa Koharu hesitated for a while, and then replied very seriously: "Teacher Higashino, let me tell you how I feel first."

"Please say."

"I think "The Winner is Right" is a particularly interesting comic. Although it only has draft storyboards now, I can still see its potential."

Hosokawa Koharu took a deep breath and continued: "But I don't know whether the editor-in-chief Urashima will serialize this work. Although there are indeed some professional comics on "Cold", comics like Mr. Higashino are still First time meeting."

Urashima Publishing House is not the author of her Hosokawa Koharu, and she will serialize it if she says it will be serialized.

But

Hosokawa Koharu lowered his head and flipped through the draft storyboards of "The Winner Is Justice". He felt more and more that this work was very beautiful, and he was reluctant to let such a good work go.

"Is there hope?" Higashinoji obviously saw what Hosokawa Koharu was thinking, so he asked.

"There is still hope, and I will work hard to fight for it."

Hosokawa Koharu answered without hesitation, and then took another look at the draft storyboard, gradually gaining confidence.

This is a particularly outstanding work, and Editor-in-Chief Urashima has no reason to give it up!

"Then I'll trouble Editor Hosokawa." Higashinoji was still very confident about the quality of his work, and seeing that Hosokawa Koharu didn't refuse, he nodded.

Having partnered with the opponent for more than three months, Higashinoji also has great trust in Hosokawa Koharu's ability.

Even though she seems unreliable now, she is a woman who can show off her skills at critical moments.

Higashino subconsciously wanted to take back the draft storyboard of "Bricks Collapse", but at the same time he was stopped by Hosokawa Koharu: "Wait a minute, Mr. Higashino, give me your draft storyboard of "Bricks Collapse" too. , I think it’s quite interesting, so I’ll keep it as a plan for the time being.”

"That's not much of a problem,"

Higashinoji thought about it for a while, didn't care, and directly handed over the draft storyboard of "Brick Collapse" to Hosokawa Koharu.

After all, he also bought a printer, and he still keeps several copies of the draft storyboards for "Block Collapse" at home.

After receiving the draft storyboards of "Bricks Collapse" and "The Winner Is Justice", Hosokawa Koharu curiously asked Higashinoji some questions.

"Teacher Higashino, how do you know the law?"

Hosokawa Koharu is really curious.

Because the courtroom painted by Higashinoji is really similar to the Japanese courtroom.

Including the steps of defense, although some parts of the appeal process were exaggerated by Higashinoji, they were also extremely realistic.

It's as if Higashino Shizhen has learned similar knowledge.

But Higashinoji has never actually come into contact with these things. How did he get them?

In response, Higashinoji just smiled and explained: "I only know a little bit. I'm lucky if I don't make any mistakes in common sense."

"Do you know a little bit about this?"

Why don't you know a little bit about everything?

Hosokawa Koharu touched his head, completely confused.

After all the matters that were going to be serialized were resolved, Higashinoji, Higashino Chihaya and Hosokawa Koharu started the celebration party——

"Congratulations to Mr. Higashino for your perfect ending to "Midnight Ring", cheers."

Hosokawa Koharu raised the juice in his hand and called Higashinoji and Higashino Chihaya to stand up.

She drove here, so of course she couldn't drink, so she had juice instead of alcohol.

"cheers!"

Higashino Chihaya didn't know what Hosokawa Koharu was talking about, but she happily raised the glass in her hand.

Naturally, Higashinoji didn't retreat, picked up the juice and took a sip.

After the toast, Higashinoji held his chopsticks and prepared to pick up the food.

After all, Hosokawa Koharu informed them that he and Higashino Chihaya hadn't eaten yet, so they were quite hungry at this time.

But he only moved his chopsticks a few times, and then he saw Hosokawa Koharu's eyes sparkling with tears.

Um?

Higashikata was stunned.

Why did Hosokawa Koharu suddenly start crying while eating?

He stretched out another chopstick and tasted it, but soon raised his eyebrows in confusion - something was wrong.

Although the food is delicious, it's not so delicious that it makes people cry, right?

Could it be that Hosokawa Koharu is short of money recently? You want to treat someone to dinner again, so you have this mournful expression on your face?

Thinking of this, Higashinoji lowered his voice and said: "Editor Hosokawa, if you don't mind, can I treat you to this meal?"

"Huh? No, no, no, no." Hosokawa Koharu woke up and hurriedly waved his hand.

"Is it really not necessary?" Higashino glanced at her with concern: "I see that Editor Hosokawa is a little excited."

"Ah? This? That's not what I meant." Hosokawa Koharu waved his hand vigorously and cut off the tears in the corners of his eyes: "There is a deep-seated reason for this, Mr. Higashino."

Her secretive attitude made Touyesi suspicious.

Higashino put down his chopsticks and glanced at Hosokawa Koharu with concern: "Is everything okay? Editor Hosokawa?"

"What could happen? Teacher Dongye, don't worry about it."

After saying this, Hosokawa Koharu immediately lowered his head and moved his chopsticks towards the food in front of him.

At the same time, she was still secretly complaining in her heart - it's been a long time since she had tried a normal cocktail party environment, and she was asked about you as soon as she arrived at the cocktail party. I haven't had any food at the reception for a long time.

After thinking about it, Hosokawa Koharu stuffed a chopstick dish into his mouth, and his face showed a dull expression of happiness.

It was so delicious.

No one asked themselves anything about Higashinoji, so happy.

On the other side, Tonoji looked at her expression and was slightly surprised.

I've been working with you for so long, but I didn't know you had the attributes of a foodie.

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