Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 199 Why are you not afraid at all (4000 words)

There is nothing novel about the award ceremony of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Perhaps the only thing worth mentioning is that the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Noriko Mano seems to be a pretty good person. Although she looks average, she feels easy to get along with.

Higashinoji took the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award certificate from her hand, smiled at the camera and said a few words, saying that he would continue to work hard and then left the stage.

He was still thinking about what comics to draw. He had won an award and his reputation had grown. He could just mess around with other things, but he didn't need to be so serious about it.

But what Higashinoji thinks does not mean that media people think the same way.

As the youngest and decent-looking young man present, he can be said to be a breaking point in the news. Of course, these media reporters must keep an eye on him.

This led to the fact that as soon as the award ceremony ended, Higashinoji, who had just stood up and had not even taken two steps, was surrounded by reporters and media for interviews. Most of his questions were, "As the youngest recipient in the history of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, what do you have now?" How does it feel? ’ or ‘Does Mr. Higashino have any tips for winning the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award at this age? ’

Higashinoji smiled and answered several questions in a row, and then he said that he still had urgent matters at home and would no longer accompany him.

When facing the media, as long as you don't fool them casually or flippantly, and you think carefully about the questions before answering, it won't be a big deal.

He quickly left Japan's New National Theater and hailed a taxi so that he could not see the crowd of reporters behind him.

It's now clean.

Sitting in the back seat of a taxi, Higashinoji began to think about what comics to draw.

To be honest, he does not lack excellent comic scripts, the key is just that it is too difficult to choose.

What to draw?

Did you paint "Tokyo Love Story" which was very popular in Japan at that time?

This drama is good, and it was regarded as the holy book of love by many Japanese women at that time. At that time, "Tokyo Love Story" became an instant hit and became the ancestor of "pure love Japanese dramas". At that time, many Japanese women looked at it and felt, "Ah, it seems like this has happened to me." In addition, it is now 2005, and the trend of Japanese girl comics is booming. Many Japanese little girls are particularly Like reading girl comics

Higashino thought for a while, then shook his head and killed "Tokyo Love Story".

The last time he drew "The Winner Is Right" in "Cold", he was already going too far, but that was a professional comic, so it was barely acceptable.

But it would be a big joke if he were asked to draw a shojo manga on "The Cold".

Not to mention whether Hosokawa Koharu agreed or not, Tonoji also felt that it was not appropriate.

So "Tokyo Love Story" cannot be selected here.

So is it the painting "Naoki Hansawa"? This is simply a professional comic. There will be no problem serializing it in "Abominable Chill", and every episode has a hit point. It was so popular in Japan that it once again touched the hearts of working people in Japan. Do you know how many print media reported the news about Hansawa Naoki? The finale of its last episode has an average ratings of 42.2% in the Kanto region, which is 30 percentage points higher than the average ratings of "The Winner is Justice". It is a real 'masterpiece' in the eyes of Japanese people.

The last time Higashinoji and Hosokawa Koharu discussed it, they came up with a storyboard draft about it, but at that time, he felt that serious workplace comics like "Hanzawa Naoki" were not very popular, so he put it aside for the time being.

But after he learned about the Japanese comics market in the past six months, he discovered that what this parallel world was missing was this kind of serious professional comics. If it can really succeed, then Higashino Tsukasa may be able to take the title of "Father of Japanese Workplace Comics" - —This name is quite attractive, and in a sense it can also increase Higashinoji's influence in the comic industry.

But to be honest, there are too few good scripts like "Naoki Hansawa", and the current Japanese comic market is in mud. To come up with such a comic about workplace wits that is purely about intrigue, speaking rationally, It still doesn't feel very stable.

After all, TV dramas and comics are two different carriers.

Although Higashino Tsukasa's "The Winner Is Justice" is popular, that's because the original TV series has a strong comic atmosphere. It is not a serious workplace script in the strict sense, and it is quite in line with the market.

But "Naoki Hansawa" is different. It is a complete dissection of the workplace and human nature, while subverting traditional arts. This thing may have an impact on many people when it is drawn, so we have to be careful.

It's similar to "The White Tower". As a workplace drama, it also belongs to a very serious genre.

"So before I draw "Naoki Hansawa", I need a transition to see the acceptance of this kind of professional comics in Japan's current comics market."

Higashikata thought to himself.

How to find a workplace script that is popular among Japanese youth, but at the same time does not make the atmosphere of the whole plot too serious, is also the difficulty.

Moreover, Ozawada has expressed his stance. Next, the two major publishing houses will suppress his new comics, using the number of comics to squeeze out the number of fans during the serialization period of Higashinoji.

To be honest, no man likes to surrender, and the same goes for Higashinoji.

If the other party has already said this, then he must take the move. Not only must h take the move, but he must also use the sales volume of a single volume to slap them in the face so hard that they will be bruised and swollen.

Careful consideration and repeated selection are required here.

Higashinoji couldn't help but like to reach out and make slight gestures when he was thinking about it, and when he was thinking intently, he inadvertently glanced at the system page.

Speaking of which, the system's next painting skill, 'Tracing Sound', requires a total of five million points.

This is a big number, but when he took a look at the system's description of the painting skill of 'tracing sounds and recording sounds', Higashinoji was also a little curious - 'The viewer can hear the sounds in the world of your work through your work. ’

What does this sound mean?

It’s not like I can draw music-type comics.

Higashinoji is a little funny.

He has only a rough understanding of music theory, and at most he knows music notation and can help with things like copying lyrics and music sheets.

It would be a bit difficult for him to draw comics that focus on music. This skill is a bit useless.

But the type of music?

An idea flashed in Higashinoji's mind, and then it froze, and the impression of a Japanese drama appeared in his mind.

"Unnatural Death."

This is a TV series dedicated to Japanese forensic medicine. It mainly tells the story of the forensic protagonist Mikoto Misumi working in the private forensic organization UDI, and a series of stories derived from it.

Unnatural death, which was translated from China at that time, refers to death that occurs prematurely due to factors outside the laws of life or disease development - that is, death such as homicide and poisoning.

Regarding this Japanese drama, Higashinoji actually liked it more at the time. After all, the rhythm of this drama was perfectly controlled. That year it even won six Japanese Drama Academy Awards, known as the Japanese Drama Oscars, and was ranked among the top three in ratings for a long time. It was also a topical masterpiece at the time.

In the first episode, unit dramas were used to introduce various characters and establish the personalities of the characters in the play. There were also gimmicks like "Japan's forensic autopsy rate is the last among developed countries" and the sentence "In Japan, there are Eighty percent of the deceased were casually labeled as dead and sent for cremation without forensic autopsy. ’

This is indeed true in the drama "Unnatural Death". Japanese forensic medicine is a standard 7K job.

The 7K here does not mean earning 7,000 yuan a month, but the so-called 'tiring, strict, unable to go home, strict rules, no vacations, no makeup, and no marriage' job.

I have this technology and I don’t know how exciting it would be to be a doctor in Japan. I can make a lot of money. Who would want to be a forensic doctor?

People who can be forensic doctors are basically people who generate electricity with love.

This is also an important reason why the number of forensic doctors in Japan is scarce.

Of course, what Higashinoji values ​​​​is not the topicality of the drama "Unnatural Death", but its plot.

This drama is exactly the ‘compromise’ choice that Higashinoji needs right now.

And the plot is interesting enough, not too serious, but not as funny as "The Winner Is Justice". Higashino felt that it would be absolutely fine to draw it.

As a forensic professional drama, it prefers detective reasoning, which is also an advantage - there are many mystery fans in Japan, and there are also mystery comics on "Cold".

The reason why Higashinoji thought of this drama is also the theme song "Lemon" in the drama. Kenshi Yonezu was indeed a musical genius in Japan at that time. The melancholy and pure feeling of this song "Lemon" also served as the inspiration for "Unfortunate" "Natural Death" has a lot of bonus points.

When he was in Tianchao, Higashinoji often heard his apprentices studying painting holding their mobile phones and shouting "Ba Ye, Ba Ye" from time to time.

Later, I still have the painting skills of tracing music and recording sounds. Can you think of a way to make "lemon" out of it? Because of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, Higashinoji's reputation points now exceed 2.5 million and are still rising. Maybe he can reproduce the song "Lemon" in "Unnatural Death".

The more Higashinoji thinks about it, the more new ideas he comes up with and the more fun he feels.

Although the system has never had any sense of existence, it was unexpectedly helpful at this time. Higashino nodded with satisfaction.

Now that you've thought of this, let's choose "Unnatural Death", and by the way, I'll catch up on my knowledge about forensic medicine in the past few days - it's enough to have normal medical common sense, but you don't have to be proficient.

He made a decision in his mind and also gained confidence. He felt that "Unnatural Death" would definitely slap the other two major agencies in the face, so he got out of the car and walked towards his house.

He was going to figure out some details.

The goal is also set——

Slap the two major companies in the face!

Hosokawa Koharu leaned on the office chair, his eyes furrowed, and he sighed from time to time, with visible helplessness on his face.

There is no way, this is really helpless.

She had just come out of the office of Urashima Editor-in-Chief, and also learned that the other two major publishers may have recently targeted Higashino Tsukasa, the number one seed player of Urashima Publishing House.

How could this not make her nervous?

This time is different from the last time when Komori Ken was unprepared. Whether it was Mozhu Bookstore or Iwakaku Publishing House, even No. 1 thugs like Ozawada were used.

It can also be seen from this that they have been sharpening the knife secretly for a long time, just wanting to cut off Higashinoji's head in one fell swoop this time.

This is completely different from the villains in some novels and comics who wait for the protagonist to grow up slowly. Higashinoji has only been in the industry for a year, and they are already thinking about taking action - is this too unnatural?

In this regard, editor-in-chief Urashima gave two alternatives.

The first is to hope that Higashinoji can come up with new and better manuscripts, but this approach is actually a bit of a loss.

After all, it is not safe to compete with comics authors from two major publishing houses for single-volume sales. Of course, the more stable the better for the publishing house.

The second option is to temporarily allow Higashino to postpone the update, so there is no need to rush out the new manuscript.

Wait until the popular authors of the two major publishers who have completed their works come up with new comics, stagger the serialization date with Higashinoji, and then let Higashinoji start serialization.

This method is much safer, and Toyoshi will not suffer much loss, at most he will be a little angry.

Two alternatives

Generally speaking, the second option is safer and more rational.

But Hosokawa Koharu knows Higashinoji's character, which can be seen from the fact that he took the initiative to give Yamano Yukio, the editor-in-chief of Iwakaku Publishing House, a soft nail last time.

He is definitely not someone who is willing to compromise.

Especially this kind of frustrating feeling.

"It's better to call and ask Mr. Higashino for his opinion first." Hosokawa Koharu thought about it and took out his mobile phone from his bag.

She was worrying and worrying here, but she felt that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was, so it would be better to ask Higashino for his opinion first.

I don’t know what Higashinoji will think then.

I wonder if Higashinoji will be disappointed, after all, he is being targeted by the two major agencies.

This is pretty good.

If it were another author, it would probably be even more uncomfortable, and those with poor psychological quality would probably cry loudly. After all, this is enough to affect their income, which is the sales of single volumes of comics.

As soon as Hosokawa Koharu put her hand on the phone button, the phone started ringing.

She picked up her phone and scanned the caller, then she was a little confused.

It happened to be a call from Higashinoji.

What a coincidence. I was just about to call you.

After answering the phone, before she could say anything, Higashinoji on the other side had already spoken: "Hello? Editor Hosokawa, I just finished the draft storyboard of the new manga. Can you come over and help me take a look at it when you have time?"

ah?

Hosokawa Koharu originally planned to tell Higashinoji about the two major companies, but he didn't expect that when the other party opened his mouth, he turned out to be the storyboard of the new manga draft.

In such an urgent time, how come Tonoji didn't act urgent at all?

But then I thought about it, of course, Higashinoji didn't know that the two major societies had joined forces to take his head.

It's only natural that he would be so calm and calm.

Thinking of this, Hosokawa Koharu said simply: "No, Mr. Higashino, let's put the draft storyboard aside for now. I have something to discuss with you. It's about Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore."

"Is Editor Hosokawa talking about the alliance between the two major news agencies? I already knew this."

"ah?"

Listening to Higashinoji's smiling reply over there, Hosokawa Koharu held the phone and didn't speak for a long time.

No, your reaction is wrong.

Not to mention crying, why don't you feel any loss or fear at all?

Thanks to Lei Chudifen for the 10,000 starting coin reward! Thank you so much! Thanks for remembering to smile more and smile more! Thank you so much!