Tokyo life starting with painting

Fortunately, although Higashinoji's plot is stuck here, he also has the original storyboards for the fourth and fifth episodes of "Unnatural Death".

Hosokawa Koharu continued to scroll down, and as she expected, things did turn around again later.

The deceased's fiancee, Baba Road, had had close contact with the deceased several times, but she did not contract the infectious disease like others. From this, Misumi Mikoto deduced that it was not Takanoshima Watari who contracted the infectious disease, but that he went there The virus from the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital research laboratory was leaked, and he was just an innocent victim.

Things finally came to light here. After Mikoto Misumi performed an autopsy on a patient who had just died, it was proved that the virus was indeed leaked from the hospital laboratory, and the deceased Takano Shimawatari was finally proven innocent.

There is also a particularly sensational plot here.

Under the setting sun, Misumi Mikoto looked at the road to the racecourse and secretly wiped away tears. She still didn't want to believe that her fiancé Takano Shima Wataru was an infectious agent.

"The bean stuffed buns here are delicious. Let's eat them together."

"Need not."

"You can just take a bite."

"I'm not in the mood right now!" Ba Chang Luzi choked with sobs and turned his head.

The setting sun dyed the road red, and not far behind was the tram speeding away.

Railway tracks also symbolize parting.

"It's precisely because I'm not in the mood that I ask for food."

Misumi Mikoto also noticed Baba Road's gaze, but she still answered like this.

The sunset is burning, and it seems that all the regrets and lamentations have melted into the sunset.

The storyboard composition here is really great.

The storyboard was pulled back, and Baba Road and Misumi Mikoto looked small under the sunset, and the expressions on their faces could not be seen clearly, but Hosokawa Koharu could still feel the extremely sad emotion in them.

"It is indeed a good work, Mr. Higashino." Hosokawa Koharu closed the comic and took a deep breath.

She didn't cry on the spot, but her eye circles were red. She was obviously moved by the plot of the fourth and fifth episodes.

If she were to evaluate the plot of "Unnatural Death", it would be that it is neither like a traditional forensic comic nor a traditional detective mystery comic.

Because traditional detective mystery comics will not spend nearly five chapters just solving one incident, nor will they spend nearly one chapter characterizing supporting characters.

It’s not that Higashinoji uses nearly one episode to portray the characters as a shortcoming. From Hosokawa Koharu’s point of view, this is actually an advantage, because if he doesn’t spend nearly one episode to portray the supporting characters vividly, he will not be able to solve the incident formally later. The sense of accomplishment will also be much weaker.

"That means it's okay, right?" Higashino asked.

"Yeah." Hosokawa Koharu nodded, turned over Higashinoji's original storyboard several times, and finally spoke: "As far as the plot is concerned, there is indeed no problem, and it is not an exaggeration to say it is first-class. But the same shortcomings are also very serious. obvious."

When she spoke to this point, Higashinoji knew exactly what she wanted to express.

He nodded, and then said: "Editor Hosokawa wanted to say that it took five chapters to resolve the first incident. This pace is too slow, right?"

Yes, a full five episodes, converted into a serialization, is a full five weeks. This pace is too slow.

Compared with the previous "Winner is Justice" drawn by Higashinoji, the first event of "Unnatural Death" took five chapters, which was indeed a bit slow.

But in fact, Higashinoji has also thought about this issue, and he also wants to ensure that the entire story is simpler by deleting some plots.

However, the first episode of the Japanese drama "Unnatural Death" is already progressing very quickly compared to similar Japanese dramas. If you have to cut it from the top, it will make the overall plot incomplete.

But whether it was the sunset conversation between Baba Road and Mikoto Misumi, or the first incident where Misumi Mikoto broke up with her boyfriend, the scenes of wandering on the streets of Tokyo cannot be deleted.

So Tonoji thought about it and decided to draw it.

"My idea is that instead of forcing the plot to progress at a faster pace, it is better to tell the story that should be told well." Higashino told Koharu Hosokawa his idea.

"Well, Mr. Higashino is right." Hosokawa Koharu nodded after thinking, but as an editor, she still said everything she wanted to say: "But Mr. Higashino, you must also be mentally prepared. I am very worried." I am optimistic about the development of "Unnatural Death", but at this pace, the initial results will not be particularly optimistic."

"I have been mentally prepared for a long time." Higashinoji said a little apologetically: "It's just that I may be wronged by Editor Hosokawa."

As the editor-in-chief of Higashino Division, Editor Hosokawa is also responsible for Higashino Division's performance. If Higashino Division's performance drops, there is no doubt that Hosokawa Koharu will be under greater pressure than Higashino Division - whether it is from colleagues or from colleagues. Pressure from boss.

After all, Higashinoji is now the mainstay author of "Abominable Chill", while Hosokawa Koharu is just a new editor who has just been on the job for one year.

"It's okay." Hosokawa Koharu smiled, and at the same time stretched out his slender palm towards Higashinoji, and said seriously: "I have confidence in "Unnatural Death", Higashino-sensei. And the fifth episode just ended, and we will finish it in five episodes." A single book will be published, which will also benefit our single book sales."

She didn't care about the pressure, she just wanted to see Higashino draw the best comics according to his own condition.

This is the advantage of Koharu Hosokawa.

Higashinoji felt so proud that he directly held Hosokawa Koharu's hand.

Any other editor would definitely not have agreed to Higashinoji's request so easily.

The two people quickly planned a time for receiving the manuscript and discussed some details about "Unnatural Death".

After finishing these conversations, Hosokawa Koharu did not stay here to continue wasting Higashinoji's time, and simply said hello and left Higashino's house.

The first episode of "Unnatural Death" took two weeks to prepare.

After all, the first chapter of the comic has fifty pages of foreshadowing space.

Therefore, Higashinoji has been carefully painting the first episode of "Unnatural Death" in the past two weeks, and at the same time he did not forget to receive the gold medal of the Art Creation Award.

This award is not as prestigious as the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, but it is quite interesting. The award certificate is actually replaced by a gold-plated medal.

Higashinoji is a gold reward, so it is plated with gold, while other silver and bronze rewards are plated with silver or copper.

This was somewhat interesting, but Higashinoji didn't pay much attention to it and put it in the display cabinet next to his studio and ignored it.

Konoe Ryoka secretly bought this display cabinet for Higashinoji. When she bought it, she raised her face and said longingly: "I hope that one day Aji can fill this display cabinet."

Higashinoji was overjoyed at the time. The showcase was two and a half meters tall. How many prizes would it take to fill it up?

Higashinoji didn't pay attention to Konoe Ryoka's words. He just took it as a joke and continued to prepare the first episode of "Unnatural Death".

Although the pace of "Unnatural Death" is very slow this time, it does not mean that it will definitely collapse miserably. Higashinoji can also modify some details to make up for this shortcoming.

Perhaps because practice makes perfect, a manuscript that originally took ninety minutes to complete now only takes Higashinoji eighty-five minutes to complete.

This five-minute improvement is already quite remarkable, and it can save a lot of time cumulatively.

After three weeks of wandering like this, the first episode of "Unnatural Death" was drawn.

"Abominable Cold" has also completed a comic that did not perform well, and at the same time, there is a promotion on the attached page of the magazine - "Teacher Higashino's new work "Unnatural Death" will be serialized soon!" ’

Dongye fans were naturally very excited when they got the news, but they were quickly stunned.

Because it’s not just Higashino Tsukasa’s new works, Mr. Ozawada from Iwakaku Publishing House and Mr. Sakamoto from Mozhu Bookstore have also released new works. Even some unknown small publishing houses have released new comics by some powerful authors.

This is great news for people who like comics. There are suddenly more options to choose from.

Because whether it is Ozawada, Sakamoto or Higashinoji, they are the pillars of major publishing houses. The quality of their comics makes readers feel at ease and happy to read them.

But with so many options, it becomes a bit difficult to choose. Should I read "The Cold" by Urashima Publishing House, "Sunshine" by Iwakaku Publishing House, or "Kanazakura" by Moshu Publishing House? It's hard to choose, it's hard to choose.

This may be a good thing for comic fans, but for publishers

"Sure enough, it has started." Editor-in-Chief Urashima glanced at the "Nichisaki" and "Hanazakura" in front of him, feeling a little shaken in his heart.

To be honest, he himself didn't want Higashino to go through this muddy water, but Higashino had a strong request, and he couldn't really ignore the other party's opinion.

The only good news may be that Fuji Publishing has made no move, probably because they don't want Suzuki Yu to get involved, which is a little better.

At least it's just a competition with "Hikaru" and "Hanazakura", and there is no need to consider Fuji Publishing's "Thriller". As for other unknown small publishing houses?

That was not in Chief Editor Urashima's mind. They just joined in the fun. Anyway, they didn't worry about the die-hard readers who only liked their manga magazine. Basically, there would be no changes.

Fortunately, Meisa Kuromiya's new manga "The Island of Deserted Evil" is also quite good. Even though Higashinoji has not serialized it, it has consistently ranked first in readers' surveys.

She couldn't compete with Suzukiha in the past, but recently her popularity is basically the same as Fuji Publishing's Suzukiha. According to her, Mr. Higashino teaches well and she seems to respect and admire Higashinoji very much.

Although she didn't know when she had such a deep friendship with Higashinoji, Editor-in-Chief Urashima still had to sigh - a great teacher makes a great disciple.

If Akisa Kuromiya can achieve such an achievement, how much weaker can Higashinoji be?

"However, the plot progress of the first episode of "Unnatural Death" is still a bit slow." Editor-in-Chief Urashima shook his head.

I hope Higashinoji can withstand the pressure and draw the first five episodes of "Unnatural Death" perfectly - after reading the plot, he feels that as long as the fifth episode is drawn, the reputation and investigation of "Unnatural Death" will definitely increase explosively.

But the problem is to withstand the pressure.

And on the other side——

Hokuyijuku has started school.

"Huh? Why are there so many good comic authors preparing new comics recently?"

Takahashi Yumi flipped through the latest comics guides and rubbed her head in confusion.

Although she is a standard fan of "Cold" horror comics, she is also paying attention to the situation of other publishing houses. If there are good comics, she does not mind buying a single volume.

"Huh? Isn't this just right? Don't you just like this?" Fujiwara Aoi turned over the "Cold" in her hand and continued without raising her head.

"Okay, okay, but this is too dense." Yumi Takahashi pursed her pink lips, a little confused: "Logically speaking, the leading authors of major publishing houses will basically give way to each other. This It’s so rare to see people crowded together.”

"Ah?" Fujiwara Aoi put down the "Abominable Cold" in her hand and glanced sideways at her: "I think you are just full and overthinking, what else could be wrong with this?"

She continued: "Compared to that, let me see if there are any good works in the "Luo Ying" of Mozhu Bookstore recently. The science fiction comics and girls' comics there are pretty good."

"Oh, don't change the subject." Yumi Takahashi reached out and knocked on the table unhappily: "This time it might affect Mr. Higashino's grades."

Um?

This time, Fujiwara Aoi no longer maintained her attitude of being indifferent to the matter.

She frowned, and a trace of surprise flashed in her big bright eyes: "Will it affect the grade of Mr. Higashino's new work?"

"Yes. With so many popular comics releasing single volumes at the same time, isn't this squeezing each other's living space?"

Takahashi Yumi thought for a rare moment: "Speaking of which, Mozhu Bookstore and Iwakaku Publishing House have already formed a joint venture. The only target that they will definitely not fight with each other is Urashima Publishing House."

Thinking of this, they both looked at each other and saw the bad look in each other's eyes.

Oops! Is it possible that Higashinoji will suffer a serious blow?

At the same time, Tonoji also received calls from many people who cared about him to inquire about the situation.

Among them, the one with the most intense attitude is probably Kuromiya Akisa.

She had no idea that Yanjiao Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore would join forces. This would be too much.

She respected Higashinoji very much and couldn't bear to see him being wronged like this. Higashiyesi also smiled and comforted her for a while, and then reluctantly persuaded him.

The days gradually passed under this situation, and Higashinoji's "Unnatural Death" finally began to be serialized on "Abominable Chill".

Amid the attention of all parties, the results of the reader's favorable rating for the first episode of "Unnatural Death" have also been slowly released.

The result was exactly what Higashinoji, Hosokawa Koharu, and editor-in-chief Urashima expected.

The first episode of "Unnatural Death" received 231 votes, ranking second among readers.

The first reader's list is "The Island of Deserted Evil" by Akisa Kuromiya.

Seeing this result, the other two publishing houses couldn't sit still.

Has he exhausted his talent?

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