Tokyo life starting with painting

Higashinoji really couldn't laugh or cry.

If he really had the ability to draw money, would he still need to work hard to make money?

Next to her, Fujiwara Aoi was speechless for a while - this guy is stupid when it comes to the critical moment.

Shouldn't we praise Higashino-san's beautiful paintings at this time?

She shook her head, intending to smooth things over, and then

Then she saw Higashino taking Yumi Takahashi's ten thousand yen, stuffing it into his pocket, and saying at the same time: "Yumi, do you believe I can turn your one note into two?"

"Yes!" Takahashi Yumi nodded vigorously, as if she was trying to remember Higashinoji's technique.

But Higashinoji's methods were useless.

He just took two thousand yen notes directly from his wallet and gave them to Takahashi Yumi.

"Huh?" Yumi Takahashi opened her mouth after taking the two thousand-yen notes from Higashinoji.

"I forgot to tell you, although this method can turn one banknote into two, it also has a disadvantage, that is, it will turn ten thousand yen into two one thousand yen banknotes."

Higashino explained from the side: "If you have more 10,000 yen bills, I can change them for you a few more times."

As soon as he said this, Takahashi Yumi was also stunned.

Normally, she would just open her mouth and punch others to death, but unexpectedly, she was beaten unconscious by Higashinoji today.

Fortunately, Higashinoji didn't really want to take away the 10,000 yen from her. He just teased her a few words and returned the money.

"Teacher Higashino, have you thought of a specific name for this work?" Airi Kono, who had been unable to speak, finally got a chance and hurriedly came up and asked.

She felt that she was a rational fan, but her idol was right in front of her, and she had to ask about the theme and name of this new work no matter what.

"What's the name of this painting? Oh, let's call it "Landscape Tree."" Higashinoji responded casually.

As he said before, he didn't care about this wall painting. It was just an essay-like work. Apart from the fact that the painting method was relatively new in this era, there really wasn't much to it - by the way, Higashinoji also painted himself really well. quite handsome.

So there is no need to think about the name so seriously for something that is drawn casually and then placed there.

But what Higashinoji didn't expect was that Airi Kono, who had just asked the question, couldn't help holding her chin and began to murmur to herself consciously: "I see, the object of the painting is a landscape tree, and in the end, the painting jumped out of the wall and stood in reality. It’s also a landscape tree.”

She became energetic and looked at Higashinoji with shining eyes:

"Teacher Higashino, the reason why you chose the name "Landscape Tree" is to express that our realistic works may be a little unfamiliar and difficult on the surface, and nothing can be seen, but we have to simplify it and put everything aside. Understand things at their most essential level. As long as we do this, we won’t get lost in the maze of art, right?”

ah?

Higashinoji listened to her theories one after another, feeling a little confused in his heart.

How could the name he just mentioned casually come out of Kono Airi's mouth with so many things?

Does he have such a high status in the heart of Airi Kono?

Next to her, Yumi Takahashi was the most upright. She touched her head and glanced at the painting behind her, a little confused: "Really? Is Mr. Higashino trying to express these meanings? Why do I feel like it was just a name he said casually?"

But she was upright, and Airi Kono next to her was also stubborn. She said unconvinced:

"Teacher Higashikata must mean this."

As he said that, the two of them looked at Touyesi together.

Seeing that the flames of war seemed to be spreading to him again, Higashinoji did not hesitate. He simply laughed twice to get rid of the topic, and at the same time waved to Ishikawa Reizo who was holding a camera to take pictures on the other side.

I have to say that Reizo Ishikawa is really satisfied today.

Not only did he successfully invite Higashinoji to visit Aomori High School, but Higashinoji also left his works here. This is simply a piece of cake in the sky.

So as soon as he saw Higashino greeting him, Reizo Ishikawa greeted him with a smile: "Teacher Higashino, what a great work. This is really a novel wall painting method."

"Mr. Ishikawa, you are overly complimentary." Higashinoji smiled, waved his hand, and began to chat with the other party.

The wall painting has been finished and the works have been left behind. Then I will go to see a few other places and almost leave Aomori High School.

Higashinoji expressed his thoughts in a cryptic way, and Reizo Ishikawa, who has been a leader for many years, can naturally understand.

After the two exchanged a few words, Higashino nodded politely and left with the group.

"I'm really troubling you today! Brother Si!" Konoe Rinka bowed deeply to Higashino Tsukasa.

She can be said to be completely famous in the school this time.

Konoe Rinka could almost imagine that from today on, the news that Higashino Tsukasa was her cousin's boyfriend would spread throughout the school.

After all, the school circle in Japan is not like that of China. The school circle here has always been very small. There are only two to three hundred people in a grade. Basically, if one person knows something, it will spread everywhere, and it won’t take long for the entire school to be destroyed. Will spread.

But this is actually a headache for Konoe Rinka.

She could almost imagine that many people would come over to inquire about Higashinoji's little gossip - this was also a matter of Higashinoji's influence.

Perhaps the name Higashinoji has never been heard by some older people from the Showa era.

But among young people, Higashinoji's "Unnatural Death" and the currently popular "The Winner is Justice" are topics of conversation for many people after meeting.

If such a person finds a girl who once studied in this school as his girlfriend, this will undoubtedly stir up topics and discussions.

But then again, Higashinoji's brother-in-law is really great.

He is willing to solve troubles for himself without having to ask himself. If he can find such a brother-in-law, his cousin's life will not be too bad after returning to Tokyo.

She chatted with Higashinoji and others for a while, and then left reluctantly.

No way, although the wall painting homework was solved, the sketching homework was not over yet, and she still had a lot of things to do when she got back.

After sending off Rinka Konoe, Higashinoji and the others took advantage of the situation and scanned Aomori High School.

They were busy for a whole circle, and Higashino signed several autographs for Kono Airi before they got out of Aomori High School and returned to the hotel for dinner.

It can be seen that Higashino Chihaya and the others still had a lot of fun today, at least it was much better than yesterday's mediocre whaling tour.

At this time, Tokyo Urashima Publishing House.

"The latest episode of Higashino-sensei's "Unnatural Death" is still hot. You are indeed Higashino-sensei, Team Leader Hosokawa." Editor Oshima looked at Hosokawa Koharu on the other side, feeling a little envious as he spoke.

Strictly speaking, "Unnatural Death" is not only a mainstay work of Urashima Publishing House, but also one of the few national-level works in the comics industry.

With such a powerful weapon in hand, Hosokawa Koharu feels that it is very promising to be promoted to deputy editor-in-chief early next year.

Hosokawa Koharu on the other side naturally knew what editor Oshima was thinking. She smiled helplessly and explained:

"Whether it can last until next year is another matter. Editor Oshima, do you know what other nicknames Mr. Higashino has among the readers besides printer?"

"That's not quite clear." Editor Oshima told the truth.

He usually has a hard time caring about his own authors, let alone paying attention to Higashinoji.

"They call Mr. Higashino the 'Short and Medium Story Comic Killer' - in other words, Mr. Higashino's comics are all wonderful, but each one ends so early. After reading his comics, I feel like holding a knife to him. The murderous urge on his neck made him continue to draw. That’s why he is called Higashino-sensei’s short and medium-length manga The Killer.”

When listening to what others say, listen to their inner meaning.

Editor Oshima reacted immediately. He looked up at Hosokawa Koharu with some surprise: "Captain Hosokawa, do you mean that Mr. Higashino plans to finish it again? No way?"

"Unnatural Death" is a national-level work! This is a level that a comic book author would like to reach even if he risked half his life! I heard that "Unnatural Death" is becoming a TV series recently.

As a result, Higashinoji plans to finish the book again?

When "The Ring" was finished, no one said anything, and when "The Righteous One" was finished, no one said anything, but now "Unnatural Death" is finished.

Then Editor Oshima feels that someone really knows how to speak.

After all, this is a national-level work. There will always be people who want Higashinoji to continue painting.

Looking at Editor Oshima’s confused look.

Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but scratch his head and sighed, full of helplessness towards Higashinoji: "Don't be so hasty to draw conclusions yet, Editor Oshima, these are actually some of my personal guesses."

Yes, this is just her guess.

After all, she has worked with Higashinoji for so long, and she probably understands Higashinoji's situation before he finished the book. And the current "Unnatural Death" gave her this feeling.

This author of mine is good at everything, does not delay manuscripts, and has high quality. But even this short and weak problem cannot be cured.

"It's just a guess." Editor Oshima on the other side breathed a sigh of relief at Hosokawa Koharu's words.

"You really scared me, Editor Hosokawa, I thought it was really going to end."

"It can only be said that it is a precautionary measure." Hosokawa Koharu scratched his hair and shrugged.

She just has this hunch now, but she hasn't received a call from Higashinoji yet, so she can't jump to conclusions at this time.

If Higashinoji really plans to complete "Unnatural Death", then she will inevitably have to communicate and discuss it with the editor-in-chief Urashima.

After all, the current "Unnatural Death" is not the kind of work that can be finished just as soon as it is finished.

At this time, Higashinoji——

"I'll go back to Tokyo the day after tomorrow." Higashinoji, who was already sitting in the room, took out his phone and glanced at the date.

This trip is planned for five days, specifically four days of sightseeing and one day of transportation.

I originally planned to see the windmills generating electricity today, but due to a change of plans, I went to Aomori High School, so the plan to see the Aomori windmills was postponed to tomorrow.

But compared to this

Tonoji groaned and checked the phone number in his Tono studio again.

Perhaps it was because there had never been any problems at Higashino Studio. Yano Ryuichi there only called every day to report on the day's situation, and didn't mention anything else.

This is undoubtedly a good thing.

This shows that even if you leave Tono Division, Tono Studio can continue to operate and work as usual, and there will be no problems as a result.

This makes Higashinoji very satisfied. Similarly, he is always paying attention to the situation of his comic "Unnatural Death".

The current average volume sales of "Unnatural Death" are 2.1 million volumes, and its growth has basically stagnated.

This shows that the potential of "Unnatural Death" ends here, and even Higashinoji is powerless if he wants to climb further.

But if you think about it carefully, it can indeed be regarded as a miracle that "Unnatural Death", which was initially disliked by many publishing houses and even slightly suppressed by large publishing houses such as Yanjiao Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore, has made it to the present.

With an average of 2.1 million volumes, no matter which publishing house it is placed in, it is a work with the protection level of giant pandas - mainstays are available every year, but national-level comics are different.

It takes one or two years, or even five or six years for one to appear.

And now that home scanners have begun to emerge, many comics have been reprinted or even pirated on some English-language websites. Paper media has begun to decline, and it has become increasingly difficult for national-level works like "Unnatural Death" to appear.

This is not alarmist. In the previous life, "Jump", the leading manga magazine in Japan, after the completion of "Dragon Ball" and "Naruto" in this magazine, there are no national-level works except "One Piece".

That decline has gradually begun to show up in Japan in today's parallel world.

"If nothing else happens, then smartphones will appear, and the sales of major comic magazines will begin to decline."

Higashikata muttered.

But it’s only 2004 now, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to produce national-level comics. There’s no need for him to think about smartphones a few years from now.

The most important thing is that the success of "Unnatural Death" has also verified Higashinoji's previous ideas - professional comics are indeed promising, and their potential is not weak.

"It's almost time to take out "Hansawa Naoki"." Higashinoji murmured to himself.

The fifty chapters of "Unnatural Death" have now begun to enter the final stage, and Higashino feels that he is almost ready to start preparing a new comic.

"Hansawa Naoki" is Higashinoji's choice.

After all, "Unnatural Death" opened the way and verified the specific situation of professional comics, so Higashinoji naturally gained confidence.

But this thing is not something that can be taken out just by taking it.

Higashinoji also needs to sort out the specific plot, otherwise he would be suppressed by other publishers if he published "Naoki Hansawa". That would be a real joke.

"Before taking out "Naoki Hansawa", I'd better give Editor Hosokawa a call to let me know."

Higashinoji was thinking in his mind as he took out his phone and called Hosokawa Koharu directly.