Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 388 Is it necessary to kill someone with heartache (4000 words!)

Listening to Nakano Arisaki's explanation, Tonoji also looked at the other party carefully.

It is said that people will create excellent works according to the situation.

No wonder there were so many hints in Nakano Arisa's painting "The Cat and the Chrysanthemum".

On a rainy night, a girl with short hair wearing a mourning dress holding a black umbrella, and a black cat holding a white chrysanthemum in its mouth on the sidewalk.

These turned out to be all hints.

While Higashinoji was thinking, Nakano Yuko on the other side finally spoke:

"Teacher Higashino, to be honest, I actually didn't allow Saki, a girl, to go to Tokyo alone at the beginning."

Of course.

Although Nakano Yuko is a strong and independent woman, she is not as ignorant as the young girl Nakano Arisa.

But later, Nakano Arisa placed the gold reward from Tono Studio’s pixiv website in front of her.

To be honest, Nakano Yuko was a little confused at the time. She really didn't believe that Nakano Arisa could earn such a sum of money from painting, which she always talked about so much.

She hesitated for a long time.

I also thought about it for a long time.

In the end, she was willing to make Nakano Arisa's decision.

First of all, it was because Arisa Nakano really showed her ability. She came up with four million yen. Although it is vulgar to talk about money, if you don't talk about money, then there is nothing to talk about.

Secondly, it is because the conditions of the Nakano family are really difficult.

After the death of Nakano's parents, the family's small factory also ceased operations.

This was originally the source of the entire economy of the Nakano family.

After the business stopped, all the family's income was spent on the small snack shop run by Nakano Yuko - the kind of old wooden snack shop that can be seen in Japanese dramas and animations.

It mainly sells cola candies, cola powder, chewing gum, dry noodles and other retro snacks.

Of course the income is not high.

In addition, Nakano Arisa and her brother also need to study, which is simply an impossible task.

You must know that tuition fees in Japan are not cheap.

So Nakano Yuko can only choose between Nakano Arisa and her brother.

Nakano Arisaki insisted that she wanted to go to Tokyo. If she couldn't apply for a job at Higashino Studio, she would work part-time and give up her studies for the time being.

As for what happened next, Higashinoji and the others soon found out.

Using pixiv's 4 million yen bonus, the Nakano family organized the funeral.

Some of the remaining money was saved for Nakano Arisa's younger brother to use for further education.

Junior high school, high school and even university. These all require a lot of money.

You can say that.

Higashino Studio originally wanted the pixiv website to attract popularity in Japan through the Illustration Awards Competition, which indirectly saved the Nakano family.

It's no wonder that Arisa Nakano knelt down and said he wanted to repay his kindness as soon as they met.

Things finally became clear here.

When he heard this, Yano Ryuichi next to him also looked at Nakano Arisaki.

Just now he thought that Nakano Arisaki, a little girl, was just here to cause trouble.

As a result, I didn’t expect that there was such an inside story.

This is true

And Yano Ryuichi also heard that before Higashinoji became famous, he had almost the same experience as Nakano Arisa.

The same parents passed away, the same sister needs help at home, and the same goes out to sell paintings.

Thinking about it this way, there should be some resonance between Higashino Tsukasa and Nakano Arisaki.

Thinking of this, Yano Ryuichi couldn't help but rub his temples.

If this development continues, Nakano Arisa may really have to stay at Higashino Studio.

And Yano Ryuichi also saw what Nakano Arisa drew.

Very good indeed.

By accepting her, Dongye Studio will definitely make a profit.

Even if I just use her as a background artist, there's no problem.

Yano Ryuichi was mentally prepared and was waiting for Higashinoji to agree.

Then--

"I'm still sorry, Miss Nakano."

Higashinoji's voice was very calm: "Although I have learned the inside story, I still won't change my mind. Your painting skills are far from mature. Higashino Studio does not need an original artist who can only draw side faces for the time being."

Yes.

No matter how foreshadowing it is.

No matter how much I feel the same.

The first thing Higashinoji needs to consider is Higashino Studio.

There was no way he could have thought, ‘Huh? It’s so pitiful’, and then she was asked to join Higashino Studio.

Yano Ryuichi on the other side was a little stunned when he heard this.

You know he had already planned to agree.

But he didn't expect that Toyoshi, who he thought was the easiest to pass, would bite him to death and refused to agree.

What about empathizing with each other?

What about the same experience you promised?

Yano Ryuichi was stunned for a while.

But what he didn't expect was that after hearing these words, Nakano Yusaki acted more decisively.

She actually nodded and replied: "I understand, Mr. Higashino."

There was no hesitation on Nakano Arisa's face, and she decisively agreed with Higashinoji's decision.

Yano Ryuichi couldn't accept it even more.

no

Why don't you two play your cards according to the routine?

Shouldn't it be Nakano Arisa who is begging to join Higashino Studio at this time?

Why are you so determined to leave?

Didn’t you agree to repay the favor?

Yano Ryuichi really couldn't understand what was going on.

But fortunately, Higashinoji smiled and spoke again: "But our Higashino studio will soon set up a new online comic reading platform. Although only two-thirds of it has been established now, when it is officially opened, it will naturally be needed By the comic book author.”

Yes.

This is what Higashinoji really thinks.

If it is true, as Arisa Nakano said, that she only studied for half a year, then she can be said to be a truly talented player if she can achieve this basic skill.

Yes.

Very talented.

It would be a waste of talent to just let her be an original animator at Higashino Studio, so Higashinoji is more inclined to drag her into Higashino Studio's new online comic reading platform.

Although Higashinoji and Tomishima Publishing House have reached an agreement - as long as "Naoki Hansawa" can become a hit, the other party is willing to upload their publisher's comics to their Higashino Studio's online comic reading platform.

This will make it possible to use the influence of comics from Tomima Publishing House to fill the works section of the online comic reading platform.

The influence of the three major Japanese comics companies is not something to be said casually.

But - this is just the first step.

You must know that the cake of webcomics is huge.

At present, Tomishima Publishing House has not discovered the gold mine of the Internet.

As long as Toyesi operates the online reading platform.

Tomishima Publishing House, which has discovered that it is profitable, will inevitably enter the Internet. It is estimated that all comics that can be read on the Higashino Studio online reading platform will be removed from the shelves.

This is just like when China NetEase Cloud Music suddenly removed many songs due to copyright issues, it will definitely affect the user experience.

As for the agreement with Higashinoji?

In the face of interests, there is no agreement at all.

Not to mention that in a highly competitive environment like Tokyo, Japan, you will be beaten if you are not strong enough.

Even online comic platforms will definitely have to take the independent route in the end, and cannot always rely on outsiders.

As for Nakano Arisaki, this is Tonoji's insurance for the future.

After all, Nakano Arisa is young and talented.

so--

"Ms. Nakano, please sit next to me and learn how to draw comics with me for now."

Tonoji said with a smile.

Should this be said to be another village with a bright future and a bright future?

Nakano Arisaki had already planned to leave after hearing Higashinoji's rejection.

But at this moment, after hearing Higashinoji's words, he immediately became energetic: "Can I really learn to draw from Mr. Higashino?"

"Okay." Tonoji nodded, but quickly added in front of Nakano Arisa: "But Miss Nakano, the specific situation of your family and the consent of the guardian need to be verified by our people. That’s all.”

Yes.

It is impossible for Tonoji to truly believe the one-sided words of Nakano Arisa and Nakano Yuko on the other end of the phone.

The specific situation needs to be verified in person.

only.

"Teacher Higashino said this in front of Miss Nakano." Ryuichi Yano coughed dryly.

They should have sent someone to quietly verify the situation for this kind of thing.

This also includes the hiring of Arisa Nakano - this also requires the consent of the guardian.

After all, recruitment is different from ordinary part-time jobs, and Nakano Arisa is a minor, so there are still procedures to go through.

but--

Telling Nakano Arisaki directly like this. Doesn't this mean that he doesn't trust the other party?

What if someone has an opinion?

But Yano Ryuichi obviously still thought too much.

After hearing this, Arisa Nakano not only had no objection, but also laughed cheerfully: "I understand, Mr. Tono."

She didn't feel that Higashino was making things difficult for her.

On the contrary, she felt that Higashinoji said this in front of her, which exactly expressed Higashinoji's uprightness——

Don’t cover up or cover up, speak directly! Teacher Higashino is truly a man!

The matter of Nakano Arisaki was settled.

Temporarily studying manga drawing with Higashinoji.

In fact, it wasn't Higashino who taught her step by step. The main thing was to expose her to some works, and then watch Higashino's technique when he painted "Naoki Hansawa" from time to time.

After she learns the basic use of comic tools, let her try drawing comics.

It's probably such a gradual process.

As for treatment

Her salary is based on ordinary apprenticeships.

The apprenticeship salary at Higashino Studio is actually not low, enough for her to eat and drink alone in Tokyo.

And residence.

Yano Ryuichi later asked Nakano Arisaki about this, but Nakano Arisaki's answer left him speechless for a long time——

"Where to live? Ah. I usually live in the Meguro area. Isn't there a very big bridge over there? I set up a tent under the bridge."

She made gestures and sighed: "Just go to the old bathhouse nearby to take a bath. It's very cheap, only 500 yen a time. Oh my, I didn't expect that there is such an old-style bathhouse in Tokyo."

Nakano Arisa didn't bring much money with him when he came out, plus he still had to eat and drink, so he could be said to have been frugal along the way.

but

Yano Ryuichi couldn't even imagine that he was frugal to this extent.

Yano Ryuu told Higashinoji about what he had learned about. This made Higashinoji speechless for a while, and then he smiled and let Nakano Arisa live in the small storage room of Higashino's studio.

That small storage room is usually not used. Dongye Studio usually uses the nearby large storage room.

Therefore, the small storage room is also empty, about 20 to 30 square meters, with water and electricity, and the toilet in Dongye Studio can also be used.

It's empty anyway, so it's better to let Nakano Arisa live there.

Yano Ryuichi quickly told Nakano Arisaki about this.

This made Nakano Arisa very happy.

Although you can get shelter from the rain under the bridge, it's still very cold living outside.

Especially in windy weather.

If the ground nails of the tent are not driven deep enough, the entire tent will be swept away - her tent has been swept away many times.

If she hadn't been born in Hokkaido and had the Hokkaido-like resistance to cold since she was a child, she would have been seriously ill in the hospital.

After settling Nakano Arisaki's residence, Yano Ryuichi was a little curious and asked Nakano Arisaki another question.

"Nakano, we can be considered colleagues from now on, but there is still something I don't understand."

"What's the matter? Director Yano?"

Nakano Arisa took a breath and asked after moving his luggage into the small storage room.

"When Teacher Higashino wanted to reject you before, why didn't you fight for it?"

This problem has been bothering Yano Ryuichi since just now.

Higashinoji initially said that he would not hire her as the original animator of Higashino Studio.

At that time, Nakano Arisa simply nodded in agreement.

There is absolutely no intention to fight for it.

This made Yano Ryuichi a little confused.

Don’t you want to repay the favor?

Why did you give up so easily?

It seemed that he had seen through what Yano Ryuichi was thinking.

Arisa Nakano responded: "I'm here to repay my kindness. Director Yano."

"The first point of repaying a favor is not to cause trouble to the benefactor. If Mr. Higashino really doesn't want to hire me, then I must respect his idea. I am here to repay the favor, not to cause trouble."

As she spoke, she smiled honestly again: "Although I am only a high school student, I may be a bit stupid. But I still understand this truth."

After Nakano Arisa's words, Yano Ryuichi was silent for a long time.

On the other side, Tonoji simply asked people to verify Nakano Arisaki's family situation and subsequent situation.

And Nakano Arisaki naturally took the seat next to Higashinoji

This is naturally a pain for Higashinoji's former apprentice, Shanxia Qianxia.

to be honest.

When she heard that Nakano Arisa was going to take her position and she was going to move to another position, she was completely confused——

no?

what happens?

Did I do something wrong?

Why does the master do this to me?

Haven't I been working hard these days?

She was shocked and had mixed emotions.

He could only watch with a complicated expression as Nakano Arisaki sat in his seat while he was jumping around.

And he has to evacuate his own little world.

In particular, Higashinoji asked Chinatsu Yamayama to take more care of Nakano Arisa, a newcomer.

When she heard this, Shanxia Qianxia almost vomited blood in frustration.

Master, you still want me to take care of her?

She drove me away, and I wish I didn't have to settle the score with her.

You actually let me take care of her?

Do you still feel guilty after killing someone? Master Higashino?

Thanks for the reward from Yuanfen Qiansheng! Thank you so much!