Tokyo life starting with painting

"Huh? Is there such a thing?"

Listening to the situation reported by Shanxia Chinatsu, Higashinoji looked a little surprised and a little amused.

He didn't expect that Toshinichi Mita wanted to ask Shanxia Chinatsu to side with him.

As a result, Chinatsu Yamayama not only failed to agree to his request, but also directly reported the situation on his side to Higashinoji here.

"Yes." Shanxia Qianxia nodded, then coughed twice, feeling speechless.

To be honest, she and Toshinichi Mita only met each other a few times, and they had never had much conversation before at PW Animation Company.

She didn't know why the other party was so confident, so he called her directly, hoping that she would stand up for him.

You must know that Shanxia Qianxia was afraid that she would be caught and hanged by Higashinoji.

So when she received the call, she was so frightened that she rushed to Higashino to prove her innocence.

Next to her, Nakano Yusaki, who was learning painting skills from her, was stunned for a moment.

When Higashinoji heard the news from Shanxia Qianxia, ​​he was also amused.

Probably Toshimichi Mita still thinks that the popularity he had at PW Animation Company is useful.

But times are completely different now.

Higashino Tsukasa is not the type of character that is the president of PW Animation Company.

Although he gave Yano Ryuichi and Seo Daigo a lot of authority, the actual decision-maker was still only him, and he alone.

It's not that Higashinoji isn't generous enough, but it's related to the ownership of Higashino Studio, and Higashinoji can't let go easily.

In addition, he has worked with the original artist on several consecutive works, and he is quite friendly.

Higashino's popularity today is second to none in Higashino Studio.

Even Yano Ryuichi and Seo Daigoto, who often communicate with their subordinates, are completely inferior to him.

Why do you, Mita Toshinichi, a half-way monk, dare to jump out and compete with Higashinoji?

Just thinking about it makes me realize that it’s unlikely.

"Let him do whatever he wants." Higashinoji smiled, waved his hand and said, "Our goal should be to win the season championship of "Unnatural Death" this season. People like this can't become popular."

Yes.

Toshinichi Mita is just a pebble under Higashino Studio's feet as he moves forward. He is someone who doesn't need to pay attention at all.

Compared to Toshinichi Mita, Higashinoji is actually more concerned about the situation in "Unnatural Death".

It’s already mid-March.

One and a half months have passed since the broadcast of "Unnatural Death" and "June's Hymn" began.

The disc sales of "Unnatural Death" also began to increase gradually with the disc sales of "Hymn of June".

According to the latest Blu-ray disc statistics for the third volume, the disc sales of "Unnatural Death" have surpassed "Hymn of June" by 3,000 units.

The gap is getting wider and wider, making "June's Hymn", which was initially touted as the 'human bible', somewhat embarrassing.

Especially since this is the work of Tokyo Animation, the top producer in the industry.

Although the results were not bad, the lack of playing "Unnatural Death" still caused the morale of the staff of the "Hymn of June" production team to plummet.

After all, as the top company in the industry, Tokyo Animation has too many resources that "Unnatural Death" does not have.

"June Hymn" morale is low.

"Unnatural Death" is on a roll and is making great progress.

This attitude of making great progress and wishing to crush all the colleagues around it has also attracted other animation companies and some magazines about animation introduction.

Only then did everyone notice the overlooked dark horse of Higashino Studio.

Yes.

Higashino Studio has begun to gain attention from others.

This is really not an easy thing.

Some people may think this is an exaggeration. After all, Higashino Studio already received a lot of attention when it last produced "Winner is Justice".

But no matter how popular the disc of "The Winner Is Justice" is, it still cannot change the situation of Tono Studio as a new animation studio.

It is normal in the industry to occasionally have a good production - this is the general perception of the audience.

That's right.

Even in the industry, everyone knows that Tono Studio is an opponent that cannot be underestimated.

But in the eyes of the audience, it's another story.

Just like many people watching animation don't care who the original author is, it is impossible for the audience to seriously study Higashino Studio.

The name of an animation studio must be supported by one excellent work after another.

In the past, Higashino Studio could only rely on Higashino Tsukasa's reputation.

But with two consecutive excellent productions, Higashino Studio's name finally began to shine.

Nowadays, the situation of Higashino Studio can be said to be smooth sailing! No problem at all!

"If we continue to develop at this rate, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

Higashikata couldn't help but nodded.

The matter on the "Unnatural Death" side has been taken care of, and now comes the matter on the other side.

As mentioned before, Higashino Studio’s web comic platform is almost complete.

The main structure of the website is mainly divided into juvenile comics, girl comics, youth comics, sunset red (elderly comics), and original departments.

Each comic section has its own ranking list - Higashino also introduced a like mechanism.

The p-site like mechanism has been tested by the market, and it has been verified that the ‘like’ mechanism is not only a good idea in the future 2020, but also in this 2005 era.

Even many famous large websites in Japan have imitated Station P and designed all kinds of strange like mechanisms.

Putting aside the rankings and the like mechanism, the translation issue that Higashino is most concerned about is.

The fact that you can freely change the language of comics on the website by simply clicking on the website's translation function has become practical.

After finishing this, Touyoshi also exhaled and relaxed his brows.

the other side.

Regarding the use of Nakano Arisaki manga tools——

To be honest, Nakano Arisa is indeed very talented in painting.

Even Shanxia Chinatsu, who had been watching over her, was a little shocked.

Because it only took her two weeks to become proficient in using G pens and various comic tools, and the things she drew were quite decent.

You must know that in the past, even with the help of the system, Tonoji took a full week.

Without the assistance of the system, Higashinoji would probably be about the same as her. It would take two weeks to become proficient in using these comic tools.

This talent of the other party also made Higashinoji feel a love for talent, and asked her if she wanted to learn oil painting from him.

After all, if he had this kind of talent, Nakano Arisa should be able to succeed in learning oil painting.

However, the other party's two words left Higashikata speechless.

"Huh? Learn oil painting? Can you make money by learning oil painting?"

Nakano Yusaki asked curiously.

Of course Higashinoji gave a positive answer:

"It's definitely profitable."

"Is it more profitable than comics?"

Nakano Arisa asked again.

And it was this sentence that made Higashino hesitate.

You will indeed make money after learning oil painting.

But that also requires accumulating fame.

If you want to make more money than comics, that's a bit impossible.

Unless you are really a master of painting, it is really difficult to make more money than a comic book author.

So Nakano Arisaki looked at Higashinoji with a confused look after hearing what Higashinoji said: "Don't you want me to repay the favor, Higashino-sensei?"

Um?

What does this mean?

Higashikata didn't quite understand.

But soon, Nakano Arisaki puffed up his cheeks: "I went to learn oil painting. If I can't make any money, I can't repay my kindness. Isn't this because Teacher Higashino doesn't want me to repay my kindness? Isn't it possible that Teacher Higashino wants to make no money?" Do you want me to pay with my body?"

What Arisa Nakano said was reasonable.

Jean Toyoshi also laughed for a long time before waving his hand and asking her to continue working hard.

Since Nakano Arisa wants to continue studying comics, he must respect the other person’s opinion.

Learning oil painting was just a whim of Higashinoji.

Compared with this, Higashinoji felt that it was almost time for him to go to President Aizawa Akiyoshi of Tomishima Publishing House to discuss cooperation matters.

After all, if Tono Studio's online comic platform wants to rise rapidly, it still needs cooperation and help from Tomishima Publishing House.

Higashinoji had made an agreement with the other party before, and now it was almost time for the other party to fulfill the agreement.

By the way, Higashinoji also brought along the lawyer responsible for the legal affairs of Higashino Studio.

This lawyer's name is Nemoto Yukihira, and he has been cooperating with Tonoji for a long time.

The two people discussed it for a while, and then went to Tomshima Publishing House.

The distance from Higashino Studio to Tomishima Publishing House is actually not that far.

It had only been more than half an hour since Higashinoji informed Osawa Aikichi that others had arrived at Tomishima Publishing House.

"Teacher Higashikata, we meet again."

As soon as he saw Higashinoji in the reception room, Osawa Aikichi warmly walked up and shook Higashinoji's hand.

"Hello, President Osawa."

Tonoji also smiled and nodded.

But even though he was smiling, Higashinoji was not completely relieved.

From the last time Osawa Akiyoshi took the initiative to join forces with Fuji Publishing House, Higashinoji knew that Osawa Akiyoshi was not simple.

Anyway, Osawa Aikichi is definitely not a good person.

After all, two publishing houses jointly run this kind of thing, and he can also convince Fuji Publishing House

To deal with this kind of human spirit, even Higashinoji needs to be very alert.

Higashinoji and Osawa Aikichi smiled and exchanged several words of greetings, and then a few people officially took their seats.

"President Osawa, the main reason I came here this time is about the matters related to my Higashino Studio web comic platform."

Higashinoji took the initiative to bring up this topic.

What the online comic platform needs most is comic works, and Tomishima Publishing House has two very popular comic magazines on the market, "Abominable Chill" and "He Shi". There is no shortage of excellent comic works.

In other words, Tomishima Publishing House has all the resources that Higashino Studio needs.

"I understand why Teacher Dongye came here this time. The specific contract has actually been drawn up here."

As Osawa Akiyoshi said, he took out the contract printed by the legal department of Tomishima Publishing House.

But he was not in a hurry to give it to Mr. Higashino. He just asked curiously: "But before handing over the contract to Mr. Higashino, I actually have a question to ask Mr. Higashino."

Yes.

Of course Osawa Akiyoshi knew that Higashinoji came here to have their Tomishima Publishing comics published on the online comic platform created by Higashinoji.

But similarly, Osawa Aikichi also had some doubts.

Why does Higashinoji put so much effort into investing so many resources in online media?

Could it be that he thinks that the online comic platform can threaten the real paper platform?

This is impossible no matter how you think about it.

It’s not that Osawa Akiyoshi has never thought about letting Tomishima Publishing House enter the online platform.

But if you want to create an online reading platform, it will cost too much energy and money.

And according to statistics from Osawa Akiyoshi, their two comic magazines, "Heshi" and "Khan", are still on the rise, and their sales are still rising.

If we only look at sales, these two comic magazines from Tomishima Publishing House may reach record highs - there is no need to make risky investments in online platforms.

In addition, Tomshima Publishing House is still in the running-in period after the joint venture, so it is not appropriate to take such a large investment move.

For various reasons, Tomishima Publishing House's move to enter the emerging media of the Internet has also been shelved.

But Osawa Akiyoshi was a little confused.

Why is Higashikata trying to get involved in this?

If this investment fails in the end, wouldn’t it also be a serious blow to Tono Studio?

Is he that sure?

After all, venturing into unknown territory is always risky.

Naturally, Higashinoji didn't know what Osawa Akiyoshi was thinking.

But if he knew it, he would probably just say a few vague words and get over it.

Because the Internet is not an unfamiliar thing to Higashinoji.

After 2020, this thing will have a much greater impact on traditions such as television and magazines.

Most people obtain information through the Internet.

With the rise of smartphones and the Internet, online comic reading has also impacted traditional comic magazines.

This includes Higashinoji's "Weekly Shonen Jump" magazine in his previous life. Sales also plummeted, from more than six million copies in 1995 to one or two million copies.

It is conceivable that the Internet platform has an impact on it.

As for now, the sales of "Abominable Cold" and "Heshi" are increasing.

To be honest, Higashinoji actually feels that this is a throwback to paper magazines.

It is estimated that before long, major magazine publishers will find that magazine sales are gradually declining, and people's attention is gradually shifting to online platforms that they once looked down upon.

But Higashinoji, who knew this, could not tell the truth to Osawa Aikichi.

After all, Higashino Studio's online comic reading platform might become their enemy in the future - he didn't want to add a few powerful opponents.

So Higashinoji just smiled and said:

"I'm just very interested in online platforms. Didn't Higashino Studio's Pixiv website also come up some time ago? This time it's actually time to strike while the iron is hot."

"Yeah?"

Listening to Higashinoji's words, Osawa Aikichi couldn't help but nod.

Of course he knows about the rise of station p.

If Dongye Studio sees that Station P is operating well and wants to strike while the iron is hot, it would be quite reasonable.

Osawa Aikichi didn't have too much doubt, he just nodded and handed the contract in his hand to Higashinoji.

Although he was a successful entrepreneur, he was not a prophet.

Of course, I can’t imagine the future development path of paper magazines.

Thanks to Qinglian Taoge and Fate Qiansheng for the reward! Thank you so much!