Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 396 What is it like (4000 words)

Hosokawa Koharu discovered that the original section of Higashino Comics website actually had many authors with very good drawing skills.

This surprised her.

A comics editor at a big publishing house like her receives twenty or more submissions from newcomers a day, if not thirty or forty.

The most common problem that some newcomers have is that they are not very good at painting!

Maybe some people will argue when they see this sentence, saying that drawing comics does not require any artistry.

Indeed, the most important thing about drawing comics is not the artist, but the plot.

but

You have to at least let me understand what you're drawing, right?

I don’t even know what you are drawing, so why should I watch the plot?

What Hosokawa Koharu fears most is this kind of newcomer.

Even the things I drew required the editor Hosokawa Koharu to guess the word puzzles.

Some newcomers don’t know how to draw backgrounds, so they simply don’t draw them.

This made Hosokawa Koharu very troubled.

This is why Hosokawa Koharu reviews newcomers' manuscripts very quickly.

Because it often only takes a dozen pages to condemn a newcomer’s manga to death, so there is no need for Hosokawa Koharu to read twice.

but

"It's really different here."

Hosokawa Koharu originally thought that the original section of a website like Higashino Comics would be filled with newcomers who had never drawn comics before and could not even use a pen.

As a result, when she took a serious look,

Only then did she realize that these new batch of painters were actually quite good.

Most of the Higashino manga websites have much better artists than Tomishima Publishing.

Hosokawa Koharu's expression remained unchanged, but she was vaguely surprised in her heart.

You must know that after the joint venture, Tomishima Publishing House is now one of the top three giant publishing houses in Japan.

The reputation is definitely much greater than that of Higashino Studio.

And being famous will naturally attract more contributors who pay attention to the comics.

Logically speaking, Tomishima Publishing House should be more professional than Higashino Studio.

Therefore, the illustrator should be better than the contributors from Tomishima Publishing House.

But the reality is the other way around.

This makes Hosokawa Koharu feel a little unscientific.

Not to mention that some people in the original section of Higashino Studio are better at drawing than some of the authors currently being serialized by Tomishima Publishing House.

Hosokawa Koharu couldn't accept it for a while.

But while he couldn't accept it, Hosokawa Koharu was also a little curious.

Where did Higashino find such a group of high-level new authors?

This is a rare treasure found in any publishing house.

Why does it look like cabbage on Higashinoji's online comic platform? Pull out a handful?

She was a little confused, and at the same time she thought of what Osawa Aikichi had said to her earlier.

The other party believed that Higashinoji could make Higashino Comics platform stronger, so they asked her to come over and "steal" her experience.

At that time, Hosokawa Koharu didn't quite believe it, thinking that Osawa Aikichi was overthinking.

But it seems different now.

Maybe Higashino Studio can really expand the Higashi Manga online platform?

After all, for this kind of industry, the most critical thing is not the editors, but the comics writers and other talents.

"No, no! How could I make such a fuss?"

Hosokawa Koharu patted his face hard.

Dongye Sila came here simply because he hoped that he could help.

As a result, before I had time to help, I was surprised here and there.

How is this possible!

"No! You have to work hard!"

Hosokawa Koharu patted his face.

Now I can be considered half a member of Dongye Studio.

No matter how much you think about it, you can’t live without a corpse!

She returned to work with renewed energy.

Just like this, I carefully reviewed the manuscript and read comics until the afternoon.

But the more she worked, the more surprised she became.

Because the quality of the works of this new group of authors is really good.

Out of curiosity, Hosokawa Koharu asked Seo Daigo the details of his senior.

Then she finally understood why the artist in the original section of Higashino Comics website was so skilled.

It turned out that most of these people were illustrators from Station P. Several of them had seen the news about the trial operation of Dongye Studio's comic platform, so they took the initiative to come over and upload the original comic manuscripts.

In other words, these people already have a foundation in painting.

This time Hosokawa Koharu was finally able to accept it.

After all, if the original illustrator submits the article, it is certainly acceptable if his painting skills are better.

At the same time, Hosokawa Koharu also found that the workplace atmosphere of Higashino Studio was really good.

Basically, it can be done to the extent of imposing orders and prohibitions.

As long as she asks, the staff below will give a detailed answer, unlike some employees in other clubs who come to hang out and don't know everything.

And as long as she orders it, the staff below will complete it faithfully.

The atmosphere is really good.

Hosokawa Koharu nodded secretly.

A whole day passed in this way.

After finishing work, Koharu Hosokawa just wanted to get up and go home.

"Editor Hosokawa, are you free this afternoon? I would like to treat you to a meal. I want to ask you something by the way."

Higashinoji suddenly opened the office door and greeted Hosokawa Koharu with a smile.

"Ah, no problem, I don't have any reservations here."

Hosokawa Koharu nodded indifferently and responded while packing his things.

This was not the first time that she and Higashikata went out to eat together. They were both familiar with each other.

Hosokawa Koharu drove, Higashinoji sat in the passenger seat, and soon arrived at a small restaurant.

In fact, neither of them likes those kind of high-end restaurants.

To put it in a down-to-earth way, how could anyone go to a place where they are holding a knife and fork, wearing a formal suit, makeup on their face, and feeling completely uncomfortable when they really want to eat?

The small restaurant that Higashinoji and Hosokawa Koharu were looking for was fairly well decorated. The walls were covered with light yellow wallpaper. It looked like it had been there for a long time, and black hair had curled up at the corners.

There is a lucky cat placed next to the door where the shoe cabinet is. It looks small and cute.

This restaurant must be old.

After casually ordering some meals, Higashinoji started talking with Hosokawa Koharu.

The question he wants to ask is actually very simple. It is nothing more than about the operating status of Dongye Studio and the working attitude of the employees.

Of course Higashinoji knows these things, but he also knows that some people show off one side of their work to their leaders, and the other side to themselves.

As for these questions, Hosokawa Koharu also answered them as soon as he could.

Anyway, she is still considered a newcomer to Higashino Studio. With Higashino's support, she doesn't have to worry about anything.

After Higashinoji finished asking all the questions, Hosokawa Koharu over there took a chopstick of mentaiko and mixed it into the white rice.

While mixing rice, she asked: "Teacher Dongye, today should be considered the first day of trial operation of your Dongye comic platform, right?"

"Haha, this should not be said to be 'your' Dongye Comics Platform, but 'our' Dongye Comics Platform."

Higashino smiled and pointed out the other party's idiom, but still replied: "Yes, today is the first day of trial operation, and the data should be available tomorrow."

That's right.

No matter how much confidence Higashino has in the Higashi Comics platform, everything must still be based on actual statistics.

"Is Teacher Higashino very confident?" Hosokawa Koharu asked again curiously.

"Of course I'm sure." Higashinoji replied with a smile: "And since Editor Hosokawa has been working for a day, he should be able to discover the potential of the emerging media of the Internet."

This rhetorical question made Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but nod.

It's exactly what Higashinoji said.

The Internet is indeed a medium with great potential.

You can tell just by looking at today’s submissions.

Obviously Higashino Comics is just a website that has just been put into trial operation for one day, but already thirty or forty authors have started to submit articles in the original area.

Although many people jump here from P station, the submission method is convenient and simple, which can be seen at a glance.

The most important thing is that this kind of online submission is very free.

Some authors only draw more than ten pages per chapter, while others draw twenty or thirty pages.

This kind of freedom and the absence of strict page limits like the traditional publishing industry gives authors more room to display their talents.

Hosokawa Koharu also felt a rare sense of freshness.

But this alone does not directly indicate that Higashino Comics can rise.

After all, potential is potential.

Everything still depends on actual data before we can really draw a conclusion.

Obviously Higashinoji also knew this. He didn't talk about potential without looking at the data. He just smiled and replied, "Let's wait and see tomorrow's data." Then he started to eat with his head down.

He also worked for a day, mainly on the continuous refinement of the original manuscript of "Hansawa Naoki".

Because Higashinoji felt it.

There was hostility from Tomishima Publishing House Osawa Akiyoshi.

If it goes as he expected, this should be the last comic he serialized at Tomishima Publishing House.

Because if Higashino Comics can take off, then Higashino Studio and Tomishima Publishing may begin to compete.

As the actual owner of Higashino Studio, it is impossible for him to continue to be an enemy of Tomishima Publishing House, right?

Therefore, he must portray all the subsequent plots of "Hansawa Naoki" to perfection.

Truly make it Japan’s No. 1 in the world!

Similarly, it is also to realize Hosokawa Koharu’s ideal of becoming a ‘famous editor’.

Thinking of this, Higashinoji also raised his head and asked Hosokawa Koharu: "By the way, Editor Hosokawa, what is the current cumulative sales and average volume sales of "Hansawa Naoki"?"

After hearing this, Hosokawa Koharu immediately became energetic.

If we talk about the Internet, new media, etc., they are Higashino's domain.

Then the cumulative sales volume and average sales volume are within her professional scope.

"As soon as you mentioned this, I actually have good news to tell Mr. Higashino."

Hosokawa Koharu said cheerfully: "Does Mr. Higashino know how many volumes the first edition of "Hansawa Naoki" currently has?"

As she spoke, she gestured with three fingers: "Three million volumes."

The meaning of the first edition is actually very simple, it means 'first edition', which means that the single volume sales of "Hansawa Naoki" directly reached three million volumes.

"This is already the number one record in Japan!"

Hosokawa Koharu said excitedly.

That's right, in Japan in this world, the highest sales record of a single volume of a first edition is only 2.63 million volumes.

The sales volume of Higashinoji's "Naoki Hansawa" has obviously broken this record and directly reached the first place.

Originally, Hosokawa Koharu was going to notify Higashinoji immediately about this news, but at that time Higashinoji was busy catching the mole at the P station, so Hosokawa Koharu did not bother Higashinoji.

Hosokawa Koharu's words also surprised Higashinoji.

He has indeed been busy with Higashino Studio these days, usually just finishing "Naoki Hansawa" and handing it over to Koharu Hosokawa.

As a result, I didn't expect that "Naoki Hansawa" has reached this point.

Three million volumes of first edition.

This is four to five times as much as the mainstay works of ordinary comic magazines.

If one Kuromiya Meisha is used as the unit of measurement.

Then the sales volume of Higashino Tsukasa's "Hansawa Naoki" is the sum of the four or five Kuromiya Meisa's.

"And that's not all." Hosokawa Koharu chuckled twice: "The cumulative sales of "Naoki Hansawa" from the first volume to the present have reached more than 30 million volumes. It is expected to break the annual sales record. "

This laughter sounded a little rude, but it also reflected Hosokawa Koharu's current mood.

I'm in a good mood indeed.

You must know that "Hansawa Naoki" has only been serialized for four or five months, not even half a year.

Hosokawa Koharu could really see the terrifying potential of "Naoki Hansawa" at a glance. Similarly, she also felt that she was getting closer and closer to the title of famous editor.

"Teacher Higashino, it seems that what you said before about being 'number one in Japan' can come true."

Hosokawa Koharu was a little emotional.

When she discovered "Midnight Ring", she only thought that this author could be the mainstay author of Urashima Publishing House.

At that time, she never thought that Toyoshi would be able to reach this point.

She still remembers what Higashino said when he opened "Midnight Ring" and "The Lonely Gourmet".

The goal is to become the number one in Japan!

And now it seems that this goal is really not far away.

Likewise, your own dreams.

She is not far away from becoming Japan's first female celebrity editor.

Thinking of this, Hosokawa Koharu put down his chopsticks and lowered his head: "Thank you, Mr. Higashino."

She was indeed grateful to Higashinoji.

Because thanks to Higashinoji, she can hold her head high even in this publishing company that is full of prejudice against women.

To thank Hosokawa Koharu, Higashinoji also waved his hand: "I also want to thank Editor Hosokawa."

He was also a little sad.

Fortunately, I discovered that the editor of his "Midnight Bell" work was Hosokawa Koharu, who had a low status and had not even been responsible for the work.

Otherwise, his original wild ideas would probably have been rejected by some editors within the industry.

Hosokawa Koharu gave him enough respect and gave him enough creative freedom.

At this point, Higashinoji also wants to thank Hosokawa Koharu.

The two of them are here recalling the bitterness and sweetness, but they still understand what is most important now.

On the one hand, it continues to maintain the serialization quality of "Naoki Hansawa".

On the other hand, we have to wait for the membership registration and contribution data collected by the Dongye Comics Platform tomorrow.

At the same time, the data of Tomishima Publishing’s comic works must be put into the Tono Comics platform as soon as possible.

Data from Tono Studio

What will it look like?

Thanks to Feng Qiyunyong for the reward of 94 braised eggs! Thank you so much!