Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 397: A brutal encounter with Waterloo (4,000 words)

Higashino Studio does not have a dedicated marketing department like Tomishima Publishing for statistical data.

Therefore, the statistical data of Higashino Studio are basically the data of the department to which it belongs.

Moreover, Higashino Comics has just started to operate on the Internet, so there should be no big problem just with the statistics of Internet data.

At this moment, Hosokawa Koharu is carefully checking various data on Higashino Comics.

"This is..." Looking at the statistics in his hand, Hosokawa Koharu opened his mouth with a somewhat surprised expression.

She couldn't believe it.

This is not because the results are too good to be true.

Rather

"Isn't this overall data too bad?"

Yes.

The statistics of Higashino Manga are really bad.

Yesterday, there were only a hundred or so registered users, and only thirty or forty people were willing to pay to read VIP comics.

If you look at this data on a general website, it would be quite good.

But if it is placed on this website developed by Tono Studio with great effort and effort,

That's a bit too terrible to look at.

Higashino Studio invested a lot of money just to develop this website.

If this growth rate continues, I don’t know how long it will take for pixiv to reach the current level of influence.

The only thing that makes Hosokawa Koharu happy is that the thirty or forty users who are willing to pay to read comics on the website are probably loyal fans of Higashino Tsukasa.

They basically watched "Naoki Hansawa".

And besides that.

There really is nothing to show off.

With thirty or forty paying users, this conversion rate is really horribly low.

Hosokawa Koharu hesitated.

If she were the kind of bad-tempered president, she might point her finger at her as the interim editor and scold her.

Although Higashinoji was not the kind of bad-tempered president, it was a bit unsafe just to show Higashinoji the data.

But it’s impossible not to show it.

Higashinoji has also been paying attention to the operation of Higashino Comics, and he will definitely come over and take the initiative to ask.

Here, Hosokawa Koharu is still hesitating and a little at a loss.

On the other side, Higashinoji had already opened the door and walked in, saying hello: "Editor Hosokawa, I'm here to check the data. How is the operation of Higashino Comics?"

Higashinoji was smiling all over his face.

This makes Hosokawa Koharu want to complain - Mr. Higashino, you are smiling so happily now, but it will be different when you look at the data later.

She reluctantly handed the data sheet to Higashikata and was vaccinated before he started to read it: "Teacher Higashino, the situation is not particularly optimistic."

"fine."

Higashikata waved his hand.

No matter how pessimistic the situation is, he has to face reality. He can't really escape from reality, right?

That's impossible.

He took the form handed over by Hosokawa Koharu and began to scan it.

This is true

Higashinoji only saw half of it before he understood why Hosokawa Koharu said that the situation was not optimistic.

This data is floating. It is more than optimistic.

It can be said to be simply miserable. It really feels like a misfortune.

Even though Touyesi was mentally prepared, he raised his eyebrows and fell into a little silence.

The situation is indeed not very optimistic.

But considering that Higashino Comics has not yet been promoted by P station, this data is still acceptable.

But this also made Toyoshi worried.

Maybe not all experience in previous lives is useful. Even if you do market research and carefully calculate the current computer penetration rate in Japan, you may still fail.

but

Higashikata didn't intend to give up just like that.

He put down the form in his hand and noticed that Hosokawa Koharu looked over at him from time to time, and couldn't help but smile.

This is just the first day of data.

Although this result was indeed not very good, it did not make him frustrated.

Just a website.

This failure can be regarded as accumulating experience for the next success.

In his previous life, Higashinoji often did things that failed. He was let go by his employer, and his tutor scolded him for what he drew.

Therefore, Higashinoji was used to seeing things like this before him.

This is probably the case for people living in the world. They must get used to failure, but getting used to failure is not the reason for failure. Learning from the experience of this failure and laying a solid foundation for next time's success is the true meaning of failure.

On this point, Higashinoji has always been very open-minded and free-spirited.

He still looked at Hosokawa Koharu with a smile and said: "This data is indeed terrible. Let's have a meeting to discuss the future direction of Tono Comics' operations."

Even Hosokawa Koharu was infected by this smile.

At the same time, she was also murmuring in her heart.

‘Teacher Higashikata’s attitude is too good, isn’t it? There is no sense of loss at all. ’

Hosokawa Koharu was a little surprised and followed Higashinoji out for the meeting.

For this meeting, Higashinoji summoned Yano Ryuichi and Seo Daigo.

Mainly, I hope they can provide suggestions on how to make Higashino Comics, which is currently in a bad situation, even better.

But to be honest, the operation system of Higashino Comics was copied by Higashinoji from some popular manga APPs and manga website operation systems in his previous life, and the specific conditions of Japan were also taken into consideration.

Therefore, it is very difficult for Yano Ryuichi and others to propose revisions.

The only way I can think of is to invest in advertising space on the p station to promote this.

This made Higashino also hold his chin and nodded in agreement.

The future system will definitely be much more complete than the current website operation system.

Higashino Comics is already like this, so it’s better to invest in publicity and see the results later, as they say.

You can’t just watch a website that Tono Studio invested heavily in fall down like this, right?

A few people decided on the future of Higashino Comics in just a few words. As a newcomer, Hosokawa Koharu, who was next to him, didn't have any suggestions, but he was still a little surprised.

It’s not just Higashinoji.

Even Seo Daigo and Yano Ryuichi didn't show any signs of panic.

They were still analyzing the problem calmly.

This made Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help but find the two of them after the meeting: "Yano-san, Seo-san, aren't you worried?"

"Worried?" Yano Ryuichi looked at Hosokawa Koharu in confusion.

"I'm just worried about the future operating conditions of Tono Comics."

"Oh, this is what you were talking about."

Yano Ryuichi replied: "Editor-in-Chief Hosokawa, I am not worried, but even worrying about this kind of thing will not have any effect, so I don't show it on my face."

As he said that, he smiled: "Speaking of which, I used to be like you, Editor Hosokawa, and I would panic when something happened."

"before?"

Hosokawa Koharu captured the key words in the other party's words.

"Well, before." Yano Ryuichi said and nodded: "I met Mr. Higashino later. To be honest, I really learned a lot from him."

He was a little emotional.

Higashinoji's optimistic attitude is probably the thing he envies most.

Even when the sales of "The Winner is Right" were not good, Higashinoji could smile and encourage everyone. It would be no problem if he encountered difficulties, and he would actively take measures to solve them.

You must know that Higashinoji is only a high school student.

Every time he saw Higashinoji, Yano Ryuichi felt like, 'Are all high school students like this now? 'a feeling of.

And there is a leader like Higashino who serves as a role model here.

Over time, Yano Ryu developed a mentality of being indifferent to favors and insults.

As for Seo Daigo, he was originally the editor-in-chief of Iwazuki Publishing House, so this little difficulty would not make him look embarrassed.

Hosokawa Koharu listened to their words and found that there was a hint of admiration for Higashinoji in their tone.

This made her choke a little.

It seems that Higashinoji has a lot of fans.

Even Ryuichi Yano feels a bit like a fan.

But she finally understood why the working atmosphere in Dongye Studio was so friendly.

Everyone is convinced of Higashinoji as the leader and has no objections to his decision-making. Of course, it is a good atmosphere to carry Higashino Studio together if there is a failure.

Watch Yano Ryuichi and Seo Daigo return to work.

Hosokawa Koharu took another look at the data on Higashino Comics at hand and felt that Yano Ryuichi and the others were right.

There is no time to lose.

She also has to work hard.

No matter what the final result is.

Higashino Comics is currently in an unstable situation and is about to regroup.

Apart from this annoying matter, Nakano Arisa's training results surprised Chinatsu Yamayama.

After two or three weeks of training, I practiced on nearly a thousand pieces of drawing paper.

Nakano Arisa's skill in using the G pen has been significantly improved, visible to the naked eye.

Whether it's a polyline or a curve, Nakano Arisa can draw it very fluently. He won't want to poke a big hole in the paper with a G pen like before.

Not only that, Arisa Nakano is not only able to use a G pen, but she can even draw the faces of characters perfectly, which she couldn't draw originally.

This speed, and there are no professional teachers around to teach each other step by step.

"Gudu."

Looking at Nakano Arisaki who was still immersed in painting, Yamayama Chinatsu couldn't help but swallow her saliva, and she felt even worse in her heart.

Because Nakano Arisa's talent is really amazing.

Even Chinatsu Yamayama, who was guiding Nakano Arisa from time to time according to Higashinoji's instructions, couldn't help scratching his head.

The inside of the mouth feels more like eating lemon. It feels sour.

Especially when I see her happily looking at me, my 'senior', with special admiration and asking about her shortcomings in her paintings.

Shanxia Qianxia's mood was even more complicated.

Did you draw the above problem?

I can’t even see it anymore, okay?

Although Nakano Arisaki's painting skills have not yet caught up with Yamayama Chinatsu.

But this speed of progress simply made her a little autistic.

This made Chinatsu Yamayama practice painting hard these days, for fear of being caught up by Arisa Nakano.

When Arisa Nakano saw this scene of her practicing hard, she also sighed a little - indeed, she is indeed Mr. Higashino's second disciple. Even though she can draw so well, she is still practicing actively.

As my third direct disciple, I can’t lag behind!

So Nakano Arisaki watched and began to practice doubly.

One is afraid of being overtaken, while the other is a little admired.

Anyway, Shanxia Qianxia has been in such a miserable state these days that she even feels like she wants to vomit when she sees the drawing paper.

She almost cried to Higashinoji - If I do something wrong, you can punish me, but Mr. Higashino, you can't torture me in this way.

This situation made Tonoji a little funny and a little surprised.

He never thought that Nakano Arisa's learning to draw would strengthen Chinatsu Yamayama's basic skills.

But since Shanxia Qianxia has said so.

Naturally, Higashinoji also took a look at Arisaki Nogano’s works.

It's actually pretty good to be honest.

Although it is not comparable to Higashinoji or catching up with Akisa Kuromiya, it is still very good.

At least there shouldn't be much of a problem with ordinary comic strips.

Thinking of this, Tonoji also groaned and gave Nakano Arisa a task: "Nakano, I hope you can freely create a comic work, can you do it?"

"Free creation? Comic works?" Arisa Nakano nodded at Higashinoji's request: "I understand!"

As she spoke, she patted her chest confidently, and her little face puffed up: "Don't worry! Teacher Higashino! I will definitely be able to draw a work that will surprise you."

Arisa Nakano had read a lot of comics, and Higashino Tsukasa's works were naturally among them, so he felt that there would be no big problem in drawing that kind of work.

And if she painted it, she would definitely be able to paint something that would shock countless people!

In addition, she had just improved her painting skills and was currently in the expansion period. She felt that she was invincible. Even Tonoji would be two or three blocks away from her.

Anyway, she is swollen now!

Extremely swollen!

His face was swollen.

Her little expression made Touyesi feel funny when he saw it.

Arisa Nakano clearly regards manga works as general illustration works.

But comics and illustrations are completely different.

It's like writing an article.

It may not be difficult for you to write only one paragraph with gorgeous words and deep feelings.

But it should be like this throughout your article, and it should be clearly argued and have a beginning and an end.

This level of difficulty is completely different.

But since Nakano Arisaki thinks she can do it,

Then Higashinoji can only wait and see.

Maybe the other person can really draw good works?

Similarly, Higashinoji did not continue to ‘torture’ Chinatsu Yamayama, saying that he would be responsible for Nakano Arisa’s next manga works.

After all, Chinatsu Yamayama is just an original animator and doesn't understand comics.

The reason why Higashinoji worked so hard on Nakano Arisaki was because he felt that the other party had the ability to become an excellent manga author.

By then, maybe in addition to him, Higashinoji, Nakano Arisa will also become the mainstay author of Higashino Studio?

No one can explain this clearly.

In this way, Higashino decided what to do next in a few words.

Similarly, he did not forget to pay attention to the situation of Higashino Comics on the other side.

I don’t know if there will be any earth-shaking changes in Higashino Comics after the p station promotion?

Tonoji is quite concerned about this point.