Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 422 Higashinoji can’t run around (4100 words)

If Konoe Ryoka was proposed to by Higashinoji when she was well prepared, then she probably wouldn't be at a loss.

but.

Higashinoji attacked her suddenly this time and didn't give her any time to prepare.

This of course made her so confused that she picked up the portable schoolbag next to her and ran home immediately.

Until she was twisting around on the bed holding the pillow, her face was still red.

Especially when I think of ‘college marriage’ that Higashinoji repeated twice just now.

She couldn't help but tuck her face into the quilt.

no way.

This face is really too hot.

Higashinoji on the other side also shook his head.

Good guy.

Is this running too fast?

Logically speaking, sports should be Konoe Ryoka's weakness.

But judging from the speed just now, Higashino estimated that the entire process from sitting up, picking up her schoolbag, to pushing the door open and running out would never take more than three seconds.

It was so fast that even Touyesi was amazed.

The so-called I was extremely angry for a whole day - Tonoji thought it was a joke at the time.

But now look at Konoe Ryoka.

Higashikata couldn't help but nodded.

Sure enough, the netizens did not deceive me.

But Higashinoji also knows Konoe Ryoka very well.

Konoe Ryoka has always been soft-hearted and cannot withstand a sudden attack. For her, she must be prepared to be beaten.

Grind slowly.

One day she will agree.

As for why there was a sudden attack just now.

"Hey Lianghua is really beautiful."

Recalling the sudden flush of red on Konoe Ryoka's porcelain face just now, even Higashinoji laughed twice.

Well, you should tease Lianghua from time to time.

At least she needs to practice her face.

Thinking of this, Higashinoji also took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Konoe Ryoka.

It probably means that he was not joking just now, he was serious.

only.

He just sent it here.

I heard Konoe Ryoka's "woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo [singinging" from the other side of the partition wall.

"good!"

It's almost enough to tease Konoe Ryoka.

Higashino stood up and began to think about recent events in "Spirited Away".

It has officially been three or four months since the production of "Spirited Away" began.

In the past three or four months, the production of "Spirited Away" can be said to have made great progress. More than half an hour of pre-storyboarding has been produced, and the background music, theme song, and soundtrack have all been completed. , Yano Ryuichi has already planned to choose a voice actor.

If production continues at this rate, the finished film will be available next year at the latest.

This speed is really fast.

Even Higashino Tsukasa, the main planner of the "Spirited Away" animated film, didn't expect it to be produced so quickly.

You must know that "Spirited Away" was not so fast in its previous life under the leadership of Hayao Miyazaki.

Higashino clearly remembers that the production process of "Spirited Away" took only five minutes in a month at the studio under Hayao Miyazaki in his previous life.

It took a full year and a half to two years to finally get "Spirited Away" out.

And their Higashino Studio

This is too fast.

Therefore, Tonoji was also a little worried about whether the production would be too hasty if it was produced too quickly.

But after thinking about it, Higashinoji realized that this was actually quite reasonable.

After all, he saved a lot of time on "Spirited Away" produced by Higashino Studio.

For example, Higashinoji was able to handle the script writing of "Spirited Away". At the same time, the soundtrack and theme song were all ready-made in previous lives.

It saves time on script writing, and also saves time on soundtracks and theme songs, which naturally frees up a lot of time to meticulously polish the original paintings.

After all, designing scripts and music production are very time-consuming.

"Production should be no problem."

Higashinoji went through the original painting of "Spirited Away" that Yano Ryuichi asked him to see today several times in his mind, and couldn't help but nodded.

So now let’s continue working at this pace.

As for other production issues.

Then you need to be flexible.

Higashinoji now wants to focus entirely on the production of "Spirited Away".

That is when Higashinoji had already decided.

The cell phone placed on the other side suddenly rang.

In Japan in 2005, mobile phone ringtones could still be set at will.

But Higashinoji was already used to the few ringtones that came with the mobile phone system, so he didn't set them up much.

only.

"Call me at this time."

Tonoji glanced at the contacts on the phone screen.

Then he couldn't help showing a slightly surprised expression.

Because on the screen of his mobile phone, he clearly saw a name that surprised him - Daze.

This ‘Osawa’ is none other than the president of Tomishima Publishing House, Akiyoshi Osawa.

Higashinoji once exchanged private numbers with Osawa Akiyoshi.

But like this, the other party took the initiative to call me and tell me honestly, this was really the first time.

Higashikata didn't think much and answered the call.

After all, the other party is also a leader in the Japanese publishing industry.

Of course he doesn't like to keep the other party waiting too long.

"Hello? President Osawa? What can I do?"

Higashino goes straight to the topic.

"There is indeed something I want to discuss with Mr. Higashino. I don't know if Mr. Higashino is free tonight. I want to talk to you in person."

"." Higashinoji.

Want to talk to him about something?

Higashinoji couldn't figure out what Osawa Akiyoshi was thinking for the time being, but since the other party invited him like this, he certainly didn't hesitate: "I understand, I'm free tonight, see you then."

He exchanged greetings with Osawa Akichi for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

At the same time, I was also thinking about what the other party wanted to do when he suddenly called me.

He thought for a while, then finally shook his head and decided to give up thinking for the time being.

There are so many possibilities.

The other party may want to talk to him about Hosokawa Koharu.

Or maybe I want to ask myself about comics.

Or maybe it’s about Higashino’s webcomic.

Among them, Higashino Tsukasa is actually the most focused on Higashino's webcomics.

After all, the emerging media of the Internet has gradually demonstrated its strength.

The pixiv website is now a famous illustration website in Japan.

The Higashino webcomic that complements it is actually similar.

With the further popularization of computers, the simple and easy-to-understand mechanism of Higashino Webcomics' "turn on the computer and read the comics" has also become familiar to many people.

Because it's so convenient.

Online comics are different from physical comics.

It can directly read the latest chapter of the comic without interruption.

It's not like a physical comic book. One second you saw Chapter 197, and the next second you want to read Chapter 198, and then you have to dig out the comic book. There is also the inconvenience of losing or forgetting where you put it. .

This is definitely not as good as reading online comics.

Of course, there are pros and cons.

There are also people who like the feeling of turning the pages of physical comics, which cannot be replaced by online comics.

But overall.

The recent development trend of Higashino web comics is actually very gratifying - registered users have reached 780,000, including 530,000 paid members.

This is undoubtedly a huge number.

And this number naturally spawned a group of online comic followers.

However, since most of these websites do not comply with legal regulations...for example, some private websites directly and secretly pirated "Hansawa Naoki", which seriously affected the rights and interests of Tono Studio.

Naturally, Higashinoji didn't show any mercy and cut it off directly.

Therefore, the only website that has truly formed a system of online comics and has stable and excellent comic resources is Higashino Online Comics.

Even Tomishima Publishing House, a long-established publishing house, does not have such a systematic website.

This is what Higashinoji said before, tricking Tomishima Publishing House into working as a wage earner.

only.

"This wage earner's reaction speed seems a bit fast."

Tonoji put down his phone and took another sip of water.

Originally, he thought that relying on his foresight, he would enter the market first and win the big prize, and then wait until Tomishima Publishing House and Iwazhu Publishing House came in to give them a share of the pie.

But now it seems.

"As expected of the president of Tomishima Publishing House."

Higashiye's online comics had only been developing steadily for less than half a year, and he was already keenly aware of it.

This opponent is indeed very skilled.

But to be honest.

Higashinoji is actually not afraid.

The system of Higashino's online comics is actually quite mature.

Even if Tomishima Press wants to get rid of the problem at this time, it is too late.

With the help of Hosokawa Koharu, there are also a group of web comic authors on Higashino Web Comics. Their drawing standards are not low at all.

And with the steady development in the past few months, they also have a fan base.

Among them, "The Grudge" by Arisa Nakano is the first.

Therefore, even if we leave the comic support of Tomishima Publishing House, it won’t be a big problem.

The worst-case scenario is not to publish their comics, but to put Higashino Comics' works instead.

"And it's actually too late to think about entering the market at this time. The preconceived impression has already been formed."

Tonoji smiled and shook his head.

Just like when people in the past life talked about instant messaging tools, people in China would think of QQ and WeChat.

Nowadays, whenever we talk about ‘online comics’, the first thing that comes to mind is Higashino Comics produced by Higashino Studio, not Tomishima Publishing House.

This is human nature.

Everyone only remembers the first person to eat crabs, just like most people only know that the highest peak in the world is Mount Everest rather than the second highest peak in the world, K2.

But having said that.

Higashinoji still planned to make good preparations, and he couldn't lose etiquette before meeting him.

This is not good.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Higashinoji entered a high-end restaurant called "Inoue Town" and successfully met Osawa Aikichi who was sitting next to the bar.

This can be regarded as a restaurant combined with performance.

Guests can sit next to the bar and watch how the chef prepares the dishes. Generally speaking, video recording is also allowed.

"Teacher Higashino, please sit down."

Osawa Akiyoshi always looks kind and cheerful.

He stood up and made way for his seat, stretched out his hand, and motioned for Tonoji to sit down.

Although this action seemed ordinary, it still made Higashino feel quite comfortable.

After all, when everyone comes out to meet each other, they must hope that the other person will take them seriously.

"President Osawa, what can I do?"

Higashino Si sat down and looked at the chef who was waving a small shovel on the shiny iron plate.

The high-grade Wagyu beef next to the small shovel is sizzling with light butter stains, and the meat is fragrant. Coupled with the rich butter aroma, it is really not bad.

But Higashinoji had just eaten something Chihaya Higashino cooked, so he wasn't particularly hungry.

Therefore, he only glanced twice and looked away.

"Don't be anxious. It's actually a private matter that I'm looking for Mr. Dongye."

Osawa Aikichi has a good ability to observe people's emotions. He ordered a glass of juice for Higashinoji and took a sip of sake himself.

Is this the plan to be polite first and then attack with force?

Tonoji took a sip of juice and was ready to argue with him about Tono's comics.

But he hadn't finished thinking about it yet.

On the other side, Osawa Akiyoshi already smiled and said: "I actually want to ask Mr. Higashino why he doesn't continue to serialize comics under our publishing house. Are you not satisfied with the conditions we offered?"

Um?

Saying these words made Higashino raise his chin.

Didn’t the other party come here for Higashino’s webcomics?

He was confused, but quickly answered: "It's not that I'm dissatisfied with your company's conditions, but I really can't free my hands recently. I'm sorry that President Osawa misunderstood me."

"Yeah?"

A smile appeared on Osawa Aikichi's thin face: "Then I'll be relieved."

After saying this, Osawa Akiyoshi did not continue to speak. He just moved the knife and fork and took the high-grade Wagyu beef that had been fried in butter and overflowing with juice into his mouth.

He ate very quickly, finishing off the beef in just a minute or two. After wiping his mouth, he apologized and smiled at Higashino: "Sorry, Mr. Higashino, I had a long meeting tonight and I'm just eating now. excuse me."

"I don't have much of a problem." Higashino waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.

At first, he didn't quite understand the reason why Osawa Akiyoshi called him over. But now he seems to be gradually understanding it.

Osawa Akiyoshi

It seems that he really called me here because of the serialization of his comics.

This made Touyesi a little surprised.

Because in his opinion, there is no need to bother at all. After all, Tomishima Publishing House has a strong family background, so even if he is missing, it won't be a big problem.

There is absolutely no need to waste so much money and energy on him.

"Teacher Higashino may still have some cognitive errors about your own value."

Osawa Aikichi ordered another thick soup with a smile, and then looked back at Higashinoji: "Teacher Higashino, you have set a record that no one has been able to break for a long time. You are now the real number one manga master in Japan. What do you think?" For our publishing house, it’s like a nuclear weapon.”

He paused at this point and did not continue.

But Higashinoji understood.

He is now like a nuclear weapon in the comics industry, and nuclear weapons are nuclear weapons everywhere.

Osawa Akiyoshi came to ask this time, but he actually wanted to ask more than just why Higashinoji stopped serializing comics.

More importantly, I don’t want him to go to other publishing houses.

At that time, Tomishima Publishing House was really in trouble.

Thanks for the reward of fifty-one stones! Thank you so much!