Tokyo life starting with painting

It's not that Higashinoji couldn't see that Hosokawa Koharu was a little reluctant to let him try.

But even after seeing it, Higashinoji had no intention of changing his mind.

After all, "The Lonely Gourmet" can indeed be painted.

So in the end he smiled and agreed to Hosokawa Koharu's request to submit the manuscript within a month, and then turned around and left.

Hosokawa Koharu looked at Higashinoji turning away, then glanced at the manuscript of the second episode of "Midnight Ring" in his hand, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh thinking about what Higashinoji said.

Mr. Higashino not only has to complete the submission task of "Midnight Ring", he even has to draw food comics.

This is how to do ah?

"What's wrong? Editor Hosokawa? How is Mr. Higashino doing?"

Just as she was sighing secretly and having a headache, the voice of Chief Editor Urashima came from next to her.

He still looked very confident, and before Hosokawa Koharu could answer, he had an expression of "I've already guessed it":

"Did Mr. Higashino discover the difficulty of creating alone, so he started asking you for help? Right? I am indeed right, right?"

""Hosokawa Koharu.

Where did Higashino find the difficulties in independent creation? ! He completed the second episode of "The Ring" without an assistant! I even have to draw one more comic strip.

But Editor-in-Chief Urashima didn’t know yet, and he said earnestly: “For an author like Mr. Higashino, Editor Hosokawa, you have to guide him and let him understand that he still has to be down-to-earth, and he can’t just grow wings and fly into the sky. "

"But Mr. Higashino, the editor-in-chief of Urashima, not only completed the second chapter of "Midnight Ring" according to the quality, but even wanted to draw a second serial work in the monthly magazine."

Hosokawa Koharu raised his hand and muttered something in a low voice, his face really full of confusion.

She didn't know how to evaluate Higashinoji's behavior. Anyway, she was very confused and doubtful about life.

On the other side, after hearing the words of Hosokawa Koharu, Editor-in-Chief Urashima's conversation came to an abrupt end in an instant, and was replaced by a face filled with doubt and confusion:

"What is this? It's wrong, it shouldn't be like this."

They both looked at each other with only one thing on their minds.

Is it possible that there are really people in this world who are born with wings and don’t even have to keep their feet on the ground?

Of course, Higashinoji didn't know what Hosokawa Koharu and Editor-in-Chief Urashima were thinking.

In fact, even if he knew it, he would probably just smile happily and get over it.

It's not that he hasn't been down-to-earth, but he has worked hard to learn to draw in his previous life. If he still can't figure out how to draw comics,

Then he, a former professional painter, is too useless.

He said hello to Miss Uzaki downstairs. Just as he was about to leave Urashima Publishing House, he heard a familiar voice behind him thanking him repeatedly:

"Thank you, thank you very much. Then tomorrow I will go to your house to help Mr. Fujimi."

Dongye Si looked around and saw a middle-aged man thanking the male editor in front of him.

The other person's round face was semi-pale and his body was thin.

But even so, Higashinoji could tell who the other party was at a glance.

Isn't this the teacher Tamura who was squeezed out by him?

It seemed that he had found a job as an assistant, and he looked much more relaxed.

"Teacher Higashino?"

When Higashinoji was sizing him up, Tamura also obviously noticed Higashinoji. He said a few words to the editor next to him, and then strode to Higashinoji's side:

"Teacher Higashikata, long time no see."

"Well, long time no see, Mr. Tamura."

The other party was not malicious, but rather very enthusiastic. Naturally, Higashinoji didn't lag behind and said hello with a smile.

It must have been almost a week.

"Teacher Higashino, congratulations on your "Midnight Ring" for getting the second best rating from readers. It's such a good work."

"This result is indeed good, I am indeed very satisfied." Higashino nodded with a smile.

This is what he really thinks. The second best rating among readers is already very good. After all, Urashima Publishing House has already used all the promotional resources for "Between Dolls", and it only narrowly beat him by a dozen votes.

"Haha, Mr. Higashino should be here today to deliver the manuscript of "Midnight Ring", right? I wonder if Mr. Higashino has eaten? I know there is a good izakaya."

This is inviting myself to the dinner party.

Higashikata pondered for a while, then nodded in agreement.

After all, he had squeezed the other party's serialization position, otherwise Tamura would actually still have a few issues under observation. Due to reasons and emotions, Tonoji felt that he could not refuse his request.

"But I'm just sixteen and underage, so I can't drink. Please forgive me, Mr. Tamura."

After arriving at the place and entering the izakaya, Higashinoji gave him a vaccination.

After all, this body is still in the development stage, and he doesn't want to ruin it by eating and drinking too much.

As for whether minors can enter an izakaya?

This isn't much of a problem. In fact, as long as you don't order alcoholic drinks, an izakaya is just an ordinary restaurant, and the owner cannot kick out the customers just because of this.

"Really?" Tamura was surprised. He thought that Higashino just looked young, but his actual age was probably in his twenties.

So when he heard that he was only sixteen years old, Tamura sighed a little:

"Teacher Higashino is really young and promising, but at such a young age, he created the rare work "The Ring"."

He drank a glass of wine, then ordered four skewers of yakitori and some grilled salmon rice balls, and started eating and drinking while chatting with Higashinoji.

Maybe most men are like this, they tend to get heads easily while drinking.

And when it comes to the head, it will vomit bitterness.

Higashinoji also learned about his current family situation from the depressed Tamura in front of him.

His wife divorced him last week and left Tokyo with other men.

Before leaving, his wife took several children with her.

Originally, Tamura tried his best to stop it, and even tried his best to refuse to compromise.

But in the end, he compromised.

The reason is very practical.

He couldn't feed his children.

Keep drinking, keep drinking

Finally check out and go out.

"Higashino-san, in Tokyo, you only have everything if your wallet is bulging. Otherwise, you really have nothing."

Drunk Tamura, breathing heavily, leaned against the still sober Higashinoji. He looked dejected, like a lost loser in life.

"But this is Tokyo. This is life. People, it is up to you to decide how you live in this world."

Tamura looked at the bright Tokyo night view on the street and the crowds of people coming and going, and couldn't help but laugh.

While laughing, he cried at the same time, tears falling from his eyes in despair, and finally he shouted as if he collapsed:

"Why did I draw comics back then?! Why! What! What! Draw such shitty comics?!"

Tamura roared emotionally.

Outside, there are the neon lights of Tokyo, which look lively and bustling.

But Tamura next to Higashinoji is just an outlier. There is no excitement or prosperity around him, only indescribable bitterness as he struggles with the tiredness of living in Tokyo.

After Tamura finished yelling, he leaned against the telephone pole and cried. While crying, he awkwardly tried to block his tears with his hands:

"I'm sorry, Teacher Dongye, I'm sorry, I didn't want to say these words. I just, I just live so hard!"

Maybe he felt sorry for Higashinoji, or maybe he gave up on his previous dream of becoming a comic book author.

He was crying, but as a man in his thirties, his crying did not attract anyone to watch.

Yes, no one paid attention to Tamura, and no one paid attention to Higashinoji.

Because in the eyes of these Tokyoites, there are too many drunk and crazy people - too many to count.

Higashino watched all this, but he did not comfort Tamura, because he knew that poor comfort would only make people feel even more depressed.

So he could only watch all this, pat Tamura's shoulder from time to time, and raise his head from time to time to look at the surrounding scenery.

Tokyo is still as prosperous as ever, but it is incompatible with the decadent Tamura.

Those at the bottom of society mixed in with the crowd, and those in the upper class who come and go

The color contrast between them is so strong, as rich as the most ironic oil painting.

But this is Tokyo

This is Tokyo.

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