Tokyo Video Game Tycoon

Sansuke Tsuchiya has been in a low mood recently.

The main reason is that his latest comic score is as bad as ever.

Once, he was also a well-known cartoonist who received a lot of attention.

But now he is often subjected to unwarranted abuse.

‘Your cartoon sucks, please stop drawing it. '

'I don't want to read your comics again! '

...

Here's a recent reader letter he's received.

Most of them are all kinds of abuse, and only a few of them can encourage themselves in a calm tone.

Originally, the editor didn't want to give these to him, but he insisted on taking them back.

Every time he reads a letter from a reader, his heart hurts.

And this will indirectly affect his subsequent state when drawing comics.

"Am I, really not suitable for drawing manga?"

Tsuchiya looked blankly at the neat comic books on his bookshelf, not knowing what to say for a moment.

A set of hardcover comics in the most prominent position on the bookshelf is the work that once made him famous, and it is also the thing he is most proud of.

That was the starting point of his journey to glory.

Now it seems that... it has also become the end.

Now his life has gradually become difficult.

He may not have spent as much money as other cartoonists, leading to bankruptcy and debt.

However, once he became famous, his mentality changed. The consumption level is far beyond what he can bear at present, and even now this mentality has not changed.

And his savings are running out.

Now he can only rely on the little income from the serialization and the foundation of his once famous reputation.

But to continue like this, either change the concept of consumption, or create explosive comics again.

There is no other way out.

However, both are difficult to achieve in a short period of time.

It's really painful.

The phone rang at this moment, and he picked it up weakly.

"Moshi moshi."

"Ah, it's Editor Ikeda."

"Huh? Someone wants to hire me to paint some pictures? Including formula books?"

"A monthly salary of 500,000?"

"I... I... I took it!"

Tsuchiya's face flushed a little.

That's a shame.

He used to be proud to say that he could earn a lot of money without having to work for others.

But now, he seems to be breaking his promise.

However, the salary is really attractive.

With this money, he can at least get out of the current predicament.

It's just that he is still a little unwilling, and he still wants to gain readers' recognition through comics again.

Forget it, let's feed yourself first.

"I'll be there right away!"

Sansuke Tsuchiya hung up the phone hastily, and then arranged his clothes urgently.

He hasn't stepped out of the house for half a year.

What is usually lacking is basically done by the editor. This is the first time he has walked out of the room in half a year.

Facing the glare of the sun, he wore a slightly wrinkled cotton coat and took a taxi directly to the location of the magazine.

On the side of the magazine office, Zhu Youxing had already arrived here ahead of time and was looking around.

Zhu Youxing was a programmer in his previous life, so he naturally didn't have the opportunity to come into contact with the environment of a comic magazine.

But he has been very interested in comics since he was a child, and he once dreamed of saving some money to visit the holy land in Japan.

However, the life of 996 left him almost no time to do such unnecessary things.

But I didn't expect that this shelving would be put on hold until Hiccup traveled to Japan.

It was his first time entering the manga magazine, so he was full of curiosity.

While Zhu Youxing was looking at the magazine, Ikeda Daigo was also observing Zhu Youxing.

Very young, younger than I imagined, in his early twenties at most, with a vague smile that looks very friendly and confident.

It is hard to imagine that such a young man has already started his own company, and is still expanding his territory in a new field.

what do you say that is? Oh yes, video games.

As expected, he is the child of Masako-sensei.

"Zhuyou-jun, can I take a look at the specific cooperation content first?"

Zhu Youxing turned around, and then pulled out the notebook he had brought with him.

"Of course, this is some setting planning I made. My suggestion is to draw according to the above description."

The book is very thick, with more than a hundred pages. Of course, the content inside cannot be handwritten, but printed out.

Ikeda Daigo took it with both hands solemnly, and then stood on the spot and carefully looked through it.

Most of the thematic content in these more than one hundred pages can be regarded as a derivative introduction of the game.

For example, the introduction of weapons and equipment, the introduction of the world view, the introduction of important characters, and the overall story line of the entire game, which also interspersed with a general introduction of some key story nodes, emphasizing the importance of these nodes.

In Zhu Youxing's view, this is the basic operation of a game set.

But in Daigo Ikeda's view, this is not a game formula book or a set of settings.

This thing is an outline most suitable for comics!

The previous weapon and equipment settings can be ignored, and the following story line and key node marks are like treasures in his eyes.

The battle between the brave and the dragon, and the rescue of the princess, among which various climaxes and ups and downs of the storyline nodes are introduced in great detail.

It can be said that if you find an experienced cartoonist with this thing, you can directly draw a high-quality cartoon.

This is not an exaggeration.

Sometimes, comics also have routines and assembly lines.

It's just that the previous routines have been used too much, and it's almost tiresome to watch.

But this set of Dragon Quest storylines is extremely novel in this era.

At least he hasn't seen many stories about brave men fighting dragons.

In this world, no one seems to have pioneered the brave.

"Zhuyou-kun, this is the game's formula book? Oh, not a set?"

Ikeda Daigo looked at Zhuyou Xing uncertainly.

Zhu Youxing nodded: "Yes, is there something wrong?"

"Does a video game need such a complicated setting? This has surpassed the general setting of the world view of comics."

"Uh... I'm a layman when it comes to comics, but this is indeed the setting of the game I planned, and this can only be regarded as the tip of the iceberg."

Zhu Youxing just sketched out the world view of Dragon Quest roughly according to his own memory, and then wrote down all the things he could remember as much as possible.

Anyway, it's just a matter of typing a few words on the keyboard, and it doesn't take much effort. This is much simpler than typing codes.

And this is only a small part of the world view of Dragon Quest. There are at most two or three storylines. There are more than ten types of Dragon Quest including derivative works, although the main line itself is similar.

"Then, what about your game, what do you mean it's a story that can be played?"

"That's right, if manga and animation are fantasy stories that can be read, then this is a story that can be played, and you can play a role and become a part of the story."

Suddenly, Daigo Ikeda felt very interested in video games.

So where can I play it?

Oh yes, Mr. Zhuyou gave himself an address before, and he will check it out after get off work.

As for now, he really wanted to see Mr. Tsuchiya immediately.

Because he feels that Teacher Tugu's second spring is coming!