Chapter 1151 Illustrations and Comics

This conversation with Qiu Qian gave Wei Mao a clearer understanding of his situation.

In short, there will be very few people who can help him, or even discuss the issue.

Wei Mao sat on a chair, raised his head, and looked at the ceiling, but his mind was spinning fast.

He currently has only two options.

One, pretend you don't know anything.

But thinking of so much money being taken away by Fan Yinmo, Wei Mao's heart felt a little uneasy.

It's not that he doesn't want to pay part of the money to Fan Yinmo. After all, Fan Yinmo has spent too much energy for him and "Full House", but the problem is that Fan Yinmo took too much money.

The second is to be frank and open with Fan Yinmo and speak out your thoughts.

In any case, this is a choice that is friendly to both parties.

Of course, if he really chooses to be honest, he must be prepared.

The two sides can sit down and negotiate quietly. The best ending is that Wei Mao raises the price, and he continues to serialize.

Otherwise, it's another extreme, the two sides have a stalemate, and "Full House" is over.

This requires him to pay more attention when creating the name, a story can develop in two directions, it can continue to be serialized, and it can also end the story.

If he wants to do this, he needs to plan carefully.

And if there is really no agreement, he has to think of a new name and serialize it on other platforms.

After sorting out the relationship, Wei Mao took a deep breath, but he didn't dare to relax at all.

The game with Fan Yinmo has only just begun.

As for how to find the bifurcation point between the serialization and the end of the manga, Wei Mao vaguely remembered that "Y's" seemed to have a similar plot. At that time, he also thought that "Y's" was about to end, but the story was only half told.

It seems that I really have to watch "Y's" again.

After thinking about it, Wei Mao found the Duoman.com app.

At that time, he followed the trend and subscribed to this comic. Now it seems that he is really wise.

Wei Mao cheered up and began to read "Y's".

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"; DUNK" is still the most popular comic in China. After the release of the 28th volume of the booklet, the sales volume exceeded one million copies in a single week, far surpassing other domestic comics.

Shen Xin's daily work is also very monotonous. Drawing comics is what he spends the most time on. In addition, the news that Ye Hexu has a child also makes Shen Xin understand that he can't procrastinate like this.

Therefore, if there is nothing else, he will choose to rest after the daily work is completed.

Xi Muhan is no longer as anxious as before. Although he thinks about his name every day, his mentality is still very good. According to Yan Fei, the name of Xi Muhan's latest manga has already been recreated, and it is estimated that he will be shown after the first three chapters are all drawn.

This idea is actually not bad.

Chapter 1 is indeed possible, to judge the potential of a novel, after all, there are three golden chapters on the Internet, let alone comics. But if there are three chapter names, it will be easier for Shen Xin to grasp the whole manga.

If the name Xi Muhan brings is of good quality, even if there are some small flaws, they can be used after discussion, otherwise, he can only make major changes.

At this time, a guest suddenly came to the studio, and this guest was also unexpected by Shen Xin - Lu Yingxue.

Since Lu Yingxue didn't have an appointment, Charlotte led her here.

Considering that another's name has not been made public, it is inconvenient for Shen Xin to talk too much with Charlotte. After sending Lu Yingxue to the studio, Charlotte left in a hurry.

In her words, magi is currently short of manpower, and she has to go back to help.

As for what magi is busy with, it is not difficult for Shen Xin to guess, the production of "Steins;Gate 0" must be indispensable, and then there is a mobile game commissioned by Zhenyu Technology.

As a game company, magi must have experience in making mobile games.

On the earth, not only Chinese game companies are good at making mobile games, but also some big game companies in District 11, such as SE, hold various well-known IPs in their hands, but are keen to make fried rice. At the same time, it is also a big mobile game company.

With the development of games, it is foreseeable that mobile games will become more and more important to game companies.

As for Lu Yingxue, of course she didn't visit Magi for no reason.

Shen Xin was only in charge of the vertical painting of "Stones;Gate 0", and other people were in charge of the original painting. As an experienced game producer, Lu Yingxue must understand how important the game screen is to galgame.

In fact, Magi had contacted Lu Yingxue before the end of "The Devil's Tutor", and after the comic ended, Lu Yingxue also officially gave a positive answer.

After a two-week break, he joined the production of Steins;Gate 0.

Since "Steins;Gate 0" requires too many game original paintings, Lu Yingxue is more of a painting supervisor, checking the overall quality of the original manuscripts, and suggesting revisions, and in some key places, he will personally draw " Steins;Gate 0" color painting.

Visited magi, submitted a drawing, and he made a request to meet Shen Xin.

After Ji Yinxuan contacted Shen Xin, she asked Charlotte to send Lu Yingxue to Shen Xin's upstairs studio.

"Mr. Shen, long time no see." Lu Yingxue said this from the bottom of her heart when she saw Shen Xin.

The only time the two have a chance to meet is the annual meeting of "Comic Future", but every time Shen Xin is surrounded by many people, even if Lu Yingxue has a chance to talk, the time is only about 5 minutes. It was convenient for me to make a special trip to the studio to visit Shen Xin.

"It's really been a long time. Recently...in fact, I've been busy all the time. I don't even have time to meet other cartoonists..." Shen Xin sighed and led Lu Yingxue to the rest area of ​​the studio.

Xi Muhan brought everyone a bottle of soda water, and sat next to Shen Xin.

Lu Yingxue was like a student, she took the soda water without unscrewing it, and put it directly on the coffee table.

He is very famous in the illustration circle, but compared with Shen Xin, he is far behind.

"Mr. Lu, I saw your Weibo post, saying that you will no longer create comics in the future. Are you really letting go? Obviously the grades of "The Devil's Tutor" are not bad." Wang Wenhong said puzzled.

"Forgive me? My heart can't take it." Lu Yingxue quickly waved her hand, "When I didn't draw comics, I always envied cartoonists. As long as they draw good works, there will be discussions, but illustrations are different. It is the illustration I am most proud of, and it can only be discussed in one circle. But after becoming a cartoonist for a few years, I suddenly discovered that cartoonists and illustrators are completely different professions."

"Of course. Illustrations put more emphasis on skills, while comics put more emphasis on storytelling." Wang Wenhong said.

""The Devil's Tutor" has an original work, so I don't feel very strongly about it. It's the deadline that makes me feel pressured."

The other people present immediately showed a clear expression.

Deadline, translated into Chinese, is the deadline.

The contradiction between cartoonists and editors lies in this place.

If the cartoonist can't finish the drawing on time, they have to "open the skylight". This is a very hurtful thing for the magazine, and the magazine must find a cartoon that can replace it.

In order to avoid this situation, the editor will try every means to let the cartoonist complete the original manuscript.

Kazuya Hiamaru in "Dream Eater" often wants to delay the draft, and Koji Yoshida, who is the editor in charge of it, tried every means to get Kazuya Himaru to finish the manuscript before the deadline.

It is said that Hiramaru Kazuya’s prototype is an old thief, both of them are manga geniuses, and their first manga became a hit, both of them married beautiful female manga artists, and more importantly, both of them are masters of dragging manuscripts.

As a responsible editor, unless it is due to force majeure, he will never allow the cartoonist to delay the manuscript, and the cartoonist cannot deliver the manuscript on time due to many reasons such as laziness and physical condition.

In short, the contradiction between the two has always existed.

There is no deadline for general web comics, but "The Demon King's Tutor", as Qingyue's flagship product, will definitely be urged.

Lu Yingxue should have received "love" from the editor.

"Actually, the deadline is not the most difficult thing for me to accept. What I hate the most is the pressure from all sides on cartoonists. And this kind of pressure will exist from the beginning of the serialization until the end of the comic. These pressures are brought by readers. Those who come here, those who have achievements in comics, those who have public opinion, and even readers who discuss the plot, can find bugs from various places. Illustrations don’t have these problems, as long as the quality of the original painting is OK, there won’t be too many criticisms.”

Shen Xin was silent.

Lu Yingxue's complaints are precisely the dilemma that cartoonists must face.

This pressure will always exist from the first chapter to the end. It is a long-lasting pressure that cannot be released. Since a single work is not as long as a comic series, illustrators are indeed much better in this respect.

If Lu Yingxue considers these two aspects, the difference between an illustrator and a cartoonist is really huge.