Chapter 1208 Passion and Theme

"Is that okay?" Xi Muhan blinked.

"Why not?" Shen Xin asked back, "Xiaohan, ahem, you have to know that when readers read comics, they will automatically substitute for the protagonist. If there is a person who is too powerful in the comics, it is easy to make readers feel frustrated. The point is that the characters based on me appear in "Man·Dao" and have little effect. Let's put it this way, "Man·Dao" seems to be a comic about cartoonists, but it is the same as the existing ones in District 11. Type comics, there is a clear difference."

Xi Muhan swallowed his saliva, and stared at Shen Xin intently, Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong also raised their spirits.

Since the editor has contacted many cartoonists and reviewed many comics, he is very experienced in judging the direction of comics. Sometimes, it will even be of great help to improve the performance of a comic, but innovation is not an editor. It is more time for them to perfect a brain hole, but it is really difficult to "create something out of nothing" and create comics that have never been done before.

"I haven't read those comics, but from what you discussed, they should be comics created by combining love, humor and cartoonists?" Shen Xin asked back.

"That's right." Xi Muhan nodded.

In order to create this type of work, she read many comics of the same type in District 11.

"Man·Tao" in my imagination is a manga of kingly ways." Shen Xin said calmly.

"Royal way?"

Wang Wenhong was taken aback, Yan Fei didn't make a sound, but frowned.

Wang Dao pays attention to hard work, friendship, and victory, but no matter what the theme of Wang Dao comics, there will be another element-blood.

Make readers feel excited after reading it.

Although a cartoonist has a halo, in the final analysis, he can never escape from the "home" attribute. After all, any cartoonist must create cartoons in the studio, and he must stay in the house no matter how bad he is, and the working hours of cartoonists are limited. Very full, apart from eating and sleeping, it is not uncommon for me not to go out for a few weeks.

Just like this, the life of a standard otaku/otaku can still create an atmosphere of royal comics?

No matter what other people thought, Wang Wenhong and Yan Fei didn't really believe it, but Xi Muhan listened with gusto.

She is original, it's true, but her heart is on Shen Xin, and Shen Xin's suggestion must prevail.

"Hold on."

Seeing the reactions of the three people, Shen Xin knew that some things had to be made clear in advance, otherwise, no matter how good Xi Muhan was, he would not be able to create the original work he wanted.

Shen Xin got up, picked up the pad and pen, and opened a note-taking software.

"Whether a manga is kingly or not has nothing to do with the subject matter. To give a simple example, do you think "Soul of Chess" is a manga of kingly way?" Shen Xin wrote the word "Spirit of Chess" on the pad.

"I think so."

Wang Wenhong nodded.

"I think it is indeed the same, but compared with comics such as "," Steel Refining ", or even "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "The Gate of Eternal Life", why does it seem different? Not enough attention." Shen Xin then asked.

"The subject matter...Because Go is a niche subject matter." Yan Fei explained.

"That's right. There is no necessary connection between Wang Dao comics and whether the subject matter is niche or not. In the same way, "Man·Dao" can also be Wang Dao comics."

"However, cartoonists are very nerdy, how can we get them related to hot blood?"

"Brother Wang, you seem unprofessional when you ask this sentence. When you were my editor, did you ever get excited? For example, when you serialized "The Soul of Chess", you competed with "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting Abyss". Yes, when you were serializing "Smelting Steel", you competed with "Age of the Gods" for popularity, how did you feel at those times?" Shen Xin asked.

"Ah—competition!" Wang Wenhong clapped his hands,

"I see, it's a competition to tell the difference." In Xiangbei, there are winners and losers. Similarly, other kingly manga, as long as there is a competition, it will definitely attract people's attention. Four-wheel drive, cooking, or Go, as long as there is competition, there will be various plots, such as turning defeat into victory, defeating the next... These can whet the appetite of readers."

Wang Wenhong remembered that that kind of joy was really no less than the 90th minute lore in a football match.

"Yes, it's competition." Shen Xin nodded heavily.

I have to say that Oba Thrush is really a genius in terms of creation.

With "DN" emerging, only 12 volumes of manga sold 20 to 30 million copies, becoming the ceiling of evil manga. "Dream Eater" is based on manga artists, but Ohba Tsugumi took a different approach, not based on funny or Love is the main theme, and it is not a traditional lecturing comic, but by establishing a strong enemy, it sets the tone for the whole story.

The new wife Eiji is the highest in Majo, just like Toya Ryo is to Shindo Hikari, shining like twin stars.

Therefore, from the perspective of competition, DN also has some elements of Wang Dao comics.

Shen Xin remembers that when he first heard about the manga "Dream Eater", he thought it was a fantasy fighting manga, because at that time there was a manga called "Soul Eater" and another manga called "Dream Eater Mary". I didn't care much, and when I learned that it was about a cartoonist's story, I was even less interested.

With cartoonists as the theme? How wonderful can it be?

In the end, there are two reasons why he decided to read this manga. First, the artist of this manga is Takeshi Obata. Second, the original work of this manga is called Oba Tsugumi.

It was because of his trust in these two cartoonists that he opened the comics of "Dream Eater", and as a result, verified the "True Fragrance" theorem again - before that, he never thought that he would read a book all night Comics related to cartoonists.

The Dream Eater does exactly that.

In fact, Shen Xin has always believed that this manga is an underrated manga, and its quality is better than its performance, even though the average volume of "Dream Eater" is close to one million copies.

Shen Xin was writing furiously on the pad, and the three of them surrounded Shen Xin, nodding non-stop.

"There is also the content involved... Regarding this point, I would like to briefly say that when you write the script, you must show the plot of the comics created by the cartoonist. This is the key point, not a simple ranking. For example, I When drawing Soul of Chess, chess player Xie Shiqi was invited as a consultant. When you created Ding Shi, you often went to the classroom where you taught cooking. These experiences are what Man·Dao wants to express, and can even be said to be the core.

"There is another point that I have always cared about. For example, if you want to describe the efforts of the protagonist, you must constantly think of new names for the protagonist. A name is an outline. You also have to think of different plots for different cartoonists. These are also outlines. There are at least 30 outlines for the whole book. Therefore, this comic also needs to examine the original creative ability. Please be sure to work hard, this comic is not so easy to create."

Shen Xin saw that Xi Muhan's expression was getting more and more serious, so she patted her hand lightly, "Don't worry, I will join in when the painting is finished. We want to polish a classic. It is enough to compete with other popular comics. Brother Wang, sister Yan, this time please."

Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong looked solemn and nodded heavily, while Xi Muhan put the other hand on the back of his hand, "Brother, as long as I have you, I'm not afraid of anything. This time, it's the same."

"That's good. We have plenty of time, so don't be nervous. I believe that as long as we work together, there should be no problem." Seeing that Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong also nodded heavily, Shen Xin breathed a sigh of relief. "Next, the script needs to be revised, please both of you."