Chapter 202: Negotiation

( ) Although she found a consultant, before she signed a contract with Xie Shiqi, Shen Xin was still worried.

In case of any accident, Xie Shiqi may also give up being a consultant.

It wasn't until Wang Wenhong called and told Shen Xin that he and Xie Shiqi were rushing to the studio that Shen Xin's tense nerves relaxed.

After washing her face and eating something, Shen Xin called Gao Hang again.

Gao Hang told Shen Xin that he would have to wait for a day before he could work in the studio after completing the handover with his new assistant.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Xin came to the workbench.

Since Xie Shiqi is coming, Shen Xin will also start to draw the line draft, but without an assistant, the speed will be slower.

The scenes that appear in the first episode include four scenes: the protagonist's home, school, Zuo Wei's era, and the Go classroom.

But the protagonist’s home and school are not the focus of the story. Zuo Wei lived in the Ming Dynasty, and some materials should be used to draw the scene. As for the Go classroom, if possible, Shen Xin hopes that Xie Shiqi can provide some relevant photos.

For the time being, the factors of the background were put aside for the time being. Holding a pencil, Shen Xin first roughly drew the line draft, and then drew the background carefully.

Although Shen Xin has been practicing Obata Takeshi's painting style after "Y's" stopped updating, however, after actually writing and preparing to draw a line draft, the lines always inadvertently move closer to Gui Zhenghe's painting style.

Although Shen Xin felt a little helpless, the change of painting style always needs a process.

Shen Xin also had a deep understanding of this when she was an Internet author. After a book is finished, even if she rests for a while, her fingers will always type the names of the characters in the previous novel on the keyboard. Not paying attention, causing readers to ask when reading the book, who is this character and why has it never appeared?

At that time, he really felt an indescribable embarrassment.

This should be muscle memory. Although "Y's" is not finished, Shen Xin has been drawing for more than a year and is familiar with the style of painting. Therefore, Shen Xin can only make adjustments while drawing the line draft.

However, Shen Xin is not worried about this situation. In fact, if readers pay attention, unless they are cartoonists with a mature and stable style, the style of a full-length comic will always be slightly different in the early and late stages. , "The Soul of Chess" drawn by Takeshi Obata is like this.

Just drew two pages of line draft,

The doorbell rang.

Shen Xin went downstairs and opened the door, Wang Wenhong and Xie Shiqi stood outside.

Xie Shiqi was dressed in casual clothes yesterday, and the lighting was not good, so she didn't leave a deep impression on people, but she just thought the voice was better.

Today, Xie Shiqi changed into a well-fitting dress, which made people's eyes shine.

Her hair is combed into a ponytail, with bangs on her forehead, slender eyebrows, and big eyes. She is wearing a pink coat with a white sweater inside, and holds a white handbag in front of her body.

Although Xie Chengbo said yesterday that she is 22 years old, but just looking at her appearance, she should only be around 20 years old.

"You guys are really early." Shen Xin said with a smile.

"I can't help it. Mr. Shang is pressing very hard. The date of serialization must be confirmed today and tomorrow. The task is very heavy." Wang Wenhong led Xie Shiqi into the room.

Xie Shiqi looked around with surprise on her face.

"I thought cartoonists were poor?"

"It's very poor. I can't afford a house in Hongchuan, so I can only rent it for a while." Shen Xin pointed to the corner of the wall by the window, "You two go over and sit first, and I'll take two bottles of coffee."

"Shouldn't it be ground coffee?" Wang Wenhong asked curiously.

"..." Shen Xin looked at Wang Wenhong dissatisfied, and said after a while, "I didn't buy a coffee machine."

What's more, grinding coffee is not as convenient as taking two cans of coffee directly.

In the corner, there is a small round table with a few chairs around it.

After Xie Shiqi and Wang Wenhong sat down, Shen Xin also took out the coffee and put it in front of them.

"Gao Hang can come over tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and you can help me find another assistant."

"Is one enough?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"About it?" Shen Xin sat down and opened the coffee, "Another assistant of mine will also come to Hongchuan after graduating from university, submitting articles to magazines and studying again and again. Then you can help pay attention, what's the matter?" Competition, don't forget to tell her."

"Understood, but newcomers must be published in "Youth Future", and "Comic Future" has no chance." Wang Wenhong explained.

"Okay. Just worry about it." Shen Xin took a sip of coffee, then looked at Xie Shiqi, "Mr. Xie, shall we also talk about cooperation?"

"En." Xie Shiqi nodded, with a somewhat reserved expression.

"I want to ask... No, Teacher Xie, don't be nervous, we are all good people." Seeing Xie Shiqi keeping her head down, Shen Xin was quite helpless.

"I know, but I rarely go to strange places, so... sorry."

Since it was due to her personality, Shen Xin had no choice.

"I would like to ask Mr. Xie to do a job that is not too difficult, but not too simple. First of all, it must be chess records. I would like to ask Mr. Xie to choose more chess records and choose the one that is most suitable for the plot of the comic. At the same time, because it is a Go comic , Therefore, places related to Go will appear in the book, such as Go salons, chess clubs, dojos, Huaxia Chess Academy... By the way, I heard that there are also national Go competitions. Only by passing the fixed competitions can one become a professional chess player , so I also need photos of the test site."

"So many photos?" Xie Shiqi asked in surprise.

"No way." Shen Xin rubbed her nose, "I also want to draw an excellent Go comic, so I need to cooperate with professional chess players. In addition, in the middle of the story, the protagonist needs to learn chess in a dojo. I hope It can be based on the 'Xie Chengbo Go Dojo'. Therefore, from the inside to the outside, even the bathroom, it is best to have photos of these places."

"Wait...you mean to use the 'Xie Chengbo Go Dojo' as the prototype?" Xie Shiqi stood up in surprise.

"That's right. If it's inconvenient..."

"No, no, no... definitely no problem." Xie Shiqi waved her hands repeatedly.

"However, there are some things that I want to tell you in advance. Although the comic will be based on 'Xie Chengbo's Go Dojo', the name must be changed. Generally speaking, this comic is still a fictional story." Shen Xin explained.

"I can understand, yes." Xie Shiqi nodded repeatedly.

Since she decided to become a professional chess player, she has practiced chess in the "Xie Chengbo Go Dojo" almost, and has a deep affection for the dojo. Shen Xin can use the "Xie Chengbo Go Dojo" as the prototype to create Go comics, and serialize them in "Comic Future", which is equivalent to advertising for the dojo for free.

That is a big magazine with a sales volume of 5 million copies, and the publicity effect is much more useful than special advertising.

Xie Shiqi could still weigh the pros and cons clearly, so after Shen Xin made the request, Xie Shiqi couldn't wait to say it without even waiting for Shen Xin to finish speaking.