Chapter 260 Competition

The two have different expressions, and it seems that the relationship is not very good.

In fact, it is common for cartoonists to hate each other. After all, they participated in the same competition, so they are competitors.

"Competition" is a common word that is often mentioned.

The whole society is full of competition, but in this industry of comics, it is extremely cruel.

Take these two people as an example, Luo Zheng won the first place, honors, interviews, commercials, serialization... followed one after another. If they can produce works above the standard, then, although they may not be able to reach the level of Shen Xin or Ye He is at this level, but at least half of his life is fine.

If Luo Zheng was more shrewd and created a long serialization above the waistline, this comic could almost feed him for the rest of his life.

Losers have no such luck. In order to make a living, they had to look for additional jobs before serialization. If they are lucky, they can find a job as an assistant. If they are unlucky, they may be part-time workers in a supermarket or at a meal.

Therefore, the competition among cartoonists may not only mean that you lose and I win, but the greater probability is the difference between fates.

The young man in a purple shirt came to Wang Wenhong's side, barely showing a smile, "Are you Teacher Wang Wenhong?"

"Yes. You know me?"

"My name is Li Jie. I met you at the annual meeting, and also Mr. Shen and Mr. Ye." Li Jie explained.

"Yeah?"

Wang Wenhong was so drunk at the annual meeting that he couldn't remember anything.

Luo Zheng passed by the two, snorted coldly, and continued walking towards the editorial department.

Li Jie glared at Luo Zheng's back, but there was nothing he could do.

From the current stage, he is indeed not as promising as Luo Zheng.

"You want to give me the manuscript?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"Yes. Yes." Li Jie quickly handed the envelope to Wang Wenhong.

"This is not a place to talk, let's talk in the room first?" Wang Wenhong held the envelope, which was about fifty pages thick and should be a short story.

Li Jie nodded quickly.

In order to be quiet, Wang Wenhong deliberately found a corner seat, and then took out the manuscript inside.

This is a sci-fi comic called "The Value of Time".

The story is set in a different world, where people can extract the remaining time of a person and increase the lifespan of others through oral or injection.

However, human life is unique, and no one will allow others to propose their own life, except for one kind of person—slave.

As a result, wars broke out between countries because of this shortage of "resources".

The defeated party becomes a slave. The winning party will extract the slave's life, put it into a special container, and sell it to the public.

At the beginning, everyone can accept this scarce product. However, as time goes by, the disadvantages of this product will appear.

Even if it is placed in a special container, time will gradually disappear, that is to say, the value of the commodity called "time" will always decrease.

The value of the commodity decreased, and the price should have fallen, but the reduction in the number of slaves increased the value of the commodity.

In this twisted relationship, the value of time,

It also gradually became less stable...

It was the first time for Wang Wenhong to see this kind of story background, so he read it twice more before he reluctantly let it go.

"How is it, Teacher Wang?" Li Jie asked quickly.

"Very good setting." Wang Wenhong said without much thought.

"What about the story? And storyboards, rhythm... what about these?" Li Jie asked.

Wang Wenhong was a little surprised. For newcomers, only one bright spot in their short works is enough.

It's not that Wang Wenhong underestimated them, but that when newcomers create works, they are easy to be self-satisfied. The cartoons they draw think they are perfect, but in fact they are quite mediocre.

"Let's put it this way? If I were your editor, I wouldn't let this comic go through."

"Why?" Li Jie asked hastily.

"One word, chaos. This kind of chaos is not only chaotic in the storyboard, but also in the structure of the story. There are too many narrations in the front, and after the main character appears on the scene, you speed up the plot. Therefore, it seems to be top-heavy. You have written a composition Bar?"

"En." Li Jie nodded.

"Whether an essay is attractive or not, the beginning is very important. It starts with a large paragraph of parallel sentences, then the content is meaningful, and the ending is concise and meaningful. It is estimated that the teacher will not be able to control the composition and give high marks. By the way, the cleanliness of the picture is also very important. In contrast, your comics have too many narratives, and few readers will sort out the relationship as carefully as I do, and the picture is also very messy. In short, the creativity is really good , but the way it’s handled doesn’t work.”

Hearing Wang Wenhong's words, Li Jie scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Why, don't you believe me?" Wang Wenhong asked back.

"Of course not." Li Jie waved his hands again and again, "At the annual meeting, I met Teacher Ye, and he also gave a simple evaluation of my work... Maybe that's not called evaluation. At the annual meeting, I just I know that editors are more lenient than authors in their grasp of works. I... Teacher Wang, can you let Teacher Shen read this cartoon?"

Just kidding, how can Shen Xin have time to read newcomers' comics now?

Wang Wenhong almost blurted out.

"Your level is just like that... You thought you won an excellent award, so you turned your nose up, and you wanted to teach me the experience of drawing manga... I'm sorry, your experience is old-fashioned and useless at all. I'm really sorry I don't like it."

A voice suddenly came from behind Wang Wenhong's ear.

Wang Wenhong turned his head and looked at the speaker. It was Luo Zheng who was holding cheap sunglasses in one hand and five golden rings of unknown metal in the other.

"I'm sorry." Xu Yang clasped his hands together, apologized quickly, and then pulled Luo Zheng to the round table on one side.

Li Jie held the envelope tightly with both hands, his face flushed.

Wang Wenhong scratched his head. He didn't want to be troublesome at first, but now he just drove Li Jie away, which didn't seem too good.

"Li Jie, right?"

"En." Li Jie nodded quickly.

"The situation is like this. Teacher Shen has one less assistant now, so the recent work tasks are relatively heavy. I can't guarantee that he will be willing to see you. Wait for my call at six or seven o'clock in the evening. If Teacher Shen has time , I will contact you again."

"Really?" Li Jie regained his energy immediately, and the complexion on his face obviously improved a lot.

Seeing Li Jie's excited expression, Wang Wenhong also felt a little embarrassed. If Shen Xin didn't have time, he didn't know how to comfort Li Jie.

After sending Li Jie away, Wang Wenhong called Shen Xin and explained the reason.

Li Jie?

Shen Xin raised her head and thought for a while, she is indeed a very interesting young man. Although he is a bit arrogant, he has a good heart.

"Well, let him come over? But, you'd better tell him, don't expect me to give you useful advice." Shen Xin did not forget to remind him at the end.