1983 Past Life Manga King

I don’t know for sure, but even if it was filmed as a bad cartoon right away, there might be no problem selling the character.

However, even if it does, it is quickly forgotten if the manga does not appear. And even more so if it hasn’t been completed.

Damn, I didn’t expect it to end so absurdly.

I feel like my pulse is suddenly gone.

“I’ve made a lot of money so far, so it’s fine, but you started a studio like this, what should I do?”

As Park Sang-sik said,

After starting the studio, the only money that came in was the manuscript fee for the serialization sent from Japan. In fact, even in Japanese manga, it is hard to properly lead the studio with only serialization.

Right now, Samsara is charging 6,000 yen per page.

If it’s ready-made, you can get more than 10,000 yen, but put that aside for now.

Anyway, if you say 6,000 yen per page, you might think that it is roughly 60,000 won in Korean money, but that is the exchange rate at the time I was living. this poem

The exchange rate is completely different.

about 3.5 times.

Probably after the Plaza Accord in 1985, the next year, it started to rise a lot, and after that, it is known that it will increase more than 5 times.

Anyway, now it’s about 21,000 won in Korean money per page.

20 pages per week is 420,000 won, 4 weeks, roughly 1.7 million won a month.

Now, 1.7 million won in 1984 is not a small amount of money.

But now, the operating cost of the firebox is not that high.

The salary of the three fishermen alone is 600,000 won.

The average monthly income for Sung Joon-hee’s salary is between 100,000 and 200,000 won.

In addition, there is not much left if you think about the various expenses from screen tones to various materials to operate the firebox, and food expenses.

If it’s the fishermen’s bonus month, they’ll be in the red

Fortunately, the situation is better because this is Korea, and if it were Japan, the problem could be serious.

This is why there is a saying that Japan is also a place for serialization.

It’s a structure where you barely survive while it’s serialized and then make a profit by selling books.

But for now it’s fine.

In the meantime, the money I received from Jeon Sang-gil’s studio is quite a bit in the bank, and there is a small story fee I get every month as ‘Orion’s Leopard’.

But if this life goes on for a long time, it can only become a problem.

However, it is not possible to reduce the cost of operating the firebox now.

Operating a firebox now is an investment for the future. Because Seon-hee’s future is also at stake.

However, the fishermen’s expressions are dark, probably because they have noticed such a situation.

They wouldn’t want to leave this place as a good employee.

What Park Sang-sik said earlier comes to mind again.

‘Bad things always come together.’

My current situation is no different from the previous one.

Since I started working on comics, things have always flowed smoothly, but for the first time, a crisis-like crisis has come.

In any case, we need to find a way to solve the operating and living expenses right now.

“Hyung, don’t talk useless to my family.”

“Okay.”

“So are you.”

“Yeah.”

“I’ll find a solution, so don’t worry too much.”

Even with my words, the worried expressions of the fishermen do not disappear.

Even in such an atmosphere, in one corner, Seon-hee is still immersed in the manga.

At times like this, I envy such a personality. The power to focus everything on what you are thinking.

But it was then.

drop.

All of a sudden the interior lights went out.

“Oh, it’s a blackout.”

“Candle, take out the candle.”

After a while, the candles are lit in the seat of the firefighters.

I’ve already been through this once before, but it’s really hard to get used to this.

The electricity goes out without any notice.

Still, people in the studio light up the room by quickly lighting a candle without much resistance.

However, it is impossible to paint a picture with only the light of a candle in this darkness.

Everyone stops painting, opens the window, and looks out.

There is darkness all around.

Normally, everyone would have chatted in the candlelight, but as things go awry, everyone is silent, perhaps because of worries.

I need to find a way out of this situation quickly.

*

Even though the Korean comics market is dirty, this is the main place. If we do not establish a foundation here, it is not easy to enter the front yard in Japan.

Of course, if a manga artist serialized in Japan succeeds in a book, all problems will be solved in no time.

However, the atmosphere of Samsara, which is being serialized in Japan, is not very good. In such a situation, I ran into this kind of problem in Korea, my hometown.

For the first time, the Japanese serialization part continued to leave the work to Seon-hee, and he was immersed in his own troubles.

At that time, Park Sang-sik brought new news.

Park Sang-sik was also running around to solve this problem.

“I went to Park Cheol-ho’s studio.”

“Park Cheol-ho?”

“Huh. do you know A person who specializes in sports cartoons such as soccer and boxing.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Of course I know.

As a writer who was active from the 80s to the 90s, as Park Sang-sik said, he is a cartoonist who mainly draws sports cartoons centered on soccer and boxing.

His painting style is a bit rough and simple, so the taste of detail is a bit lacking, but it is perfect for an active story called sports.

As far as I know, I knew that Treasure Castle also serialized soccer cartoons.

“He wants a football story, and he asked if we could do it. Obviously, the reason this floor is narrow is that the story of Mr. Jeon Sang-gil has spread.

It seems that our story is going around a bit.”

“What’s the purpose of a magazine serialization?”

“No, he also makes the studio louder. So, manga for the script was also included, and they asked if they needed a manga from that side.”

“okay?”

“What do you think?”

“How is that yangban?”

I’ve seen a lot of manga, but I don’t know exactly what a manga artist is, so my disposition is important. Because it’s difficult to hit the back of the head like Kang Hyung-seok last time.

“Um, the basics are the ones who keep it. A style that doesn’t say nonsense later like anyone else.”

“Are my terms and conditions okay?”

“I asked about that part in case you didn’t know, but that’s okay. I’m close to Jeon Sang-gil, so I think I heard about it.”

“Well then, it doesn’t matter.”

“Would you like to make a story?”

“Well, you want a soccer cartoon anyway, right?”

“Yeah, what. So, are you going to make a story like a flat-footed striker again this time?”

Park Sang-sik shook his head at the question.

“No, let’s do it in a slightly different style this time.”

“A different style?”

“uh. Something a little more real.”

“real? Is it real?”

“uh. Let’s write a real football story.”

“If it’s a real story, shouldn’t we know a little more about the situation?”

“It should be. It’s a real story.”

But somehow, it’s a familiar story in my head, so it’s not difficult to write.

“When do we start?”

“First, we need to come up with a basic skeleton, so let’s talk about it again tomorrow.”

“Okay. So, let’s start writing this story tomorrow.”

Park Sang-sik’s expression brightened as if he was happy to have a job again.

End

By the way, I decided to make it realistic, but what kind of story should I tell?

It’s like making a long feature film in mind.

First of all, the quantity I want is 10 books, so I plan to go with that.

First, I went to a bookstore and looked for a book about soccer. However, there are not many books on the professional level at this time. Maybe it’s because of the lack of popularity.

I went to the city library and found some books.

You can’t rent one, so I guess I’ll have to stop by every day.

After a day or so in my head, I started making up the story in earnest from the next day.

In that state, I informed Park Sang-sik of the approximate concept.

“Let’s take a high school student as the main character this time.”

“high school student?”

“uh. Now, unlike before, I’m not the type of person who grows up through hardship, but instead, I have to play the protagonist as a genius from the start.”

At my words, Park Sang-sik nodded his head with a curious expression.

“After all, genius is fun.”

“okay. However, I want to make the training method and game management as realistic as possible.”

“If it’s too real, wouldn’t it be flat because the exaggeration of the cartoon is reduced?”

“It can’t be helped. If you decide it feels like the real thing, you have to push it that way.”

“What do you plan to do with the overall content?”

“The story of a football genius moving to Spain with his parents.”

“Spain?”

“Huh. From the story of getting tested for the Spanish youth soccer team.”

Park Sang-sik’s eyes widened at those words.

“I don’t know much about football, but do you know about Spanish football?”

“a little.”

yes it should be After all, through the comics.

It was mostly Japanese soccer cartoons.

“It would be just about the struggle of an Asian boy from a place where the name of the country is unfamiliar.”

“Wow, I don’t know the details, but somehow it feels like a cartoon that feels like Korean patriotism.”

Well, gukbong, it worked even when I was living, but this was a time when patriotism was at its peak.

It’s not a riot if there’s only one national team match.

“First of all, the story is like this. Now we need to prepare a plot to continue the story.”

“okay. I will also prepare the continuity work.”

*

next day,

I followed Park Sang-sik to Park Cheol-ho’s studio.

It’s a Japanese-style room built in a typical detached house, so it’s a bit plain and the size is decent.

The studio family was small, about 10 people, but they are publishing their own scripted comics consistently, and they are said to be serialized in other monthly magazines including Treasure Castle.

Despite the large amount of work, he did not have a separate B team.

I don’t know if it’s because of the unique style of painting like a flying painting or the spirit of the artist.

Anyway, even in my memory, Park Cheol-ho is a cartoonist with strong vitality and has been working as a writer for a long time, as I remember that he was active after 2010.

Now, he is in his late 30s, and his appearance looks black and simple like a farmer in the countryside.

“Come on. Nice to meet you.”

“Good morning.”

He greeted him briefly and started talking right away about the Pasiencia story.

However, his expression changes quickly.

“Real football?”

“Yeah. This time, I worked with a focus on realism. I think it will be as fun as watching real soccer because it focuses on realism.”

But for some reason, Park Cheol-ho’s reaction is not encouraging.

Seeing him tilt his head like that while listening to my explanation.

“Hmm, I like stories like flat-footed strikers.”

He seems to be more interested in the comics he makes because they emphasize the exaggeration unique to comics, such as the flat-footed striker.

“Wouldn’t it be boring if a cartoon was made into a realistic story like that? There are, however, advantages of comics. It is also better to express a dramatic moment, and the reader

You would want that too.”

I understand that feeling. Comics also have their own merits.

“There must be some exaggeration characteristic of both Pasiencia and manga. Of course, alcohol is a sense of presence. Even with the description of the soccer players playing in the field, I work hard…”

“…for now, can I read it and judge it?”

“Ah yes.”

Park Sang-sik answered immediately and handed the storyline to Park Cheol-ho.

We started reading his comics while he read the story. I know Park Chul-ho’s style to some extent, but it’s okay to read it once in a while.

Of course, the fact that he has nothing to do while reading our story also played a part.

Moments later, as he reads the continuity, he immediately raises his head and looks at us.

Of course, I haven’t finished all of Fasiencia’s continuity, but it’s still more than two volumes.

Have you read it all?

or any problem.

A strange sense of alienation is felt on his face.

“Certainly, it’s fun.”

Have fun?

There’s a problem.

“By the way…”