Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 222 The time left for Higashino is running out

Koji Yoshida claimed that he is about to graduate in two years, and his dream is to become the editor of jump.

Yoshida, who studied at Tokyo Gakugei University, is still very likely to become the editor of jump.

Cartoonists are sometimes like students, who need the care and guidance of teachers.

"En." Sasaki still nodded.

As deputy editor-in-chief, future editor-in-chief.What a blessing it is to have subordinates who are passionate about manga editing.

That's how he got there.

Although Yoshida Koji in front of him showed a very excited expression, he still remained calm at this time, which he admired very much.

At this moment, Sasaki suddenly heard Akino Tori ask Koji Yoshida: "Do you like manga very much?"

Yoshida looked at Higashino, and seemed to recognize him for a moment.

Yoshida's fingers trembled slightly, but he remained calm and quickly replied: "I like comics very much, and I also like football and basketball."

The atmosphere suddenly felt like an interview.

"Then if, I said if," Higashino squinted his eyes and asked, "What the manga artist wants to do conflicts with the interests of the editorial department, how would you choose?"

"After all, you who like comics are very likely to be emotional."

Sasaki was very surprised, he didn't expect Higashino to chat with the young man in front of him.

Bird Akino Mirai is not an eventful person.

Yoshida Koji thought for a while, this question is really sharp.

There will be conflicts between the cartoonist and the editorial department, so what should the editor do?
"I will be on the side of running in," he said after a while, "This is the responsibility of the editor, and the first thing I should do is to prevent cartoonists from treating me as an enemy."

"Sometimes, the creative side is very emotional, sensitive and changeable."

"So at that time, I will judge the actual situation for myself."

Judge for yourself?That is to say, it will damage the interests of jump.

Sasaki was beside him, but he spoke the truth.

Yoshida Koji is very courageous.

Sasaki's face was sullen and he didn't speak.

"So one day, if you think it's a problem with Jump's editorial department, will you side with the manga artist?"

This is something that neither Torishima nor Hiko did.

The end of "Dragon Ball" has been delayed again and again because of him.

"That's right," Yoshida Koji nodded, and he smiled, "Of course, I will convince the manga artist first, I think the teachers are very talkative hahaha."

Higashino smiled, "I'm looking forward to seeing you as the editor of Jump."

This guy is kind of funny.

"Yes!" Yoshida said loudly, and then he realized that he was in a public area, looked around carefully, and shrank his head.

"Yoshida-kun," Sasaki said suddenly, "After the manga artist publishes his work in Jump, the manga no longer belongs to him alone. I hope you can remember this."

His tone was cold, with a heavy feeling.

Yoshida Koji grinned and responded in a low voice, "Yes, I understand."

It was only later that he realized that when Sasaki said that, didn't he mean that he was recognized as the editor of Jump?

At this moment, with his excited heart and trembling hands, he really wanted to cheer loudly.

Sasaki thought so.In the field of editing, the most important thing is to communicate with cartoonists, which is also the premise of the work.

With a character like Koji Yoshida, it seems that it is not a problem to become a bridge between the manga artist and the editorial department.

Jump doesn't need editors who stick to the rules. Those who have their own ideas and are creative are the help Sasaki wants.

But after he graduated, Sasaki still had to look at Yoshida Koji.

……

Higashino was about to say goodbye to Koji Yoshida, and his companions were also waiting impatiently.

"Ms. Bird Akino, you are Mr. Bird Akino!"

After the topic was over, Koji Yoshida became excited, stepped forward and pinched the corner of Higashino Hibiki's clothes with an admiring expression.

"It's me, that's right," he seemed to be a different person, Higashino silently shook off his hand, took a step back, and nodded.

"I love Slam Dunk!"

Unexpectedly, Yoshida Koji took another step, he seemed to lose his mind.

This person answered very decently just now, but now he has become a fan of brains.

"It is because of "Slam Dunk" that I like basketball. This comic has brought me a lot of freshness!"

"Calm down first." Higashino coughed lightly.

"Hold... I'm sorry."

Koji Yoshida brushed his hair back, and became sober.

"I've been thinking, if I were your editor on Slam Dunk, how far would I go?"

"In the end, I found that this work is very difficult, the character description is always online, the plot is very reasonable, but it can bring the spirit of youth, hard work, and hard work. It is full of passion and some thinking."

"There are no disadvantages, and the advantages are obvious."

"From another perspective, I like "Slam Dunk" even more, and I also understand how powerful you are, teacher."

Yoshida Koji explained.

"So I'm not a fan of brains."

He nodded.

Higashino sounded the letter, after all what he said was so sincere.

It has nothing to do with his boasting of being so serious.

"What you said makes sense," Higashino said, "I understand you."

Sasaki frowned.

He could not understand, but was greatly shocked.

Koji Yoshida touched his chest and confided, "Actually, it's not just "Slam Dunk", I also like "Soul of Chess". The later plot is very in line with my heart."

"Anyway, I adore Mr. Akino Bird!"

He bowed greatly, so much that when he got up, his hair covered his face.

"Thank you." Higashino said seriously, "I hope to see you again in the future."

"Yes, that's the sentence," Yoshida Koji clapped his hands, and he took out the signature plate, "Please sign me, teacher, and write that I will see you in the future!"

Higashino agreed.

Afterwards, he and Sasaki looked at the back of Yoshida Koji going away, he shrugged and said, "Yoshida-kun is very interesting."

Sasaki agrees.

"However, he is also a problem boy."

The two of them could still hear the joking voices of Yoshida Koji's companions.

"Yoshida, you were too humble just now."

"Also said "I adore Mr. Akino Bird!", hahahaha. "

"Stop talking!"

Higashino and Sasaki smiled, "Youth is still very beautiful."

……

In spring, the cherry blossom season is over.

A man stood at the entrance of the subway, looked at his watch, and waited nervously.

On that day, editor Sasaki found him and said to him: "Tori Akino Mirai-sensei will be serializing soon, I hope you will be his assistant!"

He was so happy that he quit his job at the convenience store and came here right away.

This is Bird Akino's future, and he should be able to learn a lot from him.

When he was 20 years old, he left his hometown and came to Tokyo to work hard, hoping to become a cartoonist. Now he is 30 years old, and this may be his last chance.

"I don't know what kind of person Bird Akino-sensei is?"

It wasn't long before someone found him.

"Hello, is this Mr. Omori?"

The tone is very friendly, and he is respectful, and he seems to be a good person.

It's just that the person in front of him has an unshaven beard and messy hair, and his whole body exudes a "mourning" atmosphere.

Kind of like a bum.

Fortunately, it is noon now. If it was night, he would definitely be questioned by the police.

"Yes!" Omori thought in his heart, but he answered immediately.

"I am Tanaka from Tori Akino Studio," Tanaka summoned up his courage, "Please come with me."

"I'm sorry, Senior Tanaka!"

……

Only using storyboards, after "Millennium Actress" has been serialized, the agreed publication time is July 15.

It is now the middle of May, and there are still two months left, and there is not much time left for Hibiki Higashino.

Higashino Higashino, who only has two assistants, Akemi Akimiya and Tanakai, is undoubtedly very busy.

Sasaki hurriedly found an assistant for him, the Omori Tanaka found.

He wants to draw manga, and it is not good for Akemi Akimiya to meet a strange male assistant, so she can only leave it to Tanaka, who is not sociable.

Higashino Hibiki was actually a little worried, but he is not in good condition now, his cheeks are so thin that he looks like a mummy.

He hasn't rested for a long time.

I usually rely on coffee to cheer me up.

Higashino picked up the coffee wearily, his hand was empty, he shook it, but there was no sound.

This bottle is gone.

The three bottles of coffee placed on the table fell to the ground, making a "clang" sound.

"Ah, no more."

Higashino stood up and staggered towards the refrigerator.

The coffee bottle slipped to the bottom of his feet, and Higashino fell down accidentally, lying on the ground.

Akemi Akimiya glanced at him blankly, then looked away again.

At this moment, the door lock moved, the door opened, and Tanaka and Omori walked in.

"Hey!" Omori looked at Higashino and exclaimed, "He is?"

Tanaka replied flatly: "It's Mr. Akino Tori."

"Why are you so calm!"

"Teacher, nothing will happen to him!"

"I have been looking forward to becoming his assistant for a long time, this is the first time I am so eager, don't let me have any accidents!"

He rushed in front of Higashino Higashi, nervously checked, and in a hurry, he finally thought of something important.

"Quick! Call an ambulance!" Omori urged.

"It's okay," Tanaka waved his hand and returned to his work position, "I've gotten used to it in the past two days."

"How can I get used to this!" Omori was annoyed, he approached Higashino Hibiki, thinking about artificial respiration, but he heard snoring.

The source of the sound is Mirai Akino.

"Ah, I fell asleep again, I'm sorry." Dongye stood up, rubbed his cheeks to refresh himself, and then asked the dumbfounded Omori.

"Are you the new assistant Mr. Omori? Hello, I am Mirai Akino."

how to say?This teacher is also a good person, but he is too strange!
……

"Ahem," Higashino, sitting on the sofa, talked about the work arrangement.

"Editor Sasaki told me, Mr. Omori, you are a senior assistant."

Omori nodded shyly, "I have been an assistant for ten years."

After saying this, he sighed inwardly.

He was an assistant ten years ago, and he is still an assistant ten years later.

In the city of Tokyo, I haven't grown up at all.

In fact, there are, and the cost of senior assistants will naturally be higher.

An ordinary cartoonist assistant earns around 1 yen a day.

And senior assistants like Omori are not only proficient, they can teach new cartoonists in terms of manga work arrangements, and arrange work for other assistants.

Have a strong subjective initiative.

It also reduces the burden on cartoonists.

Therefore, the cost of a senior cartoonist assistant is around 2.5 based on the current market conditions.

If you work three days a week, your salary for a month is not low, and can be equal to that of white-collar workers.

"As you saw just now, I have a lot of work here. So there will be overtime. I will give you 3 yen a day, and the cost of overtime will not be counted. Can you accept it?"

Thirty thousand yen!
Omori showed surprise and bowed, "Thank you very much!"

If you can have 3 yuan, then you don’t need to do odd jobs in other free time, and you can spend more time on improving your ability.

"Tori Akino-sensei is still a kind person."

"Then you agreed," Higashino said, "we will arrange work later."

He took out the original draft of "Millennium Actress" that he had drawn in the past two days.

"Editor Sasaki should have said that I will have a new series, which is this work, please take a look."

"Yes." Omori nodded.

This manuscript paper has 10 pages, and Omori's spirit is lifted because he can smell the ink.

He looked at it and said involuntarily, "It's amazing!"

This manuscript answered his doubts.

He was still thinking that a manga artist like Akino Tori would not be exhausted like this because of dual-player, but now that he read the original manuscript, he felt it was very reasonable.

These ten pages of manuscripts are very simple. With frequent earthquakes, Yinying Photography Company was forced to demolish an abandoned studio. As a commemoration, Tachibana would also visit an actress who had supported Yinying Company for decades.

Also his idol, named Chiyoko Fujiwara.

Chiyoko is 70 years old, and she is not as youthful and beautiful as she was in the opening scene, but she still maintains an elegant temperament.

At a glance, one can understand that she was a beauty when she was young.

It is indeed such a plain story, just two people talking and telling the past.But Bird Akino Mirai drew very seriously.

This tree, this person, and this building have all "exploded in funding."

In terms of details, the textures on wood and clothes are clearly visible.

In a small frame, he draws carefully with a pen.

In Omori's eyes, none of this is necessary.

Shonen comics, why do you have to spend so much time drawing them?

Not so much.

If it is more concise, readers will not have any objections, but will feel that the painting is very good.

This can be called a paranoid painting method, no wonder it is such a waste of time.

and……

Omori was stunned, "Millennium Actress" didn't look like a shounen manga.

The manga is enveloped in a relaxed and peaceful feeling, and under the recollection of Fujiwara Chiyoko, her past eventful years are slowly emerging.

This comic is just like its name, it just describes the career of a... actress?

Is this a shounen manga?
No fighting, no superpowers, as it stands.Not even love.

(End of this chapter)