Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 175 Boys Over Flowers
"All right!"

The rustling pen tip finally stopped moving. Li Wannian put the pen aside and stretched.

Seeing this, He Zhiwen quickly came forward.

What came into view were four slender and handsome guys with different shapes on both sides, and then a cute girl in the middle, and at the top, the name of this comic was written.

"Boys over Flowers?"

Seeing this name, He Zhiwen showed a trace of doubt.

Why such a name?A man like a flower?

In fact, the name is taken from the neon proverb meaning flowers are not as good as dumplings, that is, things that look good on the surface are not as important as the things inside.

The prototype of this comic was serialized by Kamio Yoko in Shueisha's comic magazine "Margaret" from 1992 to 2004. It has been Neon's best-selling shojo manga for many years.

Later, this comic was translated into Chinese and adapted into a TV series, with a more familiar name: "Meteor Garden"!
Speaking of "Meteor Garden", according to most people who have only watched the TV series, or even never watched it, this is a Cinderella story between a silly girl and a few rich kids.

In fact, this is people's perception of the TV series, or in other words, the TV series' screenwriter and director's understanding of this comic.

In fact, a work that can become Neon's No. [-] shoujo manga is by no means such a simple work.

The main story of the comic is: Shancai, who was born in poverty, entered Yingde College, an aristocratic college where the descendants of four major families are trained.

The heirs of the four major families are called F4, and they use their privileges to dominate until they meet Shancai, who changes them.

The story sounds nothing special, but what happens in Yingde College alludes to various chaos in capital society and criticizes it.

As the absolute protagonist of the comic, Shancai is not a useless and silly image, but a fighter against the oppression of capitalist society.

She always stands firm in her beliefs, stays true to herself, and can stand up in the face of social injustice. She is a very charming character.

If not, how could several wealthy heirs fall in love with her?

But it is a pity that no TV drama remake in any country can capture the true essence of the comic. As a result, such a good work that has stood the test of time has been turned into an idol drama that makes people complain.

For example, in He Zhiwen's eyes, this is a vulgar idol comic.

Because what he sees now is only a few characters and a brief summary of the story. Without understanding the whole picture, he is completely unable to feel the charm of the comic itself.

However, although He Zhiwen was not satisfied, it was painted by Li Wannian after all. Due to Li Wannian's undefeated record over the years, He Zhiwen did not dare to refute easily, but fell into deep thought.

This is a painting drawn by a teacher. There must be a hidden meaning that I cannot understand!
"How about it?"

Seeing that He Zhiwen had been deep in thought, Li Wannian said doubtfully.

"Not...not bad!"

"Do you feel like what you said was forced?"

"No, no, it's just that I might need to savor it more carefully!"

He Zhiwen quickly waved his hand.

It is already very rare for a teacher to spend time drawing comics, so how can I be picky?

"In that case, I'll leave this comic to you to draw. Let me tell you what you need to pay attention to!" Then, Li Wannian pulled He Zhiwen forward and explained the details of the comic in detail.

This time, under Li Wannian's narration, He Zhiwen gradually got the essence of this comic.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: You are worthy of being a teacher. Just draw a wonderful cartoon. In comparison, I am too shallow.

He actually dared to question the teacher just now. He was really overestimating his abilities!

Li Wannian didn't know He Zhiwen's rich psychological activities at this time.

After solving He Zhiwen's difficulties, Li Wannian took He Zhiwen with him for a long time because they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

At this time, Qiu Fulong, Niu Lao and others also finished their work and chatted with He Zhiwen.

"Aaron, your painting skills have improved recently! Your "Pokémon" paintings are almost the same as those of your teacher!"

"Where, where, I'm still far away!"

Hearing He Zhiwen's compliment, Qiu Fulong scratched the back of his head with a smile.

Compared with the child he was when he first came here, Qiu Fulong has grown a lot now, losing his childishness and looking like an adult.

But when he spoke, his youth was still exposed.

But despite his youth, his painting skills are already very good. Now he is ghostwriting Li Wannian's "Pokémon". He can completely imitate Li Wannian's original painting style, and even the most picky readers can't tell the difference!
Therefore, although he is still an assistant, Li Wannian will give part of his income from "Pokémon" to Qiu Fulong every month.

Thanks to Qiu Fulong, Li Wannian's workload has been reduced again!

Among the several comics currently being serialized by Li Wannian, only "Dragon Ball" was drawn by him from beginning to end without anyone else's intervention.

Other comics have more or less the participation of assistants.

In addition to Qiu Fulong, the main artist of "Pokémon", the artist of "Pokémon" is Niu Lao, which is coming to an end. The first part of "Gundam" has just been completed, and then, Li Wannian actually Gone!
There was only one comic that he serialized himself. For Li Wannian, who draws so fast, this was just fishing!
"Teacher, seeing that "Parasite" and "Gundam" have been completed, aren't you going to start another comic next? Or draw "Death" again?"

He Zhiwen soon returned to Li Wannian.

Although "Dragon Ball" is now getting better and better, in the hearts of the first fans of Two-dimensional magazine, no comic has a higher status than "Bleach"!
During the year when "Reaper" was suspended, they thought about bringing "Death" back into print all the time.

He Zhiwen is no exception. In addition to being Li Wannian's assistant, he is also a die-hard fan of "Death".

The happiest time for him as an assistant was when he was drawing the background for "Death". He would often put his own cartoon image among the onlookers.

In the first part of "Death" in this time and space, you can often see a man wearing square glasses in the background panel, and that is He Zhiwen.

"Forget it about "Death", I don't have time to draw it, but you are right, I am indeed planning to draw a new comic!"

"What new comic?"

Regarding this, even Li Wannian's assistants Qiu Fulong and Niu Lao didn't know, and they all looked at him curiously.

"Two comics with completely new themes!"

(End of this chapter)