Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 269
Before we know it, 1983 is coming to an end and the new year is coming.

Ever since I started working, life seems to have entered a fast-forward mode. The days that I once lived by days are now even lived by months, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During the New Year period, Yangquan Restaurant’s business is always full!
This hotel has been open for a few years. It has gradually developed from an Internet celebrity hotel into a hotel that is truly accepted by the majority of people on Hong Kong Island.

The decoration here is exquisite, the food is delicious, and the prices are not expensive. Over time, it has become people's first choice for dining out.

A project that was not originally intended to make money was finally completed, and there were plans to open a branch.

However, the private room at the top of this hotel is always closed to the public, and you can't book it no matter how much you spend.

Therefore, it is deserted here on weekdays, except today.

The private room tonight was crowded with people. When I took a closer look, I saw that they were all familiar people, including Li Wannian, Ma Rongcheng, He Zhiwen, Niu Lao, Zheng Wen, Qiu Fulong and so on.

It can be seen that in addition to being cartoonists, these people have one thing in common, that is, they are all Li Wannian's "guards"!
Nowadays, Huang Yulang's "The Royal Forest Army" has become a joke. Not to mention the talent is withering, the sales volume of the comic is completely unable to compare with the Two-dimensional magazine series.

On the contrary, Li Wannian's "Guards" have become a well-known cartoonist group in Hong Kong Island.

Anyone here would be a famous cartoonist on Hong Kong Island.

Tonight’s dinner is definitely a gathering of elites!
"I heard that the movie "Oolong Yuan" did well at the box office?"

"It's not bad, I didn't lose any money anyway!"

"What you said is really cool!"

"Hahaha, don't mess with me, what about you? After finishing "Three Kingdoms", what are you going to draw next?"

"After chatting with the teacher, I got some ideas in my mind. I plan to start with Buddhism and draw a martial arts comic, um, ink painting type!"

Since they were both Wanwan people, Zheng Wen and Ao Youxiang sat together and chatted about their respective situations.

Ao Youxiang relied on the book "Oolong Yuan" to become a god, which not only made him one of the four diamond cartoonists in Two-dimensional magazine (except Li Wannian), but also the cartoon has now been adapted into a movie, which has achieved a box office of more than 1000 million Hong Kong dollars. , ranked tenth on the Hong Kong Island box office list in 1983.

In comparison, Zheng Wen's situation is somewhat unknown. The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" he drew did not achieve very good results. After it was completed this summer, he was imagining new comics.

Also a diamond cartoonist is Mr. Niu. At this time, he is having a heated chat with Qiu Fulong, who he has the best relationship with.

"Are you ready to finish "Rogue Teacher" so soon?"

"Yes! I plan to draw a comic that is truly my own!"

Relying on the fact that Li Wannian is the original author, Niu Laoyi has soared into the sky. The comic is not only popular in Hong Kong Island, but will soon be filmed in a TV series, and is also serialized in Neon's "Youth Champion", with good sales.

But now considering the matter between Li Wannian and Akita Bookstore, Mr. Niu naturally had to choose a side, so he decided to draw a new comic after finishing it.

"Stop talking about me, what about you? I heard that the "Pokémon" series was handed over?"

"Yes, the third part will probably be given to Zhao Rude!"

"Then what are you going to draw?"

"The teacher acquired a game company in Neon and plans to make fighting games, so he asked me to draw comics based on this background!"

Li Wannian certainly couldn't have gone to Neon just to start a magazine.

Today, Neon's game manufacturing technology far exceeds that of Hong Kong Island.

However, in 1983, during the chaotic period after the ATARI SHOCK disaster, the game industry lost its strong market leader and showed a depressing scene of decline. Many media declared that the short-lived electronic game entertainment market had reached the end of the road.

As a result, many well-known game manufacturers began to survive the long "severe winter" through large-scale layoffs and salary cuts.

At this time, Li Wannian took the opportunity to take action, found a man named Kenzo Qianmoto, recruited a large number of industry experts, and together they established a game company called "CAPCOM".

Yes, this company is the later famous Capcom, which owns "Street Fighter", "Mega Man", "Resident Evil", "Devil May Cry" and other game series. It is world-famous for producing action games and is well-known in the industry. Known as the "Action God".

"A fighting game? Wouldn't it be better to directly adapt "Dragon Ball"? Why do we need a new manga?"

"I don't understand this either!"

"What's the name of the new comic?" "Street Fighter!"

"Well, the name sounds pretty bad!"

"The teacher started it!"

"It sounds pretty good if you listen carefully!"

I have to say that Mr. Niu is quite timid in this regard!

The other two cartoonists with diamond appointments are Ma Rongcheng and He Zhiwen, who are sitting next to Li Wannian.

These two were the earliest assistants around Li Wannian, and they have achieved the highest achievements now!

Ma Rongcheng's "Chinese Heroes" can be said to be the backbone of "Two-dimensional Youth Comics". It has been serialized for five years since it was serialized in 1978.

As for Ho Zhiwen, although he has always been Li Wannian's ghostwriter, relying on his deep cultivation in girls' comics and relying on "Boys Over Flowers", he has also secured the top spot in Hong Kong's girls' comics, and has now been serialized for nearly four years. .

It can be said that compared to Li Wannian's other students, these two students are the ballast of the two comic magazines "Two-dimensional Youth Weekly" and "Two-dimensional Girls Weekly".

"Teacher, it's a pity that "Dragon Ball" ends like this!"

"Yeah! It feels too rushed. I still want to know what happens after Goku gets married!"

The two of them sat next to Li Wannian, one on the left and the other on the right, and sighed.

In early December this year, the "Dragon Ball" comic finally came to an end.

Goku defeated Tian Jingfan, Piccolo defeated Shen, and the two met in the finals.

After a wonderful battle, Goku finally defeated Piccolo with a flying headbutt, and finally became the number one in the world.

Afterwards, Goku did not choose to kill Piccolo, but saved him and took Qiqi on the Somersault Cloud to get married.

The comic ends here, leaving people feeling unsatisfied.

"Hahaha, don't worry, you will see it soon!"

"Huh? Teacher, didn't you say it's over?"

"It's finished! But what's finished is "Dragon Ball", and what I want to update later is "Dragon Ball Z". Are there any questions?"

"……No no!"

Li Wannian's words directly silenced the two of them.

Good guy, so you always play word games here?

The two of them knew very well that Li Wannian did this in order to completely cut off the relationship between the "Dragon Ball" comic series and Akita Bookstore.

However, I have to say that this move is really damaging!

The emotions of "Dragon Ball" fans are wasted!
"By the way, let me tell you something!"

At this time, Li Wannian's voice came, and everyone stopped to talk and looked sideways at Li Wannian, waiting for his lecture.

"The new comic magazine in Neon will be released in January next year. Now, except for my three comics, the rest are comics by Neon cartoonists, so if you have new comics, you can also submit them, of course. , everything must be based on performance, remember, it is Neon’s performance!”

"Yes!"

Li Wannian's words obviously excited these students. After all, as a cartoonist, who doesn't want to go to Neon?

That not only means higher income, but also greater fame!
Otherwise, why did Niu Lao, who debuted so late, become a Diamond Contractor with just one comic book? It’s because his comics were serialized in Neon!
"Teacher, you just mentioned three comics. Besides "Dragon Ball Z" and "Death", what other comics are there? "Li Tianyi"?"

"No, it's a comic I created specially for Neon, about ninjas!"

(End of this chapter)