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Chapter 1149: The Oriental People's Nanyang Dream

Chapter 1149: The Oriental People's Nanyang Dream (Second update, please subscribe)
"...The red flag wrapped our sacrificed bodies. Before the bodies grew cold, our blood dyed the red flag red..."

On May Day, workers and students gathered on the streets of Tokyo. People were in high spirits, singing "La Marseillaise" and "May Day Song", but their favorite was "Red Flag Song".

Even though the rain was pouring down their bodies and running down their faces, they still gathered there. Soon, a group of soldiers and police rushed over, hitting them with batons and shields. People were roaring, shouting, struggling, and fleeing...

Blood and rain flowed in the streets.

……

Even in the late 1950s, Japan was still in poverty and chaos. Politicians argued and blamed each other, while the people suffered from unemployment and poverty.

This is Japan!
Thirteen years after the end of the war, this place was still shrouded in poverty and chaos. After the dividends of the peninsula war ended, economic depression once again enveloped Japan. Long-term unemployment, economic depression, and inflation made people completely lose all confidence in this country.

Every day, people fled to the north for their livelihood, which forced the Japanese side to build barbed wire to prevent people from fleeing - the Tokyo Wall was built here earlier.

The only difference between Tokyo and Berlin, which has attracted worldwide attention, is that Tokyo has almost become a forgotten corner of the world.

Some people are fleeing to the north, but some are fighting and trying to unify with the north.

But more of a desire to leave!

They would do anything to leave.

For Japanese women, the best option was to "go to Southeast Asia", be a "trainee" in Southeast Asia and then marry a Southeast Asian. Since the defeat, this has become the best option for Japanese women to change their destiny.

So for Japanese women, what they value most is to learn Chinese and then try to find a good husband, no matter how old he is, as long as he is from Southeast Asia.

For Japanese men, "going to Southeast Asia" is also the best choice.

However, unlike women, it is very difficult for men to "go to Southeast Asia", even to the level of hell.

They could only enter Nanyang through the method of "talent introduction". As for ordinary laborers, such as fishermen, they only worked to earn money, but they still had to return to Japan in the end.

But even so, not everyone can go. After all, the money you earn in Nanyang in a month is more than what you earn in Japan in a year.

In short, for Japanese men, only the best talents can go to Southeast Asia, and then only if they have the opportunity.

In order to get a plane ticket to Southeast Asia, Japanese men can only study hard there, get into a good university, choose a good major, and then board a plane to that paradise.

Now this has even become a motivation for many Japanese men to study.

As in the past, there is always a long queue at the door of the Nanyang Embassy in Tokyo, but now there are not as many people queuing as in the past - in the first few years after the war, there would be thousands of people queuing in front of the Nanyang Embassy, including professors, engineers, skilled workers, and college students.

Nanyang’s “temporary work visa” is like a harvester. Over the past decade or so, it has continuously harvested talents from all walks of life in Japan. Tens of thousands of engineers and scholars have gone to Nanyang due to the pressure of life.

According to what was said in the newspaper: "Since the Meiji Restoration, all the talents cultivated by Japan have been obtained in Southeast Asia"!
Complaints may be complaints, but the reality is that people are flocking to Southeast Asia.

First-rate talents go to Southeast Asia, second-rate talents are on their way to Southeast Asia, and only third-rate talents stay in Japan!

But in fact, even third-rate talents would prepare to go to Southeast Asia, just like now all university graduates would try their best to take the "Master's" exam, because a Master's degree is a Master's degree, and masters of some subjects can directly apply for a "temporary work visa."

Therefore, among Japanese college students, the most popular thing is to apply for corresponding majors according to the "Talent Shortage Industries" released by the Nanyang Embassy every year, with the purpose of going to Nanyang.

Going to Southeast Asia has become the dream of many young Japanese people, and many people even think it is their only hope in life.

After all, compared to Japan where there is no hope, Southeast Asia is a paradise-like country. Once they arrive there, their lives will change fundamentally.

Like many people, after obtaining his master's degree, Osamu Tezuka came to the Nanyang Embassy.

While waiting in line, he heard someone excitedly say:
"Oh, have you heard? This year, Nanyang has increased the number of talent introduction quotas by 2000! A full 2000 people. And they have also added several majors."

"Haha, yes. This way, the chances of going to Southeast Asia will be even greater."

"Indeed, Southeast Asia is actually very friendly to Japan. Look at South Korea, which only had 800 places last year, only one-tenth of Japan's."

"Haha, isn't it because Korea's education is backward?"

The voices of people nearby revealed their heartfelt pride. The sense of happiness was created by comparison. By comparing with South Korea, almost everyone felt an unprecedented sense of superiority.

Of course there is also desire, the desire to go to heaven.

"Nanyang..."

Like everyone else, Osamu Tezuka looked up and tiptoed towards the embassy. He also wanted to go to Southeast Asia very much. In the past few years, he even temporarily gave up his hobbies in order to review his lessons and learn Mandarin.

All efforts depend on today.

After waiting in line for an hour, he finally met the interviewer, who looked through his information and said.

"A master's degree in medicine... this is in line with the list, but you have to understand that in Nanyang, doctors need to undergo two years of internship."

"I know sir."

Osamu Tezuka answered in fluent Chinese that the supporting documents he submitted included his degree certificate and the results of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

"Well, then, I hope everything goes well for you in Nanyang."

In this way, Osamu Tezuka obtained the "temporary work visa" that many people dream of. When he walked out of the embassy, he felt light and fluttery, and as soon as he walked out, he shouted excitedly.

"Haha, we're finally in Nanyang!"

At that moment, almost everyone turned their eyes to him, and countless women cast passionate glances at him.

……

Although it has been dark for a long time, the hospital is still brightly lit. However, as the hospital is not large, there are only a few patients in the emergency room.

In a dormitory in the back building of the hospital, a man in a T-shirt was frowning with his head down, holding a paintbrush in his hand, constantly painting something back and forth on the paper, muttering to himself.

"I'm finally almost done with the painting. Even though I'm a little tired, I can finally submit it before the deadline!"

Although the work in the hospital was hard, Osamu Tezuka still insisted on his hobby - drawing comics.

In fact, Osamu Tezuka fell in love with comics as early as when he was studying in the hospital, and many of his comics have been published. However, in order to take the master's exam and work in Nanyang, he gave up halfway. It was not until he came to Nanyang that he picked up his hobby again.

Compared to Japan, people in Southeast Asia have higher incomes, which means the market for comics is larger. However, like Japan, there are very few comic authors and readers here.

When the animation industry started out all over the world, it had one common characteristic: it was childish.

They are at the bottom of the contempt chain of the entire art industry. And they are despised by both authors and readers: people who create comics are despised by professional painters, and people who read comics are despised by adults.

Even now, three years later, Tezuka still remembers his colleague saying lightly when he saw the "Painter King" magazine he subscribed to:
"Tezuka is a childlike person."

"Hua Wang" is the comic magazine with the largest circulation in Nanyang, and its main target audience is children and teenagers. It was also in "Hua Wang" that he published the long comic "Fire Bird" Dawn Chapter. Later, influenced by the American movies "Troy" and "Pyramid", he serialized the Egypt Chapter, the Greece Chapter, and the Rome Chapter. From that day on, the comics industry in Nanyang had "Shou Zhi", and he inadvertently opened a new chapter in Nanyang comics.

Before him, most comics in Nanyang were in the form of comic strips, which were very similar to the style of The Adventures of Tintin. The visual distance of each picture was almost the same, as if they were all from a fixed perspective.

To make an analogy, this is the difference between a stage play and a movie.

Tezuka introduced film elements into comics, while also constantly breaking the expressive boundaries of his own comics techniques.

It was under his inspiration that the style of comics in Nanyang underwent a fundamental change. Comics were no longer limited to children and teenagers, but even many adults became comics fans.

However, even until now, no one in this hospital knows that the popular "Firebird" in the market was created by the "childlike" Tezuka.

Late at night, after putting the finished draft into an envelope, Tezuka Osamu sat in a chair, looking at the calendar on the wall, and said to himself:
"There is still a month left. Can you find a new job?"

Thinking of his work visa that was about to expire, Osamu Tezuka frowned.

Temporary work visa holders can work in Nanyang for three years, which can be extended for another three years. After the six-year period, if the visa holder has not been naturalized, he or she must leave Nanyang.

Naturalization!

This is their ultimate purpose of coming to Southeast Asia.

But how many people have achieved their wish?

Thinking of this, Osamu Tezuka reached for the cigarette box with some annoyance, took out a cigarette, and started smoking silently.

"I really don't want to leave Nanyang!"

After getting used to the prosperity and stability of Southeast Asia, who would be willing to return to the poverty and chaos of Japan?
While thinking about the uncertain future, Osamu Tezuka had a stack of neatly arranged drawings on the table in front of him. In addition to "Firebird", there was also "Atom Boy" which he had just drawn.

"How about asking the publisher for help?"

……

"It is no longer the era when The King of Painting is the only one in the market. We now have to face more competitors."

In an office in the building, Yang Wu spoke loudly to the editors in front of him.

"Ten years ago, there was only one magazine in Nanyang, "Hua Wang", but now, there are 27 comic magazines alone. Our monthly sales have been stuck at 150 million copies from last year to now, while "Girls' Generation", which was founded only three years ago, broke through 170 million copies last month! This is the crux of the problem."

Yang Wu, the founder of "Hua Wang", is very depressed now. As the earliest comic magazine founded in Nanyang, it was actually surpassed by latecomers. This is really embarrassing.

"Director Yang, Girls' Generation and a toy company have collaborated to launch the Barbie comics. This toy itself is the most popular toy right now, and most of the comics are about girls' favorite love stories, so they are very popular in the market. And we..."

Without waiting for his editor to finish, Yang Wu spoke directly.

"It's just an excuse. What we need right now is better stories and better comics."

At this moment, the office door was pushed open, and then the secretary came in and said to Chen Liting beside him:
"Editor Chen, Shouzhi from Firebird is here."

Without waiting for Chen Liting to speak, Yang Wu said in surprise.

"Ah, Shuji is here! Quick, ask him to come to my office."

The reason why he did so was because "Fire Bird" was their most popular comic. Now that the author came in person, of course he had to meet him in person, and it was a good opportunity to make his request.

Girls' Generation can use love as a gimmick to attract little girls, so can The King of Painting? The same can be said for Fire Bird.

As soon as he saw Tezuka Osamu, Yang Wu was very polite, smiled amiably, and asked him to sit down, then asked:

"Would you like coffee or tea?"

"Thank you, Mr. Yang. Coffee please."

When Osamu Tezuka came to Mr. Yang's office for the first time, he looked around his office. There was a calligraphy work hanging on the wall, which read "Be loyal and consistent". In addition, there were several photos, which were group photos of soldiers. One only had to look at the soldiers' attire and the snow on the houses to know that this was a group photo of the Allied task force in Europe, and most likely even in Bastogne!

Yang Wu was a member of the second phase of the Allied Task Force. He was inspired by the military newspaper when he founded the comic magazine.

While Tezuka Osamu was looking at him, Yang Wu was also looking at Tezuka Osamu. Finally, his eyes fell on the file bag in his hand, which must contain the draft drawings.

"Mr. Yang, this is my drawing for this month. In addition to "Fire Bird", there is another new work."

“Oh, there’s a new work.”

Yang Wu was surprised that the most distinctive feature of this guy was that he produced a large amount of works and always released new works.

After receiving the manuscript, Yang Wu quickly finished reading the manuscript. After closing it, he muttered to himself, "Science fiction, Astro Boy! This Atom Boy is quite interesting."

With the intuition of a magazine guy, Yang Wu felt that the company that produced this drawing would be popular in the market.

The characters and storyboards are very good, and the story seems interesting. As for the subject matter... it is also very novel. After all, computers, space, spaceships and even the moon landing are the most popular topics now, and the story introduced by Osamu Tezuka is just right.

"This story is great, Mr. Shouzhi, how about we arrange for it to be published this month?"

"When you can,"

Osamu Tezuka thought for a moment and said.

"However, Mr. Yang, there is one thing I would like to ask you for help."

"help?"

Yang Wu looked at Osamu Tezuka and said.

"If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Well, you know, I came here on a temporary work visa, and now my visa is about to expire."

Without waiting for Tezuka Osamu to finish his words, Yang Wu was stunned at first, then said in surprise.

"You mean, you haven't naturalized yet?"

what?
Naturalization? Tezuka Osamu didn't even react for a moment.

At this time, Yang Wu directly picked up the phone, made a call and said.