Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 362: Looking forward to the final version and preview
At this moment, Feng Yiyuan was looking at the comic magazine in his hand, which showed the backs of Xinyi and Xiaoyou as they were walking home.

As a middle-aged 2D fan, he prefers paper comics, mainly out of habit.

Habits will run through a person's life. A heavy rain in your youth will make you feel that the rain is still falling until you grow old.

He thought for a long time, and then said with emotion, "What a profound thought, and Qingshan's control over the plot is really strong."

The plot of this episode is full of twists and turns, and although each turning point is beyond the expectations of comic fans, if you think about it carefully, you can understand the changes in the plot, which is reasonable.

This level of control over the plot is definitely very high.

Some creators like to have some twists in the plot, but the twists are quite abrupt and fans cannot fully understand the purpose of the twist. Instead, it will lead to huge ridicule and abuse.

Therefore, plot twists are a test of the creator's ability to control the plot.

If you write well, you will naturally be applauded and praised by everyone.

If it is not written well, it will lead to a collapse in reputation and popularity.

This doesn't even have to do with the creator's original popularity and reputation. Even if the popularity and reputation are good at the beginning, if the plot twists later on are a bit abrupt, it will lead to an unprecedented collapse.

Therefore, many creators actually do not dare to create plot twists and turns, which requires extremely high control over the plot.

However, Feng Yiyuan discovered that such plot twists are common in Lin Qingshan's works.

This time, "Parasyte" has a plot twist that can be called a masterpiece, so he personally posted a blog post to praise Lin Qingshan and "Parasyte".

Ning Zhizhuo also agreed and said, "Originally, I saw that everyone didn't give a high evaluation of "Parasyte". In addition, the style of this comic is not very similar to Mr. Aoyama's previous works, so I thought it was just a casual work of Mr. Aoyama..."

He continued with emotion, "Now it seems that this is not just a casual work of his. It should be the most carefully prepared and serious work he has ever done. It's even like... a show of skill."

"yes……"

Feng Yiyuan was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "It's just like showing off your skills... It doesn't use a very special setting like Edgewalker, nor does it use unexpected things like Flame Fist, or even a plot filled with a lot of deaths and exits like Chainsaw Man. It just tells the story straightforwardly, using narrative techniques and strong plot control ability to present a story perfectly to everyone."

Just like a martial arts master, he said that he didn't need his dragon-slaying sword or deep internal strength, but could defeat his opponent with just his martial arts moves and combat experience.

This is really just a show of skill.

Every move he makes may seem ordinary, but in fact, each and every move is based on his absolute confidence in himself.

If Lin Qingshan knew, he would probably say... that was really a misunderstanding.

He is a plagiarist. Although he deleted some unnecessary parts in "Parasyte" out of laziness, he did plagiarize the original work.

And as for the original work, there is no intention of showing off.

Although Mr. Iwaaki Hitoshi does have excellent control over the plot, he himself probably has no intention of showing off his skills.

The same is true for the animation production team that later adapted the animation.

If we talk about someone who really shows off his skills, one of them is probably Hajime Isayama, the author of Attack on Titan.

His narrative techniques and plot arrangements are indeed so perverted that it gives people the feeling that he is just showing off his skills.

"I'm really looking forward to what surprises his new work "The Tao of Strange Immortals" will bring me..."

Feng Yiyuan naturally didn't know, but he was already looking forward to Lin Qingshan's new cultivation comic "Tao Weiyixian".

It feels like the theme of cultivation comics has come to an end. He is also a person who likes to read comics, but over the years he has basically not been able to produce any good comics of the same theme.

This made him feel helpless.

Especially the comics with cultivation themes are closely related to the ancient civilization and culture of the Republic, and he also hopes to continue to promote the ancient culture of the Republic through this.

"Purple Air Coming from the East" has actually done a pretty good job.

Just like Lin Qingshan’s previous life, Japanese ACG culture pushed the country’s cultural elements such as food, samurai, and ninjas beyond its borders.

In this parallel world, Feng Yiyuan's "Purple Air Coming from the East" also pushed the Taoist culture, Taoists, gods and Buddhas, the three views of the Republic and other cultures of the Republic beyond national borders.

Many foreigners in this parallel world have also developed a keen interest in the Republic’s Taoist holy sites because of the comic book “Purple Air Coming from the East”, and the GDP generated by the tourism industry is very high every year.

This is cultural promotion and publicity. Comics, novels, TV series, and movies will greatly help the country's cultural promotion.

However, apart from "Purple Air Coming from the East" and several early comics on cultivation themes, there seems to be no more excellent comics that can take the lead, especially in today's new generation.

Therefore, Feng Yiyuan still hopes that there will be more rising stars in the comics with cultivation themes and continue to promote the country's culture.

Lin Qingshan... in his eyes, is a very outstanding junior.

His drawing skills, creativity and control over the plot are all outstanding.

Feng Yiyuan believed that Lin Qingshan was absolutely capable of stepping forward and helping him take over and raise this banner!
……

In Lin Qingshan's apartment.

However, Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang felt a little scalp-tingling at this time. They looked at the draft drawn by Lin Qingshan, which showed a strange humanoid monster.

The body below the monster's neck was wearing a very formal Taoist robe, but above the neck, it was... the ugly head split open, and three large fleshy mouths stretched out from it, with three or four small mouths nested inside the mouths, all full of disgusting yellow teeth, entangled with each other and open wide towards the sky.

At the same time, the feathers stuck to the Shen'ou asphalt were like thorns, as if they had drilled out of the flesh and blood.

terrible……

They couldn't imagine how Lin Qingshan came up with this picture and drew it.

Moreover, this time Lin Qingshan's painting skills also changed, becoming traditional Chinese painting techniques, and he also used traditional Chinese painting tools and dyes.

But upon closer inspection, there was a strange feeling, as if this was not a monster, but a Taoist who had attained immortality.

it's wired……

But no matter how strange the feeling is, it cannot conceal the extremely terrifying nature of this painting.

Wu Shiqing took a look and felt that she was going to have a nightmare when she went home tonight, just like... the time when she was painting "Vortex".

"Boom!"

Lin Qingshan said excitedly, "This style is more suitable for Daogui. It looks right."

Because "Dao Wei Yi Xian" was a novel in its previous life, and there was no comic book version. (The protagonist hadn't seen it when he traveled through time.)
So this time he had to create based on the plot of the novel in his mind and the pictures he imagined.

The main reason was that this time he really wanted to try "semi-creation" by himself, and he didn't plan to use the ability of [Prophet Dream (Master)] to obtain the future "Dao Weird Immortal" comics in the parallel world.

Of course, for this experimental creation, you have to try it out yourself first.

So Lin Qingshan first used the story of Danyangzi's ascension to heaven and planned to try to see how it would look when drawn.

However, after several attempts at drawing, he always felt that something was missing.

He is very good at painting. He has the two abilities [Living in the Painting (Master)] and [Kaleidoscope of Painting (Master)]. The drawings he draws look very good and full of feeling.

But Lin Qingshan still felt that something was missing. Until... he suddenly remembered a very famous Chinese cartoon from his previous life - "Fog Mountain Five Elements".

Sure enough, he tried to paint it using the traditional Chinese painting style of "Fog Mountain Five Elements", and the flavor was right at first glance!

It is said to be Chinese Cthulhu, and it is also a theme of cultivating immortals, so of course it has to be painted in the style of traditional Chinese painting!
From this perspective, the style is right, the artistic sense is there, and it looks good. There is nothing wrong with him at all!
"Hey, what do you think?"

Lin Qingshan took the draft and showed it to Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang behind him, and asked.

Wu Shiqing was so frightened that her face beneath her glasses turned pale.

"Teacher... this is..."

Only Chen Chunqiang managed to muster up the courage to ask, "Is it the monster in the next new work?"

"I guess so... But this is a Taoist who has ascended to heaven, and he has three flowers gathered at the top of his head! Can you see it?"

Lin Qingshan gave a thumbs up and asked.

"Ascend to heaven? Three flowers gather at the top of the head?"

Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang both said this in disbelief.

This monster, do you think this is the way to immortality?
However, looking at the blood-colored feathers behind Danyangzi in the drawing, and the three strange heads, they really look like three flowers of flesh and blood.

They were silent again...

No... Is Mr. Aoyama really crazy?

You call this the ascension to heaven or the gathering of three flowers at the top of the head?
"how is it going?"

Lin Qingshan then asked excitedly, "Do you have that feeling?"

This was the first time that he had not had the original work or painting, and had semi-independently "created" a drawing. Of course, he was a little excited and eager to be praised.

"It seems like there is...but this looks a bit scary."

Chen Chun said with a stiff face, "Isn't it a little inappropriate?"

“It’s scary, that’s right.”

Lin Qingshan nodded with satisfaction and said, "The most important thing is that it looks scary and a little disgusting, but you just need to feel the feeling of 'ascending to heaven' and 'three flowers gathering at the top of the head' as I just said."

Chen Chunqiang and Wu Shiqing looked at each other, with some confusion in their eyes.

Is Mr. Aoyama mentally ill again???

They don’t understand what I say!

“Come on! My next new work will be in this style.”

Lin Qingshan laughed, but suddenly he remembered something and said, "By the way, do you know how to paint in Chinese?"

Wu Shiqing heard this and shook her head silently. Everyone has their own expertise, and she had never studied Chinese painting, which is a highly professional field.

Chen Chunqiang hesitated for a moment, then said, "I took a Chinese painting course in college, so I know a little bit."

"That's it..."

Lin Qingshan put his hand under his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Then Shiqing will be responsible for the tasks like pasting bubbles and dialogues. I will do most of the drawings for "The Tao of Strange Immortals" myself this time, and Chunqiang can use the remaining small parts as practice. If Shiqing is willing, you can practice with us. If you want to learn, I will teach you by the way."

Anyway, he also has the ability to draw quickly, and his drawing speed is not slow.

It was just that after having an assistant, on the one hand he became lazy, and on the other hand he also wanted to provide practice for these future cartoonists, so he didn't take on most of the drawing work.

At this moment, he was still very interested in painting "The Taoist Ghost Story", so he could take on most of the drawing work again.

"teacher……"

Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang were both moved, and they said in unison, "We will definitely study hard with the teacher."

They were really touched that Lin Qingshan was willing to take on most of the subsequent work and was also willing to teach them Chinese painting techniques.

It is hard to find such a cartoonist teacher even in the industry.

Only... well, a genius cartoonist like Lin Qingshan, whose spirit is different from that of ordinary people, could be so selfless and defenseless.

"Okay, okay... we should continue drawing the last chapter of Parasyte."

Lin Qingshan waved his hand and said, "It's time to put an end to this story!"

"is teacher!"

Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang immediately spoke with great enthusiasm.

After they finished speaking, they turned around and prepared to return to their jobs.

Lin Qingshan also planned to ignore "The Taoist Immortal" for the time being, and instead focus on completing the final episode of "Parasyte".

But just then...

"I couldn't wait for you to come clear the cupboards~"

Lin Qingshan's phone rang.

He picked up the phone, looked at it, and answered it directly.

"Moshimoshi! Ayumi! Hi!"

Lin Qingshan greeted first.

Although Ayumi Ito seems to appear less frequently, she actually meets Lin Qingshan all the time.

For example, when she is not busy at work, she will come to Lin Qingshan's house to have dinner together.

"Teacher, I called you this time to tell you something."

Ayumi Ito said directly on the other end of the phone with a smile, "The film 'Edgewalker' has been completed. It will be screened in North America soon, and then it will be screened in the Republic. Then it will premiere simultaneously in North America and the Republic."

"The publicity department wants you to come to the preview to watch it together and then promote it."

"The Edgewalker movie?"

Lin Qingshan was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he almost forgot about the version of "EdgeWalker" movie that Nolan was going to make.

But... now that he had said that, of course he had to go and see it.

After all, in this world, "EdgeWalker" is his work, and he is also very curious about what the movie version of "EdgeWalker" will be like?

"Then can you ask them to give me... one, two, three... well, it's not too much to ask for, just three tickets to the preview, and ask them if they're willing?"

(End of this chapter)