Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 380 Impact Screen (Original)
When Lin Qingshan was serializing "Parasyte", comic fans all joked that his condition had improved.

At least the overall plot of "Parasyte" is not that crazy. Compared with Lin Qingshan's previous works, there are fewer deaths and the plot is quite reasonable.

Of course, that's relative.

The bloodiness and weirdness of the setting of "Parasyte" are still not so normal compared with general works.

All we can say is that they are all based on comparison, taking the DND nine-square grid camp classification method as an example.

That is, compared with most of the neutral and normal works of other cartoonists, all of Lin Qingshan’s comic works are basically works of the chaotic camp.

"Parasyte" is chaotic good, "Edgewalker" and "Chainsaw Man" are chaotic neutral, and "Flame Fist" and "Whirlpool" are definitely chaotic evil.

So relatively speaking, isn't the comic "Parasyte" relatively normal?

Lin Qingshan, who has always been nicknamed a mental patient, is now at least a little more normal in his serialized comic works.

Doesn’t this mean that Lin Qingshan’s condition has improved slightly?

Just when everyone thought that Lin Qingshan's "condition had improved" and that he was much more normal, and that the next new work to be serialized would be about cultivation, and that things would be much more normal...

After all, comics on the theme of cultivation, the kind of thing that you can tell from the name is about immortals and is so serious that it can't be too crazy, right?

The result... the opening was a thunderbolt, and the rest was full of high energy. In the sixth episode, a vase-like girl appeared, which looked extremely weird...

Then the protagonist Li Huowang negotiated with the vase girl, and he also looked at the contents recorded in the heavenly book in his hand and the fact that Danyangzi was illiterate but could practice Taoism and make elixirs based on this heavenly book.

He vaguely guessed in his heart that the girl with the vase was actually a tool that Danyangzi used to "learn" the cultivation methods from the Heavenly Book.

However, he also discovered that the vase girl was actually trying to fool the illiterate Dan Yangzi. She could not understand the contents of the heavenly book at all, and all the cultivation methods she gave to Dan Yangzi were made up!

As a result, after some probing, Li Huowang actually got the vase girl to admit that she was deceiving Dan Yangzi, the bald Taoist priest!

The vase girl panicked when she heard Li Huowang's threat. She promised to cover Li Huowang and leave the room, and then she would not talk about what happened today.

It was just that Li Huowang was asking her whether the recipe for the elixir that was used to make elixirs was made up by the vase girl herself and given to Dan Yangzi.

This guy with low IQ didn't notice the wrong tone in Li Huowang's voice, but told Li Huowang the truth, "Yeah, I only remember those things. I pretended that the recipes were written in a book and told Dad. Don't worry, they won't kill you. I don't want Dad to die. I'm just afraid that Dad will know that I'm useless and won't want me anymore. Look at me, I have no hands or feet--"

In the next scene of the cartoon, Li Huowang's eyes became particularly angry.

Comic fans can all feel that he is angry that the vase girl indirectly caused the tragic deaths of so many people.

As a modern man, although his mental state is not normal, his morals and values ​​are very correct. He cannot accept such a thing that takes human life lightly.

Especially since he had been forced to survive before, he had killed a person with his own hands and sent the person into Dan Yangzi's furnace.

So in the next cartoon picture, Li Huowang raised the jade pendant in his right hand high and smashed it hard on the vase under her head before the girl with the vase could finish speaking!
The fans immediately saw that the blue and white porcelain vertical vase that carried the body of the vase girl first had a clear crack on it, and then fell directly onto the dirty ground.

Then, the vase completely broke into pieces and scattered everywhere, while the girl who was living in the vase showed her complete body in the vase.

No... It's not as simple as what comic fans had imagined, that in the vase there was a toddler's body with only its limbs cut off. However, the body of the vase girl that emerged from the broken vase didn't even have skin and bones, only... a small but complete set of surging black internal organs!
Her internal organs looked like the internal organs specimens of cadaver doctors in modern medical specimen museums, except that these pure black organs with only a few hints of bright red made people feel a little uneasy.

But there was actually a string of... black beads wrapped around the vase girl's internal organs. Some comic fans looked carefully and could see the "卍" mark on it, proving that it was a string of Buddhist beads.

There was some feces scattered around the internal organs of the girl in the vase, as if she also defecated in the vase on a daily basis.

"Buddhist beads... So, this vase girl has something to do with Buddhism?"

Seeing this, Feng Yiyuan was curious and guessed, "It seems that Dan Yangzi mentioned before that there was a group of monks chasing him. Could it be that Dan Yangzi killed those monks and snatched these Buddhist beads, and then used them to make the vase girl?

Or is it that when the vase girl was on the verge of death, she had no choice but to use the beads to save her life, making her look like a ghost?"

After completing "Purple Air Coming from the East", he announced his retirement and lived a leisurely life.

As a cartoonist, he certainly likes to read comics. He has recently started reading Lin Qingshan’s new work "Tao Weiyixian".

I had seen the drawings of the first three episodes of "The Tao of Immortals" before, so Feng Yiyuan started reading from the fourth episode.

He also roughly guessed that this "Daoguiyixian" should be an evil cultivation comic.

But I really didn’t expect that Lin Qingshan… could paint so weirdly.

Especially this part of the plot, every scene is really very impactful.

[Painting Kaleidoscope (Master)] plus [Finishing Touch (Master)], plus [Living in the Painting (Master)], three master-level abilities, directly caused the vase girl to fall, and the mental impact of this scene was simply unbeatable!

Many people got goose bumps when they saw this, and some even felt like their hair stood up and turned into a broom head.

"Ah ah ah ah ah……"

Ke Xinjie once again felt the same horror as when she watched "Vortex", but this time she felt like she was about to vomit.

The emotions that Lin Qingshan inhabits in the comics with his ability [Living in a Painting (Master)] are curiosity, horror, and a little... disgusting.

So what comic fans can resonate with is the feeling of curiosity, horror and disgust.

She couldn't help but open the chat software and sent a message to Zhou Wenwei, asking, "Have you read the latest episode of "The Taoist Immortal"?"

"finish watching."

Soon, Zhou Wenwei replied to her and said.

Since their accidental encounter on the subway last time, the two got along very well and added each other's contact information.

As loyal fans of Lin Qingshan, the two got along very well after the serialization of "Daoguiyixian" began. They would occasionally make appointments to go out for milk tea together on weekends and attend some offline comic exhibitions and activities.

"You don't feel anything after watching it?"

Ke Xinjie's eyes suddenly widened and she typed and asked curiously.

"Don't say that, I just vomited [expression_vomit]"

Zhou Wenwei responded with an emoji of himself vomiting, indicating that his mood was not much better.

"The old thief Qingshan is having a relapse. Damn it. Only someone who has been mentally ill for more than five years can imagine this kind of scene."

He then complained again.

"It's really too weird this time, Mr. Qingshan... I can't stand it. It's over. I can't eat tonight."

Ke Xinjie also complained along with Zhou Wenwei. Then she continued to watch while chatting with Zhou Wenwei. After the vase that hosted her body was broken, the vase girl also wailed and died.

Only after seeing the vase girl completely dead did Li Huowang leave with peace of mind.

But at this moment, Dan Yangzi's furious voice resounded throughout the gym.

"Who! Who is it!"

"This is the end of this story."

The episode ended here, but the vase girl in this episode, which was extremely visually impactful, directly caused a lot of discussion among netizens.

"Wow! As expected of you! Old thief Qingshan! You can even think of and draw such a scene?!"

"This can pass the review?! What kind of titanium steel alloy backstage is this? When I saw that vase girl appear, I got goose bumps. The one behind it is even more heavyweight!"

"Qingshan old thief! My mental patient! Who said his condition has improved? Come on! Let me check if you are crazy too?"

"The condition has improved (×) The incubation period of the condition (√)! You thought that the old thief Qingshan had recovered from his illness, but in fact, he was just pretending."

"Old Thief Qingshan: Do you think I'm really stupid? You guys keep telling me to go back and increase the dosage, so I have to pretend and stay out of the spotlight."

"Director of Qingshan Mental Hospital: Are you done? Increase the dosage for me!"

"Too weird... A cultivation comic can draw something so weird, this is the real evil cultivation. I understand why the orthodox cultivators in the general cultivation comics want to kill all the evil cultivators. I can only say that when I saw this vase girl, I wanted to kill that bastard Dan Yangzi!"

"The most important thing is that it's amazing that this old thief Qingshan could think of drawing such a weird thing. What's in his head?!"

"Awesome! I'm starting to understand everything!"

"This is Dan Yangzi's daughter. Even Dan Yangzi can be so cruel. This bald guy is really cruel enough."

"After all, he was born a bandit."

"And what if it's to save his daughter's life, and his daughter is dying, and he has no choice but to do this to keep her alive?"

"I feel that this vase boy is not Dan Yangzi's daughter. In the comics, the vase boy said that he was afraid that Dan Yangzi would abandon her. If she is really his daughter, would he abandon her?"

"Huaving Tongzi and Danyangzi are both really amazing. One of them made up a cultivation method, while the other one actually dared to practice it and even made a name for himself."

"No, the vase girl's cultivation method should not be purely made up by herself. She said that she didn't want to kill Dan Yangzi. It seems that those elixir recipes were written down from somewhere else, and then she told them to Dan Yangzi."

"No matter what, what's the point of living like this? It's so sad. If it were me, I would just end my life."

"It is better to live a miserable life than to die. How could an ancient person, or a child, have such high awareness?"

"True, but it was wrong for her to harm others, so she deserves it."

"I'm really curious about the Buddhist beads on her body. I really can't imagine what the next plot will be like."

"No matter what big thing Qingshan the old thief does now, I won't doubt him. He is really... too crazy. He is indeed a cyber psychopath."

"Cyberpsychosis is a thing of the past. Now it's the Dao Immortals who are in charge of mental illness!"

"Oh, yes, this painting is about cultivation, so it should be about a mentally ill immortal, nicknamed Crazy Taoist!"

"On this day, the old thief Qingshan once again entered the realm of mentally ill immortals!"

……

"The Taoist Immortal" has once again attracted a lot of discussion, and comic fans have also started to make fun of the memes online.

The popularity and heat of "The Tao of Immortals" were revealed for the first time, but Yang Dahai was still a little worried at this time.

"Alas... Mr. Aoyama is quite popular this time, but the plot is progressing too slowly."

Yang Dahai was sitting in the office, watching the latest discussion of "The Tao of Strange Immortals", but he still said with some concern.

Although "The Taoist Immortal" is currently quite popular, he feels that... this is mainly due to the fact that a lot of publicity resources were invested in it before.

And nowadays’ popularity is attracted through “deviant means”.

In terms of the plot, the protagonist Li Huowang has not yet obtained the orthodox method of cultivation, and he is still fighting wits and courage with Dan Yangzi.

In Yang Dahai's opinion, the plot is progressing a bit slowly...

How many times can this unorthodox way of attracting popularity and attention be used?
The most important thing about a work is the quality of the plot. Yang Dahai is really worried that Lin Qingshan will get out of hand again.

Recently, the pressure from the company's upper management has become increasingly heavy. Since "Purple Air Coming from the East", the upper management of the comic company has been eager to launch a flagship comic work that can match the popularity and heat of "Purple Air Coming from the East".

The popularity of other comic works should also increase, especially after the development of online software channels, the popularity and profitability of comics should be required to be higher.

As a result, the company's top management began to feel that Yang Dahai's traditional approach of "allowing cartoonists to create and operate freely" as editor-in-chief was somewhat outdated.

They hope that Yang Dahai will make changes, take the initiative to restrain cartoonists, and at the same time strengthen the operation of comic works to further enhance their popularity and heat and develop more commercial value for the works.

Yang Dahai has also recently felt the pressure and started to make some compromises - he will urge cartoonists to prioritize commercial value as much as possible, while strengthening the operation of comic works.

As a result, the top management of Manjie Company relaxed a little, allowing Yang Dahai to catch his breath.

But this doesn't mean that he can completely relax. He has held quite a few meetings recently. The purpose is to let the editors "assist" the cartoonists as much as possible to create better plots.

Now he is staring at the popularity and popularity of his currently serialized comic works every day and is worried to death.

Some comic works are even quite popular and hot, which makes Yang Dahai a little worried.

Look, this is the case with "The Tao of Immortals". Even though the discussion about it has exploded on the Internet, he is still worried.

And just when Yang Dahai was worried...

"Jingle Bell--"

A phone call came in.

Yang Dahai took a deep breath and picked up the phone. "Hello, I'm Yang Dahai, the editor-in-chief of the Manga World Gogo magazine."

But then he received an unexpected piece of news over the phone.

(End of this chapter)