Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 405 Lin Qingshan's Concerns
Although the recent plot of "Gods" has initially caused controversy, it has not yet reached the point where it would cause a big controversy like the one-eyed cat teacher doing something like "I'm sorry that I couldn't satisfy Sukuna-sama."

Therefore, most of the fans of "Protoss" are still at the stage of believing in and supporting "Protoss" based on the filter of the past.

Therefore, the popularity of "Protoss" has only slightly declined, from being the undisputed No. 1 comic in the comic world since the completion of "Purple Air Coming from the East" to now being in competition with another super popular comic "True Dragon God's Choice".

only……

"Is this still the case?"

After reading the latest comic series of "The Gods", Lin Qingshan said with some distress, "Teacher Yang, you can't make the same mistake again. This won't work."

After finishing his recent busy work and returning to his normal working state, he has recently resumed his daily life of reading comics, animation, novels, and playing games for entertainment.

As mentioned before, this parallel world is not completely consistent with the world where Lin Qingshan is.

After Lin Qingshan traveled through time, he saw many works from his previous life, as well as many excellent works that did not exist in his previous life. Then there were works like "The Gods"... There were certain changes in the settings, and some differences in the character names, but the plot was basically the same, but it was changed from a novel into a comic.

In addition to "Protoss", he also saw famous novels from his previous life such as "Lord of Secrets", "Cloud Wasteland" series, "God's Death" series, and "Dumb Residence". Without exception, they all became comics in this world, and some of the names were different like "Protoss", while others remained the original names.

But it’s okay this way, the settings and plots of these novels are good, and they have a unique flavor when adapted into comics.

This is equivalent to reading a comic, like opening a blind box, you never know what the plot of the comic is.

Maybe it looks good at the beginning, but it will be a complete mess at the end.

But if you know the plot of this comic and there is absolutely no problem with it, and then you read it with novel ideas in mind, then besides not getting something bad to ruin your mood, you will also have a feeling of novelty and surprise.

Lin Qingshan has recently returned to reading comics after he no longer had to work on animation production.

However, after he recently finished watching the latest plot of "Protoss" and found that it was almost the same as the subsequent development in his previous life, he became a little worried.

Everyone else just wants to have fun, but Lin Qingshan is not actually a fun-loving person.

For example, when teaching Yuta Akutami, he tried his best to get Yuta Akutami back on the right track and not let him make such a mess like the one-eyed cat teacher in his previous life.

Now seeing the subsequent plot development of "Protoss", he suddenly felt that he was in trouble.

He actually hopes that "The Gods" will have a good ending in this world.

"Should I go talk to this Teacher Yang?"

Lin Qingshan was a little annoyed, and then he said to himself, "But I don't seem to be very familiar with the other party. It's not a good idea to talk about the work so rashly..."

Although both are super popular cartoonists in comic magazines, in fact...

The two of them don't really have much interaction in normal times. Lin Qingshan is a very independent person and won't easily try to establish relationships with others. Of course, he won't appear timid if others take the initiative to get to know him.

But it is precisely because of this...

Lin Qingshan is not very good at taking the initiative to build relationships and make friends.

In a word, he was used to being passive.

But Yang Shuzhun's personality happens to be that of a twisted, literary middle-aged man. He regards Lin Qingshan as a competitor, but will not take the initiative to get to know Lin Qingshan.

Therefore, the two usually meet at the annual comic industry conference and the newcomer awards ceremony, just to be a simple acquaintance.

It was fine at the beginning. Yang Shuzhun even ran over and said something like "I want to challenge you".

But as the popularity of "Protoss" grew, he became a well-known and super-popular cartoonist, and he was less willing to express himself in this way.

Lin Qingshan would not take the initiative to strike up a conversation...but he didn't want to just watch "The Gods" deteriorate.

He has the ability of [Prophet's Dream (Master)], maybe he can help Brigadier General Yang Shu revive the plot of "The Gods".

But how do I tell Yang Shuzhun about this?

Just when he was troubled by this...

"Teacher? What were you talking about?"

Lin Qingshan turned around and saw that it was his assistant Wu Shiqing.

She looked at Lin Qingshan with a strange expression and some helplessness in her eyes.

She heard everything that happened just now, but... she just thought that Lin Qingshan was sick.

She suddenly felt a little sad for Lin Qingshan. The teacher was such a good person, but he was always troubled by mental illness...

It's so sad.

Especially after Lin Qingshan started his new work "The Tao of Strange Immortals", she participated in the drawing work as an assistant. Through the "first perspective" of the protagonist Li Huowang as a mental patient in "The Tao of Strange Immortals", she has some understanding of what the world is like in the eyes of a "mental patient" like Lin Qingshan.

Maybe that’s why teachers sometimes say inexplicable things.

"nothing much."

Lin Qingshan immediately pretended to blink naturally and said.

Wu Shiqing's eyes gradually became gloomy at this time. After all, she felt sad for Lin Qingshan.

At this moment, she happened to look down and saw the comic magazine and the "God Clan" single volume in Lin Qingshan's hand and next to the sofa.

"Teacher, are you watching "The Gods" recently?"

She suddenly asked curiously.

"Yeah... Actually, the plot and setting of "Protoss" are very interesting."

Lin Qingshan scratched his head and said, "I just feel like there's something wrong with the character's arc."

"Character arc?"

Wu Shiqing was a little confused and asked curiously.

“It’s about the character’s personality, growth, and shaping.”

Lin Qingshan said seriously, "In the creation of works and the shaping of characters, based on my limited knowledge, character shaping should be the first priority, and personality is the most important factor. People often like a character who is responsible, brave, resourceful, and not confused or afraid."

“But such a character is actually unrealistic. However, as long as the element of ‘growth’ is added, that is, the protagonist is originally an ordinary person, but goes through a series of things to grow up properly and develop a complete personality, the authenticity is achieved and the popularity of the character is improved.”

“This is what I think of as a character arc, just like the embellishment of light in a painting, which gives the work a real and beautiful experience.”

Wu Shiqing felt as if he had found a treasure and obsessively absorbed the creative knowledge he got from Lin Qingshan.

"Teacher, you are too modest. This is not just superficial knowledge, but real insight."

She sincerely admired and said, "No wonder the teacher's work is so popular..."

Lin Qingshan touched his neck a little embarrassedly and said, "Actually, I am just... standing on the shoulders of others."

As a plagiarist, his works are all copied from those super popular creators in another world. They are not that great at all.

He also knows himself well. What he just said are just his personal opinions as a reader and a comic fan.

"So the problem with 'Protoss' is the lack of character arcs, right?" Wu Shiqing asked curiously, "Yes, it seems that the protagonist hasn't grown much even after 200 episodes..."

"Yeah...he's growing too slowly, or maybe Teacher Yang doesn't intend to let him really grow up."

Lin Qingshan thought about it and guessed, "Maybe... he takes the label of loser too much as a symbol of the protagonist and doesn't want to take it off?"

"Yes, the symbol of the protagonist is originally a loser...it is indeed difficult to change."

Wu Shiqing frowned and said.

"Being a loser and growing up don't conflict with each other..."

Lin Qingshan denied Wu Shiqing's statement and said, "In fact, in my opinion, the beginning of the fourth part of "The Protoss" where the protagonist single-handedly turned the tide was very good. After showing his ability to stand on his own, he appropriately showed that he was still the loser he was before. This actually showed growth while maintaining the character's setting."

"but……"

He scratched his head and said, "He just ran away afterwards, or went to find Nuonuo. It felt like he was back to square one... He seemed to be the same loser who still had to rely on his senior brothers and sisters."

In fact, if he remembered correctly, Odin actually came out later to kill Nono, and the protagonist stood up again.

But to be honest, this routine of only standing up and fighting desperately when the situation is desperate is actually a manifestation of irresponsibility.

It’s okay once or twice, and you can say that you had no experience at the beginning.

By the third and fourth time, especially after Eri's death, you still used this trick...

It feels like it's not the world that is restarting, but the protagonist's brain. It restarts once a year, and after the restart, the protagonist has no memory of this place. The next time, he will fight desperately again when he is almost desperate.

This is not just a matter of aesthetic fatigue among comic fans, but also their boredom with the ineffective and repetitive actions of the protagonist.

This is actually an ineffective repetitive routine. The protagonist never seems to learn his lesson after experiencing the same plot again and again.

It's just like when you are at work and you encounter that colleague who always can't remember the file format or where to put the stamp. No matter how good-tempered you are, you will be irritated by him.

"Teacher, you seem to care a lot about "The Gods"..."

Wu Shiqing also noticed something was wrong at this time and asked curiously.

"Yeah, if this continues, the plot of "The Gods" will get worse."

Lin Qingshan nodded and said, "I actually wanted to remind Teacher Yang about this. I really like this work. In fact, if the protagonist is better portrayed in the future, this comic will be very interesting."

"But that's your competitor, teacher..."

Wu Shiqing kindly reminded.

"Well, competitors are just rivals, and the impact of healthy competition is better than that of unhealthy competition."

Lin Qingshan said nonchalantly, "Instead of expecting others to be unlucky, why not expect yourself to become stronger, Shiqing!"

Bad money drives out good money, which will only make bad money more abundant. However, better money drives out good money, which will make better money more abundant.

Lin Qingshan only hopes to see better works, which would be interesting.

"Teacher... is really a good person!"

Wu Shiqing immediately said with some shame, "I understand. I will remember the teacher's teachings in the future!"

"Oh, it's okay..."

Lin Qingshan said with a smile.

"Teacher, do you want to have a chat with that Itchy Mouse teacher?"

Wu Shiqing asked, "The teacher should know that teacher as well..."

"Not familiar with……"

Lin Qingshan touched his neck and said awkwardly, "I'm not too embarrassed to disturb him directly..."

The key point is that the annual meeting has long passed, and the newcomer awards ceremony is in the second half of the year, which still has a long time.

"That's it..."

Wu Shiqing didn't have any better solution and was speechless for a moment.

"Okay... Shiqing, you go ahead and do your work."

Seeing this, Lin Qingshan smiled and said to Wu Shiqing, "Don't worry about my business for now."

Wu Shiqing nodded and said, "Okay..."

But soon she stared at Lin Qingshan and said, "Teacher, you are reading comics here, leaving Chunqiang and I to work... Teacher, how could you become so depraved!"

Lin Qingshan just chuckled and said, "Hey, I just wanted to give you and Chunqiang some more training..."

……

On weekends, working people who have returned to their normal workdays once again enjoy some free time.

For animation viewers and comic fans like Zhou Wenwei, this month is a happy one.

Because after the New Year, several well-made and good-looking comics were released in the animation schedule, including the second season of "Chainsaw Man", the seventh season of "True Dragon God Selection", "Akame ga Kill", and "Mado Ghoul", which has a very good production but the plot is not exciting yet.

After watching the latest episode of "Matou Ghoul" on Thursday morning, you can watch "Kill! Akame ga Kill" on Friday morning.

Then you can watch the second season of "Chainsaw Man" and the seventh season of "Dragon Chosen" all weekend long on Saturday.

In the meantime, Zhou Wenwei can also watch the serials of "The Taoist Immortals" and "The Divine Race" on Friday nights.

Although the recent plot of "Protoss" has been criticized, but the same thing goes, when there is no shocking announcement of a terminal illness, everyone still has some expectations.

Maybe... at the end of the fourth part of "Protoss", the protagonist has completely grown up, and finally become a determined warrior who can lead the hybrids and the Protoss to fight to the death?
With this idea in mind, Zhou Wenwei still did not give up on "The Protoss".

However, he still focused more on animation. After all, the influence of comics themselves is limited. That is why many comics do not receive much recognition even if they are very popular during the serialization period.

On the contrary, there are some comics that were not well-known during their serialization period, but became popular after being adapted into animations and were immediately recognized.

Still recognized as an excellent comic work.

It is because the influence of animation is difficult for comics to catch up with.

For example, before the comics were adapted into animation, those famous scenes that had already appeared in the comics were serialized, and even the plots that caused a sensation and became hot searches after they were adapted into animation, basically would not appear on the hot searches during the period when the comics were serialized.

On the contrary, when a comic is adapted into an animation, the famous scenes in the animation will directly become a hot topic.

As a result, any sensational plot in the subsequent comic series will quickly attract attention.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Zhou Wenwei sat on the sofa in his home, took out his mobile phone and made a call, and asked with a smile.

(End of this chapter)