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Chapter 13 Hong Kong Floating Life ([-])
I thought it would be easy to set up a comic studio, but I didn’t expect Zhang Lexing to encounter some very troublesome things at the beginning: first, he is just a business comic lover, and he doesn’t know how to operate a comic studio; Second, he doesn't know much about the situation in the comics industry in Hong Kong, so he doesn't know whether he can recruit suitable talents; third, he can be said to be completely unknown in the comics industry. Will anyone be willing to come?
Zhang Lexing explained the confusion in his heart to Yang Xinxin, and finally said helplessly: "Actually, I really want to solve this problem, but now I don't know how to do it."

"It's not a problem," Yang Xinxin said nonchalantly, "I have a classmate from high school who is doing this job now. Although he hasn't produced any works that I like, he is still an insider in the industry. He should be able to help solve the problem." this problem."

"That's great, why don't you see when it's convenient, let's find a place to chat together." Zhang Lexing said happily.

Miss Yang readily agreed.

The next day, Zhang Lexing received a notice from Yang Xinxin: "Three days later, at [-]:[-] p.m., Sogo Coffee Shop in Causeway Bay."

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Three days later, Yang Xinxin brought Zhang Lexing to the Sogo Coffee Shop in Causeway Bay, still in the back seat of the Silver Shadow.Pushing open the door, there was a pleasant "Ding Ling" sound from the door, and a male waiter quickly came to greet him.

"Miss, how many are there?" The male waiter in a white shirt and black trousers asked respectfully, obviously he could tell at a glance who was in charge of the two in front of him.

"My friend should have come." Yang Xinxin waved her hand, signaling the waiter not to follow, and walked to find her friend.

Zhang Lexing followed closely, he was unfamiliar with the place, so he didn't want any unexpected situation.Before taking two steps, Yang Xinxin noticed a man in a suit waving to her not far away. It was obvious that her friend had really arrived first.Yang Xinxin quickened her pace and came to the seat of the man in the suit, and Zhang Lexing quickly followed.

"Jenny, it's been a long time. She's getting more and more beautiful." The man in the suit looked very happy to see Yang Xinxin, while Zhang Lexing next to him was selectively ignored by him.

"Chris, I really didn't expect you to be so good at complimenting people now." Yang Xin smiled like a flower, and it seemed that the compliment was very rewarding.After exchanging a few words with the man in the suit, Yang Xinxin thought of Zhang Lexing who was standing stupidly next to him.

"Chris, this is the Zhang Lexing I mentioned to you. He wants to start a comic studio." Yang Xinxin introduced.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." The man in the suit greeted, and then continued: "Let's stop talking standing up, sit down and talk, and you can also try the signature coffee here."

The three sat down on two sides, and the man in the suit greeted the waiter next to him: "Waiter, three glasses of Blue Mountain."

Yang Xinxin introduced to Zhang Lexing: "The person on the opposite side is what I said before, my high school classmate Cao Zhilin, whose English name is Chris."

"Mr. Cao, nice to meet you." Zhang Lexing stretched out his hand.

Cao Zhilin shook his hand lightly, then took his hand back, and said, "You can just call me Chris. When I first heard Jenny mention it, I thought it was a young talent. I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to look so young."

"Chris, I don't have an English name, but you can call me Lexing. I heard from Sister Xin that you are in the comics industry. I don't know which company you worked for?" Zhang Lexing asked.

"I worked in Yulang Group for a while, but I felt that my painting style was too different from theirs, and I didn't like the working atmosphere there, so I did it alone. Unfortunately, I haven't made any achievements." Cao Zhilin said somewhat Said self-deprecatingly.

"Chris, I don't know if you have any familiar cartoonists. I have a work in my hand, and I have already drawn part of it, but I may not have much time to draw by myself in the future, so I want to ask someone to help me." Zhang Lexing expressed his intention Speak up.

"Did you bring it? Can you show me first?" Cao Zhilin said casually. Judging by his expression, he obviously paid more attention to Yang Xinxin.

Zhang Lexing took out more than 20 drawings that he had prepared earlier and handed them to Cao Zhilin.When he first received the drawing, Cao Zhilin didn't care about it, and chatted with Yang Xinxin about his middle school days from time to time.After reading a few pictures, Cao Zhilin became quiet, and took the drawing to read carefully.

Yang Xinxin suddenly felt bored, so she ordered two more egg tarts.After eating the egg tart, Zhang Lexing drank three more cups of coffee, Cao Zhilin finally finished watching.

"Le Xing, did you finish this draft by yourself?" Cao Zhilin asked.

"Yes, what do you think?" Zhang Lexing asked back.

"Your painting style is very Japanese-style manga, but seriously, the painting skills are relatively amateur, but the story is very attractive." Cao Zhilin is still a professional after all, and he can see the problem at a glance.

Zhang Lexing was also very helpless. The sketches he brought here were drawn when he was in China. Not only were the painters more amateurish, but the painting tools were even more amateurish.

"However, this problem is easy to solve. As long as professional painters deal with it again, the effect should be much better." Cao Zhilin continued.

"In fact, I also have this consideration when I want to start a comic studio, but I am still very new to this industry, and I don't know how to start looking for someone." Zhang Lexing expressed his confusion.

"Then let me introduce the composition of the comic studio first." Cao Zhilin began to popularize the basic knowledge: "Simply speaking, it mainly includes text authors, cartoonists, drawing assistants, promotion assistants, studio managers, etc. The text authors are responsible for providing Story (comic plot, dialogue, etc.), the cartoonist conceives the painting according to the story, the drawing assistant can help the cartoonist with the sketching, coloring work or specialize in a certain part of the drawing, and the promotion assistant is responsible for publicity and promotion, copyright transactions , Contact comics published in magazines and booklets, etc., the studio manager is responsible for the daily management of the studio, which is equivalent to a housekeeper. The core of the studio is the cartoonist, who controls the direction of the entire comic.”

"Then how should I get started in my situation?" Zhang Lexing humbly asked for advice.

"If there is only one manga for the time being, there is no need to arrange so many people at once. The most urgent need at present is actually only one manga artist and two or three drawing assistants. I think you should be able to provide the story. If you want to do it again To reduce the writing work a little, you can also add a text writer to help you organize the story and edit the dialogue of the characters. In the future, you can adjust the personnel according to the development of the studio." Cao Zhilin said, taking a sip of his cold coffee.

Zhang Lexing thought about it in his mind, and this gradual development model should be suitable, so he said: "Chris, I wonder if you have any suitable people to recommend."

"There are not many cartoonists suitable for Japanese-style comics. I know a few, but I will find out if I can come after I get in touch. As for the drawing assistants and text authors, they are easy to find. I will contact you first and let you know when I have news. " Cao Zhilin said.

"Chris, you have to take this matter seriously, and you can't find some low-level people to make up for it." Yang Xinxin seems to be quite concerned about this matter, of course, the main reason is that she is very interested in comics.

When Yang Xinxin wrote the contact information to Cao Zhilin, the first meeting of the three became a class reunion again, and Zhang Lexing became a redundant person again.

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Under the urging of Yang Xinxin, Cao Zhilin quickly found five cartoonists to come over for interviews. After talking for several days, Zhang Lexing finally decided on a cartoonist named Li Guozhu to become the studio's cartoonist. Not long after, the painting assistants and writers also came. With everything in place one after another, Zhang Lexing's comic studio was finally formally established.The office location of the studio was chosen by Yang Xinxin herself. It is in the office building of Yang's enterprise, downstairs of Yang Xinxin's office.Although Yang Xinxin's banner was to facilitate Zhang Lexing, but Zhang Lexing knew in his heart that it was actually for the convenience of Miss Yang to see the latest drawing immediately.

In less than a month, all the manuscripts Zhang Lexing accumulated in the early stage were redrawn by professional painters. The original amateur traces disappeared, and the drawings immediately became professional. Even Yang Xinxin praised them after reading them. Feng did not make any changes at Zhang Lexing's insistence.After a month of running-in, the operation of the studio has also entered the right track. With the support of painters and writers, Zhang Lexing has finally become a story provider, and he no longer needs to invest too much energy in this area.

Yang Xinxin, who was born in a business family, of course would not let this studio become a money-burning tool. After the operation of the studio was on the right track, she quickly used her family connections and connections to promote this comic to RB, and returned it to RB. The comic has a nice name-"Dragon Ball", of course, Cao Zhilin is also responsible for this.The manga was first serialized in a magazine, and after attracting many fans, it was published as a booklet. It was also very popular and sold very well, causing a wave of Dragon Ball craze in RB.

With the popularity of "Dragon Ball", this comic studio named Kunpeng is also famous in RB. Under the instigation of Cao Zhilin, who is keen-sighted, Zhang Lexing added part of the investment to expand the comic studio into a comic production company. Many staff members have been added, and a few comic studios have also been added.The company's business is mainly oriented to the RB region. Cao Zhilin became the company's first general manager and as one of the investors owns 10% of the company's shares. The lady's private money.In order to make the company develop smoothly, Zhang Lexing wrote a few future RB manga masters from memory, planning to take advantage of the low prices and make good use of them in the future.

Of course, these are all things to say later. Zhang Lexing doesn’t have anything about comics in his mind at this meeting. He is sitting in the Yang’s mansion and working hard to pile up the codes. Because Dr. Yu came to Hong Kong with three microcomputers, Zhang Lexing’s working hours Arrived.

(End of this chapter)