My Cartoonist Guide

　　 Li Jie opened his mouth slightly, and there seemed to be something stuck in his throat. He wanted to explain, but couldn't say a word.

　　 "Are you using him as your opponent?"

　　 "Hmm." Li Jie nodded repeatedly.

"It is estimated that you will not be able to catch up with him in a short time." Shen Xin took a sip of Coke. "The gap I said is not a gap in painting skills. In fact, as long as you have been an assistant for a few years, your painting skills are basically sufficient. The gap I said lies in the choice of subject matter, the name and the processing of the storyboard."

　　 Li Jie heard Shen Xin's explanation, and he was puzzled.

　　 "The subject matter, name, and storyboard need to be improved... Mr. Shen, isn't it all bad?"

　　 "Uh... if you want to understand it this way, it shouldn't be a big problem." Shen Xin said seriously, "After all, you are drawing commercial comics. What you want to attract is a large number of readers, not editors like Wang Ge."

"For a magazine, a good manga is a manga that can be sold and liked by readers. However, editors cannot tell which work that has not been serialized will be popular. They can only rely on experience and data to understand the comics. The trend is speculated. Therefore, those hot topics and types are definitely the editors’ first choice."

"Let's talk about name and storyboard. Name is like a draft of a comic. What content needs to be drawn on each page has been drawn on the name in advance. Simply put, name is the original manuscript without processing. Therefore, the editor must pass the name , To judge whether the comics have the potential to sell well. You have to think about how to draw a good name. This is also the biggest gap between you and Luo Zheng.

"Furthermore, it is the storyboard. Put it this way, two cartoonists will draw the same story with different quality cartoons. It's like giving two directors the same script, they will make different movies. , Because they choose different shots. And the sub-shots of the comics actually come from the sub-shots of the movie.

"Compared with these three, the impact of the subject matter is the most elusive. After all, there is no subject that is always on fire. The same niche comics will be liked by readers. Just like Go, it is clearly a niche sport, but drawing The comics by readers are still likely to be accepted by readers. The author can control more names and sub-pictures. As for drawing skills, this thing is like writing style, and you can get more practice. Comic artists who really rely on drawing skills to eat, Actually not much."

Shen Xin threw the finished Coke into the trash can, stood up, and said to Li Jie: "I've told you what I can say. Actually, you should know a lot. By the way, I have a suggestion. Here you are, it’s okay to watch more movies. If you watch a lot, your mind will be much clearer when you draw the storyboard."

　　 Watching Shen Xin return to the workbench, Li Jie picked up the manuscript again and read it carefully twice, and suddenly felt that the two manuscripts were really bad.

　　 "Ms. Shen is very busy recently. If there is nothing wrong, let's go first?" Wang Wenhong pulled Li Jie's clothes lightly.

　　 "Ah...oh."

　　 Li Jie recovered, put the manuscript and magazine back into his backpack, followed Wang Wenhong, and left Shen Xin's studio.

　　 "Huh? I'm leaving now?"

　　 Waiting for Ma Ning to close the door, Gao Hang raised his head and said in surprise.

　　 "If you don't leave, would you still invite you to dinner?"

　　 "I thought he was an assistant candidate?"

　　 "I believe Brother Wang will find a suitable assistant, let's hold on to it first." Shen Xin said with his head down.

　　 "Rely on that guy?" Gao Hang just wanted to blurt out, but then he thought that Wang Wenhong had indeed paid a lot after the serialization of "The Soul of the Game", so he sneered, "Relying on that guy, I don't know whether it will work?"

After Li Jie returned to his residence, he took out the two manuscripts, and after a closer look, he took out the "Shounen Future" magazine. While comparing the two comics, he recalled Shen Xin’s suggestions and finally came to a conclusion. Shen Xin did talk about his pain points.

　　 He took out the white paper and pencil, and re-drawn the name according to Shen Xin's reminder.

　　 Two days later, Li Jie went to "icfuture" magazine again, found Wang Wenhong, and gave him the redesigned name.

　　Wang Wenhong looked at name again, somewhat surprised.

　　 "Compared with the original version this time, it is much better...Although there are still flaws, but carefully revised once or twice, it should be able to publish. When do you take the time to draw the original?"

"This story has already been published in "Shounen Future", and it may not be suitable for reprinting. I thought my comics were deeper than Luo Zheng's, and I was a little unconvinced, so I wanted to show it to you again. As a result, It’s still too far away. Besides, I'm... out of money." Li Jie looked embarrassed, "May have to find a job first."

"is it?"

　　Wang Wenhong can also understand Li Jie’s difficulties.

　　 Newcomers who have not been serialized, it is really difficult to rely on comics to support themselves.

　　 "Then... I heard that Teacher Shen still lacks an assistant... Can I try it?" Li Jie asked.

　　 "You?" Wang Wenhong glanced at the sketch in his hand, a little embarrassed.

　　 It's not that Li Jie's painting skills are not good, but that Li Jie's current state is too unstable.

　　 If Li Jie asks to leave after two or three months, wouldn’t he continue to look for new assistants?

　　 "My painting skills should be fine." Li Jie said.

　　 "I believe. I want to find a stable assistant for Teacher Shen, not the one who leaves after two or three months." Wang Wenhong explained.

　　 "This...that..." Li Jie stared at the name on the desktop, "Yes...If "Soul of Go" can be finished within three years, then I can wait for "Soul of Go" to end. But I also have one condition."

　　 "What conditions?" Wang Wenhong looked at Li Jie suspiciously.

　　 "You want to help me read the name... it may be a long story or a short story. I need more suggestions and opinions." Li Jie looked forward to it.

"what?"

　　Wang Wenhong blinked his eyes, unexpectedly Li Jie would offer such a condition.

　　 Soon after, Li Jie came to Shen Xin's studio again, unlike last time, this time as an assistant.

　　 Shen Xin was confused, wondering how Wang Wenhong found Li Jie.

　　 Regarding Shen Xin’s doubts, Wang Wenhong uttered four words—it is hard to say in one word.

　　 In the next issue of "icfuture", an interview with Luo Zheng by the magazine was published. Luo Zheng also said some of his own things, and at the same time proposed a goal for the future-must surpass "The Legend of the Dragon King".

　　 His new work, "The Wife from the Future Doesn't Like Me" will also be serialized in September.

　　 Shen Xin didn't have much energy to take into account the new work of the newcomer, and he watched "Become a Girl After Sleeping", and he also has a general understanding of Luo Zheng's strength.

　　 "The Soul of the Game" is getting better, and the plot of UU reading www.uukanshu.com has also developed to the dojo exam.

　　 In this part, Shen Xin changed the content of the original work. For example, in the original work, Xiao Guang’s first opponent is an amateur player with beard and scum, Tsubaki.

　　 In a duel with Hikaru, the loud-sounding Tsubaki frightened Hikari to his death, and successfully won the first game.

　　 It is precisely because of the loss to Tsubaki that Xiaoguang is sure that his mental quality needs further training.

　　 So, after the exam, he went to a chess club to play Go with adults, and in one of the chess clubs, he met Hong Xiuying, a student of Han country, and Hong Xiuying was a chess player representing Han country in the Beidou Cup.

　　 These plots are interlinked, therefore, as the source of this part of the plot, Tsubaki must be preserved.

　　 Shen Xin discussed many situations with Wang Wenhong and Xie Shiqi. Finally, Shen Xin decided on a solution. Tsubaki paid the dojo a tuition fee so that he could have an exam place.

　　 As the plot continues to advance, the five-character Go exams have made the popularity of "Soul of the Game" rise sharply.

　　 During this period, the book of "icfuture" has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

　　 Due to the vigorous promotion of the magazine, "Hunting Abyss" became the first place in the small book, pointing to the "Best Feature Comic Award" of the "Comic Festival".

　　 "The Legend of the Dragon King" ranked second, "The Soul of Chess" and "Killer's Diary" ranked third and fourth, and "Crime" was over.

　　 This ranking lasted for three weeks, and time finally entered October.