Poverty story after Tokyo actress

"Characters? Why? Sister, didn't you say that the most important thing in comics is to tell a good story? Then why do you change your words now to say that it's characters?"

Caihua asked a little puzzled, while Jiutiao was thoughtful, as if looking for the rationality of this theory.

Jiang Bai, who put forward this point of view, replied: "It doesn't matter whether the painter or the plot is a very important element of comics. However, the painter can be gradually optimized, and the plot can be used in routines."

"That's right, the most important thing in comics is to tell a good story, but the focus is not on the story, but on how to tell it well. The carrier of a good story is the characters."

"A character with a distinctive personality is the lower limit and cornerstone of a manga. If a manga's character is untenable and unremarkable, then no matter how good his plot is... Ah, sorry, if even the characters can't stand up, Then there can't be a good storyline."

Said, Jiang Bai thought for a while, and asked the two of them: "Ask a question, how many plots do you know collapse, but the characters are outstanding works?"

The plot collapses and the characters shine?Kujo and Ayaka immediately fell into deep thought, and it was Ayaka, who was familiar with Two-dimensional, who first came up with the idea: ""Yu-Gi-Oh! GX", the plot in it is undoubtedly a mess, but the protagonist Judai's characterization is very good."

Jiang Bai nodded, then looked at Jiutiao, and Jiutiao thought about it for a while, and finally scratched his head in embarrassment. He is still a beginner to Two-dimensional and doesn't know much, but he also has his own ideas.

"Uh...does "Ultraman Leo" count? Due to production problems, there are big flaws in the plot, but now many people like Leo."

Both of them gave their own answers, and Jiang Bai nodded in satisfaction. Then, she asked another sentence: "So, think about it again, is there any work with messy characters but brilliant plot?"

"..."

The character rubbish plot is brilliant... After thinking for a while, Caihua and Jiutiao's faces froze. The question from Jiang Bai in front, the two can quickly come up with a lot of works, but... the latter question, the two think I can't even think of it.

In this regard, Jiang Bai laughed and explained: "Can't figure it out, right? It's normal, because if the characters can't stand up, the plot is absolutely impossible to be brilliant. The so-called plot is always around the characters, and the plot can be wonderful if the characters are brilliant. If the characters are not brilliant, then the plot can only be mediocre."

"Why do so many comic works now sell more and more characters? Although the plots are very homogeneous, they can still gain a lot of fans? It is because of the wonderful characters that the mediocre plots become exciting."

Speaking of this, Caihua and Jiujo suddenly opened up, it is true.

Now there are a lot of comic works like Jiang Bai said on the market. It can even be said that from the beginning to the end, the benchmark of comics is the same. Relying on excellent characters to advance the plot, no one can escape this point.

Be it Hokage, Pirates, or Shinigami, when people mention these comics with many characters, they will undoubtedly immediately think of the characters with distinctive personalities, and then think of the excellent plot.

And those excellent plots all exist to shape the characters. Whenever Hokage Jiraiya, Itachi's death, Pirate's top war, Shinigami's Ichigo makes a big fuss in Seireitei, each of them is in the In the process of shaping the characters, the plot is brought to a climax.

Otherwise, why do cartoonists like to engage in memory killing?Is it really for the water plot?Of course it is to perfect the characters.

There has never been a lack of characters in comics that sacrifice settings, plots, or logic to enrich them, and there are many of them who are applauded.

For example, JOJO's Bizarre Adventure, this series can basically use this point to the extreme, the setting can be eaten, the logic can be combined with coincidence, and the plot can be forced to advance, but JOJO must show its own golden spirit!

But there has never been a wonderful plot that is separated from the characters, there is no, there has never been.

That's why Jiang Bai can say with such certainty that characters are the soul of comics.

"Then... how to make a good character? Is it to make a good character design?" After sorting out the logic, Jiu Tiao asked another key question.

In this regard, Makoto touched her chin, showed an intriguing smile, and replied: "Yes... and no."

"Eh……"

"Er...old sister...there is a mystery in what you said..." Caihua smiled bitterly as she watched her old sister's tricks here, and complained helplessly.

And Jiang Bai was not in a hurry to explain, but thought for a while, and asked the two of them: "Well, you can make up a worldview setting now, is it simple?"

"Um……"

Before Caihua finished complaining, Jiutiao on the side said directly: "Yes, no problem."

"Eh!?"

Faced with Caihua's surprise, Kujo said: "The setting of the world view is very simple, and elementary school students can do it casually. After all, the seniors have already constructed the template. We only need to find a template to change, integrate, and create it ourselves. One The new world view setting is perfect, and it can even be used directly, such as using a typical Western Fantasy world view.”

Looking at Jiu Tiao's confident and familiar expression, Jiang Bai nodded with satisfaction. There is no doubt that Jiu Tiao does have a strong talent.

"Okay, now let you make up a story based on your favorite world view, how would you make it up?"

"what?"

Now it's Jiujo's turn to be dumbfounded... This... Although it is said that there is a worldview setting, how can the plot be made up?

"This... haha, I... I'm not good at it." Jiujo smiled wryly and said that the concubine couldn't do it.

And Jiang Bai smiled slightly, thought for a while, and said: "Then, let me add an element to you. Then you try again, um... how about I add a character to you?"

"Oh?"

Jiang Bai's words immediately made the two of them come forward curiously, and Jiang Bai also told the two of the characters he thought of after thinking about it: "The character I added to you is a mercenary in his 20s. , has a strong strength, is taciturn, and doesn't like to talk to people, after receiving commissions, he must carefully count his income every time, and fight for every cent."

"He has something he cares about... well... a...pocket watch, yes, pocket watch, old but clean, and the time is not accurate, but he won't take it to repair, still use it to tell the time, or, Don't use it to tell the time."

"Occasionally responsible for the catering of the mercenary group, his craftsmanship is actually a mess, but there is one dish he is very good at, that is potato stew, the taste is very good, but the taste never changes. In the end...he likes cats and raised cats in the group An orange cat..."

Following Jiang Bai's brief explanation, Jiu Tiao's eyes gradually brightened, and a vague character model was quickly constructed in his mind, which was added to the world view of Western Fantasy without any violation.

And the blank space brought by the small setting of a personal character made Jiutiao very curious, and a desire to create spontaneously arose. If the writing of the plot just now was like a headless chicken, then now Jiutiao feels that he can rely on this character As a point of expansion, it is a big book!

"Then... why does he care so much about his commission? Why does he have a pocket watch? Why does he only have a potato stew? Why does he have an orange cat?"

Caihua on the other side doesn't know much about writing plots, but she is also curious about the settings made by this person.

"Well... I don't know~" Jiang Bai's mouth curled up, shrugged and announced the answer, she... didn't think about it.

That's right, Jiang Bai really didn't think about the reasons for these background settings, why did he do this?I don't know, I haven't thought about it, and I don't have time to think about it. This is an impromptu character she conceived temporarily. How could there be such a perfect character creation?

But... this is enough, just such a simple character design with a bunch of unknown information, it is enough to start a plot, and even a big book.

Kujo on one side has gradually grasped the main point, showing a suddenly realized expression: "Using the world view as the stage, using the character design as the starting point, to conceive the plot? Got it!"

Caihua: "Huh? Uh... well, I understand too!"

Actually don't understand at all...

Jiang Bai didn't expect his younger sister, who has a bad background, to understand. After all, talent in literary and artistic creation is naturally important, but it is empty talk without literary talent.In this regard, Caihua is really not even a star behind Jiujo.

"So, as long as you have an outstanding character design and a suitable world view, you can create good comics, right?" Kujo asked excitedly. If this is the case, then Kujo felt that he couldn't help it Want to start writing.

But Jiang Bai waved his fingers and said: "The character setting is actually a tricky method. Its function is actually to keep the lower limit. If you have a good character design, then at least your work will not be bad, but, really Pioneer has created excellent comics, so... the character design needs to be improved to a higher level and enter the character."

"Ah? Character design... Isn't it character setting?"

Kujo was confused again.

"Indeed, the character setting is the character setting, but the setting is fixed and is the superposition of elements. As long as the elements are matched properly, then the character setting can be created casually, just like the setting of the world view."

"However, people are not a combination of elements, and human personality is not static. Therefore, a fixed personality is a trick. A character that can truly penetrate the hearts of the people must have a character arc and growth. This is not the superposition of elements. It can be done."

"As for how to do good characterization...it varies from person to person, but I have a personal suggestion, which is...dissect yourself."

dissect yourself?Those who are not enough for Jiu Tiao are slightly stunned, a little confused.

"Yes, analyze yourself, analyze your own character, and analyze the reasons why you have become such a character. Life itself is a stage. The first character a person creates in the world will always be himself."

"Growth is traceable, reasonable, and grounded. There are solid examples of character. There is no more reasonable character than yourself, because you really exist."

"As long as you can analyze your own personality, then you can use yourself as a reference and basis to create characters. This is the easiest way to make your characters break away from human design and become characters."

Jiang Bai's explanation benefited Jiutiao a lot, and after Jiang Bai's explanation, Jiutiao took another look at this debut work he created...

This time, without the excitement and excitement of independent creation, coupled with some knowledge taught by Jiang Bai, Jiutiao suddenly found a lot of flaws and deficiencies in the plot of his debut novel.

The thinness of the characters, the plain water of the plot, beauty is beauty, but it is floating on the surface, floating on the form, and the inner nature of the characters, as Jiang Bai said, is just the accumulation of elements.

All of a sudden, the anticipation that I had just felt that I could win a good prize disappeared completely...

Sure enough, I was still too immature to write a story...

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"This year's Akihabara Manga Short Manga Competition, the winner of the best romance manga is... Haranoka x Akito Kujo's "Into Summer"!"

"Woohoo! Take off! Changren! We are the best! Hahahaha!"

Miyano Ayaka laughed and pulled Akito Kujo to the awarding stage, accepting the honors that belonged to the two, while Jiang Bai felt as if he had been slapped in the face. Possibly, the two of them won the best love short story in the next second...

Well, Jiang Bai admits that he really has a high opinion of this comic exhibition. After all, it is also a comic exhibition attended by amateurs. The real big-name cartoonists are all participating in Shueisha, Nebula Awards, and Tezuka Awards. Great selection.

Caihua and Jiujo participated in the selection of this comic exhibition, and most of the people who came were amateur cartoonists or cartoonists who had entered the sea. This kind of dwarf was taller, so Caihua and Jiujo would naturally get a good ranking.

"Hey~ What did my sister say~ I won the award~" After receiving the recognition of the award, Caihua walked up to Jiang Bai with a step that her six relatives did not recognize and showed off her face, making the corners of Jiang Bai's mouth twitch.

"Ah, well, it seems that I underestimated the two of them. However, creation is always a journey of excellence. Don't be complacent just because of the momentary honor."

Said, Jiang Bai touched Caihua's small head, and at the same time pinched Caihua's cheek with one hand and pulled it.

Caihua, whose cheeks were sore from being pinched, said unconvinced: "Well...you Xibaofu...farewell, Oulian..."

And just when the three of them were interacting, the selection of the best manga of this year also started. Among the several nominations, "Entering Summer" by Caihua and Duo was impressively listed, which naturally attracted the attention of the three of them. Can you... ...get another one!

Immediately, the eyes of the three focused on the awarding platform, waiting for the announcement of the final result...

"The winner of the best short comic at this year's Comic Con is..."

Chapter 120 Seven My Broken Mariko

"The winner of the best short comic at this year's comic exhibition is... Hiraku Kazuka! "my broken mariko"!"

As the award presenter announced the final list, there was warm applause under the awards stage, and the three of Makoto were slightly taken aback. Although they said that they did not get the final best short story, they were still very satisfied, and they congratulated together for winning the best short story. Best cartoonist for short stories.

Afterwards, the manga artist named Hiraku Kazuka stepped onto the awarding platform. Judging from her figure, Hirako Kazuka is a female manga artist, but she wore a mask when she came on stage, and she didn't seem to like it. Let people see their true self.

The female cartoonist was also quite taciturn, she bowed to accept the award and stepped down without saying anything, not even a acceptance speech, even though it was said that the comic exhibition was not popular.

"Pingku and Xiang..." Jiang Bai touched his chin, a little curious about what the works of this female cartoonist look like.

After the award ceremony, there will be book signings.Caihua and Jiujoo sat at the bookstore that had been arranged long ago, signed and sold books to fans, and the two found their own way to copy [-] copies of "Entering Summer".

Jiang Bai looked at the crowd in front of Caihua. It seems that it is not difficult to sell out the two hundred copies.

Caihua was overjoyed to sign on the side, and Jiang Bai didn't bother, but wandered to other places in the comic exhibition. Although the previous life was considered to be a [-]-dimensional element, Akihabara's famous name is also known, but Jiang Bai really didn't Visited this Two-dimensional holy place.

This time I just visited what Akihabara, known as the Two-dimensional Holy Land, looks like.

There are quite a lot of otaku who play cosplay on the road, ranging from special effects to manga. Although the Japanese animation in this world is not as profound and radiant as in the previous life, it is still an indelible part of Japanese culture.

And the animation technology is not bad. For example, Hayao Miyazaki is still an animation director in this world, and he also has his own Ghibli animation studio. However, in terms of influence and popularity, he is not as radiant to the world as he was in his previous life.

Moreover, the scale of the Japanese animation industry in this world is not as mature as in the previous life. There is no such situation in this world where animation producers such as Bones Club, UFO Club, Kyoto Animation, and White Fox Club contend among a hundred schools of thought.

Only a few producers with the endorsement of large capital can live a more prosperous life, and it is difficult for small producers to survive. The scale of the animation industry in Dongying, compared with the previous life, has basically been cut by nearly three-quarters.

Its influence... If Jiang Bai really said it, it is a bit embarrassing like the Guoman in the previous life. There are many fans, but the influence is not great. There are good works, but not many. There is momentum, but it is very slow. Basically a long way to go.

However, the animation industry has a long way to go, but the manga drama industry is quite popular, and the comic industry is as prosperous as in the previous life, and the game is also as large as the previous life, competing with major Western manufacturers.

Therefore, along the way, Jiang Bai can also see a lot of cosplays of various animated characters, such as... "Dragon Ball", this classic work was born a little early, and the manga is very difficult to change, so real people are eliminated in this world change.

However, the technology is sufficient now, and recently I heard that a real-life plan is also on the agenda. It seems that in this parallel world, the need for real-life manga works is already a fixed mindset in the minds of investors.

Of course, in the process of roaming the manga, Jiang Bai was quite surprised to find that he was cosplayed by someone!

Someone actually cosplayed him in the costume of Mami in the Conan series, which was beyond Jiang Bai's expectation. He didn't expect his popularity to radiate so quickly, and...someone actually made his own cosplay so quickly Convincing, sure enough, the masters are among the folks.

There is also a small episode, I was even recognized by people when I was playing, but fortunately, when I played Ba Mami, I wore makeup, so there was some difference from plain makeup, plus the difference in clothing and hairstyle.

In order not to bring unnecessary trouble to himself, Jiang Bai insisted that the other party had made a mistake, and finally let the otaku only apologize and leave.

Except for the sharp-eyed Two-dimensional, Jiang Bai has never met other passers-by who recognized his image, but there are quite a few people looking for him to take pictures.

Although Jiang Bai's plain coat doesn't match the various cospaly ghosts and snakes in the manga exhibition, but because of her extremely high appearance and the temperament that exudes from the inside out, many Yan parties are still impressed. the sideways glance.

It's just a simple photo, and Jiang Bai will naturally not refuse. Along the way, Jiang Bai has been pulled by more than a dozen passers-by to take pictures, most of them are nerd girls. After all, nerds generally don't have the guts to ask her to take pictures .

In this way, while Jiang Bai was shopping, he was dragged to take pictures, visited every corner of the comic exhibition, and occasionally borrowed a few books from the booths of those painters to enjoy, including Jiang Bai's beautiful girl. No matter what the status is, there is no rejection at all.

How should I put it, after shopping around, Jiang Bai found that it is really reasonable for Caihua's comics to win the award. They have a better plot than Caihua, but their painting style is not as good as theirs. The painting style is better than theirs, and the plot is poor.

From the looks of it, I am a bit strict with these two little guys.However, this time, Jiang Bai is even more curious, who is the sacred Pingku and Xiang who can defeat Caihua and get the best short story...

As she walked, Jiang Bai's eyes suddenly brightened. She finally found the booth where the manga artist Pingku Hexiang was located. Although her manga won the best short story, the booth was not as crowded as Caihua.

On the contrary, there were very few people, and they were all interested in buying a book, which surprised Jiang Bai.

So, with curiosity, Jiang Bai came to Pingku Hexiang's booth.

Pingku and Xiang were still the same as before, wearing a mask, only showing the upper half of their face.Taking a closer look, Jiang Bai was able to see the upper half of her face clearly. Only then did Jiang Bai realize that she was not only wearing a mask, but also wearing a pair of glasses, giving people the feeling of a literary girl.

"Hello, I want to buy you a comic." Jiang Bai said to Pingku and Xiang straight to the point with a light smile.

"Hmm..." Pingku and Xiang didn't say much. They lowered their heads and took a comic, signed their name on the title page, then raised their heads and handed the comic to Jiang Bai. The moment the two looked at each other, Jiang Bai could clearly see the surprise in Pingku and Xiang's eyes.

So beautiful... This was Pingku Hexiang's first thought when he saw Jiang Bai, and after being surprised, Pingku instinctively looked at Jiang Bai's outfit.

Black boots, cyan jeans, a creamy white sweater, and a reddish-brown overcoat, this outfit doesn't match the atmosphere of the comic exhibition, but it is very peaceful and fragrant.