Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 198 I have to think about what to draw (8000 words)

There is actually a reason why Higashino has so many fans.

The main reason is that "The Chill" is a horror comic, and most of its readers are boys. It is not an exaggeration to say that the ratio of male to female is seriously out of balance.

In addition, Kumamon is originally a mascot that kills both men and women. Of course, it will also bring some male fans to Higashino Division to a certain extent. It is not an exaggeration to say that men add men.

Because of this, Higashino has a lot of male fans, although it is not enough to crush female fans, but at a glance, those who hold up the signs are all male fans, and when girls only account for a part of them, Higashino can't help but sigh——

Being good-looking really does whatever you want, not only girls are not let go, but boys are also able to grasp it.

He smiled and nodded at the fans, and then turned sideways to get out of the way for the media reporters to take pictures.

Walking all the way into the venue, under the leadership of the staff, Dong Yesi pinned a corsage to show his identity, and at the same time found his seat and sat down, looking around.

This time the Ministry of Education borrowed a medium-sized theater from the National New Theater of Japan, but even a medium-sized theater is already very large.

The densely packed chairs are lined up, and there are more than 1000 seats at a rough glance. The interior decoration is not gorgeous, but it is enough to be called decent.

No wonder the Ministry of Education and Culture wants to use this venue.

Higashino Division just took a quick glance and then withdrew his gaze. His mood was very calm, and he was not in the state of being so excited and nervous that some award winners around him took a deep breath again and again.

After all, he was already excited when he got the news, and now he has already adjusted his mentality.

This year's Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology Minister's Award belongs to the fifth session.

It is mainly to reward art workers with outstanding achievements in [-] fields including drama, film, music, dance, literature, fine arts, television, mass entertainment, and media art.

Its main awards are the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Newcomer Award.

The award that Higashino Division received was the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, and the Newcomer Award was an award similar to encouragement, given to those fledgling newcomers.

The entire awarding process is not complicated, but a bit stereotyped.

It's nothing more than walking the red carpet, accepting awards on stage, and then saying a few innocuous words to express that I will still actively dedicate myself to art.

A TV drama actor walked onto the stage excitedly. After receiving the award, he even shed tears on the awarding stage, saying that he called his mother, and the other party was watching the TV. It was considered filial piety for him to receive such an award.

This kind of tone of "music is my lifelong dream, my parents have both died since I was a child" also made Higashino couldn't help being a little funny .

There is no suspense in this awards ceremony, because the Ministry of Education and Culture will announce the list of winners in advance, and the awards everyone has won and why they won will be clearly written on it, so when the host reads the name, Everyone knows each other in their hearts.

Envious people are more envious——damn it, why did I get the Newcomer Award, and that guy got the Minister of Education Award?

But even so, you still have to smile when you should applaud and smile. You can't lose your demeanor in this kind of public place.

Dong Yesi didn't feel much about it, and felt that the whole awards ceremony was a bit boring, and there was no one around who could talk to him, so he was just about to look away and rest.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Higashino, the author of "Midnight Ring"?"

A voice suddenly came from the side.

This made Higashino Division follow the voice curiously.

Sitting next to him is an easy-looking man in his 30s with a corsage pinned to his chest bearing his name, Ozawada, who won an award in the media arts department.

and insist

The name Higashinoji is impressive—isn’t this the manga author of Yanjiao Publishing House?

As mentioned earlier, Ken Komori is one of the pillar authors of Yanjiao Publishing House, and the robot comics he draws have fascinated many comic readers.

And another pillar author of Yanjiao Publishing House is the Ozawada in front of Dongyesi.

He has more than ten years of experience in serializing manga, and he just completed eight years of manga serialization a year ago.

If Ken Komori is the No. [-] thug, then his fame and strength are enough to be called the No. [-] thug of Yanjiao Publishing House—he has occupied the first place in the sales list of Oricon O list volume for a long time.

The sales of volumes on the Oricon list have come and gone for many years, and many comic geniuses have gone up and down, but the only thing that remains the same is him, no matter whether it is the first or the second, he can always hover on the Oricon list .

That is to say, Ozawada's work is over, otherwise Higashino Division may have a touch with him.

This is the general of the enemy's publishing house, and the relationship with Higashino Division should be regarded as tit-for-tat.

After all, the fact that Komori Ken of Yanjiao Publishing House did not win against Higashinoji in the ring last time is known by quite a few people in the industry.

But since the other party took the initiative to say hello, Dong Yesi naturally would not lose his courtesy, and immediately nodded in reply.

"I am Higashinoji, Mr. Ozawa, and I have known you for a long time."

This sentence is sincere and sincere.

Recently, Yanjiao Publishing House has vaguely wanted to make Ozawada the father of Japanese manga. At that time, the slogan seemed to be well thought out, but due to some reasons, the promotion in this regard was put on hold.

As for whether the other party came here to find a fight because of the publishing house?

In this regard, Higashino Division is also true. Although Ozawada is considered a senior, he still doesn't know who will win the fight - whether it is a real person or a competition of performance.

"Mr. Higashino, you're welcome. I've been watching all of your works "Midnight Bell", "The Winner Is Justice" and "The Lonely Gourmet". They are indeed very good works."

Ozawada praised; "Congratulations on winning the award in the art planning department."

"Congratulations also to Mr. Ozawada for winning the Media Art Award."

Higashino nodded with a smile, the other party's media art award should be about comics.

After all, eight years of accumulation, not to mention that the Internet was not so developed in 1996, and Ozawada had a great advantage in the world of print media and TV media. It is a matter of course that he can win this award.

"It's thanks to the accumulation of time." Ozawada didn't mean to be aggressive, on the contrary, he was a little kind: "I took the initiative to talk, but actually I want to tell Mr. Dongye that Yanjiao Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore have begun to formulate some countermeasures against you. gone."

"Countermeasures?" Higashinosi was a little dumb, he could see clearly.

Although my reputation is rising and my career is on the rise, if I am involved in the capital interests behind these big publishing houses, it is actually not a big deal. Why did the other party suddenly formulate countermeasures?

It shouldn't be so motivating.

"Well, Mr. Higashino has only been in the industry for a year, so it's natural that he doesn't know some secrets in the industry." Ozawada smiled and explained the current specific situation to Higashino Division.

Behind the three major manga publishers are different capitals. Among them, Mozhu Bookstore and Urashima Publishing House have monopolized the publication of books from high school to elementary school in Japan. This aspect will not be fixed, and there will basically not be much share changes.

But manga magazines are different. As the most popular paper communication carrier among young people, the three major publishing houses attach great importance to the development of this area, and the competition among them is actually fierce.

However, after the merger of Mozhu Bookstore and Yanjiao Publishing House, this fierce competition has undergone earth-shaking changes——

"When Mr. Suzuki Yu left, it would actually have an impact on Urashima Publishing House, but the impact will definitely not be too great."

Ozawada explained in a low voice: "It's just that a prominent author leaves, at most it will affect some sales, but it won't make Urashima Publishing's "Bad Chill" fall so badly that it is about to fall out of the ranks of the three major publishing houses of manga. "

The meaning of his words was already very clear, Dong Yesi understood.

The reason why Urashima Publishing House was in a predicament last year was not just Suzuki Yu's departure, but the capital operation behind Yanjiao Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore.

"Originally, "Bad Chill" was indeed going to fall out of the ranks of the three major comic magazines. The original plan was to step down Urashima Publishing House, and Fuji Publishing House, which is less competitive and influential, would occupy Urashima Publishing House. The location. However, the sudden appearance of Mr. Higashino has eased the situation to some extent, at least the sales of "Aversion to Chill" have gradually begun to pick up."

Ozawada sighed: "In this case, they will naturally come up with some strategies against you, Mr. Higashino?"

Regarding Ozawada's words, Higashinoji also squeezed his chin and nodded.

If he is someone from Yanjiao Publishing House or Mozhu Bookstore, of course he will be a little concerned about the spoilers

Then it is necessary to take some crooked countermeasures against Higashino Division.

But it's weird

"Is there any reason for Ozawa-sensei to tell me these things?"

Higashino Division looked at Ozawada, and asked him something he cared more about.

Yeah, shouldn't Ozawada be the thug of Yanjiao Press?

Actually, in turn, revealed such important information to his competitor?

"Haha, they fight for theirs. Our group of comic authors who only draw comics don't have any deep hatred. At most, we just compromise on serialization. It doesn't matter if I tell you this."

Ozawada laughed: "I'm really a fan of you, Mr. Higashino. "The Ring at Midnight" and "The Winner Is Justice" are works that refreshed my ears."

When he said this, Higashino Division also nodded, which was acceptable.

Because it is true—the matter of the publishing house belongs to the matter of the publishing house, how much has it to do with him, Ozawada?You can't really freeze the relationship, can you?

In addition, he is really happy to see Lie Xin, the mud-legged manga author who has been killed all the way by Dong Yesi, so of course he has to take the initiative to give him a good relationship.

Before he finished thinking, he heard Higashinoji next to him take the initiative to say: "That is to say, Mr. Ozawa is going to fight me in the next comic series?"

"Mr. Higashino is indeed very smart, um, my new manga, if nothing else happens, it should be serialized at the same time as your new manga, Mr. Higashino." Ozawada didn't mean to hide anything.

As early as when he said the words 'at most it's a compromise on serialization', he had already hinted at it cryptically.

"In fact, it's not just me who wants to fight with you, but also the sci-fi manga Mr. Sakamoto from Mozhu Bookstore at the same time. It is estimated that many people will compete with you, Mr. Higashino."

Ozawada's performance was very generous, and he didn't mean to hide it.

Higashinoji also understands his thoughts very well-in the final analysis, comics depend on the quality, and there are very few fans who can really retain them.

If Higashinoji came up with a better work than them, then Higashinoji would crush them, and if they came up with a better work than Higashinoji, then they would be able to beat Higashinoji with a black nose and a swollen face.

Even if it is as strong as "Naruto", the poor animation quality of "Bo Ren Biography" later attracted a lot of criticism.

However, the two major publishing houses took the initiative to let the mainstay authors of the publishers fight with him. Isn't this too much for him?Feeling that the time has to be killed to a bloody mess, you will die and you will be injured.

"I don't think Ozawa-sensei has any intention of participating. Was it forced by the publishing house?" Higashinosi took a sip of the Gyokuro tea prepared at the venue, and felt that it was not much different from ordinary tea.

"It's not forced. The editor-in-chief of Yanjiao Publishing House is my former editor. He has kindness to me. Of course, I have to repay this kindness, and competition is not bad for the comics industry as a whole."

Ozawada answered Higashinoji's question very rationally: "Most of the comics nowadays are stereotyped robot comics. To be honest, this kind of abnormal development is not good for the whole. The comic authors are too comfortable, completely Don't think about new things."

That's it

Higashino Division probably understood what Ozawada was thinking.

As an old manga author who has been serialized for more than ten years, this Ozawada is definitely a veteran in the manga industry. He is probably not satisfied with the stagnant scene in the Japanese manga market, so he thought about getting into this mess. Water, fight with Dong Yesi to see if they can stimulate the vitality of the entire market.

This professional attitude is indeed respectable.

Higashino has also heard in his previous life that many employees in the comics and animation industry generate electricity for love, and they still work hard with a meager salary. They did not expect to meet one today.

"Mr. Higashino, please don't be merciful." Ozawada added cheerfully, "I hope you can produce the best works to deal with the blockade by the two major publishing houses."

check?

It's a good word to use.

Yanjiao Publishing House and Mozhu Bookstore are both actively attacking

This is indeed a bit of a hassle.

I have to think about what to draw next.

You can't really be suppressed by then, right?

(End of this chapter)