Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 321 Chihaya Higashino Thinks She Can Do It (8000 words)
The atmosphere in the editorial department was a little tense.

Even Koharu Hosokawa felt extremely nervous.

She has been working with Higashino Division for two years.

So she always knew that Higashino Division had very high requirements for her works.

But this requirement is too high.

Originally, she thought that she could see Higashino Si nodding happily, but she didn't expect that he was looking at the form in his hand seriously with a serious face.

Hosokawa Koharu was a little confused.

The editors of Fuji Publishing House, who had been watching, were also a little dazed. They looked at each other in disbelief.

With such a good result, Dongyesi is still not satisfied?

Thinking of being randomly crushed by Higashinoji's works when I was staying at Fuji Publishing House, I am still a little bit unconvinced.

Seeing Dong Yesi's strict self-discipline attitude, they all felt that it was normal to be crushed.

After all, they already have such achievements. If they were at Fuji Publishing House, they would have started dancing and opening champagne.

"As expected of Dong Yesi. I feel that everything I lost to him before can be accepted."

An editor next to him couldn't help but speak.

"Yeah. This kind of grade is not satisfactory, how much better grades does he need to be satisfied?"

Another Fuji Publishing editor who also looked at Higashinoji's expression sighed.

Don't admit defeat.

Others are more talented than you, work harder than you, and have very strict requirements on your own works. It is normal to fail.

Just as they were thinking this way, Hosokawa Koharu who was staying beside Higashino finally took the initiative and said, "Teacher Higashino, don't you want to say something?"

"Huh?" Higashinosi, who was staring at the form and thinking, relaxed his brows, then raised his head and looked around.

He was keenly aware that something was wrong with the surrounding atmosphere, so he immediately smiled and said:

"Well, this result exceeded my expectations, so I was a little surprised. I hope all editors don't care."

Dong Yesi also knew that he always had the habit of frowning when he was doing serious things, but this little habit was hard to change, so he just let it go.

As soon as Higashinoji said this, all the editors below were slightly relieved, and the atmosphere in the editorial department, which was originally tense, also instantly relaxed.

To say that he alone changed the atmosphere of the entire editorial department is similar.

"Editor Hosokawa, thank you for showing me the form, and now I have a clear idea."

Higashino Division smiled and handed the form in his hand to Hosokawa Koharu.

Before, he wondered if there would be a problem with his drawing method of the manga version of "Hansawa Naoki", but now with the actual data support, he said that there is no problem at all, and he can continue to draw according to this method.

I still have to ask Higashino Chihaya and Konoe Suzuka to play the roles of Asano branch manager and Hansawa Naoki. This kind of feeling of contrasting with the real scene makes the things drawn more handy.

Needless to say Konoe Suzuka, the slightly more difficult one was Higashino Chihaya.

But it's actually not that difficult.

Higashino Division estimated that as long as Higashino Chihaya bought some of her favorite little plush toys, she would be happy to help - Higashino Chihaya has always liked these gadgets.

As for Dongye Siliang's heart ache?

This... To be honest, the pain is a bit painful.

But Higashino Chihaya will definitely hum and forgive him in the end.

So there must be no need to worry about this aspect.

While thinking about it, Higashino greeted Xiaochun Hosokawa: "Editor Hosokawa, since the matter is over, I will leave first."

"Hey? Mr. Dongye, why don't you stay here? Today, the editorial department of our publishing house is having a dinner, just to celebrate."

Hosokawa Koharu gave a little persuasion.

"Holding a banquet?" Dong Yesi was taken aback.

When he walked over just now, the editorial department of the literature department of Fushima Publishing House was lifeless, which was in sharp contrast to the cheerful editorial department of the comic department here.

Isn't holding a dinner stabbing the editor of the literary department?

Seemingly seeing what Higashino was thinking, Hosokawa Koharu immediately explained with a smile: "This dinner is only for our manga department, and the market share of the literature department has been severely squeezed recently. All kinds of criticism are not allowed to go out for dinner at all."

"I see." Dong Yesi nodded, but still refused: "But I still don't need it, I have a draft of the next storyboard to draw when I get home, so that's it."

He does have a storyboard draft for Naoki Hansawa to do.

Although the drafts of the first three chapters have been made, it is still not safe. Only after five chapters can Higashino feel relieved.

"Really?" Hosokawa Koharu nodded ponderingly: "Since this is the case, then I understand, please go, Mr. Higashino."

She raised her hand to send Higashinoji off, but before she raised her hand, the editor-in-chief Urashima rushed over from the other side and interrupted her: "Mr. Higashino, you came just in time."

"What's the matter? Editor-in-Chief Urashima?"

Editor-in-chief Urashima was in such a hurry, Higashinoji could tell at a glance that the other party was coming for him, and asked immediately.

"I do have something to discuss with you. Is it convenient to come to my office?"

Editor-in-Chief Urashima pointed to the small room on the other side.

Generally speaking, Urashima always handles ordinary work with editors outside, and only handles slightly private work in the office.
It seems that this is not a good thing to say in front of Hosokawa Koharu and the others.

Higashino had no reason to refuse, nodded and followed editor-in-chief Urashima to his office.

As soon as he entered the office of editor-in-chief Urashima, Higashino was pulled to sit down by the other party.

"Teacher Dongye, I would like to ask, do you have any idea of ​​serializing fifty pages a week on "Heshi"?"

"Fifty pages serialized?"

Hearing this number, Higashino couldn't help raising his eyebrows in surprise.

Generally speaking, the number of comic pages serialized in a weekly manga magazine will not exceed 25 pages per episode. If it exceeds this number, the editor will let you cut it.

Higashino Division's "Hansawa Naoki" is only the first chapter of the new manga, so it is given fifty or sixty pages to expand the content
Therefore, the second chapter of "Hansawa Naoki" will become the standard number of pages of 25 or 23 pages.

But now, the editor-in-chief Urashima seems to be giving him the privilege of serializing fifty pages in the manga magazine.

What a privilege.

No one can enjoy this kind of treatment on Zhou Kanmanga.

Under Higashino Division's slightly surprised expression.

Editor-in-Chief Urashima slowly explained the reason: "Mr. Higashino, I read your "Naoki Hansawa", and it is indeed an excellent work. As the current flagship work of our company, it is very reasonable to give you this privilege. of."

Is it the main work?

Hearing the hints in the words of editor-in-chief Urashima, Higashinoji pinched his chin, feeling a little suddenly enlightened.

Now there are not many manga on "Keyo" that can compete with "Chiyo". Even the combined age of Kuromiya Meisa and Suzuki Yu's manga serialization is only seven or eight years.

On the other side, "Chiyo", there may be veteran authors with 20 or even 30 years of serialization experience.

Compared with them, although Kuromiya Meisa and Suzuki Yu are very talented, they are still lacking.

Therefore, "He Shi" can only put all the treasures on Higashinoji's "Hansawa Naoki".

Fifty pages of serialization a week-this is the weight of serialization of two comic works!
There is no doubt that this is a hard task.

But at the same time, the benefits brought to Higashinoji are also huge-he can tell the story of "Hansawa Naoki" without any scruples.

Why did Higashinoji do so much preparation before painting "Hansawa Naoki"?
This is because the original plot of the Japanese drama "Naoki Hansawa" is longer than many other Japanese dramas.

A very simple comparison.

The length of each episode of "Unnatural Death" is about 43 minutes, and the opening song is about 42 minutes per episode.

But "Hansawa Naoki" is different.

In order to tell a good story, the first episode of "Hansawa Naoki" reached a terrifying 93 minutes, and there is no opening song.

It can be said that this Japanese drama really spends all its time telling the plot.

Among them, there are batch after batch of characters on stage.

So Higashino made so many preparations in order to maximize the story of "Hansawa Naoki" in the limited number of pages of the manga.

This is also something that cannot be helped. Manga is always manga, which is different from Japanese dramas.

The 25 pages stipulated in the manga serialization limit the performance of Higashino Division.

And if you give him the privilege of fifty pages a week.
Higashino Division can draw "Hansawa Naoki" better!
So Higashino had to consider the tempting request of editor-in-chief Urashima.

Take fifty pages. Or not?

He thought for a long time, and finally nodded.

"I see. In that case, give me the privilege of serializing fifty pages."

Higashino Division spoke directly.

Nothing to hesitate.

Before being a manga writer, he was first and foremost a professional painter.

As a professional painter, his top priority should be to paint his works in the best condition.

The 25-page space is like a small canvas, which can only be said to be just enough, and cannot fully display his level.

But the fifty-page space seemed to give him a free wall, allowing him to draw the most perfect works on it.

Even if it was due to the ethics of a professional painter, Higashino had no reason to refuse this condition!
The editor-in-chief Urashima, who was sitting across from Higashino Division, breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard that the other party agreed.

You can't breathe a sigh of relief.

Higashinoji's "Hansawa Naoki" is indeed the best manga of "Heshi" now, and the relaxation of privileges for him is not only for "Hansawa Naoki", but also for the comic magazine "Heshi".

Similarly, this privilege is of course not only his own opinion, but also after the upper-level meeting voted.

Should it be said that he is from the former Fuji and former Urashima Publishing House?

He was very decisive in this kind of voting, fully demonstrating the courage to use people who are suspicious and not to be suspicious.

Higashino Division is the author selected by them.

While the editor-in-chief Urashima was thinking, Higashinoji had already stood up and greeted him.

"In this case, I will finish the storyboard draft earlier, editor-in-chief Urashima."

Originally, he had already made a draft of the storyboard for the first three episodes, but it was a 25-page serialized draft of the storyboard.

Now that it's a fifty-page weekly serial, of course he has to work harder.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Higashino-sensei. By the way, since it has been changed to a [-]-page serialization, the second chapter of "Naoki Hansawa" can actually be sold as a separate volume."

The editor-in-chief Urashima did not forget to tell him what happened next before Higashino left.

Yes.

An ordinary 25-page manga needs five or four chapters to produce a single book.

But Higashino's "Hansawa Naoki" is different.He has more than 50 pages in one chapter, and only two chapters are needed to produce a booklet.

"I understand." Dong Yesi nodded, turned and opened the door to leave.

While leaving Fushima Publishing House, he didn't stop thinking about it.

The plot of "Hansawa Naoki" is very full.

It even involves some villains and colleagues.
So even if it is fifty pages long, Higashino plans to use 4 chapters of the manga to describe the structure of the Japanese drama "Hansawa Naoki".

In this way, all the details should be considered clearly, and the plot will not be procrastinated.

"That's it."

Higashinoji kept this thought in mind and walked towards his home.

The days that followed were much simpler.

Higashino Division began to paint "Hansawa Naoki" according to the idea in his heart.

And the 25 pages given by editor-in-chief Urashima are indeed very useful. Many of the plots that Higashino deleted on page [-] (for example, the heart-warming clips of Hana Hanzawa and Naoki Hansawa) can be included here. It's all revealed in fifty pages of serialized space.

And this time when Higashinoji was painting was also a nightmare for Takahashi Yumi, Fujiwara Aoi, and Konoe Suzuka.

Especially Hana Hanzawa and Naoki Hanzawa's rivalry.

Higashinoji asked Takahashi Yumi to replace Konoe Lianghua as Naoki Hansawa and her good friend Fujiwara Aoi.

As a result, the two goods didn't feel anything at all.

Takahashi Yumi even looked at Fujiwara Aoi with her chin pinched, and muttered in a low voice, "Hanazawa Hana wasn't so short in the original plot."

Aoi Fujiwara, who played Hana Hanazawa, was so angry that she jumped up and kicked her ass.

'Hanzawa Naoki' Takahashi Yumi panicked immediately, and shouted directly; "Hanzawa Hana is so gentle that she won't hit people!"

"But I'm not Banzehua! You stupid pig!"

Fujiwara Aoi kicked up again, covering Takahashi Yumi's buttocks and howling.

Seeing 'Hanzawa Naoki' and her wife 'Hanzawa Hana' wrestling together on the sofa, Higashino really couldn't laugh or cry.

In the end, he had to go into battle himself, and had a boyfriend and girlfriend collaboration with Konoe Lianghua to complete the simulation.

I have to say that at the end of the acting, Konoe Lianghua was obviously serious.

Her fair face turned red, and Chihaya Higashino pouted when she saw it.

to be honest.

She thinks she is better at playing the role of Banzehua.

(End of this chapter)