Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 396 What Is It Like (4000 words)
Hosokawa Koharu discovered that there are quite a few authors with very good artists in the original section of the Dongye Manga website.

This surprised her a little.

A manga editor at a large publishing house like her receives more than 20 submissions from newcomers in a day.

And the most common problem for some newcomers is that the painters are very bad!

Maybe some people will argue when they see this sentence, saying that drawing manga does not require any painters.

Indeed, the most important thing in drawing comics is not the artist, but the plot.

But
You have to at least let me understand what you're drawing, right?

I don't even know what you are drawing, so what plot should I watch?

Hosokawa Koharu is most afraid of this kind of newcomer.

Even the things I draw require the editor Hosokawa Koharu to guess the word puzzles.

Some newcomers don't know how to draw the background, so they don't draw at all.

This made Hosokawa Koharu very troubled.

This is why Hosokawa Koharu reviewed the manuscripts of newcomers very quickly.

Because it often takes only a dozen pages to judge a newcomer's manga to death, and there is no need for Hosokawa Koharu to look at it twice.

But
"It's really different here."

Hosokawa Koharu originally thought that the original section of the Higashino manga website must be full of newcomers who have never drawn manga, and who can't even use a pen.

As a result, when she took a serious look,
It was only then that she realized that this group of new painters were actually not bad.

Most of the Higashino manga websites are much better than Fushima Publishing House's new artists.

Hosokawa Koharu's face remained unchanged, but he was vaguely surprised in his heart.

You must know that after the joint venture, Fushima Publishing House is now one of the top three giant publishing houses in Japan.

The popularity must be much greater than that of Dongye Studio.

With a great reputation, it will naturally attract more contributors who pay attention to comics.
Logically speaking, Fushima Publishing House should be more professional than Higashino Studio.

Therefore, the painters should be better than the contributors from Fushima Publishing House.

But the reality is the other way around.

This made Hosokawa Koharu feel a little unscientific.

Not to mention that some of the artists in the original section of Higashino Studio are better than some authors who are being serialized by Fushima Publishing House.
Hosokawa Koharu couldn't accept it for a while.

While it was unacceptable, Hosokawa Koharu was also a little curious.

Where did Higashino find such a group of high-level new writers?

This is a treasure that cannot be found in any publishing house.

How come it looks like Chinese cabbage on Higashinoji's web comic platform?Pull a lot?

She couldn't figure it out, and at the same time thought of what Osawa Hekichi said to her earlier.
The other party believed that Higashino Division could expand the Higashino manga platform, so she was asked to come here to 'learn' experience.
At that time, Hosokawa Koharu didn't quite believe it, and felt that Osawa Hekichi was thinking too much.

But now it seems to be different.

Dongye Studio may really be able to expand the Dongye comic network platform
After all, for this kind of industry, the most important thing is not the editors, but the comic writers and other talents.

"No, no! How could I make such a fuss."

Hosokawa Koharu patted his face vigorously.

Higashino Sura came here by himself, hoping that he could help.

As a result, before I had time to help, I was surprised here and there.
How can this be!

"No! You must work hard!"

Hosokawa Koharu patted his face.

Now I can be regarded as half of Dongye Studio.

No matter how you think about it, you can't eat a vegetarian meal!

She refocused and got to work.

In this way, I carefully reviewed the manuscript and read the comics until the afternoon.

But the more she worked, the more surprised she became.

Because the quality of the works of these newcomers is really good.

Out of curiosity, Hosokawa Koharu asked Seo Daigo about the specific situation of this senior.

Then she finally understood why the authors and artists in the original section of Dongye comics website were so skilled.

It turned out that most of these people were illustrators from station p. Several of them saw the news of the trial operation of the comic platform of Dongye Studio, so they came over and uploaded the original comics.

In other words, these people already have the basis of painting.

Now Hosokawa Koharu can finally accept it.

After all, if the original illustrator came to contribute, it is of course acceptable for the artist to be better.

At the same time, Hosokawa Koharu also found that the workplace atmosphere of Higashino Studio is really good.

Basically, it can achieve the level of prohibition.

As long as she asks, the staff below can give a detailed answer, unlike some employees in other clubs who come to dawdle and don't know what to ask.

And as long as she ordered, the staff below will be able to complete it faithfully.

The atmosphere is really nice.

Hosokawa Koharu nodded secretly.

Just like that, the whole day went by.

After finishing work, Hosokawa Koharu just wanted to get up and go home.

"Editor Hosokawa, are you free this afternoon? I'd like to treat you to a meal. Ask me something by the way."

Higashino Division suddenly pushed open the office door, and greeted Hosokawa Koharu with a smile.

"Ah, no problem, I don't have any reservations here."

Hosokawa Koharu nodded indifferently, and replied while packing up his things.

It wasn't the first time that she and Dong Yesi went out to eat together, and both of them were familiar with the road.

Hosokawa Koharu drove the car, Higashino Division sat in the co-pilot, and soon came to a small restaurant.

In fact, neither of them likes that kind of high-end restaurant.

To put it in a down-to-earth way, if you really want to eat, how can anyone go to a place where they hold a knife and fork, wear a formal suit, make up on their face, and feel uncomfortable all over?
The small restaurant that Higashinoji and Hosokawa Koharu were looking for is not badly decorated, the walls are pasted with pale yellow wallpaper, which looks old, and the corners of the restaurant have turned black and curled up.

There is a beckoning cat next to the door where the shoe cabinet is placed, it looks small and cute.

This restaurant is probably old.

After ordering some casual meals, Higashino started talking with Hosokawa Koharu.

The question he wanted to ask was actually very simple. It was nothing more than about the operation of Dongye Studio and the working attitude of the employees.

Of course Higashino was clear about these things, but he also knew that some people had one side of their work for their leaders to see, and the other side for themselves.

As for these questions, Hosokawa Koharu answered as soon as he could.

Anyway, to Dongye Studio, she was only a newcomer, and with the support of Dongyesi, she didn't have to be afraid of anything.

After Higashino Division had finished asking all the questions, Hosokawa Koharu over there picked up a chopstick of mentaiko and mixed it into the white rice.

She asked while bibimbap: "Mr. Dongye, today should be the first day of trial operation of your Dongye comic platform?"

"Hehe, it shouldn't be 'you' Dongye comic platform, but 'we' Dongye comic platform."

Higashino pointed out the other party's language problem with a smile, but still replied: "That's right, today is the first day of trial operation, and the statistics should be available tomorrow."

That's right.

No matter how confident Higashino Division is in the Higashino Manga platform, everything should be based on actual statistics.

"Is Mr. Higashino sure?" Hosokawa Koharu asked curiously again.

"Of course I'm sure." Higashino replied with a smile: "And since Editor Hosokawa has been working all day, he should be able to discover the potential of the Internet, a new media."

Hosokawa Koharu couldn't help nodding his head at this rhetorical question.

Exactly as Toshino said.

The Internet is indeed a medium with great potential.

You can tell just by looking at today's submissions.

Obviously Dongye Manga is just a website that has just been in trial operation for a day, and already thirty or forty authors have started to contribute in the original area.

Although many people jumped from the P station, but the method of submission is convenient, and the simplicity can be seen at a glance.

Most importantly, this kind of online submission is very free.

Some authors only draw more than ten pages per story, while others draw twenty or thirty pages.

This freedom, without the strict page rules of the traditional publishing industry, allows authors more room to develop their talents.

Because of this, Hosokawa Koharu felt a rare sense of freshness.

But this alone does not mean that Dongye Comics can rise.

After all, potential is potential.

Everything still depends on the actual data to really draw a conclusion.

Apparently Higashinoji also knew this, he didn't talk about the potential out of the data, he just smiled and replied, "Let's wait and see tomorrow's data", and then began to bow his head to eat.

He also worked for a day, mainly on the continuous refinement of the original manuscript of "Hansawa Naoki".

Because Higashino Division felt it.

The hostility from Fushima Publishing House Osawa Hekichi.

If he didn't expect it, this should be the last manga he serialized in Fushima Publishing House.

Because if Higashino Manga can take off, the next thing is that Higashino Studio and Fushima Publishing House will start to compete.

As the actual owner of Dongye Studio, it is impossible for him to stay in Fushima Publishing House as an enemy, right?

Therefore, he must describe all the subsequent plots of "Hansawa Naoki" to perfection.

Really make it the number one in Japan in this world!

Similarly, it is also to realize Hosokawa Koharu's ideal of becoming a "famous editor".

Thinking of this, Higashino also raised his head and asked Koharu Hosokawa: "By the way, editor Hosokawa, what's the current cumulative sales and average volume sales of "Naoki Hansawa"?"

Hearing this, Hosokawa Koharu regained his spirits.

If the Internet, new media, etc. are the fields of Higashino Division.

Then the cumulative sales and average volume sales are within her professional scope.

"As soon as you mentioned this, I actually have good news to tell Teacher Dongye."

Hosokawa Koharu said cheerfully, "Does Higashino know how many volumes there are in the first edition of "Hansawa Naoki"?"

As she spoke, she gestured with three fingers: "300 million rolls."

The meaning of the first edition is actually very simple, it means 'first edition', that is to say, the sales volume of a single volume of "Hansawa Naoki" directly reached 300 million volumes.

"This is already the number one record in Japan!"

Hosokawa Koharu said excitedly.

That's right, in Japan in this world, the highest sales record for a single volume of the first edition is only 260 million volumes.

The sales volume of Higashinoji's "Hansawa Naoki" has obviously broken this record and directly came to the first place.

Originally, Hosokawa Koharu was going to notify Higashino Division of this news immediately, but Higashino Division was busy at the P station to catch the ghost, so Hosokawa Koharu didn't bother Higashino Division.

Hosokawa Koharu's words surprised Higashinoji as well.

He has indeed been busy with the work of Higashino's studio these days. Usually, he just finished painting "Naoki Hansawa" and handed it over to Koharu Hosokawa.

It turns out that "Hansawa Naoki" has reached this point.

First edition of 300 million volumes.
This is four or five times as much as the works of general comic magazine Taizhuzi.

If a Heigong Mingsha is used as a unit of measurement.

Then the sales volume of Higashinoji's "Naoki Hansawa" is the sum of four or five Meisa Kuromiya.

"And it's not just that." Hosokawa Koharu chuckled twice: "The cumulative sales volume of "Naoki Hansawa" from the first volume to the present has reached more than 3000 million volumes. It is expected to break the annual sales record."

This laughter sounds a bit impolite, but it can also reflect Hosokawa Koharu's current mood.

I'm really in a good mood.

You must know that "Hansawa Naoki" has only been serialized for four or five months, not even half a year.

Hosokawa Koharu can really see the terrifying potential of "Hansawa Naoki" at a glance. Similarly, she also feels that she is getting closer and closer to the title of "an editor".

"Mr. Higashino, the 'No. [-] in Japan' you mentioned earlier seems to be really hopeful."

Hosokawa Koharu was a little emotional.

When she discovered "Midnight Bell", she only thought that this author could be the pillar author of Urashima Publishing House.

At that time, she never thought that Higashino Division would be able to get to this point.

She still remembered what Higashino said when he double-released "Midnight Bell" and "The Lonely Gourmet".

The goal is to become the number one in Japan!

But now it seems that this goal is really not far away.

Likewise, own dreams.

Becoming the first female editor in Japan is not far away.

Thinking of this, Hosokawa Koharu put down his chopsticks and lowered his head: "Thank you, Teacher Higashino."

She was indeed grateful to Higashinoji.

Because thanks to Higashino Division, she can hold her head up in this publishing house that is full of prejudice against women.

As for Hosokawa Koharu's thanks, Higashino also waved his hand: "I also want to thank Editor Hosokawa."

He was also a little sad.

Fortunately, it was discovered that the editor of his "Midnight Bell" work was a low-status Hosokawa Koharu who didn't even take charge of the work.

Otherwise, his original ideas would probably have been rejected by some editors in the industry.

Hosokawa Koharu gave him enough respect and gave him enough creative freedom.

On this point, Higashino Division would also like to thank Hosokawa Koharu.

The two of them recall bitterness and sweetness here, but they still understand what is the most important thing now.

On the one hand, it is to continue to maintain the serial quality of "Hansawa Naoki".

On the other hand, we have to wait for the member registration and submission data calculated by Dongye Manga Platform tomorrow.

At the same time, it is necessary to put the data of the comic works of Fushima Publishing House on the Dongye comic platform as soon as possible.

Data from Higashino Studio
What will it be like?
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(End of this chapter)