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Chapter 96 My Money!
Higashino met Akira Yamazaki, and under the camera and spotlight, he was unexpectedly calm.

"Hello, Go player Yamazaki, long time no see."

She smiled sarcastically. In the past few months, she has been working hard to manage TV programs, and it is true that she hasn't come to Higashino for a long time.

"Hi, long time no see." She said shyly.

After setting up the chessboard, Higashino pointed to the opposite side and asked Akira Yamazaki to sit down.

"What's the rule?" Akira Yamazaki asked.

"Mutual first," Higashino replied, "Heizi posted five and a half eyes."

This is a fair way to play, the sunspots go first and stick to the eyes to make up for the disadvantage of the whites.

Akira Yamazaki looked at the camera and bowed, "Please give me your advice."

"Please advise."

During the exchange, Higashino Hibiki said: "We played several times. In other words, my Go enlightenment was Akira Yamazaki's second dan. I have never won a single game. This time, I want to try to see if I can win."

Yamazaki curled his mouth, clearly not believing it.

But seeing Higashino Hibiki's serious expression, he was a little flustered.

She collected her thoughts and focused her heart on the chessboard.

Each other successively, Higashino Hibiki takes the lead in black.

In order to draw manga, he fully learned the Shuce style, and subconsciously used it.

In the opening layout, it is a combination of modern Go and Xiu Ce style.

As the chess game deepened, both sides came and went, and no one was ahead.

Akira Yamazaki looked at Heizi, very surprised.

In the past, Higashino Hibiki's chess games always had exquisite moves, but in her opinion, there were many loopholes in the layout.

It's easy to get the upper hand.

But now, his chess is playing steadily and steadily.Facing his own attack, he didn't show any embarrassment at all.

If she didn't know that it was a cartoonist, she would have thought it was a professional chess player.

"It's really hard to deal with."

Holding her fan, she shook her head.But I didn't notice that everything was captured by the camera.

She tried to set a trap, but the other party seemed to notice everything and dodged it.

"This kid is really difficult to deal with. I can't find any flaws in him."

"Could it be that he also has a thousand-year-old soul, and he is the Kondo Hikaru in the comics?"

Akira Yamazaki frowned, and after being distracted, he played a move of chess.

As soon as the chess piece fell, she was startled.

"Wrong download!"

Immediately looked at the other party, sure enough, Higashino laughed.

Akira Yamazaki made a serious mistake in this move. He was sure that he had already won the game.

With one hand of chess, he immediately went to a place that Akira Yamazaki didn't want to face.

He played a few more moves, because of that stinky move, Akira Yamazaki had no way to make up for the disadvantage, so he could only try his best to play.

After closing.

Counting the chess pieces, she lost.

"I lost..." She lowered her head.

He actually lost to a person who had never learned Go systematically.

She regrets so much now that she has given up learning Go for the sake of the TV show.

"It's unbelievable," the female reporter came over, "It turned out that Mr. Akino Niao won."

A cartoonist, in the game of Go, beat the professional players.

The mood after the shock is just happy. It was full of gimmicks, but now it is even more heated.

Shock! "Soul of Chess" author Akino Mirai vs. professional chess player Nidan Yamazaki, the result makes me unbelievable!

Simply, she thought of a title that could be used.

No!There is absolutely no need to attract readers in this way, as long as the results are reported honestly, it will become an issue with high ratings.

Suppressing the joy in my heart, I started today's interview.

……

After the game, the program team took pictures of Higashino Hibiki's studio.

It contained his drafts and manuscripts.

"It's amazing", "The painting is really good", and the reporter kept saying with emotion.

Female reporter: It is much more delicate than the pictures on Jump.

Higashino: Yes, this is to reduce costs. After all, a jump is only 230 yen.

She pointed to the colored manuscripts and original manuscripts with wonderful content, which made Higashino's mouth dry, and the female reporter let Higashino go.

A formal interview followed.

Female reporter: Excuse me, why did you think of drawing manga?

Bird Akino: I accidentally saw the prize money of the Manga Awards, which is 50w yen, which is very attractive to me.

Female reporter: So what's the result?
Bird Akino: Not shortlisted.

Female reporter: That's really a pity. It turns out that a talented cartoonist like you will fail.Have you realized the difficulties of cartoonists?
Akino Tori: No, because I chose the "Tezuka Award" for the second submission, and the bonus is even higher at 100 million yen.It was easy to get selected.

Female reporter: ...

Female reporter: May I ask what is the key to your progress?
Bird Akino: There is no trick.It's just that Mr. Editor is a favorite, and helped me to go to Mr. Akira Toriyama as an assistant, so I have grown up.

female reporter...

She coughed twice, smiled awkwardly, and after a bit of relief, continued to ask.

Female reporter: Why did you think of drawing comics about Go?

Higashino Higashino: When I was looking for a place, a big brother helped me and showed me the way.I saw him enter the Go club.He looks tall and thick, and he didn't expect to be able to play Go.This made a deep impression on my heart, so I had an inspiration.

The female reporter breathed a sigh of relief and finally returned to normal.

Female reporter: That is indeed a warm-hearted and kind person, thank him for his contribution to Go.Maybe he will also watch our show, do you have anything to say to him?
Bird Akino: Thank you, Uncle Xiaochun.This year's professional Go exam, come on.

Female reporter: Preparing to take the professional chess player exam, that's really amazing.

Bird Akino: Yes, the last time I played chess, I lost to him.

When Yamazaki heard this, he wanted to cry but had no tears.All the compulsion of a professional chess player has been lost. T_T
Afterwards, the reporter and Higashino discussed the topic of the plot of "Soul of Chess".

Female reporter: In the previous episodes, it was revealed that Sawei Fujiwara would become a Buddha, would he draw like this?

Bird Akino: The subsequent development is all in my mind, but I can't spoil it now, I draw the most suitable content.

Female reporter: Well said, it is equivalent to not saying anything.

Bird Akino: Haha.

Female reporter: Regarding your other comic, "The Garden of Words and Leaves", it is about the relationship between teachers and students. What do you think about this?

Bird Akino: I just think that love, after a sound mind, should not be limited by age.The relationship between teachers and students is naturally hierarchical, and it is easy to be persecuted.So I think the current public opinion is very good.

Female reporter: Thank you very much for your answer.

The interview lasted intermittently for an hour, and the topic of questioning was given to Hibiki Higashino in advance, and he asked him to delete some questions that were inconvenient to answer.

So these questions are acceptable.

After refusing the dinner, Akira Yamazaki still hadn't left after they evacuated.

She was a little unwilling, and asked Higashino to play two more rounds.

After the 1:1 tie, Higashino went to draw manga.

Akira Yamazaki sat quietly, realizing the reality.

……

6 month 3 day.

Sales of "Weekly Shonen Jump" dropped to 580 million.

But in half a month, 70 has been lost.

This unimaginable number made everyone in the editorial department silent, staring at the report in difficulty.

Horie Nobuhiko's eyes have been red recently.

But there is no other way but to maintain it as much as possible and wait for the savior.

"Wait," Nobuhiko Horie looked at the data, and suddenly said, "What's the story of "Soul of Chess"? You answered a lot of calls about it today?"

Sasaki replied: "It's about Fujiwara Sakai. Tori Akino is going to make this character a Buddha in the future."

"Fujiwara Sakai!" Horie Nobuhiko slapped the table and stood up, "Isn't this character the most popular character in "Soul of Chess"! How can we let him finish!"

Sasaki didn't change his face, he adjusted his glasses, "Because according to the tone of the story, when the protagonist grows up, there is no need for the role of Sazuo Fujiwara."

"And the initial foreshadowing of the story revolves around Zuo Wei's mission. When he finds the meaning of his existence, he should naturally disappear."

Horie Nobuhiko was very helpless, "Is the grade important or the story important?"

"In Tori Akino's opinion, storytelling is more important," Sasaki replied.

Regarding this point, he discussed Higashi Higashi for a long time, and he knew Higashi Hibiki's real thoughts.

So I decided to let him continue painting like this.

For the future of this cartoonist, temporary achievements are nothing.

"Tori Akino hasn't grown into a pillar of Jump yet," Sasaki said, "So I don't think there's anything wrong with sacrificing a temporary achievement for what helps him grow, so I didn't report it."

"But today," Horie Nobuhiko said, ""Spirit of Go" is already a manga on par with "Rurouni Kenshin". How can he draw it like this?"

"With all due respect, the editor-in-chief," Sasaki said, neither humble nor overbearing, "because the editorial department interfered too much with the manga artists, today Mr. Akira Toriyama did not plan to serialize for a long time, and Mr. Togaken did not deal with it well. They treat the editorial department very well. Complaints."

"I think it's more important to consider their thoughts rather than deny them."

"Also, maybe, after "Soul of Chess" is injected with enough emotion, the performance will actually improve."

Horie Nobuhiko nodded thoughtfully.

Cartoonists are very stubborn, and the recent performance of "Soul of Chess" has not declined.

He decided to wait a little longer.

The main reason is that he is not in the mood now, so he went to argue with Hibiki Higashino.

He waved his hand and asked Sasaki to leave.

After Sasaki left, he did not return to his station to continue working, but went to the corner and called Hibiki Higashino.

Of course it's not about asking for credit, but another matter.

The results of the second volume of "Soul of Chess".

"It just broke through 80 copies, and it may eventually be around 90 copies."

Regarding the negative impact of the end of "Dragon Ball", Higashino felt it.

The first volume already has 110 million copies, compared to a decrease of 20 volumes.

A volume of Higashino received 40 yen, that is 800w yen!

This is only one volume, and the subsequent separate volumes will definitely have an impact.

Higashino suddenly lost his mind.

"My money!"

(End of this chapter)