A middle school cartoonist

The serialization meeting is a high-level meeting of "Shounen Jumk" magazine to decide whether to serialize comics! Every serialization meeting will determine the fate of some comics and cartoonists! For new cartoonists, whether they can pass the serialization meeting and start a new serialization is the most critical step; but for cartoonists who have signed a contract for serialization, the serialization meeting is even more touching, because anyone who is nominated at the serialization meeting Comic works all mean that they have reached the point of death. After the serialization meeting, they are likely to be cut in half!

"Then, this serialization meeting will be up to me..."

Yoshida had no intention of listening at all. Instead, he clutched the three works in his hands tightly, with a very unnatural look on his face! For editors, discovering an excellent cartoonist is a joyful thing! But Yoshida is not happy at all, but Hiramaru-kun is better off. As long as he is given the appropriate bait, he can continue to draw comics!

But, Makoto Takahashi...that guy from the second grade...Yoshida started to have a headache when he thought of Makoto Takahashi! Before, Makoto Takahashi was just a middle school brat. Although he always did some unexpected things sometimes, at least it was still within the acceptable range!

But it’s completely different now! Yoshida looked at the drawing at the bottom and felt extremely irritable! What on earth is going on with such a dark work? How deeply does that kid hate the world to draw such a work that may harm society!

"The results of the previous activities have been submitted!" The editor-in-chief crossed his hands and held his chin, saying slowly, "Originally, according to the previous regulations, the top three winners would have the opportunity to enter the serialization meeting to discuss whether they can win Qualification for serialization! But... one of the works has some problems! Let the cartoonist’s editor, Yoshida, explain the specific situation!

"Ahem!" Yoshida came to his senses, coughed, and stood up, "As the editor-in-chief, I'm very sorry that this happened! I also communicated with the teacher of the Phoenix Academy, Mr. Makoto Takahashi, afterward. , he himself has no intention of continuing to draw, so the editor will exclude this work from the serialization meeting as agreed before!"

Hearing what Yoshida said, Aida, who is in charge of "Hideout Door", beamed with joy! Because according to the voting of previous works, the comic he was responsible for, "Hideout Door", ranked fourth in the number of votes. Since the third place was excluded, that means that the work that was originally ranked fourth, Maybe there will be a chance to serialize this time?

"But..." Yoshida looked at Aida who was looking happy, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Takahashi Makoto has given me two more comics, and I have a newcomer here, a total of three works! I have them all I have read it, but there are some problems..."

"Two people, three comics?"

The editor-in-chief and other people at the meeting were a little surprised, and Aida turned pale instantly! Aida knows very well that if there is a collision between a new cartoonist and a serializing cartoonist at a serialization meeting, generally speaking, the new cartoonist will suffer the most! Just now Aida was hoping that "Hideout Door" would pass the serialization meeting and enter serialization, but after hearing Yoshida's words again, he was immediately speechless!

"Comics, as long as they are interesting!" The editor-in-chief still had a cold face and looked at Yoshida with some confusion, "Do you have anything else to add?"

"Well! I still have something to say!" Yoshida took out the work at the bottom and distributed it to everyone present. His face was extremely serious, "I don't want this work to pass the serialization meeting and enter serialization! Don't look at me with that strange look, I'm very serious... Oh, forget it, there's no use explaining this, you should see it for yourself first!"

Hearing what Yoshida said, everyone was a little curious! As an editor, it’s really strange that I don’t want to be responsible for serializing cartoonists’ works! The strange thought of not being enough disappeared after many editors read the new works!

"This is simply nonsense!" The deputy editor looked very ugly. "This kind of work must not be published! This kind of work completely goes against... no, it should be completely opposite to the three major themes of "Shounen Jumk", and should not be submitted to Come to the serial meeting!”

"Yoshida!" After the editor was silent for a moment, his face looked a little ugly, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. "Generally speaking, comics can reflect the author's current thoughts, but Makoto Takahashi actually drew such a comic... Such a work , although it cannot be directly proved that there is something wrong with Takahashi Makoto’s mentality... But I think you should take Takahashi Makoto to see a doctor! I am starting to worry that something bad will happen in the future..."

"Do you want to see a doctor? I understand, editor-in-chief!" Yoshida took out another manga by Makoto Takahashi, "This is another manga drawn by Makoto Takahashi! This manga is more in line with "Shounen Jumk" Style, but I'm a little worried...that chuunibyou..."

"Let everyone read it first before talking!" The editor-in-chief regained his composure, looked at Yoshida who was a little embarrassed and uneasy, and said, "Yoshida, although sometimes there is nothing wrong with doing things according to the contract, but don't forget that as a The responsibility of editors! We are not only responsible to readers, but also to cartoonists! ”

"Fullmetal Alchemist? The existence of a pseudoscience like alchemy sounds a bit boring!" Aida looked at the name of the comic and secretly slandered in his heart, "Yoshida actually thinks that this kind of comic is more in line with the magazine In terms of style, how do alchemists fight with each other? Are they throwing various test tubes filled with chemicals at the enemy? "

But "Fullmetal Alchemist" is not as boring as Aida imagined!

"Fullmetal Alchemist" tells the story of Edward and his brother Al, who missed their mother who died when they were young too much. In order to see her deceased mother again, they violated the biggest taboo of alchemy - letting the dead Made from the resurrected human body! As a result, alchemy backfired, and Edward lost his left leg and his brother Al lost his body. In order to save his brother, Ed sacrificed his right arm as a price and fixed his brother's soul in a pair of armor; while Edward's lost right arm and left leg were replaced by a steel prosthetic 'mechanical armor'! In order to get back their original bodies, the two brothers embarked on a journey to find the 'Philosopher's Stone'...

The manga manuscript submitted by Makoto Takahashi only contains three chapters, which cannot fully express the entire story. However, only the content of the first three chapters has attracted the attention of everyone in the editorial department. There was no discussion in the entire serialization meeting. The sound has completely turned into a comic reading conference!

"It's only three chapters, but it involves science, religion and other aspects of knowledge! The way of fighting between alchemists is more exaggerated than I imagined! Using all available objects, decomposing and refining, this kind of The fighting style is... wonderful, really wonderful!" The deputy editor seemed to be able to boast, and suddenly felt a little quiet around him. When he looked up, he found that everyone was looking at him, and he couldn't help but coughed in embarrassment and turned to Yoshida. Asked, "Ahem... Yoshida, there is nothing wrong with serializing a comic like this. Why were you worried if you didn't take it out before?"

"It's just because this manga has no problems and can be serialized, that's why I'm worried!" Yoshida felt the puzzled looks in everyone's eyes, and began to complain to the people in the editorial department, "You don't understand the chuunibyou at all, he does things But I never act according to common sense! Just like before, when I showed you the first manga, Takahashi Makoto promised me that it was a very warm and healing manga, and everyone read the manga. How did you feel afterward? Was it healing? Humph! After watching it, I completely understood the despair and darkness!

"Takahashi Makoto? Is it really what you said..." Several editors on the side were a little confused, "When I came to the editorial department before, I felt that he was just a very passionate and courageous high school student!"

"Haha..." Yoshida was unable to complain, as if he had been spoiled, he could only smile awkwardly!

"Ahem!" The editor-in-chief coughed when he saw that everyone seemed to be off topic, "So regarding "Fullmetal Alchemist", everyone's opinion is...can it be included in the serialization candidate?"

"But editor-in-chief, if you include "Fullmetal Alchemist"..." The deputy editor-in-chief was a little anxious, "According to the previous practice, there can only be three new comic series starting every month. If the top three in the event..."

As soon as the deputy editor said these words, the scene suddenly became a little depressing! There is already a comic on the waiting list, which means that the competition will be fierce, and many comics will fail! But every comic that can enter the serialization conference is excellent, and it would be a pity to give up casually! Thinking of this, the editors' eyes began to show hostility towards each other!

"We'll discuss this issue later!" the editor-in-chief said with finality, "It's a fact that comics can be serialized if they are interesting! So for now, regardless of the quantity limit, tell us the comics you want to be serialized and the reasons for your recommendation! Thank you to the authors for their hard work As editors, we should take the drawn works very seriously! ”

"Then let me start!" Aida stood up first and took out the comic he was going to recommend for serialization. "The comic I recommend is a two-person combination, "Hideout Door" co-written by Aoki Kurenai and Nakai! They... …”

The entire serial meeting finally began to enter normal mode! Some comics that are being serialized have fallen a lot in the reader survey rankings and their popularity has dropped rapidly. They were announced to be cut in half at the conference! During the entire meeting, a total of three works were announced to have been cut in half! There are five comics in total that have the chance to become new serials, and they have all been included in the waiting list!

In the following time, everyone in the editorial department began to argue fiercely over which three works could become the new serialized comics! Colleagues who usually seemed harmonious started to fight fiercely during this meeting! For the five comics on the waiting list, the five responsible editors fought hard and refused to give in at all!

"So, after discussion, it was decided that the comics that can be serialized are..." The editor looked at the comic manuscripts on the table and pushed up his glasses, "...and these are the three!"