Hong Kong Comic Master

In the meeting room of the 2D Magazine, several editors-in-chief and the editor-in-chief He Bo sat in the meeting room, talking in low voices, while Li Wannian, holding a teacup, slumped on the sofa and looked into the distance.

A plane flew across the sky, and it was unknown whether it was the plane Kakuta took.

Since he started drawing comics, his time has become less and less, and there is really too little time to rest leisurely like this.

In addition, now that he has Zhong Chuhong, he has to interact with her from time to time, and Li Wannian even feels that his physical strength is running out.

Recently, she cooks lamb, leeks, oysters, etc.

Oh my God! What is she trying to do?

Well, she should really want to!

"Mr. Li, Mr. Li?"

Li Wannian, who was wandering in the void, was suddenly awakened by someone and interrupted his thinking.

He looked up and saw Xie Zhirong, the editor-in-chief of the group. He was also from "Xi Bao". He was considered He Bo's apprentice and the earliest veteran to come to the 2D Magazine.

"What's the matter? Editor Xie?"

Li Wannian came back to his senses and sat up.

"We have all finished reading your latest work."

"Well, tell me the result!"

"Of course there is no problem with your work, from the subject matter to the painting skills, but we all agree that this "Dragon Ball" is not enough to replace "Bleach"!"

That's right, the comic that Li Wannian is going to use to replace the "Bleach" serialization is the world-renowned "Dragon Ball"!

In fact, if possible, Li Wannian also wants to slowly finish "Bleach" and then draw "Dragon Ball", but there is no time!

Now it is almost 1979, Toriyama made his debut last year, and it is estimated that he will start serializing his famous work "Arale" next year.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will start serializing "Dragon Ball" in five years.

If "Bleach" wants to finish serialization, even if it does not include the Thousand Year Blood War, it will take at least five years. By then, I am afraid that Toriyama will have created "Dragon Ball".

Therefore, he must create "Dragon Ball" as soon as possible. Regardless of how wonderful the comics themselves are and how much Li Wannian likes them, the IP value of this comic 40 years after its birth is still more than 20 billion US dollars. Li Wannian must not let it go!

However, who would have thought that such a comic would be rejected by the editors of his own magazine!

Alas, Li Wannian really thought of it!

It seemed that Li Wannian had known the situation in front of him for a long time. He was not angry at all. Looking at the editors in the office who dared not breathe, Li Wannian slowly drank a sip of tea and said, "Tell me the reason!"

Seeing that Li Wannian was not angry, the editors let out a long breath.

Obviously they are editors, but they are so humble in front of the comics author. It is really a reversal of positions.

But who let him be the boss? And he has never lost!

When they disagree with the boss, their first reaction must be, is he wrong?

Xie Zhirong said boldly: "Mr. Li, this comic can be seen to have borrowed from "Journey to the West", but the adventure story is very old-fashioned. Even with the adventure plot of collecting dragon balls, it doesn't make people feel bright. In addition, the style of painting is not cool at all, and it is a bit biased towards children's supply. If it is published like this, the sales of our magazine will definitely decline greatly..."

Just as Xie Zhirong was speaking at length, several other editors, even including He Bo, were sweating.

Everyone knew that saying this would probably offend Li Wannian, but Xie Zhirong was really brave and dared to say it!

However, after listening to Xie Zhirong's words, Li Wannian was not angry, but laughed "hahaha".

"Hahahaha...Editor-in-Chief Xie, it's really right to let you be the editor-in-chief of this group. Your vision is indeed correct!"

Xie Zhirong was completely stunned by Li Wannian's praise.

Originally, he was ready to be scolded, but Li Wannian didn't follow the routine at all and actually praised himself. What did he want to do?

No, he shouldn't want to!

"Mr. Li, is this comic fake? Isn't it a comic that is meant to replace Bleach?"

"No, it is!"

"Uh..."

This time, Xie Zhirong really couldn't do it!

Seeing everyone's puzzled look, Li Wannian laughed in his heart. If he hadn't known that Dragon Ball would become popular later, he would not have been optimistic about it.

Everyone knows that Dragon Ball is very popular, but few people know that Dragon Ball was not popular at all when it was first serialized.

Originally, because it was a new comic by the author of Arale, Dragon Ball was still expected by many people. As a result, as the comic came out, its popularity continued to decline, and even its ranking in the questionnaire dropped to after 15th place.

It was at this moment that Kazuhiko Torishima, the editor of Toriyama, pointed out the reason, which was that "the protagonist Goku is too ordinary, so he is not popular."

So Toriyama began to create with the theme of "a protagonist who pursues strength with all his heart", weakening the supporting roles, strengthening the protagonist, and creating the World No. 1 Martial Arts Tournament, which made the popularity rise rapidly.

In other words, the comic adventure style of Dragon Ball was not attractive at first, but it was on the right track when it switched to the fighting and passionate style.

It was for this reason that Li Wannian did not choose Dragon Ball when he chose his first comic, because it was really slow to get going, and the world's number one martial arts tournament did not even appear until the 32nd episode.

If I had created it without any fame, my father's printing factory would have closed down long ago, and there would be no DreamWorks today?

And now, even though I am already famous, I still need to modify the length of the early part of "Dragon Ball". One of them is to reduce the adventure plot in the early stage, establish Goku's state of mind of "striving to become stronger" as soon as possible, and let the world's number one martial arts meeting appear as soon as possible. But even if he compresses and cuts it, it will take 20 episodes to transition.

Therefore, he has already prepared to be scolded for a few months!

"Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid! Of course I know that the beginning of this comic is not attractive, but please rest assured, give me four months, I will prove to you that this comic will get better and better!"

"This..."

Faced with Li Wannian's momentum, Xie Zhirong couldn't stop him at all. He couldn't help but look at He Bo on the side, revealing a look of help.

Seeing this, He Bo knew that it was time for him to appear, and Xie Zhirong alone couldn't stop Li Wannian.

"Nianzi, we are all willing to believe you, but what if there is still no improvement by then? You know, the sales of magazines nowadays are not just about you!"

Li Wannian seemed to be prepared for He Bo's question, and he said without hesitation: "Half a year!"

"What?"

"Half a year is the standard. If the sales of magazines still cannot recover to the current situation by then, I will directly cancel this comic and restart "Bleach"!"

Hearing this, the others looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

"There is no need to cancel it, as long as the serialization of "Bleach" can be resumed!"