The Strongest Animator [Rebirth]

Shepherd Xing leaned on the back of the chair, and the whole person sat casually in a leisurely posture. He was neither annoyed by the euphemistic veto in the words of the person in front of him, nor did he feel uncomfortable at all. His hands were naturally on the table. The dark eyes under the slightly drooping eyelashes looked directly at each other calmly:

"Mr. Qiu gave up his original job at "Baiyun Comics" and turned to Huaying to start from scratch. Is the goal just to compete with "Baiyun Comics" for the market in the Eastern Region?"

Qiu Fengmao was slightly taken aback.

But it was only for a moment.

After less than a second of silence, the new editor-in-chief of "Hua Ying Manga" squinted his eyes, and quickly turned his gaze to a large stack of materials in front of him. He rested one hand on his chin, and the other hand casually He knocked on the table and thought for a while with his eyelids down, finally he asked, "What are the characteristics of the work?"

Generally speaking, when a manga is submitted, it is generally necessary to attach a story outline, scripts for the first three episodes, author introduction, and work features.The feature of the work is also called the selling point of the story. In simple terms, it is the place where the comic is most distinctive and most able to attract the target readers.

It is also the most critical part of a commercial comic.

Shepherd Xing smiled slightly, knowing that the other party has been half convinced by him, and the other half naturally depends on the quality of the works - but is there anything questionable about the quality of the Sherlock Holmes series?

"Flip back, I put it behind the outline of the story..." Before he finished speaking, Qiu Fengmao on the other end swiped and continued to flip through the materials that he had missed in the previous reading process, Shepherd Xing shrugged: "But I personally suggest that you read it in the order I gave, which may help you understand the charm of this comic better."

Qiu Fengmao didn't say anything, but instinctively turned the information back to the first page with the movements of his hands.

Frankly speaking, he actually doesn't trust this actual boss.

Although comics and animation are the most similar, they are still two different industries in the final analysis. Mu Suxing can run an animation company from scratch, but it doesn’t mean that he can also run a company with no foundation, which also starts from scratch. comic magazine.

It's not that Qiu Fengmao has any dissatisfaction or prejudice against Musu Xing, it's purely due to the environment - the reason why Huaying can go smoothly in the animation industry is that apart from the excellent quality of the animations it produces, it is possible that there are no giant companies in the animation industry itself The reason is inside.

Comics are different.

Whether it is the east zone centered on Xingning City or the west zone centered on Beipu City, in the comics weekly market, two regions with very different cultures have their own monopoly levels of comics weekly. , it relies on either an important publishing group or a well-known entertainment group.

Qiu Fengmao's goal is indeed not just to compete with "Baiyun Comics" for the market. If possible, which comic magazine would not want to expand the market to a global scale?

If the "cultural barrier" can be easily broken, it is not a "barrier".

Thinking of this, Qiu Fengmao felt a little helpless.

He doesn't have much hope for the current comic, but the author of the comic is his immediate boss after all, no matter what he thinks in his heart, at least the superficial project still needs to be done.

With this in mind, he once again opened the file in front of him.

At the same time as him, there were several other editors present.Huaying Animation can be regarded as a big company nowadays, and the editors hired will naturally not be inexperienced newcomers. Several senior editors present glanced at each other, as if they understood each other's thoughts, and quickly gave up speaking. Instead, he turned his attention to the current heavyweight review.

Placed at the top of the materials is the original short story "The Redheads" belonging to Conan Doyle.

He had already read this novel in its entirety at the very beginning.

The case design in the novel is creative and interesting, the plot logic is rigorous and reasonable, and a wonderful reasoning process is also shown through the protagonist Sherlock Holmes.

There is no doubt that this is indeed an excellent reasoning novel. Qiu Fengmao also believes that with the ability of Mu Su Xing, even if it is adapted into a comic, it will still be an excellent reasoning comic.

But this is not enough.

If any high-quality mystery novel can get the same attention when it is adapted into a manga, why do cartoonists write scripts?Simply find a mystery novel and adapt it.

The limitation of reasoning comics is not the quality of the comic itself from the beginning to the end, but the unpopular subject itself. In other words, the "wall" that this comic has to face is not just a cultural wall.

Thinking of this, Qiu Fengmao sighed softly, and continued to look down.

The following manuscript is the first three chapters of "Red Hair Club" drawn by Musuxing. He has read these before. Qiu Fengmao still quite recognizes Musuxing's ability in comics. The choice of painting style is just right, and the performance ability to control the characters is undoubtedly first-class, but...

Why is it suspense reasoning?

While regretting in his heart, he finally found the selling point of the work he planned to read at first.

By this time, his heart had gradually calmed down after repeated reading again, and he began to think from another direction——

Although the subject matter is very cold, in terms of the quality of the manga itself, as the main manga of the first issue, there is still no problem.In terms of popularity, it may be ranked at the bottom of many comics because of the relatively unpopular subject matter-and this can also be reasonably explained to the outside world.

For example, Huaying Manga is not a weekly manga based on popularity. Whether it is a fast-paced manga, or a slow-moving, layer-by-layer drama comic, as long as its quality is excellent, it can still be serialized on Huaying Manga...

He was thinking about it, but another senior editor next to him seemed to see something, and couldn't help but let out a "huh".

Qiu Fengmao frowned slightly, and turned his head together with several alarmed editors present, looking at the editor who spoke.

Suddenly receiving so much attention, the senior editor was obviously a little embarrassed. She touched her nose subconsciously. This action seemed to effectively relieve her inner embarrassment, because she quickly cleared her throat, and her expression was no longer at a loss. Instead, there was a hint of obvious excitement.

"Well, I would like to ask, the author of this series of novels should not be from the East, right?" Noticing the unclear looks of everyone, she explained: "Sorry, I just care a little bit, this novel is about the Victorian period—— It’s also called Britain—the social image description is so realistic, I almost thought I was reading a history book instead of a mystery novel.”

Qiu Fengmao's heart moved slightly, and a look of surprise floated in his eyes.

He is also a manga editor, and the female editor next to him can be regarded as an old acquaintance of his. He knows that the other party has always been an out-and-out history buff, especially familiar with England in the Victorian period hundreds of years ago. Since she said Such a remark means that even if this novel is placed in front of readers born and bred in the West District, most of them will not have a sense of cultural violation.

If when drawing the background in the manga, the text description in the novel can be restored to a realistic picture as accurately as possible...

He squinted his eyes, no longer delaying, but quickly looked at the selling points of the works listed by the other party.

"Using human design as the core selling point?" Qiu Fengmao pinched his forehead, and couldn't believe his eyes: "Are you serious?"

Shepherd star replied affirmatively: "Of course."

"This..." Qiu Fengmao couldn't help but wrinkle his brows again. If it was a cartoon, then the character "well" that represented irritability would probably have jumped out of the side of his villain.

The corner of Shepherd's mouth curled up in an obvious arc, and he couldn't help laughing.

Indeed, in the eyes of most people, if you are a good reasoning cartoon, instead of working hard on the case reasoning, you will delve into the character design, isn't that funny?

But the Sherlock Holmes series is different.

There are so many excellent mystery novels, and the case layout is better than Sherlock Holmes, which is endlessly evocative and breathtaking, but why in the end, Sherlock Holmes is always the most famous and lovable?

The reason is simple - because among countless detectives, only Sherlock Holmes is the most real. To many people, he is not like a character in a novel, but a living person.

There are so many famous detectives in the mystery novel, which one is not IQ kills almost all other characters in the same book, easily connects the intricate clues, talks about the criminal's methods, and finally points to the case calmly and firmly The existence of the real culprit?

In this, Sherlock Holmes is the same as them, yet different.

He was indifferent and withdrawn, but his eyes were wet in front of the injured Watson.He insisted on principles, but he also chose to stand on the opposite side of the law because of the justice in his heart.He has a lot of knowledge and noble hobbies, but he will deliberately play the violin extremely badly, draw the curtains and open the wooden barn against the wall - and the reason is simply because he is unhappy.

He is the unique Sherlock Holmes.

"I know what you're worried about," Shepherd shrugged, the smile on his face hadn't completely faded, and there was consistent seriousness in his dark eyes: "Attention to people doesn't mean to underestimate the case. , for the vast majority of readers, even if they are not reasoning fans themselves - it does not affect their liking for an interesting character."

Who can not love Sherlock?

Qiu Fengmao frowned: "But you must also admit that "Huaying Comics" has just begun, we can't pray that readers have enough patience to enjoy a reasoning comic..."

"I insist on using the Sherlock Holmes series as the main comic because it is worthy of this position because of emotion and reason." Shepherd Xing said: "But it is a reasoning comic after all. Not only is it slow, it is also a drama that has always been unpopular. Before it can fully show the brilliance it should have, Huaying comics need another interesting fast-paced comic as a foreshadowing. As for this comic that is responsible for attracting popularity before Sherlock Holmes—”

Looking at the slightly confused Qiu Fengmao, Mu Suxing smiled and said calmly: "Why don't you consider scrolling down and reading the second manga?"