Tiannv Ba also wants to be a cartoonist

three days later.

"Sister Jiang! I finished the drawing! Take a look." Qin Minwei ran to Jiang Huiyuan's room with a stack of sketches in his hand, and looked at her expectantly.

"So fast?" Jiang Huiyuan was a little surprised. It took her a few days to show her the script, and she finished it.Looking at the thick stack in her hand, there are at least 30 pages, which can keep up with Song Enfei's half-month workload.

Qin Minyu said: "I don't know, I just feel that the movement is very smooth when I write, and the painting is finished before I know it."

"It seems that your drawing ability is passive." Jiang Huiyuan sighed.

Unlike Concubine Song's painting technique, which needs to be driven by spells, Qin Minwei's painting ability is completely effective anytime, anywhere.So even if she doesn't use her abilities, she draws there naturally, and the speed is much faster than normal people.Now this is still the result of her inexperienced painting, which she has just started to draw.

Jiang Huiyuan looked at it, and then returned it to her: "There are still some problems with the storyboard, like here, DIO's sentence 'It's not JOJO, it's me, DIO da' obviously should be a close-up, why do you use it? A small grid was taken over, and only the back of the head can be seen, and..."

She pointed out the problems one by one, and then asked Qin Minsheng to correct them.Two days later, when Qin Minwei gave her the drawing again, she was finally satisfied with the result.

"Okay, that's it, you can take it to the editorial department to have a look," Jiang Huiyuan said, "But I don't recommend you to contribute to Rap, first of all, the Mars where you work is mostly cute works and fandom, JOJO It’s obviously out of place. As for the main publication, they recently focused on "Tian Long Ba Bu", and they probably won’t use any resources on you, and they have already cut two works in one go. I heard from the renter that many readers are scolding them. It is estimated that new works will not be released so soon."

"Then where should I submit the manuscript?"

"You ask me how do I understand?" Jiang Huiyuan shook her head, "Go ask your seniors in the editorial department."

"Oh, that's right." So Qin Minwei went to the editorial department to find Xiao Song.

Xiao Song’s opinion is also similar to that of Jiang Huiyuan: “It’s true that our side is not very suitable for new works recently, and your work is quite satisfactory, and the style of painting is not pleasing to readers. The possibility of being popular and being rejected is about [-]-[-]. , I can’t say it well, I have two suggestions, one is to invest in a few more publishing houses, and now all parties are vigorously accepting new manuscripts, trying to imitate the success of "Dragon Ba Bu", your work should be demanded Yes, two, it’s just a little selfishness of mine, you can actually serialize it online, there is no limit on the number of serialization slots on Leipu’s official website, you can contribute freely, but this method is very difficult to get ahead.”

"Thank you senior." Qin Minwei thought about it, and finally chose to submit the manuscript. If she was rejected, she was going to serialize it on the Internet.

Chapter 59 Chapter 59

The development of web comics is still in its infancy, and even the payment model is copied from web novels, which is not yet mature.Therefore, cartoonists who want to make money generally do not choose to publish their works online.

Although Qin Minwei doesn't have that much need for money, but he grew up reading comic magazines since he was a child, so he naturally hopes that his works can be published on paper that can be touched, not on the virtual network.

She got the submission methods of several publishing houses from Xiao Song, and each of them submitted three chapters.

Cast the net over a large area, and if you are lucky, you should be able to catch one or two.

However, the reality is that since the third day, she has received notifications from various publishing houses one after another.The content is similar, and the simple summary is two words: no.

The beginning of the first part of JOJO is indeed not very amazing. The biggest gimmick "ripple" is still new to the people of Neon Country, but it is too common in Qin Na Country. No matter how mysterious it is, it is still Qigong.The original author started to serialize JOJO after drawing the popularity accumulated in other works and the trust of the editor, and she is a newcomer, so naturally it will not be so easy.

Not surprisingly, it should be the end of all destruction.Qin Minwan had no choice but to discuss with Jiang Huiyuan whether to start a serial on the Internet.

"Online serialization..." Jiang Huiyuan thought about it, and said, "It's not that it can't be done, but this is like an online novel, there must be a period of popularity accumulation in the early stage, and during this period, there is really no profit at all. No, and it doesn’t mean that you will be successful if you get through this period, it’s like gambling, maybe after it’s on the shelves, there will be big fish and big meat to support young models, but it may also be to go to the streets to eat and work.”

"Of course, the chance of JOJO hitting the street is definitely very small, but this is a comic after all, not an online novel. According to the current development, you may need to use love to generate electricity within a year or two."

The Internet is a very magical place. Here, it is not a fantasy to get rich overnight, and you can often see some cases of sudden popularity.To use the words in the Internet circle to describe it, it is "a book enshrines the gods".

However, where do so many gods come from in reality, and many great gods have never shown their mountains and dews, and have worked diligently for six or seven, seven or eight years, accumulating a lot.This is the more common pattern.

How can anyone last that long?Often [-]% of them are eliminated in the first three years, and [-]% of them are eliminated in the next three years.Among the remaining people who persevered, a few truly talented people became gods, and most of them wasted a lot of time without gaining anything.

It's not that Jiang Huiyuan objects to Qin Minwei's serialization on the Internet, but if that happens, she won't be able to become a full-time cartoonist like Concubine Song Enfei.She has to continue working in the editorial department to stick to her dream, which will be very hard.

"Well, I'll think about it carefully." Qin Minwei didn't rush to make a decision, at least she had to wait until the remaining publishing houses all rejected her completely.

……

The comics division of Weekly Edge Publishing House.

The editors are in a meeting.

The atmosphere in the conference room was not good, and the editor-in-chief sitting at the top had a sullen face: "Can anyone tell me how many sales of "Weekly Manyou" last week?"

"5000." Someone whispered from below.

"So you know!" The editor-in-chief suddenly raised his voice, "The purpose of opening up the comics branch is to open up new markets, not for your retirement! Half a year ago, our sales volume was 10000. Half left? You guys are really talented!?"

An editor on the side said: "Editor-in-chief, the decline of the paper media market is a general trend, and our sales are not the only ones that have declined."

"Don't you think I don't know!?" The editor-in-chief yelled directly at the man, "But look at the decline rate of other people's homes, is it as exaggerated as ours? In a few months, are you planning to increase sales? Up to 500? I won’t mention other people’s "Weekly Rape"! Why can they come back against the wind, and when everyone else is down, they are the only ones that are up? And they are still skyrocketing!"

"Eye! Eye! Eye! How many times have I said, don't always choose your works based on the aesthetics of your fashion magazines! Didn't Lei Pu turn over because of a "Dragon Babu"? Look at you again , What are these things? Danmei, Danmei, Danmei... the one who rides the horse is still Danmei!"

The editor-in-chief smashed out the magazine in his hand: "Damn your beauty! How small is this stuff, don't you have any clues? Within 3 issues, cut them all for me!"

"But the editor-in-chief!" A female editor immediately said, "We started the publication so late, and we relied on Tanmei to open up the market. Wouldn't it be a little sorry for the readers who have always supported us?"

"Are you a philanthropist? Huh?" The editor-in-chief glared at her, "If you want to do charity, go to the Red Cross as soon as possible! Our purpose is to make money! Do you understand how to make money? Don't talk to me about feelings, cross the river and tear down bridges, in short , if I see another danmei work appearing in our magazine next month, you all pack your bags and leave! Well, also, don’t use the name "Weekly Manyou", the market has already positioned it It has become a BL magazine, if you want to change your image, you have to change your name first."

The editor-in-chief left after speaking, leaving only a group of editors with serious expressions.One of the female editors even started to cry.

Another female editor at the side persuaded: "Hey, look carefully at the bag, the new official took office three fires, he was specially sent by the headquarters to save our performance, didn't we foresee the drastic reform a long time ago? You If you raise objections at this time, he must be targeting you."

The female editor named Matsumoto Chiyo said a little aggrieved: "But he is too much. It is not wrong to like Tanmei. Many readers have always supported us silently. It is too much to abandon them now."

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we also have to eat," another male editor said. "I heard that this editor-in-chief was recruited from other places with great effort by the headquarters. I think he must have some skills."

"I hope," the female editor who persuaded Matsumoto Chiyo before sighed, "If we can't save this magazine, we will really be laid off."

They were originally dispatched by the headquarters, and now the headquarters has been filled with newcomers, so there is no place for them to go back. If "Weekly Manyou" becomes cold, they will not be far from unemployment.

The reality is so cruel, no matter how reluctant they are, they still have to find new comics according to the editor-in-chief.

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Chapter 60 Chapter 60 The Season of the White Album

Matsumoto Chiyo is a native of Nihong Country. Because she has always yearned for Qin Na Country, she chose to study in Qin Na Country when she was in college.After graduation, he stayed in Xiakong City, the most prosperous city in Qin Na State, and became an editor.

She likes this job, especially when she reads the letters from readers, she feels a sense of accomplishment.

However, at the order of the new editor-in-chief, she had to go against the expectations of those readers and look for comics with more popular themes.

Although she was very reluctant, she had the traditional resignation of the Neon Chinese people. She did not protest to the editor-in-chief, but carefully reviewed the comics one by one, and selected works suitable for serialization on "Weekly Manyou" after the revision.

The reason why there are so many works is not because their magazine is so popular, but because many authors contribute more than one manuscript, and like Qin Minwei, they have the idea of ​​spreading the net on a large scale.

Therefore, when she took a fancy to a work and then contacted the author, she often got a reply like "Sorry, I have already signed a contract with XX Magazine".

It's just because they never thought that they would cut so many works at once, resulting in a huge gap, which is far from being filled by one or two works.

Helpless, she and other editors had no choice but to lower their own standards again and again, not hoping to find good works, but hoping to gather the volume of a magazine in three weeks.

Flipping through it, she saw a comic called "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure".To be honest, this name is very common, and there is no desire to attract people to look at it.

But she still watched.

It's just that the hard-line style of painting really made Matsumoto Chiyo, who is used to watching Tanmei comics, a little bit unbearable.

"What are these? Why are there so many strange lines on the face? And the shadows are too random."

If it was before, Matsumoto Chiyo would definitely choose to refuse.However, now, there is a serious shortage of comic works. Although this comic is quite satisfactory, at least the plot is smooth.She suddenly thought of the editor-in-chief's swearing at the meeting, and she suddenly became angry.

"Don't you like Tanmei? Then let me see, do you like this!?"

With a hint of anger, Matsumoto Chiyo chose to contact the author of this manga.

In fact, as she expected, this work was not signed with any publishing house, and she successfully obtained the other party's consent.

It's just a surprise that the author of this manga is actually a girl, and the voice is very nice.This surprised Matsumoto Chiyo a little.

"I'm so exhausted," Matsumoto Chiyo twisted his neck after completing a target, and then looked at his phone, "Oh my god! It's 10 o'clock!"

She quickly looked out the window, and it was already dark.And it seems to be raining.

"I didn't bring an umbrella." She hurriedly packed her things and went downstairs, praying that the rain would not be too heavy.

However, the downpour outside completely shattered her fantasy.In such a cold day, if you rush out in the rain, you will definitely catch a cold.

Just when Matsumoto Chiyo was at a loss, suddenly a cold thing rested on her head.

"Oh!" She quickly reached out to hold it, then took it down and saw that it was a folding umbrella.

She looked back and exclaimed, "Editor-in-chief? Why are you here?"

"Nonsense, what else can you do in the company besides work?" The editor-in-chief glared at her.

"Then...this umbrella?"

"Here, I don't need it anyway." After the editor-in-chief finished speaking, he turned and walked back to the company building.

Matsumoto Chiyo looked at his leaving back and was suddenly moved.He obviously only had one umbrella, but he actually gave it to himself. From this point of view, he doesn't seem too bad, does he?Maybe it's just a tough work attitude.

Thinking of this, Matsumoto Chiyo bowed towards the door where no one could be seen: "Thank you."

She walked into the rain with an umbrella, and the rain was so heavy that even with an umbrella, she would still inevitably get caught in the rain.If two people shared the same umbrella, both of them would definitely get wet, and she felt more and more that the editor-in-chief was a good person.

However, at this moment, a sports car stopped beside her, and the splashed water directly wetted her stockings.

"Ah!" Matsumoto Chiyo exclaimed, and then looked at the sports car.

The window of the sports car was slowly lowered, and the person sitting in the driver's seat was the editor-in-chief.

"Remember to return my umbrella tomorrow!" After he finished speaking, he raised the window and drove away.Only Matsumoto Chiyo was left in a mess in the wind and rain.

……

"Yeah!" Qin Minwei happily hugged Jiang Huiyuan beside her, "Sister Jiang, finally a publishing house is willing to sign me!"

"Who? So discerning?" Jiang Huiyuan didn't expect that there was someone with discerning eyes.Is it because my cognition is too one-sided?The beginning of the first part is actually attractive?

Qin Minsheng replied, "It's "Weekly Manyou."

"Why does this name sound familiar?" Jiang Huiyuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came back to her senses, "I remember, isn't this the blind publishing house that rejected the charterer's "Working Cells"?"

The success of "Working Cells" shows that it is not that the work is not suitable for this era, but that the editor of that publishing house is blind.

This made Jiang Huiyuan, who was once a UP master who was once terrified, still brooding: "You won't be cheated, will you?"

"No," Qin Minwei shook his head, "I've been an intern in the editorial department recently, and I've been able to get acquainted with some things. The sales of "Weekly Manyou" have been declining seriously for the past six months. Recently, they are planning to reform. Fresh blood is most needed, so it is not impossible for our comics to be signed."

"So that's the case, so it's almost like trying to use you to make up for it? That's really a treasure." Jiang Huiyuan lamented the luck of this magazine.Maybe they are just using "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure" to make up the numbers now, but in the future, they will definitely find out how big a golden egg they picked up.

"I'm going to paint!" Qin Minwei, who had successfully signed the contract, was full of energy, and immediately rushed into the room to start painting.

Looking at her like this, Jiang Huiyuan couldn't help feeling: "It's nice to be young." Not counting the actual age of this body, it has been more than a hundred years since he entered this body, and she is already a veritable old man.

"But old people can also have sunset red." Infected by Qin Minying, Jiang Huiyuan felt that she couldn't always be so salty.

As for the manga, just leave it to the two wings.And now she is working on a new song for Christmas.

The New Year's Eve is still more than two months away, and she can't keep cooing until then.

"Christmas... what song should I sing? Emmmmm, I have it!" Jiang Huiyuan looked at the rain outside, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "This is just the season for white albums, how about..."

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Chapter 61 Chapter 61

Do you think Jiang Huiyuan is going to sing "Love That Can't Come"?

nonexistent.

This song does not match the plot, and its appeal will be greatly reduced. It is not suitable for release alone.

She only thought of snow because of the rain outside, and when it came to snow, she subconsciously thought of an old song that was once popular in another world.

Maybe it's because "Dragon and Babu" is a little too popular, now Jiang Huiyuan often thinks of some older things in his mind.

Do not misunderstand.

Naturally, it is not "The First Snow in 2002", but... "Serious Snow".

Leaving aside the controversy of the original singer itself, this song alone is definitely a childhood memory for a large number of people.

How popular was this song?As long as you are not autistic at home all day, just go for a walk on the street, the probability of hearing it is outrageous.

That's literally every video store, barber shop, shoe store...all playing.When I turn on the TV, the music channel is also playing, and even when I make a phone call, the ringtone is this song.

Popular in the streets and alleys, that's what it says.