The image of Kubo at this time is similar to the image seen on the Internet in later generations.

He has unsuccessfully dyed hair, looks like a teenager with little money, a square face, a broad nose, and a blue beard stubble, plus that magic mirror - it is nonsense to say that he can scare children crying when he walks on the street, but it is absolutely not wrong to say that he makes people want to stay away from it at a glance.

Of course, this may have something to do with his experience in the past few years, after all, he went to Tokyo alone, helpless, if he didn't dress up fiercely, he would inevitably be bullied, so he dressed up like this, Zhou Fangyuan said that he could fully understand, and even if he simply liked to dress up like this, Zhou Fangyuan was completely able to accept it.

And just when Zhou Fangyuan had a large number of Okubo, Okubo was also looking at Zhou Fangyuan.

Looks, dress, these are not important, the important thing is that the other party is too young!

Teens or twenties?

Shouldn't it be twenty yet, right?

Okubo turned his head to look at Zhang Bing beside him, and asked in a low voice, "Zhang San, are you sure this is the person you are talking about?"

"That's right, it's him, he's the real president of this company. ”

Zhang Bing responded in a low voice, then walked forward quickly, and looked at Zhou Fangyuan with a respectful face, "That, Zhou Shao, I found you the person you wanted......

"Don't call me Zhou Shao," Zhou Fangyuan smiled and waved his hand, "I'm not a rich man, your title is too bloody, let others hear it and laugh at it." You can call me Xiao Zhou or Xiao Yuan, you and the third brother are good friends, you can call me just like him. ”

Why did Zhou Fangyuan not refuse the last time the third brother called himself "Zhou Shao" in front of Zhang Bing? Because at that time he needed Zhang Bing to do things for him. And Zhang Bing always has an unruly side in his human nature, if he can't be a little afraid of himself, I'm afraid he won't be serious. And now that Okubo is standing in front of him, Zhou Fangyuan is sure that this is the person he is looking for, so this Zhang Bing can be regarded as a meritorious person. He also proved himself with practical actions, so there is no need to mention "Zhou Shao" or something.

But Zhang Bing didn't think so, he only thought that the other party was happy for a while. He did not become "presumptuous" because of this, but was more cautious, after all, he went abroad this time, the fees and procedures can be said to be handled by the other party, seeing the prosperity of the outside world, he knew better that he should follow the young man in front of him, not begging the other party to eat meat and drink soup, even if he just licked the pot at the end, I am afraid that he can get benefits that others can't imagine.

Because of these reasons, Zhang Bing didn't dare to be presumptuous, and he bowed very respectfully.

"Don't dare, don't dare, how can I be so rude, then, I'll call you Dong Chou......"

Zhang Bing thought of what the people in the company called Zhou Fangyuan when he brought Okubo to the company during the day, and he felt that if he called the other party like this, maybe the other party would be happy and give himself the opportunity to officially join the distant network.

Zhou Fangyuan glanced at the other party.

"Whatever you want. ”

He said, and walked towards Okubo.

did not get the expected "reward", Zhang Bing was not disappointed, he obediently followed Zhou Fangyuan and acted as a translator for him.

Zhou Fangyuan walked in front of Okubo, continued to look the other party up and down a few times, and then smiled and stretched out his right hand.

"You are Kubo Dairen, hello, my name is Zhou Fangyuan, welcome to Huaxia and Beitong. ”

Zhang Bing immediately stepped forward to translate Zhou Fangyuan's words into neon, and Okubo suddenly showed a look when he heard this, and then held Zhou Fangyuan's hand, spewing out a series of neon words from his mouth, and bowed to Zhou Fangyuan at the same time.

Zhou Fangyuan knew that this was the habit of the island people, but he did not bow to the other party, but calmly accepted the other party's bow, and at the same time turned his head to look at Zhang Bing.

He said he was honored to meet you too. But he has one or two questions and has always wanted to ask you in person. ”

"I probably know what you want to ask, but don't worry, come, please sit down first, we can talk about something slowly." ”

Zhou Fangyuan cleaned up with a seat, and then let Zhang Bing and Okubo sit at the conference table, and he himself sat opposite.

"Let me guess your two questions first, you must want to ask me how I know about you, and at the same time, what is the matter with me looking for you, am I right?"

Zhang Bing immediately translated.

Okubo nodded, "Yes, that's the question I want to ask." ”

Zhou Fangyuan had a smile on his face, "Let me answer your first question first." You may not believe it, but in fact, I like the manga of your island country very much, I grew up and the big TV station would regularly broadcast one or two episodes of cartoons I bought from you every day, and when I grew up a little more, I started reading comic books, Dragon Ball, robot cats, crayon Xiaoxin...... There are so many names I can think of, and until now, I occasionally buy comics from your island nation from various sources, and speaking of which, I'm half a manga fan.

And last year, I stumbled across your former comics, what's it called...... Sorry, I can't remember, I just remember that I saw it in my classmates, and the style of painting in it is not actually my favorite style of painting, but the dialogue of the characters is somewhat interesting, so I remembered you.

As for why I came to you, it all came from an idea that came up to me some time ago, if I want to realize this idea of mine, I need an excellent cartoonist to assist me, and the first thing I thought of was you, so I asked Zhang Bing to find you. Originally, I thought that Zhang Bing might not succeed, and if he didn't find you, I might just ask him to find someone else. But now it seems that I was lucky to meet you so soon. ”

Kubo Dairen showed a little abruptness on his face when he heard this, but he didn't feel excited, he just nodded, "I understand, so what does Zhou Sang want me to do for you?"

"It's very simple," Zhou Fangyuan smiled, "I want you to draw a comic for me, the story content will be up to me for the time being, and you will be responsible for drawing it into a comic." ”

"If it's just this kind of work," Okubo frowned, and then owed slightly, "I'm sorry I can't accept it, my ideal is to be a cartoonist, not a painter, if it's a painter's Hu, you can grab a lot of neon casually, but we cartoonists want to draw our favorite stories, we won't be swayed by anyone, draw content we don't like." ”

With that, he propped himself on the table with his hands and prepared to get up and leave.

However, Zhou Fangyuan's next sentence made his whole person freeze in place.

"Don't you want to eat even if you don't have enough to eat? Mr. Kubo Yoto, believe me, I know you quite well, I know that you submitted to the magazine in 96 when you were just an adult, and it was a two-step work, but the response was very average. Although you will still keep submitting articles in the past few years, and occasionally you can get some awards, but there should be a lot of cartoonists like you in neon, what kind of life do those people live?

We have an ancient saying in China, called 'riding a donkey to find a horse', which means that before you find the target, you will use it if you can, and then replace the existing one when you find it. I know that your life in Neon is not very good, you live in the smallest apartment, and you eat and buy the cheapest leftover bento, I admire you for having this kind of perseverance, but have you ever thought about it, what if you have not been able to succeed? What if your work has not been recognized by readers? How many years can you last? Five years? Ten years? You are in your twenties today, and you will be in your thirties in ten years, if you can't succeed by then, how long do you think you can last?

Mr. Kubo, human life is limited, how many five years and ten years do you have to squander? So I'm giving you this opportunity now, you might as well give it a try, and I'm not exactly asking you to stop creating yourself, you can also create yourself after completing the tasks I have given you, and even when you complete the tasks I give you, you can find time to think about the plot and the direction of the story, and I will not stop you. If one day you can really come up with a work that makes people shine, of course, I will help you promote it here. ”

Zhou Fangyuan's words silenced Kubo Yoto, although he was wearing sunglasses, Zhou Fangyuan could feel his struggle.

Zhou Fangyuan decided to take the hot iron, he smiled and continued.

"And don't forget, in Neon, how many people are engaged in comics, in a small market, you have to compete with so many people who are stronger than you, or similar to you, countless people become cartoonists every day, and countless people leave the industry every day, how can you guarantee that you will stand out?

But it's different in Huaxia, there are also many excellent cartoonists in Huaxia, but our market is too big, I don't even need to make you the most powerful one, as long as someone likes your comics, you can get a good life. Think about whether your dream is to be a cartoonist or to be a cartoonist who only publishes in neon.

And I forgot to tell you, I now have an Internet café management system covering tens of thousands of Internet café computers in China, and a communication software with millions of users, if you can complete my task well, I think, I may be able to ask these two companies to help promote your own works. Mr. Kubo, you can't get this kind of condition in Neon.

That's all for me, decide for yourself how to do it. If you're leaving, no problem, I can ask Zhang Bing to send you back, anyway, you're not the only neon cartoonist, and I'm sure there will always be someone willing to accept my invitation. ”

Zhou Fangyuan leaned back, cocked Erlang's legs, picked up the water cup in front of him and sipped lightly.

After saying so much, he felt his mouth dry a little.

And Kubo was standing next to the conference table, walking or staying, not to mention the inner struggle. Zhang Bing watched all this from the side, he didn't know what Zhou Fangyuan meant, but it was obvious that Zhou Fangyuan seemed to want to let this neon man stay. Zhang Bing knew that his opportunity to make meritorious service had come, and he immediately began to persuade in a low voice in a non-standard neon language.