Chapter 304: Visiting the Great God
On the afternoon and evening of the 14th, there were originally arrangements, a meeting and a CV concert, because of the 10-point attribute allocation and the acquisition of the [Professional Cartoonist] achievement, Meng Fan temporarily decided to catch up with the comics, so he didn't go.
The first episode of the first volume can't start quickly, and the rest can't stop.
The length of the words of "Strange People in the Mountains and Seas" is longer than Meng Fan's previous paintings of "Campus Love Finger Man" and "There is a Spirit in the Underground", not to mention the first word, the next few words are also kept above 20P, mainly 22P to 25P, which is also in line with the length of the serialized words of the Japanese Manga Weekly.
The purpose is naturally to submit it to Neon, hoping to pass it smoothly and then serialize it.
The difficulty is still very great, but Meng Fan's confidence is also very great.
There were outlines, details, character designs, scenes and other preparations before, and the new attributes could naturally be said to make Meng Fan overturn everything before, but it was improved and modified on the original basis, which was like already having a draft, and the speed of drawing would naturally not be slow.
The second episode was drawn from almost 12 o'clock in the evening.,25P content,1P is divided into 3-5 pictures.,There are more than 100 pictures in the calculation.,Meng Fan completed it in a little more than 3 hours.,Including the later stage.。
This speed, if the outside world knew, would be really scary.
Generally speaking, a manga artist serialized by Neon Weekly will take 5 days to 1 week to complete a story, provided that there is still an assistant to draw the post and other work.
Speaking of which, with Meng Fan's current hand speed +20, which is equivalent to about ten times that of an average cartoonist - excluding some hand remnants and tentacle monsters - if you rely on hand speed alone, you will definitely not be able to complete it in 3 hours, but with the assistance of super super god painting skills and imagination, it can be done.
There are many advantages of painting skills, one is that there is basically no need to modify, and the other is that the painting skills are super gods represent strong expressiveness, and the general cartoonists need a lot of ink to be able to render the effect Meng Fan can do with a few strokes.
So, don't look at Meng Fan's painting skills and think that the content of the painting is gorgeous, but in fact, it is simpler, but these simple brushstrokes can catch people and even hit the soul.
Well, even so, Meng Fan still overestimated himself, and it was too difficult to get out of the five words.
It was already more than 3 o'clock in the morning after painting the second word, Meng Fan had the ability to stay up late, and he didn't want to sleep at all because he was in high spirits, so he got up and continued to paint, and completed the third word before 6 o'clock.
After finishing the third episode, I couldn't bear it and fell asleep for more than two hours to get up and continue, and in the fourth episode, Meng Fan competed with himself on a plot, and spent nearly two hours convincing himself and modifying the content, and it was already half past 1 in the afternoon when he finished drawing.
Get!
So be it.
Meng Fan made a phone call to order a meal, went in and took a quick shower, went downstairs with the sketch, quickly pulled a few times in the restaurant in the corner of the lobby, and then asked the hotel to call a car for him to go to Akihabara.
Located at the junction of Kyoto's four major business districts, Akihabara was originally a serious electrical town, but now it has grown into a residential area of "glamorous jian", and has also become a two-dimensional holy land.
If Akihabara in the era of electrical appliances was a straight man of steel, then now Akihabara you can only sigh with emotion, he must be a boy who looks so cute.
Autumn leaves were originally the purpose of Meng Fan's trip, after all, he was also a member of the house circle, how could he not come to Kyoto to take a walk around the two-dimensional holy land, but this time he really "pilgrimaged" to see Oda!
Meng Fan got off the bus and arrived at Akihabara, where you can see the two-dimensional culture everywhere, there are a lot of cosers on the street, and some storefronts such as cafes, etc., have girls in maid costumes soliciting guests.
After waiting for a short time at the agreed place, a middle-aged man in his thirties appeared in front of Meng Fan, and he didn't need to be carefully identified, Meng Fan's appearance and figure were indeed very recognizable, and he was determined from afar, but after walking in, he still sighed in his heart, this guy is really tall and handsome.
"Are you Meng Sang?" the middle-aged man still confirmed, and after seeing Meng Fan nodding, he introduced himself and said, "My name is Hetian Hongji." ”
Huaxia is not very standard, but basic communication is not a big problem.
This Hetian Hongji is the introducer arranged by the eldest sister Meng Caiju for Meng Fan, the son of a high-level of Neon Toei Animation, and now he also works at Toei Animation, which can be found in the producer column of some well-known neon manga animations...... Well, his father's name.
Now, this Wada Hongji is a person in charge of Toei Animation's copyright, animation, games, etc. cooperation with Huaxia, and it is precisely because of this that Meng Caiju's phone call can make this Wada Hongji find a relationship and make an appointment for half an hour in Oda, and personally come here to pick up Meng Fan.
"Meng Sang, I'll take you to visit Oda Studio first, around three o'clock, Oda will have a break of about half an hour, but, under normal circumstances, it would be good to see for ten minutes...... Please understand this. ”
Koji Wada took Meng Fan towards the destination, and at the same time, he also instructed some points to pay attention to along the way, such as the pirate-related plot is best not to ask Oda, and the gossip that has nothing to do with the manga itself is also better not to ask, and so on.
Studio Oda can basically be regarded as Oda's home in Kyoto, where most of his life and work take place.
Meng Fan had heard of some things about Oda Okami, such as sleeping from 2 o'clock to 5 o'clock every day, and in addition to working all the time, working 16 hours a day!
Of course, this work is definitely not going to be drawn all the time, and there is also the discussion of the plot, the search for materials including the characters of the scene, etc.
A well-known manga artist, although equipped with a lot of assistants, the workload is still very large, and Oda is also a manga artist who has to complete and participate in a lot of post-production work, including dynamic lines.
After a while, the two arrived at Oda Studio, a quiet place in the middle of the noise.
"Wada-san. ”
Koji Wada made an appointment, and as soon as he came in, one of them came over in the studio, the ultimate goal of these assistants is to become a manga artist, and he must be very warm and respectful to a person like Koji Wada who holds an important position in Toei Animation and has a good father, and even Meng Fan was courteous.
Hetian Hongji had been here a few times before, but he didn't go to the Grand View Garden with Grandma Liu like Meng Fan, so he found a place to sit down and asked his assistant to take Meng Fan for a walk.
In the studio, there are naturally pirate elements everywhere, private wine bars, popcorn machines, ...... It's like a playground, and there is a crane machine, all of which are pirate figures, and they can't be bought on the market, so Meng Fan's eyes are greedy.
After walking around, Meng Fan asked where the toilet was, and then entered the legendary "Jaws" movie-themed toilet with excitement.
As for Oda's studio and the assistants' studios, Meng Fan couldn't get in.
Then, Meng Fan also met Oda Okami.
It's not much different from the photos.,Meng Fan, like many OP fans.,The most concerned thing is definitely Oda's physical condition.,Some time ago, it was always rumored that he was not in good health, and he was off publication or something.,Now I see it.,I'm very happy.。
After the excited greetings, Meng Fan chatted with Oda for a while from the perspective of a comic practitioner, as for the translation, Meng Fan didn't look for anyone else, he relied directly on the mobile phone, but the mobile phone was connected to the live broadcast assistant, the translation was very fast, and the communication was also very smooth.
Oda originally thought he was a comic fan, but he didn't expect it to be a peer, and the content of the chat was also something that Oda was happy to participate in the discussion, and he was also quite surprised by Meng Fan's understanding of comics - after all, the drawing skills, settings and screenwriters are not purely numbers, and the amount of information attached is enough to make Meng Fan have something to say, and his words are amazing, but at least they can make Oda recognize and mobilize his enthusiasm for discussion.
Of course, Meng Fan must have asked some of his doubts and experiences in the creation of the question, and Oda was happy to give answers and his own opinions.
After chatting for a while, Meng Fan naturally took out the sketch he had prepared after Oda asked him if he had also created a comic.
Oda took a look, his eyes quickly focused, and his expression became exciting.
Another half an hour later, Meng Fan said goodbye to Oda and Wada Koji and left the studio to go to Shueisha, and at the same time, Meng Fan had an extra letter of recommendation written by Oda.