Chapter 340: Two of the people who made an appointment with you came
In the editorial office of Yueongsha's "Young Jumk", the leaders of the editorial elite, under the convening of the new editor-in-chief, gathered together for a weekly round table...... Uh-no, it's a serialized meeting!
“…… Now submit the last candidate serialization work, "Madoka Magical Girl" submitted by the Yujiro group, the author is Makoto Shinkai!"This time, it is Aida who is in charge of presiding over the meeting! Looking at the information provided by Yujiro in his hand, Aida looked at Yujiro with some doubts, "Yujiro, I don't think I've ever heard of this manga artist, is it a newcomer?"
"Newcomer? huh...... It's a newcomer!" Yujiro's expression was a little unnatural, as for the reason...... Naturally, it won't be embarrassing to be seen in a daze at a regular meeting!
"Hey, Yujiro, what's the matter with you? This comic was recommended by you, and you should know best what kind of person the author of the comic is!" Aida naturally noticed Yujiro's expression and complained with some confusion, "Now that the comics have been submitted to the serialization meeting...... Don't say you don't know if the author is a newcomer!"
"This ......" Yujiro looked at Yoshida, who also looked weird over there, with a helpless look on his face!
Isn't the author the same cartoonist as Makoto Takahashi and his new wife, Eiji? I know, of course I know! But the problem is that after the identity of the author is revealed...... Makoto Takahashi's guy said it, and the other people on the editorial side guessed it, but if there is any news about the author's identity, if it is revealed by me and here, we can go home and prepare a suicide note!
"This ...... Rather than discussing the identity of the author, let's think about this manga first, whether it can pass the serialization meeting, right?" Yoshida, as a person who knows the inside story well, saw Yujiro in trouble, and considering that since he had formed an alliance and became the same front, he naturally had to lend a helping hand at a critical moment!" "And the manga can be serialized if it is interesting, and this has nothing to do with whether the author is new or not, right?"
"Aita. Yoshida is right...... If the comics are interesting, they can be serialized!" The editor-in-chief named Bottle, after scanning the editors in the audience, opened his mouth and gave the latest order, "Distribute the comic manuscript to each editor!"
Although it was at Makoto Takahashi's house. I've seen part of "Madoka Magi" before, but Yoshida still reads it seriously from the beginning, just like other colleagues! Yoshida knows very well that at least at this time, he must not show that he has already seen this manga in someone's house...... Visually, Yoshida's suicide note has not yet been written!
"The style hasn't changed much. The character settings are also similar to before, and they have basically not been modified compared to before...... "Yoshida casually flipped through the manga draft, and couldn't help but speculate in his heart about Takahashi's true intentions, "Hey! That guy Makoto, shouldn't he want to start a new serialization in a weekly magazine under the guise of uniting his new wife Eiji?"
No wonder Yoshida thinks so!
Although this "Madoka Magi" is said to be jointly completed by Makoto Takahashi and his new wife Eiji, in Yoshida's eyes, the previous part is the same as the place that he has seen before. It's exactly the same!The long-haired girl fights with an unknown creature, the double ponytail girl is with the pet who has always been cute, and the cute pet keeps persuading the double ponytail girl to sign a contract and become a magical girl......
The girl with two ponytails did not sign the so-called contract to become a magical girl, but woke up from a dream! The city that had collapsed into ruins before was gone, and the scene was transformed into a bedroom full of girlish atmosphere...... It turns out that the battles that happened before were just dreams of a girl with two ponytails!
If in the dreams of the girl before, the collapsed city brought endless depression to people, then now the bedroom is full of girlish atmosphere. It gives people a sense of vitality! Although it is largely due to the difference in the scenes, it has changed from a dark style to a bright one......
"Eh, the style of this scene seems to be ......" When he finally saw the part he hadn't seen before, Yoshida reined in his thoughts and began to watch it seriously. However, Yoshida still noticed the manga draft. Looking up at the colleagues around him who were concentrating on the manga draft, Yoshida looked at Yujiro who was squeezing his eyebrows at him, and the confusion on his face turned into a surprise! "The front part was drawn by Makoto, and the back part should have been done by the new wife Eiji! Although it is a different scene, why is there such a big difference between the same person and drawing it...... I'll just say it. It turns out that Ah Cheng meant cooperation like this! But it's a little strange......"
What really surprised Yoshida was that the cooperation between Makoto Takahashi and his new wife, Eiji, did not have the negative effect that Yoshida expected...... Generally speaking, two cartoonists work together to complete a comic, which sounds like a strong combination, but if you are not careful, it will become a situation where you are pulling each other's back!
At the beginning, Yoshida and Yujiro agreed to Makoto Takahashi and agreed to submit "Madoka Magi" to the serialization meeting, not only because of Makoto Takahashi's coercion, but also because the two editors knew that it was easy for two manga artists to work together to draw a manga...... And even if such a work is submitted to the serialization meeting, it will definitely not pass the serialization meeting, proper!
However, now this comic has not been drawn, but because of the strong contrast, it feels memorable...... This also means that Yoshida's previous hidden method of brushing down the manga "Madoka Magical Girl" was actually found by Makoto Takahashi to crack it!
"The style of painting during the battle is the same, and although the style of painting in daily life seems to be not much different, it is slightly different from the style of painting!" Aida put down the manga manuscript in his hand, and while taking off his glasses and gently wiping it, he sighed, "This manga artist named Makoto Shinkai is amazing...... Yujiro, are you sure this is really a rookie manga artist? The current rookie manga artist actually has such a level...... Tut-tut, another genius comparable to his new wife, Eiji and Makoto Takahashi?"
"Indeed! Yujiro, you've discovered another powerful newcomer!"
"Let's not talk about the style of painting...... In terms of content, I think this manga is very interesting!"
"Among the serialization candidates this time, I think the most outstanding should be this "Madoka Magical Girl"!"
"Seconded! Although it is the work of a new author, compared to several other works, it is not a level of existence at all!"
Although it was praised by several colleagues, whether it was Yujiro or Yoshida, the smiles on their faces were full of helplessness and bitterness! But he found the unnatural looks on the faces of the two of them, but the editor-in-chief of the bottle didn't say anything, just picked up the comic manuscript on the table again and looked at it again!
Editor-in-Chief. Look at whether this new serial is ......" After everyone on the editor's side finished discussing, the editor-in-chief of the bottle also finished reading the comic manuscript in his hand again. Aita, who was in charge of presiding over the meeting, put forward the conclusion of the previous discussion, "I chose "Madoka Magica", and ......"
"Before finalizing a new serial. I still have to confirm something!" Fingers tapped on the table, and the bottle editor squinted at Yujiro, "Yujiro, and Yoshida stay...... Let's get out for the time being!"
Compared to the other editors who were full of doubts when they left, Yujiro and Yoshida breathed a sigh of relief. Glancing at each other, and at the same time showing a wry smile, the two of them were mentally prepared and waiting for the reproach from the editor-in-chief! Although the editor-in-chief of the bottle had not said anything, since they had already named the two to stay. What is going to happen is pretty much clear......
"The author of this manga......" pushed his glasses, and the eyes of the editor-in-chief of the bottle kept wandering between the two of them, and after a long time, he asked, "Is it Makoto Takahashi or his new wife Eiji?"
Sure enough, the editor-in-chief already knows!
"According to the new wife-kun, this manga was completed by the two of them!" "Since the manga was submitted to the serialization meeting by Yujiro, it was naturally Yujiro who was in charge of the explanation!" Although Yoshida-kun and I thought that it would be impossible for two people to work together to complete a manga, I didn't expect it...... And they did!"
“……”
Although the answer was unexpected. But the bottle that became the editor-in-chief has now been able to achieve the extent that Mount Tai collapsed without changing his face, and naturally he will not be shocked by such news! And the reason why he fell into a state of silence is because the editor-in-chief of the bottle feels that this matter is quite tricky!
Let's agree to let this manga start a new serialization. It's a bit unfair to other manga artists, even if the two problem manga artists use the pseudonym "Makoto Shinkai", and if they don't agree to serialize, the number of manga will be out of balance...... You know, at the serialization meeting just now, it was decided to cut a certain manga that was being serialized! Not to mention the fact that many people have been influenced by the manga "Dream Eater" recently, and they plan to become manga artists and submit articles to the editorial department. But there are basically no manga drafts that can be adopted and serialized......!
"Yujiro, you're in charge of contacting his new wife, Eiji, and Yoshida, you're in charge of contacting Makoto Takahashi! It's better for the manga artist himself to explain this matter......" The editor-in-chief, who had been silent for a long time, finally made a final decision, "As for whether it can be serialized...... Forget it, you better contact those two cartoonists first!"
"Damn! I didn't answer the phone at this time! Could it be that I ignored it because I was drawing?" After receiving the order of the editor-in-chief, Yujiro immediately began to contact his new wife, Eijiro, but the result...... Visually, the new wife Eiji has entered the [man-machine separation] mode!
"Ah Cheng, where are you now? Hah, Valhalla in another dimension...... Uh, don't make a fuss at this time!" Feeling the strange eyes of the editor-in-chief and Yujiro, Yoshida scratched his head in embarrassment, and then said eagerly to Makoto Takahashi on the other side of the phone, "Hurry up and come to the building of Yueisha...... What?summoning spells?how can I have that kind of thing...... Uh...... I say...... Hey, Hey!"
All right...... Looking at Yoshida's horse-faced face, after turning from eagerness to roaring at the phone that had been hung up, Yujiro and the editor-in-chief both understood...... Obviously, it was Makoto Takahashi who decisively ended the call!
"Since that's the case...... the editor-in-chief had not finished speaking, a crisp knock sounded on the door!
"Editor-in-chief, I just called from the front desk to ask, have you made an appointment with Mr. Makoto Shinkai?" Kosugi, the editor with black-rimmed glasses, leaned in and said with some uncertainty, "And the front desk also said that there are two gentlemen named Makoto Shinkai in the hall now!" (To be continued.) )