The next day, after Ito Watanabe went to work, he received the submission of "A Man Like a Pirate" again, and there were really two more words......

"Hehe, what a persistent and interesting comic book author......"

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Day 5......

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The first thing Ito Watanabe does when he goes to work every day is to see where the plot of "A Man Like a Pirate" is written, and he finds that he can't do without this manga a little......

I was reading the latest submission, and the old editor shouted across the table.

"Ito, it's a regular meeting, hurry up and ......"

He then remembered that today was Monday, and the company was going to hold a monthly meeting, so he quickly got up and went to the conference room.

Their publishing house has a regular meeting on the 1st of every month, and it needs to determine the new issue of serialized comics, and other unexpected matters, so at this time of every month, it is the time when the company has the most people, including some leaders and investors who never show up.

The long table was full of people, and most of the people around the table were company leaders, and the people sitting on the hard benches in the back circle were basically small editors, and Ito Watanabe sat in the very corner.

The editor-in-chief coughed and spoke.

"Today, let's talk about the new serialization. ”

The deputy editor-in-chief pushed his glasses and said:

"Now there are two vacant places, "Cherry Blossom Dance" is over, "The Beautiful Bride" readers don't like it for three weeks in a row, the sales are too poor, and it's basically at a loss every day, we have decided to stop serialization, and the two serialized places that are vacated must be decided today. ”

The editor-in-chief sighed, their publishing house is relatively small, they can't afford to supply big cartoonists, and they can't afford to look at it if it's too rubbish, so they have to be careful every time they serialize, and if they don't do it, they will capsize, and even so, the company's editors will often leave every month, because there is no hope at all.

"This month, all of your editors' recommended manuscripts are here, let's take a look at them again and select two to top. ”

The works recommended by the editors are already on the table.

All the leaders bowed their heads and flipped through them, and while reading, the recommended editors of the manuscript introduced the general situation of the work to them.

"This won't work. ”

"Well, it's definitely not going to work, I can't see what he's trying to express at all, the logic is confused, this kind of person can't draw cartoons at all, the next ......"

"The pace of this story is too slow, I bought a swimsuit and drew eighteen words, and in the end I didn't buy it, so what is the meaning of the existence of these eighteen words?"

"This one is even more outrageous, I drew twenty words after eating a meal, I seriously doubt that this author is a chef or a foodie!"

"Next. ”

"Huh, this story is quite novel in concept, and the technical level of the painting is okay. ”

"But it needs to be changed a little, and the background setting is not very good. It's not a big problem, though. ”

"Next, let's look at the other ......"

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The manuscripts were turned one by one, and one after another was eliminated.

In the end, all the manuscripts were read, and only one "Vine in a Tree" barely entered the eyes of most people and was temporarily passed, and the others were not.

The editor-in-chief sighed, it seemed that he couldn't think of a better idea, this line of work can't be made up casually, if you make do, the readers will be even more improvised, it will be equivalent to smashing their own jobs.

The deputy editor-in-chief coughed, suddenly remembered that there was a new editor, and swiped around the conference room with a smile and found Ito Watanabe in the corner.

"Ito, even though it's your new editor, according to our rules, you have to recommend an excellent manga this month......"

Watanabe Ito let out a nervous sigh and stood up from the corner, everyone looked at him, his heart was beating faster, and he wanted to find a random manuscript to deal with, only to find that all the ones he had received and failed the review had been broken.

"Ito?"

"Oh...... I'm ...... I recommend ......"

He stammered and was about to say something, but his eyes suddenly saw "A Man Like a Pirate" that he had brought in and had not finished finishing, so he could only helplessly walk over with the manuscript and respectfully put it in front of the editor-in-chief.

"Editor-in-chief, this is a newcomer's contribution, the pen name is Xiaobai, although it is a newcomer's drawing, but the story and plot I think are very good, and her painting skills are very strong. ”

The editor-in-chief frowned and asked.

"Didn't you make your debut?"

"No, pure newcomer. ”

Another editor said: "The first work of a newcomer, in principle, cannot be directly serialized. ”

Watanabe Ito nodded awkwardly.

"I know, but the other party voted for almost twenty words in one go.,And I've read every word.,It's very continuous.,It's also in line with the serialization style of our glory anime.。 ”

Twenty words! Everyone was stunned, and then an editor asked in a whisper.

"Ito, do you recommend ...... "Man Like a Pirate"??"

"yes......"

Hearing Watanabe Ito's affirmative reply, the editors who knew the inside story all held back their laughter, and some couldn't help but spray directly.

The editor-in-chief didn't review the manuscript, so naturally he didn't know about it, so he was stunned and asked an editor next to him.

"What are you laughing at?"

The man replied embarrassedly.

"Editor-in-chief, this "Man Like a Pirate" is so weird, it has been submitted to all the publishing houses of our animation center, and it has been voted since very early on, and it is submitted every day. But the setting of this comic is too strange, and the character design is relatively niche, so it was rejected by all publishers......"

As soon as he said this, Watanabe Ito blushed even more, and everyone thought that he was dealing with an errand with "A Man Like a Pirate", and immediately explained in embarrassment.

"Editor-in-chief,This comic is really good.,I watch the latest serials every day.,Although it's not too easy to accept in the front.,But after you read it.,You'll find that it's really ......"

"Needless to say, you've been fired, now, immediately, take your luggage and get out of our company!"

The editor-in-chief stood up hatefully and scolded people, he thought that this was a manuscript that Watanabe Ito was mixing salaries and that all publishing houses couldn't read, so why should he read it on his side?

In fact, there is a taboo in this industry, that is, there are many submissions in one draft, and almost no editors are willing to share anyone's manuscript with other editors, no matter how good you are, just like the car repair shop, when you go to repair the car, don't say that it has not been repaired elsewhere, in this way, you will definitely pay a lot of money.

Just as Ito Watanabe was about to leave in frustration, an investor stretched out his hand to interrupt the awkward atmosphere.

"Wait a minute, since the manuscript is here, let's take a look, this painter can insist on submitting manuscripts every day, and he can be regarded as a responsible painter, we can't deny others without reading it!"

"yes, look at it and don't lose anything!"

"Let's see, there's still a serialization left, and we can't get a good work, so we can't make a difference this month......"

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The investors all spoke, naturally no one dared not listen, everyone looked down, and then they were all stunned for an instant.

"What's this?"

"This character is too casual!"

"The character design is secondary, mainly the background of the pirates? This is a bit too bold......

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