When the girl saw that he had not entered, she was a little surprised and said, "Ah, aren't you a guest?" I'm sorry, I thought someone who came here at this time must have come for coffee. ”

The mysterious mask man, that is, Li Er, looked around, it is indeed such a remote place, if it is not for coffee, it is difficult to come here.

Except for people like him who are trying to make material for comics.

"Then I'll just go in and have a drink, do you have any tea here?"

"As long as you want to order, there's nothing you don't have. The girl who looked like Dong Xiang opened the door of the coffee shop with a smile, "Grandpa, a guest is here~"

Li Er walked into the store, and suddenly a warm air rushed to his face. It's a somewhat retro coffee shop, and the semi-enclosed design makes the interior not very bright. On the shelves are some yellowed black and white photographs, which look a little old.

The armrests of the sofa are all logs, and they have a thick layer of pulp to the touch. In the dim light, it is as golden as honey.

The air was filled with the aroma of coffee, and Li Er had never smelled such a good smell, and even breathing seemed to become a pleasure.

The café is not deserted. There were twenty or thirty customers in the storefront, but in the dim light, the faces of those in the distance could barely be seen.

Next to the door, several middle-aged uncles in their forties were playing poker. When they saw Lear, they smiled and said:

"Ah, there's a new face. ”

"Probably lost, right?"

"You're in for a treat, young man! The coffee here is famously delicious!"

For these self-cooked uncles, Li Er didn't know what to say. After making a commotion, he found a seat and sat down.

When he entered the store, he also took off his mask and sunglasses, revealing an angular face.

When ordering, I don't know why the waiter, who looks like Dong Xiang, suddenly became shy, and he almost didn't dare to meet Li Er's eyes. It made him feel a little strange.

It didn't take long for what he had ordered to be delivered.

"You, your tea, and your macarons. ”

"Thank you, by the way, can I take pictures here?" Li Er asked her without waiting for "Dong Xiang" to walk away.

"Yes, yes. However, please get their consent first......"

Uncle Poker overheard their conversation, and one of them, the bearded one, said, "Take pictures, you can't be a critic of the food column, are you?"

"What? Wouldn't the good place we have to find be occupied by someone else? Another uncle in a leather jacket said.

"Hey, don't be so narrow-minded. When business improves, the boss can make ends meet. Otherwise, rely on you old guests to drink the northwest wind?"

"That's ...... too"

"Hey, boy. Remember to shoot me handsome!" The beard showed off his biceps and let out a laugh that only a fierce man can have.

The uncles discussed vigorously, and Li Er interjected embarrassedly: "Well, I'm not a critic. I'm just a cartoonist who is out and about. ”

"Going out to collect materials?" Dong Xiang opened his mouth.

"Cartoonist?" the leather jacket's eyes widened.

The beard said exaggeratedly: "Amazing! What is your work, I can't tell if I've seen it!"

Li Er touched his head a little embarrassed: "My work ...... I haven't started serialization yet. ”

The bearded man put down the poker in his hand, and said with a bright eye: "Then sign for me, maybe it will be worth a lot of money in the future!"

"Hey, old money, you're out of the money!"

"Do you want to scare the boss's guests away?"

When Li Er didn't know what to say, "Dong Xiang", who was standing next to him, held a plate and said as if talking to himself: "Take the material...... Just, that is, the meaning of drawing our coffee shop in a comic?"

"Is that so, can I get your permission?" replied Lear.

Met Li Er's gaze, "Dong Xiang" blushed for some reason. She hid her head behind the plate and stammered, "This, I'...... I'm going to ask grandpa. ”

As he spoke, he ran away like a frightened bunny.

Li Er touched his face strangely, is it too scary to dress up today? But he had already taken off his mask and sunglasses just now.

"Oops, our little Rourou is shy~"

"How old are you, this little brother, do you have a girlfriend, do you have a household registration in Beijing, how many people are in the family, and how many acres of land per capita?"

"Old Qian, you're going to investigate someone's account!"

Li Er's face was black, he didn't mean anything at all. And is that waiter's name Xiaorou, although the appearance is very similar to Dong Xiang, but the personality is completely opposite. And it looks so shy......

"I'm sorry, guest, but I apologize to you on their behalf. They always like to make jokes like that. An old man with a slender figure who looked three or four points similar to Dong Xiang walked out. He was dressed in an English suit, and his every move was very exotic gentlemanly, and his gray hair was neatly groomed, without the slightest mess.

"Ah, it's fine. I'm not going to take it to heart. You're the boss here, and the licensing I just talked about ......"

"I've heard from my granddaughter. The old man nodded, "I'm not such a old-fashioned old man. You don't even need to ask me about this little thing, just draw if you want. ”

Li Er didn't expect to get permission so lightly: "Then thank you so much!"

"Hehe, but I have one condition. Can you come to our café more often, if you can have a regular customer as a manga artist, we will also flourish here. ”

Xiao Rou...... Grandpa can only help here. The old man sighed inwardly.

……

After getting the material, Li Er handed the photo to Illya along with the storyboard of episodes 2 and 3.

Because of the background adjustment, many shots from the first episode had to be redrawn. Li Er felt very embarrassed, but Illya only said a few poisonous words, and obediently repainted.

However, in order to make the story of "Shangjing Ghoul" feel a sense of substitution for the audience, this change is also necessary.

He did a survey and found that the sales share of "Weekly Shangjing Shonen NEXT" in Shangjing is the largest, while the other provinces and cities combined are only about 50%.

On the one hand, it is because Huarong Club has the strongest ability to distribute goods to local sales points, and on the other hand, it is also because readers in Beijing are generally richer and have stronger purchasing power.

The original "Shangjing Ghoul", although there are also several scenes taken in Shangjing City, does not account for a large share.

And now after the teardown and reset, basically every scene can find the prototype in Shangjing City. And every location was stepped on by Li Er with a map and everywhere.

It is also with such changes that readers in Beijing will feel immersive when reading.

There are familiar scenes that appear in the comics, and there are no different things at all.

This undoubtedly increased Lear's workload, and you must know that the editor's work is very busy. I often had to wait for the manuscript to work overtime until 9 or 10 o'clock in the evening.

He only had to find the scene in the comics point by point during his breaks.

And in order to let Illya see the photos clearly, Li Er also deliberately bought a super expensive SLR camera, and the bank deposit was reduced by tens of thousands......

But he also knew that such a dedication was necessary.

A comic, only if the quality is good enough, can it have the possibility of becoming popular. Although the story and picture of the first episode of "Shangjing Ghoul" are good enough, there is nothing best in the world, only better, in order to have more possibilities to be liked, grit your teeth and change it!

Before you know it, another week has passed.