Chapter 10: The Wave Triggered by "The Grim Reaper" (Part II)
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A voice suddenly sounded in his ears, startling Zhang Liang, an old man didn't know when he suddenly stood beside him, and he didn't even notice it.
"You're also interested in comics?"
Zhang Liang's favorite thing to talk about is comics, so most of Zhang Liang's friends are people who love to read comics.
The old man smiled at Zhang Liang: "Yes, I've been reading it for thirty years, and I can't imagine what I would do if I didn't have comics in my life." ”
Listening to the old man's words, Zhang Liang was in awe. can follow from that desolate era to the present, it can be seen that the old man in front of him is definitely a true love fan, and Zhang Liang has always been very respectful of such a true love fan.
didn't hear Zhang Liang's answer, the old man didn't care, and then said: "You are young, it's normal that you don't know. ”
Speaking, the old man seemed to be reminiscing about the past, raised his head, but his eyes looked at the past, he was just when he was young, "When Master Gray Flow was still a master of Chinese painting, he was committed to reform and innovation, because he felt that there were only serious paintings in the Dragon Kingdom, but there were no works that could make people smile easily, and Master Gray Flow was 40 years old that year." It took ten years, and finally on the 50th birthday of Master Graystream, he was inspired by a birthday graffiti given to him by his youngest grandson. After three months of retreat, the world's first original comic, Cats and Dogs, came out when I was 32 years old. In those years, Master Graystream was rated as a 'self-depraved painter' and a 'grandiose clown', and the comics were also rejected by the entire literati circle, but Master Graystream did not give up, he took out all his net worth, printed 300,000 copies of "Cats and Dogs", and then lobbied the manager of Longguo Bookstore that year, and after the manager saw "Cats and Dogs", he agreed to Master Grayflow's request to help sell it. Unexpectedly, in just two days, all the single books were sold out, and the market evaluation department estimated that there was still a gap of nearly 5 million in the country. At that time, the cost of a single book was 8 yuan, and after the Longguo Bookstore acted as an agent, the fixed price was 15 yuan, that is to say, 75 million dragon yuan, according to the purchasing power, 75 million dragon yuan, which is equivalent to 7.5 billion now. Such a large profit drove the capitalists of that time crazy...... After that, it was the era of comics that everyone is familiar with. ”
Zhang Liang This is also the first time I have heard that there is this kind of insider in this, I thought that the comics have always been smooth sailing, but I didn't expect there to be such a big twist and turn.
Looking at the old man in front of him, Zhang Liang asked the question in his heart: "How do you know these things?"
"I should have been the first reader to see Cats and Dogs, other than the author himself. ”
Zhang Liang is not stupid, it can even be said to be very smart, as soon as the old man's voice fell, Zhang Liang's face turned white: "Store, store manager, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll go to work right away." ”
To be honest, Zhang Liang has been working here for a month, and this is the first time he has seen an elusive store manager. I have fantasized countless times about meeting the store manager for the first time, but I never expected to meet in this situation.
The old man patted Zhang Liang's shoulder lightly and said gently: "It's okay, it's normal for young people to be curious, I can understand." ”
Seeing the old man leave, Zhang Liang also hurried to work.
At noon, Zhang Liang took advantage of the meal time to pick up a copy of "Cat Look" that had just been delivered, and couldn't wait to read it.
The rest of the whole magazine is still the same as usual, there are no surprises, no progress, Zhang Liang knows in his heart that if the four seasons continue like this, sooner or later they will be merged by other publishing houses. However, in the last few dozen pages of the magazine, Zhang Liang finally found the comic he wanted to read.
"Grim Reaper", under the big headline, is a young man with orange hair, holding a huge steel knife, wearing a black kimono, looking at the picture ahead in a row.
"Is he the hero? ”
Zhang Liang thought so in his heart, but after turning a few pages, he suddenly found that something was wrong, the protagonist is obviously a bad guy who often fights, and the orange hair like a steel needle is probably blown out by washing, scissors, and blowing. With such doubts, Zhang Liang continued to read.
But then, the ghost girl who suddenly appeared changed all of Zhang Liang's previous views on the protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki.
"It turns out that he can see ghosts, and he did this to protect the peace of the dead. I'll just say, hot-blooded royal road comics, how can there be a plot where the protagonist hits people inexplicably. ”
Just turned a dozen pages, Zhang Liang fell in love with the protagonist's family. The father who doesn't know how to get along with his children, the wanderer with a soft personality, the Natsuri who looks a little decadent, and the hot-blooded, nosy protagonist - Kurosaki Ichigo.
When he arrived here, the style of painting changed, and a mysterious girl suddenly appeared, which instantly made Zhang Liang's mood tense.
The movement of turning the pages of the book is getting slower and slower, and Zhang Liang can't wait to see every stroke of the author clearly. When he saw Xia Li risking death and came to his brother's door to confirm his brother's safety, Zhang Liang stood up and yelled: "If it's a man, stand up for me!"
After shouting out, Zhang Liang remembered that he was at work now, not at home, so he sat down embarrassedly, and continued to watch.
When he saw Ichigo break free from the shackles of the ghost path that ordinary people couldn't break free, Zhang Liang clenched his fists and accidentally touched the chopsticks inserted in the lunch box, but at this time Zhang Liang couldn't care about eating, and all his thoughts were on the comics.
As the plot progressed, Zhang Liang's face changed rapidly, and when he saw the mysterious girl blocking the fatal blow for Kurosaki Ichigo, Zhang Liang's eyes instantly turned red, and bean-sized tears were sprinkled on the lunch box that was about to cool, as if to save the last temperature.
The sharp knife pierced the chest, and the boy was gorgeously transformed.
The giant slashing knife that was as tall as a person, and the makeup that appeared on the cover, made Zhang Liang burn instantly, and he couldn't wait to pick up the slashing knife now and slash at the evil spirit.
Turning the page, the first episode ends with Ichigo and Ichigo slashing the void to death.
After reading it, it took a long time for Zhang Liang to come back to his senses. Until now, I can't believe it's the work of a rookie cartoonist. Whether it is the grasp of the cool point, or the switch of the plot, or even the dialogue and painting style, it makes people feel that this is a master work.
Gently closing the cat to see, Zhang Liang's face was full of wry smiles: "In the next seven days, some of them have survived, forget it, go to Weibo to recommend a wave first." ”
In the same situation, with the release of "Cat Watch", a wave of panic buying has been set off across the country, and there is a trend of intensifying. Words such as "Grim Reaper" or Young Genius can be seen everywhere on the post bar, forums, and Weibo, and "Death" has become completely popular this time.