"I think you can try another kind of green, a brighter green than the color of your clothes, Chard. ”

Meng Qi held a sketch in his hand and said to Chad Wesley, the colorist beside him.

"You know, what we're trying to show is a figurative thing, but it's also a kind of energy body that can be seen and touched, and we can make it look a little more vibrant, and we can even add a little bit of halo......"

Chad Wesley nodded instructively, and Barlow Rayleigh, another colorist, stopped his work and listened attentively to Meng Qi's explanation.

Both of them used to be professional colorists, but after working with Meng Qi for a few days, they realized how clumsy what they had done in the past, and in less than a week, they felt that what they had learned and felt was far beyond the sum of their previous careers.

This also deepened their respect and admiration for Meng Qi a little.

"There is a fundamental difference between American comics (ComicsBook) and Huaxia comics (Manga), in addition to the narrative method, storyboard design, and production process, another very important difference is: American comics are mostly color. Meng Qi has never been stingy in sharing his opinions and knowledge, and he knows that only when this group of people grows up faster and faster, will he be more relaxed in the future, and will have more time and energy to do other things he wants to do.

Meng Qi continued: "Coloring is a very important part of American comics, and to a certain extent, this improves the impact and expressiveness of American comics, so if the colorists can't accurately understand the intentions of the screenwriters and cartoonists, and chooses bad and inappropriate colors, then the effect of this comic will be greatly reduced......"

As he spoke, Meng Qi picked up another drawing from the table, which was exactly the same as the one that Chad Wesley had just painted in the wrong color.

On the table, there are also a large number of drawings with the same picture.

In fact, for the next stage of the new comics, Meng Qi had already completed the creation of the line draft, but he was still in the run-in stage with the two colorists, so Meng Qi prepared a large number of copies of the line draft for them to practice.

Meng Qi picked out a few markers from the pen case and quickly smeared them on the sketch with a light weight.

Chad Wesley and Barlow Rayleigh watched Meng Qi's hand shake quickly and steadily, and couldn't help but sigh again, "Wow, that's amazing, Mr. Miller, how did you do it?"

It's not that these two people haven't seen the printer-like speed of Meng Qi when he draws line drawing, and now they see that his coloring is also faster than common sense, and the respect in their hearts has deepened a little.

Meng Qi quickly finished coloring the painting, he picked up the drawing, flicked it lightly with his fingers, and then handed it to Chad Wesley, saying, "You can see how I colored, maybe it can give you some inspiration......

Chad Wesley took the drawing, and Barlow Rayleigh came over, and both of them were so shocked that they couldn't speak.

Although the painting is dominated by a large green tone, under Meng Qi's brush, the color layers are distinct, and the interplay of light and shadow and color makes the whole picture full of impact.

How much time did it take? 10 minutes, or 15 minutes?

But it looked so perfect that Chad's freshly colored sketch was like a child's work.

"Jingle Bell ......"

At this time, Meng Qi's mobile phone on the table rang, he glanced at the screen, saw the caller clearly, and then said to the two colorists: "You continue to practice......"

With that, Meng Qi walked to the other side, sat down on the sofa, and connected the phone.

"Hi Bob......"

"Oh damn it, you're finally on the phone, ...... Mon," Bob Turner's somewhat tired, hoarse voice rang from the other end of the computer.

"I think you might have called me for Superman's sake?" Monch easily guessed Bob Turner's purpose.

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and then he said: "The company has just held a board meeting, and those people above are very annoyed by the end of "Superman", so let me tell you, Meng, you suddenly finished "Superman" all at once, and disrupted our plans...... We've almost mobilized our best resources on the animated version of Superman, but now ......"

Bob Turner couldn't say any more, in fact, he had been targeted by almost everyone at the just-concluded board meeting, and the pressure was so stressful that he couldn't tell the truth.

"Don't worry, Bob, Superman's story never ends...... Monchi said.

"And what the hell is your Superman finale? Clumsy marketing?" asked Bob Turner in a hurried tone.

"Let me tell you, Bob, it's just that my Superman painting is over...... But Superman's story will continue...... "Meng Qi explained, "but after that, Superman will be drawn by other cartoonists in AC Comics." ”

Bob Turner calmed down when he heard Meng Qi say this: "But will readers buy it? I'm sure many people are coming for the name Frank Miller......"

"No problem, the main creator of the Superman series is still me, and this story is still Frank Miller's story......" Meng Qi replied with a smile.

Bob Turner instantly understood, and his mood relaxed, and after a few idle words with Meng Qi, he hung up the phone in a hurry, presumably in a hurry to report the latest news.

Meng Qi put away his mobile phone and just stood up when the phone rang.

This time, it's Joe Smith's phone call again.

"I mean, what the hell are you doing, Meng!" Joe Smith's voice was full of complaints, "You ended the number one selling comic?" Did you know that now the whole company of Elk Books hates you, and your desire to get everyone a raise has been disappointed!"

"I still have a new comic ......" Meng Qi knew that this guy wasn't really complaining, so he also joked, "Since you're so interested in Superman, then I'll ...... with other publishing companies"

"NONONO!!" exclaimed Joe Smith, "we're brothers, brothers, friends, please be sure to hand over the new comics to Elk Books!"

Meng Qi scolded with a smile and hung up the phone.

After that, Meng Qi received several phone calls in a row, including Will Benjamin, the head of the NBO's animation department, who called to inquire about the situation, and Mark Dujon who expressed concern.

Baron Davis, the head of the REDIT forum, also made a phone call, and although they were unhappy with the fact that "Superman" would end in only 6 episodes, the anonymous display of "Superman" in exchange for just a few minutes Electronic copyright, so that they get millions of forum traffic, as well as the huge income brought by electronic copyright, not to mention the fees earned from advertising on the forum, so, they don't dare to have any complaints after making a lot of money, but the words are all temptations, trying to get the electronic copyrights of Meng Qi's other comics.

Of course, Meng Qi will not easily agree to this, when the electronic copyright of "Superman" was handed over to the RDIT forum so easily, it was not to completely solve the Pacific Comics Company, this time, Meng Qi has more initiative, if they don't bleed much this time, how can they easily get the electronic copyright of other comics?

After answering these calls, Meng Qi couldn't help but let out a long breath.

At this time, the phone rang again.

"Meng Qi, something happened......" After the phone was connected, Su Nan's gentle and nice voice sounded in his ears, "The official website of AC Comics has been hacked......"

Meng Qi paused for a moment.

In fact, Meng Qi expected the possible reactions of all parties to the end of "Superman", and he also had a certain psychological preparation, but he did not expect readers to have such radical behavior.

"Find someone to deal with it as soon as possible. Meng Qi replied in a deep voice.

"The technician has found ......," said Sunan, "but, I think, there are some things that must be shown to you......"

"What's that?"

"You can find out on our company's official website......"

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PS: I'm sorry, book friends, because the whole city has a power outage for one day today, so the update is late. The second shift is around 22:00.