Chapter Eighty-Seven: Why Are You So Skilled?! (below)
Successful cartoonists are often divided into "genius" and "hard-working", but in fact, those comics that have gained super popularity are often written by those "genius" cartoonists. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Compared with hard-working cartoonists, the biggest difference between genius cartoonists is not how much talent they have for drawing, and how much better than others' drawing skills, but their ability to tell stories, they don't have to go to great lengths to calculate and consider what kind of works and stories readers like, nor do they need to spend a lot of brain cells on plot conception and storyboard composition, when they draw the story in their minds on paper, readers will naturally like it.
If you have to make a classification, Miyahara Jing is a hard-working manga artist, as for the Kubo belt in front of him? To say that he is a genius type, I feel a little reluctant.
That's why Miyahara told him and asked him to hone his painting skills.
Many of the skills and techniques of drawing comics can be understood by drawing, what should be done to make the story appear smoother? What kind of lines should be used to express the movements of the characters in the most reasonable? What kind of plot style should be delicate? How can you make the manuscript full of explosive power, so that readers can feel hearty when reading the comics?
It doesn't make sense to think about these things in your head, you have to draw the original to understand how to do it better.
"Did Miyahara-kun paint for ten years to get to his current level? Does that mean I can do it as well as you if I persisted? There was a hint of annoyance in Kubo's tone, "It seems that I started practicing my drawing skills a little late, why did I realize that I wanted to practice painting since junior high school?" I should have done this since I was a kid like you. ā
Kubo Obito fully believes that Miyahara's painting skills require long-term practice, so he regrets why he didn't start practicing as early as he did.
Of course, Miyahara Shizune didn't care about Kubo's emotions, and if a young man wanted to achieve his self-control from an early age, he would have to go with a traverser. If you want to be a cartoonist, you have been consciously practicing drawing since middle school, which is actually quite a mature expression.
"It's great that Kubo-kun has been able to do this in two or three years, and the editor-in-chief of Kubo is right, you have a lot of potential as a manga artist, although I said before that it will be difficult for you to get a long-form serialization opportunity at Shueisha...... Of course, this sentence doesn't lie to you, but at that time, you were required to be able to draw quite popular works, in fact, as long as you sharpen it a little, there is no problem if you do a short serialization, even if it is a short serialization of Shueisha. ā
After all, it's hard to be earth-shattering for a short story, but if you only pursue a certain level of excitement, it's easier to do a short story than a long story, because readers have a higher tolerance for short stories. Judging from the level of your zombie fan, you should have no problem doing a short story. ā
Miyahara Shizu's praise for Kubo Obito is sincere, and that kind of manga can be done in just two or three years, which is actually better than Miyahara Shizu.
Miyahara Shizune said as he gathered away the somewhat scattered sketches on the dining table and arranged them into a stack in order, and then he asked Kubo-kun, "Do Kubo-kun find the setting of this Saint Seiya interesting?" ā
"It's fun...... It's a lot of fun, and if I had to do so many settings in a short period of time, I wouldn't be able to do it. Kubo said that he felt it would take longer to be able to construct a complete manga worldview.
Detaching from the story and just showing the worldview, it may be easier or more difficult than gradually explaining the worldview in the story, Kubo Obito has no way to make a judgment, but he can at least know that Miyahara Shizune is really powerful.
"It's good that Kubo-kun thinks it's funny, Saint Seiya...... I've sent you. With that, Miyahara Shizune handed the drawings to Kubo's eyes.
"Have you given me all these drawings?" Kubo's tone was a little delightful, in fact, as long as you carefully study Miyahara's drawings and refer to the process of painting he has just made, you can learn a lot of skills from them.
So Kubo didn't shirk anything, and took the sketch from Miyahara Shizu's hands.
But unexpectedly, Miyahara Jing shook her head at this time, "Kubo-kun, I didn't just mean to give you these sketches, but to give you all these settings." ā
"Huh?" Kubo let out a puzzled sigh, and he didn't react for a moment to what Miyahara meant by Shizu's words.
But Yoshishi Kubo immediately understood, "Jing-kun, are you going to send this story to Xuanzhang-kun?" This...... Isn't that good? ā
Because he didn't see the detailed story, Yoshishi Kubo couldn't judge what level this work called Saint Seiya could reach in manga, let alone judge what sales it could get, but as the vice president and editor-in-chief of a manga publishing house, he immediately realized what kind of armor and holy clothes were suitable for peripherals from the time he heard Miyahara Shizune talk about these settings.
Well, it's very suitable for peripherals.
To put it mildly, as long as Saint Seiya's manga is particularly popular, then it can roll up a circle of money without suspense in the surrounding market.
So when he heard that Miyahara was going to give these settings to Kubo Obito, he would be a little surprised and hesitant, if Kubo Obito was not his nephew, he wanted to tell Miyahara Jing directly at this moment, rather than handing over such a mature setting to an immature undebuted manga artist, it would be better to teach him to operate it, what if Kubo Obiren smashed this work?
Thinking of this, Yoshishi Kubo suddenly realized something, he glanced at Shizune Miyahara, but he didn't find any clues from his expression.
Could it be that Miyahara Jing is very optimistic about Xuanzhang? Yoshishi Kubo thought silently, and it seemed that only such an explanation was the most reasonable, otherwise why would he give his work to someone he had just met.
Yoshishi Kubo guessed correctly, the Saint Seiya was used by Shizu Miyahara to catch Kubo to take the bait, and as for whether the other party can take it, it depends on his next reaction.
"Miyahara-kun's consciousness is to give me all these settings? Let me draw the story of Saint Seiya? Kubo finally reacted, his tone more surprised than delighted, and more delighted than emotional.
This reaction made Miyahara Shizune breathe a sigh of relief, to be honest, he was a little afraid that Kubo would take someone to slap the stack of drawings in his hand on his face, and then shout angrily, "Why did Lao Tzu draw your story......
In fact, Miyahara's worries are a little unnecessary, he always involuntarily brings some cognitions of his previous life when he watches Kubo with people, and ignores the fact that Kubo is still a high school student at this time and is a pre-debut manga artist.
Through the conversation just now, Kubo has recognized Shizune Miyahara's talent as a manga artist, so a talented debut manga artist gives a wonderful setting to an unknown person like himself to draw, put himself in his shoes, should he be angry at this time? No, his first reaction was that he was appreciated and recognized, which proved that he really had the talent to be a cartoonist, so he had a happy attitude.
"Of course, if you like it." Miyahara Jing affirmed without hesitation.
"But...... After all, this is your work, no matter how wonderful it is, it is not mine, and it should not be painted by me......" Kubo said hesitantly, he had just clearly opposed the so-called drama system that Hibiscus was going to do, and it would be embarrassing if he accepted Miyahara Shizu's setting now.
Miyahara Shizune looked at his expression and tone, and knew that this teenager was inclined to accept this story, Saint Seiya was a successful work after all, with its own setting charm and attractiveness, but because of his face, Kubo didn't immediately agree.
"The setting of Saint Seiya was indeed made by me, but he only has the setting and no story now, right? Where is the root of comics? It's undoubtedly storytelling. The same theme and setting can become a masterpiece under the pen of different cartoonists, or it may become worthless, and this is the most important thing about storytelling...... So if you want to ask which one is the real author of a comic, whether it's the setting or the story, it's definitely the latter. ā
"Besides, you also know that I'm working on multiple serializations right now, and I can't afford to spare any extra time, so Kubo-kun, would you like to give it a try?" Miyahara's tone was very sincere, but it was actually full of inducement.
Creating a story within such a perfect world view can only be regarded as a secondary creation, not an original work! But Miyahara clearly did not "notice" this.
Therefore, Kubo Obito felt that what he said made a lot of sense, and he was speechless.
"......"
Kubo took someone to say something, Miyahara Shizun immediately interrupted him, "If you can't decide for a while, Kubo-kun can take these drawings home first, think about it carefully and then make a decision, this is not a hurry in itself, even if you don't want to paint this work, it doesn't matter, we can still communicate with each other, after all, we are manga artists of the same age, and doing more communication will definitely help us improve our level." ā
Kubo finally nodded, in fact, he had already made a decision to find out Shizue Miyahara's work and observe it when he returned.
In fact, this kind of thing that is beneficial and harmless to the parties, the longer it drags on, the more inclined he is to accept it, because people naturally know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so there is no need for Miyahara Jing to say anything, if Kubo really likes Saint Seiya, after a long time, he will find such various reasons to convince himself.
Shizu Miyahara has already sacrificed the Master Ball, and there is no reason to let the rare species run away.
As for Kubo taking people to Shueisha with Saint Seiya? Please, even if he doesn't understand the twists and turns in this, won't Yoshishi Kubo understand? Accepting Saint Seiya means joining the Hibiscus Society, which is something that has already been determined in the potential.
If he still insists on going to Shueisha, then it is natural to let go of the Saint Seiya, and he can't expect Miyahara Jing to be the Virgin, isn't it, that is, Kubo Obito is the nephew of Kubo Yoshishi, even if he knows the roots, Miyahara Jing will take out the Saint Seiya so reassuringly, and then send it out, if it is someone else, do you guess he will do it?
PS1: Thank you for the tips from book friends BMC and Akiri Zhonghu.
PS2: The author decided to follow the outline, otherwise I'd have to keep messing around......