Chapter 17: The Publisher
Admittedly, the original Legend of the Galactic Heroes had a lot of shortcomings. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
For example, the three-dimensional cosmic war has become a plane war, naΓ―ve political struggle methods, and the author's poor mathematics caused Yang Willy to embezzle military rations......
But none of this detracts from its achievements.
Li Shanhe used this excuse to comfort himself, and copied the original work with peace of mind, not even in the mood to revise it, and only installed his own bad taste in some places.
For example, the death of the last emperor. The usurper and careerist died of disease, which is too much for Reinhardt. Li Shanhe's pen allowed him to overcome his illness, but in the end he died of assassination, which is the death of a qualified founding emperor.
β¦β¦ The above is a public statement.
In private, Li Shanhe reminded him of the Jurchen Huang Taiji for Reinhardt's comet-like rise, annihilation of the alliance, domination of the universe, and rapid illness and death.
However, no matter who asked, Li Shanhe absolutely denied such irresponsible rumors.
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It took about four days for Li Shanhe to complete the manuscript of the first issue. However, he did not have the joy he imagined.
"Damn...... Such a low-level mistake would be made! β
Li Shanhe slammed his fist on the head of the bed in annoyance, and after browsing through the comics, he had to admit that he had almost done a day job.
20 minutes of animation, 20 pages of comic art.
At a frequency of one page per minute, he inserted screenshots and made cartoons. However, the rhythm was too rigid and rigid, and Li Shanhe had to sigh, delete all the files, and rework them.
This time, he learned his lesson and knew not to be shortcut. He hired a regular cartoonist to teach storyboards, and first typed a sketch of the storyboard with a pencil.
Storyboarding is the basis of comics, Li Shanhe can be lazy to use animation screenshots, and he can omit his own writing and plot ideas, but he can't omit his own storyboarding.
Comics,After all, it's different from animation.,The part that introduces the background.,A few grids are good.,Try to use text to bring this part; climactic plot, the number of pages will be increased accordingly.
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Despite the help of technology ahead of his time, it took him almost a week to finish the first issue of the comic. He was lying on the bed in the lounge very unfiguratively, and although the cartoon had been drawn, he encountered many problems.
The first time I did it, I didn't have much experience, and I believe that I will do it faster and faster in the future.
"It's not over yet...... But the rest is just a matter of working on the edges and corners. β
Li Shanhe changed to a sideways lying position, and asked Cortana to mobilize the internal plug-in of Photoshop, and with a click of the mouse, all the colored screenshots were converted into black and white pencil style drawings.
This is the power of technology, not to mention converting screenshots into black and white pencil style, directly turning your photos into ink paintings, oil paintings, and just a few clicks of the mouse.
In doing so, there will still be some defects, such as bright red and bright green, which will turn into gray blocks when they turn into black and white, which needs to be eliminated one by one.
If it was the early days of computers, this could only be adjusted by hand. But now Li Shanhe has Cortana.
"Cortana, activate photo face recognition."
One by one, the faces of Reinhardt, Yang Willy and others were marked.
Li Shanhe easily called the tool to eliminate the gray blocks of Yang Willy's clothes in one grid, and Xiao Na would automatically remember it, and the gray blocks of Yang Willy's clothes in other grids would also be eliminated.
Easy, too easy. Face recognition is a great feature.
Through the subtle adjustment of a few other plug-ins, the overall character is cut, and the excessive background can be removed with one click.
Looking at it now, it's like a real comic.
Li Shanhe nodded, and now he can really finish the comics. Looking at the comics from the beginning, Li Shanhe was very satisfied, and this week's hard work was not in vain.
Although there are still some problems, such as the priority of the lattice is not clear, the background of the universe is too much, and the picture is dark...... But that's not a problem anymore. Today's most popular baseball comic "Giant Star" has the same problems, is it not a big hit?
Now, only the last step is missing, and the most headache step:
How do I print a comic on my phone?
There are no USB ports right now. What the? You say you make your own USB printer out?
USB actually has a built-in chip, where do you ask Li Shanhe to get a chip? Soldering a chip bigger than a rotor yourself?
However, without Butcher Zhang, wouldn't he still eat hairy pigs? Li Shanhe used his brains and finally came up with a solution that was not a solution.
Come out! My DSLR!
When decorating the lounge, Li Shanhe considered this problem, and built a small dark room inside, with a high-precision printer in the dark room.
Li Shanhe first set the angle of the projector, held the camera, and carefully photographed the projected picture.
He then went to the darkroom to develop the film, all of which were A4 size paper.
The last step is to make a copy of the developed photo in a photocopier!
The steamy manga is in your hands!
Although it looks like a fart by taking off your pants, it is worth it for the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent for this fart!
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Hanako Kitajima took the Polaroid and secretly aimed it at the boss's office and slapped it violently. This one is 50, and the director has been nesting in the office lately and not coming out, and it is rare to open the door to ventilate!
"Hanako! What the hell are you doing! Li Shanhe heard the sound of clicking, and as soon as he looked up, he found Hanako.
Hanako hurriedly hid the camera, took a stack of envelopes that had been prepared in advance, and entered the office with a flattering smile: "Director, I'm sending you an email." You haven't even asked me to give it to you lately. β
I've been busy drawing comics lately, so I don't really have much time for these chores. finally finished his work, Li Shanhe didn't want to work so soon. He was lying in the boss's chair, and Nunu said, "Put it on the table." β
Li Shanhe is thinking about how to sell the comics. A publishing house that you cobbled together by yourself is definitely not going to work.
Because each issue of the manga has more than 20 pages, this amount cannot be transmitted by fax machine, and the large amount of ink and paper used, as well as the long transmission time, readers must not have the patience to spend 100 yen and more than half an hour to read the manga.
Hanako put the envelope over, but didn't leave immediately, looking around: "Director, why do you always lock the door lately?" β
Li Shanhe waved his hand while Ge You was paralyzed: "Avoid someone from seeing something that shouldn't be seen, otherwise I will have to stop talking." β
Hanako pouted, it's easy for me to earn some pocket money! Take a few photos without missing a piece of meat! She couldn't help complaining: "Director, I'm just an accountant, why do I have to work as a secretary." β
"Because you received two paychecks. So you're going to have to work three jobs, isn't that a matter of course? β
Check it out! Maiko! This is the "Shanhe teacher" you look forward to all day longing, a big villain who regards shamelessness as the norm!
Li Shanhe took out a letter, opened it, and read it slowly. These are basically sent by enthusiastic readers, full of words of encouragement and praise, and there are many courtship photos of beautiful women. It's very pleasing to the eye.
Look at people, this author should be, how moisturizing!
The era without the Internet is good! Looking at the future generations, it is clear that the author is a 14-year-old prolific and beautiful boy, but he is still a single, no matter how you think about it, it is the fault of the Internet!
The readers in the letter are so simple, and now they have just advanced two chapters and tens of thousands of words, and the readers have not yet realized how cruel and depressing this book is, and they don't know how bloody the author is.
Li Shanhe even considered whether he would have to change a high-rise office building when the official plot unfolded and there were baskets of dead people, and it would be very expensive to change the glass every day.
After reading a few letters, Li Shanhe found that Hanako was still there. He couldn't help but look at Hanako strangely: "What are you still doing here?" β
Hanako grinned: "Director, there is a very special letter, you better read the letter first." β
This little girl is getting more and more out of shape. Li Shanhe flipped through the envelope and found a thick envelope underneath.
A letter from Kadokawa Bookstore? Li Shanhe blinked, what did Kadokawa Bookstore do when it sent me a letter?
"We regret to inform you that your work failed to pass the review of the editorial department, please continue to work hard to ......"
The remarks that are so familiar that they can't be familiar anymore make Li Shanhe a little strange, I haven't submitted for a long time, where did the rejection letter come from?
When I looked at the submission that was returned with the letter, it turned out to be "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes". Looking at the envelope again, the recipient wrote "Li Shanhe", not "Aldous".
I think that at the beginning, "Dragon Ball", "Hokage" and "Night God Moon" all rejected one after another, and they were unconditionally rejected, and "The Legend of Galaxy Heroes" has always been no exception.
Being strong in the blockade is a traditional Chinese virtue. As a result, Li Shanhe also embarked on the road of self-run publishing house.
That being said, he still doesn't understand the reason for the rejection.
"How? Director? Hanako looked at her with a small look begging for praise, "Kadokawa Bookstore is a big store, can you give me the first place reward this week?" β
Li Shanhe was angry and funny: "Did you take "The Legend of the Galaxy Heroes" to submit it?" β
knew that Li Shanhe was Aldous, only a stupid girl in front of him.
"It's me, it's me, Director, how much royalties do they give? How much bonus does the director have to pay me? β
"Hmm...... I think," Li Shanhe paused, "you are not allowed to take your lunch box home this month!" β
Hanako's little face fell: "Don't, director!" If you don't have anything to eat at night, you'll starve! β
"Just lost weight, haven't you noticed that you've gained weight recently?" Li Shanhe changed his sitting position, "Do you know why I want to punish you?" β
Hanako pouted: "Because you like to bully people!" β
"NONO, I CAN BULLY YOU AT ANY TIME, BUT NOT THIS TIME." Li Shanhe shook his finger, "I'm the only one here who is the boss." And only I can make a decision. You can't make decisions for me, or you're robbing me of power - got it? β
Hmph, it's so angry, the director has a bunch of explanations every time...... But that sounds like a lot of truth this time?
This incident reminded Li Shanhe that novels have always been rejected, so what about comics? Will they be treated the same?
The reader's letter was quickly read until the last thick packet remained.
Li Shanhe opened the parcel and a book fell out.
Tokyo Publishers Association? "The Publisher"?
Li Shanhe looked at the letter in the mailbox, which turned out to be a notification letter, which said that every publishing house is a member of the natural publishing association. There is no fee for membership, but the subscription price of the journal "Publisher" is 1,000 yen per issue.
Well, receiving this thing proves that my publishing house has also made a name for itself.
Idle is also idle, Li Shanhe opened "The Publisher", and the things published on it were quite good.
Good mood until he turned to the last page:
List of bad authors.
A casual sweep almost made him squirt the tea out of his mouth.
He was shocked to find that his name was among them!
How can it be? How could I possibly make the list?
"Hanako, Hanako!"
"Director, have you decided to give me a bento?"
"Clean up this place." Li Shanhe's face darkened, "And this parcel, when was it delivered?" β
Hanako flattened her mouth: "It's probably morning, right?" β
Morning, huh.
When the confusion in his mind subsided, he began to smack, suddenly got up from the boss's chair, and walked towards the bookshelf in the lounge.
On it is the diary of the ex. Li Shanhe didn't care that Hanako was on the side, and went straight to pick up the diary and read it.
The memories of his ex were not transmitted to him, but in the form of a diary, telling him something. But the narrative is not detailed, and there are some vague things, such as why did he leave Hong Kong? Why are you cornered in Japan? Why did you end up working in a restaurant?
For these disgraceful experiences, the predecessor used the Spring and Autumn brushwork. But on closer inspection, you can still see a lot of things between the lines.
Li Shanhe put down the diary, shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, this predecessor is estimated to be a full-time pit father for a hundred years.
Hanako followed into the lounge and was looking at the table curiously: "Director, what is this thing?" New covers? β
"That's the comic of 'The Legend of Eun-young'." Li Shanhe put the diary back on the bookshelf, walked over and picked up the comic manuscript, "I'm going to submit it." β
"Huh? Caricature? Hanako said excitedly, "Is this our next product?" β
Li Shanhe knocked her hand off: "Do you think you can transmit comics by fax?" β
Hanako pouted, 20 pages of comics, the fax time is too long, and it is true that you can't use the fax network.
Wait, she suddenly remembered, didn't Wuzi, who had been clamoring for Li Shanhe's autographed photo, just work near the comic magazine club? She said happily, "Director! Do you want me to introduce my roommate to you, she knows a lot of comic editors! β
Li Shanhe glanced at this guy coldly. If the predecessor is the No. 1 pit daddy, you are the pit dad No. 2! I won't be fooled!
"No, I'm not going to take the submission route this time." Li Shanhe picked up his coat and put the comic manuscript in a paper bag, "I'll go out for a while." If I haven't come back after work, you'll be the last one to go, and you'll be in charge of locking the door. β
"Director! I protest! β
"Protests are ineffective. You are specifically allowed to take away leftover bento. β
"Director, you are a good person!"
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