The three people in the studio were stunned, not singing for the happy and thunderous Peking Opera, but suddenly hearing the news that "Chess Soul" had been published overseas to Japan.

It's only been a few days since they came into contact with "Chess Soul", but they just thought that this comic was really good, but they never thought that there would be a day when it would be published overseas. Now not only is it being published, but it is also serialized in Japan's largest manga weekly magazine at a high price of nearly 2,000 soft girl coins per page. You know, even if the domestic newcomer comics are sold at a high price in recent years, they are only about 100 yuan a page, and the comparison between the two is a 20-fold gap, how not to be surprised.

Mu Gao thinks that this world is too crazy, and he is also a cartoonist who aspires to take comics as a career, and he can best understand the difficulties of Guoman. What is in front of him now is a Chinese comic, but it is going to be published on the largest platform in Japan, which is like a fantasy. Bai Xiaoya was also like a dream, and her eyes widened again and asked, "Boss, is our "Chess Soul" really two thousand yuan a page, and it was sold to Japan?" ”

He smiled happily and nodded, "Sort of, the work of contacting Japan in the future will be handed over to you." Get the books right, I don't want to evade taxes. ”

Zhang Zhengwu was the only one who was not too enthusiastic, and asked tentatively: "Boss, since we are so happy, should we go to a big meal to celebrate." ”

happily pinched his chin, "That's right, we've been working for a while, and we haven't had a dinner yet." ”

Bai Xiaoya also forgot her surprise in an instant, and hotly said, "Go to Fuguilou?" Mu Gao also raised his head, looking longing.

Happy face did not change: "What a rich building, too carried away." The purpose of our studio has always been animation, and the manga publishing is also the credit of the boss and me, so what are you excited about. Let's go, Haidilao. ”

There was a sigh in the office.

……

"The soup should be drunk while it is hot, and the iron should be struck while it is hot."

The next day, Happy took Bai Xiaoya straight to the location of the "China Cartoon" company, it makes no sense that it has been published overseas, and there is no movement in China.

"China Cartoon" is a cartoon publication of the national brand, which is directly supervised by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and sponsored by the China Children's Press and Publication Group.

But after 95 years, domestic animation is already difficult to be proud of.

During this time, domestic animation was shoddy and the content was naïve, and in comparison, imported animation can be said to be unstoppable, what a saint seiya, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or something. Fortunately, the Internet has just sprouted in China, and there are still many thrilling topics of "Internet persecution" and "Internet extinction" in society. Otherwise, under the synchronization of overseas animation, domestic animation will be even more embattled.

In this situation, it is conceivable how much water will be used in this so-called "gathering of the best comic works in China".

Of course, his choice of "Chinese Cartoon" is also to value people's "national brand" signboard.

happily "drove" to the "China Cartoon" magazine, full of thought that he appeared as a savior, but he didn't expect that reality would teach him a lesson first.

The national brand is the national brand, regardless of the content, the face project must be done enough. The office is luxurious, and there are people coming and going in the office area, but there are many people chatting and farting with a suppressed voice, and there is a weirdness in the air. People walked past them, oblivious to the presence of two strangers in the office area. Nuoda's company doesn't even have a place to contribute.

This kind of thing, obviously can't let the boss ask, Bai Xiaoya took the initiative to pull a young man to ask, "Hello, we are here to contribute, may I ask who is the editor-in-chief?" ”

"Contribution?"

The young man who was pulled was not annoyed, he looked her up and down, and then looked at the old god behind her who was happy, both of them were not ugly, they looked like they "had ID cards", they didn't slack off, and said: "The editor-in-chief's office is inside, just go straight from here." But I don't want you to go at this time, the editor-in-chief is annoying, and I guess I'm not in the mood to receive you. ”

"Why is it annoying?" Happy suddenly had more mouths.

It's not that he won't make an appointment, but he can't find their appointment number. As soon as I entered the door, there was not even a front desk.

The young man was tall and thin, with thick glasses on the bridge of his nose. glanced at Happy again, he estimated that Happy was not as old as him, but this calm bearing was much stronger than him. He was ashamed of himself and explained honestly: "It's not for sales, and the leaders above have great expectations for our magazine." However, after several issues were issued, less than 20,000 copies were sold in the community, except for some orders from the Ministry of Education. How can this kind of sales be worthy of the title of "national brand". Our editor-in-chief just scolded the above, and he was quite strict, and it is estimated that he is going to be replaced again. Hey, hey, he's actually pretty nice. This time, I don't know which boy with a background is going to be stuffed in, everyone is panicking, and they don't have the heart to do a good job......"

"Thanks, you also draw comics." Happy took out a business card and handed it over, and took the initiative to reach out.

The young man was obviously not used to shaking hands, so he hurriedly shook hands with him awkwardly, "Yes, yes, my name is Ma Jiu, the ninth in the family, and I have liked to draw comic books since I was a child." What unit are you from, are you also a cartoonist, why haven't I seen you before? ”

Happy said: "Introduce yourself, we are from the Mountain and Sea Film and Television Animation Studio, if the cadres go down in the future, you can consider coming to our company to try." Good bye. ”

After speaking, he took Bai Xiaoya to the editor-in-chief's room, and saw several trash cans filled with waste paper along the way. Happy to pick up a piece, is a fight picture of the ancient style of painting, the painting is a little flawed, the artistic conception, the charm is also full, I don't know why it was discarded.

I am also glad that I took the manuscript directly to the door, not to the mailbox, otherwise I don't know where it was lost.

The editor-in-chief's surname is Niu, and the single name is a benevolent character.

In his fifties, he has a blessed face and a pair of thick glasses. He didn't lose his temper as Ma Jiu expected, and very politely invited the two into the office, and asked the secretary to serve tea and pour water.

Bai Xiaoya was frightened outside, her face was full of distrust, and she directly expressed her intentions: "We are the Mountain and Sea Film and Television Animation Studio, this comic is our company's current staple, and we are adapting the cartoon, and it has been approved by the Radio and Television Bureau." I came here today to seek cooperation. ”

The tone was quite stiff, and she coughed happily, signaling that she was optimistic about the territory.

Although the attitude is not good, Editor-in-Chief Niu still has a smile on his face, and said: "Welcome, welcome, now there are fewer and fewer young people willing to engage in animation work, and I hope your company can become more and more prosperous." If you don't mind, I'd like to see the drawing, okay? ”

"Of course, that's what we're here for."

Happy let Bai Xiaoya hand over the manuscript.

Niu Ren took the manuscript and helped his glasses, and after opening the sketch, he took a look at it for the first time, and there seemed to be a bright light flashing behind the lens ("Slam Dunk" has seen too much).

The first volume is called "The Arrival of the Chess Master", the picture is full color, the painting is like an oil painting, and the layout is not layered like ordinary comics, but it looks open-minded and impeccable.

It is said that people are seen by words, and a person's character and temper can be seen from a person's font. For example, the scribbled font indicates that he is impetuous, impatient, and not careful; The font is very beautiful, which means that this person is at least a very clean and good person, of course, there may be some stinginess; The font is unrestrained and heroic, which means that this person has the demeanor of an ambitious general, such as Mao Taizu. In fact, the style of painting is the same, when painting, people's spirit needs to be more concentrated. Painters are open-minded, and most people are not stingy.

Thinking of this, he didn't just glance at the two of them.

Bai Xiaoya was sitting there with a strong calm appearance, but she couldn't hide the impatience in her bones......

"The author is not her."

It's happy, it seems to be young, but it can be tasted in a good way. Patience is good. This tea-tasting posture is very old-fashioned, and it looks like a person who often tastes tea, "It should be him." ”

The second thing that surprised Niu Ren was that the theme was Go, which was almost unique in previous comics. As one of the oldest chess games in China, there are far more people who can play chess than Go today. Entering the game with Go seems very fresh.

"But being able to draw Go doesn't mean you can play Go, don't draw it randomly, just attract people under the guise of Go." He continued to look down with an elegant mentality, and the beginning was that the protagonist Xiaoxiao went to his grandfather's old house to hunt for treasure and earn some pocket money, and saw the ancient chess saint Yiqiu in the Spring and Autumn Period from an ancient chessboard...... "Hey, it's very familiar." ”

If you look closely, isn't this a self-portrait of this young man, and suddenly there is some ridicule: "Mr. Kai's painting style is quite chic." ”

Happy put down the teacup in a daze, and habitually replied: "I have won a prize." ”

"I'll take a look first, please take care of the two of you." Niu Ren was slightly polite, and continued to turn the page to read, and soon he was immersed in it, and he didn't even notice that the tea was cold. It wasn't until I turned the last page of the sketch that I suddenly woke up, "What about the rest of the drafts, is there only a few?" ”

happily said: "There are a lot of manuscripts, does Editor-in-Chief Niu think this "Chess Soul" can be serialized on "China Cartoon"? ”

Niu Ren was stunned for a moment, then sighed, took the initiative to stand up and said, "Let the two of you down." If it had been before, I would have liked to see such a sincere cartoon published in China Cartoon. It's just that now that I've stepped down as editor-in-chief, and today is my last day on the job, if I make the decision to let "Chess Soul" be published, it will be detrimental to this comic. ”

Bai Xiaoya's impression of this place was not good, and Bai waited so long that she didn't expect this result, so she immediately unceremoniously raised the cow and said: "Isn't the next editor-in-chief unable to take a fancy to "Chess Soul", tell you, our comics have been published overseas, and we have signed a contract with Shueisha, Japan's largest comic magazine platform." ”

"Oh." Niu Ren was surprised, "Is that really the case?" ”

Bai Xiaoya sneered, "Of course." ”

"Hey~" Niu Ren sighed again and said, "Actually, I want to build yì two people can go to this "Manyou" to have a look, it should be rewarding." ”

"Manyou"?" Happy suddenly felt a little familiar.

Niu Ren lowered his voice slightly: "Yes, it was a comic journal founded by a friend. It's just that it has just been launched, and the first issue has not yet been released, but he is sincerely determined to make a good comic publication, and he should be very sincere. ”

Happy immediately understood that compared with the name of "Chinese Cartoon", in fact, judging from his more later experience, this comic magazine called "Manyou" is obviously more famous. He took out a business card again and said, "If Mr. Niu wants to change his working environment after leaving his job, we are very welcome in the Mountain and Sea Studio." ”

"Ahh