Chapter 319: Dream Eater

Yesterday, Zhao Chen got the news that he learned from a good official that more and more officials in the island country have recently agreed to the merger of the three major agencies.

Although this matter has not yet been officially resigned, it is only a matter of time, and I am afraid that it will be completed in a few months. At that time, once the three major societies merge, there will undoubtedly be a huge threat to the Tianxia Society, this is a certain thing, it is urgent to expand the reputation of the Tianxia Society, otherwise the three major societies will completely suppress the name of the Tianxia Society in a short period of time.

This is something that Zhao Chen can't tolerate, after all, once the status of the boss declines, he will always feel more or less unhappy in his heart, especially for Zhao Chen, if the name of the Tianxia Society is suppressed, the development of the Tianxia Society will also be restricted in the future, which is not conducive to the long-term planning of the Tianxia Society.

He came to the office of the assistants this time to find an assistant to expand the reputation of the Tianxia Society.

Generally speaking, it often takes a lot of time for comic fans to remember the comic club, mainly imperceptibly, and they will not have the heart to remember, even if it is the world club. Just like a Chinese person, he may know the brands of many goods, but once he asks about the company behind it, I am afraid that he often can't answer.

The reason why Tianxiasha has a lot of reputation among manga fans is entirely due to the quality of major manga publications such as "Shonen SORA".

On the other hand, when Tianxia Society opens a new comic publication, even if it is disseminated by a large number of media, how many readers will buy it when the publication is released. I'm afraid that many comic fans either doubt or automatically ignore it in their hearts when they see Tianxia Society, which is human nature.

"Ken Ohata, come here!" As soon as Zhao Chen entered the assistants' apartments, he named them by name.

Ken Obata had a face full of disbelief, and then under the envious and jealous eyes of many manga assistants, he respectfully came to a dedicated office.

"Sit!" Ken Obata's lips trembled a little. Obviously very nervous, Zhao Chen couldn't help but smile on his face and pointed to the chair opposite.

However, he didn't immediately get to the point, but chatted with Ken Obata on small talk.

Before he came, he carefully watched what Ken Obata had helped him do, and although Ken Kohata hadn't reached his peak now, his skills were quite solid. The skills are also diverse, although he is still a little young, but in the long run, there will always be a place for him in the future.

If you look at it historically, this year's Ken Obata will be selected for the 30th Tezuka Award with "The Myth of 500 Light Years", and I heard that he gave all the prize money to his high school classmates at that time.

It is precisely because of Ken Kohata's various advantages that he has taught several outstanding disciples, including the manga artist Nobuhiro Kazuki of "Rogue Kenshin", the famous "One Piece" manga artist Eiichiro Oda, and Kentaro Yabuki of "Black Cat" and "The Girl of the Bag King". In terms of teaching, it can be said that it is quite good.

Although before making "Chess Soul", the national manga of the island country, Ken Ohata's edge has been covered by his own apprentice grandson "Kanedaichi" Fumiya Sato, "Rogue Kenshin" and Nobuhiro Tsuki and "One Piece" Eiichiro Oda, etc., but this is just a suppression of fame, if it comes to personal painting skills, Ken Obata really won't lose, and this is still a cartoonist who is quite good at drawing beautiful men, although the appearance is a little frustrated. But there are a lot of female fans.

But when Ken Obata is mentioned, those manga fans always add a sentence. It's the master of the manga artist who drew "Rogue Kenshin". As a result, for a long time, Ken Ohata's light seemed to be refracted by Nobuhiro Wazuki, Eiichiro Oda and Hiroyuki Takei, who were disciples and grandchildren, and encountered embarrassing apprentices! But in fact, Ken Obata was once praised by the editor of "Weekly Shonen Jump" as a once-in-a-decade genius, and his talent may not be as talented as that of talented manga artists such as Yoshihiro Tomiyatsu, but it is not bad. Coupled with his absolutely diligent hard work, his future achievements can be regarded as reaching the level of a master (although it is relatively reluctant, but I have to say that Obata is the last master of the calculation, especially in the island country).

It is precisely because of his diligence that Ken Obata not only has an academic neat atmosphere, calm and quiet. What's even more commendable is that he can also change the style of painting according to the theme of the story.,So many of the masterpieces of the library version can only be written by him.。 In the same way, he does not lack flexibility and lack of vitality, which are common problems of academic manga artists, and it can be said that Ken Obata has almost no fatal injuries, and he is not inferior to "Rogue Kenshin" than the beautiful type, and he is not as enthusiastic as "One Piece" than the story, and there are many elements that are in line with the fashion trend.

Of course, the reason why this product is so unlucky can only be said to be a too embarrassing position for the director to appear at a bad time, and of course there are also reasons why he cares too much about painting.

It can be said that among many cartoonists, Ken Obata's luck is really not good, although he has a good eye and can always pick good adaptations of documents, but luck is really bad, not only comics, but also reality.

ZHAO CHEN IS CLEARLY AWARE OF ONE THING, THAT IS, KEN OBBATA WAS ONCE HELD IN PRISON, JUST AN 8.6CM KNIFE.

ACCORDING TO THE SYSTEM OF ISLAND COUNTRIES AT THAT TIME, THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF A KNIFE THAT COULD NOT BE FOLDED IN AN ISLAND COUNTRY WAS 6CM, AND THE MAXIMUM LENGTH OF A KNIFE THAT COULD BE FOLDED COULD REACH 8 CM, BUT THE LENGTH OF A FOLDING KNIFE WITH A SMALL BATA CAPACITY WAS 8.6 CM. Generally speaking, if there is a valid reason, it is a matter of fact, such as a chef who has his own knife. But Obata Rong's knife was used when he was in the wild. As a result, the police of the island country thought that this was not legitimate, so the sad Obata Ken was arrested, and it was honorably in the news, and everyone knew about it.

Just an extra length that can't even count as a fingernail, Ken Obata went to prison, and I have to sigh that this person's bad luck is enough to rank among the most unlucky cartoonists.

It can also be seen from this that Ken Obata belongs to a cartoonist who only knows how to draw comics all day long, otherwise as long as he has store connections, he will not be imprisoned, and he is also on the news very miserably. Of course, there may also be an element of framing, at that time, comics were the second largest industry in the island country, and Ken Obata's fame was also at its peak, so how could he be arrested and imprisoned for this trivial matter in this case.

After Kobata Ken sat down, although the tension in his heart disappeared a lot, but now he has not seen much of the world, so it is natural to hide the tension and excitement in his heart, he knows very well that he has been working hard for a year and has not done anything wrong. It was probably a good thing for Zhao Chen to call him over this time.

"Ken Obata, you've been my assistant for a year. To be honest, although your talent is not as good as that of Yoshihiro Tomiyatsu, it is not bad, but what I value most is not these, but your hard work. Get every aspect of your life to where it is now. ”

Seeing that Ken Obata didn't speak, Zhao Chen couldn't help but smile and said, so as to eliminate the tension in Ken Kohata's heart.

"Thank you!" Kobata Ken swallowed a mouthful of saliva, although Zhao Chen said all the words of praise, but he was still a little nervous, maybe it was because the status difference between the two was too big, he always felt that although Zhao Chen was gentle and elegant, there would always be huge pressure on him.

Zhao Chen was helpless, but he didn't like to talk about going around. Because it's completely unnecessary, Ken Obata currently has a contract with Tianxia Society, so I'm afraid that he won't be able to run away. So, Zhao Chen took out the prepared briefcase, which contained aspects of a comic.

"Let's see, if you think it's good, then sign this contract!"

"Oh!" Ken Kohata's heart suddenly lifted, and his face was full of excitement that could not be concealed. Although I vaguely perceive that this will be the case, imagination is one thing. In fact, it was another matter, so after reflecting on it, I couldn't wait to take it.

"Dream Eater!" When he saw the name of the comic, Ken Obata subconsciously thought that this should be a manga with a magical theme, but after he watched it for a while, he was stunned to find that this was a youth inspirational manga genre. The deviation was so great that he couldn't even laugh or cry.

The manga "Dream Eater" was originally a collaboration between Thrush Oba and Ken Obata after Death Note. The protagonist is a boy who aims to be a manga artist.,Of course, there may be an ideal of wanting to be a beauty.。

In the original work, this work appeared in many works that had been serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump", including Ken Obata's own previous works "Chess Soul" and "Death Note", as well as "One Piece", "Naruto", "Blude", "Gintama", "Oolong Police Station", "Dragon Ball", "Man's Condition", and "Tomorrow's Uncle" serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine". There are also names of manga artists who are active in Jump. He also mentioned the supremacy of questionnaires and the exclusive contract system that are unique to "Weekly Shonen Jump". It's all tied to the reality of "Weekly Shonen Jump". In addition, there are many editors who have appeared in the scene, such as Tetsu Hattori, Yujiro, Aida, and Yasaku and Bottle, the deputy editor, who are all based on the editors of the real-life "Weekly Shonen Jump".

What Zhao Chen values most about this comic is not its sales and ratings, but the introduction of all aspects of the comic club, which was also such a comic in his previous life, and quite a lot of people began to know Shueisha and learned many aspects of Shueisha. The fame of Shueisha has increased dramatically, and the various benefits of it are really difficult to describe.

Of course, since it is now Zhao Chen who decided to draw, he naturally modified these aspects, there are many similarities between Shueisha and Tianxiasha, and the type is almost the same, as long as you change the name of the work, the name of the comic club, the name of the editor and the name of the cartoonist, it is a lot, in fact, there is no need to modify much, the purpose is to spread the world, so that more people can understand the world, so as to achieve the purpose of driving the development of all aspects.

Of course, in addition to this purpose, the manga "Dream Eater" is indeed wonderful, and it also belongs to the ranks of classic anime. Whether it is the sales volume of a single book, the ratings, or even the praise of Cheng dΓΉ, it is a pity that it is more brilliant, and it is not much worse than Ken Ohata's masterpiece. It's just that relative to the purpose, the latter can only be regarded as the icing on the cake for Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen won't draw this comic by himself, although there will be more fans who like the comic when the time comes, but on the other hand, there will be a suspicion of too much boasting, lest readers feel disgusted.

After modification, the legendary boss in "Dream Eater" is not Osamu Tezuka, but himself. Because to be honest, the current Zhao Chen's status in the industry has faintly surpassed Osamu Tezuka, especially at the end of "Dragon Ball", it is really the results of "Dragon Ball" are too good.

The sales volume of a single book is nearly 300 million, if you count all the comics before this era, the total sales of a single book are only a little over 100 million, which is naturally dwarfed by "Dragon Ball", and it also makes Zhao Chen immediately become the cartoonist with the highest total sales of a single book. In addition, due to the fact that the average sales volume of "Dragon Ball" reached more than 6 million, the title of the highest sales volume of the average single book was also successfully hung on his head.

There are only two famous works of Akira Toriyama in history, in addition to "Dragon Ball", it is "Aralei", but these two make him a demigod. almost pulled Osamu Tezuka off the altar, mainly because the results of "Dragon Ball" were too rebellious. Look at Rumiko Takahashi again, several classic works, and several consecutive single books have sold more than 100 million, but the title of demigod is still Akira Toriyama, most of the reason is also because of "Dragon Ball"!

Nearly 300 million total sales. It is enough to make the scalp of all people in the industry numb, and the original record of several decades was only a little more than 100 million, but this is good, directly nearly 300 million. If it is a few years later, the 300 million sales of "Dragon Ball" will definitely not be able to run, and this record has increased to this kind of Cheng dΓΉ, it is really not easy to break it, and the only one that can be broken in history is Oda Eiichi's "One Piece", but the average single book sales "One Piece" is not as good. In other words, "One Piece" beats "Dragon Ball" with more volumes. At least there are as many as 75 volumes of "One Piece" that was not finished before Zhao Chen's rebirth, and the number of volumes is almost twice that of "Dragon Ball".

For the comic industry, there are many ways to gain fame, and the most common is naturally a good work or a well-known cartoonist. However, the best effect is not these two, but breaking various records, among which the most talked about is naturally the total sales record of a single book, which will increase Zhao Chen's fame in the industry to this kind of horror.

It's not that Zhao Chen is boasting, after several years of development and the accumulation of many classic works. Whether it is among manga fans or in the industry, his fame surpasses that of Osamu Tezuka. It is the one who has achieved the most in "Dream Eater" and not Osamu Tezuka, which is not an exaggeration, but based on reality.

The story scene of this manga is the same as the original book, and it is still set in Tanokusa City, Saitama Prefecture.

Majo, a junior high school student who lives with a sense of indifference, suddenly receives an invitation from Akito Takagi, a top student in the same class. "Let's become a manga artist with me!"

A long time ago, Autumn people dreamed of becoming a cartoonist.,If you have a good literary self and the highest combination of good drawing.,You will definitely be able to realize your dream.,Autumn happened and people eagerly persuaded the highest.。

But at first, the highest refused without even thinking about it. When he was in the sixth grade of elementary school, he witnessed the death of his uncle, who was a full-time manga artist. From that day on, Gao Gao gave up his dream of becoming a manga artist, even though he had a good talent for manga.

However, that night, when I received a call from Akito and came to the house of the beautiful girl Adou Miho, who was in love, Akito heard and saw a terrible confession and response, and the supreme who was obviously stimulated couldn't help but say to Adou, "If the manga of the two of us is made into an animation, please marry me!" ”

Whether it is now or in the future, there are often only a very few works that can be adapted into animation, and these works are at least excellent works, and many cartoonists may not be able to achieve it even if they draw comics all their lives, which shows its difficulty.

So in order to fulfill the agreement with Yadou, the highest finally decided to move towards the path of manga artist with Akito. The two who don't know anything about comics, take the comics they created to the editorial department in the hope that they can be successfully serialized, and the two of them who are enthusiastic about their youth bet on comics.

The two debuted under the pseudonym Yumeha Aki through the help of the editor-in-charge, and saw the best-selling manga artist and genius high school student's new wife Eiji as their main competitor, and they learned from each other.

This comic is not a setting such as the invincible protagonist.,Although the protagonist is talented.,It's also not the most talented kind of cartoonist.,The best talent in this work is the genius cartoonist of the new wife Eiji.。 You must know that the new wife Eiji has been suppressing the two without pressure in the front, and the two protagonists are also working hard to finally achieve a situation where they wrestle with the new wife Eiji, but it is also a tie between two people and one person, which shows the importance of talent to comics.

Looking at this outline, Ken Obata subconsciously looked at Zhao Chen with strange eyes, he always felt that the male protagonist in it was very similar to him, of course, it was not an imagination in appearance, it was mainly reflected in his personality and ordinary life, you must know that he himself is also a very hard-working person, so that he can reach this level in a short period of time.

Of course, for the other protagonist Akito, Kobata Ken didn't connect him with Zhao Chen, because in his eyes, it was too cheap, and Zhao Chen was far from being comparable to him in terms of painting, style and fluency. He would rather compare Zhao Chen to the final boss's new wife Yingji, but it's not appropriate to think about it, in his opinion, although the talent of the new wife Yingji is abnormal, Zhao Chen is obviously stronger in this regard.

After thinking about it, Ken Obata overlapped his new wife Eiji with Fujian Yoshihiro, and in his opinion, Tomiyasu Yoshihiro's talent should be similar to the so-called new wife Eiji.

If Zhao Chen knew Ken Kohata's thoughts, I am afraid he would be quite surprised, you must know that Yoshihiro Fujian is a notoriously lazy cartoonist, and mahjong competitions have experienced many sessions. And the character of the new wife Eiji is quite diligent.,In the comics, he basically stays in the room and draws comics.,Standard workaholic.,The two really can't be compared.。 (To be continued......)