Half an hour later.

"I'm done!"

Gu Xue closed the sketch in her hand and put it on the table.

Rina Shirakawa, who had been waiting for a long time, raised her head and wanted to show an expression of 'I don't care at all', but unfortunately, contrary to his thoughts, she not only failed to show an expression of indifference, but even stared at Gu Xue directly......

Looks super concerned.

"I kind of get what you're thinking."

Gu Xue looked at the sketch on the table, and after a moment of silence, she said, "You plan to move the plot to the third male...... It's the man who crawled out of the dragon cave at the end of the third volume.,And then dig deep into the plot of the dark elves.,Let the male protagonist and the second male stand on opposite sides again...... Well, that's probably right? “

Although the sketch brought by Rina Shirakawa is only about three words, because it is only the first draft, it is interspersed with many passages that resemble small fragments of inspiration, which are probably written by Rina Shirakawa while drawing and thinking of something.

With these things, and there are some things similar to the outline of the chapter on the first page of the drawing, it is not strange that Gu Xue can guess the next plot direction.

Rina Shirakawa was a little stunned, as if she didn't expect Gu Xue to really chase comics all the time, "...... Right. “

"Hmm......" Gu Xue heard Rina Shirakawa admit and glanced at the sketch on the table again, "Then I'll be honest...... You'd better overturn it and start over......"

“！！！“ Because Rina Shirakawa, who learned that Gu Xue had really been chasing comics, jumped up suddenly, "Why! Why! “

Because she was so excited, she even shouted twice.

"You calm down first."

Gu Xue raised her hand at Rina Shirakawa, who was glaring at her, and after finding that it was useless, she was a little embarrassed: "I don't completely deny you, your idea is very good, but your handling of the plot is really like......"

Rina Shirakawa: "!! “

While showing an embarrassed expression, he said mean words!

What kind of person is this!

"Listen to me."

Gu Xue bent down, pushed the sketch in front of Rina Shirakawa, and explained to herself: "First of all, there is a problem with your time setting, I know that you want to draw a new chapter, and at the same time consciously want to cut this volume from the previous volume that was criticized and almost cut in half the comic. Don't deny it, you played really poorly in the last volume, the motives of the characters are unknown, the plot development is chaotic, and the storyboard is even more indescribable, in short, it's a mess. “

Rina Shirakawa: "......"

"I can understand you, but what do you mean when you open in seven years? Don't you think the popularity of manga is low enough? Gu Xue raised her head slightly, "Do you know that this will bother readers very much, obviously the last volume was a fight of life and death, a bunch of things did not end, and it will be seven years later, and what is even more excessive is that you also changed the harbor city in the first volume into a mess, and even changed the misty forest that was better rendered in the animation and comics into a tourist resort, and finally let Alice's father die on the spot, you ......"

Rina Shirakawa calmed down a little, she sat back slowly, her face a little unnatural and said, "...... It's normal that there will be changes! ”

Gu Xue stared at her for a while: "...... I mean, you don't think 'I just need to change the environment upheavally and new characters come out, and readers will chase after my comics with curiosity and interest, while forgetting about the stupid plot that preceded the comics'? ”

"No, no."

Rina Shirakawa's eyes dodged.

It's a fool to know that she does have such thoughts.

"I'm talking about you." Gu Xue sighed, "Do you know that like comics, or all works in the serial stage, the most taboo is that you don't have the ability to control what kind of plot spans thousands of years, hundreds of years, and more than ten years." If I'm not mistaken, it's not that your editor can't help you, but just give this volume away, right? After all, it can be expected that once your words are published, they will definitely not satisfy the readers, and coupled with your poor performance in the last volume, the readers' patience is limited......"

Gu Xue paused and continued: "The final result will be a cliff-like drop in satisfaction, at the bottom for a long time, and then cut in half...... It's not that your editor can't help you, he's already helping you, and he's very dedicated. ”

"You ......"

Rina Shirakawa bit her lip, put her hands on her knees, and clenched her fists, trembling slightly from the excessive force.

She really wanted to say to Gu Xue, 'You are not a professional comic editor, you know a p'.

But it's a pity that Gu Xue guessed correctly.

Rina Shirakawa's editor-in-charge is really not optimistic, and he unceremoniously asked her to redraw.

Therefore, Rina Shirakawa couldn't even say a word of rebuttal.

"Ha ......"

looked at Rina Shirakawa, who was stubborn and didn't squeak, but had a decadent atmosphere.

Gu Xue supported her cheeks with one hand, and remembered some ...... very inexplicably A long time ago.

I remember when she first started out...... When the earth first entered the animation industry, she was also a very proud person, and she did have the capital of pride at that time, because she was very talented, and her basic skills were also very solid because of her diligence.

At that time, with these two advantages, she quickly stood out from the animators of her contemporaries, passed the promotion exam, and became an original artist.

It took less than half a year.

It's something she's proud of.

But after becoming the original painting.

Her pride was beaten to the brink.

At that time, there was no such profession as a second original painting, and the environment was not so impetuous, and the practitioners in the animation industry at that time were quite admirable in terms of professionalism and attitude towards their works. Of course, relatively, the management was not so standardized at that time, and Gu Xue had just been promoted to the original painting...... Without any preparation, she was thrown under a certain serialized animation that was on the air.,Responsible for the original art of a certain episode.,And it's the painting supervisor of that episode who is responsible for teaching her the newcomer.。

The sheer workload and the pressure of the deadline made the painting supervisor irritable.

Gu Xue had just been promoted, not to mention experience, she didn't even have time to adapt to the environment that was overwhelmed by the death line.

So what she will experience as the original painter can be imagined.

She was scolded so badly.

The irritable look of the painting supervisor who was in charge of teaching her, coupled with the unique startling of the islanders, suddenly raised the volume and scolded people, really...... It's hard to bear.

The reason for the painting supervisor to scold is also very simple.

Poorly drawn.

But Gu Xue at that time didn't feel that she was painting badly.

After the young and vigorous Gu Xue endured it for a few days, she finally couldn't help it, and after being scolded for handing over the original painting again, she stood behind the painting supervisor and stiffened her neck and said, "I don't think so." ”

There were no mirrors at the time.

But Gu Xue felt that her expression at that time should be similar to the expression that Rina Shirakawa showed now.

Dissatisfied, not angry...... Unwilling.

That's Lao Tzu's hard work! A work that took a lot of time and effort to draw! Why! Why can you veto it with one word! Declare my efforts in vain! What qualifications do you have! How to qualify!

…… Gu Xue threw down the sentence "I don't think so." Probably threw it out with such an idea.

Although it was not explicitly spoken.

But the painting supervisor seemed to understand what Gu Xue wanted to express, and after looking at Gu Xue for a while, he scolded himself for being self-righteous, and then took out the storyboard and spent about two hours redrawing the original painting that Gu Xue had just handed over.

During this period, Gu Xue had been standing behind the painting supervisor and watching him paint.

I also watched my pride and pride crumble into scum......

Three hours later, the painting supervisor who dropped the pencil threw the original portrait handed in by Gu Xue into the garbage basket like waste paper, and then threw the original painting he had just drawn in Gu Xue's face, and scolded again in a volume that could be heard almost half a kilometer away: "Self-righteousness." ”

At that time, carrying the strange gazes of the colleagues around her, what was the mood of picking up the original paintings scattered on the ground, Gu Xue forgot.

How to return to her position, Gu Xue also forgot.

But what was the mood when she sat in her position and looked at the original painting that was drawn by the painting supervisor, which was indeed much better than what she had drawn, Gu Xue still remembered.

Remember now.

Even if it crosses.

"Now."

Gu Xue suddenly shouted Shirakawa Rina.

Rina Shirakawa, who was clenching her fists and adjusting her breathing, heard Gu Xue's voice and trembled.

Gu Xue held her cheeks, her eyes were very bright, as bright as stars.

"Have you watched the fifth episode of "Embracing a Better Tomorrow"? I've seen how you cook...... Phew, I'll teach you how to draw comics......"