There is actually a reason why Tsukasa Higashino has many male fans.

Mainly due to the fact that "Bad Cold" is a horror comic, and most of its readers are boys, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the ratio of men to women is seriously imbalanced.

In addition, Kumamon originally belonged to the kind of mascot that kills both men and women... Of course, this will also bring some more male fans to Tsukasa Higashino to a certain extent... It's not an exaggeration to say that men are added to men.

Because of this, Tsukasa Higashino has a lot of male fans... Although it doesn't crush female fans, when he sees that those who hold up the signs are all male fans, and girls only account for some of them, Higashino Tsukasa can't help but sigh-

is good-looking and does whatever he wants, not only girls, but boys can also grasp it.

He smiled and nodded at the fan base, and then turned sideways, got out of the way, and took pictures of the media reporters.

Walking all the way into the venue, Tsukasa Higashino pinned a corsage under the leadership of the staff to identify himself, and at the same time found his place to sit down, his eyes swept around.

This time, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture borrowed a medium-sized theater from the National New Theater of Japan, but even if it is a medium-sized theater, it is already very large.

Densely packed with chairs, a cursory glance at the past about a thousand seats, the interior decoration is not flamboyant, but it is enough to be called decent.

It is no wonder that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture used this venue.

Tsukasa Higashino only glanced at it twice before withdrawing his gaze, and his mood was calm, but he didn't have the excitement and nervousness of some of the winners around him who took deep breaths.

After all, he had already been excited when he got the news before, and now he has already adjusted his mentality.

This year's edition of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award belongs to the 55th edition.

It is mainly to reward art workers who have outstanding achievements in 11 fields, including drama, film, music, dance, literature, art, television, popular arts, and media arts.

The main awards are the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Newcomer Award.

Tsukasa Higashino received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, while the Rookie Award is similar to an encouragement award for newcomers who are just starting out.

The whole award process is not complicated, but a bit cookie-cutter.

It's nothing more than walking the red carpet, going on stage to receive the award, and then saying two innocuous words to show that he will still actively dedicate himself to art.

A TV drama actor walked up to the stage excitedly, and after getting the award certificate, he burst into tears on the podium, saying that he called his mother, and the other party was watching himself on TV... To be able to get such an award can be regarded as filial piety.

This kind of tone of 'music is my lifelong dream, and my parents died when I was a child', which also made Higashino Tsukasa a little funny... Sure enough, no matter what world you are in, selling miserably seems to be the best way to boost popularity.

There is no suspense in this award ceremony, because the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture will announce the list of winners in advance, and what awards everyone has won will be written on it, so when the host above reads out what name, everyone knows each other in their hearts.

Envious people are still more envious - damn it, why did I win the Newcomer Award, and that guy won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture?

But even so, you still have to smile when you should applaud and smile, and you can't lose your grace in this kind of public place.

Higashino didn't feel anything about it, and felt that the whole award ceremony was a bit boring, and there was no one around to talk to him, so he was just about to withdraw his gaze and recuperate.

"I'm sorry, but are you the author of "Midnight Bell", Mr. Higashino?"

Suddenly there was a voice from the side.

This made Tsukasa Higashino look curiously at the voice.

Sitting next to him was an easy-going man in his thirties, with the name Ozawada on the corsage pinned to his chest, who won an award in the media arts category.

And I have to say...

The name Tsukasa Higashino is impressive - isn't this the manga author of Iwakaku Press?

As mentioned earlier, Ken Komori is one of the authors of the pillars of Iwakaku Press, and the robot manga he drew fascinated many manga readers.

And the other pillar author of Iwakaku Publishing House is the Ozawada in front of Tsukasa Higashino.

He has more than 10 years of experience in serializing comics, and just finished comics after eight years of serialization.

If Ken Komori is the No. 2 thug, then his fame and strength are enough to be called the No. 1 thug of Iwakaku Publishing House - he has long occupied the first place in the sales list of the Konsin O list.

The sales of the public trust list have come and gone for many years, many comic geniuses have gone up, and many comic geniuses have gone down, but the only thing that has not changed is him, whether it is the first or the second, he can always hover on the public trust list.

That is, Ozawada's work is over, otherwise Higashino Tsukasa may have to touch him.

This is the general of the enemy publishing house, and the relationship with Higashino Tsukasa should be regarded as-for-tat.

After all, the fact that Ken Komori didn't win in the ring last time was still known to many people in the industry.

But since the other party took the initiative to say hello, Higashino Tsukasa naturally didn't lose his courtesy, and immediately nodded in reply.

"I'm Tsukasa Higashino, Mr. Ozawa, and I've admired my name for a long time."

This statement is heartfelt.

Recently, Iwakaku Publishing House has a vague intention to make Ozawada the father of Japanese manga, and the slogan seems to have been thought of at that time, but for some reason, this aspect of publicity has been shelved.

As for whether the other party came over to fight because of the publishing house...

In this regard, Higashino Tsukasa is also true at all, although Ozawada is a senior, but he doesn't know who will kill the deer if he really wants to fight - whether it is a real person or a competition in terms of results.

"You're welcome, Mr. Higashino, I have been reading all of your works "Midnight Bell", "Winner is Justice" and "Lonely Gourmet", and they are indeed very good works."

Ozawada complimented; "Congratulations on winning the award in the art planning department."

"Congratulations to Mr. Ozawada for winning the Media Arts Award."

Tsukasa Higashino smiled and nodded, the other party's media art award should be an award for comics.

After all, after eight years of precipitation, not to mention that the Internet was not so developed in 1996, it was completely the world of print media and TV media... Ozawada has a big advantage, and it is a matter of course that he can win this award.

"It's thanks to the precipitation of time." Ozawada didn't mean to be aggressive, on the contrary, he was a little kind: "I took the initiative to talk to him, but I still want to tell Higashino-sensei... Iwakaku Press and Mozhu Bookstore have already started to work out some countermeasures for you. ”

"Countermeasures?" Higashino was a little dumbfounded, he could see it clearly.

Although his reputation is rising now and he is on the rise of his career, it is not a big deal if he is involved in the capital interests behind these big publishing houses... Why did the other party suddenly formulate countermeasures?

You shouldn't be so excited.

"Hmm... Mr. Higashino has just been in the industry for a year, and it is natural that he is not aware of some hidden situations in the industry. Ozawada smiled and explained the current situation to Tsukasa Higashino.

Behind the three major comic societies stand different capitals, among which Mozhu Bookstore and Urashima Publishing House monopolize the publication of books from high school to elementary school in Japan, this aspect will not be fixed, and there will be no big share change.

However, comic magazines are different, as the most popular paper communication carrier among young people, the three major societies attach great importance to the development of this area, and the competition between them is actually very fierce.

But this fierce competition has changed dramatically after the merger of Mozhu Bookstore and Rock Corner Publishing House-

"When Mr. Suzuki Yu left, it would actually have an impact on Urashima Publishing House, but the impact would never be too great."

Ozawada explained in a low voice: "It's just a pillar of the author's departure, which will affect some sales at most, but it will not make Urashima Press's "Bad Cold" fall so bad that it is about to fall out of the ranks of the three major manga publishers." ”

The meaning of his words was already clear, and Higashino understood it.

The reason why Urashima Publishing House fell into an embarrassing situation last year was not only the departure of Suzuki Yu, but the capital operation behind Iwakaku Publishing House and Mozuki Bookstore.

Originally, "Bad Cold" was indeed going to fall out of the ranks of the three major manga magazines, and the specific plan was to step on Urashima Publishing House, and Fuji Publishing House, which was less competitive and influential, occupied the position of Urashima Publishing House. However, Mr. Higashino's sudden appearance eased the situation somewhat... At least the sales of "Bitter Cold" are gradually starting to pick up. ”

Ozawada sighed: "In this case, they will naturally come up with some strategies against Mr. Higashino?" ”

For Ozawada's words, Higashino Tsukasa also pinched his chin and nodded.

If he's from Rock Point Publishing House or Mozhu Bookstore, of course he will also be a little concerned about the troublemaker...

So it's necessary to come up with some crooked countermeasures against Higashino Division.

But it's weird...

"Is there any reason Ozawa-sensei told me about these things?"

Tsukasa Higashino looked at Ozawada and asked what he was more concerned about.

yes, shouldn't Ozawada be a thug at Iwakaku Press?

How did he reveal such important information to his competitor in turn?

"Haha, they're fighting for them, and our group of comic book writers who only draw comics don't have a deep hatred, at most it's just a compromise in serialization. It doesn't matter much if you tell you. ”

Ozawada laughed: "I'm really a fan of Higashino-sensei, "Midnight Bell" and "Winner is Justice" are both works that are refreshing to me. ”

As soon as he said this, Higashino Tsukasa also nodded, which was acceptable.

Because this is indeed the case - the affairs of the publishing house belong to the publishing house, and how much does it have to do with him Ozawada? You can't really stiffen the relationship, right?

In addition, he is indeed happy with the mud-legged comic book author who has been killed by Higashino Tsukasa all the way, so of course he has to take the initiative to give him a good relationship.

Before he could finish thinking about it, he heard Tsukasa Higashino next to him take the initiative to speak: "In other words, Mr. Ozawa is going to fight me in the ring next new serialization of the manga?" ”

"Higashino-sensei is really smart... Well, I'm going to have a new comic.,If nothing else, it's supposed to be serialized at the same time as Higashino-sensei's new manga.。 Ozawada had no intention of hiding it.

As early as when he opened his mouth to say, 'At most, it's a compromise on serialization', in fact, it was already a vague hint.

"Actually, it's not just me who wants to fight you in the ring, but also the science fiction manga Sakamoto teacher from Mozuki Bookstore at the same time... At that time, it is estimated that many people will be squeezed at the same time as Mr. Higashino. ”

Ozawada's performance was very generous and did not mean to hide it.

Tsukasa Higashino also understands his thoughts - manga is still about quality in the final analysis, and there are very few fans who can really be retained.

If Tsukasa Higashino comes up with works that are better than them, then Tsukasa Higashino will crush them, and if they come up with better works than Tsukasa Higashino, then they can beat Tsukasa Higashino to the point that his nose is blue and his face is swollen... It's that realistic.

Even if it is as strong as "Naruto", the quality of the animation of the sequel "Boruto" is poor, and it has also attracted a lot of scolding.

But... The two major publishing houses took the initiative to let the author of the pillar of the club fight with him... This is too much to give him face, right? I feel like I'm going to have to kill the flesh and blood, and you'll be killed and I'll be injured.

"I don't think Mr. Ozawa wants to get involved, is it forced by the publishing house?" Tsukasa Higashino took a sip of the Gyokuro tea prepared at the venue, and only felt that it was not much different from ordinary tea.

"It's not forced. The editor-in-chief of Iwakaku Publishing House is my former editor-in-chief, and he has been kind to me, so of course I have to repay this kindness... And competition is not bad for the comic industry as a whole. ”

Ozawada answered Tsukasa Higashino's question very rationally: "Most of the manga nowadays are cookie-cutter robot manga... To be honest, this malformation is not good for the whole at all. The comic book writers are too comfortable with each other to think about new things at all. ”

I see...

Tsukasa Higashino probably understands Ozawada's thoughts.

As an old manga author who has been serialized for more than ten years, this Ozawada is definitely an old qualification in the manga industry, and he is probably very dissatisfied with the current stagnant scene of the Japanese manga market, so he thought about wading into this troubled water and fighting with Tsukasa Higashino to see if it can stimulate the vitality of the entire market.

This professional attitude is truly respectable.

Tsukasa Higashino had also heard in his previous life that many employees in the manga and animation industries generate electricity for love, but they still work hard with a meager salary... I didn't expect to see one today.

"Higashino-sensei, don't show mercy." Ozawada happily added: "I hope you can come up with the best work to deal with the two major publishing houses' special attack on you this time." ”

Sniper?

That's a good word.

Both the Rock Corner Press and the Mozhu Bookstore are proactive...

It's a bit of a hassle.

I'll have to think about what I'm going to draw next.

It can't really be suppressed by then, right?