Chapter 224: The Rhythm of the Comics
For Shen Xin, "Chess Soul" is based on the online game of Go or the appearance of Sai as the dividing line.
Before the advent of Sai, the content of "Chess Soul" was mainly professional Go. After the emergence of Sai, a large number of elements related to professional Go will appear one by one.
The change of scenes, both for Shen Xin and for others in the studio, felt great pressure.
Xie Shiqi also pushed down the commentary of several TV stations - there are some rules that may not be clear to professional chess players, let alone Shen Xin who is still in the Xiaobai stage of Go, so she has to supervise it repeatedly.
What's more, the next "Xie Chengbo Go Dojo" will appear in "Chess Soul" for a long time, as the main background, and she, as Xie Chengbo's granddaughter, of course, must fully support "Chess Soul".
Shen Xin was equally cautious, and even before starting to paint, he deliberately gathered the three assistants together and told them that from this point onwards, the background would be mainly drawn by him and Gao Hang, and the others would do a good job of inking lines, dot paper, and effect lines.
"You seem to be getting serious, too?" Wang Wenhong said with a smile.
"I've always been serious." After Shen Xin handed the checked manuscript to Wang Wenhong, he also stretched his waist, "Immediately, "Chess Soul" will become more and more interesting." ”
"So confident?" Wang Wenhong was a little surprised, and pulled out the original manuscript, "'Zelad'? Do you use English as a topic? ”
If you're familiar with the games in Area 11, you'll know that "Zelad" means "Zelda", and Yumi Hotta chose this name as a nod to The Legend of Zelda.
In "Chess Soul", "Zelad" is the name of the academy student and Gu Yitaka when they played online Go.
It was when Hikaru Shinto saw Kazuya playing chess with other people that he thought of playing Go online as well, and then "Sai" was born.
"Well, it's enough for the title to express the content of this sentence." Shen Xin explained.
"Yes."
Wang Wenhong nodded, quickly read the 29th chapter, and after putting it down, he couldn't calm down in his heart for a long time, "It's finally time to get involved in professional Go." ”
"yes...... After that, the comic was considered to be on the right track. Shen Xin said with a smile.
"According to the final hint of this sentence, 'Zeald' should be a screen name...... The account number of the online game of Go. Wang Wenhong recalled the plot in the comic just now, "However, if it comes to professional Go in the future, Xiaoguang must also start learning Go, which is why you asked Teacher Xie for a photo of the dojo?" ”
"It shouldn't be a secret." Shen Xin said casually.
"Yes. If the plot is arranged like this, Xiaoguang should have an opportunity...... The opportunity to become a professional chess player from an amateur chess player. The next plot is really exciting, Mr. Shen. Wang Wenhong said excitedly.
"yes...... I'm looking forward to it too. Shen Xin opened the drawer, took out a can of coffee from the drawer, and threw it to Wang Wenhong.
There will be an original plot next, especially the fixed stage match, Huaxia is completely different from District 11.
How to draw the name is also a headache for Shen Xin. Now, let's slowly draw the name behind it.
It's like writing the Internet, with an outline and a detailed outline.
The outline is to determine the direction of the network, as long as there is an outline, there is a high probability that it will not deviate from the main line of the story, while the outline delineates what to write about.
Although it is possible to write a story without a detailed outline, it must be slower because the brain needs to think about the structure of a chapter, and the speed of typing on the keyboard will be slow.
"By the way, have you watched "Slam Dunk" lately?" Wang Wenhong suddenly remembered this incident.
"Nope."
"There are some changes in Slam Dunk...... If before, the protagonist and his team had a smooth journey, but in the latest episode, they lost the game. ”
"Huh?"
Hearing Wang Wenhong's words, Shen Xin immediately stood up and walked to the fence on the second floor, "Ma Ning, throw the latest issue of "MangaFly" up. ”
"Oh."
Ma Ning immediately got up, went to the bookshelf next to the wall, pulled out a copy of "MangaFly", and threw it on the second floor.
"What's going on?" Lu Ning saw Ma Ning sitting down and was puzzled.
"I don't know." Ma Ning shook his head in confusion, he was very curious about why Shen Xin suddenly became interested in "MangaFly".
After Shen Xin took the magazine, he found "Slam Dunk", quickly flipped through it, and quickly got up, came downstairs, and found out all the past ten issues of "MangaFly".
The three assistants were confused, looked at Shen Xin in surprise, and saw that he had climbed the stairs again, not understanding what was happening.
Shen Xin didn't care about the eyes of others, and after roughly flipping through it, he said, "The rhythm has changed...... The name of the latest episode is very powerful. ”
"Rhythm?" Wang Wenhong was slightly stunned.
"Hmm. The pace of the front is very fast, and the reader will feel very happy when reading. But a comic or a work cannot always maintain a rhythm and have a high level. tide, there must be troughs, "Slam Dunk" just advanced the fast pace.
Then Tamagawa should have also sensed the problem, in fact, in the first few words, he has been trying to slow down, so the length of the game against other teams has become longer. However, by doing so, he simply lengthened the story and made the plot of this section bloated, but the rhythm of the manga did not change, and the reader's emotions were constantly mobilized.
But this one is different. Due to the foreshadowing of two words in front and the reason at the same time, the protagonist did not play in order to save his physical strength. Even if you lose the game, the reader can understand it, and at the same time, it highlights the importance of the protagonist in the team. There will be readers who think, 'If the protagonist plays, it will definitely not be the result'.
"The overall pace of "Slam Dunk" is decreasing, but the reader's sense of anticipation for the protagonist has not changed. More importantly, this sentence planted a seed in the reader's heart. ”
"What seeds?"
"The protagonist and his team can lose the game. In "Chess Soul", Xiaoguang lost several games even if he had Zuowei. Therefore, even if Xiaoguang loses the game later, the reader can still accept it.
In the same way, Tamagawa lets the protagonist's team lose the most inconsequential official game, then the future plot will have infinite possibilities, such as restricting the protagonist's play, and the team may lose. Therefore, the appearance of this sentence untied Yuchuan's shackles. The space behind the comics will be huge. ”
"This should be the idea of the District 11 editors, right?" Wang Wenhong speculated.
"It's impossible, if it's really him, the rhythm of "Slam Dunk" won't change until now."
Shen Xin shook his head, but Yan Fei thought of him in his mind.
As the editor of "Slam Dunk" in "MangaFly", Sister Yan should also be very concerned about the trend of this comic.
"Fortunately, "Slam Dunk" and "Chess Soul" are not directly related, but other cartoonists of "Shonen Leap" should have a headache." Wang Wenhong stood up with a chuckle, "By the way, Mr. Shen, there is an annual meeting of "ComicFuture" in January, and it is estimated that invitations will be sent soon, so when the time comes, be sure to spare a night's time." ”
"Huh? And this kind of thing? ”
Shen Xin was stunned, "Neorld" has never held an annual meeting.
"Of course, ComicFuture is not a small magazine. In addition to giving teachers a break, a more important reason is that some animation companies or game companies will also participate. With the current popularity of "Chess Soul", it is likely that some animation companies are willing to buy the copyright of "Chess Soul". ”
"That's right...... That's good. ”
After listening to Wang Wenhong's explanation, Shen Xin also looked forward to the annual meeting of "ComicFuture".