Yan Fei thought it was just an ordinary summary meeting, but because of Gong Yan's job-hopping, the meeting lasted until eight o'clock. When the meeting ended, it was already dark, Yan Fei thought about it for a while, and decided to tell Shen Xin the content of the meeting the next day.

Following.

Yan Fei came to Shen Xin's office early and knocked on the door.

Qiao Yu and Ruan Ying were painting at the desk, and Shen Xin was also concentrating on inking the original painting.

Looking up and seeing Yan Fei coming in, Shen Xin smiled and leaned on the back of the chair.

"Sister Yan, why do you have time to come over?"

"Of course, because there are important things, they all have something to do with you."

"What's the matter?" Shen Xin was surprised.

Yan Fei first told Shen Xin about the desk calendar, and finally said: "Although this is an excellent publicity opportunity, it also depends on your time, if you really can't spare time, we will think of other ways." ”

"It's a bit nervous." Shen Xin knocked on the table twice and fell into deep thought.

Now there are more than 20 days until December, which is equivalent to less than two days, and a pair of color pages will be drawn.

"Yes, it's a bit hard." Yan Fei sighed.

"However, it's not that there is no room for manoeuvre."

Shen Xin suddenly changed his tone, which surprised Yan Fei.

"Is that okay?" Yan Fei was surprised.

"Well, just find another person and specialize in coloring." Shen Xin touched his chin and said what he thought.

"Where can I find a short-term assistant?" Yan Fei was a little embarrassed.

Cartoonists who work as assistants are also to support their families, and they are eager for a long-term job, and this kind of assistant work of less than a month is more like odd jobs.

"I can ask my classmates for help." Shen Xin thought of Yang Bo.

In the future, he will start to make games, and he will definitely not do the coloring of the characters and the drawing of the game, but will hand it over to Yang Bo.

Now calling Yang Bo over to help, it is also to familiarize him with the process, and when it comes to the game production stage, Shen Xin only needs to draw some drafts, and Yang Bo is responsible for the rest of the content.

"That's fine, it's up to you anyway. There is one thing left, that is, the author of "The Boy Chasing the Wind", Gong Yan has changed jobs. Yan Fei said.

"The Boy Who Chased the Wind?"

Shen Xin's eyelids jumped.

His only impression of the cartoonist is that in the middle of the story, he killed the male protagonist.

In sports comics, the main characters are invincible in the middle of the game, and there is no remedy. An excellent representative of this aspect is "Football Player".

Okuchi and Wakabayashi Genzo are both very talented, especially when two people are on a team, they are more powerful than other teams.

In order to increase the suspense of the story, Yoichi Takahashi "created" injuries for these talented characters. To some extent, the strength of the character is reduced, and at the same time, the reader also understands that if the character fully recovers, the strength will also rise a notch. Therefore, the loss of the protagonist's strength does not affect their enthusiasm for reading.

suddenly crashed and changed the protagonist, this way of writing is very poisonous, therefore, Shen Xin consciously blocked Gong Yan, and he will not read any cartoons he draws in the future.

"What's the matter with me?" Shen Xin was puzzled.

Although "The Boy Chasing the Wind" hit the street in the middle and late stages, Mr. Gong is also the backbone author of "New World". Unlike Comic Future and Manga Fly, New World is not the same as Comic Future and Manga Fly, where new writers are added quickly. Mr. Gong's departure means that there may be one less person in the long-form serialization next year. ”

"Hmm."

Shen Xin nodded again and again, but he still didn't hear what Gong Yan's departure had to do with him.

"If New World wants to stay competitive, it has to think of something else. Your success has also made the magazine realize how terrifying the potential of newcomers is. Therefore, the magazine is going to hold a short manga contest, and the winner will have the opportunity to serialize the comic......"

"Short comic contest? Is this true? ”

Qiao Yu, who was blackening, heard Yan Fei's words, and immediately stood up, and in an excited mood, the ink on the brush splashed on the original manuscript.

He hurriedly pulled out a piece of paper, dipped it in the ink droplets, and covered the ink with a correction solution.

"Really, do you want to compete?" Yan Fei asked rhetorically.

"yes. It would be great if I could take this opportunity to be serialized. Qiao Yu nodded again and again.

He spent so much effort, including studying at a comic school and being an assistant to Shen Xin, just for serialization?

Yan Fei looked back at Shen Xin, frowning slightly.

She never thought that Qiao Yu would suddenly want to participate in the "Short Comic Contest", in this case, Shen Xin's serialization will inevitably be affected.

Shen Xin bowed slightly, "For most people, being an assistant is just a means to improve themselves, but if you want to verify whether your strength has reached the serial level, you still have to submit more articles." This kind of competition is an opportunity to prove yourself. If I were you, I would also participate. You have to refuel. ”

"Hmm." Qiao Yu nodded excitedly.

"When does the game start?" Shen Xin said curiously.

"Next month, in the latest issue of the magazine, there should be an announcement. Let the contestants prepare in advance. Yan Fei clasped her fingers uneasily, feeling a little regretful in her heart.

If Qiao Yu leaves, she will have to find a new assistant, but Shen Xin is right, most people are willing to be assistants because they still have a dream of becoming a professional painter.

"It's just, until you officially start the serialization, I hope you don't quit your job here. I'm about to draw 15 illustrations, and it's a bit stressful. Shen Xin asked.

"No, it won't. I might quit my job as an assistant to another teacher. By the way, Miss Yan, can you help me look at the name then? Qiao Yu looked at Yan Fei expectantly.

"I see...... When you're done, give me the name, right? Ruan Ying, do you want to participate too? Yan Fei asked Ruan Ying, who was painting.

"Huh? Me? No. Ruan Ying raised her head and looked at Yan Fei with a smile, "I just want a stable income now." Although cartoonists have the possibility of getting rich overnight, they are also under a lot of pressure. Pay attention to the reader survey every month and worry about whether you will be cut in half...... The heart is really tired, but it's better than it is now, you just need to work hard. ”

"I think you're married, right?" Yan Fei asked.

"Yes, because I have children, I want a more stable income." Ruan Ying lowered her head and continued to paint.

Yan Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if Ruan Ying left again, her head would be really big.

"Wait, Sister Yan, what does it have to do with me holding a short comic contest?" Shen Xin was puzzled.

Qiao Yu's desire to participate in the short comic contest was a sudden event, and Yan Fei didn't expect it at first, so she said that this matter had something to do with him, not Qiao Yu's participation.

"The selection of the short story contest is actually divided into four parts. First, the submitted manuscripts are judged by the editors to eliminate the worst works, secondly, the cartoonists select the more high-quality works, thirdly, the editor-in-chief decides which short comics to publish, and finally, the editorial department synthesizes the reader's questionnaire of several issues of the magazine to determine which ones are eligible for serialization. Yan Fei sighed, "Mr. Shen, the editor-in-chief has designated you as the representative of cartoonists to judge the entries. ”

"Huh?" Shen Xin blinked, why did he appear on the judge for some reason?

"Huh?"

Qiao Yu also opened her mouth wide, it turned out that Shen Xin turned out to be a judge teacher.