Xi Muhan discussed the name of the new comic with two editors for an afternoon and evening, and the title of the book was also come up with, called "Mandao", as the name suggests, the way of comics, and then according to the prompts of the two editors, it took two weeks to recreate the name.

After the new name was recognized by the two of them, Xi Muhan handed over the name to Shen Xin after returning home at night.

"Brother, this is the name of my new comic!" Xi Muhan put his name on the dining table.

Shen Xin was eating supper, and when he heard Xi Muhan's words, he was stunned and looked at her in surprise, "You painted it?" ”

"Of course."

Shen Xin took the name, glanced at the name of the comic, and read it softly, "Mandao"? ”

"Well, it's about cartoonists." Xi Muhan is full of confidence.

"What?" Shen Xin blinked his eyes, and his brain was a little dizzy.

"Brother, it's a 'cartoon with a cartoonist as the theme', which is a topic that we often come into contact with. Cartoonist, you and I are both familiar with each other, and you are also very good at drawing. ”

"Uh......"

When it comes to comics related to "cartoonists", Shen Xin's first thought is "Dream Eater", also known as "The King of Explosive Comics", the volume of this comic has reached about 800,000 copies, which is already an exaggerated number for works of this genre.

In addition to "Dream Eater", there are also some manga related to manga artists, such as "Manga Artist and Assistant", "Weekly Girl Nozaki-kun", and Koji Seo's manga "Hitman", but there is one thing to say, which cannot be compared with "Dream Eater", because in this manga, Oba Thrush and Ken Obata vividly express the sadness and helplessness of manga artists.

However, its significance is not only that, but also the first complete disclosure of the process that a newcomer wants to serialize, including but not limited to submission, serialization meeting, contract exclusive system, etc., so that readers can understand the difficulty of cartoonists and the process of wanting to become a comic.

Therefore, if "comics" is used as the theme, Shen Xin will definitely compare comics with "Dream Eater", and if Shen Xin is not satisfied, Shen Xin does not rule out directly voting for a veto.

On the one hand, because Shen Xin has watched "Dream Eater", it is inevitable to compare the two. What's more, even comics of the quality of "Dream Eater" only got an average of seven or eight hundred thousand copies, indicating that the ceiling of this kind of comics will not be very high.

When Xi Muhan saw that Shen Xin didn't make a sound, his mood suddenly became bad, and he stared at Shen Xin intently.

"Brother, can't you?" Xi Muhan asked nervously.

Shen Xin looked at the name and asked, "It's not impossible, Xiaohan, can you tell me what you think of this comic?" ”

"Hmm. My idea is to draw a comic with Brother Xin as the protagonist! ”

“……”

Shen Xin was in a cold sweat.

Although in "Dream Eater", Takagi Akito and the most sincere prototype are big and small teachers, but he still can't accept it for a while to create comics based on Shen Xin.

"How do you draw it?" Shen Xin took a deep breath and asked again.

"The story is mainly divided into two lines, one line is the protagonist, that is, Brother Xin, how to draw comics, and the other line is what happened between cartoonists, such as Mr. Zuo Yuan and the D version, and another example, the recent studio events."

The biggest advantage of realistic themes is that they can be close to real events.

"What about the work?"

"Of course, it is impossible to use the works you painted, and at that time, Sister Yan and Brother Wang will discuss it carefully. Maybe it's because he finally found something to do, and Brother Wang seems to have been very happy. ”

"Haha...... There will be many happy days in the future. Shen Xin said with a smile.

Once the decision is made on the next part of the comic, using the unfinished works on Earth, Wang Wenhong's workload will inevitably increase.

"By the way, I personally suggest a different protagonist. I'm not fit to be the main character of a manga. Shen Xin thought about it, but still said this sentence, and at the same time, closed the name.

Hearing Xi Muhan's words, Shen Xin felt that there was no need to look at it anymore.

Xi Muhan's face was tense, his eyes widened, and he looked at Shen Xin, his whole demeanor was a little angry.

"Brother, what are you talking about? If I don't have you as the main character, I'm ...... This comic simply doesn't make sense. ”

In front of Shen Xin, Xi Muhan rarely got angry. She cares about Shen Xin very much, if it weren't for him, she didn't know what she would have experienced, maybe it would be worse than now, maybe it wouldn't be enough.

The two of them have supported each other along the way, and Shen Xin's importance in her heart is far more important than any one person.

Therefore, when Shen Xin said this, she couldn't help but say something to refute.

Although his tone was blunt, Xi Muhan was still restraining his emotions and did not show too much anger, but his eyes were always staring at Shen Xin.

"Makes sense. In fact, even if you don't say it, I want to draw a manga with a manga artist as the theme, but the main character is still not me. Shen Xin explained.

"Huh?"

When Xi Muhan heard Shen Xin's words, he realized that the two of them thought of going together.

"As for why...... Fan Yinmo's incident made me suddenly realize that we should let some people who have never been in contact with the cartoonist industry, but have a good impression of the profession of cartoonist, understand this industry; Let some people who have a longing for the comic industry, or even want to soar to the sky, understand this industry; Let those who have already set foot in the industry with half a foot, but do not know much about some trivial rules, understand this industry. If even one of the readers who have read this manga knows about the manga and the manga artist, I think we have achieved our goal.

"So, the comics of this theme are meaningful, even if the protagonist is not me......" Shen Xin said seriously.

"Yes...... Why don't you agree that the main character is you? Xi Muhan was puzzled.

"If it's me as the main character, how are you going to create it?"

"It's just the same trajectory as your career, trying to create good work and then being recognized, interspersed with some other cartoonists." Xi Muhan said very seriously.

Shen Xin couldn't cry or laugh, "Let's not talk about whether I am suitable to be the protagonist of this comic, I will ask you one thing." If the protagonist's first work is a feature, then I ask you, how long will this feature be serialized? ”

"Medium and long." Xi Muhan corrected, "About two or three years, right?" ”

"Two or three years...... In the two or three years of this serialization, are you going to let readers watch only such a completely apocryphal manga? Where is the reader's sense of substitution? Shen Xin asked rhetorically.

"Huh?"

"In a shonen manga, the protagonist is usually not too old, at most in his twenties. It takes two or three years to draw a comic, which is equivalent to a quarter to a third of the length of the work related to the comic. Since the comics are original, the reader's sense of substitution is weak, and ...... The pace of the comics will be slowed down, Xiaohan, have you thought about this? Shen Xin sighed.

Xi Muhan was dumbfounded and hurriedly shook his head.

She only thought about drawing Shen Xin's past, and the length of the original work would affect the rhythm of the comics, but she really didn't think about it.