Chapter 1077: Progress
Shang Haozhi picked up the teapot and filled himself with another cup of tea.
At this time, you can only drink a cup of tea to calm yourself down.
Yu Chen had a crooked face, depressed in his heart, and he was thinking about how he would explain it to the top management if "SLAM DUNK" didn't have animation.
"Youth Leap" has a hard time accepting Shen Xin's conditions, and if you want the animation to come out within three months, you really have to bleed. If the screening time is postponed, Shen Xin probably won't agree.
It can only be said that "Young Leap" suddenly changed a new editor-in-chief to let this kind of thing happen, and it is not wrong to say that the source is Tachibana Sentry.
Is Shen Xin's decision a revenge?
In a way, yes.
However, Shen Xin competed with "Young Leap", but "Comic Future" lay down the gun, which is a disaster, right?
"Can't you drag it back a little longer?" Yu Chen said unwillingly.
Let's not talk about whether "Shonen Leap" is willing to be remade, but in terms of time, there is no need to do it at all.
"Mr. Yu, how long do you think "Young Leap" will be?" Shen Xin asked rhetorically.
"Huh?"
Yu Chen blinked, his face stunned. Shang Haozhi suddenly noticed something, and looked at Shen Xin in the same surprise.
THEY ONLY WANTED TO RECREATE THE DIFFICULTIES AND FORGOT ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF SLAM DUNK.
At that time, when Shen Xin informed "Shonen Leap" to make an animation, he planned to end the animation and manga at the same time, even if the animation was lagging behind, he would control the time as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, "SLAM DUNK" chose knight, and Shen Xin felt that it was not very reliable, so he asked the other party to test the water for a season first, so it became like this.
If Shen Xin's progress remains unchanged, even if the winter serial remastered version, there is a high probability that the animation will not be able to catch up with the progress of the comics, and the gap between the two is still relatively large.
Generally speaking, creators are creating things at home, and the consequence is that the length of what the creator says is often not right.
After all, many authors like to dig holes, and unless they dig holes and don't fill them, otherwise, there will be no situation where the comics are getting longer and longer.
Cartoonists often say that xx will end, but when it comes to the appointed time, it often won't come true, because cartoonists add a character casually, and it is possible to extend the long-form content.
There are only two exceptions.
Either the creator can create strictly according to the outline, but in this way, it will lead to a lack of spirituality in the story, after all, cartoonists often burst out of inspiration in the process of creation.
Then there is the case where the manga artist has already finished drawing the name, or the story is nearing the end.
Judging from Shen Xin's words, it should be more inclined to the latter.
"Mr. Shen, the name of "SLAM DUNK" has been drawn?" Yu Chen became nervous.
The end of "SLAM DUNK" is undoubtedly a collapse of the pillars for "Comic Future", and it is difficult for other comics to make up for it.
"Not really...... It's just that what can be drawn in "SLAM DUNK", I went through it in my head, and roughly estimated, it shouldn't take more than 2 years. ”
"Huh? No, Mr. Shen...... Less than 2 years? Such a good comic, are you willing to finish? Yu Chen hurriedly persuaded.
SLAM DUNK will have a unique place in the history of Comic Future, and can even become an icon of Comic Future.
Such a work, if it ends hastily, really shouldn't be.
"Why reluctant? "DN", I only drew 60 chapters, why can't "SLAM DUNK" end? BESIDES, SLAM DUNK ISN'T EASY TO DRAW, YOU SHOULD KNOW, RIGHT? Shen Xin said helplessly.
This is Shen Xin's true words.
HE HAS BEEN BACK IN TIME FOR MORE THAN A DECADE AND HAS ALSO DRAWN FOUR COMICS, BUT NEVER A SINGLE MANGA LIKE SLAM DUNK HAS PUT PRESSURE ON HIM.
In the front of "SLAM DUNK", Inoue's painting style is not stereotyped, and the overall is okay, but in the back, especially the game with Sanno Heavy Industries, it is similar to a sketch, and the storyboard is also detailed, and at the same time, there is no sense of disobedience, and the actions of each character must be realistic.
In this case, even with the original, it is still not so easy.
"Besides, everything that has been redrawn is finished, what else is there to draw?" Shen Xin asked rhetorically.
Yu Chen's face drooped, this news made him more frustrated than "SLAM DUNK" couldn't be animated, but at the same time, he also understood Shen Xin's thoughts.
During the serialization of "SLAM DUNK", the anime had the biggest pull on the sales of the single book, and after the manga was completed, even if the anime was still being screened, the increase in the manga may not be as high as when it was serialized, so it is true that the faster the anime, the better.
If you want to reduce losses as much as possible, it seems unreasonable to release a winter fan, but there is no way to do it.
"Shonen Leap" ......
Yu Chen sighed, and at the same time put his resentment on "Young Leap" and Tachibana Shen.
If it weren't for them to engage in these moths, how could it be with the current situation, I am really convinced.
They have signed contracts with Shen Xin, and the two parties are also familiar with each other's operations, so it is difficult for Shang Haozhi and Yu Chen to accept that "SLAM DUNK" has reached the middle and bottom positions, but they are also powerless to change too much.
Just like Shen Xin said, since he can let the 60th episode of "DN" end when "DN" is the hottest, then he can explain that he wants to finish "SLAM DUNK".
The two looked at each other and did not speak again.
The purpose of this trip is to find out Shen Xin's conditions, and now that Shen Xin has made the conditions out, there is no need for them to stay any longer.
How Shen Xin and "Shonen Leap" played, and what role "Comic Future" played in it, these will have to be discussed in private.
Predictably, tonight will be a sleepless night for the two.
The wind in October was already a little cool, Shang Haozhi and Yu Chen left the building where Shen Xin's comic studio was located, and they were suddenly blown by the autumn breeze and immediately came to their senses.
"I didn't expect it to be like this...... Yu Chen sighed and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Shang, what do you think I want to do now?" ”
"I don't know." Shang Haozhi was thinking about other things, so he didn't listen carefully, and replied casually.
"I want to teach that bastard named Tachibana a good lesson. Now that it is a dead knot, he will be fully responsible. Yu Chen said depressedly.
"This thing...... Don't be in a hurry, we still have time. ”
"But time is running out." Yu Chen added.
In the winter, then, from now on, it is necessary to prepare for the animation production of "SLAM DUNK", otherwise it will be too late.
However, from the current point of view, it is unrealistic for Shen Xin and "Young Leap" to negotiate in a short period of time.
"Lao Yu, you say, how about we take over the animation of "SLAM DUNK"? Although it will take some blood, as long as you can get the animation rights from "Shonen Leap", everything is worth it. Shang Haozhi asked.
"Will 'Shonen Leap' give it to us?" Yu Chen shook his head.
The value of SLAM DUNK is already on the table, and Shonen Leap is not necessarily loose.
"Let's go, go back to the office." Shang Haozhi didn't answer Yu Chen's words.
"What?"
"Look at the contract...... At the time, we had a supplemental agreement with Shonen Leap and SLAM DUNK to see what could be used. Shang Haozhi reminded.
"Huh?" Yu Chen suddenly realized that because a comic involved two magazines, in order to ensure that their respective interests were not harmed, the two parties did have a supplementary agreement.
Hopefully, there will be something in this agreement that will be beneficial to them.
Thinking of this, Yu Chen couldn't help but speed up his pace, he just wanted to see that agreement as soon as possible now.