The two people have different looks, and it seems that the relationship is not very good.

In fact, it is not uncommon for cartoonists to dislike each other, after all, if they participate in the same competition, then they are competitors.

"Competition" is a sparse and common word that is often mentioned.

The whole society is full of competition, but in the comic industry, it is particularly cruel.

Take these two people as an example, Luo Zheng won the first place, honor, interview, advertisement, serialization...... One after another, if you can produce works above the standard, then, although you may not be able to reach the level of Shen Xin or Ye Hexu, at least half of your life is fine.

If Luo Zheng had been more shrewd and created a long serialization above the half-cut line, this comic could almost feed him for the rest of his life.

Losers don't have such good luck. In order to make a living, they have to look for additional jobs before they are serialized. If they're lucky, they can get a job as an assistant, and if they're unlucky, they might be working part-time at a supermarket or a restaurant.

Therefore, the competition of cartoonists may not only be about you losing or winning, but also about the difference between fates.

The young man in the purple shirt came to Wang Wenhong's side and barely let out a smile, "You are Teacher Wang Wenhong, right?" ”

"That's right. Do you know me? ”

"My name is Li Jie, I have met you at the annual meeting, and I have also met Teacher Shen and Teacher Ye." Li Jie explained.

"Really?"

At the annual meeting, Wang Wenhong was so drunk that he couldn't remember anything.

Luo Zheng passed by the two of them, snorted coldly, and continued to walk towards the editorial office.

Li Jie glared at Luo Zheng's back, but he was helpless.

At this stage, he is indeed not as promising as Luo Zheng.

"You're going to give me a manuscript?" Wang Wenhong asked.

"Hmm. Yes. Li Jie hurriedly handed the envelope to Wang Wenhong.

"This is not the place to talk, shall we go into the house?" Wang Wenhong pinched the envelope, which was almost fifty pages thick, and it should be a short story.

Li Jie nodded hurriedly.

In order to be quiet, Wang Wenhong deliberately found a seat in the corner, and then pulled out the original manuscript inside.

It's a science fiction comic called The Value of Time.

The story is set in a different world, where people can extract the rest of their time and increase the life of others by oral or injectable ones.

However, human life is unique, and no one will let anyone else propose his own life, except for one kind of human being - the slave.

As a result, there was a war between countries for this scarce "resource".

The defeated side, become a slave. The winning side will extract the lives of the slaves, put them in special containers, and sell them to the people.

In the beginning, everyone was able to accept this scarce product. However, over time, the drawbacks of this product became apparent.

Even if it is placed in a special container, time will gradually disappear, which means that the value of a product called "time" will always decrease.

The value of commodities decreased, and the price should have fallen, but the decrease in the number of slaves increased the value of commodities.

In this distorted relationship, the value of time gradually becomes less stable......

Wang Wenhong saw this kind of story background for the first time, so he watched it twice before he reluctantly put it down.

"How's it going, Mr. Wang?" Li Jie hurriedly asked.

"Very good setup." Wang Wenhong said thoughtlessly.

"What about the story? There are also storyboards, rhythms, ...... What about these? Li Jie asked.

Wang Wenhong was a little surprised, for newcomers, only one highlight of their short works is enough.

It's not that Wang Wenhong underestimates them, but when newcomers create works, it's easy to be self-congratulatory, and the cartoons they draw think are perfect, but they are actually quite mediocre.

"So do you? If I were your editor-in-charge, I wouldn't let this comic pass. ”

"Why?" Li Jie hurriedly asked.

"One word, messy. This kind of chaos is not only messy storyboarding, but also messy story structure. There's too much narrative in the front, and when the protagonist appears in the back, you speed up the plot. So, it looks like it's top-heavy. You've written essays, right? ”

"Hmm." Li Jie nodded.

"The beginning of an essay is very important for it to be engaging. The first is a large paragraph of sentences, and the next content is substantial, and the ending is concise and profound, and it is estimated that the teacher will not be able to control the composition to score high. By the way, the neatness of the picture is also very important. In contrast, your comics have too many narratives, and few readers will figure out the relationship in as much detail as I do, and the pictures are also very messy. In short, the creativity is really good, but the handling is not good. ”

Hearing Wang Wenhong's words, Li Jie scratched his head in embarrassment.

"What, don't you believe me?" Wang Wenhong asked rhetorically.

"Of course not." Li Jie waved his hand again and again, "At the annual meeting, I met Mr. Ye, and he also made a simple evaluation of my works...... That's probably not an evaluation. At the annual meeting, I learned that editors have a more lenient grasp of works than authors. I...... Mr. Wang, can I let Mr. Shen take a look at this comic? ”

Just kidding, how can Shen Xin have time to read newcomers' comics now?

Wang Wenhong almost blurted out.

"That's how good you are...... I thought I had won an excellence award, so I turned my nose to the sky, and I wanted to teach me the experience of drawing comics...... I'm sorry, but those experiences of yours are old-fashioned and useless at all. I really don't like it. ”

A voice suddenly came from behind Wang Wenhong's ears.

Wang Wenhong turned his head and looked at the person who spoke, it was Luo Zheng who was holding cheap sunglasses in one hand and wearing five golden rings of unknown metal in the other.

"I'm sorry." Xu Yang clasped his hands together, quickly apologized, and then pulled Luo Zheng to the round table on the side.

Li Jie clenched the envelope with both hands, his face flushed.

Wang Wenhong scratched his head, he didn't want to be troublesome, but now he just drove Li Jie away, which didn't seem to be good.

"Li Jie, right?"

"Hmm." Li Jie nodded hurriedly.

"Here's the way. Mr. Shen now has one less assistant, so his work has been heavy lately. I can't guarantee that he will be willing to see you, waiting for me to call at six or seven o'clock in the evening. If Mr. Shen has time, I will contact you again. ”

"Really?" Li Jie immediately became energetic, and the complexion on his face was obviously much better.

Seeing Li Jie's excited look, Wang Wenhong was also a little embarrassed, in case Shen Xin didn't have time, he didn't know how to comfort Li Jie.

After sending Li Jie away, Wang Wenhong made a phone call with Shen Xin and explained the reason for the incident.

Li Jie?

Shen Xin raised his head and thought about it for a while, he was indeed a very interesting young man. Although he is a little flamboyant, his heart is not bad.

"Well, let him come, shall you? You'd better tell him, though, and don't expect me to give you useful advice. Shen Xin didn't forget to tell him in the end.