In the editorial office of Shonen Leap, the editors are also discussing the manga "Chess Soul".

As the leader of the group, Kotani, when he first heard "Chess Soul", he actually didn't like "Chess Soul".

A Go comic, which has no shine and no other features, and even the only gold-fingered Zuowei is in most cases, put on the shelf by cartoonists.

Will such a comic have a selling point?

It's just unlikely.

Shonen Leap already has Slam Dunk and doesn't need a sports comic like that.

This was Kotani's original idea, and even when "Chess Soul" began to be serialized simultaneously, he didn't plan to look at it much.

But as "Chess Soul" continued to improve its ranking in "Shonen Leap", vaguely surpassing "Slam Dunk", he had to re-examine this comic and find "Chess Soul" again.

If he were an ordinary reader, maybe he wouldn't have opened the comic at all.

Readers have personal preferences, and comics that seem boring to others may seem to him to be masterpieces. Vice versa.

Reading is a very casual thing to do, and anyone can be in this situation.

However, as a comic editor, he must take good comics seriously, and even if he doesn't like them, he must dig out the good points of comics, because it is likely that the next cartoonist will probably use the experience he has learned.

After carefully reading "Chess Soul" from the beginning, Xiao Gu was out of control.

He watched every sentence of "Chess Soul" four or five times, from storyboards to story structure, to painting skills, and studied them one by one.

Reading "Chess Soul" repeatedly also transformed him from a person who initially rejected "Chess Soul" to a staunch supporter of this comic.

Through his study, he also found that even if he found the merits of "Chess Soul", it would be difficult for others to learn it.

The reason for this is that the personality of this comic is too distinct, and it also tests the drawing skills of extreme cartoonists.

In the first few words, Shen Zheng's painting style was still a little immature, but now it is quite mature. In the 11th district, it really takes a lot of effort to find a cartoonist who is better than him.

The more critical point is the rhythm of the comic, which is obviously an intellectual-based Go comic, but "Chess Soul" has the same enthusiasm as "Slam Dunk", and "Slam Dunk" does not have a touch.

"Alas, it's really amazing, if "Chess Soul" was a comic serialized in our magazine, it is estimated that it will be better than the current results."

"Actually, the current results of "Chess Soul" are already very exaggerated. At present, the ratings of the animation have reached 6.8%, and it is about to catch up with 7.0% of "Slam Dunk", not to mention the sales of single books, which is almost the best sales since "Shonen Leap" introduced Huaxia Comics. What's even more exaggerated is the small book, and now "Chess Soul" often competes with "Slam Dunk" for the third place. Ishizawa, Mr. Tamagawa guesses he has a headache now, right? An editor asked.

"I want him to have a headache too!" Ishizawa let out a long sigh and smiled bitterly, "Even if it's a little nervous and conscious." But it's not a coincidence that every time the magazine is published, he will read "Chess Soul" for the first time, and he is more active than me. ”

"It's no wonder, after all, even we are optimistic about this manga, let alone Mr. Tamagawa? Fortunately, the current situation of "Slam Dunk" is also good, and he does not need to be nervous about "Chess Soul". ”

"No, you don't understand." Ishizawa shook his head, "He watched "Chess Soul", and he was also learning this manga. ”

"Hey, this kind of thinking is dangerous......" Kotani heard Ishizawa's words and hurriedly reminded, "The rhythm of each manga artist is unique. What's more, Go and basketball are two completely different rhythms, and if you deliberately imitate them, they are likely to ...... No, it will definitely make a mistake, and "Slam Dunk" may even collapse, Ishizawa, you must remind Mr. Tamagawa. ”

"I mentioned that, in fact, Mr. Tamagawa has been doing this for a while. Moreover, I really can't refute Mr. Tamagawa's words. Ishizawa puffed out his cheeks, obviously losing his temper.

"What did he say?" Kotani asked curiously.

"Take this as an example,From the first page,Even to the end of the last page,There's no too intense plot.,The first half is the first perspective of Yue Zhi.,Describe what you see and hear in the examination room.,Then,Yue Zhi invited Xiao Liang to come over.,Training for Xiao Guang.。

"Well, it's a simple plot, right? It's so simple that any cartoonist can think of it, but have you found that after reading this, do you have a sense of expectation in your heart? Looking forward to the showdown between Xiaoguang and Yuezhi, and also looking forward to Xiaoguang being recognized by Xiaoliang? ”

Obviously, the story has been told, but the reader is looking forward to the final plot even more.

What will be the result of the game between Xiaoguang and Yuezhi? Will Hikaru eventually become a professional Go player?

These doubts are the content that readers who have read "Chess Soul" are concerned about.

What Mr. Yuchuan admires most about Mr. Shen is that this kind of ordinary plot mobilizes the emotions of readers. These are the exact words of Mr. Tamagawa. ”

The editors had already read the content of "Chess Soul" by heart, and when they heard Ishizawa's words, they couldn't help but nod their heads.

"Yokoi, what do you think?" Kotani turned his gaze to Yokoi again, "After all, you are also the editor in charge of "Chess Soul". ”

"Me?" Yokoi is sweating profusely.

What kind of editor is he in charge? At most, I interviewed the chess players in District 11, or took a few photos of the chess academy, and I didn't give any decent opinions at all.

Yokoi feels a sense of frustration every time he thinks about it, but there are no major problems with the structure of "Chess Soul", and as the story progresses and the manga gets better, he can't interject even more.

"I ...... I feel that from the perspective of an editor, Mr. Shen has successfully combined the reader's expectations for Xiaoguang with Xiaoliang's expectations for Xiaoguang. Readers know Xiaoguang's strength, and Xiaoliang also knows it, but Yue Zhi doesn't know. Through the mouth of a high-level player, he said the words in the reader's heart and resonated with the reader, which may be the reason why Mr. Shen can use common plots to mobilize the reader's emotions. ”

Ishizawa's mouth opened slightly.

"That's right...... Kotani rubbed his chin, "that's really one of the reasons." ”

Murakami's fingers were crossed, placed on the table, and he bowed his head slightly when he heard the conversation of so many people, while his eyes swept over a form on the computer screen.

Although judging from the small book of "Young Leap", "Chess Soul" and "Slam Dunk" have advantages and disadvantages to each other, and even with the advantages of the early stage, "Slam Dunk" still has a certain advantage. On the Internet, since the duel between Yijiao and Xiaoguang, the popularity of "Chess Soul" has steadily surpassed "Slam Dunk".

Murakami rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought.

He is also waiting to see how far Shen Xin and "Chess Soul" can go, and whether there is a chance to cooperate with Shen Xin at a deeper level.