Chapter 1208: Passion and Themes
"Is that okay?" Xi Muhan blinked.
"Why not?" Shen Xin asked rhetorically, "Xiaohan, ahem, you have to know one thing, readers will automatically substitute the protagonist when they read comics." If there is a person who is too powerful in the comics, it is easy to frustrate the reader, and more importantly, the character based on me appears in "Manga", which has little effect. Let's put it this way, "Manga" seems to be a manga about cartoonists, but it is clearly different from the same type of manga already in District 11. ”
Xi Muhan swallowed his saliva and stared at Shen Xin intently, Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong also raised their spirits.
Editors have been in contact with a lot of cartoonists and have reviewed a lot of comics, so they are very experienced in judging the direction of comics, and sometimes, they will even improve the performance of a comic, which is of great help, but innovation is not the long-term direction of editors, they are more timely, they can improve a brain hole, but they want to "make something out of nothing" and create a comic that has never been done before, which is really difficult.
"I haven't read those comics, but listening to your discussion, it should be a comic that combines love, comedy and cartoonists, right?" Shen Xin asked rhetorically.
"That's right." Xi Muhan nodded.
In order to create this type of work, she read a lot of comics of the same type in District 11.
"The "Mandao" in my imagination is a royal comic." Shen Xin said calmly.
"The royal road?"
Wang Wenhong was startled, Yan Fei didn't say anything, but her brows were furrowed.
The royal road pays attention to hard work, friendship, and victory, but no matter what the theme of the royal road comics, there will be another element - blood.
It is necessary to make the reader's blood boil after reading it.
Cartoonists, although with a halo, but in the final analysis, can never get rid of the "home" attribute, after all, any cartoonist has to create comics in the studio, no matter how bad they are, they have to stay in the house, and the cartoonist's working hours are very full, in addition to eating and sleeping, it is common not to go out for a few weeks.
That's it, the life of a standard otaku/otaku can still create the atmosphere of a royal comic?
No matter what other people think, Wang Wenhong and Yan Fei didn't believe it very much, but Xi Muhan listened to it with relish.
She is original, this is true, but her heart is on Shen Xin, and Shen Xin's suggestion must prevail.
"Wait a minute."
Shen Xin saw the reaction of the three people and knew that some words had to be said clearly in advance, otherwise, no matter how powerful Xi Muhan was, he would not be able to create the original work he wanted.
Shen Xin got up, picked up the pad and pen, and opened a note-taking software.
"Whether a comic is king or not has nothing to do with the subject matter. To give a simple example, do you think "Chess Soul" is a royal comic? Shen Xin wrote the word "chess soul" on the pad.
"I think so."
Wang Wenhong nodded.
"I think it does, but why does it look different from manga like "SLAM DUNK", "Steelcore", or even "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "The Gate of Eternal Life"? Not enough attention. Shen Xin then asked.
"Subject matter...... Because Go is originally a niche genre. Yan Fei explained.
"That's right. There is no necessary connection between royal comics and the theme of niche or not. In the same way, "Mandao" can also be a royal comic. ”
"However, cartoonists are very homely, how can we get them to have something to do with hot blood?"
"Brother Wang, if you ask this sentence, it seems unprofessional. Were there any times when you were excited when you were my editor? For example, when serializing "Chess Soul", competing with "The Legend of the Dragon King" and "Hunting Abyss", and when serializing "Steel", competing with "Age of the Gods" for popularity, how did you feel at those times? Shen Xin asked.
"Ahh Wang Wenhong clapped his hands, "I know, it's a competition, and I can distinguish the high and low." In "SLAM DUNK", Xiangbei has wins and losses, and similarly, other royal comics, as long as there is a competition, it will definitely attract people's attention, fighting is like this, and the competition is the same, whether it is racing, four-wheel drive, cooking, or Go, as long as there is competition, there will be various plots, like what is the reversal of defeat to victory, and the following ...... These can whet the reader's appetite. ”
Wang Wenhong remembered that the joy was really no less than the 90th-minute stunner in a football game.
"Yes, it's competition." Shen Xin nodded heavily.
I have to say that the big thrush is really a ghost in terms of creation.
With "DN" emerging as a comic, only 12 volumes of comics, sold 20 or 30 million copies, becoming the ceiling of evil comics, "Dream Eater" is based on the theme of cartoonists, but the big thrush has found a different way, not based on comedy or love, nor traditional lecture-type comics, but by establishing a strong rival, setting the tone for the whole story.
The new wife Eiji is the tallest in the real city, just like Ryo Taya is to Shinto Hikaru and is as dazzling as a twin star.
Therefore, from the perspective of competition, "DN" also has a little bit of royal comic elements.
Shen Xin remembered that when he first knew about the comic "Dream Eater", he thought it was a fantasy fighting comic, because there was a comic called "Soul Eater" and another comic called "Dream Eater Mary" at that time, so he didn't pay much attention to it, and when he learned that it was a story about a cartoonist, he was not interested.
Cartoonist as a theme? How exciting could it be?
In the end, there were two reasons why he decided to read this manga, first, the manga was written by Ken Ohata, and second, the original work of this manga was called Oba Thrush.
It was the trust in these two cartoonists that led him to open the manga of "Dream Eater", and as a result, once again verified the "true fragrance" theorem - before that, he never thought that he would read a manga related to manga artists all night.
Dream Eater did just that.
In fact, Shen Xin has always believed that this comic is an underrated comic, and its quality is better than its results, although the average volume of "Dream Eater" is close to one million copies.
Shen Xin worked hard to write on the pad, and the three of them surrounded Shen Xin, nodding their heads constantly.
"There's also what's involved...... On this point, I would like to briefly say that when you write a script, you have to show the plot of the manga artist creating the manga, which is the point, not a simple ranking. For example, when I was drawing "Chess Soul", I invited Xie Shiqi as a consultant, and when you created "Ding Shi", you often went to the classroom where you taught cooking, and these experiences are the specific expression of "Mandao", and it can even be said that it can be said to be the core.
"There's one more thing I've always cared about. For example, if you want to describe the efforts of the protagonist, you have to keep thinking of new names for the protagonist, a name is an outline, and you also have to think of different plots for different cartoonists, these are also outlines. At least thirty outlines should be outlined throughout the book. Therefore, this manga also examines the creative ability of originality. Please be sure to be mental, this manga is not so easy to create. ”
Shen Xin saw that Xi Muhan's expression was getting more and more serious, and patted her hand, "Don't worry, when "SLAM DUNK" is finished, I will also participate, we have to polish a classic, no matter what aspect, it is enough to compete with other popular comics." Brother Wang, Sister Yan, please this time. ”
Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong looked solemn and nodded heavily, while Xi Muhan put his other hand on the back of his hand, "Brother, as long as I have you, I am not afraid of anything." This time, it's the same. ”
"That's good, we have a lot of time, don't be nervous, I believe that as long as we work together, there should be no problem." Shen Xin saw that Yan Fei and Wang Wenhong also nodded heavily, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, "Next, the script needs to be revised, and the two of you are tired." ”
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