Tachibana took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and exhaled the smoke again.

"By the way, how did you get out?"

"I READ THE LATEST WORDS OF "SLAM DUNK", AND I WAS A LITTLE DEPRESSED." Tachibana said with a sigh of relief.

"Huh? Not exciting? ”

"It's not." Tachibana shook her head.

"Wonderful?"

Tachibana didn't answer, apparently guessed.

"What's the plot? Wait a minute...... It won't be the end of the match between Xiangbei and Lingnan, right? Murakami suddenly thought of this.

"Hmm."

"Who won...... Forget it, I'll go see ...... myself" Murakami couldn't wait to stand up.

His daughter had long asked him about the result of the match, but he didn't know it, and there was nothing he could do.

"This game has more than 30 words, right? That's more than half a year......" Murakami took a deep breath and prepared to walk out.

"Wait a minute." Tachibana called out to Murakami, "It's been a secret for the last few weeks. ”

"Huh?" Murakami looked at Tachibana Sin suspiciously, and his eyes became sharp, "What do you mean?" STILL HAVE AN OPINION ON SLAM DUNK? ”

"I don't think it's going to be a few months, and I won't be able to get in a good mood." Tachibana stretched his waist.

"It's your responsibility in every way." Murakami reminded again.

"It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, even if I'm wrong, I still have to take time to adjust my mentality." Tachibana took a puff of her cigarette and slowly exhaled it.

Murakami was dumbfounded.

What Tachibana said is right, Tachibana's current mood has little to do with whether things are right or wrong.

He was internally punished with half a month's salary, and whoever it was, he had to be depressed for a while.

"I reminded you before that your shortcoming is 'think too little and do too much'......"

"I've been thinking about it since the penalty...... Why is it the way it is? ”

"And then you thought of not letting anyone else see the drawing?" Murakami said sarcastically.

Tachibana nodded.

"SLAM DUNK AGAIN?"

"I'm not stupid, I've just been notified and criticized, isn't it stupid to do "SLAM DUNK" again?" Tachibana asked rhetorically.

"And what do you want to do?"

"'Teen Exorcist' and 'Eternal Gate' have been working hard lately to pull SLAM DUNK down. This is not my guess, it was told to me by the editors in charge of the two teachers. ”

"So?"

"They asked me for some color pages, ready to draw a word or two of the most exciting content, and before the end of the match between Lingnan and Xiangbei, compete with "SLAM DUNK" and strive to pull "SLAM DUNK" down."

"And then?" Murakami couldn't guess Tachibana's thoughts.

And then ...... I SAW THE LATEST EPISODE OF SLAM DUNK. After thinking about it, it's possible that I will agree to the request of the two teachers, right? ”

"UH, WHAT ABOUT SLAM DUNK? Both comics have been recommended, so you can't help but give "SLAM DUNK" a little resource, right? ”

"BUT THE MANUSCRIPTS OF "SLAM DUNK" HAVE ALREADY COME OUT, AND IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO WANT COLORING PAGES, SO I WOULD LIKE TO TRY WHAT THE TWO TEACHERS WOULD DO IF THEY KNEW THAT "SLAM DUNK" WAS WONDERFUL, BUT THEY COULDN'T GET AN ACCURATE JUDGMENT."

"YOU'RE SAYING THAT SLAM DUNK IS A BLACK BOX THAT OTHER MANGA ARTISTS DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT UNTIL AFTER IT'S RELEASED?" Murakami somewhat understood Tachibana's thoughts.

In principle, other editors cannot disclose information about other works to their authors, which involves the confidentiality of the work, but they can still judge the quality of the work from the editor's words.

But this time, even the editor didn't know about the latest episodes of "SLAM DUNK", so he couldn't give advice to the manga artist from the side.

"SLAM DUNK" was originally in the light and the other manga were in the shadows, so it was easy for Uematsuno and Ryoto Yamagishi to adjust their works according to the plot development of "SLAM DUNK", but now, Tachibana Shin has pulled "SLAM DUNK" down in the shadows, and from this point of view, the three manga are in a fair position.

"But what's the point of you doing that?" Murakami asked rhetorically.

"I don't know...... "Tachibana extinguishes his cigarette, "maybe I want to see if SLAM DUNK is really worth the trouble." ”

"I see...... Murakami understands Tachibana Shin's mind somewhat, he still can't get past the hurdle of "SLAM DUNK", at least for now, there is still a gap about this manga.

"But it's an unfair contest. The other two manga are not only available in full-color versions...... Moreover, there are animations being screened. ”

Tachibana's face immediately drooped, and an expression of wanting to cry appeared, "Team leader, you don't think that what happened last time didn't bring benefits to SLAM DUNK, right?" Due to the stalemate with the magazine, SLAM DUNK has far more readership than other comics, and it has also attracted non-SLAM DUNK readers. I became the big boss, and Mr. Shen became a brave man...... compared to other comics, "SLAM DUNK" is not false at all. ”

Murakami couldn't laugh or cry, but when he thought about it, it seemed that this was really the case.

After the news of the anime remake of SLAM DUNK, all the manga forums of the day, including some basketball forums, discussed it, which is enough to see the influence of SLAM DUNK in Region 11.

"And...... IF SLAM DUNK CAN HOLD UP TO THIS CHALLENGE, WE MAY ALSO INTRODUCE A FULL-COLOR VERSION OF SLAM DUNK. Tachibana thought for a moment and added.

Murakami took out a cigarette, lit it, and then looked at Tachibana Shin, this guy shouldn't have thought a lot, right?

As Tachibana's boss, he really hopes that Tachibana will mature soon, after all, the size of the magazine is different, and the way of dealing with problems is also different. It seems that the events of the "SLAM DUNK" anime really made him grow up.

He must be looking for the bottom of the stairs now, right? It's up to "SLAM DUNK" to give him this step.

Tachibana didn't know what Murakami was thinking, and when he saw Murakami touching another cigarette, he got up and walked out of the smoking room, and the air immediately became much fresher.

He doesn't know what he thinks now, maybe only after the game between Xiangbei and Lingnan is over, can he be sure.

……

"Mr. Hosaka, the color page on the front page has been approved, it is the 46th issue, and it will be handed over to me this weekend, and after the magazine proofreading, it will be sent to the printing house."

After putting away the manuscript, China Kotani replied to the decision of Tachibana Gentry.

"This weekend? So early? There are still three days to go. Yusuke Hosaka, who was painting, immediately raised his head when he heard Chimei Kotani's words, "Can you be tolerant for a few more issues?" ”

Kotani Chimei's mouth opened slightly, and some words were about to blurt out, but remembering Tachibana Shen's words, he could only swallow hard, "I have already communicated with Mr. Yamagishi, and there is nothing wrong with this issue." Moreover, the manga is really not afraid of "SLAM DUNK" due to the popularity of the anime. However, I still want to remind you that since the end of the match between Xiangbei and Hainan, the quality of "SLAM DUNK" has been very high, and now it has reached its peak...... To be honest, even if Mr. Yamagishi paints by himself, he may not be able to win the current No. 1 book. ”

"You mean...... Want me to give up? "Yusuke Hosaka's brain is dizzy.

China Kotani glanced at Yusuke Hosaka angrily, "What are you talking about?" Of course not. I want you not to have ideological baggage and go all out! ”

Yusuke Hosaka nodded awkwardly, "Teacher, don't worry...... I'm going to take this opportunity. On weekends, you can come and pick up your manuscript. ”

China Kotani didn't know if Hosaka really thought so, but he could only point to it, and after reminding him not to be careless, he took the manuscript and left the studio.