Tachibana stayed awake all night, and the next morning, he found Toru Murakami and explained the situation to him.

"What are you going to do?" Murakami sat in the boss's chair and looked at the Tachibana gentry on the sofa.

"What else can I do? The contract has already been signed, so you can't break it, right? Tachibana looked at Murakami helplessly.

Murakami knew that he was complaining about himself, and he was not angry, and asked again, "If you were me, what would you do?" ”

Tachibana snorted and didn't answer.

He pondered this question all night.

If it were him, the choice would probably be the same as Toru Murakami, after all, the charm of "SLAM DUNK" is too great.

"I chatted with Wang Wenhong yesterday, and he said that Mr. Shen's weekly works will be delayed for about two or three years, but in the next few months, there will be a monthly comic comic...... What do you think? ”

"Monthly shift?" Tachibana was stunned for a moment, and after being silent for a few minutes, he raised his head again, "My attitude is not too important, the key is what you think." SLAM DUNK'S RESULTS ARE NOT JUST OUR MAGAZINES, RIGHT? So, what the next work will be like is not something that one of our magazines is thinking. At present, there are not many comics that can exceed 1 million copies in the domestic volume. But when Mr. Shen is already going downhill in the paper market, he draws a comic with an average volume of more than 1 million copies, which is also of great help to the magazine, am I right? ”

Tachibana sat up straight with his hands on his knees, his eyes closed.

After about two or three minutes, Tachibana opened his eyes and said, "I want to go to Huaxia and meet Teacher Shen again." ”

"Yes, but you have to arrange the work of the editorial department." Murakami admonished.

Tachibana looked solemn and nodded, "Leave it to me?" ”

BACK IN THE NEWSROOM, HE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED TO ALL EDITORS THAT SLAM DUNK WOULD BE FINISHED IN SIX WEEKS.

There was silence in the newsroom, but every editor's face showed incredulity.

The same is true of Miyamoto Taira.

WHEN SLAM DUNK WAS SERIALIZED, HE HATED SLAM DUNK A LITTLE BECAUSE IT WAS A DIRECT COMPETITOR TO THE GATE OF ETERNAL LIFE, BUT EVEN SO, HE WAS STILL A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WHEN HE HEARD THAT SLAM DUNK WAS COMING TO AN END.

"Anyway, that's it. I'm going to go to Huaxia to discuss the follow-up with Mr. Shen for further discussion, and the editorial department will ask you. Also, this news is really too ...... It is incomprehensible, after all, the competition between Xiangbei and Shangong has entered the final stage. If the outside world knew about the end of SLAM DUNK, the magazine's sales would definitely suffer. Therefore, this matter is kept secret for the time being and not circulated. On my trip to China, I will probably go to "Comic Future". Anyway, this time, please everyone. ”

After Tachibana Shen bowed deeply, he walked out of the editorial office, preparing the items used in the trip, but the editorial office exploded.

"Really? IS SLAM DUNK COMING TO AN END? ”

"Oh, this is a comic with an average volume of 2.6 million copies, can Mr. Shen really handle it?"

"Depressed...... If it were my cartoonist, even if I knelt in the doorway, I wouldn't let it end. After this end, "Shonen Leap" wants to have another manga with an average volume of more than 2 million copies, I don't know how long it will be delayed? ”

“……”

The office was in a mess, but Miyamoto was in no mood to join in the discussion, and after getting off work, he left the editorial office as soon as possible, took the subway, and came to Uematsuno's studio.

"Mr. Miyamoto, I remember that it wasn't long before the name was handed over to you." Uematsuno was a little surprised to see Miyamoto Taira.

Miyamoto put his briefcase on the free chair and paced in front of Uematsuno.

"Teacher, there is one thing I want to tell you."

Miyamoto Taira's expression was serious, and Uematsuno, who was sitting at the workbench, also realized that the matter was very important, so he put down the G pen in his hand and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"There are still 6 episodes left in SLAM DUNK."

Uematsuno's eyes widened instantly, and then he slowly closed his eyes, and the look on his face also showed loneliness.

"Really? It's a pity. ”

"ALL THE EDITORS WERE A LITTLE SURPRISED BY THE SUDDEN END OF SLAM DUNK...... How so? "SLAM DUNK" SHOULD HAVE BEEN SERIALIZED FOR ......"

"I know. But I can understand. Zhi Songye suddenly spoke, "If I were Teacher Shen, perhaps, I would do the same." ”

Miyamoto Ping looked at Uematsuno suspiciously, "You will do the same?" ”

"yes. You also know that after a work is serialized, many things will get out of control, for example, I always say that "The Gate of Eternal Life" will end soon, but there will always be sudden thoughts that pop out of my head...... In this way, the length of the manga can only be extended. "SLAM DUNK" From the current point of view, the story is very complete, and even the ikebana injury is taken into account, which also shows that the end of "SLAM DUNK" is already a certainty. ”

"But, didn't the other strong teams also play one by one?"

"But Hanamichi is injured and won't play in the next game, no matter how strong the other teams are, if the Xiangbei team can't play against them, then these strong teams don't matter."

"So, the Xiangbei team lost?" Miyamoto speculated.

"From the point of view of space, it is more reasonable for the Xiangbei team to lose the game, but if the Xiangbei team loses, what is the significance of Hanamichi playing with an injury? I don't understand. Uematsuno shook his head.

MIYAMOTO PRUNE FROWNED, AND HE COULDN'T GUESS THE ENDING OF "SLAM DUNK".

"Mr. Miyamoto......"

"Huh?"

"'The Gate of Eternal Life' is probably really coming to an end." Uematsuno sighed.

"The end?"

"About five years, right? Give me another five years, and "The Gate of Eternal Life" will definitely be over, and I'm already starting to collect the plot. Uematsuno said.

Miyamoto looked at Uematsuno in surprise and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, "SLAM DUNK" is about to end, and if the end of "The Gate of Eternal Life" is put on the agenda again, "Shonen Leap" is expected to have a big shock.

Unless, in between, "Shonen Leap" can have another big hit.

If so, who? What kind of harvest will the editor-in-chief Tachibana's trip to Hongchuan have?

Miyamoto didn't have an answer either.

……

Tachibana knew that this trip to China would definitely not be easy, especially that the negotiation with Shen Xin might involve the interests of some magazines, so he did not choose to let others follow, but boarded the plane to Hongchuan alone.

On the plane, Tachibana had been studying their contract with SLAM DUNK, and had memorized all the terms and conditions of it.

This contract is certainly not a contract for drawing up the next work, but it can know the bottom line of both parties, which is particularly important to Tachibana Shen.

As soon as he got off the plane, Wang Wenhong called him and informed him that the car had been parked outside the airport, and at the same time, Miyamoto Ping also sent a text message - "The Gate of Eternal Life" is about five years away.

Five-year ......

Tachibana's heart sank, and the pressure of this trip suddenly increased.