Xiao Huang: So Mr. Li, we all know that it is not easy for young people to start a business, and we also know that it is also difficult for new cartoonists to become famous. What difficulties have you encountered in the current operation of small shrimp?

Li Ze: It's not easy. Because we are a small company with no foundation, and we don't have much income for the time being, so as you can see, our office conditions are still relatively average, and when we have money in the future, we still have to move the brothers into spacious and bright offices.

Xiao Huang: Well, I actually think it's pretty good here. Although the area is not large, it is clean and tidy, giving it a warm feeling.

Li Ze: Haha, it's spacious and bright, thanks to our logistics manager, Miss Yuzi. Speaking of difficulties, the biggest difficulty is not actually the hardware facilities, but the problem that every rookie cartoonist faces - lack of recognition.

Xiao Huang: Lack of recognition? Is it the acceptance of the market?

Li Ze: No, if the market doesn't recognize us, it's our own level. Either our comics aren't exciting enough, or ours doesn't capture the hearts of our readers. The lack of recognition I am talking about comes from the publishers.

Xiao Huang: From the publisher's side? Is it a problem with the submission?

Li Ze: That's right, the current comic industry is in a situation of both supply and demand. There are a large number of publishers receiving manuscripts, but at the same time, there are also a larger number of cartoonists submitting, and there is a certain degree of difficulty in passing the manuscript.

Take this "Tomie" as an example, I went back and forth to dozens of publishing houses, and almost gave up before finally succeeding in the draft.

To put it mildly, I think our work is at a good level, but we have suffered many failures in a row...... At one point, I doubted my life.

Xiao Huang: En, because I am a reporter who specializes in interviewing youth entrepreneurship and employment, I also know the difficulties involved. But now it's finally a good start.

Li Ze: Yes, I admit that being rejected is an ordeal that almost every newcomer encounters, and I hope to change this situation as soon as possible.

After all, if you have to run dozens of publishing houses every time to get a manuscript, it's really tiring!

Xiao Huang: Can I take a peek at the work? I promise it won't leak it.

Li Ze: Of course, then you are our first reader.

……

Xiao Huang: Okay, very good work! I have to say, it was much better than I expected! Mr. Li, judging from my years of experience in reading comics, this "Fujiang" will definitely be a success.

Li Ze: Haha, I'll borrow your auspicious words. I also desperately hope that the work can satisfy the readers, so that we can draw more and better works.

Xiao Huang: Come on.

Li Ze: Well, we will work hard, and we also have this confidence.

Xiao Huang: So, do you have any expectations for the future prospects of Xiao Xiami Comic Studio?

Li Ze: Of course, the short-term goal is to produce more comics, so that more people can see our works, so as to get more profits.

And the long-term goal is only one.

I may be ridiculed as a whimsical dream, but my goal is to be the No. 1 manga production company in the industry, to produce the most popular, hottest, classic, and best manga works!

The King of Manga!

Xiao Huang: Ahem! Cartoonists are indeed dreamers, come on! So, please advertise for yourself, okay?

Li Ze: Xiao Xiami's comic debut: "Tomie", will be published in "Iwate Shoten" in the near future, so stay tuned!

At the end of the interview, Li Ze personally escorted the baby-faced Xiaohuang home, and Li Ze was still very grateful for this unexpected interview.

The current small shrimp really needs exposure!

……

It's still about a week before Iwate Shoten publishes "Tomie", so naturally you can't be idle during this time, right?

Li Ze has already started thinking about his next comic work.

As a man who wants to become the king of comics, Li Ze knows that if he wants to meet the ambition of the king of comics, he must be super-phenomenal and globally popular comics.

For example, Dragon Ball.

For example, One Piece.

Another example is Naruto.

Of course, "Doraemon" and "Attack on Titan" are also good choices.

But in any case, if you want to become the king of comics, you almost have to rely on large comics.

But the time is not yet ripe, and the current small shrimp comics can't draw large comics.

A large-length comic like this is not a pat on the head, Li Ze writes a plot outline, and then it can be done.

Before painting, you have to contact the publishing house first, and you can't let the shrimp brother and sister paint the whole work before talking, right?

In that case, it takes a lot of time and energy, but in the end it is rejected, and it will be a bloody collapse.

In addition to contacting publishers, it is also important to improve your own business.

Li Ze understands that the current Xiami brothers and sisters do not have the ability to control the big length. If you rashly write the script of the thief in Long Zhuhai, give it to the brothers and sisters to do. The probability of painting collapse is close to 100%.

Therefore, although Li Ze was very impulsive, Li Ze still restrained his impulse very rationally.

Let's continue to draw short stories first, accumulate a certain level, funds, and popularity, and then use long-form serialized comics to win!

It was decided that the new work would continue to be short, but what kind of cartoons to draw was not Li Ze's business alone.

Although Li Ze already had a few short comics in his heart, Li Ze still said to the shrimp brothers and sisters: "The new work is also a short comic, you go down and think about the specific theme, I will have a meeting tomorrow, and at the meeting we will decide on the theme of the new work." ”

Zhou Mi immediately responded enthusiastically: "OK! I already have several lingering love stories in my heart. ”

And the decadent shrimp brother also turned the brush in his hand: "My thoughts? My dream? My ideal? What do I want to draw? Am I ready? ”

Well, it can be seen that Brother Shrimp is still very confused.

The second day of the meeting was agreed to decide on the subject matter, but before the meeting, new visitors arrived.

The man in the suit handed over his business card: "Hello, I am the manager of the Blue Day project team of Sheng Dog Company, and I came here to discuss cooperation with your company." ”

Sheng Dog Company?

Li Ze knows that Sheng Dog was once the world's largest online game company, and its cold-blooded legend has created a series of peak myths, and its popularity is comparable to that of LOL on the earth.

However, this is only the past, and now the Sheng dog is no longer good.

And the reason why Sheng Dog Company is not good can be explained in a paragraph.

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