Chapter XVIII: The Final Mission
Original painting list.
Hundreds?
Can you earn more than 40,000 yuan?
Seeing these messages, Wei Ming was in a dilemma and didn't know how to reply.
If he had been in the past, he would have been very happy to receive such a large order, and he would have been able to complete the liver explosion within a month, and the quality would have been guaranteed without much problem.
The remuneration of more than 40,000 yuan is equivalent to half a year's income, which is a very attractive number.
But now, he can't arouse the slightest interest.
And since he planned to use Xiaohei to start a business, for more than half a month, Wei Ming has not painted a single original painting, all the lists have been pushed away, and several old customers have released a signal of "retirement and career change", which makes them regretful.
It's just that for Tao Su, an old friend who has worked together for more than two years, Wei Ming has not informed her for the time being, perhaps, because he doesn't want her to be disappointed and doesn't want to lose a bond to maintain a friendship.
But......
There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, and there are some things that must be faced.
"Tao Tao is sorry, I have now left the original artist industry and gone to other jobs."
"For your list, let's find other high-level original artists, I'm afraid I don't have the time and energy to help you complete this."
"I'm sorry."
Wei Ming had to confess.
After a while.
The chat window scrolls through multiple messages:
“???”
"You're no longer a concept artist?"
"Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter earlier, so that I could be a little mentally prepared?"
"Ming, what the hell happened to you, the original artist did a good job, why did he suddenly change careers? Hit me off guard. ”
"Ming, you occupy a very important position in my creative plan, my most trusted original artist is you, except for you, no one's work can satisfy me, but also satisfy my readers, we are a pair of golden partners, you also said that I will write a book in the future, you will help me draw the original painting."
"But how long has it been since you changed careers?"
"Ming, you-"
Tao Su's words can be described as very surprised, as well as half disappointed and annoyed.
After all, her plan was completely disrupted by this partner she had always felt "stable" and "reliable".
In case the quality of the comics of "Does Husband Confess His Mistake Today" not up to par, the reader's side, she doesn't know how to explain?
It will even have a certain impact on her future career development, her ideal is to become a well-known god-level network writer, with an annual income of more than 10 million, rather than staying at the small god level for a long time, and her sense of existence is thin.
"Tao Tao, this decision was made by me more than half a month ago, because there is a better opportunity in front of me."
"If I choose a new career, I will earn many times as much as I would as an original artist, and my future prospects are very good."
"I cherish the cooperation and friendship between us, but a return is different from a reward of 100%, and normal people will make rational choices."
"So, I hope you can understand, in addition, I also know a few original artists whose level is not worse than mine, I can introduce them to you, you have such a big list, and you give a lot of money, they can definitely come up with excellent quality works, and it will not affect the caricature of your new book."
Wei Ming said bitterly.
I hope to be able to convince Tao Su and let her accept it calmly.
"Of course, I know that there are many excellent concept artists, but in my case, your talent is irreplaceable."
Tao Su said: "In your paintings, there is a very special thing, it touches me, but also moves my readers, if there is no such thing, it is like missing some kind of soul, if there is no such soul, no matter how beautiful the painting is, it will lose the most important attraction." ”
"So my novel can't do without you as the original artist, and if you don't do it, I'll be very troubled."
Wei Ming couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
Is there really a soul in my paintings?
Why didn't I see it?
It's just an ordinary graffiti, and it has become an irreplaceable talent?
It can be said that being said by Tao Su, Wei Ming really wavered a little in his self-evaluation of "ordinary ordinary" and "average ability".
Maybe I really have the potential to become an artist.
But even if Tao Su spoke so highly of himself, Wei Ming still had to say: "Tao Tao, I thank you for valuing me so much, but I really don't want to paint the original painting, my new job has started, and I can't squeeze out time to do this, so you should invite other original artists." ”
"It's okay to ask other original artists, but you have to cooperate with the book I have in hand and help me finish it, right? The first dozen or so original paintings were all drawn by you, and the reader is used to your style, so it is not good to make adjustments in the back and destroy the reader's expectations. ”
"Ming, I don't ask you to help all the time, but this book, you always have to have a beginning and an end, a beginning and an end, right?"
"Anyway, at least on this book, please do me a favor."
As if there was some kind of obsession, Tao Su hoped that in the book "Did Husband Admit His Mistake Today", Wei Ming must help him.
This......
Look at Tao Su's attitude.
Wei Ming pondered silently for a long time.
In the end, he had to say: "It's okay if you want me to help, but I don't have much free time to spare, and I can draw half a picture a day at most, and I can get hundreds of pictures in a month, which is impossible." ”
"So I can only complete a small part of it, help you draw some key characters, and the rest of the non-main characters, you can ask other original artists to finish, because it is secondary, I believe the reader will not care too much."
"It's a compromise I can come up with, and it's the best I can do."
"Tao Tao, I don't know if you can accept this plan of mine?"
Wei Ming felt that this list must be the last list in his career as an original artist.
This is one case and no exception.
From then on, he will completely retire from the circle of original artists and will not paint any more works.
"That'...... Okay. ”
After a while, Tao Su replied, agreeing to Wei Ming's compromise plan.
After all, it seems that Wei Ming can't make more concessions, this is the best result she can get.
So in order to make the comic of her novel "Husband Confess His Mistake Today" go smoothly, Tao Su immediately made a selection from the more than 100 characters she set, and selected the most important 33 characters from them, so that Wei Ming could strive to complete 33 original character drawings within a month.
Obviously, Wei Ming can't complete such a large task, and he can complete the task of 15 cards at most.
Tao Su said that he could draw as much as he could, as long as Wei Ming did his best, and if he didn't finish it by then, he would find other original artists to help.
Wei Ming shook his head helplessly.
He had to cancel his intention to go to bed before ten o'clock, and took out the pen tablet that had been in the corner of the closet for a long time, and from this evening, he had to complete at least half of the original painting.