August 29, 2013. Friday.

Yama Jiu, the editor in charge of "Young JUMC", rushed to Cangshuhong's apartment and studio to receive the manuscript before the weekend holiday.

Of course, although the editor of Yamajiu will also put forward some opinions, but in general, since Li Yuntao and Cang Shuhong are both very assertive and stylish creators, unless it is some real flaws, they still stick to their own style and will not compromise.

Of course, Yamahisa is not a very fond of point-pointing editors like Minato editors. Actually, he is measured, and he has never pointed out some popular cartoonists, so he is not confident that cartoonists will be able to serialize if they create according to his opinions, and they will not be cut in half for a long time.

The comic creation of "My AI Girlfriend Xiao Ai" basically follows the direction of the novel, and there is no need for excessive discussion, so Yamahisa is more about making some professional suggestions in terms of painting, painting style, etc.

These suggestions are not what Li Yuntao can help, after all, the editor of "Young JUMC" has read comics, and is more familiar with the trend of readers in the comics industry, even if the editor himself does not have first-class painters, he can also see some shortcomings of cartoonists.

"Well, in this way, the latest manuscript has basically been approved, and I will bring it back to the editorial office, ready to be serialized as a manuscript for the next few issues. ”

"However, I feel that Mr. Cang Shuhong is working too hard like this, basically drawing comics by himself, and now there are still manuscripts accumulated a few months ago. After the manga runs out of drafts, it is too reluctant to maintain a stable serialization. Although Li Yuntaojun can help conceive the plot and review the draft, he has played the role of half an editor. But...... In terms of painting, I can't help Mr. Cang Shuhong, so let's contact a few assistants!"

Shan Jiu's editor also found that Cangshuhong's work intensity is actually very large, and every day the comics are actually completed independently. About 3 pages of comic manuscripts a day, in addition, I also need to find time to help Li Yuntao improve the novel.

In addition, he manages the online fan site "Hamster House", so the level of work exceeds that of the serialized manga artists of the same period.

You know, it doesn't look difficult to draw 2~3 pages of comics every day.

However, the quality of manuscripts that meet the serialization requirements is actually very demanding. Not only should the cartoonists themselves feel good, but they must also cater to the reading habits of market readers.

In a sense, in addition to the madman like his new wife Eiji, he also feels comfortable serializing two weekly comics. Other manga artists, even if they serialize a manga, feel that it is very necessary to need a team of assistants.

Under normal circumstances, serialized cartoonists have as few as 1~2 assistants, and even more assistants. This mainly depends on the popularity and financial resources of the cartoonist.

In fact, the cartoonists of "Shonen JUMC" need to set up a special studio, which is not actually the standard required for solo creation. It's because professional cartoonists basically need assistants, and in order to prepare space for assistants, they need to configure studios.

The apartment rented by Cangshuhong is actually relatively large, and it is completely fine to hire multiple assistants to help. It's just that the editor didn't mention it before, so she didn't take the initiative to ask for an assistant.

"It's okay to ask for an assistant, but I ask the assistant to be as girl as possible. Even if it is a man, it is required to be an adult and stable professional assistant who is married and has a family. Li Yuntao said.

Cang Shuhong quietly looked at Li Yuntao, nodded involuntarily, and said, "I think so too, female assistants are the mainstay." ”

Yamahisa knew that because of the incident of Nakai Qiaolang, Cang Shuhong and Li Yuntao didn't trust the male assistant very much.

In particular, cartoonists who have been engaged in the comic industry for more than ten years, have been at the bottom, and have a certain talent, but cannot obtain serialization qualifications because comics are indeed flawed.

That kind of person, full of dissatisfaction with reality, even resentment, with a little fuse, may do something extreme.

And among the cartoonist assistants at the bottom, there are also some full-time assistants. These full-time assistants no longer think about serializing their own works, but the transformation speed is fast and good, and they can help cartoonists do a good job of simple repetition of those strokes, backgrounds, buildings, landscapes, blackouts, etc., which are not highly technical. Even, some passers-by who don't need to be too particular about not affecting the style of painting can hand it over to an assistant to paint, which is not impossible.

After many cartoonists are accustomed to using assistants to reduce the amount of labor, they will subconsciously draw the original manuscript more simply, and a large number of time-consuming, but do not need to be creative, and only need to be familiar with comic skills, and they can be competent in handing over the work to the assistant.

Of course, there are some key points that must still be done by the cartoonists themselves.

"Okay! The requirements of the assistant, I will write down, if a man chooses a professional assistant who has a family and a room, and also requires a harmonious family and takes care of the family. Well, this kind of assistant is very reliable. However, this kind of full-time assistant who has been in the assistant circle for more than ten years is very expensive. Yamahisa took a notebook and wrote it down.

"What is the average monthly salary?" asked Li Yuntao.

"The kind of assistant at the bottom of the ordinary can earn a monthly salary of 10~200,000 yen. After all, assistants generally only need to work for about half a day, and the remaining half of the day can also use the teacher's studio to create their own comics. Many younger cartoonists find a job as an assistant just to earn living expenses, but in fact, they still create their own comics and constantly submit their own manuscripts. Yamahisa said.

"Fukuda-san and Takahama-san are like that. Cang Shuhong added.

"Fukuda-san is okay now, and he can already be serialized stably. Gao Bin-sang has been miserable recently, and his comics have been cut in half a few months ago. Now I'm working as an assistant to Mr. Yacheng Mumengye.,However,He's still preparing his own comics.。 Yamaku sighed.

Shinta Fukuda came to Tokyo with a dream to become a manga artist a long time ago. It's just that it's not as talented as his new wife Eiji, so before he got the serial qualification at the beginning, he was an assistant to his new wife Eiji.

Of course...... The assistant of the new wife Eiji is also too easy, because, the new wife Eiji has basically drawn most of the comics, and the assistant can only help pick up the gaps in some subtle places. The work intensity is low, and there is enough time to prepare your own comics.

In addition, if you work as an assistant to a serialized manga artist, you will definitely have the opportunity to contact the editor-in-charge of the manga artist, and the assistant will have plenty of opportunities to deliver the manuscript to the editor and discuss with the editor face-to-face, which is far more efficient than mailing the manuscript to the editorial office.

Of course, the editor in charge of "Young JUMC" does not have the right to decide on serialization, only preliminary checks and reviews. After the editor-in-charge approves it, it will be handed over to the group editor and submitted to the serialization meeting. The middle and high-level editors of the screenwriting department at the serialization meeting read all the comics serialized by the reserve in the serialization meeting. Vote in a number of serialized comics and decide which comics have the most potential to get the new serialization qualification.

Takahama Shengyang's original serialization was quickly cut in half, and then, Minaura, the editor in charge, was introduced to Yacheng Mu Mengye as an assistant for a period of time. During the assistant period, he created a manga "BB Kenichi", and the short story received a high vote and passed the new serialization, but it was cut in half due to the decline in popularity in the later period. Now, I'm back to work as an assistant at Yacheng Mu Mengye......

Therefore, in essence, serialized cartoonists are not so stable, and even if serialized cartoonists, if their works are cut in half, the fastest way to get a stable income is to earn salaries as assistants to other serialized cartoonists.

Basically, this kind of part-time assistant will generally only work for three or four hours. In addition, I have a lot of time and energy to devote to my own manga works.

"Well, that's it, the selection of comic assistants is mainly female, and professional assistants are preferred. Male assistants should have families, and men who are more family-oriented are the main ones. Yamahisa said, "I'll look for it in the past, and I'll definitely find the right one." ”

After that, editor Yamahisa packed his file bag, sorted out his luggage, and then prepared to take a taxi and return to the editorial office.