Chapter 161: How Good Is the Beginning?

In the ACG two-dimensional circle on the Internet, Xu Qingru and Jiang Xue collaborated on the "golden partner" of the masterpiece "Madoka Magical Girl", they can be said to be quite famous, so once their new work is released, these fans who are fans because of Madoka will of course pay attention to the new work as soon as possible.

But in reality, more martial arts comic book readers who don't pay much attention to the two-dimensional circle may have only heard of the work "Madoka Magical Girl" a little bit and know some stalks about it, but if you really want to ask them if they have read the magic circle in its entirety from beginning to end, they definitely don't.

This is the difference between veteran ACG enthusiasts, old ACG who knows more about the animation industry, and most ordinary readers.

The average reader may not pay attention to the author of the comic, unless the comic can make them completely attracted to the author, and then become a die-hard fan of the author, or most comics will be seen by them as just a pastime to pass the time.

Xun Xingping is such an ordinary reader, he is a beginner carver, he is not particularly interested in comics, at most he flips through them in his spare time, he even has no desire to read the extremely classic martial arts comic "Spring and Autumn Journey", which has been serialized for nearly ten years.

At this time, he was sitting on the high-speed train, visiting a skilled sculptor.

Sitting in the seat, he looked out the window, a little bored for a while, and saw that the passengers around him seemed to have picked up the comic magazines in the pocket behind the seat, and looked at them with relish. Martial Arts.

That's right, this parallel world is quite developed because of the entertainment industry, and on some public transportation such as high-speed rail, there are free, comic magazines for passengers to enjoy.

With other comic book readers, watch "Ancient Legends. Martial Arts", they all went directly to those well-known serial comics, he didn't have such a big purpose, he flipped through it casually, but turned to the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" with a headpiece color page, the author is Xu Qingru & Jiang Xue.

Xun Xingping, who had never even heard of "Magical Girl Madoka", naturally didn't know Xu Qingru and Jiang Xue, but when he saw the names of these two, he naturally felt that they were both female creators.

"The female author actually came to draw martial arts comics? It's pretty strange......"

Xun Xingping thought so, but when he saw the first page of the comic, he couldn't take his eyes off!

As an engraver struggling in the field of art, his art skills are naturally extraordinary, and ordinary comics cannot arouse his interest, basically because the author's painting skills are too poor, and there is really nothing that can interest him.

However, the frontispiece color page of this comic directly shows the author's super strength, and this beginning depicts the picture of a poem-

The small peach has no owner and blooms spontaneously, and the tobacco is vast with evening crows. Several ruined wells have always been people's homes.

The author of the poem is Dai Gu, during the Southern Song Dynasty, the Huai River valley was the front line of the war between the Song and Jin, the villages and fields were devastated, and the prosperous cities and rich villages in the past were depressed. Dai Gu's poem is about the situation of a village on the side of the Huai River after the war.

Seeing such a color page and a short comic narration, Xun Xingping gradually immersed himself in the humiliating history of the Southern Song Dynasty, and then found that a martial arts story that was perfectly integrated with history was slowly presented in front of him, and this story seemed to have a special charm, which made him completely immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself!

In fact, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a slow-burning work, so it stands to reason that it should be more attractive the more you go to the back, only the beginning of "The Condor Shooting" can only be regarded as decent, but this work has attracted many readers to the pit with its superb painting skills and the ability to outline a heavy historical atmosphere and perfectly conform to historical customs and folklore.

Not only engravers in the field of art such as Xun Xingping, but also some university history professors and students, they were all interested when they found such a comic that could completely confuse the real with the real and make readers mistakenly think that this martial arts story was what really happened in history.

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Du Yang, a cartoonist, is also a veteran creator who has worked hard in the field of martial arts comics, and he has three assistants in his studio. Martial Arts", while discussing:

""The Spring and Autumn Journey of the Sword", which has been serialized for so long, is still so attractive, after reading this issue, I really want to hurry up and watch the next issue!"

"Yes, "Spring and Autumn Journey of the Sword" is indeed too classic, I grew up watching him since I was a child, and I fell in love with comics because of it, and then I threw myself into this field......"

"By the way, the combination that made the animation masterpiece of "Madoka Magical Girl", how about their new serial "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?"

"I feel that the pace is a little slow at the beginning, but the whole story is eloquent, which has a special appeal. And the painting is fantastic, all kinds of details are directly filled, and the whole work is simply natural! ”

"Xu Qingru is really a super genius in terms of screenwriting, I feel that after reading the beginning, I was completely attracted to the comic world where martial arts and history are perfectly combined, and I am very much looking forward to the follow-up!"

"There is a bonus to the color page of the volume, so the results of this issue of the flash report and this newspaper should be very good, right?"

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I don't know why, Du Yang was a little angry when he heard such a discussion, but he didn't want to use this to target his assistants, these people were hired by him, and the cost was calculated by the hour, and with Du Yang's manuscript fee of only 1,000 yuan, it was really difficult to hire three assistants, but if he didn't hire an assistant, with the speed of his hand, he would not be able to complete the workload of one word a week.

Du Yang casually took a newly listed "Ancient Legend. Martial Arts", his expression is quite complicated, and he is very interested in "Ancient Legends. Martial Arts", the "Great God Arena", loves and hates, he belongs to the loser who has been eliminated, but as long as he says that he has been in "Ancient Legends. Martial Arts", he will gain the reverent gaze of cartoonists in the industry, which greatly satisfies his vanity......

It's a pity, it was only a short-term brilliance, no, it wasn't brilliant at all, he was fortunate to open three serials in this magazine, but he was cut in half again and again, and finally under the euphemistic persuasion of the editor, he left this top magazine in the field of martial arts comics in disgrace.

Du Yang hurriedly finished "Shooting the Condor" with a provocative mentality, and he felt deep down in his heart that this new serial would be able to attract a group of die-hard niche fans with this super painting and the historical atmosphere outlined, and it could completely gain a firm foothold, but he said: "I feel that the beginning of "Shooting the Condor" is not very good, and the protagonist is too slow to appear, which is a big taboo!" I look at this issue of the popularity survey, definitely not! ”

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(End of chapter)