Chapter 67: Ideas for Cooperation
Seeing that it was the senior editor of "Weekly Shonen Sunday", Hideki Hanyu suddenly felt a big feeling.
Since the last time he met the "Pokemon" comics, even though he made it clear that he was not interested, Kumagai Gennori still did not give up.
Even if he goes out on a trip, he can still receive a pager message from this person, and he can't bear to ignore it, as long as he calls back, the other party will always be stalking in the hope that he will serialize the comics.
He really can't understand why "Weekly Shonen Sunday", which now has the two popular comics "Lucky Star Kid" and "Baseball Heroes", has to be him.
Hanyu Hideki, who was really afraid of running into this senior editor, was careful when he came to the Shogakukan twice after returning from Hyogo Prefecture, for fear of being touched by the other party.
But I dodged a lot, but I didn't expect to be found by the other party.
"Good morning, Kumagai-san." Hideki Hanyu greeted weakly.
Regarding Hanyu Hideki's attitude, Gennori Kumagai doesn't care either, after all, the editor of the perennial manga artist, he has seen the manga artist in any state.
After Kumagai Gennori said hello, he politely said to Maeda Muneyoshi next to him, "Maeda-san, borrow your reception room and use it." ”
Maeda Muneyoshi, who was already busy with serialization matters, generously said, "It's okay, Kumagai-san and Hanyu-san are chatting casually, so I won't bother the two." ”
Although it is not a system, after all, it belongs to the same publishing house, so Maeda Muneyoshi naturally heard about the recent anecdote of Hanyu Hideki being entangled in serialized manga by an editor of "Weekly Shonen Sunday".
Seeing Hanyu Hideki's loveless expression, Maeda Muneyoshi didn't want to stay as a shield, so he left immediately after finishing speaking.
"I'm really not interested in serialized manga, so Kumagai-san should not waste time on me."
Hideki Hanyu tried to make his tone appear sincere.
For Hanyu Hideki's refusal, Gennori Kumagai was not surprised at all, but he came prepared this time.
After the approval of his colleagues, he deliberately "spent a lot of money" to invite Eri Kitahara, the person in charge of Hideki Hanyu, to dinner, and learned a lot of important information from Eri Kitahara.
According to Eri Kitahara, Hanyu Hideki doesn't like to be busy, has a casual personality, and is reluctant to serialize comics mostly because it's a waste of time and too much trouble.
Therefore, Kumagai Gennori didn't say that the others didn't get it, and he got straight to the point when he came up.
"Hanyu-san, please rest assured, I have taken into account that Hanyu-san is busy with work on weekdays, so we will help Hanyu-san set up a complete comic creation team, including the main writer, line draft, background, coloring, post-production and other personnel, Hanyu-san only needs to be the screenwriter of the work, so Hanyu-san does not have to worry at all, it will waste too much time on manga serialization."
In Kumagai's opinion, not to mention that you don't want to draw comics, it doesn't matter if you can't draw, it's not uncommon for manga artists who only serve as comic screenwriters, and the cooperation model of original works and artists is not uncommon in the manga industry.
For example, Kazuo Koike, who can't draw at all, is a manga artist who can be compared to Osamu Tezuka and Hayao Miyazaki in terms of status.
Gennori Kumagai finished his thoughts in one breath, and then waited expectantly for Hanyu Hideki's answer.
Hearing such thoughtful consideration from the other party, Hideki Hanyu only felt that his scalp was numb.
The Kumagai Gennoru in front of him obviously guessed his mind wrong, he didn't want to serialize the manga, although it was a waste of time, but it was more because of the copyright sharing problem of Pokemon.
People thought about him so much, and one after another sincerely invited, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain for this kind of treatment.
Still, he remained unmoved.
"Kumagaya-san, to be honest, Pokemon has a very special meaning to me, and I have no plans to caricature it for the time being."
Hanyu Hideki found a reason that didn't count as a reason, as for what special meaning it has, it's not a problem for writers, anyway, neon writers have some strange fetishes.
"Is that so?" Kumagai Gennori couldn't hide his disappointment.
But after a moment of disappointment, the senior editor of Weekly Shonen Sunday picked himself up again and tried to ask Hideki Hanyu.
"Since this Pokemon can't be serialized, are there any other stories that Hanyu-san is suitable for serialization as a manga?"
In fact, in Kumagai's Gennori, Hideki Hanyu's "Magical Snack Shop" is very suitable for drawing a manga, but unfortunately the story style is not suitable for serialization in "Weekly Shonen Sunday".
"This ......" looked at the senior editor's expectant eyes, and Hanyu Hideki fell into thought.
If there is a complete creative team service, he only works as a comic screenwriter, and he doesn't have to spend all day at home drawing comics, and it's not impossible to make some extra money by making this comics.
It's just that although he remembers a lot of influential comic works, the reason why those works are successful is not only the story idea, but also the creator's painting style.
Even if there is a creative team to help, some comics you draw by a different person, and they really don't have that taste.
Thinking of this, he said to Gennori Kumagai, "I do have an idea for a manga story here, but I may need to find another manga artist to work with." ”
"Hanyu-san wants to find a manga artist to work with, just leave it to me."
Kumagai Gennori patted his chest and boasted about Haikou.
"Kumagai-san, don't worry, wait until I prepare the manga script first."
Hanyu Hideki thought to himself that the manga artist he wanted to work with was a pillar of another family, and it was not so easy to invite.
However, if the creativity of the work can impress the other party, it is not without the opportunity to talk about it.
"Okay, I hope Hanyu-san doesn't keep me waiting too long."
Gennori Kumagai's curious hundred claws scratch his heart, and he just wants to see Hideki Hanyu's manga script as soon as possible.
"I'm afraid not in the near future, after participating in the Shogakukan Children's Culture Publishing Prize, I will soon start the all-neon tour signing, and Kumagai-san will have to wait until at least October."
Hanyu Hideki's words made Gennori Kumagai quite helpless, but compared to the serialized manga, Hanyu Hideki's new release is undoubtedly more important.
Even as the editor of "Weekly Shonen Sunday", he could feel the importance that the entire Shogakukan attached to Hideki Hanyu, after all, when the second issue of "Children's Literature and Art" achieved miraculous million sales, it caused a sensation in the entire industry.
At this critical moment, he dared to ask Hanyu Hideki to create a comic script regardless of priority, not to mention that Hanyu Hideki didn't have time, I'm afraid the sales department would immediately come to him for trouble.
Although he has a long-term plan, there is no problem with the sales of "Weekly Shonen Sunday" at the moment, and he has time to wait for Hideki Hanyu's manga script to be released.
"Then trouble Hanyu-san, if the manga script is completed, please notify me as soon as possible."
"We'll talk about it when it's all done."
What Hanyu Hideki didn't want to do, it was useless for others to persuade him, he decided to do it, and only because he wanted to do it, and never did it for the expectations of others.
And now since he wants to collaborate on the manga, it's because he wants to, not because of Kumagai Gennori.
Sending Kumagai Gennori away, he looked at the time again and found that it was close to noon, so he had to rush back in a hurry.
In the afternoon, I also agreed to an exclusive interview with the Sankei Shimbun, and I couldn't stop for a moment when I was really busy.