On the bench, a man in an old leather jacket closed the cartoon in his hand and placed it at his side.

The cover of the comic shows two women on the phone, one in formal clothes, the other in a slightly dusty atmosphere, and there are blood-colored snowflakes falling in the corners of the cover, showing a kind of depression similar to a funeral.

The man in the jacket took out a cigarette and bit it in his mouth, lit it, and after spit out a puff of smoke rings, he pursed his lips again, with a little reminiscence in his eyes.

A Lamborghini approached this way, slammed on the brakes as it was about to pass the bench, and came to a steady stop.

A man in a burgundy suit stepped out of the car, and after the man got out of the car, he glanced at the man in the jacket, who should have known each other, but no one was in a hurry to say hello.

The man in the suit took out an e-cigarette from his pocket, stuffed the heating rod with a cartridge and casually looked around, and finally, landed on the manga on the bench.

"Is it a new work by the leader?" The man in the suit asked.

"Hmm." The man in the jacket nodded, his hair was so oily that even the cold wind of this winter day could not shake his bangs in the slightest.

"How's it taste?"

"Fading."

When the man in the suit heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he reached out and took the initiative to pick up the comic and began to read it.

The painting, composition, and design are all impeccable, and they are the level of the leader.

Especially the last painting, which is a large picture of the left and right sides together, can be said to form a huge contrast impact both in the plot and in the change of painting style.

The scar literary narrative style at the beginning and the urban neon painting style formed a double reversal in the end, a good story, but also a good comic.

But the man in the suit still nodded and agreed:

"It's too light, indeed."

The head's works, they know, he likes to pursue the ultimate sense of tearing, whether it is in the plot or from the picture rendering, it can give people great oppression, and even breathing becomes cautious when people watch it.

And this comic, compared to Tou'er's previous works, is like a chef who is used to making hard dishes and suddenly stir-fried a plate of broccoli, and the condiment is just sprinkled with a little salt.

"You're so early."

Across the road, a man and a woman were walking together.

They were a pair of older siblings, the younger brother wore a black down jacket, a hat and a scarf, and when he walked, he shrunk his neck and feet, and shivered, apparently, very uncomfortable with the cold outside.

My sister is wearing a white down jacket and sky blue jeans, not a melon seed face, a little rounded, but her face is also very delicate, giving people a very pure feeling.

"Si Yao, Si Yu, you guys are here."

The man in the suit greeted him happily, especially when facing the girl, and he was even more enthusiastic.

"Deng Ge, quickly wipe your saliva."

Every younger brother will have a natural hostility towards any man who tries to be his brother-in-law, and Qin Siyu is no exception.

But every reserve brother-in-law often has a great tolerance for his brother-in-law;

Of course, once you have passed the reserves, you will start to watch out for your brother-in-law to prevent your wife from becoming a demon of helping your brother.

"Siyu, why did you come out, it's cold today, be careful not to catch a cold."

Hush the cold and ask for warmth, and the attitude is sincere.

Qin Siyu walked to the side of the bench and didn't pay attention to Deng Ge anymore, but looked at the man in the jacket with a smile on his face:

"Brother Qiang, are you still single?"

The man in the jacket is called Xu Qiang, and he is the oldest in the circle at the beginning, at that time, everyone was generally still a college student or a recent graduate, but Xu Qiang is already an uncle, but he has always been single, so he has always been the target of everyone's ridicule and ridicule in this regard.

Xu Qiang shook his head, reached out and grabbed his greasy enough reflective hair, and responded, "It's still early." ”

Qin Siyao took over the comics from Singer Deng,

Deng Ge introduced with some diligence on the side:

"This is a new work by the leader, and it looks like it was painted a few months ago."

Qin Siyao began to flip through this comic, the comic is very thin, and the story is not long, if you don't go to savor the painting, you can read it quickly.

After turning to the last page, Qin Siyao put down the comic and pursed her lips.

"What's wrong, what's wrong with the boss's comics?"

Qin Siyu took the comic from his sister's hand, and after flipping through it for a while, he was a little surprised:

"How can the boss draw such a work?"

Xu Qiang, who was sitting on the bench, guessed:

"Perhaps, the boss is short of money."

If you don't lack money, according to the character of the leader, you won't draw such a light comic.

"The boss is too, there is a lack of money, why don't you look for me." Deng Ge said beside him.

Qin Siyu glared at Deng Ge angrily, and said:

"I know that you have made several popular anime movies in the past two years and made a lot of money, but what do you mean by showing here?"

"Show what? If the boss is short of money, will I not give it? If it weren't for the help of the leader, I would have gone back to my hometown and squatted. ”

"Even if the boss is short of money, he won't ask us for it." Xu Qiang said with emotion.

Immediately, Deng Ge and Qin Siyu also quieted down, yes, the leader is the leader after all, no matter how difficult the life is, he will not open his hand to himself and others.

At this time, a locomotive drove over, stopped beside everyone, and the driver of the locomotive was a woman, and the tight motorcycle suit highlighted her perfect figure to the fullest.

The woman lifted her helmet and goggles, glanced at everyone present, and said very plainly:

"It's early."

"Ah Qiu......"

"Sister Qiu......"

Deng Ge and the others were very surprised, because they didn't expect that the person in front of them would also come here today.

"Well, the boss sent me a message."

Ah Qiu took off his helmet, hung it on the handle, got out of the car, took out his mobile phone, and read:

"Unit 701, Building A, Unit 3, Door Lock Code 110120."

The location where everyone gathers is facing the gate of Fuhua Community.

Following the prompts on my phone, I quickly found the house.

"Is the boss going to have a party?"

Deng Ge said as he prepared to enter the door lock code.

It's been three years since the studio was disbanded, and after the disbandment, everyone basically hasn't reunited.

Deng Ge entered an animation company, relying on his own strength and creativity, and soon became the management of the company, and the two animation films he personally supervised and produced became well-known hits in the past two years, both in terms of income and status.

Qin Siyu's health is not good, after the studio was disbanded, he basically stayed at home and did not go out to work, as for Qin Siyao, he worked as a designer in a clothing company.

Xu Qiang works in a game company, 996, enjoying good fortune.

As for Ah Qiu, after leaving the studio, he went to the mountains as a volunteer for two years, and only returned at the beginning of the year.

"Perhaps...... Perhaps. Qin Siyu said with some uncertainty, "I haven't seen the leader for a long time, I really miss him." ”

The leader's name is Zheng Fan, and he is younger than Xu Qiang, but because he took the lead in setting up the studio, he is the well-deserved boss of the studio.

In the five years that the studio has been in operation, he has put in the most effort, and even if the studio is disbanded in the end, everyone has left for various reasons, but he still guards the studio alone.

Every once in a while, the boss would send them electronic comics to their mailbox, even though it was almost impossible for them to be published and distributed.

Deng Ge entered the code, the door lock was lifted, and the door was pushed open.

Behind the door, there is the living room, but the walls of the living room are covered with dark wallpaper, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Coupled with the tight closing of the curtains, even during the day, the room is still dark.

"This is the chief's home, right?"

Deng Ge reached out and touched the switch on the wall at the door and turned on the light.

The lights weren't very bright, and they were divided into three, all of which gave off a faint yellowish glow, but enough to fill the room.

"On the wall, it's ............"

Qin Siyu squeezed past Deng Ge and walked to the wall, where a painting hung on it.

The painting, which is nearly two meters long and one meter wide, is framed like a photograph.

In the painting, it is a dwarf.

The dwarf's face is a little deformed, his legs and feet are disproportionately thick, and on the dwarf's back, there is an iron sword that is extremely inconsistent with his short stature, and the iron sword naturally cannot be vertical, because the dwarf's height is not as long as the iron sword, so the iron sword is hung horizontally on the back, which looks very funny.

"This is Xue San."

When he saw this painting, Qin Siyu's hands began to tremble, because the characters in this painting came from his creativity, which is the main character in one of his long comics.

Qin Siyu is not tall, which has always been an inferiority complex for him, so his protagonist is a dwarf, an evil dwarf, this dwarf has a habit, he likes to take people who mock his height as his prey, and "re-tidy" these prey, if he is too tall, he will see off a piece, and if he is too short, he will elongate it.

This fetish is born out of Western mythology, but it also interprets a common human nature.

"Xue Sanjiao?"

Deng Ge walked behind Qin Siyu and let out a tease.

The dwarf's name is Xue San, but there is a nickname, called Xue Sanjiao, which is the joking name of the original comic book readers, because the dwarf's feet are very short, but the work praised is in normal proportions, and Qin Siyu is a person who pays attention to details, so every time Xue San squats down in the comics, you can clearly see the three feet.

"This is the leader's drawing." Xu Qiang walked over and said.

"It should be, it's a pity, Siyu's work, the sales at that time were too poor, after all, this protagonist, it is difficult for readers to have a sense of substitution." Deng Ge sighed.

When the studio was still around, the boss had everyone create a character according to their own ideas, and then everyone worked together to make the comics.

"Dwarf Xue San" is Qin Siyu's comic, but the market reaction is the worst, after all, few people can substitute themselves into an ugly dwarf character.

"It's been a few years, and it's still interesting to mention this?" Qin Siyu was a little dissatisfied with the tone of Deng Ge's speech.

In fact, people's temper and character will indeed change because of the level of the society in which they live, especially the current Deng Ge, who is undoubtedly a successful person, even if he doesn't mean to, but when he sees his former "down" friends again, some things will still be revealed naturally.

"No, no, no, this is called market control, and our studio was ............ because it was too much energy to be scattered and failed to focus on ace works."

"That's enough." Qin Siyao said.

Deng Ge immediately shut up.

Qin Siyu turned a deaf ear to Deng Ge's words, and just silently stared at the portrait of a dwarf on the wall in front of him.

Deng Ge pursed his lips, turned around, looked at the other side, and immediately said with some surprise:

"Si Yao, come and see, this is your Feng Siniang."

This is also a portrait of a person.

In the portrait, a graceful woman leans on the side of the door, with a pink face and a spring face, dressed in a costume very similar to a kimono, revealing just the right part of her skin, which is enough to make most men feel ape.

Qin Siyao walked to the portrait and looked at Feng Siniang in the painting, a little distracted.

Feng Siniang, is her comic work, this is a non-human and non-ghost character, because she did not explain the background of Feng Siniang in the comics, so the original readers only guessed that Feng Siniang may have suffered emotional betrayal or something happened to the family.

Because Feng Siniang in the comic story is a very unruly woman, she runs a brothel, and in different series, she opens her own brothel in different cities or in different eras.

Feng Siniang likes luxury and torture, and she pursues an alternative rule of life.

At the beginning, the sales of this comic were okay, because in the comics, there were many fragrant pictures, delicate, mellow, full of imagination and visual impact, which were not inferior to those foreign masters of this way, and many readers came for this kind of picture.

But you must know that Qin Siyao joined the studio when she was just in college, and at that time, she had not yet been in love, and even Deng Ge could be sure that she was still in the middle of the house at that time, but the pictures she wrote were such old drivers.

Deng Ge once thought that the reason why he couldn't catch up with Qin Siyao in the first place was not because he was too bad, but because any living man couldn't PK the second dimension of Qin Siyao's pen.

"This is, my Fan Li."

Xu Qiang walked to a painting and stopped, he reached out and grabbed his greasy hair with some excitement, bringing down a lot of dandruff.

In the painting in front of him is a woodcutter carrying firewood on his back, the woodcutter is very strong and looks very honest.

He is a woodcutter, a woodcutter who kills without blinking, he kills as often as he chops wood, he does not simply kill for pleasure, but mechanically and habitually.

The sales of this comic, like Qin Siyu's Xue San at the beginning, belong to the bottom of the studio character, which can be regarded as a street goods.

The reason is very simple, contemporary comics is a very detailed industrial chain, and there are still too few all-rounders who are proficient in painting, scripting, plot design, character building, etc.

For example, Qin Siyu and Xu Qiang, their advantages lie more in practical operation.

Xu Qiang's comic with a wood-chopping butcher as the protagonist, its plot is the same as that of him, which seems a little too simple, so simple that readers can't see it at all.

"There's no reason why the boss painted it for you but didn't paint it for me, hey, I found it, Ah Ming!"

Singer Deng pointed to the scroll of a slightly thin man, the corners of the man's mouth with fangs looming, and the whole person showed a sickly paleness.

His name is Ah Ming, and he is a vampire, a character designed by Deng Ge.

It can be said that Deng Ge's current success showed signs as early as when he was still in the studio, and his vampire-themed comic ranked second in sales in the studio at that time, second only to the leader's "Demon Pill".

The vampire with the face of an oriental, coupled with a cold and wanton personality, combined with a high-paced bloody and exciting story, has received a very good response from the market.

The characters that can make the audience like it, coupled with the stories that can detonate the audience's enthusiasm, are the key to grasping the market, and it is precisely because of this principle that Deng Ge has been able to become popular in his career in the past few years.

In the comics, Ah Ming's character is also the kind of absolute madness, no matter what opponent he faces, he just lifts the table and goes up to do it.

At the same time, Ah Ming is lonely, he doesn't think of himself as a vampire, and at the same time, he is indeed not a human anymore, he has no friends, and after every madness, what remains is a coldness that can make people feel distressed.

Because of this, there are many female fans of this character.

Ah Qiu silently walked behind everyone,

She seemed a little afraid, but also a little expectant.

But what should have come, still came.

She saw a painting of a slightly pale man crouching on the ground, beside him a mess of corpses.

His name is Liang Cheng, and he is a zombie.

He is bloodthirsty, he is cruel and ruthless.

He has lived from antiquity to modern times, and time has brought him a sense of alienation from the world that has become more and more intense.

And his name, as his author, is the same.

Liang Cheng......

Qin Siyao had already diverted her attention from Feng Siniang at this time, and after seeing Ah Qiu and the painting in front of her, she couldn't help but be silent.

The studio, there were seven people at the beginning.

They are, Tou'er, himself and his younger brother Siyu, Deng Ge, Xu Qiang, A Qiu, and Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng and Ah Qiu, who used to be a couple, have been together since they entered the studio, but more than three years ago, Liang Cheng died in a car accident.

The dissolution of the studio can be said to have originated from Liang Cheng's death, but it is not the main reason.

Liang Cheng's death made Ah Qiu disheartened with many things, but a studio of seven people, leaving two people, is not unable to continue to operate.

The main reason is that the studio has always focused on the horror and bloody comic style, which is already relatively niche, and coupled with policy restrictions and crackdowns, the studio's survival has begun to become more and more difficult.

After the studio's most popular and best-selling "Magic Pill" series and "Vampire Ah Ming" series were banned, the studio suddenly fell into a dilemma of a confused future.

At that time, Deng Ge strongly suggested that the studio should cater to the market and draw more positive or at least less bloody and terrifying themes, so that the living environment would be better and a larger audience could bring higher income.

But the boss at the time directly rejected this suggestion.

The leader said that everyone gathered together because they liked horror and bloody themes, and he didn't want to tarnish everyone's original intention.

Because of this, the operation of the studio was completely paralyzed.

First, Deng Ge quit, entered an animation company, and started a new career of his own.

Next is the Qin family's sisters and brothers, the Qin family's family conditions are average, both parents are workers, Qin Siyu's health is not good, and the annual recuperation fee is a problem, so Qin Siyao had to choose to quit and choose the profession again.

The last to leave was Xu Qiang, and after everyone else left, he silently packed up his things, ordered a bowl of noodles for the leader, and went to a game company.

Back then, they got together because of similar interests and hobbies, and went through five years of ups and downs side by side, but in the end, they couldn't defeat the reality of the law that there is no indispersal feast.

Next to the zombie Liang Cheng, close to the place, there is also a painting, which is the protagonist of Ah Qiu's comics, but it is not a female character, but a male with empty eyes.

His name is Bei, he is a blind man, he is good at playing the piano, and when he kills, he likes to put his hands in front of him, and let his prey be tortured to death while playing the piano melody in the air.

The main writer of this comic is Ah Qiu himself.,The painting style is very realistic.,But it's very weak in the plot.,In many series.,Often the north is killing people at the beginning.,It seems that the whole comic is killing people for the sake of killing.。

This made readers who liked horror themes a little unbearable, after all, everyone still needs some plot adjustments.

However, it seems that because of the uniqueness of the female perspective, the character of North has also attracted a lot of die-hard fans, so its sales are still a little above the dwarf Xue San and Ali.

The characteristics of the protagonist of the work "Blind North" are probably related to Ah Qiu's family background, her father died in the line of duty and died at the hands of a criminal.

On the walls on both sides of the living room, three paintings are hung on each side.

On the wall opposite the door, there is a separate one.

After reading the protagonist of their comics, everyone gathered in front of this picture very tacitly, and in the painting was a baby, full of anger and fierce flames.

This is a manga by the head called "Magic Pill", which uses a baby as a character.

Whether it is in the plot or in the picture, it is almost impeccable, it can be said that with the pure horror and distorted nature, it attracted a large number of audiences at the beginning, and even Deng Ge's "Vampire Ah Ming" was pressed down by "Magic Pill" in terms of popularity.

"Magic pill, just as stubborn as the leader." Deng Ge sighed a little.

He thinks he is good, but at the same time, he also thinks that the boss is a better person than himself.

It's a pity that the head is very stubborn, just like the characters in his pen, obviously a little change, obviously a little adaptation, you can have a better development, but the head continues to be stubborn.

said to complain, there is really nothing, after all, everyone can say that they have deviated from their original intentions, but only the leader has always adhered to his heart.

Everyone has more admiration for the leader in their hearts.

"Where's the chief?" Qin Siyu asked.

There is no doubt that the seven paintings in the living room were painted by the head, but what about the head who invited everyone to meet again in three years?

Xu Qiang pushed open the door of the bedroom on one side and found that the light was on inside.

There were no sheets on the bed in the bedroom, and on top of it were neatly stacked with everyone's collections, some of which had been published, and some of which had not been published but were printed by themselves, which could be considered illegal publications.

This is the accumulation of memories in the five years of the studio's existence, such as "Vampire Ah Ming", "Woodcutter", "Dwarf Xue San" and so on, after the studio was disbanded, everyone would receive an electronic draft from the head in the mailbox every once in a while, and the head was still silently continuing to draw the back story for everyone.

Under the bed, there is also a thick stack of manga.

Everyone walked over and picked up the comics below, and found that they were basically similar to the comics with the theme of two women talking on the phone.

The boss has been sticking to the original intention of the studio, but the boss should be short of money, so he painted a lot of works that could be realized to make money.

After seeing these works, Deng Ge's brows furrowed even more, he was a little dissatisfied, originally he thought that the leader had always adhered to his principles, never forgot his original intention, and did not hesitate to become famous even if he couldn't make any money.

But since the boss is already making money by painting these works, it proves that the boss has already thought about it, in that case, why didn't the boss come to himself?

Could it be because I'm embarrassed?

Deng Ge felt that if the leader thought like this, it really tarnished the friendship of everyone for more than five years.

At this moment, Deng Ge's mobile phone rang, and a video was sent from the WeChat account marked as "Touer".

"Is it news from the chief?" Qin Siyu asked.

Deng Ge nodded, and at the same time held up the phone.

The rest of the people stood behind Deng Ge, everyone was really concerned about how the leader was doing now, and they were also very curious about what the leader was going to do when he gathered everyone here.

In the video screen, there is only one chair at the beginning, and the lens is a little shaky, which should be the head adjusting the angle of the mobile phone camera.

soon

A back figure emerges from the camera and is walking towards a chair.

The man was wearing a dark red sweatshirt, walked slowly, and seemed to be struggling to walk.

When the person in the video walks up to the chair, turns around, and faces the camera,

Deng Ge and the people behind Deng Ge all showed a look of astonishment on their faces.

"Long time no see...... Everyone. ”

The person in the video is indeed the leader, and this can't be faked.

But to everyone's disbelief, the head sitting on the chair at this time, his face, has become so thin that it is sunken, and the arms that expose the cuffs are only skin and bones, and they are still twitching very clearly.

"How did the boss become like this?" Deng Ge exclaimed.

Three years ago, when everyone broke up, the leader only looked a little sub-healthy because of the long-term work at the desk, which is nothing to modern people.

But at this time, the appearance of the head is already a skeleton.

This is, sick?

The purest relationship is the most worth remembering, no matter how high or low everyone's achievements are now, good or bad, no one can erase the friendship between everyone who was like-minded in that five-year time.

"Deng Ge, do you still blame me?"

Zheng Fan's voice was already hoarse, and when he spoke, it was as difficult as if he was pushing two rusty gears to rub together.

"I'm sorry............"

Zheng Fan's voice was very weak.

Deng Ge gritted his teeth.

"Deng Ge, forgive me for not listening to your suggestion at the beginning, otherwise, everyone may not break up, and the studio should still be there."

"We're doing well now, too." Deng Ge muttered to himself.

"I don't want to change, some things, some tastes, since I like it, I just want to keep liking it, I don't want to change, and I'm too lazy to change.

Because, I don't have much to live.

So, Deng Ge, so, everyone, please forgive me, please forgive me for being selfish. ”

Zheng Fan seemed to be about to stand up and bow to everyone to apologize, but as soon as he stood up, he seemed to be overwhelmed, and sat back again, and in the end, he could only sit on the chair and bow his head.

"Five years ago, I was diagnosed with a rare terminal disease, which may only be 100 or so people in the world, and there is no medical solution. So, at that time, I knew......... I know I don't have much to live. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Fan laughed self-deprecatingly, which in turn caused his own cough, as if every time he coughed, it was as if he was about to take a breath.

"I'm sorry, but in order to make money, I drew some comics that are not my style, but in fact, it feels pretty good.

I like those comics, but it's really not my favorite style and genre.

But when I found that my health was deteriorating and I had a premonition that I would eventually be paralyzed in a hospital bed, I decided to go to the Netherlands to be euthanized.

I drew these cartoons to raise money to go to the Netherlands for euthanasia.

By the time you see this video, I should have been in the Netherlands, hehe.

Siyu, you have to pay attention to protect your body, your physical fitness is really too weak, heh...... Of course, I'm not in a position to say you're in poor health.

Si Yao, don't be so high-minded, it's time to find a companion, well, Deng Ge don't choose him. ”

"............" Deng Ge.

"Brother Qiang, the day you left, I never forgot the last bowl of noodles I made, the taste."

"Deng Ge, I've watched all your movies, and they've done a good job, the picture is very good, it's really good, it's a pity, those works we originally had no chance to change, and it is impossible to get on the screen."

"Ah Qiu, Liang Cheng's matter, you should also learn to let go, by the way, Ah Qiu, in the desk drawer, there is the suicide note I left, and the inheritance certificate has also been notarized, I don't have much money left, just this house, I know that after Liang Cheng left, you have been doing charity, help me sell this house, and the money from the sale will also be used for charity."

After drawing demons for so many years, I have to leave something behind at the end of the day, so I never chose to sell my only house to raise money to go to the Netherlands. ”

"My body is really no longer good, to be honest, I don't want to spend the last part of my life lying in a hospital bed, so today, is the day I choose to say goodbye.

It's really nice to be able to see you all again.

It's a pleasure to have you with you in those five years, and it's a pleasure to have created so many wonderful stories and characters with you, and I will miss you.

I wish you all success and good health. ”

……………

In one hospital room, Zheng Fan sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze slowly sweeping over the seven comic books placed around the bed.

"Magic Pill", "Woodcutter", "Vampire Ah Ming", "Blind North", "Feng Siniang", "Dwarf Xue San", "Zombie's Blood"

When a person's life is coming to an end, the most popular thing to do is to look back.

It's like a dying old man, lying on a chair, squinting in the sun.

"Let's get started."

Zheng Fan said to a doctor and two nurses standing in front of him.

Followed by

He himself lay on the bed, the hospital bed, surrounded by comics.

"Mr. Zheng, are you sure you don't need the pastor to be present?" Out of professionalism, the doctor David asked again, adding, "He can let your soul rest in heaven." ”

Zheng Fan shook his head very calmly and said, "David, I believe in the devil, and I won't go to heaven." ”

David shrugged his shoulders, nodded, and motioned for his assistant to step forward and begin.

Zheng Fan slowly closed his eyes,

Sensing a cold needle piercing his arm.

call

Is it going to end......