MTL - Manga Guidebook-Chapter 57 editor's visit

At six o'clock in the evening, Chen Zijun waited for Su Jing, who was visiting, and she was already at the door of Tokipanzhuang's apartment.

She was wearing a white short skirt today, and then showed her long white legs, which were very eye-catching. She was wearing a pair of white sandals, showing her slender feet, and her long hair was casually draped behind her. .

"Please come in."

"Mr. April, the place where you live has the atmosphere of the times."

"Haha, it's alright."

Chen Zijun brought her in, and then led her into his room.

"Is this where you work, Teacher April?" Su Jing looked around and found that the comic tools were complete, and there were still unfinished manuscripts on the board. Chen Zijun's hand was still dipped in ink. Drawing and drawing.

"Well, that's right." Chen Zijun brought two cups of tea over. The tea was not tea, but only when Chen Zijun heard that Su Jing bought it from a convenience store to entertain guests, but Su Jing didn't care about it, and took it over and said 'thanks'.

"Teacher, if you work here, it's fine for you to be alone, but if you recruit assistants in the future, you won't be able to open up the space."

"I've probably been in charge by myself for a while."

"Why, if you recruit assistants, you can easily help teachers, backgrounds, post outlets, or if you have work such as coloring in the future, you can also give them to assistants."

Chen Zijun smiled and said, "There is a reason. One is naturally what Su Jing said. There are not enough rooms.

"That's it."

"By the way, this is the finished product of the third episode and the storyboard of the fourth episode."

"There is no problem with the plot, but I think it is necessary to revise some of the details." Su Jing gave her editor's opinion after reading it.

"For example, the storyboards here are a little stiff. It's all one shot. Although it's nothing, the diversified storyboards are also very unnecessary."

"Wait a moment." Chen Zijun took out a notebook from the drawer and wrote down his opinion with a pen.

1. The mirror is stiff.

"Please say."

"Also, some action scenes are not very smooth. Here, I recommend the teacher that you can find some books such as animation human movements and learn it, which can be greatly improved."

"I see." Chen Zijun nodded, and then wrote:

2. Human movements.

"I can see so much for the time being." Su Jing read it a few more times and thought about it carefully: "According to the outline you gave, is the bullying of the male protagonist a bit too scumbag in the early stage? For the male protagonist...Yes It's not a bit ruthless, I'm a little worried that his redemption later will make some readers dislike it."

"Before I came, I asked some senior editors for their opinions, and they gave me an idea, that is to abandon the identity of Ishida Masahiro as the male protagonist and use him as a prop that attracts the anger of readers. You can create a character with He acts as the male protagonist, for example, the perspective is shifted to the perspective of Nishinomiya Glass after transferring to school, and he meets a gentle character who is used to trigger the story, so that readers will surely like this kind of plot."

"If it's an ordinary comic, it's true, but it's the opposite of my outline, uh... The plot will easily collapse at that time. You know, it's almost my first serialization, and I don't care about the plot. The control is not strong, so let’s forget it.”

It is impossible to change it. Chen Zijun knows very well that he has no such strength. Besides, he has a ready-made story from his previous life and a successful template, so he should not change it. If he changes it, it will be troublesome. Besides, he There is also the desire to perfectly retell this work to the audience of this world.

This reason can't be told to editor Su Jing, and it can only be said that he is not good at controlling the plot.

"That's right." Su Jing agrees a little bit. She has seen some authors who changed the plot without permission and caused the plot to collapse. This kind of change is still too big and unsafe, so it's better to be safe.

"Bang bang."

Someone knocked on the door, and Chen Zijun said, "Please come in."

"Zijun, where did you put the bread crumbs you used before? I need to use it." Zhong Xiaqing walked in wearing an apron, and was slightly taken aback when she saw Su Jing.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were a guest."

"This is my editor in charge, editor Su Jing. I forgot to tell you just now. Sorry, editor Su Jing, this is my landlord, Zhong Xiaqing."

"Hello."

The two briefly greeted, and Chen Zijun said, "Sister Xia Qing, the bread crumbs are in the drawer in the lower right corner of the kitchen, you can see it when you open it."

"OK."

Zhong Xiaqing closed the door again.

"Teacher April..."

"That editor Su Jing doesn't have to call me by a pseudonym, you can call me by my name."

"This can't be done. The pseudonym is a respect for cartoonists." Su Jing shook her head, and then brought the topic back to cartoons.

"Teacher April, as far as I know, your school will start soon. What will happen to the serialization of your works?"

"It should be serialized in the spare time during the study period."

"Also, my opinion is that I don't plan to let you suspend your studies for full-time comics. The comics industry is still a bit unstable. For you, it's better to wait and see." Su Jing said.

Don't look at Chen Zijun's serialization now, but comics are not serialized and everything will be fine. It can only be said that relying on comics is the first step to make a living. If the next results are unsatisfactory, you will be cut in half. Even if the results are good, you really rely on a comic for a lifetime After all, it is a minority, except for the kind of comics that can be serialized for decades, the most typical one is the Pirate Naruto in the previous life.

One grade is good, but the next one is not.

And if you have a diploma, even if you don't plan to work in the comics industry, you can find a job like an ordinary person.

"Well, Mr. Feng Xicao is about the same age as me, is she still studying part-time?" Chen Zijun thought of the cartoon about his age that he saw in the magazine, and was a little curious.

"She, it is said that she is also studying part-time. As for the specific situation, I am not very clear. After all, I am not her editor in charge."

"Oh, I see."

"Okay, it's getting late, so I'll leave first. If I need to get the manuscript, I'll contact you in advance."

"Okay, please walk slowly."

After Chen Zijun sent Su Jing away, he came to the kitchen.

He found that Zhong Xiaqing and Lu Ziyun were both looking at him.

"Why are you looking at me like this? Do I have flowers on my face?"

"It's nothing, I just didn't expect that you are already a serial cartoonist, Zijun, and you have an editor here. I'm quite surprised."

"Haha, serialization is just the first step, I still need to work hard in the future."

Zhong Xiaqing patted Chen Zijun on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Work hard, when you become a famous cartoonist, maybe my apartment will be famous? Let me tell you at that time, the famous cartoonist Chen Zijun lived here with me. Woolen cloth."