My Cartoonist Strategy

On the first day of the first month, everyone gets up early.

Because Jixin Xuan rarely lives in this villa, he is not very familiar with the people nearby, so he didn't visit his neighbors.

Shen Xin and Yan Fei made a phone call. After a year, they were considering whether to contact Yang Bo, but Yang Bo called Ji Yinxuan first.

After the New Year greetings, Yang Bo told Ji Yinxuan that he would also call Shen Xin, and Ji Yinxuan stopped him.

"No, he just sat opposite me." Ji Yinxuan said naturally.

"Eh? He is sitting opposite you? Wait... what's going on?"

Shen Xin can almost imagine Yang Bo's expression, and his open mouth should be able to hold two eggs.

"Wait, let him tell you why." Jixin Xuan handed the phone to Shen Xin directly.

Shen Xin hadn't had time to speak yet, and Yang Bo immediately asked, "Hey... what's the matter with you? When did you go to Hongchuan? And... still with the school sister."

"Isn't that what you painters are doing? If you can make the background space feel less abstract, I don't have to work overtime during the Chinese New Year." Shen Xin said angrily.

"Ah? You only passed for this matter?" Yang Bo laughed awkwardly.

"After the year, I have more things, how can I deal with these?" Shen Xin said.

Yang Bo felt guilty and repeatedly apologized.

"Don't blame you. Some things are attitude problems, some things are ability problems, as long as you try your best. You can't ask too much of you." Shen Xin expressed a great degree.

"..."

Yang Bo didn't want to take care of Shen Xin in an instant.

At noon, everyone also started their own plans.

"I heard that Nanjiatan has a very ACG atmosphere and also has a movie theater. I'm going to go there to see it first."

For the two-dimensional lovers of China, Nanjiatan District has a very high status. There are all kinds of animation peripheral stores, model shops, theme cafes, video games stores, and several of China’s largest comic book stores.

If you look carefully, you can even find the original comic magazines in 11 districts such as "Leap of Youth" and the original game console.

In addition, there are some comic tools that are not common in the field, such as a feather brush for removing rubber scraps, a fixed painting fluid for saving sketches, or an X-shaped mold for drawing effect lines, which can basically be found one by one. .

The status of Nanjiatan in China is similar to the Akihabara in the 11th zone of the earth, and it is regarded as the area with the most concentrated ACG elements in China.

"Otherwise, let's go shopping together and buy some things by the way." Ji Yinxuan said.

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, but there are many shops that will still be open, but the business hours may be adjusted.

Xi Muhan also showed interest. Charlotte didn't say anything, but her look told everyone that the proposal was very good.

Finally, Jixin Xuan made a final decision, Shen Xin went to the movies, and the three of them went shopping.

So, after a short rest, everyone took a car and went to the city.

Hongchuan's economy ranks among the best in China and is not comparable to second-tier cities like Yunhai.

After entering the urban area, there are many tall buildings on both sides of the road, making people overwhelmed, but most of the high-rise doors are closed, and the usually crowded streets are very empty today.

Charlotte parked the car in the parking lot, and the four people got off.

Shen Xin and Xi Muhan came to Nanjiatan for the first time, and it was also the first time that ACG elements were so dense.

Although some stores are closed, some large stores are still open, like model toy stores, video game stores, and animation product stores, but the doors are open.

After Charlotte’s introduction, Shen Xin also knew of several stores selling 11-zone game consoles and original magazines.

Shen Xin did not understand Japanese, so he was not very interested in these things. After glancing at it, he came to the shop that sold comic tools.

Xi Muhan looked left and right. She had seen some of these painting tools, such as dip pen, dot paper, cloud ruler, duckbill pen, but some things she hadn't seen before, such as feather brush and hanging net knife.

Ji Yinxuan seemed to understand, and looked at the commodities around.

Charlotte was not very interested in these. All her attention was focused on the safety of Ji Yinxuan.

Shen Xin looked around for a while, and finally stopped in front of an instrument the size of an LCD.

"Digital display?"

Most cartoonists in this world mostly use pen and paper. A few people in Yunhai will choose to use a tablet, let alone a digital screen.

Compared with paper and pen, electronic devices have their own advantages and disadvantages.

For example, the tablet is easy to operate, and it is also easier to modify the originals and order paper on the Internet, but it also has disadvantages. It is after all simulating the effect of paper and pen. Therefore, the pressure of the pressure-sensitive stroke on the tablet is not as good as the real one. Paper and pen.

Moreover, the development of this world on the digital tablet is a few years later than the earth, and it has not been generally accepted by cartoonists.At the same time, the effects of tablet simulation cannot satisfy top cartoonists.

Shen Xin picked up the pressure-sensitive pen placed on the counter and drew a few times on the digital screen, and soon a sketch of a character appeared.

The salesperson's mouth opened slightly, and before he could speak, Shen Xin erased the sketch again, but the salesperson sighed sadly.

"Do you want to buy it?" Ji Yinxuan asked.

Shen Xin shook his head. "Not yet. I'll talk about it in a few years."

Xi Muhan glanced at the pricing of the digital display, 60,000.He thought that Shen Xin was concerned about the price, and whispered, "There is no shortage of money at home, so why not buy it?"

Ji Yinxuan also nodded, "I'll give it to you."

"Don't." Shen Xin quickly waved his hand. "It's not a matter of money. Using the pen display depends not only on its own quality, but also on the supporting software. It may be better in a few years."

In the shop, Shen Xin is not good to say that this pen display cannot meet his requirements, and can only say vaguely in the past.

Xi Muhan and Ji Yinxuan heard this and learned Shen Xin's thoughts, so they stopped talking.

After coming out of the store, the three girls discussed a little and decided to buy some clothes, and insisted that Shen Xin not follow.Shen Xin gave the bank card to Xi Muhan, holding 200 yuan in cash, and began to hang out in Nanjiatan.

Speaking of loitering, in fact, Shen Xin also has a purpose, that is, a comic book store. He wants to know what comics are the hottest in Hongchuan, and how much difference between "Y's" and "Crime" in this place.

He bought a burger at a fast food restaurant. By the way, he also heard that the largest comic book store in Nanjiatan was "Extremely Man", that is, the bookstore facing the right 50 meters across the street.

According to the clerk's prompt, Shen Xin found "Extreme Man".

Although it is the first day of the Chinese New Year, there are still a lot of customers coming in and out, and posters of various comics are placed at both ends of the bookstore.Most are the signature comics of the three major magazines.

Last year's most popular "Dragon King" is placed in the most conspicuous place, next to the popular "crime".

Near the door of the bookstore, there was also a poster with "Pre-sale" written on it.

Seeing the content of the poster, Shen Xin immediately became interested.

""Hunting Abyss", at 10 a.m. on February 16, Mr. Ye Hexu signed a book for sale, so stay tuned."

""Hunting Abyss..." It will be on sale in 6 days."

Shen Xin rubbed his chin and muttered to himself.