My Cartoonist Strategy

The genius remembers the address of this site for one second: (Vertex Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! In the editorial department of "Youth Leap", the editors are also discussing the comic "The Soul of Chess".

As the team leader, Kotani, when he first heard "Chess Soul", he didn't actually like "Chess Soul".

A Go comic that neither shines nor has other characteristics, and even the only gold finger Zuowei, in most cases, is set high by the cartoonist.

Such comics will have a selling point?

It's almost impossible.

"Junior Leap" already has "Slam Dunk", no similar sports comics are needed.

This was Kotani's original idea. Even when "Soul of Chess" began to be serialized, he didn't plan to think much about it.

But as the rank of "Chess Soul" in "Young Leap" continued to rise, and there was a vague trend over "Slam Dunk", he had to re-examine the comic and find out "Chess Soul" again.

If he is an ordinary reader, maybe he will not open this comic at all.

The readers have personal preferences, and the comics that others seem boring, perhaps in his opinion, are gods.vice versa.

Reading is very casual, and anyone may encounter this situation.

However, as a manga editor, he must take seriously the manga with good grades, even if he doesn’t like it, he must dig out the advantages of the manga, because it is likely that the next manga artist will use what he summed up. experience.

After carefully reading "The Soul of Chess" from the beginning, Kotani was out of control.

He read every word of "Chess Soul" four or five times, from storyboard to story structure, to painting skills, and studied them one by one.

Repeated reading of "The Soul of Chess" has also transformed him from a person who initially rejected "Soul of Chess" into a staunch supporter of this comic.

Through studying, he also found that even if he found the advantages of "Soul of Chess", it would be difficult for others to learn.

The reason is that this cartoon has a very distinctive personality, and it also tests the painting skills of extremely cartoonists.

In the first few words, Shen Zheng's style of painting was still slightly immature, but now it is quite mature.In the 11th district, if you want to find a better cartoonist than his painting skills, it really takes a lot of effort.

The more crucial point is the rhythm of the comics. Obviously it is an intellectually based Go comic, but "Soul of Chess" has the same blood as "Slam Dunk" and is not touched by "Slam Dunk".

"Alas, it's really great. If "Soul of Chess" is a comic serialized in our magazine, it is estimated that it will be better than the current score."

"Actually, the current score of "Soul of Chess" is already exaggerated. At present, the rating of the animation has reached 68, and it will soon catch up with 70 of "Slam Dunk", not to mention the sales of the single book, almost introduced by "Leopard Leap" Since China Comics, sales have been the best. The more exaggerated is the small book. Now "Chess Soul" often competes with "Slam Dunk" for the third place. Shi?g, Mr. Yuchuan estimates that it is also a headache now?" An editor Asked.

"I also hope he has a headache!" Shi?g sighed and smiled bitterly. "Even if there is a sense of nervousness. But it's not coincidental. Every time a magazine is published, he will read "The Soul of Chess" as soon as possible. Still positive."

"It's no wonder, after all, we all optimistic about this comic, not to mention the teacher Yuchuan? Fortunately, the current situation of "Slam Dunk" is also good, he does not need to be nervous about "Soul of Chess."

"No, you don't understand." Shi?g shook his head. "He is also learning this comic while watching "Soul of Chess.""

"Hey, this idea is very dangerous..." Kotani quickly reminded Shi Shig, "Each cartoonist's rhythm is unique. Not to mention Go and basketball are two completely different rhythms, if deliberately Imitating, it is very likely... No, there will be mistakes, "Slam Dunk" may even collapse, Shi?g, you must remind Teacher Yuchuan."

"I mentioned that in fact, it has been a while since Teacher Yuchuan did this. Moreover, I really can't refute what Teacher Yuchuan said.

"What did he say?" Kotani asked curiously.

"Take this word, from the first page to the end of the last page, there is no too much. The first half portrays what I saw in the examination room from the first perspective of Yue Zhi, and then, Yue Zhi invited Xiaoliang to come over To train for Xiaoguang.

"How about it, is it a very simple plot? Simple enough that any cartoonist can think of, but you don’t find it. After reading this, do you have a sense of expectation in your heart? Looking forward to the confrontation between Xiaoguang and Yuezhi And looking forward to Xiaoguang being recognized by Xiaoliang?"

The story is clearly over, but the reader is more looking forward to the final plot.

What will be the result of the game between Xiaoguang and Yuezhi?Can Xiaoguang eventually become a professional Go player?

These doubts are all the content that readers who have read "Soul of Chess" care about.

"Mr. Yuchuan most admired Ms. Shen, it was this kind of look at the ordinary plot that mobilized the emotions of the readers. This is the original saying of Ms. Yuchuan. "

The content of "The Soul of Chess" has already been well-read by the editors. When they heard Shi?g's words, they could not help but nod.

"Yokoi, what do you think?" Kotani turned his eyes to Yokoi again. "After all, you are also the editor of "Soul of Chess.""

"Me?" Yokoi really sweated.

What kind of editor are you?At most, I would like to interview the chess players in the 11th district, or take a few pictures of the chess court, and I did not give any decent opinions at all.

Whenever he thought of this, Yokoi felt a sense of frustration, but the structure of "Soul of Chess" had no major problems, and, as the story progressed, the comics gradually entered the best position, and he was even more speechless.

"I... from the perspective of an editor, Teacher Shen successfully combined readers' expectations of Xiaoguang with Xiaoliang's expectations of Xiaoguang. Readers know Xiaoguang's strength, and Xiaoliang also knows , But Yuezhi didn’t know. Through the mouth of a high-level player, he spoke the reader’s mind and made the reader resonate. This may be why Teacher Shen can use common plots to arouse readers’ emotions.”

Shi?g opened his mouth slightly.

"Yes..." Kotani rubbed his chin. "This is indeed one of the reasons."

Murakami crossed his fingers and placed it on his desk. He nodded slightly when he heard the conversation of so many people, while his eyes swept a form on the computer screen.

Although judging from the small book "Junior Leap", "Soul of Chess" and "Slam Dunk" have their own advantages and disadvantages, and even with the advantages of the previous period, "Slam Dunk" still has a certain upper hand.On the Internet, since the match between Yijiao and Xiaoguang, the popularity of "Soul of Chess" has steadily surpassed that of "Slam Dunk".

Murakami rubbed his chin through and thought deeply.

He is also waiting to see how far Shen Xin and "Soul of Chess" can go, and whether he has the opportunity to cooperate with Shen Xin on a deeper level.