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Chapter 124 Results of "Slam Dunk"
Higashino introduced his new assistant, Tanaka, to Asahina and Minami Chiharu.

"Hello...you..." Tanaka said shyly.

It's been a long time since he talked to so many girls.

"Hello." Asahina said blankly.

"Hello." Nan Qianchun looked at him curiously.

"Death of the Dragon Girl" by the animation department was very popular. This kind of work with a bit of a tragic ending but overall warmth is very popular among the students.

After that, Gao Xueji submitted "The Death of the Dragon Girl" to the Tokyo Folklore Works Cultural Exhibition, which was highly praised and became famous.

Recently, the animation department is working overtime, preparing to produce an opening animation for the promotional plan of the Japan Agricultural Association.

Asahina and Minami Chiharu finally had free time, so they went to Higashino Hibiki's place to rest for a while.

"Young people today are really amazing," Tanaka said with emotion.

This kind of ordinary club activities only existed in his dreams.

Talking about the animation department, Higashino suddenly thought of the animation "eva" that was being released.

More than three months have passed since October.

Fifteen episodes have been aired so far.

The style of "eva" has changed, from the initial robot battle to the deep digging of the characters' hearts and spirits.

The ideological core of the work is undoubtedly more profound.

But because of this, the ratings are also declining.

Especially in the last two chapters, it has dropped below 1%.

In Chapter 15, the plot of Asuka asking for a kiss from Ikari Shinji is also unknown, so many people have opinions.

This animation is difficult to understand, full of stream of consciousness, religion, and some inexplicable things. Higashino didn't have time to watch it carefully. It can only be said to be fun to watch.

What Higashino can understand is that the creation basis of "eva" is inseparable from the current background of the times.

Under the collapse of the economic bubble, young people despaired of real life and chose to become otaku.

This cowardly idea of ​​​​desperately trying to escape has produced a masterpiece such as "eva".

Such is the case with excellent works, just like "Ultraman Tiga" that Tsuburaya is planning to produce, it is also a product after the economic bubble burst.

With the development of society, people's hearts have become more and more distant, and indifference has become the main tone of society, and the Kirierod sect in the subsequent plot is also a reflection of cults.

Inject positive and positive energy genes into the negative society.

Thinking of this, Higashino suddenly thought of "Death Note", the work of Takeshi Obata, which is also a kind of vent to social problems.

His thoughts became more and more scattered. After tapping his brain, he said to his assistants: "Then let's start working."

Akimi catered: "Okay."

She, Yoshii and Tanaka stood up and walked to the work table.

"Wait a minute," Higashino said, looking around the room before asking, "Where's Oda?"

"Oda-san went to Yanyan High School to collect materials!" Yoshii Sanjiu replied.

Yanyan High School is the prototype of Lingnan High School in Higashino Hibiki's comics. After all, it is nearby and it is convenient to obtain materials.

It’s just painting the school, there is absolutely no need to be consistent with Mr. Inoue Takehiko, and I went to Kamakura High School, the prototype school of Lingnan High School.As long as it is a high school that matches the style of the work, it is fine.

"That's really hard for him, let's start first."

……

A month later, "Slam Dunk" drew four more episodes.

The main content is Sakuragi joining the Xiangbei basketball team and the personnel situation of the basketball team.

Among them, the important ones are captain Akagi Koken, vice-captain Konobu Kogure, Rukawa Kaede who joined in the first grade, and the protagonist Sakuragi Hanamichi who joined later.

Other unimportant ones include Kakuda Satoru, Ishii Kentaro and others.

The basketball manager is Ayako Inoue, a beautiful girl with a fluffy hair and a great personality.

The basketball coach is Anxi Guangyi, a chubby old man with white hair, he doesn't talk much at ordinary times, he is cheerful, but he is very dignified in the team.

Sasaki walked on the campus, thinking that it has been 7 or 8 years since he graduated. Compared with these young and beautiful college students, he has indeed experienced a lot of vicissitudes, not only his appearance, but also his soul.

While working, I heard the editors discussing about "Slam Dunk".

"Can this manga really be a pillar work?"

"Basketball cartoons are unreliable no matter how you think about them."

"Xiaozheng's ranking is not high, I really can't understand the editor-in-chief's choice."

"If I'm in charge, I should draw more funny plots. Mr. Akino Tori's "Slam Dunk" funny plots are very interesting. If the proportion is increased, it should be able to attract a group of readers."

"Funny manga will never become No.1, so forget it. I think Akino-kun's drawing skills are great, and the basketball story is particularly exciting."

"But Xiaozheng this week is only No.7."

They were arguing about the score of "Slam Dunk" together, and Sasaki listened silently.

Even the editors think so, and the readers think even worse.

Bird Akino he...

His heart sank, and he walked out the door.

Then I arrived at the door of the teachers' dormitory.

……

"Chapter one, Xiaozheng's score is No.1."

"Chapter two, Xiaozheng No.3."

"Chapter three, Xiaozheng No.9."

"Chapter Four, Xiaozheng No.6."

"As of today's fifth chapter, Xiaozheng's score is No.7."

This is a small positive score for every episode of "Slam Dunk". It looks very healthy and there is no risk of losing half.

However, the grades are very average, and for a popular manga artist like Akino Tori, it is barely passable.

"The work has just been launched, and its popularity is normal," Sasaki comforted Hibiki Higashino: ""Dragon Ball" has just started serialization, and Xiaozheng's grades are not good. It turned into a bloody battle manga, and Xiaowukong changed from an adventurer to a martial artist. It just started to improve.”

He is not in a hurry. In the early stage of the manga, he tells the world view, enriches the character setting, and the results are generally normal.

For Higashino, there is no need to rush to attract readers at the beginning. He already has a broad reader base and can develop slowly.

"Of course I understand." Higashino nodded.

When he serialized "Slam Dunk", he knew this result.

To be honest, the opening of "Slam Dunk" was not exciting. It became a national-level work after it focused on the exploration of the core of the game and the characters' thoughts as the plot progressed.

"It's really worry-free to be the editor of Akino Tori."

Sasaki looked at Higashi Higashi, and realized that he underestimated him, so he began to discuss the progress of the follow-up plot.

"Sakuragi joined the basketball team because he likes Haruko. Now it's time to describe the process of his mental transformation, so that he really likes basketball. This is the protagonist..."

……

In the afternoon, Sasaki got up to say goodbye, Higashino sent him out.

"Ah, the soy sauce is gone, wait a minute."

Higashino suddenly remembered that in the morning, Akemi Akimiya said that the soy sauce at home had run out, and asked him to buy a bottle when he was free.

He stopped Sasaki, put on a windbreaker, and followed him out of the room.

The two walked side by side to the school gate, and the supermarket was also on this road.

"By the way," Sasaki said suddenly, "Do you know "Sun Murder Incident"? Yamamura's manga."

"I know," Higashino replied, "The reasoning comics that are rarely seen on Jump, the plot and Mr. Arai's paintings are very exciting, and they can be regarded as excellent works."

"Well," Sasaki nodded, "It used to be really exciting, but in the manuscript submitted for the latest episode, the plot started to go off track.

The setting of superpowers has been added to the reasoning comics, and the protagonist has also changed from the original high-intelligence detective to a psychic. "

"Hey!" Higashino stopped in shock.

"With such a change, hasn't the tone of the work changed?"

(End of this chapter)