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Chapter 185 Misjudgment and the sold-out jump
Kazuhiko Torishima was contemplating, Sasaki took a deep breath, and slowly revealed the content of "One Piece".

""One Piece" is a work in charge of Kushima, created by Eiichiro Oda. The content is the story of Luffy, the protagonist who dreams of becoming One Piece, and his pursuit of his dream. There are three factors: "friendship, hard work, and victory." "

"Because he is the future assistant of Tori Akino, Oda is characterized by his ability to touch people's hearts and inspire readers. His painting style is rough, his writing style is delicate, and he has a full sense of contrast."

"I am very optimistic about this work."

After he finished speaking, he put down the storyboard of "One Piece" and waited for others to discuss.

"Mr. Sasaki really attaches great importance to this work," Jijiu Bozi sighed, and he rarely saw such a situation.

However, with a spirit of doubt, Jijiu frowned, "The setting of "One Piece" is very interesting, but the style is peculiar. The protagonist's ability is rubber, which is difficult for readers to get into. The mainstream should use flames."

It's hard for readers to like the protagonist with rubber fruit abilities, it's so uncool.

"I don't think so," retorted Ibaraki Masahiko, "it is precisely because there is no stereotyped setting that the prospect of this work will be broader. As far as I can see, Oda-kun has drawn novel places, and readers will be amazed. Bright."

The editorial team leaders quarreled because of "One Piece". Some thought it had a bright future, and some thought it was a niche comic, eccentric, and could only attract a small number of readers.

Moreover, it is difficult for them to recognize the ability of the newcomer Eiichiro Oda.

Kazuhiko Torishima, who has been silent all this time, frowned and said: "The painting style is not beautiful, and the protagonist's design is difficult to attract people. I can't figure out the future of this work."

Based on Bird Akino's future evaluation and his own experience, he still chose his own judgment and made a decision against it.

……

It was seven o'clock in the afternoon, and the meeting was still not over. In Higashino's dormitory, amidst the noisy sound of the basketball court not far away, Oda found it increasingly difficult to calm down.

"Ah!" He yelled and stood up, "Why did it take so long!"

Higashino, who was drawing the storyboard, was taken aback by the sudden sound.

"What are you screaming? Quiet me!"

Oda ruffled his hair violently, "I'm really upset!"

Oda, who entered the serialization meeting for the first time, thought of the long-term hard work, years of accumulation, and countless painstaking efforts. The "One Piece" he finally created was being judged.

Higashino raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. On the Christmas day of the "Soul of Chess" serialization meeting, he himself was quite stable.

He proudly indicated to Akemi Akimiya that someone like Oda is still a kid, and he is a mature man.

Akimi smiled and shook her head, she thought to yourself that you are boasting like this, how can you look mature?

But Xi Shi is in the eye of the beholder, and she thinks that Higashino is indeed more stable than Oda.

"Don't worry," Higashino waved his hand, "With the level of "One Piece", passing the serialization meeting is not a problem."

"Teacher said so, I have the confidence." Oda caressed his heart, and let out a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, his cell phone rang, and the caller was his editor Kushima.

Kushima taught him a lot in the creation of "Romance Down" and "One Piece", and Oda still respects this editor very much.

After all, he was the first editor who valued himself.

"Editor Kushima, is the result out?"

Hearing Oda's excited words, Kushima did not speak for a long time.

After 1 minute, Higashino didn't raise his head, "How is it? Is it included? I said that "One Piece" passed the meeting..."

"Eliminate..."

"Huh?" Higashino Hibiki was very surprised, he raised his head suddenly, "The result?"

"Eliminate!" Oda replied with a sad face.

"This shouldn't be..." Higashino couldn't imagine that "One Piece" had a bad start. Jump risks losing this most successful work.

"I think so too." Oda was actually very confident. Although he was very apprehensive, he thought it was a sure thing, but unexpectedly, he was eliminated.

""One Piece" will be a work that ushers in a new era. I want to draw something that readers will love, but did I die before I finish my job? Well, it's because the chief editor has no vision!" He gritted his teeth.

If it was someone else, Higashino would ask him to find the reason from himself, but this person is Oda, he can only give a thumbs up, and said repeatedly: "Well, you are right."

Higashino asked again: "So, is Mr. Torishima's reason for rejecting "One Piece"?"

Oda said distressedly: "It is said that the style of "One Piece" is too strange, and the opinions of the editors are not unified, so I am asked to revise it."

"Is it okay to modify it?" Higashino nodded.

There are generally three results of elimination, one is that the revision of the work is published in the serialization conference again; the other is to publish a short story to see the feedback of readers; the third point is very sad, that is, it is directly rejected.

"One Piece" is the first one to be eliminated, so it is very good, and there is still hope for serialization.

"Mr. Torishima gave you a second chance, so you should take it seriously. At the beginning, Mr. Akira Toriyama drew 400 manuscripts, and it took a year to draw "Arale", which satisfied Mr. Torishima." Higashino encouraged him.

As soon as he heard what happened to his idol, Oda was filled with strength.

"The editor-in-chief Torishima is really strict, this is a test, I will let him say: "I lost"! "

This young man is really young.

High in fighting spirit and full of momentum, he went out arrogantly and vigorously.

"I went to communicate with editor Kushima."

"Goodbye." Higashino waved his hand, and then whispered to Akemi Akimiya, "This annoying guy is finally gone."

He's getting annoyed by Oda, but today is Oda's big day, so it's not easy to drive him away.

……

Oda actually lost Waterloo, Higashino Hibiki did not expect this.

This incident taught him that even if he is a time traveler, there are still many unpredictable things.

Fortunately, I didn't promise anything indiscriminately, otherwise I would really be slapped in the face.

It's Monday.

In the "Slam Dunk" comics, from the perspective of Wuyuan Oda, the plot has already unfolded for half a month.

Wuyuan is like the protagonist basketball team in the comics. After experiencing the tempering of the players' mentality, now it has a new look and is on the field.

But now, in the new chapter, the Wuyuan basketball team brought in by the readers is experiencing a big defeat.

Takasugi Kazuya also widened his eyes, he felt unbelievable.

The basketball team of the High School Affiliated to Hainan University has only two main players, Ichiro Shenzong and Masamu Muto.

The basketball team of Wuyuan High School ignited their fighting spirit and tried their best to finish the basketball game, but the final score gap turned out to be 150:78!

This kind of big gap is about to double!
The High School Affiliated to Hainan University is really too strong.

While Takasugi Kazuya was sad for Wuyuan, he was deeply impressed by the strength of Hainan, just like an invincible villain.

Xiangbei's next opponent is the invincible king Hainan.

Mu Shenyi has not finished yet, and more main forces have not been revealed. Hainan, which is mysterious and only reveals the tip of the iceberg, is already extremely powerful, and its real strength must be even more astonishing.

So the next one must be a wonderful hard fight!

Sakuragi Flower Road is still half-baked, Mitsui Hisashi, who is not physically strong, and Rukawa Kaede, who is fighting alone, and Shonhoku who has not yet gotten used to it, will they be Hainan's opponents?
Thinking of this, he was already looking forward to it.

……

Another Monday.

In a supermarket in Bunkyo District, Riko Kuraki, a student at the University of Tokyo, is standing at the cash register bored. She is working part-time because she wants to buy the collector's edition CD of "Sailor Moon".

"Why did the high-achieving students from Dongda University go to work in the supermarket?" The store owner was still very surprised at the time.

"Because I hate trouble," Riko Cangmu sighed, "it's better to work at a convenience store."

Blown too much by the sea breeze in Kanagawa, she became a salted fish, only doing odd jobs on Mondays and Tuesdays, and did not want to find more valuable jobs.

She pulled her face, listening to the ticking of the wall clock, looking forward to lunch.

At this time, the bell rang at the door, and a guest had arrived.

"Welcome." She smiled, putting on a business smile.

The person who came ignored her and went straight to the shelf of comic magazines, and returned to the counter after a while.

"Hi, it's 230 yen in total."

He lined up five coins for convenience, took the jump and left.

"It's only eight o'clock in the morning, so you're in such a hurry."

Patting his stiff face, Riko Kuraki complained.

She still wants to relax.

After the guest left, the guests came in an endless stream.

The usual Bunkyo District is not so busy. This is near the university town. Students are either attending morning classes or are still sleeping late. What are they doing when they get up early in the morning and go to the off-campus convenience store?

Busy until nine o'clock, she never idled for a moment.

The muscles on his face tensed, and his throat became thirsty.

Ten o'clock, eleven o'clock, she was not idle all morning, Cang Mulizi was going crazy.

She just wanted to take a part-time job easily, but she didn't expect to be exhausted.

After finally sitting down and taking a breath, the induction bell at the door rang again.

"welcome."

Cang Mulizi could only stand up again, the corner of his mouth twitched and said.

After the customer walked to the inner shelf, he returned to the checkout counter not long after.

"Which shelf is "Weekly Shonen Jump" on?"

"Excuse me, the jump is sold out." Riko Kuraki replied.

"Hey! This place is also sold out? What the hell happened, it was sold out before noon..."

The other party complained and left, disappearing before Cang Mulizi's eyes.

It's not just him, Riko Kuraki is also very curious. Although she hasn't read Jump, she knows this manga.

When I was working as a cash register, this magazine was not so popular.

There was an endless stream of people buying jump in the morning, even college students who should have slept in, got up early to buy magazines.

Kuraki Riko was so tired this morning, that's why he jumped.

Those who bought the magazine were looking forward to it, and their eyes lit up.

Those who didn't get the magazine were downcast.

With his elbows propped on the cash register table and his bangs blowing, Cang Mu Lizi was dazed in the sunlight.

"Why exactly?"

After a few minutes, another guest arrived.

Riko Kuraki got up, it was Junko Sakata, a classmate in college, she looked at herself anxiously.

"Lizijiang, is there a jump?"

Can only let her down, Kuraki Riko shook his head.

"Why, a group of beasts bought my jump so early." Sakata Junko complained.

Kuraki Riko was surprised, "Eh? Junko, do you also like to read shounen manga?"

"Of course," Sakata Junko answered as a matter of course, "Rukawa Kaede and the others are so handsome, they play basketball seriously, and they are very attractive."

She began to ramble, "But my favorite is Sendo Akira. I haven't played for a long time. Lingnan High School. It's almost their match with Buri. I'm really looking forward to it. Why are there no manga magazines anymore, Cannian. "

Lingnan High School?

Cang Mulizi blinked, feeling a little familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it for a while.

"By the way, Riko-chan, I remember you are from Kanagawa, right? "Slam Dunk" describes the story of the Kanagawa high school basketball team. My favorite Lingnan high school basketball team is in Kamakura. You should take a look. , it’s very engaging.”

After hearing this sentence, Cang Mulizi suddenly realized that her clever little brain found memories in the corners.

It was March 1996. Kuraki Riko, who was returning home from the spring break, heard someone belittle the Kanagawa Seaview on the Enoden tram.

She went up to argue angrily, but after chatting, she found that she and that person had a lot in common, so they chatted for a long time.

The other party said that he came to collect materials for the manga and was going to her hometown of Kamakura City. I was surprised. When she asked carefully which work it was, the other party played sloppy eyes.

It is very romantic to say that one day you accidentally learn about a work set in Kamakura and you will think of him.

Kuraki Riko was still very happy at the time, but after more than a year, she had forgotten about it for a long time, and if Junko Sakata hadn't mentioned it, she would never have remembered it.

Cang Mulizi thought dizzily in his head, "So...that person named Dongye...or Nakano...is the author of "Slam Dunk"?"

The work that is sought after by so many readers and loved by countless people was created by that person who looks very unscrupulous?
It is hard to imagine that I have met a great writer by chance.

But it may not be, after all, there are works with Kamakura as the background.

"Li Zijiang, I'm leaving first, I'm going to find other supermarkets! Goodbye!"

"Bye-Bye."

Sakata Junko ran away in a hurry.

She came and went in a hurry, but it made Cang Mu Lizi's mood completely messed up.

"Ah! I really want to watch "Slam Dunk"!"

She gave Nakano the photo of Kamakura in summer that she took at the beginning, the other party should have used it, right?
If you read "Slam Dunk" carefully, you can draw a conclusion!
It's just that there are still six hours before get off work, and she can only wait patiently now.

"Buy the booklet of "Slam Dunk" first, and "Sailor Moon" will have to wait." She gritted her teeth.

Riko Kuraki has a deep affection for Kanagawa. Compared with her own hobbies, it is more interesting to watch works set in her hometown.

(End of this chapter)