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Chapter 231 To the Brilliant Chiyoko
"Chief editor." Yahagi interrupted them.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Torishima Kazuhiko remembered that it was the serialization meeting, and they were deciding the serialization qualification of "Naruto".

"Include it." He waved his hand, ""Naruto" is a very interesting manga, as long as it is interesting, it can be serialized."

After the meeting time was over, the editorial leaders informed the decision.

This time, a total of two comics were cut in half.

I don’t know which two cartoonists’ hard-working works were eliminated by the market, and how do they feel?

After days and nights of torment, the serialization finally started, and every week I was worried about Xiaozheng's results, and finally ushered in the day of trial.

Did they finally relax and leave the comics industry?Or grit your teeth and make persistent efforts?
Either way, it's cruel.

Now Kishimoto is very happy, his manga has passed the serial meeting, and "Naruto" will appear in the 42nd issue of "Weekly Shonen Jump".

That is more than a month later.

The dream he had since he was a child has finally come true!

Kishimoto has been denied his manga talent by countless people. He has come to this day because of his love for manga.

"what!"

Shocking cheers came from the other side of the phone, and Yahagi's ears hurt from the shock.

He took the phone away and smiled, "Really."

Soon, Kishimoto told Higashi Hibiki the good news of the serialization.

"I have always believed in me who believed in you," Higashino said with a smile, "It was within my expectation."

Kishimoto complained, "Teacher, what you said is too strange! It feels like it's all thanks to you."

"Hahaha, don't worry about these little things," Higashino said seriously after laughing, "Congratulations on passing the serialization. It's really not easy. You have worked so hard for so long."

"Tori Akino-sensei...thank you."

One of the migrant manga "Naruto" is about to start serialization, and the next era is coming soon.

Higashino doesn't care whether there is a boat that can carry him or not, he can just draw step by step.

He draws comics, and after the freedom of wealth, he gradually evolved from doing it for money to a hobby.

Because it's fun to draw.

"Only those who keep pursuing things will never grow old."

……

The manga of "Millennium Actress" is being serialized, and the reality in the plot is blended with the movie. Readers can no longer judge whether what they are watching now is reality or a movie.

Can't tell, really can't tell.

The camera is constantly switching, from the warring states of conquest, to the end of the Bakumatsu, when people with lofty ideals continue to sacrifice;

In order to find the painter, Fujiwara Chiyoko kept making movies.

She grew up and became more and more beautiful and charming.

Chiyoko Fujiwara's movies are of different types, but there are some contents that are always the same.

"One is anti-war," Hongzhi Motomiya concluded after looking at "Millennium Actress", "Chiyoko Fujiwara has made so many movies, and they always focus on Japan's dark period. Under the grand background, it describes the sorrow of the people, the era rise and fall."

"Comics have always been dark and depressing because of the disasters of war. Civilians can't live the lives they want."

"Second, in every movie, Chiyoko Fujiwara is looking for someone who is the embodiment of the painter in the movie, but no matter how she struggles, she can't be with the painter. As long as the war doesn't stop, the two of them can't be happy .”

"This work by Tori Akino Mirai is really well drawn."

This kind of artistry, Hiroshi Motomiya cannot do it.

His comics are simple and realistic, and "Millennium Actress" is such a rare work that intertwines reality and fantasy, has many stories but does not deviate from the main line.

Hiroshi Motomiya has watched "Millennium Actress" over and over again, and every time he can discover new points and gain new understandings.

……

After World War II, the world has changed beyond recognition, and Chiyoko has no clue about the painter.

She thought about more work, and that person would see the films she made.

While filming, Chiyoko met Director Otaki, who pursued Chiyoko.

She has been looking for the painter, and in a moment, she almost agreed.

But because she had the artist's key, she finally refused.

Ms. Yongzi, who has been filming with Chiyoko, was still a very charming beauty when she first appeared in the manga. Up to now, Chiyoko is still charming, but Yongzi has become a middle-aged aunt, playing the role of Chiyoko's elder.

While filming, she stole Chiyoko's emotional sustenance - the key.

So Chiyoko and Otaki got married.

She cleaned the house and became a housewife.

"Eh?" Seeing this, Takeuchi Naoko's heart trembled violently.

I don't know if it's because Chiyoko gave up being a painter, or because she gave up her film career.

Naoko Takeuchi thought of another manga, "Five Centimeters Per Second", which she likes very much.

Takaki Tono and Akari finally parted ways because of the isolation of space and the passage of time.

The once love, after finally letting go, has only become a memory.

In the face of time, love is nothing.

"Does Tori Akino want to repeat the old trick in the future?"

In "Millennium Actress", Chiyoko Fujiwara has been chasing the painter, and even after becoming famous, she still hasn't given up.

This strong love moved Naoko Takeuchi.

The artist also painted Chiyoko when he was a student on the wall where he was hiding before disappearing.

Just met once, fell in love with each other, in Takeuchi Naoko's view, what a romantic thing this is.

As a result, has Chiyoko let go?
Takeuchi Naoko's expression twisted.

"Think about it carefully, Naoko," Fu Jian lay on the ground, drawing the storyboard in pain.

He draws very carefully, the characters, background, and spatial perspective are very clear, which can be used for direct serialization.

"What does the artist recalled by Chiyoko in the manga look like?"

Naoko Takeuchi quickly flipped through the pages and said in surprise, "No face!"

Fu Jian sighed, "I am afraid that in the long time, Chiyoko has long forgotten the face of the painter. Is she looking for the painter, or is she looking for herself who is "in pursuit of the painter"?" "

Takeuchi Naoko didn't understand, Fu Jian wanted to continue explaining, but she refused.

"Please let me continue reading."

……

Later, "Millennium Actress" serialized the plot.

Chiyoko discovered Yongzi's behavior and retrieved the key.

It was her husband, Director Otaki, who played tricks behind the scenes in order to get Chiyoko, so they divorced.

Yongzi also has her own reasons, she is very envious of Chiyoko.

"In order to chase a man, you will always be so young."

Compared with Chiyoko, who is old and decrepit, Yongzi no longer has the spirit to be jealous of Chiyoko.

This line touched Takeuchi Naoko greatly.

She has always understood that Chiyoko paid for the artist.

But think about it, because of the painter, Chiyoko has the courage to become an actor, has been working hard, kept making movies, and finally became a well-known actress.

Because of the painter, Chiyoko has a firm belief, and this belief fills her with vigor, and her years have not been silenced by time.

Chiyoko, who is chasing the painter, releases her own brilliance, which is so dazzling, attracting Director Otaki and Genya Tachibana.

"Ah," Takeuchi Naoko recalled, the last time she was sad, it turned out not only because of Chiyoko's forgotten love, but also because she lost her spiritual self.

"What's the difference between Chiyoko who doesn't pursue painters and other actresses?"

After watching six episodes of "Millennium Actress", she finally realized the other core of this work - the beauty of pursuit.

Just like "Soul of Chess", the chess players in it are all pursuing the hand of God.

Even if it can't be achieved, this pursuit is worth enough.

"Amazing manga," Takeuchi sighed.

"Well," Yoshihiro Togashi nodded, "After drawing "Slam Dunk", Mr. Akino Tori is not satisfied, he is still looking for more possibilities for manga."

"In him, I seem to see another person."

Naoko Takeuchi was curious, "Who?"

Fu Jian paused and said slowly, "The god of manga, Osamu Tezuka."

"This kind of constant pursuit, self-improvement, and unsatisfied mentality is just like Tezuka-sensei."

Osamu Tezuka died in 1989, saying "give me a pencil" before his death.

Until the moment of death, he still couldn't let go of the comics.

At the previous Tezuka Awards party, Yoshihiro Togashi had met Osamu Tezuka.

Osamu Tezuka said: "Please be sure to draw works that can give children dreams!"

This manga master still kept his original intention of drawing manga in his later years. He is still a person who is constantly pursuing and has not been knocked down by aging.

"Tezuka-sensei is really amazing."

After Togashi Yoshihiro finished speaking, the room fell silent.

"Yes."

After a while, Takeuchi Naoko sighed.

……

The super high-level police officer who had hunted down the painter came to Chiyoko Fujiwara on crutches.

He was too old, blind in one eye, and without a leg.

His clothes are messy and his life is not good.

"Before the war, I did all kinds of evil things as a lackey of power, and now I travel around like this to atone for my sins."

He knelt down and apologized to Chiyoko.

Most importantly, he brought a letter, which was left by the artist to thank Chiyoko.

Painting in my hometown in the Snow Country of Hokkaido.

They had such an agreement.

So Chiyoko started running.

The lens of the millennium time is constantly cut together.

From the beginning of filming, Chiyoko, who was looking for the painter, started looking again.

as always.

In running, obstacles also follow.

Chiyoko gritted her teeth and persisted, breaking through many obstacles.

Time begins to flow.

In the new movie, there is Godzilla, there is space, and the historical drama becomes a science fiction drama.

What hasn't changed is Chiyoko who pursues the painter.

Finally, on the gray moon, there is an endless silence.

In the distance, there is a painting.

In the painting, the painter is in the snow, with his body on his back.

The dead moon and the snow blend together, making it seem close but far away.

The figure of the painter gradually disappeared.

Therefore, Chiyoko decided to take a moon rocket and fly to the universe.

This is exactly the scene at the beginning of the manga.

"This..." Takeuchi Naoko was touched, and she understood what Bird Akino was thinking about in the future.

Chiyoko at this moment, she showed an unparalleled will to pursue.

Here the story reaches its high point.

Immediately there was an earthquake in the studio, and Chiyoko left the prop rocket.

She lost her key in the earthquake and then disappeared.

Chiyoko's quest is over.

After that, it is the beginning of the manga 30 years after she ceased acting.

Little fan Li Huayuan couldn't help asking, "Why did you disappear from everyone's eyes?"

Chiyoko made up her mind to pursue the painter to the ends of the earth, but after that accident, she found that she was no longer young.

"I'm no longer who I remember."

She didn't want the painter to see her old self.

Takeuchi Naoko remembered what Eiko said.

"In order to chase a man, you will always be so young."

So did Chiyoko give up the pursuit because of old age, or did he grow old because of the pursuit?

Maybe the former.

"In Chiyoko's heart, do you hate yourself for letting go?"

Naoko Takeuchi didn't understand.

The earthquake happened again, and Chiyoko Fujiwara became seriously ill as a result.

Tachibana also told the photographer another thing.

The painter was killed by that policeman as early as that year.

Chiyoko has been chasing the shadow of the dead.

This is really sad news.

Naoko Takeuchi was also sad because of this, "The person I have been pursuing has long since died. Chiyoko must be very sad to hear this news."

Fu Jian shook his head, "Don't make a subjective decision. Didn't I say that Chiyoko really still likes painters?"

She had long forgotten the painter.

"Then why! Chiyoko would..." Takeuchi Naoko was puzzled, and she asked, "Why would he work so hard to find an artist?"

Fu Jian put his hands on Takeuchi Naoko's shoulders, and said seriously: "Keep reading, there will be an answer later."

Even if the manga didn't see the end, Fu Jian already thought of the final content of the work.

Chiyoko Fujiwara is dying, but she is happy.

"I can go after that person again."

She holds the key in her hand, as if holding a belief.

Li Huayuan also broke down in tears, "This time... I will definitely see... that person!"

Chiyoko said, "What will happen? But maybe it doesn't matter anyway."

"because I……"

Everything went back to the moment when the rocket took off, this time there was no earthquake, the rocket rose high, and she set off.

"Because I like to pursue that person's self."

Chiyoko becomes light.

At the last moment of her life, she was finally consummated.

This finishing line made Takeuchi Naoko understand.

Even though Chiyoko's life is like a broken portrait, her pursuit is out of reach.

But getting the goal is not important, what is important is the self that pursues the goal.

Because of her pursuit of painters, she had a magnificent life.

And because I gave up looking for painters, I finally spent 30 years of loneliness.

This is the power of seeking.

"She has become her most glorious self again." Naoko Takeuchi said to herself.

"What a glorious Chiyoko."

(End of this chapter)