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Chapter 239 Thank You For Notifying Me

Higashino looked at the photo, and at the gate of Kamakura High School, there were countless readers taking commemorative photos, so he couldn't help being stunned.

"It really turned out like this."

In other places in Kamakura, there are also young tourists.

The influence of "Slam Dunk" on Kamakura has been astonishing.

"Thank you," Higashino put the photo away carefully, "It was a great help."

"You're very polite, you," Kyoko Akagi patted Higashino's shoulder cheerfully, "Just work hard to draw "Slam Dunk". Don't suspend the publication anymore."

When she said the last sentence, she approached Higashino with a dangerous expression.

Then he said kindly: "It's hard for me to wait."

Hua Chao followed suit and nodded.

Higashino Hibiki: "..."

After chatting a few more words about the status quo, Higashino waved goodbye to them.

While returning home, he sighed with emotion that the classmates in high school back then are now on the right track.

Some became teachers, some became breeders, some became lawyers, and some became famous.

"Great, now."

……

In the evening, both Higashino Hibiki and Akemi Akimiya had no appetite to eat, so he simply made mung bean porridge and fried shredded potatoes.

When he woke up the next day, Higashino was sore all over his body, but he had no time to relieve the pain. At eight o'clock in the morning, an assistant came to work.

He and Akimi had to get up quickly.

Just after Higashino walked out of the bathroom after brushing his teeth and washing his face, Omori came with breakfast.

"Mr. Bird Akino, this is the steamed stuffed bun I bought after queuing for a long time, eat it while it's hot, it's delicious."

Taking advantage of Higashino's wedding and honeymoon trip, Omori took a good rest for 5 days, looking rosy and full of energy.

"it is good……"

Higashino replied weakly.

"Teacher, what are you?" Omori hesitated, and after a while he joked, "Even if you are just married, you should pay attention to restraint, teacher."

Higashino raised his head and glared at him, then took out the bun.

"What kind of stuffing is this?"

"Pork and green onions."

Higashino nodded, he could never get tired of this combination.

He hadn't eaten buns for a long time, so he looked forward to it for a while.

But after taking a bite, Higashino didn't bite the stuffing.

"It's the same thing with Baozi."

He comforted himself, and took another big mouthful. After chewing twice, Higashino raised his head.

He looked at Omori blankly, "..."

"What's wrong, teacher?" Omori asked with concern.

"It's okay..." Looking at the buns, Higashino hesitated, "This is made of pork and green onions."

"Yeah." Da Sen nodded.

Higashino Hibiki was speechless, "Then why is it sweet..."

"Sweet and delicious."

"Ah." Higashino sighed, and after being mentally prepared, he plucked up the courage to finish the bun in his hand, "Thank you, Omori."

"As long as the teacher likes it." Omori gave a thumbs up.

Contrary to Hibiki Higashino's expectations, Akemi Akimiya has a high acceptance of sweet pork and scallion buns, which may be due to regional differences.

Not long after, Tanaka also came, and he brought bread to relieve Higashino Hibiki's hunger.

"Hey..." Tanaka looked at Higashi Higashi eagerly, "That's my breakfast..."

……

After everyone ate and drank enough, Higashino regained his energy.

"It's time to draw manga!"

He sat on the main seat and started his daily work again. Akemi Akimi's new work was still being storyboarded, which would not affect the assistant's work.

After working for two hours, Higashino sighed, knowing that he could no longer escape, so he got up, went outside the door and made a phone call with Sasaki.

More than half an hour later, there was an irregular knock on the door.

Higashino responded, and Sasaki took out the key and opened the door.

As soon as he entered the living room, he could see the work scene of Akino's studio as usual, so he nodded with satisfaction.

"It's really good."

However, soon Sasaki's eyes flashed with haze, and he said to Higashino: "Tori Akino teacher, can you talk to me?"

"Of course." Higashino understood why he came here.

The two came to the study.

Omori glanced curiously, but found that the seniors were still drawing manga, so he swallowed his curiosity and started working hard.

……

"Sit down, Mr. Sasaki."

Higashino pointed to the seat opposite, and said to Sasaki who was thinking.

"Well," Sasaki nodded in a deep voice. After he sat down, he pondered for a long time, and finally spoke, "Tori Akino-kun, are you saying that "Slam Dunk" is about to end?"

"That's right," Higashino replied, "but it will continue to be serialized for about a year and a half."

After Higashino told Kazuhiko Torishima of the end time of "Slam Dunk", Kazuhiko Torishima was stunned for a moment, because he quickly accepted the previous agreement.

He also promised his own promise, and as the editor-in-chief of Jump, he pushed forward the end of "Slam Dunk".

Higashino was relieved that they remained friends in the end.

Torishima Kazuhiko said that he would notify Shueisha's upper management and responsible editors to stop their pressure.

But Higashino Hibiki decided to tell Sasaki himself.

He and Sasaki are partners, so Higashino hopes that the two can be honest with each other.

"Why did you think of the end?" Sasaki asked with a trembling hand.

"Slam Dunk" is in full swing at this time, and the average sales volume of a single volume is unprecedented.

There are still many places to draw in the comics. The national competition is not over yet, and the autumn country style is still worth drawing.

In terms of emotion and reason, I should continue to draw.

The reason for Higashino Hibiki is naturally that Mr. Inoue ended "Slam Dunk" here. He might as well start another legendary work instead of continuing.

On the other hand, "Slam Dunk" is too hard to draw. For ordinary comics on jump, every episode requires a team to work day and night.

Not to mention "Slam Dunk", a realistic comic with a huge workload.

Every week's serialization is a kind of torture, and Higashino's occasional double-opening, the workload is even greater.

He has supported it for almost five years, from an underage student to a 23-year-old social youth.

He came into this world and spent most of his time painting "Slam Dunk".

Higashino is tired, and it will be interesting to spend more time on more fresh works.

Moreover, Higashino can also understand Takehiko Inoue's thoughts.

Takehiko Inoue is a very pure person, he doesn't pay much attention to profit, and he pursues the quality of his works more.

In "Slam Dunk", readers witnessed the growth of the Xiangbei basketball team, shed tears together, and were encouraged. When it came to the mountain king battle, this emotion reached the extreme.So it's over.

Higashino replied, "Regret is also part of youth."

Readers will remember the end of the summer in Xiangbei that year, and be shocked and saddened by it.

It stops abruptly, with the beauty of blank space.

Higashino once saw that more than 20 years after the end of "Slam Dunk", there were votes for the ten most successful works at the end of manga, and "Slam Dunk" was among them.

It's time to give the stamp of approval to the end of Slam Dunk.

Perhaps some readers and viewers think that "Slam Dunk" is unfinished, but more people think that "Slam Dunk" has the best ending.

Sasaki was speechless.

What he is talking about is profit, but what Bird Akino values ​​in the future is the value of the work.

That leaves nothing to say.

Jump is a business magazine, and the most important point for editors is that comics bring value to the editorial department.

But he felt powerless to talk about this in front of Mirai Akino.

Sasaki and Higashino have known each other for more than six years and know him very well.

The person in front of him is very confident. He firmly believes that after finishing "Slam Dunk", he can also draw high-value works.

And with a share of indifference, not blindly pursuing money.

It's hard to do.

"Yeah." Sasaki nodded.

Sasaki was very clear about the agreement between Tori Akino Mirai and Torishima Kazuhiko that year, and as the editor of Tori Akino Mirai, he had fulfilled his responsibilities.

Let the guy in front of you be relieved.

Sasaki thought.

"Thank you for letting me know, Tori Akino-kun."

"I have to tell Mr. Sasaki."

The two smiled at each other.

……

The relationship between people is very fragile, and sometimes overrides interests.

Higashino and Sasaki are the latter.

Seeing the back of Sasaki leaving, Higashino felt warm in his heart.

He still understood himself, and did not ask himself to continue painting "Slam Dunk".

After Higashino returned to the studio, Akemi Akimiya raised her head and asked, "Is that the thing?"

Hiroshi Tono nodded.

"As expected." Tanaka sighed sadly, "Slam Dunk" is coming to an end, and he has to find a new job.

"Eh?" Monk Omori Joji couldn't figure it out, "What's going on?"

Higashino replied seriously, "It's a very important thing."

"Okay, let's start working." He returned to the main seat and began to draw manga.

"Huh?" Omori looked at Tanaka.

Tanaka, "There is a mistake here, correction fluid, correction fluid."

He looked at Akemi Akimiya again.

Akemi Akimiya got up, and handed Higashino the manuscript with the drawn manuscript.

"So what the hell is going on!"

……

Two days later, Kaede Inoue contacted Hibiki Higashino, wanting to get together again.

After Higashino saw him, it was indeed about the end of "Slam Dunk".

Higashino analyzed his thoughts...

"That's how it should be! This is "Slam Dunk"!"

Supervisor Kaede Inoue, an employee of Toei Animation Production Company, was very appreciative.

He liked the ending very much, and with such thoughts, his words were not convincing.

This time the dinner party eventually evolved into a discussion on how to leave blank space at the end of "Slam Dunk".

……

Time passed quickly and it was October.

After Higashino successfully persuaded Sasaki and Inoue Kaede, nothing happened, and his writing became more enjoyable.

"Slam Dunk" has won Xiaozheng's first place many times in a row.

But this time, Xiaozheng's first work is "One Piece".

Its content location is in the small town where it all started—Rogue Town.

One Piece Roger was executed here, and said that sentence.

"Want my treasure? Give it to you if you want it! Go find it! The Great Route! I put everything in the world there!"

Today, Straw Hat Boy Luffy is also executed here by the Clown Bucky.

Luffy faced his own death frankly, and he showed a smiling face. This close-up shocked countless readers.

The performance of "One Piece" has also reached a new level.

……

"With "Slam Dunk" and "One Piece", the jump is so powerful now!"

"It's so interesting, they are all very wonderful cartoons, and I can't bear to let go of any of them."

"But "One Piece" has only been serialized for two years. Compared with the achievements of "Slam Dunk", it still has a long way to go."

"Oda Eiichiro's artistry and storytelling are far inferior to that of Tori Akino Mirai. The two are like apprentices and masters."

Unconsciously, readers began to compare Oda and Higashino Hibiki.

Although most people think that "One Piece" is not as good as "Slam Dunk", being able to compare this point is enough to explain the success of Eiichiro Oda.

Yoshihiro Togashi, who is currently serializing "Hunter x Hunter", has many innovative points in his work, such as the setting of reading, because of the more hip updates, but he has not become a highly discussed manga artist.

Weaker than the rookie Oda.

Last year he obviously serialized very well, but in 99, he was still slack.

……

Eiichiro Oda became more and more motivated.

He saw the possibility of a future beyond Bird Akino.

Perhaps this mountain can be crossed by oneself.

The shadow of Mirai Tori Akino dissipated for a while.

When he was Bird Akino's future assistant, although he was still the same as before, he was cheerful and lively, full of confidence in himself.

But that was Mirai Bird Akino after all. He realized Mirai Bird Akino's manga skills, and what frightened him even more was that Mirai Bird Akino never hesitated.

It seems that the whole plot of "Slam Dunk" is in his brain, without any discussion, he wrote a wonderful storyboard with ease.

A creative cartoonist like myself has to discuss with the editor for several hours every week, and brainstorm with assistants to decide the content of the storyboard.

Compared with Bird Akino Mirai, he was far behind.

It was a hexagonal warrior with full marks for the artistry and plot, just like the king of the mountain, with an invincible oppressive force.

"call."

Oda breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tori Akino-sensei, he is not invincible."

……

Compared with Eiichiro Oda, who has achieved great success, Masashi Kishimoto's manga journey has just begun.

From the serialization to the present, he has managed to get out of the worry of being cut in half, and has become a reliable cartoonist.

"Oda is really admirable," Masashi Kishimoto's eyes sparkled when he saw Xiaozheng's report.

Except for the serialization of the first chapter, he has not won the first place in Xiaozheng yet.

Not to mention "Slam Dunk". "Hunter x Hunter" and "One Piece" are his unattainable comics.

"I still have to work hard."

He stood up and rushed to the nearby coffee shop.

Regarding the plot of the next chapter of "Naruto", I will also ask the editor, Mr. Yahagi.

After arriving at the coffee shop, Masashi Kishimoto took out the storyboard he had drawn and exchanged it with Yahagi.

After seeing it, he was shocked.

"Sure enough, Mr. Yahagi, what you think is more interesting..."

He is too tender.

(End of this chapter)