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Chapter 247 No one knows "Slam Dunk" better than me

Ichiro Soma's new work still cannot be serialized, and he lost the contract money of "Weekly Shonen Jump", and was issued a "combat power notice" by jump.

What does this mean?Naturally it goes without saying.

Shueisha no longer recognized his ability as a manga artist.

Higashino visited Soma Ichiro the next day.

He is at his desk, drawing manga.The expression is very tired, and the mouth is full of stubble.

Compared with the New Year's party, I was a lot more embarrassed.

"Tori Akino-sensei."

Soma Ichiro had disappointment in his eyes, but he still forced a smile, "Have you heard about me?"

Higashino nodded, put down the snacks he brought, "I heard about it from Editor Sasaki."

Soma Ichiro showed a genuine expression, he put down his brush, and said regretfully: "Sasaki's words were very euphemistic, but in the final analysis, he meant that "Jump doesn't need you anymore", and then terminated the contract with me. "

Higashino opened his mouth, and Sasaki told himself the matter, hoping that he would comfort Souma as a colleague.

"No, Mr. Akino Tori, thank you for coming to comfort me, but no need." Soma Ichiro raised his head, and Higashino saw what he drew, which was the original manuscript.

"It's not Jump's fault, it's me who didn't have any good works for the next seven years."

"I'm relieved, and I can start over with self-recommendation as a newcomer."

"Comics only need to be interesting, and interesting comics can be serialized."

With this in mind, he drew the original manuscript.Newcomers only need to use original manuscripts, and experienced cartoonists only need to use storyboards.

Sure enough, Soma Ichiro had already come out.

On the second day, he came out of the confusion.

Higashino admired his open-mindedness, "Mr. Soma, you are really amazing."

"If you don't think so, what can you do?" Soma asked.

"All I can do is draw manga."

"Trying to do the best I can do is what I should do most."

Higashino gave a thumbs up, "Mr. Soma, what you said is really good, I learned it, I learned it!"

Soma Ichiro looked shy, "Tori Akino-sensei, you are really making fun of me."

Higashino said: "What I said is true, there are too few people who can think like you, teacher."

Soma Ichiro lowered his head and scratched his head, he could only accept Higashino's compliment.

Higashino saw that his palms and fingertips were covered with ink. It seemed that he had been working for a long time.

Soma Ichiro is a strong person and does not need Higashi Hibiki and Sasaki's comfort.

……

Higashino took a look at Ichiro Soma's new work, which is a hero theme, about the universe and the galaxy, the content is a bit thin, without foreshadowing.

Compared with "LEVEL E", Higashino admired Yoshihiro Togashi's talent even more. He drew the alien fool prince, but it was only on the earth, which led the audience into his view of the universe.

In a few words, the background statement is reached.

Such Fujian Yoshihiro is really a genius.

No matter how hard ordinary people try, they will not be able to achieve his achievements.

Higashino watched it vigorously, compared with "LEVEL E", at this moment, the door of Soma Ichiro's studio opened, and a small shadow appeared.

The visitor came to the work table in the living room. Higashino put down the mirror and looked over. It was a child with a schoolbag on his back, and his expression looked very excited.

"Uncle, I'm going to read the comics! I want to read the latest "Slam Dunk"!"

"Xiaowu, there are guests here."

Only then did the child discover Hibiki Higashino, and he bowed his head in embarrassment, "Uncle, I'm sorry."

Higashino asked with a smile: "You are Mr. Soma's nephew, Xiao Wu. Hello, I am Mr. Soma's colleague. My name is Higashino."

Xiaowu said politely, "Uncle Dongye, good afternoon."

Higashino asked with a smile: "Do you like watching "Slam Dunk" very much?"

"Of course!" Xiao Wu found out that this strange Uncle Higashino was chatting with him about manga, and became interested: "My favorite manga is "Slam Dunk"! Uncle, do you often read it too?"

Soma Ichiro watched this scene with a smile, he found it very interesting.

Maybe it will become the black history of the nephew.

Higashino said cheerfully, "Of course I'm watching."

Pulling his hands across his chest like an accordion, he announced in a speech tone, "Nobody knows Slam Dunk better than I do!"

"Hey! What an exaggeration!" Xiaowu opened his mouth wide.

"That's right." Soma Ichiro reminded.

"Uncle said that too...very suspicious? How could Uncle Dongye know that he knows "Slam Dunk" best?" Xiaowu still didn't believe it.

Higashino asked: "Then in "Slam Dunk", what character do you like the most?"

"Of course it's the hero Sakuragi Hanamichi!" Xiao Wu said excitedly, "Sakuragi is the most talented basketball player, but also works very hard."

"Xiangbei lost to Lingnan and Hainan, Yingmu Huadao's unwillingness and tears moved me very much!"

"He started playing basketball because of Akagi Haruko, but he fell in love with basketball unconsciously. Under his carefree appearance, he has a heart that burns everything and wants to win."

"Especially with the recent Sanno, Sakuragi defeated Mikio Kawada, who is 210cm tall and weighs 130kg, for Shohoku to maintain a two-point advantage over Sanno in the first half."

"Not long ago, Sakuragi Flower Road was still a novice, but now, in front of the country's number one mountain king, Sakuragi has become the team's main attacker."

"He is really amazing! Now Sakuragi is not only playing with his physical fitness, but his skills surpass the big Mikio."

Soma Satoru said, trembling with excitement:

"Tori Akino-sensei's painting of the battle of the king of the mountain is so good!"

Higashino said: "Even if you say that, I won't be happy."

"Eh?"

Higashino asked again: "Just because of these, do you like "Slam Dunk" very much?"

"Of course not!"

……

Higashino opened the gift he brought, took out the dessert made by Akemi Akimiya, put it on the tea table, and asked Soma Satoru to talk while eating.

"It's delicious!" The child's eyes lit up, like Ultraman's salted egg eyes, "Uncle Dongye, where did you buy the dim sum?"

Higashino deserved a smile, "My wife made this, it's the only one in the world, and you can't buy it."

"What a pity." Soma Satoru took another bite.

After he was full, he took a glass of water for himself, held the glass with both hands, and drank slowly to quench his thirst. Then he continued with satisfaction:
"If it's just a plot, Chiba Toruya's "Tomorrow's Joe" is also a classic. Yabuki's warm and sincere heart in boxing is not lost to anyone."

Although he is an elementary school student, Soma Satoru's words are quite logical. He continued unhurriedly: ""Slam Dunk" and "Tomorrow's Joe" are both sports-themed comics, and they also express inspiration and perseverance. However, between these two comics, I prefer the artist of Mr. Akino Tori."

"From the beginning of "Soul of Chess", it has a sense of authenticity. In "Slam Dunk", it has reached a higher level. The details, complex characters, blank background, all kinds of things have reached the level of milestones. "

"The drawing method of "Tomorrow's Master" is outdated. In "Slam Dunk", I can learn more techniques."

As the manga artist's nephew, Soma Satoru reads manga from an unpopular angle.

At a young age, he learned to draw manga in a single book.

There is a strong purpose.

Higashino rubbed his head, "You really are a kid, you want to draw manga too?"

"Of course!" Soma Satoru said loudly, "My dream is to become a cartoonist! Draw classic works that will not lag behind the times after decades."

"It's amazing." Higashino gave him a thumbs up, "I draw manga, but I heard that manga artists are rich."

"Hey!" Soma Satoru looked at Higashino in disbelief, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "This happens too. But..."

He turned his head to look at his uncle. Soma Ichiro hadn't worked for 7 years. He was not so much a rich man as an otaku.

Uncle Dongye must be the same way.

"Oh." He sighed, and looked at Higashi Hibiki with pity.

"You little guy, what are you thinking..." Higashino felt offended.

He also wanted to understand elementary school students' views on "Slam Dunk" through Xiangma Wu.

Soma Satoru raised his hand, "Can you wait? I'm really looking forward to the new plot of "Slam Dunk"!"

……

The plot before "Slam Dunk" is:
Xiangbei's wonderful performance in the first half made Sanwang more serious.

Historic Mitsui has a touch of divine help, Takenori Akagi has the same outstanding center forward strength in the national competition, and Hanamichi Sakuragi's extraordinary performance, which made Sanwang suffer a lot.

Two points behind Xiangbei.

In the second half, Shan Wang finally showed his "undefeated" qualities, and each player showed his edge.

The Sanwang team's housekeeping skills and the full-court pressing defensive tactics finally appeared.

First, stare at the opponent's server, forcing the opponent to serve in only one direction, and then immediately double-team to put pressure on the ball-handler and force him to a corner of the court.

If the opponent can't resist the return pass, then intercept it immediately.

If it is passed to other people or a long pass, it will also be stopped by the mountain king.

With such a fast-paced and invincible tactic, coach Domoto is going to finish Xiangbei in one go within 3 minutes of the second half.

Mountain King's style of play will take away the opponent's offensive opportunities. No matter how hard he struggles, he can't break free from the net and can only let the opponent score.

Without the normality of playing, calm judgment, and then loss of self-confidence, and eventually even the will to attack.

This is the scary thing about Sanno Heavy Industries.

Before coach Anzai called a timeout, under the two-and-a-half-point stormy attack, Xiangbei fell behind by 14 points in the blink of an eye.

And the players in Xiangbei have been beaten into a daze.

There is nothing they can do.

Everyone in the stadium, the audience and the coaches, all thought that Xiangbei would definitely lose.

Even coach Anxi can't cook without rice. Without special training, it is impossible to overcome the full-court pressing tactics of the king of the mountain under the arrangement.

Xiangbei is in danger, and it has reached the trough of the Mountain King War.

All readers are looking forward to the new issue of comics, how will Coach Anxi arrange it?Let Xiangbei, whose strength differs greatly, find a chance of victory in the cracks.

……

Soma Satoru was a little impolite, and he was talking to his elders, but he said he wanted to read manga.

"Xiaowu." Soma Ichiro shouted dissatisfied.

"It's okay." Higashino waved his hand, "Mr. Soma, you also know that I will only be happy and not angry."

So Ichiro Soma handed the latest issue of Jump to his nephew.

"Good!" Soma Satoru cheered!

……

As soon as the words "Slam Dunk" started, in a tense atmosphere, the tactics were unhurriedly spoken out.

"Mitsui and Rukawa Kaede moved forward as much as possible, Akagi made a long pass as soon as there was space, and dribbled the ball to Miyagi, the commando captain."

This is putting all the burden on Miyagi.

At the beginning of the national competition, because of Miyagi Ryota's height, his performance was not good, far inferior to other players.

At the most dangerous moment, Coach Anzai handed over the focus of breaking through Sanno's defense to Miyagi.

"Eh?" Soma Satoru seemed to understand, he didn't know how to play basketball, and there was only a girls' basketball team in elementary school.

"Is this a tactic? It's so simple."

However, there seems to be a turning point.

Ryota Miyagi's opponent is No. [-] player in the country, Eiji Sawaki.

Everyone is not optimistic about Miyagi Liangtian.

At this moment, Miyagi entered the stage.

In his palm, there is the word "First Guard" written by Ayako.

Under the entrustment of coach Anzai and the encouragement of Ayako, the quick-flying Miyagi Ryota passed the ball to Sanno's backcourt!
Finally, with an opportunity to attack, he broke through the Shanwang's line of defense.

……

"Huh," the nervous and exciting words made Saoma Wu feel dizzy. He seemed to have entered the court and became the basketball. He felt the blood in the intricate fight.

"Tori Akino-sensei's drawing is really good!"

"Of course!" Higashino nodded.

"Such a story requires three powerful senior assistants, more than ten hours of hard work every day, and three days to complete the original manuscript!"

"As for the storyboard, it takes three days of careful carving and polishing. It takes a long, long time to think about a line and an action."

The more Higashino talked, the more excited he became, this was all his blood and tears.

Weekly comics are really not drawn by humans. Even the god of death would have a headache after reading "Slam Dunk".

There is no need to write in a small notebook at all, just wait slowly, and you will be able to survive the sudden death of Bird Akino Mirai.

Soma Ichiro was shocked, "It's really hard work, such a heavy workload, I can't imagine it."

Some cartoonists, such as Akira Toriyama, can draw "Dragon Ball" by himself, but "Slam Dunk" is absolutely impossible!

"Mr. Akino, he really worked hard." Soma Satoru nodded, adoring Mirai Akino even more, and asked curiously, "But Uncle Higashino, how do you know so much?"

Higashino smiled, "Of course I will know, no one knows Mirai Akino better than me, well, maybe there is one."

(End of this chapter)