Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 293 New Assistant and Dream of Becoming a Cartoonist
Omori holds the phone as if holding his own future.

Yoshida Koji sighed while holding the phone.

Probably this is the difference between Party A and Party B. There must always be one party serving the other party, but it takes some patience and courage to be able to do Yoshida's step.

"I'm sorry, Yahagi-senpai." Yoshida touched the back of his head and said with a smile, "Suddenly there are other things, I have to leave."

Yahagi asked, "Why so suddenly?"

Bottle also looked at Yoshida dissatisfied.

"The editor's work, that's what it is." Yoshida explained vaguely.

The bottle looked away.

Yahagi glanced at him, and realized in his heart, "You're digging up the manga rookies, that's all, all right, let's go."

This kind of thing has happened to everyone.

Just like him and Masashi Kishimoto?
"Speaking of which, Kishimoto-sensei designed the villain boss in the chapter of the Chunin Exam, the snake-like neurotic Orochimaru, will it be able to win the love of readers?"

He was a little skeptical and uncertain.

Bottle also thought of Takahashi Kazuki. He never expected that an ordinary middle-aged man would draw Jump's first IP.

Therefore, comics are full of unknowns, and no one can predict the future of newcomers.I can only do my best to help him, complete the work, and look forward to a good harvest.

When a newcomer has inspiration, help him judge together. This is the consciousness that elite editors like them all have.

The same is true of Yoshida Koji now.

"terribly sorry."

With painful steps, Yoshida left the eyes of Yahagi and Bottle.

"I really envy him," Bottle adjusted his glasses, "he still has the motivation to do his best to devote himself to the work of comics."

"Yeah, I'm getting old." Yahagi said desolately: "In the future, it may not be suitable for assisting manga artists to draw juvenile manga, maybe."

The bottle patted him on the shoulder.

This is also the fate of editors. Young talents are more topical and have a keen sense of the market.

After a few years, if they cannot become the deputy editor-in-chief, they will leave Jump and go to other departments.

……

On the second day, Omori told Higashino excitedly that he already had an idea about participating in the "Golden Future Cup" competition that Jump will hold in the future.

It is probably a love story associated with mobile phone text messages, in which there will be attractive entries such as betrayal, murder, secret organization, magical props, regeneration, etc.

Higashino applauded and encouraged him, "Sounds very good."

To include so much content, it really takes more than a year to slowly sculpt.

"Come on, Mr. Omori." Tanaka encouraged him.

"Oh!" Omori clenched his fist.

Higashino turned around and asked Tanaka, "What about you? Do you have any ideas?"

Tanaka scratched his head, "Teacher, do you still remember the short manga I drew back then? The one that didn't win the manga award..."

He was a little embarrassed.

"A very thoughtful cartoon, of course I remember it."

The heroine's home has traces of men's lives, but she doesn't have a boyfriend.After suspense, horror, and people's imagination, it turns out that the heroine created all this to deter bad guys who peep at single women.

"I plan to continue drawing similar content, but the ending will be scary." Tanaka stood up and closed the curtains on the balcony. He was sneaky and said in a sinister tone, "For example, after the heroine creates a situation with a male protagonist, continue To add another layer, there is an admirer who has secretly assigned the heroine’s key and is hiding in the house. Late every night, he will secretly climb into the heroine’s bed and sleep with her!”

Omori shivered, "Listen...it sounds scary."

"That's right." Tanaka said proudly.

"Tanaka, open the curtain!" Higashino, who wrote the storyboard, said dissatisfied.

"No, I'm sorry, Mr. Akino Bird."

The living room was filled with sunlight again, and Tanaka said with a listless voice: "That's the kind of story that keeps reversing."

"Maybe." Higashino nodded thoughtfully, and he frowned again, "but there is still a need for a main thread to connect these contents together."

"I'm thinking." Tanaka said distressedly.

Tanaka rarely has the motivation to draw a manga.

This is all brought about by the "Golden Future Cup".

Even Tanaka can be motivated, and Higashino has already glimpsed the success of the "Golden Future Cup".

……

In April, Higashino Hibiki accompanied Akimiya Akemi to the hospital for a prenatal check-up.

The doctor said that the development of the embryo was very healthy, and all the indexes were up to the standard.

Akemi Akimiya finally got a doctor's order to work without fatigue.

In other words, she can draw "Sakura Mission" again.

Although she can draw for a while without the supervision of both parents, it is an original manuscript that cannot be serialized and cannot be seen.

Now Akemi Akimiya is finally liberated.

In order to reduce the burden on Akemi Akimiya, the editor Fukatsu hired a female assistant.

The name is Ibuki Hikaru.

Guang is still the age of college students, looks innocent and lively, adding a lot of vitality to the studio.

""Sakura Mission" Saigo! I like this comic the most!" She said to Akimiya Akemi as soon as she entered the door.

This made Akemi Akimiya smile.

until……

"Ms. Akimiya's husband is Mr. Akino Tori! How could I have such a dream?" Ibuki said to himself in disbelief after seeing Higashi Hibiki.

She squeezed her fleshy legs and let out a "hiss~" inhalation sound.

"Nice meeting, hello, Ibuki-kun." Higashino smiled and nodded, "I am Higashino Hibiki, the husband of Akimiya-sensei, and I am also Tori Akino Mirai. That's right."

"That's great!" Ibuki recognized Higashi Hibiki's identity when he saw Higashino Hibiki, which shows that Higashino Hibiki's valued audience.

It is enough for readers to only watch the works, but not to pay attention to any interview programs.

"I like "Slam Dunk" the most!" Hikaru Ibuki raised his hand, "My favorite character is Kenji Fujima!"

Akimi Akemi's face darkened.

"I've been in the shadow of Akino's future all my life." She sighed slightly.

"Yes, I understand." Higashino said distressedly.

Every time they meet readers, they have this reaction.

The next thing was, Higashino covered his forehead and said: "Mr. Akino, why did you end "Slam Dunk"!"

"Tori Akino-sensei, why did you end "Slam Dunk"!"

Hikaru Ibuki finished speaking dissatisfied, and found that Akino Tori had guessed everything about Mirai.She blinked her eyes, "You are so skilled, Mr. Akino Bird."

"Because I've seen a lot." Higashino curled his lips, "Everyone has this reaction."

"Hahaha." Ibuki Hikari laughed.

……

Tanaka is avoiding this new colleague. He is a social fear, especially afraid of contacting female college students.

Omori kept his distance while talking freely.

He chatted about the "Golden Future Cup" and his efforts to win the "Golden Future Cup".

"I will definitely win! Then serialize!"

"Mr. Omori is amazing!" Ibuki blinked his eyes and looked at Omori adoringly.

"Where's Mr. Tanaka?"

"I...I think so too..." Tanaka stammered.

Compared with Omori and Tanaka, Ibuki's work ability can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

At this time, she propped her chin with both hands, and said enviously: "It's great, I'm working hard to become a cartoonist. I'm just an assistant and that's enough."

"Is... just being an assistant?" Tanaka asked her in a daze.

Even he himself, who has been in this industry for a long time, has a heart to become a cartoonist.

After hesitating, he finally took action.

Someone who is only content to be an assistant, he hasn't met yet.

"Yeah, I can just be an assistant." Ibukiguang said.

After dusk, looking at the departing assistants, Higashino sighed to Akemi Akimiya.

"Not everyone dreams of comics."

……

At night, Akemi Akimiya was on the phone with Yui Nanase.

"I'm sorry, Uniqlo, I took a break at an important time."

"Sakura Mission" was closed from February to April, and the popularity of the work naturally dropped.

If it continues, it will become a work without readers, and then it will be cut in half.

Not all comics are called "Hunter x Hunter".

March and April are also the peak period for tourists in Jianye Mountain. Without the promotion of "Sakura Mission", the number of tourists will decrease by a large part.

"Ms. Akimiya," Nanase Yui's eyes widened, and she said in disbelief, "Why would you think so! We can only be grateful to you."

She said that the tourism association wanted to build a sculpture of Akemi Akimiya in the center of Mannoyama, and hoped to obtain Akemi Akimiya's permission.

"No need!" Akemi Akimiya immediately vetoed it!

"Okay." Nanase Yui sighed unwillingly.

……

A few days later, Higashino suddenly received a large bag of mail from Jianye Mountain.

The bag contained the souvenirs of Jianyeshan, and there was a letter to Akemi Akimiya, thanking her for her contribution to Jianyeshan.

"The next best thing is that we painted a mural in the palace, it's King Akemi Akimiya, don't refuse this time."

This kind of thing that cuts first and plays later makes Akemi Akimiya extremely helpless.

"That's the only way to go." She said to Higashino Higashi who was smiling and discouraged.

"Hmm! Hmm!" Higashino gave a thumbs up.

……

Will there be such a person?
In order to have a sense of accomplishment, I chose a niche sport, such as basketball.

As a result, because of the appearance of popular comics, a large number of athletes discovered basketball and began to join the school basketball club, turning it into a popular sport.

Without talent, I can only stand out from the crowd.

"This person is me! That comic is called "Slam Dunk"!"

Young people who graduated from college want to cry but have no tears!
"It's all the fault of "Slam Dunk", which made me become unknown. In the end, I can only become famous by complaining about others and using gags to become a joker!"

"It's disgusting, that...that Mr. Akino Mirai!"

"Slam Dunk is really fun, though, haha."

To graduate, he began to find a way for himself.

He loved comics since he was a child, and decided to become a cartoonist.

"If you become a cartoon, you will definitely be famous, and become the focus of everyone, hahaha."

In his senior year, he won an award for his short comics, so after graduation, he dared to pursue his dream.

Now under the pen of the young man, he is drawing a short comic called "Dandelion" to be submitted to "Weekly Shonen Jump".

The Dandelion group are angels chasing floating ghosts, and the hero and heroine are chasing the ghost of an old man one day.

The old man still has something to say to his wife, so he begged the hero to give him a chance.

The male protagonist is very dissatisfied, but because the female protagonist and the old man also like pudding and formed an alliance, there is no other way but to help him find a wife so that he can become a Buddha as soon as possible.

"Hehehe, my ending must be very interesting!"

The old man finally found his wife, when a car suddenly appeared and hit the old woman to her death.

The comic ends here.

"In addition to the sharp lines, this ending is also a proud move of mine. It must be serialized and become a big celebrity! Hahaha!"

He stood up, laughing wildly with his hands on his hips.

When his eyes swept over the moon on the cover of "Weekly Shonen Jump", the youth wilted again.

"When will I be able to draw the plot conceived by Tori Akino-sensei! I envy him so much!"

……

"Manga artists in the past followed in the footsteps of Akira Toriyama. Maybe in a decade or so, someone will follow in your footsteps and become a manga artist."

Sasaki couldn't help thinking while watching "Weekly Shonen Jump".

In the letters that readers handed to Higashi Higashino, many people said that because of reading his works, they had the idea of ​​wanting to become a manga artist.

Higashino Higashi was impressed by one of the readers. He had a clear goal. Influenced by "Soul of Chess", he wanted to draw a manga with the theme of "shogi".

If he really gets what he wants in the future, then this matter can also become a good talk.

"If it is passed on from generation to generation, the jump will continue to exist." Sasaki couldn't help thinking.

……

Higashino has already drawn the storyboard of "Red Pepper".

The two assistants, Tanaka and Omori, worked hard enough for "Death Note", Higashino decided to find another assistant.

Because of the appearance of Ibuki Hikari, Higashino had to exceed expectations and bought another set of work desks.

"I don't need a very powerful assistant this time, just find this person as soon as possible!"

Because Yoshida hadn't found an assistant last time, Higashino cast a shadow, and he said to Yoshida very seriously.

"Teacher, who do you think I am?" Yoshida asked proudly.

"I'm Koji Yoshida!"

"Because I just became an editor before, I didn't have resources under my hands. Now that I have been working for a year, it is very easy to find an excellent assistant for the teacher. Just look at it."

Yoshida has also become trustworthy, Higashino looked forward to it.

The next day, the new assistant arrived. He is about 35 years old and the father of several children.

"This is a professional senior assistant, Xiaohe-san." Yoshida said.

"Hello everyone."

Xiaohe asked Higashino Hibiki about the scope of his work, and when he learned that he was the only assistant now, Xiaohe frowned.

"Is there a problem?" Higashino asked him.

"This..." Xiaohe explained, "Most of my abilities are used to arrange and execute tasks. If I am the only assistant, I can't ask for a lot of rewards."

(End of this chapter)