Full-time cartoonist

Chapter 77
Under the recommendation of Sasaki, Higashino met the editor of YOUNGJUMP, and unexpectedly met a manga artist - Hiroshi Motomiya.

This 48-year-old middle-aged man, Higashino has a great affection for him, he is straightforward, cheerful and full of atmosphere.

A bit like his father Higashino Ichiro.

Hiroshi Motomiya is the teacher of Masami Kurata, the author of "Saint Seiya", and the originator of the tough-guy manga.

The joystick game that Higashino played when he was a child - "Swallowing the World" is the work of Hiroshi Motomiya.

He is better known for his other work, "Salaryman Kintaro".

A national treasure-level cartoonist, nothing more.

"Can I take a look?" Hongzhi Bengong asked, "I'm very curious about the works of your genius."

The editor smiled and said nothing.

Higashino didn't care, and handed it to the other party.

"Oh, the drawing is really good," Hongzhi Hongzhi admired, "It's been a long time since I saw such a caricature with so much care."

"Ms. Osamu Tezuka once criticized young manga artists for being concerned about the popularity of manga. I refuted him, thinking that 'popularity is the most important thing for manga.'"

"Thinking about it now, Mr. Tezuka means to let young people focus on improving their abilities, rather than blindly chasing the times."

"Niao Qiuye-kun, you have done a good job. You are young and famous, and you still don't change your original intention. Only in this way can you break through yourself."

Higashino said: "Thank you for the compliment, I just want to draw manga."

"That makes it even more valuable."

Hiroshi Bengong admired Higashino Hibiki very much, and praised him again and again.

Higashino Hibiki was happy in his heart, but he didn't say anything.

Hiroshi Bengong watched "The Garden of Words and Leaves", and shook his head not long after.

"No, I don't call for this kind of work."

He prefers hard-to-flesh works, this kind of love between children, Xiaoqing doesn't like it very much.

But from the cartoonist's point of view, he is very satisfied.

"The artistry, storyboard, rhythm, and blank space are all surprisingly good." He looked up at Higashi Higashino, "Is he really a high school student?"

Higashino said, "I'm going to university in two months."

"It's really an enviable talent," Hiroshi Motomiya clapped his hands on Higashino Hibiki's shoulder, "Keep working hard and working hard, don't waste the gift from heaven."

"Yes."

After reading it, he gave the comic to the editor.

Mr. Editor is much more knowledgeable than him. He only heard that it was a short story, so he didn't care too much.

Only after watching it did I understand the charm of "The Garden of Words".

Of course, it is not as popular as the hot-blooded comics, but it is also a classic and will attract many readers of other magazines.

And it is easy to adapt the theater version and make a movie.

Little girls will love to watch it.

"Five episodes in total," the editor asked, "Can it be done every Monday?"

Higashino nodded, the spring break is coming soon, you can drive at full speed, double drive is no problem.

At most, I will suffer myself and my assistants again.

"Well, there should be no problem. There will be a serialization meeting tomorrow, and short stories can be serialized within a month."

The editor of Hiroshi Motomiya is also very generous, and Higashino and Hibiki quickly settled a deal with him.

Before leaving, Hongzhi Bengong said to Higashino: "Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner. As a senior, I naturally want to treat you well."

Regardless of Higashino Hibiki's refusal, he grabbed Higashino Hibiki's hand and dragged him onto the motorcycle.

Handed Dong Ye Xiang a helmet, "Don't talk for a while, be careful to bite off your tongue."

Then drive fast.

Very much like a bad boss.

Not long after, they came to a small shop.

It was just four o'clock in the afternoon, and the door hadn't opened yet.

Hiroshi Bengong made a phone call, and a person in an apron hurriedly opened the door to welcome them in.

"Why is it so early today?" the man asked curiously.

Bengong Hiroshi said: "I met a little brother, and I want to chat with him."

"Alcohol is available," said someone who looked like a shop owner, "but the food will have to wait for a while."

Hiroshi Bengong said: "Don't worry about food, he is still a high school student, please bring him milk."

The shop owner shook his head, "Go to the izakaya to drink milk, I really have you."

This store really has milk, which is packed in a glass bottle and served directly.

After that, the owner went to cook.

He also didn't ask about the menu in detail, it seems that Hiroshi Bengong is a regular customer, so he understands it.

"The wine here is very good. The boss made it himself, but unfortunately you can't drink it." After taking a sip of the wine, Hongzhi Motomiya sighed, satisfied, "But the taste of the food is also very good, you will be surprised if you eat it .”

"That's not necessarily true," Higashino said, "I've eaten delicious dishes with a very high threshold."

The two of them seem to have forgotten their old friends. As soon as they met, they chatted ecstatically.

Hiroshi Motomiya is very interested in politics, and he is very upset because he read the latest textbooks.

"A lot of places have been deleted." The color of wine had already stained his face, and he was a little drunk. "Especially Jinling, it was not mentioned at all."

"Although it's the honeymoon period now, it will end sooner or later. According to the attitude of our country's politicians! How can we solve the relationship between neighbors with those insects!"

It seems that men like to discuss these things. There are many old-school cartoonists on the left, and they are all anti-war, not anti-war defeat.

Fujiko f. Fujio's "Doraemon" is reflected.

In the era of Higashino Higashino, the works of the old school of authors are still shining, but the ideas in their works are no longer acceptable to the people.

Even the facts reflecting Japan's defeat in the war have been popularized by netizens one after another.

This is precisely because of Japanese politicians.

"I can't agree with this any more," Higashino said disgustedly: "If there is a mistake, you have to admit it, as if it didn't happen if you didn't admit it. This kind of thinking is simply shameful and disgusting."

"I like you even more," Bengong Hiroshi nodded in admiration.

Raising his glass, he said freely: "Sooner or later, I will draw a cartoon that fits the history and tell the people what the real history looks like."

In the future, Hiroshi Motomiya will draw a manga called "National Burning".

In it, he faithfully painted the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers.

Against humanity, violence, flogging, massacre.

Face up to history and face history.

It's a pity that the Japanese who have been brainwashed, or do not want to inherit the guilt, feel that this has never happened.

"The Nation Burns" is believed to be a work of fiction.

After that, even if it was published, the content was deleted and revised, and only a few manuscripts were left for publication.

It was even taken down in the end.

The final chapter was not re-serialized until several years later.

The future world will become more and more extreme, precisely because of these blindfolded people.

Higashino looked at the impassioned man in front of him and sighed.

As if a flame was burning in his heart, he grabbed his wine glass and drank it down.

(End of this chapter)