Full-time cartoonist

Chapter 98 "Robots" - Mediocre

Xiaochun went out to blow some wind.After returning to the qualifiers, I found that my opponent was sitting in the living room drinking a drink, without any nervousness or anxiety.

Feeling depressed for a while, he waved to him and went back to play chess.

This game of chess made Xiaochun very complicated. The opponent was a 14-year-old kid, but he was easily defeated.

"I lost." He lowered his head.

When Odagiri also bowed his head, Xiaoharu took the opportunity to rub Odagiri's hair.

Packed up the chess pieces, got up depressed, and walked out the door. He could only look forward to the second game.

The teacher in charge of maintaining order looked at his back wonderingly, and said to his colleagues: "Tori Akino said that he is very strong, but in my opinion, he is still a long way from a professional chess player."

"Who knows?" The colleague shrugged.

On the second day of the competition, his opponent was Odagiri again.

"Uncle Xiaochun!"

Seeing him very enthusiastic, Xiaochun's inner gloom also dissipated a lot.

"Let's play chess." Xiaochun said.

This time he didn't go out again, concentrated and went all out to finish the game.

Still lost.

Looking at the innocent smiling face of the other party, he hoped in his heart that he would not meet this brat next time.

If he wins three out of five games and loses one more game, he will not even be eligible to enter a professional game. It would be a pity if this is the end of his Go career.

Odagiri said: "You are my opponent twice, it's really annoying, I want to try to play chess with more people."

Xiaochun nodded repeatedly.

In the third game, he came to the scene.

The kid named Odagiri has won all three games and passed the qualifying round.

He was a little fortunate.

The remaining three opponents are all of mediocre strength. After hovering on the edge of danger, Xiaochun finally entered the professional competition.

"Damn bird Akino!"

If it wasn't for him, he wouldn't be in such danger.

……

"Ah! Ahh!"

Higashino sneezed a few times, now it is the rainy season, the rain is not stopping, the temperature has dropped a few degrees.

So Qiu Gong Mingmei couldn't help being concerned: "Is it a cold? Do you have a fever?"

Higashino waved his hand, "Probably someone is thinking about me, I'm in good health."

"That's good, but it may also have something to do with the recent weather," Akemi Akimiya said, "After all, it will remind me of "The Garden of Words."

Higashino smiled, "Then you want to go out with me and sit in the gazebo in a nearby park?"

Akemi Akimiya rolled her eyes at him, "...let's continue drawing manga."

As soon as Higashino picked up the g pen, he received a call. It was Akira Toriyama.

"Mr. Toriyama, at this time, you should be on the tour exhibition of Nagoya works. Why do you call me when you have time?"

Akira Toriyama's tone was aggrieved, and he talked about Yoshihiro Togashi.

"Fu Jian told me that jump gave him the right to update once a month!"

Even if he doesn't serialize for a long time, he is still a little angry when he hears this qualification.

"When I serialized, why didn't I give me this condition!"

Higashino shook his head, a nightmare is coming, the jump has opened up the source of all evil, and only the readers will suffer in the future.

"Toriyama-sensei, you're okay, but I'm not feeling well. Our author, when we are working hard to serialize the weekly comics, Fu Jian-san can play mahjong, ski, and play video games, and I feel even more uncomfortable."

Higashino is about to vomit from painting. Every day when he opens his eyes, except for going to school, he is faced with these manuscripts. He has a feeling of working in a sweatshop with a [-]-hour work system.

"Pfft," Akira Toriyama laughed, and sure enough, he would be much happier just by comparing them.

"By the way, Higashino," realizing that it was a little too much, said, "When I was watching "Soul of Chess", I saw something you wanted to draw.

Don't care about the obstruction of the editorial department, draw what you want to draw!After my quarrel with Fu Jian, they won't be as stubborn as before. "

"Indeed," Higashino said, "thanks to you seniors. I know what to do."

"Well, then I won't bother you to draw manga," he said with a few laughs and ended the call.

Higashino looked at the phone, feeling like he was laughing at himself.

Looking at the half-drawn manuscript on the desktop, I became more and more angry.

"What kind of painting is this?" He stood up, walked to Akimi Akimi, grabbed her hand, "Let's go out and play together!"

Akemi Akimiya looked at the rain outside and felt Higashino looked like an idiot.

"Oda-kun and Yoshii-kun will be here in a while, and won't it be raining if we go out now?"

Higashino sighed, and sat back again, looking at the half-painted Hikari Shindo on the paper, feeling disgusted.

"Okay," Akemi Akimiya walked behind him, massaged his shoulders, and coaxed, "Be obedient and work hard, and when it's over, I'll make you beef stew with potatoes."

There is no man who does not like to eat goulash, right?

"Then... well." Higashino said.

Seeing Higashino Higashi so awkward, Akemi Akimiya was not angry, but rather happy.

He also has a naive side like a child. This feeling of needing her care is rarely experienced before, and it feels quite fresh.

After a while, Oda arrived.

He didn't bring an umbrella either, so he came here wet.

Higashino lends him the bathroom.

After cleaning, Oda asked to borrow the phone, Higashino pointed to the door, and Oda expressed his thanks.

When he was on the phone, Higashino could vaguely hear the voice.Because Oda is particularly excited, the voice is very loud.

I thought it was about dating or something, but I didn't expect it to be communicating with my friends.

The topic of communication was, of course, Akira Toriyama.

Oda talked about the collection at the Tokyo tour, and he told his colleagues the details of that painting.

Very proud.

Show off halfway.

He suddenly yelled "Hey!"

"You participated in Shueisha's HOP STEP Awards this month!"

This is an event that Shueisha holds every month. Oda once won the "Tezuka Award" in the second year after he won the "Tezuka Award".

He just thought it was a coincidence.

because……

Someone knocked on the door, it was Sasaki.

Oda immediately opened the door, and Sasaki was carrying the handbag, carefully protecting it on his chest so that the handbag didn't get wet.

"Thank you." Sasaki nodded in greeting, "Mr. Akino is here."

"He's drawing manga. It's raining, so how could he run around hahaha." Oda watched Sasaki walk into the room, and he asked his colleagues, "What is the name of the manga you contributed?"

""Robot"," the other party replied, "I don't think I can win the award, I just want to try. In high school, my younger brother said that my cartoons were bad, and my classmates in college also said that my cartoons were bad, so...

I still hope to win an award! "

he said suddenly.

It feels like a hot-blooded manga hero.

Oda was also moved by this emotion, "Don't worry, the Newcomer Award is easy. Even someone like me who has poor perspective and poor drawing skills has won the Newcomer Award."

He became more and more curious. After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone and ran into the room.

Only the person on the opposite side was left behind. Hearing the busy sound, he was very surprised.

"That old man, is he also planning to become a cartoonist?"

He wanted to ask carefully, but the other party quickly hung up the phone, which made him feel uncomfortable like a stick in his throat.

……

Seeing Sasaki come in, Higashino stood up to greet him.

Sitting down on the sofa, Sasaki carefully avoided the tea and took out a few copies of manga.

"This is the shortlisted work, please, Mr. Akino Bird."

Just like Akira Toriyama served as a judge of the "Tezuka Award", Higashino is also asked to evaluate the works participating in the HOP STEP Award.

Facing such a situation for the first time, Higashino rubbed his hands excitedly.

But after watching for a few minutes...

"That's it?"

One is worse than the other, story, frame, camera, perspective, dialogue... From all aspects, there are at most one or two advantages.

"These are all shortlisted works?" He couldn't believe it.

It's only slightly better than the "Battle of Gods" that the original owner participated in the Manga Awards.

"After all, it is an event that will be held every month," Sasaki replied in a flat tone: "This is how new cartoonists have shortcomings. What we need is to discover the advantages from the shortcomings. Wait for the moment when they will be polished into diamonds .”

"Teacher Akira Toriyama, and you, Mr. Akino Toriyama, were all polished like this."

He looked at these manuscripts and said seriously: "Maybe in these works, a top cartoonist will be discovered."

Higashino looked at Eiichiro Oda at the side, and nodded in approval.

He has read Oda's short works, although they are very bad.But there is also the style of Oda Oda in the future, which is a description of the growth of a man, and transforms into a man in a certain event.

The story of the sniper king that readers are very moved is the embodiment of this part of Oda's ability.

In "One Piece", there are countless such plots, and every time it affects the readers' hearts.

This is the advantage of Oda. When he is polished into a diamond in the future, then jump's efforts will be rewarded.

Knowing this, Higashino patiently looked at the entries.

Just like in the well-known world, the children of the US emperor may be the future president, in these works, there may be jump pillars.

After 20 minutes, Higashino's patience was almost exhausted, and he saw a comic.

The painting style is very familiar, it's in his mind, but he can't think of it.

I couldn't help but look at the name of the comic - "Robot", but I didn't have much impression.

He looked at the author's name again, and it turned out to be Masashi Kishimoto!

No wonder I can't remember, it's Kishimoto who has just started to grow.

Higashino Hibiki seemed to have the blue bird in his mind again, returning to the days of watching "Naruto", it was his lost youth.

Compared with "One Piece", he prefers "Naruto", because he was exposed to it early when he was very young.

I really like the first boss plot, Zabuzhan and Bai's story.

Unexpectedly, now, this author's comics are lying in his hands.

(End of this chapter)