Hong Kong Island Comic Master

Chapter 126 Your Life
Walking out of the Fuji TV building, with the breeze blowing on his face, Li Wannian looked up at the sky. The dark clouds looked like they were about to rain.

The entire movie viewing party was undoubtedly a success. Miyauchi Masaki, who had never seen the world, was shocked by the mysterious power from his father's country.

However, even so, Miyauchi Masaki still did not let go. It was not until Tsunoda asked again and again that he quietly revealed the truth.

"We at Fuji TV have taken into consideration the domestic situation. Even if your animation is excellent, it will not be released. Just do this to stand out!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Wannian's animation was almost sentenced to death in Neon.

When animation is broadcast on Neon TV stations, it is not only a matter of the quality of the work itself, but also involves political and economic issues.

After seeing it, both myself and Tsunoda thought this matter was simple!

"Drip!"

At this time, Tsunoda parked in front of Li Wannian in his red Honda Accord and sounded the horn.

Li Wannian opened the door and got into the passenger seat.

Since Cai Zhizhong and Zhong Chuhong did not know neon language, they were left in the hotel by Li Wannian when they came to the TV station this time, while he came to Fuji TV alone with Tsunoda.

It’s just that the result seems unsatisfactory!
"Don't be too disappointed, this is not a problem with your work!"

In the car, Tsunoda saw Li Wannian's expressionless face and comforted him.

"Of course I know, don't worry, I'll be fine! I didn't have much hope for this in the first place!"

It is really difficult for foreign animations, especially animations from Hong Kong Island, to be broadcast on Neon TV stations. If some fans have a good base, the TV stations may boldly broadcast them for the sake of economic benefits.

However, now that Li Wannian is unknown in Neon, why should people take the risk of showing your animation?

Therefore, it is almost impossible to reach the sky in one step. You still have to start from scratch step by step.

"If you think so, that's the best thing. I didn't expect that the top management of the TV station would be so conservative. With this group of insects around, how can my Neon comics progress?"

Kakuda comforted Li Wannian, but Li Wannian was in a good mood, but made Kakuda very angry.

Li Wannian sincerely admired Tsunoda when he saw that he was still such a young man despite being 40 years old.

Unlike me, my mentality has already aged prematurely!

"Wait, isn't this the way to the hotel?"

At this time, Li Wannian noticed that the surrounding buildings were a bit unfamiliar, and thought that Kakuda was just scolding Chongzhi and had gone the wrong way.

"Yes, we have to go to another place first!"

After hearing that Tsunoda had gone the wrong way, Li Wannian was relieved a lot, but at the same time he was also a little curious, where was Tsunoda taking him?

"Where?"

"Tezuka-sensei's studio!"

"what?"

"Didn't I tell you yesterday? To meet Mr. Tezuka?"

"But you didn't say it was today? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Hearing this answer, Li Wannian's voice rose several octaves.

Even Li Wannian himself didn't realize that his vocal range could be so wide?
"This is what Mr. Tezuka means. I'm worried that it will affect your status on the TV station, so let me wait until you come out and tell you!"

"No, then I should prepare some gifts for my first visit, right?"

Such an unexpected meeting really left Li Wannian unprepared.

If Toriyama is Li Wannian’s favorite cartoonist, then Osamu Tezuka is his most respected cartoonist.

This kind of respect is not only for his works, but also for his contribution to the entire comic industry, but also for his special feelings towards China.It is not easy to stick to your original intention in an environment like Neon.

"Mr. Tezuka was afraid that you would buy something, so he specially warned you! Saying that you go is the best gift for him!"

Listening to Tsunoda's explanation, Li Wannian was still a little helpless.

And...why does this sound so awkward?
Fuji TV is a long way from Osamu Tezuka's studio, and there was some traffic jam on the road, so it took Tsunoda more than an hour to finally arrive at Osamu Tezuka's studio.

After getting off the bus, Li Wannian was filled with emotion when he saw this inconspicuous two-story wooden building without even a sign.

I didn’t expect that the famous “God of Comics” would have such an inconspicuous studio, but when I think about it, it seems to be better than my own studio!

There was nothing I could do. Hong Kong Island was too small and its population density was higher than that of Tokyo. I didn’t have any money at the time, so I didn’t look for a good place.

"Let's go!"

After Tsunoda parked the car, he led Li Wannian into the studio.

As soon as Li Wannian walked in, what he saw was the traditional neon style decoration, wooden furniture, sliding grilles, tatami mats, etc. Li Wannian even had to take off his shoes when entering.

I really don’t know how bad the working environment must be in the summer when so many people don’t wear shoes.
There were quite a lot of people in the room. Five or six young people were busy at this time. They were busy in front of the case and didn't even raise their heads to look at themselves and Tsunoda.

In this way, Kakuda took Li Wannian to the second floor.

"teacher?"

"Wait a minute! I'll be fine soon!"

It seemed that Osamu Tezuka was still busy. After Tsunoda came out of the studio, he looked at Li Wannian a little embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter, I'll just wait outside!"

Afterwards, Li Wannian looked around and out the window. Unfortunately, smartphones had not yet been born in this era, otherwise Li Wannian could have sat here with his phone in his arms all afternoon.

Osamu Tezuka also knew that he could not wait too long, so Li Wannian waited for about 15 minutes before Osamu Tezuka put down the pen in his hand.

"Hello, you are Long Live, right?"

"Hello, Mr. Osamu Tezuka!"

Osamu Tezuka walked out of the room and took the initiative to shake hands with Li Wannian.

One neon and one Hong Kong island, two cartoonists, one old and one young, finally met for the first time.

"Sorry to keep you waiting! I was just finishing the page and couldn't get away!"

"As a cartoonist, I know that I need to concentrate when drawing, not to mention you didn't keep me waiting too long!"

Then Osamu Tezuka invited Li Wannian into his room.

Like most cartoonists, the most eye-catching thing in Osamu Tezuka's studio is undoubtedly his desk, which is filled with pens and papers, complicated but not messy.

"Please sit down! Long live, you are younger than I thought!"

Sure enough, everyone who met Li Wannian would say this, and Li Wannian had long been accustomed to it.

"Then I wonder if Mr. Tezuka thinks this is a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Of course it's a good thing. Being young means you still have a long life and more time to create. Unlike me, I feel like I'm about to see the end of my life!"

"How could that be? You are only 50 years old and have just completed half of your life!"

Although Li Wannian comforted Osamu Tezuka in this way, Li Wannian knew that Osamu Tezuka died in his early sixties in the original time and space. It must be said that this is a loss to the entire world of comics industry.

"Don't comfort me. I know very well how I should go in life. I'm already very satisfied. At most, I'm just a little bit regretful. On the contrary, it's you, long live, your own life has just begun. You have thought about how to go. ?"

(End of this chapter)