Chapter 58 Do you really want to know?

In the end, eight young men and women from all over the motherland and even overseas who had practiced their painting skills for many years and would have become traditional Chinese painters or oil painters were inspired by the dream of revitalizing Chinese comics under the wings of Meng Zhe, a time and space butterfly, and successfully passed Meng Zhe's test and stayed in Tianjiao Society.

Meng Zhe did not directly stipulate the future route for the eight people, but just asked the eight people to follow as assistants and learn the most basic knowledge of comics while doing things.

Although these people with dreams now only know how to draw comics, in fact, they don't know anything, but who can be sure that they can't become famous cartoonists in the future?

Meng Zhe, who nodded and confirmed that the eight people had joined the Tianjiao Club, could not know what the future of the eight people would be like. The only thing he could be sure of was that the life trajectory of the eight people had changed because of him.

The current Tianjiao Club, the original empty editorial room, is now full of busy editors.

The large studio, which used to be deserted, with only Yao Feila and the five of them, is now also full of comic newcomers summoned by Tianjiao Club one after another. Coupled with more assistants, the big studio can no longer make everyone sit down... Fortunately, when redecorating the magazine, a total of two large ones were decorated. The studio, so there is no big problem after the diversion.

Next to the magazine, a two-and-a-half-story building is now also used by Tianjiao Club. Inaccurately, it should be Meng Zhe himself. After simple decoration, it has become the residence of the animation studio.

This studio named 'Jiji Animation' has been filled with all kinds of things related to animation production. Several Shueisha found me and led the young people who were selected to be suitable as animators to make intermediate paintings for the TV animation Chess Soul.

During the day, the voices of Tianjiaoshe and Jiji Animation Studio are boiling, and at night, the lights are bright all night - those comic lovers full of ** can even paint all night with only a few hundred yuan of living expenses.

"With such a low salary, I can work so hard without complaint... Mr. Jiji, if these young people can stick to it, sooner or later there will be powerful cartoonists among them!"

One night, He Yue Shenhong, who completed the work plan, pointed to the two brightly lit-out studios with some emotion when he walked out of Tianjiao Club with Meng Zhe.

"Mr. Yue, these young people are no different from us. They are also dreamers."

Meng Zhe replied like this.

"Yes, they are also admirable dreamers! However, after communicating with Kishimoto and Junichiro, Mr. Yoshiyoshi, I found that there are many restrictions on comic works in your country. Compared with our Japanese book, your country's copyright protection is also very bad. You can easily buy inferior pirated comics in the bookstore... In our Japanese book, the shopkeeper who dares to sell pirated publications in the bookstore he runs has long been punished for going bankrupt, but your country's political axe seems to turn a blind eye to it..."

and Yue Shenhong nodded to affirm Meng Zhe's statement, but then he immediately put the topic on the issue of piracy.

"...it will get better in the future."

In addition to this answer, what else can Meng Zhe say?

"Well, it should be like this. I heard that in Taiwan, the book publishing market used to be chaotic, but since last year, it has banned pirated publications on a large scale! My editor-in-chief said that several Taiwanese publishing houses have been actively in contact with Shueisha and want to obtain genuine distribution authorization. My upcoming Rurouni Kenshin should also make a small profit in the Taiwan market, hahaha..."

Unexpectedly, He Yue Shenhong believed Meng Zhe's statement. What he made was that China's publishing market would be more and more on the right track.

"Taiwan?"

Meng Zhe's eyes lit up. Taiwan, which began to clean up piracy, is also a big market. Sister Lan is also from Taiwan. I don't know if it's difficult to open an animation teenager's branch in Taiwan... "Good evening, Mr. Jiji!"

Just as Meng Zhe was thinking about this question, someone asked him good night.

"Good evening!"

Meng Zhe looked up and found that Zhang Cheng and Liu Kang, who were hooked shoulders and backs, each carrying two thermos from the direction of No. 1 Middle School. Obviously, they had to stay up late to learn the skills of drawing comics.

In order to settle down, Tianjiao Club rented some suites in the residential building next to No. 1 Middle School as a staff dormitory for the editor of Tianjiao Club and a temporary residence for cartoonists and assistants.

The six women and two men from the Oil Painting Department and the Department of Chinese Painting of the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts are naturally arranged to live in these suites. Of course, there are different single rooms such as Ken Obata and Yao Feila. They sleep in the Datong shop.

This arrangement is the result of Meng Zhe's deliberate efforts. He wants these young people who love comics to understand that only enthusiasm is not enough. Only excellent comics must be available to get more things - whether it is wealth or status.

Although it's late at night, on the way home, Meng Zhe still met several galloping freight cars. He didn't know whether the car was loaded with the newly launched 'Chinese Little Home' instant noodles, or the simplified version of Chess Soul and Light Voice Girl.

At Meng Zhe's suggestion, the bag was matched with instant noodles with the Three Kingdoms character card of "Stupid Guardian of the Three Kingdoms", which was named "Chinese Little Head" by Meng Zhe. Meng Zhe also specially drew the character image of the Chinese Little Head of the Chinese in the packaging bag.

Of course, no one in this era can know where the prototype of this 'Chinese little head' comes from.

As for the two single-line books, it is another expansion of Tianjiao Club's business. For the sake of safety, Tianjiao Club adopts the strategy of booking first and then printing. In order to stimulate the sales of each book, it will be accompanied by exquisite bookmarks, key chains and other bookmarks.

If you book ten copies at a time, you will be given two additional Q-version characters with twisted eggs. This twisted egg is a peripheral product designed and produced by Nihong. Nihong has developed a series of peripheral products of Chess Soul and Light Voice Girl, which are just one of them.

Of course, the authorized production of these peripheral products has made Meng Zhe earn a lot of money... He has already got more than one million yuan, and it is not clear how many Meng Zhe will have in the future. In short, there must be more.

The editor in charge of Meng Zhe of Jiyingshe is now resident in Tianjiaoshe. Yesterday, he revealed to Meng Zhe that after this year's annual meeting of Shuyingshe, he would give Meng Zhe's manuscript remuneration and contract money. The specific amount has not been determined, but it will never be lower than five. Every original manuscript is ten thousand yuan.

Conversed into Chengrenmin coins, 4,000 yuan each?

Oh, this is interesting - I have got the highest price in the history of Jinhong, but each of Jinhong's 4000 is in China, and each of our 4000 is in the mud. Compared with the actual prices, it is a little low.

"Mr. Jiji, see you tomorrow!"

When he walked near the door of No. 1 Middle School, he and Yue Shenhong bent down to salute Meng Zhe. After Meng Zhe replied casually, he walked to the place where he lived.

And Meng Zhe looked back at the county main avenue, where there were still cars coming and going, and then turned to the direction of the family courtyard of No. 1 Middle School... Wufeng County, where there were not many vehicles, quietly changed because of the existence of Tianjiao Society. There will be vehicles from morning to night every day, expanding from the Jiang family. In and out of the printing house.

With the increase of the flow of people, the business in the county has also become obviously prosperous. I won't go to other places, but there have been six more restaurants and one small shop near Tianjiao Club since the New Year.

Although Tianjiao Society itself enjoys the benefits of tax reduction and exemption because of Kong Lan's status as a Taiwan compatriot, the cartoonists under Tianjiao Society have to pay taxes, and the Jiang family's printing factory also has to pay taxes... Meng Zhe heard Guan Yuluo say that in this era, he still sits in the five peaks of one hundred and ten seats in the national poverty-stricken counties. County, the original annual tax plan has now completed a quarter.

And time, but just in the middle of March, the sixth issue of "Anime Boy" was just finalized and sent to Jiang's printing factory.

Huh?

Wait!

Is it already mid-March?

Doesn't this mean that my Xun'er's wife and Mel's sister-in-law are about to have a baby?!

Meng Zhe, who was already a little busy and dizzy, suddenly remembered that he almost missed something very important, but after careful consideration, he was relieved - Chinese people's life is calculated according to the lunar calendar, so there is still some time.

However, this time I was almost busy forgetting the birth of my future wife, which also sounded a warning to Meng Zhe, so Meng Zhe plans to prepare gifts for her birth tomorrow.

In order not to forget, Meng Zhe also deliberately took a red pen on March 17th of the lunar calendar, drew a big circle before going to bed at ease.

The next day, Meng Zhe asked his editor-in-chief, who was stationed in Wufeng County, to order something from Nihong. After the editor patted his chest and said that he would definitely deliver all the items ordered by Meng Zhe as soon as possible, Meng Zhe finally got into the small studio at ease.

In the small studio, the two big loli of the Jiang family had arrived early. When Meng Zhe entered the door, they were communicating with Kishimoto Qishi and Oda Eiichiro in terms of painting skills in stuttering Chinese, stuttering Japanese and hand-dancing handwriting.

"Meng Jiji, what on earth are you going to do when you ask me to come with my sister?"

Jiang Xiyao, who was originally excited with Kishimoto Qishi, looked at Meng Zhe, who pushed the door in at a glance, and left Kishimoto Qishi and ran to the door without hesitation.

"Of course there is something wrong!"

Meng Zhe said with a smile. Although he didn't show it on his face, Meng Zhe was proud in his heart: Hey hey, my sister-in-law is really close to us!

"What's the matter? My sister and I are very busy now. We have to draw a new short... Ah! I can't tell Meng Jiji about you! They and my sister didn't draw anything!"

Jiang Xiyao stared at Meng Zhe with chagrin, and then pouted her mouth and said so. In the middle of the words, she suddenly stopped her mouth. Then the girl tried to cover it up. Unfortunately, the words were simply three hundred taels of silver here.

"Clumsy Meier, are you sure you really didn't mean to inform me?"

The funny appearance of the sister-in-law made Meng Zhe laugh so much. This girl is simply a pistachio.

"It's not, it's not!"

Jiang Xiyao stamped her feet and replied angrily.

So Meng Zhe was happier. Now he has mastered how much of teasing. Meng Zhe, his sister-in-law Jiang Xiyao, who would not be crazy, stopped the conversation between the two, and then went to his sister Jiang Weiyu and asked softly, "Xun'er, what new short story are you and Mei'er drawing?"

"I'll show you when the painting is finished!"

Jiang Weiyu glanced at Meng Zhe shyly, and then lowered his head and whispered.

"Is it like this? Well, I'll watch it when you finish painting, but I guess it must be a work that can brighten my eyes, right?

Meng Zhe continued with a smile, probably because of Xi Shi in his lover's eyes, he felt that the shy appearance of his future wife was really cute!

"...hmm."

Feeling Meng Zhe's gaze, the shy Jiang Wei's head lowered more and lower, but even so, she still hummed softly, saying that she would live up to Meng Zhe's expectations.

"Wait for me for a moment."

Because there were still outsiders, Meng Zhe put away his affection. After asking several people to wait for a moment, he walked out of the small studio and waited outside the door. Several Meng Zhe selected four suitable people called into the house.

Among the four people, three of them are all from the eight art academy students, and among the three, Zhang Cheng and Liu Kang are two living treasures, and one of them is also many.

After Ken Obata came out of the room, and everyone else's eyes fell on him, Meng Zhe coughed and said, "Let's gather everyone. In fact, I just want to announce one thing!" I need you to co-produce a robot comic with me. The name of the comic is Neon Genesis Evangelion, which can also be referred to as EVA.

After a little pause, Meng Zhe continued: "Although I haven't started painting yet, this cartoon has been confirmed to be the first animation work of the Jiji animation studio I set up. In addition, I think this work is enough to make everyone's name shine for decades. Remember that everyone will not only be fans of animation, but also educators, scientists, historians and religious people! Life... But only for dozens of years, if you can participate in the work that is destined to be remembered by future generations, you can go with a smile even if you die in the future, right?

After speaking in Chinese, Meng Zhe repeated these two sentences in Japanese. After listening to Meng Zhe's words, Oda Eiichiro stood up exaggeratedly. Obviously, he had been deceived by Meng Zhe!

"Mr. Jiji, you are so right! A person's life is short like a cherry blossom that will wither as soon as it blooms. If you can't do something meaningful in a short life, what's the point of living?! Mr. Jiji, please let me participate in this work - please!!!"

Eiichiro Oda, who finished speaking, bowed deeply to Meng Zhe. If it hadn't been for the lack of tatami on the ground in China, perhaps Junichiro Oda, who was excited, would have taken more radical actions.

Although Eiichiro Oda, who couldn't understand what the mouthful of birds, said, how could the four Chinese people who were called by Meng Zhe to participate in this work could not see what Eiichiro Oda's ceremonial expression mean?

His grandmother's, even this little Japanese book named Oda, has made such a resolute statement. How can we Chinese people with the same blood in the veins of Mr. Jiji fall behind?

Therefore, the four people on the Chinese side also shouted that they were determined to participate, and the bald man Liu Kang's performance was exaggerated. This guy claimed that if Mr. Jiji did not let him participate in this glorious and arduous cartoon and animation production task, he would 'laugh up and go out and hang up the southeast branch'... It was in chaos. During the battle, the door of the small studio was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Then a middle-aged man who was more bald than the bald man Liu Kang rushed into the studio despite the obstruction of the editor of the magazine, pointed to the noses of Liu Kang and roared: "Liu Kang, you, this rebellious son! You give it to me and I'll go back to the Academy of Fine Arts for class immediately! Do you hear me?!"

After roaring at Liu Kang, this bald middle-aged man, who was somewhat similar to Liu Kang, looked around the people in the room fiercely, then fixed his eyes on Meng Zhe, and then said in an extremely contemptuous tone, "Are you the Meng Zhe who was blown into a genius teenager? These days, even cats and dogs dare to claim to be geniuses? It's true that the world is under the wind!!!"

Before Meng Zhe could open his mouth to speak, this is obviously Liu Kang's father's bald middle-aged man. After changing his tone, he continued to point at Meng Zhe's nose and roared, "I don't know how many ugly new comics can be drawn? How dare you lure my son to work hard for your shabby magazine?! You lie to others, I, Liu, can't control it, but - my son Liu Kang is destined to become an excellent Chinese painting artist in the future! Do you know what traditional Chinese painting is? Do you know what elegance is?!"

"Dad! What are you talking about? Do you know how good Mr. Jiji's painting skills are?!"

Liu Kang rushed over with a red face and stood between his father and Meng Zhe, and his mood obviously became very excited. Liu Kang felt that his father didn't understand what meaningful it was to do now!

Moreover, will Mr. Jiji not understand traditional Chinese painting? Teacher Jiji will not understand what elegance is?!

Yes, Mr. Jiji is still very young now! However, after just a few days of contact, Liu Kang has found that this young teacher Jiji is really a great genius like the one written in "The Boy Here", and he is a genius who is far more mature than adults!

"Son of a bitch, get out of here first! I'll deal with you later!" Liu Kang's father pulled Liu Kang aside with great power, and then he continued to point to Meng Zhe's nose and roar, "The painting skill is very good, right? Then tell me, you are a young genius with great painting skills. How many cents can you earn by working hard on a painting?! Great painting skills?! Bah - I can't make money, it's bullshit! Do you understand the theory of traditional Chinese painting according to the standard? The teacher of the Academy of Fine Arts said that Liu Kang's traditional Chinese paintings can now be sold for 50 yuan per square foot. Do you understand?!"

Hearing this patiently, Meng Zhe finally smiled and said, "Hmm... Uncle Liu, right? Do you know the area of a square foot? And are you sure you really want to know the current price of each of my comics?

(to be continued)