Chapter 113 Newcomers and Shortcomings

"The two of you came to my place today, and you definitely didn't come to drop by. If you have anything to say, just talk about it." Shen Xin asked.

"Well. The magazine is going to let Mr. Zhou start a serial in next month's "New World". He can be regarded as a contract cartoonist of our magazine. Before serializing, he wanted to visit you, "New World" 》The top cartoonist." Xiaoli said roughly.

"What is the top card and not the top card? I just do my own job well. From now on, everyone will work hard together." Shen Xin stretched out her hand to Zhou Yang.

"No... I will learn from Teacher Shen. Draw a good-looking cartoon." Zhou Yang blushed, holding Shen Xin's hand tightly with both hands.

There is some sweat in the palm of his hand, which shows that this kid is a little nervous.

"Well, Fat... Teacher Fat..." Shen Xin read Zhou Yang's pen name and felt that it was a bit of a joke, "If this pen name has no special meaning to you, it's better to change it, it's too dramatic."

I don't know why, when Shen Xin chanted this pseudonym, she always thought of "Dragon Playing in Water".

"I drank Pang Dahai for a while, and felt that this pen name would make me more masculine, so I chose this name, and it has no special meaning. I will think of a new pen name in two days." Zhou Yang Hastily explained.

Shen Xin nodded slightly, he could understand Zhou Yang's thoughts.

In fact, the pen names of many authors are random, but when the works become popular, some pen names will be very embarrassing. On Earth, there have been cases where the copyright of the work was not sold because the author's pen name was too bad.

"By the way. Fat... Mr. Zhou, have you found your assistant too?"

"Not yet. There is something wrong with the name. In the last week, the name may have to be redrawn." Zhou Yang scratched his head.

"The first time you create a novel, you may encounter some difficulties. After you get used to it, it will be much better. If you need to discuss anything with the editor, don't keep silent or make your own decisions. I think most editors still I really hope that my own author can stand alone."

Shen Xin thought of Chen Zijiao, and didn't want Zhou Yang to repeat the same mistakes, so he chatted a few more words.

He doesn't have many opportunities to meet other cartoonists. Apart from Ye Hexu and Chen Zijiao, there was only Zhou Yang in front of him, and he felt a sense of freshness in his heart. Moreover, Zhou Yang had a good personality, at least he didn't reject it.

At this time, Xiaoli secretly pulled Yan Fei, Yan Fei understood, coughed, and interrupted the conversation between the two of them.

"Mr. Shen, do you have time now? Xiaoli and I want to talk to you alone."

"No problem." Shen Xin nodded.

Xiaoli is usually busy, so it is impossible to deliberately bring Zhou Yang to him. It must be that she has encountered some problems.

"Mr. Zhou, you and the others stay here first, let's discuss something." Xiaoli said to Zhou Yang.

"Well, okay." Zhou Yang nodded obediently.

Shen Xin handed the CD and voice actor materials to Lu Ning, and asked them to audition the voice of the voice actors.

Lu Ning nodded slightly. Although she didn't say much, the smile on her face told others that she was also more interested in these voice actors.

Putting the CD and materials on the table, she took out the player from her backpack, and Gao Hang and Zhou Yang also surrounded her.

The three of Shen Xin walked into the reception room.

After pouring a glass of boiling water for the two of them, Shen Xin also sat on the single sofa, looking at Xiao Li in confusion, "Miss Wu, what's the matter?"

Xiaoli coughed lightly, feeling a little embarrassed in her heart, but considering the purpose of this trip, she still said it bravely.

"Mr. Shen, it's like this... In fact, Zhou Yang is a newcomer cartoonist that the magazine is very optimistic about. Song Shao even wanted him to reach your current level. Not long ago, Zhou Yang was the editor in charge of Li Jiming. Maybe the president thinks that he and Zhou Yang is not very good at communicating, so he asked me to replace Li Jiming. I also know that it is difficult for Zhou Yang to surpass you,

But the magazine has high expectations for him. As a result, my pressure also became very high, and I was afraid that I would not get good grades.

"Although his name is a bit new, but after careful analysis, I can clearly feel the shortcomings, and I can only find a few shortcomings. So, if possible, I would like to ask you to help me with suggestions? Or, tell me how you From a rookie to a professional cartoonist."

It's fine if it's an ordinary newcomer, but facing a newcomer like Zhou Yang who is under special care, Xiaoli is always afraid that she will delay him.

Well……

Shen Xin didn't expect Xiaoli to have such a problem. Indeed, for newcomers, getting started is very important.

However, Shen Xin was helpless.

This is not a question of whether he wants to help Xiaoli, but that he doesn't know how newcomers should create best-selling comics.

"Y's" is drawn based on "I"s", and the story itself is relatively complete, so he doesn't know what method a newcomer cartoonist should use to gain readers' approval.

Everything is natural and will follow when conditions are ripe. I want him to say one, two, three, four... Apart from the experience given by the manga capsule, he really doesn't know what to say.

Shen Xin fell into deep thought, Xiao Li didn't dare to speak out, she could only hold Yan Fei's hand secretly.

"Can I see his name?" Shen Xin thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a good way, so he could only start with the name.

Whether the work can become a hit depends partly on the strength of the author, and partly on luck. Even for experienced editors, it is difficult to determine whether a work can sell well.

Therefore, Shen Xin can only look at the name first, and then think about whether he can make some suggestions.

Xiao Li hurriedly handed the name to Shen Xin, and said in a low voice: "I think his name is too scattered, he didn't point out the title, and the progress of the manga is too fast, only three chapters were drawn, and the protagonist participated in two fights."

Shen Xin quickly read the name of "Ghost Power", thought for a while, closed the name again, and handed it back to Xiaoli.

"You're right. The progress of this comic is a bit fast. Moreover, the background is not clearly explained. I feel a little anxious, and the content is too dry. This is the disadvantage of newcomers."

After listening to Shen Xin's words, Xiaoli frowned, it was exactly as she had guessed.

"Then... is there any way to make up for it?" Xiaoli asked quickly.

"The way..." Shen Xin rubbed her nose, and after thinking for a while, she said an old-fashioned sentence, "Look more and practice more."

"Watch more and practice more?"

Xiaoli's face twitched twice, and Yan Fei also rubbed her forehead.

These four words are simply a panacea, which can be used anywhere.

"Besides, there are two methods. First, draw a few more short comics. On the one hand, it will be recognized by readers. On the other hand, the short stories will also help improve the author's ability to control the overall situation; second, like Like Chen Zijiao, find an original work. First have a complete experience. This is the safest way."

Xiaoli puffed her cheeks, and she was a little bit unwilling, "Mr. Shen, what height do you think "Ghost Power" can reach if it starts to be serialized?"

"About... 40 chapters? If he writes down at this speed, about 40 chapters will be over."

Combining her own understanding and the experience brought by comic capsules, Shen Xin came up with an approximate number of chapters. But this kind of prediction is often inaccurate. Many times, comics collapse because of a small factor.

Chapter 40... In other words, less than a year...

Sweat dripped from Xiaoli's forehead.

"But these are just predictions. If he grows fast, he may become the brand of "New World"." Shen Xin said with a light smile.

If so, good.

Xiaoli pursed her lips and sighed in her heart.

The three of them left the reception room and came to the living room.

Lu Ning wore earphones and listened to the CD, while Gao Hang stared at the voice actors' materials, with a wretched smile on his face, nodding from time to time. As for Zhou Yang, he was flipping through some sketches, and he didn't even know that Xiaoli came out of the living room.

Xiaoli walked to Zhou Yang's side, glanced at the manuscript in Zhou Yang's hand, and found that it was the name before "Y's".

"Mr. Zhou, if there is nothing else, let's go back first?"

"Go back?" Zhou Yang was taken aback, then stood up suddenly, "By the way, Miss Xiaoli, I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Um?"

"I... want to be Teacher Shen's assistant!" Zhou Yang rubbed his hands uneasily, with a hint of expectation on his face.