Drawing.
Cooking.
Washing the dishes.
At night, he continued drawing.
In a single day, Zhang Ye came up with three chapters.
This was only because he had the stamina, the speed, and the ability to endure loneliness. If it were anyone else, they would probably go crazy from drawing one chapter every two days.
Back at home.
Zhang Ye played a video call.
Ha Qiqi and the others were already there.
Everyone asked, "Director Zhang, what's the matter?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Take a look at the email. I've already sent it to you."
Ha Qiqi was taken aback. "What email?"
Zhang Ye said, "A comic. It's a new one that I've drawn. Get someone to submit it to me immediately. Remember to cover your identity."
Zhang Zuo was stunned. "What? Another one? "
Little Wang stared. "Ah?"
Little Sun was dumbfounded. "You still have the energy to do two?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I'm just idling around at home anyway."
When Ha Qiqi heard that, she got excited. Only now did she understand what Director Zhang meant by those words from yesterday. This was getting out of hand. "Alright, I'll get it done right away. Don't worry, Director Zhang!"
Zhang Ye reminded, "Little Sun's sister has already made an appearance, so don't let her go again. Otherwise, she'll be exposed. Oh yes, is Little Sun's brother-in-law free?"
"Ah, he's free."
"Alright, then I'll have to trouble your brother-in-law then?"
Ha Qiqi asked, "Then what's the pen name this time?"
Zhang Ye thought for a moment. "Let's call him Little Ze."
Everyone was doubtful.
Little Ze?
Aoi?
What kind of names were those?
…
The next day.
Japan. Tokyo.
POO Studios.
One of the three largest weekly comic magazines in Japan.
The atmosphere in the editorial department was dispirited.
The editor-in-chief pointed at his nose and lectured, "Why aren't there any good comics? Ah? I don't believe it. With such a large magazine company and so many cartoonists, how can there not be a single one that can compete with Shōnen Publishing? Search for it! Dig three feet into the ground and look for it! We must find it! "
One Piece was too popular!
Shōnen Publishing was gaining momentum!
Originally, their POO Studios was already lagging behind Shōnen Publishing. Be it in terms of sales or influence, Shōnen Publishing was always in first place, while they were always in second place. Now, with the release of One Piece, the national comic, the gap between them had widened even further. They were no longer able to keep up with Shōnen Publishing's pace. One Piece had actually caused Shōnen Publishing's magazine sales to soar by 30%!
How were they supposed to play?
How was he supposed to chase after her?
The crisis of survival had already made them feel imminent!
After the meeting.
The editors also looked depressed.
"What should we do?"
"Shōnen Publishing is so lucky."
"That's right. It's a national level comic that only comes out once every few years. In the end, Shōnen Publishing managed to catch up to it. There's no justice in this world."
"Stop talking. Hurry up and find a script."
"What are you looking for? There are too few good comics."
"A work at the level of One Piece isn't produced even once every five years."
The phone on the desk rang.
Fujiwara Koji picked up the phone listlessly.
"Hello?"
"Fujiwara, someone submitted a submission."
"A newcomer?"
"Yes, downstairs."
"Alright, I'll go and pick it up."
After hanging up, Fujiwara Koji did not have much to look forward to as he leisurely went downstairs.
He was considered an insignificant idler in the editorial department. The truly experienced editors were led by great authors. But even after working here for several years, he was still in charge of handling newcomer submissions. These newcomers submitted their work every day. They were all newcomers who had yet to debut and were not very professional. The quality of the manuscripts was uneven and did not even have a good standard. They were all filled with common sense errors, and he still had to point them out one by one. It was such a headache every day.
A good comic!
Where was a good comic!
Downstairs.
In the meeting room.
Fujiwara Koji met someone in a partition.
"Hello, Editor."
"Yes, please have a seat."
"This is the manuscript."
"Alright, let me take a look."
Fujiwara did not pay much attention to it and just flipped through the pages as usual. But when he reached the fifth page, he was suddenly stunned. He sat up straight and took a deep breath. Then he hurriedly flipped the manuscript back and started reading from the first page!
One page!
Five pages!
Ten pages!
Fujiwara Koji was dumbfounded!
He was a little excited and in disbelief. He reread it again!
Ten minutes later.
Upstairs in the editorial department.
Fujiwara Koji rushed back and shouted, "I found it! I found it! "
All the editors looked at him.
"Fujiwara, what's the matter?"
"What did you find?"
"Look at how excited you are. What happened?"
Fujiwara Koji said loudly, "Quickly take a look at this manuscript!"
An editor said, "Aren't you in charge of newcomer submissions? How good can a newcomer's work be? "
"Aiya." Fujiwara Koji said anxiously, "Read it first before telling me!"
At this moment, the editor-in-chief also came over. "Let me take a look."
The other editors also stood up and came over.
Ozawa?
'Naruto?'
"What kind of style is this?"
"It's really a newcomer."
"The character designs of the supporting characters are quite good, but what about the main character?"
"Yeah, Uzumaki Naruto? Why does he have a beard? "
"This beard is so ugly."
"Fujiwara, is this what you meant by a good comic?"
At the beginning, everyone was discussing it as they read. But the more they read, the quieter everyone became. In the end, the entire editorial department was completely silent!
They finished reading it!
All the editors were shocked!
The editor-in-chief was stunned. "This was submitted by a newcomer?"
Fujiwara Koji hurriedly said, "It's absolutely true!"
The editor-in-chief said, "How did you reply to him?"
Fujiwara Koji said, "I told him that this manuscript was quite good and that he wanted to serialize it. I told him that it would have to be discussed with the editor-in-chief and asked him to go back and wait for further news. I've also given him his contact information, but it doesn't seem like it's the author himself. It seems like he's not willing to reveal the author's identity. It might not be a newcomer, but some long-established cartoonist who wants to change his pen name? No one knows. "
The editor-in-chief patted him on the shoulder and took a deep breath. "Well done, you've done well on this matter. You'll be in charge of this cartoonist from now on. Contact him immediately and discuss the serialization contract with him. This Naruto will be serialized at POO Studios this week. Tell him that we will give him the best recommendations and the best treatment. Don't let him go to any other magazine publishers!"
Fujiwara Koji said excitedly, "Understood!"
The editor-in-chief looked at the others. "We don't need to discuss this serialization anymore, right?"
"There's no need for that!"
"This is such a good read!"
"If it doesn't get serialized, there would be no justice in this world."
"We'll have to rely on it to compete with One Piece!"
"Can we really compete with it?"
"Of course! This comic is definitely not worse than One Piece! And just from the pace of getting into the plot, Naruto is even faster than One Piece! "
"We've finally gotten a work like this!"
"Hahaha, luck is on our side this time!"
"Ahhh! We're going to make a comeback! "
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