Japanese investors

Chapter 112

Kitamura Kenichi took the crowded subway back to his rental house in Adachi Ward.This is an old and shabby room with only a dozen people and less than [-] square meters.

The reason why he chose to live here was not because he liked it, but because he was poor and had no choice at all.

Kenichi Kitamura is one of the thousands of young Japanese people who left their hometowns and went to Beijing to work hard.They have neither family background nor personal connections, nor do they have the halo of protagonists. They are just countless ordinary little people.

Kenichi Kitamura's main way of making a living right now is working odd jobs in convenience stores.It’s completely impossible to survive just by relying on the money you earn from drawing comics.

His ideal is to become a cartoonist.To this end, I am truly striving towards personal rationality.He sleeps only four or five hours a day.

Although Kenichi Kitamura submitted many manuscripts, very few of them were accepted by publishing houses.Even the accepted manuscripts are published in serial form at the lowest price.

Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump", Shogakukan's "Weekly Shonen SUNDAY", Kodansha's "Weekly Shonen Magazine" and other famous manga publications have never been published.

Kenichi Kitamura's comics will only appear in comics publications from small and medium-sized publishing houses.Sometimes, when he was short of money, he would take the initiative to take over erotic comics.

Of course, in Japan, this is not illegal.Even so, he has never finished drawing a single comic, and all of them were either cut in half or forcibly completed by the editors of the publishing house.

Kenichi Kitamura gained a lot from his trip to the Tokyo Comic Con in Ikebukuro, Toshima District.Even if I don't have enough money, I will still buy.

On the one hand, this is due to personal hobbies, and on the other hand, it is spending money for my ideal as a cartoonist. After all, I need to collect a lot of materials.

With the changes of the times and the advancement of technology, Kitamura Kenichi is not unaware that nowadays, drawing comics does not require the use of ink and pens like in the past, but just uses a computer and a drawing board.

Not only that, it can also directly transform real-life scenes captured with a digital camera into the background of comics.I also have an agent.

To be precise, every cartoonist can find an agent.The only difference is that unknown cartoonists like them naturally can't find any good agents.

The cartoonist's agent will visit N cartoonists regularly every month. Not only will they provide them with relevant cartoon industry information and suggestions, but they will also proactively contact editors from different publishing houses.

As for the purpose, it is nothing more than to greatly increase the acceptance rate of comics by these unknown cartoonists in publishing houses.

All this is not free, but requires a certain fee from the cartoonist. It does not require the cartoonist himself to actively contribute, contact the cartoon editor of the publishing house, etc. as before.

It was possible to work as an assistant to a well-known cartoonist or to be his teacher, both in the past and now.

When Kenichi Kitamura was sorting out his "trophies," the line on his cell phone sounded a notification tone for a phone connection.

Kitamura Kenichi received this conditioned reflex, so he naturally found the phone and took a look at it.When he saw it, it was Kentaro Miyamoto who was calling.

Kitamura Kenichi answered: "Hello. What's the matter?"

Kentaro Miyamoto didn't immediately get acquainted with the new friend he made today: "Hello. We haven't had an in-depth chat yet at the Tokyo Comic Con."

Kitamura Kenichi was also a little unsatisfied, and said politely: "Today, I have the honor to meet you, and it is really worthwhile for me to go to Tokyo Comic Con."

Kentaro Miyamoto said truthfully: "One of the feelings you give me is that you are not like ordinary otakus like us. Could it be that you are an animation-related practitioner?"

Kitamura Kenichi had to admire the other party's eye for seeing people in his heart, and said without mincing words: "To tell you the truth, I am indeed drawing comics. Although some works have been published by publishing houses, they are small and medium-sized publications and are not very popular. . Say it and it will make you laugh."

Kentaro Miyamoto said bluntly: "So you are a professional cartoonist!"

Kenichi Kitamura was self-aware and said: "I dare not take it seriously. In my personal opinion, a cartoonist must at least publish a single work. To this end, I have not yet achieved it.

For now, at best, I have officially made my debut in the comics industry.In other words, it’s okay to make an underground debut.I don’t even dare to take it as a career.

What a career!It is completely possible to support the family just by drawing comics.I’m not afraid of making fun of you when I tell you this, but my main job is working odd jobs in convenience stores. "

Kentaro Miyamoto was not fooling him when he said: "Those who dare to pursue their dreams are the most handsome."

Kitamura Kenichi blurted out: "Thank you. By the way, what do you do?"

Kentaro Miyamoto has told the truth: "I don't have a job yet and I am studying in college."

Kitamura Kenichi understood: "You are a college student! Just today, the cute girl I saw next to you is your girlfriend, right?"

Miyamoto Kentaro was full of confusion and said: "It shouldn't be the case. No, it seems to be the case again. Even I can't figure out if it is the case?"

This was the first time in his life that Kitamura Kenichi encountered such a boy who couldn't even tell his girlfriend apart: "How far has your relationship developed? First base, second base, third base, or home run?"

Kentaro Miyamoto once said: "We haven't even held hands yet."

Ken Kitamura kept saying straightly: "Then we don't count as boyfriend and girlfriend! After all, we haven't even played first base."

Kentaro Miyamoto also understands these things.Some people get laid and do that as a sign that they have achieved a home run.

Some people take it as a sign that they can put their hands on girls, that is, getting to third base.Some people mark it with kisses and hugs, which means getting to second base.

Miyamoto Kentaro said unhurriedly: "I confessed."

Kenichi Kitamura mistakenly thought it was him confessing his love to the girl: "Did the other party accept your confession?"

Kentaro Miyamoto did not correct him and said: "Let's accept it!"

Kitamura Kenichi analyzed him from a rational perspective: "You mean that the other party has neither a clear agreement nor a clear rejection, is that true?"

Miyamoto Kentaro felt that his attitude towards Kato Ayaka was like this: "Yeah, yeah, yeah."

Ken Kitamura became serious at the beginning and said: "In your situation, it is basically not a relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend. The girl's attitude towards you is neither disgusting nor liking.

She still wants to see how you behave in the future.Otherwise, they are deliberately trying to whet your appetite and make you just be a spare tire. "

(End of this chapter)