Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 383 Responsibility and Accountability

"...Are you going to attend the book signing event for Itchy Mouse Old Thief this weekend?"

From the other end of the phone in Zhou Wenwei's hand came Ke Xinjie's expectant voice.

Ever since the end of the Black Moon Tide chapter of "Protoss", after Yang Shuzhun drew Eri to death, he was also happily called the old thief.

But in the comics community, the term "old thief" is not simply derogatory...

Regardless of whether comic fans mainly hate the cartoonist or like him, cartoonists who are not famous generally do not deserve the title of "old thief".

For example, Lin Qingshan was a cartoonist like Togashi, Kishimoto, Okamoto, Oda, and Kamoshi in his previous life. Each of them was very famous and popular.

Gen Urobuchi, who is "affectionately" called "Old Urobuchi" by everyone, and Mari Okada, who is called "Okama", can actually be counted in this category.

In short, those who are called "old thief" are basically great cartoonists who are loved and hated by people.

Whether the fans love it more or hate it more depends on the cartoonist's subsequent creations.

But at least now Yang Shuzhun is called an old thief, and people like him more than they dislike him.

Just like the situation in the parallel world of Lin Qingshan's previous life, with the third part Tide of Black Moon as a watershed, in the early stage everyone still loved his works very much, and loved the author as well as the whole world, including the protagonist Shuai Zai, and still had some expectations for him.

But later on, I began to feel disgusted with it, feeling sorry for its misfortune and angry at its lack of resistance, and at the same time I felt that its author was a complete degenerate!

And in this parallel world, at least for now, Yang Shuzhun is still loved more by comic fans than hated.

"The Protoss" has also been very popular recently. Now that "Purple Air Coming from the East" has been announced to be completed, there is no longer a strongest person dominating other cartoonists on the comics weekly popularity list.

During this period, "Protoss" has been competing with "True Dragon Chosen" for the top spot in popularity. After all, "True Dragon Chosen", a super popular comic that has been serialized for nearly a decade, has accumulated popularity that cannot be too low as long as it does not commit suicide.

This is actually like what people usually jokingly call the second-generation rich starting a business. The second-generation rich usually live off the accumulated family wealth. No matter how recklessly they squander it, their family will not be bankrupted.

But what the first generation of rich people fear most is that the second generation of rich people who do not have the ability to match their ambitions suddenly become ambitious and want to start a business.

By then, the family fortune accumulated by three generations would be lost in one generation.

The comic book author of "True Dragon Chosen" Ku Xuan probably had this idea, which is why he kept repeating the routine of upgrading - defeating the opponent - changing the map.

Although this won't cause a sudden surge in popularity, this repetitive routine is stable and won't suddenly explode!

Therefore, Ku Xuan, the comic author who created "True Dragon God's Choice", is probably going to just lie down and not plan to create some explosive plots that will surprise comic fans in order to compete for the most popular title.

Therefore, as long as the plot of "The Divine Clan" is as exciting as before and it can be serialized for several years or even decades, its popularity will gradually stabilize at the first place, becoming the third after "Purple Air Coming from the East" and "True Dragon God's Choice"... a super popular long-form comic!

The prerequisite is that the subsequent plot of "Protoss" is as exciting as the previous second and third parts, or maintains the same quality as the first part, Dawn of Fire.

No matter what, the future of "Protoss" is still promising.

At least comic lovers such as Zhou Wenwei and Ke Xinjie still like this fantasy boys' comic very much.

"I have nothing to do on the weekend anyway, so I'll go with you."

Zhou Wenwei returned home, took off his shoes, and said to Ke Xinjie on the other end of the phone, "I just checked the official website information. This time, the special extra chapter of "The Gods" - "Wings of Mourning" Volume 1 will be released for the first time."

"Ah? You just found out about this now? I thought you knew it a long time ago."

Ke Xinjie smiled and said on the phone, "It is said that it is the story of the principal and the pioneers of the Lionheart Society when they were young. It is quite exciting."

“I’ll have to buy a copy of this.”

Zhou Wenwei also said excitedly, "But I still hope that the loser can really stand up in the main story. I thought that the loser could really stand up in the Odin's Abyss part, but I didn't expect it to be a bit disappointing."

During this period, in the comic series of "Protoss", the protagonist Yang Mingfei appeared in Brazil and became a legend among his junior schoolmates, looking majestic and omnipotent like an ace executive.

It was as if after his trip to the Japanese branch, he had suddenly transformed into Senior Brother Chu and became the reliable Senior Brother Yang.

In fact, this is indeed the case. He appeared and scared off the high-risk mixed-race "Dancing King", ordered the rescue of the dying junior, chased the escaped "Dancing King" alone, and finally successfully solved the target and completed the task perfectly.

Everyone thought Yang Mingfei was so handsome at that time!

But unexpectedly, Yang Mingfei suddenly collapsed later, because the roof could not bear the weight of the defeated dance king. After he and the dance king fell down together, he was pressed on top of him, still looking miserable...

Actually, it's okay here, but he still looks like a coward afterwards. Even after taking over the position of student union president from Xisa, he still looks like a loser.

It's probably just like what Caesar's uncle Frost said about Caesar, he always looks like a bad kid...

This is really frustrating.

The key point is that although Caesar is just called a unlucky kid, he is really not a coward and is really unlucky.

However, Yang Mingfei was as wretched and cowardly as ever. Even after realizing that Senior Brother Chu had disappeared and he was suspected of being attacked by the principal, he was still like this.

It makes people feel depressed and uncomfortable. How can people be so unlucky...

It would have been okay for him to be an ordinary person in the beginning, but later on he had the external aid of the little devil, and he had gone through so many things, and had gone through the Nibelungen Plan that Caesar and Senior Brother Chu had given up. Even an ordinary person could have transformed into a qualified fighter, right?

But the guy’s ability is up to standard, but he’s still as unlucky as ever.

Perhaps he is just like what the little devil said to Herzog when they were fighting Herzog, with complete divine bloodline, but a cowardly human heart inside.

Yang Mingfei was too cowardly. It seemed as if he had no intention of standing up at all. He was so cowardly all the time, which made people feel irritated.

Maybe Yang Shuzhun thinks that this is the personality of ordinary people, but to be honest, there are very few people like this. There are really not many people who are so cowardly.

Zhou Wenwei sometimes thinks that if the protagonist of "The Gods" was not Yang Mingfei, but David, Agni, Denci or even a whole new one...

It is estimated that after David experienced the scene in the first part where his senior sister was on the verge of death, he would not hesitate in the second part and would directly choose to spend a quarter of his life to save Chu Zi Han and kill Fenrir.

Needless to say, Agni is capable of cutting flesh to feed the eagle, and he would probably save people without hesitation in the first part.

Denji... Because he himself has no emotions in the beginning, it is estimated that it is only after experiencing the death of Hayakawa Aki in the third part that he will completely protect the people he cares about at all costs.

But... Denci is at least not weak in normal times, and he will definitely rush forward when it is time to fight.

Perhaps Shinichi will have to experience the life and death transformation of the people he cares about before he can become brave, but no matter what, Zhou Wenwei thinks that these protagonists will do better than the loser.

"is a bit……"

Ke Xinjie also agreed with Zhou Wenwei and said, "I hope Yang Mingfei can grow a little more in the future. It still takes time." "He is already a senior..."

Zhou Wenwei immediately complained, "Do you still need to grow?"

This reminded him of the interns who had come to the company before. At that time, the company required old employees to supervise the interns, so Zhou Wenwei went to supervise one of the newcomers.

Because Zhou Wenwei saw that the other party was an intern, he patiently taught the work content in the first month and even helped with some of the work that the intern should have done himself.

The key point is that there was not much work assigned to the interns, and they couldn't even complete it well.

But as I said before, since the other person was an intern, he showed some patience.

It doesn't matter if your abilities are a little bit lacking, as long as you are willing to learn and you learn it, that's fine.

But in the second month, the intern was still the same.

Okay, Zhou Wenwei still told himself to be patient.

By the third month of the internship, the intern still couldn't do anything well and was still needed to help clean up the mess.

He even felt that he himself did not work seriously, as if he could not do the job well with his own abilities, so he had to ask Zhou Wenwei about everything.

Although the intern certainly didn't want to do the job on purpose, who can be in a good mood with a colleague like him?

This is almost the case with Zhou Wenwei. He is not born with sufficient abilities, and at the same time he feels inferior and is always unwilling to stand up. One can only feel sorry for him and be angry at him for not being able to fight for it.

Chu Zihan and Xisa became superstars in their freshman year, and became presidents and influential figures in the college in their sophomore year.

As the protagonist, I can't say you can compete with these two tough guys, but you have the help of the little devil, so at least you can be more confident.

Anyway, Zhou Wenwei is now vaguely unable to continue reading "Protoss", because he does not see the author's expectation of making the protagonist stand out. He still prefers to read comics with responsible characters as the protagonists.

"yes……"

Ke Xinjie also had to admit it, saying, "Shinichi is also an ordinary high school student. He also started out as an ordinary person and has experienced many things... He looks very mature."

"If nothing else, the protagonists painted by Qingshan Laozei are always responsible."

Zhou Wenwei also expressed his deep approval, saying, "Even if the protagonist of Qingshan Laozei's new work "Daogui" is a mental patient, he still looks more responsible than Yang Mingfei."

In fact, it is not as simple as just being responsible for Brother Huozi.

If Brother Huozi replaced the loser in "Protoss" as the protagonist, he would probably be able to kill his way through the world of "Protoss".

After all, everyone who has watched "The Tao of Strange Immortals" knows that Brother Huozi really has a big show at the critical moment, and he will never be vague with you. The main theme is that my life will burn infinitely.

"Oh, by the way, "Dao Weird Immortal" and "God Clan" were both updated just now."

Ke Xinjie suddenly remembered this matter and immediately said to Zhou Wenwei, "I'm going to read the comics first, and I'll talk to you later."

"it is good."

Zhou Wenwei sat on the sofa, nodded and said.

The two of them hung up the phone.

However, as he looked at the screen interface of the hung-up call on his phone, a smile from the bottom of his heart appeared on his face.

It's great to meet a cute girl who shares the same hobbies as me and whom I can talk to.

During this period, he became more and more addicted to spending time with Ke Xinjie.

It's still wonderful to be with girls...

And she is a girl who has the same hobbies and topics as me and is very comfortable to talk to.

"Okay, the comics have been updated. Let's take a look at the developments of the comics' plot this week."

Zhou Wenwei stopped fantasizing and clicked on the comic world app on his phone. He had gotten used to reading comics using mobile apps during this period.

As for paper comic magazines... I'm really not used to them anymore. After all, they're expensive and inconvenient.

To read comics on your mobile phone, you just need to search for related comics. It is not expensive to subscribe to one issue, unlike before when you had to buy the entire magazine to read it, which cost dozens of dollars.

Some comic fans buy the magazine just for the latest series of a few comics, which feels a bit worthless.

However, in order to follow the latest series of their favorite comics, they can't wait until the single volume is released, so they can only choose to buy magazines to follow the latest series.

But reading comics on a mobile phone is different. You just need to pick the comics you like and subscribe to them. This gives fans the right to choose, making reading comics more comfortable.

This time, Zhou Wenwei clicked on "Dao Weiyixian" first, and then he saw the latest seventh episode marked with a small, blue "new" word on it.

He subscribed without hesitation, and then he saw the title of this chapter on the first page of the comic - "Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head to Become a Half-Immortal".

"Becoming a semi-immortal? Three flowers gathered at the top of the head?"

Zhou Wenwei was stunned for a moment, and muttered to himself, "Is this the protagonist's chance? He immediately became an immortal? Is this the rhythm of being invincible at the beginning? He has the cultivation of a semi-immortal from the beginning?"

With such doubts, he continued to scroll down the page.

After Li Huowang killed the vase girl out of anger, Danyangzi was no fool. He directly gathered all the disciples in the Taoist temple, including the "disciples" in the material room who were serving as medicinal materials.

Dan Yangzi threw the body of the vase girl in front of everyone, and then angrily asked those present who broke into his room and killed his "daughter".

Just looking at the way he treated the vase girl, everyone felt even more strongly that the vase girl was definitely not his daughter.

Dan Yangzi began to interrogate the disciples who were able to move freely in the Taoist temple one by one, until he asked Li Huowang, who barely pretended to be confused.

It seemed that this bald-headed Taoist priest did not have any magical powers similar to his telepathy, so he could only ask one by one.

But at this moment, he began to ask about the "disciples" in the material room who were collecting medicinal materials. Suddenly, a disciple named Goudan stood up and accused Li Huowang of not appearing in the material room even once in the morning.

The situation took a turn for the worse in an instant!

At this moment, Li Huowang's situation suddenly became dangerous!

(End of this chapter)