Is this cartoonist mentally ill?.

Chapter 428: Disciple Departure
"Yes, I understand."

Yang Shuzhun hung up the phone expressionlessly and sighed.

"Teacher, what's wrong with you?"

A staff member from David Animation Production Company nearby saw Yang Shuzhun's expression, hesitated for a moment, and asked.

David Animation Production Company is the animation production team that took over the second season of the "Protoss" animation.

In fact, they were a little surprised at the beginning. Even if the first season of "Protoss" animation was delayed, the popularity and fame of the original work were still there.

Although their company is not unknown in the industry, there is still some gap compared with top animation production companies such as Hegemony, Trigger, Bones, and Toin Animation.

Considering the popularity of the original manga of "Protoss", even if the first season completely crashed, they wouldn't have any chance of working together.

And after all, the first season of "Protoss" animation was produced by Fallingwater Garden, which is not a top-notch animation production company, so it is understandable that it failed.

However, after hearing rumors that the second season of "Protoss" animation did not reach cooperation with top animation production companies such as Hegemony, Trigger, Bones and East India, they made some more attempts.

But they didn't expect that after they applied for commercial cooperation with the comic company with a try-it attitude...

Yang Shuzhun also agreed.

But the price was that they reached a private verbal agreement that Yang Shuzhun must participate in the animation production and even have a certain say.

They didn't think much about it at the time. After all, it was normal for the original author to join the animation production to supervise and offer suggestions.

So they agreed at that time.

But I didn't expect...

Yang Shuzhun's intention is more than just to participate in the animation production. He actually wants to direct it himself and even manipulate all the people in their animation production team as if they were puppets.

What they didn't even expect was that he suspended the serialization of "Protoss" and devoted himself to the production of the second season of "Protoss" animation.

At the same time, during the animation production process, some unrealistic and outdated requirements are constantly put forward.

His jokes... really made the animation crew shiver and couldn't laugh at all.

In fact, the jokes in the "Protoss" comics are all quite cold, and it's okay to tell cold jokes and take the route of black humor.

But those boring and outdated jokes are really embarrassing.

But he didn't know it yet and continued to treat it as humorous.

At this time, Yang Shuzhun faced the staff, sighed, and replied, "Maybe I have to go back to resume the serialization of "The Gods" and can't continue to work with you here."

Several staff members around him suddenly moved their ears, obviously hearing what he said, but they quickly continued with the work at hand, looking very busy.

It's just that some of them couldn't suppress the upward curves of their lips, revealing their inner thoughts.

To be honest, they don’t think Yang Shuzhun is difficult to get along with. On the contrary, Yang Shuzhun is a relatively friendly cartoonist teacher.

They have also received some cartoonist teachers who were difficult to get along with. These cartoonist teachers treated people as servants and ordered them around. They also spoke in a bad tone, disdained their work results, and mocked and insulted them.

Yang Shuzhun, a cartoonist teacher who speaks very kindly and takes the initiative to invite them to dinner and afternoon tea, is really easy to get along with.

In the first few days, they even really hoped that Yang Shuzhun would come here every day.

Until... later when Yang Shuzhun really came to participate in the animation production every day and made some strange requests, they felt they couldn't accept it.

So now they are hoping that Yang Shuzhun will leave as soon as possible.

The staff member next to Yang Shuzhun was also ecstatic in his heart, but on the surface he said with a subtle surprise, "Ah! Teacher, are you going back to serialize "The Gods" again? But that's right, your main job is a cartoonist, and many comic fans are looking forward to the sequel of "The Gods"."

Yang Shuzhun was a little conflicted and said, "But I still hope that the second season of the animation of "Protoss" can be made better... Forget it, you guys just follow my suggestions and make it. It will be a hit."

The staff member hesitated for a moment. He actually didn't think Yang Shuzhun's suggestion was very good.

Especially, I wanted to insert some cold jokes, create a friendly atmosphere, and let Xiami reveal some clues in advance...

This routine is a bit clichéd. Let’s not talk about the jokes for now. Let Xiami reveal some clues in advance...

This really seems unnecessary to him.

It would be better to be like the second season of "Chainsaw Man", where Santa Claus keeps his identity hidden until the end, giving the audience an unexpected feeling.

Moreover, he had read the Black Moon Tide chapter of "Protoss". Yang Shuzhun had also constructed a plot similar to that of Tachibana Masamune and Herzog, and he did not give anyone an advance warning.

Why is it that now, when making animations, I feel that I need to give the audience some hints in advance?

But he still reluctantly agreed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Itchy Mouse, I will talk to the director and try my best to make the animation according to your wishes."

After all, he is the original author and it is not easy to offend him. This is all he can say.

Yang Shuzhun felt a little relieved. He believed that according to his ideas, the "Protoss" animation would definitely be a big hit.

It's just a pity...

Although he is definitely an excellent creator as a cartoonist, once he involves areas other than comics, he will completely lose his talent.

Just like the him in the parallel world of Lin Qingshan's previous life, he was an excellent writer, but a complete failure when it came to making movies, TV series, and animations.

Perhaps this is also the opposite of what everyone says, "When God closes a door for you, he often opens a window for you."

When God opens a window for you, he will often close a door for you.

Yang Shuzhun left David Animation Production, and then he planned to call his assistant Tang Wei to resume the comic serialization work.

However, he got a message from his assistant Tang Wei:

"I'm sorry, teacher... I've decided to quit this time. I plan to start my own career as a cartoonist."

Assistant Tang Wei's slightly apologetic voice came from the other end of the phone.

……

"Eh? Will the next issue of "Divine Clan" resume serialization?"

Lin Qingshan had just finished his work and was taking a break to check his phone when he saw this message.

He thought that this time, "Protoss" would be like the one in the previous life, and would let fans down for a year or two before resuming publication.

As a result, it was resumed after half a year, which proved that... although this Itchy Mouse and the one in the previous life are the same existence in a parallel world, they are not exactly the same.

Then... the plot won't be exactly the same later, right?

Just as Lin Qingshan was thinking this, his assistant Chen Chunqiang heard him talking and immediately started the conversation.

"The fans of "The Gods" have been waiting for a long time. It is finally back in print."

Chen Chunqiang finished his complaints and praised Lin Qingshan again, saying with a smile, "Teacher is still the best. It seems that there has never been a break in the past six years, right?"

Lin Qingshan was really like this. The only time he took a break from publishing was when he ate a rotten bird and suffered from gastroenteritis and was hospitalized.

Faced with this kind of physical reason, comic fans must be quite understanding.

Apart from that, he has hardly ever missed work, not even taking a personal leave, so comic fans call him a model worker in the industry.

The main reason is that Lin Qingshan draws quickly and with high quality. Except for two or three weeks when he finishes his old work, he will start a new work soon.

If this isn’t a model worker in the industry, then what is?
Although what Chen Chunqiang said was correct, it was obvious that he was trying to flatter Lin Qingshan. Lin Qingshan was also very pleased and said with a smile, "No way... I just hope to show more good works to comic fans."

"Teacher's passion for comics is indeed...very rare."

Wu Shiqing couldn't help but sigh and said, "Many teachers in the industry are not so diligent after they become successful, but the teacher still continues to work hard every week in order to let everyone see better works."

In fact, this is true. Many cartoonists become lazy and become veterans after becoming famous.

After all, they have already made a lot of money. Although no one would complain about making a lot of money, it is really difficult to maintain that kind of enthusiasm.

Only Lin Qingshan is now very rich. Even if he does not rely on his career as a cartoonist, the inheritance from the parents of the original owner of this world is enough for him to have no worries about food and drink for the rest of his life.

What's more, he has actually achieved financial freedom thanks to his previous comics.

He should also be able to adjust his work to a monthly publication, or even take a break for a while before starting the new work "Daoguiyixian".

However, Lin Qingshan still chose his own new works for the weekly magazine and never applied for a suspension of publication.

Lin Qingshan did this naturally because he wanted to share his favorite works from his previous life with the comic fans in this world. At the same time, he was very happy to receive the praise from the fans.

In addition to this, as mentioned before, he hopes that System Lao Deng can fulfill his "wish" and be freed.

When Lin Qingshan faced Chen Chunqiang and Wu Shiqing, he would of course say...

"Haruyoshi, Yoshiharu, as a manga artist, it is difficult to maintain your passion, but just thinking about seeing the praise and likes from fans is the biggest motivation."

Lin Qingshan said with a smile, "I hope you can maintain this enthusiasm in the future... Of course, it would be best if you can do so. If not... Just do as you like."

"Okay, teacher."

Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang immediately sighed and said.

However, they don’t think they will be able to maintain that passion like Lin Qingshan in the future.

But precisely because of this, they admire Lin Qingshan even more.

"Speaking of which... Yuta has been very popular recently."

At this time, Chen Chunqiang changed the topic and started talking about Akutami Yuta.

Yuta Akutami is indeed very popular recently. The extremely exciting plot and setting in the early stage of "Jujutsu Kaisen", coupled with Yuta Akutami's own unique and wonderful painting style, has been trained by Lin Qingshan, the current top painter who possesses the ability of [Painting Kaleidoscope (Master)].

So now "Jujutsu Kaisen" is impeccable in every aspect.

In fact, from another perspective, why did the previous life of "Jujutsu Kaisen" have such a terrible plot at the end, and why did everyone hate the one-eyed cat teacher so much?

It’s because the previous "Jujutsu Kaisen" was so good, everyone thought that "Jujutsu Kaisen" would become a phenomenally popular work in the future, or at worst it would just start high and end low like "Ghoul".

Unexpectedly, the one-eyed cat teacher completely ruined "Jujutsu Kaisen" later.

It's like a plate of exquisite delicacy. Everyone is enjoying the deliciousness of the dish, when the cook, Mr. One-Eyed Cat, suddenly puts a pile of food on it.

Anyone would have wanted to kill him on the spot.

Before Jujutsu Kaisen came out with its final chapter, everyone had only one opinion about it: it was great! I loved it!

Especially in this parallel world, the "plagiarism storm" at the beginning not long ago brought out the fact that Akutami Yuta was Hayashi Aoyama's assistant in comics, which immediately brought a lot of popularity to "Jujutsu Kaisen".

Currently, the popularity of "Jujutsu Kaisen" is stable at tenth to twelfth in the overall popularity ranking, and first in the popularity ranking for newcomers.

This made many comic fans exclaim that this was definitely a dark horse like Qingshan Laozei, just like Qingshan Laozei who created "Edgewalker" back then.

They then sighed, as expected... he is worthy of being the comic assistant of Qingshan Laozei.

"Yeah, Yuta...he's very talented."

Lin Qingshan smiled and said, but soon he added, "In fact, in my opinion, all three of you are very talented."

"Yeah, hehe, Yuta is just one step ahead."

Chen Chunqiang said jokingly, "If I create the game "Re:Creators" that I have been thinking about for a long time now to compete with him, my popularity will definitely not be lower than his."

But Lin Qingshan was still able to discern that Chen Chunqiang was really envious, and his tone was a little sour.

At this moment, Wu Shiqing's eyes also showed a hint of longing.

Yes... As comic assistants, who wouldn't want to become a professional cartoonist?

This is the dream of many people in the comics industry.

Lin Qingshan immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Chun Qiang, you can definitely do it. I also believe that you are not worse than Yuta, and you, Shiqing, you both have the potential to become popular cartoonists."

"It's time for you to become professional manga artists like Yuta."

What he said was actually very straightforward. Even if Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang resigned now and prepared their own comic works like Akutami Yuta, there would be no problem at all.

Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang were both stunned for a moment, and then their faces showed some hesitation.

"Teacher, I still hope to help you finish the serialization of "The Taoist Immortal" before considering your own career path..."

Wu Shiqing took a deep breath, then looked at Lin Qingshan and said.

Seeing this, Chen Chunqiang also said hesitantly, "The teacher is very good to me...so Shiqing and I have the same idea."

The drawing work for "The Tao of Immortals" was a little more labor-intensive because of its special Chinese painting style.

So…if they resign now, and the teacher is left without an assistant, then there will be problems with the subsequent serialization of “The Dao of Strange Immortals”…right.

Lin Qingshan has been so good to them, they don’t want to just leave like that and leave a mess for Lin Qingshan.

And... they still lack a little confidence.

Compared to Akutami Yuta, Chen Chunqiang is a cartoonist who once failed, and Wu Shiqing is not particularly good at drawing. They do not have as strong self-confidence as Akutami Yuta.

They will think, what if they fail?
Especially Chen Chunqiang, who has experienced failure, he still feels that he lacks experience and has a lot to learn.

When Lin Qingshan heard their words, he smiled and came to the workbench.

He then made a rough storyboard, and immediately drew an original draft of the next comic of "Dao Weird Immortal" within five minutes. This speed... was quite fast.

Moreover, the picture above is full of visual sense. The tortured but still laughing Zuowangdao Erbing, the crazy and vicious Li Huowang, the remorseful Jiang Yingzi and the sinister and weird Danyangzi beside him are all in the same picture, and the character details and background are still very delicate.

The [Speed ​​Star (Diamond)] which quadrupled the painting speed, plus the [Painting Kaleidoscope (Master)], plus his familiarity with the painting techniques of "Dao Weird Immortal", made it possible to complete the work extremely quickly while maintaining a very high quality of the original draft.

"Don't worry, for me, the drafting work doesn't take up much time."

Lin Qingshan looked at them, showed the original drawings in his hand, and said with a smile, "When I was drawing "Chainsaw Man", I also completed the drawings of nearly 90 episodes of "Flame Fist". In fact, I didn't need to hire an assistant at that time."

"only……"

He looked at Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang, gave them a thumbs up, and said, "Because I saw your talent and ability, I felt it necessary to teach you, so I recruited you as my assistants... So, don't worry about me, just go ahead."

"Go become a professional cartoonist! In my opinion, you will be the best cartoonists in the future!"

After hearing Lin Qingshan's words, Wu Shiqing and Chen Chunqiang were immediately moved and couldn't help but shout together, "Teacher..."

"Thank you for your teachings."

(End of this chapter)