Tokyo: Earth Online Manga Artist.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo.

Lin Beimiao had just returned from his advisor's place.

The project finally came to an end today, and my supervisor said something unusual: "You don't need to stay too late today." So he quickly packed up and left.

It wasn't that he was being lazy, but he had several magazines he hadn't scanned yet this week, and the translation team was waiting for him to provide the source files. If he kept delaying, the messages urging him to update in the group would bombard his private chat window.

Even though it's supposed to be done out of love, wouldn't such urging be a little annoying?

However, Lin Beimiao disagreed.

As he passed by the bookstore, he glanced inside as usual, and then it dawned on him.

This week marks the release of the first volume of Attack on Titan.

So he pushed the door open and went inside.

He quickly located the location of the Attack on Titan manga.

It is indeed one of the top ten most popular manga works in Weekly Shonen Jump during this period.

Therefore, Weekly Shonen Jump offers a high level of treatment, including a prominent cover, a color opening page, and a written interview.

Offline bookstores will also provide some promotion.

Lin Beimiao picked up a book from the top and flipped through it.

The paper quality is good, and the ink is darker than when it was serialized in the magazine, with more obvious dot depth.

He closed the book, thought for a moment, then pulled out two more from below, tucking all three under his arm.

As a second-generation rich kid, Lin Beimiao could easily claim, "I have quite a bit of family wealth," so a mere two thousand yen was nothing to him.

He also quite likes the comic artist who doesn't eat pears.

The main reason is because of "Wu Song" and her love for Chinese culture shown in her written interview last week, even though it seems she prefers Chinese food more.

But it's enough to just show it.

He hopes that one day, when Bu Chi Li Zi and her work "Attack on Titan" become a huge hit, he might even be able to hold a signing event and meet her in person.

He bought three volumes of Attack on Titan, Weekly Shonen Jump, and several other well-known publications that needed to be translated into Chinese. After paying, he went back to his apartment.

……

A week seems to have flown by, and the deadline for this week has arrived.

On this day, Eri Aragaki was preparing to go out for the first time in a long time. Or rather, she was preparing to go out alone for the first time in a long time, instead of going out with her "best friends" like Akane Natsume, Ayane Takeda, and Erina as usual.

This is naturally because I made an appointment with Masaya Sakurai last week to discuss the short manga at the end of the month if I had time over the weekend.

However, Masaya Sakurai later said that it was not good to take up personal rest time on the weekend.

Then why don't we all meet at the café downstairs from Shueisha on the afternoon of the deadline and discuss it in detail?

Eri Aragaki didn't think much of it either. She didn't really care about weekends anyway, since her work and rest time were never separate. So she agreed.

She also brought the artwork for this week's Attack on Titan and the storyboard artwork for the new short manga.

She had a general idea of ​​copying comics, short comics or something, and she didn't need to consider popularity or whether it would make money.

As long as she likes it, that's fine, just like the painting "Wu Song" she did before.

She was the only one in the apartment at this time, as Erina was still in class.

Eri Aragaki went straight out the door; Tokyo in November was already getting colder.

Although it's not quite at the point of heavy snowfall, there was a thunderstorm a few days ago, and the damp and cold conditions mean the perceived temperature is only around six to ten degrees Celsius.

Most of the ginkgo leaves on the street have fallen, and the road surface, which has just been swept by sanitation workers, is covered with a new layer of golden yellow, which crunches softly underfoot.

She was wearing a thick cotton coat and thick trousers.

With this outfit, only his height is noticeable; all his other advantages are completely hidden.

She arrived at the agreed-upon coffee shop, pushed open the door, and was greeted by the warmth and aroma of coffee.

This time, she immediately spotted Masaya Sakurai and another man who looked relatively younger already waiting for her in the coffee shop.

The two sat in a booth by the window, with two steaming cups of coffee on the table.

Masaya Sakurai quickly waved his hand and called out, "Riko-sensei."

Eri Aragaki wasn't worried that Masaya Sakurai calling her by that title would reveal her identity.

She now has a clearer understanding of herself.

That means she's far from becoming a famous manga artist like Kishimoto, Oda, or Yoshihiro Togashi, so what's there to be afraid of being recognized?

"Mr. Sakurai."

She quickly returned the greeting and then went over.

"This is my colleague, Lin Shiping."

Masaya Sakurai quickly introduced Hayashi Shipei to Eri Aragaki.

"Lin Shiping".

Eri Aragaki was slightly surprised. Of course, she had heard of this name; the editor later became very famous.

Lin Shiping has served as the editor for comics such as "Blue Exorcist", "Spy Kids", "Fire Fist" and "Chainsaw Man".

Previously, Eri Aragaki might not have taken editors seriously.

However, after experiencing the guidance given by Masaya Sakurai, she realized that editors were not as simple as they seemed.

Indeed, this is true. Lin Shiping is also a very capable editor who gives a lot of advice to his cartoonists and participates in the creation of comics.

For example, in "Spy House," because Tatsuya Endo originally didn't like drawing so-called purely handsome male protagonists.

So Lin Shiping suggested that he simply draw a healing, family-friendly comic instead of just a comic about the protagonist Lloyd showing off his coolness. Instead, it became a somewhat funny parenting comic for families.

In addition, Fujimoto Itsuki was also discovered by this editor.

After Fujimoto Tatsuki's first submission of "There Were Two Chickens in the Yard" was ultimately rejected.

However, with his unique vision, he signed Fujimoto Tsuki as his exclusive editor.

He also suggested that Fujimoto Itsuki apply to an art college to improve his drawing skills.

Given that the "Fire Fist" theme is not suitable for JUMP, it was suggested that he serialize it in "Weekly Shonen Jump+".

Fujimoto Tsuki even claimed that he would have stopped drawing long ago if it weren't for Hayashi Shiping being his editor.

Eri Aragaki looked at Shi Ping with great curiosity, while Shi Ping's eyes lit up when he looked at Eri Aragaki.

He had seen Eri Aragaki's appearance in photos sent by Masaya Sakurai before, but the feeling of her standing in front of him was still quite different from the photos.

The photo was staged; the lighting and angles were carefully adjusted. The real person looked more natural under the warm yellow lights of the coffee shop, and the facial features revealed after the scarf was removed were indeed very photogenic.

He quickly stood up and said, "Hello, Mr. No Pears, I am Lin Shiping."