Xi Muhan handed the second cup of black tea to Lu Ning, and then sat quietly on the sofa next to Lu Ning, "Sister Lu, what's the matter with you?"

"I...a bit worried." Lu Ning held the tea cup in both hands, staring at the black tea in the cup.

Shen Xin's gaze also fell on Lu Ning, and it was not difficult to judge from her look that she was indeed a little uneasy.

"What can I worry about?" Shen Xin asked curiously.

"I... Teacher, you haven't understood the domestic comics market for a long time, right?"

"I know a little bit about it, but it's not clear how it is."

"Color Man... is more popular than before you left China."

"Oh." Shen Xin nodded, he had already thought about this situation.

The domestic comics market is the same as in District 11. The paper market has risen and has a complete industry cycle. Moreover, as time goes by, with the development of China's animation industry and the game industry, the circle of the second dimension has also tended to be complete.

However, the cartoonists of the two countries are still a little different. The cartoonists of the pictures are accepting technology.

Take web comics as an example. The comics in District 11 are also popular, but mostly black-and-white comics, while many color comics have appeared on Duoman.com.

Shortly after the comics appeared, due to the immature printing technology, the cost was relatively high, and the effect was not good. The printed booklets were relatively expensive.

With the development of technology, printing color pages is no longer difficult. In the online serialization, readers can feel the visual feast of comics without buying a separate book.

"This is also a situation." Shen Xin crossed his fingers and placed in front of him, "A large number of cartoonists use digital screens, which also reduces the difficulty of painting... In the future, color comics and black and white comics should coexist. This is the cartoonist... No, this is true for any industry, either adapt or be eliminated."

"However, I am not very good at color manga, and if I continue to draw color manga, I need to hire more assistants, and the cost will not come." Lu Ning was worried.

"Then draw black and white comics. Although colorful comics are gorgeous, the cost is indeed high. Except for some famous authors or new companies entering, just like the original Fengshuo, otherwise, it should not become the mainstream."

Since comics are commercial creations, profit must be the primary goal.

Losing money and still doing color comics, such cartoonists shouldn't exist, right?

"After listening to your words...I have some confidence." Lu Ning's expression slightly improved.

Seeing Lu Ning, who was suffering from gains and losses, Shen Xin felt a touch of emotion in his heart.

In fact, Lu Ning is the true portrayal of the cartoonist.

Even if he drew such a masterpiece as "Ding Shi" before, Lu Ning might still be in the street when creating new comics.

Not to mention Lu Ning, even Ohata Ken and Dachang Thrush had similar concerns-as long as they didn't work for five years, they would starve to death in five years.

This is what the two people said after they created "DN" and were recorded in the first words of "Dream Eater".

Lu Ning is still far behind Obata Ken, and her inner worries are not difficult to understand.

"However, even if this is the case, the future competition will be much greater. Compared with those colorful comics, black and white comics are destined to be at a disadvantage." Lu Ning rubbed his face.

Her sense of crisis, or insecurity, will not be relieved on a large scale just because Shen Xin said a few more words.

Shen Xin understands this feeling very well, especially when he was an online author, the anxiety after the end of the work lingers in his mind all the time.

When it is not over, he will think that if it is over, he must prepare a big-selling work.

After typing out the three words "complete book", the author will feel a sense of relief. At the same time, a great sense of emptiness will immediately fill his heart, followed by anxiety.

Can you write a popular work?

With the release of the outline or setting, preparations for depositing and publishing, the sense of expectation will also change.

It doesn't need to be hot, it just needs to be better than the previous book.

Subsequently, the new book serialization, collection, click, recommendation ticket...

The author will consciously compare these data with the previous book. At the same time, getting closer and closer to the shelf, the author's anxiety will increase, until the first decision appears, and then decide whether to cut.

Why are many authors cut off after they are put on the shelves, or even on the day they are put on the shelves? The reason is that they can see many things from the initial set, such as whether this book has the potential to become popular.

Shen Xin looked at Lu Ning, took a deep breath, and said, "Look at me."

"what?"

Lu Ning raised her head, her expression a little confused.

"The picture is like writing, but it is just a way to show the story. As long as you use a brush to express the story clearly, doesn’t it matter? It doesn’t matter if it is a color manga or a black and white man? I admit that color manga is indeed easier to attract readers, because it shows The resulting pictures are more realistic and detailed. Different colors can be used to move the characters' hearts and express them more clearly. But the black and white manga also has its own way of expression-dotted paper is for this reason.

"Color Man has a variety of colors, but black and white manga also has a variety of dotted paper, which can also play a similar role. Color man uses color to highlight the key point, black and white man is using painter. Moreover, black and white man has two There are advantages. First, black and white comics give readers more imagination, and second, black and white comics allow readers to focus more energy ~lightnovelpub.net~ on the story itself.

"After all, comics are a way of telling stories. Whether it’s color comics or black-and-white comics, it’s just a medium to make it easier for readers to understand the story. Readers are not stupid, they want to see good comics, whatever you draw Is it colorful or black and white."

Shen Xin said so much in one breath, and his throat was a little dry. He picked up the black tea on the coffee table and drank it.

One is not good at painting, but relies on excellent stories, storytelling, and rhythm to draw masterpieces such as "One Punch" and "Percent 100".

Isayama, who drew "Giant", is also not good at painting, but so what? "Giant" is still selling big, and at its peak, the annual sales volume of "The Pirate" is only a few hundred thousand copies.

Is the picture important?

important.

But the comic story is more important!

In "Dream Eater", the editor-in-chief of "jump" Nasaki Sasaki also said that as long as the comics are interesting.

"Then teacher, can I follow you to learn for a while, I feel that both my painter and the imager need to be improved."

"No." Shen Xin shook his head without thinking.

"Why?" Lu Ning asked puzzled.

"You are already a capable cartoonist, and you should learn to upgrade yourself. Moreover, I can tell you are limited, it is better to explore it yourself. When creating new cartoons, your storytelling and painters will have Elevated."

If Lu Ning is a newcomer, it doesn't matter. Now that Lu Ning is a first-line cartoonist, it would be too cheap to be an assistant to him.

"But, I can't think of a good story now..." Lu Ning glanced at Xi Muhan. "Listening to Mr. Ji, Xiaohan is now writing a text for "The Gate of Destiny" and there shouldn't be time to paint again. Right?"

Xi Muhan shook her head. She had a headache just reading the physics book and sorting out the settings, and she had no time for him to take care of it.