Chapter 702 The most familiar stranger
"Oh, do you want to hear my inspirational story about my journey as a professional cartoonist?"
"Well, that's right, but to be more precise, how did you transform from a taxi driver to a cartoonist."
"Well, I drove a taxi for a while before, but it didn't last long, and then I started serializing "One Piece".
"On "Shounen Jump"?"
"That's right."
"In 1996, in "Shounen Jump", you were serializing "One Piece" in Japanese?"
"Well, the magazine saw my potential and assigned me a Japanese translator." It seemed that this was not the first time Qi Yu answered this question.
"Or you plagiarized the popular manga that was supposed to be published by Eiichiro Oda in 1997 a year in advance." Ma Youyou said.
Qi Yu was shocked when he heard this, "How did you know?"
He didn't even cover it up, which surprised both Ma Lu and Ma Youyou.
Ma Lu said, "So "One Piece" was really not drawn by you. Are you a time traveler?"
"What is a time traveler?" The confused look on Qi Yu's face didn't look like he was pretending.
"This is what we should ask you, how did you come to rewrite history in 1996?"
"I did not travel to 1996, nor did I rewrite history. Wait, do you think I can travel back to the past?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not. How could someone go back to the past? Isn't that the plot of a novel or movie?"
"Then how did you become a cartoonist?"
"I don't know either. About five days ago, I just finished a long-distance trip and sent a passenger to Langfang, and then brought him back. After that, I found a place and took a nap for a while. < br>
"When I opened my eyes again, everyone on TV, Baidu, Douyin and other platforms began to say that I was a cartoonist.
"They also said that "One Piece", "Naruto", "Chainsaw Man", "Under One Man" and "Backstreet Girls" were all drawn by me, especially the latter one, I have never even watched it .”
"Have you seen the previous one?"
"Of course," Qi Yu nodded, "Why, can't a taxi driver in his forties read comics?"
"That's not true."
"Don't look at me like this. I actually loved comics when I was a kid. I always dreamed of becoming a cartoonist. But my parents found out later and took all the comic books away. But even so, I will save money from my meal money." Qian Lai went to the bookstore to rent comic books to read.
"Oh, by the way, I also came up with the pen name Qi Yu at that time. I also copied it from the comic books and practiced my painting skills hard."
"Then why did you drive a taxi?"
"Hey, it's not because my parents think that drawing comics is not a serious career, and when I was in the sixth grade of elementary school, I confidently submitted articles to several magazines, but I didn't receive any replies. I was even rejected from the class blackboard.
"That incident hit me hard, and I never painted again."
"Well, then your competitiveness is indeed a bit..." "No, you can't blame me for the blackboard newspaper. The guy who competed with me is the niece of the vice principal, and the teacher asked her to draw it.
"But I only found out about it later at the class reunion. Everyone said that I was the better at painting, but I had graduated from technical school at that time.
"I went to work in a cannery, but the cannery closed down soon after. Later, my father asked me to work in a taxi company through connections.
"Then I met my wife, bought a house, got married, and two years later, my daughter was born. I had a mortgage, and I had to make money from milk powder, so it was even less possible for me to draw comics."
"You're married, but didn't you tell me before that you didn't have a wife?"
"Oh, how should I explain it to you? I really don't have a wife now." Qi Yu also looked distressed, "I don't know why I became single after I became a cartoonist. Anyway, that's what it says on Baidu Encyclopedia.
“I later returned to the house where I lived before and saw my wife and children there, but they acted as if they didn’t know me at all, as if I was a stranger.
“I noticed our previous wedding photos on the wall in the living room. My wife is still my wife in the photo, but my position has changed to a man I don’t know at all.
"I asked my wife what was going on, and she insisted that the man was her husband."
"I was confused at the time, because it was obviously my house. I paid the down payment with my hard-earned money, and then I kept paying off the loan, but suddenly it had nothing to do with me."
"Afterwards, my daughter and wife acted very frightened, saying that the man was coming back and asked me to leave quickly."
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"I thought they were being bullied by that guy, so I wanted to stand up for them, but it turned out that the person they were afraid of was actually me. They accused me of breaking into people's houses and wanted to call the police to arrest me."
"Then they really called 110. I had no choice but to leave first."
"Before I left, I tried to get the man's name and the company he worked for. I went there in the evening to pick up a few passengers from their company. I found out that the man was on a business trip elsewhere. This was a blessing among misfortunes.
"But he will come back sooner or later. I just can't understand why my wife and daughter have no impression of me at all."
Ma Youyou suddenly said, "I can probably guess some reasons.
"I also read your Baidu Encyclopedia, uncle. In the past 28 years from 1996 to now, you have created a total of 7 works.
"It doesn't seem to be much in terms of quantity, but considering that there are super long novels like "One Piece" and "Naruto" in it, and they are all serialized at the same time, even among manga authors whose labor intensity is comparable to that of black slaves, this job is The quantity is also completely exceeded.
"Under such circumstances, the author most likely has no time to fall in love, let alone start a family."
"But the problem is that I haven't drawn comics. I have been driving a taxi for these years. Ah, it's not like I haven't drawn at all. I just drew 17 pages. Mainly because Editor Qiu's words touched me. .”
"She said that comics have been greatly affected by short videos, and it is becoming more and more difficult for comics authors to survive. I thought of the taxi industry, which was also defeated by online taxis after Didi came out. I realized it immediately. to their difficulties.”
Qi Yu said, "Then I drew that fanfic as soon as my head got hot, but to be honest, I didn't have any confidence in my heart. I haven't drawn comics in more than thirty years, and my drawing skills now are not as good as those in elementary school. Is it really okay to publish things? ”
"I think it's pretty good, although the painting skills are a bit poor." Ma Lu said, "But it's quite interesting, but the perspective is very middle-aged."
"So uncle, why did you suddenly become a cartoonist and turn other authors' comics into your own?" Ma Youyou asked again.
"I've told you that I don't know about this kind of thing." Qi Yu said with a headshot and said distressedly, "I was like this as soon as I opened my eyes. I said I wasn't, but everyone said I was.
"Except for you, everyone insisted that I drew those cartoons, and it was useless no matter how I explained. Later I had no choice but to admit it."
(End of chapter)