Chapter 222: Chirping Giant, Chirping Hui
“Kneel down now? What is going on?” The scene in front of him made Zhou Zilong at a loss.
Of course Zhou Zilong knows that kneeling is the most sincere way for Japanese people to apologize, but he has been studying at the University of Tokyo for graduate school since graduating from college. It has been several years now, and this is the first time he has seen it in real life. Someone kneels down to apologize.
"Xiao Lu, who is Zhang Wei?" Zhou Zilong asked again.
"Didn't I say that he is the reincarnation of Einstein? Do you know Einstein? He is the greatest scientist in the world." Lu Yunxiang said.
"Nonsense, how could I not know Einstein! I asked Zhang Wei, not Einstein!"
"Zhang Wei will also become the greatest in the world like Einstein in the future. Scientist!" Lu Yunxiang said confidently.
At this time, everyone else in the viewing area was also stunned by this scene.
“Why did Researcher Takahashi kneel down and apologize to the Chinese?”
“What is the identity of that Chinese? He actually needed Researcher Takahashi to kneel down and apologize?”
< br>
"Didn't you listen to what they said? The Chinese's name is Zhang Wei. He should be a very powerful scholar."
"But the Chinese also said that he is an exchange student and a powerful scholar. How could he be an exchange student?"
There must be no high-level scholars who come to observe this kind of experiment. They don't know Zhang Wei's great achievements. If he had been a high-level scholar and knew that it was Zhang Wei in front of him, he would have already kneeled down and licked him.
Zhang Wei looked at Takahashi who was already kneeling, and did not embarrass him. Instead, he said: "Mr. Takahashi, it seems that this is a misunderstanding. Please get up!"
< br>"Thank you very much for your understanding, Mr. Zhang Wei!" Takahashi stood up and stood aside cautiously.
Because of Zhang Wei, Takahashi's efforts for a year were in vain, and even his promotion and salary increase were ruined. Takahashi had already secretly greeted Zhang Wei's eighteen generations of ancestors.
But when he actually faced Zhang Wei, he still acted like a grandson.
After all, Japan is a highly hierarchical society. Takahashi is just a special researcher, not even an assistant professor. When meeting a top scholar like Zhang Wei, no matter how much hatred he has in his heart, he can only show off his extreme attitude. Low profile.
Besides, Xiaoli is the kind of nation that must be punished in person in order to be honest.
If you just show your strength, it will be of little use in front of the little ones. They may also think that you are a fat sheep and they will bite you if they find an opportunity.
But if you beat them directly, they will become obedient. The harder you beat them, the more obedient they will be.
Zhang Wei revealed his identity just now and confronted Takahashi Hard Steel just to give him a beating. When dealing with the Japanese, it is useless to be low-key. If you are low-key, you will be regarded as a coward. The more low-key you are, The more they push their limits.
Tell Takahashi directly that I can beat you up with my fist at any time. Takahashi turned into hellokitty in seconds and was extremely obedient.
......
The development of the matter was just as Zhang Wei expected. After receiving the news, the University of Tokyo immediately contacted Tsinghua University and confirmed Zhang Wei's true identity.
The next day, Zhang Wei received a grand reception. The president of the University of Tokyo personally received him and treated him like a distinguished guest. Zhang Wei's residence was also moved from the international student dormitory to a high-end apartment off campus, and Zhang Wei was also provided with a special car to pick him up. .
In addition, the University of Tokyo also arranged travel itineraries with Zhang Wei, including visiting Mount Fuji, visiting Kyoto, going to Hakone to soak in hot springs, etc. The receptionist even asked Zhang Wei privately if he wanted to arrange a trip to Kabukicho to enjoy the characteristics of Japan.
Of course this was sternly rejected by Zhang Wei. If he won the Nobel Prize in the future, wouldn’t this become black history? The greatest scientist in the world went to Japan to visit a brothel, and suddenly he became a tainted scientist with bad morals.
Even if you want to visit Kabukicho, you can’t let the University of Tokyo host you, so you can go there secretly. It's best to bring Lu Yunxiang with you, and use Lu Yunxiang's black card when the time comes.
Of course, Zhang Wei cannot just enjoy the benefits and not work. He still has to participate in activities such as academic seminars and scientific research exchange meetings.
When the University of Tokyo entertains you with delicious food and drinks, it is naturally not charity. You have to spend some money and make some academic contributions to be worthy of their hospitality.
This is also a rule that scholars should abide by. If scholars go to a certain school and just eat and drink without any academic exchanges, who will bother to entertain scholars in the future?
……
There are three major comic publishing houses in Japan, namely Shueisha, Kodansha and Shogakukan. These three major comic publishing houses receive a large number of submissions every day, but what can truly enter The number of editors with discernment is less than one in a thousand.
Japan’s animation industry is developed, and there are many people who want to become cartoonists. Many of them have frequently submitted manuscripts to publishing houses since they were in middle school. It is precisely because the threshold for submission is relatively low that most of the manuscripts are of poor quality.
It is no exaggeration to say that in this environment, editors selecting comics for submission are like panning for gold in a trash can. If you can find a few mineral water bottles, you are considered to have gained something.
Even if you occasionally find a comic work that looks good, you will not publish it directly. Instead, you will recommend this work to participate in the Newcomer Comic Award. Only works that can win from the comics award will have the opportunity to debut as comics. Home.
A few people with relatively high talents will have the opportunity to publish a short work after winning a comic award and make their debut as a cartoonist. Only if the response to the short work is also very good can they publish a serialized comic. .
For example, Toriyama Akira, Togashi Yoshihiro, Inoue Takehiko, etc. are all in this situation. After they were shortlisted for the Newcomer Award, they published a short story and then serialized their famous works.
After all, talented cartoonists like Akira Toriyama, Yoshihiro Togashi, and Takehiko Inoue are in the minority. Most people do not have this kind of talent. After winning the Manga Award, they cannot immediately debut as cartoonists, nor do they have the opportunity to publish serial works. Instead, they need to continue to hone their skills as painters and screenwriters.
For example, Masashi Kishimoto, after winning the Newcomer Award, many of his works were edited out, and he was in trouble for four years. It was not until "Naruto" that he made a comeback.
There is also Kubo Tateto, who was shortlisted for the Manga Award at the age of seventeen, which can be said to be an achievement at a young age. However, several works in succession either received no response or were forced to cease publication midway. It wasn't until the serialization of "Death" that it really became popular.
Another great artist, Eiichiro Oda, did not make his debut immediately after winning the Tezuka Award. Instead, he worked as an assistant to many well-known cartoonists, including Nobuhiro Watsuki, which is to say, "Rurouni Kenshin" "Part of it was drawn by Eiichiro Oda. After working as an assistant for five years, Oda serialized "One Piece" and has since become the world's top manga artist.
Cartoonists like Oda who are able to become famous after hard training are actually relatively lucky. There are more cartoonists who remain unknown for a lifetime after being rewarded by newcomers. For them, In other words, the Newcomer Award is the crowning moment of their comic career!
In the large office of Kodansha, one of the three major comic publishing houses, Shintaro Kawakubo was fiddling with the manga submissions in his hands.
Shintaro Kawakubo is the editor of "Weekly Shonen Magazine". He has been in the industry for six years and was just promoted to director this year.
In the Japanese corporate system, the director is not a managerial position, but a senior employee. According to the seniority system of Japanese companies, regular employees can be promoted to directors after working for five to ten years. Shintaro Kawakubo was promoted to director in his sixth year, which can be considered to be very professional.
It’s just that so far, Shintaro Kawakubo doesn’t have a decent serial work, nor does he have a famous cartoonist.
"Such a bad style of painting, even the paintings of elementary school students are better than this. It's just like kindergarten graffiti! I don't know who gave him the courage to submit." Shintaro Kawakubo snorted and picked it up casually. I got a rejection seal and slapped it on this work.
Then, he picked up the next manuscript and first touched the outer express envelope with his hand. It was quite thick.
"This thickness is probably one hundred and fifty pages, right? This will take a lot of time, and few people will submit so many manuscripts!"
Kawakubo Shintaro opened the envelope , took out the manuscript, and first took a look at the name of the comic.
""Chiji Giant"? The author is Zhang Wei. This cartoonist is not Japanese! Looking at the name, he should be Chinese or Korean!"
Kawakubo Shintaro frowned Wrinkle, he was instinctively a little resistant to non-Japanese cartoonists.
Although the Japanese comics market is huge, the competition is also very fierce. Japanese cartoonists are already fighting hard, and foreign cartoonists are coming to compete for food. As a Japanese, Shintaro Kawakubo, of course, is Not happy.
And based on Shintaro Kawakubo’s experience, the level of foreign cartoonists is much worse than that of Japanese cartoonists, and the style of painting is not the type that Japanese readers like.
The most important thing is that Japanese comics and comics from European and American countries are completely two production systems.
The production team of Japanese comics is relatively small. The team completes the work through a clear division of labor and pays more attention to the development of individual abilities.
Comic production in European and American countries follows an industrialized approach, with professional screenwriters, professional storyboard drawing, professional manuscript artists, and professional post-processing. The drawn comics are like an assembly line. The production is average.
It is worth mentioning that Hong Kong comics draw lessons from European and American development models. It is easy to find references to Marvel or DC in some of the more popular Hong Kong comic works of the last century.
To put it simply, Japanese comics are products of craftsmen and are full of the craftsman’s personal characteristics; while European and American comics are factory products and are all the same.
This is also a key factor in Japanese comics becoming popular all over the world. Cultural and creative products still require some craftsmanship.
Kawakubo Shintaro is not optimistic about this "Chiji Giant" at all. He even had the realistic style of Hong Kong comics in his mind. But now that the envelope has been opened, let’s take a look!
When he turned to the first page, Shintaro Kawakubo was startled. This was not drawn directly with a pen, but a printed sketch, which meant that the author used a drawing tablet!
Using a professional drawing tablet to draw comics is basic common sense more than ten years later. Except for a few cartoonists who insist on using pen and paper, most cartoonists use drawing tablets and drawing software to create.
But in 2005, drawing tablets were still a new thing. Only some professional cartoonists could use drawing tablets to create, and most people still drew directly on paper with pens.
What Zhang Wei exchanged from the devil was the electronic version of the Attack on Titan comic. Naturally, he had to print it out before submitting it. Faced with the agreed-upon manuscript, Kawakubo Shintaro naturally regarded it as using a drawing tablet.
“You can use a drawing tablet, are you a professional cartoonist?” A solemn look appeared on Shintaro Kawakubo’s face.
Since it is possible that it is a professional cartoonist, even if it is not Japanese, it is definitely better than those submissions from middle school students, so you still have to take a careful look.
Then Shintaro Kawakubo began to read the content of the manga himself.
“This style of painting seems a bit weird at first glance. The painting is a bit rough, without any sense of refinement, and even too simple. But if you look carefully, both the composition and the expressions of the characters are quite good. "Full."
Reading page after page, Shintaro Kawakubo quickly read the fifty pages and saw the scene where the giant giant appeared outside the wall.
"The previous part has a very tight rhythm and a large amount of information. With this level of plot rhythm, it must be a professional cartoonist."
Keep reading and see the giant attack Entering the city, he saw Allen's mother being eaten by a giant, and saw the helplessness of humans when facing giants. Shintaro Kawakubo felt a shock in his heart.
"My mother was eaten by a giant. The next plot should be about killing the giant to avenge my mother! I'm really looking forward to it!"
Kawakubo Shintaro continued reading and saw one hundred and forty On the page, the giant giant appeared again, and Allen took the initiative to greet him. At this time, the manuscript also reached the last page.
"It's gone? It's gone now? There must be a battle between Allen and the giant giant next, right? I'm so looking forward to it! It actually makes me feel a sense of anticipation. This author is amazing!" Shintaro Kawakubo sighed. tone.
“If nothing else, the setting of giants and humans is very novel. I think just with this beginning, I don’t need to participate in the comic award, I can publish it directly!”
Kawakubo Shintaro looked at the author's name again and sighed: "Zhang Wei, it's a pity that he is not Japanese. I don't know if the company is willing to accept the manuscript. The quality of this work is really excellent, I still submit it to the class Chief, let him make the decision!”
...
"Brother, can you draw comics?" Lu Yunxiang asked curiously, holding another comic manuscript.
“When I first started learning, my painting skills were relatively average!” Zhang Wei replied.
"This painter is relatively ordinary, not as good as "Naruto", but it can still be watched!" Lu Yunxiang said, looked at the name, and then said: "Chiji giant? Why do you have such a name? Name? Why not call it Chi Chi Giant? "
"Because Chi Chi Hui doesn't agree!" Zhang Wei replied with a smile.
"Cha Cha Hui? Who is it?"
"We are brothers!"
"Brothers?" Lu Yunxiang blinked in confusion.
Zhang Wei opened his mouth and replied: "We are brothers, so come and bite me!"
(End of this chapter)