"San Takahashi, you were poached to the Sunday editorial department by a high salary in the elementary school library. You should be very respected. It is different from a defeated dog like me." Minekura Shinji smiled self-deprecatingly, "Didn't you hold your breath and want to defeat jump? It's not good to be lazy."

"To defeat jump, editing alone is not enough. The real one on the battlefield is your cartoonists. So, I came to you today."

Tokuo Takahashi took the hot towel from his boss, wiped his hands clean, and picked up the food without hesitation to eat.

"Me?" Shinji Minekura shook his head with a wry smile, "Although I had a big fight with Hamaguchi before and then made the decision to leave jump, I knew in my heart that the reason why "The Dragon Sword" failed was because of my lack of ability. Leaving jump might not be a good decision."

He looked at Tokuo Takahashi and wanted to figure out what the other party was selling: "With your connections, you should be able to find many cartoonists who are better than me, right?"

"Minakara, your specialty is that you know how to use pictures to sensation, create atmosphere, and vent your emotions. Therefore, in "The Dragon Son", you can create many famous scenes that make people feel excited or crying. Do you know that when "The Dragon Son" is about to be moved to the jump book and the news that will be completed soon will be announced, many readers expressed dissatisfaction and regret in the questionnaire. Many people say that when I watched "The Dragon Son", I was moved to tears."

"What's the use of talking about the past?" Although Shinji Minekura had an indifferent tone, a ray of light still burst out from his eyes.

He is still very proud of his works.

"But Minekura, your shortcomings are also obvious. That is, you cannot control the rhythm, lack of setting ability, and the plot always has obvious flaws that cannot be completed. When the length is short, this flaw is not obvious. However, in the long serialization, the problem is easily exposed - the fighting force between the enemy and us is rampant, the logic is full of loopholes, and there are inconsistencies everywhere."

Shinji Minekura nodded: "You are right. However, the battle comics that cover the fantasy world have to be conceived by themselves from the worldview to the power system, to the specific abilities and moves of the characters. In addition, the strict serialization requirements are really too difficult. It is impossible to take into account everything and achieve perfection."

"But Akira Toriyama did it - or rather, he knew how to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. "Dragon Ball" has been serialized to this day, and there are actually the problems I mentioned, but Akira Toriyama can cover it up with superb techniques and use more prominent advantages to make up for the bad reading experience brought by those shortcomings."

"This is talent..." A friend of Minekura Shinji sighed next to him.

These cartoonists who have been painting comics for more than ten years but are still frustrated, can better understand the word "talent" and the various meanings contained in them when they look at the younger generations who are much younger than themselves and become famous in one comic.

"Every cartoonist has different talents. But as long as you find a way to play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, people with mediocre talents can still succeed." Takahashi Tokuo looked at Shinji Minekura, "For example, you Minekura Sang. As long as you choose the right theme, your comics will definitely be sold well."

"So, what subject can help me play to my strengths and avoid my weaknesses?"

Takahashi Tokuo did not answer him directly, but took out the first issue of "Weekly Boy Jump" from his bag and handed it to the other party: "Look at the first comic, you should gain something."

""Midfield Core", author Qin Han?"

Shinji Etsukura was suddenly stinged by these words, and his face couldn't help but thrust several times.

"San Takahashi, what does it mean when you let me read this comic?"

"Let you learn, I hope you are inspired." Takahashi Tokuo ignored the other party's ugly face and said, "You have also said before that the failure of "The Dragon Sword" was mainly due to his own reasons. As for Hamaguchi's appointment as the editor-in-chief of Qin Han, it just happened to be a collision. Releasing his anger is not a good mood."

After all, Shinji Minekura was convinced by Tokuo Takahashi. He took a deep breath and opened the magazine.

After watching the first episode of "Midfield Core", he remained silent and did not speak for a long time.

Several of the cartoonist friends of Shinji Minekura looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

Although they just said one by one, cursing the people of Hamaguchi and belittled Qin Han and "The Core of Midfield", they were not the truth, they were just comforting their friends and hoping that they would feel better.

As a flop cartoonist who is still working hard, it is a compulsory course to study the advantages of successful works. They buy comic magazines such as jump every week, and the way of nature "Midfield Core" is excellent works.

After a while, Shinji Minekura spoke: "San Takahashi, do you want me to imitate the Qin and Han dynasties and also draw cartoons with football themes?"

"Yes." Tokuo Takahashi analyzed, "Even if the worldview of sports-themed comics changes, they are based on the reality that readers are familiar with, so there is no need to spend too much energy to set up the work. In addition, sports-themed comics have a fixed level of strength and weakness, and there is no need to worry about the situation of fighting force being out of control after lengthening the length. For example, if a high school student is the protagonist, then you will first play in the county competition, then go to Jiaziyuan. Then go to the professional league, and finally join the Major League Baseball. Each level of competition, technical and tactical level, and the strength of the players are all realistic references and clearly distinguished..."

After listening to Tokuo Takahashi's analysis, Minekura Shinji felt a sudden enlightenment in his heart!

Indeed, if you do not draw pure fantasy comics but choose subjects with realistic foundations, then some of your creative ability will be covered up.

"But why did you ask me to draw football comics? I don't know the rules of this sport at all..."

"Because I have a premonition that football will become the next hot topic in the Japanese sports world! After all, this is the world's number one sport, and its charm is not something that can be covered. If you choose popular topics in traditional sports comics such as baseball, you will face fierce homogeneous competition and it will be difficult to make a comeback." Tokuo Takahashi said, "As for you, you don't understand football, this is not a problem at all. How many cartoonists who paint sports comics are really proficient in corresponding sports? Moreover, our readers are just primary and secondary school students. They don't care about rules or something."
Chapter completed!