"First of all, as an editor, the first thing they will look at is the style…Of course, it's not your style, but your painting style.”
Sho Miyagu tapped the thick piece of paper with his hand and spoke with confidence. Mashiro listened attentively, her cat-like little head nodding from time to time.
"As for your skills…"
In fact, Sho Miyagu was already certain that Mashiro's drawing skills were absolutely fine. Although her artistic oil paintings and manga were completely different things, after seeing Mashiro's paintings, Sho Miyagu felt that this girl would be able to draw manga well.
Sure enough, Shino Miyagi simply flipped through a few pages and nodded in admiration.
The painting style was beautiful and realistic, and the proportions of the figures were even amazing. The overall aura of a young girl was very strong, and it was indeed very suitable for Mashiro.
However-
"There is no problem with the technique at all. Even those masters who have been drawing comics for many years can only do this at most. But Shiina, can you draw anything else besides this realistic style? For example, a cartoon, a round face, or even a rough one…Although most manga artists only have one style, your style is too realistic and beautiful. It's not a problem to draw a girl manga, but it's not easy to change the theme.”
"What's a round face?"
Mashiro tilted her head and asked in confusion.
When it came to the manga that she loved, Mashiro was closer to an ordinary girl.
"Wait…that's probably it.”
Sho Miyagi took a draft paper from the table and quickly drew a round face of Rei Meng on it.
Mashiro took a closer look and nodded. She took the pen and paper and quickly drew lines on the paper. Although both of them were drawing casually, Mashiro's round face looked much better than Shino's.
At the same time, Mashiro drew other characters on the draft paper. According to Sho Kamiya's requirements, he drew a cartoonish version, rough and detailed. No matter what style it was, it was all at his fingertips.
"Not bad."
Looking at Mashiro's draft with satisfaction, Sho Miyagu nodded. Just as he thought, Mashiro had no problems with his drawing skills.
If the manuscript was still rejected, then it meant that Mashiro had a huge problem in other aspects.
With this thought in mind, Shino Miyagi finally started to read Mashiro's manga seriously.
In the beginning, he read very carefully, trying to savor every sentence in the manga and thinking hard about the character's personality. But soon, his reading speed increased, and he flipped through the pages one by one, making people feel that he was not serious at all.
"That…"
Mashiro's voice was like a mosquito's as she spoke in a whisper.
"Boring, right?"
"Yes, very boring!"
Sho Miyagi told the truth. He did not think that lying about manga would work on Mashiro.
After a pause, he continued," Let's not talk about the style. The most important thing for the editor is the character's characteristics, or rather, personality. Whether it's strong, weak, hot-blooded, or dark, a specific personality is very useful for people to immerse themselves in it…As for your manga…I can't see any unique personality of the male and female leads at all. It's not an exaggeration to say that they're just passersby. Other than the fact that your style is beautiful and makes the male and female leads look good, I really can't see anything else.”
Shino Miyagi frowned and said in a regretful tone.
The basic drawing techniques of a manga required hard work to succeed. The specific character and plot required the author's life experience and experience to create.
Judging from the current situation, Mashiro Shiina's score in this aspect was close to zero.
"The only remarkable character in your manga is this supporting character who is your love rival. But-"
Sho Miyagu caressed the black-rimmed glasses he was wearing, and Mashiro held his breath at that moment.
"Let me ask you! Do you even understand the meaning of the word love rival? This character had mysteriously disappeared in the end? You don't even have the concept that that person is your love rival, right? From these rejections, I'm sure that other than knowing that men and women will eventually get married, you don't know anything at all. You don't know what a love rival is, you don't know the twists and turns of love and relationships. You don't even know that men and women can have sex!”
Shino Miyagi spoke without thinking. His tone was agitated as he knocked on the original manuscript with his hands. His eyes were filled with disappointment as he looked at Mashiro.
After talking for a long time, Shino Miyagi realized that his mouth and tongue were dry. He picked up the milk on the table and took a big gulp.
"The editor said the same thing."
"What did the editor say?"
"The editor said that other than drawing well, I'm useless.”
"Your editor still has a conscience. At least he didn't lie to you…So, didn't your editor teach you what to do?”
Mashiro first shook his head, then nodded and whispered,""Ayano said that there are some things that can't be said over the phone. This time, I came to Japan to meet with Ayano.”
"Do you want her to teach you when we meet?"
Sho Miyagi asked. He felt relieved when he heard that Mashiro's editor was a woman.
With Mashiro's personality, if the editor was a man and he was still teaching her in a romance manga, that would be a very dangerous sign!
"En, yes."
Mashiro's voice was soft and gentle, like smooth silk. It made one feel very comfortable.
"Then I won't say much. Let your editor teach you.”
"No!"
Mashiro's voice suddenly became louder, giving Shino Miyagi a fright.
"Please teach me what a love rival is, what the twists and turns of love are, and what love between a man and a woman is!”
Mashiro requested solemnly.
"Pfft!"
Shino Miyagi, who was drinking milk, did not notice it at first, but when Shinhiro said the last sentence, he finally could not hold it in anymore and spat it on her face.
Seeing that Mashiro's face had been sprayed by him, Shino Miyagi hurriedly took a tissue from the table.
"Sorry, sorry, sorry!”
The girl didn't care about her current appearance at all, or rather, she didn't understand how ridiculous her appearance was. She just looked at Shino Miyagi with a determined gaze, as if she wouldn't give up until he agreed.
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