Full-time cartoonist.

Chapter 65 Signing Party

"Toyo, let's go play together!"

Akemi Akimiya opened the door and found that it was Nishimura who was talking, while Kitamoto was very helpless watching him play tricks.

"He's not in the dormitory right now." Akemi Akimiya explained, "I haven't been home for a long time, and he went home during the winter vacation."

"It's a pity, I haven't seen Higashino for a long time," Nishimura lowered his head, "What the hell is that guy up to, and he wants to go to the signing event of Mr. Akino Akino Mirai with him..."

Bei Ben nodded.

Higashino Higashino, a beautiful woman who used to be very kind and could talk to anyone, has become a little cold in the past year.

He was a little worried that Higashino had lost contact with many of his friends, and worried that his friendship with him would also be disturbed.

"Tori Akino-sensei signing event..." Akemi Akimiya covered her mouth in surprise, she suddenly realized that something very interesting would happen.

I want to see you.

Seeing the Northwest two leaving melancholy, she also became interested.

……

Higashino looked at his clothes in the mirror, it was a very common style in winter.

The upper body is a black windbreaker and a white sweater, and the lower body is jeans.

Higashino Ichiro's original suggestion was to change into a straight suit and look more like a successful person.

Higashino Shio vetoed her. Normally, she had no idea, but this time she was quite determined. From the standpoint of women's aesthetics, the author wore a suit, which would detract from the display of her talent.

When it comes to writers and cartoonists, they seldom dress like mechanical workers. People with creative jobs should be more casual and casual.

Higashino Hibiki walked to the entrance, Higashino Shio and Higashino Ichiro were waiting for him there, they looked at Higashino Hibiki with gratified smiles.

"You should pay attention to rest in the future, you know?" Higashino Xi straightened Higashi Hibiki's collar, looking at his deteriorating complexion, and said in a distressed tone.

"Yes, Mom." Higashino nodded.

"I'm leaving."

Then he nodded to Ichiro Higashino and walked out of the room.

Looking back at the two people who sent him off, Higashino waved goodbye.

He just came back yesterday, and is leaving early this morning.

Choosing to draw manga and finish your studies means you have to give up a lot.

Until the end, sister Higashino Mei hadn't returned home from vacation, and she hadn't seen each other for a long time.

With regret, Higashino took Shueisha's special car and headed for the signing place.

……

jump studio.

Nobuhiko Horie looked at the report for the new year with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

In July of last year, under the strong request of Yoshihiro Togashi, he finally finished "Yu Yu Hakusho" with the gesture of killing and breaking the net.

The negative impact of the end of this super popular work was immediately reflected.

The sales of jump dropped by about 25w.

Since the serialization of "Fist of the North Star", the curve that has been on an upward trend has finally fallen.

"Fortunately, "Dragon Ball" is here, and the negative impact is not as great as imagined." Horie Nobuhiko knows well that most of Jump's super sales now rely on "Dragon Ball".

"Rurouni Kenshin", which has been serialized for more than half a year, or "The Arrival of the Son", are not as influential as "Dragon Ball".

"As long as "Dragon Ball" is serialized, there will be no problem."

He relaxes a little.

Then I remembered something and picked up another report.

"The audience rating of "Soul of Chess" is 15.3%." His eyes lit up, such a good result was beyond his expectation.

If it is not "Soul of Chess", which is not the manga of the bloody battle king, it is impossible to provoke the mainstay of the jump, and at most it will become the backbone.

Just like what he thought, "Soul of Chess" has never been able to reach the popularity of a top-notch work.

The animation's 15.3% ratings is something he didn't expect.

Nobuhiko Horie glanced at Sasaki and asked, "Is the sales of the booklet of "Soul of Chess" going well?"

"There is no feedback for the time being," Sasaki replied. He adjusted his glasses and said to Nobuhiko Horie: "It's just that I still think that the first edition of 10 volumes is still too little. According to the level of "Soul of Go", we should add 20 volumes."

"You're still struggling with this," Nobuhiko Horie sighed, "After all, Akino Tori is a rookie in Mirai, and 10 books is already very high."

Even in Jump in 1995, it is rare for the first single volume of manga to sell more than 50 copies.

If there are more than 100 million volumes, there are only a few.

Therefore, in Nobuhiko Horie's view, the 10 volumes of the first edition of "Soul of Chess" are completely sufficient in a short period of time.

Afterwards, the situation will be analyzed in detail to determine the number of reprints.

This will not lead to inventory backlog.

Seeing that he still had this attitude, Sasaki shook his head.

After he sat down, he began to prepare for the reprint of "Soul of Chess", so he wouldn't be too busy by then.

"You will regret this."

He glanced at Nobuhiko Horie and thought to himself.

……

After all, driving is fast, half an hour later, Higashino arrived at the signing venue.

This is a large bookstore, divided into upper and lower floors. Higashino looked at it. The flow of people coming and going is very high. I don't know how many people came because of himself.

"Ms. Bird Akino, I have contacted the organizer."

Higashino expressed his gratitude to the staff who were waiting for him, tidied his clothes, calmed down his thoughts, and rushed towards his signing place.

When passing by the first floor, he also saw other writers holding book signings.

There were very few people in front of them, and they could still chat in whispers.

"What are you doing on the second floor? There are so many people here."

"I heard it's a book signing event for a manga artist's booklet."

"Hey! This kind of reading is really more attractive."

"I can't draw."

Passing by in a hurry, Higashino ignored their expectant eyes and walked up the stairs to the second floor, where there was already a long queue.

It reminded him for a moment of the signing session of Mr. Chai Menwen's "White Paper on Love".

The crowd is also rolling, but the mood is different now.

He looked at these readers, most of them children, all very excited, looking forward to the official start of the wait.

I have already bought the booklet, and the covers of Sawei Fujiwara and Hikari Shinto are particularly eye-catching, making Higashino dazed for a while.

"Oh, I have now completed my original imagination."

Thinking of this, Higashino walked against the crowd and walked towards the stage.

The noisy voices around seemed to be cheering for him.

Higashino's steps were getting bigger and bigger, and he couldn't wait.

"Tono! Sure enough, you're here too!"

Higashino looked over, it was Nishimura.

He waved his hand to stop Higashino Hibiki.

Half an hour before the official start, Higashino put away his excitement and walked in front of Nishimura Kitamoto.

"I knew that you would come to the "Soul of Chess" signing event," Nishimura said proudly, "You are the man who beat me in Go, and you will definitely like this work."

"However, you are late, obediently go to the back and line up. I will meet Mr. Akino Bird first. If you envy me, go! Hahaha!"

　Thanks to Yue Hua for the reward of 1500 point coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)