Started as a comics editor

Chapter 2: Eighteen That Year, Standing Like a Minion

The publishing house where Tang Yao works is called Wenxinguan, and she is the editor of the "Big Comic" magazine under the Wenxueguan.

This is a biweekly youth comics magazine, published every two weeks and released every Thursday.

The main comic works are fantasy and fierce battle themes.

Unlike Tang Yao's famous Shonen Jump magazine in her previous life, which focused on "friendship, hard work, and victory," this magazine's three principles are closer to those of Young Jump, which focused on "love, violence, and power."

As for sales and audience...it's not bad.

Although it is not as prominent as the first, second and third ones, it still has a stable readership, and its sales volume ranks among the top four, which makes it considered a major magazine.

Logically speaking, being an editor in a magazine department like this, while not the best, shouldn't be too bad either.

What a coincidence.

Tang Yao thought so at first.

Then she met the resentful cartoonists she was responsible for.

The person who just spoke is named Ou Weiquan, and his pen name is Go All Out. His work is a fantasy comic called "Girl, Boy and Sword".

It's a clichéd name, and even from Tang Yao's perspective, the setting and plot are pretty clichéd...

But this comic is the mainstay of "Big Comic" magazine.

What is a pillar?

Simply put, it is a pillar work that occupies a dominant position in the fiercely competitive comic magazine and supports the magazine's content and sales... In other words, it is the lifeblood of the entire magazine and the lower limit of sales.

In her previous life, such a work would never have been the responsibility of a rookie editor like her.

So when Tang Yao was first told that she would be responsible for the mainstay work, she was quite surprised.

The idea that I am actually quite important... has occurred to me before.

Until... she finished reading the storyboard and went to the cartoonist with the mentality of doing some work after getting paid, wanting to make some suggestions, but was scolded by him, then she woke up from her dream.

This is not the previous life, not the Japan of the previous life, nor the country of the previous life.

Here, between cartoonists and editors, cartoonists have absolute dominance, and editors are redundant in front of successful cartoonists.

It’s not that the editor has no say at all, but it requires the cartoonist to be easy to talk to, the editor to be strong enough, and the editor also needs to have certain achievements. At least he must have discovered and promoted popular comics before he can have some say.

Otherwise, the editor is just a designated tool for storyboarding.

The mainstay cartoonist that Tang Yao is in charge of is not only strong-willed, but was also poached from another magazine. Rumor has it that there was an agreement when he was poached that his creation should not be interfered with.

A rookie editor with no achievements and a strong and stubborn cartoonist.

If the two collide, one can imagine what kind of disaster it would be.

Not to mention Tang Yao, I heard that the editor-in-chief is very troubled by this Ou Weiquan and has no way to deal with him.

The reason why he assigned it to Tang Yao was not because he had high hopes for her, but simply because... he wanted to pass the buck.

Because the entire editorial department knows that this editor completely disregards the opinion of the editor-in-charge.

"Editor Tang... I'm sorry, but it seems Mr. Ou doesn't want to see you."

Accompanied by an impatient voice.

Tang Yao stood at the door. Although she was twenty-one years old, she still looked like a minion.

Assistant Li felt a little distressed. He looked at Tang Yao, whose eyes were drooping, and after a dry cough, he took the initiative to ease the atmosphere: "Why don't you come back next time?"

"..."

Tang Yao was silent for a moment, then shook her head firmly. She picked up one of the file bags in her arms and handed it over. "No matter what, the plot development in this episode is just not right... I can't understand why Mr. Ou wants to kill the protagonist once and make the second male lead and the female lead develop feelings for each other. This is completely ridiculous. I hope Mr. Ou can change it.

Because this is a deliberate attempt to hurt the readers' feelings, I cannot agree with it. Here are my suggested revisions, and I hope he can take them into consideration."

Originally, after learning about the current state of the comics industry in this world, Tang Yao made up her mind to be a tool and she accepted her fate.

As long as there is no major accident.

Then, the unexpected happened.

In this issue, after losing the reins, this lousy author started to do some weird things!
That Mr. Ou wants to kill the male protagonist once, and in an extremely tragic way... That's fine, he also wants the female protagonist and the second male lead to have an ambiguous interaction.

According to him, this was to better shape the character.

But according to Tang Yao.

Is this the kind of development one could imagine?

Anyway, when Tang Yao saw the storyboard, she was furious.

Because his work is at the end of a big chapter. The previous issue was obviously fine, and the male protagonist is about to face off with the BOSS behind the scenes, and the atmosphere is set up.

In this episode, he is going to kill the male protagonist!
Tang Yao really didn't understand.

Readers are looking forward to exciting battles, but you feed them shit. What's the point?
After reading the storyboard, she contacted Mr. Ou directly.

But just as Tang Yao started talking, Teacher Ou on the other end of the phone said, "Outsiders don't understand," and hung up.

During this period, Tang Yao came to the house twice more, but Teacher Ou became more and more impatient. At this point, he no longer gave her any face at all.

This is why Tang Yao is standing here at this moment, and this is why she didn't want to come before.

To be honest, he didn't want to care.

He thought that Teacher Ou was really crazy, but she had no choice because she knew very well what would happen if such a plot was released. The readers would be shocked!
As the editor-in-chief, the criticism he will face at that time will be unimaginable.

To be honest, questioning is actually not that bad.

If it gets out of hand, she will lose her year-end bonus, and that's the most important thing.

This is why she is still standing here.

Cartoonists can commit suicide, but they should not sacrifice their year-end bonus.

She needed the money, really needed it.

"...Editor Tang."

The assistant, Li Jiang, looked at the file bag Tang Yao handed over and hesitated. "The teacher seems to have made up his mind."

"Please let him see it."

Tang Yao took a deep breath and handed the document bag forward again: "Explanation like that will only hurt the reader's feelings. I don't believe he can't see it."

"..."

Li Jiang was in a dilemma because he knew his boss's character very well.

At this moment, the impatient voice behind him sounded again.

"Li Jiang!"

Li Jiang came to his senses and could only reach out to take the file bag. He said, "Editor Tang, I can only promise you that I will try my best to tell the teacher..."

"It's troublesome."

Tang Yao bowed slightly to express her gratitude.

Subsequently.

The door was closed.

Tang Yao straightened up again, looked at the closed door, turned around and left, having done what she had to do.

There is another Wolong like this...

at the same time.

inside the door.

Li Jiang, holding a file bag, walked to the door of the assistant's small office. He looked to the right where Teacher Ou was sitting in a separate office, hesitating...

Along with the sound of footsteps, a voice rang out.

"That female editor is gone? What's that in your hand?"

Li Jiang was startled and turned his head suddenly to look at his boss who had stood in front of him without him noticing.

Ou Weiquan is a man in his early forties, in the prime of his life. He is a little bald, with drooping corners of his mouth. He looks particularly mean when he has no expression on his face.

Being stared at by him was extremely stressful.

So when Li Jiang heard his boss's words, he almost blurted out, "It's Editor Tang's storyboard modification suggestion..."

"Advice? You haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you still want to give me advice? Ha, throw it in the trash can."

Ou Weiquan twitched his lips in disdain when he heard this, then walked past Li Jiang and headed for the restroom: "Then get to work right away."

He was clearly absolutely confident in his story.

Li Jiang: "..."

He looked at Ou Weiquan's back with a bitter feeling.

Sorry.

Edited by Tang.

In fact, he had no hope when he took the briefcase.

Because the draft has already been drawn, according to my boss's personality, there is no way he would change it.

the other side.

Tang Yao walked out of the community and stretched out her hand to stop a car again. At the same time, she looked back at the community where Ou Weiquan lived and took a deep breath.

In fact, she already knew what the final outcome would be.

It's time to think about a way out.

Tang Yao withdrew her gaze, then got into the car and headed to the next cartoonist's residence while thinking about her next plan.

After half an hour.

Tang Yao once again stood in front of a residence, looking at the young man wearing earrings in front of her, and said calmly, "Teacher Shao! I remember you promised me that you would give me the manuscript last week."

"Right away, I'll give it to you this afternoon."

"Right away? In the afternoon?"

"I can't help it... Editor Tang, I've been a bit busy lately with too many activities."

"I wasn't interested in that, and I remember it only lasting one afternoon."

"You're the ones who arranged my lack of interest! I need to use up a week's worth of energy in just one afternoon! Never mind, in the afternoon... I can give it to you in the afternoon, I'll definitely give it to you."

"..."

Tang Yao looked at the young man in front of her with an expressionless face.

The man smiled an impeccable smile.

Shao Changqing's comic work "Trails" is a fantasy work. Although it cannot be called a mainstay, it is also a popular work in "Big Comic".

He is not stubborn, nor does he do fancy things.

But he delayed the submission!

Tang Yao will never forget the first day she arrived. She was still adjusting to her body and the work, but because of Mr. Shao's request to submit the manuscript before the deadline, she was forced to be busy like a top.

to this end.

She repeatedly reminded Mr. Shao to submit the storyboards and subsequent manuscripts on time.

But something went wrong.

According to the original owner's memory, Shao Changqing was not arrogant, but when faced with urging, he would sincerely admit his mistakes every time and would dare to do it again next time.

"This is also your editorial department's problem! So trust me one last time, Editor Tang."

"hope so."

Tang Yao looked at the man in front of her, was silent for a moment, then left after saying a few words.

Twenty minutes later.

last Stand.

Tang Yao appeared in the villa area in the western suburbs, stood in front of a detached villa, and rang the doorbell.

This time, he was received by another assistant with a baby face, which made people wonder whether he was an adult or not.

Tang Yao looked at the young man in front of her and suddenly had a bad feeling. "Hello, this is Tang Yao, whom I called the day before yesterday. I didn't receive the manuscript from Teacher Tang, so I came here to confirm that the 'Wenxin Comics Award' is about to begin."

"……Feel sorry."

The young man looked at Tang Yao subtly with a look of amazement, and said a little embarrassedly, "Teacher Tang has been overwhelmed with manuscripts lately. Regarding the work I promised to contribute to your company's newbie prize... I may not be able to complete it."

"..."

Wenxin Comics Award.

In order to better discover talents, to cope with the increasingly sluggish cartoonist echelon, and to respond to Internet trends, Wenxinguan imitated the Newcomer Award and established a comic award that will simultaneously exhibit works on the Internet.

Unlike ordinary novice awards, because it is exhibited on the Internet and the audience has the right to vote, in order to increase the fame of this award and to prevent some embarrassing situations, some famous cartoonists are specially invited to submit their works to build momentum.

And one of them is under the responsibility of Tang Yao.

but now……

"..."

Tang Yao took a deep breath.

She ran to three places in a row in one morning, but nothing went well.

At this moment, even though she had been mentally prepared, she still couldn't help but feel angry. She looked at the young man in front of her, suddenly took a step forward, and said, "Does he know what a promise means? It means - no matter how the situation changes! It will not be affected!"

"..."

The young man who opened the door was slightly startled, then subconsciously took a half step back, as if he had not expected the extremely beautiful girl in front of him to give him such a cold look. "Sorry."

"..."

Tang Yao looked at the other person, was silent for a while, then turned and left.

This job is really impossible to do!

(End of this chapter)