Chapter 1740 Keep Adding More Money!

September 1st, Saturday.

Just when Shangmei Factory was actively organizing manpower and even borrowing people from several brother units, "Qilin Weekly" expanded its capacity in the new year.

In the great anticipation of comic fans, three new comics have arrived as scheduled.

They are "Men in Black", "Alchemist of Light" and "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

Many people must have never heard of the first "Men in Black", or even read the comic.

Because it is not a Japanese comic in the first place, and it is also the second non-Japanese comic after "Transformers" among the comics drawn by Yin Jun.

This is a science fiction action comic from the United States.

Many people may not know about the comic, but when it comes to the movie it was adapted from, everyone will suddenly realize it.

It is the one that made Will Smith a world-class star - "Dark Force".

Then the second and third parts restored the name of the comic and changed it to "Men in Black" Series 2 and 3.

"Men in Black" is different from many silly American comics. It is full of science fiction style and modern flavor, has many hilarious plots, and is very close to the audience.

The two protagonists of Men in Black are not typical American heroes, but people full of flesh and blood.

Although they are equipped with various weapons like 007, they are still ordinary people in essence, but they are just dealing with all kinds of aliens.

Moreover, the attitude of "Men in Black" towards aliens is definitely not the same as before. They are either good guys or bad guys.

It treats aliens as a kind of foreign immigrants, and manages these immigrants through people in black. During this period, of course you will encounter a lot of thrilling situations, and even more funny ones. When aliens.

This kind of plot has a great advantage in setting, making the aliens flesh and blood and no longer so impenetrable and close.

The original work was only released in 1990, and it was still a long time before it was set and conceived. Yin Jun will have no problem bringing it out now.

The reason why Yin Jun launched "Men in Black" was not only to satisfy some shortcomings in science fiction comics, but also to expand the audience of more and more European and American comic fans.

A comic tailor-made for them after "Transformers" will give them a sense of "we are valued" to a large extent, thereby supporting "Kilin Weekly" more and more.

Then there are many derivative products of "Men in Black".

There are various alien dolls, as well as cartoon adaptations and even big movie adaptations.

In Yin Jun's opinion, apart from the amazing first episode of the big movie "Men in Black", the rest of the second and third episodes are simply a bit incomprehensible, which kind of ruined the wonderful performances of the two protagonists.

This is also a common problem in Hollywood.

Many movie sequels are not as good as the first and are forced out purely to make money.

For example, sequels like "Terminator 2" are wonderful and very rare.

This is because when Hollywood makes movies, they often only plan to make one episode, without any long-term plans for the series.

Of course, they have improved a lot since Marvel's hero movies, but in "Men in Black", they have consistently made mistakes.

From the beginning, Yin Jun created the movie "Men in Black" as a five-episode movie script. He first worked out the causes and consequences and the echoes before writing the story together. Only in this way can the plot be rigorous and attract the audience. We continue to look forward to and like it.

It's just that "Men in Black" has very high requirements for special effects. The original film only released its first major movie in 1997.

No matter how much Yin Jun actively promoted special effects technology, I am afraid that before 1990, he would not be able to show the effect well.

But the boy is not worried. Having spent six or seven years cultivating comic book fans will attract more fans to watch the movie when the big movie is released in the future!

The second part, "Fullmetal Alchemist", is also an awesome Japanese comic.

This passionate comic that meets all the elements of friendship, hard work, and victory in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" is not published on JUMP.

It was published in "Monthly Shonen Gangan", which is a monthly magazine that publishes one episode a month.

Even the author who wrote such a passionate shounen manga is not a man, but a woman.

But Aunt Niu's work is an out-and-out masterpiece.

Each character here has his or her own personality traits, allowing us to see individual people, rather than a scene in which other characters except the protagonist gradually assimilate to the protagonist.

The various concepts promoted by Aunt Niu in the comics are also very interesting, including equal exchange, reflection on the world, the pursuit of light and responsibility, etc.

Sometimes, when people look at this comic, they can't help but feel filled with emotion. They really don't believe that it was written by a woman.

Many comic fans even rate it as a "zero negative review" comic, which is completely comparable to the three major migrant workers comics.

What is even more legendary is the two versions of the animation "Fullmetal Alchemist".

The first edition is a version that is faithful to the original work.

The other one was an animation produced when it was serialized. Since the subsequent plots have not yet been created, more than half of the plots are original by the crew.

However, these two versions of animation are very popular and have become two classics in the history of Japanese animation.

The world view and system of "Fullmetal Alchemist" created by Aunt Niu are also very good, and it also implements the rigorous and delicate way girls write books, which is not easy to imitate.

Naturally, Yin Jun has never read the original comic book. He just compared the two versions of the animation and then based on his own understanding, he wrote a combined theme and frame setting in advance.

The content basically follows the animated version, but the difference is not that big.

As for the rest of the conversation, it depends on the editors of "Qilin Weekly".

After so many years of training, they are quite accustomed to this style.

It's just that Yin Jun specifically told them to write about the characteristics of our Chinese culture at all times, and to promote the excellent Chinese virtues wherever possible, rather than following the Japanese way.

The story they wrote, Yin Jun read the first fifty chapters in April and scored at least 80 points, which is considered very good.

The most important thing is that the story is written first, and then the drawing is started, so that the echoes and foreshadowing can be handled easily, and the story will not be filled with pain and suffering later on.

The peripherals of "Fullmetal Alchemist" are definitely not that good in "Kirin Weekly", which is to say they are better than "The Hilarious Life of the Tropical Rainforest" and "Oolongin".

But just as the direction is different, "Fullmetal Alchemist" establishes the big picture of "Kirin Weekly".

Just like a movie company looking for the King of Sunglasses to film a movie, it's not to make money, but to improve the image of its own company.

"Qilin Weekly" has been published for four years, and its sales have soared to 40 million copies per issue. It is time to improve its artistic standards.

Of course, "Fullmetal Alchemist" is definitely not as miserable as the King of Sunglasses movie. It is still quite profitable, and the single volume sells very well - how can a masterpiece that can be compared with the three major migrant comics be so bad?

Compared to "Fullmetal Alchemist", which was a bit less well-received and less popular, the following film "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is a classic example of both being well-received and well-received.

It is also the first work in the history of Japanese animation that was broadcast directly from a cartoon and then became popular throughout Japan and even the entire Asia region.

The Sanwu girl named Ling Boli in it is the super goddess who has been the number one in the history of Japanese animation for more than ten years!

Even more than 20 years later, she is still ranked among the top three animated heroines in Japan and has never been forgotten by the times.

Yin Jun likes Ling Boli, especially the most touching one in the history of animation, "Ling Boli's Smile", which makes Yin Jun watch it over and over again.

Yin Jun has watched this cartoon with only 26 episodes several times, and found different highlights in it every time.

From a 2020 perspective, there are too many cartoons and comics that imitate "Neon Genesis Evangelion", but now in 1984, the idea of ​​using mechas to fight monsters is still so fresh.

Basically, except for "Godzilla", there is no one.

If it were expanded into a comic, the Japanese version would have a total of about 14 single volumes. If it were serialized, it would take about five years to complete the series.

I don’t know if it’s because Anno Hideaki received too many death threats after filming the TV series version. The ending of “Neon Genesis Evangelion” was because too many theater versions were filmed, as well as every subsequent version of the game. It’s different, there are many endings.

As this version of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" created by Yin Jun, he naturally made a lot of modifications to this story that carries many of Anno Hideaki's life insights.

For example, the male protagonist Shinji Ikari, although he was still so bad and unruly at the beginning, in the end, under the influence of Ling Boli, he took on his due responsibilities, defeated the evil, and saved the remaining people. .

But in order to create Ling Boli's character, Yin Jun didn't give him too many scenes.

Shinji Ikari, Asuka, and Misato all have similar roles, and Sanwu Shao and Ling Boli are the protagonists who really need to stand out.

Appearing as an android, she moved almost everyone. If she didn't describe such a character in the strongest possible terms, the young man would feel a little sorry for the millions of Lingbo Li fans in his previous life.

Ahem, Yin Jun can also guarantee that the reason why he crafted Ling Boli so carefully was definitely not for her peripheral products.

Although in the history of Japanese peripheral products, no female character has ever sold better than Ling Boli’s peripherals! !

Even in Asia and the world, Ling Boli is a well-known presence! !