Chapter 530 Recruiting Manga Masters

Toshio Suzuki originally thought that after welcoming Yin Jun, his mission would be completed.

Although Animage Monthly Comics is a small monthly comic, there are several good authors, and his energy is all about how to develop the monthly comic, so he is going back to the office to continue working.

The Tokuma Group has several subsidiaries, many of which have their own dedicated office buildings in other places, but this does not include the monthly Animage comics, whose office area is in the headquarters building.

Unexpectedly, after he sat down and worked for a while, someone came and said that the president asked him to go to the office.

When he came to Tokuma Yasukai's office, Toshio Suzuki found that Yin Jun hadn't left yet. After greeting the two of them politely, Tokuma Yasukai asked him to sit down next to Yin Jun.

"That's it." Tokuma Yasushi said quickly, "Suzuki-kun, Mr. Yin has an intention to cooperate, and I asked you to see how to implement it."

"Oh, what kind of cooperation?" Toshio Suzuki asked respectfully, while his mind was spinning rapidly.

Yin Jun wanted to cooperate with Dejian Group, so he called him over again, which must be related to the aspect he was in charge of.

Toshio Suzuki is in charge of the Animage monthly comics, and Yin Jun's unicorn culture is famous for his comics. There is naturally a possibility of cooperation between the two.

But the problem is that "Kirin Weekly" is so powerful that it is invincible all over Japan. Animage Monthly Manga is just a very, very inconspicuous one among Japanese manga publications, and the sales radius is only very narrow. How can the two cooperate? Woolen cloth?

"Mr. Suzuki also knows that the nine comics of "Kirin Weekly", including "Resident Evil", are all written by me alone." Yin Jun said, "These are the crystallization of my previous ideas. If this continues for a long time, I will definitely not be able to write so many stories, and it is impossible for "Kirin Weekly" to be done by me alone. Therefore, I want to start looking for storytellers in these countries and regions in Asia. cartoonists, absorb more good stories and good cartoons into "Kirin Weekly."

Toshio Suzuki nodded repeatedly.

No one in the world doubts Yin Jun's ability in storytelling.

The story of 10 comics made by one person in one go, and all of them are such classic comics, who else can do it except Yin Jun?

Even Osamu Tezuka, the god of manga, couldn't do it.

In fact, people in the industry not only admire Yin Jun's storytelling ability, but also Yin Jun's ability in character setting and environment construction.

It is not easy to do these things well.

Many well-known cartoonists have imperfections, for example, some drawing styles are not very good, some story skills are insufficient, and some worldview settings are not good...etc.

But in Yin Jun's comics, there are no such problems.

Even the simplest "Chibi Maruko-chan", because of the beautiful story, makes people ignore the style of painting, and even think that such a manga needs such a style of painting.

However, as Yin Jun said, no matter how strong you are alone, you can support a weekly comic in three to five years, but you absolutely cannot support the entirety of a weekly comic in ten or twenty years!

That is no longer a genius making comics, it is completely overdrawing his life to make comics.

A smart person like Yin Jun would not be so stupid, so he must think about the future.

When Toshio Suzuki thought that Yin Jun put the future of "Kirin Weekly" in Japan and wanted to recruit Japanese cartoonists to make comics, he immediately felt at ease and was very happy.

Unexpectedly, the gods of manga in the world rely on our Japanese manga artists!

"I understand what Mr. Yin means." In his thoughts, Toshio Suzuki said leisurely, "There are many young people in Japan who aspire to be manga artists, and there are many geniuses among them. Although they are not as good as you, they are all They are very talented. If you can give them a chance, I believe they will be willing to serialize their works in "Kirin Weekly", the most famous weekly comic in the world."

"If you want to do this, what needs to be solved on your side?" Yin Jun asked.

"You're right. I have some questions here." Toshio Suzuki said, "First, when and how many seats will be available for "Kirin Weekly"? Second, "Kirin Weekly" What are the acceptance criteria? What conditions are used to attract them? Third, what distinguishes good or bad grades? What are the criteria for rewards and suspension of serialization?...Well, these are the questions for the time being.”

"Mr. Suzuki, you really know comics." Yin Jun unconsciously praised, "I read correctly, you are an excellent professional manager."

"You are welcome, this is my job." Toshio Suzuki said without any pride.

The young man pondered for a while before answering his question, "I haven't thought about the specifics yet, because I'm not in charge of the operation. But since Mr. Suzuki can think of these questions, then think about them. , you also have your own opinion? I wonder if you can write me a detailed feasibility report?"

Toshio Suzuki subconsciously looked at Yasukai Tokuma, and found that the boss nodded lightly, and said straightforwardly: "Yes, but my level is not very good, if there is anything inappropriate, please kindly Please forgive me sir."

"I believe in Mr. Suzuki's ability." Yin Jun said, "But as the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will win every battle. You also need to collect more information from other comic publications... I will provide you with 10 million yen in funding. I hope Mr. Suzuki will not worry. Take your time and get this report done and detailed."

"yes!"

Toshio Suzuki nodded involuntarily.

He originally thought that a young man like Yin Jun must be efficient. Unexpectedly, Yin Jun was as calm as a wise old man.

For a man like this, it's strange if he doesn't succeed!

10 million yen is already considered a huge sum of money in 1980. With such a sum of money, he must be able to do a lot with ease.

And Toshio Suzuki thought a lot about himself.

For example, who spent the money?

It's Toshio Suzuki!

When people remember favors, they must remember Toshio Suzuki, not Yin Jun.

He can also use this to expand his network and lay a solid foundation for his future work.

In addition, Kirin Culture does not have a branch in Japan, and most of the selection of talents and follow-up contacts will be handed over to the Tokuma Group.

Once I complete the feasibility report of the investigation, then this project will definitely fall into my hands, and there will be great opportunities for career development by then!

Seeing Toshio Suzuki's unbearable excitement, Yin Jun smiled and said nothing.

He won't tell Toshio Suzuki that you won't be here for long at the manga publication, and in two years you'll be making animations with Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki, and that's where you really shine.

But it is undeniable that Toshio Suzuki's ability is very outstanding, and he will definitely be able to do a good job in this report.

In fact, Yin Jun already had several excellent candidates in his hands, but he couldn't bring them out at this time.

For example, in the second half of last year, a young man named Tsukasa Hojo won the 18th Tezuka Prize.

In the first half of this year, there will also be a young man named Masakazu Katsura who won the 19th Tezuka Award for Outstanding Work, and in the second half of the year, a winner of the 20th Tezuka Award for Selected Work will be Hirohiko Araki. .

It is a very good achievement to be able to grasp such three outstanding cartoonists.

It's a pity that Hojo Tsukasa has already entered "Weekly Shonen Jump", and he still uses Hojo Tsukasa's pen name. If he is asked to change his pen name, he will definitely not be willing.

And his famous work-"The Three Sisters of Maoyan", has already begun to conceive.

Gui Zhenghe...

Ahem, although men like his comics, "Kirin Culture" is aimed at all age groups, so he is a bit unsuitable.

The last one, Araki Hirohiko, can be recruited, because his "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure" is a manga that Yin Jun has read several times. It is very interesting and very beautiful.

But this person is not in a hurry, he needs to sharpen for a few more years, and it is okay to recruit him after 1985-"JOJO's Bizarre Adventure" was serialized in 1987, and there is still time.

Yin Jun is now planning to recruit cartoonists in Japan, to be precise, the future big cartoonists, that is, first to make his own reputation and let everyone know that "Kirin Weekly" is also recruiting newcomers.

As long as these people put their works into "Kirin Weekly", with Yin Jun's experience of reading hundreds of comics, he will definitely recognize them.

If it doesn't work, Yin Jun simply makes a semi-monthly manga magazine in Japan, as the second-tier brand of "Kirin Weekly", so that those cartoonists who have not yet become famous can hone here first.

As long as the conditions are good and the reputation of "Kirin Weekly" is there, I believe that many newcomers to comics are willing to throw themselves into the trap.

Once their grades are good, or excellent works come out, they can be transferred to "Kirin Weekly" immediately.

This method is what the three major comic weekly magazines will often do in the future. At the same time, if the results are not good, they can also be transferred to the semi-monthly or monthly magazines of second-tier brands.

To make this semi-monthly manga magazine is of course not something that can be done just by talking about it, which requires a lot of market research and preparation.

Fortunately, there are great talents like Toshio Suzuki who can be used, and fortunately, a group of masters who will dominate the Japanese manga world in the future, except for Akira Toriyama and Rumiko Takahashi, are basically not in the world yet.

The time left for Yin Jun is very sufficient.