Chapter 241

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Oda Shingo's comic life has been full of little excitement recently.

Oda Shingo has always suspected that the one who changed his pajamas should be Namikaze Yukaku. But he was too embarrassed to ask, so he had to play dumb.

Until the evening, Fujido Kao Cheng knocked on the door and handed him the pajamas: "Here, take it, it's really hard to wash, it's sticky and slippery, don't hold it in for too long in the future, don't you have any crafts?"

Made Oda Shingo blush.

Girls now have too high attack power, let alone breaking the shield, they can directly hit a critical hit.

Fujido Kao Cheng looked at Oda Shingo's blushing face and laughed instead: "It's okay, this is normal. I understand, I understand, boys!"

Oda Shingo really wanted to ask her, don't you have any crafts? But he still didn't dare to ask...

The next few days, the world was peaceful.

Only Mikami Yuko would be in a daze during her rest, but it didn't affect her work.

Her fair calves swung on the relatively high chair, and her thoughts drifted around.

Her brother's warning came to her mind: [Yuko, female assistants are not that simple. Some cartoonists may force female assistants to do things they don't like, which happens a lot in the comics industry. Especially some female assistants who want to work alone may be coerced by the teacher...]

She has also read some of the contents of the book.

Do I really have to serve the teacher? When Yuko Mikami thought of this, the handsome face of Oda Shingo emerged in her mind...

No! Even Mr. Oda can't do it!

Besides, she really doesn't have any capital...

She bowed her head in complaint, not to mention her feet, even her belt could be seen clearly...

Yuko Mikami was thinking about it, but Oda Shingo started to come over with a few paper bags.

"Namikaze-kun, this is your salary for this week. Thank you very much for your contribution, and you've worked hard!"

Then there was Fujido Kaoru, and even Mrs. Yukino.

Although Mrs. Yukino didn't care about the money at all, she took it with interest.

"Mikami-kun." Oda Shingo walked in front of Mikami Yuko.

Mikami Yuko jumped up from her seat and stood at attention.

"Don't be nervous." Oda Shingo handed over the envelope with both hands, "This is your salary for this week. Thank you very much for your contribution, you've worked hard!"

Mikami Yuko said hi and took it with both hands.

She felt her heartbeat quicken and her hands trembled.

Although it is very common for Japanese people to work part-time in high school, she has never worked part-time because of her wealthy family and her younger brother.

This is the first time she has received part-time wages.

In fact, Japanese comic assistants are very hard.

New assistants often dare not ask for salary and benefits. It's good to have a cartoonist willing to take them in.

But according to the default standard of the comics industry, even if it is an intern assistant or a temporary assistant, the daily salary for 8 hours will not be less than 8,000 yen.

Although it is equivalent to 500 or 600 yuan in RMB, it is not high in Japan, and comic assistants are very hard, and there is basically no rest time at work.

Yuko Mikami didn't open the envelope right away. She endured and continued to paint for a while. She took out the envelope quietly until it was time for a break.

She opened it nervously and saw a pile of banknotes. A satisfied expression appeared on her face.

It didn't matter how much money it was. The key was that her work was recognized and it was the first time she made money.

Although the amount of money didn't matter, it was more fun to count it.

One, two, three... There were 12 10,000 yen bills.

She was excited when she saw the income of about 120,000 yen.

"Including overtime pay." Oda Shingo's voice came from behind.

Yuko Mikami blushed immediately and quickly put the envelope away.

I didn't expect that she was seen counting money quietly.

No wonder she made 120,000 yen in a week of work. It turned out that overtime pay was included.

But cartoonists who can pay overtime are good capitalists.

How many times before, I was ridiculed for my weird style of drawing, but with Mr. Oda, I was not only praised, but also got to write the main work and print it as the signature work of "Champion"!

Now I have income! And it includes overtime pay!

Mr. Oda Shingo, a conscientious teacher! Although Yuko Mikami has never worked part-time, she has heard complaints for many years after surfing.

What about internships not being paid, wages being deducted, being touched, being treated as a model...

The treatment of assistants will change greatly depending on the identity or personality of the cartoonist.

If it is a popular or more experienced cartoonist, it often happens that assistants cry and shout to work for free. Because you can learn a lot, and it is also a golden qualification for future work.

For example, almost all of the female assistants of CLAMP on Earth have the ability to set up their own studios. Inoue Takehiko is also an example. He worked as an assistant to Hojo Tsukasa.

The most famous assistant who became famous is Eiichiro Oda, who once worked as an assistant to Shinobu Kaitani, Masaya Tokuhiro, and Nobuhiro Watsuki.

Interestingly, Nobuhiro Watsuki also started out as an assistant, working for Takeshi Obata, who drew Death Note and Hikaru no Go.

Therefore, there is a consensus that being an assistant to a famous manga artist is a rare qualification and a good opportunity to learn.

Especially female assistants, many of them will take the initiative to wear V-neck clothing to apply for the job.

As for wearing clothes to pose in various character shapes to inspire inspiration for storyboards or detailed drawings, that is commonplace.

There was a joke in the comics industry. A cartoonist who draws books can't draw splayed breasts. He doesn't feel anything when watching videos and photos. As a result, he hired a female assistant... Can't draw breast expansion? Then change another female assistant...

This is also a problem caused by the M-shaped employment of Japanese women.

It is much more difficult for Japanese women to find jobs than men, and the higher the education level, the harder it is to find a job. It has become the norm for those who have not attended college to work in supermarkets and restaurants, while it is difficult for those who have attended college to find a job.

The book plot between cartoonists and female assistants is not a joke, it is a common occurrence.

But for many assistants, this is not unacceptable, because the more hellish work content is-overtime!

The overtime of comic assistants usually means having a simple meal at 6 o'clock in the evening, and then working overtime until midnight, and even beyond 12 o'clock.

If it is on the eve of the deadline, it is often the case that they don't sleep for two or three consecutive days!

As for overtime pay...

You are a comic assistant! Where does the overtime pay come from?

Behind the history of the development of comics, there is the blood and tears of cartoonists and the slavery history of assistants...

On the Internet, the storm of the book signing event gradually subsided, and there were no more posts directly attacking Shingo Oda.

Instead, people began to find fault with "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"!

In particular, the argument of a big V attracted the attention of many comic fans:

[JOJO is full of coolness, violence and pretending to be a battle of wits. This comic is just a show without soul! ]

[Didn't everyone notice? This comic is out of touch with the world and does not have the sense of humor that the general public likes to hear and hear. ]

[Only coolness is not a sense of humor! A little bit of bad fun is the shining point that Japanese comics are best at! ]

[If the character can only be cool in a high-end way, it is just a cardboard figure used as a tool! ]

These remarks suddenly developed in the forum.

Many comic fans were confused.

What's going on? Saying that Shingo Oda's comics are too serious and only cool but not fun?

What a strange blind spot...

But I still understand it, that is, they only know how to act cool and pretend, and the characters lack their own personality.

This is too crooked...

However, it seems to make sense? Some fans think that it makes sense.

It's just a pity that Oda Shingo noticed this public opinion in time.

But he just smiled, spent a minute to draw a picture, and put it on his YouTube column.

He drew a cherry.