Started as a comics editor

Chapter 29 What does that have to do with me?

After half an hour.

Tang Yao once again came to Building C, 20th floor, in front of Ou Congquan's house, and rang the doorbell.

This time the doorbell rang.

The door opened much slower.

About a minute later, the door was opened and a haggard man wearing round-frame glasses appeared at the door - it was Ou Congquan's assistant Li Jiang.

Li Jiang held the door open and saw Tang Yao standing outside. His expression suddenly changed. He then turned his head and glanced behind him worriedly, saying hurriedly, "Editor Tang...you came at the wrong time. The teacher is in a bad mood right now. Why don't you come later..."

"Is he free now? I need to confirm something with him."

Tang Yao shook her head, seemingly not noticing his hint, and said politely, "Please ask him."

Li Jiang was a little anxious and was about to say something else.

"Are you here to see my joke?"

But at this moment, a voice came from behind him.

Li Jiang's body instantly became tense.

Tang Yao looked past Li Jiang in front of her and behind him.

Ou Congquan stood not far away, his eyes bloodshot, looking at Tang Yao: "Your judgment is correct, so you came here to laugh at me?"

He looked extremely ill. He should have had a good rest last night, after all, the magazine had not been released yesterday. But in just twelve hours, he had become what he is now with red eyes and a hysterical look.

Obviously, he was greatly stimulated.

It seems.

Although he appears confident on the surface, he is not confident on the inside.

This is an author who is inconsistent in appearance and is easily influenced by readers' feedback.

In fact, as far as Tang Yao knows, some cartoonists are told by their editors not to check social media, especially before and after the magazine is released.

Because there is a type of cartoonist who is easily influenced by readers' comments. They will be very happy when they see good comments, but once they see bad comments, they will constantly doubt themselves, and then their mentality will be affected. They will involuntarily adjust their rhythm according to the criticism, which will eventually interrupt the original rhythm.

It is even possible that the plot of the comics will completely collapse.

And this arrogant Ou Congquan obviously belongs to this type... and he is also the type with extremely poor psychological endurance.

and many more……

Tang Yao thought of something. After accepting her identity, she flipped through Ou Congquan's past serials because she felt that an editor would be incompetent if he or she had not even read the works of the cartoonists he or she was responsible for.

Judging from past serials, although Ou Congquan occasionally acts literary, he is normal most of the time. His condition fluctuates, with some very bad chapters but also some very good ones. But no matter good or bad, he always maintains a normal level and has never taken a leave of absence, which means that he has never been so seriously ill.

This time is the first time.

And Ou Congquan's psychological endurance is so poor...

Think of this.

Tang Yao narrowed her eyes slightly.

"What? You're here to see a joke but you don't dare to laugh?"

At this time, he found that Tang Yao did not speak for a long time, just staring at him.

Ou Congquan spoke again.

"Are you seeing a joke?"

Tang Yao came back to her senses and looked at Ou Congquan, whose eyes were red. She replied expressionlessly, "I really want to laugh at your extremely stupid plot, but unfortunately I don't have the time. I'm an editor, representing the magazine and its readers. What? You want people to laugh at you? In fact, you don't need me to laugh. Just log in to your social media accounts, and you'll find plenty of people laughing at you there."

"..."

Ou Congquan's eyes became even redder and his breathing suddenly became rapid.

Li Jiang stood in front of Tang Yao, looking at the girl in front of him, his eyes wide open, pupils shaking wildly.

"If I were you, I wouldn't ask such a stupid question. I'd laugh at you and just leave a message on your social media saying 'You deserve it' because you really do deserve it. Why would I even show up in front of you?"

Tang Yao continued, "So, can you please stop being so pretentious? Have you finished storyboarding this episode?"

"……No!"

"Now, can the great cartoonist listen to the editor's opinion?"

"..."

When Ou Congquan heard this, he stared at Tang Yao.

These words are basically the same as what Tang Yao said when she first visited.

Only this time it was even more mocking.

but.

He did not see any expression of gloating or relief on the face of the girl in front of him.

She looked calm, just as she had been when we first met.

Ou Congquan's expression gradually became complicated, then he gasped a few times and turned around and went into the house.

Li Jiang looked behind him and then at Tang Yao, not knowing what to do.

Tang Yao reminded, "Please make way, Assistant Li."

Li Jiang hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside to make room. He smiled wryly and reminded, "Editor Tang, Teacher Ou was very angry today. Actually..."

Actually, you shouldn't have come.

"fine."

Tang Yao shook her head, thanked the assistant for his kindness, and went straight into the house.

Nothing could stop her from earning money to support her sister.

After Tang Yao entered the house, she saw a messy living room with things scattered everywhere. In addition, the floor of the workroom facing the living room was covered with drawings, all of which had been scratched, torn and ripped. This further proved that Mr. Ou's psychological endurance was indeed poor.

In addition, it seemed that all his assistants were driven away by him.

Only the chief assistant Li Jiang was left.

"What do you want to say?"

In the messy living room.

Ou Congquan sat on the sofa, lowered his head, and stretched out his hands to support his forehead. Although he wanted to appear upright, he gave people the impression that he was curled up, exuding a decadent atmosphere from the inside out.

Tang Yao sat down opposite him, placed the documents she had brought on the table, and said, "The plot of this comic has caused a lot of controversy."

But she had just started.

Ou Congquan suddenly raised his head and glared at Tang Yao. His drooping mouth and bloodshot eyes made him look mean and scary. "Is that why you told me this?" "What else?"

Tang Yao looked back at him fearlessly. "Telling you it doesn't matter? Talking nonsense about not caring about readers' reviews? Why don't you check your social media? If you want to hear flattery instead of solving the problem, you can call Ding Yilong right now. He'll give you plenty of flattery! If you want to be an ostrich, then don't sit here. Go to bed, cover your head with the quilt, and pray to God to change the status quo.

"In this mess, you're still acting so pretentiously and don't even want to listen? I just started, and you're already acting like this. What's wrong? Did the editor offend you?"

"..."

Ou Congquan's breathing became rapid, his chest heaving, as if he was angry.

But soon, his breathing gradually slowed down... and he lowered his head again and curled up.

After all.

The reason why he let Tang Yao in was because he didn't know what to do now.

He is messed up now.

The only person who came to visit at this time was the female editor in front of him, the editor he looked down upon.

He wanted to solve the problem, but he didn't know how.

At this time, it seems that the only person I can rely on is the editor.

"I have issues with all of you editors."

Ou Congquan lowered his head, staring at the reflective desktop, and said in a low voice, "My last chapter turned out like that because of you guys editing it."

"Summer vacation chapter?"

Tang Yao narrowed her eyes.

"..."

Ou Congquan paused, as if he didn't expect Tang Yao to blurt out the corresponding chapter name.

But he quickly regained his composure and continued, "The editor at the time told me that my drawings were too monotonous, always dealing with the same old things, and that a world with superpowers couldn't exist without official power. He asked me to try adding some political drama... I found out some readers agreed, and since he had gathered some information, I decided to give it a try.

But that guy, although he said so, every time I finished drawing, he would say this wasn’t right, that wasn’t right, that this was too sensitive, that was too extreme and not suitable for serialization, and in the end he would ask me to revise it, revise it, revise it!!!
I've been revising it till the end! I don't even know what the hell I'm drawing anymore! All the readers are scolding me!
And that guy! That editor! He turned around and said he was thinking about me! He told me not to cross the line! Damn it! Whose advice did he think he took? When I contacted Ding Yilong, he was vague, saying he was obedient! He just didn't solve the problem!

In the end, that guy messed up my serialization and then just walked away! I was left struggling to finish it all by myself! ! Editing! Ha! What's the point! "

"..."

Tang Yao confirmed that this person was indeed the type who was easily influenced. Otherwise, anyone who was more determined would not listen to the nonsense of the previous editor.

Official influence? Involving political drama? Does this have anything to do with your comics?
Simultaneously.

Tang Yao finally understood why he was so dissatisfied with her.

but!

Tang Yao looked at Ou Congquan and said coldly, "So, what does this have to do with me?"

"You are also the editor recommended by Ding Yilong."

Ou Congquan slowly raised his head: "He also told me at the beginning that you seemed very obedient... Your editor-in-chief is really good at recommending people."

Said.

Ou Congquan curled his lips: "Be obedient, ha."

"So that's why?"

Tang Yao's voice grew even colder: "Are you going to take your anger out on the next editor?"

"Yes, shouldn't it?"

Ou Congquan glared at Tang Yao with bloodshot eyes: "You're exactly like that editor! You started talking to me about revisions right away! You act like you know more than the cartoonists. You know! I'm the one who draws! Not you!"

"So you can't communicate? You're mute?"

Tang Yao looked at him directly. "And what did I suggest you draw? I was saying that the plot development in this episode is not good. It's too sharp and abrupt."

"What's the difference?"

"What's the difference? Have you read the proposal I gave you?"

"..."

"It seems I didn't."

Tang Yao noticed that Ou Congquan didn't say anything and guessed something: "So why don't you even want to take a look? Are you afraid of being influenced?"

Ou Congquan still chose to remain silent.

"It seems that's the case."

Tang Yao shook her head: "How stupid."

"What did you say!"

Ou Congquan's expression froze, then he leaned forward and stared at Tang Yao, like a beast ready to devour its prey.

"I said you're stupid."

Tang Yao's expression remained calm, not moving a muscle. "He accepted all the readers' feedback without even looking at the editor's. Just because of that ridiculous reason, he caused such a big uproar. He's a big cartoonist who's raked in royalties, but he's like a puppet, lacking even basic judgment.

No, you don't even have the courage to judge! You're over fifty, but you act like a primary school student, and the reasons you give are childish and ridiculous."

"you--"

Ou Congquan was furious. "What do you know? You came here just to laugh at me, right? Are you happy now? I messed up! I was wrong! Are you satisfied? But do you know what the readers said? Do you know why I drew this plot? You don't even know what I'm drawing, and you come and teach me!?"

His voice echoed in the living room.

On the other side, Li Jiang, who had just come out of the kitchen with tea, suddenly stopped when his hand shook.

She looked at Tang Yao's back worriedly, hesitating whether to say something.

"I know."

"You know...what did you say?"

Ou Congquan's anger paused, as if he had not expected to hear this answer.

Tang Yao looked at the great cartoonist in front of her and replied, "You want to make the protagonist less than perfect, to show that he has flaws, right? And at the same time, use this plot to express each character's deepest concerns, and thus completely end the relationship between the second male lead and the female lead, right?"

"..."

Ou Congquan looked at the girl in front of him, his eyes widened slightly, and shock slowly appeared in his eyes.

“When you don’t understand anything, you arrogantly deny others.”

Tang Yao noticed the shock in his eyes and said coldly, "Are you happy?"

　There's one more chapter but I need to check it out a bit

　　
　
(End of this chapter)