Started as a comics editor

Chapter 36 Are you fucking kidding me?

"How about...the president contact Mr. Ou and ask him?"

Shang Tao had been observing his vice president's expression from the beginning, and noticed that he was a little confused and incredulous, so he suggested: "After all, there's no point in us making blind guesses here. Why not go and ask the person involved directly?"

He still has great confidence in Tang Yao.

"Want to visit now?"

Zhao Fangsheng was a little tempted: "But the storyboards have all been taken back..."

"Just call."

Shang Tao shook his head: "We just need to confirm with him and get an answer. We haven't contacted the cartoonist himself yet, right? This is a good opportunity to rest assured."

"..."

After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Fangsheng slowly nodded, then put down the storyboard, woke up the computer in front of him, and looked for Ou Congquan's contact information.

In a way, he is also a traditional person.

However, the tradition he adheres to is different from Ding Yillong's. He believes that the most effective way for people to communicate is face to face.

So no matter what the matter is, he would rather meet the other party in person rather than contact them by phone.

only.

He really wants to know the answer now, so it doesn't matter whether it is traditional or not.

soon.

He found Ou Congquan's contact information and called him.

The phone rang once and was picked up immediately.

"Hey?"

Just as Zhao Fangsheng was about to introduce himself, the other party's voice rang out. He could only listen patiently. After the other party finished speaking, he politely said, "No, no, no, I'm not Editor Tang. I'm Zhao Fangsheng, the vice president of the Literature Museum."

"Yes, the main reason I contacted you this time was to confirm the storyboard for this episode."

"Yes, that's right. I've already seen the storyboards for this issue... Hmm? I don't know what Editor Tang thinks. I received the storyboards through my subordinates."

"I haven't met Editor Tang either."

Zhao Fangsheng said this while glancing at Shang Tao.

Shang Tao stood aside, feeling somewhat confused... He couldn't hear Ou Congquan's voice, but he felt that the word "editor" appeared very frequently.

"Well, your storyboards for this issue are great, but last issue..."

Zhao Fangsheng retracted his gaze and began to talk about business: "Excuse me for being blunt, but the last episode was really bad, it was like heaven and earth. But unexpectedly, there seems to be a connection between the two episodes, as if there was an intentional reversal to shape the characters. So this time I mainly want to ask you, is this intentional, or..."

The voice on the other end of the phone rang again.

He talks a lot.

Therefore, Zhao Fangsheng fell into a long silence.

After a long time.

Zhao Fangsheng spoke slowly, but his voice seemed a little dry: "You mean, the last issue was drawn without communicating with the editor... but this issue was drawn with the editor?"

"Hmm, no? A revised draft? Detailed? How detailed?"

"...So, everything, including AORI and the settings, was created by the editor?"

"Did you just see that line about AORI? ... The heroine's hallucinations must not appear to be other men, and the second male lead's hallucination of his mother's death was also mentioned in the revised draft... Got it."

"..."

Shang Tao still couldn't hear what Ou Congquan said on the other end of the phone, but he could hear what Vice President Zhao said.

really……

Shang Tao felt a little emotional.

Editor Tang did not lie, so Vice President Zhao’s other guess just now... no, that was no longer a guess, but a fact.

the other side.

The call continues.

Zhao Fangsheng's expression was very strange, his facial features were slightly distorted, but he still pretended to be calm. "I understand, thank you for your explanation... Want to change editors? No, no, no, I don't have that idea for the time being... Oh, Editor Tang said so himself, right? So what do you mean?"

"You don't want to, I understand."

"Ding Yilong contacted you too? He wants to work with you to shirk responsibility? I understand... I will do my best to solve his problem. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"What? Okay, we won't change the editor rashly, please rest assured... I understand, I'll help convey my apology as best I can."

"Then I wish you good luck in your future creations."

"..."

The phone hangs up.

After politely saying goodbye, Zhao Fangsheng sat there for a moment, then stiffly and slowly lowered the phone from his ear, muttering, "It's really like this... Unbelievable."

"Yeah... incredible."

Shang Tao knew what he was sighing about and expressed the same sentiment.

Of course, it also means to help.

After all, he had a very good impression of Tang Yao. Not only did she come up with a very reliable plan for the comic award and the website launch, but she also helped solve his worries.

Not only is this ability so outstanding that it is incredible, it is also highly efficient and beautiful.

It's really hard to make a bad impression.

"That kind of people……"

Zhao Fangsheng glanced at Shang Tao, then looked away and looked at the storyboard on the table, as if he was struggling with something again.

But Shang Tao didn't understand what he was worried about this time.

He didn't ask again.

Because the obstacle of the comic award, which concerns him, has been completely resolved.

After a long time, Zhao Fangsheng seemed to have an answer and said softly, "Let's wait a few years. He's too young. But Ding Yilong does need to be dealt with."

"What happened to Ding Yilong?"

Shang Tao vaguely heard the name and asked subconsciously.

"After he couldn't shirk responsibility in the editorial department, he actually planned to contact Ou Congquan to shift the blame to the editor, saying that the editor had influenced Ou Congquan's creative thinking."

Anger flashed across Zhao Fangsheng's face: "What a beast!"

"..."

Shang Tao's eyes widened when he heard this: "Fuck...this is too beastly."

This was a path he had never imagined.

"I'll go see the president later."

Zhao Fangsheng took a deep breath, suppressed the anger on his face, and did not continue: "You should prepare for the early release of the work first. It can be done now. There is no problem with the storyboard."

Say it.

He handed the storyboard back to Shang Tao.

"it is good."

After hearing this, Shang Tao wisely stopped talking because Ding Yillong was basically finished.

Next, he just needs to mind his own business.

He walked forward a few steps and took the storyboard handed to him by Zhao Fangsheng.

"Also, please convey a few words to that Tang... hm?"

As Zhao Fangsheng was handing over the storyboards, I wanted to say something, but suddenly I noticed that Zhao Fangsheng was still holding a stack of manuscripts. I asked with some confusion, "What's in your arms?"

Shang Tao took the storyboard, glanced down, and explained, "Oh, this is the manuscript Editor Tang gave me. It seems to be the work of a cartoonist she discovered. She wants to submit it to a comic award. Isn't it going to release some works in advance this time? She thought these two works are very suitable and recommended them to me.

But I haven’t had time to read it yet, I plan to go back and look through it.”

"Oh?"

Zhao Fangsheng became interested when he heard this and held out his hand again: "Let me see."

"The president wants to see it? Okay."

Shang Tao didn't have any objection and directly handed over the two comics in his hand.

Zhao Fangsheng took it, put it on the table, and looked down at the first part.

"Human head...balloon?"

He looked at the name of the comic on the cover and was a little surprised. Why was the name so strange?

Human heads and balloons?
what type?
With a little curiosity, Zhao Fangsheng slowly opened the first comic.

then.

Shang Tao, who was standing aside, noticed that Vice President Zhao's expression began to change again, just like when he was watching the storyboard just now.

But when he first read the storyboard, he was skeptical.

But this time when he read the comics, he was just interested at first, but slowly... his breathing became rapid, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

Then, as he turned the pages, his expression gradually twisted... as if he had seen something extraordinary.

When Shang Tao saw this scene, he had to say that he also became interested.

What kind of comics?

Look like this.

brush brush --

soon.

Zhao Fangsheng turned to the last page of the comic and saw the ending.

Then, he was completely stunned, staring blankly at the last scene. Like Miss Li, he seemed to be trapped in a bizarre and terrifying world.

About ten seconds later.

He suddenly came back to his senses, his body trembling, and he looked up at Shang Tao. While recalling the twisted, bizarre, horrifying and uncomfortable images he had just seen, he muttered, "Where on earth did she find this psychopath... No, such a talented cartoonist?"

"what?"

Shang Tao was stunned.

"So funny."

Zhao Fangsheng shook his head and picked up the short story titled "Human Head Balloon" with amazement on his face. "Ou Congquan could handle such a shabby development and such a mess, and he was able to discover such an outstanding cartoonist and his work... No, there's no need to wait. I'll make an exception every time. The girls' comics editorial department even has a deputy editor in chief who's in his twenties, and he's around thirty years old, which is not young anymore!"

"???"

Shang Tao was even more confused. The only thing he was sure of was that the comics recommended by Tang Yao... should be extremely good.

"This comic has to be included in the early release list."

After Zhao Fangsheng made up his mind, he put down the comic in his hand, looked at Shang Tao and said this.

Shang Tao: "Um... OK."

"besides."

Zhao Fangsheng continued, "How old is that editor named Tang Yao? When you return the storyboard, ask her to pick a time. I want to meet with her."

He had already made up his mind, but he had to confirm it with Shang Tao first, so as to avoid backing out when he saw that she was too young.

"The vice president wants to see her?"

Shang Tao was stunned when he heard this, then he recalled Tang Yao's appearance and subconsciously replied: "How old are you? Um... eighteen?"

"……How many?"

Zhao Fangsheng suddenly stopped moving, then slowly widened his eyes and looked at Shang Tao, even more shocked than when he saw the human head balloon just now. His expression seemed to say - Are you fucking kidding me?

(End of this chapter)