When Naoki Nagayama walked into the Tree Friends building carrying a black brick, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.
This black brick is the latest mobile phone, also called a mobile phone. You can dial phone numbers at any time, and it also has an antenna that can be pulled out~
In this era, small mobile phones have not yet become popular. Mobile phones are the most fashionable phones. When you appear in front of people with it, it will be no less than walking through the crowd with the latest iPhone 16 Pro Max in the future. It will always arouse many envious eyes.
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It's just a little strenuous to hold it all the time. After all, it's equivalent to holding a small dumbbell all the time to exercise your arm strength!
"Naoki-san~"
Xing Jiahua at the front desk asked curiously,
"What's this?"
"This is the latest Motorola handheld phone, you can make calls directly..." Seeing the inquiring eyes of the girl at the front desk, Naoki Nagayama handed the phone directly to him, and then introduced, "Just take it.
You can make calls anytime, anywhere.”
"Hangdou?" Xing Jiahua took the phone and felt a little itchy looking at the buttons on it.
"The green one is for answering and dialing. Press the number and then press it again to dial... The red one is the hang up button..."
Naoki Nagayama never hesitates to share this trendy thing, and he popularizes the use of Big Brother with Suzuki Yukika and other employees who are watching.
"Dingling bell~"
Following Xing Jiahua's operation, the landline at the front desk of Shuyou Building soon rang, making Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Yuka at the front desk laugh in surprise. For a moment, the hall was filled with youthful laughter.
I just like to see the ignorant look of these guys... Young girls in their twenties are full of curiosity about the world and are easily surprised and happy. When they get older, it becomes difficult to have this state of mind~
"What are you doing?!"
Just as everyone was chirping and looking at Big Brother, a majestic inquiry came from the side.
When I turned around and saw it, it was Otomo Yoshimura, one of the three giants. All the employees immediately dispersed... After all, Otomo Yoshimura had to manage the daily operations of the company, so he must behave seriously in front of his subordinates.
It is impossible to be as approachable as Nagayama Naoki.
"Hua Jiang...Give me the phone back!"
Nagayama Naoki quickly took the big brother from Xing Jiahua who was pretending to work seriously, and then introduced it again to Yoshimura Otomo who walked next to him.
"I see... you can call anytime~"
Yoshimura Otomo doesn't like his eldest brother very much, and even dislikes him a little.
After all, for him, he has an office phone at the company, a home phone at home, a club phone at the club outside, and even a car phone in the car. There is no need to carry a heavy black brick anytime and anywhere.
Walking into the elevator with Otomo Yoshimura, Naoki Nagayama said:
"Although this phone seems very bloated now... But with the development of technology, it will definitely become smaller and smaller in the future..."
"In a few years, maybe you can put it directly in your pocket."
After all, Fangcun Dayou, who was traveling with me, is older and is not so easy to accept new things:
"But if you want to make a phone call, just go ahead and make the call. Why do you need to carry something like this with you?"
"Because it's more convenient~ You can also send messages..." Nagayama Naoki shrugged and glanced at the rising elevator, "For example, if the elevator suddenly breaks down, I can use it to call for help."
"....Naoki-san, you don't want a crow's mouth!"
Yoshimura Otomo was immediately worried. Nagayama Naoki's crow's beak is very clever!
"..."
The trendy mobile phone represents the advent of the mobile phone era. Naoki Nagayama knows that with the emergence of mobile phones, the iteration speed of mobile phones will be measured in months.
Motorola, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba... Soon all electronic product manufacturing companies will invest large sums of money in mobile phones, giving birth to countless listed companies, and even driving an entire industry chain.
So...should I inform Yuan Taisang of Shuyou Capital to start bargain hunting on mobile phone companies?!
"Naoki-san came to the company today?"
Before entering the office, Yoshimura Otomo asked Nagayama Naoki why he came to the company. After all, he should be at home with his wife now.
"Ah, Shuichi-san invited me here~" Nagayama Naoki said, "He said he wanted to take me to meet the people in the animation department... to give them some encouragement..."
"Animation studio~"
Yoshimura Otomo didn't have a deep understanding of this department that had been idle. After handing over this department to Itou Shuichi, it seemed that Naoki-san also became interested.
"Naoki-san, I heard before that you set a target for them?"
"Yeah...I need to finish a comic this year..."Slam Dunk"" Naoki Nagayama said, "I'm thinking about starting from comics, to animation, and then to animated movies..."
"Are you confident?" Yoshimura Otomo himself doesn't read comics and doesn't understand them either.
"Hahaha, Otomo-san, ask Keshin when you go home in the evening...You are already behind the times when it comes to young people!"
"...."
Looking at Nagayama Naoki's confident back, Yoshimura Otomo walked into his office muttering:
"I'm only fifty! It's the right age to make a career! How am I behind the times!"
And Naoki Nagayama here came to the office and put his big brother upright on his desk, like some kind of ornament. Then he poured tea and slowly read through the magazines on the table.
"Let Hana-chan order comic journals from now on, jump and the like..."
Thinking of entering the animation industry, Nagayama Naoki decided to spend more time learning about Neon’s comics, definitely not to catch up on current comics!
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After a while, there was a knock on the office door, and Itou Shuichi walked in.
"Naoki-san, come on, let's go together!"
The animation studio is not located in the Shuyu Building. It temporarily rented a two-story apartment in Ikebukuro, which is not far from the Shuyu Building.
"Well, everyone is here already?"
"The old people there basically live on the second floor of the studio! They just build the floor!" Shuichi Itou said, "Those cartoonists are so poor... they can't even afford to rent an apartment!"
"...."
Alas, there are very few great cartoonists like Akira Toriyama, and most of them work part-time. Even professional cartoonists who have published cartoons in magazines can only make a living as long as they are not serialized.
"After all, we will be employees of Shuyou from now on..." Naoki Nagayama thinks that he still has a conscience, "Let's give some rental subsidies to the male employees in the comics department..."
"Hey, I'll do it later!"
Itou Shuichi agreed, after all, the rent for a dozen people was actually not much for Shuyou.
The main reason is that the previous animation department had little business and was not taken seriously, and there were no commissions or bonuses, so it was difficult to live on the basic salary. In fact, this is much better than many comics workers.
The two of them walked towards the animation studio while chatting.
Because there are universities and various language schools, Ikebukuro has many young people and housing prices are very cheap.
The animation studio is located in a residential area. The shops and restaurants nearby are full of life. Ikebukuro Station is not far away, and the transportation is very convenient.
The independent two-story building looks more like a place where young people live, rather than like an apartment~
"Bang bang bang..."
There was no doorbell here, so Yi Tangxiu knocked on the door, and soon saw Gosho Aoyama, whom he had not seen for a long time, opening the door:
"Shuiichi-san! Naoki-san! You are here!"
He had been notified before, so Gosho Aoyama was not surprised by the two bosses' visit and quickly invited them in.
Walking into the studio, you can smell the smell of paper and pencils. In the studio, which has obviously been tidied up, drafts and comic books are still filling the space, leaving only two rows of drawing tables and several some...
A reserved young man.
"Mina-san, this is Naoki Nagayama!"
Gosho Aoyama introduced Naoki Nagayama to the newcomers. After all, except for him and Yoshihiro Togashi, no one else was directly recruited by Naoki Nagayama.
"Naoki-san, this is the current painter of the studio... There are also some administrative staff in the Shuyou Building..."
"Hello everyone...I am Naoki Nagayama, this is the first time we meet..."
Naoki Nagayama introduced himself cheerfully,
"Please take good care of me in the future!"
"President Yongshan, our first meeting..." XN, everyone hurriedly returned the greeting.
For these remote cartoonists, big names like Nagayama Naoki are rare.
Naoki Nagayama, led by Itou Shuichi and Aoyama Gosho, briefly visited everyone's work.
"Naoki-san and Yoshihiro Togashi are on the second floor... working on the draft of "Slam Dunk"..."
Aoyama Gosho took Nagayama Naoki towards the second floor. He and Togashi Yoshihiro were working on a separate second floor, so Nagayama Naoki saw the old thief Togashi who was immersed in the workbench... ah
No, Togashi youth!
After all, he is not being taken care of by a rich woman yet, and he is still very serious about his work!
"Naoki-san!"
Yoshihiro Togashi saw Nagayama Naoki coming and stood up quickly.
"I didn't hear you coming just now..."
"Haha, it's okay!" Nagayama Naoki walked to his drawing table and was a little surprised to see some sketches of "Slam Dunk" already on the draft, "Have you started drawing yet?"
"Hi!"
Yoshihiro Togashi nodded,
"Some time ago, Shuichi-san sent Naoki-san's character prototype and story outline. After discussing it, we started composing the picture. At present, the composition has been roughly completed and we have started to draw a rough draft!"
Gosho Aoyama, who came up with him, said quickly:
"We plan to draw the first chapter of the comic in May..."
The production of comics starts with the story and character prototypes of the design draft, and goes through steps such as composition, drafting, lining, blackening, pasting dot paper, flower effect lines, etc., and finally writing the lines is considered complete.
It's already mid-to-late May, which means the two of them plan to finish the first episode in two weeks.
"Okay!" Nagayama Naoki nodded with satisfaction, "I have made an agreement with Shogakukan and they will publish our comics in "Weekly Shōnen Sunday"..."
"Naoki-san!" Gosho Aoyama said with excitement, ""Weekly Shōnen Sunday"? Really?"
"Yes!" Naoki Nagayama confirmed again, "I made an agreement with the people at Shogakukan that there will be a place for us in "Slam Dunk" this time no matter what!"
Hearing this, Gosho Aoyama and Yoshihiro Togashi's eyes lit up. As cartoonists who have just started, they know how difficult it is to be noticed by a magazine like "Weekly Shōnen Sunday".
"This... is so good!!!"
Shuichi Itou, who was listening on the sidelines, was full of sighs. When he accepted the job at the animation studio, he had talked with comics editors in the industry.
They all said that famous comic magazines like "Weekly Shonen Sunday" and "Weekly Shonen Jump" are very strict and only the best comics can be published.
They say there are no shortcuts...
And now, as soon as Nagayama Naoki, who has a close relationship with Shogakukan, comes forward, comics that don't even have a shadow can be published!
Sure enough, all the rules in this world can be flexibly adjusted, it just depends on the size of the benefits!
"Naoki-san, don't stand and chat anymore." Itou Xiu said, "Let's go to the reception room..."
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After sitting down in the reception room, Shuichi Itou briefly introduced the current workflow of the studio to Naoki Nagayama.
Roughly speaking, Gosho Aoyama and Yoshihiro Togashi are the leaders, responsible for the initial design, task assignment and final effect control, and the rest of the painters are responsible for cooperation, such as painting and background coloring.
"In the past, we were all like headless flies, trying to draw excellent comics based on our own personalities."
Gosho Aoyama said,
"It wasn't until Xiu Yisang came over this time that we officially started to get on the right track."
"This is also my fault. I was too busy before and didn't pay attention to comics..." Naoki Nagayama said, "Sometimes I forget about you... Hahaha~"
"..."
Gosho Aoyama and Yoshihiro Togashi looked at each other. The willfulness of rich people is really incomprehensible... The two of them received more than a year's salary in vain?!
But then the two of them concentrated again, because Naoki Nagayama started to draw cakes!
"Aoyama-kun, Togashi-kun... From now on, we will start working hard! But you don't have to worry, I will give you the greatest support...
"Slam Dunk" is our first project, we must do it well...
In the future, our Shuyou Animation Studio will draw Neon's famous comics, then adapt them into animations, and even eventually adapt them into animated movies!
Our goal is to become a well-known animation studio in Neon, just like Mushi Production! And Aoyama-kun, Togashi-kun, you will become as great a cartoonist as Tezuka Osamu!"
Nagayama Naoki kept talking about his expectations for the future, and the two young people felt excited when they heard it, as if they were already at the top of the animation industry...
Next to him, Itou Shuichi was drinking tea and lamented that Nagayama Naoki's cake painting skills have improved again!
You see, without even discussing the most basic salary and benefits in the future, the two young people have already sold their lives to Shuyou Group!
"Zhi Shusang will hold a training class when the time comes, and all the CEOs of Neon will definitely come to attend the class!"
Itou Shuichi's thoughts drifted to his own university, thinking of the School of Management. None of the professors' lectures there were as infectious as Nagayama Naoki's current lectures!
"Perhaps we can open a business school at that time to teach business and management methods..."
"Maybe I can even become the principal Dangdang..."
"The location should be set near the West Exit Park of Ikebukuro. It's not far from here and the Tree Friends Building.... The scenery there is nice and there is a small lake..."