Full-time cartoonist - #118 - Chapter 117 The right to complete a work

Torishima Kazuhiko was conquered by Hibiki Higashino’s three manuscripts.

He decided to take the risk and believe in Hibiki Higashikata!

Torishima thought that Tori Akino could draw the fierce competition of basketball, and he was very good at stimulating readers’ emotions. His use of different camera angles was also very mature, and his painting style was appropriate. He simply had all the conditions for success.

“Slam Dunk” has the potential to become a super hit!

After thinking this through, he no longer hesitated.

Use the privilege of not being cut in half to attract Hibiki Higashikata to complete “The Soul of Chess”.

In his opinion, this is already a very good privilege. After all, the biggest psychological shadow for cartoonists on Jump is that Xiaozheng’s grades were too poor, which led to the failure of his work.

“Within one year, unless I finish in the bottom three more than five times, I will never let “Slam Dunk” be cut in half.”

Only when the comics collapsed could there be such poor results.

As long as he uses some snacks, there is no way he will fall to the bottom three.

“What’s your decision?” Torishima Kazuhiko asked.

Dong Yexiang was silent.

Torishima Kazuhiko waited for a while and said loudly: “Is “Spirit of the Game” so important in your heart? Under such conditions, except for Togashi Yoshihiro, who updates every month, there is no better cartoonist than you. Yes! Why should you hesitate?”

He couldn’t understand.

…

Outside the door, Toriyama Kazuhiko’s sharp voice penetrated the wall, shocking Akimiya Akemi who was eavesdropping at the door.

“Is this a quarrel?” She was panicked.

Seeing this scene, Sasaki came over and comforted: “We will soon reach a conclusion.”

Tori Akino is preparing to finish “The Soul of the Game” without letting himself reveal it, so there must be conditions to be met that he himself thinks are impossible.

In this case, the editor-in-chief of Torishima will definitely be angry.

He has been waiting for this moment for a long time.

“I’m really curious, what does Tori Akino-sensei want to do?”

Sasaki’s face was as deep as water and he waited quietly.

…

After hearing these words, Higashikata finally raised his head.

“Mr. Torishima, let’s make a bet.”

His eyes became sharp, revealing light that penetrated the soul in his bangs.

“Very good, you finally have to say what’s on your mind.” Torishima Kazuhiko plucked his ears and expressed his displeasure that he was listening carefully.

“I want the right to finish a work!”

Dongye Xiangyu will never stop until he is shocked!

His completely unreasonable request was flatly rejected by Torishima Kazuhiko.

“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Even if it is “Dragon Ball”, I cannot give Akira Toriyama the right to complete other works!”

His reaction was exactly what Hibiki Higashi had predicted.

“Don’t react so fiercely,” Higashino Hibiki smiled, “Since it’s impossible, then I’ll change the conditions.”

Everyone is a compromise, and so is Torishima Kazuhiko.

He nodded and waited for Higashi Hibiki to say.

“If “Slam Dunk” becomes the most popular jump comic, I will have the right to finish it.”

Looking at it this way, it makes more sense. Torishima Kazuhiko thought.

“You put forward such a condition because “Dragon Ball” cannot end according to Toriyama’s wishes. But you are really confident and think that your work can become the most popular on the jump platform.”

“I made such a request precisely because I have the confidence to be number one.” Hibiki Higashino said with a smile: “If it were any other ranking, I don’t think my right to finish would be blocked by the editor-in-chief of Torishima.”

Torishima and Hiko nodded, that was indeed the case.

Looking at the high-spirited Higashikata Hibiki, he immediately felt that Jump’s future had arrived.

Toriyama Kazuhiko smiled bitterly, “Little Goku defeated Big Demon King Piccolo, and I stopped Akira Toriyama from completing “Dragon Ball.” I thought I had been punished, but I didn’t expect that I would suffer even more with you.”

“Mr. Torishima means!” Hibiki Hibiki stood up excitedly, “Do you agree?”

“Of course…” Toriyama Kazuhiko said in a long voice, crossing his arms, “No!”

Seeing him full of expectations yet disappointed, Torishima Kazuhiko finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“It’s not enough to be the most popular one.” He said: “This doesn’t meet the requirements in my heart.”

“Please speak.” Dong Yexiang listened patiently.

“First,” Kazuhiko Toshima raised his index finger, “Jump’s circulation is declining every week, and now it has dropped to 4.5 million copies. The serialization of “Slam Dunk” must stop this trend.”

“Of course.” Higashikata Hibiki had no objection.

“Second,” Kazuhiko Toshima extended his middle finger, “4.5 million copies is still too low. Only when the circulation returns to 5 million copies will I allow you to complete the work.”

Hibiki Higashino looked embarrassed, “Japan is getting more and more aging, the number of newborns is decreasing year by year, and video games are also developing rapidly. It is difficult to meet such conditions.”

Torishima and Yan slammed the table, “That’s why I agreed to you. How could I give you the right to finish it if it’s not difficult?”

“Third,” he stretched out his ring finger again.

Higashino Hibiki stood up, in disbelief, “Is there a third one?”

“There is no need for such a big reaction,” Torishima Kazuhiko glanced at Hibiki Hibiki, “It’s very simple. The requirement is just to maintain the integrity of the work and not to finish it just for the sake of completion.”

Higashikata breathed a sigh of relief and finally didn’t make any exaggerated requests. When Toriyama Kazuhiko stopped, Hibiki nodded in agreement.

“Okay,” he held out his pinky finger.

“What?” Torishima Kazuhiko was confused.

“Lagou,” Higashino Hibiki said matter-of-factly, “Teacher Yamamura Shoudou once taught me this. After making an agreement, use a hook to sign the contract.”

Torishima Kazuhiko was stunned and smiled.

“Ah, that’s right.”

The two of them hooked their little fingers together and said at the same time:

Higashikata Higashikata: “Hang yourself on a hook and don’t change for a hundred years. You must keep your word.”

Torishima Kazuhiko: “Hang yourself with a hook, and you won’t be allowed to change for a hundred years. You will swallow a thousand needles.”

The two of them looked up and said something different.

Torishima Kazuhiko was speechless: “What version is yours? It’s completely wrong.”

Higashino Hibiki passed the blame: “This is what Teacher Yamamura taught me and has nothing to do with me.”

“Really, say it like I just said it.” Torishima Kazuhiko complained, then cleared his throat and said loudly together with Hibiki Higashikata.

“Swallow a thousand needles!”

The contract was established.

It seemed very childish and they didn’t sign a contract, but they maintained the relationship between the two.

In the end, the barriers that had just been argued disappeared.

…

The people outside the door were waiting anxiously, and the study door suddenly opened.

Akimiya Akemi hurried forward to greet her, but saw a jaw-dropping scene.

Higashino Hibiki and Toriyama Kazuhiko walked out arm-in-arm, smiling happily, as if they had just met each other.

It’s as if the quarrel just now didn’t happen.

Sasaki adjusted his glasses, and it was as expected.

“Then let’s talk about it. Let’s finish “Spirit of the Game” as soon as possible.” Torishima Kazuhiko said.

Higashikata nodded, “Of course, in four more chapters, “The Soul of the Game” will be over.”

Toriyama Kazuhiko was stunned. He looked at Hibiki Higashi who was smiling innocently, his fingers trembling, “Have you been ready to finish “Soul of the Game” for a long time? Were you just bluffing me?”

Higashikata waved his hand, “How is that possible? It just happened to happen.”

Torishima Kazuhiko was speechless, “Do you think I’m a fool?”

Then he glared at Sasaki. The editor would definitely know about this situation.

But this seemingly honest person in front of him actually hid it from himself.

“The Jump Editorial Department is indeed crouching tiger, hidden dragon, and the future is promising, Sasaki-kun.”

Sasaki Quan pretended not to hear the sarcasm and bowed slightly, “Yes.”

Hibiki was in a dilemma for a moment, Sasaki shook his head slightly and told Hibiki not to pay attention.

The important things have been discussed. After arriving in the living room, Sasaki took out the annual contract payment document. Hibiki Higashino saw the figure of 55 million yen.

Torishima Kazuhiko suddenly held Sasaki’s hand and said to Hibiki Higashino: “There is something wrong with this document. Please sign the contract next time.”

“What’s the problem?” Oda asked carefully.

When he saw 55 million yen, he was stunned.

Such a large sum of money would be enough to live comfortably for the rest of his life.

He had never seen so much money before, and seeing that it was about to fall into Hibiki’s hands and was about to be withdrawn, he became a little anxious.

“The number of the annual contract fee needs to be changed.” Toriyama Kazuhiko glanced at the little fat man in front of him. Hibiki Higashino said that he would become a person in the same class as Akira Toriyama. Although he didn’t really believe it, he decided to pay attention to it.

“You can’t lower the numbers just because the results of “Soul of the Game” have deteriorated!” Oda expressed his grievance for Hibiki Hibiki.

“Why do you understand it as a lower number?” Kazuhiko Toshima smiled, and he tore up the contract, “For Jump, and for Tori Akino-kun, this number is too small.”

He turned around and said to Sasaki: “When we return, we will increase the annual contract fee to 80 million yen.”

“80 million yen?” Sasaki was stunned for a while, but quickly recovered, “Yes, I understand.”

Higashino Hibiki understood that this was what Torishima Kazuhiko expected of him.

Although I feel pressure in my heart, I don’t know if I have the ability to replicate the achievements of Master Takehiko Inoue.

However, Higashikata nodded firmly.

“80 million yen!” Oda was shocked, completely without the calmness of the banker’s kid.

Yoshii Shanjiu had no expression on his face and looked at it very lightly.

After there was no work, Toriyama Kazuhiko thanked Hibiki Hibiki for his contribution to Jump, and left with Sasaki.

The black limousine at the door started and disappeared from Hibiki’s eyes. He turned around and saw Akimiya Akemi with inquiring eyes.

Dong Yexiang smiled slightly and said, “I’ll tell you tonight.”

“In the evening…” Qiugong Mingmei sighed, turned around and went back.

“I can’t even defeat you like this?” Higashino Hibiki was helpless.

Maybe it’s because this body is too young, it’s only nineteen years old now.

Maybe in a few days, after the coming-of-age ceremony, the difficulty of the strategy will be reduced.

He thought about it and smiled.

When I got back to the studio, I was delayed for several hours, so I had to draw comics quickly to make up for it.

But luckily he was on New Year’s holiday, so he had enough saved manuscripts so he didn’t have to worry about affecting the serialization.

In the “Spirit of the Game” manga, the battle between Shindo Hikaru and Taya Ryo is getting closer and closer, and this story will also come to an end.

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