Chapter 258: Chapter 258 - 242 Pure Painter_l

Lin Yuan would not slow down the updates of “King of the Net” just because it was about to end, since he now had a new manga on standby. However, the fans of this comic felt increasingly reluctant to let go.

This was evident from the comments section.

“I wish Shadow could keep drawing!”

“As a fan of the original novel, I really don’t know how to take it. I just casually clicked on this manga adaptation, but then I got hooked immediately. Now it feels like I have to endure the ending of ‘King of the Net’ twice.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“I really don’t want it to end!”

“In my opinion, ‘King of the Net’ is a classic success of a novel adapted into a manga. Other adaptions just feel crappy in comparison. This one, however, expertly captures the essence of the original while its illustrations immerse us deeper into the world of tennis.”

“Shadow is helpless too.”

“The novel ended at this part, so naturally, the manga would end too because it’s short. If he wishes to continue, he would have to come up with the original plot, which seems quite unrealistic considering that Shadow is just an illustrator after all.”

“What do you mean by just an illustrator?”

“I’m new to manga too, what do you mean?”

“When the manga is drawn by an illustrator, it requires a scriptwriter to write the story for the manga or adaption from novels like ‘King of the Net’. The advantage of this is, the manga artist can spend more time improving their drawing skills since they do not have to come up with a story.”

“I see.”

“If it’s not clear, you can look at the credits while reading other mangas. If you see [Original: someone] and [Manga: someone], it means the work is a collaboration between a scriptwriter and comic artist. If you see [Drawn by: someone], it means that it is a standalone work by the artist. Though Teacher Shadow is relatively new, he is already a respected illustrator.”

These are the two basic working models in the manga industry – neither could be deemed as superior as they cater to different individuals.

For example, Takeshi Obata, a world-renowned manga artist, was the illustrator for ‘Hikaru no Go’, while someone else wrote the script.

Earlier, we mentioned ‘Dream Eater’ was also illustrated by Takeshi Obata while someone else took care of the plot.

His illustrations are gorgeous, making him a remarkable artist.

Take ‘Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma,’ it is also a collaboration.

The script is written by Tsukuda Yuuto.

And Saeki Shun is the artist.

Saeki Shun is the one we’ve mentioned before, the master of sketching.

Another example would be ‘One Punch Man’, which is also a collaboration between different artists and scriptwriters.

Another guess.

Have you ever thought about ‘Detective Conan’, which has been serialized for so many years on Earth? Do you think all the cases were imagined by the manga artist?

Most likely, the plot of this manga is no longer created by one person…

Manga can be a result of win-win cooperation or can be the personal effort of an individual.

A brilliant illustrator paired with a good script can create a masterpiece, and Takeshi Obata is a perfect example of this type of artist.

As for those who can do both, there are many who have also created masterpieces. Isn’t Naruto one?

Here’s an unusual example.

The manga called ‘Attack on Titan’ is a typical work where the illustration quality is poor, but the content is amazing (no offense, Polluted White loves this work).

So, in manga, both the artwork and the storyline are crucial.

But overall, those manga artists who can both draw well and create good plots are even more incredible. It’s like being both literary and martial.

To many, Shadow is a pure illustrator.

This is why when Luo Wei heard that Lin Yuan planned to create his own original manga plot, she subconsciously found it questionable.

Luo Wei always saw Shadow as pure illustrator just like herself.

There were quite a few people in the manga industry who were keeping an eye on the progress of “King of the Net”.

In fact, with the impending end of this manga, many people have started contacting Shadow for collaboration on Tribe’s platform.

Of course, it would be separate collaboration.

Some publishers directly stated their intention to provide the storyline and basic illustrations and let Shadow do the rest of the job as an illustrator.

Clearly.

The excellent serialisation of “King of Net” on Tribe has indeed tagged Shadow as an exclusive illustrator.

“How about considering working with a publisher?” Luo Wei suggested to Lin Yuan subtly after noticing the private messages.

“If you want to draw a food-based manga, you can also get a scriptwriter who specializes in such themes, and we won’t even need their script, because yours is already very good.”

“No need.”

Lin Yuan understood Luo Wei’s concerns, but he couldn’t elaborate on his situation unless he revealed his pseudonyms.

“Alright.”

Luo Wei stopped persuading Lin Yuan when she saw his determination to create. After all, Shadow now had a reputation. Once Lin Yuan realized that he couldn’t come up with a plot as good as “King of the Net”, he would naturally give up the idea of original creation and be content with being an illustrator.

After work.

As Lin Yuan was preparing to leave the studio, he suddenly received a call.

“Hello.”

Lin Yuan answered the call.

The other party was taken aback, finding the voice familiar and hesitated before asking: “Am I speaking with Teacher Chu Kuang again?”

Lin Yuan paused.

He glanced at the caller ID and realized that the call was made to the number registered to Shadow. And this woman called Han Jimei, it seemed, had called Shadow before.

“Yes.”

Lin Yuan coughed.

Han Jimei chuckled: “That’s a strange coincidence. Both times I called, it seemed like Teacher Chu Kuang is answering for Teacher Shadow…”

“He’s in the shower.”

Lin Yuan made up an excuse on the spot.

Han Jimei fell silent on the other end, even her breathing seemed slightly uneven. After a while, she stuttered, “Did I… Did I interrupt something?”

Lin Yuan said, “No, you can speak. I’ll pass on the message.”

Han Jimei seemed to have a lump in her throat and coughed, “I was calling to ask if Teacher Shadow would be interested in serializing a new manga on Tribe?”

Lin Yuan frowned, “Continue to serialize for free?”

Han Jimei hurriedly explained, “Actually, Tribe recently launched an online manga site. It’s a paid platform, and we plan to divert traffic from Tribe…”

“I’ll think about it.”

“Are you?”

“Yes.”

“Oh… uh… I didn’t expect you to make decisions for Shadow… You two must be very close…”

Lin Yuan almost forgot about that and twitched, “That’s pretty much it for now. We can communicate by sending messages, no need to call often.”

“Sure thing.”

Han Jimei was very accommodating.

After hanging up, Lin Yuan realized that he needed to find someone to handle these matters for him as soon as possible.

Otherwise, his identities would eventually get mixed up..