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For Bai Han, the upcoming vacation will be an important watershed in her life.

The two-week transition time has come, and this weekend, she will officially end her role as a comic assistant and start a comic career alone, and there are several other old assistants in the same situation as her.

On the night of Meng Huo's return to Suhua, the assistants heard the news and held a final gathering at He Xi's Dessert Shop.

"After today, we will go our separate ways." There were no new assistants at the party, and Xi Wenlin was not there. Tomato, who always kept an optimistic face in the past, couldn't help but feel melancholy: "I have been Teacher He Xi for so many years. Assistant, when it's over, I'm really reluctant."

He couldn't bear any regrets, and he also couldn't bear to bear "Detective Conan", and the faces of the two female cartoonists were not happy. The success of the new comics could not let them get rid of the same disappointment as Tomato.

The career of years of hard work is coming to an end, and everyone feels a little lost in their hearts.

"After finishing this job, will you gradually distance yourself from the teacher?" asked a female manga artist.

"Without the connection with Mr. He Xi's works, it will be difficult for us to meet him in the future." Her young partner smiled wryly: "Do you think Mr. He Xi has any connection with other cartoonists besides your own assistant?"

Of course not - Tomato thought so, he lived in Jiayuan Community, and he didn't have the worry of these two female cartoonists. But he also knew that Teacher He Xi was busy with work and would not have time to contact other cartoonists.

The experience of the past six or seven years has proved this point. Apart from being in contact with her own assistant, He Xi rarely has time to chat with other cartoonists. A cartoonist who has no work contact would like to see He Xi. There may only be one carnival opportunity every year.

He Xi communicates with other cartoonists when he has time during the carnival. But it doesn't happen every year. If these two female cartoonists no longer serve as his assistants. In the future, He Xi will inevitably become estranged.

"boom……"

There was a sound of a cup tipping over, Tomato looked over and saw Bai Han was wiping the table in a hurry - her face was pale, she seemed to be very shocked.

Bai Han was indeed hit. She hadn't thought about what the two female cartoonists mentioned before. It turns out that not being an assistant not only means losing her job, but she may also lose the opportunity to contact Teacher He Xi.

"Baihan..." Tomato called her name, Baihan was taken aback, raised her head and asked, "Teacher Tomato, what's the matter?"

"What's the matter...how is your new manga preparation?" Tomato asked,

He watched Bai Han for two weeks, and her state made him angry. At this last gathering, he didn't want to beat around the bush, so he decided to make things clear.

""Flower Season"" has become popular, and my manga will soon be serialized in "Weekly Shonen", and it will definitely become popular." Tomato has the confidence of a professional cartoonist, and is not worried that his manga will be rushed.

"Among our assistants, there is no news about your comics." Tomato looked at Bai Han: "It's not easy for a cartoonist to be Teacher He Xi's assistant, so don't embarrass us."

Bai Han's face became even paler.

"Okay. Teacher Tomato, don't scare Bai Han like this!" The female cartoonist sitting next to Bai Han held Bai Han's hand. Said: "Don't be nervous, just take your time, you should be more confident."

Bai Han felt that he had been seen through by these people, and the truth was similar.

Both Tomato and these two female cartoonists came from newcomer cartoonists. Although their experiences are different, they have also experienced Bai Han's current hesitation.

They are quite optimistic about this companion. Bai Han is young and has great potential for development in the future. He may become another famous cartoonist when he grows up.

"Bai Han, do you want to hear our story?" the female cartoonist said suddenly, Tomato looked over suspiciously, not knowing what she was going to do.

But he soon understood that the female cartoonist didn't wait for Bai Han to refuse, she opened her mouth to tell the story of herself and the comics, how she debuted and how she met Teacher He Xi—Tomato listened, and then understood her idea.

In fact, what she was doing was the same as Tomato wanted to do just now, that is, she wanted to unravel Bai Han, but she used a more tactful method, directly using her own personal experience to make Bai Han understand.

This method is very effective. There are so many similarities in the experiences of cartoonists, and they can influence each other. Every cartoonist can see his own shadow in other people, and Bai Han can also be in the past stories of female cartoonists I found that she was the same as myself, a female cartoonist who was once confused and wandering, and Bai Han was not a special one.

But after listening to the female cartoonist's speech, Bai Han didn't seem to be deeply touched, and fell into silence.

Tomato took a sip of water: "I also want to tell my story, do you want to listen?"

He was recalled by the stories told by the female cartoonist, and he also had the urge to tell what happened in the past.

"I remember... Teacher Tomato, are you the first person to be Teacher He Xi's assistant?" The two female cartoonists were taken aback for a moment, and then showed more interest than Bai Han: "Speak, we want to hear He Xi's assistant." I'm sorry for the teacher's debut!"

"The first person to be Teacher He Xi's assistant was not me, but my wife..."

Tomato shook his head, but when it comes to Teacher He Xi's debut, he probably knows better than Hua Meng, after all, he has been paying attention to He Xi from a very early age.

But he didn't directly start with He Xi, but said: "Let's start with my debut. I was the first batch of cartoonists who debuted in China. The definition of cartoonists at that time is different from that of today's cartoonists." Strictly speaking, cartoonists at that time should be called adaptation cartoonists.”

"The comic giant at that time was not Zhongxia, nor Phoenix... but Longteng, which is the current Longteng Company..." Tomato fell into memories: "Longteng has many talented cartoonists, and I am not taken seriously there, teachers, you guys I also knew him, speaking of which he was still my deadly enemy at that time, his character at that time was not..."

His experience is a very long story, spanning more than ten years, and Bai Han was not used to it at first. But was soon drawn to his sad experience. Only then did she realize that it was before He Xi appeared. Cartoonists are not a good job, and many cartoonists have to rely on paintings for meat to barely survive.

Bai Han didn't know such a talkative person before. He hurt many girls, and even hurt a girl Tomato liked. When he heard this, Bai Han hated his teeth. It turns out that Teacher Tomato is so pitiful. A female cartoonist almost dropped the glass. Cursing is scum.

"...I have worked in Phoenix Company for several years, and the comics industry has remained unchanged like stagnant water, and then one day..." Tomato stopped here, his eyes sparkled, and said, "One day, Teacher He Xi appeared Yes! He appeared suddenly, like a flame that ignited the whole world in an instant..."

Tomato's tone gradually raised, and he began to tell the story of He Xi, as if he had returned to the days when the era of comics had just begun. Someone at that time could have imagined that a mere teenage boy would change the whole world. Changed the fate of countless people.

"...When I first saw Mr. He Xi's comics, I didn't like him. On the contrary, I hated such a genius appearing..."

Tomato returned to his memory, he talked about his hatred for He Xi, how He Xi used comics to change his mind, and also talked about the battle between himself and He Xi. How to be born with difficulty, and how to correct the evil and return to the right in the end...

Bai Han had heard of these stories before, but she had never heard them in such detail. Tomato used a person next to He Xi to tell the stories he saw, which made Bai Han fascinated by hearing them, as if seeing the young man back then. Teacher He Xi stood alone in a world full of powerful enemies, but he was always humble and silent, conquering everyone with just a paintbrush.

She never thought that so many things had happened in the comics world, and the path of Teacher He Xi was not so smooth. He encountered many dangers, many pressures, overcame many difficulties, defeated and conquered many enemies before he came to today, the throne of China's supreme manga man.

"This is Mr. He Xi. I have witnessed everything after his debut..." Before he knew it, the topic of Tomato had shifted from himself to He Xi. When telling the story of He Xi, Tomato himself also felt that It boiled up.

"Mr. He Xi never gave up. He faced any difficulties and kept going forward. He has always maintained his original aspiration for comics. We have followed his back all the way. It can be said... everything we do today is Teacher He Xi beat it down with his own hands."

"Bai Han." Tomato turned his gaze to Bai Han and raised his voice: "Now that every cartoonist debuts, he can directly face the huge readers cultivated by Mr. He Xi. Eight years ago, I think readers of this scale I don’t even dare to think, how lucky is the cartoonist who is debuting now!?”

"Now as long as the manga is good, the whole of China will be your readers—you have such good conditions to debut, why are you still complaining about yourself here? Why do you need others to comfort you? Why don't you move forward by yourself?"

The three sentences are like hitting Bai Han's head with a sledgehammer, fully exposing the weakness in her heart.

"Mr. He Xi, if he was as timid as you back then, no matter how talented he is, how could he become our teacher today?" Tomato looked at Bai Han: "The teacher let you out, which means he believes in you! Why are you so afraid? Cowardly, betraying his trust in vain!?"

This last paragraph completely pierced Bai Han's weakness.

Bai Han's eyes suddenly turned red.

"I don't know...so that's how everyone came here..." Bai Han took out a tissue and wiped the corners of his eyes: "Teacher He Xi has worked so hard before. I always thought he would not encounter difficulties. Same."

He Xi is indeed a prodigy, but the era when he first debuted was different from the present. The difficulties and pressure He Xi faced were greater than those of any cartoonist who debuted now. As long as he is so slack, the comics history will change.

After hearing He Xi's story, the two female cartoonists were also quite touched, and said to Bai Han, "Then you know now? You are not special, so there is no need to worry, everyone has come this way, we can... you You can also..."

"Yes……"

Bai Han nodded and said, the mist in her heart dissipated, and she remembered the shock when she saw the comics for the first time, and the feeling when she picked up a paintbrush for the first time—she likes comics, how can this love be suppressed? What about fear masking?

She recalled the time she spent with Teacher He Xi in the past, recalled how He Xi pointed out her paintings, how she praised her, and when she made mistakes, He Xi was sometimes very severe.

But He Xi has always been serious about comics, and he is full of concentration when he draws.

It turns out that Teacher He Xi has always been like that. Bai Han never thought that so many experiences are hidden in He Xi's paintings. Today, he may not be painting for himself, but also for readers, for other cartoonists - the best proof is that he let his assistants leave.

Obviously, as long as he keeps his original assistants, He Xi's comics will not make any mistakes, but he let the assistants out. This is of course not for him, but for Bai Han and the others to walk out of their own way.

He Xi opened up a huge market for other cartoonists with his brushes, and also used his own experience to train their assistants.

"I want to be a cartoonist!" Bai Han regained his composure and said, "I want to use my cartoons to bring joy to readers and share my stories with everyone... just like Teacher He Xi, I want to serve the future cartoonists. open the way..."

She regained her dream and her original intention.

After hearing Bai Han's words, Tomato and the two female cartoonists both showed smiles. Tomato called for a bottle of wine, and then poured it into a cup for Bai Han: "You have finally understood, drink this glass of wine, and you will drink it later. You are a mature cartoonist just like us!"

"Give me a drink.", "Me too!"

Seeing that the tomato was poured, Bai Han poured himself another glass, and the two female cartoonists also asked Tomato to pour wine for them without hesitation. A glass of wine was perfect for ending their years of work.

The four picked up their glasses and touched each other. Bai Han was about to wring her nose and drink it, when two female cartoonists stopped her suddenly and said a few more words respectively.

"Before that, Bai Han, after drinking this glass of wine, you will be our competitor from now on!"

"That's right, don't think that we will be merciful to you on the basis of our fellow teachers and sisters!"

Bai Han burst out laughing, Senior Sisters—this word is used well, isn't it! They are all He Xi's assistants, but they are also apprentices trained by him, just like the teachers and sisters.

"I'm not afraid of you!"

She drank the wine, the burning alcohol seemed to give her strength. (To be continued.)

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