Chapter 236: Draw According to Him
Jiang Yao's remarks were exactly the same as those made by the Taoist priest before, which was to show that there was no such thing as a magic pen in this world.
Hu Xin'er ignored her and went back to the study alone, lost in thought with a pen in her hand.
She didn't know what she was thinking. In fact, when she first learned that there was martial arts in this world, she easily accepted the setting of supernatural powers.
Because she is a comic book author, her imagination is richer than that of ordinary people.
One can even say that it was because she liked daydreaming that she embarked on the path of creation.
In this strange world, every time she encountered difficulties, she would secretly imagine that a peerless master would suddenly appear, think that she was extraordinary, and instill in her martial arts.
Or some magic weapon might suddenly appear and help her escape danger.
That time in the stone chamber, she clearly heard Jiang Yao say, "How could the magic pen be ineffective?"
At that moment, it was as if the dimensional wall suddenly broke, and she almost subconsciously felt that there must be a power similar to the power of cultivating immortals in this world!
Later, Mu Qing fell into a coma, and she almost regarded the magic pen as her only way to survive in the crisis.
But now, the dream is finally shattered...
In fact, thinking about it now, what she placed her hope on was not a pen, but the hope that she could transform from an ordinary weak woman into a strong person!
She hopes that she can have the power to protect the people she cares about!
When she came to her senses, she found that someone had been standing quietly beside her for a long time.
It was Madam Dou. She asked curiously, "Shopkeeper Hu, is there anything special about the pen in your hand?"
Hu Xin'er smiled, put down her pen, and belatedly greeted her, "Madam Dou, why are you here?"
Madam Dou happily placed a stack of drawings in front of Hu Xiner.
Hu Xiner slapped her head and remembered that today was the day she had agreed to submit the drawings.
Madam Dou said nervously, "I sent these manuscripts without making any major revisions. If you think there's anything wrong with them, please let me know!"
Hu Xiner took a look and found that Madam Dou's painting was indeed very good.
This pile of drawings is called "Mermaid Love". The name seems a little old-fashioned to Hu Xiner, but this old-fashioned Mary Sue style with a touch of literary and artistic flair may be very successful in the local market!
"The Mermaid's Love" tells the story of a fisherman's daughter and a male river monster. Hu Xin'er was a little surprised. She had thought that for her first attempt, Dou Niangzi would choose themes such as beautiful women and talented men, and sweet love stories in the harem.
After all, the ancient times and life in the imperial harem were scenes she was familiar with.
I just didn't expect that although she looked shy, she had such a rich imagination. She directly added a setting of a demon race, and the drawing was pretty good.
Hu Xiner asked curiously, "Where did you get this inspiration from?"
These gods, ghosts, demons and monsters are out of touch with reality and are generally only fantasized about by unmarried girls.
Madam Dou was already married, so how could she come up with such a fantastic idea and develop it into a comic?
Madam Dou smiled sheepishly: "Actually, when I was little, I was a fisherman's kid..."
Hu Xiner's eyes widened immediately. Madam Dou looked so gentle and virtuous, and had such delicate brushwork skills, yet she was actually a fisherman's daughter?
This really shows that you can’t judge a book by its cover.
Madam Dou continued, "Back then, I often played house, and I often imagined that a handsome, beautiful male fairy would come ashore and sing for me..."
She became shy again as she spoke: "It was really just singing! I was still young at that time and couldn't think of anything else."
Hu Xin'er quickly waved her hands: "It's nothing, I used to fantasize about the domineering prince falling in love with me!"
Never mind, even after she traveled to this world, she still imagined that Mu Qing was a domineering prince!
The past is too painful to recall...
Madam Dou was still embarrassed: "Isn't this too childish? Otherwise, I should just start over..."
"No, no, no!" Hu Xin'er said seriously, "I've seen it. Your drawing is really good. It's very immersive, and the story is also very novel!"
"Really?" Madam Dou was nervous and excited, as if she had already seen large sums of silver flying towards her.
But more importantly, I got Hu Xiner's affirmation!
Hu Xin'er suddenly thought of something and reminded him, "Actually, the most important thing for an author is to stay true to their original aspirations. As long as they have their own unique style, they will naturally find their own audience."
"Do you mean that I shouldn't modify the manuscript easily? But what if I don't draw well?" Madam Dou understood what she meant, but she was very unconfident in herself.
Hu Xin'er shook her head. "No, of course the manuscript needs to be revised, especially in the later stages. Every revision will not only make your work better and better, but also bring great improvement to yourself!"
"Then..." Madam Dou was rarely confused.
Hu Xin'er said seriously, "I'm reminding you that once you've determined your own style and audience, you should focus on polishing your own work, and not blindly follow others' work if you suddenly think it's better in the middle or later stages of the work."
In her previous life, Hu Xiner had witnessed many authors losing their original style due to following trends, and even resorting to plagiarism.
The quality of their paintings was originally good, but because of a momentary confusion they thought plagiarism could make more money, or because they could not see any returns from original works, they went astray.
The end result is that they lose their original audience and can no longer find their original inspiration and talent.
As a boss, Hu Xin'er certainly doesn't want to see her subordinates involved in copyright disputes.
Madam Dou listened with a frown, feeling that although Boss Hu was young, he always had unusual and unique insights.
And these insights are very useful in practice.
"Let's talk about your manuscript!" Hu Xiner was very pleased to see that she listened.
She pointed at the sketch and said, "Your hero's face... is really ordinary. It doesn't have that fairy-like feel!"
Madam Dou was a little embarrassed: "I'm already a wife, and I haven't seen many men... In fact, even when I was still married, I didn't dare to look closely at young men when I met them."
"Oh, no wonder there is some shadow of Doctor Dou on it." Hu Xiner murmured to herself. She thought she was seeing things!
Madam Dou became shy.
Hu Xin'er said, "That's easy. I'll take you somewhere!"
The two of them came to the ghost market together and entered the Wanjuan Pavilion. Yin Li was yawning inside.
Hu Xin'er led Madam Dou to the desk and pointed at Yin Li, saying, "Look, just draw like him!"
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