Chapter 2: Bell of Evil Strategy (1)
In the spring of 1985, in January of Showa 60, Jerry brought Tanaka Nana back to Kin Yuk-hing's old residence in Japan, a small bungalow in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Kin Yuk-hing originally lived in Yokohama City, Nakayama-ku, Kanagawa Prefecture, where three or four thousand Guangdong-born Chinese expatriates resided, making it the largest Chinese expat community in Japan. After missing the secret flight line again in 1953, Kin Yuk-hing's mother opened a Chinese restaurant in Nakayama-ku. Many years later, it became Japan's famous Chinatown! At the age of 19, Kin Yuk-hing was admitted to Musashino Academia Musicae in Setagaya-ku and left her mother to study, buying a small bungalow in Tokyo's Setagaya-ku on her own. It wasn't until later when she met her fate that she left Setagaya-ku and moved to Yokosuka Port!
"Jerry, is this really your home?" Tanaka Nana squeezed her nose and picked up the cushion on the tatami mat. The cushion had an unknown number of layers of green fluff, which made one feel sick just by looking at it.
"Of course it's my home! Mom brought me here once before she passed away!" Just thinking of Jin Yuxiang, the lively Jerry was a bit dazed, the woman who loved him the most had been gone for two years already!
Tanaka Nana put down the cushion that had grown hair and hugged Jerry in her arms. She didn't know who Jerry's father was, but she knew that compared to Bob, this child was even more pitiful. "Don't be sad, everything will get better, Jerry-kun!"
"Hmm~ so soft ~ so fragrant ~ Miss Cai Cai Zi, what brand of soap did you use yesterday?"
Tanaka Nana suddenly felt the little head in her arms rubbing against her chest, a dizzy feeling struck her heart, and then she found a pair of small hands touching her chest, and even gently squeezed it!
Tanaka Nana felt her whole body go weak and almost fell to the ground!
This stinky kid!
She blushed and grasped Jerry's face, pulling it hard to both sides!
"Ah~ah~Bob~help~your mom has gone crazy~!" Jerry shouted in a transforming tone, waving his small hands, but no matter what, he couldn't shake off Tanaka Nana's grasp!
"Look at you, look at you!" Tanaka Nana discovered that the more she was with Jerry, the younger her mindset became. This discovery made her extremely happy. The six-year-old girl's heart had actually revived again! Honestly, Jerry was really cute, and as a mixed-blood like Bob, he was even more handsome than him!
How lovely!
Tanaka Nana suddenly had a maternal outburst and hugged Jerry again, giving him a peck on the forehead!
The softness coming from her chest once again made Jerry's heart skip a beat!
Tanaka Nana, although she only studied in a Japanese university for one year, her basic painting skills are still quite good. With three years of IC_SHOW's art editing work, her techniques have improved to the next level. The only drawback is that her technique is too manga-like, and Jerry can see many familiar things from her illustration works!
Hyperrealistic technique is also known as photorealistic technique, which originally means to depict a scene or object in an extremely realistic way according to a photograph or real-life scenario. For hyperrealistic illustrations, you not only need to form such a scene in your mind but also restore it on the canvas with meticulous details.
Tanaka Nana's technique is good, but to meet Jerry's requirements and achieve the effect of making people's hair stand on end, there is still some distance. This may be related to Tanaka Nana's original professional direction!
"Hmm, wait a minute, maybe it can be done this way! Yeah, why not?! Hehe!"
Jerry stared at the draft handed over by Tanaka Kanae, a sinister smile gradually appearing on his face.
Tanaka Nana's heart sank, could it still be no good?
"Miss Neneko, I'm really sorry! Hmm, or rather, this should be my fault! It's because I didn't choose the right direction! Ah, I should ask like this instead! Miss Neneko, was your original major in the cartoon direction?"
"Hi!"
"It's just as I thought! Or rather, this material is even more suitable for you! From now on, don't participate in illustrations anymore! Create manga instead, Ms. Nakano!"
"Ah~"
"Stop spacing out! Take a look at the materials I gave you, I guarantee Miss Cai will like it!"
"But Jerry, although the TV and phone ringing scared me, I still love Midnight Caller! You promised to give me the illustration work, how can you go back on your word?"
"Hmm! Neneko-san, you really like Midnight Bell?"
"Hey! I really like it, Jerry!"
"Alright then, I'll leave the manga adaptation of Midnight Bell to you!"
"Is it true?"
"Of course it's true!"
"Besides this, I hope you can complete the drawing of this comic apart from the adaptation work of Midnight Bell's comic!"
"Hi!"
Tanaka Nana is thrilled that the manga adaptation of "Midnight Bell" has been greenlit, and she excitedly hugs Jerry tightly again!
Oh God, if this continues, I'll soon spit out a few mouthfuls of good blood! Jerry's heart is extremely sorrowful!
Just after Jerry left the room, Tanaka Nana opened the data bag that Jerry had handed over.
"Uh? Crayon Shin-chan?"
Tanaka Nanako curiously opened the file.
"Shin-chan is a 5-year-old boy who is in kindergarten. He has an early maturity, likes to appreciate and flirt with beautiful women. Initially, Shin-chan was part of a three-person family with his father Hiroshi and mother Misae. Later, they added a stray dog named Shiro, and their daily life was filled with trivialities but not lacking in warmth and emotion. As the story unfolds, a new member joins the family: his little sister Himaari."
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When Tanaka Nana-ko finished reading the character settings in the data bag, her mouth corners began to twitch! This five-year-old little P kid is too shameless, actually liking to look at beautiful women's photos, hitting on beautiful women, playing with mommy's underwear, being affectionate with Kazama (a boy), and occasionally taking off his pants, swinging his hips while dancing the elephant dance!
Wait, dancing elephant? Tanaka Nana suddenly remembered Jerry's dancing and singing elephant at his home!
Is this Crayon Shin-chan a portrait of Jerry?
Tanaka Nana flipped through it again and saw a page with an astonishing expression!
"Beautiful girl, do you like eating green peppers?"
He hit on me!
Tanaka Nana felt her head buzzing and her face turned red all the way to her ears!
This stinky kid!
After a long time, Tanaka Nana finally finished reading the entire plan of Wax Pencil Shinji with a blush on her face. She realized that if it could be completed, this manga would sweep the whole world! A precocious brat saying some childish yet interesting words, and in between, there were so many humorous parts!
"Hmm... Fuuma, don't be like that! (It's disgusting to say)!"
"Hahaha, oh haha (laughing loudly like a superhero!)"
"The three-layered belly old hag with a face full of wrinkles has appeared!"
"Oh dear, this is really frustrating!"
"Beautiful girl, do you like eating green peppers?"
"Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai~"
"Big elephant, big elephant~"
Tanaka Nana felt like she was going crazy, because her mind was filled with that evil-grinning Jerry! Was she a pedophile? Tanaka Nana quickly shook her head and rushed into the bathroom to wash her face!
The character setting and script dialogue of Crayon Shin-chan have been completed by Jerry, of course, what Jerry has completed is only some more interesting episodes in the TV version, now it's just a matter of drawing them out one by one according to the comic format! There's no need for any other work at all! For Tanaka Nanao, this is simply too easy!
What Tanaka Nana always remembers is that one sentence, "Beautiful girl, do you like to eat green peppers?"
On February 12, 1985, Tanaka Kannako, dressed in a business suit, left her home in Kodaira and headed to the Shogakukan building in Chiyoda, Tokyo, to attend the award ceremony. Before attending the ceremony, Jerry had instructed her on some matters that needed attention, such as publication issues. "Midnight Bell" is undoubtedly a classic of new-type horror, and if it doesn't sell for a high price, how can it be worthy of itself! So, when Jerry quoted 200 million yen for the publishing rights, even Tanaka Kannako was shocked! The copyright fee of 200 million yen is too exaggerated! This first book has only about 110,000 words, and the quote is 200 million yen. At the exchange rate at that time, 1 US dollar was equivalent to 240 Japanese yen, so 200 million yen would be approximately 840,000 US dollars, which is simply crazy!
"Miss Cai, you have to understand that in business, the initial price is always inflated so that there's room for negotiation and making a deal! No matter how reasonable your initial offer is, they will always try to haggle. That's just the basic rule of doing business!"
"But Jerry, aren't you afraid your quote will scare them off?"
"So I gave them another option, 5% to 10% of total sales revenue! Of course, our quote was 15% of total sales revenue!"
Tanaka Nana looked at Jerry. G. Ross, who was talking eloquently, and thought he resembled a cunning businessman. She tapped on Jerry's forehead, "Jerry, I always suspect that there is an adult soul inside you!"
The green onion's fingers transmitted a warm and gentle heat, Jerry looked at Tina Nakamura's lovely face, somewhat infatuated!
"Cough...cough..."
His face flushed, he coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment. "If Shogakukan, Shueisha or Kodansha can't come to an agreement, we can contact Asahi Shimbunsha. If even Asahi Shimbunsha can't come to an agreement, I think we can contact smaller publishers. If all the publishers are blind to this opportunity, then we'll just have to do it ourselves! But I believe such a situation is basically non-existent!"
"Then, Miss Cai Cai Zi!"
"Hmm? Jerry, is there anything else?"
"Wish you a smooth journey and may fortune smile upon you!"
"Hi!"
Tanaka Nana covered her slightly flushed pretty face and rushed out of the gate, it seems that I really am a pedophile!
"Hey Jerry, what's wrong with my mom? Why did she leave in such a hurry?" Bob poked his head out from inside.
Jerry wiped his small face, crazy, then he shrugged at Bob, Bob had a slight Oedipus complex, can't let him know that he has thoughts about Tanaka Nana-chan, pfft, 19 years old difference, how could there be thoughts, but anyway, Tanaka Nana-chan is really a charming woman!
