Chapter 6 Dreams and Rejection
"So, are you rejecting our invitation?" Director Ma pondered for a moment, tapped his fingers gently on the teacup, and looked at He Chen with his eyes narrowed.
This is not the first time he has been rejected. There are so many top scorers in the college entrance examination in China, and he will always be late to take action and be snatched away by other prestigious schools.
But this was the most regretful, puzzled, and even angry time he felt!
If you say that you want to go to other prestigious schools, he can understand that he will only sigh that he will slow down and send blessings.
However, Director Ma was extremely angry when he was rejected by He Chen for the reason of which kind of child's thing.
How many scholars work diligently and contribute, but are eventually blocked from the elite because of their talents. However, He Chen actually ruined his talents, which is an insult to those unknown scientists who have contributed their lives!
Yao Ning stopped writing, and on He Chen, she suddenly saw her former self - the youth chasing her dreams!
Once upon a time, she forgot the original intention of reporting everything fairly and objectively, and began to pursue the readers' attention.
Compared with the stubborn He Chen, she compromised and was smoothed out by reality; but He Chen did not compromise. Even if he was not accepted by the world or despised by the world, he was still struggling for his dream!
She suddenly wanted to see if He Chen could fulfill his dream?
He Xian was angry. You didn't cherish the opportunities that others could not get, and you even spoke wildly. He was about to teach He Chen a lesson, but was pulled by Chen Ping.
Chen Ping shook her head gently. After many years, the couple had already had a close relationship. He Xian understood what his wife meant: the child has grown up, and he can make a decision on what he wants to do in the future.
He Xian looked at his son with a firm look. From the beginning of his speech, everything was correct. Obviously, this was not his impulse, and he had been preparing for a long time.
He Xian sighed, his son's stubbornness is very similar to himself, and once the decision is made, no one can control it. He completely let go of his body and leaned deep on the sofa. He no longer interfered with the decisions of his children. As a parent, he does not ask his children to make a name for themselves, but he wants him to be safe and sound for the rest of his life...
"No."
He Chen shook his head and looked at the manual in his hand. As a comprehensive institution, Yanjing College certainly has an art school, which has an art major and a painting course in the course introduction.
Since there is no major in comics in this world, choose this and learn basic painting brushwork.
"I want to major in art at the School of Art of Yenching University."
Director Ma was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that it seemed that this child was really not whimsical. He hoped to integrate art into the villain's book.
But is this possible? Can children understand it? Will adults go and see it?
"Okay, no problem!"
The School of Art of Yenching University originally needed to assess professional skills, but Director Ma wanted to see He Chen's reaction after realizing his dreams and reality, so he made a decision directly.
"If you want to change majors, you can find me at any time! This sentence is valid within two years."
Director Ma really couldn't bear to let He Chen go to waste and made a promise.
The commitment is extremely heavy. Generally speaking, it will not be allowed to replace it after selecting a major. If it is to be replaced, it can only be in the first year, and it needs to have a certain relationship and must pass the professional assessment. The procedure is extremely troublesome.
Therefore, people are very cautious when choosing a major.
But Director Ma actually gave He Chen a promise within two years, which means that as long as He Chen gives up his comics within these two years, he can change his major at any time!
But will He Chen give up?
"Sorry, I'm afraid you will never wait for me!" He Chen raised his head and smiled confidently.
Director Ma also laughed: "Then let's wait and see, I hope you will never come to me."
If he is looking for him, He Chen’s dream will foreshadow;
If he didn't look for it, then He Chen's dream may have been successful. Even if he didn't succeed, it means that He Chen still has not given up on his dream. Even if his dream is not accepted by others, his spirit is worthy of everyone's respect.
He really wanted to see where he and He Chen could go in the future.
After the matter was settled, Director Ma and others said goodbye, and He Chen and his parents sent them to the door.
Although He Chen had differences with Director Ma, it was just a different idea. He Chen respected Director Ma who could say such heartfelt words to him.
Before leaving, Yao Ning said to He Chen: "Your comic story is very exciting."
She was the only one who browsed the content of the short four episodes.
"Thank you!" He Chen smiled, very happy, not because of Yao Ning's praise for him, but because even though he crossed the world, the charm of EVA was still recognized.
This is the first reader, and He Chen’s goal is to promote those classics to the whole world!
"Xiaochen, are you so confident? Such a villain book really has such a great charm?" When he returned home, his father He Xian casually looked through the EVA, expressing his confusion about this.
The first episode of the four episodes has just been introduced, and the depth of EVA has not yet been expanded. Moreover, this is a fantasy story. The target audience is teenagers, and it is natural that parents don’t like it.
"No, I am not confident, but I believe in the charm of comics!" He Chen specifically emphasized that he believed in not himself, but the charm contained in classics that transcend the country, race, and world!
"Brother, villain...is the comic really that good?"
He Feifei also looked at it page by page, but she had not looked carefully before. At this time, she calmed down and looked carefully. She suddenly found that these characters with different styles from those in reality suddenly developed an inexplicable attraction, attracting her to watch and present a real world that was not inferior to TV movies in front of her.
"You will know... One day, I will ask them to include comics in the textbook!" He Chen rubbed his sister's hair, and from being recognized, to being included in the textbook, He Chen has great ambitions and still has a long way to go!
He Chen was very glad that he had an enlightened father. If it were not for his parents' final apology, he would not have made such a rebellious decision. Therefore, he had to do better so that he could prove how correct his parents' decision was.
He asked his father about the situation of some publishing houses. The publishing house has its own publication and the publishing house agent for distribution. The former has no requirements and can publish as long as you give money, but the author has to contact the publishing channel himself. The latter is to submit the article, and after the submission is reviewed and signed a contract with the publisher, the publisher publishes and publishes, and the author only needs to write a book and collects money.
He was already very grateful to his parents for not opposing him to take this path, and he would not use his parents' money to publish it - even if he was full of confidence in EVA, he could only contribute.
He Chen selected several publishing houses in the city that had published Xiaoren's books and sent the EVA out. Then he waited for a reply while confidently, while continuing to draw the content behind the EVA.
In his opinion, EVA passed the review and was a matter on the nail board, and there was no possibility of not passing. Even if we didn’t tell the story, EVA’s style alone would be several times more powerful than those villain’s books.
However, just five days later, the first publishing house gave him an unexpected recovery.
Rejection...
The manuscript has been rejected!
He Chen was angry. Did the editor who reviewed the EVA's eyes go to the dog? What kind of garbage can pass? Why can't I pass the EVA?!
He greeted all the publisher and the female relatives of the editor in his heart before reading the reason for rejection.
"Hello, Mr. He, since your work "EVA" does not meet the requirements of this publisher, we cannot publish it. You are welcome to continue to contribute. If you need to publish it at your own expense, please contact XXX-XXXXXXXXXX to discuss related matters with editor XX."
Not meeting the requirements?
What is the requirement?
He Chen was a little crazy. EVA said it was bloody. Some of the pictures were really bloody, and there were some **s that were touching the edge... But none of these were in the first episode!
Moreover, EVA is an overview of the world and does not reflect reality. The first episode talks about humans’ resistance when facing monster attacks. It is full of positive energy, so why doesn’t it meet the requirements?!
The publisher has returned in reply letters these days, and without exception, they have rejected the manuscript.
He Chen thought hard and even temporarily put down the content behind EVA. He couldn't figure out why EVA, which is a milestone in the animation industry, was rejected?
Until I saw the reply from the last publisher...
"Hello, Mr. He, your EVA story is very exciting..."
Well, He Chen nodded while watching. This edit is good. At least I have finished reading it carefully. Unlike other ones, I just glanced at it and threw the EVA aside. Since this person has finished reading it, it should be passed!
"The characters are distinctive..."
In terms of image creation, EVA is definitely second to none, and even animations after EVA can be found in EVA.
"The painting technique is unprecedented..."
Isn’t this nonsense? Although He Chen’s level is very poor, he copied it according to his style and his style is still very obvious. Just by the garbage that can be compared with professional painters?
"But……"
Just after He Chen thought the overall situation had been decided and the publishing house had passed the review, these two words suddenly popped up, raising He Chen's heart.
But? But what? What are the shortcomings of EVA?
He Chen kept looking curiously.
"This subject is not suitable for children and is not recommended for publication."
The letter paper fell lightly from He Chen's fingers. He Chen's heart was like ten thousand first-time machines running wildly, and only the sentence "Not suitable for children" echoed in his mind.
He finally understood why EVA was rejected!
Co-opting their goal is only children! Where does that place our vast teenagers!
This time, He Chen lost his mind to scold.
He finally understood the difficulties of his journey. This deep-rooted discrimination against comics is not a verbal statement, but is rooted in the consciousness of each of them!
First of all, if the target group is not children, the publisher really won’t even consider it!
Could it be that he really has to go the path of publishing at his own expense?
However, the cost of self-publication is extremely high, and even if it is published, how can the sales channels be contacted? Publishers have this understanding. How can they convince the channel provider to agree to let their comics that are not children at all on the shelves?
Chapter completed!