Chapter 61 Guan Gu is facing unemployment, let’s change direction!

Chapter 61 Guan Gu is facing unemployment, let’s change direction!

On the way back, Li Mo turned on his phone and called Jiang Lai directly. At first, Jiang Lai decisively hung up Li Mo's call. Jiang Lai didn't answer several calls in a row.

Just when Li Mo was about to give up, the call was finally connected.

"Hey, Master Li, you still remember me now. Are you ready to apologize to me? It's a little late. Where did you have fun last night?"

"Ahem, isn't this an accident? I had to treat my boss to dinner last night, and then I drank some wine and fell asleep. When I woke up, I called you directly."

Listening to Jiang Lai's teasing, Li Mo suddenly felt guilty, and he couldn't tell why.

It felt like he was cheating on his wife and was discovered by her. This made Li Mo very helpless.

"Humph, how dare you? And you actually dare to hit my brother?"

"It was an accident, I didn't recognize it at the time, right?"

"Then why did you delete my number?"

"I was afraid that you would get mad, so I apologized to you later. Wasn't there a TV program yesterday? It wouldn't look good if there was a scene."

"What are you talking about? Am I that unreasonable? Besides, you called Jiang Haokun, why didn't you just delete Jiang Haokun's number? Why did you delete mine?"

"That... makes sense."

Listening to Jiang Lai's words, Li Mo suddenly felt that there was some truth in it (bullshit). Jiang Haokun was unlucky to have such a sister. She was definitely a betrayer of her brother.

"By the way, you drove the car away, is the car okay?"

"It's okay. It's Jiang Haokun's anyway. Let's get down to business. When are you free? I'll arrange for us to have a meal together."

"You arrange the time. As long as it's not midnight when I'm live streaming, it's best to be at noon. That way, if you drink, it won't affect your work at night."

"Okay, I got it, wait for my call."

Listening to Li Mo's words, Jiang Lai was somewhat speechless. With such a large family business, she had never heard of the Li family having any other children, illegitimate children, or anything like that. The couple had a good relationship, but Li Mo was fine, being a radio host every day. Jiang Lai was absolutely destined to not understand this weird idea.

Li Mo was relieved after hanging up the phone. He returned to the downstairs of the apartment. Just as he was about to go upstairs, he ran into Guan Gu who was walking back from outside with a droopy face.

"Sekiya?"

"Li Mo, you're back"

"Well, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so listless?"

"I......"

After hearing Li Mo's question, Guan Gu looked obviously uninterested. At this time, Li Mo suddenly noticed the drawings in Guan Gu's hand, which looked like manuscripts. Although Li Mo didn't know much about comics, weren't these manuscripts just handed over to the publishing house by Guan Gu?

"Guan Gu, is this a problem with the publishing house?"

"how do you know?"

“You’ve come back with the manuscript.”

"Ugh"

"Okay, no matter what, let's go home first."

Li Mo took Guan Gu back to the apartment. On the way, Guan Gu briefly explained the situation he encountered to Li Mo. In short, the boss of the publishing house that had been agreed upon before was replaced, and as a result, Guan Gu's love was rejected.

Li Mo had actually anticipated this kind of thing. Guan Gu's comic skills were pretty good, but his comics didn't sell very well in China. After all, they were love-oriented comics. If they lasted another ten years or so, they should still sell well. At this time, most people would be more receptive to romance novels rather than comics.

"Guan Gu, I have something to talk to you about. It may be a bit of a blow to you, but if you can accept it, it may be of some help to you."

"It doesn't matter, we are all friends, and friends should tell the truth."

Facing Li Mo's warning, Guan Gu accepted it very happily and waited to hear what Li Mo said.

"Let me put it this way, Guan Gu, this is China, not Japan, the market for romance comics is not as big as you think."

"What do you mean?"

"To put it simply, the current domestic comics are dominated by hot-blooded comics, and love comics occupy less than one-tenth of the entire comic market. Even if it is not the current publishing house, the result will be similar. If it is serialized reluctantly, the audience will not be too large. This is not a problem of your love life, but a problem of the audience."

"Um, you mean no one reads my comics?"

"Let me put it this way. If you are the boss of a publishing house, and there are two different comic books, both of which are good, but one can only make you basic expenses, and the other can make you a lot of money, which one would you choose?"

"Oh, I understand, Xiao Mo, is there any way you can help me? I wanted to talk to Xiao Xue, but Xiao Xue broke up with me. Now I don't have much money, even rent is a problem."

Listening to Guan Gu's words, Li Mo was somewhat speechless for a moment. Guan Gu was such a down-to-earth person that he had to share this work with his girlfriend as soon as possible even though it was ruined. The time they spent together was not too long. Guan Gu did not accept help from his family. In a place like Shanghai, without a stable income and renting an apartment,

It is understandable that she proposed to break up at this time. After all, she was obviously aiming for a lifetime of companionship. However, Guan Gu insisted on pursuing his own ideals.

"The rent problem is relatively easy to solve. Everyone will help you. The key is that you need to consider the transition yourself."

"Transformation?"

"That's right, have you ever considered giving up romance comics and drawing some passionate comics instead?"

“This is not in line with my original intention.”

"You can barely afford to eat, what's your original intention?"

"Forehead......"

After being criticized by Li Mo, Guan Gu immediately stopped talking. He had to admit that this was indeed his problem.

"Think about it carefully. Do you want to transform or go back to Japan? If you have thought it through, I have some good ideas for you to use."

"What's a good idea?"

"Come on, I'll borrow your studio for a while."

Li Mo didn't waste any words and went directly to Guan Gu's room. After thinking for a while, he directly exchanged for an entry-level painting master's skill, and then picked up Guan Gu's pen and quickly started painting on the paper.

At this time, Guan Gu was standing behind Li Mo and staring at Li Mo's painting. At first, Guan Gu didn't take it seriously, after all, painting was his job. However, as Li Mo moved his brush, Guan Gu was stunned.

Watching Li Mo drawing on paper, he was amazed. He had never thought that Li Mo's painting skills were so superb, especially in drawing comic characters, the grasp of details was simply perfect. Every stroke was just right, and the character's expression, posture and movement were vivid, as if they could jump out of the paper. Li Mo's use of color was also ingenious, and the treatment of light and shadow added a sense of layering and three-dimensionality to the picture. This is completely a professional-level painting skill.