In 1992, because the 213 Geological Team needed a secretary, Liu Ran, who was good at writing, was transferred back from the mountains. In those years, due to the needs of work, he temporarily stayed away from his beloved comics. Some old cartoonists said: "What a pity this kid is!"
After more than four years of busy and trivial life, just when everyone thought Liu Ran gave up comics and chose an official career, he had accumulated dissatisfaction with comics for a long time. The sacrifice and concern made him resolutely make a decision that seemed very "outrageous" at the time - Liu Ran resigned to draw comics! Liu Ran, who studied engineering, actually has to support his family by relying on the meager royalties from drawing comics? When people in the work unit found out, they all said there must be something wrong with this person!
In the 1990s, the iron rice bowl was an unattainable dream for many people. However, for the dream in his heart, Liu Ran gave up the iron rice bowl.
Since then, Liu Ran has become the number one professional cartoonist in the province.
Liu Ran was used to living a life of monthly wages. Suddenly, without the guarantee of wages, he relied entirely on creation to earn money and make a living on his own. Liu Ran suddenly felt the burden of life. He deeply realized that this The road is not easy. According to Liu Ran's recollection, when he resigned, his salary was 150 yuan. Two months after his resignation, he only received 14 yuan in royalties. You can imagine the pressure in his heart.
Opportunity always favors those who are prepared. Fortunately, Liu Ran was already well-known in the circle. Not long ago, at a cultural salon in Taiyuan, a boss who was very attached to traditional culture got very close to him. The two hit it off and decided to collaborate on publishing a set of traditional Chinese cultural stories. Cultural comic book series.
For two years, Liu Ran quietly left the public eye and lived in seclusion in the countryside. In his writing, 5,000 years of ancient Chinese classic myths, fairy tales, fables, virtues, wisdom and other stories are vividly expressed. He used the layout form of modern cartoons and drew thousands of drawings. The collection was titled "Chinese Stories". ", this book is divided into eight volumes and is the first animation series book in Shanxi. After being published by Hope Publishing House, it immediately attracted readers' attention and became one of the top ten best-selling books in the province in 1999.
Although his career was very successful, Liu Ran did not know how to better turn his paintings into wealth, and his life was still in embarrassment. So, he applied to Linfen Police Academy to be the "Monkey King". However, because this could not allow him to concentrate on his creation, Liu Ran resolutely resigned again a year later.