不行 不行 我现在就靠画连环画赚钱
“Not good. I'm making my living drawing that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不行 不行 我现在就靠 画连环画 赚钱
“Not good. I'm making my living drawing that.”
你要是把国画画好了 一幅画能挣十本
“If you mastered ink painting, one painting could earn you the same as ten comics.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Commercial commercialized crafts like 'lianhuanhua' provided immediate daily subsistence, whereas traditional fine arts (guohua) demanded prestige and patience that working-class illustrators often could not immediately afford.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to rely on ... to make money / earn a living
A common spoken structure used to specify one's primary source of income or livelihood.
comic strip; picture-story book
Refers to traditional pocket-sized illustrated storybooks popular in 20th-century China.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Come help me draw comics. Are you interested?”
“No, I can't take your money. Take it back.”
“No, no, no. Absolutely not.”
“No, no. I'm not an impressive person.”
“No, no. Absolutely not!”
“Your comic serial is about to stop running.”