Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl-Chapter 885 - 884: I’ll Cover the Costs

"Why can’t I paint like this?!" Zhen Yu looked at Han Mingyue with amusement and said, "There’s no hard and fast rule for painting. You should paint however you want! As long as it sells, it’s a good painting!"

Hearing her say this, Han Mingyue couldn’t help but laugh along.

He suddenly realized that his previous thinking might have been constrained.

"Seems like I should learn more from you, after all, painting is like this, and isn’t writing the same?"

"Let’s not talk about your novel for now!" Zhen Yu said, waving her hand after putting on her socks, "Let’s discuss this painting first. Are you satisfied with it, Mr. Great Writer?"

Under her intense gaze, Han Mingyue nodded solemnly, "Hmm! I’m very satisfied! It’s just that..."

Zhen Yu widened her eyes, "Just what?"

"Just, this painting... you couldn’t have finished it in just one morning, right? How come I’ve never seen you paint it?"

Zhen Yu pursed her lips into a smile, "If you saw everything, wouldn’t I have no privacy at all?"

Han Mingyue: "..."

For some reason, that sounded a bit odd to him...

But before he could dwell on it further, Zhen Yu continued, "Since you’re satisfied, I’ll start creating other characters with this ancient, realistic style."

"Alright!" Han Mingyue agreed, suddenly showing hesitation. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "If you do nothing else in a day, how many pictures can you draw like this? I feel like..."

"You think that relying on just me, it’ll be tough to complete the novel adaptation, right?"

Zhen Yu immediately understood what Han Mingyue was trying to say! So after she interjected, she provided the answer right away.

"I can’t finish it alone, but I can hire people to help me draw!"

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"Hire people? Won’t the artwork look different then?"

From a writer’s perspective, Han Mingyue expressed his concerns.

Zhen Yu immediately burst out laughing. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Because when she decided to switch from writing to manga, she specifically asked He Baihe to help gather a lot of information about manga! For instance, what is manga scripting? How to create storyboard drafts? How many drafts can a seasoned manga artist produce in a day? How many assistants are needed to draw the base sketches? What staff to hire if one wants to open a manga studio? How to achieve efficient teamwork, etc...

In short, she had already researched most of the future considerations, just missing the practical application.

"Whether the artwork looks different, it mainly depends on what? Isn’t it about whether the style of the whole manga is consistent?"

Han Mingyue nodded, agreeing with this view.

"So we should first finalize the faces and costumes of the main and supporting characters, as well as all the backgrounds in the book, right? It’s a bit like taking costume photos of actors and setting up scenes beforehand while preparing to shoot a TV series."

"...I see!" Han Mingyue seemed to understand something as he sighed.

"So I’ll paint these and start hiring assistants at the same time! Meanwhile, you have to work with me to segment your novel! This task is somewhat like scriptwriting for TV and film adaptations! Once the script is created, we can discuss which scenes from each segment are suitable for which storyboard! But all these things can’t be rushed; they have to be done step by step..."

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Having been briefly educated by Zhen Yu, Han Mingyue felt surprised, astonished at when she learned all this specialized knowledge!

To this, Zhen Yu responded without blushing or skipping a beat: "It was all taught in the art training class by the teacher."

Han Mingyue: "..."

Did she really take him for a fool? Saying such an obviously fake thing without skipping a beat!

Those paid training classes outside of school, besides teaching mandatory professional skills, couldn’t possibly teach anything else!

Not wanting to expose Zhen Yu to her face, Han Mingyue paused and then said, "I’ll cover the cost of hiring people!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu suddenly started thinking about their future collaboration.

And upon considering, she realized! Such a big writer like Han Mingyue doesn’t even have his own team yet...

As far as she knew, those famous writers in the future all had a small team of their own!

After all, those writers focus only on cranking out books! Constantly writing tens of thousands of words a day!

But with websites doing promotions and events daily, if it’s all left to the author, they wouldn’t have time to write!

There’s also the matter of work copyrights, adaptations, and publishing — these are too much for an author to handle alone.

These past few years, Han Mingyue seemed pretty relaxed, but that’s because the online literature economy hasn’t fully developed yet.

Moreover, his books’ sales were indeed excellent! Even though he consistently refused to sign books or participate in any kind of promotions, a good book doesn’t worry about sales.

But what about the future?! As more and more good works emerge and the literary websites’ tactics keep changing, can he continue to do nothing and maintain his integrity?

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"Let’s start a studio!" After thorough consideration, Zhen Yu looked into Han Mingyue’s eyes and said.

Unfamiliar with this domain, Han Mingyue frowned and asked, "A studio? What’s that?"

"Uh, well... kind of like a small business?" Zhen Yu wasn’t too sure about the legal definition of a studio, but she knew its advantages!

"I’ve heard that once a studio is set up, writers can independently manage their work’s rights, and also legally avoid taxes! With these two benefits, I think it’s worth opening one! Moreover, the promotion and marketing of online literature will also become more complex in the future,"

Bzzz— Bzzz— Bzzz—

Zhen Yu was in the midst of her excited speech when Han Mingyue’s phone suddenly rang!

She could only regretfully say, "Tsk! You should take the call first! We’ll discuss the studio later."

"Alright." After agreeing, Han Mingyue glanced at the unfamiliar number that only showed the hometown area code, and then answered the call.

"Hello."

"Hello, is your pen name Ye Yueming?"

On the phone, a man’s voice came through, sounding like someone in middle age.

"Yes! And you are?"

"Oh! Let me introduce myself first! My surname is Zhang, and I’m a member of the Qi City Writers Association!"

Han Mingyue was taken aback for a moment! Then he thought of a title and immediately responded: "Hello, Teacher Zhang!"

"Here’s the thing! Actually, I should have called you a long time ago! But in our Qi City Writers Association, new member applications are only reviewed every six months! That is, in June and December each year, we accept membership applications and the executive committee and board review them. But your case is special..."