Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

Everyone is puzzled.

The editor-in-chief glanced around and waited until everyone quieted down before slowly saying, "Let the editors learn first, and then let our editors teach their authors. I have a feeling this type of comic will become popular, and we must be the first to catch up!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding.

That's how the market is these days. Whether it's a novel or a comic, once a bestseller appears, countless copycat works will follow.

While following the trend may not guarantee success, it will at least ensure some profit, thus guaranteeing some buzz.

For example, the popular novel "The King's Avatar" has spawned several copycat online game books. Although they cannot surpass "The King's Avatar", their sales figures are not too bad.

"Now that everyone understands, let's get to the arrangements right away. This needs to be done as soon as possible!"

Everyone quickly got up and left the meeting room, conveying the editor-in-chief's message to each editor through the company group chat.

The group chat was immediately flooded with a series of "received" messages.

In the following days, Initial D gradually gained popularity, and more and more people were attracted to the manga. The number of new users of World Snake Bookstore increased rather than decreased, and remained at a relatively high level.

At the same time, the entire comic book industry was also attracted to the attention, and everyone began to investigate the details of this comic. In various meetings of different companies, the name Zhiyin was mentioned repeatedly and even studied repeatedly in an attempt to find out his true identity.

After all, given the drawing skills and plot shown in "Initial D", it doesn't seem like the work of a new manga artist at all. Many people think that Zhiyin must be a big shot who was pulled over by World Snake.

However, as time went on, people realized that this voice didn't seem to be a pseudonym of those big-name comic artists. After all, not everyone can draw hardcore racing comics, and those big-name comic artists who understand racing themes all said it wasn't them.

This immediately sparked a heated discussion within the industry.

Chapter 237 Major Upset

"Could this 'Voice of Zhi' really be a newly emerging talent?"

"This newcomer is terrifying. He has such a deep understanding of hardcore professional racing knowledge. Is he a professional race car driver? Otherwise, his control over the racing scene could not be so precise and accurate!"

"It's an obscure subject, yet it's drawn so well; it's practically a miracle!"

"This also conveys a message: no matter how niche the subject matter is, as long as you draw well enough, you will definitely gain a large number of readers!"

"Racing theme? I remember the last time I read it was when I was in elementary school. The popular comic back then was called 'Drive 4WD,' and it was all the rage for a while!"

"Ah, 'Let's & Go!!', I really miss it. Back then, comics and anime were truly flourishing, with all sorts of themes. Unlike now, it's so lifeless, with most comics only featuring a few of the most popular themes."

"The racing genre has been dormant for over a decade, with no new hits appearing for so long. I wonder if this new series can revitalize the genre. If Initial D becomes a huge hit, it could be considered the pioneering work of the racing genre, right?"

"You could say that any work that can make a niche subject popular can be called a pioneering work."

"Speaking of pioneering works, I'm reminded of Qian Jian's 'The King's Avatar,' isn't that definitely a pioneering work?"

"The more I think about it, the angrier I get. World Serpent didn't just step in dog poop with good luck, it clearly fell into a pile of dog poop. One Thousand Swords and one Sound, it's going to make World Serpent ecstatic! I'm so envious, jealous and hateful!"

"Why can't we produce such top talents here? No, I have to find a way to poach these two! As long as I can bring them over, any price is worth it!"

"Don't overthink it. We've already tried to dig up Thousand Swords, but World Serpent is keeping him hidden like a treasure. We've been busy for so long, and we still haven't gotten Thousand Swords' contact information."

"Put that aside for now! Quickly contact the authors under your command and get them to start creating something similar! We can't afford to fall behind this time!"

People in the industry are talking about it, and readers are also having a heated discussion online.

"I stayed up for several nights in a row to finish reading the first volume! This manga is really good! Highly recommended!"

"I never used to read racing manga, but after a friend strongly recommended it to me, I became completely obsessed. I read all the racing manga I had read before, and I have to say, Initial D is the number one racing manga in my mind!"

"While 'first place' might be an exaggeration, it's certainly one of the best."

"As an amateur race car driver, I can say with certainty that although there are some exaggerated elements in the comic, most of it is very realistic, which shows that the author is indeed very skilled. I even suspect that he is a race car driver himself."

"Holy crap, is that for real? That's incredible!"

"Indeed, most of the racing comics in the past were about racing toy cars. For example, the classic 'Drive 4WD Old Iron' was about racing toy cars. There were very few real-life racing comics like this, which was really refreshing!"

"No matter who you are, as long as you like watching Initial D, then we're brothers!"

In just a few days, Initial D surpassed other works in the World Snake manga in popularity, becoming the number one manga.

Although it can't compare to the wildly popular comics on the market, Initial D stands out in its niche genre, becoming the most dazzling star.

Despite being the least popular subject matter, it has demonstrated the same level of competitiveness as popular subjects, making it a true upset.

The original "The King's Avatar," while a niche subject, at least saw a steady stream of online game comics published over the years. While it didn't become a massive hit, it wasn't completely dead either. However, racing comics have essentially died out completely. The few top racing comic artists haven't released any new works in a long time, and there are very few racing comics being drawn in recent years, mostly just small, unknown ones.

It's a subject that's practically half-buried.

At this moment, it actually displayed such a powerful vitality!

Suddenly, many people's minds started to wander, and their attention began to fall on those equally niche topics.

Since Qianjian and Zhiyin can make a name for themselves with niche themes, does that mean I have a chance too?

Bai Qianqu was unaware that her two unintentional actions had already had a magical impact on the novel and comic book world.

During this period, Bronya has been working overtime and attending meetings, spinning like a top between the office and the meeting room.

There are just too many things to do for the upcoming Battle of the Gods next month; everyone in the company is working themselves to the bone.

However, three days before the start of the War of the Gods, most things were basically finished, and everyone gradually had more free time.

Bronya knew that Bai Qianqu had taken leave, but she didn't say anything about it. After all, in Anti-Entropy, composers of A-level and above don't need to clock in and out, which means they are considered to have perfect attendance. This is a special privilege for talented people, and it has always been like this.

Although Bai Qianqu is only a B-level composer now, the company treats him specially. He is fully entitled to the treatment of an A-level composer. After all, everyone now recognizes that he has top-level A-level strength, and no one has any complaints about such special treatment.

However, Bai Qianqu himself didn't seem to know that he didn't need to clock in and out of work. He just thought he could be late or leave early and slack off at work.

So, in fact, he didn't need to ask for leave specifically; Raiden Ryoma just took the opportunity to trick him.

Of course, Bai Qianqu was unaware of this; he still thought he had gotten the better deal.

Finally, after finishing her last meeting, Bronya dragged her tired body back to her office, sat on the sofa, and stretched out a long yawn, revealing her perfect figure.

She glanced at the time; there was still about half an hour until she could get off work. So Bronya took out her phone, intending to relax for a bit.

Everyone knows that Bronya's three favorite things are...

Speeding, Houmu, and pretty girls (crossed out).

Therefore, she first checked Seele's updates on her phone, liking and commenting on each one. Then she opened Pinduoduo and looked at the latest Houmu merchandise. When she saw that the official store had listed new Houmu dolls, her eyes lit up and she placed an order without hesitation.

Bronya's room was already filled with all sorts of Homu dolls, but she would buy them immediately whenever new ones were released, without any hesitation.

Chapter 238 Hello, my name is Barbara

Bronya, satisfied with her purchase of the plush toy, logged out of Pinduoduo and opened a new group chat. This group consisted of friends Bronya had made during her racing days, and they would chat about racing whenever they had a spare moment.

Normally, not many people talk in this group, with only a few dozen messages a day. But today, Bronya found that new messages kept popping up, and it quickly reached 99+.

She glanced around curiously and noticed that everyone seemed to be talking about a manga called "Initial D".

According to other members of the group, this comic is highly professional and very enjoyable to read.

Bronya immediately became curious.

Racing comics? Do people still draw these kinds of comics these days? And judging from what these friends are saying, this comic seems pretty professional?

Bronya knew these people; they were all quite skilled amateur racers. The fact that she had gained their approval meant that the comic book did indeed contain some valuable information.

Thinking about it this way, Bronya became even more curious.

It's important to know that driving technology in this world is very mature. Autonomous driving has been realized and is fully mature, and has become common in every household. Many people have given up manual driving and switched to the more convenient and faster autonomous driving. As for those who still choose manual driving, most of them drive automatic cars, and very few drive manual cars.

Many people are even calling for the abolition of manual transmissions and the replacement with fully autonomous driving.

Many people choose automatic transmission new energy vehicles with autonomous driving functions when buying a car.

This is also one of the reasons why racing-themed works have gradually declined. Many people have never been exposed to manual transmissions, so they naturally cannot feel the true charm of racing.

As for speeding with an automatic transmission, you might as well play with toy race cars.

Bronya remembers loving to watch "Let's & Go!!" when she was a child, and her love for racing was more or less influenced by this show. It's just a pity that it wasn't a real race car.

Now that a very professional live-action racing comic has suddenly appeared, Bronya is also quite excited.

She decided she had to support it. When she saw in the group that the comic was on the World Serpent app, Bronya quickly downloaded it, logged in, and saw the comic recommended on the homepage.

"It actually made it to the homepage recommendation?!"

Bronya was somewhat surprised, because homepage recommendations are very rare, usually only works by top authors or extremely popular works get featured. Initial D was a new work that was only released a few days ago, yet it was featured.

"It seems World Serpent thinks highly of this comic and is planning to recommend it with all its might."

Bronya clicked on it and began to read it seriously.

A few minutes later, she indeed found that the comic book contained a lot of professional racing knowledge, and the group members were not exaggerating.

However, Bronya also found that this knowledge was quite basic and easy to understand. With just a little explanation, even laymen could easily comprehend it.

However, as Bronya read on, she soon discovered that the racing knowledge became increasingly profound, with many advanced terms appearing one after another. What surprised her most was the comic's masterful control over racing scenes, which was simply superb. The scenes of straight lines, curves, drifting, acceleration, and so on were almost identical to those of professional racing, including the driver's movements, which were all very standard.

It would be difficult to draw such a scene without having observed it with your own eyes!

Bronya strongly suspected that this cartoonist named Zhiyin must be a race car driver, or at least a relatively high-level amateur race car driver, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be so familiar with racing cars.

Bronya quickly finished reading the first volume. She looked up, still wanting more, and suddenly realized that it was completely dark outside. She glanced at the time and saw that it was more than an hour late for her workday.

"Oh no! I got so engrossed in watching that I lost track of time!"

Bronya quickly got up, packed her things, and headed outside, thinking about the comic's plot as she walked.

"While the AE86's horsepower can't compare to those newer cars, there are more curves on mountain roads, resulting in less straight-line acceleration time. Therefore, what truly determines the outcome is cornering; only fast cornering is truly fast."

"Putting a cup of water in your car while drifting is a great idea; I'll try it next time."

As she pondered this, Bronya couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a pity that Chiku doesn't understand racing, otherwise we could have another topic in common. But he seems to know this person named Zhiyin. I wonder what their relationship is."

She also saw the new post that Qu Yin had shared, and knew that the two must have some kind of connection.

"How does Qianqu know so many powerful friends? First it was Qianjian, and now it's Zhiyin."

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into her mind.

"I remember when we were working on Plants vs. Zombies, all the character illustrations were provided by Chiku. I was wondering before why Chiku, who said she couldn't draw, would take on the task of being an artist. Now it seems..."

A glint of wisdom flashed in her eyes, as if she had discovered some blind spot.

"The character illustrations in the game are all by Chikuzuki Onata!"

Bronya's lips curled up: "So he knew such a powerful friend, and he kept it so well hidden."

"Just how many secrets is this guy hiding from me?"