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By this time, Cézanne had lost her former sharpness. She had fully accepted her role as a comic book assistant and was even happy and grateful for it.

Because she learned from Gretchen that if she completed enough tasks while working as Bai Qianqu's comic assistant, she would receive some drawing guidance from Bai Qianqu!

This is personal guidance from a master comic artist! Truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

She thought to herself with delight: Luckily, I lost to Teacher Bai, otherwise I wouldn't have had such a good opportunity!

Cézanne secretly resolved to work hard at painting and strive to satisfy Teacher Bai!

“We’re about the same age, you can just call me by my name,” Bai Qianqu said while flipping through character illustrations from Initial D.

Cézanne shook his head repeatedly: "That won't do. You are a master, and the proper etiquette cannot be neglected."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qianqu didn't dwell on it too much. In any case, more and more people were calling him "teacher" lately, and he was slowly getting used to it.

Finally, Bai Qianqu pulled out the notebook containing character illustrations and story plots, and explained the work requirements to Cézanne.

Cézanne flipped through the notebook, quite surprised: "Initial D is actually your work?"

Bai Qianqu nodded: "Yes, it was created by Gretsch and me. I thought you knew about this, since Gretsch's name is also credited in the comic."

Cézanne shook his head honestly: "I do know that Gretchen was involved in Initial D, but I always thought it was a collaboration between her and another cartoonist. I never expected that a master painter like you would take the initiative to create a comic book."

"After all, comic artists are generally newcomers to the art industry, and it's rare to find A-level or higher artists involved."

At this point, Cézanne suddenly froze, his eyes widening in surprise, his mouth agape as if it could fit two eggs.

Since Mr. Bai created Initial D, doesn't that mean he is the legendary, mysterious voice?!

Of course, a cartoonist's voice would not allow Cézanne to lose his composure like this.

The main reason is that Zhiyin is a good friend of Quyin and Qianjian!

The famous trio!

Seeing Zhiyin means I'm very close to Quyin and Qianjian!

Cézanne was a huge fan of music and swords!

She has downloaded all of Qu Yin's songs on her phone, and her home contains the entire "The King's Avatar" novel!

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She even collected all of Qu Yin's recordings—although they were altered voices.

However, nobody knew about this.

After all, the glamorous Changkong University's top beauty, president of the art club, genius young painter, and super-rich girl is actually a brainless fan in secret.

This is enough to cause a huge uproar if it gets out.

However, the most important thing right now is not that, but Zhiyin's identity.

Cézanne remembers clearly that there had been rumors circulating that Zhiyin was a beautiful girl manga artist!

But now that I look at it!

What beautiful girls are there?

He's clearly a handsome young man!

Rumors are indeed unreliable! They're all just rumors!

However, Cézanne was not disappointed; on the contrary, he became even more excited.

What's so special about a pretty girl? She is a pretty girl herself.

Cézanne steadied himself and, suppressing his excitement, asked, "Professor Bai, what do you need me to do now?"

"Wait a moment, take a look at this first."

Bai Qianqu took out her storyboard drawings and Greta's finished work and laid them out on the table in front of her.

Cézanne took a closer look and said in surprise, "Professor Bai, did you paint this?"

The finished comic strip in front of him was of very high quality. The entire comic strip could be drawn using simple panel layouts. Cézanne judged that the other party's level was definitely no less than his own.

"I drew the storyboards, and Gretchen completed the final illustrations. She is also my comic assistant."

“It’s little Gretchen, I see.” Cézanne nodded.

“Your job is the same as hers. I’ll provide the initial storyboards and plot outline, and the two of you will handle the rest of the comic’s work, okay?”

"No problem at all!"

Cézanne was very confident; it was just a comic strip, and besides, Bai Qianqu had provided the storyboards.

With her skill level, she could create top-notch comics even without storyboards.

However, Cézanne seemed to remember something soon, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Since both Gretchen and I are Mr. Bai's manga assistants, doesn't that mean Mr. Bai has simultaneously recruited two talented and beautiful female illustrators?

It's worth noting that in the art world, [Hui Shi] and [Zhui Shi] are equally renowned, and their painting skills are comparable.

She knew very well that a large part of the reason why she and Gretchen were willing to become comic book assistants was to receive personal guidance from Mr. White.

But Teacher Bai is only one person. If she has to instruct two people at the same time, wouldn't her energy be divided?

It's impossible to distribute the benefits equally!

There has to be someone who holds more weight in Teacher Bai's heart!

Then the two of them become competitors and in comparison. If he doesn't do his job as well as Grey, wouldn't White Teacher look down on him?

They might not be willing to guide me anymore!

Cézanne immediately felt a deep sense of pressure and crisis!

No! I absolutely cannot be inferior to Gretchen!

Not only is it not bad, it's even better than Gretchen's!

Bai Qianqu was unaware that Cézanne had already completed his self-PUA. He briefly introduced the current situation of the studio and then said, "You can familiarize yourself with the environment first. We don't have fixed working hours here. You can come whenever you want. I'll call you if anything comes up."

Cézanne nodded enthusiastically: "Don't worry, Teacher Bai, I will do my best to help you complete the comic!"

"Once I've finished enough work, could you spare some time to give me some guidance on drawing?"

Bai Qianqu was taken aback.

This sounds familiar; it's like Greta said something similar.

These two girls are already excellent enough, but they still want to improve.

Seeing their hard work, Bai Qianqu felt somewhat ashamed.

With his skill level, he could guide someone of Cavill's caliber, but he would be somewhat inadequate to guide Cézanne and Gretchen.

Although he possesses master-level painting skills, he lacks the corresponding teaching ability.

You should know that sometimes being able to do something doesn't mean you can teach it.

Moreover, Cézanne's oil paintings are already at the peak of the A-level, and with exceptional performance, they can even reach the threshold of the S-level.

At this point, it is extremely difficult to take the next step. Countless painters have been trapped at this stage, unable to ever cross the threshold of S-class in their entire lives.

To mentor someone like Cézanne, one would need master-level teaching skills.

It's obvious that Bai Qianqu didn't.

He can indeed grasp the mind of a master painter in an instant by commissioning works, but that costs too much money.

We can't possibly create a new artwork for every lesson, can we?

Just as Bai Qianqu was at a loss, the system descended like a savior.

[Ding! New task detected—Master Painter!]

[Master Artist: Please complete the release of your manga "Initial D"! And commission a second manga!]

[Mission Successful: "Ability Enhancement Potion" unlocked in the Shop!]

(Ability Enhancement Potion: After use, it can temporarily increase your ability in a certain area by one level, lasting for two and a half hours!)

Bai Qianqu was very happy.

This is like a godsend! This system does work occasionally, so it seems that all the money I've spent in the store lately has been quite useful.

He quickly accepted the task.

The first volume of Initial D has been completed, and Bai Qianqu has no plans to continue drawing it for the time being.

Now that Cézanne has joined the project, he feels that a second book should be put on the agenda.

Fortunately, there are now system tasks available, and completing these tasks will reward you with new items from the in-game store.

Kill two birds with one stone.

After accepting the task, Bai Qianqu said to Cézanne, "Of course I can teach you to paint, as long as you can complete the task I assign you."

Cézanne was overjoyed upon hearing this and nodded repeatedly, "Okay!"

As long as I follow Teacher Bai's guidance, my drawing skills will definitely improve by leaps and bounds! I might even directly reach S-level!

Seeing this, Bai Qianqu nodded in satisfaction.

"Okay, let's give it a try then."

Bai Qianqu casually drew some storyboards, which are also from "Initial D". They are planned for the second volume. Although he does not plan to release them for the time being, it is not a bad thing to draw a few first.

Bai Qianqu handed the storyboard to Cézanne and stood aside to watch.

Cézanne truly deserves to be called a painter who is no less than Gretsch. Her completed works are similar to Gretsch's, with a high degree of completion and no problems, not even a place that needs to be modified.

Bai Qianqu was very satisfied with the efficiency; with Cézanne's addition, his work would be much easier.

Soon, Gretchen arrived. Cézanne and she were old acquaintances, so they worked together very well.

The members of the painting studio do not need to get to know each other, which saves a lot of time.

However, Bai Qianqu noticed something strange: Gretchen and Cézanne seemed to be working very hard when they were painting, and she didn't know why.

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However, Bai Qianqu didn't say anything. His assistants working hard was naturally a good thing for him, as it would speed up the work process considerably.

Soon, the final revisions of the first volume of "Initial D" were completed, and Bai Qianqu also credited Cézanne. Therefore, in the creator information section of this release, in addition to [Zhiyin] and [Huishi], there is now another [Zhuishi].