Zongman: Even if I am reborn, I still want to live my daily life

But Ayano excitedly said, "Another one? What is it? Is it drawn? Let me see."

"Didn't you already want this comic?" Gao Yumo gave her a strange look.

"That's because you didn't say you wanted the manga!" Ayano shouted.

But Gao Yumo shook his head with a smile and said, "I won't give it to you. It'll be 'JOJO'. I'll let you see the one I'm talking about if you can find it. We agreed on that."

"Alright." Ayano had no choice. Gao Yumo had said that they could look at any of the comics in his room, and if they found one, they could read it, but if they didn't, they would feel bad.

The girls were somewhat disappointed to see Ayano fail, having hoped they could at least get another manga.

"Don't be disappointed, there's still the comic book from Ai's world, isn't there?" Gao Yumo, seeing their expressions, walked to the secret bookshelf, took out a large box, and placed it in front of the girls.

Ayano looked at the box in Takayu Mo's hand, remained silent for a moment, and then immediately became excited.

"Don't tell me this is all about that manga where Ai Haibara appears? How many chapters are there?"

"100 chapters. This is a long story, a really long one." Gao Yumo introduced, opening the box, inside which were neatly arranged photocopies of the original manuscript. "Take a look, it's very good. It's a detective and mystery manga. This is the first time I've drawn this type of story."

Ai Haibara was the first person to pick it up and read it; she picked up the first chapter.

“Detective Conan? Never heard of that name.” Ai Haibara shook her head; she had never heard of this person.

"It's the protagonist's name, and you actually know him, you just haven't met him. You'll know when you read the first chapter." Gao Yumo gestured for Ai Haibara to continue reading.

The girls didn't try to take it from her; they planned to wait until she finished watching before they watched themselves. Of course, a few people could squat down next to her to watch, like Ayano, who just squatted there.

"Shinichi Kudo? Is that him? The one known as the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era? Is he Conan?" Ai Haibara guessed what would happen next when she saw Shinichi Kudo.

Gao Yumo smiled and nodded: "You're really smart. That's right. He was given the same drug you took and shrunk down. This is the story of how he solves cases and finds the real culprit after he shrunk down."

Ai Haibara nodded and continued reading until she saw Gin. Her body trembled involuntarily, and then she realized that she might be able to defeat a thousand Gins now. She relaxed, knowing that the equipment Gao Yumo had given her was no joke.

"So that's how it is. He actually dared to go looking for trouble with the Black Organization all by himself. He's lucky he didn't die." This was Ai Haibara's only comment after reading it. He was really lucky, but not as lucky as she was. After all, she had never met someone as lucky as herself.

She handed the first chapter to the others, then picked up another chapter to read herself. It was quite good. Now that it didn't concern her anymore, she could look at what was happening in the original world from an outsider's perspective. She just didn't know when her turn would come in. Gao Yumo had said it wasn't her turn yet, but she didn't expect her to be so late in the story.

Gao Yumo thought of something: without Ai Haibara, Conan seems to be in quite a bit of danger most of the time. He wondered how Conan would manage to escape danger. A smile crept onto his lips. He would definitely go and see for himself later, ready to watch the show.

With Ai Haibara around and him having the teleportation module, he could extract the coordinates of the "Detective Conan" world through Ai Haibara's coat. He could go there if he wanted, but it didn't seem necessary for the time being. There wasn't anything good in that world. The only thing Gao Yumo might be interested in was the mysterious woman Vermouth.

But she hadn't reached the point where Gao Yumo absolutely had to go to that world, so she decided to leave it for now.

Seeing that the girls had started reading, Gao Yumo took all the comics out of the box and put them on the bookshelf outside. She then closed the bookshelf and said she could read them whenever she wanted. After all, she definitely couldn't finish reading them all now, since there were so many, and they were detective comics that required thinking, which would make reading even slower.

As for the other things on the secret bookshelf... well, there's not much left. One is "Iruma-kun," which Ayano has already read, and the other is a new manga. The other boxes are empty; the girls have already read them.

Gao Yumo was about to call up Eriri and the other key members of the club to discuss the next step. After thinking about it, she also invited Umaru and Yuki.

“I’ll go too.” Ayano stood up. She figured she could read the manga later, so she wanted to participate in the discussion as well.

"Let's go then. Oh, and Sakura, you come too." After saying that, Gao Yumo led the group towards the activity room.

Sakura didn't know why she was being called, but she followed along anyway.

The rest of the group continued reading the manga. They didn't participate in club activities, but they weren't all uninterested either. Tsukuyomi Tsukasa was quite interested, but she planned to talk about it later and focus on reading the manga for now.

"Ayano, tell me how the sales were by the time you get off work today."

After everyone was seated, Gao Yumo asked Ayano about this matter first.

"It was already a million by noon, and by the time I got off work it was almost two million. The number of buyers shouldn't decrease much for several days."

"I wonder how much it will sell for in the end, whether it will reach tens of millions. By the way, has it expanded into overseas markets?" Gao Yumo asked curiously.

“Of course, we are in talks with other countries to have them act as agents for your games. There shouldn’t be any problems with the process. The Takaha family is influential not only domestically but also internationally. However, since it’s a multinational corporation, it’s not so easy to reach an agreement,” Ayano said.

“I’m not good at this. Yang Kui is also very busy. Huiye’s current level is not enough to negotiate international business. We can only let Yang Kui’s subordinates negotiate slowly.” Gao Yumo said helplessly. He had no way to deal with this.

"There's no rush. We can negotiate the agency agreement slowly. Once we've reached an agreement, we can sell our works to those companies."

Gao Yumo nodded, then took her computer and showed the girls how much they had sold online that day.

"Millions! That many were sold online too?" Eriri exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, online and offline sales are basically the same. After all, for a work of this caliber, there are very few in the world that can compare to it," Gao Yumo said with a smile.

"Indeed, I just realized that most works in our world are so boring. We only discovered how interesting comics are after reading yours. I guess many fans feel the same way. Now, games are probably the same!"

“It’s not that our world lacks high-quality ACGN works, but there are far too few. Most of them are recent works. I was really bored when I was a kid!” Gao Yumo recalled her experience of trying to find interesting comics when she was a child.

"But the output of high-level works in the 853 program is far too small, and by high-level I mean in comparison with other works. Although it is interesting, it does not reach the level I want."

“That’s because your standards are too high. What we usually find very interesting seems quite boring to you,” Shi Yu said. This was actually because Gao Yu Mo had seen too many good things.

"Aren't we very rich now?" Nanami asked curiously.

“We’re already very rich,” Umaru said.

Nanami shook her head and explained, "No, I mean the money we earn ourselves, the revenue from selling the game, is all ours, isn't it? And we basically have no expenses, apart from time and the voice actors, we handle almost everything ourselves."

“You mean this? Well, we’ve definitely made a lot of money!” Gao Yumo nodded with a smile. “The revenue from Weekly Comic is split with Yang Kui. We take 7%, and Yang Kui gets the remaining 3%. The cost of hiring voice actors is also deducted from our share, but the online revenue is all ours! The revenue from the official website goes directly into my account.”

"That's awesome!" the girls exclaimed excitedly. It wasn't for the money, after all, none of them were short of money. Gao Yumo gave them a very high salary (pocket money). Nanami even received two salaries to take care of Mashiro and the voice actress, which meant she received two salaries. As for the other girls, Gao Yumo found various ways to give them money.

The girls weren't short of money; after all, none of them had any hobbies that required spending money. They were simply happy because they made a lot of money.

"Alright, that's the end of that topic. Let's just keep an eye on sales and fan feedback." Gao Yumo concluded the discussion and moved on to the next topic, "What's our group's next project?"

Chapter 264 Stardew Valley (3rd update)

“The next project? We really should start thinking about it. Although we're supposed to take a few days off, we really should start preparing for the next project.” Eriri nodded in agreement with Gao Yumo’s statement.

"Make 'CLANNAD'?" Shiyu asked Gao Yumo. Gao Yumo had shown them three projects the first time. Once one was finished, wouldn't they move on to the next? As for the last one, "Senren Banka".

Let's leave the eroge genre for now. Although the plot is quite good, and there shouldn't be any problems in the future, let's keep the earlier works more serious.

“No! If ‘DLANNAD’ isn’t the first one to be released, then it will be postponed for now. It has a predecessor, although it’s not a big deal, but it’s still part of the series.” Gao Yumo shook his head. For his favorite work, it deserved more thorough preparation.

"It's a series? Well, then there's nothing we can do." Shiyu nodded. "Do you have any other projects planned? Show us your plans, and we'll vote on them."

The others nodded; it was a good idea.

Seeing that they all agreed, Gao Yumo began to take out the project plan from his system backpack, which he always carried with him.

Because the system backpack can be nested, there is a large cabinet inside specifically for storing various projects, and it only takes up one slot in the backpack.

"This is 'Kanon,' the first part of the seasonal trilogy I just mentioned, Winter. It's a romantic visual novel adventure game that combines elements of romance, healing, touching moments, fun, and tear-jerking moments." Gao Yumo handed the project proposal to the girls, showing it to them, and continued her introduction.

"However, unlike CLANNAD, this is an R18 game, but it can also be made for all ages without any problem."

“How about we sell both offline (for all ages) and online?” Ayano suggested.

"Good idea, Ayano's ideas today are all very good." Gao Yumo nodded with a smile. This was the solution he wanted to come up with, and Ayano had actually thought of it too.

"That's right, don't you know who I am?" Ayano said with a smile, continuing to look at the project.

"However, I don't actually recommend doing this now. After all, our first project was a romance game, and if our second one is also a romance game, it will make fans think we're a group that specializes in making romance games."

The girls thought about it and agreed that it made a lot of sense!

"Then let's not do this. Show us something that isn't a dating sim," Eriri said. However, they didn't mean they wouldn't watch the Kanon project; they still wanted to see the whole thing and wanted to know the plot.

Gao Yumo nodded, deciding to wait for them to finish reading first. He also thought about what he could do and came up with a plan that seemed feasible.

After a while, the girls finished reading and looked at the other proposal in Gao Yumo's hand.

“This isn’t a word game anymore; it’s a rural simulation management game, completely different from our previous ones. I feel it could be our second project. Take a look.” Gao Yumo handed the proposal to the girls.

After finishing, Yuki read out the name above: "Stardew Valley, a simulation game? Sounds pretty good."

The girls watched the game. There wasn't a particularly special plot; it mainly involved managing a farm inherited from their grandfather and restoring it from ruins to its former prosperity.

The gameplay is not limited to farming. You can also raise animals, mine, chop trees, fight monsters, brew wine, fish, and much more. There are many ways to play, and there are villagers near the farm, each with their own preferences and stories.

"There are still romance elements," Eriri said, "but that's not the main gameplay. The main gameplay is still farming and such."

"There are so many ways to play, it looks like it could keep us entertained for a long time," Xiaomai said, already quite impatient.

“But this game’s audience is probably smaller than that of ‘Your Name.’ After all, ‘Your Name’ is mainly about the story, and the gameplay aspect isn’t that important. But this game might be difficult for people who don’t play games often to pick up,” Ayano said, referring to a real-world issue. “Sales might be lower than ‘Your Name.’”

"Then let's improve the tutorial and lower the game difficulty so that even first-time gamers can enjoy the game," Gao Yumo said with a smile.

Stardew Valley is a game like that. It's easy to pick up and play, and everyone can have their own way of playing. No one will teach you how to play. You can play however you want, and there's no final goal. You can play for as long as you want.

"Besides, we don't make games for sales, do we? We make them out of passion," Gao Yumo continued. The girls nodded. They wanted to make games they enjoyed, not to make money, and this was a game they were very interested in.

"So, you've made a decision? You're going to do this?" Gao Yumo asked.

The girls thought about it and discussed it. In the end, they decided not to let Gao Yumo take on any other projects and just do this one: Stardew Valley.

Gao Yumo was certain that what their group made would be very different from the original. One thing was for sure: the art style would definitely change, and the character illustrations would be better. After all, the original Stardew Valley was made by one person, and many aspects were actually quite simple.

But their club already has quite a few members, so making this game will definitely require major changes! To make it better.

Of course, the gameplay won't change much; the original version is fine. Girls can add their own ideas, as the game itself has a lot of room for expansion.

"Brother, why did you call me here?" Sakura asked Gao Yumo curiously. The others were discussing how to make Stardew Valley and were all looking forward to it!

"Do you want to write the plot?" Gao Yumo asked her curiously. Xiaoying was taken aback. Why did her brother suddenly say that?

"I'm not sure if I can do it." Sakura wasn't very confident in this regard.

But Gao Yumo patted her head and said, "You just need to tell me if you're interested or not."

“I do.” Sakura nodded; of course she wanted to help her brother.

"That's fine then. You'll be working with us on the game development later. I'll teach you about the storyline, so you can rest assured."

"Ok!"

The discussion is over, and the next game has been decided.

When the group returned to Gao Yumo's room, the girls were still there. They all sat on the floor and took out the other two comics from the secret bookshelf to read.

"Iruma-kun" has 10 chapters, and the other new manga is actually the one I told Ayano I was going to give her. I only said that because I had a bad sense of humor. This one will definitely be found.

It's called "After School Seawall Diary," a comic about a girl who moves back to her hometown and unexpectedly joins the "Seawall Club," starting her fishing life. The story is heartwarming and relatable, while also sharing a lot of fishing knowledge. It's a comic that Gao Yumo really likes.

He also drew 10 chapters, which the girls all read. Now there are three comics to read here, so we don't have to squeeze together like before.

“This is the comic I was going to give you,” Gao Yumo said to Ayano.

She immediately glanced at "After School Seawall Diary"—it looked good! She picked up the first chapter and started reading.

Chapter 265 The Javelin's Wedding Dress (1st Update)

"What were your thoughts after watching it?" Gao Yumo asked Ayano curiously.

"Does wanting to go fishing count?" Ayano said with a smile. "The story is great, as always, it's at a high level. The friendship between the girls is also well written, and the character designs are very interesting. The special feature of this manga is that it introduces fishing in a unique way, which will make more people like fishing. I guess if it starts serialization, a lot of people will go fishing. Could it start a fishing trend?"

"That's possible. When I'm drawing, I even think about going fishing." Gao Yumo nodded with a smile, admitting that she did have that feeling.

"How about we go somewhere a bit further away sometime, somewhere we can go fishing? Let's celebrate the game's high sales, shall we?" Kaguya said, also looking at the manga. "I've never gone fishing before."

"Me neither!" Umaru raised her hand and said, "I want to go!"

The girls started cheering, they all wanted to go. Most of the girls had never fished before and were very interested, after all, Gao Yumo had drawn fishing in a very interesting way.

Fishing isn't for everyone, but since the girls all wanted to try it, they decided to give it a shot.

"Okay, let's go out and find somewhere to play next weekend. We'll leave after school on Friday and come back on Sunday evening, how about that?"

"Great!"

"Mo-kun, did you forget that LoveLive is going to be published next Saturday? Why don't we head out on Saturday morning and see how popular LoveLive is?" Ayano reminded him.

"How could I forget? I was planning to invite Muse and the others to come along too. I'll ask them if they want to come. If they do, we can leave on Saturday morning, no problem."

Gao Yumo isn't planning to go to Otonokizaka Academy this week. It would be better to invite them all out to play next week. She had already told Kotori and the others that she wasn't going this week. However, since all of her Muse members are together, Gao Yumo should actually go and see them. But it's fine to postpone it until the LoveLive magazine is published. It'll be a good opportunity for them to get to know each other better.

"Then go ahead and ask. Anyway, you'll have two days to play." Ayano nodded. She'd been so busy lately, it was time to relax.

After a while, the girls all went back to their rooms. Kaname didn't stay either; it was Javelin, the new ship girl, who was left behind. The girls gave her a chance, since she and Takayumi hadn't seen each other for many years.

"Commander, the comics you just read were really good!" Javelin said happily. "There aren't any comics this good in the port. I'll definitely show them to everyone else in the future."

"Yes, definitely." Gao Yumo nodded with a smile, eagerly anticipating who the first ship girl to be revived would be.

"What do we do now, Commander?" Javelin leaned against Gao Yumo. This was the first time she had slept with the Commander. After all, the Commander she had previously commanded was just a virtual projection. Even though they could talk to each other, it felt very empty.

But things are different now. She can touch the Commander with her own hands, and even sleep next to him. It's amazing! Everyone else must be so envious of her!

Looking at Javelin's smile, Gao Yumo thought, "This girl is easy to understand!"