I'm drawing an action-packed anime within a depressing one!

...

As soon as he said that, his popularity skyrocketed.

[Character's popularity increased by 0.0002]

[Character's popularity increased by 0.0002]

Clearly, the number of comic readers who have seen this section has increased significantly, and the number of times the popularity score has increased has also increased.

【It's him again?】

[Why do I have this feeling that the female lead, this country cat, is starting to be tamed by him?]

[Impossible. Jiang Dai is said to be a nine-lived cat demon, but unfortunately, her strength fluctuates easily.]

[Yes, the Nine-Lives Cat Demon only recognizes one master for its entire life. Right now, it's just here to freeload. This cunning NPC feeds it cat treats every day.]

Nine-Lives Cat Demon?

so smart?

But upon seeing the words "fluctuation in strength," He Zhou couldn't help but laugh in anger.

The strength fluctuates and the combat power is unknown. The author reserves the right to interpret this, right?

...

For the next two weeks, He Zhou immersed himself in this comic.

Several more students quietly left the classroom.

Every day, He Zhou would feed Jiang Dai a full meal of cat treats and salmon cat food, and then she would escort him home with a haughty expression and without saying a word.

But this still made He Zhou feel very insecure.

On several nights, he heard the rustling sounds of nearby demons crawling out with their resentment.

Even with alert hearing, one can avoid certain dangers by listening to sounds, but still lacks the ability to protect oneself.

"In the second year of high school, everyone will be officially divided into classes."

"After this class division, everyone will be tested on their carrying capacity. The higher the carrying capacity, the higher the awakened ability will be after the lamp pool is condensed."

The homeroom teacher on the stage was talking about the formal class assignments.

If the classes are divided, the male and female protagonists will definitely be assigned to the Night Patrol class.

This means...

I don't have much time left, so I have to make the most of this time and draw comics.

Only those with high popularity and high status are qualified to have a light pool.

liver!

I have to finish this manga, which only has five chapters!

And so, the second and third episodes were finally finished in half a month, leaving only the final fourth and fifth episodes.

For some reason, the popularity of these episodes hasn't increased much; it's still mostly the same few old anime fans.

In particular, there's a girl named Song Yaoyao who checks in every single day.

...

the other side.

In the real world.

Xiao Liu is an ordinary struggling artist at Tencent Comics. In this world where comics are thriving, people have developed the habit of reading comics for a while after work every day.

Top-tier comic book authors typically handle the entire process from novels and comics to animation.

Comics come in all sorts of styles, and even glasses that allow you to fully immerse yourself in the world of comics are under development.

As a struggling newcomer to the industry, he naturally spends his days browsing rankings and posting on forums.

Suddenly I came across a post.

[This comic artist is a fraud, using a false claim of full attendance bonuses! They've repeatedly ignored warnings! Tencent Comics should take immediate action!]

"Water for full attendance?"

Penguin Comics is cracking down so strictly, yet some people still dare to slack off on perfect attendance?

I clicked in with a "let's see what happens" attitude, and besides the comments like "Support! YooHeo Monkey punching jpg" and "Hurry up and fix it!", there were other comments as well.

Has anyone finished watching Black Cat Detective? I can only say... it has a kind of old-fashioned, art-house-era beauty.

Someone retorted: "[The person upstairs is being too tactful. To put it bluntly, the art style is childish and sloppy. They probably haven't even had formal training in drawing comics; they've never seen anything so abstract.]"

There are two rating conversations below this comment.

[User 111 tipped 1 coin: So, did you finish watching?]

[User 233 replied: Finished reading.]

...

In the morning, Xiao Liu didn't take it seriously.

But it's different in the afternoon.

Although 99% of the comments were negative, more and more people were giving rewards and comments under the one that allowed donations.

Haha, this is hilarious! I don't know why, but the art style and the storyline just make me laugh.

It feels like watching a tone-deaf person on a music variety show. My daughter, who's in third grade, would probably love it.

You guessed it, I just showed it to my daughter, and she really loves it!

There is another suggestion below.

[It's recommended not to drink water while watching, otherwise water will spray onto the screen.]

Is it really that exaggerated?

Xiao Liu didn't quite believe it. The comic book industry is very competitive these days, so even if it's bad, it can't be... Pfft!

"Who taught you to draw comics like this?"

Besides the first episode being quite abstract, the second and third episodes of Black Cat Detective are also very abstract.

...

The second episode is quite simple: a monkey-eating eagle attacks an animal village and kidnaps animals.

Black Cat Sheriff began his investigation by following the feathers and footprints, and successfully captured the animal.

Isn't this just a simple three-act structure?

Establishment, confrontation, outcome.

It has absolutely no technical content.

But then again, when Xiao Liu saw the style of the comic depicting the eagle's attack, he burst out laughing so hard he almost choked on his water.

"Hahahahahaha..."

"That eagle..."

There was a very strong and immature eagle walking on two legs with its wings spread.

Its body resembled an inflated goose, with something at the tip of its wing that was hard to call a hand or a claw.

Not only was the eagle's proportions extremely unbalanced, almost the size of a house, but its massive muscles also made Xiao Liu completely unable to hold on.

Abstraction has become a form of comedic art.

That's some serious talent!

Haven't you even learned perspective?

...

Nowadays.

Throughout the day, He Zhou could see a string of "hahahahaha" popping up, and the popularity notification kept ringing.

It seems like many more people are coming to read this comic, and all those "hahaha" sounds are getting into his eyes.

Aside from "hahaha," it's just "abstract" and "hilarious"...

They were all mocking his own sloppy comics!

"Is it really that funny?!"

A vein throbbed on He Zhou's forehead.

I'm not a comics major.

I just remember the comic's plot, the artwork... as long as the plot is good, that's enough!

Is drawing skill really that important?

Despite saying that, He Zhou silently and carefully drew each stroke, trying his best to avoid making corrections.

in the afternoon.

The notification that popularity was increasing kept ringing.

[Popularity increased by 0.0005]

[Popularity increased by 0.0005]

Because of the increased number of viewers, the popularity score also increased significantly at once.

And his overall popularity finally soared!

[Character Popularity Rating: 0.0033]

Staring at this popularity, He Zhou began to wonder how many levels it would take to break free from the NPC level and advance to the next level.

It can't be... 1 o'clock, can it?

Chapter 8: A Small Wave of Popularity

It wasn't until the following week that He Zhou learned that the traffic was actually generated by a website post.

Those who came were all fellow artists who came to watch the spectacle.

And from time to time, the following will appear inside:

Did Tian Xiaoxi hire ghostwriters before? Her drawing skills used to be among the top three on our website.

[Of course, otherwise how could she have signed a contract with such a terrible storyline? It's because her drawing skills are too good.]

Even if someone pretends to use an abstract style like line art, a professional can still tell the difference in lines, but these lines clearly show a lack of training...

Professionals possess a unique aesthetic in their lines, making it easy for others to spot them even when they're pretending to be beginners.

The hype that had died down suddenly reignited in the comic book community.

Although Baidu Tieba is no longer very useful, the comic artist forum is still very famous, and most new comic artists love to post there.

Occasionally, some veteran comic book artists will also go in and answer everyone's questions.

A post is considered a hot post if it has dozens of replies.

...

"Gunman?"

"Do I need a ghostwriter for my unparalleled painting skills?"

"Are they crazy?"

In reality, Tian Xiaoxi sneered in her room, disdainfully wanting to open the comic book to admire her masterpiece.

Every single one of her paintings! Every single line! is filled with unparalleled beauty... Ah! Wait! What is this?!

What appeared before her was a huge, fat eagle with messy lines, utterly devoid of beauty, bigger than a house, and drawn worse than a kindergarten child!

"..."