The Editor's Work

In Tang Yao's game plan, Her biggest worry had always been promotion.

Of course, it wasn't that everything would go smoothly if promotion was done well.

No.

Promotion was the prerequisite for everything else to go smoothly.

After all, even the best wine needs no bush, let alone in the early stages of the mobile internet, with a brand-new game genre that hadn't been validated by the market.

The reason she drew Fate Zero was precisely because she was worried that such a 'new game' would go unnoticed, failing due to too few people knowing about it, ultimately becoming a stepping stone for others, only earning the title of a pioneer.

But this, in turn, created a new problem: after drawing Fate Zero, how would she promote it?

Yes.

It was like a nesting doll; she had to consider promoting the work that promoted the game.

She couldn't serialize it, because the copyright wouldn't belong to her then.

But if she didn't serialize it... how could she get readers to discover this manga? Online serialization platforms weren't popular here; otherwise, Shang Tao wouldn't have had such a hard time creating an online manga reading website.

At first, Tang Yao's idea was to use a pseudonym and build her reputation through a manga award, and then release Fate Zero.

But there was an obvious problem with this approach: could a short story for a manga award truly attract enough readers?

Fate Zero couldn't participate in a manga award, let alone the copyright issues, this was a serialized work.

So she had been very troubled.

But just now, She had found a solution.

That's right.

It was to use this opportunity to trick... no, persuade the new media director in front of her to do her a favor.

Personally, she couldn't get many readers to discover her manga, but a magazine publisher could, especially a new media department dedicated to attracting more manga readers to their website.

As long as the new media director believed Tang Yao, he would definitely try his best to bring the excellent works from the manga awards to readers for his website's launch.

And along with them... would be Fate Zero.

Furthermore, Although Tang Yao's intentions weren't entirely pure... she wasn't lying. This current turmoil, though troublesome, could indeed bring extremely high exposure to the website and the manga awards.

Exposure!

That was what Tang Yao wanted most.

Although convincing the new media director to promote an unfinished serialized work later might be a bit troublesome, which was also one of the reasons she agreed to change Ou Congquan's mind, to increase her leverage.

But the first step had already been taken successfully.

"...Then I'll trouble you, Teacher Ou. I need to go report this first."

Shang Tao was completely convinced by Tang Yao. He confirmed the details with her, and the more they talked, the more feasible it seemed. He couldn't sit still, glancing at his watch, and said, "Please tell me immediately if you have any progress on your end."

"No problem."

"Then let's exchange contact information. I'll also notify you right away if it's feasible on my end."

"Okay."

They exchanged contact information.

Then, Shang Tao left excitedly. Compared to his worried demeanor when he arrived, he seemed exceptionally thrilled as he left.

It was clear that he had realized that if this turmoil was managed properly, it would be an excellent opportunity for the website.

Tang Yao watched him leave, then turned her chair to face her desk again.

...She needed to speed up her own progress.

After all, this rare opportunity would be gone if missed, so no matter what, she had to finish drawing the beginning of Fate Zero in the next few days... She'd draw it completely according to the anime's breakdown first.

Then see how it turned out.

But before that...

Tang Yao looked at the latest issue of Big Comic she had bought on her desk.

She had to resolve the issue with Teacher Ou first.

After all, Director Shang Tao had said 'report,' not that it was definitely approved. The plan to use this turmoil to build momentum for the manga awards and release the award-winning works early would likely need high-level approval.

If anything, Director Shang's presence in the content department was probably at the behest of some higher-up.

And Director Shang Tao was right about one thing: in a magazine publisher, content is everything... The higher-ups would absolutely not agree to put their flagship manga on the line just for an award and a website.

Unless things could turn out as Tang Yao herself said... making that AORI a reality, so that the plot development in this issue wouldn't be considered flawed, but merely a detour paving the way for the explosive developments to come.

Even if I can't achieve that, I still need to improve Mr. Ou Congquan's condition.

So, for the next issue, I absolutely cannot let Ou Congquan draw whatever he wants.

"What a pain."

But that's just me saying it.

Tang Yao frowned and quietly complained as she thought about what she needed to do next.

Then, she opened her drawer and took out a revised draft... or more accurately, a proposal.

Although she personally didn't like Teacher Ou... in fact, she rather disliked him, especially after a few subsequent visits when she saw his arrogant attitude.

But dislike is dislike; Tang Yao wouldn't deny everything about him just because of personal feelings... nor would she bring such emotions into her work.

Unless... he was like Editor Ding.

But Ou Congquan was clearly not like Editor Ding. He was indeed conceited and arrogant, but if he were like that Editor Ding, merely conceited and arrogant without any skill, he wouldn't be able to draw a hit manga.

In terms of both his drawing skills and ideas, he was actually quite excellent. Tang Yao had taken the time to read through his serialized work from beginning to end. Although the plot was a bit cliché, it was clear he put his heart into it and loved manga.

His arrogance stemmed mainly from being overly confident in himself, and... his distrust of Tang Yao, an editor who was too young.

But this didn't affect Tang Yao taking on her responsibilities... or more accurately, it didn't affect her last week.

Because she was an editor, she wouldn't slack off due to personal likes or dislikes. After accepting the reality of her transmigration, she had also accepted her job.

This was also why she had read Ou Congquan's work.

She actually understood why Teacher Ou had chosen such a controversial plot development and what he wanted to express.

It's just that his method was too idiotic.

Tang Yao had tried both verbal communication and written statements, hoping to make him change his approach.

But Ou Congquan was clearly too confident in himself. If she had even glanced at the revised suggestions she handed him, he probably wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

And when her final attempt to persuade him failed, and that idiot Ding Yilong didn't intervene either.

Tang Yao was indeed angered and just stopped caring, but at least the plan was preserved... The mention of AORI was also prepared for the revised plot.

"I hope you'll gain some clarity after seeing the readers' feedback. If you don't, then you can just die."

Tang Yao took a deep breath, picked up the revised draft, and stood up, preparing to go out.

...Let's just consider it for my first pot of gold.

Moreover.

Tang Yao looked in the direction of Ding Yilong while holding the revised draft, narrowing her eyes.

She had a feeling that the great editor-in-chief would stir up trouble, and this would be a good opportunity to confirm Ou Congquan's attitude.

If the situation really developed in the direction she least wanted, and they tried to pin all the blame on her.

Then she wouldn't mind switching to another plan.

At the same time.

Shang Tao left the Editorial Department and found Vice President Zhao Fang Sheng, then excitedly relayed Tang Yao's ideas.

Zhao Fang Sheng sat upright behind his desk. After listening to Shang Tao's words, he fell silent.

I asked you to inquire about the manga... and you came back to tell me this?

Sorry... I really can't change it. My update schedule is still the same.

I'll still update around midnight, I'm more used to it... I'll just update in the early morning from now on.