Of course, Li Wei did not agree right away. Instead, he first went to the Golden Mead Club to find Matilda and ask whether she was interested.
After hearing what Li Wei had to say, Matilda was stunned.
"Y-you want to adapt my novels into illustrated stories like Betty the Puppy and Iron Legion?"
"More or less. I'm planning to launch a new magazine specifically to serialize these comics. What do you think? There are two options for payment: a flat buyout, or royalties based on subscriptions, which you'd split evenly with the artist."
"Won't you be drawing them yourself, Sir Li Wei?"
Matilda fidgeted with her fingers as she looked cautiously at Li Wei. She seemed as nervous as a little squirrel clutching a sunflower seed.
She did not look at all like someone who wrote lunatic fiction.
But appearances could be deceiving.
"I don't intend to spend my whole life in this line of work."
Li Wei shrugged.
"What do you think?"
"Then... which of my works are you planning to adapt?"
"Which would you suggest?"
"Ah, well, l-let me think..."
At that, Matilda's eyes lit up.
"I-I'm quite fond of this one..."
As she spoke, Matilda trotted over to the bookshelf and returned a moment later with a book.
The title on the cover was...
"Unforgiven Love?"
Li Wei looked at the title and felt a chill creep into his heart. The title itself was perfectly normal; it looked like an ordinary romance novel.
But given Matilda's lunatic style... if even she had put "unforgiven" in the title...
Just how monstrous were the characters in this one?
"Can I take it home and read it?"
"Of course! Please, please do!"
Watching Matilda enthusiastically recommend it with her eyes shining, Li Wei could not shake a bad feeling.