Qiu Wuji actually knew more about the TV series' progress than Chu Ge did, because being his little assistant was not the only thing she did.
She also had a music commission to compose theme songs for the series, and had been keeping in touch on WeChat with Cheng Guangyao, her teacher in name.
There was not much she needed to handle, though. The copyrights for the TV series and animation belonged to the same company, as did the music rights, so most of the background music and score could be shared, saving a great deal of time. This was also one reason the TV series was progressing faster than expected.
In fact, this worked even better than producing an entirely new soundtrack. After all, the animation's music had already proven successful in the market. Most viewers of the TV series would probably like it too, and it would help the animation's viewers immerse themselves more easily. There was that sense of familiarity.
Only the opening and ending songs could not really be copied from the animation. Two new songs were needed.
Qiu Wuji was once again the natural choice as composer. No one was better suited than Qiu Wuji herself to compose songs for that world.
Just as with the animation's theme songs before, she only needed to play the main melodies, and Cheng Guangyao's enormous professional team would naturally take care of the music. Chu Ge and the others did not even need to worry about singers or anything else. Everything was arranged perfectly.
While Qiu Wuji was practicing alchemy, she had already received word that all this preliminary work was complete, and the first few episodes were now ready to go.
Chu Ge made a rough estimate of the timing. At his current update rate, when the