Even Shizuka herself probably wouldn't believe that it had nothing to do with the newly serialized Demon Slayer.
"Oh, she did call yesterday."
Lin Feng nodded with a smile at Shizuka's curiosity, then began to explain.
"According to her, the sales of Weekly Shonen skyrocketed yesterday, probably due to the new manga I submitted. Also, quite a few people sent anonymous letters to their publishing house, asking them to change the publication time, and so on. That's pretty much it."
In fact, Lin Feng had already anticipated this kind of situation.
So, when he received Mizuki Miyako's call yesterday, he wasn't overly surprised.
If Demon Slayer hadn't achieved this effect, then something would have been truly wrong.
"Really? It seems like Lin Feng's work is really popular with everyone!"
Shizuka looked at Lin Feng, her eyes crinkling with a smile after hearing the news.
For some reason, after learning about the impressive achievements of Lin Feng's manga, Shizuka seemed even happier and more excited than Lin Feng himself.
This made Lin Feng a little curious.
Perhaps in Shizuka's eyes, Lin Feng's work was something she had watched grow step by step, from the first chapter of the first volume all the way to the present.
The whole process was like growing up alongside the manga itself.
And Shizuka, as the most direct observer, had seen all the effort Lin Feng had put in during this time.
She was so happy probably because Lin Feng's hard work had finally paid off.
However, what Shizuka didn't know was that Lin Feng, with the system's assistance, wasn't as tired and worn out as she imagined.
After all, whether it was the plot or the settings, Lin Feng only needed to slightly optimize the existing ones. There wasn't actually that much for him to worry about.
So, from the surface, before submitting and signing the contract, he seemed to stay up late every day to create the manga.
But in reality, aside from the slightly longer hours, the areas that truly required effort only took up a small portion.
The physical fatigue could be mostly recovered after a good night's sleep.
It was the mental fatigue that truly made people feel weak.
At least, Lin Feng hadn't reached that point yet.
"Mm."
Lin Feng smiled slightly at Shizuka's praise. There was no need for him to act overly proud; a little humility was a good thing.
Time flew by quickly as they chatted. Before they knew it, they had arrived at the classroom.
Since Shizuka hadn't been occupied with anything else today, they hadn't wasted much time. They still arrived fifteen minutes before the official start of class.
Shizuka, as usual, took out a book from her desk and began reading.
Lin Feng, however, didn't use this short time to work on his manuscript.
In fact, except for the first week, when Lin Feng had wanted to quickly draw the first three chapters of Demon Slayer to submit, things had been quite busy.
After his submission was successful and he was signed, he didn't need to rush around, not even using his free time at school.
As his pace of life gradually slowed, Lin Feng could now try doing other things.
For example, he could look at other people's comics, learn from their strengths, and borrow some ideas.
Yesterday, Shizuka gave Lin Feng the latest issue of Weekly Shonen. Lin Feng hadn't left it at home; he'd brought it with him.
Now, before class started, he took out the magazine again to read it.
Besides Demon Slayer, the magazine also featured other comic series.
To be honest, comics that could be serialized in Weekly Shonen were already considered some of the best works in the publishing house.
Since these comic works could continue to be serialized and support Weekly Shonen's sales for so long,
it also indicated that the public's love for these comics was very high.
So, taking the time to look at other people's works and properly digest and absorb them was also one of the ways for a cartoonist to achieve greater success.
Although Lin Feng now had the system's help and could constantly improve his drawing skills to the peak as long as he had enough reputation points,
this didn't stop him from appreciating other manga artists' works from a reader's perspective.
A manga artist doesn't become one simply because they were born loving to create manga.
It's because of their love for manga that they gradually develop the desire to create their own manga based on their thoughts and ideas.
An excellent manga artist not only needs to be confident in their own work but should also approach learning from others with a learner's heart to optimize themselves.
The reason Lin Feng was so down on his luck in his previous life was that he spent a considerable portion of his income on reading other people's manga.
The joy of following a series, you'll never imagine how awesome it is.
Shizuka only glanced at the latest issue of Weekly Shonen magazine that Lin Feng gave her yesterday before turning back to her book.
Everyone has their own interests and specialties. No one should exploit another person's hobbies or force their will upon them.
At least the leisure Lin Feng was currently displaying allowed Shizuka to feel somewhat at ease.
If Lin Feng were still drawing manga as frantically as he had before submitting his work for a contract, not allowing himself any time to relax and rest, then that state would still worry Shizuka somewhat.
Maintaining the current relaxed atmosphere was quite nice.
Soon, with Mr. Ichijo Eichiro entering the classroom with textbooks, the day's lessons officially began.
For Lin Feng, one thing that made him feel relatively relaxed was that he didn't need to spend extra time studying these school subjects and could still maintain excellent grades.
This was something that Nobita, Gian, Suneo, and the others envied greatly.
Initially, Mr. Ichijo Eichiro also found it a bit strange.
But when he randomly called on Lin Feng several times to answer some rather difficult questions, and Lin Feng consistently provided ideal answers, Ichijo Eichiro had to admit a fact.
Just like Dekisugi Hidetoshi, this transfer student, Lin Feng, also seemed to be an outstanding student who didn't need his concern.
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