Chapter 271: What's So Great About Chu Ge?

It’s time to consider going back in, like these past two days, Qiu Wuji has been thinking about Buddhist matters, and Chu Ge has already finished writing the resurrection plot of Yan Qianli’s master.

However, the time in the book is not entirely the same as in reality. In Chu Ge’s writing, the resurrection plot is just a dozen chapters, which only took a few days to write. But in the book, Yan Qianli has gone through numerous trials and tribulations, and it’s unknown how long has passed and how many “seven days later” he has experienced.

It’s still unknown how far things have progressed at this point, and Chu Ge also wants to go in and see if there’s any need for help or anything.

It’s just that his spirit is exhausted for the moment and needs some time to recover.

Reality also has its own demands, and it’s just as important as the matters in the book. Fixing the flaws in the comic has always been a top priority, and the success of the comic itself affects many things.

The overlap between the audiences for the comic and the novel is not very large. Many readers of the novel don’t read the comic, and very few comic readers read the novel. It can only be said that there is some overlap. This means that the people who know this story and understand this world are not just expanding on the original scale, but are extending to another group of people.

Has the number doubled?

Even more so, because the comic has a much larger audience than the original work… mainly because Qiuqiu’s art style is so impressive, and its reputation has spread like ripples, like throwing a small stone into a lake, gradually spreading throughout the entire lake.

This makes the Creator God very embarrassed…

His original work can’t even make it to the top three on the rankings for half a day, while Qiuqiu’s comic is already competing for first place…

“Sister Qiu,” the operations manager was reporting to Qiu Wuji, “Tomorrow, the comic will be heavily promoted on the app. It’s estimated that this wave can really top the charts. Should we release more chapters?”

Qiu Wuji decisively agrees, “Yes.”

Due to Qiu Wuji’s fast original drawings, everyone’s progress in the comic is also relatively fast, and there are still quite a few drafts stored. Now is the perfect time for extra updates. It feels like the comic’s progress will be faster than the novel; even though the comic started half a year later than the novel.

The novel already has hundreds of thousands of words, and the comic is just beginning. Based on Chu Ge’s estimate, the comic will likely finish shortly after the novel does, achieving synchronization.

So… what about the animation?

“Qiuqiu, the people from Tang Light and Shadow Co., called me. They said our performance is excellent, and Penguin Animation has started a project to use our original artwork for an animation,” Zhu Mengmeng said. “I don’t really understand this stuff…”

Qiu Wuji also wasn’t very knowledgeable in the field of modern animation. She was essentially an apprentice who hadn’t even graduated from online courses. But that was okay because there were plenty of experienced employees in the studio who understood. That’s what today’s morning meeting was about.

Actually, there wasn’t much to discuss. They would definitely use the original artwork for the animation; the purpose of the meeting was to inform everyone and figure out how to cooperate with the animation production team.

Listening to the discussions of various departments, Qiu Wuji didn’t really understand much. Her thoughts were drifting, far away.

An animated adaptation…

She didn’t know how long it would take to produce, but she heard that the production cycle for animations was quite lengthy.

Animated characters were different from static comic characters…

In essence, they would look like the characters from the book, but once they became animated, it was as if the characters from the book were performing in the real world.

Compared to live-action film and television, Qiu Wuji placed more importance on this.

No matter how well live-action actors portrayed the characters, they wouldn’t capture the essence she had in mind. Of course, live-action film and television had their own charm, and expanding the audience was important too. Qiu Wuji understood that.

Without Qiu Wuji realizing it, the short meeting came to an end. She left the meeting room and spent some time in her office, feeling a bit aimless, not sure what she should do next.

Sometimes, she could understand Chu Ge’s sense of powerlessness because the things he needed, like performance and popularity, were not within his control. He could only passively wait for the results. This feeling was unpleasant and didn’t fit Qiu Wuji’s temperament, nor did it align with Chu Ge’s grand vision of controlling everything.

But fiction was fiction, and reality was reality. In the world of fiction, they were all-powerful, but in reality, they were powerless.

“Hey, Qiuqiu…” Zhu Mengmeng walked in with a small dog.

Qiu Wuji said in exasperation, “Can’t you leave your dog at home instead of bringing it to the office?”

“You sprinkled dog food all over the office. If I don’t bring my dog, who’s going to eat it?”

Qiu Wuji: “…”

Zhu Mengmeng sighed and leaned against the desk with her long legs swinging freely. She said, “I used to say that I didn’t want to find a man, that being single for life was fine. But you two keep teasing me, making me feel so envious. What should I do?”

Qiu Wuji looked at her incredulously and said, “Don’t blame me for your own desire to find a man. Haven’t you seen other people in relationships?”

“No, it’s not that. I don’t even know how to explain it. It’s quite contradictory,” Zhu Mengmeng said, hugging her dog gently. “On one hand, I envy how sweet you guys are. On the other hand, when I look at your boyfriend, Chu Ge, I can’t find anyone else who measures up. It makes everything else seem bland.”

Qiu Wuji stared at her suspiciously and said, “Hmph, what’s so great about Chu Ge? He’s just a weirdo.”

“He’s really great.”

“What’s so great about him?” Qiu Wuji exclaimed, “Look at him, all he does is daydream, surf the internet obsessively, has no friends, lacks social skills, and just stays at home doing nothing…”

Zhu Mengmeng replied, “Isn’t that saying he’s good at deep thinking, has dedicated hobbies, prefers a simple lifestyle, doesn’t waste words, and takes care of home and family?”

Qiu Wuji’s eyes turned into circles. “Mengmeng, I used to think you were offending people, but now I think you’re trying to please a lot of people.”

“Really? Am I not complimenting your husband?” Zhu Mengmeng smirked. “Are you scared?”

Although Qiu Wuji was clearly upset just a moment ago, she suddenly burst into laughter and said, “Not scared.”

“Huh, where did your confidence come from?”

“Because he’s standing behind you, smiling and looking at me. He’s been doing it for a while now.”

Zhu Mengmeng turned her head and saw Chu Ge leaning against the door frame, smiling as he looked in their direction. But his gaze was focused solely on Qiu Wuji, as if Zhu Mengmeng didn’t exist at all.

Zhu Mengmeng could clearly see their connection, thicker than even the lotus root.

She had seen many people’s love lines; they were thick before they did that deed, but they faded afterward. It was said that once you had it, it became tasteless.

But for Qiu Wuji, her line didn’t fade, it became even thicker.

Zhu Mengmeng simply couldn’t understand this phenomenon; it just didn’t make sense to her.

Could it be that these two people were just too compatible? Two such devoted individuals came together, and on the pink love line, there were threads intermingled with others. Were they family, or something else? It wasn’t easy to distinguish.

Qiu Wuji was asking Chu Ge, “Why did you come to the company again?”

Could it be that he’s here to play around, and we haven’t soundproofed the walls yet…

Chu Ge smiled and said, “Today, I finished the overseas plot of Chu Tiange, and he’s returning to the mainland. This volume is complete. I’m taking a day off to organize the outline!”

“Excuse,” Qiu Wuji chuckled. “You’ve already finished the outline; don’t think I don’t know.”

Chu Ge’s smile was radiant, “I didn’t take a leave, I have drafts. Rest means not staying at home, so I don’t get scolded by my girlfriend. I should go out and spend time with her.”

Qiu Wuji turned to Zhu Mengmeng and asked, “Is today a holiday or something?”

Zhu Mengmeng had an expressionless face and replied, “No, it’s not, don’t ask me.”

A boyfriend who’s just as attentive and even better than when they were in the honeymoon phase, she really wanted to order a dozen of them…